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The Question is:

 
On DECwindows Motif (1.1) what is the exact syntax of a resource file line
that will disable the "Close" option from the push button menu (at the top
left) of a decterm window?
 
We can manage the File menu etc. with commands such as:
DECW$TERMINAL.*.file_menu_entry.sensitive: False
 
Many Thanks,
 
 

The Answer is :

 
  Please upgrade your DECwindows Motif version -- V1.1 is very old.
 
  An example of removing the menu bar entirely -- via entries in the
  resource file -- for V1.1 and similar DECwindows looks like this:
 
DECW$TERMINAL*file_menu*.sensitive:     false
DECW$TERMINAL*edit_menu*.sensitive:     false
DECW$TERMINAL*help_menu*.sensitive:     false
DECW$TERMINAL*print_menu*.sensitive:    false
DECW$TERMINAL*commands_menu*.sensitive: false
DECW$TERMINAL*setup_menu*.sensitive:    false
DECW$TERMINAL*decterm_mb*height:        1
DECW$TERMINAL*decterm_mb*resizeHeight:  false
DECW$TERMINAL*decterm_mb*resizeWidth:   false
 
  In DECwindows V1.2 there is a bug that requires resource entries to
  be located in DECW$TERMINAL.DAT file, rather than in the more expected
  DECW$TERMINAL_DEFAULT.DAT.
 
  Assuming the "Close" option you are refering to is above the menu bar,
  that is generated by the Window Manager and not by DECterm -- if you
  want to control this, you will want/need to control (or possibly even
  entirely disable) the Window Manager, or create your own customized
  Window Manager.
 
  Window Manager resources of interest may be:
 
! Border decorations
! Set to all for all decorations
! Set to any of the following to limit decorations:
!    maximize minimize resizeh border menu title
! Set to none for no decorations
Mwm*clientDecoration: all
 
! Border functions
! Set to all for all functions
! Set to any of the following to limit functions:
!    resize move minimize maximize close
! Set to none for no functions
Mwm*clientFunctions: all
 
  Specific examples for DECwindows Motif include:
 
Mwm*DECW$CLOCK*clientDecoration:        none
Mwm*sm*clientDecoration:                none
 

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 24-MAY-1999 )
     
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