---
name: "tixMwm"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "tix-dev"
version: "8.4.3-14"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tixMwm"
---

# tixMwm(3)

Communicate with the Motif(tm) window manager.

## NAME

tixMwm - Communicate with the Motif(tm) window manager.

## SYNOPSIS

**tixMwm** *option pathName* ?*args*?

## COMMAND OPTIONS

- **tixMwm decoration** *pathName* ?*option*? ?*value ...*?

  When no options are given, this command returns the values of all the decorations options for the toplevel window with the *pathName*.

  When only one option is given without specifying the value, the current value of that option is returned.

  When more than one "option value" pairs are passed to this command, the specified values will be assigned to the corresponding options. As a result, the appearance of the Motif decorations around the toplevel window will be changed.

  Possible options are: **-border**, **-menu**, **-maximize**, **-minimize**, **-resizeh** and **-title**. The value must be a Boolean value. The values returned by this command are undefined when the window is not managed by mwm.

- **tixMwm ismwmrunning** *pathName*

  This returns true if mwm is running on the screen where the specified window is located, false otherwise.

- **tixMwm protocol** *pathName*

  When no additional options are given, this command returns all protocols associated with this toplevel window.

- **tixMwm protocol** *pathName* **activate** *protocol\_name*

  Activate the mwm protocol message in mwm's menu.

- **tixMwm protocol** *pathName* **add** *protocol\_name menu\_message*

  Add a new mwm protocol message for this toplevel window. The message is identified by the string name specified in *protocol\_name*. A menu item will be added into mwm's menu as specified by *menu\_message*. Once a new mwm protocol message is added to a toplevel, it can be caught by the TK **wm protocol** command. Here is an example: tixMwm protocol . add MY\_PRINT\_HELLO \\\
       {"Print Hello"  \_H Ctrl\<Key\>H} wm protocol . MY\_PRINT\_HELLO {puts Hello}

- **tixMwm protocol** *pathName* **deactivate** *protocol\_name*

  Deactivate the mwm protocol message in mwm's menu.

- **tixMwm protocol** *pathName* **delete** *protocol\_name*

  Delete the mwm protocol message from mwm's menu. Please note that the window manager protocol handler associated with this protocol (by the **wm protocol** command) is not deleted automatically. You have to delete the protocol handle explicitly.  E.g.: tixMwm protocol . delete MY\_PRINT\_HELLO wm protocol . MY\_PRINT\_HELLO {}

## BUGS

On some versions of Mwm, the **-border** will not disappear unless **-resizeh** is turned off. Also, the -title will not disappear unless all of **-title**, **-menu**, **-maximize** and **-minimize** are turned off.

## KEYWORDS

Tix(n)