............................Contents


Preface	xxix
1. Introduction to the Solaris User Environment	1
...Logging In and Logging Out	1
......Logging In	2
......Logging Out	4
...Overview of the OpenWindows Environment	5
...Windows and Icons	6
......Closing a Window to an Icon	6
......Opening an Icon to a Window	7
...Mouse and Pointer	7
......Versions of the Pointer	7
......Using the Mouse Buttons	8
......Pointer and Input Area	9
......Pointer Jumping	10
...Keyboard Equivalents	10


...Menus and Pushpins	11
......Using the Workspace Menu	12
......Using Submenus	13
......Pinning a Menu	13
......Using Window Menus	14
......Using Window Menus	15
......Choosing Menu Defaults	15
......Changing the Menu Default	16
......Window Controls	17
...Drag and Drop	19
......Positioning Windows and Pinned Menus	25
......Moving Multiple Windows	25
......Moving a Window Front or Back	26
......Moving Icons	27
......Resizing Windows	28
......Closing and Quitting Windows	29
...Starting an Application	30
......Elements of an Application's Base Window	31
...Opening, Saving, Including and Attaching Files	31
......Opening a Document	33
......Saving a Document	33
...Introduction to the DeskSet Applications	36
......Starting DeskSet Applications	37
......Working with Text	38


......Managing Your Files	39
......Managing Your Time	41
......Printing Your Documents	42
......Communicating on the Network	43
......Customizing the OpenWindows Environment	44
......Hidden Files	44
...Getting Help	45
......Magnify Help	45
......More Help	46
......Dismissing a Help Window	46
......No Help	47
......Help Viewer	47
......Desktop Introduction	47
......Help on Help	49
......Other Handbooks	50
......Quick Access to Help Handbooks	51
......Navigating through Handbooks	52
......Closing the Help Viewer	55
......Exiting the Help Viewer	55
...On-line Documentation: AnswerBooks	56
2. File Manager	57
...File Manager Icon	57
...File Manager Base Windows	58
...File Manager File Icons	59


......Selecting File Manager Icons	60
...Control Area Menus	62
......File Menu	62
......View Menu	63
......Edit Menu	64
......Go To Menu and Text Field	64
...Folder View	65
......Folder View Options	66
...Path Pane	71
......Parts of the Path and Folder View	71
......Path that is Displayed	72
...File Pane	74
......File Pane Pop-up Menu	74
...Alternative Display Options	75
......Large Icon View	75
......Small Icon View	75
......Icon By Name	76
......Icon By Type	76
......List By Name	76
......List By Size	77
......List By Date	77
...Opening Files	77
...Creating New Files and Folders	78
......Naming a Document or Folder	79


...Moving and Copying Files	79
......Using Cut, Copy, Paste	80
......Using Drag and Drop in File Manager	81
......Dragging and Dropping Between Tools	83
...Transferring Files From Your System to Another	87
...Printing Files	88
...Finding Files and Folders	89
......Using the Go To Text Field and Menu	89
...... Using Pattern Matching to Find Files	90
......Pattern Matching in the Go To Text Field	90
......Pattern Matching in the File Pane	91
...Using the Find Pop-up Window	91
......Finding Files With the Find Window	92
...Using the Wastebasket	94
......Creating a New Wastebasket	96
...Linking Files	97
......Creating a Link	97
......Removing a Link	98
...File and Folder Information	99
......Changing Properties and Permissions	101
...Customizing Your File Manager	101
......General Defaults	103
......New Folder Defaults	104
......Current Folder Settings	112


......Go To Menu Defaults	113
......Custom Commands	114
......Advanced Settings	116
...Customizing Your File Manager Colors	119
...Using Floppy and CD Media	120
......Using a Floppy Disk with File Manager	120
......Checking for a Floppy Disk	121
......Viewing a File from the Contents of a Floppy Disk or CD.	121
......Removing a Floppy Disk or CD from the Disk Drive	123
......Reformatting a Floppy Disk	123
......Unformatted Floppy	124
......Unlabeled Floppy	126
......Renaming a Floppy Disk	127
......Dragging and Dropping Files from Floppy Disk or CD to File
........Manager	127
......Copying Files from Floppy Disk or CD to Floppy Disk	128
3. Text Editor	129
...Text Editor Icon	129
...Text Editor Base Window	130
...Text Editor Menus	131
......Text Pane Pop-Up Menu	131
......File Menu	131
......View Menu	132
......Edit Menu	134


