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diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gnomessug.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gnomessug.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e0ab064 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gnomessug.xml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS/DTD DocBookXML V4.1.2//EN" "http://basil.ireland.sun.com:8080/docbook/docbookx.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY gnomeversion "2.0">
+ <!ENTITY manrevision "1.0">
+ <!ENTITY date "May 2002">
+ <!ENTITY LEGAL SYSTEM "legal.xml">
+ <!ENTITY PART1 SYSTEM "part1.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gosbasic SYSTEM "gosbasic.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gosoverview SYSTEM "gosoverview.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gosstartsession SYSTEM "gosstartsession.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gospanel SYSTEM "gospanel.xml">
+ <!ENTITY goseditmainmenu SYSTEM "goseditmainmenu.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gosmetacity SYSTEM "gosmetacity.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gosnautilus SYSTEM "gosnautilus.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gosdeskback SYSTEM "gosdeskback.xml">
+ <!ENTITY PART2 SYSTEM "part2.xml">
+ <!ENTITY goscustdesk SYSTEM "goscustdesk.xml">
+ <!ENTITY goscustlookandfeel SYSTEM "goscustlookandfeel.xml">
+ <!ENTITY goscustaccess SYSTEM "goscustaccess.xml">
+]>
+<book id="index">
+ <title>GNOME Desktop &gnomeversion; User Guide</title>
+ <bookinfo>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2002</year>
+ <holder>Sun Microsystems</holder>
+ </copyright>
+
+<!-- translators: uncomment this:
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2002</year>
+ <holder>ME-THE-TRANSLATOR (Latin translation)</holder>
+ </copyright>
+-->
+ <publisher>
+ <publishername> GNOME Documentation Project </publishername>
+ </publisher> &LEGAL;
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Sun</firstname>
+ <surname>GNOME Documentation Team</surname>
+ <affiliation>
+ <orgname>Sun Microsystems</orgname>
+ <address><email>gdocteam@sun.com</email> </address>
+ </affiliation>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+
+ <revhistory>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>GNOME Desktop &gnomeversion; User Guide &manrevision;</revnumber>
+ <date>&date;</date>
+ <revdescription>
+ <para role="author">Sun Microsystems + <email>gdocteam@sun.com</email></para> + <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> + </revdescription> + </revision>
+ </revhistory>
+ <releaseinfo> This manual describes version &gnomeversion; of the GNOME desktop.
+ </releaseinfo>
+ <legalnotice>
+ <title>Feedback</title>
+ <para> To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the GNOME desktop or this
+ manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:gnome-feedback" + type="help">GNOME Feedback Page</ulink>. </para>
+ </legalnotice>
+ </bookinfo> +&PART1;
+&PART2; + +
</book>
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e17c87b --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml @@ -0,0 +1,780 @@ +<chapter id="gosbasic-1">
+ <title>Basic Skills</title>
+ <highlights>
+ <para>This chapter introduces you to the basic skills that you need to work
+ with your desktop.</para>
+ </highlights>
+ <sect1 id="gosbasic-2">
+ <title>Mouse Skills</title>
+<indexterm><primary>basic skills</primary><secondary>mouse skills</secondary></indexterm>
+ <para>Even if you are very familiar with mouse devices, you should still
+ familiarize yourself with the use of the mouse in the desktop. </para>
+ <sect2 id="gosgetstarted-44">
+ <title>Mouse Button Conventions</title>
+ <para>All the instructions in this manual are for the following types of
+ mouse devices:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Devices that are configured for right-hand users.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Three button devices. If you have a two-button mouse device,
+ then you press the two buttons simultaneously to simulate the effect of a
+ middle mouse button. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist> The mouse button conventions used in this manual are as
+ follows: </para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0"
+ colwidth="36.36*"/> <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="63.64*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Mouse Button</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Definition </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Left mouse button</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>The button on the left side of a mouse device configured
+ for normal right-hand use. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Middle mouse button</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>The middle button of a mouse device configured for normal
+ right-hand use. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Right mouse button</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>The button on the right side of a mouse device configured
+ for normal right-hand use. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ <para>You can use the <application>Mouse</application> capplet in the
+ <application> Control Center</application> to reverse the handedness of your
+ mouse device. If you do reverse the handedness of your mouse device, then you
+ must reverse the mouse button conventions used in this manual.</para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="gosgetstarted-45">
+ <title>Mouse Actions</title>
+ <para>When you use your mouse with the desktop, the following UNIX mouse
+ conventions apply. </para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0"
+ colwidth="36.36*"/> <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="63.64*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Mouse Button</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Definition </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Left mouse button</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Use to perform the following actions:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select text. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Choose items. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Drag items. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Middle mouse button</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Use to perform the following actions:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Paste text. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Move items.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Open a menu if a menu applies. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist></para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Right mouse button</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Opens a menu for the selected object, if a menu applies.
+ </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ <para>For example, if you want to copy text then perform the following
+ steps: </para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select the text with the left mouse button.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Move the mouse pointer to the location where you want to copy
+ the text.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Click on the middle mouse button. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ <para>You can also use your mouse to open the following menus.</para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0"
+ colwidth="36.36*"/> <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="63.64*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Action</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Menu</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Middle-click on the desktop background
+ </para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Opens the
+ <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Right-click on the desktop background
+ </para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Opens the
+ <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="gosbasic-6">
+ <title>Mouse Action Terminology</title>
+ <para>The conventions used in this manual to describe actions that you
+ take with the mouse are as follows: </para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0"
+ colwidth="36.36*"/> <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="63.64*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Action</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Definition </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Click</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Press and release the left mouse button, without moving
+ the mouse. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Click-and-hold</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Press and do not release the left mouse
+ button.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Left-click</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Same as <emphasis>click</emphasis>. Left-click clarifies
+ the action when there might be confusion with <emphasis>right-click</emphasis>.
+ </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Middle-click</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Press and release the middle mouse button, without
+ moving the mouse. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Right-click</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Press and release the right mouse button, without moving
+ the mouse. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Double-click</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Press and release the left mouse button twice in rapid
+ succession without moving the mouse. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Drag</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Click-and-hold a mouse button, then move an object. For
+ example, you can drag a window or an icon. In the desktop, the left and middle
+ mouse buttons can perform drag actions. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Drag-and-drop</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Click-and-hold a mouse button, then move an object. For
+ example, you can drag-and-drop a window or an icon. Release the mouse button to
+ place the object in a new location. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Grab</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Point to an item that you can move, and click-and-hold
+ on the mouse button. For example, you can grab the titlebar of a window, then
+ drag the window to a new location.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="gosbasic-7">
+ <title>Mouse Pointers</title>
+ <para>As you use the mouse, the appearance of the mouse pointer can
+ change. The appearance of the pointer can provide feedback about a particular
+ operation, location, or state. The following table lists and describes some of
+ the mouse pointers in GNOME.</para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0"
+ colwidth="36.36*"/> <colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="63.64*"/><colspec
+ colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="63.64*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Pointer</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para> Associated Action</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/normal_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of normal pointer</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot> </entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para>Point to an item, choose a menu item</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Normal pointer. The pointer that appears during normal
+ use of the mouse.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/move_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of move pointer</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot> </entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para>Drag-and-drop</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Move pointer. Indicates that when you drop the object,
+ the object is moved from the old location to the new location. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/copy_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of copy pointer</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot> </entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para>Drag-and-drop</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Copy pointer. Indicates that when you drop the object, a
+ copy of the object is created where you drop the object.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/link_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of link pointer</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot> </entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para>Drag-and-drop</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Link pointer. Indicates that when you drop the object, a
+ link to the object is created where you drop the object.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/ask_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of ask pointer</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot> </entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para>Drag-and-drop</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Ask pointer. Indicates that when you drop the object, a
+ menu opens. You can choose to move or copy the object, or to create a link to
+ the object.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/not_available_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of not available pointer</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot> </entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para>Drag-and-drop</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Not available pointer. Indicates that you can not drop
+ the object at the current location.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/move_panel_object_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of move panel object pointer</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot> </entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para>Move panel object</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Move panel object pointer. Indicates that you have
+ selected a panel object to move. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/horiz_resize_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of horizontal resize pointer</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot> </entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para>Resize window horizontally </para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Horizontal resize pointer. Indicates that you have
+ selected a vertical window border to resize the window
+ horizontally.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/vert_resize_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of vertical resize pointer</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot> </entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para>Resize window vertically </para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Vertical resize pointer. Indicates that you have selected
+ a horizontal window border to resize the window vertically. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/corner_resize_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of corner resize pointer</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot> </entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para>Resize window horizontally and vertically</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Corner resize pointer. Indicates that you have selected a
+ corner of a window border to resize the window horizontally and
+ vertically.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/column_resize_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of window pane or table column resize
+ pointer</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot> </entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para>Resize window pane or table column</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Window pane or table column resize pointer. Indicates
+ that you have selected a column in a table to resize.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="gosbasic-3">
+ <title>Using Shortcut Keys</title>
+<indexterm><primary>basic skills</primary><secondary>using shortcut keys</secondary></indexterm>
+ <para>A
+ <glossterm>shortcut key</glossterm> is a series of one or more keystrokes
+ or mouse clicks that provides a quick way to perform an action. </para>
+ + <sect2 id="gosbasic-8">
+ <title>Panel Shortcut Keys</title>
+ <para>Panel shortcut keys enable you to use a shortcut to perform an
+ action that you normally perform from a panel. The following table lists the
+ panel shortcut keys:</para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0"
+ colwidth="36.36*"/> <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="63.64*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Default shortcut key</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Function</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <keycombo><keycap>Modifier</keycap><keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Opens the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>
+ <keycombo><keycap>Modifier</keycap> + <keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Displays the
+ <guilabel> Run Program</guilabel> dialog.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ <para>A modifier only performs an action when combined with another key.
+ The default modifier key is the meta key. You can edit the panel shortcut keys
+ and the default modifier key in the <application>Panel</application> capplet in
+ the <application>Control Center</application>. </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="gosbasic-9">
+ <title>Window Shortcut Keys</title>
+ <para>Window shortcut keys enable you to perform a window task from a
+ shortcut key. The following table lists some window shortcut keys:</para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0"
+ colwidth="44.40*"/> <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="55.60*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Default shortcut key</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Function</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>
+ <keycombo><keycap>Modifier</keycap> + <keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Switches between windows.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>
+ <keycombo><keycap>Modifier</keycap><keycap>Right arrow key</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Select the next workspace. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>
+ <keycombo><keycap>Modifier</keycap><keycap>Left arrow key</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Select the previous workspace. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ <para>You can edit the window shortcut keys in the <application>Sawfish
+ window manager</application> capplet in the <application>Control
+ Center</application>. </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="gosbasic-10">
+ <title>Application Shortcut Keys</title>
+ <para>Application shortcut keys enable you to perform an
+ application-specific task from a shortcut key. The following table lists
+ some application shortcut keys:</para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+ <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="45.00*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1"
+ colwidth="55.00*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Shortcut Key </para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Command </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>
+ <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>N</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>New</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Quit </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>
+ <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>S</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Save</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>
+ <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>X</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Cut</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>
+ <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>C</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Copy</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>
+ <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>V</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Paste</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Undo </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ <para>You can modify application shortcut keys. To modify an application
+ shortcut key perform the following steps:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Open the application in which you want to modify the shortcut
+ key.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Click once on the menu that contains the shortcut key that you
+ want to modify.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Point to the menu item so that the menu item is highlighted.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Press the key or keys that you want to use as the shortcut key
+ for the menu item. The new shortcut key is displayed in the menu.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="gosbasic-46">
+ <title>Using Windows and Dialogs</title>
+<indexterm><primary>basic skills</primary><secondary>using windows and dialogs</secondary></indexterm>
+ <para>This section provides information on how to use windows and dialogs
+ in the GNOME desktop.</para>
+ <sect2 id="gosbasic-47">
+ <title>Navigating Windows and Dialogs</title>
+ <para>Most application windows contain a menubar. The menubar provides
+ access to commands that you can use in the application. To choose an item in a
+ menu, click on the menu, then click on the item that you want to choose. You
+ can also use the keyboard to choose menu items. One letter in each menu is
+ underlined. To open a menu, press the modifier key, then press the letter that
+ is underlined. For example, in the <application>gedit</application>
+ application, you can press
+ <keycombo><keycap>Modifier</keycap><keycap>F</keycap></keycombo> to open the
+ <guimenu> File</guimenu> menu. One letter in each menu item is
+ underlined. To choose a menu item, press the letter that is underlined. For
+ example, to open a new file, press
+ <keycap>N</keycap>.</para>
+ <para>You can also use the keyboard to access elements in a dialog. In a
+ dialog, one letter in most dialog elements is underlined. To access a
+ particular dialog element, press the modifier key, then press the letter that
+ is underlined. For example, in the
+ <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog in <application>
+ gedit</application>, you can press
+ <keycombo> <keycap>Modifier</keycap><keycap>W</keycap></keycombo> to give focus to the
+ <guilabel>Tab width</guilabel> spin box.</para>
+ <para>You can also use the
+ <keycap>Tab</keycap> key and the arrow keys to move from element to
+ element in a dialog. </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="gosbasic-48">
+ <title>Resizing Panes in Windows</title>
+ <para>Some windows contain more than one
+ <glossterm>pane</glossterm>. A pane is a subdivision of a window. For
+ example, the <application>Nautilus</application> window contains a navigation
+ pane and a view pane. Windows that contain panes have a resize handle on the
+ edge between the panes. You can grab the resize handle and drag the edge to
+ resize the pane.</para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="gosbasic-49">
+ <title>Using Columns in Windows</title>
+ <para>Some windows contain information that is organized in a columned
+ list. This section describes how to work with columns.</para>
+ <para>To change the width of a column, drag one of the vertical edges of
+ the column.</para>
+ <para>In some columned lists, you can sort the information by a
+ particular column. To sort information in a columned list, click on the heading
+ above the column by which you want to sort the information. An up arrow is
+ displayed in the column heading by which the list is sorted. The following
+ figure shows the up arrow.</para>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sort_arrow_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of Nautilus up arrow</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ <para>To reverse the sort order, click on the column heading again. The
+ up arrow changes to a down arrow. The down arrow indicates that the information
+ in the column is sorted in reverse order.</para>
+ <para>In some columned lists, you can select multiple items. The
+ following table describes how to select items in columned lists.</para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0"
+ colwidth="36.36*"/> <colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="63.64*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Task</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para> Action</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Select an item</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para> Click on the item.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Select a group of contiguous items</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para>Press and hold
+ <keycap>Shift</keycap>. Click on the first item in the group,
+ then click on the last item in the group. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
+ <para>Select multiple items</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC2">
+ <para>Press and hold
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>. Click on the items that you want to
+ select.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+</chapter>
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustaccess.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustaccess.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..980e3d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustaccess.xml @@ -0,0 +1,149 @@ + + +<chapter id="goscustaccess-1"> +<title>Customizing Accessibility Features</title> +<highlights><para>This chapter describes how to use the <guilabel>Accessibility +</guilabel> preference tools to customize your desktop in the following sections: +</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><xref linkend="goscustaccess-2"/></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</highlights> +<sect1 id="goscustaccess-2"> +<title>Configuring Keyboard and Mouse Usage With AccessX</title> +<para>The <application>AccessX</application> application enables you to configure +the use of the keyboard and how the mouse pointer moves on-screen. Any changes +you make with <application>AccessX</application> take effect immediately. +</para> +<sect2 id="goscustaccess-3"> +<title>Opening AccessX</title> +<para>You can open <application>AccessX</application> in the following ways: +</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para> From the Menu Panel, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications +</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu> +Accessibility</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>AccessX</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> object +on the desktop background. The <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location is +displayed. Double-click on the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> object in +the <guilabel>Nautilus</guilabel> window, then double-click on the <guilabel> +Accessibility</guilabel> folder. The following figure shows the <guilabel> +Accessibility</guilabel> folder:</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>Double-click on the <guilabel>AccessX</guilabel> object to display the <guilabel> +AccessX</guilabel> dialog.</para> +<para>The AccessX dialog <guilabel>Keyboard Accessibility Preferences</guilabel> +displays. </para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="goscustaccess-4"> +<title>Configuring Keyboard Options</title> +<para>Use the <guilabel>Keyboard Accessibility Preferences</guilabel> to configure +your keyboard and mouse preferences. </para> +<figure id="goscustaccess-FIG-6"> +<title></title> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_accessx.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase></phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +</figure> +<para><xref linkend="goscustaccess-TBL-1"/> lists the settings you can modify +for the keyboard and mouse.</para> +<table frame="topbot" id="goscustaccess-TBL-1"> +<title>AccessX Keyboard and Mouse Options</title> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="50*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="50*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Function</para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Enable keyboard accessibility</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to activate the keyboard preferences. +You can specify the following keyboard accessibility parameters: </para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para> <guilabel>Beep on state change: </guilabel>Select this option +for an audible indication when the state of a session changes.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> <guilabel>Disable if unused for x seconds: </guilabel>Select +this option to activate the session timeout, and specify the period of time +that must pass before timeout occurs. Setting range: 10 to 500 seconds.</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Enable Mouse Keys</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Select this option to make the numeric keypad +on your keyboard emulate mouse actions. You can specify the following mouse +key parameters: </para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para> <guilabel>Maximum pointer speed: </guilabel>Use this setting +to specify the maximum speed that the pointer can move across the screen. +Setting range: 1 to 100 pixels per second. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para> <guilabel>Time to accelerate to maximum speed: </guilabel>Use +this setting to specify the duration of the acceleration time of the pointer. + Setting range: 10 to 5000 milliseconds. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para> <guilabel>Start moving this long after keypress: </guilabel>Use +this option to specify the period of time that must pass after a keypress +before the pointer moves. Setting range: 10 to 5000 milliseconds. </para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Enable Bounce Keys</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to to accept a key input and +to control the key repeating characteristics of the keyboard. You can specify +the following bounce keys parameters: </para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Ignore keypresses within: </guilabel>Use this setting +to specify the period of time to wait after the first keypress before automatically +repeating a pressed key. Setting range: 10 to 900 milliseconds. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Beep when key is rejected: </guilabel>Select this +option for an audible indication of key rejection. </para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel> Toggle Keys and Repeat Keys +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>You can specify +the following toggle keys and repeat keys parameter:</para><para><guilabel> +Beep when toggle key is pressed: </guilabel>Select this option for an audible +indication of a keypress. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Repeat Keys Preferences... +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Click on this button +to configure your repeat key preferences. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Enable Slow Keys</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para> Select this option to control the period +of time that you must press and hold a key before acceptance. You can specify +the following slow keys parameters: </para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para> <guilabel>Only accept keypress after: </guilabel>Use this +option to specify the period of time that you must press and hold a key before + acceptance. Setting range: 10 and 900 milliseconds. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para> <guilabel>Beep when key is pressed: </guilabel>Select this +option for an audible indication of a keypress. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para> <guilabel>Beep when key is accepted: </guilabel>Select this +option for an audible indication of key acceptance. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para> <guilabel>Beep when key is rejected: </guilabel>Select this +option for an audible indication of key rejection. </para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Enable Sticky Keys</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Select this option to perform multiple simultaneous +key press operations by pressing the keys in sequence. You can specify the +following sticky keys parameters: </para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Beep when modifier is pressed: </guilabel>Select +this option for an audible indication of a modifier keypress. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Turn off Sticky Keys when two pressed simultaneously: +</guilabel>Select this option to specify that when two keys are pressed simultaneously, +you can no longer perform multiple simultaneous key press operations by pressing +the keys in sequence. </para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Testing Area</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>The testing area is an interactive interface +so you can see how the keyboard settings effect the display as you type. Type +text in the Testing Area dialog to test the effect of your settings and view +the results. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Import AccessX file </guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Click on this button to import an existing +AccessX file. </para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +</sect2> +</sect1> +</chapter> + diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c900575 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml @@ -0,0 +1,1136 @@ +<chapter id="goscustdesk-6"> + <title>Using the Main Capplets</title> + <highlights> + <para>The capplets in the + <guilabel>Main</guilabel> area enable you to customize your desktop + background and your screensaver. You can use the + <guilabel>Main</guilabel> capplets to configure your default applications + and your HTML viewer, and to configure your keyboard settings and mouse + settings. You can also use the + <guilabel>Main</guilabel> capplets to set your sound preferences and to + customize your startup hints.</para> + <para>This chapter describes how to use the + <guilabel>Main</guilabel> capplets to customize your desktop.</para> + + </highlights> + <sect1 id="goscustdesk-7"> + <title>Customizing the Desktop Background</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>desktop background</primary> + <secondary>customizing</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The desktop background is the part of the desktop where there are no + interface graphical items, such as panels and windows. The desktop background + is always behind the other interface items.</para> + <para>You can customize the desktop background in the following + ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select a color for the desktop background. You can select a solid + color or create a gradient effect with two colors. A gradient effect is a + visual effect where one color blends gradually into another color. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select an image to display on the desktop background. The image + is superimposed on the desktop background color. That is, the desktop + background color is visible if you select a transparent image, or if the image + does not cover the entire desktop background.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>You can also change the appearance of your desktop background from + within the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager.</para> + <para>To display the <application>Background</application> capplet, open + the + <guimenu> Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Desktop</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> Background</guimenuitem>. </para> + <figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-28"> + <title>Default Settings for Desktop Background</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_background_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Background capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-14"/> lists the background settings + that you can configure.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-14"> + <title>Settings for Desktop Background</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Element</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Use a picture for the + background</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option if you want to display a graphic image on + your desktop background. To specify the image to display and how to display the + image, use the elements in the + <guilabel>Background picture </guilabel> group.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Background picture</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> To specify an image to display, select the image from the + <guilabel>Image </guilabel> drop-down combination box. + Alternatively, click on the + <guibutton> Browse</guibutton> button to display the + <guilabel>Wallpaper Selection</guilabel> dialog. Use the + <guilabel>Wallpaper Selection</guilabel> dialog to find the + graphic file that you want to display on the desktop background. </para> + <para> To specify how to display the image, select one of the + following options from the + <guilabel>Style</guilabel> drop-down list box:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Tiled</guilabel>: Repeats the image to cover the + desktop background.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Centered</guilabel>: Displays the image in the + middle of the desktop background.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Scaled (keep aspect) </guilabel>: Enlarges the + image until the image meets the screen edges, and maintains the relative + dimensions of the image.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Scaled</guilabel>: Enlarges the image to cover the + desktop background, and does not maintain the relative dimensions of the + image.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Embossed Logo</guilabel>: Places an embossed + version of the image in the bottom right corner of the desktop background. This + option works only with JPEG format images.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Background colors</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Use this group to specify the color scheme for the desktop + background. To specify the color scheme, you use a combination of the options + in the + <guilabel> Style</guilabel> drop-down list box, and the color + selector buttons.</para> + <para> You can specify a color scheme in one of the following + ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <guilabel>Solid</guilabel> from the + <guilabel>Style </guilabel> drop-down list box to specify a + single color as the desktop background. </para> + <para>To choose the color that you require, click on the first + color selector button on the right side of the drop-down list box to display + the + <guilabel> Pick a Color</guilabel> dialog. Choose a color, + then click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <guilabel>Horizontal Gradient</guilabel> from the + <guilabel> Style</guilabel> drop-down list box to create a + gradient effect from one horizontal screen edge to the other horizontal screen + edge.</para> + <para>Click on the first color selector button on the right + side of the drop-down list box to display the + <guilabel>Pick a Color</guilabel> dialog. Choose the color + that you want to appear at the top horizontal edge.</para> + <para>Click on the second color selector button on the right + side of the drop-down list box to display the + <guilabel>Pick a Color</guilabel> dialog. Choose the color + that you want to appear at the bottom horizontal edge.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <guilabel>Vertical Gradient</guilabel> from the + <guilabel> Style</guilabel> drop-down list box to create a + gradient effect from one vertical screen edge to the other vertical screen + edge.</para> + <para>Click on the first color selector button on the right + side of the drop-down list box to display the + <guilabel>Pick a Color</guilabel> dialog. Choose the color + that you want to appear at the left vertical edge.</para> + <para>Click on the second color selector button on the right + side of the drop-down list box to display the + <guilabel>Pick a Color</guilabel> dialog. Choose the color + that you want to appear at the right vertical edge.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustdoc-2"> + <title>Choosing Default Applications</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>default applications</primary> + <secondary>introduction </secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>Use the <application>Default Editor</application> capplet to + associate an editor application with the + <command>gnome-edit</command> command. You can choose from a drop-down + list of windowed and non-windowed editing applications. Windowed applications + are those programs that run in their own frame on your desktop. Windowed + applications have a graphical user interface which you use to interact with the + program. Non-windowed applications run in a terminal emulator window which + provides access to the UNIX shell for the program. Use typed commands to + interact with a non-windowed application. </para> + <para>To display the <application>Default Editor</application> capplet, + open the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Document Handlers </guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> Default Editor</guimenuitem>. </para> + <figure id="goscustdoc-FIG-8"> + <title>Default Settings for Default Editor</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_defaulteditor_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Default Editor capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdoc-TBL-1"/> lists the settings you can + configure using the default editor capplet.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdoc-TBL-1"> + <title>Settings for Default Editor</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Gnome editor</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Gnome editor</guilabel> drop-down combination box to + specify the editing application to run when you enter the command + <command>gnome-edit</command>.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Run In Terminal</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Select this option to run the chosen default editor in a + GNOME Terminal window. </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustdoc-5"> + <title>Configuring the HTML Viewer</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>HTML viewer</primary> + <secondary>introduction</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can customize the settings for your HTML viewer in the following + functional areas:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Fonts</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Keyboard Shortcuts</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Miscellaneous</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect2 id="goscustdoc-3"> + <title>Fonts Functionality </title> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Fonts</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application> HTML + Viewer</application> capplet to configure the appearance of text in both + printed and displayed HTML files.</para> + <para>To display the + <guilabel>Fonts</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application> HTML + Viewer</application> capplet, open the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem> Document Handlers</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem>HTML Viewer</guimenuitem>. </para> + <figure id="goscustdoc-FIG-9"> + <title>Default Settings for HTML Viewer</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_htmlfonts_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Fonts tabbed section on HTML Viewer + capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdoc-TBL-4"/> lists the font settings that you + can configure for your HTML Viewer.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdoc-TBL-4"> + <title>Settings for HTML Viewer</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>On Screen </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Use the buttons in the + <guilabel>On Screen </guilabel> area to configure the + appearance of fixed and variable width text in HTML files displayed on your + screen.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Variable Width</guibutton> button to display the + + <guilabel>Select a font</guilabel> dialog. Specify a font, + size, and style, and click on the + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Fixed Width</guibutton> button to display the + <guilabel>Select a font</guilabel> dialog. Select a font, + size, and style, then click on the OK button. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>For Printing </guilabel> </para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Use the buttons in the + <guilabel>For Printing</guilabel> area to configure the + appearance of fixed and variable width text in printed HTML files.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Variable Width</guibutton> button to display the + + <guilabel>Select a font</guilabel> dialog. Specify a font, + size, and style, and click on the + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Fixed Width</guibutton> button to display the + <guilabel>Select a font</guilabel> dialog. Select a font, + size, and style, then click on the OK button. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="goscustdoc-9"> + <title>Keyboard Shortcuts Functionality</title> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Keyboard Shortcuts</guilabel> tabbed section of the + <application> HTML Viewer</application> capplet to configure the mapping of + keyboard shortcuts for the default HTML viewer application. You can select one + of the existing keymaps, or you can select + <guilabel>Custom</guilabel> and specify your own set of keyboard + shortcuts.</para> + <para>To display the + <guilabel>Keyboard Shortcuts</guilabel> tabbed section of the + <application>HTML Viewer</application> capplet, open the + <guimenu> Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Document Handlers</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> HTML Viewer</guimenuitem>. In the HTML Viewer dialog + pane, click on the Keyboards Shortcuts tab. </para> + <figure id="goscustdoc-FIG-10"> + <title>Default Settings for Keyboard Shortcuts for HTML Viewer</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_htmlkeyboard_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Keyboard Shortcuts tabbed section on HTML + Viewer capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdoc-TBL-3"/> lists the keyboard shortcut + settings that you can configure for your HTML Viewer.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdoc-TBL-3"> + <title>Settings for Keyboard Shortcuts for HTML Viewer</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Keyboard shortcuts</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>This table lists the individual keyboard shortcuts for the + keymap chosen in the + <guilabel>Keymaps</guilabel> area of the capplet.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>The + <guilabel>Key</guilabel> column lists the keystroke or + combination of keystrokes to perform the command.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The + <guilabel>Command</guilabel> column lists the command that + the associated keyboard shortcut invokes.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Keymaps </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> This area of the capplet lists the keymaps currently + available. Choose + <guilabel> Custom</guilabel> to specify your own keyboard + shortcuts. The other keymaps can not be added to or edited.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton> Add </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Click on this button to add a null entry keyboard shortcut + to the + <guilabel> Custom</guilabel> keyboard shortcuts. With the null + entry highlighted in the table, you can specify a + <guilabel>Key</guilabel> and a + <guilabel>Command </guilabel> to add a keyboard shortcut. The + <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button is only active when + <guimenuitem>Custom</guimenuitem> is selected in the keymap + area.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Copy </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Select a command in the + <guilabel>Command</guilabel> area, and click on this button to + copy the command to your + <guimenuitem>Custom</guimenuitem> keymap. Enter a keystroke or + combination of keystrokes in the field below the + <guilabel> Command</guilabel> area, or click on the + <guibutton>Grab</guibutton> button and press the desired key or + keys. The + <guibutton>Copy</guibutton> button is only active when + <guimenuitem>Custom</guimenuitem> is selected in the keymap + area.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Delete </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Click on this button to delete a keyboard shortcut and its + associated command from your + <guimenuitem>Custom</guimenuitem> keymap. The + <guibutton>Delete </guibutton> button is only active when + <guimenuitem>Custom</guimenuitem> is selected in the keymap + area.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Commands </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> This area of the capplet lists the commands for the key + selected in the + <guilabel> Keyboard shortcuts</guilabel> area of the + capplet</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Grab key</guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Click on this button and then press a key on your keyboard + to associate that key with the selected command. You can also enter the key or + keys in the field below the + <guilabel>Command</guilabel> area.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="goscustdoc-10"> + <title>Miscellaneous Functionality</title> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Miscellaneous</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application> + HTML Viewer</application> capplet to configure other settings for your chosen + HTML viewer application.</para> + <para>To display the + <guilabel>Miscellaneous</guilabel> tabbed section of the + <application>HTML Viewer</application> capplet, open the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Document Handlers </guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> HTML Viewer</guimenuitem>. In the HTML Viewer dialog + pane, click on the Miscellaneous tab. </para> + <figure id="goscustdoc-FIG-12"> + <title>Miscellaneous Default Settings</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_htmlmisc_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Miscellaneous tabbed section on HTML Viewer + capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdoc-TBL-11"/> lists the miscellaneous + settings that you can configure for your HTML Viewer.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdoc-TBL-11"> + <title>Miscellaneous Settings</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Animated Images</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Select this option to automatically play animations when + viewing HTML files. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Magic Links</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Select this option to automatically link URL text to the + relevant website when you enter the URL text in your chosen HTML + editor.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Spell Checking</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Select this option to enable automatic spell checking when + you are editing a HTML file.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Color </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> If you select the + <guilabel>Spell Checking</guilabel> option, text which + conflicts with the GNOME dictionary spelling will be highlighted in the color + that is displayed. Click on the button to display the + <guilabel>Color selector </guilabel> dialog. You can specify + the color for spell check text.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Language </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>The chosen language for the spell check application is + displayed</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustperiph-2"> + <title>Configuring Keyboard Settings</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>keyboard settings, configuring</primary> + </indexterm> + <para> Use the keyboard capplet to specify the autorepeat settings for + your keyboard, and to configure the sound events that are associated with the + keyboard. </para> + <para>To display the <application>Keyboard</application> capplet, open the + <guimenu> Main Menu</guimenu>, then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Peripherals</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> Keyboard</guimenuitem>. </para> + <figure id="goscustperiph-FIG-1"> + <title>Default Settings for Keyboard</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_keyboard_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Keyboard tabbed section on Keyboard + capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustperiph-TBL-3"/> lists the settings you can + configure using the keyboard capplet.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustperiph-TBL-3"> + <title>Settings for Keyboard</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC18" colwidth="19.21*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC19" colwidth="46.79*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Keyboard repeat rate</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Select the + <guilabel>Enable auto-repeat </guilabel> option to continuously + enter a character when you press and hold down a key on your keyboard. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Repeat rate</guilabel> slider to specify the + number of times per second that the character is repeated. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Repeat delay</guilabel> slider to specify the + delay in milliseconds from the time a key is pressed until the character starts + to repeat.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Keyboard click</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select the + <guilabel>Click on keypress </guilabel> option to activate a + small click sound when you press a key on your keyboard. Use the + <guilabel>Click volume</guilabel> slider to specify the volume at + which the click is played. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Keyboard bell</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Some applications play a bell sound to indicate a keyboard + input error. Use the options in the + <guilabel>Keyboard bell</guilabel> group to configure the bell + sound. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Volume</guilabel> slider to specify the volume at + which the bell sound is played.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Pitch</guilabel> slider to specify the pitch in + Hertz at which the bell sound is played.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Duration</guilabel> slider to specify the length + of time in milliseconds that the bell sound lasts.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Test</guibutton> button to play the keyboard + bell as configured.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustperiph-5"> + <title>Configuring Mouse Settings</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>mouse settings, configuring</primary> + </indexterm> + <para> Use the mouse capplet to configure your mouse for right or for left + hand use. You can also specify the speed and sensitivity of mouse pointer + movement in response to mouse movement.</para> + <para>To display the <application>Mouse</application> capplet, open the + <guimenu> Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Peripherals</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> Mouse</guimenuitem>. </para> + <figure id="goscustperiph-FIG-4"> + <title>Default Settings for Mouse</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_mouse_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Mouse capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para> <xref linkend="goscustperiph-TBL-6"/> lists the settings you can + configure using the mouse capplet:</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustperiph-TBL-6"> + <title>Settings for Mouse</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC18" colwidth="19.21*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC19" colwidth="46.79*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Mouse buttons</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Choose right handed or left handed mouse button + configuration.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Mouse motion</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Use the options in the + <guilabel>Mouse motion</guilabel> group to configure movement and + sensitivity of the mouse pointer on screen relative to movements of the mouse. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Acceleration</guilabel> slider to configure the + speed at which your mouse pointer moves across your screen in response to + movements of your mouse.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Threshold</guilabel> slider to configure the + sensitivity of your mouse pointer in response to movements of your mouse. If + the slider is set to Small, then a small movement of the mouse is enough to + invoke the Acceleration specified.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustdesk-11"> + <title>Customizing the Screensaver</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>screensaver, customizing</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can use the <application>Screensaver</application> capplet to + choose a screensaver from the list that is displayed, and to configure the + settings. </para> + <para>To display the <application>Screensaver</application> capplet, open + the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Desktop</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> Screensaver</guimenuitem>.</para> + <figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-32"> + <title>Default Settings for Screensavers</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_screensaver_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Screensaver capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-25"/> lists the screensaver settings + you can configure using the screensaver capplet.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-25"> + <title>Settings for Screensavers</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC15" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC16" colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Screen Saver</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Choose a screensaver from the list.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC15" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Screen Saver Demo</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC16" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>This area displays a preview of any screensaver that you + select from the + <guilabel>Screen Saver</guilabel> list. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>(screensaver name) Settings + </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Click on this button to view further configurable settings + for the chosen screensaver. This button is only active if the screensaver has + extra configurable settings. Extra settings can include number of colors, speed + of motion and so on.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Start After nn Minutes</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Specify the delay in minutes between the last user + interaction with the computer and the start of the screensaver. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC15" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Require Password</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC16" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Select this option to require the entry of the login + password to return to the desktop once the screensaver is + active.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC15" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Priority </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC16" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> +</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC15" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Use power management</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC16" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to automatically shutdown power to the + monitor after the screensaver is active for a specified time.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC15" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Shutdown monitor nn minutes after screensaver has + started</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC16" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Specify the delay in minutes between the start of the + screensaver and the automatic shutdown of power to the monitor. This setting is + only active if the + <guilabel> Use power management</guilabel> option is + selected.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustmulti-2"> + <title>Setting Sound Preferences</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>sound</primary> + <secondary>setting preferences</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The <application>Sound</application> capplet enables you to control + the launch of the GNOME sound engine (ESD). You can also specify the sounds + that play when events occur.</para> + <para>You can customize the settings for the + <application>Sound</application> capplet in the following functional + areas.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>General</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Sound Events</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect2 id="goscustmulti-3"> + <title>General Functionality</title> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>General</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application> + Sound</application> capplet to specify the launch of the GNOME sound engine, + and to activate the sound event functionality.</para> + <para>To display the + <guilabel>General</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application> + Sound</application> capplet, open the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu> Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem> Multimedia</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem>Sound</guimenuitem>.</para> + <figure id="goscustmulti-FIG-1"> + <title>Default Settings for Sound</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_soundgeneral_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Sound capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustmulti-TBL-4"/> lists the general sound + settings you can configure using the <application>Sound</application> + capplet.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustmulti-TBL-4"> + <title>Settings for Sound</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC18" colwidth="19.21*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC19" colwidth="46.79*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Enable sound server startup + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Select this option to launch the GNOME sound engine when + you start a GNOME session. The GNOME sound engine (ESD) must be active for + sound events to occur.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Sounds for events</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Select this option to activate the settings that are + specified in the + <guilabel>Sounds Events</guilabel> tabbed section of the sound + capplet. This option can only be selected if the + <guilabel>Enable sound server startup</guilabel> option is + selected.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustsession-2"> + <title>Customizing Startup Hint</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>startup hint, customizing</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>The <application>Startup Hint</application> capplet enables you to + select the type of hint or message that is displayed when you start your GNOME + session. </para> + <para>To display the <application>Startup Hint</application> capplet, open + the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Session</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> Startup Hint</guimenuitem>. </para> + <figure id="goscustsession-FIG-6"> + <title>Default Settings for Startup Hint</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_session_startuphint_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Startup Hint capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustsession-TBL-8"/> lists the startup hint + settings that you can configure.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustsession-TBL-8"> + <title>Settings for Startup Hint</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1" + colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Enable login hints</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Select this option for startup hints to display when you + start a GNOME session. The default setting is selected. Choose one of the + following options to specify the type of hint or message that is displayed: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Display normal hints</guilabel></para> + <para>Choose this option to display hints on how to use + the GNOME desktop.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Display fortunes</guilabel></para> + <para>Choose this option to invoke the + <application>fortune</application> application when you start a GNOME session. + This application displays a random saying or fortune.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Display message of the day</guilabel></para> + <para>Choose this option to display a text message from a + specified file when you start a GNOME session. This option can be chosen to + enable your system administrator to inform you of news or system + information.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Message of the day file to + use:</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Use this field to specify the text file used if the + <guilabel>Display message of the day</guilabel> option is + chosen.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Browse </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Click on this button to display a browse dialog. Use this + dialog to specify the text file to be used if the + <guilabel>Display message of the day</guilabel> option is + chosen.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect1> +</chapter>
