10.0;icon *DM*, revision 1.0, 87/12/23
icon -- change a window into an icon(s); change an icon back into a window.
usage: icon [entry_name [-i|-w] [-c 'char']]
DESCRIPTION
The icon command changes the specified window or group into an icon(s),
or changes an icon back into a window. You can use two methods to change
a window into an icon:
+ Specify the window name (shown in the window legend) when you issue
the icon command, (either by typing it or using <MARK> as described
below).
+ Simply position the cursor in the window, press <CMD>, and issue the
icon command.
If you want to change a group of windows into icons, you must specify the
group name when you issue the icon command. By default, if you do not
specify an entry_name (the name of a window or group) icon manipulates
the window under the cursor.
To change an icon back into a window, repeat the process described above.
The window reappears on your display at its former position.
When you change a window into an icon, the DM displays an icon character
that describes the type of information the window displayed, such as an
edit pad, a graphics file, or a shell transcript pad. The default icon
characters are held in a font file called /sys/dm/fonts/icons. If you
want, you can use the edfont program described in the appendixes to
examine or change this file. If you want to use your own icon font file,
invoke the fl (font_load) command with the -i option prior to issuing the
icon command.
ARGUMENTS
entry_name (optional)
Specify the name of the window or group you want to
change into icon(s), or change back into a window. If
the name of the window or group appears as a text string
somewhere on the display, you can use the following
time-saving feature: place the cursor on the name, then
press <MARK>. Now issue the icon command. icon uses
the marked name for the entry_name argument.
Default if omitted: manipulate the window under the
cursor
OPTIONS
If you do not specify any options, icon toggles the current window
setting.
-i Force the window or group to appear as an icon. This option is
not valid if you specify -w.
-w Force the window or group to appear as a window. This option is
not valid if you specify -i.
-c 'char' Specify the DM icon character used to represent a window. You
must enclose char in single quotation marks.
SEE ALSO
More information is available. Type the following at an Aegis shell
prompt:
help icons For a list of the standard icon characters residing in
/sys/dm/fonts/icons
help fl For information on loading icon font files for use in
windows
help idf For information on defining default icon positions
help windows For details about window groups