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ULTRIX
W orksystem Software
i

Reader's Guide

Order Number: AA-PBOGB-TE

ULTRIX Worksystem Software

Reader's Guide

Order Number: AA-PBOGB-TE
June 1990

Product Version:

ULTRIX Worksystem Software Version 4.0

Operating System and Version:

ULTRIX Version 4.0

digital equipment corporation

maynard, massachusetts

Restricted Rights: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as
set forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause of
DFARS 252.227-7013.

The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a
commitment by Digital Equipment Corporation. Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no
responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.
The software described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in
accordance with the terms of such license.
No responsibility is assumed for the use or reliability of software on equipment that is not supplied by
Digital or its affiliated companies.

The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation:

IJDmaama
CDA
DDIF
DDIS
DEC
DECnet
DEC station

DECUS
DECwindows
DTIF
MASSBUS
MicroVAX
Q-bus
ULTRIX
ULTRIX Mail Connection

ULTRIX Worksystem Software
UNIBUS
VAX
VAXstation
VMS
VMS/ULTRIX Connection
VT
XVI

PostScript and Display PostScript are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc.
UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T in the USA and other countries.
X Window System version 11, and its derivatives (X, X11, and X version 11) are trademarks of
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Contents

About This Manual
v

Audience

Reader's Guide
1

ULTRIX Worksystem Software Documentation Kits

1.1

Release Note Kit

1.2

DECwindows User Information Kit

1.3

XUI Software Development Kit

1.4

User/Administrator Documentation Kit

1.5

ULTRIX W orksystem Software Full Kit

1.6

Miscellaneous Documentation

Documentation Overview

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Tables
2

1: UWS Release Note Kit
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2: DECwindows User Information Kit
3: XUI Software Development Kit

4: User/Administrator Documentation Kit

5: ULTRIX Worksystem Software Full Kit

6: Miscellaneous Documentation

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About This Manual

The Reader's Guide describes the documentation kits and documents that are
available for your ULTRIX Worksystem Software, Version 4.0 system.

Audience
This manual should be read by all customers who have a purchased an
ULTRIX Worksystem Software, Version 4.0 system.

Reader's Guide

This guide provides an overview of the documentation kits that are available
with your ULTRIX Worksystem Software, Version 4.0 system. This guide
also provides a short description of each document.

1 ULTRIX Worksystem Software Documentation
Kits
Your ULTRIX W orksystem Software, Version 4.0 product has a
documentation design that can accommodate not only the various system
configurations but also the ways you are likely to use your system. The
available documentation kits are:
•
•

Release Note Kit
DECwindows User Information Kit

•

XUI Software Development Kit

•

UserfAdministrator Documentation Kit

•

ULTRIX Worksystem Software Full Kit

ULTRIX Worksystem Software documentation kits describe both VAX and
RISC systems. Be sure to specify the correct order number given below when
ordering additional documentation.
The following sections describe the contents of these kits.

1.1

Release Note Kit
The contents of the ULTRIX Worksystem Software Release Note Kit
(QA-OJQAF-GZ.4.0) are shown in Table 1.

Table 1: UWS Release Note Kit
Document Title

Order Number

Release Notes
Release Note Addendum
READ THIS FIRST
ULTRIX WS V4.0 Sofware Product Description
ULTRIX Cross Reference Table
Software Warranty Addendum
DECwindows Interoperability Matrix

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AD-HF07E-Tl
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AE-HG92N-TE
AE-MH46D-TE
AE-NASOA-TK
AE-PC5PA-TK

1.2 DECwindows User Information Kit
The DECwindows User Information Kit provides all the documents for the
general user audience.
Table 2 lists the contents of the DECwindows User Information Kit
(QA -OJQAD-GZA.O).

