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<!-- $XConsortium: ch13.sgm /main/11 1996/09/08 19:34:12 rws $ -->
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<Chapter Id="SAG.FrPC.div.1">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.1">Advanced Front Panel Customization<IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>customizing</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>Users can customize the Front Panel using its pop-up menus and the Install
Icon controls in the subpanels.</Para>
<Para>This chapter covers customizing the Front Panel by creating and editing
configuration files.</Para>
<InformalTable Id="SAG.FrPC.itbl.1" Frame="All">
<TGroup Cols="1">
<ColSpec Colname="1" Colwidth="4.0 in">
<TBody>
<Row Rowsep="1">
<Entry><Para><!--Original XRef content: 'Front Panel Configuration Files212'--><XRef Role="JumpText" Linkend="SAG.FrPC.div.3"></Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row Rowsep="1">
<Entry><Para><!--Original XRef content: 'Administering User Interface Customizations214'--><XRef Role="JumpText" Linkend="SAG.FrPC.div.8"></Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row Rowsep="1">
<Entry><Para><!--Original XRef content: 'Organization of the Front Panel Definition215'--><XRef Role="JumpText" Linkend="SAG.FrPC.div.11"></Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row Rowsep="1">
<Entry><Para><!--Original XRef content: 'Modifying the Main Panel219'--><XRef Role="JumpText" Linkend="SAG.FrPC.div.19"></Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row Rowsep="1">
<Entry><Para><!--Original XRef content: 'Creating and Modifying Subpanels223'--><XRef Role="JumpText" Linkend="SAG.FrPC.div.26"></Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row Rowsep="1">
<Entry><Para><!--Original XRef content: 'Defining Front Panel Controls228'--><XRef Role="JumpText" Linkend="SAG.FrPC.div.34"></Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row Rowsep="1">
<Entry><Para><!--Original XRef content: 'Customizing the Workspace Switch236'--><XRef Role="JumpText" Linkend="SAG.FrPC.div.46"></Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row Rowsep="1">
<Entry><Para><!--Original XRef content: 'General Front Panel Configuration237'--><XRef Role="JumpText" Linkend="SAG.FrPC.div.50"></Para></Entry>
</Row>
</TBody>
</TGroup>
</InformalTable>
<Sect1 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.2">
<Title>See Also</Title>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.2">For reference information on Front Panel controls and configuration, see the
<Filename MoreInfo="RefEntry">dtfpfile(4X)</Filename> man page.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>For reference information about the Workspace Manager, see the <Filename>dtwm</Filename>(1)
and <Filename>dtwmrc(4)</Filename> man pages.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.3">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.3">Front Panel Configuration Files<IndexTerm><Primary>configuration files</Primary><Secondary>Front Panel</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>configuration files</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>The Front Panel is defined in a database of configuration files.</Para>
<Para>The configuration files provide a way to customize the Front Panel. Certain
modifications can only be done by editing a configuration file, including:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>Adding a new control position to the Main Panel.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Adding special types of controls, such as client windows.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Changing certain default behaviors&mdash;for example, whether the Front Panel
controls respond to a single- or double-click.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Para>To provide maximum flexibility in configuring the panel, these files can be
personal, system-wide, or located on other systems.</Para>
<Para>The Front Panel is created and managed by the Workspace Manager.</Para>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.4">
<Title>Default Front Panel Configuration File</Title>
<Para>The default Front Panel is defined in the Front Panel configuration file
<Filename>/usr/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><Filename>/<IndexTerm>
<Primary>dtwm.fp file</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
dtwm.fp</Filename>.</Para>
<Para>This file should not be altered.</Para>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.5">
<Title>Search Path for Front Panel Configuration Files<IndexTerm><Primary>search paths</Primary><Secondary>Front Panel definitions</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>search path</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>The Front Panel definition can be distributed among any number of files
located locally or on remote systems.</Para>
<Para><IndexTerm>
<Primary>Front Panel</Primary>
<Secondary>naming convention for files</Secondary>
</IndexTerm>Files used to define the Front Panel must meet these requirements:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>The file name must end in <Filename>.fp</Filename>; for example, <Filename>mail.fp.</Filename></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>The file must be located along the actions database search path.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Para>The default actions database search path includes these directories, searched in
the following order:</Para>
<InformalTable>
<TGroup Cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<colspec colwidth="284*">
<colspec colwidth="244*">
<TBody>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/types</Filename></Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>Personal customizations</Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Filename>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol></Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>System-wide customizations</Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Filename>/usr/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol></Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>Built-in panel and controls</Para></Entry>
</Row>
</TBody>
</TGroup>
</InformalTable>
<Para>An additional directory,
<Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/types/fp_dynamic</Filename>,
is used for
personal customizations made with the user interface. Do not use this directory
for manual customizations.<IndexTerm><Primary>fp_dynamic directory</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>dynamic customizations</Secondary></IndexTerm>
</Para>
<Para>The actions database search path may include additional directories added to
configure the system for networking. In particular, additional remote locations
are added when the system is configured to access an application server. For
more information, see
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Database (Action/Data Types) Search Path&xd3; on
page&numsp;120'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="SAG.Datab.mkr.12">.
