To Use Dialog Boxes - HP 64782 User Manual

Several action keys are predefined when you first start the Graphical User
Interface. You can use the predefined action keys, but you'll really appreciate
action keys when you define and use your own.
Action keys are defined by setting an X resource. Refer to the chapter
"Setting X Resources" for more information about creating action keys.

To use dialog boxes

Click on an item in the dialog box list to copy the item to the text
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entry area.
Edit the item in the text entry area (if desired).
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Click on the "OK" pushbutton to make the selection and close the
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dialog box, click on the "Apply" pushbutton to make the selection and
leave the dialog box open, or click on the "Cancel" pushbutton to
cancel the selection and close the dialog box.
The graphical interface uses a number of dialog boxes for selection and recall:
Directory Selection
Selects the working directory. You can change to a previously accessed
directory, a predefined directory, or specify a new directory.
File Selection From the working directory, you can select an existing file name or specify a
new file name.
Entry Buffer Recall
You can recall a previously used entry buffer text string, a predefined entry
buffer text string, or a newly entered entry buffer string, to the entry buffer
text area.
Command Recall You can recall a previously executed command, a predefined command, or a
newly entered command, to the command line.
The dialog boxes share some common properties:
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Most dialog boxes can be left on the screen between uses.
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Dialog boxes can be moved around the screen and do not have to be
positioned over the graphical interface window.
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If you iconify the interface window, all dialog boxes are iconified along
with the main window.
Except for the File Selection dialog box, predefined entries for each dialog
box (and the maximum number of entries) are set via X resources (refer to
the "Setting X Resources" chapter).
Entering Commands
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