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DECwindows X11 resource files?

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The Question is:

 
Dear Wizard,
 
DECWINDOWS VUE APP-DEFAULTS X11 RESOURCES
 
I understand that much of DECwindows VUE doesn't conform to the customary
DECW$USER_DEFAULTS directory of X11 resource files.  I appreciate therefore
that customising it will be less straight-forward.  Never-the-less, I would
like to change the default fo
nt used for the main text panes of FileView DCL Command Window, FileView
Read, and the FileView file manager from:
 
-bitstream-terminal-medium-*-*--18-140-*-*-c-110-iso8859-1
 
to:
 
-dec-terminal-medium-r-normal--14-100-100-100-c-80-iso8859-1
 
TIA.

The Answer is :

 
  The OpenVMS X Windows resource files and formats are not documented.
 
  In this case, the resources are generally located in vue$master.dat or
  over in decw$xdefaults.dat.  The resources that control fonts include
  (among others) fontSetSelection, bigFontSetName, and littleFontSetName.
 
  *fontSetSelection accepts (among others) the following values:
 
        0       Big font
        1       Litle font
 
  For example:
 
    *TaskTerminal.fontSetSelection: 0
    *TaskTerminal.littleFontSetName: -*-Terminal-*-*-*--*-140-*-*-*-*-*-*
 
  With DECterm, the following can be used:
 
    DECW$TERMINAL*bigFontSetName: -*-Terminal-*-*-*--*-180-*-*-*-*-*-*
    DECW$TERMINAL*littleFontSetName: -*-Terminal-*-*-*--*-140-*-*-*-*-*-*
 
  You would typically want to create a private copy of resources in your
  DECW$USER_DEFAULTS: area, or over in SYS$SYSROOT:[DECW$DEFAULTS.USER].
  Various examples are available.   X Windows tools such as those in
  DECW$UTILS: can also be useful.
 

  
     
     answer written or last revised on ( 14-OCT-1999 )
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