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ToolTalk User's Guide
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Preface

1.  Introducing the ToolTalk Service

2.  An Overview of the ToolTalk Service

3.  Message Patterns

4.  Setting Up and Maintaining the ToolTalk Processes

5.  Maintaining Application Information

6.  Maintaining Files and Objects Referenced in ToolTalk Messages

7.  Participating in ToolTalk Sessions

8.  Sending Messages

9.  Dynamic Message Patterns

10.  Static Message Patterns

11.  Receiving Messages

12.  Objects

13.  Managing Information Storage

14.  Handling Errors

A.  Migrating from the Classing Engine to the ToolTalk Types Database

B.  A Simple Demonstration of How the ToolTalk Service Works

Inter-Application Communication Made Easy

Adding Inter-Operability Functionality

Modifying the Xedit Application

Modifying the Xfontsel Application

We Have Tool Communication!

Adding ToolTalk Code to the Demonstration Applications

Adding ToolTalk Code to the Xedit Files

Adding ToolTalk Code to the Xfontsel Files

C.  The ToolTalk Standard Message Sets

D.  Frequently Asked Questions

Glossary

Index

We Have Tool Communication!

You are now ready to see how the ToolTalk technology works.

  1. Start the Xedit application.

    To start Xedit, enter the command as follows:


    machine_name% xedit

    A screen similar to the one shown in is displayed.


    Figure B-1 The Xedit Screen

  2. Load a file.

    The file you loaded is displayed in the xedit screen.

  3. Change the displayed font.
    1. Click in the `changefont' button on the Xedit screen.

      The xfontsel screen is displayed.

    2. Select the new font on the Xfontsel screen.
    3. Click in the `apply' button on the Xfontsel screen.

      The xedit screen showing the font change is displayed.