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustlookandfeel.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustlookandfeel.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e6a4f13 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustlookandfeel.xml @@ -0,0 +1,1786 @@ +<chapter id="goscustuserinter-1"> + <title>Using the Advanced Capplets</title> + <highlights> + <para>The capplets in the + <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> area enable you to customize the behavior + and appearance of your applications, panels, and other user interface items. + You can use the + <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> capplets to configure file types, MIME + types, and URL handlers. You can also use the + <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> capplets to customize session properties + and startup programs, and to specify a window manager.</para> + <para>This chapter describes how to use the + <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> capplets to customize your desktop.</para> + + </highlights> + <sect1 id="goscustuserinter-2"> + <title>Customizing Application Behavior</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>applications</primary> + <secondary>customizing behavior </secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can use the <application>Applications</application> capplet to + customize the appearance of menus, menubars, toolbars, and statusbars for + GNOME-compliant applications. Changes made using this capplet will not be + implemented until you next log in to start a GNOME session.</para> + <para>To display the <application>Applications</application> capplet, open + the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>User Interface</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> Applications</guimenuitem>. </para> + <figure id="goscustuserinter-FIG-6"> + <title>Default Settings for Customizing Applications</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_apps_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Interface tabbed section on Applications + capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustuserinter-TBL-8"/> lists the settings that you + can customize for GNOME-compliant applications.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustuserinter-TBL-8"> + <title>Settings for Customizing Applications</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1" + colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Menu Options</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Use the options in the + <guilabel>Menu Options </guilabel> to customize the menubars for + GNOME-compliant applications. You can select from the following options: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Can detach and move menus</guilabel></para> + <para>Select this option to display handles on the left of + menubars for applications. The handles allow you to move the menubars to + anywhere on your desktop. Click-and-hold on the handle and move the menubar to + the new location. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Menus have relieved border</guilabel></para> + <para>Select this option to display a shaded border around + the menubars for applications. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Submenus can be torn off</guilabel></para> + <para>Select this option to display a dotted line at the top + of the submenus for applications. Click on the dotted line to display the + submenu as a movable window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Menu items have icons</guilabel></para> + <para>Select this option to display the graphic icons for + those menu items that have icons assigned to them. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Toolbar Options</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Use the options in the + <guilabel>Toolbar Options</guilabel> to customize the toolbars + for GNOME-compliant applications. You can select from the following options: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Can detach and move toolbars</guilabel></para> + <para>Select this option to display handles on the left of + toolbars for applications. The handles enable you to move the toolbars around + on your screen. Click-and-hold on the handle and move the toolbar to the new + location.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Toolbars have relieved border</guilabel></para> + <para>Select this option to display toolbars with a shaded + border. The default setting is selected.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Toolbars have line separators</guilabel></para> + <para>Select this option to display toolbars with a line + separating each group of buttons from the next group. This option only affects + applications where the line separators are already defined for the user + interface.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Toolbars have text labels</guilabel></para> + <para>Select this option to display toolbars with text as + well as a graphic icon to identify each button. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Statusbar Options</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Use the options in the + <guilabel>Statusbar Options</guilabel> to customize the + statusbars for GNOME-compliant applications. You can select from the following + options: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Statusbar is interactive when + possible</guilabel></para> + <para>Select this option to display the statusbar of an + application as a separate window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Statusbar progress meter is on the + right</guilabel></para> + <para>If there is a progress meter included in the statusbar + of an application, select this option to display it on the right hand side of + the statusbar. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para>Dialogs are sub-windows of applications or processes that display + information and require user interaction. You can use the + <application>Dialogs</application> capplet to customize the settings for + dialogs.</para> + <para>To display the <application>Dialogs</application> capplet, open the + <guimenu> Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>User Interface</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> Dialogs</guimenuitem>. </para> + <figure id="goscustuserinter-FIG-9"> + <title>Default Settings for Customizing Dialogs</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_dialogs_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Miscellaneous tabbed section on Behavior + capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustuserinter-TBL-11"/> lists the settings that you + can customize for GNOME-compliant application dialogs.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustuserinter-TBL-11"> + <title>Settings for Customizing Dialogs</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1" + colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Dialog Layout</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Use the options in the + <guilabel>Dialog Layout</guilabel> to customize the settings for + the appearance of dialogs for GNOME-compliant applications. You can select from + the following options: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose a + <guilabel>Dialog buttons</guilabel> option to specify the + placement of buttons in your dialogs.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select the + <guilabel>Dialog buttons have icons</guilabel> option to + display graphical icons as well as text labels on dialog buttons. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select the + <guilabel>Use statusbar instead of dialog</guilabel> option + to display a statusbar instead of a dialog. Only dialogs with informational + rather than interactive content can be replaced by a statusbar. Not all + applications support this option. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Dialog Behavior</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Use the options in the + <guilabel>Dialog Behavior</guilabel> to set the default behavior + for GNOME-compliant application dialogs. Be aware that the behavior specified + here may be overridden by your window manager settings. You can select from the + following options: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose a + <guilabel>Dialog position</guilabel> option to specify + where dialogs are displayed on your screen when they are invoked.</para> + </listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose a <guilabel>Dialog hints</guilabel> option to specify +how the tooltips for dialogs are displayed.</para> +</listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select the + <guilabel>Place dialogs over application window </guilabel> + option to specify that dialogs are displayed over their respective application + windows on your screen.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para>Multiple Document Interface or MDI is a software feature that enables + you to have more than one document open at the same time within a single + application window. You can use the <application>MDI</application> capplet to + customize the appearance of multiple documents in GNOME-compliant + applications.</para> + <para>To display the <application>MDI</application> capplet, open the + <guimenu> Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu> Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>User Interface</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> MDI</guimenuitem>. </para> + <para><xref linkend="goscustuserinter-TBL-15"/> lists the MDI settings that + you can customize for GNOME-compliant applications.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustuserinter-TBL-15"> + <title>Settings for Customizing MDI</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1" + colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Default MDI Mode</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Choose an option from the + <guilabel>Default MDI Mode</guilabel> to specify the default + display style for multiple documents in GNOME-compliant applications. Be aware + that most applications have a setting which can override this option. You can + choose from the following options. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose the + <guilabel>Notebook</guilabel> mode to display one document + at a time in the application window. Other open documents are indicated by tabs + displayed at the edge of the document. You can display any open document by + clicking on the relevant tab. Only one document can be displayed at a time. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose the + <guilabel>Toplevel</guilabel> mode to display a new + instance of the application for every document opened. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose the + <guilabel>Modal</guilabel> mode to display one document at + a time. Other open documents can be viewed by selecting the document from the + appropriate menu.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>MDI notebook tab position</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Choose an option from the + <guilabel>MDI notebook tab position </guilabel> to specify the + location of the + <guilabel>Notebook</guilabel> tabs relative to the displayed + document. You can select from + <guilabel>Left</guilabel>, + <guilabel> Right</guilabel>, + <guilabel>Top</guilabel> or + <guilabel>Bottom</guilabel>. </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustdoc-7"> + <title>Configuring File Types and Programs</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file types</primary> + <secondary>configuring</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>Use the <application>File Types and Programs</application> capplet to + specify how files of various types are created, viewed, and edited. The file + type is known as the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension, or MIME type. You + can associate applications with particular MIME types, and specify the default + action to occur when you launch a MIME type from a file manager window. For + example, if the MIME type of a file indicates that it is an audio file, then + the desktop launches the file with an audio application.</para> + <para>To display the <application>File Types and Programs</application> + capplet, open the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>File Types and Programs</guimenuitem>. </para> + <figure id="goscustdoc-FIG-5"> + <title>Default Settings for File Types and Programs</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_filesprograms_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of File Types and Programs capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para> <xref linkend="goscustdoc-TBL-8"/> lists the settings you can + configure using the File Types and Programs capplet.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdoc-TBL-8"> + <title>Settings for File Types and Programs</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1" + colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Table</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>At the top of the dialog pane is a table listing all the + currently defined MIME types. The table is divided into 4 columns. You can + click on a column heading to sort the table list by that heading. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>The + <guilabel>Description</guilabel> column shows the icon + associated with the MIME type, together with a brief description of the type of + file.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The + <guilabel>MIME Type</guilabel> column lists the file type + and subtype. For example, a graphic file in JPEG format could have the MIME + type Image/jpeg.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The + <guilabel>Extension</guilabel> column lists the file + extensions associated with that MIME type. For example a file of the MIME type + image/jpeg could have a file extension of .jpg, .jpe, or .jpeg. Applications in the GNOME desktop use the file extension of a file to determine the MIME type of + that file.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The + <guilabel>Default Action</guilabel> column lists the action + that the GNOME desktop performs on the file when the file is selected in a file manager + window.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Edit options for File Types</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> You can use the File Types and Programs capplet to edit the + attributes of a file type. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>You can edit the + <guilabel>Description</guilabel> of a file type. Select a + file type and type a new description into the field under the table.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>You can change the icon used by the file manager for a + file type. Select the file type and click on the + <guibutton>Change Icon</guibutton> button. Choose a new + icon from the list displayed. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>You can edit the list of file extensions associated + with a file type. Select a file type and click on the + <guibutton>Change File Extensions </guibutton> button. To + add a new file extension to the list, click on the + <guibutton> Add</guibutton> button. Enter a new file + extension in the Extension field. Do not enter the leading period as this is + entered automatically. To remove a file extension from the list, select the + file extension and click on the + <guibutton> Remove</guibutton> button.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>You can change the default action associated with a + file type. The default action is the action to be performed when you click on a + file in a file manager window. You can direct the file manager to open the file + itself, or to use a particular application to open the file. Select the + <guilabel> Use Viewer</guilabel> option to direct the file + manager to open the file itself. Select the + <guilabel>Open With Application</guilabel> option to direct + the file manager to open the file with an associated application. You can + associate one or more applications with the selected file type. Click on the + <guibutton> Edit List</guibutton> button to display the + <guilabel>Edit Applications List </guilabel> dialog. Use + this dialog to add to, edit or delete from the list of applications associated + with the selected file type. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Add new MIME Type</guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Click on this button to display the + <guilabel> Add MIME Type</guilabel> dialog. Use this dialog to + add a new MIME type and description to the list.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Delete this MIME Type</guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Click on this button to delete the selected item from the + list.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Revert to System Defaults</guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Click on this button to remove any changes you have ever made + using this capplet. This action will restore the default settings for + this capplet.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustdesk-12"> + <title>Setting Themes in the Desktop</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>Gtk+ themes</primary> + <see>themes</see> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>themes</primary> + <secondary>setting</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para> You can configure the appearance of buttons, scrollbars, check boxes + and other interface items for all the GNOME-compliant applications through the + Theme Selector capplet. You can choose from the list of available themes, or + you can install new themes.</para> + <para>To display the <application>Theme Selector</application> capplet, + open the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Desktop</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> Theme Selector</guimenuitem>.</para> + <figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-34"> + <title>Default Settings for the Theme Selector</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_theme_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Theme Selector capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-26"/> lists the theme settings that + you can configure for the desktop.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-26"> + <title>Settings for the Theme Selector</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC18" colwidth="19.21*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC19" colwidth="46.79*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Available Themes</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select a theme from the list. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Auto preview</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to automatically display the chosen theme + in the + <guilabel>Preview</guilabel> area of this dialog. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Preview </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Click on this button to display the chosen theme in the + <guilabel>Preview</guilabel> area of this dialog. You do not have + to select this option if the + <guilabel>Auto Preview</guilabel> option is selected. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Install new theme...</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Click on this button to install a new theme.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Use custom font</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to specify the font for text that appears + on buttons, scrollbars, checkboxes and other interface items. Click on the + large button below to display the + <guilabel>Pick a Font</guilabel> dialog. Use this dialog to + choose a custom font, and to specify the font size and style. The specified + font is displayed in the + <guilabel>Preview</guilabel> area of this dialog.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Preview </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> The + <guilabel>Preview</guilabel> area displays the theme settings + that you specify in this dialog pane. Interface items in the + <guilabel>Preview</guilabel> area are interactive so you can see + how an item displays when clicked or selected. Type text in the + <guilabel>Sample Text Entry Field</guilabel> to see how a custom + font displays.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustlookandfeel-16"> + <title>Configuring MIME Types</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>MIME types</primary> + <secondary>configuring</secondary> + </indexterm> + <figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-123"> + <title>Default Settings for MIME Types</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_mimetypes_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of MIME Types capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustdesk-10"> + <title>Customizing the Panel</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>panels</primary> + <secondary>customizing behavior and appearance </secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The <application>Panel</application> capplet enables you to configure + the appearance and behavior of panels and panel objects. Any changes that you + make with the <application>Panel</application> capplet affect all of the panels + in your desktop.</para> + <para>You can customize the settings for panels in the following tabbed + sections: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Animation</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Buttons</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Panel Objects</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Menu</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Miscellaneous</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect2 id="goscustdesk-15"> + <title>Animation Functionality</title> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Animation</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application> + Panel</application> capplet to configure the properties of animated desktop + items such as panels and drawers. You can set panels to reduce automatically, + or to reduce only when you click on the + <guibutton>Hide</guibutton> button of the panel. Use the + <guilabel>Animation</guilabel> tabbed section to specify how panels and + drawers reduce and expand. You can specify that they do so immediately when you + click on the relevant button, or whether they slide in and slide out. You can + also specify the slide speed. </para> + <para>To display the + <guilabel>Animation</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application> + Panel</application> capplet, open the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu> Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem> Desktop</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem>.</para> + <figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-30"> + <title>Default Settings for Panel Animation</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_panel_animation_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Animation tabbed section on Panel + capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-16"/> lists the animation settings + that you can configure for panels. </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-16"> + <title>Settings for Panel Animation</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="19.03*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1" + colwidth="46.97*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Enable animations</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to animate the selection and deselection + of panels and drawers. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Constant speed animations </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to assign a constant speed to panel and + drawer animations. If this option is not selected, animations begin slowly and + then speed up. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Animation Speed</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Specify the speed of animation for the following: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Auto hide</guilabel></para> + <para>Use this setting to specify the speed at which a + panel is reduced when it is no longer in focus. 1 is the slowest setting, 100 + is the fastest.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Explicit hide</guilabel></para> + <para>Specify the speed at which a panel is reduced when + you click on the Hide button of the panel. 1 is the slowest setting, 100 is the + fastest.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Drawer sliding</guilabel></para> + <para>Specify the speed at which the drawer opens and + closes when you click on the drawer button. 1 is the slowest setting, 100 is + the fastest.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Auto hide</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>You can set a panel to automatically reduce when not in + focus. The following settings apply only to panels that have autohide + enabled.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Delay (ms)</guilabel></para> + <para>Specify the time in milliseconds from when you move the + mouse pointer off the panel to the reduction of that panel. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Size (pixels)</guilabel></para> + <para>Specify the depth in pixels of a reduced panel.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="goscustdesk-17"> + <title>Buttons Functionality</title> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Buttons</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application> + Panel</application> capplet to configure the appearance of the buttons for + launchers, menus, drawers, and special objects on panels. </para> + <para>To display the + <guilabel>Buttons</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application> + Panel</application> capplet, open the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu> Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem> Desktop</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem>. In the Panel dialog pane, click on + the Buttons tab. </para> + <figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-1"> + <title>Default Settings for Panel Buttons</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_panel_buttons_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Buttons tabbed section on Panel + capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-18"/> lists the buttons settings + that you can configure for panels.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-18"> + <title>Settings for Panel Buttons</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC3" colwidth="18.99*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC4" + colwidth="47.01*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Button type</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Choose the type of button to configure. You can choose from + + <guimenuitem>Launcher</guimenuitem>, + <guimenuitem>Drawer </guimenuitem>, + <guimenuitem>Menu</guimenuitem>, or + <guimenuitem> Special </guimenuitem> button types. The chosen + <guilabel>Button type</guilabel> is displayed over the next + section of the dialog. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Tiles enabled</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to apply a colored and textured + background to all buttons of the type that you select in the + <guilabel> Button type</guilabel> option. If this option is not + selected, panel buttons use the same background color as the + panel.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Normal tile</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> This button displays the image for the background to a + normal or unclicked button for the chosen + <guilabel>Button type </guilabel>. Click on the image to choose + another image from the + <guilabel>Browse</guilabel> dialog. This option is only + available if the + <guilabel>Tiles enabled</guilabel> option is selected. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Clicked tile</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> This button displays the image for the background to a + clicked button for the chosen + <guilabel>Button type</guilabel>. Click on the image to choose + another image from the + <guilabel>Browse</guilabel> dialog. This option is only + available if the + <guilabel>Tiles enabled</guilabel> option is selected. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Border width (tile only) </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Specify the width in pixels of the background border that + is displayed around the icon for the chosen + <guilabel>Button type</guilabel>. If necessary, the icon is + cropped to accommodate the specified border width. This option is only + available if the + <guilabel>Tiles enabled</guilabel> option is selected. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Depth (displacement when + pressed)</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>When you click on a button, that button appears to be + pressed in. This effect is achieved by reversing the shading of the button + border and moving the icon down and to the right. Use this setting to specify + the distance that the icon moves. The distance is measured in pixels. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Make buttons flush with panel + edge</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to display all panel button types + aligned with the edge of the panel.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Show button tiles only when cursor is over the + button</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to display the tiled background image + for buttons only when the mouse pointer is over the button.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Prelight buttons on + mouseover</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to specify that buttons are highlighted + when the mouse pointer is over the button.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Fast but low quality scaling of button + icons</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to display the graphic icons on buttons + without applying anti-aliasing. This saves on memory usage, but means that + icons on buttons are reproduced at a low definition when scaled to a large + size.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="goscustdesk-19"> + <title>Panel Objects Functionality</title> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Panel Objects</guilabel> tabbed section to configure the + movement and placement of panel objects in the panel. </para> + <para>To display the + <guilabel>Panel Objects</guilabel> tabbed section of the + <application>Panel</application> capplet, open the + <guimenu>Main Menu </guimenu> then choose + <guimenu> Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings </guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Desktop</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> Panel</guimenuitem>. In the Panel dialog pane, click on + the Panel Objects tab.</para> + <figure id="mmmm"> + <title>Default Settings for Panel Objects</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_panel_objects_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Panel Objects tabbed section on Panel + capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-20"/> lists the panel objects + settings that you can configure for panels.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-20"> + <title>Settings for Panel Objects</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC6" colwidth="18.89*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC7" + colwidth="47.11*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Default movement mode</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Choose one of the following options to specify how movement + of a panel object affects the position of other objects on the panel.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Switched movement</guilabel></para> + <para>Choose this setting to cause the object that you are + moving to exchange places with any other panel object that you move it against. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Free movement</guilabel></para> + <para>Choose this setting to cause the object that you are + moving to jump over other panel objects into the next free space on the + panel.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Push movement</guilabel></para> + <para>Choose this setting to cause the object that you are + moving to push along other panel objects.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>You can override this setting by using a key shortcut when + you move a panel object. Press and hold the + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key for switched movement, the + <keycap>Alt</keycap> key for free movement, and the + <keycap>Shift</keycap> key for push movement.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Padding </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Specify the space in pixels between panel + objects.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="goscustdesk-21"> + <title>Menu Functionality</title> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Menu</guilabel> tabbed section to configure the properties of + panel menus.</para> + <para>To display the + <guilabel>Menu</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application> + Panel</application> capplet, open the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu> Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem> Desktop</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem>. In the Panel dialog pane, click on + the Menu tab.</para> + <figure id="xxx"> + <title>Default Settings for Panel Menus</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_panel_menu_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Menu tabbed section on Panel + capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-22"/> lists the menu settings that + you can configure for panels.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-22"> + <title>Settings for Panel Menus</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC9" colwidth="18.98*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC10" + colwidth="47.02*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Use large icons</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to display large graphic icons in panel + menus, instead of small default size graphic icons.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Show (...) buttons</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to display a small button that is + labelled with three dots (...) beside menu items. Click on this button to + display the popup menu for this item.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC9" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Show popup menus outside of + panels</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC10" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option for popup menus that you open from a + panel to display outside the panel area.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC9" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Keep menus in memory</guilabel> </para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC10" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to store menus in memory. Menus are not + rescanned for new items. This feature can improve the performance of the + system.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC9" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Merge in system menus</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC10" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC9" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Global Menu</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC10" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Specify the layout for the <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. You can set the + following menus to appear in the <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, as a submenu of the <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, + or not to appear at all:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Programs</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Favorites</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Applets</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Distribution</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>KDE</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Panel</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Desktop</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="goscustdesk-23"> + <title>Miscellaneous Functionality</title> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Miscellaneous</guilabel> tabbed section for settings that are + not covered in the other panel tabbed sections. </para> + <para>To display the + <guilabel>Miscellaneous</guilabel> tabbed section of the + <application>Panel</application> capplet, open the + <guimenu>Main Menu </guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings </guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Desktop</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> Panel</guimenuitem>. In the Panel dialog pane, click on + the Miscellaneous tab. </para> + <figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-3"> + <title>Default Settings for Miscellaneous Options for Panels</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_panel_misc_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Miscellaneous tabbed section on Panel + capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-24"/> lists the miscellaneous + settings that you can configure for panels.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-24"> + <title>Settings for Miscellaneous Options for Panels</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC12" colwidth="18.82*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC13" colwidth="47.18*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Tooltips enabled</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to display a popup tooltip text message + when the mouse pointer pauses over a panel object.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Close drawer if a launcher inside it is + pressed</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Select this option for drawers to close automatically when + you click on a launcher in that drawer.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Raise panels on mouseover </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option for panels to display in front of any + windows that overlap the panels. Any overlapped panel is brought to the front + of your desktop when the mouse pointer is over an uncovered part of that + panel.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC12" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Confirm the removal of panels with a + dialog</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC13" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to display a dialog box that requests + confirmation before removing a panel.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC12" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Try to avoid overlapping + panels</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC13" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to keep user-positioned panels from + overlapping system-positioned panels. Edge panels and Aligned panels are + user-positioned panels.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC12" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Panel Treatment</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC13" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Choose an option to specify the display behavior of + panels. </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Keep panels below other windows + </guilabel></para> + <para>Select this option for windows to display in front of + panels when the windows overlap the panels. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Keep panels on the same level as other + windows</guilabel></para> + <para>Select this option for panels and windows to display on + the same level on the screen. The window or panel that has focus will display + at the front if there is an overlap.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Keep panels above other windows + </guilabel></para> + <para>Select this option for panels to display in front of + windows when the panels overlap the windows.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <note> + <para>This setting may be overridden in the properties dialog + for each panel.</para> + </note></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC12" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Enable panel keybindings</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC13" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option to enable the keyboard shortcuts for the + popup Global Menu and the Run dialog.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC12" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Popup menu key</guilabel> </para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC13" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Specify the keyboard shortcut that displays the Global + Menu. You can choose from the drop-down list, or click on the + <guibutton>Grab key</guibutton> button, and press the + appropriate key or key combination.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC12" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Run dialog key</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC13" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Specify the keyboard shortcut that displays the Run dialog. + You can choose from the drop-down list, or click on the + <guibutton>Grab key </guibutton> button, and press the + appropriate key or key combination. </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustsession-5"> + <title>Customizing Session Properties and Startup Programs</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>sessions</primary> + <secondary>customizing properties</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>startup programs, customizing</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>The <application>Session Properties and Startup + Programs</application> capplet enables you to configure session management and + the start up of applications when you start a GNOME session. You can configure + session management to restart the applications as they were when you last + logged out of the desktop. You can also use this capplet to manage multiple GNOME sessions.</para> + <para>You can customize the settings for Session Properties and Startup + Programs in the following functional areas.</para> + <sect2 id="goscustsession-16"> + <title>Configuring Session Options</title> + <para>To display the + <guilabel>Session Options</guilabel> tabbed section of the + <application>Session Properties and Startup Programs </application> capplet, + open the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Session</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> Session Properties and Startup Programs</guimenuitem>. + </para> + <figure id="goscustsession-FIG-9"> + <title>Default Settings for Session Options</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_session_options_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Session Options tabbed section on Startup + Programs capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustsession-TBL-11"/> lists the session options + settings that you can configure.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustsession-TBL-11"> + <title>Settings for Session Options</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1" + colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Show splash screen on login + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Select this option to display the GNOME splash screen when + you start a session. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Prompt on logout</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Select this option to display a confirmation dialog when + you log out of the desktop. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Automatically save changes to + session</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Select this option for the session manager to automatically + store a record of the open GNOME-compliant applications and their settings, + when you log out. These applications are launched with the stored settings when + you next start a GNOME session. If this option is not selected, then the + <guilabel>Logout Confirmation</guilabel> dialog displays a + <guilabel>Save current setup?</guilabel> option when you + log out. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Choose Current Session</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Use this area of the dialog to manage multiple sessions on + the desktop. You can name a session in this area of the dialog, select the + <guilabel> Automatically save changes to session</guilabel> + option and log out. Log in again using DTlogin, and select the session that you want. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button to display the + <guilabel>Add a new session</guilabel> dialog. Use this + dialog to specify a name for your session.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button to display the + <guilabel>Edit session name</guilabel> dialog. Use this + dialog to make changes to the session name.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button to remove the + selected session name from the list.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="goscustsession-12"> + <title>Configuring Startup Programs</title> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Startup Programs</guilabel> tabbed section of the + <application> Session Properties and Startup Programs</application> capplet to + specify non-GNOME-compliant applications that you want to launch + automatically when you login to a GNOME session. You can specify one or more + commands to run, and the commands automatically execute at login. The commands + that you specify execute in addition to the GNOME-compliant applications that + launch with the session.</para> + <para>To display the + <guilabel>Startup Programs</guilabel> tabbed section of the + <application>Session Properties and Startup Programs </application> capplet, + open the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, then choose + <guimenu>Programs </guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Session </guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem>Session Properties and Startup Programs </guimenuitem>. In + the + <guilabel>Session Options</guilabel> dialog pane, click on the Startup + Programs tab. </para> + <figure id="goscustsession-FIG-13"> + <title>Default Settings for Startup Programs</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_session_startupprogs_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Startup Programs tabbed section on Startup + Programs capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustsession-TBL-19"/> lists the startup programs + settings that you can configure.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustsession-TBL-19"> + <title>Settings for Startup Programs</title> + <tgroup cols="2"> + <colspec colname="col1" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec colname="col2" + colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colname="col1" colsep="0"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colname="col2" colsep="0"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="col1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel> Non-session-managed Startup + Programs</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="col2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Use this area of the dialog to session manage + non-GNOME-compliant applications. For the session manager to store a record of + the non-GNOME-compliant applications and their settings, the application must + be listed in this area. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button to display the + <guilabel>Add Startup Program</guilabel> dialog. Enter a + <guilabel>Startup Command</guilabel> and specify a + <guilabel>Priority</guilabel>, or click on the + <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button to specify a file + and location.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button to display the + <guilabel> Edit Startup Program</guilabel> dialog. Use + this dialog to edit both the startup command and the priority of the selected + startup program. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guilabel>Delete</guilabel> button to remove the selected + startup program from the list.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="col1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Browse Currently Running + Programs</guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="col2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> +<para>Click on this button to display the <guilabel>Session Properties</guilabel> +dialog. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosstartsession-2"/>.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustdoc-6"> + <title>Configuring URL Handlers</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>URL handlers, configuring</primary> + </indexterm> + <para> Use the <application>URL Handlers</application> capplet configure + how the desktop displays the various types of Uniform Resource Locator (URL). A URL + is the global address of a document or other resource on the World Wide Web. By + default, the GNOME desktop recognizes four types of URL: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>The default URLs are any type of URLs that have not otherwise + been specified in this capplet.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The ghelp URLs are used for GNOME user documentation.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The info URLs are used for documentation in <interface>info</interface> format. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The man URLs are used for documentation for command line + applications. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist>You can add, edit, and delete associations between browser + applications and types of URL. </para> + <para>To display the <application>URL Handlers</application> capplet, open + the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Document Handlers</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> URL Handlers</guimenuitem>. </para> + <figure id="goscustdoc-FIG-14"> + <title>Default Settings for URL Handlers</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_url_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of URL Handlers capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>The + <guilabel>Protocol</guilabel> column of the list displays the first part + of the URL, indicating the URL type. The + <guilabel>Command</guilabel> column of the list displays the command to + invoke the particular browser application that you want to associate with that + type of URL.</para> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdoc-TBL-7"/> lists the settings you can + configure using the URL Handlers capplet: </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdoc-TBL-7"> + <title>Settings for URL Handlers</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1" + colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Set </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> You can add a URL type and a browser application to the + list. Specify the protocol for the URL in the top left text box. Specify a + command to invoke a browser application in the + <guilabel>handler</guilabel> drop-down combo box. Click on the + <guibutton>Set</guibutton> button to add the URL type and browser + to the list.</para> + <para>To edit a URL and browser association, choose one from the + list that is displayed. Enter a protocol to associate with the browser in the + top left text box. Specify a browser to associate with the protocol in the + <guilabel>handler</guilabel> drop-down combo box. Click on the + <guibutton>Set</guibutton> button save your + changes.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Remove </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Choose a URL type from the list. Click on the + <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> button to delete the URL type from + the list.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="goscustdesk-13"> + <title>Window Manager</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>window manager</primary> + <secondary>specifying</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can use the <application>Window Manager</application> capplet to + do the following: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose a GNOME-compliant window manager from the list displayed + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Add a new window manager to the list</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Edit the settings of window managers that you have added to the + list</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <para>To display the <application>Window Manager</application> capplet, + open the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Desktop</guimenuitem> + <guimenuitem> Window Manager</guimenuitem>.</para> + <figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-36"> + <title>Default Settings for the Window Manager</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_windowmanager_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Window Manager capplet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-27"/> lists the settings you can + configure using the <application>Window Manager</application> capplet.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-27"> + <title>Settings for the Window Manager</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1" + colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Add</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Click on this button to display the + <guilabel> Add New Window Manager</guilabel> dialog. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Name</guilabel> text box to specify a name for + the new window manager. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Command</guilabel> text box to specify the run + command for the window manager. If a configuration tool is available for the + window manager, use the + <guilabel>Configuration Command</guilabel> text box to + specify the run command for the tool. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select the + <guilabel>Window manager is session managed</guilabel> + option if the new window manager is fully GNOME-compliant and can be session + managed.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Edit </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Click on this button to edit the + <guilabel>Name</guilabel>, + <guilabel>Command </guilabel> and + <guilabel>Configuration Command</guilabel>, and + <guilabel> Window manager is session managed</guilabel> settings + for the selected window manager. This button is only active for window managers + that you add using the + <guilabel>Add New Window Manager</guilabel> + dialog.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Delete </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Click on this button to delete a selected window manager. + This button is only active for window managers you add using the + <guilabel>Add New Window Manager</guilabel> + dialog.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Run Configuration Tool for + Sawfish</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Click on this button to display the + <guilabel>Sawfish Configurator </guilabel> dialog. </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect1> +</chapter>
