CDE Basics

Because most systems come with a set of CDE user guides, I'm only going to give an overview of what CDE looks like and the main areas we will be working with when we do some customizations. Along the way, I'll point out similarities and differences among the different flavors of CDE.

The CDE login screen presents you with several choices before you even log in. Under the area where you enter your user name are four buttons: OK, Start Over, Options, and Help. OK is just the same as pressing Enter when you enter your login and then password. The Start Over button clears your user login and allows you to start over. Options provides you with some initial session configuration that would need to be made before you log in. Language allows ...

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