Programmatic Interfaces

Command Line Options

PARAMETER=Value

Options set in this manner override those from the preferences file, which in turn overrides built in defaults.

Command	parameters	Description
SAVEPREFS	filename	Save current prefs settings to filename
LOADPREFS	filename	Load current prefs settings from filename
EXIT	n/a	Exit after parsing command line arguments
MVALLOWSCREEN	pattern	Expression matching screens on which windows may be dragged opaquely.
MVALLOWWINDOW	pattern	Expression matching windows which may be dragged opaquely.
MVDENYSCREEN	pattern	Expression matching screens on which windows may NOT be dragged opaquely.
MVDENYWINDOW	pattern	Expression matching windows which may NOT be dragged opaquely.
MVMAXWIN	wincount	Maximum windows on a screen before opaque is disabled.
MVMAXX	pixelsize	Maximum width of a window that can be dragged opaquely.
MVMAXY	pixelsize	Maximum height of a window that can be dragged opaquely.
MVSIMPLE	boolean	Whether simple refresh windows may be dragged opaquely.
MVSMART	boolean	Whether smart refresh windows may be dragged opaquely.
SZALLOWSCREEN	pattern	Expression matching screens on which windows may be sized opaquely.
SZALLOWWINDOW	pattern	Expression matching windows which may be sized opaquely.
SZDENYSCREEN	pattern	Expression matching screens on which windows may NOT be sized opaquely.
SZDENYWINDOW	pattern	Expression matching windows which may NOT be sized opaquely.
SZMAXWIN	wincount	Maximum windows on a screen before opaque is disabled.
SZMAXX	pixelsize	Maximum width of a window that can be sized opaquely.
SZMAXY	pixelsize	Maximum height of a window that can be sized opaquely.
SZSIMPLE	boolean	Whether simple refresh windows may be sized opaquely.
SZSMART	boolean	Whether smart refresh windows may be sized opaquely.
GBDENYSCREEN	pattern	Disable operation completely on screens matching this expression.
GBDENYWINDOW	pattern	Disable operation completely on windows matching this expression.
BORDERWIDTH	integer	Edge border width for handles.
KEYFILE	file_name	Key file location (read upon startup).
BRUSHDIR	directory_name	Directory in which to look for brushes (cursors).
CUSTOMCURSORS	boolean	Whether to use custom size/move pointers.
FRIENDLYLOCK	boolean	Whether to use friendly locking during outline movement.
SHOWSIZE	boolean	Whether to use friendly locking during outline movement.
HIDEONSTART	boolean	Whether to hide the UI window upon program start (useful for WBStartup use).
CX_POPUP	boolean	Inverse of HIDEONSTART.
CX_PRI	boolean	Sets commodity priority.

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