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IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE IID - the IRIX Interactive Desktop, SGI's graphical user interface (GUI) DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN The IRIX Interactive Desktop is an end-user environment that provides an icon-oriented interface to the IRIX operating system. Users can launch applications and select files using icons instead of pathnames. The icons represent files, directories, URLs, printers, hosts, and disk and tape drives, including zip, jaz, magneto-optical, and PC cards. The IRIX 6.5 desktop consists of five different products: the 4444DDDDwwwwmmmm window manager, the ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp____eeeeooooeeee applications, the ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp____bbbbaaaasssseeee libraries, the ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp____ttttoooooooollllssss utilities (GL screensavers, Jot, IconSmith, and the Twilight background), and the ssssyyyyssssaaaaddddmmmmddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp system administration active guides. The desktop environment is configured to be on by default. If for some reason no icons appear on the background, users can invoke the desktop environment by running the file manager: In a Unix shell, type ffffmmmm ----bbbb &&&& on the command line. Users can turn off the desktop environment for their account by touching the file $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/_n_o_d_e_s_k_t_o_p where <_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e> is replaced by the name of the system as returned by the _h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e(_1) command and $_H_O_M_E is the user's home directory (ex., /_u_s_r/_p_e_o_p_l_e/_m_a_r_y). See the _t_o_u_c_h(_1) man page. Alternately, the system's administrator can disable the desktop environments for every user on the system with the command cccchhhhkkkkccccoooonnnnffffiiiigggg ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp ooooffffffff. See the section VARIABLES THAT AFFECT THE DESKTOP for more information. DDDDEEEESSSSKKKKTTTTOOOOPPPP AAAAPPPPPPPPLLLLIIIICCCCAAAATTTTIIIIOOOONNNNSSSS The IRIX Interactive Desktop environment is a software package consisting of dozens of executables, scripts, and libraries. Most desktop executables reside in the /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n, /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_d_e_s_k_t_o_p, and /_u_s_r/_b_i_n/_X_1_1 directories. Each primary desktop component has its own reference page. Please refer to those man pages for detailed information about each tool. The primary desktop components can be organized into six categories: main interfaces, customization panels, desktop tools, support programs, system administration tools, and libraries. 1111.... MMMMAAAAIIIINNNN IIIINNNNTTTTEEEERRRRFFFFAAAACCCCEEEESSSS In IRIX 6.3 and later releases, the following desktop applications that appeared in previous IRIX releases are obsolete: PPPPaaaaggggeeee 1111 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) ddddeeeesssskkkkttttooooppppMMMMaaaannnnaaaaggggeeeerrrr is obsolete and its functionality has been moved into the file manager _f_m ffffiiiinnnnddddaaaannnniiiiccccoooonnnn has been subsumed as the File QuickFind dialog in the file manager nnnneeeewwwwddddiiiirrrr has been replaced by the new _a_c_c_e_s_s_w_o_r_k_s_t_a_t_i_o_n tool ppppeeeerrrrmmmmiiiissssssssiiiioooonnnnssss and ttttaaaappppeeeettttoooooooollll have been replaced by several new IRIX Interactive System Administration tasks. In IRIX 6.3 and later releases, the ffffiiiinnnnddddaaaannnniiiiccccoooonnnn tool is part of the file manager, is no longer a separate program, and is known as File QuickFind. It allows the user to retrieve the icon for a particular file, or conversely to obtain the full path-specified filename for a desktop icon. A similar version of this tool appears as part of every directory view in the desktop. Invoked by selecting File QuickFind from the Find toolchest. The following components are the main interfaces for the IRIX Interactive Desktop: ttttoooooooollllcccchhhheeeesssstttt A list of push-buttons, each of which can invoke a useful command or present a submenu of additional buttons. In the standard desktop configuration, the toolchest appears in the upper left corner of the screen and contains buttons labeled Desktop, Selected, Internet, Find, System, and Help. ddddiiiirrrrvvvviiiieeeewwww A symbolic link to the file manager ffffmmmm. The _d_i_r_v_i_e_w program presents the contents of a directory using the file manager, _f_m. The file manager opens the directory or directories specified as arguments to the _d_i_r_v_i_e_w command, and presents icons of the files contained in those directories. The user can also provide URLs for Web or FTP sites as arguments to _d_i_r_v_i_e_w. The icons can be moved, copied, opened, and manipulated in other ways. Invoked in many ways (see next _f_m section). ffffmmmm The file manager displays icons on the Desktop background and in iconviews (dirviews), and keeps a log of all recent file system transactions made through it. In IRIX 6.3 and later releases, the Media Previewer is incorporated into the file manager. The Media Previewer instantly displays contents of Web pages, ftp files, Inventor models, text, video, audio, and other files when the user selects any icon in an iconview (dirview). File manager can be invoked in many ways in the desktop environment, including by selecting the Desktop toolchest, then Access Files, then In my PPPPaaaaggggeeee 2222 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) Home Directory; by double-clicking any folder icon; or by selecting View Links from the Selected menu for any webjumper icon. aaaacccccccceeeesssssssswwwwoooorrrrkkkkssssttttaaaattttiiiioooonnnn This program lets the user open parts of the desktop from a specified remote machine: a toolchest, or a directory view for a directory. The user selects interactively the directory or toolchest to be viewed, and the machine, login name, and password to be used. Invoked by selecting the Desktop toolchest, then Access Files, then As Another User or By Remote Login. llllaaaauuuunnnncccchhhh A simple dialog box providing a text field in which the user can type an application name and any required or desired arguments to it. Clicking OK then causes the command to be executed. Invoked by various applications. iiiiccccoooonnnnccccaaaattttaaaalllloooogggg The iconcatalog contains named pages which can store many types of icons, including files, folders, programs, printers, hosts, and devices. Icons are stored as references to the actual entities. Blank pages can be added. The user can drag icons onto or out of any page. Invoked by selecting the Find toolchest, then any iconcatalog page (Applications, Collaboration, ControlPanels, Demos, and so