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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

Installing Application Types

Examining ToolTalk Type Information

Removing ToolTalk Type Information

Updating the ToolTalk Service

To send the ttsession process a SIGUSR2:

Process Type Errors

Using ttsnoop to Debug Messages and Patterns

Composing and Sending Messages

Composing and Registering Patterns

Displaying Message Components

Sending Pre-Created Messages

Receiving Messages

Stop Receiving Messages

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

C.  The ToolTalk Standard Message Sets

D.  Frequently Asked Questions

Glossary

Index

Chapter 5

Maintaining Application Information

Applications that want to receive ToolTalk messages provide information to the ToolTalk service that describes what kind of messages they want to receive. This information, known as message patterns, is provided dynamically either by applications as they run, or through ptype and otype files.