Desktop User's Guide

Table of Contents

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Documentation Changes

1. Getting Started

Logging In and Out

Identifying What Is on the Screen When You First Log In

Using the Mouse

Manipulating Windows

Finding Software and Applications

Adjusting Volume

Using Online Documentation

Getting Application Help

Turning Off Your Workstation

Online Document Conventions

Please Register Your System

Where to Go From Here

2. Login Basics: Understanding Accounts

Overview of Login Accounts

Why Create a Login Account?

Using Existing Login Accounts

3. Using Applications

Installing Applications

Accessing Available Applications

Starting Applications

Removing Applications

Creating a Collection of Application Icons

Copying and Pasting Between Applications

4. Managing Your Work: Working with Files and Directories

Giving Yourself Easy Access to Icons

Managing Icons

Moving and Copying Files and Directories

Making a Referenced Copy of an Icon

Removing Files and Reference Icons

Creating and Opening Directories

Renaming Files and Directories

Opening and Saving Files

Creating Files Using Select and Paste

Naming Icons: A Few Guidelines

5. Printing

Summary of the Printing Environment and Tools

Placing Available Printers on Your Desktop

Printing Files

Customizing Print Jobs With Print Panel

Using Print Status to Monitor Print Jobs and Printers

Designating a Default Printer

Troubleshooting Printing

6. Finding Things

Finding Files, Directories, and Images

Finding Applications

Finding Files, Applications, or Directories Using File QuickFind

Finding Files, Applications, or Directories Using the Search Tool

7. Using Multiple Desks

What is a “Desk”?

Creating a Desk

Switching Between Desks

Moving Windows Between Desks

Copying Windows Between Desks

Listing All the Windows in Your Desks

Renaming a Desk

Deleting a Desk

Placing a Window in All Desks

Removing a Window From the Global Desk

Manipulating Windows on a Desk

Customizing the Desks Overview

8. Managing Windows

Organizing Windows Into Desks

Opening Fewer Windows

Resizing Windows

Minimizing Windows

Moving Windows

Raising and Lowering Windows

Changing the Window Focus Behavior

Closing Windows

9. Sharing and Protecting Files, Media Devices, and Printers

Understanding and Changing Permissions

Sharing Resources With Other Systems

10. Accessing Other Systems and Resources on Your Network

Accessing Another System's Media Devices or Printers

Using Host QuickFind to Find Remote Host Icons

Using the Access Desktop Tool

Accessing Files and Directories On Other Systems

Logging In to Another System

11. Customizing the Desktop Environment

Changing the Desktop Background

Setting Default Icon View Preferences

Changing Window Color Schemes

Customizing the Screen Saver

Customizing Mouse Settings

Customizing Keyboard Settings

Customizing Window Settings

Changing the Language and Keyboard Layout

Controlling System Alerts

Customizing Desktop Settings

Disabling Icons on the Desktop

Adding Directories to Your Search Path (Advanced)

Running Applications When You Log In Using the .sgisession File

Modifying the Toolchests (Advanced)

Using Your Own Customized Backgrounds (Advanced)

Turning Off the Desktop User Environment

Using Custom Icons on Your Desktop (Advanced)

12. Using System Utilities

Opening a Utility

Working With Shells

Clocks

Calendar Utility

Calculator Utility

Magnifier Utility

Snapshot Utility

Show Color Map Utility

Reset Color Map Utility

System Usage Utility

Font Names Utility

13. Anatomy of the Desktop

Anatomy of a Window

About the Remote Display Feature

About the Toolchests

The Icon View Window: An Overview

Anatomy of an Icon View Window

The Desks Overview Window: An Overview

Anatomy of the Desks Overview Window

The Launch Window

The Search Tool: An Overview

Anatomy of the Search Tool

The Icon Catalog: An Overview

Reference to the Icon Catalog Controls

Anatomy of the Color Scheme Browser Window

The Color Scheme Browser Menus

Understanding the makeDotDesktop Window

About the Error Message Window

A. Using IRIX Commands

Opening a Shell Window

Using IRIX Commands: A Few Basics

A Quick Reference to IRIX Commands

A Quick Reference to IRIX Shortcuts

Determining Your Current Working Directory

Moving to a Different Directory Using the cd Command

Viewing the Contents of a Directory Using the ls Command

Viewing the Contents of a Directory Using the dirview Command

Creating Directories Using the mkdir Command

Copying a File or Directory Using the cp Command

Accessing an Icon from Several Different Directories Using the ln Command

Renaming and Moving Files Using the mv Command

Deleting Files Using the rm Command

Deleting Directories Using the rm and rmdir Commands

Printing Using IRIX Commands

Setting Permissions Using the chmod Command

Getting Reference Information on IRIX Commands

B. NEdit

C. Standard Desktop Keyboard Accelerators

Glossary

Index