Preface

GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment User Guide describes how to use the GNOME Desktop.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is for users who plan to use the GNOME 2.0 Desktop as the default desktop environment.

Before You Read This Book

Before you read this book, you should ensure that you have some familiarity with the following topics:

• Three-button mouse devices

• Graphical user interfaces

• Command line interfaces

How This Book Is Organized

This book is organized as follows:

• Part I introduces the core GNOME Desktop components. This part also provides information that helps you to start working with the desktop environment.

• Part II describes how to configure the desktop environment.

• Glossary is a list of terms used in this book, and definitions of the terms.

Related Documents

The following manuals are related to this guide:

• GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment Accessibility Guide

• GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment Installation Guide

• GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment Release Notes

• GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment System Administration Guide

• GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment Troubleshooting Guide

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM 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.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.

Typographic Conventions

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	#