IRIS Essentials

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started

About the Desktop

Mouse Techniques and Shortcuts

Adjusting the Volume

Using Available Software

Using Online Documents

Conventions

Where to Go From Here

2. Accessing Your System

Using Your Workstation

Using Existing Login Accounts

Why Create a Login Account?

Logging In

Logging In to Another System

Logging Out

Turning Off Your Workstation

3. Using Applications

Installing Applications

Finding Available Applications

Running Applications

Removing Applications

Creating a Collection of Application Icons

Copying and Pasting Between Applications

4. Creating, Editing, and Saving Your Work

Opening a Directory: Basic Instructions

Opening a Directory: A Summary of Available Methods

Opening a Remote Directory

Creating a Directory

Opening Files

Saving Files

Naming Icons: A Few Guidelines

Renaming Files and Directories

Moving Icons

Copying Icons

Removing Files

5. Printing

Summary of the Printing Environment and Tools

Placing Available Printers on Your Desktop

Printing Files

Customizing Print Jobs

Monitoring Print Jobs and Printers

Designating a Default Printer

Troubleshooting Printing

6. Managing Icons

Finding Icons Using the “Find an Icon” Command

Finding Icons Using the Search Tool

Giving Yourself Easy Access to Icons

Viewing and Arranging Icons

7. Using Desks

Creating a Desk

Switching Between Desks

Moving Windows Between Desks

Copying Windows Between Desks

Listing All the Windows in Your Desks

Renaming a Desk

Deleting a Desk

Placing a Window in All Desks

Removing a Window From the Global Desk

Manipulating Windows on a Desk

Changing the Overview Display

8. Managing Windows

Organizing Windows Into Desks

Opening Fewer Windows

Resizing Windows

Minimizing Windows

Moving Windows

Raising and Lowering Windows

Closing Windows

9. Sharing and Protecting Work

Understanding Permissions

Changing Permissions

Owner, Group, and Others: A Definition

Permissions Settings: A Definition

Determining Who Owns a File or Directory

Preventing Other Users From Viewing a File You Own

Making a Private Directory

Giving Yourself Permission to View and Edit Another User's File

Making Another User the Owner of a File You Own

Sharing Directories

Copying Files Across the Network

Copying Files to and From a Tape

Copying Files to and From a Floppy Disk

Making a Backup

10. Customizing the Desktop

Changing the Desktop Background

Changing Window Color Schemes

Using the Color Browser

Customizing the Screen Saver

Customizing Mouse Settings

Customizing Keyboard Key Settings

Customizing Window Settings

Changing the Language and Keyboard Layout

Customizing Desktop Settings

Disabling Icons on the Desktop

Adding Directories to Your Path

Running Applications When You Log In Using the .sgisession File

Modifying the Toolchests

Using Your Own Customized Backgrounds

Turning Off the User Environment

11. Reference

Anatomy of a Window

About the Toolchests

The Directory View Window: An Overview

Anatomy of a Directory View Window

The Desks Overview Window: An Overview

Anatomy of the Desks Overview Window

The Launch Window

The Search Tool: An Overview

Anatomy of the Search Tool

The Icon Catalog: An Overview

About the Icon Catalog Menus

Anatomy of the Color Scheme Browser Window

The Color Scheme Browser Menus

Understanding the makeDotDesktop Window

About the Error Message Window

A. Using IRIX Commands

Opening a Shell Window

Using IRIX Commands: A Few Basics

A Quick Reference to IRIX Commands

A Quick Reference to IRIX Shortcuts

Determining Your Current Working Directory

Moving to a Different Directory Using the cd Command

Viewing the Contents of a Directory Using the ls Command

Viewing the Contents of a Directory Using the dirview Command

Creating Directories Using the mkdir Command

Copying a File or Directory Using the cp Command

Accessing an Icon from Several Different Directories Using the ln Command

Renaming and Moving Files Using the mv Command

Deleting Files Using the rm Command

Deleting Directories Using the rm and rmdir Commands

Printing Using IRIX Commands

Setting Permissions Using the chmod Command

Getting Reference Information on IRIX Commands

Glossary

Index