dthello(1X)

NAME
dthello - CDE login transitional greeting

SYNOPSIS
dthello [ -display <display> ] [ -fground <color> ]

[ -bground <color> ] [ -font <fontname> ]

[ -string <message> ] [ -file <filename> ]

[ -timeout <seconds> ]

DESCRIPTION
The dthello client provides transition visuals from the end of login to the start of the window manager in the user's session. The current CDE version information will also be displayed here on the default background of dthello, directly below the Solaris(TM) logo.

Upon invocation, the dthello client will create an override-redirect window the size ofthe screen and draw a specified message on it. At the same time, a 1x1 window is created that will be picked up by the window manager. When the window manager reparents the little window (an indication that the window manager has started), this program exits.

The message may be specified on the command line, or in a text file.

OPTIONS
NOTE: The dthello client is designed to be started by the system's /usr/dt/bin/Xsession file and is not intended to be started directly by users. Its start options can be modified by updating the value of the dtstart_hello[0] variable used in the Xsession script to start dthello. Editing of Xsession file is not required here. This variable can be set on a per user basis by adding it to a user's $HOME/.dtprofile. Or it can be set by adding a custom script file of any name to the system's /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d directory. An example line to add the systems message of the day, would be: dtstart_hello[0]="/usr/dt/bin/dthello -file /etc/motd &"

-display display Display id.

-fground color Foreground color, includes the color of message text.

-bground color Background color. If specified will replace the default Solaris(TM) background with the specified solid color. Can be useful if planning to display large amounts of text here during startup.

-font fontname Font.

-string message String to be displayed in window.

-file filename Text file name whose contents will be displayed in window. This option may be specified up to five times.

-timeout seconds Number of seconds before giving up on the window manager and terminating.

RETURN VALUE
 Exit values are:

0   Successful completion.

>0  Error condition occured.

EXAMPLES

dthello -string Welcome to the Deskop Transition window will contain this message.

RESOURCES
NOTE: Resources should be prefaced with the string "Dthello*" when specified. Resources should be specified in the Dthello app-defaults file.
Name | Class | Value Type | Default
vbackground | Vbackground | Pixel | dynamic
vforeground | Vforeground | Pixel | dynamic
vfont | Vfont | FontList | dynamic
string | String | String | .........
file | File | String | NULL
timeout | Timeout | Integer | 240

  vbackground
Specifes the background color for the transition message. If specified, will replace the default Solaris(TM) background with the specified solid color. Can be useful if planning to display large amounts of text here during startup.

  vforeground
Specifes the foreground color for the transition message.

  vfont
Specifes the font to use for the transition message.

  string
Specifes the text to use in the transition message.

  file
Specifies a file whose contents is to be displayed in addition to the transition message. Only one file may be specified.

  timeout
Number of seconds before giving up on the window manager and terminating.