XLBIFF(1) UNIX System V (4 October 1991) XLBIFF(1)
NAME
xlbiff - mailbox message previewer for X
SYNOPSIS
xlbiff [ -option ... ]
DESCRIPTION
The xlbiff program lurks in the background, watching your
mailbox file, waiting for new mail. When mail arrives, it
invokes the MH scan(1) command and pops up a window with the
results. Clicking the left mouse button anywhere in this
window makes it go away. The window will also disappear if
iconified or if the mailbox size drops to zero.
OPTIONS
Xlbiff accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line
options along with the additional options listed below:
-help This option indicates that a brief summary of the
allowed options should be printed on standard
output.
-bottom This option tells xlbiff to realize/unrealize() the
output window instead of using XtPopup/down(). This
has the effect of causing the window manager to
reposition the window each time it pops up, and is
useful for when you specify negative Y coordinates,
ie, at the bottom of the screen. Running xlbiff in
this situation without -bottom would cause new lines
to run off the bottom edge of the screen.
+bottom Opposite of -bottom.
-file filename
This option specifies the name of the file which
should be monitored. By default, it watches
/usr/spool/mail/username, where username is your
login name.
-rows height
This option specifies the maximum height, in lines
of text, of the xlbiff window. The default is 20.
-columns width
This option specifies the maximum width, in
characters, of the xlbiff window. The default is
80.
-resetSaver
If this option is set, xlbiff will reset the screen
saver when new mail comes in. This is useful if
you're doing something near your workstation but not
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on it.
+resetSaver
Opposite of -resetSaver.
-update seconds
This option specifies the frequency in seconds at
which xlbiff should update its display. The default
is 15 seconds.
-volume percentage
This option specifies how loud the bell should be
rung when new mail comes in.
The following standard X Toolkit command line arguments are
commonly used with xlbiff:
-display display
This option specifies the X server to contact.
-geometry +x+y
This option specifies the preferred position of the
scan window.
-bg color
This option specifies the color to use for the
background of the window.
-fg color
This option specifies the color to use for the
foreground of the window.
-xrm resourcestring
This option specifies a resource string to be used.
This is especially useful for setting resources that
do not have separate command line options.
RESOURCES
The application class name is XLbiff. It understands all of
the core resource names and classes as well as:
bottom (class Bottom)
Same as the -bottom option.
file (class File)
Same as the -file option.
scanCommand (class ScanCommand)
Specifies a shell command to be executed to list the
contents of mailbox file. The specified string
value is used as the argument to a system(3) call
and may therefore contain i/o redirection. The
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command's stdout is used to generate the window.
Internally, the command is generated as
sprintf(buf, scanCommand, file, columns)
so a %s and %d respectively in scanCommand will
generate the values of file and columns.
resetSaver (class ResetSaver)
Same as the -resetSaver option.
update (class Interval)
Same as the -update option.
columns (class Columns)
Same as the -columns option.
rows (class Rows)
Specifies the maximum height, in lines, of the
xlbiff window. The default is 20.
volume (class Volume)
Same as the -volume option.
ACTIONS
Xlbiff provides the following actions for use in event
translations:
popdown()
This action causes the window to vanish.
exit() This action causes xlbiff to exit.
The default translations are
<Button1Press>: popdown()
<Button3Press>: exit()
ENVIRONMENT
DISPLAY is used to get the default host and display number.
FILES
/usr/spool/mail/username
default mail file to check.
SEE ALSO
X(1), scan(1)
BUGS
specifying dimensions in -geometry causes badness.
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1991, Digital Equipment Corporation. See the
source code for a full statement of rights and permissions.
AUTHOR
Ed Santiago, santiago@pa.dec.com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Xlbiff took shape around the xgoodbye sample program in the
O'Reilly X Toolkit Intrinsics Programming Manual. A lot of
code was stolen from xbiff, including this man page. Thanks
also to Stephen Gildea (gildea@expo.lcs.mit.edu) for the
many, many contributions that made xlbiff grow from a
midnight hack to a more mature product.