</Para>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.6">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.4">How the Front Panel Is Assembled: Precedence Rules<IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>precedence in assembling</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>precedence</Primary><Secondary>Front Panel assembly</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>The Front Panel is assembled from all the configuration files located on the
actions database search path.</Para>
<Para>Where there is a conflict between components of the definition, precedence
rules determine which definition is used. Two components are in conflict with
one another when they:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>Have the same control name, <Filename>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename>, and <Filename>CONTAINER_TYPE</Filename>.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Or, they compete for the same position (by having different names but the
same <Filename>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename>, <Filename>CONTAINER_TYPE</Filename>, and <Filename>POSITION_HINTS</Filename>).</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Para>The Front Panel uses these precedence rules:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>If components have the same control name and container name and type,
the component read first is used.</Para>
<Para>For example, if both a system-wide and built-in control contain these fields
but are otherwise different:</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL TextEditor
{
CONTAINER_TYPE BOX
CONTAINER_NAME Top
&hellip;
}
</programlisting>
<Para>then the system-wide control has precedence.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>If two components compete for the same position, they are placed in the
order in which they are read.</Para>
<Para>For example, if a user creates a new personal control for the Main Panel
(<Filename>CONTAINER_TYPE</Filename> BOX and <Filename>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename> Top) and assigns it
<Filename>POSITION_HINTS</Filename>(5), the personal control will bump the built-in control and
all other controls with higher position numbers one position to the right.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Note>
<Para>When you are modifying a control by creating a new system-wide or
personal version of it, the new control definition must specify the same control
name, <Filename>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename>, and <Filename>CONTAINER_TYPE</Filename>. Otherwise, the new control
will appear in addition to the existing control.</Para>
</Note>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.7">
<Title><IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>dynamic customizations</Secondary></IndexTerm>Dynamically Created Front Panel Files</Title>
<Para>When the user customizes the Front Panel using the Install Icon control and
pop-up menus, files are written to the directory
<Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/types/fp_dynamic.</Filename></Para>
<Para>The Front Panel creates an additional file,
<Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/sessions/dtwmfp.session</Filename>
that is used to save and
restore the state of the customized Front Panel for each session.<IndexTerm><Primary>dtwmfp.session file</Primary></IndexTerm>
</Para>
</Sect2>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.8">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.5">Administering User Interface Customizations</Title>
<Para>Users can use the controls' pop-up menus and Install Icon controls to
extensively customize the Front Panel.</Para>
<Para>This section describes how to:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>Prevent certain personal customizations. For example, you may want to
make it impossible for a user to delete a control.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Undo personal customizations. For example, a user might request that you
restore a single control accidentally deleted.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.9" Role="Procedure">
<Title>To Prevent Personal Customizations<IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>controlling personal customizations</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>control, See control&lt;$nopage></Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>If the control is a built-in control, copy its definition from
<Filename>/usr/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><Filename>/dtwm.fp</Filename> to
<Filename>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><Filename>/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><Filename>.fp.</Filename></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Add the following line to the control definition:</Para>
<programlisting>LOCKED True</programlisting>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.10" Role="Procedure">
<Title>To Restore a Modified Front Panel or Deleted Control or Subpanel<IndexTerm><Primary>subpanel</Primary><Secondary>restoring deleted</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>restoring</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>To remove all Front Panel customizations and restore the defaults,
use the Restore Front Panel action in the Desktop_Tools application group.
This action removes all personal customizations a user has
made with the Front Panel's pop-up menus.<IndexTerm><Primary>Restore Front Panel action</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>locking</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>LOCKED field</Primary></IndexTerm>
</Para>
<Para>To restore an individual control that has
been deleted use the following procedure.</Para>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>In the <Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/types/fp_dynamic</Filename> directory, remove the file
that was created when the user deleted the control. The control will have the
same name as the original control that was deleted.</Para>
<Para>For example, if the user deleted the Icon Editor control, a file in the
<Filename>fp_dynamic</Filename> directory will contain:</Para>
<programlisting>IconEditor
{ &hellip;
DELETE True
}
<IndexTerm><Primary>DELETE field</Primary></IndexTerm>
</programlisting>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>When the user deletes a subpanel, a separate dynamic file is created for the
subpanel and for each control in the subpanel.</Para>
<para>For related information, see
<!--XRef content: 'Modifying the Main Panel'--><XRef Role="JumpText" Linkend="SAG.FrPC.div.19">.
</Para>
</Sect2>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.11">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.6">Organization of the Front Panel Definition<IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>organization of definition</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>The Front Panel is built by assembling definitions for its components. Each of
these components has required syntax that defines where the component is
placed in the Front Panel, what the component looks like, and how it behaves.</Para>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.12">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.7">Front Panel Components<IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>components</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Figure>
<Title>Front Panel components</Title>
<Graphic Entityref="SAG.FrPC.fig.1" Id="SAG.FrPC.grph.1"></Graphic>
</Figure>
<Para>The Front Panel is assembled from the outside in:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>The <Command><IndexTerm>
<Primary>PANEL definition</Primary>
</IndexTerm>PANEL</Command> is the top-level container, or parent, for the entire Front Panel.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>The <Command>PANEL</Command> is a container for one or more <Command>BOX</Command>es.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>A <Command><IndexTerm>
<Primary>BOX definition</Primary>
</IndexTerm>BOX</Command> is a container for one or more <Command>CONTROL</Command>s.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Para>There are two special types of containers:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>A <Command><IndexTerm>
<Primary>SUBPANEL definition</Primary>
</IndexTerm>SUBPANEL</Command> is associated with a particular control (the control is the
container for the subpanel). Subpanels &ldquo;slide up&rdquo; from the control with
which they are associated.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>The<IndexTerm>
<Primary>workspace switch</Primary>
<Secondary>definition</Secondary>
</IndexTerm>
<Command>SWITCH</Command> contains the buttons for changing workspaces plus additional
controls.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.13">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.8">General Syntax of the Front Panel Definition<IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>syntax</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>Each component in the Front Panel is defined separately using the syntax:</Para>
<programlisting><Symbol Role="Variable">COMPONENT</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol>
{
<Symbol Role="Variable">KEYWORD</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
<Symbol Role="Variable">KEYWORD</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
<Para>Some keywords are required, others are optional. For more information, see the
<Filename MoreInfo="RefEntry">dtfpfile(4X</Filename>) man page.</Para>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.14">
<Title><IndexTerm><Primary>PANEL definition</Primary><Secondary>syntax</Secondary></IndexTerm>PANEL Definition</Title>
<Para>The <Command>PANEL</Command> is the top-level component. Its definition includes:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>The Front Panel name</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Fields describing the general appearance and behavior of the entire Front
Panel</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<programlisting>PANEL <Symbol Role="Variable">front_panel_name</Symbol>