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosdeskback.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosdeskback.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7457a0e --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosdeskback.xml @@ -0,0 +1,859 @@ +<chapter id="gosdeskback-1"> + <title>Using the Desktop Background</title> + <highlights> + <para>By default, the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager + manages your desktop background. If you do not use <application>Nautilus + </application> to manage your desktop background, ignore this chapter. This + chapter describes how to use the <application>Nautilus</application> desktop + background.</para> + </highlights> + <sect1 id="gosdeskback-21"> + <title>Introduction to the Desktop Background</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>desktop background</primary> + <secondary>introduction</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The desktop background lies behind all of the other components on + your visible desktop. The desktop background is an active component of the user + interface. You can perform the following tasks from your desktop background: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Start your applications, and open your files and folders. </para> + <para>You can add desktop background objects for convenient access to + files, folders, and applications that you use frequently. For example, you can + create a symbolic link to a file that you use often, then add this link to your + desktop background. You can also store files and folders on the desktop + background. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu.</para> + <para>Right-click on the desktop background to open the + <guimenu>Desktop Background </guimenu> menu. You can use the + <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu to perform actions on the + desktop background.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu.</para> + <para>Middle-click on the desktop background to open the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu. You can use the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu to navigate between windows and + workspaces.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Work with + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>.</para> + <para>You can move objects to + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> and empty your + <guilabel> Trash</guilabel>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Customize your desktop background.</para> + <para>You can customize the pattern or color of the desktop + background.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>By default, your desktop background contains two objects. + <xref linkend="gosdeskback-FIG-12"/> shows the desktop background with the + default objects.</para> + <figure id="gosdeskback-FIG-12"> + <title>Desktop Background with Default Objects</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_desktop.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of desktop background with default + objects</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="gosdeskback-TBL-84"/> describes the functions of the + default objects on the desktop background.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosdeskback-TBL-84"> + <title>Functions of Default Desktop Background Objects</title> + <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="35.94*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="35.94*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.06*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para>Object</para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Component</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Function </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_home_launcher.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Nautilus home location icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Home</guilabel> location</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Opens a <application>Nautilus</application> window and + displays your home location in the view pane.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_trash_launcher.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Nautilus Trash icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Opens a <application>Nautilus</application> window and + displays your + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> in the view pane.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosdeskback-22"> + <title>Starting Your Desktop Background</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>desktop background</primary> + <secondary>starting</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>If <application>Nautilus</application> does not currently manage your + desktop background, the default objects do not appear on your desktop + background. In this case, you might need to restart the desktop background. If + the default objects do not appear on your desktop background, one of the + following might be true:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Your <application>Nautilus</application> preferences are set so + that <application>Nautilus</application> does not manage your desktop + background. To restart the desktop background, you must set your + <application>Nautilus </application> preferences so that + <application>Nautilus</application> manages the desktop background.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>You have inadvertently killed a desktop background process. To + restart the desktop background, you must set your <application>Nautilus + </application> preferences so that <application>Nautilus</application> manages + the desktop background.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>You have deleted the <filename>/.nautilus</filename> directory. + To restart the desktop background, you must set up + <application>Nautilus</application> so that <application>Nautilus</application> + manages the desktop background. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>To set your preferences so that <application>Nautilus</application> + manages the desktop background perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Applications</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Nautilus</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. A <application>Nautilus </application> window is + displayed. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Preferences</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Edit Preferences</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. A + <guilabel>Preferences </guilabel> dialog is displayed. Choose + <guilabel>Windows & Desktop</guilabel> from the + <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select the + <guilabel>Use Nautilus to draw the desktop</guilabel> option.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to close the dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>To set up <application>Nautilus</application> so that <application> + Nautilus</application> manages the desktop background perform the following + steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Applications</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Nautilus</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. A + <guilabel>Nautilus First Time Setup</guilabel> dialog is + displayed.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The + <guilabel>Nautilus First Time Setup</guilabel> dialog enables you to + customize your <application>Nautilus</application> environment. Follow the + instructions on the + <guilabel>Nautilus First Time Setup</guilabel> dialog. On the + <guilabel>GMC to Nautilus Transition</guilabel> screen, select the + <guilabel>Use Nautilus to draw the desktop</guilabel> option.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>When you reach the + <guilabel>Finished</guilabel> screen, click on the + <guibutton>Finish</guibutton> button.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosdeskback-2"> + <title>Desktop Background Objects</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>desktop background</primary> + <secondary>desktop background objects</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>A desktop background object is an icon on your desktop background + that you can use to open your files, folders, and applications. All objects on + your desktop background reside in the directory <filename>/.nautilus/desktop + </filename>. When you move objects to the desktop background, the objects are + moved to this directory.</para> + <para>By default, your desktop background contains the + <guilabel>Home</guilabel> location and + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> objects. You can also add objects to your + desktop background to provide convenient access to files, folders, and + applications that you use frequently. For example, you can add a symbolic link + to your desktop background to enable you to open a particular folder that you + use often. </para> + <para><xref linkend="gosdeskback-TBL-86"/> describes the types of object + that you can add to your desktop.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosdeskback-TBL-86"> + <title>Types of Desktop Background Objects</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="30.23*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="69.77*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Object Type</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Symbolic link</para></entry> + <entry> + <para> A symbolic link is an object that points to another file or + folder. When you choose a symbolic link from the desktop background, the file + or folder that the symbolic link points to is opened. You can move or copy a + symbolic link to the desktop background.</para> + <para>You can identify symbolic links by the default arrow emblem + that appears on all symbolic links.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Nautilus link</para></entry> + <entry> + <para> A Nautilus link is a file that contains the following + information:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>A command to run when the object is chosen.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>An icon that represents the object.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>When you choose a Nautilus link from the desktop background, + the command specified in the Nautilus link file is executed.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>File</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>You can add files to your desktop background. Files on your + desktop background reside in the directory + <filename>/.nautilus/desktop</filename>.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Folder </para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> You can move folders to your desktop background, and you can + create folders on your desktop background. Folders on your desktop background + reside in the directory <filename>/.nautilus/desktop</filename>.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para>You can modify desktop background objects as follows:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>View the properties of the object.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Rename the object.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Change the permissions of the object.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Change the icon that represents the object.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Resize the icon that represents the object.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Add an emblem to the object.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>For more information on how to modify desktop background objects, see + <xref linkend="gosnautilus-8"/>. The following sections describe how to work with objects on the + desktop background.</para> + <sect2 id="gosdeskback-30"> + <title>To Select Objects on the Desktop Background</title> + <para>To select an object on the desktop background, click on the object. + To select multiple objects, press + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> and click on the objects that you want to + select.</para> + <para>You can also select an area on the desktop background to select all + objects within that area. Click-and-hold on the desktop background, then drag + over the area that contains the objects that you want to select. When you + click-and-hold on the desktop background and drag, a grey rectangle appears to + mark the area that you select.</para> + <para>To select multiple areas, press + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> and drag over the areas that you want to select. + </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosdeskback-29"> + <title>To Open an Object from the Desktop Background</title> + <para>To open an object from the desktop background, double-click on the + object. When you double-click on an object, the default action for the object + executes. For example, if the object is a text file, the text file opens in a + <application> Nautilus</application> window. The default actions for file types + are specified in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> + capplet.</para> + <para>To open an object in a new <application>Nautilus</application> + window, right-click on the object, then choose + <guimenuitem>Open in New Window</guimenuitem>. </para> + <para>To execute an action other than the default action for an object, + right-click on the object, then choose + <guimenuitem>Open With</guimenuitem>. Choose an action from the + <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu> submenu. </para> + <para>The items in the + <guimenuitem>Open With</guimenuitem> submenu correspond to the contents + of the following parts of the <application>File Types and + Programs</application> capplet: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Edit Applications List</guilabel> dialog</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Edit Components List</guilabel> dialog</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <para>You can set your preferences in a + <application>Nautilus</application> window so that you click once on a file to + execute the default action.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosdeskback-20"> + <title>To Add a Symbolic Link to the Desktop Background</title> + <para>You can create symbolic links on your desktop background to perform + the following actions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open a particular file in a particular application.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open a particular folder in a + <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Run a binary file or a script.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>To create a symbolic link on the desktop background, perform the + following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Display the file or folder for which you want to create a + symbolic link in a <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Create a symbolic link to the file or folder. To create a + symbolic link to a file or folder, select the file or folder to which you want + to create a link. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Create Link</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. A link to the file or folder is added to the current + folder. You can identify symbolic links by the default arrow emblem that + appears on all symbolic links. The following figure shows a symbolic link to a + file:</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_samplesymlink_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a file icon with the symbolic link + emblem</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Drag the symbolic link to the desktop background. The icon for + the object is moved to the desktop background. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosdeskback-3"> + <title>To Add a Nautilus Link to the Desktop Background</title> + <para>When you choose a Nautilus link on the desktop background, the + command in the Nautilus link file is executed. To add a Nautilus link to your + desktop background, you must first create an application launcher for the + object in a menu.</para> + <para>To add a Nautilus link to your desktop background, perform the + following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Create an application launcher in a menu for the object that + you want to add to your desktop background. The command that you enter for the + launcher is the command that is executed when you use the desktop background + object. The following table shows some sample commands and the actions that the + commands perform.</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="47.36*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="52.64*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Sample Command</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Action </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <command>gedit</command></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Starts the <application>gedit</application> + application.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <command>gedit + /user123/loremipsum.txt</command></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Opens the file + <filename>/user123/loremipsum.txt</filename> in the + <application>gedit</application> application.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <command>nautilus + /user123/Personal</command></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Opens the folder <filename>/user123/Personal + </filename> in a <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para>For more information on how to add launchers to menus, see + <xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-1"/>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Drag the launcher from the menu to the desktop background. An + icon for the object is added to the desktop background. </para> + <para>If you want, you can remove the menu item that you created in + step 1. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosdeskback-16"> + <title>Adding a File or Folder to the Desktop Background</title> + <para>This section describes how you can add file objects and + folder objects to the desktop background.</para> + <sect3 id="gosdeskback-18"> + <title>To Move a File or Folder to the Desktop Background</title> + <para>You can move a file or folder from a + <application>Nautilus</application> window to the desktop background. To move a + file or folder to the desktop background, perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the view pane, display the file or folder that you want to + move.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Drag the file or folder to the desktop background. The icon + for the file or folder is moved to the desktop background. The file or folder + is moved to the <filename>/.nautilus/desktop</filename> directory.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosdeskback-17"> + <title>To Copy a File or Folder to the Desktop Background</title> + <para>You can copy a file or folder from a + <application>Nautilus</application> window to the desktop background. To copy a + file or folder to the desktop background, perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the view pane, display the file or folder that you want to + move.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Press + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>, then drag the file or folder to the + desktop background. An icon for the file or folder is added to the desktop + background. The file or folder is copied to the <filename>/.nautilus/desktop + </filename> directory.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosdeskback-19"> + <title>To Create a Folder Object on the Desktop Background</title> + <para>To create a folder object, right-click on the desktop background + to open the + <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu. Choose + <guimenuitem> New Folder</guimenuitem>. An + <guilabel>untitled</guilabel> folder is added to the desktop + background. Type the name of the new folder, then press + <keycap> Return</keycap>. The folder is displayed with the new name. + The new folder resides in the <filename>/.nautilus/desktop</filename> + directory.</para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosdeskback-25"> + <title>To Remove an Object from the Desktop Background</title> + <para>To remove an object from the desktop background right-click on the + object, then choose + <guimenuitem>Move to Trash</guimenuitem>. Alternatively, drag the + object to + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosdeskback-8"> + <title>Using Trash on the Desktop Background</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>desktop background</primary> + <secondary>using Trash</secondary> + </indexterm> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_trash_launcher.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Nautilus Trash icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + + <para>You can move the following items to + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Files</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Folders</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Desktop background objects</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>When you move an item to + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, the item is temporarily stored in your + <filename>/.Trash</filename> folder. If you need to retrieve a file from + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, you can view + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> and move the file out of + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>.</para> + <para>When you empty + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, you delete the items in + <guilabel> Trash</guilabel> permanently. </para> + <sect2 id="gosdeskback-44"> + <title>To Display Trash</title> + <para>You can display the contents of + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> in the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From the desktop background</para> + <para>Double-click on the + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object on the desktop background. The + contents of + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> are displayed in a <application> + Nautilus</application> window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From a <application>Nautilus</application> window</para> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Show Trash</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. The contents of + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> are displayed in the window.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosdeskback-10"> + <title>To Empty Trash</title> + <para>You can empty the contents of + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> in the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From the desktop background</para> + <para>Right-click on the + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object, then choose + <guimenuitem> Empty Trash</guimenuitem>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From a <application>Nautilus</application> window</para> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Empty Trash</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosdeskback-9"> + <title>Using Menus From the Desktop Background </title> + <indexterm> + <primary>desktop background</primary> + <secondary>using menus from</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can open the following menus from the desktop background:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect2 id="gosdeskback-13"> + <title>Desktop Background Menu</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/file_manager_menu.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Desktop Background menu</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>To open the + <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu, right-click on a vacant + space on the desktop background. You can use the + <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu to perform actions on the + desktop background.</para> + <para><xref linkend="gosdeskback-TBL-85"/> describes the items in the + <guimenu> Desktop Background</guimenu> menu.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosdeskback-TBL-85"> + <title>Items on the Desktop Background Menu</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="35.94*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.06*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Menu Item</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Function </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Opens a new <application>Nautilus</application> window + that displays your home location.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guimenuitem>New Folder</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Creates a new folder object on your desktop background. The + folder is created in the directory <filename>/.nautilus/desktop + </filename>.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guimenuitem>New Terminal</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Starts a <application>GNOME Terminal</application>. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Clean Up By Name</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Arranges the objects on the desktop background + alphabetically by name.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Disks</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Enables you to mount diskettes and CD-ROMs. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Reset Desktop Background + </guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Resets the desktop background to the last pattern that you + chose from the + <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog. You can + access the + <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog from + <application> Nautilus</application> windows.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Change Desktop + Background</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Starts the <application>Background</application> capplet to + enable you to change the desktop background.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosdeskback-14"> + <title>Root Menu</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/root_windows_submenu.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Root menu</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>To open the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu, middle-click on the desktop background. + You can use the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu to navigate between windows and + workspaces.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosdeskback-12"> + <title>Customizing the Desktop Background</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>desktop background</primary> + <secondary>customizing</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can change the pattern or color of the desktop background to suit + your preferences. <application>Nautilus</application> includes background + patterns and colors that you can use to change the look-and-feel of the desktop + background. </para> + <para>You can change the pattern or color of the desktop background in any + of the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Drag a pattern or color from another window or dialog to the + desktop background. </para> + <para>If your desktop background is a color, you can create a gradient + effect from a color into the desktop background color. A gradient effect is a + visual effect where one color blends gradually into another color. To create a + gradient effect on your desktop background, drag a color to one of the edges of + the screen. The color blends from the edge to which you drag the color, to the + opposite edge of the screen.</para> + <para>Before you drag a color to a screen edge, check if there is an + edge panel on the screen edge. If there is an edge panel on the screen edge, + you must hide the panel before you drag the color.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the <application>Background</application> capplet. For more + information, see <xref linkend="goscustuserinter-1"/>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use a <application>Nautilus</application> window to choose a + background pattern or color from the + <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog. To change the + pattern or color of the desktop background, perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Backgrounds and Emblems</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. The + <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog is displayed. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To display a list of patterns that you can use, click on the + <guibutton> Patterns</guibutton> button. To display a list of the + colors that you can use, click on the + <guibutton>Colors</guibutton> button.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To change the desktop background to a pattern, drag the + pattern to the desktop background. To change the desktop background to a color, + drag the color to the desktop background.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>Done</guibutton> to close the dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect1> +</chapter>
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goseditmainmenu.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goseditmainmenu.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2d53d73 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goseditmainmenu.xml @@ -0,0 +1,1682 @@ +<chapter id="goseditmainmenu-1">
+ <title>Working With Menus</title>
+ <highlights>
+ <para>This chapter describes how to use menus in the desktop.</para>
+ </highlights>
+ <sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-2">
+ <title>Introduction to Menus</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>menus</primary>
+ <secondary>introduction</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>You can access all desktop functions through menus. The default
+ panels contain menus, so you can use a combination of menus and panels to
+ perform your tasks. </para>
+ <para>You can perform various actions on your menus, such as display the
+ menu as a window and copy menu items to panels.</para>
+ <para>You can access the following menus from the desktop:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>: The
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is your primary menu. You can access
+ almost all of the applications, commands, and configuration options on your
+ desktop from the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>: The
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> is a customized
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. You can have many
+ <guimenu> Main Menu</guimenu> buttons in your panels. The structure
+ of the menus can be different in each
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>System menus: System menus contain the standard applications and
+ standard applets that you can use on your desktop.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu: You can add items that you use
+ frequently to your
+ <guimenu> Favorites</guimenu> menu, and organize the items into
+ submenus.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Custom menus: A custom menu is a menu that you create.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>You can also open menus from the desktop background. The
+ <guimenu>Root </guimenu> menu enables you to navigate between windows and
+ workspaces. For information on the
+ <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu, see Working With Windows. The
+ <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu enables you to perform desktop
+ background-related tasks. For information on the
+ <guimenu>Desktop Background </guimenu> menu, see Using the Nautilus
+ Desktop.</para>
+ <para>All of these menus provide you with multiple ways to perform your
+ tasks, and enable you to work in the way that you prefer.</para>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-5">
+ <title>Menu Features</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>menus</primary>
+ <secondary>features</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>Menus have standard features that you can use to perform actions on
+ the menus. This section describes the structure of menus and the standard
+ features of menus.</para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-FIG-37"/> shows a typical menu.</para>
+ <figure id="goseditmainmenu-FIG-37">
+ <title>Typical Menu</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Annotated screenshot of a typical menu</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/typical_anno_menu.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Annotated screenshot of a typical menu</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+ <para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-TBL-28"/> describes the features of
+ menus. </para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goseditmainmenu-TBL-28">
+ <title>Menu Features</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="25.79*"/><colspec
+ colwidth="74.21*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Feature</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Description </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Tear-off icon</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>The tear-off icon is a thin dashed line at the top of the
+ menu. To change a menu into a separate window on your desktop, click on the
+ tear-off icon. The menu window remains on your desktop, even if you point to
+ another location on your desktop.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Menu title</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>The name of the menu. The menu title is at the top of the
+ menu, followed by a separator line. You can right-click on the menu title to
+ open a popup menu. The popup menu enables you to add the menu to a panel or to
+ the
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Menu items </para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Menus can contain the following items: </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Submenus</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Launchers</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Applets</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>An arrow to the right of an item in a menu indicates that the
+ item is a submenu. When you point to the submenu, the submenu opens and you can
+ choose items from the submenu.</para>
+ <para>When you choose a launcher, the launcher starts an
+ application or runs a command. When you choose an applet from a menu, the
+ applet is added to a panel.</para>
+ <para>You can right-click on a launcher or applet to open a popup
+ menu. The popup menu enables you to add the item to a panel or to the
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu. For more information on the
+ popup menu, see <xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-11"/>. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ <para>You can specify global preferences for all menus in the <application>
+ Control Center</application>. For example, you can select an option to display
+ large icons in your menus.</para>
+ <para>You can change the GNOME system settings for menu in the
+ <application> Panel</application> capplet. The system settings for menus are
+ displayed in the
+ <guilabel>Menu</guilabel> tabbed section. You can also change the theme
+ for your session to change how all your menus look. You can change the theme in
+ the <application>Theme Selector</application> capplet.</para>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-11">
+ <title>Menu Item Popup Menus</title>
+ <para>Menu items have an associated popup menu that enables you to add
+ the item to your panels and to your
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu. When you right-click on the title of
+ an item in a menu, the popup menu for the menu, launcher, or applet opens. This
+ menu is different for menus, launchers, and applets. </para>
+ <para>You can use the popup menu to perform the following tasks: </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Add menus, launchers, and applets to panels. You can add a menu
+ as a menu object or as a drawer object. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Add submenus, launchers, and applets to your
+ <guimenu>Favorites </guimenu> menu.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Remove submenus, launchers, and applets from your
+ <guimenu> Favorites</guimenu> menu. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Change the properties of submenus, launchers, and applets in
+ your
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>Some items in the popup menu might not be available to you. Your
+ user privileges determine which items are available. For example, if you do not
+ have system administrator privileges, you can not modify the properties of the
+ <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu. </para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-FIG-38"/> shows the popup menu when
+ you right-click on a submenu title. </para>
+ <figure id="goseditmainmenu-FIG-38">
+ <title>Submenu Popup Menu</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Screenshot of a submenu popup menu</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/submenu_popup.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of a submenu popup menu</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+ <para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-TBL-29"/> describes the items on
+ submenu popup menus.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goseditmainmenu-TBL-29">
+ <title>Items on Submenu Popup Menus</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec
+ colwidth="47.36*"/><colspec colwidth="52.64*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Item</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Add this as drawer to
+ panel</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Adds the submenu as a drawer to the panel from which you
+ open the menu.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Add this as menu to
+ panel</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Adds the submenu as a menu object to the panel from which
+ you open the menu.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Add this to Favorites
+ menu</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Adds the submenu to the
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Add new item to this
+ menu</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Enables you to add an item to the submenu.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Displays a dialog that enables you to edit the
+ <guilabel>Name</guilabel> and
+ <guilabel> Comment</guilabel> of the submenu.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ <para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-FIG-39"/> shows the popup menu when
+ you right-click on a launcher.</para>
+ <figure id="goseditmainmenu-FIG-39">
+ <title>Launcher Popup Menu</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Screenshot of a launcher popup menu</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/launcher_popup.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of a launcher popup menu</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+ <para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-TBL-30"/> describes the items on
+ launcher popup menus.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goseditmainmenu-TBL-30">
+ <title>Items on Launcher Popup Menus</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec
+ colwidth="42.71*"/><colspec colwidth="57.29*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Item</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Add this launcher to
+ panel</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Adds the launcher to the panel from which you open the
+ menu. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Add this to Favorites
+ menu</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Adds the launcher to the
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Remove this item</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Removes the launcher from the submenu.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Put into run dialog</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Displays the
+ <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog and puts the command
+ from the
+ <guilabel>Command</guilabel> field of the launcher into the
+ command field on
+ <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Displays a dialog that enables you to edit the properties
+ of the launcher. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ <para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-FIG-40"/> shows the popup menu when
+ you right-click on an applet. </para>
+ <figure id="goseditmainmenu-FIG-40">
+ <title>Popup Menu for Applet Menu Item</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Screenshot of a popup menu for an applet menu item
+ </screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/applet_popup.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of a popup menu for an applet menu item
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+ + <para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-TBL-31"/> describes the items on
+ applet popup menus.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goseditmainmenu-TBL-31">
+ <title>Items on Popup Menu for Applet Menu Items</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec
+ colwidth="34.34*"/><colspec colwidth="65.66*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Item</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Add this applet as a launcher to
+ panel</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Adds the launcher to the panel from which you open the
+ menu. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Remove this item</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Removes the applet from the submenu. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Displays a dialog that enables you to edit the properties
+ of the applet.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-7">
+ <title>Global Menu</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>menus</primary>
+ <secondary>Global Menu</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Screenshot of the Global Menu</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/open_main_menu.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of the Global Menu</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ <para>The
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is your primary menu. You can access
+ almost all of the standard applications, commands, and configuration options on
+ your desktop from the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. </para>
+ <para>The
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> provides the following top-level menus and
+ special menu items: </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Programs</guimenu>: Contains all applications and
+ configuration tools. This menu also includes the file manager and <application>
+ GNOME Help Browser</application>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu>: You can add items that you use
+ frequently to your
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu, and organize the items into
+ submenus.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Applets</guimenu>: Contains all applets that are installed
+ on your system.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenuitem>Run</guimenuitem> launcher: Displays the
+ <guilabel> Run Program</guilabel> dialog. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Panel</guimenu>: Contains all commands that relate to
+ panels.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu>: Contains the
+ <guimenuitem>Lock screen</guimenuitem> and
+ <guimenuitem>Log out</guimenuitem> menu items. By default, the items
+ in the
+ <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu are at the top level of the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>You can customize the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> to help you work more efficiently. You can
+ modify which menus are displayed on the
+ <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>, and how the menus are displayed on the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. For example you can select to display all
+ the items in the
+ <guimenu> Programs</guimenu> menu at the top level of the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. You can customize the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> in the <application> Panel</application>
+ capplet. </para>
+ <para>You can add
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> buttons to your panels. By default, the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is represented on panels by a stylized
+ footprint icon, as follows:</para>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Screenshot of the Global Menu icon</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/footprint_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of the Global Menu icon</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-15">
+ <title>To Open the Global Menu</title>
+ <para>You can open the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> in the following ways: </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>From a panel with a
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu></para>
+ <para>Click on the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>From any panel</para>
+ <para>To open the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> from a panel right-click on a vacant
+ space in the panel. If there is no vacant space in the panel, right-click on
+ one of the hide buttons. </para>
+ <para>If you want to use the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> to perform actions on a panel, you
+ must open the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> from that panel. You can use the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> to perform the following actions on
+ a panel:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Add an item to the panel</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Modify the properties of the panel</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Remove the panel</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Use a shortcut key</para>
+ <para>You can use a shortcut key to open the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. When you use a shortcut key to open
+ the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, the
+ <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu> appears at the mouse pointer.
+ </para>
+ <para>The default shortcut key to open the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is
+ <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo>. You can change the shortcut key that opens the
+
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> in the <application>Panel
+ </application> capplet.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-29">
+ <title>To Add a Global Menu to a Panel</title>
+ <para>You can add as many
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> buttons as you want to your panels. To
+ add a
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> to a panel, right-click on any vacant
+ space on the panel to open the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Panel</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Menu</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Main menu</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.</para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-30">
+ <title>To Change a Global Menu Icon</title>
+ <para>You can choose a custom icon to represent a
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. </para>
+ <para>To choose a custom icon to represent a
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> perform the following steps:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Right-click on the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> to open the panel object popup
+ menu.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Choose
+ <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> to display the
+ <guilabel> Menu Properties</guilabel> dialog. Click on the
+ <guilabel>Icon</guilabel> tab to display the
+ <guilabel>Icon</guilabel> tabbed section.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Select the
+ <guilabel>Use custom icon for panel button</guilabel> option.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Click on the icon selector button to display an icon selector
+ dialog. Choose an icon from the dialog. Alternatively, click
+ <guibutton>Browse </guibutton> to choose an icon from another
+ directory. When you choose an icon, click
+ <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Click
+ <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-31">
+ <title>To Modify How the Global Menu Displays Menus</title>
+ <para>To modify how the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> displays menus perform the following
+ steps:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To start the <application>Panel</application> capplet open the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, then choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Programs</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Desktop</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>. Click on the
+ <guilabel> Menu</guilabel> tab.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>In the
+ <guilabel>Global menu</guilabel> group, choose the appropriate
+ setting for each menu, as follows:</para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec
+ colwidth="23.47*"/><colspec colwidth="76.53*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Option</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Description </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>In the menu</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Select this option to place the items in the menu
+ directly at the top level of the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>In a submenu</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Select this option to place the menu as a submenu on
+ the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu </guimenu>. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Off</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Select this option to exclude the menu from the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Click
+ <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to save your changes. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-6">
+ <title>Main Menu</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>menus</primary>
+ <secondary>Main Menu</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>The
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> is represented on panels as a stylized
+ footprint icon. To open the
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> click on the
+ <guibutton> Main Menu</guibutton> button.</para>
+ <para>The
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> provides the same menus and functions as the
+
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. The
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> differs from the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> in the following ways:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> button is a panel object. A
+ <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu> button is a panel object but you can
+ also open the
+ <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu> from anywhere on the desktop. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>You can have many
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> buttons in your panels. The structure of
+ the menus can be different in each
+ <guimenu> Main Menu</guimenu>. That is, you can select how particular
+ menus are displayed in the menu. For example you can select to display all the
+ items in the
+ <guimenu> Programs</guimenu> menu at the top level of the
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. </para>
+ <para>You can also have many
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> buttons in your panels, but the
+ structure of the menus is exactly the same in each
+ <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To customize instances of a
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> you modify the properties of the
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. To customize the
+ <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu> you use the <application>Control
+ Center</application>. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-12">
+ <title>To Add a Main Menu to a Panel</title>
+ <para>You can add as many
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> buttons as you want to your panels. To add
+ a
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> to a panel, right-click on any vacant
+ space on the panel to open the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Panel</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu> Add to panel</guisubmenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Menu</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Main menu</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.</para>
+ <note>
+ <para>When you add a
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> button to a panel, the button is added
+ as a
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. To change the
+ <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu> to a
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, right-click on the button to open the
+ panel object popup menu. Choose
+ <guimenuitem>Properties </guimenuitem>. On the
+ <guilabel>Menu Properties</guilabel> dialog, select
+ <guilabel> Main menu</guilabel>. Click
+ <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para>
+ </note>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-13">
+ <title>To Customize a Main Menu</title>
+ <para>You can customize each
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> on your panels to help you work more
+ efficiently. For each
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, you can specify the following:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The menus that are on the
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Whether the menus are in a submenu on the
+ <guimenu>Main Menu </guimenu>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>To customize a
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> perform the following steps: </para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Right-click on the
+ <guibutton>Main Menu</guibutton> to open the panel object popup
+ menu.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Choose
+ <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> to display the
+ <guilabel> Menu Properties</guilabel> dialog.
+ <xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-FIG-42"/> shows the
+ <guilabel>Menu Properties</guilabel> dialog. </para>
+ <figure id="goseditmainmenu-FIG-42">
+ <title>Main Menu Properties Dialog</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Screenshot of Main Menu Properties
+ dialog</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/mainmenuprop_dialog.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Screenshot of Main Menu Properties dialog</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Choose the appropriate setting for each menu, as follows:
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec
+ colwidth="28.75*"/><colspec colwidth="71.25*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Option</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Description </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>On the main menu</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Select this option to place the items in the menu
+ directly at the top level of the
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>In a submenu</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Select this option to place the menu as a submenu
+ on the
+ <guimenu>Main Menu </guimenu>.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Off</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Select this option to exclude the menu from the
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To choose a custom icon to represent the
+ <guimenu>Main Menu </guimenu>, click on the Icon tab. Select the
+ <guilabel>Use custom icon for panel button</guilabel> option.
+ </para>
+ <para>Click on the icon selector button to display an icon selector
+ dialog. Choose an icon from the dialog. Alternatively, click
+ <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> to choose an icon from another
+ directory. When you choose an icon, click
+ <guibutton> OK</guibutton>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Click
+ <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes and close the
+ <guilabel>Menu Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-8">
+ <title>System Menus</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>menus</primary>
+ <secondary>system menus</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>System menus contain the standard applications and standard applets
+ that you can use on your desktop.</para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-TBL-32"/> describes the system menus
+ available on your desktop.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goseditmainmenu-TBL-32">
+ <title>System Menus</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="26.43*"/><colspec
+ colwidth="73.57*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Menu</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Programs</guimenu></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Contains all applications and configuration tools. The
+ <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu contains a hierarchy of submenus
+ such as
+ <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> and
+ <guimenu>Settings</guimenu>, from which you can start the
+ standard GNOME applications and configuration tools. The
+ <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu also includes the file manager
+ and <application>GNOME Help Browser</application>. </para>
+ <para>The
+ <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu resides in the following places:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>On the Menu Panel, in modified form</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Applets</guimenu></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>The
+ <guimenu> Applets</guimenu> menu contains all of the applets that
+ are installed on your system. To add an applet to a panel open the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> from the panel, then choose the
+ applet from the
+ <guimenu>Applets</guimenu> menu. </para>
+ <para>The
+ <guimenu>Applets</guimenu> menu resides in the following
+ places:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>On the Menu Panel, in the
+ <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ <para>Your system administrator specifies the contents of system menus.
+ Typically, all users on a system have access to the system menus. The
+ <guimenu>Programs </guimenu> menu corresponds to the
+ <filename>$GNOME_BASEDIR/share/gnome/apps </filename> directory. The
+ <guimenu>Applets</guimenu> menu corresponds to the
+ <filename>$GNOME_BASEDIR/share/applets</filename> directory. </para>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-33">
+ <title>To Edit a System Menu</title>
+ <para>You can edit the contents of the system menus only if you have the
+ appropriate system privileges. You can use the <application>Menu
+ Editor</application> to edit the system menus. You can also open the system
+ menus and right-click on menu items to open a popup menu that enables you to
+ edit the system menus. </para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-9">
+ <title>Favorites Menu</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>menus</primary>
+ <secondary>Favorites Menu</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>The
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu resides in the following places:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Menu Panel</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>You can add items that you frequently use to your
+ <guimenu>Favorites </guimenu> menu, and organize the items into submenus.
+ Your
+ <guimenu>Favorites </guimenu> menu contains only items that you add.
+ </para>
+ <para>The
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu contains items that are not shared, but
+ are specific to each individual user. The
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu corresponds to a directory in your
+ private home directory, the <filename> ~/.gnome/apps</filename> directory. This
+ structure contrasts with system menus, which are usually shared by many users
+ and which reside in a public directory. </para>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-48">
+ <title>To Edit the Favorites Menu</title>
+ <para>You can use the <application>Menu Editor</application> to edit the
+ contents of your
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu. You can also open menus and
+ right-click on menu items to open a popup menu that enables you to add items to
+ the
+ <guimenu> Favorites</guimenu> menu. If you right-click on a menu item
+ in the
+ <guimenu> Favorites</guimenu> menu, you can remove the item from the
+ <guimenu>Favorites </guimenu> menu. </para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-10">
+ <title>Custom Menus</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>menus</primary>
+ <secondary>customs menus</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>A custom menu is menu that you create. You can create a custom menu
+ in any directory to which you have write access. If you want to create a menu
+ to share with other users, you can create a custom menu in a public location.
+ You can then inform other users of the location of the custom menu. The other
+ users can then open their file manager and drag the menu to their panels, where
+ the menu is added as a menu object. </para>
+ <para>You must create a custom menu manually. To create a menu manually you
+ must first understand the structure of menus, and their relationship to
+ directories and special files. </para>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-27">
+ <title>To Create a Custom Menu</title>
+ <para>To create a custom menu follow these steps:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Create the directory for the menu. The name that you choose for
+ the directory becomes the name of the menu. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Create a <filename>.directory</filename> file and a <filename>
+ .order</filename> file for the menu, and add the files to the menu directory.
+ You can copy the <filename>.directory</filename> file and <filename>.order
+ </filename> files from another menu directory, then edit the files to suit your
+ requirements.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Create <filename>.desktop</filename> files for the menu, and
+ add the files to the menu directory. You can copy the
+ <filename>.desktop</filename> files from another menu directory, then edit the
+ files to suit your requirements. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Your menu is now complete. To add the menu to a panel drag the
+ menu directory from your file manager to the panel.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ <tip>
+ <para>You can also use the <application>Menu Editor</application> to
+ create a custom menu. Use the <application>Menu Editor</application> to create
+ the custom menu in your
+ <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu. The <application> Menu
+ Editor</application> creates the <filename>.order</filename> and <filename>
+ .directory</filename> files. Move the custom menu structure to the required
+ location.</para>
+ </tip>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-45">
+ <title>To Edit a Custom Menu</title>
+ <para>If you have permissions to write to the custom menu files, you can
+ open the custom menu and right-click on menu items to open a popup menu. The
+ popup menu enables you to edit the custom menu.</para>
+ <para>You can also edit the custom menu manually. To edit a menu manually
+ you must first understand the structure of menus on your desktop.</para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-35">
+ <title>Menu Editor</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>menus</primary>
+ <secondary>Menu Editor</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>This section describes how to edit your menus.</para>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-37">
+ <title>Introduction to the Menu Editor </title>
+ <para>You can use the <application>Menu Editor</application> to edit your
+ menus. If you are a system administrator, you can use the <application>Menu
+ Editor</application> to edit the system menus. If you are a normal user, you
+ can use the <application>Menu Editor</application> to edit your
+ <guimenu> Favorites</guimenu> menu.</para>
+ <para>You can use the <application>Menu Editor</application> to add the
+ following items to your menus: </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Submenus</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Launchers</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Applets</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>You can also add further items to your submenus. This feature
+ enables you to create a hierarchical menu structure for your launchers and
+ applets. </para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-FIG-44"/> shows the
+ <application>Menu Editor</application>.</para>
+ <figure id="goseditmainmenu-FIG-44">
+ <title>Menu Editor</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Annotated screenshot of a Menu Editor window</screeninfo>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata
+ fileref="figures/menu_editor_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Annotated screenshot of a Menu Editor window</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+ <para>The <application>Menu Editor</application> contains the following
+ elements: </para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goseditmainmenu-TBL-33">
+ <title>Menu Editor Elements</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec
+ colwidth="30.45*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="77.85*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Element</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Description</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Menubar</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Contains commands that you use to perform tasks in the
+ <application>Menu Editor</application>. These commands are in the
+ <guimenu>File</guimenu>,
+ <guimenu>Sort</guimenu>, and
+ <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menus. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Toolbar</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para>Contains buttons that you use to perform tasks in the
+ <application>Menu Editor</application>. For example, the toolbar contains
+ <guibutton>New Submenu</guibutton>,
+ <guibutton> New Item</guibutton>, and
+ <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> buttons.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Menu tree pane</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Displays the hierarchical structure of your menus. You can
+ expand and collapse the menus in the menu tree pane. </para>
+ <para>You use the menu tree pane to select the menu that you want
+ to edit.</para>
+ <para>The menu tree also includes a popup menu that you can use
+ to perform tasks in the <application>Menu Editor</application>. To use this
+ popup menu, right-click on the item that you want to edit, then choose a menu
+ item. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Dialog pane</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Contains a dialog with a
+ <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section and an
+ <guilabel> Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section. Use this dialog
+ to add and modify submenus and submenu items.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Comment statusbar</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Displays information on the item selected in the menu
+ tree. This information is usually the same as the
+ <guilabel>Comment</guilabel> information for the
+ item.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Directory statusbar</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Displays the directory location of the item selected in
+ the menu tree.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Resize button</para></entry>
+ <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
+ <para> Drag this button to resize the menu tree pane and dialog
+ pane areas.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-49">
+ <title>To Start the Menu Editor</title>
+ <para>To start the <application>Menu Editor</application> perform one of
+ the following actions:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Open the
+ <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Programs</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Menu editor</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Right-click on a
+ <guibutton>Global Menu</guibutton> or a
+ <guibutton> Main Menu</guibutton> to open a panel object popup
+ menu. Choose
+ <guimenuitem> Edit menus</guimenuitem>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-38">
+ <title>To Add a Submenu</title>
+ <para>To add a submenu perform the following steps:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>In the menu tree, select the menu to which you want to add a
+ submenu.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>File</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem> New Submenu</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>. A
+ <guilabel>New Folder</guilabel> icon is added to the menu tree. A
+ dialog for entering details of the new submenu is displayed in the dialog
+ pane.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enter the information for the submenu in the
+ <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section on the dialog pane. The
+ following table describes the dialog elements on the
+ <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section:</para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec
+ colwidth="29.60*"/><colspec colwidth="70.40*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Dialog Element</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Description </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Name</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Use this text box to specify the name of the submenu.
+ You can use the
+ <guilabel> Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section to add
+ translations of the name. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Comment</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Use this text box to specify a short description of
+ the submenu. The description is displayed as a tooltip when you point to the
+ submenu icon. You can use the
+ <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section to add
+ translations of the short description.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Command</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Not required for a submenu.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Type</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>The
+ <guilabel> Type</guilabel> of a submenu must be
+ <guilabel>Directory</guilabel>. You cannot change the
+ <guilabel>Type</guilabel> of a submenu.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Icon</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Choose an icon to represent the submenu. To choose an
+ icon, click on the icon selector button. An icon selector dialog is displayed.
+ Choose an icon from this dialog. Alternatively, to choose an icon from another
+ directory, click
+ <guibutton> Browse</guibutton>. When you choose an icon,
+ click
+ <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Run in Terminal</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Not required for a submenu.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>You can also add a translation of the
+ <guilabel>Name</guilabel> and
+ <guilabel>Comment</guilabel> information for the submenu. To add a
+ translation, click on the
+ <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab. Enter the details of the
+ translation in the
+ <guilabel>Name/Comment translations</guilabel> table as follows:
+ </para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec
+ colwidth="27.48*"/><colspec colwidth="72.52*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Field</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Description </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>First field</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Enter the two-letter code for the language for which
+ you want to add a translation.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Second field</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Enter the translation of the
+ <guilabel>Name</guilabel> text box.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Third field</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Enter the translation of the
+ <guilabel>Comment</guilabel> text box.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ <para>Click on the
+ <guibutton>Add/Set</guibutton> button. </para>
+ <para>To edit a translation, select the translation in the
+ <guilabel>Name/Comment translations</guilabel> table. The
+ translated text is displayed in the fields under the table. Edit the fields as
+ required, then click on the
+ <guibutton> Add/Set</guibutton> button.</para>
+ <para>To remove a translation, select the translation in the
+ <guilabel>Name/Comment translations</guilabel> table, then click
+ <guibutton>Remove</guibutton>. </para>
+ <note>
+ <para>The
+ <guilabel>Try this before using</guilabel> text box and
+ <guilabel> Documentation</guilabel> text box are not required for
+ a submenu. </para>
+ </note>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Click
+ <guibutton>Save</guibutton> to save the details of the new
+ submenu.</para>
+ <para>Alternatively, click
+ <guibutton>Revert</guibutton> to return to your previously saved
+ menu structure.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-39">
+ <title>To Add an Item to a Submenu </title>
+ <para>To add an item to a submenu perform the following steps:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>In the menu tree, select the menu to which you want to add the
+ item. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>File</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem> New Item</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>. An
+ <guilabel>untitled</guilabel> icon is added to the menu tree. A
+ dialog where you can enter details of the new item is displayed in the dialog
+ pane.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enter the information for the item in the
+ <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section in the dialog pane. The
+ following table describes the dialog elements on the
+ <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section:</para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec
+ colwidth="29.81*"/><colspec colwidth="70.19*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Dialog Element</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Description </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Name</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Use this text box to specify the name of the item.
