Utilities

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Utilities

In this Section:

• Utilities Menu Summary 580
• Accessing the UNIX Shell 581
• Minimizing the Alias Interface 582
• Sending Alias Windows to the Back 583
• Using Impressario Scanners 584
• Printing Alias Images 585
• Plotting Wireframe Models 587
• Viewing File References 599
• Displaying Image Files 602
• Viewing the Alias Error Log 605
• Running External Applications 608

Utilities Menu Summary

The Utilities menu provides miscellaneous tools to control your Alias interface, use UNIX shells, or use complementary applications.

Utilities >	For information...
Motion Sampler	See Alias Complementary Applications (online only).
SoundSync
Composer
Paint
Scan	Using Impressario Scanners on page 584
Plug-in Manager	Loading Plug-ins on page 399
UNIX Shell	Accessing the UNIX Shell on page 581
Minimize	Minimizing the Alias Interface on page 582
Lower	Sending Alias Windows to the Back on page 583
Raise	Sending Alias Windows to the Back on page 583
EvalViewer	See the EvalViewer book.

Accessing the UNIX Shell

Displays a new UNIX shell on top of existing Alias windows.

How to Use

Select Utilities > UNIX shell. The UNIX shell window is displayed.

Click and hold the bar icon at the top left corner of the title bar to see the UNIX Shell window menu.

You can perform functions on the UNIX Shell window by selecting a menu item. For example, click Close to close the window.

Minimizing the Alias Interface

You can stow Alias windows and all associated control windows as one icon.

How to Use

Select Utilities > Minimize.

All Alias windows are removed and are replaced by one icon on your screen. That is, the main Alias window, the tool Palette, the Shelves, and any control windows you may have open are all removed from the screen.

This function works almost the same way as the Xwindow Stow button located at the top right of the Alias window frame. However, the Xwindow Stow button minimizes only the main Alias window.

To redisplay the Alias windows, use the Xwindow Restore button, or click on the stowed icon.

Sending Alias Windows to the Back

To place the Alias window at the bottom of the stack of windows currently open on the console, select Utilities > Lower.

To bring the Alias windows back to the front, select Utilities > Raise. The Alias windows are placed at the top of the stack of windows currently open on the console.

Notes

• When you select Utilities > Lower, the Alias window remains active if functions are performed in it, and other UNIX windows can be used in conjunction with it.

• These functions work the same way as the Xwindow Lower and Xwindow Raise functions available from the menu at the top left corner of the window frame.

• If the Alias System should freeze for any reason, these functions will not work. (The Xwindow buttons still work.)