Table 2: OECwindows User Information Kit
Document Title

Order Number

Release Note GZ Kit
Volume 1
Reader's Guide
Introduction to the ULTRIX W orksystem Software Environment
Reference Pages, Section IX and 8X
Reference Pages, Unsupported

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Volume 2
DECwindows User's Guide
DECwindows Desktop Applications Guide
Guide to the dxdifJ Visual DifJerences Program

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AA-MA88B-TE
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2 Reader's Guide

1.3 XUI Software Development Kit
The XUI Software Development kit provides documentation for customers
who are planning to write programming applications for the XUI
environment.
The contents of the XUI Software Development Kit (QA-OJQAE-GZ.4.0) are
shown in Table 3.

Table 3: XUI Software Development Kit
Document Title
Volume 1
XUI Style Guide
XUI Programming Overview
Guide to Writing Applications Using the XUI Toolkit Widgets
Guide to the XUI User Interface Language Compiler
Guide to Porting Xlib Applications: X Version 10 to X
Version 11
Guide to the dxdb Debugger
Volume 2
Guide to the XUI Toolkit: C Language Binding
Volume 3
Guide to the X Toolkit Widgets: C Language Binding
Guide to the XUI Toolkit Intrinsics: C Language Binding
Volume 4
Guide to the Xlib Library: C Language Binding
Volume 5
X Window System Protocol: X Version 11

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Volume 6
Reference Pages, Sections 3Dwt, 3Xt, and 3X11

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Volume 7
Guide to Developing Applications for the Display PostScript
System
Display PostScript Perspective for Software Developers
Display PostScript Client Library Reference Manual
Extensions for the Display PostScript System
Color Extensions for the Display PostScript System
Display PostScript pswrap Reference Manual

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Reader's Guide 3

1.4 User/Administrator Documentation Kit
The contents of the User/Administrator Documentation Kit
(QA-OJQAA-GZ.4.0) are shown in Table 4.

Table 4: User/Administrator Documentation Kit
Document Title

Order Number

DECwindows User Information Kit
ULTRIX General Information Kit
ULTRIX System and Network Management Kit

QA-OJQAD-GZA.O
QA-VEYAD-GZ.4.0
QA-VEYAE-GZ.4.0

1.5 ULTRIX Worksystem Software Full Kit
The ULTRIX Worksystem Software full documentation kit provides all the
necessary user and programmer documentation to use:
•

The supplied DECwindows applications

•

The XUI software development environment

•

The ULTRIX operating system user-level commands

•

The ULTRIX operating system programming development environment

•

The ULTRIX operating system commands for system management

In addition to the ULTRIX W orksystem Software documentation, this kit
provides the full ULTRIX base operating system documentation kit.
Table 5 lists the sub kits that compose the ULTRIX Worksystem Software
full documentation kit (QA-OJQAK-GZ.4.0)

Table 5: ULTRIX Worksystem Software Full Kit
Sub-Kit Title

Order Number

DECwindows User Information Kit
XUI Software Development Kit
ULTRIX Full Documentation Kit

QA-OJQAD-GZA.O.
QA-OJQAE-GZA.O
QA-VEYAA-GZ.4.0

4 Reader's Guide

1.6 Miscellaneous Documentation
The documentation pieces that appear in the various media kits are shown in
Table 6.

Table 6: Miscellaneous Documentation
Document Title

Order Number

Basic Installation Guide
Advanced Installation Guide

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AA-ME86B-TE

2 Documentation Overview
ULTRIX Worksystem Software documentation comprises several documents.
A brief description of each follows:
•

Release Notes
This document provides notes that pertain to this release of your
software.

•

Reader's Guide
The Reader's Guide provides an overview of the ULTRIX Worksystem
Software documentation kits.

•

Introduction to the ULTRIX Worksystem Software Environment
This manual describes the ULTRIX Worksystem Software environment
and provides information about customizing your DECwindows
applications.

•

DECwindows User's Guide
This manual describes the windowing terms and techniques you need to
know to get started using your DECwindows software.

•

DECwindows Desktop Applications Guide
This manual describes how to use your DECwindows desktop
applications.