{
<Symbol Role="Variable">KEYWORD</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
<Symbol Role="Variable">KEYWORD</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
&hellip;
</ProgramListing>
<Para>The <Emphasis>front_panel_name</Emphasis> is a unique name for the Front Panel. The default name is
&ldquo;FrontPanel.&rdquo;</Para>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.15">
<Title><IndexTerm><Primary>BOX definition</Primary><Secondary>syntax</Secondary></IndexTerm>BOX Definitions</Title>
<Para>A <Command>BOX</Command> definition describes:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>The <Command>BOX</Command> name</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Which <Command>PANEL</Command> the box is in (<Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>CONTAINER_NAME field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename>)</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>The position of the box in the <Command>PANEL</Command> (<Filename>POSITION_HINTS</Filename>)</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Fields describing appearance and behavior that apply to the entire box</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<programlisting>BOX <Symbol Role="Variable">box_name</Symbol>
{
CONTAINER_NAME <Symbol Role="Variable">front_panel_name</Symbol>
POSITION_HINTS <Symbol Role="Variable">position</Symbol>
<Symbol Role="Variable">KEYWORD</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
<Symbol Role="Variable">KEYWORD</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.16">
<Title><IndexTerm><Primary>CONTROL definition, syntax</Primary></IndexTerm>CONTROL Definitions</Title>
<Para>A <Command>CONTROL</Command> definition describes:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>The <Command>CONTROL</Command> name</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Whether the control is in a box, subpanel, or switch (<Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>CONTAINER_TYPE field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>CONTAINER_TYPE</Filename>)</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Which box, subpanel, or switch the control is in (<Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>CONTAINER_NAME field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename>)</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>The position of the <Command>CONTROL</Command> in the <Command>BOX</Command> (<Filename>POSITION_HINTS</Filename>).</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Fields describing appearance and behavior of the control</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<programlisting>CONTROL <Symbol Role="Variable">control_name</Symbol>
{
CONTAINER_TYPE BOX <Symbol Role="Variable">or</Symbol> SUBPANEL <Symbol Role="Variable">or</Symbol> SWITCH
CONTAINER_NAME <Symbol Role="Variable">box_name</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">or</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">subpanel_name</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">or</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">switch_name</Symbol>
TYPE <Symbol Role="Variable">control_type</Symbol>
POSITION_HINTS <Symbol Role="Variable">position</Symbol>
<Symbol Role="Variable">KEYWORD</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
<Symbol Role="Variable">KEYWORD</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
&hellip;
}
<IndexTerm><Primary>subpanel</Primary><Secondary>definition</Secondary></IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm><Primary>subpanel</Primary><Secondary>syntax</Secondary></IndexTerm>
</ProgramListing>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.17">
<Title><IndexTerm><Primary>subpanel</Primary><Secondary>syntax</Secondary></IndexTerm>SUBPANEL Definitions</Title>
<Para>A <Command>SUBPANEL</Command> definition describes:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>The <Command>SUBPANEL</Command> name</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>The name of the control to which the subpanel is attached<IndexTerm>
<Primary>subpanel</Primary>
<Secondary>container</Secondary>
</IndexTerm>
(<Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>CONTAINER_NAME field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename>)</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Fields describing appearance and behavior specific to the subpanel</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<programlisting>SUBPANEL <Symbol Role="Variable">subpanel_name</Symbol>
{
CONTAINER_NAME <Symbol Role="Variable">control_name</Symbol>
<Symbol Role="Variable">KEYWORD</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
<Symbol Role="Variable">KEYWORD</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.18">
<Title><IndexTerm><Primary>SWITCH definition</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>workspace switch</Primary><Secondary>syntax of definition</Secondary></IndexTerm>SWITCH Definition</Title>
<Para>The <Command>SWITCH</Command> definition describes:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>The <Command>SWITCH</Command> name</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Which <Command>BOX</Command> the <Command>SWITCH</Command> is in (<Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>CONTAINER_NAME field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename>)</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>The position of the <Command>SWITCH</Command> within the <Command>BOX</Command> (<Filename>POSITION_HINTS</Filename>)</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Fields describing the appearance and behavior of the <Command>SWITCH</Command></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<programlisting>SWITCH <Symbol Role="Variable">switch_name</Symbol>
{
CONTAINER_NAME <Symbol Role="Variable">box_name</Symbol>
POSITION_HINTS <Symbol Role="Variable">position</Symbol>
<Symbol Role="Variable">KEYWORD</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
<Symbol Role="Variable">KEYWORD</Symbol> <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect3>
</Sect2>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.19">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.9">Modifying the Main Panel<IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>modifying</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>The Main Panel is the Front Panel window, excluding the subpanels.</Para>
<Figure>
<Title>Main Panel containers</Title>
<Graphic Entityref="SAG.FrPC.fig.2" Id="SAG.FrPC.grph.2"></Graphic>
</Figure>
<Para>Modifications you can make include:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>Adding or removing controls</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Interchanging the positions of controls</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.20" Role="Procedure">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.10">To Add a Control to the Main Panel<IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>adding to Main Panel</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create a Front Panel configuration file:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet2">
<ListItem>
<Para>System-wide: <ComputerOutput>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><ComputerOutput>/*.fp</ComputerOutput></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Personal: <Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/types/*.fp</Filename></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Define the control in the file.</Para>
<Para>Use the <Filename>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename> and <Filename>CONTAINER_TYPE</Filename> fields to specify the
container for the control:</Para>
<programlisting>CONTAINER_NAME Top
CONTAINER_TYPE BOX
</ProgramListing>
<Para>Use <Filename>POSITION_HINTS</Filename> to specify the left-to-right placement of the control.
Since customizations have precedence over built-in controls, the new control
will &ldquo;bump&rdquo; the existing control with that position one position to the right.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Save the configuration file.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create an icon for the Front Panel control.</Para>
<Para>See
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Specifying the Icon Used by a Control&xd3; on page&numsp;223'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="SAG.CrAct.mkr.10">.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>For example, the following control definition placed in the file
<ComputerOutput>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><ComputerOutput>/audio.fp</ComputerOutput> inserts an audio
application control between the Clock and Calendar controls.</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL AudioApplication
{
TYPE icon
CONTAINER_NAME Top
CONTAINER_TYPE BOX
ICON AudioApp
POSITION_HINTS 2
PUSH_ACTION StartAudioApplication
PUSH_RECALL true
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.21" Role="Procedure">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.11">To Remove a Control<IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>removing from Front Panel</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create a Front Panel configuration file:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet2">
<ListItem>
<Para>System-wide: <ComputerOutput>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><ComputerOutput>/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><ComputerOutput>.fp</ComputerOutput></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Personal: <Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirector</Symbol><Filename>y/.dt/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><Filename>.fp</Filename></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Copy the definition of the control you want to delete to the new file.</Para>
<Para>If the control is built-in, its definition is in
<Filename>/usr/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><Filename>/dtwm.fp.</Filename></Para>
<Para>You do not need to copy the entire definition. However, the portion you
