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phview
Display regions used on a Photon server
Syntax:
phview [-h height] [-m f|s|t] [-N server] [-S i|m|n]
[-s server] [-w width] [-x x_pos] [-y y_pos]
Options:
- -h height
- Set initial height of window to height pixels.
- -m f|s|t
- Initial display view (f - front, s - side, t - top).
- -N server
- Server node to query.
- -S i|m|n
- Specify initial window state (i - iconify, m - maximize, n - normal).
- -s server
- Specify server node or device name.
- -w width
- Set initial width of window to width pixels.
- -x x_pos
- Initial x_pos position of window.
- -y y_pos
- Initial y_pos position of window.
Description:
The phview utility displays a front, top, or side view of the regions used on a given Photon server. Each of the main region types (e.g. windows) is displayed in a different color. In the top or side view, click on a region to identify it.
To learn more about regions, refer to the Photon Programmer's Guide.
Examples:
Run phview at initial position (10,10) with initial dimension of 200*300.
phview -x10 -y10 -h200 -w300
Run phview using the Photon server on the computer known as remote_server on your network:
phview -s remote_server
Or
phview -s remote_server/dev/photon
See also:
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