CDE Configuration

[Jason Berendsen]

Is there an easier way to individually take away buttons on a CDE desktop other than moving the /usr/dt/appconfig/types/C/dtwm.fp and creating a customized one in everyones $HOME/.dt/types directory?

Is there a configuration file that states use the /usr/dt/appconfig/types/C/dtwm.fp only if there isn't one in the users home directory?

[Sachin Patel]

Hi Jason,
If you want to take away button for everyone here is the process.

for example disabling Screen saver button
1. cp /usr/dt/app-defaults/C/Dtstyle /etc/dt/app-defaults/C

2. Edit /etc/dt/app-defaults/C/Dtstyle and remove the word
"screen" as shown below:

Change this line:

Dtstyle*componentList: Color Font Backdrop Keyboard Mouse Beep
Screen Dtwm Startup

To:

Dtstyle*componentList: Color Font Backdrop Keyboard Mouse Beep
Dtwm Startup

Note: This change will remove the Screensaver option from the Style manager.

3. Edit /etc/dt/config/C/sys.resources and add the following two
lines:

dtsession*extension.saverTimeout: 0
dtsession*extension.lockTimeout: 0

Note: These two settings will disable the screen saver and screen lock, respectively.

4. To make these changes take effect for all users, remove their
$HOME/.dt directories

Sachin

[Jason Berendsen]

I'm actually looking for the opposite. For instance how would I take away the mail button from specific users, not from all users?

[Mike Stroyan · Accepted solution]

You can actually delete a control like the mail button in a user specific .fp file.
It is described in "man dtfpfpile".
~/.dt/types/nomail.fp -
CONTROL Mail
{
TYPE icon
CONTAINER_NAME Top
CONTAINER_TYPE BOX
DELETE True
}

[Jason Berendsen]

Mike,

I couldn't find any information on dtfpfpile, but I used your example and it was exactly what I needed.

Thanks,

Jason

[Mike Stroyan]

That dtfpfpile should really be dtfpfile.