HP-UX DCE Version 1.9 Release Notes

Chapter 1

About This Document

What Manuals Are Available For This Version

NOTE Use the following command to display the dts_update manpage: man dts_update

HP-UX DCE Online Help

HP-UX DCE offers a DCE Online Help feature that provides information about various aspects of HP-UX

DCE. DCE Online Help is integrated into the HP Help System, so you can access it from the CDE Front Panel

help icon.

NOTE This feature is supported on X-based displays only; it is not available on ASCII terminals.

This version of HP-UX DCE Online Help provides the following:

• Guide to HP-UX DCE hardcopy documentation. Provides a list of the manuals available for HP-UX DCE.

• Access to HP-UX DCE manpages.

NOTE The main menu of the Help Manager lists the HP-UX DCE Application Development Tools

Release Notes and HP-UX DCE Sample Applications. These help topics are available only if the

HP-UX DCE Application Development Tools optional product is installed.

Accessing DCE Online Help From CDE

You can access the DCE Online Help from the Front Panel or from a shell.

To access the DCE Online Help from the Front Panel, follow these steps:

1. Click on the Front Panel help icon (the " ?"). A "Welcome to Help Manager" help window appears.

2. In the Help Manager window, click on the "HP-UX DCE/9000, Version 1.6" product-family title. A list of

the HP-UX DCE help volumes appears.

NOTE The HP-UX DCE help family has not been updated since HP-UX DCE 1.6.

3. To display a help volume, click on its title.

This displays an introductory help window that has hyperlinks to all of the other help volumes in the HP-UX

DCE Online Help system.

Note that you can press the F1 key in any help window to get help on using the help system.

Embedded Online Help for HP-UX DCE Cell Administration Tools

The HP-UX DCE DCM, Account Manager, and CDS Browser tools are provided with online help.