A: Type passwd and follow the instructions. You will be asked to type your old password and then to type your new password twice. If you have any difficulties with this contact consult@math.uic.edu immediately.
Note: Faculty may have different passwords on their office machines and on the math.uic.edu system; these passwords are not automatically synchronized.
A: To print pages 17 through 24 of myfile.dvi type
dvips -p 17 -l 24 myfile.
You can also also combine this with the filter option to
print a portion of a document in a particular location:
dvips -f -p 17 -l 24 myfile | lpr -P duplex2
If you have a PostScript file and not a dvi file, use ghostview to view your document, mark the pages you want to print, then choose "Print marked pages..." from the file menu. Enter the desired printer name, e.g. "duplex1".
A: To print myfile.dvi in room 308 type:
dvips -f myfile | lpr -P duplex2
A: Use the UNIX command chmod. To make private.file unreadable and unwritable by anyone else you can type: chmod og-rwx private.file. To learn more about chmod, type man chmod.
A: Some mail readers, like emacs and Netscape, collect mail from your mailbox and file it in some other location. This is what has probably happened to you. If you have used Netscape to read your mail recently, we have a web page devoted to this topic. If you use emacs, look for a file named RMAIL in your home directory -- that's where your mail is now. If you're on a NeXT machine, look in the Mailboxes subdirectory of your home directory.
A: See our web page on this subject.
A: Contact consult@math.uic.edu. Tell us which machine you are using so we can fix this.
If you want to configure the Files program yourself you should type: cp /usr/local/share/Offix/Filesrc ~/.Filesrc and then edit your .Filesrc file. Of course, you are on your own after that, since any updates to the system-wide Filesrc file will be ignored as long as you have your own .Filesrc file.
As an alternative, you can select any file with the RIGHT mouse button and choose "Open With ..." from the popup menu. You may then specify which program to use for viewing the file.
A: Start your favorite program from an xterm, then look around for an icon (without a black bar at the top) representing that program. The icon might be hidden inside your paperclip icon, so try double clicking on that if you don't find it elsewhere. Drag the icon for your program (holding down the alt key if necessary) back to where it belongs on your dock.
A: You can resize a window by holding the alt key while clicking anywhere inside the window with the RIGHT mouse button. You can move a window by alt-clicking with the the LEFT mouse button anywhere in the window. The latter operation also brings a window to the top.
If you find yourself doing this every time you start an application, you can create a .Xlinux/Xresources file in your home directory to change your preferences. Use the file /etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources as an example.
A: Use the arrow keys to page through the document. Hit the escape key to get your normal screen back.