SfinxLite TWM - Control menu

The control menu contains commands to control your session and application windows. It contains the following commands :
Session control
Refresh Screen
Unlock Keyboard
Hardcopy
Lock Screen
Screen Saver
Show Iconmanager
Hide Iconmanager
TWM Window list
Display Info
Restart

Refresh Screen

This command refreshes the whole screen. It is also bound to the Control-R and Control-L keyboard sequences in the root window, in case TWM is too messed up to properly display this menu.

Unlock Keyboard

Sometimes, an application gets hold of the keyboard and refuses to release it. This function can often solve this problem.

Hardcopy

After this command has been selected, the cursor will change shape and you can select a window, which will then be printed on the default printer.

Lock Screen

This invokes the xlock program to lock the screen, and display a moving pattern. You have to type in your password to unlock the screen.

Note: users are not allowed to lock the screen of a public workstation. The penalty is so severe, that I dare not mention it here !!!!

So use this function only on the machine on your own desk, and only for short periods, like a coffee break.

Screen Saver

This will blank the screen and display a moving pattern until a mouse button is pressed. Some of the patterns are quite CPU-time consuming. Besides, there is a standard X11 screen saver that is automatically enabled after a few minutes of inactivity.

Show / Hide Icon manager

This shows (or hides) the Icon manager just like the Control-I and Control-H keyboard sequences in the root window.

TWM Window list

This pops up the built-in TWM menu containing the names of all windows. Selecting a window from this menu iconifies or deiconifies this window.

Display Info

This pops up a submenu allowing you to display various kinds of information about the display or a window.

Restart

This command restarts TWM. It is also bound to the Control-Escape keyboard sequence, in case TWM is so messed up you cannot reach this menu any more.



David.Jansen@strw.leidenuniv.nl
Last modified: Wed Jun 7 14:17:03 1995