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XXXXSSSSEEEETTTT((((1111)))) XXXX VVVVeeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnn 11111111 ((((RRRReeeelllleeeeaaaasssseeee 6666....6666)))) XXXXSSSSEEEETTTT((((1111)))) NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE xset - user preference utility for X SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS xxxxsssseeeetttt [-display _d_i_s_p_l_a_y] [-b] [b on/off] [b [_v_o_l_u_m_e [_p_i_t_c_h [_d_u_r_a_t_i_o_n]]] [[-]bc] [-c] [c on/off] [c [_v_o_l_u_m_e]] [[-+]fp[- +=] _p_a_t_h[,_p_a_t_h[,...]]] [fp default] [fp rehash] [[-]led [_i_n_t_e_g_e_r]] [led on/off] [m[ouse] [_a_c_c_e_l__m_u_l_t[/_a_c_c_e_l__d_i_v] [_t_h_r_e_s_h_o_l_d]]] [m[ouse] default] [p _p_i_x_e_l _c_o_l_o_r] [[-]r [keycode]] [r on/off] [-ari _i_n_t_e_r_v_a_l] [-art _t_i_m_e_o_u_t] [s [_l_e_n_g_t_h [_p_e_r_i_o_d]]] [s blank/noblank] [s expose/noexpose] [s on/off] [s default] [s activate] [s reset] [q] DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN This program is used to set various user preference options of the display. OOOOPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNNSSSS ----ddddiiiissssppppllllaaaayyyy _d_i_s_p_l_a_y This option specifies the server to use; see _X(_1). bbbb The bbbb option controls bell volume, pitch and duration. This option accepts up to three numerical parameters, a preceding dash(-), or a 'on/off' flag. If no parameters are given, or the 'on' flag is used, the system defaults will be used. If the dash or 'off' are given, the bell will be turned off. If only one numerical parameter is given, the bell volume will be set to that value, as a percentage of its maximum. Likewise, the second numerical parameter specifies the bell pitch, in hertz, and the third numerical parameter specifies the duration in milliseconds. Note that not all hardware can vary the bell characteristics. The X server will set the characteristics of the bell as closely as it can to the user's specifications. bbbbcccc The bbbbcccc option controls _b_u_g _c_o_m_p_a_t_i_b_i_l_i_t_y mode in the server, if possible; a preceding dash(-) disables the mode, otherwise the mode is enabled. Various pre-R4 clients pass illegal values in some protocol requests, and pre-R4 servers did not correctly generate errors in these cases. Such clients, when run against an R4 server, will terminate abnormally or otherwise fail to operate correctly. Bug compatibility mode explicitly reintroduces certain bugs into the X server, so that many such clients can still be run. This mode should be used with care; new application development should be done with this mode disabled. The server must support the MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD protocol extension in order for this option to work. Page 1 (printed 10/3/02) XXXXSSSSEEEETTTT((((1111)))) XXXX VVVVeeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnn 11111111 ((((RRRReeeelllleeeeaaaasssseeee 6666....6666)))) XXXXSSSSEEEETTTT((((1111)))) cccc The cccc option controls key click. This option can take an optional value, a preceding dash(-), or an 'on/off' flag. If no parameter or the 'on' flag is given, the system defaults will be used. If the dash or 'off' flag is used, keyclick will be disabled. If a value from 0 to 100 is given, it is used to indicate volume, as a percentage of the maximum. The X server will set the volume to the nearest value that the hardware can support. ffffpppp==== _p_a_t_h,... The ffffpppp==== sets the font path to the entries given in the path argument. The entries are interpreted by the server, not by the client. Typically they are directory names or font server names, but the interpretation is server-dependent. ffffpppp ddddeeeeffffaaaauuuulllltttt The ddddeeeeffffaaaauuuulllltttt argument causes the font path to be reset to the server's default. ffffpppp rrrreeeehhhhaaaasssshhhh The rrrreeeehhhhaaaasssshhhh argument resets the font path to its current value, causing the server to reread the font databases in the current font path. This is generally only used when adding new fonts to a font directory (after running _m_k_f_o_n_t_d_i_r to recreate the font database). ----ffffpppp or ffffpppp---- The ----ffffpppp and ffffpppp---- options remove elements from the current font path. They must be followed by a comma-separated list of entries. ++++ffffpppp or ffffpppp++++ This ++++ffffpppp and ffffpppp++++ options prepend and append elements to the current font path, respectively. They must be followed by a comma-separated list of entries. lllleeeedddd The lllleeeedddd option controls the keyboard LEDs. This controls the turning on or off of one or all of the LEDs. It accepts an optional integer, a preceding dash(-) or an 'on/off' flag. If no parameter or the 'on' flag is given, all LEDs are turned on. If a preceding dash or the flag 'off' is given, all LEDs are turned off. If a value between 1 and 32 is given, that LED will be turned on or off depending on the existence of a preceding dash. A common LED which can be controlled is the ``Caps Lock'' LED. ``xset led 3'' would turn led #3 on. ``xset -led 3'' would turn it off. The particular LED values may refer to different LEDs on different hardware. Page 2 (printed 10/3/02) XXXXSSSSEEEETTTT((((1111)))) XXXX VVVVeeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnn 11111111 ((((RRRReeeelllleeeeaaaasssseeee 6666....6666)))) XXXXSSSSEEEETTTT((((1111)))) Standard SGI keyboards use led #5 for the ``Caps Lock`` indicator, #6 