sunflash-Distributed to mailing list sun/NC/north-carolina sunflash-Send requests, problems to owner-sunflash@suntri.east.sun.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash October 1993 Sun Technical Bulletin SunFLASH Vol 59 #18 November 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59.18 October 1993 Sun Technical Bulletin (STB) The STB "Table of Contents" and "Editor's Introduction" are posted to SunFlash so that customers who have a support contract are made aware of the contents of this execellent publication. 59.18.A STB Editor's Introduction Brief description of each of the major STB articles by the STB editor. 59.18.B October 1993 STB Contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This article describes the contents of the Sun Technical Bulletin (STB) for October, 1993. It is posted to SunFlash to make those customers who have a support contract aware that they should be receiving this execellent publication. Copies of the STB are sent to the people listed in your support contract. They have limited duplication rights (see notice included each month within the STB). Two sample STBs, in PostScript, are in draco.nova.edu:/pub/sunflash/1992 and in ftp.uu.net:systems/sun/sunflash/1992 185,395 stbaug92.ps.Z 171,958 stbjul92.ps.Z Each is about 100 pages. This article contains two parts: o Table Of Contents for March 1992 o STB Editor's Introduction The text and PostScript STBs are also included in the SunSolve CD ROM service (see sunflash 44.07 "SunSolve and Sun HelpDesk"). Note that second editions of SunSolve and Sun HelpDesk have begun shipping. You should install at least SunSolve - it's totally rad, dude! -johnj -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59.13.A Subject: STB Editor's Introduction Year: 1993 Month: October ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STB Overview ------------ Note -- The November 1993 issue of the Sun Technical Bulletin (STB) will be the final hardcopy published issue. From that date on, STB articles will be assembled in PostScript form on the SunSolve CD-ROM only, searchable by SearchTool and viewable and printable by the MultiView display utility. All past STB articles (from December 1991 to the present) are present in individual PostScript documents for easy retrieval, and all articles can be simultaneously searched for key words and strings. We believe that you will find this method of packaging and delivering STB information to be a great improvement, and we appreciate the opportunity to continue to provide you with valuable technical information. This month's STB contains articles of general interest in the topics outlined below. ** Solaris "Japanese Solaris 2.x" describes the features of the Japanese version of Solaris 2.x and points out some of the key differences between it and the base version of Solaris 2.x. The article discusses the front end processor which converts input into kanji characters, different available input styles, Japanese-specific libraries and commands, encoding methods, and locale handling. E-mail addresses and telephone numbers are included for customers outside of Japan who have questions about availability and support. ** Network This chapter examines the 1.1 release of ShowMe, a SunSolutions network conferencing tool that allows users to view and manipulate a shared whiteboard from numerous remote locations. The first article, "ShowMe 1.1", briefly describes the product, answering common questions about the new release. The following article, "ShowMe 1.1 Tutorial", is an extensive excerpt from the ShowMe User's Guide, detailing the operation of the product and showing its various screens and popup windows. The versatility, flexibility, and ease-of-use of ShowMe is graphically illustrated, and many technical tips on more efficient usage are included. ** Performance "Measuring X Terminal Performance: A New Look" is an article by the X Business Group, discussing the current methods of measuring performance of X terminals and X servers. The traditional xbench test suite and its associated "xstones"o rating are shown to have many serious drawbacks and limitations, and the new x11perf test and Xmarks rating system, as adopted this year by the multi- company X Performance Characterization (XPC) group, are described in detail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59.13.B Subject: November 1993 STB Contents Year: 1993 Month: October Contents -------- 1. STB Editor's Introduction 1-1 STB Overview 1-1 2. Solaris 2-1 Japanese Solaris 2.x 2-1 Introduction 2-1 Description 2-1 OpenWindows/Motif Compatibility 2-7 Documentation & Printing 2-7 Fonts and Messages 2-8 System Environment 2-9 Other Issues 2-9 3. Network 3-1 ShowMe 1.1 3-1 Questions & Answers 3-2 ShowMe 1.1 Features and Benefits Overview 3-4 ShowMe 1.1 Tutorial 3-6 Using OpenWindows 3-6 Starting ShowMe 3-6 The ShowMe Window 3-7 Using Online Help: The Help Menu 3-8 Capturing an Image From the Screen: The Snap Menu 3-12 Scrolling and Panning 3-18 Using the Active Window 3-19 Marking on the Whiteboard 3-21 Understanding Layers: The Layers Menu 3-28 Resizing The Whiteboard 3-30 Saving, Loading, and Printing Images 3-32 Sending Comments About ShowMe 3-39 Connecting to Other ShowMe Users: The Confer Button 3-40 Using the Status Line in the Conference 3-45 Changing Your Name in the Conference 3-46 Using ShowMe in a Conference 3-47 Leaving a Conference and Quitting ShowMe 3-48 4. Performance 4-1 Measuring X Terminal Performance: A New Look 4-1 Abstract 4-1 X Terminal Evaluation Criteria 4-2 What are xbench and xstones? 4-2 How Does xbench Work? 4-3 Limitations of the xbench Test 4-3 What Are xstones? 4-5 xstones or Rolling Stones? Which is More Valid? 4-6 Alternatives to xbench and xstones 4-6 What is x11perf? 4-7 What Are Xmarks? 4-8 Advantages of Xmarks 4-8 Summary 4-9 5. Software Release Versions 5-1 Current Sun Software Products and Release Versions 5-1 Operating Systems 5-1 Window Systems & Desktop Utilities 5-1 Connectivity Products 5-2 Software Development 5-3 Graphics Software and Other Products 5-4 System Management 5-4 Updated Sun Operating System Support Matrix 5-5 6. Notes & Comments 6-1 World Hotlines 6-1 Reporting Bugs 6-3 Submitting Software Bugs: United States and Canada 6-3 Submitting Software Bugs: Europe 6-4 Submitting Software Bugs: Intercon 6-8 Your STB Subscription 6-10 Index ********************************************************************** 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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