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NAME

dxterm - DECwindows terminal emulator  

SYNOPSIS

dxterm [options]


 

OPTIONS

Specifies a value for a dxterm resource that overrides a default setting. The string has the form resource:value. You can specify this option multiple times to change multiple resources. See the X DEFAULTS section in this reference page for a list of resources that can be changed. You can specify both dxterm and shell resources as *resource. Specifies the display screen on which dxterm displays its window. If the display option is not specified, dxterm uses the display screen specified by your DISPLAY environment variable. The display option has the format hostname:number. The default is :0. For more information, see X(1X). Performs the same function as the -d option. Specifies that the named command, and any of its specified options, be executed in the dxterm window when the window is first created. This option must appear last on the dxterm command line. Specifies the width, length, and location of the dxterm window, in columns, rows and pixels respectively. This option has the format [width][xlength][+x][+y]. Specifies that dxterm create a login shell rather than a subshell. If this option is present, a login record is written to the utmp and wtmp databases. Specifies the setup file that provides parameters which control the terminal's initial settings. This file must contain valid dxterm resources. See the X DEFAULTS section below for a list of available resources. Specifies the size of the dxterm window in columns (C) and rows (R). Performs the same function as the -customization option.
 

DESCRIPTION

The dxterm command displays a window that provides Digital VT320 terminal emulation and a standard terminal type for programs not directly aware of the X Window System. The terminal emulator also supports the ReGIS and Sixel graphics protocols.
 

MENUS

The menu bar contains the following items: File Edit Commands Options Print Help
 

File Menu

The File menu contains the following item: Shuts down the terminal emulator application: removes all its windows, stops the process running the emulator, and ends any applications.
 

Edit Menu

The Edit menu contains the following items: Copies the text selected from the dxterm window onto the clipboard. Pastes text selected from the clipboard into the dxterm window, as if it had been typed. Selects all displayed text.
 

Commands Menu

The Commands menu contains the following items: Prevents processes other than the owner process from accessing the keyboard. Selecting this option reverses the foreground and background colors. Erases data recorded by dxterm from the top of the scrolling area. Clears the display and positions the cursor at the first column and first line of the display. Changes the size of the window to match the display so that all characters in the display are visible. Clears the communication buffers. Resets the emulator to the original settings. For example, sets the keyboard action mode to unlocked and the keypad mode to numeric.
 

Options Menu

The dxterm setup features are grouped into a number of related categories. The Options menu lets you access the dialog box for each of these categories, which correspond to those for VT320 Set-Up screens.

The Options menu contains the following items: Displays the Window Options dialog box, which contains controls that affect the window features. Displays the Display Options dialog box, which contains controls that affect the appearance of the user's current window. Displays the General Options dialog box, which contains controls for commonly changed Customize features. Displays the Keyboard Options dialog box, which contains controls for keyboard operating features. Allows you to specify a 7-bit National Replacement Character Set (NRCS). Displays the Graphics Options dialog box, which contains controls for ReGIS and Sixel graphics. Displays the Printer Options dialog box, which contains controls that affect printer features. Saves the current settings to the file ~/DXterm or ~/DXterm_locale, where locale is the current locale (for example, en_US or ja_JP). The locale string is appended to the resource file name unless the locale is C, begins with en_US, or contains 8859-1. See the RESTRICTIONS section below for cautions on using this option. Restores the setup configuration from the most recently read or written saved setup file. (This item corresponds to NVR [nonvolatile RAM] recall on a VT320 terminal.) Saves the current settings in the file you specify. Opens a different saved setup configuration. The standard DECwindows file selection dialog box appears, showing a list of saved setup files in the current directory. Selecting one of these files and clicking on OK (or double-clicking on the file) reinitializes the terminal emulator with the configuration stored in that file. Reinitializes the terminal emulator with the system default characteristics defined by your system.
 

Print Menu

The Print menu contains the following items: Prints the text in the current window. Prints the selected information. Prints the information in the display and transcript as text. Prints the contents of the display in Sixel format. Completes a print job depending on the print destination. If queued to a printer, the job is submitted. If submitted to a dedicated printer port, the job is canceled. If written to a file, the file is closed. This option is used with Auto Print mode or Printer Controller mode. Stops the print request.
 

Help Menu

The Help menu contains the following items: Provides information about an object in a window or a dialog box. To display context-sensitive help, choose Context-Sensitive Help from the Help menu. The pointer changes to a question mark. Move the question mark to a menu, a button, or another object and click MB1. Help for that object appears. Displays an overview of DECterm along with help on how to perform various functions using DECterm. Displays information about how to use the help system. Displays copyright and version information about DECterm.
 

Options Dialog Boxes

The Options dialog boxes represent the state of the terminal. At application startup, the previously saved states for most terminal features are read from a saved set-up file (which corresponds to VT320 NVR). These feature settings remain constant until you explicitly change them. You can change terminal operating features directly by means of the Options dialog boxes. You can also change some of these features indirectly by means of control functions from the host.

There are a few terminal features whose states are not stored in a saved setup file. These features are restored to their factory default values at application startup or when you reset the terminal (with Reset Terminal or DECSTR).
 

Window Options Dialog Box

The Window Options dialog box lets you change the following window attributes: Changes the terminal size to match the window size automatically whenever the window size changes. Changes the window size to match the terminal size automatically whenever the terminal size changes. Changes the terminal size to match the size known to the terminal driver whenever the size changes in the terminal driver, and vice versa. Sets the number of rows and columns that are displayed. You can select 24, 48, or 72 rows and 80 or 132 columns, or enter a custom size in the numeric entry fields. Uses a normal (non-condensed) font for all column widths. Uses a condensed font for all column widths. Uses a normal (non-condensed) font for column widths of 80 characters or less, and a condensed font otherwise. By default, dxterm uses an 18-pixel font. This default can be changed by selecting the Other radio button and entering a font name in the text field next to this radio button. By default, dxterm uses a 14-pixel font. This default can be changed by selecting the Other radio button and entering a font name in the text field next to this radio button. Displays a font that meets the German Technical Supervision Association (TUV) requirements. Changes the title displayed in the title bar. Changes the title displayed in the icon box.
 

Display Options Dialog Box

The Display Options dialog box lets you change the following display attributes: Saves lines that are scrolled off the top of the display. When this option is enabled, any text that scrolls off the top of the display is saved in the scrollback buffer. The default number of lines saved is 100. To see the lines in this area, scroll the display using the mouse in the vertical scrollbar. Or scroll by holding down the Ctrl key and pressing either the up/down arrow keys or the Next Page or Previous Page keys (Page Up and Page Down keys on PC-style keyboards). Displays a vertical scroll bar along the right side of the dxterm window. Displays a horizontal scroll bar along the bottom of the dxterm window. Specifies that the window scrolls vertically so the cursor is visible. Specifies that the window scrolls horizontally so the cursor is visible. Specifies that when the cursor reaches the right margin, new characters are displayed on the next line. If you do not automatically wrap text, when the cursor reaches the right margin, each new character deletes the previous character. Specifies whether the cursor is displayed. The default is to display the cursor. Specifies whether the cursor blinks. The default is to have the cursor blink. Specifies how many lines scroll at the same time. Increasing the Batch Scroll count improves performance but makes it harder to read text while it is scrolling. Specifies how many lines to save when they scroll off the top of the display (that is, when the Record Lines Off Top item is enabled). Sets dark text on a light background display. Sets light text on a dark background display. Suppresses the status line at the bottom of the window. Specifies that a host-writable status line appears at the bottom of the window. Specifies that the text cursor is a block that covers the character cell. Specifies that the text cursor is an underline at the bottom of the character cell.
 

