CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Introduction to OmniView

  1.1     Overview of OmniView

  1.2     Running OmniView

  1.3     Getting Started with OmniView
    1.3.1      The OmniView Startup Window
    1.3.2      Viewing the OmniView Window
    1.3.3      Concluding an OmniView Connection
    1.3.4      Exiting an OmniView Session
      1.3.4.1      Exiting an OmniView Session Before Making a VMD Connection
      1.3.4.2      Exiting an OmniView Session After Connecting to a VMD

  2      Using OmniView

  2.1     Viewing a List of Objects on a VMD or Domain
    2.1.1      Viewing Variables on a Domain

  2.2     Viewing Object Attributes
    2.2.1      Viewing Unnamed Variable Attributes

  2.3     Reading and Writing Variables with OmniView
    2.3.1      Reading Variables with OmniView
      2.3.1.1      Guidelines for Reading Variables
    2.3.2      Writing Variables with OmniView
      2.3.2.1      Guidelines for Writing Variables

  A   OmniView Error Messages

  B   Using DECwindows

  B.1     OmniView

  B.2     Using the Mouse

  B.3     What Are Windows?

  B.4     Starting a Session

  B.5     Selecting Windows

  B.6     Changing the Size of Windows
    B.6.1      Shrinking Windows
    B.6.2      Expanding Icons to Windows

  B.7     Moving Windows

  B.8     Stacking Overlapping Windows
    B.8.1      Locking Stacked Windows
    B.8.2      Releasing Locked Windows
    B.8.3      Choosing from Pull-Down Menus
    B.8.4      Choosing from Submenus

  B.9     Supplying Information in a Dialog Box
    B.9.1      Moving Around in a Dialog Box
    B.9.2      Selecting from a List

  B.10   Scrolling

  B.11   Editing Text
    B.11.1     Selecting Text
    B.11.2     Copying Text
    B.11.3     Moving Text Between Windows
    B.11.4     Deleting Text with Pending Delete
    B.11.5     Editing Text in Dialog Boxes

  B.12   Composing Special Characters

  B.13   Getting Help

  B.14   Putting a Session on Hold

  B.15   Ending a Session

  FIGURES

  1-1        OmniView Startup Window

  1-2        Successful Connection to a VMD

  1-3        Failure to Connect to a VMD

  1-4        Parts of an OmniView Window

  1-5        OmniView Pull-Down Menus

  1-6        Exiting an OmniView Session Before Connecting to a VMD

  2-1        Viewing a List of Domains

  2-2        Viewing a List of Variables

  2-3        VMD Status Option

  2-4        List of Program Invocations on TestDevice1

  2-5        List of Program Invocation Attributes

  2-6        Start Program Invocation

  2-7        Viewing Unnamed Variable Attributes

  2-8        Named Variable Read

  2-9        Results of Named Variable Read

  2-10       List of Named Variables

  2-11       Unnamed Variable Read

  2-12       Unnamed Variable Read Result

  2-13       Named Variable Write Window

  2-14       Enter Named Variable Write Value

  2-15       Unnamed Variable Write

  2-16       Unnamed Variable Write Result

  B-1        The Mouse

  B-2        Window

  B-3        Startup Session Menu

  B-4        Resize Button

  B-5        Shrink-to-Icon Button

  B-6        Push-to-Back Button

  B-7        A Pull-Down Menu

  B-8        Dialog Box

  B-9        Window with Scroll Bar

  TABLES

  1 Conventions

  A-1        OmniView Error Messages

  B-1        Push-Button Functions

  B-2        Moving in a Dialog Box

  B-3        Using the Scroll Bar

  B-4        Selecting Text

  B-5        Text Editing Techniques