Common Desktop Environment

This document serves as a comprehensive user's guide for the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) on DIGITAL UNIX. It details the fundamental aspects of using and customizing the CDE desktop and its core applications. The guide covers basic desktop skills such as mouse and keyboard navigation, working with windows, managing multiple workspaces, and utilizing controls and menus. It also provides instructions for managing user sessions, including logging in/out and configuring home sessions.

A significant portion of the document is dedicated to explaining the usage of key CDE applications:

• Front Panel: A central desktop element for accessing common tasks and applications, with details on its controls and customization.
• File Manager: For organizing, navigating, and manipulating files and folders within the graphical interface, including managing the Trash Can.
• Application Manager: For launching applications and organizing them into groups.
• Mailer: For sending, receiving, and managing electronic mail messages and attachments.
• Text Editor: For creating, editing, formatting, and printing short documents.
• Calendar: For scheduling appointments, creating to-do lists, and managing group appointments, including network browsing and customization.
• Terminal: For executing UNIX commands, running applications from the command line, and customizing terminal emulator windows.
• Icon Editor: For creating and modifying desktop icons and backdrops.

Additionally, the guide explains how to customize the desktop's appearance (colors, fonts, backdrops) and system behavior (keyboard, mouse, screen lock settings) using the Style Manager. It includes appendices for keyboard shortcuts and information on running localized sessions with different languages and fonts.