objbld(XC)

Object Builder -- build or modify Desktop objects

Command syntax

objbld

Desktop syntax

Double-click on the Object Builder icon in the Controls window.

Description

Object Builder builds Desktop objects. It defines the object by associating an icon picture with the actions taken when a user double-clicks on the object and the actions taken when a user drops an icon on the object.

Scripts used to define double-click actions and drag and drop actions must use the Deskshell command language.

Command options

The objbld command supports the standard Xt options.

Desktop options

Picture

This controls which bitmap or pixmap icon is associated with the object. You can drop an icon on the Object Builder window or select a picture file with the Picture menu item on the Install menu.

Double-click actions

This controls the actions taken when a user double-clicks on the object. The actions for button 1 can be defined separately from those for button 2.

You can select actions for an object using one of the following methods:

Create a default action script by dropping an executable on the Object Builder window or by selecting an executable with the Executable menu item on the Install menu. Default actions are assigned to the new object.
Use an action script from an existing object by dropping the object on the Object Builder window or by selecting Open Object from the Install menu. The object's existing actions are assigned and you can save the result as a new object with the Save As menu item on the File menu.
Load an existing actions script file by selecting Double Click Actions or Drag & Drop Actions from the Install menu and then select the script file.

Drag and drop actions

This controls the actions taken when a user drops an icon on the object. The actions for buttons 1 and 2 can be defined separately from those for buttons 1 and 2 with the <Ctrl> key depressed.

File

/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/ObjBld