General Options Dialog Box

The General Options dialog box lets you change the following general attributes: Turns on newline mode (NLM), which causes the Return key to send a line feed as well as a carriage return. With newline mode, the line feed character moves the cursor to the start of the line as well as advancing it to the next line. Locks the user-defined keys so that the host system cannot change these definitions. Stops the host from changing your customized settings for the Auto Repeat key and the Foreground and Background display. Causes every character to be echoed to the screen and sent to the host. Specifies that the arrow keys are set to the characters labeled on the keycaps. The keys are not mapped to any other functions. Specifies that the arrow keys are mapped to application-specific functions. Specifies that the numeric keypad is set to the characters labeled on the keycaps. Specifies that the application keypad is set to function as user-defined keys. Specifies that dxterm use the Digital Multinational Character Set. To use this character set, set the Character Set mode menu item to 8-bit Characters. The default is the Digital Multinational Character Set. Specifies that dxterm use the International Standards Organization (ISO) Character Set. To use this character set, set the Character Set mode menu item to 8-bit Characters. Specifies the character set mode to be 8 bits for use with the Digital Supplemental or ISO Latin-1 Character Set. The default is 8-bit character mode. Specifies the character set mode to be 7 bits for use with the National Replacement Character Sets. The default is 8-bit character mode. Specifies that the terminal operates in VT300 mode and transmits 8-bit control characters. Specifies that the terminal operates in VT300 mode and transmits 7-bit control characters. Specifies that the terminal operates in VT100 mode, using 7-bit characters for both input and output. Specifies that the terminal operates in VT52 mode, using 7-bit characters for both input and output. Specifies the device attributes response (Terminal ID). The device attributes response lets the host system know specific operating attributes of the terminal. The Terminal ID can be one of the following:

VT100 VT101 VT102 VT125 VT220 VT240 VT320 VT330 VT340 DECterm ID
The default is DECterm ID. Specifies that any text entered into this field will be sent to the host when dxterm is requested by the host to send its answerback message or when the user presses Ctrl-F5. To include non-printing characters in the answerback string, specify the character in hexadecimal notation preceded by a pound sign. For example, the string #0D sends a carriage return character to the host. To include a pound sign in the answerback message, use the string ##. Specifies that the answerback message entered in the Answerback Message text field will not be displayed in the dialog box. Once selected, this button cannot be deselected. The only way to deselect it is to select the Answerback Message text entry field. This action erases the previous answerback message.
 

Keyboard Options Dialog Box

The Keyboard Options dialog box lets you change the following keyboard attributes: Specifies whether the warning bell sounds when dxterm receives a BEL character (ASCII 7). The default is that the bell sounds. Specifies whether the warning bell sounds when the cursor reaches the right margin. The default is that the bell does not sound. Specifies that the Ctrl-S and Ctrl-Q key sequences freeze and unfreeze the display. If this option is not specified, the Ctrl-S and Ctrl-Q key sequences are transmitted to the host as data characters. Specifies whether you can make copies quickly by using the mouse button rather than cutting and pasting into this window. To perform a Quickcopy, select an object with MB2 and then release MB2 to insert the object at the current cursor position. Specifies that the F11 key will send the F11 keycode to the host. Specifies that the F11 key will send an escape to the host. Specifies that a left single quotation mark (`) (grave accent) is displayed when you press the `~ key and that a tilde (~) is displayed when you press the Shift key and `~ key on a keyboard using the North American or Dutch keyboard dialect. This setting is the default. Specifies that the `~ key functions as an escape character (ESC) on a keyboard using the North American or Dutch keyboard dialect. The default is to display the characters as labeled on the keyboard. Specifies that a left angle bracket (<) is displayed when you press the angle brackets key, and that a right angle bracket (>) is displayed when you press the Shift key and angle brackets key. This setting is the default. Specifies that a left single quotation mark (`) (grave accent) is displayed when you press the angle brackets key and that a tilde (~) is displayed when you press the Shift key and angle brackets key. The default is to display the characters as labeled on the keyboard. Specifies that the back arrow key sends a delete (ASCII 127) character. Depending on your terminal settings, pressing this key usually deletes the previous character. The default back arrow operation sends a delete character. Specifies that the back arrow key sends a backspace (ASCII 8, Ctrl/H). The effect of this character depends on your terminal settings. The default back arrow operation sends a delete character. Specifies that a comma is displayed when you press the Shift key and comma key on a keyboard using the North American or Dutch keyboard dialect. It also specifies that a period is displayed when you press the Shift key and the period key on these keyboards. This setting is the default. Specifies that a left angle bracket (<) is displayed when you press the Shift key and the comma key, and that a comma is displayed when you press only the comma key on a keyboard using the North American or Dutch keyboard dialect. It also specifies that a right angle bracket (>) is displayed when you press the Shift key and the period key, and that a period is displayed when you press only the period key on these keyboards.
 

