NAME

gfxtool − Run graphics programs in the SunWindows environment

SYNOPSIS

gfxtool [ −C ] [ program [ arguments ]]

OPTIONS

−C Redirect system console output to this instance of gfxtool. 

gfxtool also accepts all of the generic tool arguments; see suntools(1) for a list of these arguments.

If a program argument is present, gfxtool runs it.  If there are no arguments, gfxtool runs the program corresponding to your SHELL environment variable.  If this environment variable is not available, then gfxtool runs /bin/sh. 

DESCRIPTION

gfxtool is a standard tool provided with SunWindows. It allows you to run graphics programs that don’t overwrite the terminal emulator from which they run.

gfxtool has two subwindows: a terminal subwindow and an empty subwindow.  The terminal subwindow contains a running shell, just like the shelltool (see shelltool(1)). Programs invoked in the terminal subwindow can run in the empty subwindow. You can move the boundary between these two subwindows as described in suntools(1) under The Tool Manager.  If you wish, you can make gfxtool your console by entering a first argument of -C. 

Normally you can use the mouse and keyboard anywhere in the empty subwindow to access Tool Manager functions.  However, some graphics programs which run in this window may take over inputs directed to it. For example, SunCore uses the mouse and keyboard for its own input.  When you run such tools, access the Tool Manager menu from the tool boundaries or namestripe. 

SEE ALSO

suntools(1), shelltool(1), gfx_demos(6)

FILES

~/.ttyswrc
/usr/bin/gfxtool
/usr/bin/suntools
/usr/demo/∗
/usr/src/sun/suntool/gfxtool.c

BUGS

If more than 256 characters are input to a terminal emulator subwindow without an intervening newline, the terminal emulator may hang.  If this occurs, display the Tool Manager Menu; the "TTY Hung?" submenu there has one item, "Flush input", that you can invoke to correct the problem. 

Sun Release 3.2  —  Last change: 29 March 1985