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DM - Display Manager Information   83/08/01


  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