Solaris 7 User Collection

The Solaris 7 User Collection contains manuals relevant to users of workstations, including use of the Common Desktop Environment software, the OpenWindows DeskSet tools, and tasks performed at the command line that are common to any desktop environment. An abstract of each document follows.

The books in the User Collection are also available in French, German, Italian, Swedish, and Spanish in the following packages:

• Solaris 7 Userbook-Dokumentationsreihe

• Collection de manuels utilisateur Solaris 7

• Användarboksamling för Solaris 7

• Solaris 7: Colección de instalación

• Collezione per l'utente di Solaris 7

About Solaris 7 Documentation

The About Solaris 7 Documentation is this book. It lists the documentation needed to install and use Solaris 7 software. It also provides a graphical organization of the documents by task, abstracts for these documents, and information on other sources that might be helpful when using this release of Solaris.

OpenWindows Advanced User's Guide

The OpenWindows Advanced User's Guide provides detailed instructions for managing fonts in the OpenWindows environment.

This guide is for users of the Solaris system software which consists of SunOS and OpenWindows. Use this guide to learn how to log in and out, start OpenWindows, use basic SunOS commands including man to get more information, work with files and directories, search your file system, use passwords, monitor processes and disk usage, use the vi editor, send electronic mail, print documents, use the network, and customize your environment. The Solaris Advanced User's Guide also provides information about making the transition to OpenWindows 3.3 and Solaris 2.5, modifying keyboard behavior, running networked applications, and using PCMCIA cards.

OpenWindows User's Guide

The OpenWindows User's Guide provides new and experienced users with the basic information to get started with the Solaris user environment (using OpenWindows and DeskSet applications). You can become familiar with the OpenWindows environment and learn to perform tasks such as using the mouse, icons, windows, and menus. You'll find out how to use the pushpin on pinnable windows, choose exclusive or non-exclusive choice items, select items in a scrolling list, select multiple objects, and use scrollbars. Additional topics covered in this book include how to modify the OpenWindows Workspace, troubleshooting, and how to access AnswerBook to view documents online.

Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide

The Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide explains advanced tasks involved in customizing the appearance and behavior of the CDE. It includes chapters on customizing system initialization, login, and session initiation, adding applications and providing interface representations for applications and their data, configuring desktop processes, applications, and data across the network, and customizing desktop services such as window management, printing, colors, and fonts.

Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide

The Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide describes the basic features of the CDE. It describes how to use the desktop and desktop applications.

Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Transition Guide

The Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Transition Guide can help users who are making the transition from the OpenWindows(TM) environment to the Common Desktop Environment. It discusses CDE as a graphical operating environment under standard headings and, where helpful, identifies the differences in behavior between OpenWindows and CDE. The answers to frequently asked questions have been integrated into the relevant topics.

This book gives only an overview of CDE features and functions. You will find more complete information in Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide and the CDE online help volumes.

Using Power Management

The Using Power Management book describes use of Power Management^TM software features on desktop machines. These features allow the machine to shut down or reduce power consumption when it has been idle, according to conditions you set with this software. This book covers use of the GUI (run by the dtpower command) and command line operations, and activation of Suspend-Resume features through the keyboard.