......Find Menu	135
......Extras Menu	138
...Creating a New File	139
...Working with an Existing File	140
......Saving the Existing File	140
......Saving the Modified File as a New File	141
...Editing Files	141
......Adding and Deleting Text	141
......Copying and Moving Text	142
......Tips on Cutting and Pasting	143
...Printing Text Editor Files	143
...Splitting Panes	144
...Drag and Drop Feature	145
......Dragging Selected Text from the Text Editor	145
......Dragging Complete Text Editor Files	146
...Customizing Your Text Editor	147
......The .text_extras_menu File	147
......The .textswrc File	149
......Format of the .textswrc File	149
4. Multimedia Mail Tool	151
...How Mail Tool Is Organized	151
...Header Window Icons	152
...Mail Tool Header Window	152
...Mail Message Headers	153


......Message Header Status Messages	154
......Selecting Message Headers	154
...Mail Tool Controls and Menus	154
......File Menu	155
......View Menu	155
......Edit Menu	156
......Compose Menu	156
......Custom Mail Tool Buttons	157
......Mail File Text Field and Menus	157
......Pop-up Menus	158
...Mail Tool View Message Window	158
......Using the Pushpin in the View Message Window	159
......Viewing the Next or Previous Message	159
......Viewing Messages With a Full Header	160
......Viewing Multiple Mail Messages	161
...Mail Tool Compose Window	161
...Reading Messages	163
...Printing Messages	166
......Printing Mail Messages Using Mail Tool	166
......Printing Mail Messages Using Print Tool	167
...Composing Messages	168
......Composing a New Message	168
......Replying to a Message	169
......Forwarding Messages to Third-Parties	170


...Using Templates	171
......Using the Vacation Notifier	172
...Deleting Messages	174
...Undeleting Messages	174
...Finding Messages	175
...Mail Tool Attachments	176
......Opening Mail Attachments	177
......Opening Ordinary Attachments	178
......Viewing Special Attachments	179
......Sending Mail Attachments	180
......Adding Mail Attachments	182
......Renaming Mail Attachments	184
......Moving Mail Attachments	185
......Deleting Mail Attachments	187
...Saving Changes for Mail Tool	187
...Organizing Your Mail Messages	188
......Mail File Menus	190
......Creating a New Mail File	191
......Adding Messages to an Existing Mail File	193
...Viewing a Mail File	194
......Viewing a Mail File Using the Header Window Controls .	194
......Viewing a Mail File Using the Mail Files Window	194
...Editing a Mail File (Emptying, Renaming, Deleting)	195
...Sorting the Contents of a Mail File	196


...Loading Saved Messages Back into Mail Tool	196
......Loading a Message from the Mail Files Directory	196
......Loading a Message from Another Directory	197
......Loading the In-Box	197
...Using Drag and Drop with Mail Tool	197
......Dragging Mail to Other Applications	197
......Dropping Files onto the Mail Tool	199
...Customizing Mail Tool	199
......Header Window Properties	200
......Message Window Properties	204
......Compose Window Properties	205
......Automatically Storing Copies of Messages You Send	210
......Mail Filing Properties	211
......Saving Mail to Another Location	212
......Template Properties	215
......Alias Properties	217
......Expert Properties	219
5. Calendar Manager	223
...Calendar Manager Icons	224
......Icons	224
...Calendar Manager Base Window	224
......Views by Day, Week, Month, and Year	224
...Calendar Manager Controls and Menus	225
......View Menu	226


