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AIX Version 4.3 AIXwindows Programming Guide

Using the AIXwindows Customizing Tool Overview

The AIXwindows customizing tool helps to change the look of a client application. It provides a simplified method for you to set the values of resources. Resources are items such as colors, fonts, and other attributes which can be customized.

For more information on the customizing tool, see the following:

Using the Customizing Tool Introduction

The customizing tool helps to change the look of an application. It provides a user-friendly way to set the values of resources. Resources allow you to customize a client application. Each application has its own unique set of resources. Files called app-custom files have been created for a set of popular applications. These files contain information in a special format that describes the resources available for the modification of an application and, in some cases, the possible resource values you can select.

The customizing tool has browsers to help you choose valid values for the resources. It can often apply these values to the application so you can see your changes immediately instead of having to restart your application. Once you like the look of your application, you can save your changes permanently.

Related Information

AIXwindows Overview provides general information on the environment.

Using the AIXwindows Window Manager allows you to move windows, change their size, change them into icons, and create new windows.

Bidirectional Support in Xm (Motif) Library provides a convenient way of creating Arabic/Hebrew graphical user interfaces.


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