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        !             3: \chapter {SUNINT}
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        !             5: \pgm{sunint} is a window interface developed at UCL.
        !             6: It uses the feature of the SUNVIEW environment to give the user a set
        !             7: of windows and menus with which they can query the directory.
        !             8: As with WIDGET it is included only as an example of an X.500 interface, and how to
        !             9: use the procedural interface, it has not been fully developed.
        !            10: 
        !            11: Like \verb"widget", \verb"sunint" only gives the users access to a subset of the X.500 protocol,
        !            12: and as such is a read only interface.
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        !            14: \section {Using SUNINT}
        !            15: The \verb"sunint" interface is invoked with the command \pgm{sunint}
        !            16: 
        !            17: The program automatically binds you to the local directory, unless a \tt -c\rm\ flag is given,
        !            18: when the following argument is taken to be the address of the DSA 
        !            19: to connect to.
        !            20: 
        !            21: Once started the user is given a window with two panels.
        !            22: The upper panel displays the current position in the DIT, the lower 
        !            23: displays the children.
        !            24: 
        !            25: \subsection {Menus}
        !            26: Each item in the window has a menu associated with it.  By pressing the
        !            27: {\em right} mouse button a menu of available options will be displayed.
        !            28: If an option is `{\sl dimmed}' it means that that particular option is
        !            29: unavailable.
        !            30: 
        !            31: When a menu item is selected (by moving the mouse over the menu item, and releasing
        !            32: the mouse button) the appropriate action is taken.
        !            33: 
        !            34: \subsection {Moving around the DIT}
        !            35: When you enter the program, you are automatically placed at the ROOT of the
        !            36: DIT.
        !            37: To move around the DIT, select the `{\em show children}' menu item for the 
        !            38: ROOT entry.  This will display the Distinguished name and objectclass of 
        !            39: all the children below the root in the lower panel.
        !            40: If you now select the `{\em move to here}' menu item from one of the children,
        !            41: The entry will be redisplayed in the top panel, from where it children can
        !            42: be displayed.
        !            43: 
        !            44: \subsection {Reading the Attributes}
        !            45: The menu item `{\em Show details}' will make the attribute of the entry
        !            46: appear in a separate `pop-up' window.
        !            47: 
        !            48: This window can be removed by selection the {\em hide} option from the menu 
        !            49: found by pressing the {\em right} button on one of the sides of the window.
        !            50: 
        !            51: \subsection {Searching}
        !            52: Searching is selected by pressing the button labeled {\em search}, and
        !            53: selecting the type of search required.
        !            54: 
        !            55: Selecting {\em general search} will display a window with room for text input
        !            56: of a search filter.
        !            57: The filter is specified in the same format as for DISH searches described in
        !            58: section \ref{search}.
        !            59: 
        !            60: The other options are used to make simple searches.
        !            61: A window is displayed with the attribute types you may want to search on
        !            62: displayed.
        !            63: For each type, you can enter the value want to search for, and select the
        !            64: type of match required.
        !            65: 
        !            66: The result of the search will be displayed in a separate window.
        !            67: 
        !            68: \subsection{Quitting}
        !            69: To quit, press the {\em quit} button with the {\em left} mouse button.
        !            70: An automatic unbind will take place.
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