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-<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
+
+
+<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><indexterm><primary>mouse</primary><secondary>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>
+<indexterm><primary>mouse</primary><secondary>button conventions</secondary>
+</indexterm><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 valign="top"><para>Mouse Button</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Definition </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Left mouse button</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+The button on the left side of a mouse device configured for normal right-hand
+use. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Middle mouse button</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>The middle button of a mouse
+device configured for normal right-hand use. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Right mouse button</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>The button on the right side
+of a mouse device configured for normal right-hand use. </para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+<para>To reverse the handedness of your mouse device, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences
+</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Mouse</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, then select the
+options that you require. 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>
+<indexterm><primary>mouse</primary><secondary>actions</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>When you use your mouse with the desktop, the following 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 valign="top"><para>Mouse Button</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Definition </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Left mouse button</para></entry><entry valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para>Middle mouse button</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para>Right mouse button</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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 right-click on the desktop background to open the <guimenu>
+Desktop Background</guimenu> menu.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosbasic-6">
+<title>Mouse Action Terminology</title>
+<indexterm><primary>mouse</primary><secondary>action terminology</secondary>
+</indexterm><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 valign="top"><para>Action</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Definition </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Click</para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Press and release the left mouse button,
+without moving the mouse. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Click-and-hold</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Press and do not release the
+left mouse button.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Left-click</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para>Middle-click</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Press and release the middle
+mouse button, without moving the mouse. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Right-click</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Press and release the right mouse
+button, without moving the mouse. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Double-click</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Press and release the left mouse
+button twice in rapid succession without moving the mouse. </para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Drag</para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para>Drag-and-drop</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para>Grab</para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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>
+<indexterm><primary>mouse</primary><secondary>pointers</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>pointers</primary><see>mouse pointers</see></indexterm>
+<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 the desktop.</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 valign="top"><para>Pointer</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2"
+valign="top"><para>Associated Action</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/normal_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows normal pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>
+Point to an item, choose a menu item</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"
+valign="top"><para>Normal pointer. The pointer that appears during normal
+use of the mouse.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/move_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows move pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>
+Drag-and-drop</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/copy_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows copy pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>
+Drag-and-drop</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/link_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows link pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>
+Drag-and-drop</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/ask_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows ask pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>
+Drag-and-drop</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/not_available_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows not available pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>
+Drag-and-drop</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Not available pointer. Indicates that you can not drop the object at the current
+location.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/move_panel_object_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows move panel object pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2"
+valign="top"><para>Move panel object</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"
+valign="top"><para>Move panel object pointer. Indicates that you have selected
+a panel object to move. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/horiz_resize_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows horizontal resize pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2"
+valign="top"><para>Resize window horizontally</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"
+valign="top"><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" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/vert_resize_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows vertical resize pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2"
+valign="top"><para>Resize window vertically</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"
+valign="top"><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" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/corner_resize_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows corner resize pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>
+Resize window horizontally and vertically</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"
+valign="top"><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" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/column_resize_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows window pane or table column resize pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Resize window pane or resize table column
+</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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-51">
+<title>Keyboard Skills</title>
+<para>This section provides information on how to use the keyboard to work
+with the desktop. </para>
+<para>For almost every task that you can perform with the mouse, you can use
+the keyboard to perform the same task. A <glossterm>shortcut key</glossterm>
+is a series of one or more keystrokes that provides a quick way to perform
+a task. </para>
+<para>You can use shortcut keys to work with the desktop and to work with
+interface items such as panels and windows. You can also use shortcut keys
+in applications. To customize your shortcut keys, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>
+Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. For more information,
+see <xref linkend="goscustdesk-39"/>.</para>
+<para>You can also customize the desktop to use keyboard accessibility features.
+For more information, see <xref linkend="goscustaccess-1"/>.</para>
+<para>The following sections describe the shortcut keys that you can use.
