---
name: "formsedit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pm3-extra"
version: "1.1.15-1"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/formsedit"
---

# formsedit(1)

user interface builder for FormsVBT

## NAME

formsedit - user interface builder for FormsVBT

## SYNTAX

**formsedit** \[-options\] \[file\]

## DESCRIPTION

**formsedit** is a user-interface builder for FormsVBT. The program supports a text view ("editor") and a result view.  The editor's user interface should be self-explanatory.

## OPTIONS

- **-d\[isplay\]**

  This sets the X "display" parameter for the editor window. The syntax is\
               \<name\> :\[:\] \<display\> \[ . \<screen\>\]\
           where\
               \<name\> is any string not containing ":"\
               \<display\> and \<screen\> are cardinals.\
           (Blanks are not allowed.  They're used here just for clarity.) \
           Two colons indicate DECnet.\
           Example:\
               :0.0\
               africa:0\
               myrtle.pa.dec.com:0.1\
           The default is taken from the DISPLAY environment variable.

- **-g\[eometry\]**

          This sets the X "geometry" (size and placement) parameter for\
           the editor window, The syntax is\
               \<width\> \[ x \<height\>\] \[\<sign\> \<horiz\> \[\<sign\> \<vert\>\]\]\
           where\
               \<width\>, \<height\>, \<horiz\>, and \<vert\> are cardinals.\
               \<sign\> is either + or -\
           \<horiz\> and \<vert\> indicate the displacement from a corner,\
           according to the \<sign\>s:\
                         Hsign Vsign corner\
                           \+     +     NW\
                           \+     -     SW\
                           \-     +     NE\
                           \-     -     SE\
          Examples:\
              1024x80\
              640x840+10-20\
              \+10+10\
              200x200-0-0\
          The default is 600x250-10-10.