Getting Started With the New Desktop
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Contents (summary)

• Chapter 1 Overview of the New Desktop
• Chapter 2 Using the New Desktop
• Chapter 3 Managing the New Desktop
• Chapter 4 Integrating Applications Into the New Desktop
• Chapter 5 New Desktop Programming Resources
• Appendix A New Desktop and CDE Differences
• Appendix B Multiple-Screen Support
• Appendix C CDE API Routines
• Index
• Figures
• Tables

Contents

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  Chapter 1 Overview of the New Desktop
  • 1.1 What is CDE?
  • 1.2 Why is Digital Offering CDE?
  • 1.3 What is the New Desktop?
  • 1.4 Familiarizing Yourself With the New Desktop
  • 1.5 New Desktop Productivity Features
  • 1.6 User Applications
  • 1.7 APIs and Application Integration Services
  • 1.8 Documentation for the New Desktop
    • 1.8.1 CDE Manuals
    • 1.8.2 Using Enhanced Mosaic to Access Manuals

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  Chapter 2 Using the New Desktop
  • 2.1 CDE User Applications in the New Desktop
    • 2.1.1 Login Manager
    • 2.1.2 Front Panel
    • 2.1.3 Application Manager
    • 2.1.4 Calculator
    • 2.1.5 File Manager
      • 2.1.5.1 File Representation
      • 2.1.5.2 File Filtering and Sorting
    • 2.1.6 Trash Can
    • 2.1.7 Help Viewer
    • 2.1.8 Icon Editor
    • 2.1.9 Print Dialog
    • 2.1.10 Text Editor
    • 2.1.11 Session Manager
    • 2.1.12 Style Manager
  • 2.2 Accessing DECwindows Applications
  • 2.3 Making Applications More Accessible
  • 2.4 CDE User Documentation

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  Chapter 3 Managing the New Desktop
  • 3.1 DECwindows and the New Desktop Startup Sequence
  • 3.2 Changing the Default Desktop
  • 3.3 New Desktop Directory Hierarchy
    • 3.3.1 System Default Configuration Directories
    • 3.3.2 Directory Hierarchy With Multiple Locales
    • 3.3.3 Configuration Directories for Systemwide Customizations
    • 3.3.4 Configuration Directories for User Customizations
    • 3.3.5 Order of Precedence of Data Files
  • 3.4 Customizing the Environment and Applications
    • 3.4.1 Using Resource Files With the New Desktop
    • 3.4.2 Using Actions With the New Desktop
      • 3.4.2.1 Data Typing
      • 3.4.2.2 Action (Stub) Files
    • 3.4.3 Security Settings
    • 3.4.4 Keyboard Settings
    • 3.4.5 Printer Management
      • 3.4.5.1 Adding Printers to the Personal Printers Subpanel
      • 3.4.5.2 Creating a Printer Subpanel Control Definition File
      • 3.4.5.3 Changing the Default System Printer
      • 3.4.5.4 Changing the Default Printer for Your Own Use
      • 3.4.5.5 Print Dialog Command Line Options
      • 3.4.5.6 Starting Print Dialog From a Command Line
    • 3.4.6 Changing the Default Editor
    • 3.4.7 Window Colors and Screen Background
    • 3.4.8 Window Manager Customizations
      • 3.4.8.1 Window Manager Resource File (DTWM.DAT)
      • 3.4.8.2 Window Manager Resource Configuration File (SYS.DTWMRC)
    • 3.4.9 Automatic Application Startup
  • 3.5 Using the New Desktop Error Logs
  • 3.6 Using Colors in the New Desktop Environment
    • 3.6.1 Changing the Number of Available Colors
    • 3.6.2 Avoiding Color Conflicts
  • 3.7 Using the New Desktop Fonts
    • 3.7.1 Changing Application Font Size
  • 3.8 Using X Terminals and Other Remote Displays
    • 3.8.1 Selecting the New Desktop Window Manager
    • 3.8.2 Accessing Font Aliases
    • 3.8.3 Switching Languages
  • 3.9 Using Multiple Screens
  • 3.10 Managing Processes Created Within the New Desktop
    • 3.10.1 Passing Process Logical Names to Detached Processes
    • 3.10.2 Specifying the Creation of Subprocesses
    • 3.10.3 Debugging Processes
    • 3.10.4 Identifying Processes By Name
  • 3.11 CDE System Management Documentation

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  Chapter 4 Integrating Applications Into the New Desktop
  • 4.1 Minimal Integration
    • 4.1.1 CDE Action Terminology
    • 4.1.2 Creating Action Definition Files on OpenVMS Alpha
    • 4.1.3 Create Action Overview
    • 4.1.4 Integrating Applications Using Create Action
    • 4.1.5 Creating or Modifying Data Types Using Create Action
    • 4.1.6 Editing Icons From the Create Action Application
  • 4.2 Recommended Integration
    • 4.2.1 Internationalization
    • 4.2.2 Displaying Error Messages From Applications
  • 4.3 Optional Integration
  • 4.4 Creating New Application Groups
  • 4.5 Registering a Third-Party Application
  • 4.6 Porting UNIX Reference Pages to the New Desktop
  • 4.7 CDE Documentation for Integrating Applications

