| Title and Copyright Pages |
| About This Manual |
| Audience |
| Organization |
| Related Documents |
| Reader's Comments |
| Conventions |
| 1 | Introducing the DECwindows Motif Graphical User Interface |
| 1.1 | X Servers and Clients |
| 1.2 | Window Manager |
| 1.3 | Session Manager |
| 1.4 | X Client Applications |
| 1.4.1 | Terminal Emulators |
| 1.4.2 | DECwindows Motif Client Applications |
| 1.4.3 | X Consortium Client Applications |
| 2 | Starting Your Session |
| 2.1 | Starting a Session |
| 2.1.1 | Starting Applications |
| 2.1.2 | Reading Documentation On Line |
| 2.1.3 | Pausing a Session |
| 2.1.4 | Ending a Session |
| 2.2 | Getting Help |
| 2.2.1 | Opening a Help Window |
| 2.2.2 | An Alternative Help Style |
| 3 | Working with Windows |
| 3.1 | Using the Mouse |
| 3.1.1 | Summary of Mouse Techniques |
| 3.2 | Managing Windows |
| 3.2.1 | Parts of a Window |
| 3.2.2 | Making Windows Active |
| 3.2.3 | Moving Windows |
| 3.2.4 | Resizing Windows |
| 3.2.4.1 | Minimizing Windows |
| 3.2.4.2 | Maximizing Windows |
| 3.2.5 | Viewing Text with Scroll Bars |
| 3.2.6 | Special Menus to Manage Windows |
| 3.2.6.1 | Using the Workspace Menu to Arrange Windows |
| 3.2.7 | Customizing Your Windows |
| 3.3 | Interacting with DECwindows |
| 3.3.1 | Working with Menus |
| 3.3.1.1 | Two Menu Shortcuts |
| 3.3.1.2 | Using Tear-Off Menus |
| 3.3.2 | Working with Dialog Boxes |
| 3.3.2.1 | Changing Information in a Dialog Box |
| 3.3.2.2 | Saving Your Settings |
| 3.3.2.3 | Making Selections from List Boxes |
| 3.3.3 | Working with Message Boxes |
| Part 2 Performing Everyday Tasks |
| 4 | Performing Common Tasks |
| 4.1 | Working with Text |
| 4.1.1 | Selecting Text |
| 4.1.2 | Copying Text |
| 4.1.3 | Deleting Text with Pending Delete |
| 4.1.4 | Text Editing Key Definitions |
| 4.1.5 | Copying Text with Drag and Drop |
| 4.2 | Printing Files |
| 4.3 | Mixing Colors |
| 4.3.1 | Using the Color Picker |
| 4.3.2 | Using Other Color Models |
| 4.3.3 | Using the Scratch Pad |
| 4.4 | Running Applications Across the Network |
| 4.4.1 | Authorizing Access to Your Workstation |
| 4.4.2 | Enabling the Display |
| 5 | DECwindows Desktop Applications |
| 5.1 | Starting Applications |
| 5.1.1 | Changing Settings |
| 5.1.2 | For More Information |
| 5.2 | Using Bookreader |
| 5.2.1 | Opening a Book |
| 5.2.1.1 | Locating Topics in the Navigation Window |
| 5.2.2 | Opening a Topic to Read Text |
| 5.2.2.1 | Navigating with Hotspots |
| 5.2.2.2 | Displaying Figures, Tables, and Examples |
| 5.2.3 | Summary of Other Bookreader Features |
| 5.2.4 | Something to Try |
| 5.3 | Using Calculator |
| 5.3.1 | Changing the Mode |
| 5.3.2 | Entering Data |
| 5.3.3 | Performing Arithmetic Functions |
| 5.3.4 | Storing Values in Memory |
| 5.3.5 | Performing Special Functions |
| 5.3.6 | Copying Text |
| 5.3.7 | Saving Customized Settings |
| 5.4 | Using Calendar |
| 5.4.1 | Creating an Entry in the Day Display |
| 5.4.2 | Sending and Receiving Calendar Entries Through Mail |
| 5.4.3 | Summary of Other Calendar Features |
| 5.4.4 | Something to Try |
| 5.5 | Using Cardfiler |
| 5.5.1 | Creating or Opening a Card File |
| 5.5.2 | Creating Cards |
| 5.5.3 | Summary of Other Cardfiler Features |
| 5.5.4 | Something to Try |
| 5.6 | Using CDA Viewer |
| 5.6.1 | Viewing Files |
| 5.6.2 | Specifying Supported File Formats |
| 5.6.3 | Summary of Other CDA Viewer Features |