+</para>
+<sect2 id="gosbasic-62">
+<title>Desktop Shortcut Keys</title>
+<indexterm><primary>shortcut keys</primary><secondary>desktop</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>Desktop shortcut keys enable you to use the keyboard to
+perform desktop tasks. The following table lists some desktop shortcut keys:
+</para>
+<informaltable frame="topbot">
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="35.67*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1"
+colwidth="64.33*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Default shortcut key</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Opens the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Displays the <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel>
+dialog.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycap>Print Screen</keycap></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Takes a screenshot. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Print
+Screen</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Takes a screenshot
+of the window that has focus. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>right arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+Switches to the workspace to the right of the current workspace.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>left arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+Switches to the workspace to the left of the current workspace.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>up arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+Switches to the workspace above the current workspace.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>down arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+Switches to the workspace below the current workspace.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>d</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Minimizes
+all windows and gives focus to the desktop background.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosbasic-58">
+<title>Window Shortcut Keys</title>
+<indexterm><primary>shortcut keys</primary><secondary>window</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>Window shortcut keys enable you to use the keyboard to perform window
+tasks. The following table lists some window shortcut keys:</para>
+<informaltable frame="topbot">
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="35.67*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1"
+colwidth="64.33*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Default shortcut key</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Switches between windows. Release the keys
+to select a window.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Esc</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Switches between windows in reverse order.
+Release the keys to select a window.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>spacebar</keycap></keycombo> </para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Opens the <guilabel>Window Menu</guilabel>. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Arrow keys</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+Moves the focus between items in a menu.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycap>Return</keycap></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Chooses a menu item. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycap>Esc</keycap></para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Closes an open menu.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>right arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+Switches to the workspace to the right of the current workspace.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>left arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+Switches to the workspace to the left of the current workspace.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>up arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+Switches to the workspace above the current workspace.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para></para><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>down arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+Switches to the workspace below the current workspace.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>d</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Minimizes
+all windows and gives focus to the desktop background.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosbasic-61">
+<title>Panel Shortcut Keys</title>
+<indexterm><primary>shortcut keys</primary><secondary>panel</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>Panel shortcut keys enable you to use the keyboard to perform panel
+tasks. The following table lists some panel shortcut keys:</para>
+<informaltable frame="topbot">
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="31.36*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1"
+colwidth="68.64*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Default shortcut key</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Switches
+the focus between the panels and the desktop background.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>F10</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Opens the popup menu for the selected panel.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycap>Tab</keycap></para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Switches the focus between objects on a panel.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycap>Return</keycap></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Chooses the selected panel object or menu
+item.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>F10
+</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Opens the popup menu
+for the selected panel object.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Arrow keys</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+Moves the focus between items in a menu. Also moves the focus between interface
+items in an applet.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycap>Esc</keycap></para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Closes an open menu.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycap>F10</keycap></para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Opens the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu on
+the <guilabel>Menu Panel</guilabel>, if the <guilabel>Menu Panel</guilabel>
+is selected.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosbasic-59">
+<title>Application Shortcut Keys</title>
+<indexterm><primary>shortcut keys</primary><secondary>application</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>Application shortcut keys enable you to perform application
+tasks. You can use shortcut keys to perform application tasks more quickly
+than if you use a mouse. 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 valign="top"><para>Shortcut Key </para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Command</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>N</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>New
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>X</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Cut
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>C</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Copy
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>V</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Paste
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Undo</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>Q</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Quit</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosbasic-63">
+<title>Access Keys</title>
+<indexterm><primary>access keys</primary></indexterm><para>An <glossterm>
+access key</glossterm> is an underlined letter in a menu or dialog that you
+can use to perform an action. </para>
+<para>On a menubar, the access key for each menu is underlined. To open a
+menu, press <keycap>Alt</keycap>, then press the access key. In the menu,
+the access key for each menu item is underlined. To choose a menu item, press
+the access key for the menu item. The following table shows example access
+keys from the <application>Text Editor</application> application:</para>
+<informaltable frame="topbot">
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="41.44*"/><colspec
+colwidth="58.56*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Access Key</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Opens the <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><keycap>N</keycap></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Chooses the <guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem> item on the <guimenu>File</guimenu>
+menu.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+<para>You can also use access keys to access elements in a dialog. In a dialog,
+one letter in most dialog elements is underlined. To access a particular dialog
+element, press <keycap>Alt</keycap>, then press the access key. The following
+table shows an example access key from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel>
+dialog in <application>Text Editor</application> application:</para>
+<informaltable frame="topbot">
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="50*"/><colspec colwidth="50*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Access Key</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>U</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Gives focus to the <guilabel>Use default theme font
+</guilabel> check box.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+<para>You can use also other keys to navigate within a window or dialog.</para>
+<informaltable frame="topbot">
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="36.36*"/><colspec
+colwidth="63.64*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Key</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><keycap>Tab</keycap></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Moves the focus from element to element in a window or dialog.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Arrow keys</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Perform the following actions:</para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>On a menubar, moves the focus from one menu to the next menu.