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NAME
xlbiff - mailbox message previewer for X
SYNOPSIS
xlbiff [ -option ... ]
DESCRIPTION
The xlbiff program lurks in the background, watching your
mailbox file, waiting for new mail. When mail arrives, it
invokes the MH scan(1) command and pops up a window with the
results. Clicking the left mouse button anywhere in this
window makes it go away. The window will also disappear if
iconified or if the mailbox size drops to zero.
OPTIONS
Xlbiff accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line
options along with the additional options listed below:
-help This option indicates that a brief summary of the
allowed options should be printed on standard
output.
-bottom This option tells xlbiff to realize/unrealize() the
output window instead of using XtPopup/down(). This
has the effect of causing the window manager to
reposition the window each time it pops up, and is
useful for when you specify negative Y coordinates,
ie, at the bottom of the screen. Running xlbiff in
this situation without -bottom would cause new lines
to run off the bottom edge of the screen.
+bottom Opposite of -bottom.
-file filename
This option specifies the name of the file which
should be monitored. By default, it watches
/usr/spool/mail/username, where username is your
login name.
-rows height
This option specifies the maximum height, in lines
of text, of the xlbiff window. The default is 20.
-columns width
This option specifies the maximum width, in
characters, of the xlbiff window. The default is
80.
-resetSaver
If this option is set, xlbiff will reset the screen
saver when new mail comes in. This is useful if
you're doing something near your workstation but not
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on it.
+resetSaver
Opposite of -resetSaver.
-update seconds
This option specifies the frequency in seconds at
which xlbiff should update its display. The default
is 15 seconds.
-volume percentage
This option specifies how loud the bell should be
rung when new mail comes in.
The following standard X Toolkit command line arguments are
commonly used with xlbiff:
-display display
This option specifies the X server to contact.
-geometry +x+y
This option specifies the preferred position of the
scan window.
-bg color
This option specifies the color to use for the
background of the window.
-fg color
This option specifies the color to use for the
foreground of the window.
-xrm resourcestring
This option specifies a resource string to be used.
This is especially useful for setting resources that
do not have separate command line options.
RESOURCES
The application class name is XLbiff. It understands all of
the core resource names and classes as well as:
bottom (class Bottom)
Same as the -bottom option.
file (class File)
Same as the -file option.
scanCommand (class ScanCommand)
Specifies a shell command to be executed to list the
contents of mailbox file. The specified string
value is used as the argument to a system(3) call
and may therefore contain i/o redirection. The
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command's stdout is used to generate the window.
Internally, the command is generated as
sprintf(buf, scanCommand, file, columns)
so a %s and %d respectively in scanCommand will
generate the values of file and columns.
resetSaver (class ResetSaver)
Same as the -resetSaver option.
update (class Interval)
Same as the -update option.
columns (class Columns)
Same as the -columns option.
rows (class Rows)
Specifies the maximum height, in lines, of the
xlbiff window. The default is 20.
volume (class Volume)
Same as the -volume option.
ACTIONS
Xlbiff provides the following actions for use in event
translations:
popdown()
This action causes the window to vanish.
exit() This action causes xlbiff to exit.
The default translations are
<Button1Press>: popdown()
<Button3Press>: exit()
ENVIRONMENT
DISPLAY is used to get the default host and display number.
FILES
/usr/spool/mail/username
default mail file to check.
SEE ALSO
X(1), scan(1)
BUGS
specifying dimensions in -geometry causes badness.
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1991, Digital Equipment Corporation. See the
source code for a full statement of rights and permissions.
AUTHOR
Ed Santiago, santiago@pa.dec.com
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Xlbiff took shape around the xgoodbye sample program in the
O'Reilly X Toolkit Intrinsics Programming Manual. A lot of
code was stolen from xbiff, including this man page. Thanks
also to Stephen Gildea (gildea@expo.lcs.mit.edu) for the
many, many contributions that made xlbiff grow from a
midnight hack to a more mature product.
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