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Launching the Locations dialog
To launch the Locations dialog box, click the Location
Tool icon on the CDE Notebook Tools menu (in GNOME
go to Applications->System Tools->Location Tool) or
type this command in a terminal window:
/usr/bin/loctool &
If you do not have root system administrator privileges,
you will see an “access-denied” message. This means that
the
/etc/locations/access
file must be manually
edited to add your user name.
The first time the Locations software is launched, you
will see an initialization dialog box. This dialog box
prompts you for the information necessary to configure
the software and define an initial location, called
Original, based on the information from a number of
UNIX system files. Refer to “New” on page 109 for more
information about defining a location.
When you see the
Initialize now?
prompt, confirm
that you wish to configure the Location software by click-
ing OK. The Initloc dialog box explains the Location ini-
tialization procedure. After initializing the Locations Tool
software, you will be prompted to reboot the system. After
initializing and rebooting, the Locations Tool is ready for
use. When you next open the Locations Tool, you will see
the Locations dialog box, which is your main interface
with the Locations software.
The Locations dialog box enables you to use the follow-
ing elements:
• Menus
• Atoolbar
• Astatus bar
• ALocations list from which you choose locations
Changing Locations
Launching the Locations dialog
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