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About this book
This user guide provides information on using and developing applications with Aria. The guide is organized into an number of sections.
- Section I Begins with an introduction to Aria, its history and its position on the technology landscape.
- Section II Describes the Aria Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and the basic features that are commonly included in an application are explained.
- Section III Covers more advanced features and the features that are required to build full-featured client-server applications.
- Section IV Illustrates many features by way of case studies.
The guide then concludes with a selection of reference materials.
Formaria also provides step-by-step tutorials, courseware and on-line reference manuals so the focus of this manual is on explaining the concepts of developing applications with Aria. The Formaria web site also features a developer zone where you can find working applications and numerous technical articles.
User Guide Conventions
The documentation for Aria uses the typefaces and symbols described in the table below to indicate special text.
| Typeface | Meaning |
| Monospace type | Monospaced type represents text as it appears on screen or in Java code. It also represents anything you must type. | [] | Square brackets in text or syntax listings enclose optional items. Do not type the brackets | <> | Angle brackets in text or syntax listings indicate a variable string; type in a string appropriate for you code. Do not type the angle brackets. Angle brackets are also used for HTML tags. | ... | An ellipsis in syntax listing indicate code that is missing from the example. | Italics | Italicized words represent Java identifiers, such as names of variables, classes, interfaces, components, properties, methods, and events. Italics are also used for new terms being defined | Keycaps | This typeface indicates a key on your keyboard for example, “press ESC to exit”. |
Contacting Formaria developer support
Formaria offers a variety of support options. These include free services on the Internet, where you can search our information base and connect with other users of Formaria products. in addition you can choose from several categories of telephone support, ranging from installation support to fee-based consultant-level support and detailed assistance.
For more information about Formaria’s developer support services, see our website at http://www.formaria.org.
When contacting support, please be prepared to give complete information about your environment, the version of the product you are using, and a detailed description of the problem.
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