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Recommended usage of gd1

The most effective usage of gd1 is:

Write an inputfile
Until gd1 does what you want him to do:
- feed gd1 with the inputfile
- Change the inputfile

If you work with several xterms, this cycle is very fast. Figure 1.1 shows a typical ``desktop`` with three xterms. The upper right xterm is a terminal running an editor to change the inputfile, the lower right xterm is used to feed gd1 with the actual inputfile, and a third xterm is used to run another instance of gd1. This second instance of gd1 is used to look-up the syntax of gd1's commands.

**Figure 1.1:** Screenshot of a typical desktop when one uses **gd1**. The xterm in the upper right corner is used to edit the inputfile, the xterm in the lower right is used to feed **gd1** with the inputfile, and the long xterm on the right side runs another instance of **gd1**. This second instance of **gd1** is used to look-up the syntax of **gd1**'s command language.
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