......Edit Menu	226
......Browse Menu	227
......Print Menu	227
......Navigation Controls	227
......Resizing Your Calendar	227
...Calendar Views	228
......Day View	228
......Week View	229
......Month View	230
......Year View	231
...Appointment List and To Do List Views	231
......Displaying an Appointment or To Do List	233
...Edit Menu	233
......Appointment Editor Options	234
...Scheduling Appointments and To Do Items	237
...Deleting an Appointment	240
...Editing an Appointment	241
...Appointment Reminders	242
...Finding a Calendar Appointment	243
......Finding a Specific Calendar Date	244
...Dragging an Appointment Message from Mail Tool	244
...Multiple Calendars Base Window	245
......Using Multiple Calendars	246
...Browsing a Single Remote Calendar	258


...Browsing a Single Remote Calendar One-Time Only	259
...Setting the Calendar Manager Time Zone	260
...Customizing Your Calendar Manager	261
......Editor Defaults Properties	263
......Display Settings Properties	264
......Access List and Permissions Properties	266
......Adding Users to the Access List	268
......Deleting Users from the Access List	269
......Changing the Access List	269
......Printer Settings Properties	270
......Date Format Properties	271
...Printing Calendar Views	273
......Current View	273
......Day View	273
......Week View	275
......Month View	276
......Year View	277
......Printing Appointment and To Do Lists	278
...Using Calendar Manager with Mail Tool	278
......Sending Appointment Mail from Calendar Manager	279
......Creating an Appointment Message from Mail Tool	279
...Displaying the Calendar Manager Monthly Icon	280
...Accessing Your Calendar from a Shell Tool or Command Tool	281
6. Command Tool, Shell Tool, and Console Window	283


...Command Tool	284
......Command Tool Term Pane Menu	285
......Shell Tool	289
......Shell Tool Term Pane Menu	290
...Console	292
7. Clock	293
...Clock Icon and Window	293
...Customizing the Clock	294
......Changing to a Digital-Style Clock Face	296
......Changing to a Roman-Style Clock Icon	296
......12-Hour or 24-Hour Clock	297
......Displaying a Second Hand and the Date	297
......Changing the Time Zone	298
......Using the Stopwatch	301
......Alarm Settings	302
...Clock Keyboard Accelerators	302
8. Calculator	305
...Calculator Icon and Base Window	306
...Modes of Operation	306
......Numeric Bases	306
......Display Notation	308
......Major Calculator Modes	309
......Number Manipulation Functions	310
...Miscellaneous Functions	311


...Memory Registers	312
...User-Defined Functions	313
...Performing Simple Calculations	314
...Creating and Saving a Function	315
...Financial Functions	316
......Ctrm: Compounding Term	317
......Ddb: Double-Declining Depreciation	318
......Fv: Future Value	318
......Pmt: Periodic Payment	319
......Pv: Present Value	320
......Rate: Periodic Interest Rate	320
......Sln: Straight-line Depreciation	321
......Syd: Sum-of-the-years'-digits Depreciation	322
......Term: Payment Period	323
...Logical Functions	323
...Scientific Functions	324
...Calculator Function Keys	326
...Customizing Your Calculator	330
9. Performance Meter	333
...Performance Meter Displays	333
...Performance Meter Menu	335
...Customizing Performance Meters	336
......Performance Meter Monitors	337
......Performance Meter Display Options	338


......Performance Meter Machine	338
......Performance Meter Display and Sample Intervals	339
...Shortcuts	340
10. Print Tool	341
...Print Tool Icons	341
...Print Tool Window	342
...Printing Files	343
......Typing the Filename in the Print Window	344
......Dragging and Dropping the File	344
...Choosing Another Printer	345
...Checking the Print Queue Status	346
......Stopping a Print Job	347
...Changing Print Tool Properties	348
...Changing the Print Method in the Print Tool	349
......Changing the Print Method with the Binder	350
...Starting Print Tool from the Command Line	350
11. Audio Tool	351
...About This Chapter	351
...Audio Tool Capabilities	351
...Required Accessories	352
...Invoking Audio Tool	352
...About Audio Tool's Base Window	353
...Loading and Playing an Audio File	354
...Recording Sound	355


