Preface

About This Book

Simplified Chinese Solaris User's Guide describes product behavior unique to the Simplified Chinese Solaris^TM operating environment and answers many questions commonly asked about the software. This guide introduces you to the general appearance and properties of a variety of localized Desktop Tools^TM and utilities offered with the Simplified Chinese Common Desktop Environment (CDE).

Who Should Use This Book

This user's guide is for someone who wants to use the Simplified Chinese features in the Solaris operating environment to manage files, calendar, and e-mail, write or print Simplified Chinese files, and so forth. Tools for these and many other applications run under Simplified Chinese Solaris software. This guide helps you easily find, access, and get started with these tools. You should read this guide:

• If you have not used Simplified Chinese Solaris software before

• If you need information on using product features

• If you need instructions for starting the Simplified Chinese Solaris operating environment (see especially Chapter 2, Starting the Simplified Chinese Solaris Software)

Before You Read This Book

Before you read this book, become familiar with the basics of the Solaris base release user documents, particularly the ones listed under "Related Books". This user's guide focuses on using the Simplified Chinese features of the Desktop Tools and other features of Simplified Chinese Solaris software.

How This Book Is Organized

Each chapter of this guide addresses a different aspect of using Simplified Chinese Solaris software. The chapters tell how to check your set up before you begin using the facilities of Simplified Chinese Solaris software and give step-by-step instructions for using Simplified Chinese facilities.

Chapter 1, Introduction briefly describes general modifications made to Solaris software, including CDE, to internationalize and localize it for Simplified Chinese.

Chapter 2, Starting the Simplified Chinese Solaris Software gives the step-by-step instructions you must follow to start your Solaris user environment. It also describes Simplified Chinese Solaris-specific features you must use to turn Simplified Chinese facilities OFF/ON by using dtlogin.

Chapter 3, Using the htt Input Method Server introduces the startup, appearance, and use of htt.

Chapter 4, Entering Simplified Chinese Text describes different Simplified Chinese character entry modes and provides a step-by-step tutorial in their use. (Further information on customizing commands and other advanced user topics are covered in Internation Language Environments Guide and Simplified Chinese Solaris System Administrator's Guide.)

Chapter 5, Code Table Input Method Interface describes the interface that allows the user to add new input.

Chapter 6, Localized Applications describes uses of two desktop tools localized for Chinese mailx, talk, and tools to convert file codes.

Chapter 7, Fonts explains how to customize fonts used in your Simplified Chinese Solaris applications.

Chapter 8, Simplified Chinese Printing Facilities discusses Simplified Chinese Solaris support for line printers with built-in Chinese fonts or using xetops, xutops, or mp print filters for a PostScript printer.

The Glossary contains a list of words and phrases found in the Simplified Chinese Solaris documentation set, and their definitions.

Related Books

You should become familiar with the following basic documentation:

• Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide

Advanced users may want to read Solaris Advanced User's Guide. Advanced users who want to customize their system environment or the operations of their Sun tools will find pertinent information in International Language Environments Guide and Simplified Chinese Solaris System Administrator's Guide. These books contain information on setting up, administering, programming, and customizing product features for advanced users, developers/programmers, and system administrators.

What Typographic Changes Mean

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% You have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	machine_name% su Password:
AaBbCc123	Command-line placeholder:  replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	machine_name%
C shell superuser prompt	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	#