7-bit NRCS Selection Dialog Box

The 7-bit NRCS Selection dialog box lets you select a National Replacement Character Set (NRCS) for use when the terminal is in 7-bit mode. This selection affects output to the terminal, but not keyboard input. To select the keyboard dialect, which does affect input, use the Keyboard dialog box from the Session Manager's Customize menu. For example, to use the Spanish NRCS, select the keyboard in the Session Manager and also select the Spanish NRCS in DECterm.

To select a character set, click MB1 on the desired entry. The choices are:

North American Flemish Canadian (French) British Danish Finnish Austrian/German Dutch Italian Swiss (French) Swiss (German) Swedish Norwegian Belgian/French Spanish Portuguese

The default character set is North American. The Dutch NRCS is no longer supported; selecting Dutch is equivalent to selecting North American.
 

Graphics Dialog Box

The Graphics Options dialog box lets you change the following graphics attributes: Controls whether dxterm uses shared, read-only colors for graphics. The default is Off, but the option is forced to On if the hardware color map is read-only. Specifies whether dxterm creates a pixmap to allow graphics to be redrawn when the window is exposed. The default is On. Enables the ReGIS macrograph report command. The default is Off. Controls the number of bit planes used for graphics. VT240 emulation requires 2 planes; VT340 emulation requires 4 planes. On systems with fewer than 8 hardware planes, the default is 2 planes; on systems with 8 or more hardware planes, the default is 4 planes.
 

Print Options Dialog Box

The Printer Options dialog box lets you change the following printer attributes: Specifies that a queued printer selected in the Options... dialog box should be used as the printing destination. By default, the Printer Port option specifies the local printer port. To choose another port, enter the device name in the text entry box. By default, information printed on the screen does not create a file. Choosing the File option saves the printed output to a file. By default, the None option discards the queued job. To print characters use the Print Screen key or use escape sequences. By default, a line of information is printed if the cursor leaves that line because of an LF, VT, FF, or autowrap. By default, each character is printed as it is received. If this attribute is not selected, the character is displayed. By default, the information on the display is printed but does not include information stored in the transcript or status line. By default, the information in the transcript followed by the information on the display is printed. By default, the information stored in the scrolling region of the display is printed. By default, the information in the selected region of the display and transcript is printed. By default, only national characters are printed. Other characters are either converted to the corresponding national characters or the characters are not printed. By default, national characters and line drawing characters are printed. By default, all characters are printed, including multinational and technical characters. By default, a form feed (FF) is added at the end of each page. Alternately, an escape sequence can be used. By default, any character read on the printer port is sent back to the host application. This option is available only when the print destination is a printer port device rather than a print queue or a file. By default, graphics (bitmap) and text are printed. By default, the graphics background color is printed. Omitting background color saves ink and toner and maximizes printing speed. By default, a Sixel introducer that omits the macro parameter is selected. This option does not use the Sixel Set Attributes command to set the aspect ratio and the horizontal grid size. As a result, the Sixel aspect ratio is 2 to 1 and the horizontal grid size is approximately 188 x 0.025 mm (7.5 x 0.001 inches). By default, a Sixel aspect ratio of 1 to 1 with a variable grid size is printed using the Sixel Set Attributes command (available with Level 2 printers). By default, a Sixel introducer with the 9-macro parameter is selected. This results in a Sixel aspect ratio of 1.02 to 1. By default, a compressed graphics image is printed. In Portrait mode, the output fits on an 8 x 5 inch page. By default, an expanded image is printed. In Portrait mode, the image fits on a 13-inch page. By default, an expanded image, rotated 90-degrees, is printed. The output fits on a 8 x 5 inch page. By default, the Monochrome Printing option prints in black. By default, the Color Printing option prints color output. DECterm includes a color map in virtual memory to allow color printing from a monochrome system. By default, this option sends only 7-bit control sequences to the printer. By default, this option sends 8-bit control sequences to the printer. By default, the HLS Color Syntax option specifies hue, lightness, and saturation (HLS). By default, the RGB Color Syntax option selects a red, green, and blue (RGB) format when printing.
 

