Document revision date: 10 November 2000

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Part I
Part I	Getting Started with DECwindows
Chapter 1
1	Introduction
1.1	What Are Windows?
1.2	Interacting with DECwindows
1.3	DECwindows Components
Chapter 2
2	Opening and Closing DECwindows
2.1	Starting a Session
2.2	Pausing a Session
2.3	Ending a Session
Chapter 3
3	Interacting with DECwindows
3.1	Using the Mouse
3.1.1	Mouse Techniques
3.2	Working with Menus
3.2.1	Selecting Menus
3.2.2	Choosing Items from Pull-Down Menus
3.2.3	Choosing Items from Pop-Up Menus
3.2.4	Choosing Items from Options Menus
3.2.5	Choosing Items from Submenus
3.3	Managing Windows
3.3.1	Parts of a Window
3.3.2	Making Windows Active
3.3.3	Moving Windows
3.3.4	Sizing Windows
3.3.5	Minimizing Windows
3.3.6	Restoring Icons to Windows
3.3.7	Maximizing Windows
3.3.8	Restoring Maximized Windows
3.3.9	Storing Icons in an Icon Box
3.3.10	Additional Ways to Manage Windows
3.3.11	Arranging Windows
3.3.12	Customizing Your Windows
3.4	Working with Dialog Boxes
3.4.1	Supplying Information in Dialog Boxes
3.4.2	Moving and Changing Settings in a Dialog Box
3.4.3	Saving Your Settings
3.4.4	Making Selections from List Boxes
3.4.5	Using File Selection Boxes
3.5	Scrolling
Chapter 4
4	Performing Common Tasks
4.1	Getting Help
4.1.1	Invoking Help
4.1.2	Navigating Help
4.1.3	Searching Help for Titles and Keywords
4.1.4	Saving Help Text in a File
4.1.5	Exiting Help
4.2	Editing Text
4.2.1	Selecting Text
4.2.2	Copying Text
4.2.3	Moving Text Between Windows
4.2.4	Deleting Text with Pending Delete
4.2.5	Text Editing Key Definitions
4.3	Composing Special Characters
4.4	Printing Files
4.4.1	Printing Files from Applications
4.4.2	Using Advanced Print Settings
4.5	Mixing Colors
4.5.1	Color Models
4.5.1.1	Picker
4.5.1.2	Hue, Lightness, Saturation (HLS)
4.5.1.3	Red, Green, Blue Color Model
4.5.1.4	Browser
4.5.1.5	Greyscale
4.5.2	Scratch Pad
Chapter 5
5	Using Session Manager
5.1	Running Applications
5.1.1	Creating a FileView Window
5.1.2	Creating a DECterm Window
5.1.3	Using Print Screen
5.1.4	Reading Messages
5.2	Using Application Qualifiers
5.2.1	Running an Application on a Multiscreen System
5.3	Keeping Track of Work in Progress
5.3.1	Canceling a Task
5.3.2	Looking at Task Output
5.4	Defining Logical Names
5.4.1	Displaying a Logical Name Definition
5.4.2	Deleting a Logical Name
5.5	Setting Process Privileges
5.6	Customizing Your Session
Chapter 6
6	Using FileView
6.1	Updating the File List
6.2	Selecting and Filtering Files
6.2.1	Selecting a File from Your File List
6.2.2	Selecting Adjacent Files
6.2.3	Selecting Scattered Files
6.2.4	Selecting All Files in a Current Directory
6.2.5	Selecting File Names in Other Windows
6.2.6	Displaying a Partial File List
6.3	Working with Files
6.3.1	Applying Your Settings
6.3.2	Creating and Modifying Files
6.3.3	Reading Files
6.3.4	Copying Files
6.3.4.1	Copying One File to Another File or Directory
6.3.4.2	Copying Groups of Files
6.3.5	Searching Files for Text Strings
6.3.6	Changing the Name of a File
6.3.6.1	Renaming a File
6.3.6.2	Renaming Groups of Files
6.3.7	Comparing the Contents of Files
6.3.8	Displaying Information About Files
6.3.9	Purging Files
6.3.10	Deleting Files
6.3.11	Protecting Files
6.3.12	Printing Files
6.3.13	Running Programs
6.4	Opening a New View
6.5	Accessing Files and Applications Quickly
6.5.1	Using Pop-Up Menus to Execute Commands
6.5.2	Using Double-Click Commands
6.6	Working with Directories
6.6.1	Creating a Directory
6.6.2	Deleting a Subdirectory
6.6.3	Navigating a Directory Structure
6.6.4	Using Wildcards in the File Filter
6.6.4.1	Using the Ellipsis (...) Wildcard
6.6.4.2	Using the Hyphen (-) Wildcard
6.7	Executing a DCL Command

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