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18.2 X Window System Operation
Running Multiple Copies of VnmrI
More than one copy of VnmrI can be started in a single virtual terminal using the third
method described above (under “To Start VnmrI”) although, in general, this will be
confusing. A preferable method is to open a second copy of VnmrI in a different virtual
terminal as follows:
1.
Press Alt and Ctrl/Act simultaneously to switch to the second virtual terminal.
2.
Enter vnmr to start the Motif Window Manager and VnmrI. Alternatively, enter
open csh to open a third virtual terminal.
3.
From the console window in either of the two virtual terminals not running Motif,
enter vnmr.
Again, switch between the various virtual terminals using the Alt and Ctrl/Act keys (or the
Shift and Ctrl/Act keys to switch in the opposite direction).
Unless you log in as a different user in the second virtual terminal, the limitation you face
is that the two or more copies of VnmrI now running cannot both be in the same experiment.
When programs are running in different virtual terminals, processing occurs in all virtual
terminals—the one which is visible, and any others that are present. Graphical operations
however (e.g., dpcon) only occur in the visible virtual terminal. Thus, if you start a large
transform in one experiment in one virtual terminal, and then switch to another virtual
terminal to work on data in another experiment, when you return to the first virtual terminal
the processing will probably be finished, but the display of the data will not begin until the
moment you reactivate that terminal.
To Exit VnmrI
• To exit from VnmrI, enter exit.
• To exit from the Motif Window Manager, press the Ctrl, Alt, and Backspace keys
simultaneously (not Ctrl-Alt-Del as in DOS).
• To close a second virtual terminal that is in a console state (Motif has already been
exited), press Ctrl-D.
• When you return to a console window, you may find the terminal characteristics are
altered so that new lines do not return to the left edge of the display. If this occurs, enter
stty sane to fix the problem.
Starting and Exiting VnmrSGI
The following sections describe how to start and exit the VnmrSGI software version.
To Start VnmrSGI
Assuming you are using an account that has been configured properly (see the manual
VNMR and Solaris Installation for a description of this process), the VnmrSGI program can
be run in one of the following ways:
• When you first log in to the data station, your .login file is executed, a 4Dwm
Window Manager window (filled with Varian icons) opens, and VnmrSGI
automatically starts.
• From a window within a 4Dwm environment (either the one labeled VNMR or any
other), enter either vnmr or vnmrsgi to start VnmrSGI and leave that window active.
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