for the ``Num Lock`` indicator and #7 for the ``Scroll Lock`` indicator. NOTE: As of X11R6.1 (shipped in IRIX 6.2), the X Keyboard (XKB) Extension owns the indicators and the core X protocol LED controls are not guaranteed to work (XKB adds programmable indicators and ways to disable explicit control of indicators). mmmm The mmmm option controls the mouse parameters. The parameters for the mouse are `acceleration' and `threshold'. The acceleration can be specified as an integer, or as a simple fraction. The mouse, or whatever pointer the machine is connected to, will go `acceleration' times as fast when it travels more than `threshold' pixels in a short time. This way, the mouse can be used for precise alignment when it is moved slowly, yet it can be set to travel across the screen in a flick of the wrist when desired. One or both parameters for the mmmm option can be omitted, but if only one is given, it will be interpreted as the acceleration. If no parameters or the flag 'default' is used, the system defaults will be set. pppp The pppp option controls pixel color values. The parameters are the color map entry number in decimal, and a color specification. The root background colors may be changed on some servers by altering the entries for BlackPixel and WhitePixel. Although these are often 0 and 1, they need not be. Also, a server may choose to allocate those colors privately, in which case an error will be generated. The map entry must not be a read-only color, or an error will result. rrrr The rrrr option controls the autorepeat. If a preceding dash or the 'off' flag is used, autorepeat will be disabled. If no parameters or the 'on' flag is used, autorepeat will be enabled. If a specific keycode is specified as a parameter, autorepeat for that keycode is enabled or disabled. ----aaaarrrrtttt _t_i_m_e_o_u_t The ----aaaarrrrtttt option sets a timeout for auto repeat. It accepts a numerical parameter between 1 to 255. The rrrr option should be set to on for this option to take effect. This option is an SGI-specific option and only works on SGI display. ----aaaarrrriiii _i_n_t_e_r_v_a_l Page 3 (printed 10/3/02) XXXXSSSSEEEETTTT((((1111)))) XXXX VVVVeeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnn 11111111 ((((RRRReeeelllleeeeaaaasssseeee 6666....6666)))) XXXXSSSSEEEETTTT((((1111)))) The ----aaaarrrriiii option sets an interval for auto repeat. It accepts a numerical parameter which can be set between 1 to 255. The rrrr option should be set to on for this option to take effect. This option is an SGI-specific option and only works on SGI display. ssss The ssss option lets you set the screen saver parameters. This option accepts up to two numerical parameters, a 'blank/noblank' flag, an 'expose/noexpose' flag, an 'on/off' flag, an 'activate/reset' flag, or the 'default' flag. If no parameters or the 'default' flag is used, the system will be set to its default screen saver characteristics. The 'on/off' flags simply turn the screen saver functions on or off. The 'activate' flag forces activation of screen saver even if the screen saver had been turned off. The 'reset' flag forces deactivation of screen saver if it is active. The 'blank' flag sets the preference to blank the video (if the hardware can do so) rather than display a background pattern, while 'noblank' sets the preference to display a pattern rather than blank the video. The 'expose' flag sets the preference to allow window exposures (the server can freely discard window contents), while 'noexpose' sets the preference to disable screen saver unless the server can regenerate the screens without causing exposure events. The length and period parameters for the screen saver function determines how long the server must be inactive for screen saving to activate, and the period to change the background pattern to avoid burn in. The arguments are specified in seconds. If only one numerical parameter is given, it will be used for the length. NOTE: some SGI systems and monitors support a monitor power-save option, which allows the monitor to use less current when turned on, but not in use. This feature is controlled through the screen saver interval. To check whether your system supports the feature, set the screen saver interval to its default, by using 'xset s default', then read back the default interval using 'xset q'. If the default interval is 0, the system supports the feature. To enable the feature, set the interval to a non-zero value, which will be the number of seconds between the time screen saving is enabled and the time monitor power-save is turned on. A value of 0 disables monitor power-save. If 'noblank' is enabled, the screen saver interval reverts to its original meaning, i.e., the period to change the background pattern. Page 4 (printed 10/3/02) XXXXSSSSEEEETTTT((((1111)))) XXXX VVVVeeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnn 11111111 ((((RRRReeeelllleeeeaaaasssseeee 6666....6666)))) XXXXSSSSEEEETTTT((((1111)))) qqqq The qqqq option gives you information on the current settings. These settings will be reset to default values when you log out. Note that not all X implementations are guaranteed to honor all of these options. SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO X(1), Xserver(1), xmodmap(1), xrdb(1), xsetroot(1) AAAAUUUUTTTTHHHHOOOORRRR Bob Scheifler, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science David Krikorian, MIT Project Athena (X11 version) Page 5 (printed 10/3/02)