1.5 User Documentation

You can view PDF and HTML versions of the user documentation for the Java Desktop System.

1.5.1 Where to Find User Documentation

Table 1–5 lists the locations of user documentation for the various rollouts of the Java Desktop System Release 2.

Table 1–5 Locations of User Documentation

Platform	Location
Linux	Documentation CD. http://docs.sun.com.
Solaris Operating System	Product DVD. See the folder Documentation. http://docs.sun.com.

1.5.2 Accessing Localized Versions of User Documentation

You can view localized versions of the user documentation in the locations described in Table 1–4.

Perform the following steps to view the localized versions of the user documentation from the Documentation CD:

1. Insert the Documentation CD into the CD drive of your system.

2. Open the README.html file with your HTML browser.

3. Follow the instructions in README.html to select the language, topic, and manual that you require.

Perform the following steps to view the localized versions of the user documentation from http://docs.sun.com.

1. Open the following page:

   http://docs.sun.com

2. Select the language that you require from the language selection buttons.

   The language selection buttons are located next to the Search/browse within area of the page.

3. Enter the name of the manual that you want in the Search field.

4. Choose the manual that you want from the list displayed.

Perform the following steps to view the localized versions of the user documentation from the Product DVD:

1. Insert the Product DVD into the DVD drive of your system.

2. Open the Documentation folder.

3. Open the README.html file with your HTML browser.

4. Follow the instructions in README.html to select the language, topic, and manual that you require.

1.5.3 Undocumented Applications

The following desktop application does not have documentation in this release of the Java Desktop System:

• Instant Messenger

The following panel applications do not have documentation in this release of the Java Desktop System:

• Appointments and Tasks

• Input Method Switcher

• Keyboard Indicator

1.5.4 Documentation for Sample Applications

This release of the Java Desktop System includes sample applications that have Help manuals provided by the GNOME free software community. Sun Microsystems does not take any responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of Help manuals provided by the free software community. The following table indicates the support status of documentation that you can view in the Java Desktop System Help browser.

Help Section	Documentation Status
GNOME Desktop	Sun Microsystems provides documentation for all applets and applications that are part of the standard Java Desktop System software package.  Sun Microsystems does not provide any documentation for sample applications. See 1.6 Sample Applications for lists of sample applications:
Additional documents	System Sun Microsystems does not provide any documents in this section. Manual Pages Sun provides 129 man pages related to supported applications and functionality. If Sun Microsystems, or an agent of Sun Microsystems, is not specifically credited as the author of a man page, then the document is not supported by Sun Microsystems. Info Pages Sun Microsystems does not provide any documents in this section.

Sun Microsystems does not provide localized versions of documentation for sample applications.