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BeOS User's Guide: Table of Contents


Copyrights and Trademarks


Introduction


Learning BeOS Basics

Starting the BeOS
Selecting a Boot Disk
Shutting Down the BeOS
Resetting the BeOS
Interrupting the BeOS
Getting to Know the BeOS Workspace
Using the Mouse
Using the Keyboard
Working with Windows
Moving a Window
Resizing a Window
Scrolling the Items in a Window
Zooming a Window
Minimizing a Window
Selecting Items
Changing Views
Working in Icon and Mini Icon View
Working in List View
Closing a Window
Navigating Windows and Panels from the Keyboard
Working with Menus
Navigating Menus by Dragging
Navigating Context-Sensitive Menus
Navigating Menus by Clicking
Navigating Menus from the Keyboard
Choosing Menu Items by Shortcut
Working with the Browser
Understanding the Hierarchical File System
Getting Information about an Item
Opening Folders
Working with Disks
Mounting a Disk
Unmounting a Disk
Renaming Items
Creating a Folder
Moving and Copying Items
Duplicating Items
Deleting Items
Working with the Dock
Adding Items to the Dock
Rearranging Items on the Dock
Removing Items from the Dock
Changing the Dock Display
Finding Items
Opening a Query


Learning Be Application Basics

Starting an Application
Getting Information about an Application
Switching Applications
Quitting an Application
Creating a New File
Saving a File
Opening a File
Printing
Undoing
Working with Text
Selecting Text
Typing Text
Typing Special Characters
Copying and Moving Text
Moving Text with the Mouse
Deleting Text


Using Be Applications

BeBounce
BeLogo
BeMail
Checking for Mail
Reading E-Mail
Replying to and Forwarding Messages
Saving a Message as a Text File
Creating E-Mail
Creating a Signature
CDPlayer
Playing CDs
Saving Audio Data
Clock
Connect
Setting Communications Parameters and Other Preferences
Connecting Directly to a Device
Connecting to a Device via a Modem
Disconnecting
Dominos
Edit
Changing the Font
Automatically Indenting Lines
Indenting and Unindenting Lines
Changing the Width of Tabs and Indents
Commenting and Uncommenting Lines
Finding Text
Replacing Text
Showing Line Numbers
Going to a Specific Line by Line Number
Creating and Using Markers
Deleting Markers
Creating a Script File
Flight
Preparing for Battle
Engaging Battle
FontChart
FontDemo
IconWorld
ImageViewer
Installer
Initializing or Formatting a Disk
Kaleidoscope
Live3D
Magnify
Mandelbrot
Midi
Minesweeper
MiniPlayer
NetPositive
PlaySound
PoorMan
Pulse
ROMUpdater
SCSIProbe
Terminal
Learning about bash and the Programs in the /bin Folder
Workspaces


Customizing the BeOS

Boot
E-Mail
Keyboard
Keymap
Menu
Mouse
Network
Configuring Network Basics
Adding an Ethernet Network Interface
Adding a PPP Network Interface
Changing the Modem Initialization String
Saving Network Settings and Restarting the Network Software
Screen
Setting the Screen Resolution, Colors, and Refresh Rate
Adjusting the Screen Size and Position
Setting a Desktop Color
ScrollBar
Sound
Time
Adding Fonts
Adding Drivers and Add-Ons
Adding a Driver
Adding an Add-On
Displaying an Image on the Desktop


Developing Be Applications

Developing Applications in the BeOS
About the Development Environment for the BeOS
Using BeIDE
Using the Tools from the Command Line
Preparing the Makefile
Building the Application
Developing BeOS Applications on a Macintosh
Using the CodeWarrior IDE
Using the Cross-Debugger
Setting Up the Nub in the BeOS
Setting Up the Cross-Debugger on the Macintosh
Debugging Applications
Creating Resources for a Be Application
Using IconWorld
Creating an Application-Information Resource
Creating Icons
Drawing Icons
Importing Icons
Setting File Types
Adding Resources to Applications
Getting the Icons to Be Recognized
Using the Be Debugger
Entering the Debugger
Debugger Windows
Using the Debugger
Conventions
Instruction Display
The Commands


Creating Screen Dumps

Capturing a Screen Dump
Converting a Screen Dump to Raw Format
Opening a Raw ImageViewer File in Photoshop


Transferring Files to and from the BeOS

Using ftp
Using suntar
Using the BeOS File System Tool


Troubleshooting

Trouble Booting
Utter Darkness
Sound but No Light, or Vice Versa
Rebuilding the Database
Trouble after Booting
Connecting a Terminal


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