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Use "Select and Paste" to Create Text Files, Folder Icons, FTP Site Directories, or Web Jumpers
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To create a text file, select
text in an application window, then click the middle mouse button over
the desktop background or in an Icon View window. A file is created
containing the selected text.
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To create a folder icon of a
directory, select the pathname of the directory, such as /usr/tmp, then click the middle mouse
button over the desktop background or an Icon View window. A folder
icon containing that directory appears.
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To create a folder icon of an
FTP site, drag to select an FTP address, such as ftp://ftp.sgi.com, then click the middle
mouse button over the desktop background or an Icon View window. A
folder icon appears. Double-click the folder to open an Icon View of
the contents of the FTP site.
- To create a WebJumper, select a Web page (http) address, then click the middle mouse button on the desktop background to create a WebJumper icon for that Web page. (WebJumpers are icons that, when double-clicked, open a pre-specified Web page.)
Use the Middle Mouse Button to Copy and Paste Between Applications
You can copy and paste by selecting text in one window, placing the cursor in another window, and pressing the middle mouse button, For example, you can select text in a Web page window, then use the middle mouse button to paste it into an e-mail message.
Press Ctrl and Drag to Copy Files
Select a file icon, and while holding down the the Ctrl key, drag the icon to another location. A copy of the file appears.
Use Alt Key Shortcuts
To View a Preceding Directory
When you are viewing a directory in Icon View, you can view the
preceding ("parent")
directory by holding down the Alt key while
double-clicking the left mouse button in the Icon View background.
To Open a Directory in an Already
Opened Icon View
Instead of opening another Icon
View, hold down the Alt key and double-click a
directory icon within a currently opened Icon View. The directory
contents appear, replacing the previous content display.
In some applications, you can launch a command-line option dialog when you press Alt while double-clicking the application icon.
Use Right Mouse Button Menus
To reveal a menu containing commands for performing actions on selected icons, press the right mouse button. For example, you can select the CDROM icon on the desktop and use the right-mouse-button menu to select the Eject command. There are also commands such as Log Out that you can access by holding down the right mouse button while the cursor is over the desktop background.
Use Icon View to Access Files and Directories on Other Systems
To access directories on other systems on your network, type in an Icon View pathname field: /hosts/hostname/directoryname,where hostname is the name of the other system, and directoryname is the name of the directory you would like to see.
You can drag icons from the Icon View window to your desktop to access the contents. To make a copy, hold down the Ctrl key and drag any of the files to a new location on your desktop.
Note: In order for "/hosts" to work, either AutoFS or Automount should be enabled. To set this up, from the Toolchest, choose System > System Manager > Network and Connectivity > Set Up and Start NFS to open an Interactive Guide. Also, the other system's directory must have read permission (see the online book Desktop User's Guide, Chapter 9, for an introduction to permissions).Click image links for full view.
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