Name

gui — Creates an instance of MGED’s default Tcl/Tk graphical user interface (GUI).

Synopsis

gui [{-config} | [b] | [c] | [g]] [{-d} | {display_string}] [{-gd} | {graphics_display_string}] [{-dt} | {graphics_type}] [{id} | {name}] [{-c} | {-h} | {-j} | {-s}]

DESCRIPTION

Creates an instance of MGED’s default Tcl/Tk graphical user interface (GUI). The following options are allowed:

-config b c g

Configures the GUI to display the command window, the graphics window, or both. This option is useful only when the GUI is combining the text and graphics windows. See the -c option.

-d display_string

Displays/draws the GUI on the screen indicated by the display_string. Note that this string format is the same as the X DISPLAY environment variable.

-gd display_string

Displays/draws the graphics window on the screen indicated by the display_string. Note that this string format is the same as the X DISPLAY environment variable.

-dt graphics_type

Indicates the type of graphics windows to use. The possible choices are X and ogl (for machines that support OpenGL). Defaults to ogl, if supported; otherwise X.

-id name

Specifies the id to use when referring to this instance of the GUI.

-c

Combines text window and display manager windows.

-s

Uses separate text window and display manager windows. This is the default behavior.

-j

Join the collaborative session.

-h

Prints the help message.

EXAMPLES

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AUTHOR

BRL-CAD Team

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