+In an open menu, moves the focus from one menu item to the next menu item.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Moves the focus from one option to the next option to make
+your selection, for example, within a group of radio buttons in a dialog.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Changes the value that a spin box displays.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</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.</para>
+<sect2 id="gosbasic-48">
+<title>To Resize Panes in Windows</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>resizing panes</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>panes</primary><secondary>resizing</secondary>
+</indexterm><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 side pane and a view pane. A window that
+contains panes has a resize handle on the edge between the panes. To resize
+the pane, grab the resize handle, then drag the edge to the size you require.
+</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosbasic-49">
+<title>Using Tables</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>using tables</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>tables</primary><secondary>using</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>Some windows contain information that is organized in a table. This
+section describes how to work with tables.</para>
+<para>To change the width of a column, drag one of the vertical edges of the
+column.</para>
+<para>In some tables, you can sort the information by a particular column.
+To sort information in a table, click on the heading on top of the column
+by which you want to sort the information. An up arrow is displayed in the
+column heading by which the table 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>Shows an up arrow in a column heading.
+</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 tables, you can select multiple items. The following table describes
+how to select items in tables.</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 valign="top"><para>Task</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2"
+valign="top"><para>Action</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Select an item</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Click on the item.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Select a group of contiguous
+items</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para>Select multiple items</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><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>
+
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustaccess.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustaccess.xml
index 980e3d5..a497269 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustaccess.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustaccess.xml
@@ -1,145 +1,208 @@
<chapter id="goscustaccess-1">
-<title>Customizing Accessibility Features</title>
+<title>Using the Accessibility Preference Tools</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>accessibility</secondary>
+</indexterm>
<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>
+</guilabel> preference tools to customize your desktop.</para></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>
+<title>Opening an Accessibility Tool</title>
+<para>You can open an <guilabel>Accessibility</guilabel> preference tool 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>
+<listitem><para>From the <guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu> menu
+</para>
+<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>
+Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Accessibility</guisubmenu>
+</menuchoice>. Choose the preference tool that you require from the submenu.
+The dialog for the tool is displayed.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>From the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location</para>
+<para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window, then choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Start Here</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+Alternatively, 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 <application>Nautilus</application> window, then double-click on the <guilabel>
Accessibility</guilabel> folder. The following figure shows the <guilabel>
-Accessibility</guilabel> folder:</para></listitem>
+Accessibility</guilabel> folder:</para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_accessibility_window.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows the Desktop Preferences Accessibility location in a Nautilus window. View pane contains Keyboard icon.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goscustaccess-6">
+<title>Configuring Keyboard Accessibility Options</title>
+<indexterm><primary>AccessX</primary><see>Keyboard Accessibility</see></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>keyboard, configuring</primary></indexterm><indexterm>
+<primary>accessibility</primary><secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>Use the <application>Keyboard Accessibility</application> preference
+tool <indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Keyboard Accessibility
+</secondary></indexterm>to set the keyboard and miscellaneous accessibility
+preferences.</para>
+<para>The <application>Keyboard Accessibility</application> preference tool
+is also known as <application>AccessX</application>.</para>
+<para>You can customize the <application>Keyboard Accessibility</application>
+preference tool in the following tabbed sections:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Keyboard</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Misc</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>
+<title>Keyboard Accessibility Options</title>
<figure id="goscustaccess-FIG-6">
-<title></title>
+<title>Default Keyboard Accessibility Options</title>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_accessx.png" format="PNG"/>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_accessx_keyboard_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
- <phrase></phrase>
+ <phrase>Shows Keyboard Accessibility preference tool, Keyboard tabbed section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</figure>
-<para><xref linkend="goscustaccess-TBL-1"/> lists the settings you can modify
-for the keyboard and mouse.</para>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustaccess-TBL-1"/> lists the settings that you can
+modify for the keyboard options.</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*"/>
+<title>Keyboard Accessibility Options</title>
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="25.64*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1"
+colwidth="74.36*"/>
<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>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to activate the keyboard accessibility
+preferences.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Enable Bounce Keys</guilabel></para><indexterm>
+<primary>accessibility</primary><secondary>bounce keys</secondary></indexterm></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Select this option to accept a key input and
+to control the key repeat characteristics of the keyboard. You can specify
+the following bounce keys settings: </para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Ignore keypresses within</guilabel>: Use this setting
+to specify the interval to wait after the first keypress before the automatic
+repeat of 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>Enable Mouse Keys</guilabel></para></entry>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Enable Mouse Keys</guilabel></para><indexterm>
+<primary>accessibility</primary><secondary>mouse keys</secondary></indexterm></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.
