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In/Out, & its companion, Backat executables README
In/Out is a groupware program which establishes an In/Out board on
each person's machine on a local network. This enables each person
in a work group to keep other interested parties advised of their
comings and goings.
To install In/Out, type:
su
./install/install.inout
This will install the "inout" and "backat" programs in the
/usr/local/bin directory.
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To use "inout", and its companion program, "backat", first initiate
backat with your name by typing:
backat -name "Joe Blow"
From now on, whenever you execute backat, the name "Joe Blow" will
appear automatically.
Now execute In/Out by typing:
inout
From the In/Out display, select the names of the people who you
would like to keep track of by selecting the "Name" button. This
will show a display with two panels, labeled "Everyone" and
"In/Out Board".
In the panel lableled "Everyone", there is a list of everyone on
the local network who is currently running the program. You can
select among these people to add to your In/Out board by selecting
the name by clicking on it with a mouse button. Then click on
the "-->" button to copy it to the "In/Out" panel. Similarly, you
can remove people from your In/Out board by selecting the name
with the mouse, and then clicking on the "<--" button.
To apply your selections, click on the "OK" button. Each of the
names listed in the "In/Out" panel will now appear in the "In/Out"
window. If you click "Always", the selected names will always
appear in the In/Out board.
To let it be known that you are leaving or returning to your
office, execute "backat" and either click the "In" button, or
specify the time you'll return. You can specify a time by moving
the slider bar, or by typing the time into the time panel.
After running backat, the correct In/Out information will
automatically appear on the board of everyone else running In/Out
who has included your name.
In/Out was written by Rick Scherle of Silicon Graphics, Inc.
The source code to this application is currently not available
to other software developers.