copy must include the fields <Filename>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename> and <Filename>CONTAINER_TYPE</Filename>.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Add the <Command>DELETE</Command> field to the definition:</Para>
<programlisting>DELETE True</programlisting>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Save the configuration file</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>For example, the following control definition placed in the file
<Filename>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><Filename>/TrashCan.fp</Filename> removes the Trash
Can control from the Front Panel.</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL Trash
{
CONTAINER_NAME Top
CONTAINER_TYPE BOX
DELETE True
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.22" Role="Procedure">
<Title>To Modify a Control<IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>modifying</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>Use this procedure when you need to modify a control definition&mdash;for
example, to change its icon image.</Para>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Copy the entire control definition from
<Filename>/usr/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><Filename>/dtwm.fp</Filename> to:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet2">
<ListItem>
<Para>System-wide: <ComputerOutput>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><ComputerOutput>/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><ComputerOutput>.fp</ComputerOutput></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Personal: <Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><Filename>.fp</Filename>.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Edit the field you want to change. You can also add additional fields.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Save the file</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.23" Role="Procedure">
<Title>To Interchange the Position of Controls<IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>interchanging with another control</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Copy the control definitions for the controls whose positions you want to
change from <Filename>/usr/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><Filename>/dtwm.fp</Filename> to:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet2">
<ListItem>
<Para>System-wide: <ComputerOutput>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><ComputerOutput>/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><ComputerOutput>.fp</ComputerOutput></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Personal: <Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><Filename>.fp</Filename>.</Para>
<Para>You must copy the entire control definition for each control to be moved..</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Interchange the values of the <Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>POSITION_HINTS field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>POSITION_HINTS</Filename> fields of the control
definitions.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Save the file</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>For example, the following definitions placed in a file
<Filename>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/C/MailInfo.fp</Filename> interchange the positions of
the Mail and Information Manager controls and lock these controls against personal
changes.</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL Mail
{
POSITION_HINTS 12
LOCKED True
&hellip;
<Symbol Role="Variable">the rest of the control definition</Symbol>
}
CONTROL InfoManager
{
POSITION_HINTS 5
LOCKED True
&hellip;
<Symbol Role="Variable">the rest of the control definition</Symbol>
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.24" Role="Procedure">
<Title>To Replace a Front Panel Control<IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>replacing</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create another control definition with the same:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet2">
<ListItem>
<Para><Symbol Role="Variable">control_name</Symbol></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para><Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>CONTAINER_NAME field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename> value</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>For example, the following two controls are defined in two different
configuration files. The controls have the same control name and container
name and are therefore considered the same control.</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>Definition in <Filename>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/C/SysControls.fp</Filename>:</Para>
<programlisting>Control ImportantApplication
{
CONTAINER_NAME Top
CONTAINER_TYPE BOX
POSITION_HINTS 2
&hellip;
</ProgramListing>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Definition in <Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/types/MyControls.fp</Filename>:</Para>
<programlisting>Control ImportantApplication
{
CONTAINER_NAME Top
CONTAINER_TYPE BOX
POSITION_HINTS 6
&hellip;
</ProgramListing>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Para>The personal control has precedence, so the control will be located at position
6.</Para>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.25">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.12">Specifying the Icon Used by a Control<IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>appearance</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>icon</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>icons</Primary><Secondary>Front Panel</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>The control definition's <Command><IndexTerm>
<Primary>ICON field</Primary>
<Secondary>in Front Panel</Secondary>
</IndexTerm>ICON</Command> field defines the icon image used for the control.</Para>
<Para>The value of the <Command>ICON</Command> field can be:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>A base file name.</Para>
<Para>The base file name is the name of the file containing the icon image minus
the file-name suffixes for size (<Command>m</Command> and <Command>t</Command>) and image type (<Command>bm</Command> and <Command>pm</Command>). For
example, if files are named <Command>MyGame.l.pm</Command> and <Command>MyGame.m.pm</Command>, use
<Command>MyGame</Command>.</Para>
<Para>If you use the base file name, the icon files must be placed in a directory on
the icon search path:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet2">
<ListItem>
<Para>Personal icons: <Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/icons</Filename></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>System-wide icons: <Filename>/etc/dt/appconfig/icons/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>An absolute path to the icon file, including the full file name.</Para>
<Para>You should use the absolute path only if the icon file is not located on the
icon search path.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Para>The size icon you need depends on the location of the control:</Para>
<InformalTable>
<TGroup Cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<colspec colwidth="92*">
<colspec colwidth="436*">
<THead>
<Row>
<Entry><Para>Location</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>Size</Para></Entry>
</Row>
</THead>
<TBody>
<Row>
<Entry><Para>Main Panel</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>48 by 48 pixels (<Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><Filename>.l.pm</Filename> or <Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><Filename>.l.bm)</Filename></Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row>
<Entry><Para>Subpanel</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>32 by 32 pixels (<Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><Filename>.m.pm</Filename> or <Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><Filename>.m.bm)</Filename></Para></Entry>
</Row>
</TBody>
</TGroup>
</InformalTable>
<Para>Place the icon file in one of these locations:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>Personal icons: <Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/icons</Filename></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>System-wide icons: <Filename>/etc/dt/appconfig/icons/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</Sect2>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.26">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.13">Creating and Modifying Subpanels<IndexTerm><Primary>subpanel</Primary><Secondary>creating</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>subpanel</Primary><Secondary>modifying</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>Users can create and modify subpanels using the Front Panel pop-up menus.</Para>
<Para>This section discusses how to provide system-wide customization, which
requires you to modify the Front Panel configuration files.</Para>
<Para>A subpanel is &ldquo;attached&rdquo; to a control in the Main Panel.</Para>
<Figure>
<Title>A subpanel's container is the control to which it is attached</Title>
<Graphic Entityref="SAG.FrPC.fig.3" Id="SAG.FrPC.grph.3"></Graphic>
</Figure>
<Para><IndexTerm>
<Primary>subpanel</Primary>
<Secondary>association with Main Panel</Secondary>
</IndexTerm>The attachment is done in the subpanel definition. The <Filename>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename> field
specifies the control to which the subpanel is attached:</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL <Symbol Role="Variable">control_name</Symbol>
{
&hellip;
}
SUBPANEL <Symbol Role="Variable">subpanel_name</Symbol>
{
CONTAINER_NAME <Symbol Role="Variable">control_name</Symbol>
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.27" Role="Procedure">
<Title>To Create a New System-Wide Subpanel<IndexTerm><Primary>subpanel</Primary><Secondary>system-wide customization</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>subpanel</Primary><Secondary>new</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Locate the <Symbol Role="Variable">control_name</Symbol> of the control in the Main Panel to which you want
