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From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!texsun!vector!egsner!montagar!davidc@ucsd.edu  (David L. Cathey, SYSOP)
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Subject: Re: DECWindows Login screen
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In article <1990Dec19.004408.593@mlb.semi.harris.com>, eam@gumbee.mlb.semi.harris.com (Ed A. Mills) writes:
> Does anyone have a copy of the DEC database chapter that covers this procedure?
> If so, please mail it to me.  Or - even better, if you have an example COM
> and EXE file (just the source for the EXE please) mail them instead.  I want
> to use a .DDIF for the screen. 
> 
> Thanx
> Ed

	Yes, the logical name is DECW$LOGIN_BACKGROUND.  You assign the logical
to the name of a command file (/SYSTEM/EXEC of course).

	On my system, I have DECW$LOGIN_BACKGROUND assigned to
DECW$EXAMPLES:LOGIN_BACKGROUND.COM.  It's contents are as follows:

	$ xloadimage :== $ sys$system:xloadimage
	$ xloadimage	-quiet -
			-onroot -
			-dither -
			-xzoom [whatever it takes...] -
			-yzoom [whatever it takes...] -
			[insert your favorite GIF file here...]
	$ exit

	One hint, since the command file is run as a detached process, you
need to set PQL_DWSEXTENT up higher in order to improve the speed at which
the GIF file is displayed.

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