+ You can use the
+ <guilabel> Advanced</guilabel> tab to add translations of
+ the name.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Comment</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Use this text box to specify a short description of
+ the item. When you point to the item, the comment is displayed as a tooltip.
+ You can use the
+ <guilabel> Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section to add
+ translations of the comment. </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Command</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Enter the command to run when you choose the item.
+ You can also enter a URL if you choose
+ <guilabel>URL</guilabel> as the
+ <guilabel>Type</guilabel>.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Type</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Choose from the following types of list item:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Application</guilabel>: Choose this list
+ item for an application launcher. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>PanelApplet</guilabel>: Choose this list
+ item for an applet launcher.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>URL</guilabel>: Choose this list item to
+ create a launcher that opens an Internet browser at a particular URL.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Icon</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Choose an icon to represent the item. To choose an
+ icon, click on the
+ <guibutton> Icon</guibutton> button. An icon selector
+ dialog is displayed. Choose an icon from this dialog. Alternatively, to choose
+ an icon from another directory, click
+ <guibutton>Browse</guibutton>.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Run in Terminal</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> Select this option to run the application or command
+ in a terminal window. Choose this option for an application or command that
+ does not create a window in which to run.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enter the advanced properties of the item in the dialog. The
+ following table describes the fields on the top part of the
+ <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section:</para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec
+ colwidth="37.84*"/><colspec colwidth="62.16*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Field</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Description </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Try this before using</guilabel></para></entry>
+
+ <entry>
+ <para>Enter a command here for your system to try before
+ starting the item. If the system can execute this command, the item is not
+ displayed on the submenu.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Documentation</guilabel></para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para> This field is not currently in use.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>You can also add a translation of the
+ <guilabel>Name</guilabel> and
+ <guilabel>Comment</guilabel> information for the item. To add a
+ translation, click on the
+ <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab. Enter the details of the
+ translation in the
+ <guilabel>Name/Comment translations</guilabel> table as follows:
+ </para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec
+ colwidth="31.71*"/><colspec colwidth="68.29*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry>
+ <para>Field</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Description </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>First field</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Enter the two-letter code for the language for which
+ you want to add a translation.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Second field</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Enter the translation of the
+ <guilabel>Name</guilabel> of the item.</para></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Third field</para></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>Enter the translation of the
+ <guilabel>Comment</guilabel> for the item.
+ </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ <para>Then click on the
+ <guibutton>Add/Set</guibutton> button. </para>
+ <para>To edit a translation, select the translation in the
+ <guilabel>Name/Comment translations</guilabel> table. The
+ translated text is displayed in the fields under the table. Make your edits in
+ the fields, then click on the
+ <guibutton> Add/Set</guibutton> button.</para>
+ <para>To remove a translation, select the translation in the
+ <guilabel>Name/Comment translations</guilabel> table, then click
+ <guibutton>Remove</guibutton>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Click
+ <guibutton>Save</guibutton> to save the details of the new
+ item.</para>
+ <para>Alternatively, click
+ <guibutton>Revert</guibutton> to return to your previously saved
+ menu.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-40">
+ <title>To Modify a Submenu or Submenu Item</title>
+ <para>To modify a submenu or submenu item perform the following
+ steps:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>In the menu tree, select the menu or menu item that you want to
+ modify. The details of the menu or menu item are displayed in the dialog
+ pane.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>In the dialog pane, modify the dialog elements.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Click
+ <guibutton>Save</guibutton> to save your changes to the
+ submenu.</para>
+ <para>Alternatively, click
+ <guibutton>Revert</guibutton> to undo your changes.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-41">
+ <title>To Move a Submenu or Submenu Item </title>
+ <para>To move a submenu or submenu item perform one of the following
+ actions: </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To move the submenu or submenu item to another menu, drag the
+ submenu or submenu item to the new location in the menu tree. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To move the submenu or submenu item within a menu, select the
+ menu that you want to move. Click on the
+ <guibutton>Move up</guibutton> or
+ <guibutton>Move down</guibutton> toolbar buttons to move the item.
+ Repeat this step until the submenu or item is in the new location. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-42">
+ <title>To Delete a Submenu or Submenu Item </title>
+ <para>To delete a submenu or submenu item, select the item that you want
+ to delete in the menu tree. Choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>File</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>. The item is deleted from the menu. </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-43">
+ <title>To Sort a Submenu</title>
+ <para>The <application>Menu Editor</application> includes commands that
+ enable you to sort your menus alphabetically. You can sort the items in a
+ particular menu. You can also sort menus recursively. In other words, you can
+ sort all of the submenus and submenu items that a menu contains.</para>
+ <para>To sort a submenu, select the menu that you want to sort in the
+ menu tree. Choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Sort</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Sort Submenu</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>. To perform a recursive sort, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Sort</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Sort Submenu Recursive</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.</para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-44">
+ <title>To Quit the Menu Editor</title>
+ <para>To quit the <application>Menu Editor</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>File</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Exit</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.</para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+</chapter>
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosmetacity.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosmetacity.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..44e5da8 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosmetacity.xml @@ -0,0 +1,2862 @@ +<chapter id="gossawfish-1"> + <title>Working With Windows</title> + <highlights> + <para>The information in this chapter describes how to use windows in the + GNOME desktop. This chapter describes the functions that are associated with + the <application>Sawfish</application> window manager. </para> + </highlights> + <sect1 id="gossawfish-712"> + <title>Windows, Workspaces, and Viewports</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>windows</primary> + <secondary>introduction</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>workspaces</primary> + <secondary>introduction</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>viewports</primary> + <secondary>introduction</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can display many windows at the same time on your desktop. You + can run different applications in each window in the following desktop areas: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Workspaces</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Viewports</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>You can subdivide your desktop into separate workspaces. You can + display only one workspace at a time, but you can have windows open in all your + other workspaces. You can divide your workspaces into subdivisions that are + called viewports. You can display only one viewport at a time, but you can have + windows open in all of your other viewports.</para> + <para>The <application>Desk Guide</application> applet displays a visual + representation of your windows, workspaces, and viewports. + <xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-717"/> shows the <application>Desk + Guide</application> applet when your desktop has four workspaces with four + viewports in each workspace.</para> + <figure id="gossawfish-FIG-717"> + <title>Desk Guide Applet</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/dguide_vports_applet.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Desk Guide applet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>In the first workspace, the four viewports contain one window each. + Windows can straddle viewports. That is, part of a window can appear in one + viewport, and the other part of the window can appear in an adjacent viewport. + In the second workspace in <xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-717"/>, a window + straddles the first two viewports.</para> + <para>Each workspace and viewport has the same panels, desktop background + objects, and background as all other workspaces and viewports. Your workspaces + are arranged in a list. You can view the workspace list in the + <guimenu>Root </guimenu> menu. By default, your workspace list contains + four workspaces, with one viewport in each workspace.</para> + <para>You can use the <application>Sawfish window manager</application> + capplet to specify the default number of workspaces. You can also add more + workspaces at any time. When you add a workspace, the new workspace is inserted + immediately next to the current workspace.</para> + <para>You can move your workspaces to rearrange the order of workspaces in + the workspace list. The order of the workspace list affects where the + workspaces are located in the <application>Desk Guide</application> applet. The + order of the workspace list also affects the list order in the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu. You can also move or copy windows to other + workspaces.</para> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-15"> + <title>Window Manager Behavior</title> + <para>A window manager controls how windows appear and behave on your + desktop. The window manager manages where your windows are located, which + window has focus, and the style of the frame on the windows. The window frame + contains buttons that enable you to perform standard actions such as moving, + closing, and resizing windows.</para> + <para>You can work with many different window managers in your desktop. + You can choose which window manager to use in the <application>Window Manager + </application> capplet. You must use a GNOME-compliant window manager, such as + <application>Sawfish</application>, for all GNOME features to function + correctly.</para> + <para>You can configure many window management settings in the + <application> Sawfish</application> window manager. This manual describes the + functions that are associated with the default configuration of the + <application>Sawfish </application> window manager. The default configuration + is specified in the <application> Sawfish window manager</application> capplet. + This manual also describes the default functions of the Crux frame + style.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gossawfish-713"> + <title>Types of Window</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>windows</primary> + <secondary>types of</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The desktop features the following types of windows: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Application windows </para> + <para>When you start an application, an application window opens. The + window manager applies a frame to the application window.</para> + <para>The titlebar along the top edge of the window frame contains + buttons that you can use to work with the window. The titlebar contains one + button on the left side and three on the right side. </para> + <para>The following figure shows a typical application window. </para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/gedit_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a typical application window</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Dialog windows</para> + <para>A dialog window is a popup window in which you enter information + or commands. The dialog appears within a window frame.</para> + <para>You can use the titlebar along the top edge of the dialog window + frame to work with the window. You can use the titlebar to move the dialog + around the desktop. The titlebar also contains a button that enables you to do + the following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Close the dialog window</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>Typically you open a dialog window from an application window. + When you open a dialog window, the window is usually raised and has focus. Some + dialog windows do not allow you to use the application until you close the + dialog. Both of these behaviors are options that you can select in the + <application> Sawfish window manager</application> capplet. </para> + <para>The following figure shows a typical dialog window. </para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/gedit_pref_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a typical dialog window</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-16"> + <title>Window Frames</title> + <para>A window frame is a border around a window. The window frame + contains a titlebar. The titlebar normally contains buttons that you can use to + work with the window.</para> + <para>You can apply several styles of window frame to your windows. The + style of a window frame determines how the frame looks and which buttons are on + the frame. You can choose a default frame style for all your windows in the + <application> Sawfish window manager</application> capplet. You can also choose + a different frame style for each individual window. </para> + <para>The default frame style is Crux. This manual describes the + functions that are associated with the Crux frame style. </para> + <para>Other frame styles have a different visual design to the Crux frame + style. For example, <xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-4"/> shows an application + window in the MicroGUI frame style.</para> + <figure id="gossawfish-FIG-4"> + <title>Application Window in MicroGUI Frame Style</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/gedit2_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of an application window in MicroGUI frame + style</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-5"/> shows a dialog window in the + MicroGUI frame style. </para> + <figure id="gossawfish-FIG-5"> + <title>Dialog Window in MicroGUI Frame Style </title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/gedit_pref2_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a dialog window in MicroGUI frame + style</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>Application windows in the Crux and MicroGUI frame styles have four + buttons in the titlebar. Other frame styles can have a different number of + buttons in the titlebar. For example, application windows in the smaker frame + style have only two buttons.</para> + <para>Other frame styles can assign different functions to the buttons in + the titlebar. For example, in the Crux frame style, if you click on the button + on the left of the titlebar the window closes. In the smaker frame style, if + you click on the button on the left of the titlebar the window minimizes. + </para> + <para>You can view tooltips for the buttons and other control elements on + window frames. Tooltips appear when you point to the control element. The + following shows the tooltip for the + <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button. </para> + <figure id="gossawfish-FIG-703"> + <title>Tooltip for Maximize Button</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/sample_tooltip.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of tooltip for Maximize button</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-17"> + <title>Window Frame Control Elements</title> + <para>You can use the window frame to perform various actions with the + window. In particular, the titlebar contains various active control elements. + The following figure shows the titlebar of an application window in the Crux + frame style.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/titlebar_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Annotated screenshot of an application window</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>Dialog windows also contain some of the window frame control + elements. <xref linkend="gossawfish-TBL-1"/> describes the active control + elements on window frames in the Crux frame style, from left to right.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gossawfish-TBL-1"> + <title>Window Frame Control Elements</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="41.65*"/><colspec colwidth="58.35*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Control Element</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>The button on the left of the titlebar. Click on the + button to close the window. If the window is in a window group, press + <keycap>Shift </keycap> then click on the + <guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button to close all + windows in the group. </para> + <para>You can also right-click on the + <guibutton> Close Window</guibutton> button to open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Titlebar</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>You can use the titlebar to perform the following + actions: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To give focus to the window click on the + titlebar.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To move the window grab the titlebar and drag the + window to the new location. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To shade the window, double-click on the titlebar. To + unshade the window, double-click on the titlebar again.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To resize the window vertically middle-click and hold + the titlebar, then drag up or drag down. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>If the window is at the top of the + <glossterm>stacking order </glossterm>, right-click on + the titlebar to lower the window to the bottom. If the window is not at the top + of the stacking order, right-click on the titlebar to raise the window to the + top. The raise and lower operations work within + <glossterm>layers</glossterm>. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button </para></entry> + <entry> + <para> The first button in the group of three buttons on the + right side of the titlebar. Click on the + <guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button to minimize the + window. You can also right-click on the + <guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button to open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button </para></entry> + <entry> + <para> The second button in the group of three buttons on the + right side of the titlebar. Use the + <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button to perform the + following actions: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To maximize the window click on the + <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button. To restore the + window click on the + <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button again. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To maximize the window vertically, middle-click on + the + <guibutton> Maximize</guibutton> button. To restore the + window click on the + <guibutton> Maximize</guibutton> button again.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To maximize the window horizontally, right-click on + the + <guibutton> Maximize</guibutton> button. To restore the + window click on the + <guibutton> Maximize</guibutton> button again. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guibutton>Shade</guibutton> button </para></entry> + <entry> + <para> The third button in the group of three buttons on the + right side of the titlebar. Click on the button to shade the window. To unshade + the window click on the button again.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Border</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>The border around the window. Use the border to perform + the following actions: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To resize the window grab the border and drag the + border to the new size. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To move the window middle-click and hold the border + and drag the window to the new location. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>If the window is at the top of the stacking order, + right-click on the border to lower the window to the bottom. If the window is + not at the top of the stacking order, right-click on the border to raise the + window to the top. The raise and lower operations work within layers. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect3> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gossawfish-714"> + <title>Applets and Menus for Working With Windows, Workspaces, and + Viewports </title> + <indexterm> + <primary>windows</primary> + <secondary>applets and menus for working with</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>This section describes the applets and menus that you can use to work + with windows, workspaces, and viewports.</para> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-18"> + <title>Tasklist Applet</title> + <para>The <application>Tasklist</application> applet displays a button + for each window that is open. The <application>Tasklist</application> applet + enables you to perform the following tasks:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Minimize and restore windows.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Give focus to windows.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Shade and unshade windows.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Stick and unstick windows.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Close and kill windows.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>When you open a window, the <application>Tasklist</application> + applet displays a button that represents the window. The tasklist buttons show + which windows are open. You can view which windows are open, even if some + windows are minimized, or other windows overlap a window. The + <application>Tasklist </application> applet can display buttons for the windows + in your current workspace and viewport, or in all workspaces and viewports. To + select this option, you must change the properties of the + <application>Tasklist</application> applet.</para> + <para><xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-8"/> shows the + <application>Tasklist</application> applet when the following windows are + open:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><application>gedit</application></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>GHex</application></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>Netscape Navigator</application></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>Netscape Messenger</application></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>Netscape Composer</application></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>GNOME Terminal</application></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <figure id="gossawfish-FIG-8"> + <title>Tasklist Applet</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/tasklist_group_applet.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Tasklist applet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>The buttons in the applet show the status of your windows. + <xref linkend="gossawfish-TBL-3"/> explains the information that the tasklist + buttons provide about the window. The examples in + <xref linkend="gossawfish-TBL-3"/> refer to <xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-8"/>. + </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gossawfish-TBL-3"> + <title>Window Status Information on Tasklist Buttons</title> + <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="33*"/><colspec + colwidth="33*"/> + <colspec colwidth="33*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>State</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Example</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Tasklist button is pressed in</para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Indicates that the window has focus.</para></entry> + <entry> + <para><application> GHex</application></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>No square brackets around window title </para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Indicates that the window is on the desktop and is not + minimized. </para></entry> + <entry> + <para><application>gedit</application></para> + <para><application>GHex </application></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Square brackets around window title </para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Indicates that the window is minimized.</para></entry> + <entry> + <para><application> [Terminal]</application></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Number in parentheses before window title </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Indicates that the button represents a group of windows + that have the same name. The number in parentheses indicates the number of + windows in the task group.</para></entry> + <entry> + <para><application>(3) Netscape</application></para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para>You can use the <application>Tasklist</application> applet to + perform the following actions on windows:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>If the window has focus, click on the button that represents + the window to minimize the window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>If the window is minimized, click on the button that represents + the window to restore the window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>If the window is not minimized and not in focus, click on the + button that represents the window to give focus to the window.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-19"> + <title>Task Menu</title> + <para>A task menu contains menu items that enable you to perform + various tasks on windows. For example, task menu items enable you to minimize + and restore a window. To open a task menu, right-click on the button that + represents the window with which you want to work.</para> + <para>The items that appear on the menu depend on the state of the + window that the tasklist button represents. For example, if the window is not + shaded, the popup menu contains a + <guimenuitem>Shade</guimenuitem> item. If the window is shaded, the + popup menu contains an + <guimenuitem>Unshade</guimenuitem> item. </para> + <para><xref linkend="gossawfish-TBL-4"/> lists the items that you can + choose from a task menu.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gossawfish-TBL-4"> + <title>Task Menu</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="32.98*"/><colspec colwidth="67.02*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Menu Item</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Iconify</guimenuitem> or + <guimenuitem>Restore </guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>To minimize the window to the <application> + Tasklist</application> applet, choose + <guimenuitem>Iconify</guimenuitem>. If the window is already + minimized, choose + <guimenuitem>Restore</guimenuitem> to restore the + window.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Shade</guimenuitem> or + <guimenuitem>Unshade </guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>To reduce the window so that only the titlebar is + visible, choose + <guimenuitem>Shade</guimenuitem>. If the window is already + shaded, choose + <guimenuitem>Unshade</guimenuitem> to display the full + window.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Stick</guimenuitem> or + <guimenuitem>Unstick </guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>To set the window to display in any workspace or viewport + that you view, choose + <guimenuitem>Stick</guimenuitem>. If the window is already + set to stick, choose + <guimenuitem>Unstick</guimenuitem> to set the window to + display only in the current workspace or current viewport. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Close window</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> To close the window choose + <guimenuitem>Close window</guimenuitem>.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Kill app</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> To close all windows that are open for the application, + choose + <guimenuitem> Kill app</guimenuitem>.</para> + <note> + <para>If you choose + <guimenuitem>Kill app</guimenuitem> on a dialog window, any + other windows that were opened by the application are closed.</para> + </note></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-708"> + <title>Task Groups</title> + <para>The <application>Tasklist</application> applet allows you to + group tasks of the same name into a single tasklist button. You click on the + button to display a list of the tasks in the task group. The following figure + shows a task group list.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/tasklist_group2_applet.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a task group list</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>The task group list uses the same notation as the tasklist + buttons. </para> + <para>You can use a task group list to perform the following actions on + windows: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Restore the window if the window is minimized. Click on the + tasklist button to display the task group list. Click on the item that + represents the window to restore the window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Give focus to the window, if the window is not minimized and + not in focus. Click on the tasklist button to display the task group list. + Click on the item that represents the window to give focus to the window. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>You can also use the task menu to perform actions on windows in + task groups. You can open a task menu in the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the tasklist button to display the task group list, + then right-click on an item in the task group list.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the button that represents the task group. + When you open the task menu from a task group, the menu items apply to all + windows in the task group. For example, you can choose + <guimenuitem>Shade All</guimenuitem> to shade all windows in the + task group.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-20"> + <title>Desk Guide Applet</title> + <para>The <application>Desk Guide</application> applet displays a visual + representation of your workspace list and your viewports. Your workspaces + appear as buttons on the applet. Your viewports appear as subdivisions of the + workspace buttons on the applet. To switch to another workspace or viewport, + click on the workspace or viewport.</para> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-21"> + <title>Desk Guide Applet and Workspaces</title> + <para><xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-12"/> shows the <application>Desk + Guide </application> applet when your desktop has four workspaces.</para> + <figure id="gossawfish-FIG-12"> + <title>Desk Guide Applet With Workspaces</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/dguide_wspaces_anno_applet.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Annotated screenshot of Desk Guide with + workspaces</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>The button that represents the current workspace is pressed in. + The current workspace in <xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-12"/> is the workspace + at the left. To switch to another workspace click on the workspace. </para> + <para>The position of workspaces in the <application>Desk + Guide</application> applet follows a table structure. The workspace at the top + left of the following figure corresponds to the workspace at the top of the + workspace list.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/dguide_wspaces_applet.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Desk Guide</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>The workspace at the top right corresponds to the second + workspace. The workspace at the bottom left corresponds to the third workspace, + and so on. The <application>Desk Guide</application> applet places workspaces + from left to right across the <application>Desk Guide</application> rows. When + the applet reaches the end of a row, the next workspace is placed at the + beginning of the next row.</para> + <para>To specify the table structure for the applet you change the + properties for the applet. For example <xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-12"/> + shows the <application> Desk Guide</application> applet when the table + structure is two rows and two columns of workspaces. </para> + <para>The table structure of the <application>Desk Guide</application> + applet determines the position of workspaces when you add, move, or copy + workspaces. </para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-22"> + <title>Desk Guide Applet and Viewports</title> + <para><xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-13"/> shows the <application>Desk + Guide </application> applet when your desktop has four workspaces with four + viewports in each workspace.</para> + <figure id="gossawfish-FIG-13"> + <title>Desk Guide Applet With Viewports</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/dguide_vports_anno_applet.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Annotated screenshot of Desk Guide with + viewports</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>The current viewport is highlighted with a checked background. + The current viewport in <xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-13"/> is the viewport in + the top left of the current workspace. To switch to another viewport click on + the viewport.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-23"> + <title>Desk Guide Tasklist</title> + <para>The <application>Desk Guide</application> tasklist lists the + tasks currently running in your session. To open the <application>Desk + Guide</application> tasklist click on the tasklist arrow button. To switch to a + task click on the task in the tasklist.</para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-24"> + <title>Window Menu</title> + <para>The + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu is a menu of commands and submenus that + you can use to perform actions on your windows. To open the + <guimenu> Window</guimenu> menu perform one of the following + actions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the + <guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button on the window that you + want to work with.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Press-and-hold the modifier key then middle-click on any part + of the window that you want to work with. The default modifier key is the meta + key.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para><xref linkend="gossawfish-TBL-25"/> describes the commands and + submenus in the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gossawfish-TBL-25"> + <title>Window Menu Commands and Submenus</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="32.34*"/><colspec colwidth="67.66*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Menu Item</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Function </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Minimize</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Minimizes the window.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Maximize</guimenuitem> or + <guimenuitem>Unmaximize </guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Maximizes the window horizontally and vertically. If the + window is already maximized, choose + <guimenuitem>Unmaximize </guimenuitem> to restore the window to + its previous horizontal and vertical size. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Close</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Closes the window.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guisubmenu>Toggle</guisubmenu></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Opens a submenu of various states that you can switch on + and switch off for the window. </para> + <para>The submenu contains the following items: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Sticky</guimenuitem>: Select this option to + set the window to stick. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Shaded</guimenuitem>: Select this option to + shade the window. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Ignored</guimenuitem>: Select this option if + you want the window manager to ignore the window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Focusable</guimenuitem>: Deselect this option + if you do not want the window to be able to receive focus. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Cyclable</guimenuitem>: Deselect this option + if you do not want the window to appear when you cycle through your windows. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>In window list</guimenuitem>: Deselect this + option if you do not want the window to appear in the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu or on the <application>Desk + Guide</application> display.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>In GNOME task list</guimenuitem>: Deselect + this option if you do not want the window to appear in either the <application> + Tasklist</application> applet or the <application>Desk Guide</application> + applet.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guisubmenu>In Group</guisubmenu></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Opens a submenu of the window groups on your desktop. A + radio button indicates which group the window belongs to.</para> + <para>To add the window to another window group choose the other + window group from the submenu. </para> + <para> To remove the window from the window group choose + <guimenuitem>New group</guimenuitem>. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guisubmenu>Send Window To</guisubmenu></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Opens a submenu that contains items that you can use to + send the window to another workspace.</para> + <para>The submenu contains the following items: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Previous workspace</guimenuitem>: Choose this + item to send the window to the workspace before the current workspace. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Next workspace</guimenuitem>: Choose this item + to send the window to the workspace after the current workspace. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Copy to previous</guimenuitem>: Choose this + item to create a copy of the window in the workspace before the current + workspace, and switch to that workspace. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Copy to next</guimenuitem>: Choose this item + to create a copy of the window in the workspace after the current workspace, + and switch to that workspace. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Left</guimenuitem>: </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Right</guimenuitem>: </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Up</guimenuitem>: </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Down</guimenuitem>: </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guisubmenu>Stacking</guisubmenu></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Opens a submenu that contains items that you can use to + change the position of the window in the stacking order. </para> + <para>The submenu contains the following items: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Raise</guimenuitem>: Choose this item to move + the window to the top of the stacking order within the layer. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Lower</guimenuitem>: Choose this item to move + the window to the bottom of the stacking order within the layer. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Upper layer</guimenuitem>: Choose this item to + increment the layer that the window is in by one.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Lower layer</guimenuitem>: Choose this item to + decrement the layer that the window is in by one.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guisubmenu>Frame Type</guisubmenu></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Opens a submenu that contains items that you can use to + change the window type. The window type determines what frame appears on the + window. </para> + <para> The submenu contains the following items: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Normal</guimenuitem>: Choose this item if you + want the window to have an application window titlebar and borders.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Title-only</guimenuitem>: Choose this item if + you want the window to have an application window titlebar and no borders. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Border-only</guimenuitem>: Choose this item if + you want the window to have a dialog window titlebar and borders. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Top-border</guimenuitem>: Choose this item if + you want the window to have a dialog window titlebar and no borders. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>None</guimenuitem>: Choose this item if you + want the window to have no titlebar and no borders. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guisubmenu>Frame style</guisubmenu></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Opens a submenu of frame styles. Choose the style that you + want from the submenu. To return to the default frame style choose + <guimenuitem>Default</guimenuitem>. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guisubmenu>History</guisubmenu></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Opens a submenu that contains items that you can use to + save the current settings of the window. The next time that you open the + application, the window uses these settings. The items in the + <guisubmenu>History</guisubmenu> submenu are useful if, for + example, you want an application window to open as follows: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>The window is in a specified location.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The window is a specified size.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The window has particular attributes selected.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <para>The submenu contains the following items: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Remember position</guimenuitem>: Choose this + item to save the location of the window on the desktop. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Remember dimensions</guimenuitem>: Choose this + item to save the dimensions of the window. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Remember attributes</guimenuitem>: Choose this + item to save the attributes that are set in the + <guisubmenu>Toggle</guisubmenu>, + <guisubmenu> Frame type</guisubmenu>, and + <guisubmenu>Frame style</guisubmenu> submenus. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Forget saved state</guimenuitem>: Choose this + item to discard all saved settings. The settings of the window are reset to the + default location, dimensions, and attributes.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-26"> + <title>Root Menu</title> + <para>You can use the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu to navigate between windows and + workspaces. To open the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu middle-click on the desktop background. + The following figure shows the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/root_windows_submenu.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Root menu</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para><xref linkend="gossawfish-TBL-702"/> describes the items that the + <guimenu> Root</guimenu> menu contains.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gossawfish-TBL-702"> + <title>Root Menu</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="32.32*"/><colspec colwidth="67.68*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Item</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guisubmenu>Windows</guisubmenu></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Enables you to view a list of open windows, and to switch + between windows. For more information on the window list, see + <xref linkend="gossawfish-718"/>. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guisubmenu>Workspaces</guisubmenu></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Enables you to perform workspace-related tasks. For + example the workspace list enables you to switch to another workspace. For more + information on the workspace list, see <xref linkend="gossawfish-719"/>. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guisubmenu>Programs</guisubmenu></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Identical to the + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guisubmenu>Customize</guisubmenu></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Provides access to the configuration functions for the + <application>Sawfish </application> window manager. </para> + <note> + <para>The <application>Sawfish window manager</application> + capplet includes an option that enables you to select whether the + <guisubmenu>Customize</guisubmenu> menu items open the + <guilabel> Sawfish configurator</guilabel> dialog or the + <application>Control Center </application><application>Sawfish window + manager</application> capplet.</para> + </note></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guisubmenu>Help</guisubmenu></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Provides links to help on the + <application>Sawfish</application> window manager and help on GNOME. The + <guisubmenu>Help</guisubmenu> submenu also provides links to + the websites for <application>Sawfish</application> and GNOME.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-718"> + <title>Using the Root Menu to Work With Windows</title> + <para>From the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu, you can view a list of all windows that + are currently open. You can also choose a window to give focus to. To view the + window list, middle-click on the desktop background to open the + <guimenu> Root</guimenu> menu, then choose + <guimenuitem>Windows</guimenuitem>. + <xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-10"/> shows an example of the window list that is + displayed from the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu:</para> + <figure id="gossawfish-FIG-10"> + <title>Window List</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/root_windows2_submenu.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of window list</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>The window list enables you to give focus to windows that are + open in all workspaces and viewports. </para> + <para>A radio button that is selected indicates which window has focus. + For example, in <xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-10"/> + <application>gedit</application> has focus. If an application has more than one + window open, the application name appears as a submenu in the window list. For + example, in <xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-10"/> the + <application>Netscape</application> application is a submenu from which you can + choose one of the <application>Netscape</application> application windows. That + is, you can choose to give focus to the browser, Composer, or Mail & + Newsgroup windows. </para> + <para>The window list also uses a system of notation to indicate the + status of windows. <xref linkend="gossawfish-TBL-720"/> describes this + notation. The examples in <xref linkend="gossawfish-TBL-720"/> refer to + <xref linkend="gossawfish-FIG-10"/>. </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gossawfish-TBL-720"> + <title>Notation on Window List</title> + <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="33.70*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="37.87*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="27.43*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Notation</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Example</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para>No notation</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Indicates that the window is not minimized and does not + have focus.</para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> The GIMP</guilabel></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>At the left of the window title, a radio button that is + selected</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Indicates that the window has focus.</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> + <guilabel> gedit</guilabel></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Brackets around window title</para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Indicates that the window is minimized.</para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> [Terminal]</guilabel></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Parentheses around window title</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Indicates that the window is in another workspace and is + not minimized.</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> + <guilabel> (Control Center)</guilabel></para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-719"> + <title>Using the Root Menu to Work With Workspaces</title> + <para>The workspace list enables you to do the following: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>View the list of workspaces.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Switch between workspaces.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Perform other workspace-related tasks, such as inserting + workspaces. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The following figure shows the default workspace list.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/root_workspaces_submenu.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of workspace list</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para><xref linkend="gossawfish-TBL-721"/> describes the items on the + workspace list.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gossawfish-TBL-721"> + <title>Workspace List</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="50*"/><colspec colwidth="50*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Item</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Workspace List</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>A list of the workspaces on your desktop. Choose a + workspace from this list to switch to that workspace. You can use the + <application>Sawfish window manager</application> capplet to change the names + of the workspaces.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Insert workspace</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Choose this item to insert a workspace after the current + workspace. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Select next + workspace</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Choose this item to switch to the next workspace. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Select previous + workspace</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Choose this item to switch to the previous + workspace.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Merge with next</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Choose this item to copy the windows from the current + workspace to the next workspace. If the number of workspaces on your desktop is + greater than the minimum number of workspaces, the current workspace is + deleted.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Merge with previous</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Choose this item to copy the windows from the current + workspace to the previous workspace. If the number of workspaces on your + desktop is greater than the minimum number of workspaces, then the current + workspace is deleted. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Move workspace + right</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Choose this item to swap the position of the current + workspace with the position of the next workspace. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Move workspace left</guimenuitem></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Choose this item to swap the position of the current + workspace with the position of the previous workspace.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-27"> + <title>Using the Menu Panel to Work With Windows</title> + <para>From the Menu Panel, you can view a list of all windows that are + currently open. You can also choose a window to give focus to. To view the + window list, click on the icon at the extreme right of the Menu Panel. The + following figure shows an example of the window list that is displayed from the + Menu Panel: </para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/openwindows_menu.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Menu Panel window list</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>The icon that you click on to display the window list changes when + you change focus. The icon represents the window that currently has focus. To + give focus to a window, choose that window from the window list.</para> + <para>The window list lists the windows in all workspaces. The windows in + all workspaces other than the current workspace, are listed below a separator + line.</para> + <para>You cannot move the icon that you click on to display the window + list. </para> + <para>You can also use the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu to display a window list, and give focus + to windows.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gossawfish-715"> + <title>Manipulating Windows</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>windows</primary> + <secondary>manipulating</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>This section describes how to manipulate windows.</para> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-28"> + <title>To Give Focus to a Window</title> + <para>A window that has focus can receive input from the mouse and the + keyboard. Only one window can have focus at a time. The window that has focus + has a different appearance than other windows. </para> + <para>You can give focus to a window in any of the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Use the mouse </para> + <para>Click on the window to which you want to give focus, if the + window is visible. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use a shortcut key</para> + <para>You can use a shortcut key to switch between the windows that + are open in the current workspace or viewport. The default shortcut key to + switch between windows is + <keycombo><keycap>Modifier</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo>. To give focus to a window, release the + keys.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the window list from the Menu Panel</para> + <para>Click on the icon at the extreme right of the Menu Panel to + open a window list. Choose the window that you want to give focus to from the + menu.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the window list from the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu </para> + <para>Middle-click on the desktop background to open the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu, then choose + <guimenuitem>Windows</guimenuitem>. A list of your windows is + displayed. Choose the window that you want to give focus to from the list. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the <application>Tasklist</application> applet </para> + <para>Double-click on the button that represents the window in the + <application> Tasklist</application> applet.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the <application>Desk Guide</application> applet</para> + <para>Open the <application>Desk Guide</application> tasklist, then + choose the window that you want to give focus to from the <application>Desk + Guide </application> tasklist.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-29"> + <title>To Minimize a Window</title> + <para>To minimize a window perform one of the following actions: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button on the window frame.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu, then choose + <guimenuitem> Minimize</guimenuitem>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>If the window has focus, click on the button that represents + the window in the <application>Tasklist</application> applet. If the window + does not have focus, double-click on the button that represents the window. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in the + <application> Tasklist</application> applet. Choose + <guimenuitem>Iconify</guimenuitem>. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-30"> + <title>To Maximize a Window</title> + <para>When you maximize a window, the window expands as much as possible. + If the maximize mode of a panel specifies that windows can cover the panel, the + maximized window can cover the panel.</para> + <para>To maximize a window perform one of the following actions: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To maximize the window vertically and horizontally, click on + the + <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button on the window frame. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To maximize the window vertically only, middle-click on the + <guibutton> Maximize</guibutton> button on the window frame.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To maximize the window horizontally only, right-click on the + <guibutton> Maximize</guibutton> button on the window frame.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To maximize the window vertically and horizontally, open the + <guimenu> Window</guimenu> menu. Choose + <guimenuitem>Maximize</guimenuitem>.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-31"> + <title>To Restore a Window</title> + <para>To restore a window perform one of the following actions: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>If the window is maximized, click on the + <guibutton>Maximize </guibutton> button on the window frame.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>If the window is maximized, open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. Choose + <guimenuitem>Unmaximize</guimenuitem>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>If the window is minimized, click on the button that represents + the window in the <application>Tasklist</application> applet.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>If the window is minimized, right-click on the button that + represents the window in the <application>Tasklist</application> applet. Choose + + <guimenuitem> Restore</guimenuitem>. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-32"> + <title>To Close a Window</title> + <para>To close a window perform one of the following actions: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button on the window + frame.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. Choose + <guimenuitem> Close</guimenuitem>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the <application>Tasklist</application> applet, right-click + on the button that represents the window. A popup menu opens. Choose + <guimenuitem> Close Window</guimenuitem>.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>If you have unsaved data in the window, you are prompted to save + your data.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-33"> + <title>To Kill a Window</title> + <para>To send a kill signal to a window, right-click on the button that + represents the window in the <application>Tasklist</application> applet. A + popup menu opens. Choose + <guimenuitem>Kill app</guimenuitem>.</para> + <note> + <para>If you choose + <guimenuitem>Kill app</guimenuitem> on a dialog window, any other + windows opened by the application close also. </para> + </note> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-34"> + <title>To Resize a Window</title> + <para>To resize a window perform one of the following actions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To resize a window vertically and horizontally point to a + corner of the window. The mouse pointer changes to indicate that you can resize + the window. Grab the corner and drag the window to the new size.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To resize a window horizontally point to one of the horizontal + borders of the window. The mouse pointer changes to indicate that you can + resize the window. Grab the corner and drag the window to the new size.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To resize a window vertically perform one of the following + actions: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Point to one of the vertical borders of the window. The + mouse pointer changes to indicate that you can resize the window. Grab the + corner and drag the window to the new size.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Middle-click and hold on the titlebar, then drag the + window to the new size.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <note> + <para>You cannot resize some dialog windows. Also, some application + windows have a minimum size below which you cannot reduce the window.</para> + </note> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-35"> + <title>To Move a Window</title> + <para>To move a window perform one of the following actions: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Grab the titlebar of the window and drag the window to the new + location. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Point to a corner or an edge of the window. The mouse pointer + changes to indicate that you can resize the window. Middle-click and hold to + grab the window, move the window to the new location.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Press-and-hold the modifier key then grab any part of the + window that you want to move. Drag the window to the new location. The default + modifier key is the meta key.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-36"> + <title>To Shade a Window</title> + <para>You can shade and unshade windows as follows:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="24.94*"/><colspec colwidth="75.06*"/> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Shade</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Reduce the window so that only the titlebar is + visible.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Unshade</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Switch a window from a shaded state so that the full + window is displayed.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para>To shade a window perform one of the following actions: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Shade</guibutton> button. To unshade the window, click + on the + <guibutton>Shade</guibutton> button again. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Double-click on the titlebar of the window. To unshade the + window, double-click on the titlebar again.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Toggle</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Shaded</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. To unshade the window, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Toggle</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Shaded</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> again.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in the + <application> Tasklist</application> applet. A popup menu opens. Choose + <guimenuitem>Shade </guimenuitem>. To unshade the window, + right-click on the button that represents the window, then choose + <guimenuitem>Unshade </guimenuitem>. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-14"> + <title>To Change the Layer of a Window</title> + <para>Your desktop is structured as a sequence of layers. Each user + interface item, such as a window or a panel, is a member of a layer. Each layer + has a layer number. A layer number is an integer that represents the position + of a layer in the stacking order. Items with a higher layer number always + appear above items with a lower layer number. For example, a panel in layer + four always appears above a window in layer zero.</para> + <para>The stacking order is the order in which windows are stacked on top + of one another on your screen. The position of a window in the stacking order + depends on the following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>The layer of which the window is a member.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The position of the window in the order of windows within the + layer.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The window manager controls the sequence of windows on the desktop. + When you open a window, the window manager assigns the window to a layer. The + window manager usually assigns new windows to layer four.</para> + <para>The raise and lower operations work within layers. You can raise + windows to the top of the stacking order within a layer. You can lower windows + to the bottom of the stacking order within a layer. You can not raise a window + above a window in a higher layer. Similarly, you can not lower a window below a + window in a lower layer. </para> + <para>Panels and desktop background objects are also members of layers. + You can change the layer or level that a panel resides in. In this way, you can + specify whether you want the panel to be above or below windows.</para> + <para>Use the <application>Desk Guide</application> tasklist to view + which layer your windows, panels, and desktop icons are in.