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                         TRANSITION TO THE NEW SYSTEM
			 
VUE is being replaced by CDE (Common Desktop Environment).

Most of the functionality will be the same.
Don't forget that Front Panel controls should be clicked only once.
For mail, you can use elm in a text window (via modem etc.), or the builtin 
nice graphical interface; they both see the same files.

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                                INTRODUCTION

NEW USERS - how to start

    - Vocabulary:
          action       == icon
	  line command == command you type in a text window
    - Read this file ("L" icon, or "linfo" command)
    - "showloc" command
    - News (icon "NEWS", command "news", action "news"; news shows at login
      automatically
    - Read internal HELP for utilities (TeX,...)
    - HP CDE/VUE help
    - man pages ("man -k string" finds relevant pages)

GOOD POLICY

    Users are advised to log out/log in from time to time to see
    various announcements.  All announcements are on-line.  

LOCAL INSTALLATIONS

    Local utilities appear in CDE in at least one of these forms:
        (1) actions (icons) in the Application Manager 
	        (double-click/drop):
                put on workspace background with the mouse;
        (2) controls on the Front Panel (single-click/drop)
                Help on controls: open the pop-up Help panel (click 
		above the `?'), click `On Item', then click the control 
		you want help on;
        (3) line commands (use "showloc" to list these);
        (4) various programs in /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/X11R5/bin
	        (these are added to your path automatically)

        NB. Using actions is strongly advised. Running `mathematica', 
	`xsky', etc., from command line is not supported and may not 
	work properly.

        All actions defined for CDE are also callable from fvwm and other
	window managers you may prefer.  Please consult sysdmin for 
	details.

        Terminal windows: all windows are set to VT100 and emulate application
	keypad in the EDT style.

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                             SPECIFIC UTILITIES

PRINTING

        (1) printer pop-up panel
        (2) Text commands:
                lp                  (Laserjet)
                lp -df1djcm         (color printer)

TeX

    Preferred use: click the lion icon or drop a file on it. Pop-up the
    subpanel with TeX actions.
        HELP: click "Menu help" in the lion icon pop-up subpanel.
    File manager: TeX-related files have attached actions (click with
    mouse button 3).

MAIL

    elm (or the mail icon on Front Panel).
    Changing mail destination: 
        pop-up Local Applications, click 'E-mail redirect'.
        Notify the F1 sysadmin to set up mail locally.

EMACS

    Action "Xemacs". For in-window work, use "xemacs -nw" (this applies
    for example to working via modem).
    
MATHEMATICA

    Action "X-Math".
    
JED editor

    Jed is a fast-starting editor emulating emacs and Vax EDT. Ask sysadmin
    to provide you with a .jedrc file. Commands:
        jed <file>         (text version, very fast)
        xjed <file>        (window version, also fast)

NEWS

    Fresh news appear in VUE at login; for browsing, use the NEWS action.

THIS FILE

    Click the icon with a `L' or write 'linfo' in a text window.

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