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<Chapter Id="Tasks">
<Title>Application Manager Tasks</Title>
<Procedure>
<Title>Running Applications</Title>
<Step>
<ItemizedList Mark="&bull;" Role="tight">
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.1">
<Para><XRef Linkend="StartApplicationAppMgr"></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.2">
<Para><XRef Linkend="HelpOnAppIcon"></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.3">
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToUpdateAppManager"></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</Step>
</Procedure>
<Procedure>
<Title>Making Applications Easier to Find on the Desktop</Title>
<Step>
<ItemizedList Mark="&bull;" Role="tight">
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.4">
<Para><XRef Linkend="CopyAppToFrontPanel"></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.5">
<Para><XRef Linkend="ToPutAppGroupInFrontPanel"></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.6">
<Para><XRef Linkend="CopyAppIconToDesktop"></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</Step>
</Procedure>
<Procedure>
<Title>Configuring the Application Manager</Title>
<Step>
<ItemizedList Mark="&bull;" Role="tight">
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.7">
<Para><XRef Linkend="CreatePersonalAppGroup">
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.8">
<Para><XRef Linkend="AddAppToPersonalGroup"></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.9">
<Para><XRef Linkend="AddApplications"></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</Step>
</Procedure>
<Procedure>
<Title>Advanced Application Manager Information</Title>
<Step>
<ItemizedList Mark="&bull;" Role="tight">
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.10">
<Para><XRef Linkend="AppManagerFileNames"></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.11">
<Para><XRef Linkend="AppManagerPaths"></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</Step>
</Procedure>
<Procedure>
<Title>Other General Tasks</Title>
<Step>
<Para>The Application Manager window is used very much like a File Manager
window. These topics in File Manager help might be useful.
</Para>
<ItemizedList Mark="&bull;" Role="tight">
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.12">
<Para><OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Filemgr ToSelectASingleObjectTA">To Select a Single File or Folder</OLink>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.13">
<Para><OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Filemgr ToDropAnObjectTA">To Drag and Drop a File or Folder</OLink>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.14">
<Para><OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Filemgr ToMoveAnObjectTA">To Move a File or Folder</OLink>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.15">
<Para><OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Filemgr ToCopyAnObjectTA">To Copy a File or Folder</OLink>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.16">
<Para><OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Filemgr BasicViewingPreferences">To Change Basic Viewing Preferences</OLink>
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.17">
<Para>For additional information about using File Manager:
<OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="Filemgr Tasks">File Manager Tasks </OLink>.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</Step>
</Procedure>
<Sect1 Id="StartApplicationAppMgr">
<Title>To Start an Application</Title>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>starting an application</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>applications:starting</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>Application Manager:opening</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.18">
<Para>Open Application Manager by clicking the Application Manager control in
the Front Panel.</Para>
<Graphic Entityref="AppManagerControl" Id="HAM.TSKS.fig.1"></Graphic>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.19">
<Para>Open the application group containing the application by double-clicking
its icon.</Para>
<Para><IndexTerm><Primary>application group</Primary></IndexTerm>Application group icons are special folders that behave just like folder
icons in File Manager.</Para>
<Para>The application group contains icons representing the application
and things associated with the application, such as README files and
templates.</Para>
<Para><IndexTerm><Primary>application icons</Primary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>action icons</Primary></IndexTerm>The icon that starts the application is called
the <Emphasis>application icon</Emphasis> or <Emphasis>action icon</Emphasis>.
</Para>
<Graphic Entityref="AppManagerActionIcons" Id="HAM.TSKS.fig.2"></Graphic>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.20">
<Para>Double-click the application's action icon.</Para>
<Para>In some cases, you may also be able to start the application by
dropping a data file on the action icon.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Procedure>
<Title>Starting Applications from Data Files</Title>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>data files:starting applications from</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>Open action</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<Step>
<Para>Some applications have been configured to open when you:
</Para>
<ItemizedList Mark="&bull;">
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.21">
<Para>Double-click a data file icon in File Manager.
</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.22">
<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, select the data file in File Manager and choose Open from the
Selected menu.