</para> + <para>To change the layer that a window is in perform the following + steps: </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To increment the layer that the window is in by one, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Stacking</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Upper layer</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + <para>To decrement the layer that the window is in by one, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Stacking</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Lower layer</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + <note> + <para>The desktop is in layer zero. If you decrease the layer that + a window is in to below zero, the window is no longer visible on the desktop. + However, a button that represents the window appears on the <application> + Tasklist</application> and <application>Desk Guide</application> applets. You + can use the <application>Tasklist</application> applet to close the window. + </para> + </note> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-37"> + <title>To Raise and Lower a Window</title> + <para>The raise and lower operations work within layers. You can raise + windows to the top of the stacking order within a layer. You can lower windows + to the bottom of the stacking order within a layer. You can not raise a window + above a window in a higher layer. Similarly, you can not lower a window below a + window in a lower layer. </para> + <para>To raise a window to the top of the stacking order perform one of + the following actions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the titlebar or the border of the window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu, then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Stacking</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Raise</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>To lower a window to the bottom of the stacking order perform one + of the following actions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>If the window is at the top of the stacking order, right-click + on the titlebar or the border of the window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu, then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Stacking</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Lower</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>If you want your windows to rise when they receive focus, configure + your desktop in the <application>Sawfish window manager</application> capplet + as follows:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="25*"/><colspec colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colwidth="25*"/><colspec colwidth="25*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Tabbed Section </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Set To</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Focus behavior</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> Focus</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Raise windows when they are focused + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Selected</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-704"> + <title>To Ignore a Window</title> + <para>You can configure a window so that the window manager ignores the + window. When the window manager ignores a window, the window does not have a + frame. </para> + <para>To configure a window so that the window manager ignores the + window, open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Toggle</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Ignored</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + <para>To reconfigure a window so that the window manager does not ignore + the window, open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. To open the + <guimenu>Window </guimenu> menu, press-and-hold the modifier key then + middle-click on any part of the window. The default modifier key is the meta + key.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-38"> + <title>To Set a Window to Stick</title> + <para>When a window is set to stick, the window appears in any workspace + or viewport that you view. </para> + <para>To set a window to stick, perform one of the following + actions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Toggle</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Sticky</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. To set the window to appear only in the current + workspace or viewport, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Toggle</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Sticky</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> again.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in the + <application> Tasklist</application> applet, then choose + <guimenuitem>Stick</guimenuitem>. To set the window to appear only + in the current workspace or viewport, right-click on the button that represents + the window, then choose + <guimenuitem>Unstick </guimenuitem>.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-39"> + <title>To Group Windows</title> + <para>You can group windows so that you can minimize and restore several + windows at one time. You can use window groups to group windows in different + applications. You work with window groups from any + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. To display a list of your window + groups, open a + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu then choose + <guimenuitem> In group</guimenuitem>.</para> + <para>When you open a window on the desktop, a window group is created + for the window. The window is the sole member of this window group. You can add + the window to another group. You can also remove a window from a group.</para> + <para>You can use the <application>Sawfish window manager</application> + capplet to create a + <glossterm>persistent window group</glossterm>. A persistent window + group remains in your window group list even after you end and restart a + session. </para> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-40"> + <title>To Create a Persistent Window Group</title> + <para>A persistent window group remains in your window group list even + after you end and restart a session. You can create a persistent window group, + and then assign windows to be part of the group. You can also configure your + desktop to apply certain actions that you perform on one window to all windows + in the group.</para> + <para>To create a persistent window group perform the following + steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To start the <application>Control Center</application> open + the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guisubmenu>Sawfish window manager</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Miscellaneous</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. You use the + <guilabel>Persistent group ids</guilabel> list box to create + persistent window groups.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To create a persistent window group, click on the + <guibutton> Add</guibutton> button to display the + <guilabel>Add</guilabel> dialog. Use the + <guilabel>Add</guilabel> drop-down combination box to specify a + name for the group. Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> + <para>To edit the name of a persistent window group, click on the + <guibutton> Edit</guibutton> button to display the + <guilabel>Edit</guilabel> dialog. Use the + <guilabel>Edit</guilabel> drop-down combination box to specify a + name for the group. Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> + <para>To delete a persistent window group, select the group in the + <guilabel> Persistent group ids</guilabel> list box. Click on the + + <guilabel>Delete</guilabel> option to delete the selected + group.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to save your changes. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-41"> + <title>To Add a Window to a Window Group</title> + <para>To add a window to another window group open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu for the window. Choose + <guimenuitem>In group</guimenuitem>. A list of all the available + window groups is displayed. Choose the window group to which you want to add + the window.</para> + <note> + <para>A window can only be in one window group at a time.</para> + </note> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-42"> + <title>To Remove a Window From a Window Group</title> + <para>To remove a window from a window group open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu for the window. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>In group</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>New group</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. A new window group is created for the window. The + window is the sole member of this window group. The new window group has the + same name as the window that you remove from the window group.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-43"> + <title>To Minimize a Window Group</title> + <para>You can configure your desktop so that when you minimize one + window in a window group, all windows are minimized. Configure your desktop in + the <application> Sawfish window manager</application> capplet as + follows:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="25*"/><colspec colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colwidth="25*"/><colspec colwidth="25*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Tabbed Section </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Set To</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Minimizing and + Maximizing</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Minimizing</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> Iconifying a window also iconifies the + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> Group</guilabel></para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para>To minimize all windows in the window group, minimize one of the + windows. </para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-44"> + <title>To Restore a Minimized Window Group</title> + <para>You can configure your desktop so that when you restore one + window in a window group, all windows are restored. Configure your desktop in + the <application> Sawfish window manager</application> capplet as + follows:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="25*"/><colspec colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colwidth="25*"/><colspec colwidth="25*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Tabbed Section </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Set To</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Minimizing and + Maximizing</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Minimizing</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> Uniconifying a window also uniconifies + the</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> Group</guilabel></para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para>To restore all windows in the window group, restore one of the + windows. </para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-45"> + <title>To Close a Window Group</title> + <para>To close all windows in a window group press + <keycap>Shift</keycap> then click on the + <guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button on the window + frame.</para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-705"> + <title>Creating a Matched Window</title> + <para>You can configure a window to have particular characteristics when + you open the window. For example, you can configure a window to open maximized, + in a particular workspace, with a particular frame style. To configure a window + that opens with particular characteristics, you must create a matched window. + </para> + <para>To create a matched window, you use the + <guilabel>Matched Windows</guilabel> dialog in the <application>Sawfish + window manager</application> capplet. In the dialog, you specify the name of + the window to match, and characteristics to assign to that window. When a + window opens, <application>Sawfish</application> checks whether the window + corresponds to a matched window in the + <guilabel> Matched Windows</guilabel> dialog. If the window does + correspond to a matched window, the window opens with the characteristics + assigned to the matched window.</para> + <para>You can also create a matched window to match properties of the + window other than the name. For example, you can create a matched window to + match the class of the window or the name of the window icon.</para> + <para>You can assign many characteristics to the matched window. You can + assign characteristics such as placement behavior, focus behavior, frame style, + and other miscellaneous characteristics.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-46"> + <title>To Move a Window to Another Workspace</title> + <para>You can move a window to another workspace in either of the + following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu </para> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. To move the window to the next + workspace choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Send window to</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Next workspace</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. To move the window to the previous workspace choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Send window to</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Previous workspace</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Drag the window to another workspace</para> + <para>You can drag a window to another workspace if you configure the + edge flip feature appropriately. The edge flip feature enables you to select + another workspace when you point to the edge of the screen. To use the edge + flip feature you must configure your desktop in the <application>Sawfish window + manager </application> capplet as follows:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="25*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC3" colwidth="25*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Tabbed Section </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Set To</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> + <guilabel> Edge Flipping</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> + <guilabel>Select the next desktop when the pointer hits + the screen edge</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para> Selected</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> Edge Flipping</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Hitting the screen edge selects the + next</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> workspace</guilabel></para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The configuration of your desktop can mean that when you move a + window to another workspace, a workspace is added.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-47"> + <title>To Copy a Window to Another Workspace</title> + <para>You can use the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu to copy a window to another workspace. + When you copy a window to another workspace, the window appears in the + workspace when you switch to the workspace. The window sticks to the workspace + that you copy the window to, and the workspace that you copy the window + from.</para> + <para>To copy a window to the next workspace, open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu, then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Send window to</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Copy to next</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + <para>To copy a window to the previous workspace, open the + <guimenu>Window </guimenu> menu, then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Send window to</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Copy to previous</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + <para>To remove all copies of a window except one, open the + <guimenu>Window </guimenu> menu from the window that you want to + retain. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Toggle</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Sticky</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>, then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Toggle</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Sticky </guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> again.</para> + <para>The configuration of your desktop can mean that when you copy a + window to another workspace, a workspace is added. For more information, see + <xref linkend="gossawfish-710"/>.</para> + <note> + <para>When you copy a window to another workspace, only the window in + the current workspace is represented in the <application>Desk + Guide</application> applet.</para> + </note> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-48"> + <title>To Move a Window Between Viewports</title> + <para>You can move a window between viewports in the same workspace. You + can move a window between viewports in the following ways: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Drag the window to the viewport</para> + <para>Drag the window to the edge of the screen next to the viewport + to which you want to move the window. Drag the window past the edge of the + screen so that the window straddles the current viewport and the next viewport. + Click on the viewport to which you want to move the window. Drag the window the + rest of the way into the viewport.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the edge flip feature</para> + <para>You can drag a window to another viewport if you configure the + edge flip feature appropriately. The edge flip feature enables you to select + another viewport when you point to the edge of the screen. To use this edge + flip feature you must configure your desktop in the <application>Sawfish window + manager </application> capplet as follows:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC4" + colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC5" colwidth="25*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC6" colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC7" colwidth="25*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Tabbed Section </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Set To</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4"> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC5"> + <para> + <guilabel> Edge Flipping</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC6"> + <para> + <guilabel>Select the next desktop when the pointer hits + the screen edge</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC7"> + <para> Selected</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> Edge Flipping</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Hitting the screen edge selects the + next</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> viewport</guilabel></para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Drag the window in the <application>Desk Guide</application> + applet: </para> + <para>Find the button that represents the window that you want to + move in the <application>Desk Guide</application> applet. Middle-click and hold + on the button and drag the button to the new location. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gossawfish-716"> + <title>Manipulating Workspaces and Viewports</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>workspaces</primary> + <secondary>manipulating</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>viewports</primary> + <secondary>manipulating</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>This section describes how to manipulate workspaces and + viewports.</para> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-49"> + <title>To Switch Between Workspaces</title> + <para>You can switch between workspaces in any of the following ways: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Use the <application>Desk Guide</application> applet: Click on + the workspace that you want to switch to in the <application>Desk Guide + </application> applet.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu: Middle-click on the desktop + background to open the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu, then choose + <guimenuitem> Workspaces</guimenuitem>. This action opens a list of + your workspaces and workspace-related menu items. Choose the workspace that you + want to switch to from the list. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use a shortcut key: The default shortcut keys to switch between + the workspaces are: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <keycombo><keycap>Modifier</keycap><keycap>Right arrow key</keycap></keycombo>: Select the next + workspace. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <keycombo><keycap>Modifier</keycap><keycap>Left arrow key</keycap></keycombo>: Select the + previous workspace. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <para>The default modifier key is the meta key.</para> + <note> + <para>The configuration of your desktop can mean that when you use + a shortcut key to select a workspace, another workspace is added. For more + information, see <xref linkend="gossawfish-710"/>.</para> + </note> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the edge flip feature: Move the mouse pointer to the edge + of the screen. To use this edge flip feature you must configure your desktop in + the <application>Sawfish window manager</application> capplet as follows: + </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC8" + colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC9" colwidth="25*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC10" colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC11" colwidth="25*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Tabbed Section </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Set To</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC8"> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC9"> + <para> + <guilabel> Edge Flipping</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC10"> + <para> + <guilabel>Select the next desktop when the pointer hits + the screen edge</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC11"> + <para> Selected </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> Edge Flipping</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Hitting the screen edge selects the + next</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> workspace</guilabel></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC8"> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC9"> + <para> + <guilabel> Edge Flipping</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC10"> + <para> + <guilabel>Only flip when interactively moving a + window</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC11"> + <para>Unselected </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-50"> + <title>To Add Workspaces</title> + <para>You can add workspaces to your desktop in the following ways: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu: For more information see + <xref linkend="gossawfish-709"/>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Specify a minimum number of workspaces for your desktop: For + more information see <xref linkend="gossawfish-710"/>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Configure your desktop to add workspaces automatically when you + perform particular actions: For more information see + <xref linkend="gossawfish-711"/>. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-709"> + <title>To Add a Workspace Using the Root Menu</title> + <para>To add a workspace to your workspace list middle-click on the + desktop background to open the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu> Workspaces</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Insert workspace</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. The new workspace is inserted to the right of the + current workspace.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-710"> + <title>To Specify a Minimum Number of Workspaces</title> + <para>You can use the <application>Sawfish window manager</application> + capplet to specify the minimum number of workspaces that appear on your desktop + when you start a session. To specify a minimum number of workspaces, configure + your desktop in the <application>Sawfish window manager</application> as + follows: </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="25*"/><colspec colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colwidth="25*"/><colspec colwidth="25*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Tabbed Section </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Set To</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> Workspaces</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Required number of workspaces</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para>If the number of workspaces you specify is greater than the + current number of workspaces, the extra workspaces are added to the desktop. If + the number of workspaces you specify is less than the current number of + workspaces, the extra workspaces remain on the desktop.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gossawfish-711"> + <title>To Add Workspaces Automatically</title> + <para>You can configure the <application>Sawfish window + manager</application> capplet to add a workspace automatically in particular + situations. A workspace can be added automatically when the current workspace + is first or last in your workspace list, and you perform particular + actions.</para> + <para>A workspace is added if you perform one of the following + actions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>If the workspace is first, and you perform one of the + following actions: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Move the workspace to the left.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Send or copy a window to the previous workspace with + the + <guimenu> Window</guimenu> menu.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>If the workspace is last, and you perform one of the + following actions: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Move the workspace to the right.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Send or copy a window to the next workspace with the + <guimenu> Window</guimenu> menu.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>To add workspaces when you select or move workspaces, configure + your desktop in the <application>Sawfish window manager</application> capplet + as follows:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="25*"/><colspec colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colwidth="25*"/><colspec colwidth="25*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Tabbed Section </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Set To</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> Workspaces</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>When passing the first or last workspace + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> keep-going </guilabel></para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para>In this configuration, a workspace is added if you perform one of + the following actions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>If the workspace is first, and you select the previous + workspace or move the workspace to the left.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>If the workspace is last, and you select the next workspace + or move the workspace to the right.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>To add a workspace when you point to the edge of the screen, + configure your desktop in the <application>Sawfish window manager</application> + capplet as follows:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="25*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC3" colwidth="25*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Tabbed Section </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Set To</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> Workspaces</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>When passing the first or last workspace + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> keep-going </guilabel></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> + <guilabel> Edge Flipping</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> + <guilabel>Select the next desktop when the pointer hits + screen edge </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para> Selected</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> + <guilabel> Edge Flipping</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> + <guilabel>Hitting the screen edge selects the + next</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para> + <guilabel> workspace</guilabel></para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para>In this configuration, a workspace is added if you perform one of + the following actions: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>If the workspace is first, and you point to the left edge + of the screen.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>If the workspace is last, and you point to the right edge + of the screen.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-51"> + <title>To Name Workspaces</title> + <para>The default names of your workspaces are <literal>space + 1</literal>, <literal> space 2</literal>, <literal>space 3</literal>, and so + on. You can assign names to your workspaces in the <application>Sawfish window + manager</application> capplet. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-52"> + <title>To Merge Workspaces</title> + <para>When you merge a workspace the windows in the workspace are moved + to another workspace, and the empty workspace is deleted.</para> + <para>To merge a workspace, middle-click on the desktop background to + open the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu. Choose + <guimenu>Workspaces</guimenu>, then perform one of the following + actions: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To merge the workspace with the next workspace choose + <guimenuitem> Merge with next</guimenuitem>. The empty workspace + is deleted. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To merge the workspace with the previous workspace choose + <guimenuitem> Merge with previous</guimenuitem>. The empty + workspace is deleted.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <note> + <para>The number of workspaces on your desktop is never less than the + minimum number of workspaces that is specified in the <application>Sawfish + window manager</application> capplet. If you merge workspaces, the empty + workspace might not be deleted because your desktop must always have the + minimum number of workspaces.</para> + </note> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-53"> + <title>To Move a Workspace</title> + <para>To move a workspace middle-click on the desktop background to open + the + <guimenu> Root</guimenu> menu. Choose + <guimenu>Workspaces</guimenu>, then perform one of the following + actions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To move the workspace to the right of the current workspace + choose + <guimenuitem>Move workspace right</guimenuitem>. The workspace + swaps position with the next workspace. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To move the workspace to the left of the current workspace + choose + <guimenuitem>Move workspace left</guimenuitem>. The workspace swaps + position with the previous workspace. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>When you move a workspace, all the windows in the workspace are + moved. The name of the workspace does not move. For example, if you move + <literal> space 1</literal> to the right, the windows move to the next + workspace. The workspace takes the name of the next workspace, <literal>space + 2</literal>. In summary, when you move <literal>space 1</literal> to the right, + all the windows in <literal>space 1</literal> move to <literal>space + 2</literal>. </para> + <para>The configuration of your desktop can mean that when you move a + workspace, another workspace is added.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-54"> + <title>To Switch Between Viewports</title> + <para>You can switch between viewports in either of the following + ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the viewport in the <application>Desk + Guide</application> applet.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Move the mouse pointer to the edge of the screen. To use this + edge flip feature you must configure your desktop in the <application>Sawfish + window manager</application> capplet as follows:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="4" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC8" + colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC9" colwidth="25*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC10" colwidth="25*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC11" colwidth="25*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Tabbed Section </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Set To</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC8"> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC9"> + <para> + <guilabel> Edge Flipping</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC10"> + <para> + <guilabel>Select the next desktop when the pointer hits + the screen edge</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC11"> + <para> Selected </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> Edge Flipping</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Hitting the screen edge selects the + next</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel> viewport</guilabel></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC8"> + <para> + <guilabel>Workspaces </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC9"> + <para> + <guilabel> Edge Flipping</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC10"> + <para> + <guilabel>Only flip when interactively moving a + window</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC11"> + <para>Unselected </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gossawfish-55"> + <title>To Add Viewports</title> + <para>To add viewports to your workspaces follow these steps: </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To start the <application>Control Center</application> open the + + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guisubmenu>Sawfish window manager</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Workspaces</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>On the + <guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel> tabbed section, use the + <guilabel>Columns</guilabel> and + <guilabel>Rows</guilabel> spin boxes to specify the following: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>The number of viewports in each workspace.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The structure of the viewports in each workspace in the + <application> Desk Guide</application> applet.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <para>For example, if you want four viewports in your workspaces, and + you want the <application>Desk Guide</application> to display the viewports as + two columns and two rows. To specify this configuration, enter <literal>2 + </literal> in both the + <guilabel>Columns</guilabel> and + <guilabel>Rows</guilabel> spin boxes.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to save your changes. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <note> + <para>If you do not want any viewports, specify <literal>1</literal> in + both the + <guilabel>Columns</guilabel> and + <guilabel>Rows</guilabel> spin boxes.</para> + </note> + </sect2> + </sect1> +</chapter>
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6f6792f --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml @@ -0,0 +1,3603 @@ +<chapter id="gosnautilus-1"> + <title>Nautilus File Manager</title> + <highlights> + <para>This chapter describes how to use the <application>Nautilus + </application> file manager.</para> + </highlights> + <sect1 id="gosnautilus-21"> + <title>Introduction to Nautilus File Manager</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>introduction</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file manager provides an + integrated access point to your files, applications, and the World Wide Web. + <application> Nautilus</application> enables you to do the following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Display your files and folders.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Manage your files and folders.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Customize your files and folders.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Browse websites.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> also manages the desktop where + your panels, menus, and windows are displayed. </para> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> windows enable you to display and + manage your files and folders. You can open a + <application>Nautilus</application> window in any of the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Double-click on the + <guilabel>Home</guilabel> object on the desktop background. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Applications</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Nautilus</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the desktop background to open the + <guimenu> Desktop Background</guimenu> menu. Choose + <guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem>. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The <application>Nautilus</application> window displays the contents + of your home location in the view pane.</para> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosnautilus-210"> + <title>Nautilus Windows</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>windows</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> windows enable you to display and + manage your files and folders. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-1"/> shows a + <application> Nautilus</application> window that displays the contents of a + folder.</para> + <figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-1"> + <title>Folder in a Nautilus Window</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_iconview_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Annotated screenshot of a folder in a Nautilus + window</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-83"/> describes the components of + <application> Nautilus</application> windows.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-83"> + <title>Nautilus Window Components</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="29.39*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="70.61*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Component</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Menubar</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Contains menus that you use to perform tasks in + <application>Nautilus</application>.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Toolbar</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Contains buttons that you use to perform tasks in + <application>Nautilus</application>.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Location bar</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> Contains the following elements:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Location</guilabel> field or + <guilabel>Go To</guilabel> field: Enables you to specify a + file, folder, or URL that you want to display. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenu>Zoom</guimenu> buttons: Enable you to change the + size of items in the view pane.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list box: Enables you + to choose how to display items in your view pane.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Navigation pane</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Performs the following functions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Enables you to navigate through your files and the online + help system. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Displays information about the current file or folder. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Tabs</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> Click on a tab to open a tabbed pane. The navigation pane + contains the following tabbed panes:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Help</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>History</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Notes</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>View pane</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Displays the contents of the following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Particular types of files</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Folders</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Websites</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Resize handle</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> Grab this handle and drag to resize the navigation pane and + view pane.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Statusbar</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> Displays status information.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para>You can also use <application>Nautilus</application> to browse the + Web. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-2"/> shows a + <application>Nautilus</application> window that displays the contents of a + website.</para> + <figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-2"> + <title>Website in a Nautilus Window</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_website_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a website in a Nautilus window</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>You can also open a popup menu from + <application>Nautilus</application> windows. To open this popup menu + right-click in a <application>Nautilus</application> window. The items in this + menu depend on where you right-click. For example, when you right-click on a + file or folder, you can choose items related to the file or folder. When you + right-click on the background of a view pane, you can choose items related to + the display of items in the view pane.</para> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-53"> + <title>View Pane</title> + <para>The view pane can display the contents of the following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Particular types of files</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Folders</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Websites</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> enables you to display + particular types of file in the view pane. For example, you can display HTML + files in the view pane. The following figure shows a plain text document + displayed in the view pane.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_viewpane_text_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a Nautilus view pane</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>Displaying a file in the view pane provides the following benefits: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Uses less system resources than when you launch an application. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Takes less time than when you launch an application.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>However, you can not edit a file in the view pane.</para> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Refresh</guibutton> button to refresh the contents of the + view pane.</para> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> provides several ways to + display the contents of your files. <application>Nautilus</application> + includes + <glossterm> viewers</glossterm> that enable you to display particular + types of file in the view pane. For example you can use a web page viewer to + display HTML files in the view pane.</para> + <para>Nautilus includes + <glossterm>views</glossterm> that enable you to display the contents of + your folders in different ways. For example, you can display the contents of a + folder in the following type of view: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Icon view: Displays the items in the folder as icons. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>List view: Displays the items in the folder as a list. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list box to choose how to + display a file or folder. For more information on views, see + <xref linkend="gosnautilus-7"/>. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-540"> + <title>Navigation Pane</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_folder_navigation_pane.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a Nautilus navigation pane</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>The navigation pane can contain the following elements:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>An icon that represents the current file or current folder. The + navigation pane also contains information about the current file or current + folder.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Tabbed panes that enable you to navigate through your files and + the online help system.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>If a file is displayed in the view pane, buttons appear in the + navigation pane. The buttons enable you to perform actions on a file, other + than the default action.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-2"> + <title>Tabbed Panes</title> + <para>The navigation pane contains the following tabbed panes: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Help</guilabel>: Enables you to navigate through the + information resources in the online help system. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>History</guilabel>: Contains a history list of files, + folders, and URLs that you have recently visited.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Notes</guilabel>: Enables you to add notes to your + folders.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel>: Displays a hierarchical representation + of your file system. You can use the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane to navigate through your + files.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-9"/> describes how to work with + tabbed panes.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-9"> + <title>Tabbed Pane Tasks</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="35.09*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Task</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Action</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Open a tabbed pane.</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Click on the tab.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Close a tabbed pane.</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Click on the tab.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Remove a tab from the navigation pane. </para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Right-click in the navigation pane, then choose the tab + that you want to remove from the menu.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Add a tab to the navigation pane.</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Right-click in the navigation pane, then choose the tab + that you want to add to the menu.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-550"> + <title>Icons and Emblems</title> + <para>In icon view, <application>Nautilus</application> displays your + files and folders as icons. You can add emblems to your file icons and folder + icons. An emblem is a small icon that you can add to an item to visually mark + the item. For example, to mark a file as important, you can add an + <guilabel> Important</guilabel> emblem to the file icon to create the + following visual effect: </para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a file icon with the Important + emblem</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>For more information on how to add an emblem to an icon, see + <xref linkend="gosnautilus-112"/>. </para> + <para>The following table describes the structure of the file + icon:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="35.09*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Component</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem1_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of the Important emblem</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Emblem. This emblem is the + <guilabel>Important</guilabel> emblem.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem2_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a file icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry> + <para>Icon that represents the file. This icon contains a + preview of the content of the file.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem3_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of an icon caption</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Icon caption. You can modify what items of information + are displayed in the icon caption.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> includes default emblems for + the following types of item:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Symbolic links</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Items for which you have the following permissions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Read permission only </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>No read permission and no write permission</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The default emblems change depending on your theme. The following + table shows the default emblems for the Default theme. </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="35.09*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Default Emblem</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_link_emblem.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a symbolic link emblem</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Symbolic link</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_nowrite_emblem.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a read permission only emblem</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry> + <para>Read permission only</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_noread_emblem.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a no read permission and no write permission emblem</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>No read permission and no write permission</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosnautilus-24"> + <title>Navigating Your Computer and the Internet</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>navigating</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>Each <application>Nautilus</application> window displays the contents + of a single file, folder, or URL. This section describes the following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>How to display items in <application>Nautilus</application> + windows.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>How to open files from <application>Nautilus</application> + windows.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>How to navigate the files and folders in your file system. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>How to navigate the Internet.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-4"> + <title>To Display Your Home Location</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_home_launcher.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Nautilus home location icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>To display your home location, perform one of the following + actions: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Double-click on the + <guilabel>Home</guilabel> object on the desktop background.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>On a <application>Nautilus</application> window, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Go</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Home</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>On a <application>Nautilus</application> window, click on the + <guibutton>Home</guibutton> toolbar button. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The <application>Nautilus</application> window displays the + contents of your home location. To refresh the display, click on the + <guibutton>Refresh </guibutton> button.</para> + <para>For information on how to set your home location, see + <xref linkend="gosnautilus-59"/>. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-25"> + <title>To Display a Folder</title> + <para>You can display the contents of a folder in any of the following + ways: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Double-click on the folder in the view pane.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the + <guilabel>Location</guilabel> field, type the path of the folder + that you want to display, then press + <keycap>Return</keycap>. The + <guilabel>Location</guilabel> field includes an autocomplete + feature. That is, as you type a path, <application>Nautilus</application> reads + your file system. When you type enough characters to uniquely identify a + directory, <application> Nautilus</application> completes the name of the + directory in the + <guilabel> Location</guilabel> field.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane. For more information, see + <xref linkend="gosnautilus-27"/>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guibutton>Back</guibutton> toolbar button and the + <guibutton> Forward</guibutton> toolbar button to browse through + your navigation history. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>To change to the folder that is one level above the current folder, + choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Go</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Up a Level</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Alternatively, click on the + <guibutton>Up</guibutton> toolbar button.</para> + <para>To refresh the display, click on the + <guibutton>Refresh</guibutton> button.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-27"> + <title>Using the Tree Tabbed Pane</title> + <para>The + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane displays a hierarchical + representation of your file system. The + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane provides a convenient way to + navigate your file system. The following figure shows the + <guilabel> Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_tree_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Tree tabbed pane</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>In the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane, folders are represented as + follows:</para> + <informaltable frame="none"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <colspec colwidth="42.60*"/><colspec colwidth="57.40*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Folder State</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Graphic Representation </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Closed folder</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Right arrow</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Open folder</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Down arrow</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-34"/> describes the tasks that you + can perform with the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane, and how to perform the + tasks.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-34"> + <title>Tree Tabbed Pane Tasks</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="50*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="50*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Task</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Action</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Open the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Click on the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tab.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Close the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Click on the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tab.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Open a folder in the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Click on the arrow next to the folder in the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Close a folder in the + <guilabel> Tree </guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Click on the arrow next to the folder in the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Display the contents of a folder in the view + pane.</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Select the folder in the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Display the contents of a file in the view + pane.</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select the file in the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane. </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para>You can set your preferences so that the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane does not display files. For more + information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-57"/>. </para> + <para>If you set your <application>Nautilus</application> user level to + <guilabel> Beginner</guilabel>, the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane is not displayed in your + navigation pane. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-16"/>. + </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-28"> + <title>Opening Files</title> + <para>When you open a file, <application>Nautilus</application> performs + the default action for that file type. The default action can be one of the + following: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Launch an application that opens the file.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use a viewer to display the file in the view pane. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> checks the contents of a file + to determine the type of a file. If the first lines do not determine the type + of the file, then <application>Nautilus</application> checks the file + extension. </para> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-29"> + <title>To Execute the Default Action</title> + <para>To execute the default action for a file, double-click on the + file. For example, if the default action for plain text documents is to display + the file in a text viewer, <application>Nautilus</application> displays the + file in a text viewer.</para> + <para>You can set your <application>Nautilus</application> preferences + so that you click once on a file to execute the default action. For more + information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-56"/>.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-30"> + <title>To Execute Non-Default Actions Using the Open With + Submenu</title> + <para>To execute actions other than the default action for a file, + perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>In the view pane, select the file that you want to perform an + action on. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Open With</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. The + <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu> submenu opens. The items in + this submenu correspond to the contents of the following parts of the + <application>File Types and Programs</application> capplet: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Edit Applications List</guilabel> dialog</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Edit Components List</guilabel> dialog</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose an action from the + <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu> submenu.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-73"> + <title>To Execute Other Actions When Displaying a File</title> + <para>When you display a file in the view pane, the navigation pane + might contain buttons. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-4"/> shows the navigation + pane when a text file is displayed in the view pane.</para> + <figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-4"> + <title>Navigation Pane When a File is Displayed in the View + Pane</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_file_navigation_pane.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of the navigation pane</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>The buttons represent any actions that are defined in the + <guilabel> Edit Applications List</guilabel> dialog on the + <application>File Types and Programs</application> capplet. Click on a button + to execute an action. For example, if an action defined for plain text + documents is to open the file in <application>gedit</application>. If this + action is defined, an + <guibutton> Open with gedit</guibutton> button is displayed in the + navigation pane. To open the file in the <application>gedit</application> + application, click on the + <guibutton>Open with gedit</guibutton> button.</para> + <note> + <para>A button that represents the action does not appear in the + navigation pane if the actions are excluded in either of the following dialogs: + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Open with Other</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>View as Other</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </note> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-34"> + <title>To Navigate the World Wide Web</title> + <para>You can use <application>Nautilus</application> as a browser to + display websites. To display a website, type the URL for the site in the field + on the location bar, then press + <keycap>Return</keycap>. The contents of the site are displayed in the + view pane. To reload the current page, click on the + <guibutton>Refresh</guibutton> button.</para> + <para>When you display a website in the view pane, the navigation pane + might contain buttons. The buttons represent any actions that you can perform + on the web page that is displayed in the view pane. To execute an action on the + web page, click on the button that represents the action.</para> + <para>For example, when you display a HTML document in the view pane, an + <guibutton> Open with Netscape</guibutton> button is displayed in the + navigation pane. To open the file in <application>Netscape</application>, click + on the + <guibutton> Open with Netscape</guibutton> button.</para> + <para>You can also use <application>Nautilus</application> to access FTP + sites. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-37"> + <title>To Search the World Wide Web</title> + <para>To access a search engine website click on the + <guibutton>Web Search </guibutton> toolbar button. The search engine + website is displayed in the view pane.</para> + <para>You can set the web search service that + <application>Nautilus</application> uses. For more information, see + <xref linkend="gosnautilus-17"/>.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-5"> + <title>Using Your Navigation History</title> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> maintains a history list of + files, folders, and URLs. You can use the history list to navigate to files, + folders, and URLs that you have recently visited. The following sections + describe how to navigate your history list.</para> + <para>To clear your history list choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Go</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Forget History</guisubmenu> + </menuchoice>.</para> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-77"> + <title>To Navigate Your History List Using the Go Menu</title> + <para>To display a list of previously-viewed items, choose the + <guimenu>Go </guimenu> menu. Your history list is displayed in the + lower part of the + <guimenu> Go</guimenu> menu. To go to an item in your history list, + choose the item from the + <guimenu>Go</guimenu> menu.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-78"> + <title>To Navigate Your History List Using the Toolbar</title> + <para>To use the toolbar to navigate your history list, perform one of + the following actions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To go to the previous file, folder, or URL in your history + list, click on the + <guibutton>Back</guibutton> toolbar button.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To go to the next file, folder, or URL in your history list, + click on the + <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> toolbar button. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To display a list of previously-viewed items, right-click on + the + <guibutton>Back</guibutton> toolbar button. To go to an item from + this list, click on the item.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-80"> + <title>To Navigate Your History List Using the History Tabbed + Pane</title> + <para>To display the + <guilabel>History</guilabel> tabbed pane, click on the + <guilabel> History</guilabel> tab in the navigation pane. The + <guilabel>History</guilabel> tabbed pane displays a list of your + previously-viewed items, as shown in the following figure:</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_history_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of History tabbed pane</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>To display an item from your history list in the view pane, click + on the item in your + <guilabel>History</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-36"> + <title>To Bookmark Your Favorite Locations</title> + <para>To access an item in your bookmarks, choose the item from the + <guimenu> Bookmarks</guimenu> menu. You can add your favorite locations + to your + <guimenu> Bookmarks</guimenu> menu. You can add bookmarks to locations + on the Internet, or to files and folders in your file system.</para> + <para>By default, <application>Nautilus</application> contains certain + bookmarks. You can set your <application>Nautilus</application> preferences so + that the default bookmarks are excluded from the + <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu. For more information, see + <xref linkend="gosnautilus-17"/>. </para> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-40"> + <title>To Add a Bookmark</title> + <para>To add a bookmark, display the item that you want to bookmark in + the view pane. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Add Bookmark</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-41"> + <title>To Edit a Bookmark</title> + <para>To edit your bookmarks perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Edit Bookmarks</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. A + <guilabel>Bookmarks</guilabel> dialog is displayed. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To edit a bookmark, select the bookmark on the left side of + the + <guilabel>Bookmarks</guilabel> dialog. Edit the details for the + bookmark on the right side of the + <guilabel>Bookmarks</guilabel> dialog as follows: </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="27.27*"/><colspec colwidth="72.73*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog Element</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Name</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Use this text box to specify the name that + identifies the bookmark in the + <guimenu> Bookmarks</guimenu> menu.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Location</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Use this field to specify the location of the + bookmark.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To remove a bookmark, select the bookmark on the left side of + the dialog. Click + <guilabel>Remove</guilabel>. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosnautilus-8"> + <title>Managing Your Files and Folders</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>managing files and folders</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>This section describes how to work with your files and folders.</para> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-201"> + <title>Drag-and-Drop in Nautilus</title> + <para>You can use drag-and-drop to perform several tasks in <application> + Nautilus</application>. When you drag-and-drop, the mouse pointer provides + feedback about the task that you perform. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-11"/> + describes the tasks that you can perform with drag-and-drop. The table also + shows the mouse pointers that appear when you drag-and-drop.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-11"> + <title>Drag-and-Drop in Nautilus</title> + <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="36.36*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="84.73*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="42.54*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Task</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> Action</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Mouse Pointer</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Move an item</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> Drag the item to the new location.</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/move_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of move pointer</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Copy an item</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> Press and hold + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>, then drag the item to the new location. + </para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/copy_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of copy pointer</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Link to an item</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para>Press and hold + <keycap>Shift</keycap>, then drag the item to the location + where you want the link to reside.</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/link_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of link pointer</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Ask what to do with the item you drag </para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para>Press and hold + <keycap>Alt </keycap>, then drag the item to the location where + you want the item to reside. Release the mouse button. A popup menu appears. + Choose one of the following items from the popup menu:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Move here</guimenuitem></para> + <para>Moves the item to the location.