In this document, there are references to icons on the Windows desktop named
Exceed (XDM), Exceed (non-XDM) and Exceed User-Setup,.
These are the icon names used in Information Technology's public computing sites.
If you are in a departmental site, the icons may be named differently. The
Exceed (XDM) icon corresponds to the Exceed.exe file in the Exceed home directory.
The latter two correspond to files named Localunix.ses and User-setup.xs in Exceed's
user directory.
We recommend that you copy
some specially prepared UNIX files into the home directory of your UNIX
account before making general use of Exceed. These files (.xsession and
.Xresources-exceed) will provide several benefits when using the UNIX systems.
Some of the improvements include copy-and-paste capabilities between UNIX
and Microsoft Windows applications, larger scroll buffers and the use of
the backspace key in UNIX xterm windows, and better default font choices.
What you should do:
This section describes the
basic use of Exceed:
Generally, we recommend the use of the XDM
method if you’re using the central UNIX systems (Copland, Strauss, Mahler),
and the use of the non-XDM method if you’re using departmental systems
that do not support XDM. XDM’s capabilities allow the keyboard, mouse,
and display to be more secure from users who might try to interfere with
your sessions.
This is the method recommended
if the systems you use primarily are Copland, Mahler and Strauss.
This is the method recommended
if the systems you use primarily do not support XDM connections.
NOTE:
When you open additional
windows using this method, a dialog box will state that the server is
running and ask if you'd like to terminate it. Click No.
to connect to Strauss. You can
do this if you already have the "onstrauss" alias
in your UNIX account's .alias
file. This alias is created on your UNIX account when you get the special
UNIX files described in the section
"Customizing Your UNIX Account for Exceed",
above.
To connect to Copland, use the
oncopland
command.
To connect to Mahler, use the
onmahler
command. If the system responds "Command
not found: onmahler", you will need to edit the .alias file to add
the onmahler alias. Then type the UNIX command
type
To use "xrsh", you must have
a properly configured .rhosts file on the system to which you are connecting.
If "xrsh" fails, use the
special telnet tnxhost alias from your UNIX account's .alias file.
This alias is created on your UNIX account when you get the special UNIX
files described in the section
"Customizing Your UNIX Account for Exceed",
above
Type your username and password
when prompted.
onmahler xmaple
(If the system responds
"Command not found: onmahler", you will need to edit the .alias
file to add the onmahler alias. Then type the UNIX command
source ~/.alias
UNIX applications that require
that you press the middle mouse-button of a 3-button mouse can still be
used with a 2-button mouse. Simultaneously press both buttons of your 2-button
mouse to emulate the 3-button mouse's middle button. Or if you have a Microsoft
Mouse with a small round dial between the two mouse-buttons, you may press
the dial instead.
In UNIX applications that
run in an xterm window, you can copy and paste within the same xterm window
or between xterm windows by first highlighting the section to be copied.
Paste the highlighted area into an xterm window by pressing the "middle"
mouse-button, just as you would on an X-terminal. The pasting occurs at
the point designated by the UNIX cursor. Instructions above describe how
to press the "middle" mouse-button when you're using a 2-button mouse.
In Microsoft Windows applications
(e.g., Word, Excel), you generally highlight a section, and then press
Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V to copy and paste within or between Microsoft
Windows applications' windows. (You may also use Edit / Copy menu
items instead of Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V.)
After customizing your UNIX
account's files (e.g., .Xresources-exceed) as described
above,
you can
also copy and paste between Microsoft Windows and UNIX windows.
Copyright © University
of Delaware 1998
Customizing Your UNIX Account for Exceed
Performing the Customization
What the customization does:
It modifies files on
your UNIX account, not on the PC.Using Exceed
Starting Exceed Initially Using the XDM-connection Method
You can open additional windows
on the composers (Copland, Strauss, Mahler) as well as on departmental systems
using commands described in
the section
"Connecting to Other Systems Using the XDM-connection Method", below.
For example, you can type onstrauss
at the UNIX prompt to open an xterm window on Strauss. Or you can type
oncopland
at the UNIX prompt to open an xterm window on Copland.
Starting Exceed Initially Using the Non-XDM-connection Method
Click the "…" button on the Command:
line. Double-click the application name; then double-click the host system's
name.
Quitting Exceed and Logging Out
The entire Exceed process
is terminated when you close the Exceed icon on the taskbar, regardless
of which connection method you are using. (To close the Exceed icon, use
the right mouse-button to click the Exceed entry on the Windows taskbar,
and select Close.) Depending on which connection method you used,
you can also quit Exceed in the following ways.
Connecting to Other Systems Using the XDM-connection Method
Running Other X Applications
Middle Mouse-Button
Copy-and-Paste Between UNIX and Microsoft Windows Applications
Last revised: August 20,1998