Also, open your Clipboard icon, select all items and delete them regularly. Don't use document names with spaces as this causes printing problems. The Users Guide contains a tutorial. SPW is slow and has a steep learning curve. The mouse buttons have different functions as well.
Compilations can take a while to complete and error messages are usually cryptic.
Also, on occasions where SPW terminates abnormally, it may complain about locks when starting spw again. These tools have proven useful in applied math, physics, chemistry, engineering, finance and areas that deal with complex numerical calculations. This will create a postscript file with a .ps suffix which can later be printed using the unix command lp filename.ps . The documentation available for all software applications on the Xterminals are under license and copyright agreements. Return any software or program documentation provided to you during the course at the end of the term unless instructed otherwise.