Common Desktop Environment (CDE)

CDE is an internationalized graphical user environment with a rich set of desktop applications. The environment is localized for Simplified Chinese and other languages. You can work with two or more localized applications simultaneously on the same desktop. Localized CDE applications include the following:

• File Manager, which is a graphical user interface you can use to access files and directories.

• Mailer, which is an application you use to send, receive, and manage email messages. You can drag-and-drop messages and files between the Mailer and other applications.

• Print Manager, which is a graphical front end to the print command that supports drag-and-drop file transfer operations.

• Text editor, which is available in CDE tools such as the Mailer composition window. It enables you to enter Simplified Chinese and English characters in the same document.

• Calendar Manager, which helps you manage business and social appointments. You can to send automatic reminders from the calendar through the Mailer application.

• Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Synchronization, which enables you to synchronize data from CDE applications, such as Calendar Manager, with data in similar applications on your PDA. PDA synchronization also enables you to install applications and databases from a workstation or server to a PDA.

The OpenWindows^TM environment is no longer supported for use in this release.