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<title>Common Window</title>
<h1>Common Window</h1>

The Common Window is the main window of the Cluster Console.  This window has
a menu bar and a text field.  <p>

<img src="cconsole/common_window.gif">
<br>
<br>

The menu bar has three menus: <b>Hosts</b>,
<b>Options</b>, and <b>Help</b>.  <p>

<hr>
<b>Hosts Menu</b> <p>

<img src="cconsole/hosts_menu.gif">
<br>
<br>
<ul>
<li> <b>Host toggle buttons</b> - Select whether the host gets input 	
     from the text field in the Common Window.  In the preceding figure, input
     from mercury is enabled; input from venus is disabled.
<li> <b>Select Hosts</b> -
     Displays the
         <a href="cconsole/select_hosts_dialog">Select Hosts dialog</a>
<li> <b>Exit</b> -
     Leaves the program
</ul>

<hr>
<b>Options Menu</b> <p>

<img src="cconsole/options_menu.gif">
<br>
<br>
<ul>
<li> <b>Group Term Windows</b>
     <ul>
     <li> <b>ON</b> - 
	  Moves the Common Window and 
          <a href="cconsole/term_window">Term Windows</a> together when the
	  Common Window is moved
     <li> <b>OFF</b> -
	  Moves the Common Window independently
     </ul>
</ul>


<hr>
<b>Help Menu</b> <p>

<img src="cconsole/help_menu.gif">
<br>
<br>

<ul>
<li> <b>Help...</b> -
     Displays the
	<a href="helpwindow/home_page">Help window</a>
<li> <b>About...</b> -
     Displays the About box
<li> <b>Comments...</b> -
     Displays the 
	<a href="common/comments_box">Comments box</a>
</ul>


<hr>
<b>Text Field</b> <p>

The text Field is where you
    <a href="cconsole/typing_commands">enter the commands</a>
you want executed on the selected host(s).  The state of the <b>host toggle
buttons</b> under the <b>Hosts</b> menu (see above) determines which
hosts receive this input. <p>

To type on only one host, move the cursor to the Term Window of the
desired host and type directly into it. The Term Window is just like a
normal terminal window. <p>


