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dxcalendar(1X)
NAME
dxcalendar - DECwindows calendar program
SYNOPSIS
dxcalendar [[options] |[-migrate [calname] start_date end_date] ]
OPTIONS
-bd color
Specifies the color of the window's border (color displays only). This
overrides the system default defined in the Session Manager's Customize
Window dialog box.
-bg color
Specifies the color of the window's background (color displays only).
This overrides the system default defined in the Session Manager's
Customize Window dialog box.
-d dispname
Specifies the display screen where dxcalendar displays its window. If
the display option is not specified, dxcalendar uses the display screen
specified by your DISPLAY environment variable. The display option has
the format hostname:number. Using two colons (::) instead of one (:)
indicates that DECnet is to be used for transport. The default is :0.
For more information, see X(1X).
-display dispname
This option is the same as the -d option.
-fg color
Specifies the color of the text (color displays only). This overrides
the system default defined in the Session Manager's Customize Window
dialog box.
-migrate [calname] start_date end_date
For migrating dxcalendar database file calname for use with the CDE
calendar, dtcm. If unspecified, calname defaults to
$HOME/.dxcalendar.dwc. The variables start_date and end_date are the
starting and ending dates of the period for which dxcalendar entries
are migrated. The format for start_date and end_date is dd-mmm-yyyy
(for example, 22-DEC-1994). No other option can be used with -migrate.
See dxcaltodtcm(1) for the complete migration procedure.
DESCRIPTION
The dxcalendar command starts an online interactive calendar and
appointment book. The calendar stores and organizes information about
events, reminds you when the scheduled events are due to take place, and
can automatically schedule events that repeat on a regular basis.
When it first starts, dxcalendar creates a binary database file named
.dxcalendar.dwc in your home directory.
The dxcalendar command displays calendar information by providing
individual windows for a year, month, or day. By default, dxcalendar
displays a window containing a month display with the current day enclosed
in a box.
To select a month or day, click on the appropriate name or number. To move
backwards and forwards within one display type, use the scroll bars
provided. To change from one display type to another, double-click on the
appropriate item. For example, to show a year display, double-click on the
year. To get context-sensitive help on a name or a menu item, place the
cursor on the item and press the Help key and MB1 simultaneously.
For more information, click on the Help menu, or use the Help key.
MENUS
The dxcalendar window contains the following menus:
· File
· Edit
· View
· Entry
· Options
· Help
File Menu
The File menu lets you modify the dxcalendar session. Updates take effect
immediately. The File menu contains the following menu items:
Open
Lets you select the calendar you want to manipulate or open an
additional calendar. A dialog box is displayed prompting for the name
of the calendar. You can open calendars for which you do not have write
access. If you specify the name of a calendar that does not exist,
dxcalendar prompts you for the name of a calendar that you want to
create. If you have write access to the specified directory, the
calendar is created with your default file access.
Open in New
Lets you open another calendar in another window.
Include
Allows you to include a file into an entry.
Close
Closes the current calendar. If the current calendar is the only
active calendar, exits from dxcalendar.
Name As
Renames the current calendar. You are prompted for the new calendar
name.
Delete
Deletes a calendar. A dialog box asking for confirmation is displayed.
Print
Writes a representation of a specified range of timeslots in the
calendar to a file in PostScript, DDIF, or Text format and optionally
lets you send the file to a printer. If there is a currently selected
timeslot range, dxcalendar displays a dialog box asking you to confirm
that the selected range is to be printed. You can also specify the
timeslot range by entering the starting and ending times of the range
to be printed.
Exit
Exits from the dxcalendar application and closes all dxcalendar
windows.
Edit Menu
The Edit menu contains the following menu items:
Cut Cuts the selected text from the application window.
Copy
Copies the selected text.
Paste
Pastes the text last cut or copied.
Clear
Deletes selected text from an entry or deletes a selected entry.
Select All
Selects all entries or all text in an open entry.
Mark
Alters the display of the selected day. The Mark submenu contains the
following menu items:
Default
Specifies that the selected day be marked as it was at dxcalendar
startup, after previously being marked with one of the other four
options.
Work Day
Specifies that the selected day be marked as a work day (bold
type).
Non-Work Day
Specifies that the selected day be marked as a non-work day
(lighter type).
Normal
Specifies that the selected day be marked as a non-special day
(normal type).
Special
Specifies that the selected day be marked as a special day (bold,
larger, and on color displays, red type).
View Menu
The View Menu contains the following menu items:
Selected
Changes the current display to the display type of the selected item.
For example, if a day number is selected from a year display, the
display type is converted to a day display, with the selected day
displayed. The selected item must be the name or number of a year,
month, or day.
Today
Changes the current display to a display of the current day.
Day Changes the current display to a day display.
Month
Changes the current display to a month display. By default, dxcalendar
displays the month containing the current day.
Year
Changes the current display to a year display. By default, dxcalendar
displays the year containing the current day and month.
Entry Menu
If you double click on a day, or choose either the Today or the Day option
from the View menu, the Entry menu is listed on the menu bar. The Entry
menu also appears on the menu bar when you invoke dxcalendar if you have
used the Customize menu's General option to select Day as the First View.
The Entry menu contains the following menu items:
Edit
Lets you add and delete calendar timeslot entries. This item is
enabled only if the day display is in use and a timeslot is selected. A
dialog box appears with a text window that lets you enter text into the
selected timeslot and prompts for an alarm. When the alarm is
activated, dxcalendar displays a dialog box listing the date, the time
of the timeslot and the contents of the timeslot entry, and emits a
beep.
Close
Closes an open entry.
Delete
Deletes an entry.
Reset
Removes any changes you have made to the entry.
Options Menu
The Options menu contains the following menu items:
General
Customize various general options.
Day View
Customize the day view. Customization affects the default behavior
when creating new entries. There is no effect on already existing
entries.
Note
To modify existing entries, you can either open the Edit dialog box
from the Entry menu by double clicking with MB1 in the timeslot's
icon area, and then make day display modifications, or you can
select the Mark item from the Edit menu and then select the various
day display options.
Icon
Customize the icon box
Alarms
Customize the default alarms.
Save Settings
Save current settings.
Restore Settings
Cancel any unsaved changes you have made.
Restore System Settings
Return to the default dxcalendar settings.
Help Menu
The Help menu contains the following menu items:
On Context
Starts context sensitive help.
On Window
Enters the Overview help topic.
On Help
Provides information on how to use help.
On Version
Provides information on the current version of Calendar.
Glossary
Provides a glossary of terms used in the Calendar application.
X DEFAULTS
The dxcalendar application uses the values in the .Xdefaults file when you
logged in and uses the appropriate resource specification to customize the
appearance or characteristics of its displayed dxcalendar window. The
format for a resource specification in the .Xdefaults file is:
[name*]resource: value
name
Specifies the application name or the name string that restricts the
resource assignment to that application or to a component of an
application. If this argument is not specified, the resource
assignment is globally available to all X applications.
resource
Specifies the resource.
value
Specifies the value that is to be assigned to the resource.
The available class identifier is dxcalendar.
For more information, see X(1X).
FILES
~/.Xdefaults
~/DXcalendar
~/.dxcalendar.dwc
SEE ALSO
mwm(1X), X(1X), dxcaltodtcm(1), dtcm(1)