/usr/dt/share/man/cat1/dthello.1

dthello(1)		 USER COMMANDS		       dthello(1)

NAME
     dthello - TED login transitional greeting

SYNOPSIS
     dthello [ -display	 <display>  ]  [  -fground  <color>  ]	[
     -bground <color> ]	[ -fnt <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.  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  indica-
     tion  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 and	is not intended	to be started directly by users.

     -display display Display id.
     -fground color Foreground color.

     -bground color Background color.
     -fnt 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.

Unix System LaboratoLast change: 1 August 1995			1

dthello(1)		 USER COMMANDS		       dthello(1)

	      Name	    Class	 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.

  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  addi-
     tion to the transition message.  Only one file may	be speci-
     fied.

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

Unix System LaboratoLast change: 1 August 1995			2

See also dthello(1)