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Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide
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Preface
Chapter 1 Basic Skills
Mouse Skills
To Click
To Double-Click
To Drag
Basic Keyboard Skills
Overview of the Desktop
Window Icons
Front Panel
Style Manager
File Manager
Application Manager
Workspace Objects
Working with Windows
Window Frame Controls
To Open an Application Window
Mouse
Keyboard
To Close an Application Window
Mouse
Keyboard
To Turn a Window into an Icon
Mouse
Keyboard
To Restore a Window from an Icon
Mouse
Keyboard
To Move a Window or Window Icon
Mouse
Keyboard
To Resize a Window
Mouse
Keyboard
To Bring a Window or Icon Forward
Mouse
Keyboard
To Copy and Paste Text into Windows
Selecting the Text To Be Copied
Pasting Text
Using Workspaces
To Display Another Workspace
Mouse
Keyboard
To Place a Window in Other Workspaces
Mouse
Keyboard
To Rename a Workspace
Mouse
Keyboard
Using Controls in Application Windows
To Choose a Push Button
Mouse
Keyboard
To Select a Check Box or Radio Button
Mouse
Keyboard
To Scroll the Contents of a Window
Mouse
Keyboard
To Select a List Item
Mouse
Keyboard
To Enter Text into an Empty Field
Mouse
Keyboard
To Edit Text in a Field
Mouse
Keyboard
Using Menus
Window Menu
Workspace Menu
Programs Submenu
To Choose a Window Menu Item
Mouse
Keyboard
To Choose a Workspace Menu Item
To Choose a Menu Item with the Mouse
To Choose a Menu Item with the Keyboard
Pull-down Menus
Pop-up Menus
Using Tear-Off Menus
To Invoke a Tear-Off Menu
Leaving the Desktop
To Log Out
To Lock Your Display
Getting Help
Help Menu
To Display the Help Manager
Chapter 2 Starting a Desktop Session
Starting and Ending a Desktop Session
To Log In to a Desktop Session
To Log Out
To Use a Session in a Different Language
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
To Save a Home Session
To Automatically Start the Home Session at Login
To Choose between the Current and Home Session for Each Session
Chapter 3 Getting Help
Requesting Help
Press F1 -- The Help Key
Using an Application's Help Menu
On Item Application Help
To Select On Item Help
Using Help Manager
Using Help Windows
Selecting Help Topics
Using the Topic Tree
To Select A Topic
Using Hyperlinks
What Hyperlinks Look Like
Links That Display a New Window
To Select A Hyperlink
Moving between Help Topics
Help Pop-up Menu
To Display the Help Pop-up Menu
Location Indicators
Knowing Where You've Been
To Use History To Return to a Topic
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
Main Panel
Subpanels
The Workspace Switch
Basic Front Panel Skills
To Activate a Front Panel Control
To Open a Subpanel
To Close a Subpanel
Front Panel Pop-Up Menus
To Display a Front Panel Pop-Up Menu
Contents of the Pop-Up Menus
Main Panel Controls
Switch Area
Workspace Buttons
Subpanel Controls
Front Panel Help
To Get On Item Help on a Front Panel Control
To Get Help on Using and Configuring the Front Panel
To Move the Front Panel or a Subpanel
To Minimize the Front Panel
Tour of the Front Panel
Main Panel
Folders Subpanel
Personal Applications Subpanel
Personal Printers Subpanel
Applications Subpanel
Help Subpanel
Using the Web Browser
Bookmarks
Personal Bookmarks
Creating Bookmarks
Sharing Bookmarks
Customizing the Front Panel
To Put a Subpanel Control in the Main Panel
To Add an Application or Other Icon to a Subpanel
How Installed Icons Work
Adding and Removing Subpanels
To Add a Subpanel
To Remove a Subpanel
To Replace a Control in the Main Panel
To Remove All User Customizations
Customizing Workspaces
To Rename a Workspace
To Add Workspaces
To Remove Workspaces
To Customize the Controls in the Workspace Switch
Chapter 5 Managing Files with File Manager
Introducing the File Manager Window and Desktop
Basic File System Concepts
Files
Folders
Objects
Paths
Paths and Path Names
Absolute Paths
Relative Paths
See Also
Basic File Management Skills
To Select a Single File or Folder
Mouse
Keyboard
To Select Multiple Files and Folders
Mouse
Keyboard
To Drag and Drop a File or Folder
Basic Drag-and-Drop Tasks
To Display a Pop-up Menu
Mouse
Keyboard
To Rename a File or Folder
Mouse
Keyboard
To Get Help on a File or Folder
Mouse
Keyboard
See Also
To View a File or Folder's Information
