The Motif version of the ProMod-PLUS Option Management System consists of a three-level hierarchy of options databases, which are searched for options. The options are divided into User, Workstation and Server options.
Each option line for ProMod-PLUS consists of the following parts:
<component>.<user>.<project>.<attribute>:<value>
where
component stands for one of the ProMod-PLUS tools. The user and project parts enable you to set options for particular users or projects only. Otherwise you can use the wildcard "*". Attribute describes the name of the option. The colon is followed by the value of the option.A complete description of all the options is contained in the
pro_server.opt_orig file in the sys subdirectory of the ProMod-PLUS installation directory. Note: You can only use the values described in the pro_server.opt_orig file. Usually no checks are carried out on the options.The User options always have the highest priority. They belong to the ProMod-PLUS session and are stored by default in the file
ProMod.opt in the current working directory. This file is read in at the start of a session. At the end of the session you can choose to save to the file the options that you have changed during the session. Using the commands "Restore User" and "Save User" you can read the file or write to the file during the session.Note: The project list is also administered as an option. Therefore after the creation of a project you should save the options.
By editing the User options you can for example change an option so that it applies to all projects and not just to the current project. Under normal circumstances the User options would only contain those options that can be changed while using ProMod-PLUS. However, the User options can contain any valid option. If you want to add an option to the User options you could open an editor containing the Workstation or Server options and then copy the relevant lines into the User options.
The Workstation and Server options cannot be changed during a session. The Workstation options provide the environment for the ProMod-PLUS sessions. These options include all the options that concern the features of the monitor, that is: colors, fonts and window size, as well as all options that are based on files, for example command lines or the Source Pilot environment files. The Workstation options are created from the X11 environment of the process. This includes the ProMod-PLUS-specific options from the
Promod_31 file and the resources of the X11 server (see the X11 manual page). When you start ProMod-PLUS you can supplement these files by an extra option file, which you specify using the "/uso" switch.Note: The Workstation options can be different for each workstation (X11 display).
The Server options should be regarded as the default options. When the server is started these options are read from the file
pro_server.opt in the prd subdirectory of the ProMod-PLUS installation directory. They should only be changed by the system administrator, for example, when creating a project for several users or when creating project-specific or global options. This can be carried out for example using the System Administrator Tool without halting the server.Using the commands "View Workstation" and "View Server" you can view the current Workstation and Server options. If you want to change the options for your ProMod-PLUS session only, you can use Copy and Paste to transfer the respective lines to the User options.