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dtcm(1)
CDE
NAME
  dtcm - CDE Desktop Calendar Manager

SYNOPSIS
  dtcm [-c calendar] [-p printer] [-v view]

OPTIONS
  The dtcm command accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line options
  as well as the following:

  -c calendar
      Specifies the calendar to display. The default value is equivalent to
      $USER@$HOST.

  -p printer
      Specifies the default printer for the tool. The default is the system's
      default printer.

  -v view
      Specifies the initial view. Values can be day, week, month or year.

DESCRIPTION
  The dtcm tool is the CDE appointment and resource scheduler. You can use it
  to do the following:

    ·  Display day, week, month and year views of your calendar

    ·  Schedule single or repeating calendar entries

    ·  Browse and edit another user's calendar

    ·  Schedule reminders to give you notice of events

    ·  Restrict access to your calendar

    ·  Print high-quality hardcopy

    ·  View and schedule entries for a group of calendars

    ·  Change the time zone context

    ·  Announce appointments through electronic mail

    ·  Schedule appointments received by electronic mail

  Concepts

  A calendar is a collection of information stored on the network that
  contains scheduling data for a user. A calendar entry is an event recorded
  within the context of a calendar. The dtcm tool supports appointment and
  to-do calendar entries, either of which may be single or repeat entries.

  A calendar entry may have one or more associated reminders. A reminder
  causes the dtcm tool to notify you by issuing an alarm when the system time
  reaches your specified reminder notice period before the event.

  When you are viewing your calendar, the current date is the date you last
  selected either by selecting the Day View or by clicking in any of the
  other views. The current date does not change until you select another
  date, even if you have navigated out of a view that contains the current
  date.

  The dtcm tool presents a network calendar model. To operate on a calendar
  belonging to some user on the network, the dtcm tool establishes a session
  with a calendar server. Conceptually, a calendar server is a separate
  process running on the host where the calendar is located. A calendar
  server manages all the calendars for the host where it is running and can
  service multiple connected applications simultaneously. The calendar server
  responds to authentication, session control, and calendar transactions
  initiated by the dtcm tool, which in turn responds to server events such as
  updates caused by other connected application instances.

  The dtcm tool presents a single main window containing a graphical
  calendar. You can view this calendar by day, week, month or year in the
  main window. To navigate between these views, make a selection from the
  View menu or click one of the navigation buttons displayed in the current
  view.

  Menu Bar

  File Menu

      Archive...
	  Creates an archive of calendar data that lets you dump non-current
	  data from your calendar.  Very large calendars can be difficult to
	  manage and Archive provides a means of removing a range of obsolete
	  data.

      Restore...
	  Loads a calendar archive previously created using Archive. Be
	  careful when using this option; it is fairly primitive and will not
	  attempt to reinsert repeating entries as part of their original
	  sequence.

      Printer Setup...
	  Allows you to specify parameters for a print job, such as number of
	  copies, orientation and scaling.

      Print Current View
	  Prints hard-copy based on the currently displayed calendar view.

      Print Appointment List...
	  Invokes a print dialog that lets you choose the view of the
	  appointment list that you want to print.

      Print ToDo List...
	  Invokes a print dialog that lets you specify what to-do entries you
	  want to print.

      Options...
	  Invokes default options for all of the dtcm tool's global
	  attributes.

      Exit
	  Terminates the dtcm tool.

  Edit Menu

      Appointment...
	  Invokes the Appointment Editor. The Appointment Editor is described
	  in the Secondary Windows section.

      ToDo...
	  Invokes the To-Do Editor, described in the Secondary Windows
	  section.

      Properties...
	  Invokes the properties dialog for appointments and to-do entries.
	  This item is for properties of calendar data entities. For
	  properties of the dtcm tool, use the Properties... entry in the
	  File menu.

  View Menu

      Day Changes the current view in the main window to Day View.

      Week
	  Changes the current view in the main window to Week View.

      Month
	  Changes the current view in the main window to Month View.

      Year
	  Changes the current view in the main window to Year View.

      Appointment List...
	  Invokes the Appointment List dialog.

      ToDo List...
	  Invokes the ToDo List dialog.

      Find...
	  Invokes the Find dialog, which you can use to locate calendar
	  entries by specifying some search criteria.

      Go to Date...
	  Invokes the Go to Date dialog, which lets you change the view to a
	  specified date. This is a convenient way to get to dates that are
	  distant from the current date.

  Browse Menu

      Show Other Calendar...
	  Invokes a dialog to let you connect to a different calendar than
	  the one currently displayed in the main window. You will still be
	  displaying a single calendar.

      Compare Calendars...
	  Invokes the Compare Calendars dialog, which is described in the
	  Secondary Windows section.

      Menu Editor...
	  Invokes a dialog that lets you add frequently used calendars to the
	  Browse menu for this and future sessions with the dtcm tool.

      <user>@<host>

      ... This sequence of entries consists of your own calendar, followed by
	  an optional list of calendars that you can add to the menu using
	  the Menu Editor... option described above. Your own calendar always
	  appears first. The other options are listed in alphabetical order.

  Secondary Windows

  The dtcm tool has several secondary windows for accessing the scheduling
  and browsing features.

  Appointment Editor
      The Appointment Editor lets you schedule appointments, which is the
      most common type of calendar entry. It is useful for scheduling time
      slots in your calendar that can be exported to other users either by
      direct entry to their calendars or by electronic mail. To invoke the
      appointment editor, click on the clock icon, select it from the Edit
      menu, or double click anywhere in the graphical calendar view.

  To Do Editor
      The To Do Editor lets you maintain a list of to-do items for your
      personal use. These entries are private and are not visible to other
      users who browse your calendar.  To-do entries differ from appointments
      in that they need not appear as scheduled events in your calendar
      views. If a Due Date is associated with a to-do entry, you see the due
      date on your calendar view.  To-do entries let you maintain a list of
      work items without allocating calendar time. To invoke the to-do
      editor, click on the check-mark icon or select it from the Edit menu.

  Group Appointment Editor
      The Group Appointment Editor lets you schedule an appointment on
      multiple calendars at once. To invoke the group appointment editor,
      click Schedule in the Compare Calendars window. You can choose to
      announce the appointment by electronic mail.

  Compare Calendars Window
      The Compare Calendars window lets you connect to several calendars
      simultaneously and get a graphical overview of busy and available time
      in the resultant virtual calendar. To display the compare calendars
      window, select Compare Calendars... from the Browse menu.

  Options Window
      The Options window lets you set dtcm tool options.  Available
      categories include Editor Defaults, Display Settings, Access List and
      Permissions, Printer Settings, and Date Format. Set the options to suit
      your requirements and save them by clicking Apply. To display the
      Options window, select Options... from the File menu.

  Resources

  The dtcm tool supports a number of application resources to let you
  configure its behavior. The application class name for the dtcm tool is
  DtCalendar. To set application resources, you can copy the system defaults
  from /usr/dt/app-defaults/<LANG>/DtCalendar to a personal version such as
  ~/app-defaults/DtCalendar and edit it with your changes.

FILES
  /usr/dt/bin/dtcm
      Executable file

  /usr/dt/app-defaults/<LANG>/DtCalendar
      System default application resources

  /usr/dt/bin/rpc.cmsd
      Calendar daemon (server) that manages calendars on this system

  /var/spool/calendar/callog.user
      Persistent calendar database on this system for user

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