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How Do I Run a Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Application?

The configuration required for Common Desktop Environment (CDE) applications depends on whether you want to run a desktop session or an individual application.

Running a CDE Desktop Session

To run a Common Desktop Environment (CDE) desktop session through SGD, create an X application object with the following settings.

Console Tab Attribute Setting
Launch Application Command

The full path to the Xsession application, for example /usr/dt/bin/Xsession.

On the command line, use --app pathname.
Launch Keep Launch Connection Open

Select the Enabled check box.

On the command line, use --keepopen true.
Launch Session Termination

Select Login Script Exit from the list.

On the command line, use --endswhen loginscript.
Presentation Window Type Select Kiosk from the list.

On the command line, use --displayusing kiosk
Presentation Window Size Select the Scale to Fit Window check box.

Use this setting only if users suspend and resume the application on displays of different sizes.

On the command line, use --scalable true

Note You must use these settings, to allow SGD to shut down the CDE session correctly.

Running a CDE Application

To run a CDE application directly rather than from the CDE Front Panel, create an X application object with the following settings.

Console Tab Attribute Setting
Launch Application Command

The full path to the application you want to run.

On the command line, use --app pathname.
Launch Keep Launch Connection Open

Deselect the Enabled check box.

On the command line, use --keepopen false.

Note This is the default value for this attribute.
Launch Session Termination

Select No Visible Windows from the list.

On the command line, --endswhen nowindows.

Note This is the default value for this attribute.
Presentation Window Type Select Client Window Management from the list.

On the command line, use --displayusing clientwm
Presentation Window Manager Type the following in the field: 
Skip past preformatted text/usr/dt/bin/dtwm -xrm "Dtwm*useFrontPanel: false" -xrm "Dtwm*ws0*backdrop*image: none"

On the command line, use --winmgr '/usr/dt/bin/dtwm -xrm "Dtwm*useFrontPanel: false" -xrm "Dtwm*ws0*backdrop*image: none"'
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