---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts SunFLASH Vol 65 #55 May 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65.55 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts This article contains brief descriptions of several Non-Sun - that is, third Party, Articles. These articles have not been previously posted to SunFlash. They are available from flashadm@sun.com by email only. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more space separated article numbers (e.g. 63.87 62.32) in the Subject line. -johnj (9 articles, 182 Kb, 3985 lines - about 61 US pages) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article Size In Title Number Kb/lines 65.46 11 294 Single UNIX Specification - SPEC 1170 65.47 4 83 SPARC-FLASH 5/94: Table of Contents 65.48 14 302 SPARC-FLASH 5/94 SPARCShop Publications 65.49 12 196 HPCwire Table of Contents: May 20 65.50 48 920 Updated Internet Services List (5/16/94) 65.51 57 1264 OPEN LOOK GUI FAQ 01 of 04: General 65.52 4 83 OPEN LOOK GUI FAQ 02 of 04: DeskSet 65.53 8 206 OPEN LOOK GUI FAQ 03 of 04: XView 65.54 24 637 OPEN LOOK GUI FAQ 04 of 04: Programs How To Request An Article - Example ----------------------------------- %mail flashadm@sun.com Subject: 63.39 63.40 ^D % Place the list articles numbers on the same line as the Subject keyword. Separate article numbers with a space (e.g 63.39 63.40). If Articles Don't Arrive After a Reasonable Time ------------------------------------------------ I get a number of requests that come from sites that do not have their mail system set up properly. Some requests have their return path or the From: lines mangled as they travel through the net. If you suspect that your requested article is not getting to you because of an email address problem, then resubmit and add the keyword "email-to" in the body of the message: %mail flashadm@sun.com Subject: 63.39 63.40 email-to foo%bar@name.domain ^D % Replace foo%bar@name.domain with your email address. -johnj ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstracts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 65.46 Single UNIX Specification - SPEC 1170 From: Anita Mcclellan At UniForum, X/Open announced the availability of the Snapshot version of the single UNIX specification (Spec 1170). The Snapshot is now ready for delivery as compressed Postscript files via the Internet ($120/UKL80) or on CD-ROM ($185/UKL120). Contents: 1. Announcement 2. The Single UNIX Specification (Spec 1170) 3. Internet (FTP) Version - Available now 4. CD-ROM Version - Available mid-June 5. Follow up (email, phone, FAX and Snail Mail) Order forms: SINGLE UNIX SPECIFICATION - ORDER FORM (ftp or cd-rom) T403 X/Open Single UNIX Specification (Spec 1170) - Four Volume Set S418 System Interfaces and Headers, Issue 4 Version 2. Spec 1170 Volume 1 S419 Commands and Utilities, Issue 4 Version 2. Spec 1170 Volume 2 S420 System Interface Definitions, Issue 4 Version 2. Spec 1170 Volume 3 S422 Internationalised Terminal Interfaces (XCURSES), I4. Spec 1170 Volume 4 (294 lines) 65.47 SPARC-FLASH 5/94: Table of Contents From: claire@sparc.com (Claire Pinkham) The following is the table of contents for SPARC-FLASH, the monthly email bulletin from SPARC International. If you would like to receive a free subscription to SPARC-FLASH, please send your full name, title, company and email address to sparc-flash-request@sparc.com. (note that section I will be posted as a SunFlash article -johnj ) (83 lines) 65.48 SPARC-FLASH 5/94 SPARCShop Publications From: claire@sparc.com (Claire Pinkham) This is part of the current edition of SPARC-FLASH. SPARCShop lists a number of SPARC related documents with pricing and ordering information. TECHNICAL DOCS: The SPARC Architecture Manual, Version 8 SPARC-V8E Embedded Supplement to SPARC-V8 The SPARC Architecture Manual, Version 9 Mbus Interface Specification (Version 1.2) SPARC Compliance Definition (SCD 2.1, 