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                              INTRODUCTION (SGI)

NEW USERS - how to start

    - Vocabulary:
          action == icon or button (most HP actions appear as buttons on SGI)
          button == a menu entry
	  line command == a command you type in a text window (xterm, hpterm)
          4Dwm = default visual interface
    - Read this file ("Local info" button, or "linfo" command)
    - "showloc" command
    - News (buttons "News", command "news")
    - Read internal HELP for utilities (TeX,...)
    - SGI help ("Online books")
    - man pages

GOOD POLICY

    Users are advised to log out/log in from time to time to see
    various announcements.  All announcements are on-line.  
    Remember that working via NFS prevents you from seeing the
    on-line announcements.
    There are actions (icons) for each of them.

LOCAL INSTALLATIONS

    Local utilities appear in VUE in at least one of these forms:
        (1) actions (icons); you must open the File Manager on
	    /usr/local/bin (typically) and drag the icons to a new page
	    which you can create under the "Find" entry; this will correspond
	    the the Personal Toolbox of HP VUE.
        (2) controls (buttons) on the main menu and submenus
        (3) line commands (use "showloc" to list these)
        (4) various programs in /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/X11R5/bin

        NB. Using "buttons" is strongly advised. Running "X"
	programs from a command line may not load proper resources
	or set the keyboard properly.

        All actions defined for 4Dwm are also callable from fvwm and other
	window managers you may prefer.  Please consult sysdmin for 
	details.

        Terminal windows: use special actions (icons) to connect to remote 
	machines. All windows are set to VT100.

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                             SPECIFIC UTILITIES

PRINTING

    (1) lp prints on jupiter printer.
    (2) Printer icons can be put on desktop from System/Printer Manager
    (3) /usr/local/bin/lprju.csh <file>  prints to jupiter, jupiter
        print commands can be used (txtps).
    (4) a2ps, psnup convert text files to PS which can then be sent to printer
        by "lp" (lprju.csh also does that).

TeX

    Preferred use: click the Local/TeX setup button. Tear-off the
    subpmenu with TeX actions.
        You need not close any window opened by the lion until end of work.
           HELP: click "Menu help" in the lion icon pop-up subpanel.
    File manager: TeX-related files have attached actions (click button 1
    then button 3).

MAIL

    Recommended: MediaMail = zmail.


EMACS

    Button "XEmacs". For in-window work, use "xemacs -nw" (this applies
    for example to working via modem).
    To run from elsewhere, use "/usr/local/bin/xemacs_run &".
    
JED

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


NEWS

    Button "News"; line command "news".

THIS FILE

    Button Local/Local info, or command "linfo".

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