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Introduction
This edition of the BeOS User's Guide accompanies
Developer Release 8.2 of the BeTM operating system: DR8.2 of
the BeOSTM. This guide teaches you the basics of working with
the BeOS on a BeBoxTM or a Power MacintoshTM (or
compatible) computer, the Be user interface, and the Be applications. It
also introduces you to the process of developing applications for the BeOS.
- Chapter 1, "Learning BeOS Basics," teaches you the basics
of working with the the BeOS, including starting it and shutting it down,
using the keyboard and mouse, and managing your files.
- Chapter 2, "Learning Be Application Basics," introduces you
to tasks common to most Be applications, such as starting them up, creating
and saving files, and switching among running applications.
- Chapter 3, "Using Be Applications," provides instructions
for using most of the applications that come with the Be software.
- Chapter 4, "Customizing the BeOS," shows you how to configure
the BeOS and how to set your preferences for a number of BeOS features.
It also shows you how to add files, such as TrueTypeTM fonts,
that add functionality to the BeOS.
- Chapter 5, "Developing Be Applications," introduces you to
BeIDE, the Be development environment, and the procedures you use to develop
and debug Be applications.
- Appendix A, "Creating Screen Dumps," shows you how to capture
images of the Be screen and convert them to a format you can open on other
computers.
- Appendix B, "Transferring Files to and from the BeOS," describes
some techniques for moving files from the BeOS to other platforms over
a network or using floppy disks.
- Appendix C, "Troubleshooting," describes some symptoms of
problems users have experienced with the BeOS and offers some suggestions
for solving them.
In addition to this guide, you'll also want to refer
to:
- The BeBox Owner's Guide, if you're running the BeOS on a BeBox
computer, or if you're running the BeOS on a Power Macintosh, its owner's
guide. The owner's guides show you how to set up the computer before you
install the BeOS. They also include details about the computer's ports
and other features.
- Installing the BeOS, which is a printed booklet that accompanies
this user's guide if you have a BeBox, or is a SimpleText document on the
MacOS portion of the BeOS for Power Macintosh CD-ROM.
- The Be Book, the reference to the Be API, now available in HTML
format in the /documentation/The Be Book folder, and in PostScript
and a variety of archive formats on the BeOS CD-ROM.
- CodeWarrior Documents for Be, a collection of Metrowerks documentation
for the Be development environment. These are available in HTML format
in the /documentation/Metrowerks/HTML folder.
- The Be World Wide Web site: http://www.be.com, where you'll
find advice on and support for developing Be applications, additions and
corrections to this guide and The Be Book, and a great deal of other
information about Be, Inc., and the Be hardware and software.
- The "Release Notes" and any other last-minute notes that
accompany this guide.
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BeOS User's Guide, DR8.2 for Power Mac Edition, 1/16/97.
Copyright © 1997, Be, Inc. All rights reserved.
Please send corrections, suggestions, and comments to userdocs@be.com.