Accessing Sun Documents Online

Sun WorkShop documentation is available online from several sources:

• The docs.sun.com Web site

• AnswerBook2^TM collections

• HTML documents

• Online help and release notes

Using the docs.sun.com Web site

The docs.sun.com Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Accessing AnswerBook2 Collections

The Sun WorkShop documentation is also available using AnswerBook2 software. To access the AnswerBook2 collections, your system administrator must have installed the AnswerBook2 documents during the installation process (if the documents are not installed, see your system administrator or Chapter 3 of Sun WorkShop Quick Install for installation instructions). For information about accessing AnswerBook2 documents, see Chapter 6 of Sun WorkShop Quick Install, Solaris installation documentation, or your system administrator.

To access AnswerBook2 documents, Solaris 2.5.1 users must first download AnswerBook2 documentation server software from a Sun Web page. For more information, see Chapter 6 of Sun WorkShop Quick Install.

Accessing HTML Documents

The following Sun Workshop documents are available online only in HTML format:

• Tools.h++ Class Library Reference

• Tools.h++ User's Guide

• Numerical Computation Guide

• Standard C++ Library User's Guide

• Standard C++ Class Library Reference

• Sun WorkShop Performance Library Reference Manual

• Sun WorkShop Visual User's Guide

• Sun WorkShop Memory Monitor User's Manual

To access these HTML documents:

1. Open the following file through your HTML browser:

   install-directory/SUNWspro/DOC5.0/lib/locale/C/html/index.html

   Replace install-directory with the name of the directory where your Sun WorkShop software is installed (the default is /opt).

   The browser displays an index of the HTML documents for the Sun WorkShop products that are installed.

2. Open a document in the index by clicking the document's title.

Accessing Sun WorkShop Online Help and Release Notes

This release of Sun WorkShop includes an online help system as well as online manuals. To find out more see:

• Online Help. A help system containing extensive task-oriented, context-sensitive help. To access the help, choose Help Help Contents. Help menus are available in all Sun WorkShop windows.

• Release Notes. The Release Notes contain general information about Sun WorkShop and specific information about software limitations and bugs. To access the Release Notes, choose Help Release Notes.