to attach the subpanel.</Para>
<Para>If the control is one of the built-in controls, its definition is in
<Filename>/usr/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><Filename>/dtwm.fp</Filename>.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create a new file <Filename>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><Filename>/*.fp</Filename>.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Define the subpanel:</Para>
<programlisting>SUBPANEL <Symbol Role="Variable">subpanel_name</Symbol>{
CONTAINER_NAME <Symbol Role="Variable">control_name</Symbol>
TITLE <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
<Symbol Role="Variable">KEYWORD value</Symbol>
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Save the new configuration file.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.28">
<Title>Customizing the Built-in Subpanels<IndexTerm><Primary>subpanel</Primary><Secondary>customizing built-in panel</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>You can modify general properties (such as the title) and the contents of the
built-in subpanels.</Para>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.29" Role="Procedure">
<Title>To Modify General Properties of a Built-In Subpanel</Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create a new Front Panel configuration file:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet2">
<ListItem>
<Para>System-wide: <ComputerOutput>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><ComputerOutput>/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><ComputerOutput>.fp</ComputerOutput></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Personal: <Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><Filename>.fp</Filename>.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Copy the entire default <Command>SUBPANEL</Command> definition from
<Filename>/usr/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol>/<Filename>dtwm.fp</Filename> to the new file:</Para>
<programlisting>SUBPANEL <Symbol Role="Variable">subpanel_name</Symbol>
{
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Modify the subpanel definition.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Save the new configuration file.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>For example, the following definition, placed in the file
<Filename>/users/janice/.dt/types/PerApps.fp</Filename>, changes the name of the
Personal Applications subpanel:</Para>
<programlisting>SUBPANEL PersAppsSubpanel
{
CONTAINER_NAME TextEditor
TITLE Janice's Applications
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.30" Role="Procedure">
<Title>To Add a System-Wide Control to a Built-In Subpanel</Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create a Front Panel configuration file
<ComputerOutput>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><ComputerOutput>/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">name</Symbol><ComputerOutput>.fp.</ComputerOutput></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Define the system-wide control in the file.</Para>
<Para>Use the <Filename>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename> and <Filename>CONTAINER_TYPE</Filename> fields to specify the
container for the control:</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL <Symbol Role="Variable">control_name</Symbol>
{
CONTAINER_NAME <Symbol Role="Variable">subpanel_name</Symbol>
CONTAINER_TYPE <Filename>SUBPANEL</Filename>
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
<Para>See
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Defining Front Panel Controls&xd3; on page&numsp;228'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="SAG.FrPC.div.34">.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Save the configuration file.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>For example, the following control defined in a new file
<ComputerOutput>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><ComputerOutput>/DigitalClock.fp</ComputerOutput> adds the
DigitalClock (in the Desktop_Tools application group) to the Personal
Applications subpanel for all users.</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL DigitalClockControl
{
TYPE icon
CONTAINER_NAME PerAppsSubpanel
CONTAINER_TYPE SUBPANEL
ICON Dtdgclk
PUSH_ACTION DigitalClock
PUSH_RECALL True
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.31" Role="Procedure">
<Title>To Remove a Control from a Built-In Subpanel</Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Use the same procedure as for removing a Main Panel control. See
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;To
Remove a Control&xd3; on page&numsp;220'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="SAG.FrPC.mkr.11">.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.32" Role="Procedure">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.14">To Remove the<IndexTerm><Primary>Install Icon control, removing</Primary></IndexTerm> Install Icon Control</Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Add the following field to the subpanel definition:</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL_INSTALL False</programlisting>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect3>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.33" Role="Procedure">
<Title>To Change the Auto-Close Behavior of Subpanels<IndexTerm><Primary>subpanel</Primary><Secondary>changing auto-close behavior</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>The default behavior of subpanels is to close when the user chooses a control,
unless the user has moved the subpanel from its original position.</Para>
<Para>The Front Panel can be configured to keep subpanels open until the user
explicitly closes them.</Para>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create a new Front Panel configuration file in:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet2">
<ListItem>
<Para>System-wide: <ComputerOutput>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><ComputerOutput>/*.fp</ComputerOutput></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Personal: <Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/types/*.fp</Filename></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Copy the default <Command>PANEL</Command> definition from
<Filename>/usr/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol>/<Filename>dtwm.fp</Filename> to the new file:</Para>
<programlisting>PANEL FrontPanel
{
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Add the following field to the <Command>PANEL</Command> definition:</Para>
<programlisting>SUBPANEL_UNPOST False</programlisting>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Save the new configuration file.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect2>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.34">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.15">Defining Front Panel Controls<IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>defining</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>The user can create personal controls by dropping icons on the Install Icon
controls.</Para>
<Para>While this provides easy customizability, the functionality it provides is a
subset of the capabilities of Front Panel controls. For example, a control created
using the Install Icon control cannot:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>Provide animation</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Display a client window</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Change appearance when an event occurs (for example, upon receiving new
mail)</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Para>This section describes how to manually create Front Panel controls.</Para>
<Para>For reference information on the syntax of Front Panel controls, see the
<Filename MoreInfo="RefEntry">dtfpfile(4X)</Filename> man page.</Para>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.35">
<Title>Front Panel Control Definitions</Title>
<Para>The structure of a Front Panel control definition is:</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL <Symbol Role="Variable">control_name</Symbol>
{
TYPE <Symbol Role="Variable">control_type</Symbol>
CONTAINER_NAME <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
CONTAINER_TYPE <Symbol Role="Variable">value</Symbol>
<Symbol Role="Variable">other fields defining appearance and behavior</Symbol>
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.36">
<Title><IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>types</Secondary></IndexTerm>Control Types</Title>
<Para>The <Command><IndexTerm>
<Primary>TYPE field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>TYPE</Command> field in the control definition specifies the basic behavior of the
control.</Para>
<InformalTable>
<TGroup Cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<colspec colwidth="111*">
<colspec colwidth="417*">
<THead>
<Row>
<Entry><Para>Control TYPE</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>Control Behavior</Para></Entry>
</Row>
</THead>
<TBody>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Command>icon</Command><IndexTerm><Primary>icon Front Panel controls</Primary></IndexTerm>
</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>(Default) The control will run a specified action when the
user clicks the control or drops a file on it.</Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Command>blank</Command><IndexTerm><Primary>blank type control</Primary></IndexTerm>
</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>Placeholder used to adjust spacing of controls.</Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Command>busy</Command><IndexTerm><Primary>busy type control</Primary></IndexTerm>
</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>Busy light. The control blinks (toggles images) when an
action is invoked</Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Command>client</Command><IndexTerm><Primary>client type control</Primary></IndexTerm>
