Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide

Book Information
Preface
Chapter 1 Configuring Login Manager
- Starting the Login Server
- Managing Local and Network Displays
- Checking for Errors
- Stopping the Login Server
- The Login Screen
- Changing the Login Screen Appearance
- Administering Login Manager
- Login Manager Files
Chapter 2 Configuring Session Manager
- What Is a Session?
- Starting a Session
- When a Session Starts
- Additional Session Startup Customizations
- Session Manager Files and Directories
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Login and Session Startup Problems
- Login Startup Files
- Error Log Locations
- User Startup Files
- Solaris CDE Startup Examples
Chapter 4 Adding and Administering Applications
- Structure of Application Manager
- Adding Applications to Application Manager
- Creating and Administering General Application Groups
- Modifying the Search Path Used To Locate Applications
  - The Default Search Path
  - Adding an Application Server to the Application Search Path
    - To Set a System-Wide Application Search Path
    - To Set a Personal Application Search Path
- General Application Manager Administration
  - To Remove an Application
  - To Update Application Manager During a Session
- Changing the Text Editor and Terminal Emulator
  - To Change the Default Text Editor or Terminal Emulator
Chapter 5 Registering an Application
- Overview of Application Registration
  - Features Provided by Application Registration
  - The Purpose of Application Registration
- General Steps for Registering an Application
- Example of Creating a Registration Package
  - Information You Need to Know About ``BestTextEditor''
  - Steps to Registering ``BestTextEditor''
Chapter 6 Miscellaneous Configurations
- Solaris CDE Directory Structure
- Key Configuration Files
  - Xconfig
  - Xservers
- Starting the Login Server
- Mounting an Installed CDE from Another Workstation or Network Server Installation Location
  - To Mount an Installed CDE
  - To Unmount a Mounted CDE Directory
- Configuring Your Desktop To Use Multiple Screens
  - To Make the Desktop Start on Multiple Screens
- Networked Desktops
- Using XTerminals
- Login Locale and Font Path
- Using Workstations as XTerminals
- Special CDE Configurations
Chapter 7 Configuring the Desktop in a Network
- Overview of Desktop Networking
- General Steps for Configuring Desktop Networking
- Configuring Base Operating System Networking for the Desktop
- Configuring Desktop Clients and Servers
  - Configuring Login and Session Services
  - Configuring Other Application-Related Services
- Administering Application Services
Chapter 8 Configuring and Administering Printing from the Desktop
- Adding and Deleting Printers
- Printer Icon Images
  - Icon File Names and Sizes
  - To Globally Change the Icon, Printer Label, or Description of a Printer
- Configuring the Default Printer
  - To Change the Destination for Default Printing
- Printing Concepts
Chapter 9 Desktop Search Paths
- Desktop Search Paths and Their Environment Variables
- Setting the Value of a Search Path
- Application Search Path
- Database (Action/Data Types) Search Path
- Icon Search Path
- Help Search Path
- Localized Search Paths
Chapter 10 Introduction to Actions and Data Types
- Introduction To Actions
- Introduction to Data Types
Chapter 11 Creating Actions and Data Types Using Create Action
- What Create Action Does
- Limitations of Create Action
  - Action Limitations
  - Data Type Limitations
- Creating an Action and Data Type for an Application with Create Action
Chapter 12 Creating Actions Manually
- Reasons You Must Create an Action Manually
- Creating an Action Manually: General Steps
- Building the Execution String for a COMMAND Action
- Windowing Support and Terminal Emulators for COMMAND Actions
- Restricting Actions to Certain Arguments
- Creating Actions that Run Applications on Remote Systems
  - Creating an Action that Runs a Remote Application
    - Examples
- Using Variables in Action and Data Type Definitions
  - Using String Variables in an Action
    - To Define a String Variable
    - To Reference a String Variable
  - Using Environment Variables in Actions and Data Types
- Invoking Actions from a Command Line
- Creating Localized Actions
  - Locations for Localized Actions
  - To Localize an Existing Action
- Creating Actions for ToolTalk Applications
  - addressing and disposition Fields
  - Unsupported Messages
    - Keywords for TT_MSG Actions
Chapter 13 Creating Data Types Manually
- Reasons You Must Create a Data Type Manually
- Components of a Data Type Definition: Criteria and Attributes
- Creating a Data Type Manually: General Steps
- Defining the Data Attributes of a Data Type
- Defining the Data Criteria for a Data Type
- Creating Localized Data Types
  - Locations for Localized Data Types
  - To Localize a Data Type
Chapter 14 Creating Icons for the Desktop
- Icon Image Files
- Icon Associations
- Icon Design Recommendations
  - Color Usage
Chapter 15 Advanced Front Panel Customization
- Front Panel Configuration Files
- Administering User Interface Customizations
  - To Prevent Personal Customizations
  - To Restore a Deleted Control or Subpanel
- Organization of the Front Panel Definition
  - Front Panel Components
  - General Syntax of the Front Panel Definition
- Modifying the Main Panel
- Creating and Modifying Subpanels
- Defining Front Panel Controls
- Customizing the Workspace Switch
- General Front Panel Configuration
Chapter 16 Customizing the Workspace Manager
- Workspace Manager Configuration Files
- Customizing Workspaces
- Workspace Manager Menus
- Customizing Button Bindings
- Customizing Key Bindings
- Switching Between Default and Custom Behavior
Chapter 17 Administering Application Resources, Fonts, and Colors
- Setting Application Resources
- Defining UNIX Bindings
- Administering Fonts
- Administering Colors
- Setting Shadow Thicknesses for Application Windows
Chapter 18 Configuring Localized Desktop Sessions
- Managing the LANG Environment Variable
- Finding Fonts
- Localizing app-defaults Resource Files
- Localizing Actions and Data Types
- Localizing Icons and Bitmaps
- Localizing Backdrop Names
- Localizing Palette Names
- Localizing Help Volumes
- Localizing Message Catalogs
- Executing Localized Desktop Applications Remotely
- Resetting Your Keyboard Map
Appendix A dtconfig(1) Man Page
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