Web: Resources & Command Line Options
Command-line Arguments
Certain variables in Web can be initialized from the command line.
The final command line argument is usually interpreted as the
data file extension. However if you use multiple command line
arguements you may have to specify the data file extension using
the following argument:
-ext data-file-extension.
Web specific Command-line arguments
The following command line arguments are specific to Web and alter
configuration variables which are commonly set inside Web menus.
Option Resource affected Value set to Variable affected
----------- ----------------- ------------- ------------------
-cfg *cursorForeground Next argument Cursor foreground color
-cbg *cursorBackground Next argument Cursor background color
-cursor *cursor Next argument Cursor
-ext *dataExt Next argument File extension
-listfiles *listFiles "FALSE" List files
-lutdir *lutDirectory Next argument LUT directory
-marx *imageXMargin Next argument Image X margins
-mary *imageYMargin Next argument Image Y margins
-marlef *imageLeftMargin Next argument Image left margin
-martop *imageTopMargin Next argument Image top margin
+names *listNames "TRUE" List names of images
-nsam8 *nsam8 Next argument Raw image columns
-nrow8 *nrow8 Next argument Raw image rows
-nslice8 *nslice8 Next argument Raw image slices
-reduction *imageReduction Next argument Image size reduction
-wfg *webForeground Next argument Image area foreground
-wbg *webBackground Next argument Image area background
Standard Xt Command-line Arguments
The following command line arguments are commonly used by all standard
Xt applications; most of them will affect Web's operation or appearance.
Option Resource affected Value set to Parameter affected
----------- ----------------- ------------- ------------------
-bg *background Next argument Background color
-background *background Next argument Background color
-bd *borderColor Next argument Border color
-bw .borderWidth Next argument Width of border in pixels
-borderwidth .borderWidth Next argument Width of border in pixels
-bordercolor *borderColor Next argument Color of border
-display .display Next argument Server to use
-fg *foreground Next argument Foreground color
-fn *font Next argument Font name
-font *font Next argument Font name
-foreground *foreground Next argument Foreground color
-geometry .geometry Next argument Window size and position
-iconic .iconic "on" Start as an icon
-name .name Next argument Name of application
-reverse *reverseVideo "on" Reverse video
-rv *reverseVideo "on" Reverse video
+rv *reverseVideo "off" No Reverse Video
-selectionTimeot .selectionTimeout Null Selection timeout
-synchronous *synchronous "on" Synchronous debug mode
+synchronous *synchronous "off" Synchronous debug mode
-title .title Next argument Title of application
-xrm value of argument Next argument Depends on argument
Web specific Resources
Certain variables in Web can be set in Xt resource files
(typically the .Xdefaults file in your home directory).
Resource Meaning Default
----------- ----------------- -------
cursor web cursor number 22
cursorForeground cursor foreground color number 147
cursorBackground cursor background color number 137
dataExt data file extension "DAT"
fct surface attenuation factor 1.0
scaleVal surface scale factor 1.0
reflectionFactor surface reflection factor 0.5
imageReduction image scaling reduction 1
imageXMargin image x margin 1
imageYMargin image y margin 1
imageLeftMargin image left margin 0
imageTopMargin image top margin 0
listFiles list files in file selector True
magSizeX magnifier x size 64
magSizeY magnifier y size 64
markerRadius marker circle radius 5
nsam8 raw image columns 940
nrow8 raw image rows 940
nslice8 raw image slices 1
overlayColor overlay color number 157
webForeground web foreground color number 137
webBackground web background color number 0