+key settings: </para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Maximum pointer speed</guilabel>: Use this setting
+to specify the maximum speed that the pointer moves 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
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Start moving this long after keypress</guilabel>:
+Use this setting 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>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Test Area</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>The test area is an interactive interface
+so you can see how the keyboard settings affect the display as you type. Type
+text in the test area to test the effect of your settings.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Enable Slow Keys</guilabel></para><indexterm>
+<primary>accessibility</primary><secondary>slow keys</secondary></indexterm></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
+the following slow keys settings: </para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Only accept keypress after</guilabel>: Use this
+setting 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
+<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
+<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>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Enable Sticky Keys</guilabel></para><indexterm>
+<primary>accessibility</primary><secondary>sticky keys</secondary></indexterm></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>
+keypress operations by pressing the keys in sequence. You can specify the
+following sticky keys settings: </para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Beep when modifier is pressed</guilabel>: Select
+this option for an audible indication when you press a modifier key. </para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Turn off Sticky Keys when two pressed simultaneously</guilabel>: Select this option to specify when you press two keys simultaneously,
+you can no longer press keys in sequence to perform multiple simultaneous
+keypresses.</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>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Toggle Keys</guilabel></para><indexterm>
+<primary>accessibility</primary><secondary>toggle keys</secondary></indexterm></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Select this option for an audible indication
+of a toggle keypress. You hear one beep when a toggle key is turned on. You
+hear two beeps when a toggle key is turned off.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+<para>You can use the <application>Keyboard</application> preference tool
+to configure the repeat key preferences. For more information, see <xref linkend="goscustperiph-2"/>.
+</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="goscustaccess-5">
+<title>Miscellaneous Accessibility Options</title>
+<para>Use the <application>Keyboard Accessibility</application> preference
+tool to set your general accessibility preferences.</para>
+<para>You can change some session-level accessibility options in the <guilabel>
+Misc</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application>Keyboard Accessibility
+</application> dialog.</para>
+<figure id="goscustaccess-FIG-7">
+<title>Default Miscellaneous Settings</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_accessx_misc_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Keyboard Accessibility preference tool, Misc tabbed section. Contains: Enabling features beep checkbox, Disable if unused checkbox, Import CDE AccessX file button.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustaccess-FIG-7"/> lists the settings that you can
+modify for the miscellaneous options.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustaccess-TBL-4">
+<title>Miscellaneous Accessibility Options</title>
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="50*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC3" 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>Beep when enabling/disabling keyboard
+accessibility features</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Select this option for an audible indication when a feature such as sticky
+keys or slow keys is activated, or deactivated.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Disable if unused</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to enable you to deactivate the
+keyboard accessibility preferences. Specify the period of time that must pass
+before timeout occurs. Setting range: 10 to 500 seconds.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2"><para><guilabel>Import CDE AccessX file </guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC3"><para>Click on this button to import a CDE AccessX
+configuration file. </para></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
index c900575..8209be2 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
@@ -1,1136 +1,885 @@
-<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
+
+<chapter id="goscustdesk-6">
+<title>Using the Basic Preference Tools</title>
+<highlights><para>The basic preference tools enable you to customize your
+desktop background. You can use the basic preference tools to configure your
+keyboard settings and your mouse settings. You can also use the basic preference
+tools to configure shortcut keys, and to set your sound preferences. This
+chapter describes how to use the basic preference tools to customize your
+desktop.</para></highlights>
+<sect1 id="goscustdesk-37">
+<title>Opening a Basic Preference Tool</title>
+<para>You can open one of the basic preference tools in either of the following
+ways:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>From the <guimenu>Desktop Preferences</guimenu> menu</para>
+<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+Desktop Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Choose the preference tool
+that you require from the submenu. The dialog for the tool is displayed.</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>From the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location</para>
+<para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window, then choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Start Here</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+Alternatively, 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 <application>Nautilus</application> window to display your preference
+tools, as shown in the following figure: </para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_main_window.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Show the Desktop Preferences location in a Nautilus window. View pane contains Accessibility, Advanced, Background, Fonts icons.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para>Double-click on the tool that you require. The dialog for the tool is
+displayed.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goscustdesk-7">
+<title>Customizing the Desktop Background</title>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>customizing</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>desktop preference tools</primary><see>preference
+tools</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>
+Background</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>background</primary>
+<secondary>desktop background</secondary><tertiary>customizing</tertiary>
+</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 beneath the other interface items.</para>
+<para>You can customize the desktop background in the following ways:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Select an image to display on the desktop background. The
+image is superimposed on the desktop background color. 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>
+<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>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can also change the appearance of your desktop background from within
+the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager.</para>
+<figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-28">
+<title>Settings for Desktop Background</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_background_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Background preferences tool dialog. The context describes the graphic.
+</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" valign="top"><para>Element</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Picture</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"
+valign="top"><para>Choose an image to display on the desktop background. To
+choose an image, click on the <guibutton>Picture</guibutton> button. An image
+selector dialog is displayed. Choose an image from the dialog. Alternatively,
+to choose an image from another directory, click <guibutton>Browse</guibutton>.
+When you choose an image, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Picture Options</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>To specify how to display the image, select
+one of the following options:</para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Wallpaper</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</guilabel>: Enlarges the image until the
+image meets the screen edges, and maintains the relative dimensions of the
+image.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Stretched</guilabel>: Enlarges the image to cover
+the desktop background, and does not maintain the relative dimensions of
+the image.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>No Picture</guilabel>: Displays no image.</para>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Border the picture with a</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"
+colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>To specify a color scheme, use the
+options in the <guilabel>Border the picture with a</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>Border
+the picture with a</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. The <guilabel>Pick a
+Color</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Choose a color, then click <guibutton>
+OK</guibutton>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Choose <guilabel>Horizontal Gradient</guilabel> from the <guilabel>
+Border the picture with a</guilabel> drop-down list box. This option creates
+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>
+Border the picture with a</guilabel> drop-down list box. This creates 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="goscustdesk-38">
+<title>Choosing Default Fonts</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Font</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>fonts</primary><secondary>desktop</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>fonts</primary><secondary>file manager</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>Use the <application>Font</application> preference tool
+to specify the fonts to use on your desktop.</para>
+<figure id="goscustlookandfeel-FIG-20">
+<title>Default Settings for the Font Selector</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_font_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Font preference tool. Contains Standard Desktop Font, File Manager Font selector buttons.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-26"/> lists the font settings that you
+can configure for the desktop.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-26">
+<title>Settings for Fonts</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" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Standard Desktop
+Font</guilabel></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
+Click on the font selector button to select a font to use throughout your
+desktop and your applications.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+File Manager Font</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Click on the font selector button to select
+a font to use in your file manager only.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goscustperiph-2">
+<title>Configuring Keyboard Settings</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Keyboard</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>keyboard</primary><secondary>configuring</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>Use the <application>Keyboard</application> preference tool
+to specify the autorepeat settings for your keyboard, and to configure the
+sound events that are associated with the keyboard. </para>
+<para>You can customize the settings for the <application>Keyboard</application>
+preference tool in the following functional areas:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Sound</guilabel></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<sect2 id="goscustdesk-40">
+<title>Keyboard Settings</title>
+<para>Use the <guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel> tabbed section to specify general
+keyboard preferences.</para>
+<figure id="goscustperiph-FIG-1">
+<title>Settings for Keyboard</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_keyboard_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Keyboard preference tool, Keyboard tabbed section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustperiph-TBL-3"/> lists the keyboard settings that
+you can configure.</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" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Keyboard repeats
+when key is held down</guilabel></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"
+valign="top"><para>Select this option to enable keyboard repeat. If keyboard