on). sssseeeeaaaarrrrcccchhhhbbbbooooooookkkk Contains named pages on which users can create queries to find files located either locally or across the network. Unlike in previous versions of IRIX, only files can be searched; the user can no longer use this tool to search for other icon types like printers, people, hosts, tape drives and disk drives. Search criteria can be added from the Match menu. As in the iconcatalog, icons in the search tool are references to the actual files. Invoked by selecting the Find toolchest, then Search For Files. oooovvvv The desks overview tool provides a graphical interface for the user to create, change, copy, rename and delete desks. A user- scalable square represents each desk, and these squares appear in a collection. Windows are represented as smaller rectangles within the desk squares. A window rectangle can be dragged from one desk square to another, which has the effect of moving the window onto another desk, or can be placed on the global desk square, which has the effect of making that window visible on all desks. Invoked by selecting Desks Overview from the Desktop toolchest. ssssllllaaaauuuunnnncccchhhh Stand-alone version of llllaaaauuuunnnncccchhhh. PPPPaaaaggggeeee 3333 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) 4444DDDDwwwwmmmm The SGI window manager provides window management functions, as well as some desks management, session management, and background management. Normally not invoked directly by the end user, but the user can choose to restart 4Dwm from the Windows customization panel in order to fully apply choices made on the panel. wwwweeeebbbbjjjjuuuummmmppppeeeerrrr The WebJumper tool helps users create webjumpers, or jumpsite icons, which specify particular universal resource locators (URLs) on the World Wide Web. When double-clicked, webjumpers will cause the user's Web browser to launch and go to the specified URL. Invoked from the Internet toolchest, as the Create a WebJumper item. 2222.... CCCCUUUUSSSSTTTTOOOOMMMMIIIIZZZZAAAATTTTIIIIOOOONNNN PPPPAAAANNNNEEEELLLLSSSS In IRIX 6.3, three new customization panels were introduced: ddddttttSSSSoooouuuunnnnddddssss lets users toggle which sounds they want to hear during their session, _d_t_U_t_i_l_i_t_i_e_s lets users choose their favorite viewer and editor programs, and _f_m_p_r_e_f_s lets users customize the layout of their iconviews (dirviews). aaaacccccccceeeessssssssxxxx Provides a graphical interface to the AccessX keyboard features for movement-impaired users. Supports customization of MouseKeys, BounceKeys, StickyKeys, SlowKeys, and RepeatKeys attributes. Invoked from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Accessibility. bbbbaaaacccckkkkggggrrrroooouuuunnnndddd Allows the user to customize the image and colors of the background for each desk. Invoked from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Background. ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp Allows users to set background icon scaling, toggle whether new files should appear on the background, toggle the launch effect on or off, select whether files should be removed to the dumpster or removed permanently, set up file overwrite and error output behavior, and choose default file permissions. (Note: Users must empty the dumpster manually by selecting from the Desktop toolchest the Empty Dumpster menu item. The dumpster does not get emptied automatically.) This data is communicated to the running Desktop and is saved between sessions. This panel also allows the user to revert to either their own original settings or the factory settings shipped with the system. Invoked from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Desktop. PPPPaaaaggggeeee 4444 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) mmmmaaaakkkkeeeeDDDDoooottttDDDDeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp Allows users to set their $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e> directory location when they are using a machine that they do not usually use. It lets the user choose one of three options: (1) copy or (2) share their $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e> directory from another machine that they usually work on, or (3) create a new $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e> directory on the local machine. Not invoked directly by the end user at login, but can be invoked directly from the toolchest (Desktop > Customize > Environment Setup) after login. ddddttttSSSSoooouuuunnnnddddssss Introduced in IRIX 6.3. Allows users to choose which sounds they want to hear during their session. Six toggles are provided: Mute System, Startup & Shutdown Tunes, Desktop Sounds, System Alerts Sounds, Keyboard Bell, and Key Click. Invoked from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Sounds. ddddttttUUUUttttiiiilllliiiittttiiiieeeessss Introduced in IRIX 6.3. Allows users to choose their favorite viewer and editor programs to be used when they open different types of file icons. Six different menus are provided: Text Editor, Web Browser, Image Viewer, Mailer, Book Viewer, and PostScript Viewer. Invoked from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Utilities. ffffmmmmpppprrrreeeeffffssss Introduced in IRIX 6.3. Lets the user choose how they want their iconviews (dirviews) to appear by default. Users can toggle the shelf, content viewer, filters, hidden files, image thumbnails (gallery mode), snap to grid, and open in place. They can also choose the type of sorting, view mode, and icon size. Finally, users can choose to have dynamic help on or off across all iconviews. Invoked from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Icon Views. wwwwiiiinnnnddddoooowwwwssss Allows the user to customize window options applicable to the SGI window manager, 4Dwm. The user can toggle the toolchest orientation between horizontal and vertical, toggle the keyboard focus between click to type or point to type, choose whether to use the icon box, toggle whether a window should appear opaque or transparent during a window move, toggle whether new windows should be placed on the screen automatically, and toggle whether session management should be done explicitly by the user or continuously. Invoked from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Windows. iiiippppaaaannnneeeellll Redesigned in IRIX 6.3. The internationalization panel allows the user to customize the foreign language and keyboard mapping. Invoked from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Language. PPPPaaaaggggeeee 5555 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) kkkkeeeeyyyybbbbooooaaaarrrrdddd Allows the user to set four keyboard parameters: toggle key click sounds on or off, toggle key repeat on or off, set the rate at which a depressed key will repeat characters, and set the amount of time before a depressed key will begin repeating characters. Invoked from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Keyboard. mmmmoooouuuusssseeee Allows the user to customize the mouse acceleration, button mapping (left- or right-handed), and delay between clicks in a double-click. Invoked from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Mouse. ssssccccrrrreeeeeeeennnnssssaaaavvvveeeerrrr Allows the user to customize their current screen saver and their power saver options (if power saving is supported in the hardware). Also allows screen locking for certain savers. Invoked from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Screen Saver. sssscccchhhheeeemmmmeeeebbbbrrrr The color scheme browser allows the user to customize the different colors comprising a scheme and to select the current scheme. Invoked from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Color Schemes. 