•

Guide to the dxdiff Visual Differences Program
This manual describes how to use the dxdi f f differences program to
compare files visually.

Reader's Guide 5

•

XUI Style Guide

This manual describes the unifonn and usable software interface that is
the XUI "look and feel" and that you can use in writing your user
interface applications.
•

XUI Programming Overview

This manual introduces the programmer to the components and libraries
of the X User Interface (XUI) Toolkit programming environment. This
manual also discusses the X Window System implementation in the
XUI Toolkit architecture.
•

Guide to Writing Applications Using the XUI Toolkit Widgets

This manual is intended for experienced programmers who want to
learn how to use the components of the X User Interface (XUI)
programming environment to create applications.
•

Guide to the XUI User Interface Language Compiler

This manual describes the XUI User Interface Language (UIL) and how
to use its compiler to create widget instances for user interface
application programs that adhere to the XUI Toolkit "look and feeL"
•

Guide to Porting Xlib Applications: X Version 10 to X Version 11

This manual describes how to convert your X Window System Version
10 applications using the Xlib library to X Version 11.
•

Guide to the dxdb Debugger

This manual describes how to use the various features of the dxdb
debugger.
•

Guide to the XUI Toolkit: C Language Binding

This manual describes the high-level and low-level X User Interface
(XUI) functions that you can use to write user interface application
programs that adhere to the XUI "look and feeL"
•

Guide to the X Toolkit Widgets: C Language Binding

This manual describes the "Athena" widget set that you can use to
write X Toolkit-based application programs.
•

Guide to the XUI Toolkit Intrinsics: C Language Binding

This manual describes the lower-level C functions that you can use to
write XUI -based application programs.
•

Guide to the Xlib Library: C Language Binding

This manual describes the lowest-level C functions that you can use to
write X-based application programs.

6 Reader's Guide

•

X Window System Protocol: X Version 11

This manual describes the precise semantics of the XII protocol
specification. As such, the information provided is independent of any
programming language but is the basis for any language-specific
implementation (for example, the C implementation described in the
Guide to the Xlib Library).
•

Guide to Developing Applications for the Display PostScript System
This guide describes how to develop an application for the Display
PostScript system in the ULTRIX Worksystem Software environment.

•

Display PostScript Perspective for Software Developers
This manual provides an overview of the Display PostScript System for
application programmers.

•

Display PostScript Client Library Reference Manual
This manual describes the programming interface to the Display
PostScript system.

•

Display PostScript pswrap Reference Manual
This manual describes how to use the pswrap translator to create
C-callable procedures that contain PostScript language code.

•

Extensions for the Display PostScript System
This manual describes the extensions made to the PostScript language
for the Display PostScript System.

•

Color Extensions for the Display PostScript System
This manual describes the color extensions made to the PostScript
language for the Display PostScript System.

Reader's Guide 7

How to Order Additional Documentation

Technical Support
If you need help deciding which documentation best meets your needs, call
800-343-4040 before placing your electronic, telephone, or direct mail order.

Electronic Orders
To place an order at the Electronic Store, dial 800-234-1998 using a 1200- or 2400baud modem from anywhere in the USA, Canada, or Puerto Rico. If you need
assistance using the Electronic Store, call 800-DIGITAL (800-344-4825).

Telephone and Direct Mail Orders
Your Location

Call

Contact

Continental USA,
Alaska, or Hawaii

800-DIGITAL

Digital Equipment Corporation
P.O. Box CS2008
Nashua, New Hampshire 03061

Puerto Rico

809-754-7575

Local Digital Subsidiary

Canada

800-267-6215

Digital Equipment of Canada
Attn: DEC direct Operations KA02/2
P.O. Box 13000
100 Herzberg Road
Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2K 2A6

International
Internal *

Local Digital subsidiary or
approved distributor
SSB Order Processing - WMO/E15
or

Software Supply Business
Digital Equipment Corporation
Westminster, Massachusetts 01473

* For internal orders, you must submit an Internal Software Order Form (EN-01740-07).

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