...Saving an Audio File	357
...Editing an Audio File	358
......Undoing an Edit	360
......Tips for Editing Audio Files	360
...Sending a Voice Mail Message	360
...Listening to a Voice Mail Message	362
...Audio Tool Reference	363
...Base Window	363
......Audio Tool Icon	364
......Display Canvas	364
......Cursor and Pointer Location	364
......Drag and Drop Target	365
......Level Meter	365
......Status Information	365
......Rev (Reverse) Button	366
......Play Button	366
......Fwd (Fast Forward) Button	367
......Rec (Record)/Stop Button	367
...File Menu	368
......New	368
......Open...	371
......Save	373
......Save As...	374
......Include...	376


...Edit Menu	377
......Clear	377
......Undo	377
......Redo	378
......Cut	378
......Copy	378
......Paste	378
......Delete	378
......Properties	379
...Edit Pop-Up Menu	381
......Reset Pointer	381
......Clear	381
......Delete Unselected	381
......Delete All Silence	382
......Delete Silent Ends	382
......Select All	382
...Volume Menu	382
......Play...	382
......Record...	383
...Using the Audio Control Status Panel	386
12. Tape Tool	387
...Tape Tool Icon	387
...Tape Tool Window	388
...Editing the List of Files in the Tape Contents Window	389


...Reading Files from a Tape	391
......Read Selected	391
......Read Entire List	391
......Read Entire Tape	392
...Copying (Writing) Files onto Tape	392
......Checking the Tape Contents	393
......Retrieving (Reading) Files from a Tape	394
...Customizing the Tape Tool	396
13. Image Tool	399
...Image Tool Icon and Window	400
...Opening Image Files and Documents	401
......Viewing Single Page Images and Multiple Page Documents	401
......Formats that Image Tool Can Open	401
......Opening Your File in a Specific Format	403
......Getting Information About Your Image	405
...Saving Image Files and Documents	405
......Saving an Image	405
......Save As	407
......Save Selection As	408
......Save Page As Image	409
...Printing Images	409
...Using the Image Tool Palette	411
......Panning an Image	412
......Selecting An Area to Be Saved	412


......Flipping an Image	414
......Rotating an Image	415
......Zooming an Image	416
...Viewing Multiple Page Documents	417
......Page Overview	417
......Page Viewing Controls	418
...Setting Image Tool Properties	419
...Status Messages, Error Messages and Help	420
...Dragging and Dropping	421
...Image Tool Controls and Menus	421
......File Menu	421
......View Menu	422
......Edit Menu	423
...Some Standard Operations	423
14. Snapshot	425
...Snapshot Icon and Base Window	426
...Snapshot Controls	426
......Snap Types	426
......Snap Delay	427
......Hiding the Snapshot Window During Capture	427
...Creating a Snapshot	427
......Snapping a Window	427
......Snapping a Region	428
......Snapping the Screen	429


...Viewing a Snapshot	430
...Loading a Snapshot	430
...Saving a Snapshot	431
...Printing a Snapshot	431
15. Icon Editor	433
...Icon Editor Icon and Base Window	433
......Icon Editor Drawing Controls	435
......Adding Text to the Canvas	437
......Editing Images	440
...Filing Options	445
......Loading and Saving a File	445
......Saving a New Icon	445
......Saving a Modified Icon	446
......Clearing the Canvas	446
......Printing an Icon	446
...View Menu	447
......Grid Display	448
...Edit Menu	449
......Undo and Redo	449
......Clear	449
......Cut, Copy, and Paste	449
......Invert	450
...Properties Menu	450
......Icon Format	450