| 5.6.4 | Something to Try |
| 5.7 | Using Clock |
| 5.7.1 | Customizing the Clock Display |
| 5.7.2 | Setting the Alarm |
| 5.8 | Using DECterm |
| 5.8.1 | Summary of Other DECterm Features |
| 5.9 | Using Mail |
| 5.9.1 | Sending a Message to a Distribution List |
| 5.9.2 | Sending PostScript Files |
| 5.9.3 | Reading Messages |
| 5.9.3.1 | Reading Nontext Messages |
| 5.9.3.2 | Reading an Old Message |
| 5.9.4 | Using Accelerators |
| 5.9.5 | Summary of Other Mail Features |
| 5.9.6 | Something to Try |
| 5.10 | Using Notepad |
| 5.10.1 | Entering Text |
| 5.10.1.1 | Formatting Text |
| 5.10.1.2 | Scrolling the Buffer |
| 5.10.2 | Editing a File |
| 5.10.2.1 | Moving the Cursor |
| 5.10.3 | Canceling an Edit |
| 5.10.4 | Moving Text |
| 5.10.5 | Copying Text |
| 5.10.6 | Saving Text in a File |
| 5.10.7 | Exiting from an Editing Session |
| 5.10.8 | Summary of Other Notepad Features |
| 5.10.9 | Something to Try |
| 5.11 | Using Paint |
| 5.11.1 | Shortcuts to Paint Operations |
| 5.11.2 | Summary of Other Paint Features |
| 5.11.3 | Something to Try |
| 5.12 | Using Print Screen |
| 5.12.1 | Taking Screen Snapshots |
| 5.12.2 | Using a Time Delay |
| 5.12.3 | Summary of Other Print Screen Features |
| 5.13 | Using Visual Differences |
| 5.13.1 | Selecting Files to Compare |
| 5.13.2 | Displaying the Differences |
| 5.13.3 | Moving Between Differences |
| 5.13.4 | Summary of Other Differences Features |
| 6 | Customizing the Window Manager |
| 6.1 | Customizing Your Workspace |
| 6.2 | Customizing Your Window Borders |
| 6.3 | Customizing Your Window Border Colors |
| 6.4 | Customizing Icon Appearance |
| 6.4.1 | Customizing Icon Colors |
| 6.5 | Customizing the Matte |
| 6.6 | Saving Your New Settings |
| 6.7 | Advanced Customization |
| 7 | Customizing Your Session |
| 7.1 | Customizing Your Startup Environment |
| 7.2 | Changing Your Session Manager Settings |
| 7.2.1 | Customizing Window Patterns and Colors |
| 7.2.2 | Changing Your Security Settings |
| 7.3 | Customizing Keyboard Settings |
| 7.4 | Setting Another Session Language |
| 7.4.1 | Keyboard Type |
| 7.5 | Customizing Your Pointer |
| 7.5.1 | Saving Your New Settings |
| 7.6 | Advanced Customization |
| Part 3 Advanced User Topics |
| 8 | Using Advanced Mail Features |
| 8.1 | Changing Editors |
| 8.2 | Picking Messages |
| 8.3 | Autosorting Incoming Mail |
| 8.4 | Customizing Your Mail Environment |
| 8.4.1 | Modifying Your Mail Profile |
| 8.4.2 | Adding Commands to Menus and Button Boxes |
| 8.4.3 | Improving Mail Startup Performance |
| 9 | Using Configuration Files to Customize Your Windows Environment |
| 9.1 | Understanding Resources and Resource Files |
| 9.1.1 | Where Resource Values Are Specified |
| 9.1.2 | Creating the .Xdefaults File |
| 9.1.3 | Specifying Colors and Fonts |
| 9.1.3.1 | Resource Specification Examples |
| 9.1.3.2 | Specifying Colors and Fonts on the Command Line |
| 9.1.4 | Considerations for Setting Resources |
| 9.1.5 | Locating Resources |
| 9.2 | Changing Key Definitions |
| 9.2.1 | Assigning New Text Editing Commands |
| 9.2.2 | Example Text Translations |
| 9.3 | Changing Keyboards |
| 9.4 | Customizing the Motif Window Manager (mwm) |
| 9.4.1 | Setting Window Manager Resources |
| 9.4.2 | Customizing Window Manager Behavior |
| 9.4.3 | Customizing the Workspace Menu |
| 10 | Access to DECwindows for People with Disabilities |
