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dthello(1)
CDE


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.

  When invoked, the dthello client creates an screen-sized override-redirect
  window draws a specified message on it.  The message may be specified on
  the command line or in a text file.  At the same time, a 1x1 window is
  created that is picked up by the window manager.  When the window manager
  reparents the smaller window (an indication that the window manager has
  started), the dthello program exits.

OPTIONS
  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.

  -font fontname
	    Font.

  -string message
	    String to be displayed in window.

  -file filename
	    Text file name whose contents will be displayed in the screen-
	    sized window in addition to the transition message.	 This option
	    may be specified up to five times.

  -timeout seconds
	    Number of seconds to wait for the window manager to initiate
	    before terminating.



RETURN VALUE
   Exit values are:

  0    Successful completion.

  >0   Error condition occurred.

EXAMPLES
  dthello -string "Welcome to the Desktop" Transition window will contain
  this message.

RESOURCES
  Resources should be prefaced with the string "Dthello*" when specified.
  Resources should be specified in the Dthello app-defaults file.
  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
	    Specifies the background color for the transition message.

  vforeground
	    Specifies the foreground color for the transition message.

  vfont	    Specifies the font to use for the transition message.

  string    Specifies the text to use in the transition message.

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

  timeout   Number of seconds to wait for the window manager to initiate
	    before terminating.

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