3333.... DDDDEEEESSSSKKKKTTTTOOOOPPPP TTTTOOOOOOOOLLLLSSSS rrrrccccppppDDDDeeeevvvviiiicccceeee A script for transferring files to or from a host using the remote copy command rcp. Invoked by double-clicking its icon from the Find toolchest, from Desktop Tools. iiiiccccoooonnnnssssmmmmiiiitttthhhh A graphical interactive drawing program, _i_c_o_n_s_m_i_t_h allows the user to create or modify desktop icons. Currently, iconsmith provides the only means for making desktop icons, aside from directly coding drawings in a low-level GL-like language. IconSmith produces and reads files whose names are expected to end with an ".fti" suffix (for examples, see the files under /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_f_i_l_e_t_y_p_e/_i_c_o_n_l_i_b). These icons are not the 85x68-pixel pixmaps that appear on minimized-window icons (these are RGB images stored in /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_i_m_a_g_e_s), but rather the scalable geometric drawings that depict system entities, such as folders, data files, mail files, dumpsters, and disk and tape drives. jjjjooootttt A display-oriented, cut-and-paste style, ASCII text editor tuned to run on SGI machines. Jot is written using pure GL code, and hence will not work on a generic X terminal, and it ignores the X PPPPaaaaggggeeee 6666 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) resources. Jot was originally called Zip. It is tuned to run well on large files and can edit arbitrary binary files. Invoked by double-clicking its icon from the Find toolchest, from Applications. In IRIX 6.4, a text editor called _n_e_d_i_t was introduced as an alternative to _j_o_t. See the _n_e_d_i_t(_1) reference page. iiiieeeeddddiiiittttoooorrrr An internationalized text editor similar to _j_o_t. bbbboooonnnnggggoooo A GL-based program depicting many rainbow-colored jiggly bouncing cubes. Available from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Screen Savers, as the screen saver named Octahedra. nnnnooooooooffff A new GL-based screensaver in IRIX 6.5 showing spiraling rainbow-colored flower shapes. Available from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Screen Savers, as the screen saver named Diatoms. mmmmaaaaiiiillllbbbbooooxxxx Presents an interactive GL-based image of a mailbox. When mail arrives, the red flag on the mailbox rises. The user can read mail by clicking the left mouse button on the mailbox door. When the user finishes reading mail, the mailbox closes. The lighting and background sky change to indicate the time of day. Invoked by double-clicking its icon from the Find toolchest, from Desktop Tools. ccccoooolllloooorrrrvvvviiiieeeewwww An X11 program that displays a color patch and a list of color names from an X11 rgb database. When the user clicks the left mouse button over a color name, the color matching the name appears in the patch above the list. Invoked by double-clicking its icon from the Find toolchest, from Desktop Tools. eeeepppp A GL-based program depicting a few twisting, spinning ranks of rainbow-colored squares. Available from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Screen Savers, as the screen saver named ElectroPaint. ttttwwwwiiiilllliiiigggghhhhtttt A GL-based program mimicking a starry night sky, fading from a red-orange sunset to a dark blue-black night. Available from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Background, as the background named Twilight. 4444.... SSSSUUUUPPPPPPPPOOOORRRRTTTT PPPPRRRROOOOGGGGRRRRAAAAMMMMSSSS In IRIX 6.3 and later releases, the _d_e_s_k_t_o_p_u_m_a_s_k program, formerly used by the Desktop customization panel, is obsolete. Also, the _f_t_r compiler is obsolete and has been replaced by the _f_f_t_r compiler; see the _f_f_t_r(_1) reference page for details. PPPPaaaaggggeeee 7777 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) In IRIX 6.5, the desktop message bus (DMB) is obsolete. In IRIX 6.3 and 6.4, the desktop message bus allowed desktop components to communicate with each other and provided run-once functionality. In IRIX 6.5, the desktop applications communicate in different ways. Note: The DMB was _n_o_t a replacement for the oooobbbbjjjjeeeeccccttttsssseeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr. The oooobbbbjjjjeeeeccccttttsssseeeerrrrvvvveeeerrrr is obsolete in IRIX 6.3 and later releases. CCCCoooonnnnvvvveeeerrrrttttLLLLaaaayyyyoooouuuutttt Runs automatically as part of the firsttime mechanism of XXXXsssseeeessssssssiiiioooonnnn....ddddtttt. It reads the layout files from the IRIX 5.3 or 6.2 Indigo Magic Desktop, and writes an IRIX 6.3/6.4/6.5 IRIX Interactive Desktop format layout file for those directories still existent. Not normally invoked directly by users. FFFFLLLLttttooooPPPPooooppppDDDDBBBB Reads standard input, treating each line as a fully qualified pathname. If the file exists, then the filename is converted to the special format required by _b_g_i_c_o_n_s (serialized DNA), and written to the standard output. This is used with _b_g_i_c_o_n_s to put icons for specific applications on the desktop background by default. Not normally invoked directly by users. aaaasssskkkkRRRReeeessssttttaaaarrrrttttFFFFmmmm Restarts the file manager on the desktop background and, if necessary, the icon catalog. Its purpose is to show new application icons immediately, saving the user the trouble of logging out and back in. Not normally invoked directly by users. bbbbggggiiiiccccoooonnnnssss Maintains icons on the desktop background. Not normally invoked directly by users. cccclllleeeeaaaannnnCCCCaaaacccchhhheeee This shell script can be used to remove stale entries from the desktop type and layout caches. See the _c_l_e_a_n_C_a_c_h_e man page. ddddiiiissssaaaabbbblllleeeeXXXXhhhhoooosssstttt Prevents remote hosts from placing windows on or otherwise getting access to the local display during a user's login session. All remote hosts will have display access disabled, whether access originally was granted implicitly (ex., using xxxxhhhhoooosssstttt ++++) or explicitly (ex., using xxxxhhhhoooosssstttt ++++ _h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e). Not normally invoked