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Display Using (--displayusing)

Objects with this attribute

Object Manager

Attribute name Usage
Display Using Pick a setting from the list.

Command line

Command optionUsage
--displayusing webtop | clientwm | newbrowser | independent | kiosk | localx | seamless Specify one of the valid settings. Not all settings are available for all types of application.

Description

This attribute determines how the application is displayed to the user. Some settings affect other attributes. For example, in Object Manager choosing Client Window Management disables the attributes for configuring the application's size. On the command line you may specify these other attributes, but they have no effect.

Object Manager Command line Applies to Description
Webtop webtop All application types
  • The application appears on the webtop, alongside the links, embedded within the web page defined in the object's Emulator Applet Page attribute.
  • Pressing the CONTROL key while clicking a webtop link forces the application to display in an independent window instead.
  • When listing object attributes on the command line, this attribute value displays as mainbrowser.
  • If the Secure Global Desktop Client is operating in Integrated mode or Java™ technology is not available, an independent window is used instead.
Client window management clientwm X applications
  • The application's windows behave in the same way as those of applications running on the client device. For example, the windows may be resized, moved, minimized and maximized using the client's normal window management controls.
  • The object's Window Close Action attribute determines what happens when the user closes the application's last or main window.
  • Pressing the CONTROL key while clicking a webtop link has no effect on the application display.
  • When listing object attributes on the command line, this attribute value displays as multiplewindows.
  • Recommended for applications with many top-level resizable windows.
New browser window newbrowser All application types
  • The application appears in a new web browser window, embedded within the web page defined in the object's Emulator Applet Page attribute.
  • Pressing the CONTROL key while clicking a link on a webtop forces the application to display on the webtop instead.
  • If the Secure Global Desktop Client is operating in Integrated mode or Java™ technology is not available, an independent window is used instead.
Independent window independent All application types
  • The application appears in a new window, without any web browser toolbars or menus.
  • This window may be resized, but this does not resize the application: the window will include scrollbars. The object's Width and Height attributes determine the size of the application.
  • Closing the window may end or suspend the emulator session, depending on the object's Window Close Action attribute.
  • Pressing the CONTROL key while clicking a link on a webtop forces the application to display on the webtop instead.
  • When listing object attributes on the command line, this attribute value displays as awtwindow.
  • Recommended for Windows applications.
Kiosk kiosk Character, X and Windows applications
  • The application appears full-screen, with no window decoration.
  • Users may not resize or move the window.
  • Pressing the CONTROL key while clicking a webtop link has no effect on the application display.
  • Recommended for full-screen desktop sessions.
Local X server localx X and Windows applications
  • The application is displayed using an X server installed on the client device, if one is available. Otherwise, an independent window is used.
  • Applications configured with this setting are not resumable (even if an independent window is used).
  • The client device X server's host access control must grant access to the application server. See your X server's documentation for information about host access control.
  • Pressing the CONTROL key while clicking a link on a webtop forces the application to display on the webtop instead.
Seamless window seamless Windows applications
  • The application's windows behave like an application running on a Windows application server, see Using seamless windows for Windows applications.
  • If an application is launched in a seamless window, you can toggle between a seamless and independent window by pressing the SCROLL LOCK key.
  • Pressing the CONTROL key while clicking a webtop link has no effect on the application display.
  • When listing object attributes on the command line, this attribute value displays as seamlesswindows.
  • Not recommended for full-screen desktop sessions: use a kiosk or independent window instead.

Examples

Skip past command syntax or program code--displayusing newbrowser

Displays the application in a new web browser window, within a web page.

Skip past command syntax or program code--displayusing independent

Displays the application in an independent window.

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