Opening a File or Folder
To Open a File or Folder
Manipulating Files and Folders
To Create a New File or Folder
To Move a File or Folder
Mouse
Keyboard
To Copy a File or Folder
Mouse
Keyboard
To Create a Symbolic Link
Mouse
Keyboard
Navigating to Folders and Subfolders
To Change to Another Folder
To Go to Your Home Folder
To Change to the Parent Folder
To Open a Terminal Window in the Current Folder
Executing an Action for a File or Folder
To Execute the Default Action
To Execute Other Actions
Deleting Objects to the Trash Can
To Open the Trash Can Window
To Put an Object in the Trash Can
To Put Back a File or Folder from the Trash Can
To Delete a File or Folder Permanently
File and Folder Ownership and Security
Basic Permissions
Basic User Types
Examples
To View a File or Folder's Permissions
To Modify Basic Permissions
To Change File or Folder Ownership
To Browse and Edit Properties of Multiple Files and Folders
Access Control Lists
To View an Access Control List
To Add an Access Control List Entry
To Change an Access Control List Entry
To Delete an Access Control List Entry
Setting Default Permissions through an Access Control List
Example
To Set Required Default Entry Types
To Delete Required ACL Default Entry Types
To Set Optional ACL Default Entry Types
Permissions Mask
To Modify the Mask
Using File Manager Objects on the Desktop
Workspaces in the Desktop
Pop-up Menus
To Put a File or Folder on the Workspace Backdrop
To Display the Pop-up Menu for a Workspace Object
Mouse
Keyboard
To Remove an Object from the Workspace
Locating Files
To Find an Object by Name
To Find a File by Contents
Customizing File Manager Views
To Configure the Headers
To Configure How Icons are Placed
Using the Tree View
To Display the Tree View
To Display the Folder View
To Change How Objects Are Represented
To Change the Order Icons Are Sorted
To Re-Sort (Clean Up) Objects
To Save the Current Preferences as Your Default
Hiding Files and Folders
To Show or Hide Files and Folders
To Specify Which Data Types Are Hidden
Icon Browsing
To Enable Icon Browsing
To Disable Icon Browsing
To Change the Icon Display Area Size
Using Removable Media with File Manager
Dragging and Dropping Files and Folders
Removable Media Manipulation Skills
To View Files and Folders on a Diskette
To View Files and Folders on a CD-ROM
To Format a Diskette
To Rename a Diskette
To Eject a Diskette or CD-ROM
To Copy Files or Folders to a Diskette
To Move Files or Folders to a Diskette
To Delete Files or Folders From a Diskette
To Create Files and Folders on a Diskette
Chapter 6 Running Applications from the Desktop
Running Applications Using Application Manager
Application Manager Window
Contents of Application Manager
Built-In Application Groups
Application Manager Menus and Commands
Solaris User Registration
To Run an Application from Application Manager
To Get Help on an Application Icon
From the Icon's Pop-up Menu
From the Help Menu
To Put an Application Icon in the Front Panel
To Put an Application Icon on the Workspace Backdrop
To Update Application Manager
To Create a Personal Application Group
To Add Applications to a Personal Application Group
Advanced Application Manager Concepts
File Names in Application Manager
Folder Location of Application Manager
Creating Personal Actions and Data Types
Registering Applications
Running Applications Using File Manager
To Run an Application from File Manager
Running and Organizing Applications Using the Front Panel
To Put an Application in the Personal Applications Subpanel
To Run an Application from the Personal Applications Subpanel
To Replace the Main Panel Personal Applications Control
Running Applications from a Terminal Emulator Window
To Start an Application on Your System Using a Terminal Emulator
To Start an Application on Another System Using a Terminal Emulator
Using rlogin
Using remsh
Chapter 7 Customizing the Desktop Environment
Introducing Style Manager
Customizing Screen Appearance
Colors
Color Buttons
To Select a Palette
To Modify an Existing Palette
To Grab a Color from the Workspace
To Create a Custom Palette
To Delete a Palette
To Restore a Deleted Palette
To Change the Number of Colors Used by the Desktop
Fonts
To Select a Font Size
To Select a Font Group