directly by users. ddddrrrrooooppppmmmmaaaaiiiillll Supports mailing of files by dropping icons onto people icons. Not normally invoked directly by users. ffffaaaammmm A server that tracks changes to the file system and relays these changes to interested applications, such as mailbox and the file manager. Without fam, these applications would need to poll the PPPPaaaaggggeeee 8888 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) file system to detect changes. Fam is more efficient. ffffffffttttrrrr Builds the ftr database, which is used by various desktop applications. It creates optimized type rules files (suffixed ".otr"). These rules are in turn read by desktop libraries. Applications displaying icons use the functions provided by these libraries. The older compiled type rules (files suffixed ".ctr") format database files are no longer supported in the desktop in IRIX 6.3 and later releases. The .otr files are better designed and use much less space when loaded by the libraries than the corresponding older .ctr files. When icons are not appearing properly, they can often be restored by typing ssssuuuu;;;; ccccdddd ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////ffffiiiilllleeeettttyyyyppppeeee;;;; mmmmaaaakkkkeeee ----uuuu and logging out and back in. (This requires root privileges.) Normally invoked by application developers. fffflllluuuusssshhhhCCCCaaaacccchhhheeee This shell script can be used to flush the desktop type and layout caches. See the _f_l_u_s_h_C_a_c_h_e man page. ffffmmmmsssseeeerrrrvvvv Maintains correct folder state (open or closed) when multiple _f_m processes are running. It also monitors for changes to the desktop file typing database and lets the user restart the desktop if a change occurs. _f_m_s_e_r_v should never be invoked directly by users. ffffoooorrrrcccceeeeoooouuuutttt Forces the _o_u_t_p_u_t_d window to raise itself by writing a NULL character to stderr. Not normally invoked directly by users. ffffsssseeeerrrrvvvv Assists in the transfer of files when an icon is dragged from a dirview for one machine to a dirview or background for another machine. Normally not invoked by the end user. ffffttttrrrr2222mmmmiiiimmmmeeee Generates mailcap and mime.type files from the file typing rules (FTR) database. Normally invoked by application developers. ggggeeeennnnDDDDeeeevvvviiiicccceeeeIIIIccccoooonnnnssss Reads an input file to determine which devices to look for. If the device is present on the system, then serialized DNA for the device is written to the standard output. This is used in conjuction with bgicons to put icons on the desktop background. Not normally invoked directly by users. hhhhaaaavvvveeeennnn An X screen-saver client that manages a GL window as the screen saver, enabling GL programs such as atlantis, ep, bongo, and noof to be used as screen savers. Invoked from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Screen Saver, when the user selects Atlantis, Diatoms, ElectroPaint, or Octahedra. (To see the Atlantis screensaver, ddddeeeemmmmoooossss....sssswwww....aaaattttllllaaaannnnttttiiiissss needs to be installed on the system.) PPPPaaaaggggeeee 9999 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) iiiiccccoooonnnnbbbbooooooookkkkttttooooccccaaaattttaaaalllloooogggg Converts old-format iconbook pages to IRIX 6.3/4/5 iconcatalog pages. Normally not invoked directly by users. iiiiccccoooonnnnccccaaaattttaaaallllooooggggeeeeddddiiiitttt Allows the user to modify which icons appear on the pages of the icon catalog. Note that icons added to the iconcatalog system pages will appear in all users' iconcatalogs, but removing an icon from a system page will not remove the icon from all users' iconcatalogs. Normally invoked by application developers. iiiimmmmddddmmmmoooonnnniiiittttoooorrrr This daemon monitors the state of the system and launches alerts (for example, when the disk is full). Not normally invoked directly by users. iiiissssSSSSuuuuppppeeeerrrr Allows a user or application developer to determine if a particular icon type has a specific supertype or not. Example uses of _i_s_S_u_p_e_r can be found in the file typing rules (files suffixed ".ftr") under /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_f_i_l_e_t_y_p_e. The command supports both .otr and .ctr file formats, but by default looks at the _d_e_s_k_t_o_p._o_t_r file. Normally invoked by application developers. llllaaaauuuunnnncccchhhhbbbbooooooookkkkvvvviiiieeeewwwweeeerrrr Launches the user's favorite book viewer as chosen on the _d_t_U_t_i_l_i_t_i_e_s(_1) panel or set in the BOOKVIEWER environment variable. If the user has not chosen a favorite book viewer, the script launches _I_n_s_i_g_h_t(_1). This script can be accessed from the toolchest (Help > Online Books). Not normally invoked directly by users. llllaaaauuuunnnncccchhhheeeeffffffffeeeecccctttt The sparkling visual effect that precedes the appearance of a window. llllaaaauuuunnnncccchhhhWWWWeeeebbbbJJJJuuuummmmppppeeeerrrr Opens a webjumper icon or URL into the user's chosen Web browser, avoiding any locked-cache dialog windows from Netscape. Invoked whenever users double-click a webjumper icon. Can also be invoked directly by users. mmmmaaaakkkkeeeeIIIIccccoooonnnnVVVViiiissssuuuuaaaallllssss Chooses a set of visuals based on the hardware to provide good- looking Desktop icons that use a minimum of memory and avoid colormap flashing. Normally not invoked by the end user. nnnneeeewwwweeeerrrr Compares the modification times (in seconds since 00:00:00 UTC, Jan. 1, 1970) of the two files given as arguments. Not normally invoked directly by users. PPPPaaaaggggeeee 11110000 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) ooooppppeeeennnnHHHHiiiinnnnttttssssSSSShhhhoooorrrrttttccccuuuuttttssss Loads the IRIX Interactive Desktop Hints & Shortcuts documentation into the user's favorite Web browser as chosen on the _d_t_U_t_i_l_i_t_i_e_s(_1) panel. If the user has not chosen a favorite browser, it uses _N_e_t_s_c_a_p_e(_1). This script can be accessed from the toolchest (Help > Hints & Shortcuts). The end user can also launch it at a Unix shell command line, though that is not its intended use. ooooppppeeeennnnhhhhoooommmmeeeeppppgggg Loads the user's _O_u_t_B_o_x(_1) page into the user's favorite Web browser. If the user has not yet chosen a favorite browser on the _d_t_U_t_i_l_i_t_i_e_s(_1) panel, then it will use _N_e_t_s_c_a_p_e(_1). This script is launched from the toolchest (Internet > Browse OutBox Page). Not normally invoked directly by users. oooouuuuttttppppuuuuttttdddd The output daemon captures output from applications launched from the file manager, the toolchest, or session management, and displays them in popup windows, one per application. If outputd is not running, all output goes to the system console. By default, outputd requires activation from the Desktop customization panel (_d_e_s_k_t_o_p) before it launches. Users can customize