Most Motif applications provide built-in ways for you to change various application resources, such as colors and fonts. Customization functions are often found on the Options Menu on the MenuBar. The customization features provided by an application typically are sufficient for most users.
Every Motif component has numerous resources that control its appearance and behavior. Advanced users may wish to modify certain resources of specific components in an application to change the functionality and appearance of the application beyond what is possible using the customization features that are provided. Since the range of possible modifications is virtually endless, you need to be careful not to change an application so much that it no longer functions properly. Check with the documentation for an application before you start changing resource values. Consult the Motif Programmer's Reference for information about the resources that are used by different Motif components.
This chapter describes the following features for customizing Motif applications: