General information about specific applications
Notes for the usage of Dynare under Matlab
- Start Matlab R2020b
- Home > Environment > Set Path
- Select "Add Folder"
- Add C:\dynare\4.4.3\matlab as a folder and save it
- Confirm the error message due to insufficient administrator rights with okay
- Confirm query with yes and then save pathdef.m
How to install dictionaries in LibreOffice 3.5
Tools => Extensions => Get more Extensions...
Click through the assistant and select the dictionaries you want to install.
Information: Only install dictionaries that you really need! Too many of them (about 10) can decrease the performance of LibreOffice 3.5.
Information about the Lecturnity-Player
The Lecturnity-Player is not available on the PCs of the type Optiplex FX160 (Waldweg), because it is not working properly.
Configuring SSHWin 3.2.3
These settings need to be done only once.
- In "Edit / Settings" you need to set the following parameter:
- In "Profile Settings / Keyboard" activate the last option ("Line Wrap")
- In "Profile Settings / Tunneling" activate the option "TunnelX11 connections"
Furthermore the following settings are suggested:
- In "Global Settings / Appearance" activate all three boxes and increase the default value of "Terminal Scrollback Size" to 5000-10000 symbols.
- In "Global Settings / Appearance / Colors" change the value of "Selection" and "Cursor Color" to "Black". Then click on "OK" and save the settings via "File / Save Settings".
Configuring X-Win32-8.0
These settings need to be applied only once.
The questions of the Session-Wizard for the creation of a connection-profile need to be answered as follows:
- X-Win Config: Click on "Eigene Sitzungen"(own session) and then on "Assistent"
- Session name (e.g.) Login_GWDG
- Session type: StarNetzSSH
- Host of "Zielrechner"(target PC) (e.g.): gwdu114.gwdg.de
- Data for authentification: Enter username and password, whereby entering a password depends on your need of security. It is not recommended to enter the password here.
- 1. Command for target PC (recommended): gwdterm
After clicking on "Fertigstellen"(finish) the session is defined completely. At last a really important setting needs to be applied to the XServer:
- Select the created session in the setting menu of the X-Win32 and click on the tab "Sicherheit"(Security)
- In "Zugelassene Hostadressen"(allowed hosts) click on "Hinzufügen"(add) and enter the IP-address "127.0.0.1". Then click on "Nur diese Hostadressen zulassen"(only accept this host)
A complete manual as .pdf file can be found here. The X-Windows session can be found in program folder "X-Win32 8.0". Start the program "X-Config" with a double click. In the taskbar a "X"-symbol indicates that the X-Server is active and waits for input. You can create additional sessions and change settings in the x-config program.
MS-Word
Word supports with its spell checker several languages. How to:
Open the menu "data" -> options -> submenu languages -> select language -> set as default language -> accept all alerts with ok.
Java Compiler
To be able to compile java programs on DOS level:
- Start -> Java Program folder -> JDK prompt - Start
- On first login a directory "Java" in drive P:\ must be created (mkdir java).
TeXnicCenter
On first startup a configuration-assistant appears.
In Windows XP and Windows 7 the path to the executable Latex files must be entered:
- Windows XP: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\miktex\bin
- Windows 7: C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX\miktex\bin
In Windows 7 all upcoming prompts can be skipped by clicking on "Next", but for Windows XP the path to the DVI-Viewer needs to be assigned:
- C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\yap.exe
Skip all upcoming information windows by clicking on "Next" and finally click on "Finish".