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  Chapter 5 New Desktop Programming Resources
  • 5.1 Standards Supported by the New Desktop
  • 5.2 APIs and Application Integration Services
  • 5.3 Save and Restore Support
  • 5.4 Create Action Application
  • 5.5 File Type Support
  • 5.6 CDE Standard Fonts
  • 5.7 Help Programming
    • 5.7.1 Help Development Process
    • 5.7.2 Help Compiler Interface
    • 5.7.3 DTHELPTAG.COM Format and Options
    • 5.7.4 Help Utility Functions
    • 5.7.5 HelpTag Examples
  • 5.8 Screen Savers
  • 5.9 Header Files
  • 5.10 CDE Example Programs
  • 5.11 CDE Programming Documentation
    • 5.11.1 CDE Programming Manuals
    • 5.11.2 Reference Pages

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  Appendix A New Desktop and CDE Differences
  • A.1 Overall Differences
  • A.2 Login Manager Differences
  • A.3 File Manager Differences
  • A.4 Printing Differences
  • A.5 Messaging Differences
  • A.6 Differences in Invoking Processes
  • A.7 Directory Hierarchies of the New Desktop and CDE
    • A.7.1 System Default Configuration Directories
    • A.7.2 Node and Cluster Configuration Directories
    • A.7.3 User Configuration Directories
    • A.7.4 Font Directories

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  Appendix B Multiple-Screen Support
  • B.1 Overview of Multiple Screens With a Single Display
  • B.2 Window Manager Functions for Multiple Screens
  • B.3 Configuring Window Manager for Managing Multiple Screens
  • B.4 Using Style Manager on Multiple Screens
  • B.5 Customizing Applications for a Specific Screen
    • B.5.1 Using Command Line Options
    • B.5.2 Specifying Resources for a Specific Screen or Workspace
    • B.5.3 Specifying Applications for a Specific Screen

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  Appendix C CDE API Routines
  • C.1 CDE Desktop Services API Routines
  • C.2 CDE Help Widget Support Routines
  • C.3 CDE Custom Widget Support Routines

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  Master Index

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  Figures
  • 1-1 The New Desktop Architecture
  • 1-2 Front Panel
  • 2-1 Login Dialog Box
  • 2-2 Front Panel Details
  • 2-3 Window Manager Menu
  • 3-1 CDE$SYSTEM_DEFAULTS Directory Hierarchy
  • 3-2 Style Manager's Color Menu
  • 3-3 Number of Colors Menu
  • 4-1 Create Action Main Window
  • 4-2 Create Action Main Window With Advanced Option Fields
  • 4-3 Add Datatype Dialog Box
  • 4-4 Identifying Characteristics Dialog Box
  • 4-5 Application Manager
  • 4-6 Application Manager With a New Application Group
  • 4-7 CDE$USER_DEFAULTS Directory Hierarchy
  • B-1 Single X Display With Multiple Screens

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  Tables
  • 1-Chapters and Intended Audience
  • 2-Documents Related to This Manual
  • 1-1 User Applications and Services
  • 1-2 Documentation for the New Desktop
  • 1-3 CDE Manuals With Order Numbers
  • 2-1 Preconfigured Application Groups
  • 2-2 Startup Menu Options
  • 2-3 How to Access DECwindows Applications
  • 3-1 CDE$SYSTEM_DEFAULTS Directories
  • 3-2 Customizing Defaults for a Node or Cluster
  • 3-3 Private Directories Created When You First Log In
  • 3-4 Print Dialog Command Line Options
  • 3-5 Color Set Resources
  • 3-6 Number of Colors Options
  • 3-7 Process Names of the New Desktop
  • 3-8 Process Names of the DECwindows Desktop
  • 3-9 Process Names Shared by Both Desktops
  • 4-1 Create Action Fields
  • 4-2 Create Action: Add Datatype Dialog Box
  • 4-3 Create Action: Identifying Characteristics Dialog Box
  • 4-4 DEC C XPG4 Localization Utilities
  • 5-1 CDE APIs and Application Integration Services of the New Desktop
  • 5-2 CDE APIs and Application Integration Services Not Included
  • 5-3 DTHELPTAG.COM Executable Files
  • 5-4 DTHELPTAG.COM Options
  • 5-5 CDE Header Files
  • 5-6 CDE Example Programs
  • 5-7 Reference Page Sections
  • A-1 System Default Configuration Directories
  • A-2 Node and Cluster Configuration Directories
  • A-3 User Configuration Directories
  • A-4 Font Directories
  • B-1 Window Manager Functions for Multiple Screens
  • C-1 CDE Desktop Services API Routines in CDE$LIBDTSVC.EXE
  • C-2 CDE Help Widget Routines in CDE$LIBDTHELP.EXE
  • C-3 CDE Custom Widget Routines in CDE$LIBDTWIDGET.EXE