To Add a Font Group
To Delete a Font Group
To View Font Attributes
Backdrops
To Select a Backdrop
Customizing System Behavior
To Change Keyboard Behavior
To Change Mouse Behavior
To Change Beep Settings
Screen without Lock Extensions
Power Management
To Change Screen Blanker Settings
To Change Front Panel Lock Settings
Screen with Lock Extensions
Power Management
To Change Screen Saver Settings
To Change Screen Lock Settings
Windows
To Change Window Behavior
To Change How Active Windows Are Displayed
To Change Where Window Icons Are Displayed
Customizing Startup and Logout
To Change How Your Next Session Starts
To Set a Home Session
To Set Your Logout Confirmation Preference
Chapter 8 Using Mailer
Starting Mailer
Logging In to Your IMAP Inbox
Using the Mailer Main Window
Viewing Your Mail Messages
To Read a Mail Message
To Change the Character Set of an Incoming Message
Sorting Mail Messages
Acting on Your Mail Messages
To Reply to a Message
To Forward a Message
To Edit an Incoming Message
To Save an Incoming or an Outgoing Message as Text
To Delete a Mail Message
To Undelete a Mail Message
To Destroy Deleted Messages When Closing the Mailbox
Searching for Mail Messages Within a Mailbox
To Find a Mail Message Within a Mailbox
To Create Advanced Search Scripts
Using Views
To Create a View
To Display, Delete, or Update Views
To Edit a View
To Rearrange the Order of the List Under Custom Views:
Sending Mail Messages
Using Aliases
To Create, Modify, or Delete an Alias
To Address, Compose, and Send a Mail Message
To Change the Character Set of an Outgoing Message
Using a Template to Compose a Mail Message
To Create a Template
To Use a Template
Using a Draft to Compose a Mail Message
To Create a Draft
To Use a Draft
To Include Multiple Messages in a New Message
To Include a Text File in a Mail Message
Using a Signature
To Create a Signature
To Include a Signature in All Messages
To Include a Signature Only in Specific Messages
To Create an Automatic Reply (Vacation Message)
Sending Mail Messages in MIME or Sun Mail Tool Format
To Send Mail Messages in MIME or Sun Mail Tool Format
Editing and Formatting Outgoing Messages
Editing Text
Formatting Text
To Find or Change Text
To Check Spelling
Creating and Using Mailboxes
To Create a Mailbox
To Rename a Mailbox
To Open a Mailbox
To Close a Mailbox
Filing Messages in Other Mailboxes
To Manually File Messages in Other Mailboxes
To Drag and Drop Messages to Other Mailboxes
To Delete a Mailbox
To Change the Default Mailbox Directory
Customizing the Open, Move, and Copy To Menus
To Add Mailboxes to the Open, Move, and Copy To Menus
To Change the Number of Mailboxes Displayed in the Move Menu and Copy To Mailbox Submenu
Printing Mail Messages
To Print a Copy of a Message with Default Options
To Print a Message with Specific Options
To Print a Message Using Drag and Drop
Working with Attachments
To View an Attachment
To Print an Attachment
To Add an Attachment
To Save an Attachment to Your File System
To Attach a File from File Manager
To Attach a Calendar Appointment
Customizing Mailer
To Display Message Numbers in Your Mailbox
To Change the Character Marker for Included Text in a Reply
To Set How Often Mailer Checks for Messages
To Add Custom Fields to the Format Menu
To Customize Mail Notification
Configuring the Appearance of the Toolbar
To Customize the Toolbar
Using the File Selection Dialog Box
Using Mailer Mnemonics and Keyboard Shortcuts
Chapter 9 Printing
Your Default Printer
To Determine the Default Printer
To Change the Default Printer
Printing Files
Submitting a File to a Printer
To Print Using the Front Panel
To Print Using File Manager
To Print Using Print Manager
Setting Print Options Using the Print Dialog Box
Print Command Options
Printer Applications
Print Manager
To Start Print Manager
Printer Jobs Application
To Start the Printer Jobs Application
Displaying Print Job Information
To Open a Printer Icon
To Close a Printer Icon
To Find a Print Job
To Cancel a Print Job
Print Job Properties
To Display Print Job Properties
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
To Change How Printers and Print Jobs Are Displayed
To Change the Update Frequency
To Determine Which Jobs Are Displayed
To Display the Print Manager Message Line
