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- From: demillo@juliet.ll.mit.edu ( Robert DeMillo )
- Newsgroups: comp.graphics.explorer
- Subject: Re: explorer windows
- Message-ID: <DEMILLO.92Dec30143403@dogberry.juliet.ll.mit.edu>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 19:34:03 GMT
- References: <8471@charon.cwi.nl>
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- Organization: M.I.T. Lincoln Lab: Fine Food and Coffee
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- In-Reply-To: guest@cwi.nl's message of 28 Dec 92 23:44:54 GMT
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- In article <8471@charon.cwi.nl> guest@cwi.nl (Guest Account) writes:
-
- >>> I hear that the explorer windows can be located at certain spots
- >>> by changing the .Xdefault file (a guy from ucla). Can I have
- >>> more information about that? Like a copy of the .Xdefault file
- >>> would be great.
-
- >I'm not sure if I know what you mean by "the explorer windows", but the
- >display independent resources can be found in
- > /usr/explorer/lib/X11/app-defaults
- >while the display dependent resources are in
- > /usr/explorer/lib/X11/app-defaults/sgi-color*
-
- Kindof amusing that the SGI folks aren't answering this question
- quite right...here's what someone at our site does (thanks Cindy!),
- and it works pretty well...
-
- In the .XDefaults file, place the following stuff. You can
- add whatever you feel like, using the standard X Windows attributes
- conventions....
-
- !! Explorer
- mapEditor*geometry: 1040x860+230+150
- mapEditor*background: cadet blue
- Librarian*geometry: 200x860+0+150
- Librarian*background: cadet blue
- gui*geometry: 140x25+235+0
- render*geometry: 300x330+500+400
-
- !! SGI gr_osview
- gr_osview*geometry: 280x200+954+7
-
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