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Geant4 Documentation and User Support

Geant4 Documentation and User Support. Geant4 Users Workshop 18-22 February 2002 Dennis Wright (SLAC). What’s Available ?. Toolkit Documentation Manuals Online User Forum Problem Reporting System Training Materials Contacts. User Documents (1).

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Geant4 Documentation and User Support

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  1. Geant4 Documentation and User Support Geant4 Users Workshop 18-22 February 2002 Dennis Wright (SLAC)

  2. What’s Available ? • ToolkitDocumentationManuals • OnlineUserForum • ProblemReportingSystem • TrainingMaterials • Contacts

  3. User Documents (1) • Geant4 homepage: http://cern.ch/geant4clickonDocumentation • All documents available in html, pdf, ps and ps.gz • Introduction to Geant4 • overview of Geant4 • link to FAQ • Installation Guide • How to set up the toolkit on your computer

  4. User Documents (2) • Application Developers Guide • How to set up and run a simulation application • Describe the most useful tools • Introduce new users to toolkit • Physics Reference Manual • Reference describing physics behind the tools • Theories, models, parameterizations

  5. User Documents (3) • ToolkitDevelopersGuide • Description of OO design of toolkit • For advanced users wanting to extend Geant4 functionality • Software Reference Manual • Detailed description of all toolkit classes and their public methods • Currently only html version available

  6. Documentation Review • June2001: Geant4collaborationbeginsoverhaulofdocumentationandwebpresentation • Re-organization of documents completed December 2001 • Re-writing and augmentation to continue through 2002 • Web presentation to be examined in 2002

  7. Online User Forum • ClickonUserForum, topofGeant4homepage • 20 forums roughly based on categories • New forums may be requested by members • To join, click membership on Forum main page • Once joined, go to CentralHyperNewsSubscriptionPage and select forums

  8. Problem Reporting • ClickonProblemReporting, bottomof Geant4 homepage • Knownproblems • Before reporting a problem, check here first and search • Existing problems organized by release, category, status, platform, etc. • ProblemReport • Need a password to file report • Fill out form

  9. Training Materials • Click Support, then TrainingMaterial • One-day course • IntroductionandoverviewofGeant4 • Tutorialorschoolcourse • More detailed course with exercises • Academic course • Designed as university style lecture

  10. User SurveyEnter 1 forgood, 0 formediocre, -1 forpoorEasytouse/readCompleteAccurate Introduction InstallationGuide App. Dev. Guide PhysicsRef. Man. ToolkitDev. Guide SoftwareRef. Man. UserForum WebPresentation

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