</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<Graphic Entityref="AppManagerOpenFile" Id="HAM.TSKS.fig.3"></Graphic>
</Step>
</Procedure>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="HelpOnAppIcon">
<Title>To Get Help on an Application Icon</Title>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>action icons:help on</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>application icons:help on</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>on item help:on action icons</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<ItemizedList Mark="&bull;">
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.23">
<Para>Choose Help from the icon's pop-up menu. To display the pop-up menu,
point to the icon and press mouse button 3.</Para>
<Graphic Entityref="AppManagerOnItemHelp" Id="HAM.TSKS.fig.4"></Graphic>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.24">
<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, choose On Item from the Help menu and then click the icon.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="CopyAppToFrontPanel">
<Title>To Put an Application Icon in the Front Panel</Title>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>Front Panel:copying application icon into</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>action icons:copying to Front Panel</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.25">
<Para>Display the application's action icon in Application Manager.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.26">
<Para>Display the subpanel to which you want to add the application.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.27">
<Para>Drag the action icon from Application Manager to the Install Ojbect control
in the subpanel.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Graphic Entityref="AppManagerCopyToFrontPanel" Id="HAM.TSKS.fig.5"></Graphic>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="ToPutAppGroupInFrontPanel">
<Title>To Put an Application Group in the Front Panel</Title>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>Front Panel:copying an application group into</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>application group:copying to Front Panel</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.28">
<Para>Open Application Manager.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.29">
<Para>Display the subpanel to which you want to add the application group.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.30">
<Para>Drag an application group icon from Application Manager to the
Install Icon control in the subpanel.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="CopyAppIconToDesktop">
<Title>To Put an Application Icon on the Workspace Backdrop</Title>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.31">
<Para>Display the application's icon in Application Manager.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.32">
<Para>Drag the application's icon to the desktop backdrop.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="ToUpdateAppManager">
<Title>To Update Application Manager</Title>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>Application Manager:updating</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>reloading applications</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>applications:reloading</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<Para>Application Manager is created the first time you log in, and
is rebuilt each time you log in. Each time it is built, it searches
certain system and network locations for applications and places them in
Application Manager.</Para>
<Para>If your system administrator adds an application, you can update
your Application Manager:</Para>
<ItemizedList Mark="&bull;">
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.33">
<Para>Log out and back in.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.34">
<Para><Emphasis>Or</Emphasis>, open the Desktop_Tools application group and
double-click Reload Applications.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="CreatePersonalAppGroup">
<Title>To Create a Personal Application Group</Title>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>application group:personal</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>Application Manager:modifying</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<Para>A personal application group is a group that you alone own.
You create the group yourself and have permission to modify it.
</Para>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.35">
<Para>Create a directory:
</Para>
<ProgramListing><ComputerOutput><Symbol Role="Variable">HomeDirectory</Symbol>/.dt/appmanager/<Symbol Role="Variable">app_group_name</Symbol></ComputerOutput>
</ProgramListing>
<Para>where <Emphasis>app_group_name</Emphasis> is the name of the application group as it
will appear in Application Manager.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.36">
<Para>Open the Desktop_Tools application group and double-click
Reload Applications.</Para>
<Para>You should now see your new application group at the top level of
Application Manager.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
<Para>You can treat your personal application group like any other directory
to which you have write permission. You can move or copy files to it, create
subdirectories, and delete unwanted files.</Para>
<Procedure>
<Title>Related Topics</Title>
<Step>
<ItemizedList Mark="&bull;" Role="tight">
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.37">
<Para><XRef Linkend="AddAppToPersonalGroup"></Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
</Step>
</Procedure>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="AddAppToPersonalGroup">
<Title>To Add an Application to a Personal Application Group</Title>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>Application Manager:modifying</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>applications:adding</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<Para>The following procedure:
</Para>
<ItemizedList Mark="&bull;">
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.38">
<Para>Creates an action for your application.</Para>
<Para>An action is a desktop
construct that behaves like a macro--it automates tasks usually
done with command lines. The desktop uses actions to connect command
lines with icons.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.39">
<Para>Creates an action icon representing the application in the application group.</Para>
</ListItem>
</ItemizedList>
<OrderedList>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.40">
<Para>If necessary, create an application group to which you have
write permission. See <XRef Linkend="CreatePersonalAppGroup">.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.41">
<Para>Determine the command line you would use to start the application from
a terminal emulator window.</Para>
<Para><IndexTerm>
<Primary>Create Action</Primary>
</IndexTerm></Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.42">
<Para>Use the desktop application Create Action to create the action.
See <OLink Type="Jump" LocalInfo="CreatAct ToCreateAction">To Create an Action With Create Action
</OLink>.</Para>
<Para>Create Action requires you to enter an action name. The name you supply
will become the label on the action.</Para>
<Para>Create Action creates an action icon in your home folder. The icon
consists of an executable file with the same name as the action.</Para>
</ListItem>
<ListItem Id="HAM.TSKS.item.43">
<Para>Copy or move the action icon created by Create Action from your
home folder to the personal application group.</Para>
</ListItem>
</OrderedList>
</Sect1>
<Sect1 Id="AddApplications">
<Title>To Register Applications in Application Manager</Title>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>applications:registering</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>registering applications</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<IndexTerm>
<Primary>Application Manager:modifying</Primary>
</IndexTerm>
<Para>When an application is registered in Application Manager, it has its own
application group. This application group is available to all users
on the system.</Para>
<Para>Registering applications is a system administration task. For
instructions, see the
<CiteTitle>Common Desktop Environment Advanced User's and System Administrator's
Guide</CiteTitle>.</Para>
</Sect1>
</Chapter>
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