the captured output to include any combination of stdout and stderr. Can be toggled on or off from the Desktop toolchest, from Customize, then Desktop, as the item "Display Application Errors". pppprrrreeeeaaaallllllllooooccccCCCCoooolllloooorrrrssss Runs early in the login process to preallocate a small set of colors used by the Desktop. By preallocating these colors early, it enables GL programs to run with less colormap flashing. On machines with multiple colormaps, where flashing is not a problem, preallocColors exits immediately, without allocating any colors. Normally not invoked by the end user. rrrreeeemmmmooootttteeeeddddiiiirrrr Opens a remote dirview using _a_u_t_o_f_s or, if that fails, runs _a_c_c_e_s_s_w_o_r_k_s_t_a_t_i_o_n. Not normally invoked directly by users. rrrreeeemmmmoooovvvveeeeOOOOllllddddLLLLaaaannnnggggCCCCaaaattttaaaalllloooogggg After the user changes their language using _i_p_a_n_e_l, this script removes iconcatalog pages that were in the old language. Normally not invoked by the end user. sssseeeettttPPPPoooowwwweeeerrrrSSSSaaaavvvveeeerrrr Checks to see if the system's monitor supports the powersave option. If it is supported, setPowerSaver turns on the powersave option and sets it to a default of 1200 seconds (20 minutes). Invoked automatically in XXXXsssseeeessssssssiiiioooonnnn....ddddtttt as long as the user has not turned off the power saver on the ScreenSaver panel. Not normally invoked directly by users. PPPPaaaaggggeeee 11111111 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) ssssttttaaaarrrrttttddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp Opens a _d_i_r_v_i_e_w of the user's home directory. It does not restart the file manager (_f_m(_1)) on the desktop background, however. Compare with the similar ////uuuussssrrrr////lllliiiibbbb////ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp////tttteeeellllllllddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp rrrreeeessssttttaaaarrrrtttt command. In previous releases, this script would also restart the desktop background; in IRIX 6.3 and later releases, this is no longer the case, such that you must type ffffmmmm ----bbbb &&&& in a Unix shell to restart your desktop background. The _s_t_a_r_t_d_e_s_k_t_o_p script can be launched from the toolchest (Desktop > Access Files > In my Home Directory). Not normally invoked directly by users. ttttaaaagggg Lets users clear, query, or set the unique numerical tag for any icon. These tags are used by the desktop to determine icon types. Normally invoked by application developers. tttteeeellllllllddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp Invokes file manager functions as long as the file manager was invoked with the ----bbbb option. Most file manager functions require an icon to be selected before the operation can be performed. The single required argument to telldesktop can any one of the following commands: open, openDir, copy, link (or reference), remove, print, 'new directory', permissions, 'get Info', fetch, fetchHost, See the _t_e_l_l_d_e_s_k_t_o_p man page for the meaning of these commands. Normally invoked by application developers. tttteeeellllllllwwwwmmmm Allows other window managers to communicate with and run commands through the 4Dwm window manager. Cooperating window managers post the ____SSSSGGGGIIII____TTTTEEEELLLLLLLL____WWWWMMMM property on the root window containing a list of command strings they support externally. If the command argument given to tellwm matches this published protocol, tellwm forwards the command to the 4Dwm window manager for execution. Normally invoked by application developers. ttttoooogggggggglllleeeexxxxhhhhoooosssstttt Turns on or off access control for the local X server, running the _x_h_o_s_t(_1) command with the appropriate argument and posting a feedback dialog to the user. The script can be run from the toolchest (System > Utilities > Disable Remote Display or Enable Remote Display). Not normally invoked directly by users. ttttyyyyppppeeeeCCCCaaaacccchhhheeee This program can be used to "pre-fill" the FTR type cache used by the desktop. See the _t_y_p_e_C_a_c_h_e man page. wwwwaaaaiiiittttmmmmaaaapppp Produces an alarm when a MapNotify event has occurred. It is used as a launch function to serialize session management startup. Normally not invoked by the end user. xxxxsssseeeettttrrrrooooooootttt Allows the user to tailor the appearance of their background (root) window on a workstation display running X. PPPPaaaaggggeeee 11112222 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) 5555.... SSSSYYYYSSSSTTTTEEEEMMMM AAAADDDDMMMMIIIINNNNIIIISSSSTTTTRRRRAAAATTTTIIIIOOOONNNN TTTTOOOOOOOOLLLLSSSS The system administration tools in IRIX 6.3 and later releases are completely different from all previous versions of IRIX. They make extensive use of _a_c_t_i_v_e _g_u_i_d_e_s, step-by-step tools that walk the user through the system administration procedures. They inform users what they will need and what will happen in the task up front, so users can prepare for the procedure or decide to do it at another time, avoiding unnecessary interruptions in the process. Each step is performed for the user, and the user is prompted for information in the step-by-step process. The new system administration software may be accessed from the System toolchest, as System Manager. For detailed information about the system administration tools, see the IRIX Interactive System Administration (ssssyyyyssssaaaaddddmmmmddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp) release notes. Also see the _s_y_s_m_g_r(_1_M) reference page. Most of the system administration tools require the invoker to be root or a privileged user. Most of the old IRIX 5.3 and 6.2 system administration tools beginning with the lowercase letter _C (for example, _c_n_e_t) are obsolete. The _t_a_p_e_t_o_o_l and _b_a_c_k_u_p__r_e_s_t_o_r_e programs are also obsolete. ccccllllooooggggiiiinnnn Executed at the beginning of each session on the graphics console. It replaces the functionality of /_u_s_r/_b_i_n/_l_o_g_i_n. The choice between login and clogin is made on the basis of the value of the configuration variable "visuallogin." If this configuration variable is set to on then clogin is used in place of login. (See the VARIABLES THAT AFFECT THE DESKTOP section.) 