From: B.N.Sarma (bsarma@BASIT.COM)
Date: Wed Jun 26 2002 - 12:43:09 EDT
Greetings,
Thank you all for your help and suggestions. Its been very useful.
Regards
BN
Bill Thompson wrote:
> BN,
>
> This very much depends on how you use Exceed. Do you bring up a CDE session
> or do you bring up individual windows?
>
> I run my Exceed so that xterms, aixterms, xclock, smit, etc. all appear in
> their own window frame intermingled with my Windows application. I always
> have full access to either my Windows or UNIX environment.
>
> Some of the folks around here prefer to open up a CDE desktop. (IMHO this
> is a very inefficient way to run Exceed - you already have a desktop, why
> do you need a second?). You can run CDE and still get access to your
> windows in a variety of ways. You can run CDE without the CDE background
> (allowing you a view to your Windows desktop), you can run CDE in it's own
> window just like any other application, or you can configured Exceed such
> that the CDE jumps out of the way when you're trying to access your task
> bar.
>
> All of these possibilities are configured from the Hummingbird Xconfig
> application.
>
> To configure Exceed so that X-Windows applications appear in their own
> window frame:
> double click on "Communication" and set "Mode" to "Passive"
> double click on "Screen Definition" and set "Window Mode" is set to
> "Multiple"
> Now run the "Xstart" application. Fill in the appropriate values (this can
> be quite a chore) and you should be able to run any command you want.
>
> To use CDE without a background:
> double click on "Communication" and set "Mode" to one of the XDMCP settings
> (I use XDMCP-query).
> double click on "Screen Definition" and set "Window Mode" to "Multiple"
>
> To use CDE in a window:
> double click on "Communication" and set "Mode" to one of the XDMCP
> settings.
> double click on "Screen Definition" and set "Window Mode" to "Single"
> Make sure "Panning" and "Full Screen" are NOT selected.
> CDE will come up in it's own window which you can minimize to the toolbar.
> (Note: If you selected "Show Scroll Bars", you'll get horizontal and
> vertical scrollbars to pan the CDE desktop (yuck!).
> You should also configure the toolbar:
> right click on your Windows toolbar and select "Properties".
> Make sure "Always on top" and "Auto hide" are selected.
> This will allow the toolbar to "pop up" over top of the CDE screen.
>
> To use CDE in full screen mode:
> double click on "Communication" and set "Mode" to one of the XDMCP
> settings.
> double click on "Screen Definition" and set "Window Mode" to "Single"
> make sure "Full Screen" IS selected.
> make sure "Panning" is NOT selected.
> CDE will take over your windows desktop.
>
> To use CDE to "jump" out of the way:
> double click on "Communication" and set "Mode" to one of the XDMCP
> settings.
> double click on "Screen Definition" and set "Window Mode" to "Single"
> make sure "Full Screen" IS selected.
> make sure "Panning" IS selected.
> CDE will take over your windows desktop, but when you go to access your
> tool bar the entire CDE screen will "jump" halfway off the screen.
>
> Try them all and see which you prefer ... and good luck!
>
> Bill Thompson
> Sr UNIX Systems Administrator
> The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "B.N.Sarma" <bsarma@BASIT.COM>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.aix-l
> To: <aix-l@Princeton.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 10:28 AM
> Subject: Exceed Desktop !!! Help Please !!!!
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I am using Exceed to get the AIX desktop on my Pentium4 PC. I would
> > like to retain the MS windows tool bar at the bottom and
> > when I use any windows based application I would like to be in the
> > Windows desktop. right now when ever I invoke any windows utility like
> > MS word, etc., it comes on my unix desktop on the windows desktop.
> >
> > Please help.
> >
> > Regards & Thanks
> > BN
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