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Xset
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NAME
xset - user preference utility for X
SYNOPSIS
xset [-display display] [-b] [b on/off]
[b [volume [pitch [duration]]] [[-]bc] [-c] [c on/off] [c [volume]]
[[-+]fp[-+=] path[,path[,...]]] [fp default] [fp rehash] [[-]led
[integer]] [led on/off] [m[ouse] [accel_mult[/accel_div] [threshold]]]
[m[ouse] default] [p pixel color] [[-]r] [r on/off] [s [length
[period]]] [s blank/noblank] [s expose/noexpose] [s on/off] [s default]
[q]
DESCRIPTION
This program is used to set various user preference options of
the display.
OPTIONS
-display display
This option specifies the server to use; see X(1).
b
The b option controls bell volume, pitch and duration. This
option accepts up to three numerical parameters, a preceding dash(-),
or a `on/off' flag. If no parameters are given, or the `on' flag is
used, the system defaults will be used. If the dash or `off' are given,
the bell will be turned off. If only one numerical parameter is given,
the bell volume will be set to that value, as a percentage of its
maximum. Likewise, the second numerical parameter specifies the bell
pitch, in hertz, and the third numerical parameter specifies the
duration in milliseconds. Note that not all hardware can vary the bell
characteristics. The X server will set the characteristics of the bell
as closely as it can to the user's specifications.
bc
The bc option controls bug compatibility mode in the server, if
possible; a preceding dash(-) disables the mode, otherwise the mode is
enabled. Various pre-R4 clients pass illegal values in some protocol
requests, and pre-R4 servers did not correctly generate errors in these
cases. Such clients, when run against an R4 server, will terminate
abnormally or otherwise fail to operate correctly. Bug compatibility
mode explicitly reintroduces certain bugs into the X server, so that
many such clients can still be run. This mode should be used with care;
new application development should be done with this mode disabled. The
server must support the MIT- SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD protocol extension in
order for this option to work.
c
The c option controls key click. This option can take an
optional value, a preceding dash(-), or an `on/off' flag. If no
parameter or the `on' flag is given, the system defaults will be used.
If the dash or `off' flag is used, keyclick will be disabled. If a
value from 0 to 100 is given, it is used to indicate volume, as a
percentage of the maximum. The X server will set the volume to the
nearest value that the hardware can support.
fp= path,...
The fp= sets the font path to the directories given in the path
argument. The directories are interpreted by the server, not by the
client, and are server-dependent. Directories that do not contain font
databases created by mkfontdir will be ignored by the server.
fp default
The default argument causes the font path to be reset to the
server's default.
fp rehash
The rehash argument causes the server to reread the font
databases in the current fontpath. This is generally only used when
adding new fonts to a font directory (after running mkfontdir to
recreate the font database).
-fp or fp-
The -fp and fp- options remove elements from the current font
path. They must be followed by a comma-separated list of directories.
+fp or fp+
This +fp and fp+ options prepend and append elements to the
current font path, respectively. They must be followed by a
comma-separated list of directories.
led
The led option controls the keyboard LEDs. This controls the
turning on or off of one or all of the LEDs. It accepts an optional
integer, a preceding dash(-) or an `on' flag is given, all LEDs are
turned on. If a preceding dash or the flag `off' is given, all LEDs are
turned off. If a value between 1 and 32 is given, that LED will be
turned on or off depending on the existence of a preceding dash. A
common LED which can be controlled is the ``Caps Lock'' LED. ``xset led
3'' would turn led #3 on. ``xset -led 3'' would turn it off. The
particular LED values may refer to different LEDs on different hardware.
m
The m option controls the mouse parameters. The parameters for
the mouse are `acceleration' and `threshold'. The acceleration can be
specified as an integer, or as a simple fraction. The mouse, or
whatever pointer the machine is connected to, will go `acceleration'
times as fast when it travels more than `threshold' pixels in a short
time. This way, the mouse can be used for precise alignment when it is
moved slowly, yet it can be set to travel across the screen in a flick
of the wrist when desired. One or both parameters for the m option can
be omitted, but if only one is given, it will be interpreted as the
acceleration. If no parameters or the flag `default' is used, the
system defaults will be set.
p
The p option controls pixel color values. The parameters are the
color map entry number in decimal, and a color specification. The root
background colors may be changed on some servers by altering the
entries for BlackPixel and WhitePixel. Although these are often 0 and
1, they need not be. Also, a server may choose to allocate those colors
privately, in which case an error will be generated. The map entry must
not be a read-only color, or an error will result.
r
The r option controls the autorepeat. If a preceding dash or
the `off' flag is used, autorepeat will be disabled. If no parameters
or the `on' flag is used, autorepeat will be enabled.
s
The s option lets you set the screen saver parameters. This option
accepts up to two numerical parameters, a `blank/noblank' flag, an
`expose/noexpose' flag, an `on/off' flag, or the `default' flag. If no
parameters or the `default' flag is used, the system will be set to its
default screen saver characteristics. The `on/off' flags simply turn the
screen saver functions on or off. The `blank' flag sets the preference
to blank the video (if the hardware can do so) rather than display a
background pattern, while `noblank' sets the preference to display a
pattern rather than blank the video. The `expose' flag sets the
preference to allow window exposures (the server can freely discard
window contents), while `noexpose' sets the preference to dis able
screen saver unless the server can regenerate the screens without
causing exposure events. The length and period parameters for the
screen saver function determines how long the server must be inactive
for screen saving to activate, and the period to change the background
pattern to avoid burn in. The arguments are specified in seconds. If
only one numerical parameter is given, it will be used for the length.
q
The q option gives you information on the current settings.
These settings will be reset to default values when you log out.
Note that not all X implementations are guaranteed to honor all of
these options.
SEE ALSO
X(1), Xserver(1), xmodmap(1), xrdb(1),
xsetroot(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1988, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
See X(1) for a full statement of rights
and permissions.
AUTHOR
Bob Scheifler, MIT Laboratory for
Computer Science
David Krikorian, MIT Project Athena (X11 version)
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