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Prism User's Guide - CSAIL People - MIT

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Contents<br />

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About This Manual ..........................................................<br />

Customer Support ...........................................................<br />

Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................<br />

1.1 Overview .....................................................<br />

1.2 The Look and Feel of <strong>Prism</strong> ............................ ..........<br />

1.3 Loading and Executing Programs ..................................<br />

1.4 Debugging ....................................................<br />

1.5 Visualizing Data ................................................<br />

1.6 Analyzing Program Performance ...................................<br />

1.7 Editing and Compiling ........................................... 5<br />

1.8 Obtaining On-Line Help and Documentation .........................<br />

1.9 Customizing <strong>Prism</strong> ..............................................<br />

Chapter 2 Using <strong>Prism</strong> .................................................<br />

2.1 Before Entering <strong>Prism</strong> . .<br />

2.1.1 Supported Languages .....................<br />

2.1.2 Compiling and Linking Your Program ........<br />

2.1.3 Setting Up Your Environment ..............<br />

2.2 Entering <strong>Prism</strong> ...................................<br />

2.2.1 Invoking <strong>Prism</strong> ..........................<br />

2.2.2 Command-Line Options ...................<br />

2.3 Within <strong>Prism</strong> .....................................<br />

2.3.1 Using the Mouse .........................<br />

2.3.2 Using Keyboard Alternatives to the Mouse....<br />

2.3.3 Issuing Commands....................<br />

2.4 Using the Menu Bar ...............................<br />

2.4.1 With a Mouse ...........................<br />

2.4.2 From the Keyboard .......................<br />

2.4.3 What Happens When You Choose an Item ....<br />

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