6666.... LLLLIIIIBBBBRRRRAAAARRRRIIIIEEEESSSS To date, _l_i_b_f_a_m._a is the only desktop library whose interface is available for use by application developers. DDDDEEEESSSSKKKKTTTTOOOOPPPP DDDDEEEEPPPPEEEENNNNDDDDEEEENNNNCCCCIIIIEEEESSSS The _o_b_j_e_c_t_s_e_r_v_e_r and _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y_s_e_r_v_e_r are obsolete in IRIX 6.3 and later releases. All IRIX Interactive Desktop and system administration dependencies on these libraries have been removed. This includes the IRIX 6.2 libraries shipped with IRIX 6.3, 6.4, and 6.5 for backward compatibility; that is, all 6.2 libraries (like ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp____bbbbaaaasssseeee....sssswwww....ffffttttrrrrddddssssoooo6666____2222) no longer depend on the objectserver or directoryserver. PPPPaaaaggggeeee 11113333 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) The _d_m_b and _m_e_s_s_a_g_e_b_u_s are obsolete in IRIX 6.5 and later releases. All IRIX Interactive Desktop and system administration dependencies on these components have been removed. To perform properly, the desktop also requires the following additional components: IIIInnnnssssiiiigggghhhhtttt and IIIInnnnffffooooSSSSeeeeaaaarrrrcccchhhh deliver on-line documentation for the desktop. SSSSGGGGIIIIHHHHeeeellllpppp provides on-line help for various desktop applications. VVVViiiieeeewwwwKKKKiiiitttt, a C++ toolkit, provides commonly needed facilities for applications based on the IRIS IM user interface toolkit (the SGI port of the industry-standard OSF/Motif user interface toolkit for use on SGI workstations). SSSSoooouuuunnnnddddsssscccchhhheeeemmmmeeee, an X-based server daemon, provides high- quality audio playback for applications. MMMMeeeeddddiiiiaaaadddd polls the removable media devices on a machine to determine their state. The ddddeeeemmmmoooossss....sssswwww....aaaattttllllaaaannnnttttiiiissss subsystem from the DDDDeeeemmmmoooossss product needs to be installed on the system to see the Atlantis screensaver. The desktop also links with the MMMMoooottttiiiiffff libraries, the graphics library (GGGGLLLL), and the image library (IIIILLLL), and relies on the pppprrrriiiinnnntttt product for the graphical printing tools. CCCCOOOONNNNFFFFIIIIGGGGUUUURRRRAAAATTTTIIIIOOOONNNN FFFFIIIILLLLEEEESSSS In IRIX 6.3 and later releases, screen-specific resources are kept in subdirectories under the $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e> directory named for the screen (for example, $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/_0._0). These hold many of the 4Dwm resource files that in previous IRIX releases resided in the ./_d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e> directory. Host-specific resources are kept under the $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p_h_o_s_t directory. This is data that cannot be shared among hosts. Specific files and subdirectories of interest in each $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p_h_o_s_t/<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e> directory include the following: DefaultBackgroundDeviceDB a list of which device icons the user dropped onto the desktop, beyond the system default device icons, file created and maintained by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_b_g_i_c_o_n_s Icons/ system-specific reference devices, such as printers, and icons dragged from system administration managers, directory created and maintained by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_b_g_i_c_o_n_s SysadmBgIconDB a list of which system administration objects the user dropped onto the desktop, beyond the system default system administration object icons, file created and maintained by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_b_g_i_c_o_n_s PPPPaaaaggggeeee 11114444 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) fsNotifyConfig filesystem-size notification levels, file created by the system administration Filesystem Manager syserr.state-$DISPLAY error messages, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_s_y_s_m_o_n The $_H_O_M_E/._d_t_E_n_v_P_r_e_f file, created by /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_d_e_s_k_t_o_p/_m_a_k_e_D_o_t_D_e_s_k_t_o_p, recorde the user's preferred method of creating a new desktop configuration. See the _m_a_k_e_D_o_t_D_e_s_k_t_o_p(_1_X) man page for details. The $_H_O_M_E/._S_g_i_r_e_s_o_u_r_c_e_s file contains session configuration information that the user chose from customization panels (ex., color scheme, whether to show new files as they are created, whether to update session continuously). The customization panels (ex., windows, schemebr, dtSounds) and other applications write to it. This file is written automatically, and generally shouldn't be altered by end users. Specific files and subdirectories of interest in the $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p- <_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e> directory include the following: .userenv environment variables, file created by /_u_s_r/_b_i_n/_X_1_1/_u_s_e_r_e_n_v from earlier versions of /_v_a_r/_X_1_1/_x_d_m/_X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n._d_t, obsolete in IRIX 6.5 0.0/4DWm which backgrounds to display on each desk, and resources ccccuuuurrrrNNNNeeeewwwwBBBBaaaacccckkkkggggrrrroooouuuunnnndddd and wwwwaaaarrrrnnnnOOOOnnnnXXXXsssseeeettttrrrroooooooottttAAAAnnnnddddDDDDeeeesssskkkkssss, file created by /_u_s_r/_b_i_n/_X_1_1/_4_D_w_m 0.0/4Dwmdeskname name of the home desk (not the current desk), file created by /_u_s_r/_b_i_n/_X_1_1/_4_D_w_m 0.0/4Dwmdesks which windows are on which desks, the windows' state (normal, iconic, hidden), and their geometry (size and position on the screen), file created by /_u_s_r/_b_i_n/_X_1_1/_4_D_w_m 0.0/4Dwmdesks.bak backup copy of _4_D_w_m_d_e_s_k_s, file created by /_u_s_r/_b_i_n/_X_1_1/_4_D_w_m PPPPaaaaggggeeee 11115555 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) 0.0/4Dwmsession launch commands, screen, launchTime, wmClass and wmName for windows on all desks, file created by /_u_s_r/_b_i_n/_X_1_1/_4_D_w_m Bgdaemon used in IRIX 5.1, replaced by _4_D_W_m, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_b_g_d_a_e_m_o_n DefaultBackgroundIconDB a list of which icons the user dropped onto the desktop, beyond the system default non-device icons, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_F_L_t_o_P_o_p_D_B when run from /_v_a_r/_X_1_1/_x_d_m/_X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n._d_t Desktop customization information for the desktop, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_d_e_s_k_t_o_p DesktopAudioDevice customization information for desktop sounds, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_d_t_S_o_u_n_d_s FmState customization information for communicating with /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_f_m, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_f_m_p_r_e_f_s or /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_d_e_s_k_t_o_p, used by the file manager and the system manager Ipanel language customization information, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_i_p_a_n_e_l MovieMaker moviemaker application customization information, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_m_o_v_i_e_m_a_k_e_r Overview desks customization information, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_o_v References/ directory holding lists of which icons appear on iconview shelves, similar to the _l_a_y_o_u_t_s directory directory