| 10.1 | Using AccessX |
| 10.1.1 | Selecting AccessX Features |
| 10.1.1.1 | Selections for the AccessX Utility |
| 10.1.1.2 | Keyboard Control and Keyboard Response Boxes |
| 10.1.1.3 | Menu Bar |
| 10.1.1.3.1 | File Submenu |
| 10.1.1.3.2 | Adjust Submenu |
| 10.1.1.3.3 | Status Submenu |
| 10.1.1.3.4 | Help Submenu |
| 10.1.2 | Adjust Settings Dialog Box |
| 10.1.3 | StickyKeys |
| 10.1.3.1 | Turning StickyKeys On and Off |
| 10.1.3.2 | Using StickyKeys |
| 10.1.3.3 | Customizing StickyKeys |
| 10.1.4 | MouseKeys |
| 10.1.4.1 | Turning MouseKeys On and Off |
| 10.1.4.2 | Using MouseKeys |
| 10.1.4.3 | Using the Mouse and MouseKeys Together |
| 10.1.4.4 | Customizing MouseKeys |
| 10.1.5 | ToggleKeys |
| 10.1.6 | RepeatKeys |
| 10.1.6.1 | Turning RepeatKeys On and Off |
| 10.1.6.2 | Customizing RepeatKeys |
| 10.1.7 | SlowKeys |
| 10.1.7.1 | Turning SlowKeys On and Off |
| 10.1.7.2 | Customizing SlowKeys |
| 10.1.8 | BounceKeys |
| 10.1.8.1 | Turning BounceKeys On and Off |
| 10.1.8.2 | Customizing BounceKeys |
| 10.2 | Optacon II |
| 10.3 | Puff |
| 10.4 | Xsoundsentry |
| A | Using DECwindows with a Keyboard |
| A.1 | Traversing Menu Bars and Pull-Down Menus |
| A.2 | Traversing Windows |
| A.2.1 | Moving Between Windows |
| A.2.2 | Moving Within Windows |
| A.3 | Traversing Dialog Boxes |
| B | Composing Characters |
| C | Commands That Help You Manage Windows |
| C.1 | Resetting Environment Variables with resize |
| C.1.1 | When to Use resize |
| C.1.2 | Example |
| C.2 | Repainting the Screen with xrefresh |
| C.2.1 | When to Use xrefresh |
| C.2.2 | Examples |
| D | Sample Resource and Configuration Files |
| D.1 | Motif Window Manager Resources |
| D.2 | Sample Motif Window Manager Configuration File |
| D.3 | Sample .Xdefaults Resource File |
| Examples |
| 9-1 | Visual Differences Default-Resource File |
| 9-2 | DECterm Default-Resource File |
| 9-3 | Sample Text Specifications |
| D-1 | Motif Window Manager Resources |
| D-2 | Motif Window Manager Menu Bindings |
| D-3 | Motif Window Manager Configuration File |
| D-4 | Sample .Xdefaults Resource File |
| Figures |
| 3-1 | Parts of a Window |
| 10-1 | AccessX Dialog Box |
| 10-2 | Show StickyKeys and MouseKeys StatusMessage Box |
| 10-3 | Save Information Message Box |
| 10-4 | Load Information Message Box |
| 10-5 | StickyKeys Status Box |
| 10-6 | MouseKeys Status Box |
| 10-7 | Adjust Settings Dialog Box |
| 10-8 | MouseKeys Operations |
| 10-9 | MouseKeys Operations - PC-style Keyboard |
| 10-10 | Puff Window |
| A-1 | Moving to a Previous Menu |
| A-2 | Moving to the Next Menu |
| Tables |
| 5-1 | Starting DECwindows Motif Applications |
| 9-1 | Example Color Resources |
| 9-2 | Text Editing Keys and Preset Functions |
| 9-3 | Text Functions |
| 9-4 | LK201/LK401 Key Functions and Their PC-Style Equivalents |
| A-1 | Traversing the Menu Bar and Pull-Down Menus |
| A-2 | Traversing Submenus |
| A-3 | Moving to a Previous Menu |
| A-4 | Moving to the Next Menu |
| A-5 | Working with Dialog Boxes |
| A-6 | Moving Within Dialog Boxes |
| A-7 | Activating Items in a Tab Group |
| B-1 | Multinational Character Mode Compose Characters |
| B-2 | National Replacement Mode Compose Characters (Typewriter Keys) |
| B-3 | National Replacement Mode Compose Characters (Data Processing Keys) |
| D-1 | The Motif Window Manager Functions |
| Index |