[9346] in Athena Bugs
decmips 7.3P: system.mwmrc
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Calvin Clark)
Mon May 18 13:42:20 1992
Date: Mon, 18 May 92 13:42:07 -0400
From: Calvin Clark <ckclark@mit.edu>
To: bugs@Athena.MIT.EDU
Reply-To: ckclark@mit.edu
System name: hodge
Type and version: KN01 7.3P
Display type: PMAX-MFB
What were you trying to do?
Just look at it:
89 Menu Applications
90 {
91 "Applications" f.title
92 "Emacs" _E f.exec "emacs &"
93 "Xmh" _m f.exec "xmh &"
94 "Xterm" _t f.exec "xterm &"
95 # "Xscreensaver" _s f.exec "/afs/athena/contrib/sipb/@sys/x
screensaver"
96 "Xcalc" _c f.exec "xcalc &"
97 "Xclock" _k f.exec "xclock &"
98 "Xload" _l f.exec "xload &"
99 }
What's wrong:
Commenting out the explicit path to xscreensaver is not a
solution. To suggest the possibility of invoking xscreensaver in the
applications menu, it should simply invoke ``xscreensaver,'' as users
should have it in their search path if they use it at all. Currently,
this line simply encourages users to uncomment it and use it as is when
they configure their own .mwmrc files. (Users frequnently begin
customization by copying the system file and modifying it to their
needs.)
What should have happened:
It should be modified. Either delete the line entirely, or
replace it with one which invokes "xscreensaver" without the path and
make some reference to the sipb locker and the dotfiles document. This
way, users will learn the proper method for invoking programs from
lockers in their windowmanager menus.
Please describe any relevant documentation references:
N/A
