GEOS SDK TechDocs
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2.32 [<specific ui name>]
autosave = <Boolean>
If true, this key tells GEOS to turn on the automatic backup feature; this may be set in the Preferences manager application.
autosave = true autosave = false
autosaveTime = <number>
This key indicates the number of seconds between autosave operations, if the autosave keyword is set to true. This may be set with the Preferences manager application.
autosaveTime = 300
background = <filename>
This key defines the file containing the picture to use as the background graphic. This is normally set by the Preferences manager application.
background = Bricks
backgroundattr = <t, c, or x>
This key defines how the background picture should be displayed; it is normally set by the Preferences manager application.
backgroundattr = c backgroundattr = t
backgroundcolor = <number>
This key defines the color of the background graphic. This is normally set by the Preferences manager application. The number is the color index of the color to be used.
backgroundcolor = 0 backgroundcolor = 12
deleteStateFilesAfterCrash = <Boolean>
If true, this key tells GEOS to delete state files after every non-clean shutdown. If you set this, you will probably want to set the doNotDisplayResetBox key true as well.
deleteStateFilesAfterCrash = true deleteStateFilesAfterCrash = false
doNotDisplayResetBox = <Boolean>
If true, this key tells GEOS not to display the system dialog box asking whether the user wants to reset the system or not after a crash. If you set this true, you should also set deleteStateFilesAfterCrash true, or some crashes may allow bad state files to keep GEOS from restarting properly.
doNotDisplayResetBox = true doNotDisplayResetBox = false
execOnStartup = <program list>
This key defines applications to be run when the UI is loaded (when GEOS starts up), named for their GEOS long names. The default is not to execute any additional programs.
execOnStartup = { Lights Out Launcher
CD Player Application }
generic = <file name>
This key defines the generic UI library that is to be used by GEOS. You will not need to set this; it will default to ui.geo.
generic = ui.geo generic = uiec.geo
hardIconsLibrary = <string>
This is the long name of the library which provides the hard icon UI for a PC-based demo of a PDA device.
haveEnvironmentApp = <Boolean>
If true, this key indicates that GEOS is using an environment application such as Welcome. If an environment application is being used, that application must be specified in the defaultLauncher key in the uiFeatures category. During debugging, you may set this key false and set the execOnStartup key to the application you're debugging to have GEOS come up directly into your application.
haveEnvironmentApp = true haveEnvironmentApp = false
hwr = <file name>
This key indicates the handwriting recognition library to be loaded, if any. If GEOS is not on a pen-based system ( penBased = true in the system category), then no handwriting recognition library will be loaded.
hwr = palm.geo
kbdAcceleratorMode = <Boolean>
If false , this key tells GEOS to ignore keyboard accelerators. By default, this is true and keyboard accelerators are allowed; this is independent of whether the accelerators are drawn or not. See also the uiFeatures category's windowOptions key.
kbdAcceleratorMode = true kbdAcceleratorMode = false
noClipboard = <Boolean>
If true, this key prevents the UI from opening the clipboard file on startup. This is an optimization used when we want to open the clipboard only later on in a particular application.
noSpooler = <Boolean>
If true, this key prevents the UI from launching the spooler. This can be used to improve startup time if the system running GEOS knows beforehand that the spooler is not required. Very few systems will set this true.
noSpooler = true noSpooler = false
noTaskSwitcher = <Boolean>
If true, this key prevents the UI from loading a task switch driver. This may be used to improve startup time if the system running GEOS knows in advance it will never use a task switcher.
noTaskSwitcher = true noTaskSwitcher = false
noTokenDatabase = <Boolean>
If true, this key prevents the token database from being initialized. This is useful as an optimization when GEOS will not need icons--that is, when GEOS starts up and runs just a single application.
noTokenDatabase = true noTokenDatabase = false
overstrikeMode = <Boolean>
If false , this key prefents the user from switching into overstrike mode; it defaults to true, and it is settable in the Preferences manager application.
overstrikeMode = true overstrikeMode = false
password = <Boolean>
This field turns the system password on or off.
passwordText = <string>
Encrypted text of the password string, if any.
penInputDisplayType = <number>
This key defines the PenInputDisplayType to be shown when the PenInputControl object is brought up. The PenInputControl object displays the floating keyboard in one of several display types. See the PenInputDisplayType enumerated type for definitions of its values.
penInputDisplayType = 1 ; floating keyboard penInputDisplayType = 7 ; handwriting area
productName = <name>
This key holds the string displayed in the GEOS shutdown dialog box; for example, it will put up a string similar to "Are you sure you want to exit <productName>?"
productName = GEOS
screenBlanker = <Boolean>
If this field true, then the user wishes to save the screen after an idle time period specified by means of the
screenBlankerTimeout
field.
screenBlankerTimeout = <number of minutes>
If the user has turned on screen blanking, this is the number of minutes the system will stand idle before screen-saving turns on.
showTitleScreen = <Boolean>
If true, this key instructs GEOS to put up a title screen. This defaults to false.
showTitleScreen = true showTitleScreen = false
sound = <Boolean>
If true, this key instructs GEOS to turn sound on. If it's false, sound will be off. This is settable by the Preferences manager application.
sound = true sound = false
specific = <file name>
This key defines specific UI libraries to be loaded by GEOS. It defaults to motif.geo.
specific = motif.geo
tinyScreen = <Boolean>
If true, this key tells GEOS that it's running on a small-screened device such as the Zoomer; it defaults to false. You can use this key during development if you're working on applications for a small-screen platform; it affects certain characteristics of the UI.
tinyScreen = true tinyScreen = false
unbuildControllers = <Boolean>
If true, the UI will destroy the child blocks of controllers when the controller's menu/dialog box is closed. The child block will have to be regenerated every time the menu/dialog is openned--this is a memory for time tradeoff.
xScreenSize = <number>
This key tells GEOS the screen width, in GEOS coordinates. If this key isn't set explicitly, the kernel will set it to the default screen size. This key is used primarily when developing for small-screen platforms such as Zoomer.
xScreenSize = 256
yScreenSize = <number>
This key tells GEOS the screen height, in GEOS coordinates. If this key isn't set explicitly, the kernel will set it to the default screen size. This key is used primarily when developing for small-screen platforms such as Zoomer.
yScreenSize = 344
GEOS SDK TechDocs
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| 2.30 [text]
| 2.32 [<specific ui name>]