......Icon Size	451
...Icon Editor Color Chooser Palette	452
16. Binder	455
... Binder Icon and Window	456
......Binder Control Area	456
...Binder Databases	457
......Updating and Viewing Private Binder Entries	457
......Updating and Viewing System and Network Binder Entries	458
...Binder Properties	460
......Icon Properties	461
......File Type Properties	465
...Creating a New Binding	472
...Deleting a Binder Entry	476
...Changing a Binding	476
...Using the Color Chooser Palette with Binder	478
17. Customizing the Solaris Environment	481
...Viewing Information About Your Workstation	481
......Your Workstation Information	482
......Networking Information	483
......System Memory Information	483
......Solaris Information	484
...Using the Workspace Properties Window	484
......Change Bars	486
......Workspace Properties Window Buttons	486


...Setting Colors	487
...Customizing Fonts	491
......Choosing a Font Scale	491
......Specifying the Font Style	492
......Listing the Available Fonts	492
......Previewing Selected Font Settings	492
......Keyboard Menu Equivalents	493
......Other Keyboard Options	494
...Modified Use of the Keyboard and Mouse	495
......Keyboard Accelerators	495
......Erase Functions	495
......Move Caret Functions	495
......Keyboard Mouse Equivalents	496
...Mouse	497
...... Multi-Click Interval	499
...... Mouse Button Order	499
......Mouse Pointer Jumping	500
...Menu	501
......Setting the Drag-Right Distance of Menus	501
......Customizing Menu Operation	502
...Programs Menu	503
...Miscellaneous	503
......Setting the Screensaver Feature	504
......Setting the System Beep	505


......Setting the Active Window	505
......Setting the Default Locations for Icons	506
......Changing Scrollbar Placement	506
......Locale	507
18. Utilities	509
...Refresh	509
...SPARC Reset Input	510
...Function Keys	510
......International Keyboard Support	511
......Switching Between Virtual Keyboards	512
...Window Controls	513
......Using Window Controls	514
...Save Workspace	515
...Lock Screen	515
...Console	516
19. Using the AnswerBook Software	517
...The Contents of Your On-Line Library	517
...AnswerBook Navigator and Viewer	518
......Closing or Quitting the AnswerBook Navigator and Viewer	522
...Finding and Displaying a Document	522
......Opening an AnswerBook	522
......Navigating Through Sets and Books in an AnswerBook	524
......Following Hypertext Cross-Reference Links	526
...Searching with the Navigator	527


......Reusing and Changing Search Phrases	530
......Customizing Searches	530
...Advanced Search Techniques	531
......Scoping the Search by Modifying the Library Contents	532
......Titles Only Searches	532
......Using Special Characters in Search Phrases	532
...Using Bookmarks Mode	533
......Creating a New Bookmark	533
......Viewing and Editing Your Bookmarks	534
...Accessing a Bookmarked Page	536
...Modifying Your Library	538
...Customizing the Viewer	540
......Magnifying the Viewer	540
...Printing	540
A. Solaris Troubleshooting	543
...DeskSet Troubleshooting	543
......Binder Troubleshooting	543
......Calculator Troubleshooting	544
......Calendar Manager Troubleshooting	544
......Clock Troubleshooting	549
......Drag and Drop Troubleshooting	550
......File Manager Troubleshooting	551
......Image Tool Troubleshooting	553
......Mail Tool Troubleshooting	553


......Print Tool Troubleshooting	556
......SnapShot Troubleshooting	556
......Tape Tool Troubleshooting	557
...OpenWindows Troubleshooting	558
......core Files	559
......Blank Screen	560
......SPARC Jumbled Text Characters	560
......Problems with .xinitrc	560
......Window Damage	560
......Window Frozen when Opening an Application	561
......Window Does Not Accept Input	561
...Workspace Properties Troubleshooting	562
B. Access for Users With Disabilities	565
...Starting AccessX	566
......AccessX Windows	566
...The AccessX Main Window	567
......Displaying the Status of Buttons and Keys	567
......Getting a Beep When a Feature is Turned On or Off	568
......Setting the Automatic Shutoff Timer	568
......Getting On-Line Help	569
...The Settings Window	569
...Individual Features	571
......StickyKeys	571
......MouseKeys	572


......ToggleKeys	575
......RepeatKeys	576
......SlowKeys	577
......BounceKeys	578
...Keystrokes for AccessX Features	579
Glossary	581
Index	599