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From: graham@fuel.dec.com (kris graham)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: dxwm window manager
Keywords: motif, windows, DS3100, X
Message-ID: <1531@riscy.dec.com>
Date: 27 Nov 89 22:11:31 GMT
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> 
> I have a window manager question.  I'm running
> a DECstation 3100.  I just got the Motif
> code, and have compiled and built most of
> the parts.  I want the motif window manager
> (mwm) to be the startup window manager.  How
> do I do that?  

Edit your .Xfefaults file so mwm becomes the default window
manager.....the following will do.

sm*windowManagerName:	/usr/bin/mwm  [or directory of choice]


if you want to use xterm, then add:

sm*terminalEmulatorName:	/usr/bin/xterm

Here are some excerpts  from my file that may help you.
!Motif Window Manager .Xdefaults
!
#ifndef COLOR
Mwm*Background:			 SkyBlue
Mwm*activeBackground:	                   PaleGreen
Mwm*icon*topShadowColor:	                   SkyBlue
Mwm*icon*background:		 sea green
Mwm*icon*foreground:		 OrangeRed
#endif
Mwm*iconImageMinimum:                               16x16
Mwm*iconPlacementMargin:                            2
Mwm*lowerOnIconify:                                       True
Mwm*positionIsFrame:                                     True
Mwm*iconBoxGeometry:	                    2x4+1+1
Mwm*fadeNormalIcon:                                      True
Mwm*font:                                                          helvetica14
Mwm*keyboardFocusPolicy:                             explicit
Mwm*resizeBorderWidth:                                 10
Mwm*transientDecoration:                                system title resizeh
Mwm*transientFuntions:                                   -minimize -maximize
Mwm*XTerm.iconImage:                   			                
Mwm*transientDecoration:		  Title resize
Mwm*workspaceMenu:                                     True
Mwm*restartSettings:                                        True
Mwm*systemMenu:                                           RootMenu
Mwm*systemButtonClick:                                  True
Mwm*systemButtonClick2:                                True
Mwm*buttonBindings:                                       
DefaultButtonBindings
Mwm*iconDecoration:                                        label image
Mwm*useIconBox:                                             true
Mwm*iconbox*systemMenu:                             DefaultSystemMenu
Mwm*iconBoxTitle: 
Mwm*RootMenu:                                               
DefaultButtonBindings
#ifdef COLOR
Mwm*iconImageForeground:                             yellow
Mwm*iconImageBackground:                             Mediumvioletred
Mwm*iconbox*backgorund:                                white
#endif
Mwm*keyboardFocusPolicy:                               explicit
Mwm*interactivePlacement:                                True
Mwm*showFeedback:                                          all

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> 
> I'm also getting unexpected results with the
>resource file they give:

If you mean the .mwmrc file, then here are some
example entries that works well with the above
.Xdefaults file.

#  DEFAULT mwm RESOURCE DESCRIPTION FILE (.mwmrc)
#
# menu pane description
#
Menu DefaultSystemMenu
{
    "Root Menu"                     f.title
    "New Window"                  f.exec "xterm &"
    "Shuffle Up"                      f.circle_up
    "Shuffle Down"                  f.circle_down
    "Refresh"                          f.refresh
    no-label                           f.separator
    "Restart"                           f.restart

}

#
# 
#

Menu RootMenu
{
    
"System Menu"                     f.title
"All hosts rejected"               f.exec "xhost - >/dev/null 2>&1&"
"Any host allowed"                f.exec "xhost + >/dev/null 2>&1&"
"Background setting"            f.menu BackGroundSetMenu
"Bell setting"                          f.menu BellSetMenu
"Calculators"                         f.menu CalculatorsMenu
"Click setting"                        f.menu ClickSetMenu
"DECwindows"                       f.menu DECwinwoesApplicationsMenu
"Demo's"                               f.menu XDemonstrationsMenu
"Loadaverage"                      f.exec "nice xload -geometry =275x85&"
"Mail "		          f.exec "dxmail&"
"Manual pages"                    f.exec "xman&"

"Usenet"		          f.exec "xrn -fn helvetica14&"
"Biff"	                            f.exec "xbiff&"
"Edit"		          f.exec "xedit -fn helvetica14&" 

"XCalendar"	          f.exec "xcalendar&"
"Monitor"                               f.exec "nice xperfmon =275x300
-n idle collision&"
"Mouse setting"                    f.menu MouseSetMenu
"Refresh"                               f.refresh
"Shuffle Up"                           f.circle_up
"Shuffle Down"                       f.circle_down
"Xterm (local xterm)"             f.exec "xterm  -fb helvetica18&"
no-label                                f.separator
"Reread .mwmrc"                   f.restart
}

#
#etc.
#etc.
# key binding descriptions
#

Keys DefaultKeyBindings
{
    Shift<Key>Escape               icon|window             f.post_smenu
    Meta<Key>space                icon|window             f.post_smenu
    Meta<Key>Tab                    root|icon|window        f.next_key
    Meta Shift<Key>                  Tab	          root|icon|window  f.prev_key
    Meta<Key>Escape              root|icon|window        f.circle_down
    Meta Shift<Key>Escape       root|icon|window        f.circle_up
    Meta Ctrl Shift<Key>             exclam root|icon|window    f.set_behavior
    Meta<Key>F6	              window		f.next_key transient

}
 
#
# button binding descriptions
#

Buttons DefaultButtonBindings
{
    <Btn1Down>                           frame             f.raise
    <Btn2Down>                           frame|icon      f.post_smenu
    <Btn2Down>                           root                f.menu  RootMenu
    Meta<Btn1Down>                   icon|window    f.move
    Meta<Btn3Down>	               xwindow          f.minimize
    <Btn1Down>                           root                 f.menu  RootMenu
    <Btn3Down>                           frame               f.lower  
}
 
#
#  END OF mwm RESOURCE DESCRIPTION FILE
#
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> When I load this in, my window manager menus became blue 
> (they were black & white.)  
> 
> Also, when I tried to put these definitions in the system 
> /.Xdefaults, it caused dxsession to hang (actually, I don't
> know which part hung, but no login window ever came up).
> 
> Strange stuff, I know!  Any clues?

If you follow my examples, you will probably do better ;-)


Christopher Graham          
Digital Equipment Corp            
Ultrix Resource Center                                           
New York City