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Contents
BeOS User's Guide Copyright
BeOS Support Information
Introduction
Installing the BeOS Preview Release
- Installation Requirements
- Before You Begin
- Preparing a Power Macintosh for Installation
- Preparing a BeBox for Installation
- Installing the BeOS
- Installation Options
- Start the BeOS
- Advanced Installation Option: Creating a Hard Disk Partition
for the BeOS For Mac OS Systems
- Introduction
- Required Tools
- Before You Begin
- Creating a Partition for the BeOS
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
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Working With Windows
- Moving a Window
- Resizing a Window
- Scrolling the Items in a Window
- Zooming a Window
- Hiding a Window
- Selecting Items
- Changing Views
- Working in List View
- Closing a Window
- 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 Tracker
- Understanding the Hierarchical File System
- Getting Information About an Item
- Opening Folders
- Renaming Items
- Creating a Folder
- Moving and Copying Items
- Replicating Items
- Duplicating Items
- Deleting Items
- Working With the Deskbar
- Moving the Deskbar
- Finding Items
- Opening a Query
- Taking a Screen Shot
Learning Be Application Basics
- Starting an Application
- Switching Applications
- Quitting an Application
- Creating a New File
- Saving a File
- Opening a File
- Working With Text
- Selecting Text
- Typing Text
- Typing Special Characters
- Copying and Moving Text
- Moving Text With the Mouse
- Deleting Text
- Printing With the BeOS
- Adding a Printer
- Adding an HP LaserJet to Your System
- Adding an Apple LaserWriter-Compatible Printer
- Selecting a Printer
- Page Setup and Print Dialogs
Connecting Your BeOS System to the Internet
- Introduction
- Connecting to the Internet
- Connecting Network Hardware
- Gather IP Address Information
- Adding Network Interfaces
- Network Interfaces for Ethernet Connections
- Network Interfaces for Modem Connections
- Configuring Domain Name Services
- Saving and Restarting Networking
- Backing Up and Restoring Network Configurations
- Initiating a PPP Connection
- Setting Up a Stand Alone Network
- Setting Up BeOS for Both Stand Alone Network
and Modem-Based Internet Use
- Multiple Network Interfaces
- IP Forwarding
- Disabling Domain Name Service
- Editing the hosts File
- Installing Network Drivers
- Mac OS TCP/IP Configuration Information
Using Internet Services
- Uniform Resource Locators (URLS)
- Using Worldwide Web Services
- Accessing Internet Web Servers - NetPositive
- The Browser Window
- Retrieving a Web Page
- Using the Navigation Buttons
- Accessing an Internet File Server With NetPositive
- Browser Window Menus
- Setting Your Default Home Page
- NetPositive as a Replicant -- Live Desktop Pages
- Document Encoding
- Using NetPositive with Proxy Servers
- Setting Up a BeOS Personal Web Server
- Using Internet File Sharing
- Accessing Internet File Servers
- Command Line FTP
- Graphical FTP Applications
- Setting Up a BeOS Personal File Server
- Using Internet Mail Services
- Configuring Mail Services
- Mail Status Window
- Checking for New Mail
- Reading Mail
- Sending Mail
- BeMail Preferences
- Other Mail Packages
- Using Internet Remote Access Services
- Configuring Telnet Remote Access
- Accessing Your BeOS System via Telnet
- Compressing and Archiving Files
- Archiving - tar Files
- Compressing - gzip Files
- Archiving and Compressing - zip Files
- Archive and Compression Tracker Add-Ons
- Software Installers - PackageBuilder Files
Customizing the BeOS
- Using the Boot Application
- Using Drive Setup
- Disk Mounting Settings
- Automatic Disk Mounting
- Disk Mounting During Boot
- Supported Drives
- Drive Setup Features
- Mounting a Volume
- Unmounting a Volume
- Formatting a Disk
- Partitioning a Disk
- Creating Apple-Style Partitions
- Creating Intel-Style Partitions
- Initializing a Disk
- Understanding File Types
- Changing the Type of a File
- Changing a File Type
- File Type for an Application
- Using the Font Panel
- Setting Keyboard Preferences
- Using the Keymap Application
- Setting Menu Preferences
- Setting Mouse Preferences
- Setting Network Preferences
- Setting Screen and Workspace Preferences
- Adjusting the Screen Size and Position
- Setting a Desktop Color
- Understanding Workspaces
- Configuring Workspaces
- Navigating Workspaces
- Setting Scroll Bar Preferences
- Selecting a Printer
- Setting Sound Preferences
- Setting Time Preferences
- Setting Virtual Memory Preferences
- Adding Fonts
- Adding Add-Ons
- Adding a Driver
Working With the Mac OS
- Mounting HFS Volumes
- Launching Drive Setup
- Mounting HFS Volumes
- Copying Files
- Unmounting HFS Volumes
- Converting Macintosh TrueType Fonts
- Launching the TTConverter and Converting Fonts
- Installing Converted Fonts in the BeOS
- Transferring Files From Networked Mac OS Hosts
- Setting Up Your Network
- Turning on Internet File Sharing
- Using Netfinder for Mac OS to Transfer Files
App A: Using the BeOS Command Line Shell
- Command Line Control and Tools
- Getting Under The Hood
- Powerful Scripting Language
- Accessing the BeOS Command Line
- Examples of Common Commands
App B: BeOS Directory Structure
Index
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