Windows Tablet FAQ
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You cannot execute grace and other programs from the X11 window that comes up. | You cannot execute grace and other programs from the X11 window that comes up. | ||
====How do I access my Voodoo account from Windows?==== | ====How do I access my Voodoo account from Windows?==== | ||
| − | One method is as follows : | + | One method is as follows: |
*Open My Computer | *Open My Computer | ||
*In the address bar at the top type the following: | *In the address bar at the top type the following: | ||
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It will ask for your user name and password; enter these. This should bring up voodoo, displaying all the physics printers and a folder with your user name. This is your home space. | It will ask for your user name and password; enter these. This should bring up voodoo, displaying all the physics printers and a folder with your user name. This is your home space. | ||
| − | *Right click on it and | + | *Right click on it and select "Map Network Drive." Follow the prompts. I suggest assigning the letter 'V' to the drive to make it easier to remember and so that it won't conflict with removable storage. |
| − | Now your voodoo folder will show up as if it were a drive, just like C: | + | Now your voodoo folder will show up as if it were a drive, just like C:\ and D:\. |
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| + | '''Note''': If you have the same username on your local machine as you do on the network you will need to modify how you enter your information. You need to tag the username with the domain that it is for. | ||
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| + | ''Ex'': If Jon Doe wishes to log into the Physics server Voodoo, which is on the CSMPH domain, he will have to map the location \\voodoo\jdoe and then supply a username of CSMPH\jdoe and then enter his password. | ||
====How can I print to Physics Department printers from Windows?==== | ====How can I print to Physics Department printers from Windows?==== | ||
Revision as of 03:10, 29 November 2005
It appears that the Tablet PC edition of Windows limits how many network connections you can establish at any given time. Try opening a folder (any folder), go to the Tools menu and select the "Disconnect Network Drive..." option. This action will allow you to disconnect your existing connection so you can make a new one.
How do I print to PDF in Windows?
This section describes two ways to make PDF files while in Windows. The first uses a helpful program called CutePDF and the second uses a longer process but allows more control over the PDF creation options.
Quick and Easy Method for PDF Creation
The fastest way to enable PDF capability within Windows is to install the CutePDF writer onto the machine. The small program uses Ghost Script transparently to create PDF files. The PDF writer appears as a printer in the printer menu after the install script is run. Just print to this printer "CutePDF Writer" and it will save your document as a PDF in the location of your choice.
Advanced Method for PDF creation
This method, while longer, allows more control over the options in the created PDF. This is the place to come when the CutePDF feature does not do what is required.
Set up the PostScript Printer
First, you must set up a PostScript printer in Windows by going to the "Printers and Faxes" folder in the control panel. Select "Add a printer" from the printer tasks pane at left and follow the steps below
- Click next when the add printer wizard opens to begin printer selection.
- Select the "Local Printer attached to this Computer" bullet at the top of the page and deselect the checkbox that says "Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play Printer" then click next.
- Select the "Use the following port" bullet from the top of the screen and choose "FILE: (Print to File)" from the drop box. Click Next.
- Now you can add any PostScript Printer from the list of drivers (denoted by PS in the driver name) to convert the document into PostScript. I used the "HP Business Inkjet 2250 (PS)" under the HP manufacturer field. Click Next.
- Rename the Printer to "PostScript Printer" or something similar to differentiate it from other mounted printers. Click next.
It is not necessary to print the test page for the printer to function but it is useful to describe how the printer works. A field will appear asking where you want to place the file. You must place the full path destination, filename, and extention .ps (to make things easier) in this field. For the test page, we will place the file in the root C:\ directory under the name test with the file extention .ps. The full path for this file will be:
c:\test.ps
Browse to the C:\ drive and double click on the new .ps file to open it in GSview. You should then see the test page if all went well. Leave the window open to help demonstrate how to write to pdf in the next section.
How to Convert PostScript (PS) Files To Portable Document Format (PDF) Files
Open a .ps file with GSview (default viewer for .ps files anyway) and go to "File > Convert" (the hotkey for this is f). You can select the advanced options for the PDF creation in this window and select OK when finished. Select a location to save your file and then save it. Now you can go nuts with PDF; for tips on creating PDF files see an online refrence for all things *ps.
One last note
When in doubt: embed your fonts in you PDF files so that everyone can read them. This option is available in the properties section of the convert tool. Select "EmbedAllFonts" in the property field and set its value to true. Your readers will appreciate it.
How do I add software to Cygwin?
Packages can be added to Cygwin and updated through the package manager labeled as "setup" in the Cygwin start menu folder. This method is the easiest way to add software but you can also compile programs from source if a desired program is not available. The example run through here will install Grace (not included by default) and show how packages can be easily installed and removed by using Cygwin's setup.
Open setup in the Cygwin folder through the programs list in the Windows start menu. Select install from Internet and click next till the installed prompts for a mirror. Choose a mirror to download your packages from (mirrors.kernel.org is usually fast). Click the "view" button until "Not Installed" appears on the top of the screen. Sort through the alphabetical list of packages till you find "Grace" and left click on the two arrows in the "new" column till the lastest (highest) version is selected. Click next to download and install the update. Do not be alarmed if more packages are installed than you selected because these are the dependencies of the selected packages.
How do I add packages to the LaTeX compiler in Windows (MikTeX)?
The addition of packages into MikTeX is very similar to the addiion of packages in Cygwin. This is accomplished through the update wizard accessed through the start menu under editors. Follow the onscreen instructions in the installer to add or update packages.
How do I run X11 programs under Windows?
You can access X11 programs by using Cygwin, this can be done by selecting Cygwin from the start menu and executing the following in the shell window that appears:
cd /usr/X11R6/bin startx
You cannot execute grace and other programs from the X11 window that comes up.
How do I access my Voodoo account from Windows?
One method is as follows:
- Open My Computer
- In the address bar at the top type the following:
\\voodoo
It will ask for your user name and password; enter these. This should bring up voodoo, displaying all the physics printers and a folder with your user name. This is your home space.
- Right click on it and select "Map Network Drive." Follow the prompts. I suggest assigning the letter 'V' to the drive to make it easier to remember and so that it won't conflict with removable storage.
Now your voodoo folder will show up as if it were a drive, just like C:\ and D:\.
Note: If you have the same username on your local machine as you do on the network you will need to modify how you enter your information. You need to tag the username with the domain that it is for.
Ex: If Jon Doe wishes to log into the Physics server Voodoo, which is on the CSMPH domain, he will have to map the location \\voodoo\jdoe and then supply a username of CSMPH\jdoe and then enter his password.
How can I print to Physics Department printers from Windows?
This is somewhat of a temporary solution, but it works for now. In order for this to work you need to be on the campus network and you need to have already logged onto Voodoo. Following the steps to map your voodoo space to a hard drive will accomplish this.
- Open the start menu
- Select "Printers and Faxes"
- In this new window choose (on the left side near the top) "Add a Printer"
- Follow the steps to add a network printer
- When it asks for an address use: \\voodoo\blossom