2.1A or 2.2) SPARCBuilders Catalog (Winter 1993/94) SPARC Technical Papers Manual SPARC Strategy and Technology CatalogType 5 Keyboard Interface LICENSES: SPARC Architecture License Type 5 Keyboard Interface License (302 lines) 65.49 HPCwire Table of Contents: May 20 From news@hpcwire.ans.net HPCwire is a for-fee Text-On-Demand News Magazine for High-Performance Computing. This article is the weekly Table of Contents. There are articles in this HPCwire Table of Contents that non-subscribers can retrieve, but you must be a subscriber to request the bulk of the articles. A free trial subscription is available. (196 lines) 65.50 Updated Internet Services List (5/16/94) From: yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Scott A. Yanoff) Listing of many types of Internet service including ftp, archie, gopher, chat, finger, ftp by email and many sites that allow telnet connections to specific applications (such as library catalog browsing) "finger yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu" to find ways to receive this list! This list is now available via: ftp ftp.csd.uwm.edu (pub/inet.services.txt) New/changed sections: -Billboard Charts, +Cookie Server, +Cycling Gopher, +Federal BBS, +Genomic Gopher, +HSTAT, +Weather Gopher, (920 lines) 65.51 OPEN LOOK GUI FAQ 01 of 04: General From: lee@sq.sq.com (Liam Quin) - SoftQuad Inc., Toronto, Canada Overview of OPEN LOOK Graphical User Interface that was recently posted to a number of USENET newsgroups. Subjects: Terminology: OPEN LOOK, OpenWindows, X11, XView, (MO)OLIT, Motif The COSE agreement Window Managers -- olwm, olvwm OpenWindows, Terminals, and Other Displays Configuration Files: Getting started with OpenWindows Key Bindings, Cut and Paste Applications: Finding Out... DeskSet, Calendar Manager, etc. Trouble Shooting: Strange Error Messages Trouble Shooting: It Won't Let Me Type Trouble Shooting: Not authorized to use display Trouble Shooting: other common problems Trouble Shooting: XView problems Fonts Environment Variables Where Can I get It? Ftp, implementations, etc... Bibliography -- books, manuals, journals, papers, beer-mats Getting this File, Revision History, Recent Changes (1264 lines) 65.52 OPEN LOOK GUI FAQ 02 of 04: Sun OpenWindows DeskSet Questions From: lee@sq.sq.com (Liam Quin) - SoftQuad Inc., Toronto, Canada FAQ for Sun's OpenWindows DeskSet productivity tools [1] What are the default key bindings in textedit and elsewhere? [2] What can I put in my .ttysrc? Where is it documented? [3] Is there a tty-based interface to cm (Calendar Manager)? [4] How can I arrange to have my .signature included in my outgoing mail? (83 lines) 65.53 OPEN LOOK GUI FAQ 03 of 04: the XView Toolkit From: lee@sq.sq.com (Liam Quin) - SoftQuad Inc., Toronto, Canada FAQ for the freely available XView X Windows toolkit Contents: Sources Of Information: The Future of XView Scrolling Lists How do I keep a pop-up window displayed after a button is pressed? how do I make an XView button look pressed? OpenWindows 3 imake doesn't work properly The pop-up menu in my canvas has funny colours The second ttysw in my program doesn't work How do arrange to have a (Cancel) button to stop a calacuation? How do I put panel items on a canvas? (206 lines) 65.54 OPEN LOOK GUI FAQ 04 of 04: List of programs with an OPEN LOOK UI From: lee@sq.sq.com (Liam Quin) - SoftQuad Inc., Toronto, Canada Contents: Applications: Application Builders Applications: Graphing Tools Applications: Utilities Applications: Other Tools: Terminal Emulators Other Commercial Applications Applications: toolkit Extensions OpenWindows 3 Ports XView 3 Ports XView 2 Ports Games (free and commercial) (637 lines) ********************************************************************** For information about SunFlash send mail to info-sunflash@Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@Sun.COM. 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