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Copy here</guimenuitem></para> + <para>Copies the item to the location. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Link here</guimenuitem></para> + <para>Creates a symbolic link to the item at the + location.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Cancel</guimenuitem></para> + <para>Cancels the drag-and-drop operation.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/ask_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of ask pointer</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-202"> + <title>To Select Files and Folders</title> + <para>You can select files and folders in several ways in + <application>Nautilus</application>. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-10"/> + describes how to select items in <application>Nautilus</application> windows + and on the <application> Nautilus</application> desktop background.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-10"> + <title>Selecting Items in Nautilus</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="36.36*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="63.64*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Task</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> Action</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Select an item</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> Click on the item.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Select a group of contiguous items</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para>Press and hold + <keycap>Shift</keycap>. Click on the first item in the group, + then click on the last item in the group. </para> + <para>Alternatively, drag around the files that you want to + select. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Select multiple items</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para>Press and hold + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>. Click on the items that you want to + select.</para> + <para>Alternatively, press and hold + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>, then drag around the files that you want + to select. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Select all items in a folder</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Select All Files</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para>To perform the default action on an item, double-click on the item. + You can set your <application>Nautilus</application> preferences so that you + work with <application>Nautilus</application> as follows:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click once on a file to execute the default action.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Point to an item to select the item.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>For more information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-56"/>.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-9"> + <title>To Move a File or Folder</title> + <para>To move a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> to open a second <application>Nautilus</application> + window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In one window, select the folder from which you want to move + the file or folder. In the other window, select the folder to which you want to + move the file or folder.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Drag the file or folder that you want to move to the new + location in the other window.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>To move the file or folder to a folder that is one level below the + current location, do not open a new window. Instead, drag the file or folder to + the new location in the same window.</para> + <para>You can also use the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane to move a file or folder. You can + drag a file or folder from the view pane to a location on the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane. Alternatively, you can drag a + file or folder within the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane to another location in the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-10"> + <title>To Copy a File or Folder</title> + <para>To copy a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> to open a second <application>Nautilus</application> + window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In one window, select the folder from which you want to copy + the file or folder. In the other window, select the folder to which you want to + copy the file or folder.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Press and hold + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>, then drag the file or folder to the new + location in the other window.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>To copy the file or folder to a folder that is one level below the + current location, do not open a new window. Instead, press + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> and drag the file or folder to the new location + in the same window.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-82"> + <title>To Duplicate a File or Folder</title> + <para>To create a copy of a file or folder in the current folder perform + the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file or folder that you want to duplicate in the + view pane.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Duplicate</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the file or folder in + the view pane, then choose + <guimenuitem>Duplicate</guimenuitem>. </para> + <para>A copy of the file or folder appears in the current + folder.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-11"> + <title>To Create a Folder</title> + <para>To create a folder perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the folder where you want to create the new folder. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> New Folder</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the background of the + view pane, then choose + <guimenuitem>New Folder</guimenuitem>.</para> + <para>An + <guilabel>untitled</guilabel> folder is added to the view pane. The + name of the folder is selected.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Type a name for the folder, then press + <keycap>Return</keycap>. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-12"> + <title>To Rename a File or Folder</title> + <para>To rename a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file or folder that you want to rename in the view + pane.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Rename</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the file or folder in + the view pane, then choose + <guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>. </para> + <para>The name of the file or folder is selected.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Type a new name for the file or folder, then press + <keycap> Return</keycap>.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-13"> + <title>To Move a File or Folder to Trash</title> + <para>To move a file or folder to + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file or folder that you want to move to + <guilabel> Trash</guilabel> in the view pane.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Move to Trash</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the file or folder in + the view pane, then choose + <guimenuitem>Move to Trash</guimenuitem>. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>Alternatively, you can drag the file or folder from the view pane + to the + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> icon on the desktop.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-14"> + <title>To Create a Symbolic Link to a File or Folder</title> + <para>A symbolic link is a special type of file that points to another + file or folder. When you perform an action on a symbolic link, the action is + performed on the file or folder to which the symbolic link points. However, + when you delete a symbolic link, you delete the link file, not the file to + which the symbolic link points.</para> + <para>To create a symbolic link to a file or folder, select the file or + folder to which you want to create a link. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Create Link</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. A link to the file or folder is added to the current + folder. </para> + <para>Alternatively, press and hold + <keycap>Shift</keycap>. Drag the item to which you want to create a + link to the location where you want to place the link.</para> + <para>By default, <application>Nautilus</application> adds an emblem to + symbolic links.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-430"> + <title>To Change Permissions</title> + <para>To change the permissions on a file or folder perform the following + steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file or folder whose permissions you want to change. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Show Properties</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. A properties dialog is displayed. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tab. In the + <guilabel> Permissions</guilabel> tabbed section, use the drop-down + list boxes and check boxes to change the permissions for the file or + folder.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu to close the properties + dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-44"> + <title>Using Trash</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_trash_launcher.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Nautilus Trash icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>You can move the following items to + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Files</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Folders</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Desktop background objects</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>When you move an item to + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, the item is temporarily stored in your + <filename>/.Trash</filename> directory. If you need to retrieve a file from + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, you can display + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> and move the file out of + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>.</para> + <para>When you empty + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, you delete the contents of + <guilabel> Trash</guilabel> permanently. </para> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-107"> + <title>To Display Trash</title> + <para>You can display the contents of + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> in the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From a <application>Nautilus</application> window</para> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Show Trash</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. The contents of + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> are displayed in the window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From the desktop background</para> + <para>Double-click on the + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object on the desktop + background.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-108"> + <title>To Empty Trash</title> + <para>You can empty the contents of + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> in the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From a <application>Nautilus</application> window</para> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Empty Trash</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From the desktop background</para> + <para>Right-click on the + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object, then choose + <guimenuitem> Empty Trash</guimenuitem>.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-200"> + <title>Adding Notes to Folders</title> + <para>You can use the + <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tab to add a note to a folder. To add a note + to a folder perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Display the folder in the view pane.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tab to open the + <guilabel> Notes</guilabel> tabbed pane. The + <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tabbed pane opens, as shown in the + following figure: + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_notes_tab.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Notes tabbed pane</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Type the note in the + <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tabbed pane. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosnautilus-203"> + <title>Modifying the Appearance of Files and Folders</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>modifying appearance of files and folders</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>This section describes how to modify the appearance of your files and + folders in <application>Nautilus</application>.</para> + + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-112"> + <title>To Add an Emblem to a File or Folder</title> + <para>You can add an emblem to an item in either of the following ways: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>To add an emblem to an item with the + <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog, perform the following steps: + </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the item to which you want to add an emblem.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the item, then choose + <guimenuitem>Show Properties </guimenuitem>. The + <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guilabel>Emblems</guilabel> tab to display the + <guilabel> Emblems</guilabel> tabbed section, as shown in the + following figure:</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_prop_emblem_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Emblems tabbed section on Properties + dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select the emblem to add to the item.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu to close the properties + dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>To add an emblem to an item with the + <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems </guilabel> dialog, perform the + following steps: </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Backgrounds and Emblems</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. The + <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog is + displayed.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To display a list of emblems that you can add, click on the + <guibutton> Emblems</guibutton> button.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To add an emblem to an item, drag the emblem to the item. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>Done</guibutton> to close the dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-51"> + <title>To Modify the Icon for a File or Folder</title> + <para>To change the icon that represents an individual file or folder, + perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file or folder whose icon you want to change.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Show Properties</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. A properties dialog is displayed. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>On the + <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section, click on the + <guibutton>Select Custom Icon</guibutton> button. A + <guilabel>Select an icon</guilabel> dialog is displayed. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Select an icon</guilabel> dialog to choose the icon to + represent the file or folder. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu to close the properties + dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>To change the icon that represents a file type, use the + <application> File Types and Programs</application> capplet. </para> + <para>To restore an icon from a custom icon to the default icon specified + in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> capplet, right-click + on the icon then choose + <guimenuitem>Remove Custom Image</guimenuitem>. Alternatively, click on + the + <guilabel>Remove Custom Icon</guilabel> button on the + <guilabel> Show Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-52"> + <title>To Modify the Icon Caption for Files and Folders</title> + <para>An icon caption displays the name of a file or folder. The icon + caption also includes three additional items of information on the file or + folder. The additional information is displayed after the file name. Normally + only one item of information is visible, but when you zoom in on an icon, more + of the information is displayed. You can modify what additional information is + displayed in icon captions. </para> + <para>To modify what information is displayed in icon captions, perform + the following steps: </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Icon Captions</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. An + <guilabel>Icon Captions</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select the items of information to be displayed in the icon + caption from the three drop-down list boxes. Select the first item from the + first drop-down list box, select the second item from the second drop-down list + box, and so on. The following table describes the items of information that you + can select:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="35.09*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Information</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Size</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Choose this option to display the size of the + item.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Type</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Choose this option to display the description of the + MIME type of the item from the <application>File Types and Programs + </application> capplet.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Date modified</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Choose this option to display the last modification + date of the item.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Date changed</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Choose this option to display the last modification + date of the + <glossterm>inode</glossterm> of the item. An inode is a + data structure that contains information about individual files in UNIX file + systems. There is one inode for each file. An inode contains the node, type, + owner, and location of a file. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Date accessed</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Choose this option to display the date that the item + was last accessed.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Owner</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Choose this option to display the owner of the + item.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Group</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Choose this option to display the group to which the + owner of the item belongs.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Choose this option to display the permissions of the + item as three sets of three characters, for example <computeroutput> + -rwxrw-r--</computeroutput>.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Octal permissions</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Choose this option to display the permissions of the + item in octal notation, for example <computeroutput>764</computeroutput>. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>MIME type</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Choose this option to display the MIME type of the + item.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>None</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Choose this option to display no information for the + item.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu to close the + <guilabel> Icon Captions</guilabel> dialog. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-102"> + <title>To Change the Size of Items in a View</title> + <para>You can change the size of items in a view. You change the size if + the view displays a file or a folder. You can change the size of items in a + view in the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To enlarge the size of items in a view, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>View</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Zoom In</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To reduce the size of items in a view, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>View</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Zoom Out</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To return items in a view to the normal size, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>View</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Normal Size</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>You can also use the zoom buttons on the location bar to change the + size of items in a view. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-42"/> describes how to + use the zoom buttons.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-42"> + <title>Zoom Buttons</title> + <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="21.98*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="32.86*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="44.17*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Button</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Button Name </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_zoom_out_button.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Zoom Out button</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> + <guibutton>Zoom Out</guibutton> button</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para>Click on this button to reduce the size of items in a + view.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_normal_size_button.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Normal Size button</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guibutton>Normal Size</guibutton> button </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Click on this button to return items in a view to normal + size.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_zoom_in_button.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Zoom In button</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> + <guibutton>Zoom In</guibutton> button</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para>Click on this button to enlarge the size of items in a + view.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> remembers the size of items in + a particular folder. The next time that you display the folder, the items are + displayed in the size you selected. In other words, when you change the size of + items in a folder, you customize the folder to display the items at that + size.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-7"> + <title>Using Views to Display Your Files and Folders</title> + <para>Nautilus provides several ways to display the contents of your + files. Nautilus includes viewers that enable you to display particular types of + file in the view pane. For example, you can use a web page viewer to display + HTML files in the view pane. You can use a text viewer to view plain text files + in the view pane.</para> + <para>You can also use Nautilus to open a file in an appropriate + application. For more information see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-28"/>.</para> + <para>Nautilus includes views that enable you to display the contents of + your folders in different ways. For example, you can display the contents of a + folder in the following type of view: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Icon view</para> + <para>Displays the items in the folder as icons. + <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-1"/> shows a folder displayed in icon + view.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>List view</para> + <para>Displays the items in the folder as a list. + <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-3"/> shows a folder displayed in list + view.</para> + <figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-3"> + <title>Nautilus Window in List View</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_listview_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Nautilus window in list view</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list box to choose how to + display a file or folder. When you display a folder, you can specify how you + want to arrange or sort items in the folder. You can modify the size of the + items in the view pane. The following sections describe how to work with icon + view, list view, and views of files.</para> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-100"> + <title>To Choose a View in Which to Display a File or Folder</title> + <para>Choose the type of view in which to display the contents of a + file or folder from the + <guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list box. The + <guilabel> View as</guilabel> drop-down list box is located at the + right side of the location bar.</para> + <para>Alternatively, to choose a view, choose + <guilabel>View as Other</guilabel> from the + <guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list box. Select the view that + you want to use from the + <guilabel>View as Other</guilabel> dialog, then click on the + <guibutton>Choose</guibutton> button. </para> + <para>You can display different folders in different views. + <application> Nautilus</application> remembers the view that you choose for a + particular folder. The next time that you display the folder, + <application>Nautilus</application> displays the folder in that view. In other + words, when you choose a view for a folder, you customize the folder to always + display in that view.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-101"> + <title>To Sort Your Files in Icon View</title> + <para>When you display the contents of a folder in icon view, you can + specify how to sort the items in the folder. To specify how to sort items in + icon view, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>View</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Lay Out Items</guisubmenu> + </menuchoice>. The + <guisubmenu>Lay Out Items</guisubmenu> submenu contains the following + sections:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>The top section contains an option that enables you to sort + your files manually.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The middle section contains options that enable you to sort + your files automatically.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The bottom section contains options that enable you to modify + how your files are sorted.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>Choose the appropriate options from the submenu, as described in + the following table: </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC6" + colwidth="28.75*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC7" colwidth="71.25*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Manually</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Select this option to arrange the items manually. To + arrange the items manually, drag the items to the location you require within + the view pane.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC6"> + <para> + <guilabel>By Name</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC7"> + <para>Select this option to sort the items alphabetically by + name. The order of the items is not case sensitive. If you have selected to + display hidden files, the hidden files are shown last.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC6"> + <para> + <guilabel>By Size</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC7"> + <para>Select this option to sort the items by size, with the + largest item first. When you sort items by size, the folders are sorted by the + number of items in the folder. The folders are not sorted by the total size of + the items in the folder.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC6"> + <para> + <guilabel>By Type</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC7"> + <para>Select this option to sort the items alphabetically by + object type. The items are sorted alphabetically by the description of their + <glossterm>Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension</glossterm> + (MIME) type in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> + capplet.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC6"> + <para> + <guilabel>By Modification Date</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC7"> + <para>Select this option to sort the items by the date the + items were last modified. The most recently modified item is first. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC6"> + <para> + <guilabel>By Emblems</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC7"> + <para>Select this option to sort the items by any emblems + that are added to the items. The items are sorted alphabetically by emblem + name. Items that do not have emblems are last. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC6"> + <para> + <guilabel>Tighter Layout</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC7"> + <para>Select this option to arrange the items so that the + items are closer to one another.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Reversed Order</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Select this option to reverse the order of the option + by which you sort the items. For example, if you sort the items by name, select + the + <guilabel>Reversed Order</guilabel> option to sort the + items in reverse alphabetical order.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> remembers how you sort the + items in a particular folder. The next time that you display the folder, the + items are sorted in the order you selected. In other words, when you specify + how to sort the items in a folder, you customize the folder to display the + items in that order.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-103"> + <title>To Stretch an Icon in Icon View</title> + <para>In icon view, you can change the size of the icon that represents + an item that is displayed. To change the size of an item in icon view, perform + the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the item whose size you want to change, then + choose + <guimenuitem>Stretch Icon</guimenuitem>. A rectangle appears + around the item, with a handle at each corner.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Grab one of the handles, then drag the icon to the size that + you want.</para> + <para>To return the icon to the original size, right-click on the + icon, then choose + <guimenuitem>Restore Icon's Original Size</guimenuitem>. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>You can also stretch icons on the desktop. </para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-105"> + <title>To Sort Your Files in List View</title> + <para>To sort the contents of a folder by name, size, type, or date + modified, click on the appropriate column heading above the list. An up arrow + is displayed in the column heading by which the list is sorted. The following + figure shows the up arrow.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sort_arrow_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Nautilus up arrow</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>To reverse the sort order, click on the column heading again. The + up arrow changes to a down arrow. The down arrow indicates that the contents of + the folder are sorted in reverse order.</para> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> remembers how you sort the + items in a particular folder. The next time that you display the folder, the + items are sorted in the order you selected. In other words, when you specify + how to sort the items in a folder, you customize the folder to display the + items in that order.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-111"> + <title>To Modify the Behavior of a View</title> + <para>You can modify the behavior of a view. You can do the + following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Specify that the view is the default view for a particular + file or folder.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Specify that the view is the default view for a file type or + all folders.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Specify that the view is an item in the + <guilabel>View as </guilabel> drop-down list box for a particular + file or folder.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Specify that the view is an item in the + <guilabel>View as </guilabel> drop-down list box for all of a + particular file type or for all folders.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Specify that the view is not an item in the + <guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list box for a particular + file or folder.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>To modify the behavior of a view perform the following + steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <guimenuitem>View as Other</guimenuitem> from the + <guilabel> View as</guilabel> drop-down list box. A + <guilabel>View as Other</guilabel> dialog is displayed, as shown + in the following figure:</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_viewasother_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of View as Other dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select the view whose behavior you want to modify from the + table in the dialog.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Modify</guibutton> button. A + <guilabel> Modify</guilabel> dialog is displayed. The following + table describes the options on the + <guilabel>Modify</guilabel> dialog:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="35.09*"/><colspec colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Include in the menu for + <replaceable>item_name </replaceable> + items</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to include the view in the + <guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list box for + this type of item.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Use as default for + <replaceable>item_name</replaceable> + items</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to use the view as the default + for this type of item.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Include in the menu just for + <replaceable>item_name + </replaceable></guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to include the view in the + <guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list box for + this item only.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Use as default just for + <replaceable>item_name + </replaceable></guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to use the view as the default + for this item only.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Don't include in the menu for + <replaceable>item_name </replaceable> + items</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to exclude the view from the + <guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list box for + this type of item.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, then click + <guibutton>Cancel </guibutton> to close the + <guilabel>View as Other</guilabel> dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <note> + <para>You can also modify the actions that are associated with a file + type in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> capplet. To open + the <application>File Types and Programs</application> capplet from the + <guilabel> Open with Other</guilabel> or + <guilabel>View as Other</guilabel> dialogs, click on the + <guibutton>Go There</guibutton> button. </para> + </note> + </sect3> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosnautilus-204"> + <title>Assigning Actions to Files</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>assigning actions to files</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>When you open a file, <application>Nautilus</application> performs + the default action for that file type. The <application>File Types and Programs + </application> capplet contains a table of file types, their associated file + extensions, and their default actions. This table specifies what happens when + you double-click on a file in <application>Nautilus</application>. </para> + <para>You can also use <application>Nautilus</application> to modify the + actions that are associated with a particular file or file type. For more + information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-75"/>.</para> + <para>You can use the <application>File Types and Programs</application> + capplet to perform the following tasks:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Specify the default action for a file type. You can also change + the default action for a file type in <application>Nautilus</application>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Associate a file type with one or more applications. The default + action might specify to open the file in an application that is associated with + the file type.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Associate a file type with one or more viewers. The default + action might specify to open the file in a viewer that is associated with the + file type.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Associate a file extension with a MIME type. The MIME type + specifies the format of the file so that Internet browsers and email + applications can read the file.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>For more information on the <application>File Types and + Programs</application> capplet, see Configuring Document Handlers.</para> + <para></para> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-75"> + <title>To Modify Actions</title> + <para>You can modify the actions associated with a file or file type. You + can do the following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Specify that the action is the default action for a particular + file. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Specify that the action is the default action for a particular + file type.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Specify that the action is an item in the + <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu> submenu for a particular + file.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Specify that the action is an item in the + <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu> submenu for a particular file + type.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Specify that the action is not an item in the + <guisubmenu> Open With</guisubmenu> submenu for a particular file + type. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>To modify the actions associated with a file or file type, perform + the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>In the view pane, select the file for which you want to modify + an action. If you want to modify an action associated with a file type, select + a file of that type.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Open With</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Perform either of the following steps: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <guimenuitem>Other Application</guimenuitem>. An + <guilabel> Open with Other</guilabel> dialog is displayed. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <guimenuitem>Other Viewer</guimenuitem>. A + <guilabel> View as Other</guilabel> dialog is displayed. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From the table in the dialog, select the application or viewer + for which you want to modify the behavior.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Modify</guibutton> button. A + <guilabel> Modify</guilabel> dialog is displayed. The following + table describes the options on the + <guilabel>Modify</guilabel> dialog:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="35.09*"/><colspec colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Include in the menu for + <replaceable>file_type </replaceable> + items</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to include the application or + viewer in the + <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu> submenu for this file + type.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Use as default for + <replaceable>file_type</replaceable> + items</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to use the application or viewer + as the default action for this file type.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Include in the menu just for + <replaceable>filename + </replaceable></guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to include the application or + viewer in the + <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu> submenu for this file, + and not for other files of this type.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Use as default just for + <replaceable> filename + </replaceable></guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to use the application or viewer + as the default action for this file, and not for other files of this + type.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Don't include in the menu for + <replaceable>file_type </replaceable> + items</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to exclude the application or + viewer from the + <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu> submenu for this file + type.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, then click + <guibutton>Cancel </guibutton> to close the dialog. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <note> + <para>You can also modify the actions that are associated with a file + type in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> capplet. To open + the <application> File Types and Programs</application> capplet from the + <guilabel>Open with Other</guilabel> or + <guilabel>View as Other</guilabel> dialogs, click on the + <guibutton>Go There</guibutton> button. </para> + </note> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosnautilus-15"> + <title>Customizing Nautilus</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>customizing</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can customize <application>Nautilus</application> to suit your + requirements and preferences. This section describes how to customize + <application>Nautilus</application>.</para> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-16"> + <title>Setting Your User Level</title> + <para>Use the Preferences menu to choose a user level that is suitable + for you. The user level that you choose determines what <application>Nautilus + </application> settings you can modify in the + <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog. Your user level also + determines whether the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tab is in your navigation pane. Your + <application>Nautilus</application> user level does not apply to the desktop in + general.</para> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-12"/> describes the + <application>Nautilus </application> user levels.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-12"> + <title>Nautilus User Levels</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="35.09*"/><colspec colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>User Level</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Beginner</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Choose + <guilabel>Beginner</guilabel> as your user level if you are not + familiar with the implications of changing <application>Nautilus</application> + preferences. At + <guilabel>Beginner</guilabel> user level, you can modify a + minimum set of <application>Nautilus</application> preferences. However, you + can not use the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Intermediate</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Choose + <guilabel>Intermediate</guilabel> as your user level if you are + more familiar with the implications of changing + <application>Nautilus</application> preferences. At + <guilabel>Intermediate</guilabel> user level, you can do the + following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Modify more <application>Nautilus</application> + preferences. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Choose + <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> as your user level if you are + familiar with the implications of making changes to all + <application>Nautilus</application> preferences. At + <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> user level, you can do the + following: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Modify all <application>Nautilus</application> + preferences. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-17"> + <title>Setting Your Preferences</title> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog to set preferences for the + <application>Nautilus</application> windows and desktop. To display the + <guilabel> Preferences</guilabel> dialog, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Preferences</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Edit Preferences</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + <para>You can set preferences in the following categories: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>The appearance of the <application>Nautilus</application> + windows and desktop.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The behavior of the <application>Nautilus</application> windows + and desktop.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The behavior of items in icon views and list views.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Items that are displayed in the navigation pane.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The web search engine.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Home location and HTTP proxy details.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Speed tradeoffs to improve the performance of <application> + Nautilus</application>.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <note> + <para>The user level that you choose determines what + <application>Nautilus </application> settings you can modify in the + <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog. </para> + </note> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-54"> + <title>To Set Appearance Preferences</title> + <para>To set your preferences for the appearance of the + <application>Nautilus </application> windows and desktop, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Preferences</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Edit Preferences</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Choose + <guilabel> Appearance</guilabel> from the + <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_pref_appear_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of the Appearance section of the Preferences + dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-35"/> lists the appearance + settings that you can modify. </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-35"> + <title>Appearance Preferences</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="35.09*"/><colspec colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog Element</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Use smoother (but slower) graphics + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to do the following: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Add a shadow to icons.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use enhanced fonts to display icon captions. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Use this font family to display file + names</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select a font in which to display file names and icon + names. If the + <guilabel>Use smoother (but slower) graphics</guilabel> + option is selected, you can choose a font style in which to display and icon + captions.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-55"> + <title>To Set Windows and Desktop Preferences</title> + <para>To set your preferences for the + <application>Nautilus</application> windows and desktop, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Preferences</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Edit Preferences</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Choose + <guilabel> Windows & Desktop</guilabel> from the + <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_pref_window_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of the Windows and Desktop section of the + Preferences dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-36"/> lists the windows and + desktop settings that you can modify. </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-36"> + <title>Windows and Desktop Preferences</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC8" + colwidth="35.09*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC9" colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Use Nautilus to draw the + desktop</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to use <application> + Nautilus</application> to manage your desktop. If you do not use + <application>Nautilus</application> to manage your desktop, you can not do the + following: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guimenu>File Manager</guimenu> menu.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use <application>Nautilus</application> to change the + pattern or color of the desktop. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the <application>Nautilus</application> + <guilabel> Home </guilabel> launcher and + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> launcher. The + <guilabel> Home</guilabel> launcher and + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> launcher are not displayed on + the desktop. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC8"> + <para> + <guilabel>Open each file or folder in a separate + window</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC9"> + <para> Select this option to open a new window when you open a + file or folder.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC8"> + <para> + <guilabel>Display toolbar in new windows + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC9"> + <para>Select this option to display a toolbar in new + windows.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC8"> + <para> + <guilabel>Display location bar in new + windows</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC9"> + <para>Select this option to display a location bar in new + windows.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC8"> + <para> + <guilabel>Display status bar in new windows + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC9"> + <para>Select this option to display a statusbar in new + windows.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC8"> + <para> + <guilabel>Display side bar in new windows + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC9"> + <para>Select this option to display a navigation pane in new + windows.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Ask before emptying the + Trash</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to display a confirmation message + before + <guilabel> Trash</guilabel> is emptied. </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-56"> + <title>To Set Icon and List Views Preferences</title> + <para>To set your preferences for items in icon views and list views, + choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Preferences</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Edit Preferences</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Choose + <guilabel>Icon & List Views</guilabel> from the + <guilabel> Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_pref_icon_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of the Icon and List Views section of the + Preferences dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-37"/> lists the settings that you + can modify for items in icon views and list views. </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-37"> + <title>Icon and List Views Preferences</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC6" + colwidth="35.09*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC7" colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Activate items with a single + click</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to perform the default action for an + item when you click on the item. When this option is selected, and you point to + an item, the title of the item is underlined. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC6"> + <para> + <guilabel>Activate items with a double + click</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC7"> + <para>Select this option to perform the default action for an + item when you double-click on the item.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC6"> + <para> + <guilabel>Execute files when they are + clicked</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC7"> + <para>Select this option to run an executable file when you + choose the executable file. An executable file is a text file that can execute, + that is, a shell script.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC6"> + <para> + <guilabel>Display files when they are + clicked</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC7"> + <para>Select this option to display the contents of an + executable file when you choose the executable file.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC6"> + <para> + <guilabel>Ask each time</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC7"> + <para>Select this option to display a dialog when you choose an + executable file. The dialog asks whether you want to execute the file or + display the file. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC6"> + <para> + <guilabel>Show hidden files</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC7"> + <para>Select this option to display hidden files in the view + pane. The first character in a hidden file name is a period (.). + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC6"> + <para> + <guilabel>Show backup files</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC7"> + <para>Select this option to display backup files in the view + pane. The last character in a backup file name is a tilde (~). </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Show special flags in Properties + window</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to show the following special flags in + the + <guilabel> Permissions </guilabel> tab on the + <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Set User ID</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Set Group ID</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Sticky</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-57"> + <title>To Set Navigation Pane Preferences</title> + <para>To set your preferences for the navigation pane, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Preferences</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Edit Preferences</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Choose + <guilabel>Sidebar Panels</guilabel> from the + <guilabel> Preferences</guilabel> dialog. </para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_pref_sidebar_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of the Sidebar Panels section of the + Preferences dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-38"/> lists the navigation pane + settings that you can modify. </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-38"> + <title>Navigation Pane Preferences</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC4" + colwidth="35.09*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC5" colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Display Help tab in sidebar + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to display the + <guilabel>Help</guilabel> tab in the navigation + pane.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4"> + <para> + <guilabel>Display History tab in sidebar + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC5"> + <para> Select this option to display the + <guilabel>History</guilabel> tab in the navigation + pane.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4"> + <para> + <guilabel>Display Notes tab in sidebar + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC5"> + <para> Select this option to display the + <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tab in the navigation + pane.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4"> + <para> + <guilabel>Display Tree tab in sidebar + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC5"> + <para> Select this option to display the + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tab in the navigation + pane.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Show only folders (no files) in the + tree</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to display only folders in the + <guilabel> Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-58"> + <title>To Set Search Preferences</title> + <para>To set your search engine preferences, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu> Preferences</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Edit Preferences</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Choose + <guilabel>Search</guilabel> from the + <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_pref_search_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of the Search section of the Preferences + dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-39"/> lists the search engine + settings that you can modify. </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-39"> + <title>Search Preferences</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="35.09*"/><colspec colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog Element</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Search Engine Location</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Enter the URL of the search engine to access when you + choose to perform a web search in + <application>Nautilus</application>.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-59"> + <title>To Set Navigation Preferences</title> + <para>To set navigation preferences, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Preferences</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Edit Preferences</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Choose + <guilabel> Navigation</guilabel> from the + <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_pref_navigation_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of the Navigation section of the Preferences + dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-40"/> lists the navigation + settings that you can modify. </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-40"> + <title>Navigation Preferences</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC2" + colwidth="35.09*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC3" colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog Element</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Home Location</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Enter the location that you want to use as your home + page. Enter your home location as follows:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To specify a web page as your home location, enter + the URL in the + <guilabel>Home Location</guilabel> field.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To specify a file or folder as your home location, + enter the path in the + <guilabel>Home Location</guilabel> field. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> + <guilabel>Use HTTP Proxy</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para>Select this option to use a proxy server for the HTTP + service.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> + <guilabel>HTTP Proxy Location</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para>Enter the DNS name or the IP address of the proxy server + to use when you request a HTTP service.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> + <guilabel>HTTP Proxy Port</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para>Enter the port number of the HTTP service on the proxy + server.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Don't include the built-in bookmarks in the + Bookmarks menu</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to exclude the default bookmarks that + are supplied with <application>Nautilus </application> from the + <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-60"> + <title>To Set Speed Tradeoffs Preferences</title> + <para>Some <application>Nautilus</application> features can affect the + speed with which <application>Nautilus</application> responds to your requests. + You can modify the behavior of some of these features to improve the speed of + <application>Nautilus</application>. In this way, you can exchange, or trade + off, a <application>Nautilus</application> feature for better performance. For + each of the speed tradeoff preferences, you can select one of the options + described in the following table:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="35.09*"/><colspec colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Always</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Performs the action for both local files and files on + other file systems. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Local Files Only</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Performs the action for local files + only.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Never</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Never performs the action. </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para>To set your speed tradeoff preferences, + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Preferences</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Edit Preferences</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Choose + <guilabel> Speed Tradeoffs</guilabel> from the + <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog. </para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_pref_speed_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of the Speed Tradeoffs section of the + Preferences dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-41"/> lists the search speed + tradeoff settings that you can modify.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-41"> + <title>Speed Tradeoff Preferences</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="35.09*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog Element</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Show Text in Icons</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Select an option to specify when to preview the content + of text files in the icon that represents the file. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Show Count of Items in Folders + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Select an option to specify when to show the number of + items in folders.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Show Thumbnails for Image Files + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Select an option to specify when to show thumbnails of + image files. <application>Nautilus</application> stores the thumbnail files for + each folder in a <filename>.thumbnails</filename> directory that is one level + below the folder.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Preview Sound Files</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Select an option to specify when to preview sound files. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Make Folder Appearance Details + Public</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select an option to specify when to make folder + appearance details public. </para> + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-50"> + <title>Changing Themes and Backgrounds</title> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> includes themes and backgrounds + that you can use to change the look-and-feel of the <application>Nautilus + </application> windows and desktop.</para> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-61"> + <title>To Change Your Nautilus Theme</title> + <para>To change your <application>Nautilus</application> theme perform + the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Nautilus Themes</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. The + <guilabel>Nautilus Theme Selector </guilabel> dialog is + displayed.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose a theme from the + <guilabel>Nautilus Theme</guilabel> list.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>Done</guibutton> to close the dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-110"> + <title>To Add a Nautilus Theme</title> + <para>To add a theme to <application>Nautilus</application> perform the + following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Nautilus Themes</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Add New Theme</guibutton> button on the + <guilabel>Nautilus Theme Selector</guilabel> dialog. A dialog is + displayed. Use the dialog to find the new theme.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to add the new theme to the + <guilabel> Nautilus Theme Selector</guilabel> dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> themes are stored as + directories in the <filename>/opt/gnome-1.4/share/pixmaps/nautilus/</filename> + directory. </para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-62"> + <title>To Change Your Backgrounds</title> + <para>You can change the background of the following screen components: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> desktop</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Navigation pane</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>View pane</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Panels, except for the Menu Panel</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>To change the background of a screen component perform the + following steps: </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Backgrounds and Emblems</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. The + <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog is displayed. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To display a list of patterns that you can use on the + background, click on the + <guibutton>Patterns</guibutton> button. To display a list of the + colors that you can use on the background, click on the + <guibutton>Colors </guibutton> button.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To change the background to a pattern, drag the pattern to + the screen component. To change the background to a color, drag the color to + the screen component. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>Done</guibutton> to close the dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>When you change the background of the navigation pane or the view + pane of a particular folder, <application>Nautilus</application> remembers the + background that you chose for the folder. The next time that you display the + folder, the background that you selected is displayed. In other words, when you + change the background of a folder, you customize the folder to display the + background.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-63"> + <title>To Add a Pattern</title> + <para>To add a pattern to the patterns that you can use on your screen + components, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Backgrounds and Emblems</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Click on the + <guibutton>Patterns</guibutton> button, then click on the + <guibutton>Add New Pattern</guibutton> button. A dialog is displayed. + Use the dialog to find the new pattern. Click + <guibutton> OK</guibutton> to add the new pattern to the + <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems </guilabel> dialog.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-64"> + <title>To Add a Color</title> + <para>To add a color to the colors that you can use on your screen + components, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Backgrounds and Emblems</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Click on the + <guibutton>Colors</guibutton> button, then click on the + <guibutton>Add New Color</guibutton> button. A color selector dialog + is displayed. Use the color wheel or the sliders to choose the color. Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to add the new color to the + <guilabel> Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog.</para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-18"> + <title>To Show and Hide Window Components</title> + <para>You can show and hide <application>Nautilus</application> window + components as follows: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To hide the navigation pane, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu> View</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Hide Sidebar</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. To display the navigation pane again, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>View</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Show Sidebar</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To hide the toolbar, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>View</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Hide Toolbar</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. To display the toolbar again, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>View</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Show Toolbar</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To hide the location bar, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>View</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Hide Location Bar</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. To display the location bar again, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>View</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Show Location Bar</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To hide the statusbar, choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>View</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Hide Status Bar</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. To display the navigation pane statusbar again, + choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>View</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Show Status Bar</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To remove a tab from the navigation pane, right-click in the + navigation pane. Choose the tab that you want to remove from the menu. To add + the tab to the navigation pane again, choose the tab from the menu again. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + </sect1> +</chapter>
