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Do not use an
uppercase W.
w (saves changes by writing the file to the disk)
362 ( ed responds by displaying file size)
q (quits the edit session)
Step 8: Updating the iNEWS System Dictionaries (Optional)
Machine Control System (MCS) dictionary files in iNEWS can be
modified to customize the appearance of status indicators from various
devices. Dictionary files are located in the /site/dict directory.
For instance, an Omnibus device, connected to iNEWS, shows a video
play-back status of “OnAir,” but the status field in the show rundown on
iNEWS shows “Play” instead. If the system administrator wants the two
status indicators to match, the MCS dictionary file in iNEWS must be
modified. This will “translate” the iNEWS status wording so that it
corresponds to what appears on the actual device.
Editing the /site/dict/mcs Dictionary File
In the following procedure, as an example, the term “Play” is changed to
“OnAir” in the dictionary.
To edit the dictionary file:
1. Select all servers at the console, so changes you make are made to
each server’s copy of the file. See “Selecting One or More Servers” in
Chapter 2 of the iNEWS Newsroom Computer System Operations
Manual for more information.
This procedure uses the
UNIX line editor. For
more information, see
Chapter 10 of the
iNEWS Newsroom
Computer System
Operations Manual.
2. Open /site/dict/mcs for editing by typing:
ed/site/dict/mcs
3. Navigate to the line with the word you want changed, such as “PLAY”
by typing:
/PLAY
The console will respond with a display similar to the following:
A_CAPLAY /PLAY
In the above example, PLAY appears twice in the line.