</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>A client window in the Front Panel.</Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Command>clock</Command><IndexTerm><Primary>clock type control</Primary></IndexTerm>
</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>Clock.</Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Command>date</Command><IndexTerm><Primary>date type control</Primary></IndexTerm>
</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>Displays the current date.</Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Command>file</Command><IndexTerm><Primary>file type control</Primary></IndexTerm>
</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>Represents a file. Choosing the control runs the default
action for the file.</Para></Entry>
</Row>
</TBody>
</TGroup>
</InformalTable>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.37" Role="Procedure">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.16">To Create a New Control<IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>creating</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>This section describes the general steps for defining a control and describes
how to create various types of controls.</Para>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>If the control will have a <Filename>PUSH_ACTION</Filename> and/or <Filename>DROP_ACTION</Filename>, create the
action definitions. These are the actions that run when the user clicks the
control or drops a file on it.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create the icon image files for the control.</Para>
<Para>For information about icon sizes, names, and locations, see
<!--Original XRef content: '&xd2;Icon Image
Files&xd3; on page&numsp;201'--><XRef Role="SecTitleAndPageNum" Linkend="SAG.CrIcn.mkr.3">.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create a new Front Panel configuration file in:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet2">
<ListItem>
<Para>System-wide: <ComputerOutput>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><ComputerOutput>/*.fp</ComputerOutput></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Personal: <Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/types/*.fp</Filename></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Add the control definition to the file.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Save the file.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.38">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.17">Creating a Control that Runs an Action When Clicked</Title>
<Para>Use these fields to define the control's behavior:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para><Command>TYPE</Command>: Set to <Command>icon</Command></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para><Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>PUSH_ACTION field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>PUSH_ACTION:</Filename> Specifies the name of the action to be run</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Para>For example, the following control, which will be put in the Personal
Applications subpanel, runs a game the user has acquired:</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL Ball
{
TYPE icon
CONTAINER_NAME PersAppsSubpanel
CONTAINER_TYPE SUBPANEL
ICON ball
PUSH_ACTION RunBallGame
HELP_STRING &ldquo;Choose this control to play Ball.&rdquo;
}
</ProgramListing>
<Para>The following control will be located in the upper left corner of the switch. It
starts an action named CutDisp.</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL StartCutDisp
{
TYPE icon
CONTAINER_NAME Switch
CONTAINER_TYPE SWITCH
POSITION_HINTS first
ICON cutdisp
HELP_STRING &ldquo;Choose this control to run cutdisp.&rdquo;
PUSH_ACTION CutDisp
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.39">
<Title><IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>that opens a file</Secondary></IndexTerm>Creating a Control that Opens a File</Title>
<Para>Use these fields to define the control's behavior:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para><Command>TYPE</Command>: Set to <Command>file</Command></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para><Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>FILE_NAME field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>FILE_NAME:</Filename> Specifies the path of the file to be opened</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para><Filename>PUSH_ACTION:</Filename> Set to <Command>Open</Command></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Para>There must be an Open action defined for the data type of the file.</Para>
<Para>For example, the following control will be located on the far right side of the
Main Panel. It starts Text Editor with the data file
<Filename>/users/ellen/PhoneList.txt</Filename>. The Open action for <Filename>*.txt</Filename> files is part of
the default action database.</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL EditPhoneList
{
TYPE file
FILE_NAME /users/ellen/PhoneList.txt
CONTAINER_NAME Top
CONTAINER_TYPE BOX
POSITION_HINTS last
ICON PhoneBook
HELP_STRING &ldquo;This control displays Ellen's phone list.&rdquo;
PUSH_ACTION Open
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.40">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.18">Creating a Control that Behaves as a Drop Zone<IndexTerm><Primary>drop zone</Primary><Secondary>Front Panel control</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>drop zone control</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>drop zone</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>Use the <Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>DROP_ACTION field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>DROP_ACTION</Filename> field to specify the action that runs when the user drops
a file on the control. The action must be capable of accepting a file argument.</Para>
<Para>Frequently, a control definition includes both a <Filename>PUSH_ACTION</Filename> and
<Filename>DROP_ACTION</Filename> field. You can use the same action for the push and drop action.</Para>
<Para>For example, the following control, located in the Personal Applications
subpanel, runs the X client <Command>xwud</Command>, which takes a file argument.</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL Run_xwud
{
CONTAINER_NAME PerAppsSubpanel
CONTAINER_TYPE SUBPANEL
POSITION_HINTS 2
ICON XwudImage
PUSH_ACTION RunXwud
DROP_ACTION RunXwud
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.41">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.19">Creating a Control that Monitors a File<IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>monitor</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>Use these fields to define the control's behavior:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para><Command>TYPE</Command>: Specify one of the following values:</Para>
<InformalTable>
<TGroup Cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<colspec colwidth="66*">
<colspec colwidth="462*">
<TBody>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Command>icon</Command><IndexTerm><Primary>icon type control</Primary></IndexTerm>
</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>Use this type if you want to specify a <Filename>PUSH_ACTION</Filename> and/or
<Filename>DROP_ACTION</Filename> for the control<Filename>.</Filename></Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Command>file</Command><IndexTerm><Primary>file type control</Primary></IndexTerm>
</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>Use this type if you want the control, when chosen, to
behave like the file when the file's icon is double-clicked in
File Manager.</Para></Entry>
</Row>
</TBody>
</TGroup>
</InformalTable>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para><Command>ICON</Command> and <Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>ALTERNATE_ICON field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>ALTERNATE_ICON:</Filename>Describe the images used to indicate the non-
changed and changed state of the monitored file.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para><Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>MONITOR_TYPE field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>MONITOR_TYPE</Filename>: Describes the conditions causing the image to change. Use
one of the following values:</Para>
<InformalTable>
<TGroup Cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<colspec colwidth="61*">
<colspec colwidth="467*">
<TBody>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Command>mail</Command><IndexTerm><Primary>monitor types of controls</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>mail type control</Primary></IndexTerm>
</Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>The control will change appearance when information is
added to the file.</Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Command>file</Command></Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>The control will change when the specified file becomes non-
empty.</Para></Entry>
</Row>
</TBody>
</TGroup>
</InformalTable>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para><Filename>FILE_NAME<IndexTerm>
<Primary>FILE_NAME field</Primary>
</IndexTerm></Filename>: Specifies the file to be monitored.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Para>For example, the following control looks for the presence of a file named
<Command>meetings</Command> that you expect to be transferred to your system using anonymous
ftp. The control is placed at the top of the Personal Applications subpanel.</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL MonitorCalendar
{
TYPE file
CONTAINER_NAME PersonalApps
CONTAINER_TYPE SUBPANEL
POSITION_HINTS first
FILE_NAME /users/ftp/meetings
MONITOR_TYPE file
ICON meetingsno
ALTERNATE_ICON meetingsyes
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.42">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.20">Creating a One-Instance (Toggle) Control<IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>toggle</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>one-instance</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>A one-instance control checks to see whether the process started by the