To Display the Print Manager Problem Flag
To Determine Which Printers Are Shown
Printer Properties
To Show a Printer's Properties
To Change a Printer's Icon
To Change a Printer's Icon Label
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
To Create a New Document
To Save a Document to a New File
To Save a Document to the Original File
Opening an Existing Document
To Open an Existing Document from Text Editor
To Open an Existing Document from File Manager
Entering Text
To Enter New Text
Using Wrap To Fit
To Set Wrap To Fit On or Off
Entering Special Characters
Moving the Cursor in a Document
To Go to a Specific Line
To Scroll a Document
Selecting Text
To Select Text with the Mouse
Secondary Selection
To Replace Text Using Secondary Selection
To Select Text with the Keyboard
Editing Text
Editing Keys
Menu Shortcut Keys
UNIX Key Bindings
To Enable UNIX Key Bindings
To Set Overstrike Mode
To Type Over Text
To Delete Text
To Clear Text
To Undo an Edit
To Copy Text
To Move Text (Cut and Paste)
To Include a File
Correcting Misspelled Words
To Correct Misspelled Words
Customizing Spelling Checker Dictionaries
To Run Spelling Checker Without Your Personal Dictionary
To Remove a Word From Your Personal Dictionary
To Import Another User's Personal Dictionary
To Export Your Personal Dictionary
To Set Your Current Dictionary Locale
To Set Your Default Dictionary Locale
Using Drag and Drop
To Move Text Using Drag and Drop
To Copy Text Using Drag and Drop
To Include a File Using Drag and Drop
Searching a Document
To Find Text
To Find and Change Text
To Find and Delete Text
Formatting and Printing Documents
To Format a Document
To Print an Open Document
To Print a Closed Document
Recovering a File
To Recover a File
Text Editor and Other Applications
Chapter 11 Using Calendar
Calendar Startup
Calendar Main Window
Calendar Tool Bar
Calendar Views
Day View
Week View
Month View
Year View
Appointments
To Schedule a Basic Appointment
To Set Appointment Options
To Change an Appointment
To Delete an Appointment
To Find an Appointment
To View an Appointment List
To Do Items
To Insert a To Do Item
To Change a To Do Item
To Delete a To Do Item
To View a To Do List
Marking To Do Items Completed
To Mark an Item Directly in the To Do List
To Use the To Do Editor To Mark an Item
Printing Calendars, Appointment, or To Do Lists
To Print Current Day, Week, Month, or Year Views
To Print Your Appointment or To Do List
To Change the Print Options for a Single Print Job
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
To Schedule a Group Appointment
To Mail Reminders to a Group Using Calendar
To Create an Appointment Message Using a Mail Program
To Drag an Appointment from Another Application to Calendar
From Mailer
From File Manager
To Drag an Appointment from Calendar to Another Application
To Mailer
To File Manager
Customizing Calendar
To Change Appointment Editor Defaults
Changing the Display Settings
To Set the Initial Calendar Displayed
To Set the Time Boundaries on Day and Week Views
To Set the Default Calendar View
Changing Access and Permissions
To Grant Access to Your Calendar
To Deny Access to Your Calendar
To Change the Printer Settings for Future Print Jobs
To Change the Date Format
To Change the Default Time Zone
Other Calendar Tools
sdtcm_admin
Examples
sdtcm_convert
Examples
dtcm_editor
dtcm_lookup
dtcm_insert
dtcm_delete
Using Federated Naming with Calendar
Calendar Naming
Calendar Registration
Naming Service Dependencies
Build Dependencies
Runtime Dependencies
Chapter 12 Using Terminal
Default Desktop Terminal Emulator
Starting a Terminal Window
To Start a Terminal Window from the Front Panel
To Start a Terminal Window from Application Manager
To Start a Terminal Window from File Manager
To Start a Terminal Window from the Window Menu
To Close a Terminal Window
Using a Terminal Window
To Start Applications in a Terminal Window
To Enter a Command
To Copy and Paste Text
To Resize the Window Contents
Running dtterm on Another System
Using the -display Option
Using rlogin
Using remsh
Customizing dtterm
Displaying the Menu Bar
To Remove the Menu Bar
To Restore the Menu Bar
Displaying the Scroll Bar
To Display the Scroll Bar
dtterm Global Options
Cursor Control
To Determine Cursor Style
To Determine Cursor Blinking
