Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide

Book Information
Preface
Chapter 1 Basic Skills
- Mouse Skills
- Desktop
  - CDE Desktop
  - Working With Files
    - Deleting Files
- Running Applications
- Working with Windows
- Using Workspaces
- Using Controls in Application Windows
- Using Menus
- Basic Keyboard Skills
- Leaving the Desktop
  - To Log Out
  - To Lock Your Display
- Composing Special Characters
  - Euro Currency Symbol
    - Keyboard Placement
    - Keyboard Input in UTF-8 Locales
- Getting Help
  - Help Menu
  - To Display the Help Manager
Chapter 2 Starting a Desktop Session
- Starting and Ending a Desktop Session
- Starting a Failsafe Session
  - To Log In to a Failsafe Session
  - To Log Out of a Failsafe Session
- Starting a Command-Line Session
  - To Log In to and Out of a Command-Line Session
- Using a Home Session
Chapter 3 Getting Help
- Requesting Help
- Using Help Windows
- Selecting Help Topics
  - Using the Topic Tree
    - To Select a Topic
  - Using Hyperlinks
- Moving between Help Topics
- Searching for Specific Information
  - To Search for Topics Using the Help Index
    - Pattern Searches
      - Examples
- Browsing Help on Your System
  - To Open Help Manager
  - To Duplicate a Help Window
- Displaying Documentation Online
- Displaying a Man Page
  - To Display a Man Page
- Printing Help Topics
  - To Print a Help Topic
  - Printing Configuration
    - To Set the Printer Resource for an Application
      - Example
- Modifying Help Window Colors
  - To Change Help Window Colors for an Application
Chapter 4 Using the Front Panel
- Front Panel Elements
- Basic Front Panel Skills
- Tour of the Front Panel
- Front Panel Applications
- Customizing the Front Panel
- Customizing Workspaces
Chapter 5 Managing Files with File Manager
- Introducing the File Manager Window and Desktop
- Basic File System Concepts
- Basic File Management Skills
- Manipulating Files and Folders
- Navigating to Folders and Subfolders
- Executing an Action for a File or Folder
  - To Execute the Default Action
  - To Execute Other Actions
- Deleting Objects to the Trash Can
- File and Folder Ownership and Security
- Using File Manager Objects on the Desktop
- Using File Finder
- Customizing File Manager Views
- Using Removable Media with File Manager
Chapter 6 Using Application Manager
- To Open Application Manager
- Application Manager Windows
  - Menus and Commands
- To Run an Application
- Setting up Applications
Chapter 7 Customizing the Desktop Environment
- Introducing Style Manager
- Customizing Screen Appearance
- Customizing System Behavior
- Customizing Startup and Logout
Chapter 8 Using Mailer
- Starting Mailer
- Logging In to Your IMAP Inbox
- Using the Mailer Main Window
- Viewing Your Mail Messages
- Acting on Your Mail Messages
- Sending Mail Messages
- Editing and Formatting Outgoing Messages
- Creating and Using Mailboxes
- Printing Mail Messages
- Working with Attachments
- Customizing Mailer
- Using the File Selection Dialog Box
Chapter 9 Printing
- Your Default Printer
  - To Determine the Default Printer
  - To Change the Default Printer
- Printing Files
- Printer Applications
  - Print Manager
    - To Start Print Manager
  - Printer Jobs Application
    - To Start the Printer Jobs Application
- Displaying Print Job Information
- Printers and the Front Panel
  - To Change the Front Panel Printer
  - To Add a Printer to the Personal Printers Subpanel
- Changing the Print Manager Display
- Printer Properties
Chapter 10 Using Text Editor
- Opening and Closing Text Editor
  - To Open Text Editor
  - To Close Text Editor
- Text Editor Window
  - To Display the Status Line
- Opening and Saving Documents
- Entering Text
- Moving the Cursor in a Document
  - To Go to a Specific Line
  - To Scroll a Document
- Selecting Text
- Editing Text
- Correcting Misspelled Words
  - To Correct Misspelled Words
  - Customizing Spelling Checker Dictionaries
- Using Drag and Drop
- Searching a Document