<Filename>PUSH_ACTION</Filename> is already running. If the process is not running, the
<Filename>PUSH_ACTION</Filename> is run. If the process is already running, the window is moved
to the top of the window stack in the current workspace.</Para>
<Para>Use these fields to define the control's behavior:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para><Filename>PUSH_RECALL</Filename>: Set to <Command>True</Command>.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para><Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>CLIENT_NAME field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>CLIENT_NAME</Filename>: Specifies the name of the client to the control.</Para>
<Para>The value of <Filename>CLIENT_NAME</Filename> must match the first string (<Symbol Role="Variable">res_name</Symbol>) in the
WM_CLASS property on the application's top-level window. For more
information, see the <Filename>xprop</Filename>(1) man page.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para><Filename>PUSH_ACTION</Filename>: Describes the action run when the user clicks the control.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Para>For example, the following control runs one instance of an application whose
action is named MyEditor.</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL MyEditor
{
TYPE icon
CONTAINER_NAME Top
CONTAINER_TYPE BOX
POSITION_HINTS 15
PUSH_RECALL True
CLIENT_NAME BestEditor
PUSH_ACTION StartMyEditor
ICON MyEd
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.43" Role="Procedure">
<Title>To Create a Client Window Control<IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>client in</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>clients</Primary><Secondary>window in Front Panel</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>client</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>A client window control is an application window embedded in the Front
Panel. For example, you can put a system load meter in the Front Panel by
creating an <Command>xload</Command> client window control.</Para>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Define the control.</Para>
<Para>Use these fields to define the control's behavior:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet2">
<ListItem>
<Para><Command>TYPE</Command>: Set to <Command>client</Command>.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para><Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>CLIENT_NAME field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>CLIENT_NAME</Filename>: Specifies the client to be started.</Para>
<Para>The value of <Filename>CLIENT_NAME</Filename> must match the first string (<Symbol Role="Variable">res_name</Symbol>) in the
WM_CLASS properly on the application's top-level window. For more
information, see the <Filename>xprop</Filename>(1) man page.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para><Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>CLIENT_GEOMETRY field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>CLIENT_GEOMETRY</Filename>: Specifies the size, in pixels, needed for the client's
Front Panel window.</Para>
<Para>The <Filename>xwininfo</Filename>(1) man page describes how to find out the size of a
window in pixels.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Start the client from a terminal emulator command line.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>For example, the following control displays a 30 X 20 pixel load meter.</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL LoadMeter
{
TYPE client
CONTAINER_NAME Top
CONTAINER_TYPE BOX
CLIENT_NAME xload
CLIENT_GEOMETRY 30x20
}
</ProgramListing>
<Para>If the client is not saved and restored between sessions, you may want to
configure the control to start the client when the user clicks it. For example,
you can configure the LoadMeter control to start <Command>xload</Command> by adding the
following line to the definition:</Para>
<ProgramListing>PUSH_ACTION StartXload</ProgramListing>
<Para>and creating the action:</Para>
<programlisting>ACTION StartXload
{
WINDOW_TYPE NO_STDIO
EXEC_STRING /usr/contrib/bin/X11/xload
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.44" Role="Procedure">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.21">To Animate a Control<IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>animation</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>animation for Front Panel</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>animation</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>You can attach an animation sequence to be used when the user chooses the
control or drops an object on it.</Para>
<Para>In order to have an animation sequence, a control must:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>Be type <Command>icon</Command></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Have a <Filename>PUSH_ACTION</Filename> or <Filename>DROP_ACTION</Filename></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Specify the animation sequence using the <Command><IndexTerm>
<Primary>ANIMATION definition</Primary>
</IndexTerm>ANIMATION</Command> component:</Para>
<programlisting>ANIMATION <Symbol Role="Variable">animation_name</Symbol>
{
ANIMATION <Symbol Role="Variable">icon_image</Symbol> [<Symbol Role="Variable">delay</Symbol>]
ANIMATION <Symbol Role="Variable">icon_image</Symbol> [<Symbol Role="Variable">delay</Symbol>]
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
<Para>where <Symbol Role="Variable">delay</Symbol> is the time delay between animation icons, in milliseconds.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Add the <Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>PUSH_ANIMATION field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>PUSH_ANIMATION</Filename> and/or <Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>DROP_ANIMATION field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>DROP_ANIMATION</Filename> fields to the control
definition. The value is the name of the <Command>ANIMATION</Command> sequence.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>For example, the following lines animate a control that starts the BestEditor
application. The time delay between icons is 300 milliseconds. The example
assumes you've created icon files <Filename>frame1</Filename>, <Filename>frame2</Filename>, etc.</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL BestEditor
{
&hellip;
PUSH_ANIMATION BestEdAnimation
&hellip;
}
ANIMATION BestEdAnimation
{
ANIMATION frame1 300
ANIMATION frame2
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect3>
<Sect3 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.45">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.22">Providing On Item Help for Front Panel Controls<IndexTerm><Primary>help</Primary><Secondary>Front Panel</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>help</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>On Item help</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>There are two ways to provide help for a control:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>Providing a help string in the control definition.</Para>
<Para>The help string is displayed in the help viewer when the user invokes on-
item help for the control. The help string cannot include formatting (such as
headings) or links.</Para>
<Para>To provide a help string, specify the help string in the control definition:</Para>
<programlisting>HELP_STRING <Symbol Role="Variable">help_string</Symbol>
<IndexTerm><Primary>HELP_STRING field</Primary></IndexTerm>
</programlisting>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Specifying a help topic in a registered help volume.</Para>
<Para>A help topic is information authored using the full capabilities of the help
system. Authoring a help topic requires you to use the desktop Help
Developer's Kit.</Para>
<Para>To provide a help topic, specify the help volume and topic ID in the control
definition:</Para>
<programlisting>HELP_VOLUME <Symbol Role="Variable">help_volume_name</Symbol>
HELP_TOPIC <Symbol Role="Variable">topic_id</Symbol>
<IndexTerm><Primary>HELP_VOLUME field</Primary></IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm><Primary>HELP_TOPIC field</Primary></IndexTerm>
</programlisting>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</Sect3>
</Sect2>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.46">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.23">Customizing the Workspace Switch<IndexTerm><Primary>workspace switch</Primary><Secondary>customizing</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>switch, See workspace switch&lt;$nopage></Primary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>There are several ways to customize the workspace switch:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>Changing the number of workspaces</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Changing the layout of the switch</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Changing the controls in the switch</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.47" Role="Procedure">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.24">To Change the Default Number of Workspaces<IndexTerm><Primary>workspaces</Primary><Secondary>changing default number</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>workspace switch</Primary><Secondary>number of workspaces</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Modify the following Workspace Manager resource:</Para>
<programlisting>Dtwm*workspaceCount: <Symbol Role="Variable">n</Symbol></programlisting>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>For more information, see
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</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.48" Role="Procedure">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.25">To Change the Number of Switch Rows<IndexTerm><Primary>workspace switch</Primary><Secondary>number of rows</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Modify the <Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>NUMBER_OF_ROWS field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>NUMBER_OF_ROWS</Filename> field in the <Command>SWITCH</Command> definition.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>For example, the following definition defines a three-row switch.</Para>
