objbld(X)                     06 January 1993                      objbld(X)


 Name

    object builder - build or modify Desktop objects

 Command syntax

    objbld

 Desktop syntax

    Double-click on the Object Builder icon.

    The Object Builder icon is, by default, in the Controls window.

 Description

    The Object Builder control builds Desktop objects.  It defines the object
    by associating an icon picture with the actions taken when a user double
    clicks on the object and the actions taken when an a user drops an icon
    on the object.

    Scripts used to define Double Click Actions and Drag and Drop Actions
    must use the Deskshell command language.

 Command options

    The objbld command supports the standard Xt options.

 Desktop options


    Picture

    This controls which bitmap or pixmap icon is associated with the object.
    You can drop an icon on the Object Builder window or select a picture
    file using the Install menu's Picture option.

    Double Click Actions

    This controls the actions taken when a user double clicks on the object.
    The actions for Button 1 can be defined separately from those for Button
    2.

    You can select actions for an object using one of the following methods.

    1.  Create a default action script by dropping an executable on the
        Object Builder window or by selecting an executable using the Install
        menu's Executable option.  Default actions are assigned to the new
        object.

    2.  Use an action script from an existing object by dropping the object
        on the Object Builder window or by selecting Open Object from the
        Install menu.  The object's existing actions are assigned and you can
        save the result as a new object using the File menu's Save As option.

    3.  Loading an existing actions script file by selecting Double Click
        Actions or Drag & Drop Actions from the Install menu and then select-
        ing the script file.


    Drag & Drop Actions

    This controls the actions taken when a user drops an icon on the object.
    The actions for Buttons 1 & 2 can be defined separately from those for
    Buttons 1 & 2 with the <Ctrl> key depressed.  You can select actions as
    described under Double Click Actions.

 File

    /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/ObjBld

 See also

    deskcommands(X), deskshell(X), xdt3(X)