- Formatting and Printing Documents
- Recovering a File
  - To Recover a File
- Text Editor and Other Applications
- Using Text Note
  - File Naming
Chapter 11 Using Calendar
- Calendar Startup
- Calendar Main Window
  - Calendar Tool Bar
- Calendar Views
- Appointments
- To Do Items
- Printing Calendars, Appointment, or To Do Lists
- Browsing Calendars on a Network
  - To Add or Delete Calendars in the Browse List
  - To Determine Whether You Have Access to Other Calendars
- Scheduling Appointments on Other Calendars
- Customizing Calendar
- Other Calendar Tools
- Using Federated Naming with Calendar
Chapter 12 Using Terminal
- Default Desktop Terminal Emulator
  - Starting a Terminal Window
  - To Close a Terminal Window
- Using a Terminal Window
- Running dtterm on Another System
- Customizing dtterm
- Terminal Control Characters
  - To Set Terminal Control Characters
- Changing the Default Terminal Emulator
Chapter 13 Using Icon Editor
- Introducing Icon Editor
- Startup
- Basic Drawing Tasks
- Saving Icon Files
- Color Usage
- Advanced Drawing Tasks
Chapter 14 Using Image Viewer
- Starting and Quitting Image Viewer
- Viewing Images
- Editing Images
- Saving Images
  - To Save an Edited Image in the Same File
  - To Save an Image as a New File
- Viewing PostScript Files
- Printing
- Image Viewer File Formats
- Using Snapshot
Chapter 15 Using Video and Audio
- Video
- Starting and Quitting Audio
- Audio Main Window
- Voice Notes
- Displaying the Waveform Window
  - To Display the Waveform Window
  - To Start Audio With the Waveform Displayed
- Opening and Playing Audio Files
- Recording With Audio
- Audio Control
- Menus
- Using the Tabs
  - Master Output
- Controlling Master Recordings
- Controlling the Master and Application Output
- Recording Using the Master and Application Input
- Using the Status Dialog
Chapter 16 Using Address Manager
- Cards
  - Items on the Search Menu
- To Open Address Manager
- Searching
- Performing Actions on Cards
- Working With Cards
Chapter 17 Using Process Manager
- About Processes
  - Tips for Finding Errant Processes
- Sampling, Displaying, and Saving Process Information
- Performing Actions on a Selected Process
Chapter 18 Using Performance Meter
- To Open Performance Meter
- Choosing the Host and Parameters to Display
  - To Specify the Host to Be Monitored
  - To Change the Parameters Displayed
- Choosing How the Parameters Are Displayed
- Working With Colors and Thresholds
  - To Change Chart Colors
  - To Change the Threshold Value for a Parameter
- Logging Samples and Choosing the Sample Interval
  - To Save Sample Information to a Log File
  - To Change the Sample Interval
Chapter 19 Using Hotkey Editor
- To Start Hotkey Editor
- Creating a Hotkey
- Editing a Hotkey
- Deleting and Recovering Hotkeys
Chapter 20 Using Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Synchronization
- Accessing PDA Sync Software
- Configuring Synchronization
  - Setting Synchronization Properties
- Configuring Conduits
- Configuring the Log
  - Viewing the Log
  - Printing the Log
- Starting Synchronization
- Checking Status
Appendix A Keyboard Shortcuts for the Desktop
- Menu Shortcuts
- Keyboard Focus and the Highlight
- Moving the Keyboard Focus
- Opening and Closing Windows
- Online Help Keyboard Navigation
  - To Get Help in Any Window
  - To Choose a Help Topic Hyperlink
Appendix B Running Localized Sessions
- Default Language at Login
- Logging In to a Language-Specific Session
- Creating or Editing a Language-Specific File
  - To Create or Edit a Language-Specific File
- Using a Language-Specific Terminal Emulator
- Specifying Fonts
  - Font Specification
  - Font Set Specification
- Changing Fonts
  - To Specify Fonts from the Command Line
  - To Specify Fonts within a Resource File
- Choosing Your Input Method and Keyboard
Appendix C Compose Key Sequences
Appendix D Locale Notes
- Thai Locale
- Hebrew Locale
Glossary
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