Enables users to customize X applications.
custom [ -h | -e Browser | [ -s ResourceFile ] [ Application ] ]
The custom command starts the customizing tool, which is used to customize various aspects of applications.
The customizing tool can change the look of an application. It provides a user-friendly way to add resource values to your .Xdefaults file. Resources are customizable items such as colors, fonts, and other attributes that allow you to customize resources of a client application. Each application has its own set of unique resources, which are listed in an app-custom file. The customizing tool describes the resources available for modification for an application and the possible resource values you can select.
Most standard X Toolkit
command-line options are understood by the custom command.
See the following table that lists the standard command-line options:
| Option | Resource | Value | Sets | 
| -bg | *background | Next argument | Background color | 
| -background | *background | Next argument | Background color | 
| -bd (1) | *borderColor | Next argument | Border color | 
| -bordercolor (1) | *borderColor | Next argument | Color of border | 
| -bw | .borderWidth | Next argument | Width of border in pixels | 
| -borderWidth | .borderWidth | Next argument | Width of border in pixels | 
| -display | .display | Next argument | Server to use | 
| -fn (2) | *font | Next argument | Font name | 
| -font (2) | *font | Next argument | Font name | 
| -fg | *foreground | Next argument | Foreground color | 
| -foreground | *foreground | Next argument | Foreground color | 
| -geometry | .geometry | Next argument | Size and position | 
| -iconic | .iconic | On | Start as an icon | 
| -name | .name | Next argument | Name of application | 
| -reverse | *reverseVideo | On | Reverse video | 
| -rv | *reverseVideo | On | Reverse video | 
| +rv | *reverseVideo | Off | No Reverse video | 
| -selection- Timeout | .selection- Timeout | Next argument | Selection timeout | 
| -synchronous | *synchronous | On | Synchronous debug mode | 
| +synchronous | *synchronous | Off | Synchronous debug mode | 
| -title | .title | Next argument | Title of application | 
| -xrm | value of argument | Next argument | Depends on argument | 
| -xnllanguage | .xnlLanguage | Next argument | Locale | 
1 These options often have no visible effect on AIXwindows applications if the AIXwindows Window Manager (mwm) is running.
2 Motif applications do not generally respond to these options.
Note: Resources beginning with an* (asterisk) set the resource of every widget in the application to the same value. Resources that begin with a . (period) set the resources of only the application's top-level Shell widget.
| Application | Specifies the name or class of the application to customize. | 
custom
custom -s /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/XCalc xcalc
The customizing tool has the
following application resources:
This command returns the following
exit values:
| 0 | Indicates successful completion. | 
| >0 | Indicates an error occurred. | 
How to Start the Customizing Tool in AIX 5L Version 5.1 AIXwindows Programming Guide.