To Set the Cursor Blink Rate
To Switch Foreground and Background Colors (Color Control)
To Determine Scroll Behavior
Bell Control
To Set the Bell Type
To Set the Margin Warning
To Set the Margin Distance
dtterm Terminal Options
Keyboard Control
To Set the Cursor Key Mode
To Set the Keypad Mode
To Determine the Newline Sequence
To Set the User Function Keys
Screen Control
To Set 132-Column Switching
To Set End-of-Line Wrapping
To Set Reverse End-of-Line Wrapping
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
To Open an Existing Icon
To Start a New Icon
To Clear an Icon
To Draw an Image
Drawing Tools
To Undo a Drawing Operation
Saving Icon Files
Icon Size Conventions
To Save the Icon
To Save the Icon with a New Name
Color Usage
Advanced Drawing Tasks
To Select an Area of the Icon
To Cut a Region of the Icon
To Copy a Region of the Icon
To Move a Region of the Icon
To Rotate Part of the Icon
To Flip (Mirror) Part of the Icon
Resizing Icons
To Resize the Current Icon
To Resize (Scale) a Region of the Icon
Hotspots
To Add a Hotspot
To Delete a Hotspot
Screen Captures
To Capture (Grab) a Region of the Display
Modifying the View of an Icon
To Hide the Grid
To Change the Magnification of an Icon
Chapter 14 Using Image Viewer
Starting and Quitting Image Viewer
To Start Image Viewer from the Workspace Programs Menu
To Start Image Viewer from the Front Panel
To Start Image Viewer from the Command Line
To Exit Image Viewer
Viewing Images
To Open an Image File
To Open an Image File Using Drag and Drop
To View an Image in Gray Scale or Color
To Move the Image within the View Window
To Change an Image Orientation in the View Window
To Display Information about an Image
Editing Images
Using the Palette Tools
To Display the Palette Automatically
To Select a Region to Save as a New File
To Rotate an Image
To Flip an Image
To Scale an Image
To Undo an Edit Operation
Saving Images
To Save an Edited Image in the Same File
To Save an Image as a New File
Viewing PostScript Files
To Open a PostScript File from the File Menu
To Open a PostScript File Using Drag and Drop
To View a PostScript File in Black and White or Color
To Page through a PostScript File
To View a Specific Page of a PostScript File
To Reverse Page Order
To Change the Size of the Displayed Page
To Save a PostScript Page as a Bitmap Image
Printing
Print Dialog Box
To Print an Image or PostScript File
To Preview a File to Be Printed
To Print a Single Copy
Image Viewer File Formats
Using Snapshot
To Start Image Viewer Snapshot
To Take a Snapshot of a Window
To Take a Snapshot of a Region
To Take a Snapshot of the Screen
To Take a Delayed Snapshot
To Hide the Snapshot Dialog Box While Taking a Snapshot
To Save a Snapshot
Chapter 15 Using Audio
Starting and Quitting Audio
To Start Audio From the Front Panel
To Start Audio From the Command Line
To Start Audio From the Workspace Programs Menu
To Exit Audio
Audio Main Window
Displaying the Waveform Window
To Display the Waveform Window
To Start Audio With the Waveform Displayed
Opening and Playing Audio Files
To Open an Audio File
To Open an Audio File With Drag and Drop
To Specify Play Options
To Play an Audio File
Recording With Audio
To Specify Record Options
To Create a Recording
To Save an Audio File or a Recording
To Specify Input and Output Device Options
To Display Information About an Audio File
Appendix A Keyboard Shortcuts for the Desktop
Menu Shortcuts
Keyboard Focus and the Highlight
Moving the Keyboard Focus
Opening and Closing Windows
To Open an Application Window
To Close an Application Window
To Select a Window or Icon
To Turn a Window into an Icon (Minimize)
To Restore a Window from an Icon
To Move a Window or Window Icon
To Resize a Window
To Scroll a Window's Contents
To Select a List Item
To Display a Pull-down Menu
To Use a Pop-up Menu
To Use the Window Menu
To Switch to Another Workspace
To Rename a Workspace
To Move among Windows
To Display a Window in Other Workspaces
To Choose a Front Panel Control
To Choose a Subpanel Control
To Move the Front Panel
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
Using Input Method Modifiers
Specifying the Input Method Style
Changing the X Keyboard Map at the Server
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