Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide

Help Subpanel

The Help subpanel enables you to access the Help Manager, Desktop Introduction, and Front Panel help volumes, and On Item help and AnswerBook2.

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The following table describes the Help subpanel controls.

Table 4-6 Help Subpanel Controls

 

Name 

Click Behavior 

Drop Behavior 

Indicator Behavior 

 

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Install Icon 

None 

Installs an icon dragged from File Manager or Application Manager into the subpanel 

None 

 

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Help Manager (duplicate of Main Panel control)

Opens a Help Viewer window displaying the top level of help information  

Dropping a master volume file (*.sdl) opens that help volume

None 

 

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Desktop Introduction

Displays the help volume "Introducing the Desktop" 

None 

None 

 

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Front Panel Help

Displays the Front Panel help volume 

None 

None 

 

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On Item Help

Provides on-item help for the Front Panel. Click this control, then click the control on which you want help. 

None 

None 

 

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AnswerBook2 

Displays AnswerBook2 viewer if you have AnswerBook2 installed. 

None 

None