1. Introduction

1.1. Getting Started
1.2. User specific functions
1.3. Project specific functions
1.4. Site-wide functions

This manual explains how to use the GForge software.

The manual is divided in 4 parts:

1.1. Getting Started

This section explains how to register as a new user, how to register a new project, how to login and how to logout.

1.2. User specific functions

This section describes the functions of GForge that are relative to the user's section.

This document describes the user's homepage, how to modify user settings, how to handle user ratings, skill profiles and Diary and Notes.

1.3. Project specific functions

This section explains the project specific functions of the GForge software.

Project Summary

This document describes the Project Summary page for your project.

Project Administration

This document describes the Administration of the project. The Project Administrator function is accessible only to the Project Administrators.

Discussion Forums

This document describes the use and administration of the Discussion Forums.

Tracker

This document describes how to use the Tracker to track bugs, patches, support requests.

Mailing Lists

This document describes the creation of maintenance of mailing lists for your project.

Task Manager

This document describes how to use the Task Manager to track activities.

Document Manager

This document describes the Document Manager.

Surveys

This document describes how to set up Surveys for your project.

News

This document describes how to add and release News for your project.

CVS

This document describes how to manage CVS repositories for your project.

File releases

This document describes how to publish new releases of your project.

1.4. Site-wide functions

Trove Map

This document describes the Project Classification System.

Snippet Library

This document describes how to use the code fragment Library.

Project Help

This document describes how to use the Project help function of GForge.