X DEFAULTS

The dxterm application reads the values in the default resource file (~/DXterm or ~/DXterm_locale) and uses the appropriate resource specification to customize the appearance or characteristics of its displayed window. The format for a resource specification is:

DXterm.main.terminal.resource: value

Specifies the X resource. Specifies the value that is to be assigned to the resource.

In addition to the general resources listed in X(1X), the resources available for the dxterm work area are: Specifies that dxterm selects the normal or condensed font based on the number of columns selected. The default is On. If enabled, the user is allowed to use Quick Copy to enter text into the dxterm window. This setting is the default. This resource is automatically disabled when the Secure Keyboard option is selected. When disabled, dxterm will not accept input sent from other X clients. Specifies the mapping of the angle brackets (<>) key. Zero maps the key to AngleBrackets (0); 1 maps it to OpenQuoteTilde (1). The default is 0. Specifies the string to send for dxterm's answerback message. Specifies that the application running in the window take control of the cursor keys. The default is false. Specifies that the application running in the window take control of the keypad. The default is false. Specifies that dxterm changes the logical display size to match the window size when the user changes the window size. The default is Off. Specifies that the dxterm window automatically resize itself to match the logical display size whenever the logical display size changes. Note that this setting may interfere with other windows on the display. The default is On. Specifies that autowrap mode be enabled. The default is Off. Specifies the back arrow key code. This code can be delete (1) or backspace (0). The default is 1. Specifies whether dxterm should create a pixmap to allow graphics to be redrawn when the window is exposed. The default is On. Specifies how many lines can be scrolled at once. The dxterm application never scrolls more than the total number of lines on the screen at once. The default is 1000. Specifies the Other font to be used for the Big Font set. Specifies the default font used for the Big Font set. The default is -bitstream-terminal-*-*-*--18-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. The font must be a fixed-width font. Specifies whether the Default or the Other Big Font is used. Specify on to use the Other font and off to use the Default font. Controls the number of bit planes used for graphics; 2 planes are needed for VT240 emulation and 4 planes for VT340 emulation. The default is 0, which means to use 2 planes on systems with fewer than 8 hardware planes, and 4 planes on systems with 8 or more hardware planes. Specifies the width of the logical display in columns. The default is 80. Specifies if the answerback message should be visible in the General Options dialog box. Specifies that the condensed font should be used. The default is to display the normal font (Off). Specifies that the Ctrl-S and the Ctrl-Q keys hold and release the display. The default is On. Specifies whether the window moves horizontally to follow the text cursor when the cursor moves outside the window. With this setting enabled, the cursor is always contained in the window. The default is Off. Specifies whether the window moves vertically to follow the text cursor when the cursor moves outside the window. With this setting enabled, the cursor is always contained in the window. The default is Off. Specifies whether the cursor blinks. Specify On for a blinking cursor or Off for one that does not blink. The default is On. Specifies the time in milliseconds that the cursor is off for each blink period. The default is 330 ms. Specifies the time in milliseconds that the cursor is on for each blink period. The default is 670 ms. Specifies the cursor style. Specify 0 for a block cursor or 1 for an underline cursor. The default is 0. Specifies the time in milliseconds that can elapse between two successive mouse button clicks so that they are recognized as a double (or triple) click. The default is 250 ms. Specifies that 8-bit characters are used in the VT300 terminal modes. If this attribute is not selected, 7-bit NRCS characters are used. The default is On. Specifies if the F11 key sends an Escape character or the sequence for F11. Specify 1 for Escape and 0 for F11. The default is 1. Specifies which font is used. Specify 0 for the Big Font, 1 for the Little Font, and 2 for the German Standard Font. The default is 1. Specifies whether graphics (Sixel) printing is allowed. The default is On. Specifies the Other font used for the German Standard font set. Specifies the default font used for the German Standard font set. The default is -dec-terminal-*-*-*-GS-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Specifies whether the Default or the Other German Standard font is used. Specify on to use the Other font and off to use the Default font. Selects the 7-bit national replacement character set (NRCS). The choices are: North American (0), Flemish (1), French Canadian (2), British (3), Danish (4), Finnish (5), Austrian/German (6), Dutch (7), Italian (8), Swiss French (9), Swiss German(10), Swedish (11), Norwegian (12), Belgian/French (13), Spanish (14), Portuguese (15). The default is 0. Specifies the Other font used for the Little Font set. Specifies the default font used for the Little Font set. The default is -dec-terminal-*-*-*--14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. The font must be a fixed-width font. Specifies whether the Default or the Other Little Font is used. Specify on to use the Other font and off to use the Default font. Specifies whether every character that is sent to the host is also echoed to the screen locally. Specifies that changes to UDK definitions are prevented. The default is Off. Specifies that changes to user features are prevented. The default is Off. Specifies that a login shell should be started (same as -ls option). The default is false. Specifies that the ReGIS macrograph report command is enabled. The default is Off. Specifies that the margin bell is turned on. The default is Off. Specifies whether line-feed or newline mode is turned on. The default is line-feed mode. Specifies the mapping of the tilde key (~). This mapping can be either ApostropheTilde (0) or Escape (1). The default is 0. Specifies the mapping of the period and comma keys. This mapping can be either PeriodComma (0) or GreaterLessThan (1). The default is 0. Specifies whether to use 7 or 8 bit control codes. The default is to use 8 bits (on). Specifies whether to print the background color during graphics printing. The default is on. Specifies whether the colormap is downloaded during graphics printing. The default is on. Specifies which characters are printed. Specify 0 for National characters only, 1 for National characters plus line drawing characters, or 2 for all characters. The default is 0. Specifies whether to print the status line. Specify 0 to include the status line or 1 to print only the main display. The default is 1. Specifies how much to print. Specify 0 to print the full page, 1 to print the full page plus the transcript, 2 to print only the scroll region, or 3 to print only the selection. The default is 0. Specifies whether a print job should be terminated with a form feed character. The default is on. Specifies the graphics printing format. Specify 0 for compressed printing, 1 for expanded printing, or 2 for rotated printing. The default is 0. Specifies whether to use HLS (on) or RBG (off) color descriptions). The default is on. Specifies the print mode. Specify 0 for normal printing, 1 for printer controller mode, or 2 for auto print mode. The default is 0. Specifies the format of Sixel output. Specify 0 for level 1 Sixel Graphics, 1 for level 2 Sixel Graphics, or 2 for LA210 Sixel Graphics. The default is 1. Specifies the name of the file to print to if the printing destination is set to a file. Specifies the name of the printer port to print to if the printing destination is set to a printer port. Specifies whether printer-to-host mode is enabled. The default is off. Specifies the printing destination. Specify 0 to print to a queue, 1 to print to a port, 2 to print to a file, or 3 to print to nowhere. The default is 0. Specifies the response to a Device Attributes (terminal ID) request. The terminal ID can be VT100 (0), VT101 (1), VT102 (2), VT125 (3), VT220 (4), VT240 (5), VT320 (6), VT330 (9), VT340 (7), or DECterm (8). The default is 8. Specifies that dxterm reverse the color values for foreground and background. The default is Off. Specifies the height of the logical display in rows. The default is 24. Specifies whether dxterm should scroll lines into the transcript instead of erasing them. The default is On. Specifies that a transcript of lines be saved off the top of a scrolled display. The default is On. Specifies the screen mode. The screen mode can be dark on light or light on dark. The default is light on dark. Specifies that a horizontal scroll bar be displayed in the dxterm window. The default is Off. Specifies that a vertical scroll bar be displayed in the dxterm window. The default is Off. Specifies whether the secure keyboard feature is enabled. The default is off. Specifies the number of pixels that the mouse has to be moved while a button is pressed before it is recognized as a selection. The default is 5. Controls whether DECterm uses shared, read-only color map entries for graphics. The default is Off, but the option is forced on if the hardware color map is read-only. Specifies that the status line be displayed. The default is false. Specifies the number of lines scrolled before the display is synchronized. This setting controls the trade-off between scrolling speed and keyboard responsiveness (especially for ^S). The default is 10. Specifies whether changing the size of the logical display changes the size known to the terminal driver, and vice versa. The default is On. Specifies the terminal operating mode. The terminal operating mode can be VT52 (0), VT100 (1), VT300_7bit (2), or VT300_8bit (3) Specifies that the text cursor be enabled. The default is On. Specifies the maximum number of lines that can be recorded off the top of the display. The default is 100. Specifies whether to use a bold font or VT340 style color for text displayed with the bold attribute. The default is to use the bold font. Specifies whether to set the Window Manager Hints. When enabled, dxterm reports its size in character cells instead of pixels. The default is to set the Window Manager Hints. Specifies the user preference set to DEC (0) or ISO (1). The default is 0. Specifies that the warning bell be turned on. The default is On. Specifies the characters which delimit a word when using a double-click to select a word. The default is \ \t\r\n (that is, space, tab, carriage return, and newline all delimit a word).
 

