Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!bu.edu!nntp-read!jc From: jc@raven.bu.edu (James Cameron) Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look Subject: Re: error message Message-ID: Date: 24 May 91 00:00:48 GMT References: Sender: news@bu.edu Organization: What do you mean 'That *can't* be done????' Lines: 63 In-reply-to: ramsey@sundance.llnl.gov's message of 23 May 91 22:29:39 GMT >>>>> On 23 May 91 22:29:39 GMT, ramsey@sundance.llnl.gov (Susanne Ramsey) said: |> Nntp-Posting-Host: sundance.llnl.gov |> Sorry if this is not the correct group to post this to.. |> My problem - I am on a Sun 4/330 Sun os 4.1 openwindows 2.0.. I have the |> following line in my .openwin-init file ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ First of all, I do HOPE you mean $HOME/.openwin-menu and not what you have there. *8-) |> "Xterm..." DEFAULT exec /usr/local/bin/X11/xterm -bg lightskyblue |> -fg blue -sb -sk -sl 1000 -n "Sundance" -T "Sundance" Well, if you DO have it as you posted it, then it is wrong, as it sees two lines where you only mean one. So, it sees the "Xterm..." line as one command, and is confused by the next line. I bet that when you run it, it doesn't have the "Sundance" as the title or name of the window. *8-) |> When I execute this command from the menu - I get the following error on my |> console window |> Warning: translation table syntax error: Missing ':' after event sequence. |> Warning: ... found while parsing '' |> I have not changed anything.. Can someone maybe give me a clue as to what is |> going on .. |> The window still comes up, but so does the error message |> Thanks - |> Susanne Ramsey You need to make it one line....there should be a newline character '\' at the end of the first line which tells it OLWM to continue reading the next line. This is what you want (from what I see the problem to be): "Xterm..." DEFAULT exec /usr/local/bin/X11/xterm -bg lightskyblue -fg blue -sb -sk -sl 1000 -n "Sundance" -T "Sundance" Hope that helps!!!! If not, feel free to contact me for more info. jc -- -- James Cameron (jc@raven.bu.edu) Signal Processing and Interpretation Lab. Boston, Mass (617) 353-2879 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "But to risk we must, for the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. For the man or woman who risks nothing, has nothing, does nothing, is nothing." (Quote from the eulogy for the late Christa McAuliffe.)