Setting Up the On-line Information System

How to Print On-Line Information

Printing of the on-line pages will be to your default printer. If your printer is Postscript-capable or has the fonts resident, pages are printed in the fonts as displayed on-screen.

Figure 2-1 The Print Menu Display

The files that control the default printer settings of the on-line information with CDE Help are contained in the 〈app-defaults〉 directory^[4]. List the application default files, Help*. The file Helpprint enables you to select a printer model.

How to Change the Appearance of your On-Line Display

The files that control the appearance of the on-line information with CDE Help are contained in the 〈app-defaults〉 directory. List the application default files, Help*. The Helpview file specifies the size, color, and fonts used in displaying the on-line information.

Using a Font Other Than the Default

A default font is provided. However, because HP CDE saves and restores the X font path across multiple sessions, HP CDE users will need to explicitly modify the X font path to access fonts other than the default. This is described in “Text and Fonts ”.

Using the Command Line Prompt to Start the On-Line System

To be able to run the on-line information system from a command line prompt (with or without CDE), run the script 〈vhelp〉^[5]/bin/pexman. This allows you to access the tutorial and reference information from the command line.

On-Line Learning Product File Structure

The HP PEX On-Line Information System comprises a set of files under the 〈vhelp〉 directory. The entirety of the documentation is accessible via pexman; it starts with the HP PEX 5.1v4 on-line tutorial/reference and displays the top-level topic on your screen.