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1b74586 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml @@ -0,0 +1,1073 @@ +<chapter id="gosoverview-1"> + <title>Overview of the Desktop</title> + <highlights> + <para>This chapter introduces you to the features and main components of + the GNOME desktop. Before you start your first desktop session, read this + chapter to familiarize yourself with the layout of the various features, and + how the main components work. The desktop is very configurable, so this chapter + describes the typical default configuration. </para> + </highlights> + <sect1 id="gosoverview-5"> + <title>Introducing Desktop Components</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>desktop components, introducing</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>When you start a desktop session for the first time, you should see a + default startup screen, with panels, windows, and various icons. + <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-1"/> shows a typical desktop. </para> + <figure id="gosoverview-FIG-1"> + <title>A Typical Desktop</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/typical_anno_desktop.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Annotated screenshot of a typical desktop</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>The desktop is the visible area of the screen, and everything that + appears on the screen. The major components of the desktop are as follows: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Panels</para> + <para>Panels are areas on your desktop from which you can access all + of your system applications and menus. Panels are very configurable and provide + a place where you can access menus and applications in the way that you want. + Two particularly important panels in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-1"/> are + the GNOME Panel and the Menu Panel. </para> + <para>The GNOME Panel stretches the full length of the bottom edge of + the desktop. The GNOME Panel contains the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> button, which is a stylized + footprint on the left side of the panel. </para> + <para>The Menu Panel stretches the full length of the top edge of the + desktop. The Menu Panel includes textual rather than graphical menus. Click on + the icon at the extreme right of the Menu Panel to display a list of all open + windows on the desktop.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Windows</para> + <para>You can display many windows at the same time on your desktop. + You can run different applications in each window. The window manager provides + frames and buttons for windows. The window manager enables you to perform + standard actions such as move, close, and resize windows. You can work with + many different window managers in the desktop. This manual describes how to + work with the <application> Sawfish</application> window manager. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Menus</para> + <para>You can access all desktop functions through menus. The GNOME + Panel and Menu Panel contain menus, so you can use a combination of menus and + panels to perform your tasks. The + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is your primary menu. You can access + almost all of the applications, commands, and configuration options on your + desktop from the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Desktop background</para> + <para>The desktop background lies behind all of the other components + on the desktop. The desktop background is an active component of the user + interface. You can place objects on the desktop background to quickly access + your files and directories, or to start applications that you use often. You + can also middle-click or right-click on the background to open menus.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Workspaces and viewports</para> + <para>You can subdivide your desktop into separate workspaces. When + you start a desktop session for the first time, you have four workspaces. You + can create more workspaces on the desktop, and subdivide your workspaces into + viewports. You can switch to a different workspace, but you can only display + one workspace or viewport at a time on the screen. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> file manager</para> + <para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file manager provides + an integrated access point to your files, applications, and the World Wide Web. + You can display the contents of your files within a + <application>Nautilus</application> window, or open the files in the + appropriate application from <application> Nautilus</application>. You can use + the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager to manage your files and + folders. You can also browse the World Wide Web in a + <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>Control Center</application></para> + <para>The <application>Control Center</application> provides an + integrated access point where you can configure almost every feature of the + desktop. To start the <application>Control Center</application>, open the + <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Choose the item that you want to configure from the + submenus.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <para>The most powerful features of the desktop are the high degree of + configurability and the multiple ways that you can perform tasks.</para> + <para>The desktop provides interoperability of the desktop components. + Usually, you can perform the same action in several different ways. For + example, you can start applications from panels, from menus, or from the + desktop background. </para> + <para>Your system administrator can make configuration changes to suit your + needs, so that the desktop might not be exactly the same as described in this + chapter. Nevertheless, this chapter provides a useful quick guide to how to + work with the desktop. </para> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosoverview-502"> + <title>Panels</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>panels</primary> + <secondary>overview</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can create or remove panels at any time. When you start a session + for the first time, the desktop contains at least two panels, usually the GNOME + Panel and the Menu Panel. You can do the following actions with panels: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Create panels.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Delete panels.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Hide panels.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Add objects to panels.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Manipulate panel objects.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-26"> + <title>To Create Panels</title> + <para>To create panels on the desktop follow these steps: + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on a vacant space on any of the panels on the + desktop to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Create panel</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose the type of panel you want to create from the submenu. + The panel is added to the desktop.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist></para> + <para>Except for the Menu Panel, you can create as many panels as you + want. You can create different types of panel on the desktop to fit your own + requirements. You can customize the behavior and appearance of your panels. For + example, you can change the background of your panels.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-508"> + <title>To Delete Panels</title> + <para>To delete a panel, right-click on the panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Remove this panel</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-24"> + <title>To Hide Panels</title> + <para>Except for the Menu Panel, each panel has hide buttons at each end + of the panel. You click on the hide buttons to hide or show the panel.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-4"> + <title>To Add Objects to Panels</title> + <para>A panel can hold several types of objects. The panel in + <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/> contains each type of panel object. + </para> + <figure id="gosoverview-FIG-28"> + <title>A Panel With Various Panel Objects</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/sample_anno_panel.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Annotated screenshot of a panel with various panel + objects</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>You can add any of the following objects to all types of panels in + the desktop:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Launchers</para> + <para>A + <glossterm>launcher</glossterm> starts a particular application, + executes a command, or opens a file. The toolbox icon in + <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/> is a launcher for the <application>Control + Center</application> application. A launcher can reside in a panel or in a + menu. Click on the launcher to perform the action associated with the + launcher.</para> + <para>You can create your own launchers for applications. For + example, you can create a launcher for a word processor application that you + use frequently, and place the launcher in a panel for convenient access. To add + a new launcher to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel to open + the + <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Launcher</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Menus</para> + <para>You can access all desktop functions through menus. The default + panels contain menus, so you can use a combination of menus and panels to + perform your tasks. To open a menu from a panel, click on the icon that + represents the menu. To open a menu from the Menu Panel, click on the text that + represents the menu.</para> + <para>You can create custom menus, and add the custom menus to your + panels. The folder icon in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/> is the default + icon for menus that you add to panels.</para> + <para>You can also add standard menus such as the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> to any of your panels. To add a menu + to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Menu</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> to display a submenu of menus. Choose the menu that + you want to add from the submenu.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Applets</para> + <para> + <glossterm>Applets</glossterm> are small, interactive applications + that reside within a panel, for example the <application>CD + Player</application> applet in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/>. Each + applet has a simple user interface that you can operate with the mouse or + keyboard. The following applets appear in your panels by default:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><application>Tasklist</application> applet: Displays a + button for each window that is open. You can click on a + <application>Tasklist</application> button to minimize or restore a window. You + can also use a task menu to shade and close windows. The + <application>Tasklist</application> applet appears by default in the GNOME + Panel.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>Desk Guide</application> applet: Displays a + visual representation of your workspaces and your viewports. You can use the + <application> Desk Guide</application> applet to switch between workspaces and + viewports. The <application>Desk Guide</application> applet appears by default + in the Menu Panel.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>To add an applet to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on + the panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Applets </guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> to display a submenu of applet categories. You can + then choose the type of applet you require, then the specific applet. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Drawers</para> + <para> + <glossterm>Drawers</glossterm> are sliding extensions to a panel + that you can open or close from a drawer icon, as shown in + <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/>. Drawers can help you to organize your + work when you run a lot of applications simultaneously. You can place all the + same functional elements in a drawer that you can put in any other type of + panel. </para> + <para>To add a drawer to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on + the panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu> Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem> Drawer</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + <para>To open a drawer click on the drawer. To close a drawer click + on the drawer again.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Special Panel Objects</para> + <para>Special panel objects perform functions that are generally not + available through other panel objects. The lock icon in + <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/> is the Lock screen special panel object. + </para> + <para>To add special panel objects to a panel, right-click on a + vacant space on the panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu> + </menuchoice>. You can then choose the specific special panel + object you require. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-21"> + <title>To Manipulate Panel Objects</title> + <para>You can manipulate panel objects in the following ways: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Move objects within a panel, or to another panel. </para> + <para>You can move any object to another location in the panel. You + can also move an object from one panel to another panel. Use the middle mouse + button to drag the launcher to the new location.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Copy launchers from one panel to another panel. </para> + <para>Drag the launcher from the first panel to the second panel. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Copy launchers from a menu to a panel. </para> + <para>Drag the launcher from the menu to the panel. Alternatively, + right-click on a menu item, then choose + <guimenuitem>Add this launcher to panel</guimenuitem>. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosoverview-18"> + <title>Windows in the Desktop</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>windows</primary> + <secondary>overview</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can display many windows at the same time on your desktop. Each + window has a frame. The window frame contains active control elements that you + can use to work with the window.</para> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-16"> + <title>Types of Windows</title> + <para>The desktop features the following types of window: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Application windows</para> + <para>When you run an application on the desktop, a frame usually + borders the window. By default, the top edge of the application window contains + a titlebar with buttons that you can use to work with the window. The frame of + an application window contains a button that enables you to close the window, + or open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. The + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu provides a number of actions that + you can perform on the window. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Dialog windows</para> + <para>Dialog windows are associated with interactive desktop + processes. A dialog window consists of the window frame and a single + interactive pane that provides information and controls for the user. This + manual refers to the interactive part of a dialog window as a dialog. The frame + of a dialog window contains a button that enables you to close the dialog + window, or open the + <guimenu> Window</guimenu> menu.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <para>You can use the <application>Control Center</application> to change + the style of window frames. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-32"> + <title>To Manipulate Windows</title> + <para>You use the titlebar of an application window or dialog window to + perform various actions with the window. <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-33"/> + shows a typical titlebar for an application window. </para> + <figure id="gosoverview-FIG-33"> + <title>Typical Titlebar for an Application Window</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/titlebar_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Annotated screenshot of a typical titlebar for an + application window</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>The active control elements of the window frame are as follows: + </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="41.65*"/><colspec colwidth="58.35*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Control Element</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button to close the + window. You can also right-click on the + <guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button to open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Titlebar</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>You can use the titlebar to move, shade, and resize the + window. You can also use the titlebar to change the focus of the window on the + desktop.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button </para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Click on the + <guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button to minimize the + window. You can also right-click on the + <guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button to open the + <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button </para></entry> + <entry> + <para> You can use the + <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button to maximize and + restore the window.</para> + <para>To maximize a window click on the + <guibutton>Maximize </guibutton> button. To restore the + window click on the + <guibutton>Maximize </guibutton> button again. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guibutton>Shade</guibutton> button </para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Click on the + <guibutton>Shade</guibutton> button to shade the window. To + unshade the window click on the + <guibutton>Shade</guibutton> button again.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para>To change the size of windows grab the border of the window, then + move the cursor until the window is the size you require. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-20"> + <title>To Give Focus to a Window</title> + <para>A window that has focus can receive input from the mouse and the + keyboard. Only one window can have focus at a time. The window that has focus + has a different appearance than other windows. </para> + <para>You can use the following elements to give focus to a + window:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="33.62*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="66.38*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Element</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Action</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Mouse</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Click on the window, if the window is visible. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Shortcut key</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> Switch between the windows that are open with a shortcut + key. To give focus to a window, release the keys. The default shortcut key to + switch between windows is + <keycombo><keycap>Modifier</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo>. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Window list</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> Choose the window from a window list in either of the + following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the icon at the extreme right of the Menu + Panel. A list of your open windows is displayed. Choose the window from the + list. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Middle-click on the desktop background to open the + <guimenu> Root</guimenu> menu. Choose + <guisubmenu>Windows</guisubmenu>. A list of your open + windows is displayed. Choose the window from the list.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para><application>Tasklist</application> applet + </para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Click on the button that represents the window in the + <application>Tasklist</application> applet. If the window is minimized, click + twice on this button.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para><application>Desk Guide</application> + applet</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Open the <application> Desk Guide</application> tasklist, + then choose the window that you want to give focus to from the + <application>Desk Guide</application> tasklist.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosgetstarted-11"> + <title>Desktop Background</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>Nautilus desktop background</primary> + <see>desktop background</see> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>desktop background</primary> + <secondary>overview</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The desktop background is an active component of the desktop. You can + use the desktop background to perform the following actions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Start your applications, and open your files and folders. </para> + <para>You can add + <glossterm>desktop background objects</glossterm> for convenient + access to the files, folders, and applications that you use frequently. For + example, you can create a symbolic link to a file that you use often, then drag + the link to your desktop background.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu.</para> + <para>Right-click on the desktop background to open the + <guimenu>Desktop Background </guimenu> menu. You can use the + <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu to perform actions on the + desktop background.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu.</para> + <para>Middle-click on the desktop background to open the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu. You can use the + <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu to navigate between windows and + workspaces.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-29"> + <title>To Open Desktop Background Objects</title> + <para>To open an object from the desktop background, double-click on the + object. You can set your preferences in a <application>Nautilus</application> + window so that you click once on an object to execute the default + action.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-19"> + <title>To Add Objects to the Desktop Background</title> + <para>You can add desktop background objects for convenient access to + files, folders, and applications that you use frequently. You can add objects + to your desktop background in the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Drag the object from a file manager window to the desktop + background. For example, you can create a symbolic link to a file that you use + often, then drag the link to your desktop background. The icon for the link is + moved to the desktop background. To open the file, double-click on the + icon.</para> + <para>You can also drag files and folders to the desktop background. + When you drag a file or folder to the desktop background, the file or folder + resides in the <filename>/.nautilus/desktop</filename> directory.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Drag an application launcher from a menu to the desktop + background. For example, you can open a menu that contains a launcher for an + application that you use often, then drag the launcher to your desktop + background. You can double-click on the icon to start the application.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosoverview-42"> + <title>Menus</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>menus</primary> + <secondary>overview</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can access all desktop functions through menus. The default + panels contain menus, so you can use a combination of menus and panels to + perform your tasks. You can perform various actions on your menus, such as + display the menu as a window and copy menu items to panels.</para> + <para>The + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is your primary menu. You can access + almost all of the applications, commands, and configuration options on your + desktop from the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Click on the + <guibutton> Global Menu</guibutton> button on a panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu </guimenu>. The + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is represented by a stylized footprint, as + follows:</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/footprint_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Main Menu icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>Alternatively, you can right-click on a vacant space on a panel to + open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Many of the menus that are available from + the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> are also available from the textual menus + on the Menu Panel. </para> + <para>You can add as many additional menus as you want to any of the panels + on the desktop. To open a menu that you add to a panel, click on the menu icon + on the panel. </para> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosoverview-39"> + <title>Workspaces and Viewports</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>workspaces</primary> + <secondary>overview</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>viewports</primary> + <secondary>overview</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can display many windows at the same time on your desktop. You + can run different applications in each window in the following desktop areas: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Workspaces</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Viewports</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>You can subdivide your desktop into separate workspaces. You can + display only one workspace at a time, but you can have windows open in all your + other workspaces. You can divide your workspaces into subdivisions that are + called viewports. You can display only one viewport at a time, but you can have + windows open in all of your other viewports.</para> + <para>Workspaces and viewports enable you to organize the desktop when you + run many applications at the same time. When your current workspace becomes + crowded with windows, you can move your work to another workspace or viewport. + You can also switch to another workspace or viewport then start more + applications. </para> + <para>The default setup of the desktop is to use four workspaces and no + viewports. Workspaces and viewports are displayed in the <application>Desk + Guide</application>. The <application>Desk Guide</application> in + <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-42"/> contains four workspaces and no viewports. + The first two workspaces contain open windows. The last two workspaces do not + contain currently active windows. </para> + <figure id="gosoverview-FIG-42"> + <title>Workspaces Displayed in the Desk Guide Applet</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/dguide_wspaces_anno_applet.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Annotated screenshot of Desk Guide applet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-41"> + <title>To Switch Between Workspaces</title> + <para>You can switch between workspaces in the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>In the <application>Desk Guide</application>, click on the + workspace where you want to work.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Depending on how your window manager is configured, you can + drag a window across the screen edge into the next workspace.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>You can middle-click on the desktop background to open the + <guimenu> Root</guimenu> menu, then choose + <guimenuitem>Workspaces</guimenuitem>. Choose the workspace that + you require from the workspace list.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-40"> + <title>To Add Workspaces and Viewports</title> + <para>To add workspaces and viewports to your desktop perform the + following steps: </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Start the <application>Control Center</application>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select + <guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel> in the <application> Sawfish window + manager</application> capplet.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel> spin box to specify the number of + workspaces you require.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the + <guilabel>Columns</guilabel> and + <guilabel>Rows</guilabel> spin boxes to divide the workspaces into + viewports.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-43"> + <title>To Switch Between Viewports</title> + <para>You can work in different viewports or you can move windows from + one viewport to another. Click on the viewport where you want to work in the + <application> Desk Guide</application>. You can use the middle mouse button to + drag a window from one viewport to another viewport in the same + workspace.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosoverview-56"> + <title>Nautilus File Manager</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>Nautilus file manager</primary> + <see>file manager</see> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>overview</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file manager provides an + integrated access point to your files, applications, and the World Wide Web. To + open a <application>Nautilus</application> window, open the + <guimenu>Global Menu </guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Applications</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Nautilus</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. The following figure shows a + <application>Nautilus</application> window that displays the contents of a + folder.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_iconview_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Annotated screenshot of a Nautilus window</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>A <application>Nautilus</application> window contains the following + panes:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Navigation pane</para> + <para>Enables you to navigate through your files and the online help + system. This pane also displays information about the current file or folder. + The navigation pane is on the left side of the window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>View pane</para> + <para>Displays the contents of files, folders, and websites. The view + pane is on the right side of the window.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> enables you to do the following: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>View files and folders</para> + <para>You can view your files and folders as icons or as a list. You + can display the contents of your files within a + <application>Nautilus</application> window, or open the files in the + appropriate application from <application>Nautilus </application>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Manage your files and folders</para> + <para>You can use <application>Nautilus</application> to create, move, + copy, rename, and remove files and folders.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Customize your files and folders</para> + <para>You can add emblems to your files and folders to indicate + particular states. For example, you can add an Important emblem to a file or + folder to indicate that it is important. You can also customize folders in the + following ways: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Add a note to a folder.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Specify a custom background pattern for a folder.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Specify a zoom setting for a folder.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Browse websites</para> + <para>You can use <application>Nautilus</application> to browse the + World Wide Web. You can also bookmark your favorite sites.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para><application>Nautilus</application> also creates the desktop + background. </para> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-58"> + <title>To Open Files From the Nautilus File Manager</title> + <para>To navigate to the folder where the file that you want to open + resides, double-click on the folder icons in the view pane. When the file that + you want to open is displayed, double-click on the file icon to open the file. + </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-57"> + <title>To Move Files Between Folders</title> + <para>You can move files between folders by opening two or more + <application> Nautilus</application> windows. Open a different folder in each + window, then drag the files from one window to the other. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-100"> + <title>To Navigate the Internet</title> + <para>You can use <application>Nautilus</application> as a browser to + display websites. To display a website, type the URL for the site in the field + on the location bar, then press + <keycap>Return</keycap>. The contents of the site are displayed in the + view pane. To reload the current page, click on the + <guibutton>Refresh</guibutton> button.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosoverview-55"> + <title>Control Center</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>Control Center</primary> + <secondary>overview</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The <application>Control Center</application> provides an integrated + access point where you can configure almost every feature of the desktop. The + <application>Control Center</application> contains several dedicated software + tools called + <glossterm>capplets</glossterm>. Each capplet controls a particular part + of the behavior of the desktop. For + convenience, these capplets are grouped in the <application>Control Center + </application> under the following headings:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Main</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Sawfish</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>To start the <application>Control Center</application>, open the + <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/controlcenter_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Control Center window</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>Select a heading from the left side of the <application>Control + Center</application> window. The capplets are displayed on the right side of + the window. To open a capplet, double-click on the capplet. </para> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosoverview-54"> + <title>Desktop Applications</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>applications</primary> + <secondary>overview</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The applications that are provided with the GNOME desktop share + several characteristics. For example, the applications have a consistent + look-and-feel. The applications share characteristics because the applications + use the same programming libraries. An application that uses the standard GNOME + programming libraries is called a + <glossterm>GNOME-compliant application</glossterm>. For example, + <application>Nautilus</application> and <application>Control + Center</application> are GNOME-compliant applications.</para> + <para>GNOME provides libraries in addition to the libraries provided by + your operating system. The libraries enable GNOME to run your existing + applications as well as GNOME-compliant applications. For example, if your + operating system is UNIX-based, you can run your current X11 and Motif + applications from the GNOME desktop.</para> + <para>Some of the features of GNOME-compliant applications are as follows: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Consistent look-and-feel</para> + <para>GNOME-compliant applications have a consistent look-and-feel. + GNOME-compliant applications use the look-and-feel settings that you specify in + the <application> Control Center</application>. You can use the following + <application>Control Center</application> capplets to change the look-and-feel + of your GNOME-compliant applications: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><application>Theme Selector</application>, in the + <guilabel> Desktop</guilabel> section</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>Applications</application>, in the + <guilabel> Look and Feel</guilabel> section</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>Dialogs</application>, in the + <guilabel>Look and Feel</guilabel> section</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>MDI</application>, in the + <guilabel>Look and Feel</guilabel> section</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Menubars, toolbars, and statusbars</para> + <para>Most GNOME-compliant applications have a menubar, a toolbar, and + a statusbar. A + <glossterm>menubar</glossterm> is a bar at the top of a window that + contains the menus for the application. The menubar in a GNOME-compliant + application always contains a + <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu and a + <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menu. The + <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu always contains an + <guimenuitem>Exit </guimenuitem> menu item, and the + <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menu always contains an + <guimenuitem>About</guimenuitem> menu item.</para> + <para>A + <glossterm>toolbar</glossterm> is a bar that appears under the + menubar. A toolbar contains buttons for the most commonly-used commands. A + <glossterm> statusbar</glossterm> is a bar at the bottom of a window + that provides information about the current state of what you are viewing in + the window. GNOME-compliant applications might also contains other bars. For + example, <application>Nautilus </application> contains a + <glossterm>location bar</glossterm>.</para> + <para>Some of the bars in GNOME-compliant applications are detachable. + That is, there is a handle on the bar that you can grab then drag the bar to + another location. You can drag the bar to snap to another side of the window, + or to another part of the desktop. For example, you can detach the menubar, + toolbar, and location bar in the <application>Nautilus</application> file + manager. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Default shortcut keys</para> + <para>GNOME-compliant applications use the same shortcut keys to + perform the same actions. For example, to quit a GNOME-compliant application, + press + <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo>. To undo an action in a GNOME-compliant + application, press + <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo>. You can also set the shortcut key for each menu + item in a GNOME-compliant application. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Drag-and-drop</para> + <para>GNOME-compliant applications use the same protocol to implement + drag-and-drop operations. Therefore GNOME-compliant applications provide + consistent feedback when you drag-and-drop items.</para> + <para>The use of the same protocol also enables GNOME-compliant + applications to interoperate in a sophisticated manner. For example, + GNOME-compliant applications recognize the format of the items that you drag. + When you drag a HTML file from a <application>Nautilus</application> window to + a browser such as <application> Netscape</application>, the file is displayed + in HTML format in the browser. However, when you drag the HTML file to a text + editor such as <application> gedit</application>, the file is displayed in HTML + format in the text editor. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosoverview-12"> + <title>To Find Out More</title> + <para>The desktop provides Help if you want to find out more about the + following areas: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Desktop topics</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Applets</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Applications and utilities</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect2 id="gosoverview-31"> + <title>To Find Out More About Desktop Topics</title> + <para>You can find out more about particular desktop topics in the + integrated help system. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosgetstarted-33"> + <title>To Find Out More About Applets</title> + <para>To find out more about a specific applet follow these steps: + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the relevant applet icon to display the applet + popup menu.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose the + <menuchoice> + <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> menu item on the popup menu to display an online + reference manual specific to that applet.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist></para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosgetstarted-35"> + <title>To Find Out More About Applications and Utilities</title> + <para>To find out more about a specific application, start the + application, then choose Help from the menubar.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> +</chapter> diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..34916a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml @@ -0,0 +1,2576 @@ +<chapter id="gospanel-1"> + <title>Working With Panels</title> + <highlights> + <para>The information in this chapter describes how to use panels. </para> + </highlights> + <sect1 id="gospanel-2"> + <title>Introducing Panels</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>panels</primary> + <secondary>introduction</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>A panel is an area on your desktop from which you can run + applications and applets, and perform other tasks. When you start a session for + the first time, the desktop contains the following panels: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>GNOME Panel</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Menu Panel</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The following sections describe these panels.</para> + <sect2 id="gospanel-3"> + <title>GNOME Panel</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>panels</primary> + <secondary>GNOME Panel</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The GNOME Panel is the default panel for working in a session. The + GNOME Panel stretches the full length of the bottom edge of the desktop. + </para> + <para><xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-58"/> shows a typical GNOME Panel. Your + system administrator might have set your default GNOME Panel according to your + local requirements, so you might see a slightly different GNOME Panel. </para> + <figure id="gospanel-FIG-58"> + <title>Typical GNOME Panel</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/gnome_panel.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of a typical GNOME Panel</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <sect3 id="gospanel-27"> + <title>Contents of the GNOME Panel</title> + <para><xref linkend="gospanel-TBL-45"/> describes the objects on the + default GNOME Panel. </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gospanel-TBL-45"> + <title>Default GNOME Panel Objects</title> + <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="36.50*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="20.83*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="41.67*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Object</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Name</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/footprint_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Global Menu icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> button</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Click on this button to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. From the + <guimenu>Global Menu </guimenu>, you can start applications + and applets, open more menus, and perform other tasks. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/logout_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Log Out icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Click on this button to log out of your GNOME + session.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/lockscreen_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Lock Screen icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry> + <para> + <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Click on this button to lock your screen. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/help_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of GNOME Help Browser icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </entry> + <entry> + <para><application>GNOME Help Browser</application> launcher + </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Click on this button to start the <application> GNOME + Help Browser</application>. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/gnometerminal_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of GNOME Terminal icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry> + <para><application>GNOME Terminal</application> launcher + </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Click on this button to start a <application> GNOME + Terminal</application>. <application>GNOME Terminal</application> provides + access to a UNIX command line.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/controlcenter_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Control Center icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry> + <para><application>Control Center</application> launcher + </para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Click to configure various parts of your system. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/netscape_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Netscape icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry> + <para><application>Netscape</application> launcher + </para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Click on this button to start <application>Netscape + </application>. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/tasklist_applet.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Tasklist applet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry> + <para><application>Tasklist</application> applet + </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Displays a button for each window that is open. You can + use the tasklist buttons to minimize and restore windows.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/statusdock2_button.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of status dock</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Status dock</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para>Displays status information for some applications and + applets.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para>You can change the behavior and appearance of your GNOME Panel to + suit your requirements. You can also add or remove objects from the GNOME + Panel. </para> + <para>You can create multiple panels, and choose different properties, + objects, and backgrounds for each panel. You can also hide panels.</para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-6"> + <title>Menu Panel</title> + <para>The desktop also includes a Menu Panel, which is different in + appearance from the GNOME Panel, but provides similar functions. The Menu Panel + stretches the full length of the top edge of your screen. The Menu Panel + includes textual rather than graphical menus.</para> + <para><xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-60"/> shows the Menu Panel. Your system + administrator might have set your default Menu Panel according to your local + requirements, so you might see a slightly different Menu Panel.</para> + <figure id="gospanel-FIG-60"> + <title>Typical Menu Panel</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/menu_panel.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of typical Menu Panel</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>The Menu Panel contains the following objects: </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC3" + colwidth="30.95*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC4" colwidth="69.05*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Object</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu</para></entry> + <entry> + <para> The + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu contains the standard GNOME + applications. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu </para></entry> + <entry> + <para> You can customize the + <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu to help you work more + efficiently. You can add items that you use frequently to the + <guimenu>Favorites </guimenu> menu, and organize the items + into submenus.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu </para></entry> + <entry> + <para> The + <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu contains menu items to + configure and customize your desktop. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu</para></entry> + <entry> + <para> The + <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu provides menu items that + relate to the current status of your desktop. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para><application>Desk Guide</application> + applet</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4"> + <para>The <application>Desk Guide</application> applet enables + you to navigate between your workspaces and viewports.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para><application>Mailcheck</application> + applet</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4"> + <para>The <application>Mailcheck </application> applet shows + whether you have new email messages.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Calendar icon</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>The calendar icon normally shows the current time. Click + on the time readout to display a menu of calendar commands. You can also use + this menu to change the format of the time readout. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para>Window list icon</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC4"> + <para>The window list is a list of all open windows on the + desktop. To give focus to a window click on the icon at the extreme right of + the Menu Panel then choose the window.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para>Unlike other types of panel, you can only have one Menu Panel at a + time on your desktop.</para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gospanel-5"> + <title>Managing Your Panels</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>panels</primary> + <secondary>managing</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The following sections describe how to manage your panels.</para> + <sect2 id="gospanel-10"> + <title>To Create a Panel</title> + <para>You can create different types of panels to customize your desktop. + <xref linkend="gospanel-TBL-47"/> lists the types of panel that you can create, + and their characteristics. </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gospanel-TBL-47"> + <title>Types of Panel</title> + <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="32.86*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="32.96*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="33.17*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Panel Type</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Snap Behavior </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Size</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Aligned panel</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> Snaps to one of the edges of the screen, but can only snap + to the center or the corner of the edge. </para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para>Stretches as much as required to display the objects on the + panel.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Edge panel</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Snaps to one of the edges of the screen. The GNOME Panel is + an example of an edge panel. </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Stretches the full length of the edge that the panel snaps + to. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Floating panel</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Does not snap to anything. You can place a floating panel + anywhere on your desktop.</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Stretches as much as required to display the objects on the + panel. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Menu Panel</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Snaps to the top edge of the screen. You can not move the + Menu Panel.</para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Stretches the full length of the top edge of the screen. + You can only have one Menu Panel on your desktop.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Sliding panel</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Snaps to one of the edges of the screen, can snap to any + point on the edge.</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Stretches as much as required to display the objects on the + panel. </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para>To create a panel perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on any part of a panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Create panel</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose the type of panel that you want to create. The new panel + is added to the desktop. The new panel contains no objects. </para> + <para>You can customize the new panel to suit your + preferences.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-11"> + <title>Interacting With a Panel</title> + <para>To interact with a panel, you must left-click, middle-click, or + right-click on a vacant space on the panel. If there is no vacant space on the + panel, you can middle-click or right-click on one of the hide buttons to select + the panel.</para> + <para>You use the mouse buttons to interact with a panel in the following + ways:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="30.65*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="69.35*"/> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Middle-click</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Enables you to grab a panel, then drag the panel to a new + location.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Right-click</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Opens the + <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-12"> + <title>To Move a Panel</title> + <para>You can move panels to different locations on your desktop. To move + a panel, middle-click and hold on any vacant space on the panel, then drag the + panel to the new location.</para> + <para>When you drag a floating panel, the panel follows the mouse + pointer. The panel does not snap to any part of the desktop. When you drag an + edge panel, an aligned panel, or a sliding panel, the panel snaps to the edge + of the screen.</para> + <note> + <para>You can not move the Menu Panel.</para> + </note> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-7"> + <title>To Hide a Panel</title> + <para>You can hide or show a panel on your desktop, except for the Menu + Panel. Each panel has hide buttons at either end. The hide buttons contain an + arrow icon. The following illustration shows hide buttons. </para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/four_hide_button.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of hide buttons</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>To hide a panel, click on one of the hide buttons. The panel + reduces in the direction of the arrow on the hide button. The hide button at + the other end of the panel remains visible.</para> + <para>To show a hidden panel again, click on the visible hide button. The + panel expands in the direction of the arrow on the hide button. Both hide + buttons are now visible.</para> + <para>You can modify the properties of a panel so that the hide buttons + are not visible. You can also specify that the arrows on hide buttons are not + visible.</para> + <para>You can set a panel to autohide. When you set autohide, the panel + hides automatically when the mouse is not pointing to the panel. The panel + reappears when you point to the part of the screen where the panel resides. To + set your panel to autohide, modify the properties of the panel.</para> + <note> + <para>On an aligned panel, the behavior of the hide buttons is slightly + different. If the panel is aligned with one of the corners of the screen, you + can use the hide buttons as follows:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To hide the panel, click the hide button that is closest to + the edge of the screen, as normal.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To move the panel to the opposite corner of the screen, click + the hide button that is farthest from the edge of the screen.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </note> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-28"> + <title>To Modify the Properties of a Panel</title> + <para>You can configure global preferences for all panels in the + <application> Control Center</application>. For example, you can specify + various settings related to the appearance and behavior of panel objects. + </para> + <para>You can also modify properties for each individual panel. You can + change the features for each panel, such as the type of the panel, the hide + behavior, and the visual appearance. </para> + <note> + <para>You cannot modify properties for the Menu Panel.</para> + </note> + <para>The following sections describe how to modify the properties of a + panel. </para> + + <sect3 id="gospanel-29"> + <title>To Modify a Panel With the Panel Properties Menu</title> + <para>You can use the panel properties menu to configure the properties + of a panel. To modify the properties of a panel perform the following steps: + </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on any part of the panel to open the + <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Properties</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> to open the panel properties menu. The following + table describes the menu items on the panel properties menu: </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="31.82*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="68.18*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Menu Item</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para>All properties</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>For more information see + <xref linkend="gospanel-30"/>.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Type</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Choose the type of the panel you want. Choose from + the following types of panel: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Edge panel</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Aligned panel</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Sliding panel</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Floating panel</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Hiding policy</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select whether to enable autohide. Select from the + following options:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Explicit hide</guilabel>: Select this + option if you want to use the hide buttons to hide the panel.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Auto hide</guilabel>: Select this option + if you want to enable autohide <emphasis>and</emphasis> use the hide buttons to + hide the panel.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Hide buttons</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select how to display the hide buttons. Select from + the following options: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>With pixmap arrows</guilabel>: Select + this option to display arrow icons on the hide buttons.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Without pixmap</guilabel>: Select this + option to display no arrow icons on the hide buttons.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>None</guilabel>: Select this option if + you do not want to display the hide buttons.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Size</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select the size of the panel. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Orientation</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> Floating panel only. Select whether to display the + panel horizontally or vertically. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Background type</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select the type of background for the panel. You + can choose a standard background, a color background, or an image background. + Use the + <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog to specify + the color and image. For more information see <xref linkend="gospanel-30"/>. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Level</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> Select the level at which you want the panel to + appear. Select from one of the following options:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Default</guilabel>: Select this option to + use the default setting that is specified in the + <application>Panel</application> capplet.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Below</guilabel>: Select this option if + you want the panel to appear below windows. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Normal</guilabel>: Select this option if + you want the panel to appear at the same level as windows. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Above</guilabel>: Select this option if + you want the panel to appear above windows.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Maximize mode</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> Select whether you want maximized windows to avoid + the panel or cover the panel.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Avoid on maximize</guilabel>: Select this + option if you do not want to overlap the panel when you maximize + windows.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Don't avoid on maximize</guilabel>: + Select this option if you want to overlap the panel when you maximize windows. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gospanel-30"> + <title>To Modify a Panel With the Panel Properties Dialog</title> + <para>You can use the + <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify panel + properties. To modify the properties of a panel perform the following steps: + </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on any part of the panel to open the + <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Properties</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>All properties</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> to display the + <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog. The following + figure shows the + <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog for the GNOME Panel. + The GNOME Panel is an edge panel that resides at the bottom edge of your + desktop. </para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/panelprop_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Panel Properties dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>The + <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog contains the + following tabbed sections: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Panel</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Background</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To modify panel size, position, and hiding properties, click + on the + <guilabel>Panel</guilabel> tab. The + <guilabel>Panel</guilabel> tabbed section contains the following + options: </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="28.57*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="71.43*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Panel size</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Choose the size of the panel.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Panel position</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Choose the position of the panel on your desktop. + Click on the required position for the panel. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Panel window level</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Select the level or layer at which you want the + panel to appear. Select from one of the following options:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Default (from global preferences) + </guilabel>: Select this option to use the default setting that is specified in + the <application> Panel</application> capplet.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Below other windows</guilabel>: Select + this option if you want the panel to appear below windows.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Normal</guilabel>: Select this option if + you want the panel to appear at the same level as windows.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Above other windows</guilabel>: Select + this option if you want the panel to appear above windows.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Orient panel + horizontally</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Floating panel only. Select this option to display + the panel horizontally. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Orient panel + vertically</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Floating panel only. Select this option to display + the panel vertically.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Top left corner's + position</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Floating panel only. Use the + <guilabel>X</guilabel> and + <guilabel> Y</guilabel> spin boxes to specify the + coordinates for the top-left corner of the panel. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Offset from screen + edge</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Sliding panel only. Use this spin box to specify + the distance between your panel and the edge of the screen, in pixels. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Enable Auto-hide</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Select this option to enable autohide. + </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Show hide buttons</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Select this option to display hide buttons on your + panel.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Show arrows on hide button + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to display arrows on the hide + buttons, if the hide button is enabled.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Avoid this panel when maximizing + windows</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Select this option if you do not want to overlap + the panel when you maximize windows. </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To modify the panel background, click on the + <guilabel>Background </guilabel> tab. The + <guilabel>Background</guilabel> tabbed section contains the + following elements: </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="27.00*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC5" colwidth="29.14*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC6" colwidth="42.86*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog Element</para></entry> + <entry namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6"> + <para>Description</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Background Type</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6"> + <para>Choose the type of background for the panel. The + choices are as follows:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Standard</guilabel>: The standard + background type. The standard background depends on the settings in the + <application>Theme Selector</application> capplet. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Color</guilabel>: Enables you to choose a + color for the panel background.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Pixmap</guilabel>: Enables you to choose + an image for the panel background. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Color</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6"> + <para>If + <guilabel>Background Type</guilabel> is + <guilabel> Color</guilabel>, click on the + <guibutton>Color to use</guibutton> button to display + the color selector dialog. Choose the color you require from the color selector + dialog. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry morerows="4"> + <para> + <guilabel>Image</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6"> + <para>If + <guilabel>Background Type</guilabel> is + <guilabel>Pixmap</guilabel>, choose the image to use on + the background of the panel. Specify the following settings for the image + background:</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Don't scale image to + fit</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to tile the background image to + fit the panel background.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Scale image</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Select this option to scale the background image + to fit the panel background. The width-to-height ratio of the image is + retained. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Stretch image</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Select this option to stretch the background image + to fit the panel background. The width-to-height ratio of the image is not + retained. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Rotate image for vertical panels + </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to rotate the background image + on a vertical panel.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes and close the + <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gospanel-61"> + <title>To Drag a Color or Image to the Background of a Panel</title> + <para>You can drag a color or image on to a panel to set the color or + image as the background of the panel. You can drag a color or image from many + applications. For example, you can drag a color from the <application>Color + Browser</application> application to a panel to set the color as the background + of the panel. You can also drag a color from any color selector dialog.</para> + <para>You can drag an image from a file manager to a panel to set the + image as the background of the panel. You can also drag colors and pattern + images from the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager application to + set the background of the panel.</para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-31"> + <title>To Delete a Panel</title> + <para>To delete a panel perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the panel you want to delete. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Remove this panel</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> to remove the panel from the desktop. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <note> + <para>You must always have at least one panel on your desktop. If you + have only one panel on your desktop, you can not delete that panel.</para> + </note> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gospanel-8"> + <title>Panel Objects</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>panels</primary> + <secondary>panel objects</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can add the following types of object to a panel: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Launchers</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Menus</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Applets</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Drawers</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Special Objects </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>This section describes the objects that you can use on your panels.</para> + + <sect2 id="gospanel-100"> + <title>Interacting With Panel Objects</title> + <para>You use the mouse buttons to interact with a panel object in the + following ways:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" + colwidth="30.65*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="69.35*"/> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0"> + <para>Left-click</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para> Launches the panel object.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Middle-click</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Enables you to grab an object, then drag the object to a + new location.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Right-click</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Opens the panel object popup menu.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para>You interact with applet panel objects in a different way. For more + information see <xref linkend="gospanel-39"/>.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-15"> + <title>To Add an Object to a Panel</title> + <para>You can add an object to a panel in several ways, as follows: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu></para> + <para>The + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> contains a + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> menu. The + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> menu contains an + <guisubmenu>Add to panel </guisubmenu> submenu. The + <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu> submenu enables you to add + the following objects to your panels: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Launchers</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Menus</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Applets</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Drawers</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Special objects</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From any menu</para> + <para>When you right-click on the title of an item in a menu, the + popup menu for the menu, launcher, or applet opens. You can use this popup menu + to add the menu, launcher, or applet to a panel. </para> + <para>You can also drag menus, launchers, and applets from menus to + panels. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From the file manager</para> + <para>Each launcher and applet corresponds to a + <filename>.desktop</filename> file. You can drag the + <filename>.desktop</filename> file on to your panels to add the launcher or + applet to the panel. </para> + <para>Each menu corresponds to a directory. You can drag the + directory on to your panels to add the directory to the panel as a menu + object.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-9"> + <title>To Modify the Properties of an Object</title> + <para>Some panel objects have a set of associated properties. The + properties are different for each type of object. The properties specify + details such as the following: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>The command that starts a launcher application.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The location of the source files for a menu.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The icon that represents the object.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <para>To modify the properties of an object perform the following steps: + </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the object to open the panel object popup menu, + as shown in <xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-54"/>.</para> + <figure id="gospanel-FIG-54"> + <title>Panel Object Popup Menu</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/panel_object_popup_menu.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of panel object popup menu</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Use the + <guilabel> Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify the properties as + required. The properties in the + <guilabel> Properties</guilabel> dialog depend on which object you + select in step 1. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes, then close the + <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-32"> + <title>To Move a Panel Object</title> + <para>You can move panel objects within a panel, and from one panel to + another. You can also move objects between panels and drawers.</para> + <para>To move a panel object, middle-click and hold on the object and + drag the object to a new location. When you release the middle mouse button, + the object anchors at the new location.</para> + <para>Alternatively, you can use the panel object popup menu to move an + object, as follows: </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the object to open the panel object popup menu. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Point to the new location for the object, then click any mouse + button to anchor the object to the new location. This location can be on any + panel that is currently on your desktop. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>Movement of a panel object affects the position of other objects on + the panel. The movement behavior of the object is determined by the default + movement mode for the panel. You can specify the default movement mode in the + <application>Panel</application> capplet.</para> + <para>To override the default movement mode, press one of the following + keys as you move the panel object:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC2" + colwidth="15.00*"/> + <colspec colwidth="30.00*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC3" + colwidth="54.00*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para>Key</para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Movement Mode</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para>Description</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> + <keycap>Alt</keycap> key</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Free movement</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para> The object jumps over other panel objects into the next + vacant space on the panel.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> + <keycap>Shift</keycap> key </para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Push movement</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para> The object pushes other panel objects further along the + panel. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> + <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Switched movement</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para> The object swaps places with other panel + objects.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-33"> + <title>To Remove a Panel Object</title> + <para>To remove an object from a panel right-click on the object to open + the panel object popup menu, then choose + <guimenuitem>Remove from panel</guimenuitem>. </para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gospanel-16"> + <title>Launchers</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>panels</primary> + <secondary>launchers</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>When you click on a launcher, you initiate one of the following + actions: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Start a particular application.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Execute a command.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open a folder in a file manager window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Start a particular applet.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open an Internet browser at a particular URL.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>You can find launchers in the following places on the desktop:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Panels: On panels, launchers are represented by icons.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Menus: On menus, launchers are represented by menu items with an + icon.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>You can modify the properties of a launcher. For example the + properties of a launcher include the name of the launcher, the icon that + represents the launcher, and how the launcher runs. </para> + + <sect2 id="gospanel-34"> + <title>To Add a Launcher to a Panel</title> + <para>You can add a launcher to a panel in one of the following + ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu></para> + <para>To create a new launcher, right-click on any vacant space on + the panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Launcher </guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. A + <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog is displayed. For + more information on how to complete this dialog, see + <xref linkend="gospanel-52"/>.</para> + <para>Alternatively, to add an existing launcher to the panel, choose + + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Launcher from menu</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Choose the launcher that you want to add from the + menu.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From any menu</para> + <para>To add a launcher to a panel from any menu, perform one of the + following steps: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From the panel where you want the launcher to reside, + open the menu that contains the launcher. Right-click on the title of the + launcher. Choose + <guimenuitem>Add this launcher to panel</guimenuitem>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open a menu that contains the launcher. Drag the launcher + on to the panel. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From the file manager</para> + <para>To add a launcher to a panel from the file manager, find the + <filename> .desktop</filename> file for the launcher in your file system. To + add the launcher drag the <filename>.desktop</filename> file to the panel. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect3 id="gospanel-52"> + <title>To Create a Launcher With the Launcher Properties Dialog</title> + <para>To create a launcher with the + <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog perform the following + steps: </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Display the + <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog. You can display + the + <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog in one of the + following ways: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To add the launcher to a panel: Right-click on any part + of a panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu> Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem> Launcher</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To add the launcher to a menu: Start the + <application>Menu Editor</application>. In the menu tree, select the menu to + which you want to add the item. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> New Item</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. The + <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog is + displayed in the dialog pane.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <para>The dialog displays the + <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section, as shown in the + following figure:</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/launcherprop1_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Basic tabbed section on Launcher + Properties dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Enter the properties of the launcher in the dialog. The + following table describes the dialog elements on the + <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section: </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="26.19*"/><colspec colwidth="73.81*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog Element</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Name</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Use this text box to specify the name of the + launcher. You can use the + <guilabel> Advanced</guilabel> tab to add translations + of the name. This name is the name that appears when you add the launcher to a + menu or to the desktop. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Comment</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Use this text box to specify a short description + of the launcher. The comment is displayed as a tooltip when you point to the + launcher icon on the panel. You can use the + <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section to add + translations of the comment. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Command</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Use this text box to specify a command to execute + when you click on the launcher. </para> + <para>If the launcher type is + <guilabel>URL</guilabel>, use this text box to specify + a URL to access when you choose the launcher. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Type</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Use this drop-down combination box to specify the + type of launcher. Choose from the following: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Application</guilabel>: Choose this list + item to create a launcher that starts an application.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>PanelApplet</guilabel>: Choose this list + item to create a launcher that starts an applet.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>URL</guilabel>: Choose this list item to + create a launcher that opens an Internet browser at a particular URL.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Icon</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Choose an icon to represent the launcher. To choose + an icon, click on the + <guibutton> No Icon</guibutton> button. An icon + selector dialog is displayed. Choose an icon from the dialog. Alternatively, to + choose an icon from another directory, click + <guibutton>Browse</guibutton>. When you choose an icon, + click + <guibutton> OK</guibutton>. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Run in Terminal</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Select this option to run the application or + command in a terminal window. Choose this option for an application or command + that does not create a window in which to run.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To set advanced properties for the launcher, click on the + <guilabel> Advanced</guilabel> tab. The + <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog displays the + <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section, as shown in the + following figure.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/launcherprop2_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Advanced tabbed section on Launcher + Properties dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Enter the advanced properties of the launcher in the dialog. + The following table describes the dialog elements on the top part of the + <guilabel> Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section: </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="32.03*"/><colspec colwidth="67.97*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog Element</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Try this before + using</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Enter a command here to check before starting the + launcher. If the command is executable and is in your path, the launcher + appears on the panel.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Documentation</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> This field is not currently in use. + </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>You can also add a translation of the + <guilabel>Name</guilabel> and + <guilabel>Comment</guilabel> fields from the + <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section. To add a translation, + enter the details of the translation in the + <guilabel>Name/Comment translations</guilabel> table as follows: + </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="20.78*"/><colspec colwidth="79.22*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Field</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para>First field</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Enter the two-letter code for the language for + which you want to add a translation.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Second field</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Enter the translation of the + <guilabel>Name</guilabel> of the + launcher.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para>Third field</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Enter the translation for the + <guilabel>Comment</guilabel> for the launcher. + </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para>Then click on the + <guibutton>Add/Set</guibutton> button. </para> + <para>To edit a translation, select the translation. The translated + text appears in the lower part of this dialog. Edit the fields as required, + then click on the + <guibutton>Add/Set</guibutton> button.</para> + <para>To remove a translation, select the translation, then click + on the + <guibutton> Remove</guibutton> button.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To create the launcher and close the + <guilabel>Launcher Properties </guilabel> dialog, click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-36"> + <title>To Modify the Properties of a Launcher</title> + <para>To modify the properties of a launcher perform the following steps: + </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the launcher to open the panel object popup + menu.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Use the + <guilabel> Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify the + properties as required. For more information on the + <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog see + <xref linkend="gospanel-52"/>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes you made and close + the + <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gospanel-37"> + <title>Menus</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>panels</primary> + <secondary>menus</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can add the following types of menu to your panels: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>: The + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is your primary menu. You can access + almost all of the applications, commands, and configuration options on your + desktop from the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. You can customize the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> to help you work more efficiently. You + can modify what menus are displayed on the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, and how the menus are displayed on + the + <guimenu>Global Menu </guimenu>. You can add as many + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> objects to your panels as you want. By + default, the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is represented on panels by a stylized + footprint icon, as follows:</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/footprint_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Global Menu icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>: The + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> provides the same menus and functions as + the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. You can add as many + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> objects as you want to your panels. You + can modify the properties of each + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. On each + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, you can perform the following actions: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select what menus are on the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Specify whether the menus are in a submenu on the + <guimenu> Main Menu</guimenu>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose the icon that represents each + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist>By default, the + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> is represented on panels as a stylized + footprint icon.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>System menu: System menus contain the standard applications and + standard applets that you can use on your desktop. The + <guimenu>Programs </guimenu> menu and + <guimenu>Applets</guimenu> menus are system menus.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu: You can use your + <guimenu> Favorites</guimenu> menu to help you work more efficiently. + You can add items that you frequently use to your + <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu, and organize the items into + submenus. You can add items that you frequently use to your + <guimenu> Favorites</guimenu> menu, and organize the items into + submenus.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Custom menu: A custom menu is a menu that you create.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>Menus that you add to your panels are represented by an icon with an + arrow. The arrow indicates that the icon represents a menu or drawer. + <xref linkend="gospanel-FIG-68"/> shows how menus typically appear on panels. + </para> + <figure id="gospanel-FIG-68"> + <title>Typical Menu Objects on a Panel</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/typical_menu.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of typical menu objects on a panel</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + <para>For information on adding menus to panels, see + <xref linkend="gospanel-38"/>. For more information on menus, see Working with + Menus.</para> + <sect2 id="gospanel-38"> + <title>To Add a Menu to a Panel</title> + <para>You can add a menu to a panel in the following ways: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> </para> + <para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Add to panel</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Menu</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Choose the menu that you want to add to the panel. + You can add a + <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>, + <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> menu, or + <guimenu>Favorites</guimenu> menu to the panel. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From any menu</para> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> from the panel where you want the + new menu launcher to reside, then perform one of the following steps: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the title of the menu, then choose + <guimenuitem> Add this as menu to panel</guimenuitem>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click-and-hold on the menu title and drag the menu to the + panel. Note that you do not need to open the menu from any particular panel + before you drag a menu on to a panel.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gospanel-17"> + <title>Applets</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>panels</primary> + <secondary>applets</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>An applet is a small application whose user interface resides within + a panel. You use the applet panel object to interact with the applet. For + example, the following figure shows the following applets, from left to right: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><application>Tasklist</application>: Displays the windows + currently open on your system.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>CD Player</application>: Enables you to control the + compact disc player on your system.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><application>Screen-Shooter</application>: Enables you to take + screenshots of desktop areas.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/sample_applet.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of sample applets</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <sect2 id="gospanel-40"> + <title>To Add an Applet to a Panel</title> + <para>You can add an applet to a panel in the following ways: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> </para> + <para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Perform one of the following steps: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <guimenu>Applets</guimenu>, then choose the applet that you + want to add from the + <guimenu>Applets</guimenu> menu.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Add to panel</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Applet</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. Choose the applet that you want to add from + the + <guimenu>Applets</guimenu> menu. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From any menu</para> + <para>Perform one of the following steps: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From the panel to which you want to add the applet, open + the menu that contains the applet. Click on the applet to add the applet to the + panel. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open a menu that contains the applet, then drag the + applet on to the panel. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-55"> + <title>To Add an Applet as a Launcher to a Panel</title> + <para>You can add an applet to a panel as a launcher. When you add an + applet to a panel as a launcher, a launcher object is added to the panel. When + you click on the launcher for the applet, the user interface for the applet is + added to the panel.</para> + <para>You can add an applet to a panel as a launcher in the following + ways: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From any menu</para> + <para>To add an applet as a launcher to a panel, open the menu that + contains the applet from the panel. Right-click on the title of the applet, + then choose + <guimenuitem> Add this applet as a launcher to + panel</guimenuitem>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From the file manager</para> + <para>To add an applet as a launcher to a panel from the file + manager, find the <filename>.desktop</filename> file for the applet in your + file system. Drag the <filename>.desktop</filename> file to the panel to add + the applet to the panel. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-39"> + <title>To Select an Applet</title> + <para>To modify the properties of an applet, you must first right-click + on the applet to display the panel object popup menu. To move an applet, you + must middle-click on the applet. Some restrictions apply on where you can click + on an applet in order to display the panel object popup menu or to move the + applet, as follows: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Some applets have popup menus of applet-specific commands that + open when you right-click on particular parts of the applet. For example, the + <application>Tasklist</application> applet has a vertical handle on the left + side, and buttons that represent your windows on the right side. To open the + panel object popup menu for the <application>Tasklist</application> applet, you + must right-click on the handle. If you right-click on a button on the right + side, a task menu opens.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Some applets have areas that you cannot use to select the + applet. For example, the <application>Mini-Commander</application> applet has a + field in which you enter commands. You can not middle-click or right-click on + this field to select the applet. Instead, middle-click or right-click on + another part of the applet. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-41"> + <title>To Modify the Properties of an Applet</title> + <para>To modify the properties of an applet perform the following steps: + </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the applet to open the panel object popup menu. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Use the + <guilabel> Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify the properties as + required. The properties for panel applets vary depending on the applet.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes you made and close + the + <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gospanel-18"> + <title>Drawers</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>panels</primary> + <secondary>drawers</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>A drawer is an extension of a panel. You can open and close a drawer + in the same way that you can show and hide a panel. A drawer can contain all + panel objects including launchers, menus, applets, special objects, and other + drawers. When you open a drawer, you can use the objects in exactly the same + way that you use objects on a panel. </para> + <para>The following figure shows an open drawer that contains two panel + objects. </para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/open_drawer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of an open drawer</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>The arrow on the drawer icon indicates that the icon represents a + drawer or menu.</para> + <para>You can add, move, and remove objects from drawers in exactly the + same way that you add, move, and remove objects from panels. </para> + <sect2 id="gospanel-42"> + <title>To Open and Close a Drawer</title> + <para>To open a drawer, click on the drawer object in a panel. You can + close a drawer in the following ways: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the drawer.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the drawer hide button.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-420"> + <title>To Add a Drawer to a Panel</title> + <para>You can add a drawer to a panel in the following ways: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu></para> + <para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Add to panel</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Drawer</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From any menu</para> + <para>You can add a menu as a drawer object to a panel.</para> + <para>To add a menu as a drawer to a panel, open the menu from the + panel. Right-click on the title of the menu, then choose + <guimenuitem>Add this as drawer to panel</guimenuitem>.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-54"> + <title>To Add an Object to a Drawer</title> + <para>You add an object to a drawer in the same way that you add objects + to panels. For more information, see <xref linkend="gospanel-15"/>.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-550"> + <title>To Modify the Properties of a Drawer</title> + <para>You can choose global preferences for all panels and drawers in the + <application> Panel</application> capplet. For example, you can select various + options related to the appearance and behavior of objects on panels and + drawers. You can also select options that relate to drawers only. For example, + you can select an option to close your drawers when you click on a launcher in + the drawer.</para> + <para>You can also modify other properties for each individual drawer. + You can change features for each drawer, such as the visual appearance of the + drawer and whether the drawer has hide buttons.</para> + + <sect3 id="gospanel-58"> + <title>To Modify a Drawer With the Panel Properties Menu</title> + <para>You can use the panel properties menu to modify the properties of + a panel. For more information see <xref linkend="gospanel-29"/>.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gospanel-59"> + <title>To Modify a Drawer With the Panel Properties Dialog</title> + <para>You can use the + <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog to modify the properties + of a drawer. To modify the properties of a panel perform the following steps: + </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on the drawer to open the panel object popup + menu. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> to display the + <guilabel> Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog. The dialog + displays the + <guilabel>Drawer </guilabel> tabbed section, as shown in the + following figure.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/drawerprop_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Panel Properties dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Enter the properties of the drawer in the dialog. The + following table describes the elements on the + <guilabel>Drawer</guilabel> tabbed section: </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="29.44*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC3" colwidth="70.56*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog Element</para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> + <guilabel>Panel size</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para>Select the size of the drawer.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <para> + <guilabel>Panel window level</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC3"> + <para>Select the level or layer at which you want the + drawer to appear. Select from one of the following options:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Default (from global + preferences)</guilabel>: Select this option to use the default setting that is + specified in the <application> Panel</application> capplet.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Below other windows</guilabel>: Select + this option if you want the panel to appear below windows.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Normal</guilabel>: Select this option if + you want the panel to appear at the same level as windows.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Above other windows</guilabel>: Select + this option if you want the panel to appear above windows.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Tooltip/Name</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Use this text box to specify a name for the + drawer. The name appears as a tooltip when you point at the drawer on the + panel.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Icon</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Choose an icon to represent the drawer. Click on + the + <guibutton>Icon</guibutton> button to display an icon + selector dialog. Choose an icon from the dialog. Alternatively, click + <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> to choose an icon from + another directory. When you choose an icon, click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Enable hide button</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Select this option to display a hide button when + the drawer opens. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Enable hide button + arrow</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Select this option to display an arrow on the hide + button if the hide button is enabled.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>You can also use the + <guilabel>Background</guilabel> tabbed section to set the + background for the drawer. For information on how to complete the + <guilabel>Background</guilabel> tabbed section, see the step on + this topic in <xref linkend="gospanel-30"/>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes you made and close + the + <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gospanel-60"> + <title>To Drag a Color or Image to the Background of a Drawer</title> + <para>You can drag a color or image on to a drawer to set the color or + image as the background of the drawer. For more information see + <xref linkend="gospanel-61"/>. </para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gospanel-19"> + <title>Special Panel Objects</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>panels</primary> + <secondary>special panel objects</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The GNOME Panel includes a number of special panel objects that you + can use to perform special tasks.</para> + <para>You can add special panel objects to your panels from the + <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>. To add a special panel object to a panel + perform the following steps: </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel to open the + <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guimenuitem> Add to panel</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose the special panel object to add to the panel. The special + object is added to the panel.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>This section describes special panel objects.</para> + + <sect2 id="gospanel-20"> + <title>Log Out Button</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/logout_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Log Out icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>The + <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button begins the process to log out of + a GNOME session. </para> + <para>To log out of your session or shut down your system, click on the + <guibutton> Log Out</guibutton> button. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-21"> + <title>Lock Screen Button</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/lockscreen_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Lock Screen icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>The + <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button starts a screensaver that + locks your screen. To access your session again, you must enter your password. + </para> + <para>You can configure your screensaver in the + <application>Screensaver</application> capplet.</para> + <note> + <para>For the + <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button to work correctly, you must + have a screensaver enabled.</para> + </note> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-22"> + <title>Status Dock</title> + <para>A status dock is a panel object that displays status information. + This information is contained in status docklets. A status docklet is a small + window where an application can display status information. The following + figure shows a status dock with a CD player status docklet. The status docklet + indicates that a CD is currently playing.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/statusdock_button.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of status docklet</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>You can also use some status docklets to control applications. In + this respect, status docklets are similar to applets.</para> + <para>You can only have one status dock on your desktop. That is, you can + only have one status dock on one panel. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-23"> + <title>Run Button</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/runprogram_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Run icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>The + <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button opens the + <guilabel>Run Program </guilabel> dialog.</para> + <para>The + <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog gives you access to the command + line. You can run a command from the command line. When you run a command in + the + <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog, you cannot receive output from + the command.</para> + <para>To run a command from the command line perform the following steps: + </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Display the + <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog. You can display the + <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog in any of the following + ways: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From a panel: If the + <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button is present on a panel, + click on the + <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>: Right-click on any vacant + space on the panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose + <guimenuitem> Run</guimenuitem>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use a shortcut key: The default shortcut key to display + the + <guilabel> Run Program</guilabel> dialog is + <keycombo><keycap>Modifier</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>. The default modifier key is the meta + key. You can change the shortcut key that displays the + <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog in the <application> + Panel</application> capplet.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <para>The + <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog is displayed as follows: + </para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/runprogram_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Run Program dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Enter the command that you want to run in the blank field. + Alternatively, to choose a command that you ran previously, click the down + arrow button, then choose the command to run.</para> + <para>You can use the + <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button to choose a command to run. + You can also use the + <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button to choose a file to append to + the command line. For example, you can enter <application> emacs</application> + on the command line, then choose a file to edit.</para> + <para>Select the + <guilabel>Run in terminal</guilabel> option to run the application + or command in a terminal window. Choose this option for an application or + command that does not create a window in which to run.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button on the + <guilabel> Run Program</guilabel> dialog. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gospanel-24"> + <title>Swallowed Applications</title> + <para>A swallowed application is an application that is not a panel + applet, but runs inside a panel. </para> + <para>Applications must be small enough so that they can fit on the + panel. You can specify to shrink the application to fit into the panel. In most + cases, if the application does not fit in the panel, the panel expands to + accommodate the application. </para> + <para>You must know the title of the application window before you can + add the application as a swallowed application. </para> + <para>The following figure shows a swallowed <application>CD + Player</application> application.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/swallow_applet.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of swallowed application</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <sect3 id="gospanel-43"> + <title>To Add a Swallowed Application to a Panel</title> + <para>To add a swallowed application to a panel perform the following + steps: </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click on any part of a panel to open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Add to Panel</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Swallowed app</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> to display the + <guilabel>Create Swallow Applet</guilabel> dialog. The following + figure shows the + <guilabel>Create Swallow Applet</guilabel> dialog.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/swallapp_dialog.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Create Swallow Applet dialog</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Enter the properties of the swallowed application in the + dialog. The following table describes the elements on the + <guilabel>Create Swallow Applet</guilabel> dialog:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec + colwidth="30.30*"/><colspec colwidth="69.70*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para> Dialog Element </para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Description</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Title of application to + swallow</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Enter the title on the window of the application + window that you want the panel to swallow.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Command</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> If you leave this field blank, an empty window + appears in the panel. When you start an application whose title matches the + title entered in the + <guilabel> Title of application to swallow</guilabel> + field, the panel swallows the application. </para> + <para>If you enter a command in this field, the command + executes before the panel attempts to swallow the application. The command also + executes when GNOME starts and displays the panel on your desktop. You can use + this feature to start an application that you want the panel to + swallow.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Width</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para>Specify the width of the swallowed application + window in the panel, in pixels. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + <para> + <guilabel>Height</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Specify the height of the swallowed application + window in the panel, in pixels. </para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to add the swallowed application to the + panel. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + </sect2> + </sect1> +</chapter>
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosstartsession.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosstartsession.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a78ec35 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosstartsession.xml @@ -0,0 +1,507 @@ +<chapter id="gosgetstarted-1"> + <title>Desktop Sessions</title> + <highlights> + <para>This chapter provides the information you need to start, manage, and + end a desktop session.</para> + </highlights> + <sect1 id="gosgetstarted-69"> + <title>Starting a Desktop Session</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>sessions</primary> + <secondary>starting</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>A desktop session occurs between the time you log in to the desktop + and the time that you log out. The login screen, displayed by the <application> + Login Manager</application>, is your gateway to the desktop. The login screen + provides fields for you to enter your user name and password. The + <guimenu> Options</guimenu> menu on the login screen lists your login + options, for example you can select the language of your session. </para> + <para>You start a desktop session when you log in. The <application>Session + Manager</application> starts after the <application>Login Manager</application> + authenticates your user name and password. The <application>Session Manager + </application> enables you to manage the session. For example, you can save the + state of your most recent session and return to that session the next time that + you log in. The <application>Session Manager</application> saves and restores + the following functions: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>The appearance and behavior settings, for example fonts, colors, + and mouse settings. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The applications that you were running, for example file manager + and text editor windows. You can not save and restore certain types of + application with <application>Session Manager</application>. For example, if + you start the <application>vi</application> editor from the command line in a + terminal window, <application>Session Manager</application> can not restore + your editing session. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosstartsession-1"> + <title>Session Power Management</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>sessions</primary> + <secondary>power management</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>This section describes actions that you can perform to minimize power usage during + your current session. </para> + <sect2 id="gosstartsession-3"> + <title>To Set a Screensaver</title> + <para>To set a screensaver, open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guisubmenu>Desktop</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Screensaver</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + <para>You can set a screensaver to switch on after a specific period of + desktop inactivity. You can open the screensaver with a keyboard action or a + mouse action, or you can assign a password to lock the screensaver. You can + also instruct the desktop to shut down the monitor after the screensaver + starts. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosstartsession-4"> + <title>To Lock the Screen</title> + <para>To lock the screen click on the following button in the GNOME + Panel: </para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/lockscreen_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Lock Screen icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>To unlock the screen, type your user name and password in the + locked screen dialog. </para> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosstartsession-2"> + <title>Managing the Session</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>sessions</primary> + <secondary>managing</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can configure the <application>Session Manager</application> + capplet to control the session management of the GNOME desktop. The + <application> Session Manager</application> recognizes the following types of + application: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Applications that are GNOME compliant. When you save the + settings for your session, the <application>Session Manager</application> saves + all of the GNOME-compliant applications. If you log out, then log in again, + <application> Session Manager</application> automatically starts up the + GNOME-compliant applications. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Applications that are not GNOME-compliant. When you save the + settings for your session, the <application>Session Manager</application> does + not save any applications that are not GNOME compliant. If you log out, then + log in again, <application>Session Manager</application> does not start up + these applications. You must either use an executable command to restart the + applications, or you must instruct <application>Session Manager</application> + to use a startup program for each application.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para> + <sect2 id="gosstartsession-9"> + <title>Defining Session Behavior When You Log In and Log Out</title> + <para>You can use <application>Session Manager</application> to set the + session behavior when you log in and log out. For example, you can enable or + disable a logout prompt. To open the <application>Session Manager</application> + capplet, open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu> Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guisubmenu> Session</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Session Properties & Startup Programs</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosstartsession-6"> + <title>To Use Startup Programs</title> + <para>To instruct the <application>Session Manager</application> to use + startup programs for applications that are not GNOME compliant, use the + <application> Session Manager</application> capplet. Open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guisubmenu>Session</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Session Properties & Startup Programs</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. You can use the interactive controls in the + <guilabel>Startup Programs</guilabel> section to add, edit, and delete + programs. If you save your settings and log out, the next time that you log in, + the startup programs start the required applications. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosstartsession-8"> + <title>To Set Startup Hints</title> + <para>To instruct the <application>Session Manager</application> to + display startup hints when you log in to a session, open the + <guimenu>Global Menu </guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu> Settings</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Startup Hint</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosstartsession-10"> + <title>To View Session Properties</title> + <para>To view the properties of the current session, open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guisubmenu>Session</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Session Properties</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. The + <guilabel> Session Properties</guilabel> dialog lists the + following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>All GNOME applications that are currently running, that can + connect to the <application>Session Manager</application>, and that can save + the state of the application.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>All capplets that can connect to the <application>Session + Manager</application>, and that can save the state of the capplet.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>You can use the + <guilabel>Session Properties</guilabel> dialog to perform a limited + number of actions on the session properties of an application or capplet. For + example, you can edit the priority, style, and state of any GNOME application + or capplet that is in the list. </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosstartsession-11"> + <title>To Set Session Properties</title> + <para>To access the <application>Session Properties</application> dialog + open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guisubmenu>Session</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Session Properties</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. </para> + <para><xref linkend="sessprop01"/> lists the session properties that you + can configure. </para> + <table frame="topbot" id="sessprop01"> + <title>Session Properties </title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec + colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="47.14*"/> + <thead> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Option</para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1"> + <para>Function</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Order</guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Use this field to set the priority order for the selected + application. The priority order determines the sequence in which the session + manager starts applications when you start a GNOME session. An application that + is assigned a low priority order is started before an application with a high + priority order. The default setting is 50.</para> + <note> + <para>Priority order is intended for advanced users + only.</para> + </note></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Style </guilabel></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Click on this button to choose a style for the selected + application. The style setting determines the restart style of an application. + Choose one of the following styles: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Normal</guilabel></para> + <para>An application that is displayed with a + <guilabel>Normal</guilabel> restart style is started + automatically when you start a GNOME session. You can use the + <command>kill</command> command to close applications + with this style during a session.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Respawn</guilabel></para> + <para>An application that is displayed with a + <guilabel>Respawn</guilabel> restart style restarts + automatically whenever you close or kill the application. Applications are + given this style when the application must run continuously during your GNOME + session. To kill an application with a + <guilabel>Respawn </guilabel> restart style, select the + application then click on the + <guibutton> Remove</guibutton> button.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel></para> + <para>An application that is displayed with a + <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> restart style is not started + when you start a GNOME session.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Settings</guilabel></para> + <para>An application that is displayed with a + <guilabel>Settings</guilabel> restart style is started + automatically when you start a GNOME session. Applications with this style + usually have a low priority order, and store your configuration settings for + GNOME and GNOME-compliant applications.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist></para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Remove </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Click on the + <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> button to delete the selected + application from the list. The application is removed from the session manager, + and closed. Removed applications are not started the next time that you log in + to start a new GNOME session.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Try </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Click on the + <guibutton>Try</guibutton> button to temporarily implement the + changes you make in this dialog. Changes are not saved until you click on the + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Revert </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Click on the + <guibutton>Revert</guibutton> button to remove any changes you + make in this dialog and to return to the last saved settings. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>OK</guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para>Click on the + <guibutton> OK</guibutton> button to implement your changes and + to save the settings. </para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Cancel </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Click on the + <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button to remove any unsaved + changes and to close the <application>Session Properties</application> + dialog.</para></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> + <guibutton>Help </guibutton></para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <para> Click on the + <guibutton>Help</guibutton> button to display the <application> + Session Properties</application> online help.</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosgetstarted-74"> + <title>To Save Session Settings</title> + <para>To save session settings at any time during a session, open the + <guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guisubmenu>Session</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Save Current Session</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosstartsession-12"> + <title>To Change to a Different Session</title> + <para>You can use Session Options to manage multiple sessions on GNOME. + To change from one session to another you must first save a session with a + different name. Once you have saved more than one session, you can change from + one session to another. </para> + <sect3 id="gosstartsession-13"> + <title>To Save a Session with a Different Name</title> + <para>To save a session with a different name, perform the following + actions. + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guisubmenu>Session</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Session Properties & Startup + Programs</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the + <guilabel>Options</guilabel> area, make sure that the + <guilabel> Automatically save changes to session</guilabel> + option is not selected. If the option is selected, deselect the option, then + click on the + <guibutton> Try</guibutton> button.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the + <guilabel>Choose Current Session</guilabel> area, click on the + <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the + <guilabel>Add a new session</guilabel> dialog, specify a name + for the new session and click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the <application>Session Properties and Startup Programs + </application> capplet, click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guisubmenu>Session</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Save Current Session </guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist></para> + <para>The session is saved with the name you specify, and with the + current settings.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosstartsession-14"> + <title>To Change to a Different Session</title> + <para>To change to a different session, perform the following actions. + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> then choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> + <guisubmenu>Session</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Session Properties & Startup + Programs</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the + <guilabel>Options</guilabel> area, make sure that the + <guilabel> Automatically save changes to session</guilabel> + option is not selected. If the option is selected, deselect the option, then + click on the + <guibutton> Try</guibutton> button.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the + <guilabel>Choose Current Session</guilabel> area, select the + session that you want and click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Logout of the desktop without saving the current + setup.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Login to the desktop.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist></para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosgetstarted-73"> + <title>Ending a Session</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>sessions</primary> + <secondary>ending</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>Before you end a desktop session you might want to save your current + settings so that you can restore the session later. A dialog asks you if you + want to save your current settings during the log out process.</para> + <para>You can end your GNOME desktop session in one of the following ways: + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC1" + colwidth="33*"/> + <colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="33*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Action</para></entry> + <entry> + <para> Button</para></entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Close down all your currently active processes, then + click on the + <guibutton>Log Out of GNOME</guibutton> button. + </para></entry> + <entry> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/logout_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Log Out icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="COLSPEC1"> + <para>Open the + <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, then choose the + <guimenuitem>Log out</guimenuitem> menu item.</para></entry> + <entry colname="COLSPEC2"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/footprint_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Screenshot of Global Menu icon</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable></para> + </sect1> +</chapter>
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+ <partintro>
+ <para>This section introduces the core GNOME components and functionality,
+ and provides information that helps you to start working with the desktop. The
+ desktop is very configurable, therefore this section covers the main functional
+ possibilities of the desktop features. If you want to find out how to implement
+ the various configuration possibilities that are mentioned in this section, see
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+ </partintro>&gosbasic;
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