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Viewing Systemwide Help in the Help Browser

Although application-specific manuals or handbooks are certainly useful for understanding how to use a particular application, often you need more general help for the desktop environment you're using. The Fedora Core 4 desktop provides a general help system that documents the fundamentals of the desktop environment and the aspects of operation that lie outside the bounds of any particular application.

In this help system, you're likely to find FAQs (frequently asked questions), fundamentals on using the desktop, some discussion of the desktop environment's philosophy for use, and some idea about the basic structure of the desktop and the way in which its components work together to provide you with ...