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1. _I_n_t_r_o_d_u_c_t_i_o_n
The Indigo Magic Desktop provides the interface that is used
in day-to-day operation of your system.
Note: Packaged with your software is a separate sheet that
contains the Software License Agreement. This
software is provided to you solely under the terms
and conditions of the Software License Agreement.
Please take a few moments to review the Agreement.
1.1 _I_n_d_i_g_o__M_a_g_i_c__D_e_s_k_t_o_p__E_x_e_c_u_t_i_o_n__E_n_v_i_r_o_n_m_e_n_t
The IndigoMagic Desktop software constitutes of the Desktop
Base Software package, and the Execution Software package.
The Execution package depends upon the Base software,
described in IndigoMagic Desktop Base Software,
desktop_base.
The Indigo Magic Desktop Execution Environment includes the
following components:
The 4Dwm Window Manager is described in a separate set of
release notes.
The Toolchest is a menu of commonly used system commands.
It is started automatically when you log in.
Session Management allows your screen setup to be saved
during one login session and restored at the next
login session. In its default configuration, 4Dwm
will attempt to save command lines for windows that
are on your display when you log out. Then, when you
log in again, 4Dwm will execute these commands, thus
restoring your session as closely as it can. Session
management is described in the 4Dwm release notes.
The Desks Overview provides the controls you need to
effectively manipulate desks. With the desks
overview you can create, change, copy, rename and
delete desks. Any window can be dragged from one
desk to another or placed on the global desk, in
which case it will appear on all desks. Newly
created and removed desks will be remembered between
sessions only if session management is set to
continuous.
The desks overview is invoked from the Desktop menu
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on the toolchest. It can also be invoked from the
IRIX command line. See the _o_v man page for details.
The File Manager provides visual facilities for you to
execute, manipulate, and manage files on your system.
The file manager's features include icons on the
background window, active device icons which
automatically change their appearance based on the
type of media inserted in them, and icon-based
methods for performing standard file operations such
as copy, link, remove, create a new directory, or
change permissions.
If the desktop is enabled (it is by default), then
the file manager will run automatically when you log
in. If it is not running, the file manager can be
invoked from the Desktop toolchest by selecting the
Home Directory entry. For further information about
enabling or disabling the desktop, see the section on
configuration files in Chapter 2.
The Tape Tool provides a visual interface for archiving and
unarchiving files. You can select a group of files
for archiving to tape. You can get a listing of files
archived on a tape or retrieve files from a tape.
The tape tool supports _t_a_r and _c_p_i_o tape formats.
The tape tool is invoked when you double-click on a
tape drive icon. It can also be invoked from the
command line. See the _t_a_p_e_t_o_o_l man page.
The Icon Catalog contains named pages where you can store
frequently used icons of any type, including hosts,
people, drives, and printers, as well as files,
directories, and programs. The catalog comes
populated with icons for commonly used programs. You
can customize any page simply by dropping a new icon
onto it.
The icon catalog is invoked from the Find menu on the
toolchest, where its pages are listed as individual
entries (Applications, Collaboration, and so forth)
under the Graphics Demos entry. The icon catalog can
also be invoked from the command line. See the
_i_c_o_n_b_o_o_k man page for details.
The Search Tool helps you find icons, either on your local
machine or across the network (using object and
directory servers). The search tool has pages, each
specific to a different icon type: Files, Printers,
Hosts, Disk Drives, Tape Drives, and People. You can
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customize any page by changing the match criteria.
The changes will be remembered.
The search tool is invoked from the Find menu on the
toolchest. Select its Search For submenu, then pull
across to the particular type of icon for which you
want to search. The search tool can also be invoked
from the command line. See the _s_e_a_r_c_h_b_o_o_k man page
for details.
Customization Panels allow you to modify aspects of the
Indigo Magic Desktop to your liking. The
configurable features include the color scheme,
background, audio volume, icon size, toolchest
orientation, screen saver, mouse and keyboard
sensitivities, and language-specific keyboard layout.
The customization panels can be invoked in four ways:
from the Desktop toolchest's Customize submenu, from
the command line, from the icon catalog, or from the
Find An Icon tool.
Background Management allows the placement of file and
device icons on the background. It also maintains a
different background in each desk.
The File Alteration Monitor (FAM) monitors files for all
icons on the desktop and updates them automatically.
Confidence Tests allow testing of certain system hardware.
This document contains the following chapters:
1. Introduction
2. Installation Information
3. Changes and Additions
4. Bug Fixes
5. Known Problems and Workarounds
6. Documentation Errors
Appendix A: Sounds and Color Schemes
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1.2 _R_e_l_e_a_s_e__I_d_e_n_t_i_f_i_c_a_t_i_o_n__I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Following is the release identification information for
desktop_eoe:
Desktop Execution
Environment
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1.3 _O_n_l_i_n_e__R_e_l_e_a_s_e__N_o_t_e_s
After you install the online release notes for a product
(the _r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s subsystem), you can view the release notes on
your screen.
Note: You can read the online release notes for most
products before installing the software. Refer to
the booklet in your CD-ROM case for more information.
If you have a graphics system, select Release Notes from the
Help submenu of the toolchest. This displays the
_g_r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) graphical browser for the online release notes.
Refer to the _g_r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) man page for information on
options to this command.
If you do not have a graphics system, you can use the
_r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s command. Refer to the _r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s(1) man page for
accessing the online release notes.
1.4 _P_r_o_d_u_c_t__S_u_p_p_o_r_t
Silicon Graphics, Inc., provides a comprehensive product
support maintenance program for its products.
If you are in the U.S. or Canada and would like support for
your Silicon Graphics-supported products, contact the
Technical Assistance Center at (800)800-4SGI. If you are
outside these areas, contact the Silicon Graphics subsidiary
or authorized distributor in your country.