dm — Apollo

DM - Display Manager Information                                  84/03/12


  The Display Manager (DM) provides you with a set of functions that control the
  display  attached to your node.  This includes such operations as creating and
  closing windows and pads, growing and moving windows, changing the window  and
  display background colors, etc.  In addition, DM commands allow you to control
  processes  running on the node.  For example, you can start and stop processes
  running the Shell,  create  background  processes  running  peripheral  device
  control programs such as the Print Server, and so forth.

  Help on individual DM commands is available by typing

    $ HELP command_name

  (just  as for Shell commands).  In a few cases, however, there are commands in
  the Shell and the DM with the same name.  These are CC,  ED,  and  TB.    HELP
  assumes  you  mean  the Shell command unless you specify otherwise.  So if you
  want the DM command description, add "_DM" to the command name.  For instance

         $ HELP ED          describes the Shell line-mode editor

       whereas

         $ HELP ED_DM       describes the DM command that deletes the character
                            preceding the current cursor position

    More information is available.

    TO GET:                                      TYPE:

     .  A complete list of DM commands           HELP DM COMMANDS
        sorted by function

     .  A list of default DM key names           HELP DM KEYS
        and definitions

     .  A description of text editing ranges     HELP DM RANGE

     .  A alphabetical list of both DM and       HELP COMMANDS
        Shell commands

     .  A list of DM "pad" calls which may       HELP SYSCALLS PAD
        be made from a program

     .  General information on windows           HELP WINDOWS

     .  General information on character fonts   HELP FONTS
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