<programlisting>SWITCH Switch
{
CONTAINER_NAME <Symbol Role="Variable">box_name</Symbol>
NUMBER_OF_ROWS 3
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.49" Role="Procedure">
<Title>To Change or Add Controls in the Workspace Switch<IndexTerm><Primary>workspace switch</Primary><Secondary>adding controls</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>in workspace switch</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create a Front Panel configuration file with the control definition.</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet2">
<ListItem>
<Para>Specify that the control be inside the switch:</Para>
<programlisting>CONTAINER_NAME Switch
CONTAINER_TYPE SWITCH
</programlisting>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Specify the position in the switch:</Para>
<programlisting>POSITION_HINTS <Symbol Role="Variable">n</Symbol></programlisting>
<Para>where <Symbol Role="Variable">n</Symbol> is an integer. The positions are numbered sequentially left-to-
right, top-to-bottom. (For the default two-row switch, the positions are 1
through 4.)</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create the icon for the control. The recommended size is 16 by 16 pixels.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>For example, the following control puts a Terminal control in the switch.</Para>
<programlisting>CONTROL SwitchTerminal
{
TYPE icon
CONTAINER_NAME Switch
CONTAINER_TYPE SWITCH
POSITION_HINTS 3
ICON Fpterm
LABEL Terminal
PUSH_ACTION Dtterm
HELP_TOPIC FPOnItemTerm
HELP_VOLUME FPanel
}
</ProgramListing>
<Para>The control uses a built-in icon and the same help topic used by the Terminal
control in the Personal Applications subpanel.</Para>
</Sect2>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.50">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.26">General Front Panel Configuration</Title>
<Para>Front Panel's <Command>PANEL</Command> syntax allows you to:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet1">
<ListItem>
<Para>Change the location of the Front Panel</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Change the window decoration</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Set general appearance and behavior of controls</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Para>The default <Command>PANEL</Command> description is in
<Filename>/usr/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><Filename>/dtwm.fp</Filename>.</Para>
<Para>For additional information, see the <Filename MoreInfo="RefEntry">dtfpfile(4X)</Filename> man page.</Para>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.51">
<Title>General Steps</Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create a new Front Panel configuration file in
<Filename>/etc/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol> or <Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/types</Filename>.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Copy the default <Command>PANEL</Command> description from
<Filename>/usr/dt/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><Filename>/dtwm.fp</Filename> to the new file.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Edit the <Command>PANEL</Command> description.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>The new <Command>PANEL</Command> description has precedence over the default one.</Para>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.52" Role="Procedure">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.27">To Change the Default Front Panel Location<IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>location on screen</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Use the <Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>PANEL_GEOMETRY field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>PANEL_GEOMETRY</Filename> field in the <Command>PANEL</Command> definition to specify the
location.</Para>
<Para>For example, the following panel is in the upper right corner.</Para>
<programlisting>PANEL SpecialFrontPanel
{
PANEL_GEOMETRY -1+1
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.53" Role="Procedure">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.28">To Label Controls in the Main Panel<IndexTerm><Primary>labels</Primary><Secondary>Front Panel controls</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>labeling controls</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>labeling</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Add the following line to the <Command>PANEL</Command> definition:</Para>
<programlisting>DISPLAY_CONTROL_LABELS True</programlisting>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Add a <Command>LABEL</Command> field to each control.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>The <Symbol Role="Variable">control_name</Symbol> is used if no <Command>LABEL</Command> is specified.</Para>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.54" Role="Procedure">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.29">To Change the Click Behavior of Controls<IndexTerm><Primary>control</Primary><Secondary>click vs. double-click</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Use the <Filename><IndexTerm>
<Primary>CONTROL_BEHAVIOR field</Primary>
</IndexTerm>CONTROL_BEHAVIOR</Filename> field in the <Command>PANEL</Command> definition to specify how
the user runs a control's <Filename>PUSH_ACTION</Filename>. Values for the field are:</Para>
<InformalTable>
<TGroup Cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<colspec colwidth="132*">
<colspec colwidth="396*">
<TBody>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Filename>single_click</Filename></Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>The user clicks the control to run the <Filename>PUSH_ACTION</Filename></Para></Entry>
</Row>
<Row>
<Entry><Para><Filename>double_click</Filename></Para></Entry>
<Entry><Para>The user double-clicks the control to run the
<Filename>PUSH_ACTION</Filename></Para></Entry>
</Row>
</TBody>
</TGroup>
</InformalTable>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.55" Role="Procedure">
<Title Id="SAG.FrPC.mkr.30">To Create an Entirely New Front Panel<IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>new</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>Creating a new Front Panel may be preferable when you want to make
extensive changes.</Para>
<Para>To avoid conflict with the built-in Front Panel components, an entirely new
Front Panel should use new names for the PANEL and other containers.</Para>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create the <Command>PANEL</Command> component for the new Front Panel. Give it a unique
name:</Para>
<programlisting>PANEL <Symbol Role="Variable">front_panel_name</Symbol>
{
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Create the new boxes and controls, using the new container names.</Para>
<Para>If you want to use existing components, you must copy their definitions and
change the <Filename>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename> value.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect2>
<Sect2 Id="SAG.FrPC.div.56">
<Title>Example of Creating a Personal Front Panel with Three Rows<IndexTerm><Primary>Front Panel</Primary><Secondary>adding rows</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
<Para>The following example changes the default Front Panel so that its controls are
organized into three rows.</Para>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem>
<Para>Copy <Filename>/usr/dt/appconfig/types/</Filename><Symbol Role="Variable">language</Symbol><Filename>/dtwm.fp</Filename> to
<Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol><Filename>/.dt/types/MyFrontPanel.fp</Filename>. Give the file write
permission.</Para>
<Para>This is the file you will edit to provide the new Front Panel.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Change the name of the Front Panel:</Para>
<programlisting>PANEL NewFrontPanel</programlisting>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Change the name of the box named Top and edit its container name:</Para>
<programlisting>BOX NewFrontPanelTop
{
CONTAINER_NAME NewFrontPanel
POSITION_HINTS first
&hellip;
}
</ProgramListing>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Add box definitions for the middle and bottom rows:</Para>
<programlisting>BOX NewFrontPanelMiddle
{
CONTAINER_NAME NewFrontPanel
POSITION_HINTS second
}
BOX NewFrontPanelBottom
{
CONTAINER_NAME NewFrontPanel
POSITION_HINTS second
}
</ProgramListing>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Change the <Filename>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename> of the following controls to
<Command>NewFrontPanelTop</Command>:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet2">
<ListItem>
<Para>Clock</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Date</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Home</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>TextEditor</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Mail</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Change the <Filename>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename> of the following controls to
<Command>NewFrontPanelBottom</Command>:</Para>
<ItemizedList Remap="Bullet2">
<ListItem>
<Para>Printer</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Style</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Applications</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Info</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Trash</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Change the <Filename>CONTAINER_NAME</Filename> of the switch to <Command>NewFrontPanelMiddle</Command>.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Set the resource:</Para>
<programlisting>Dtwm*frontPanel*name: NewFrontPanel</programlisting>
</ListItem>
<ListItem>
<Para>Choose Restart Workspace Manager from the Workspace menu.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect2>
</Sect1>
</Chapter>
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