These release notes provide release information about the accessibility features and accessibility applications in the Sun JavaTM Desktop System Release 3. Please read these release notes before you install or use the accessibility features of the Java Desktop System Release 3.
This release of the Java Desktop System supports the following systems:
Systems running Linux on Intel-compatible hardware, including most desktop and laptop systems from most vendors.
Systems running the SolarisTM 10 Operating System on SPARC® platforms.
Systems running the Solaris 10 Operating System on x86 platforms.
Table P–1 describes where you can find information about systems that are supported by the Solaris Operating System, relevant to this product release. In the Java Desktop System documentation, the term x86 refers to the processor families shown in Table P–1.
Table P–1 Supported Solaris Systems
These release notes are for users who perform the following tasks with the Java Desktop System Release 3:
Install the Java Desktop System accessibility features.
Administer the Java Desktop System accessibility features.
Use the Java Desktop System accessibility features.
These release notes are structured in the following manner:
Chapter 1, Accessibility Release Notes introduces you to the accessibility features of the Java Desktop System Release 3.
Chapter 2, Known Issues Without Workarounds describes known accessibility issues in the Java Desktop System Release 3 for which a workaround has not yet been identified.
Chapter 3, Known Issues With Workarounds describes known accessibility issues in the Java Desktop System Release 3 for which there is a workaround available.
The following manuals are related to these release notes:
Java Desktop System Release 3 Accessibility Guide
Java Desktop System Release 3 Administration Guide
Java Desktop System Release 3 for the Solaris 10 Operating System Release Notes
Java Desktop System Release 3 Installation Guide
Java Desktop System Release 3 on Linux Release Notes
Java Desktop System Release 3 Troubleshooting Guide
Java Desktop System Release 3 User Guide
Java System Update Service User Guide
Java Desktop System Release 3 on Linux:
Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide
StarOffice 8 Administration Guide
StarOffice 8 Getting Started Guide
StarOffice 8 Programming Guide for BASIC
Java Desktop System Release 3 for the Solaris 10 Operating System:
Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide
StarOffice 7 Office Suite Administration Guide
StarOffice 7 Office Suite Basic Guide
StarOffice 7 Office Suite Setup Guide
StarOffice 7 Office Suite User's Guide
The accompanying Java Desktop System Release 3 Documentation CD contains files or links for those manuals directly-related, or closely associated with, the Java Desktop System Release 3 on Linux.
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Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.
The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.
Table P–2 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. Do not save the file. (Emphasis sometimes appears in bold online.) |
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–3 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
---|---|
C shell prompt | machine_name% |
C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |
The following table lists the conventions for mouse usage in documentation for the Java Desktop System.
Action |
Definition |
---|---|
Click |
Press and release the left mouse button, without moving the mouse. |
Click-and-hold |
Press and do not release the left mouse button. |
Left-click |
Same as click. Left-click clarifies the action when there might be confusion with right-click. |
Middle-click |
Press and release the middle mouse button, without moving the mouse. |
Right-click |
Press and release the right mouse button, without moving the mouse. |
Double-click |
Press and release the left mouse button twice in rapid succession without moving the mouse. |
Drag |
Click-and-hold a mouse button, then move an object. For example, you can drag a window or an icon. The left and middle mouse buttons can perform drag actions. |
Drag-and-drop |
Click-and-hold a mouse button, then move an object. For example, you can drag-and-drop a window or an icon. Release the mouse button to place the object in a new location. |
Grab |
Point to an item that you can move, and click-and-hold on the mouse button. For example, you can grab the titlebar of a window, then drag the window to a new location. |