created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_f_m ScreenSaver screensaver customization information, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_s_s_a_v_e_r PPPPaaaaggggeeee 11116666 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) SysadmStopNoRootWarnings presence of this file indicates the system manager should continue to issue notifications when the user performs root- privilege tasks and there is no password for the special rrrrooooooootttt user, file created by the system administration active guides TypeCache/ a cache for FTR types (one typecache file per directory, named with _+ where / would appear in the full path), directory created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_f_m Webjumper WebJumper options, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_w_e_b_j_u_m_p_e_r accessx/ user profiles for special keyboard accessibility features, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_a_c_c_e_s_s_x configchecks/ list of which configuration files (._X_d_e_f_a_u_l_t_s, ._s_g_i_s_e_s_s_i_o_n) have been verified to exist, directory created by /_v_a_r/_X_1_1/_x_d_m/_X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n._d_t desktopenv desktop environment variable settings, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_w_e_b_j_u_m_p_e_r or /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_d_t_S_o_u_n_d_s filetype/ personal desktop icons (see the _f_t_r(_1) reference page), directory and its contents created by the user firsttime flag indicating first time user is running the desktop, file created by earlier versions of /_v_a_r/_X_1_1/_x_d_m/_X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n._d_t, but obsolete in IRIX 5.3 and later releases iconbook/ user-defined pages and icons users have added to system pages, directory created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_i_c_o_n_b_o_o_k and /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_i_c_o_n_b_o_o_k_e_d_i_t, but obsolete in IRIX 6.3 and later releases iconcatalog/ the contents of the user's iconcatalog pages, describing which icons should appear on the pages and how each page is laid out, directory created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_i_c_o_n_c_a_t_a_l_o_g PPPPaaaaggggeeee 11117777 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) layouts/ the layouts of the user's iconviews, directory created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_f_m log record of desktop file operations (removing, renaming, etc.), file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_f_m log.bak backup copy of _l_o_g, file created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_f_m nodesktop presence of this file turns off the desktop environment, file created by the user ozPanelLayout-1.00/_+<_d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y_N_a_m_e> (obsolete in IRIX 6.3 and later releases) directory view geometry from the last time <_d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y_N_a_m_e> was viewed, directory formerly created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_f_m ozPanelLayout-1.00/Background (obsolete in IRIX 6.3 and later releases) which icons appear on the background and where, file formerly created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_d_e_s_k_t_o_p_M_a_n_a_g_e_r panelsession xset and xlock settings affecting the display, file created and/or written to by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_s_s_a_v_e_r, /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_k_e_y_b_o_a_r_d, and /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_m_o_u_s_e searchbook/ user-defined pages for customized searches, directory created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_s_e_a_r_c_h_b_o_o_k schemes/ user-customized color schemes, directory created by /_u_s_r/_s_b_i_n/_s_c_h_e_m_e_b_r The above may not be a complete list. Other applications can also read, write, and remove files in the $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e> directory. See the section VARIABLES THAT AFFECT THE DESKTOP for information about configuring such applications to run properly over the network. VVVVAAAARRRRIIIIAAAABBBBLLLLEEEESSSS TTTTHHHHAAAATTTT AAAAFFFFFFFFEEEECCCCTTTT TTTTHHHHEEEE DDDDEEEESSSSKKKKTTTTOOOOPPPP There are several configuration variables that relate to the IRIX Interactive Desktop. The default settings for a system running IRIX 6.5, NFS and IRIX Interactive Desktop are as follows: PPPPaaaaggggeeee 11118888 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) Flag State ==== ===== autofs on desktop on mediad on network on nfs on noiconlogin off soundscheme on visuallogin on It is not necessary to be on a network to run the IRIX Interactive Desktop. If a system is standalone, it will not have the "autofs" or "nfs" flags, and "network" will be "off". If a system is on a network, the IRIX Interactive Desktop will make use of the "autofs" feature, so it should be "on". To disable the Desktop for every user on a system, the root user can execute the command cccchhhhkkkkccccoooonnnnffffiiiigggg ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp ooooffffffff. Rather than disabling it for every account, an individual user can disable the Desktop for their account by touching the $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/_n_o_d_e_s_k_t_o_p (where _h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e is replaced by the name of the system as returned by the hostname(1) command). Please see the fm(1G) man page for further information. IRIX 6.3 and later systems do not need to have "objectserver" "on". The objectserver and directoryserver are obsolete in IRIX 6.3 and later releases. The "noiconlogin" and "visuallogin" variables affect whether the login screen shows icons and images for each user, respectively. With the default settings, icons will be used, and the icons will be enabled to show photograph-like SGI image files. Please refer to the man pages for soundscheme(1) and mediad(1) for information on these tools. The desktop customization panels (available from the Desktop toolchest, on the Customize menu) and other applications like WebJumper save resource settings chosen by the user in the directory ....ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp----_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e in the user's home directory. If any of these programs are run on a remote machine and displayed across the net on a different screen, then the program will still save the user's options on the remote machine but these settings will not get read by the program appropriately. The desktop used to notify the user when this happened, with a dialog message as follows: The following field does not appear at the start of your PPPPaaaaggggeeee 11119999 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) $XUSERFILESEARCHPATH: /usr/people/guest/.desktop-_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e/%N Customizations made during this session may not be properly observed the next time you login. As this condition occurs infrequently, the desktop no longer issues this alert in IRIX 6.3 and later releases. The Xt toolkit uses the XXXXUUUUSSSSEEEERRRRFFFFIIIILLLLEEEESSSSEEEEAAAARRRRCCCCHHHHPPPPAAAATTTTHHHH environment variable to determine the path for retrieving resources. Its format is that of XFILESEARCHPATH as described in the XtResolvePathname(3Xt) man page. The file /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_X_1_1/_x_d_m/_X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n._d_t sets the XXXXUUUUSSSSEEEERRRRFFFFIIIILLLLEEEESSSSEEEEAAAARRRRCCCCHHHHPPPPAAAATTTTHHHH variable for users when they log in at the console. In order for an application to read changes made through the customization panels and through itself, this variable must begin with $$$$HHHHOOOOMMMMEEEE////....ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp----<<<<hhhhoooossssttttnnnnaaaammmmeeee>>>>////%%%%NNNN where <_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e> is the name of the host on which the application is running. When users log in remotely, the _X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n-_r_e_m_o_t_e file gets executed instead of _X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n._d_t and consequently the variable gets set differently. To work around this, the user explicitly can add $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p- <_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/%_N, where <_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e> is the name of the remote machine, to the user's XXXXUUUUSSSSEEEERRRRFFFFIIIILLLLEEEESSSSEEEEAAAARRRRCCCCHHHHPPPPAAAATTTTHHHH setting. This can be done at the command line. Alternately, if the user often logs into a remote machine from a different console, this setting can be added to the user's ._l_o_g_i_n file on the remote machine. Note: The _X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n._d_t file redirects output to /_d_e_v/_c_o_n_s_o_l_e but the output does not get there because /_d_e_v/_c_o_n_s_o_l_e does not exist at the time _X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n._d_t runs. At the top of the _X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n._d_t file, there exists a commented-out section that will do X11R5 redirection of errors to a file called ._x_s_e_s_s_i_o_n-_e_r_r_o_r_s in the user's home directory. To activate that behavior so users can see these errors, remove the initial #### commenting character for each line in that section. DDDDEEEESSSSKKKKTTTTOOOOPPPP CCCCOOOOLLLLOOOORRRRSSSS AAAANNNNDDDD SSSSOOOOUUUUNNNNDDDDSSSS If the SGI desktop is running on an X server from another vendor (such as an X terminal), then the names of icons on the background might appear as black text on a black field. (The field color normally defaults to the color SGIVeryLightGray, which is not defined on other vendors' machines.) To work around this, users can add the line FFFFiiiilllleeeeMMMMaaaannnnaaaaggggeeeerrrr****BBBBaaaassssiiiiccccBBBBaaaacccckkkkggggrrrroooouuuunnnndddd:::: wwwwhhhhiiiitttteeee to their ._X_d_e_f_a_u_l_t_s or ._X_r_e_s_o_u_r_c_e_s file. This changes the field color to white, thereby making the icon names legible. If more colors are PPPPaaaaggggeeee 22220000 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) available on the hardware, then this resource could be set to some other color (other than "white") that contrasts with the text color. More information about desktop color schemes and sounds can be found in Appendix A of the ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp____eeeeooooeeee release notes and in the schemebr(1) and soundscheme(1) man pages. SSSSEEEEEEEE AAAALLLLSSSSOOOO Users can search all reference pages, release notes, and online books at once using the InfoSearch tool. Select the Help toolchest, then InfoSearch. WWWWoooorrrrlllldddd WWWWiiiiddddeeee WWWWeeeebbbb -------- _n_e_t_s_c_a_p_e((((_1)))),,,, _x_m_o_s_a_i_c((((_1)))),,,, _f_m((((_1)))) To invoke Netscape, select the Find toolchest, then Web Tools, then double-click the netscape icon. The following sites provide a list of frequently asked questions and answers, as well as a Desks Overview license. If the system is running IRIX 6.3 or a later release, then it does not need a Desks Overview license, but information is available for systems running previous IRIX versions. http://www.sgi.com/Products/software/IndigoMagic/indigo.html http://www.sgi.com/Support/pipeline.html RRRReeeeffffeeeerrrreeeennnncccceeee ppppaaaaggggeeeessss -------- _m_a_n((((_1)))),,,, _x_m_a_n((((_1)))),,,, _i_n_f_o_s_e_a_r_c_h((((_1)))) To view the man pages, select the Help toolchest, then Man Pages. Many of the desktop components mentioned above have manual pages. The following man pages may be of particular interest: sysmgr(1M) -- the System Manager with active guides 4Dwm(1X) -- the SGI window manager fm(1G) -- the IRIX Interactive Desktop file manager ov(1X) -- Desks Overview, providing extra desktops on one screen iconcatalog(1) -- most applications on the system are included here searchbook(1) -- search for files background(1) -- change the screen's background pattern clogin(1) -- the visual login screen mediad(1M) -- reads peripheral hardware (disk drives, etc.) soundscheme(1) -- provides high-quality sound RRRReeeelllleeeeaaaasssseeee nnnnooootttteeeessss -------- _i_n_f_o_s_e_a_r_c_h((((_1)))),,,, _g_r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s((((_1)))) To view, select the Help toolchest, then Release Notes. Pertinent information about the various desktop releases and versions can be found under the following products: 4Dwm desktop_eoe PPPPaaaaggggeeee 22221111 IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) IIIIIIIIDDDD////IIIIMMMMDDDD((((1111GGGG)))) desktop_base desktop_tools sysadmdesktop OOOOnnnnlllliiiinnnneeee bbbbooooooookkkkssss ffffoooorrrr eeeennnndddd uuuusssseeeerrrrssss -------- _i_n_f_o_s_e_a_r_c_h((((_1)))),,,, _d_e_s_k_t_o_p_h_e_l_p((((_1)))) To view, select the Help toolchest, then Online Books. Double-click any of the following book icons to read their contents: IRIX Interactive Desktop User's Guide Personal System Administration Guide IRIX Advanced Site and System Administration Guide The IRIX Interactive Desktop User's Guide replaces the Indigo Magic Desktop User's Guide and replaces IRIS Essentials. OOOOnnnnlllliiiinnnneeee bbbbooooooookkkkssss ffffoooorrrr pppprrrrooooggggrrrraaaammmmmmmmeeeerrrrssss -------- _i_n_f_o_s_e_a_r_c_h((((_1)))),,,, _i_n_s_i_g_h_t((((_1)))) To view, select the Help toolchest, then Online Books. Double-click any of the following book icons to read their contents: Programming on Silicon Graphics Systems: An Overview IRIX Interactive Desktop Integration Guide IRIX Interactive User Interface Guidelines Developer Magic: RapidApp User's Guide PPPPaaaaggggeeee 22222222