RESTRICTIONS

When saving dxterm options with the Save Options menu item, the entire resource database is saved to the default resource file (~/DXterm or ~/DXterm_locale). A DECterm will, incorrectly, use the value in this file to override other resource specifications. This can cause unexpected behavior in any of the following situations: A dxterm is displayed on a screen with a different depth from the one used when the resource file was created. Command line switches are used in an attempt to override settings in the resource file. The -setup switch is used to try to prevent the default resource file from being read. (The default resource file is read regardless.)

To avoid such problems: Do not use an unedited resource file created with Save Options. If you want to set resources saved in this file, edit the file, removing all resource specifications except the specific ones you want to set. If Save Options created a resource file with the locale appended (for example, DXterm_ja_JP), delete ~/DXterm if it exists. Alternatively, delete the default resource file and do either of the following: Create a resource file containing only the resources you want to set and use it as an argument to the -setup switch. Use the -xrm switch to specify the resources.

Chinese DECterm software supports using the DEC Hanyu, Big5, or DEC Hanzi codeset as terminal code. The software does not support using the Taiwanese EUC codeset as terminal code. To process characters in this codeset, Chinese DECterm users should do the following: Start the Chinese DECterm software by using the zh_TW.dechanyu locale. For example: % /usr/bin/X11/dxterm -xnl zh_TW.dechanyu In the DECterm window just started, enter the following commands: % setenv LANG zh_TW.eucTW % stty adec acode eucTW tcode dechanyu

At this point, terminal applications can process files that contain Taiwanese EUC characters.
 

FILES


 

SEE ALSO

X(1X)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
OPTIONS
DESCRIPTION
MENUS
File Menu
Edit Menu
Commands Menu
Options Menu
Print Menu
Help Menu
Options Dialog Boxes
Window Options Dialog Box
Display Options Dialog Box
General Options Dialog Box
Keyboard Options Dialog Box
7-bit NRCS Selection Dialog Box
Graphics Dialog Box
Print Options Dialog Box
X DEFAULTS
RESTRICTIONS
FILES
SEE ALSO

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