NewDeal Hot Tip 1623

GEOS.INI: [ui]

generic = <file name>

This key defines the generic user interface library file that is to be used by NewDeal. If the key is missing, then it defaults to UI.GEO.

specific = <file name>

This key defines the specific user interface library file that is to be used by NewDeal. If the key is missing, then it defaults to MOTIF.GEO.

execOnStartup = <namelist>

This key defines applications to be run when NewDeal starts up. <namelist> can consist of one or more application names. These values can be placed on the same line, separated by spaces, or across several lines. If placed across several lines, they must be enclosed with curly braces.

EXAMPLE:

execOnStartup = Clock NewPlanner

background = <background file name>

Use this file as the background picture. This is normally set by the Preference manager.

backgroundColor = <number>

Color index of background color. This is normally set by the Preference manager. Available colors are

= 0 (Black)
= 1 (Dark Blue)
= 2 (Dark Green)
= 3 (Dark Cyan)
= 4 (Dark Red)
= 5 (Dark Purple)
= 6 (Brown)
= 7 (Light Gray)
= 8 (Dark Gray)
= 9 (Light Blue)
= 10 (Light Green)
= 11 (Light Cyan)
= 12 (Light Red)
= 13 (Light Purple)
= 14 (Yellow)
= 15 (White)

backgroundAttr = <t|c|x>

This key defines how the background picture will be displayed. It is normally set by the Preferences manager. The options are

= t (tiled)
= c (centered)
= x (upper left corner)

autosave = <true|false>

True if document safeguarding is turned on. Normally set by the Preferences manager.

autosaveTime = <number>

Defines the interval (in seconds) between auto-saves.

haveEnvironmentApp = <true|false>

True if an environment application like the Welcome screen is specified as the defaultLauncher in [uiFeatures]

doNotDisplayResetBox = <true|false>

This key is set to true if we don't want to put up the Reset NewDeal dialog box after a crash or improper exit. If this is set to true, then deleteStateFilesAfterCrash should also be set to true, or some crashes may allow bad state files to keep NewDeal from restarting properly.

deleteStateFilesAfterCrash = <true|false>

True if we always want to delete state files after a crash. If this key is set to true, then doNotDisplayResetBox should also be set to true.

overstrikeMode = <true|false>

True allows the user to go into overstrike mode (the default). False prevents the user from switching to overstrike mode. This key is normally set by the Preferences manager.

kbdAcceleratorMode = <true|false>

If false, this key tells NewDeal to ignore keyboard accelerators. By default, this is true and keyboard accelerators are allowed. Note that this is independent of whether keyboard accelerators are drawn, which is mainly controlled by the value of windowOptions in [uiFeatures].

productName = <string>

This key holds the name of product in the "Are you sure you want to exit <string>?" message in the dialog box that appears when you Exit the software.

noTokenDatabase = <true|false>

True to prevent any token database from being initialized. This would only be used to improve startup time on a system where no icons were going to be used--that is, a product that starts up and just runs one application.

noClipboard = <true|false>

True to prevent the clipboard from loading. This would be used only to improve startup time on a system that never needs the clipboard.

noSpooler = <true|false>

True to prevent launching the spooler. Would be used only to optimize startup time on a system that never prints.

noTaskSwitcher = <true|false>

True to prevent loading the task switcher. This may be used to improve startup time if the system running NewDeal knows in advance that it will never use a taskswitcher.

sound = <true|false>

Turns sound on or off and is normally set by the Preferences application.

confirmShutdown = <true|false>

True to show the confirmation dialog box before shutting down. False to skip the confirmation dialog box. Defaults to true.

screenBlanker = <true|false>

True to enable screen blanker.

screenBlankerTimeout =<number>

This key sets the number of minutes of idle time before activating screen saver or blanker.

keyboardSize = <number>

This key sets the size for the floating keyboard. The keyboard must be enabled with the noKeyboard key in the [input] category and the floatingKeyboard key in the [expressMenuControl] category. A value of 1 displays the smaller Zoomer keyboard. A value of zero displays the larger, default Bullet keyboard.

hwr = <file name>

Name of the HandWriting Recognition library on a system that supports one. The default is PALM.GEO.

password = <true|false>

Sets the system password on or off.

passwordText = <string>

Contains the password if the password key is set to true.

Last Modified 5 Mar 1999