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               To run the color customizer, perform the following steps:

               1. Copy the files CUSTOM.UID and CUSTOM.EXE, which were
                  created during the building of the customizer, to the
                  directory from which the customizer will be run. A
                  typical location is SYS$LOGIN or DECW$USER_DEFAULTS.

               2. Copy the files CUSTOM.DAT and DXMDEFAULTS.DAT from
                  DECW$EXAMPLES to the same location as in step 1.
                  Typically SYS$LOGIN or DECW$USER_DEFAULTS.

               3. Run the executable file CUSTOM.EXE.

                  $ RUN CUSTOM

                 ________________________ Note ________________________

                 Only the colors of applications invoked after the
                 customizer starts will be affected. For this reason,
                 make the customizer the first X application to start
                 during the login process.

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               o Modifying DECW$LOGIN.COM

               The color customizer should be the first X application
               started during the login process. This can be accomplished
               by starting it as a subprocess from within your file
               DECW$LOGIN.COM. You will also want to add a command to
               wait, approximately 10 seconds, to allow the customizer
               to get started before starting other applications. Add the
               following lines to DECW$LOGIN.COM:

               $! Starting the color customizer
               $ DISPLAY = F$LOGICAL("DECW$DISPLAY")
               $ SPAWN/NOWAIT/OUTPUT='DISPLAY' RUN SYS$LOGIN:CUSTOM.EXE
               $ WAIT 0:0:10

               See Using DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS and Managing
               DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Systems for more information
               on the file DECW$LOGIN.COM.