statdisp

Unix command that starts the McIDAS-XCD status display.

Format

statdisp [flags]

Flags

-bg color	background color (default=black)
-display display	workstation name and window manager to use for display
-fg color	foreground color (default=white)
-font font	font size to use (default=6 x 12)
-geometry+xoffset+yoffset	position of status window
-resize	stops automatic window resizing
-sample seconds	screen refresh sampling time (default=5 seconds)
-threshold minutes	warning threshold time (default=5 minutes)
-warn color	warning color (default=red)

Remarks

This command starts an X window to display the status of McIDAS-XCD decoders and ingestors. Active decoders and ingestors are displayed in the foreground color. Decoders and ingestors that are inactive longer than the warning threshold time are displayed in the warning color. See the McIDAS-XCD Status Display Window section for more information on the output from statdisp.

To cancel the status display, click on Quit the Window in the Title bar. To display a window in a smaller size than is necessary to view the entire bulletin board, use the -resize option.

To force statdisp to get data from a file other than ~mcidas/workdata/DECOSTAT.DAT, set the environmental variable XCD_disp_file to the fully expanded file name.

To start statdisp from the McIDAS-X command window, precede it with OS ". Run it in the background using the & (ampersand) shell option.

Use the -geometry option to specify the screen position of the status window. Specify the horizontal and vertical offsets in pixels. Offsets must be preceded by plus signs (+).

Example

statdisp -bg white -fg black -warn magenta &

This entry starts the status display with a white background, black foreground, and magenta warning messages from the Unix command window. The & (ampersand) shell option runs the command in the background.