+repeat is enabled, when you press-and-hold a key, the action associated with
+the key is performed repeatedly. For example, if you press-and-hold a character
+key, the character is typed repeatedly.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Delay before repeating</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19"
+colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Select the delay from the time you
+press a key to the time that the action repeats.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Repeat speed</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Select the speed at which the action is repeated.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Cursor blinks in text fields</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19"
+colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Select this option to enable the
+cursor to blink in fields and text boxes.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Blink speed</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Use the slider to specify the speed at which
+the cursor blinks in fields and text boxes.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guibutton>Accessibility
+</guibutton></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
+Click on this button to start the <application>AccessX</application> preference
+tool.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="goscustdesk-41">
+<title>Sound Settings</title>
+<indexterm><primary>keyboard sound</primary><secondary>configuring</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>sound</primary><secondary>configuring keyboard
+</secondary></indexterm><para>Use the <guilabel>Sound</guilabel> tabbed section
+to specify your preferences for keyboard sound.</para>
+<figure>
+<title>Settings for Keyboard Sound</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_basic_keyboardsound_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Keyboard preference tool, Sound tabbed section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-1"/> lists the keyboard sound settings
+that you can configure.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-1">
+<title>Settings for Keyboard 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" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Keypress makes
+sound</guilabel></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
+Select this option to enable a click sound when you press a key.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Volume</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Use the slider to specify
+the volume at which to play the key click sound.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Keyboard Bell</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0" valign="top"><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.</para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Keyboard bell off</guilabel>: Select this option
+to disable the keyboard bell.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Keyboard bell enabled</guilabel>: Select this option
+to enable the keyboard bell.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Custom keyboard bell</guilabel>: Select this option
+to enable a keyboard bell. Select the custom bell from the drop-down combination
+box. Alternatively, click on the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button to find
+a keyboard bell in another location. </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goscustdesk-39">
+<title>Customizing Shortcut Keys</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Keyboard Shortcuts
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>shortcut keys</primary><secondary>
+configuring</secondary></indexterm><para>Shortcut keys enable you to use the
+keyboard to perform tasks in the desktop and in applications.</para>
+<para>Use the <application>Keyboard Shortcuts</application> preference tool
+to display the default shortcut keys. You can customize the default shortcut
+keys to your requirements.</para>
+<figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-6">
+<title>Default Shortcut Keys</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_basic_keyboardshortcuts.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Keyboard Shortcuts preference tool. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-5"/> lists the shortcut key settings that
+you can customize.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-5">
+<title>Default Settings for Shortcut Keys</title>
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="36.11*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="63.89*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Keyboard Navigation scheme
+for use in applications</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+ Select one of the following settings:</para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Default</guilabel>: Use this setting for standard
+shortcut keys.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Emacs</guilabel>: Use this setting for Emacs shortcut
+keys.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Desktop Shortcuts</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>This table displays the shortcut key settings.
+The actions are listed with their key combinations.</para><para> Use this
+table to display your shortcut key settings.</para><para>To customize a shortcut
+key, double-click in the shortcut column for the function you want to change.
+Press the key combination that you want to associate with the function you
+want to change.</para><para>To disable a shortcut key, double-click in the
+shortcut column for the function you want to change, then press <keycap>Back
+Space</keycap>.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goscustperiph-5">
+<title>Configuring Mouse Settings</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Mouse</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>mouse</primary><secondary>configuring</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>Use the <application>Mouse</application> preference tool
+to configure your mouse for right&ndash;hand use or for left-hand use. You
+can also specify the speed and sensitivity of mouse movement.</para>
+<para>You can customize the settings for the <application>Mouse</application>
+preference tool in the following functional areas:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Buttons</guilabel></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Cursors</guilabel></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Motion</guilabel></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<sect2 id="goscustdesk-55">
+<title>Buttons Settings</title>
+<para>Use the <guilabel>Buttons</guilabel> tabbed section to specify whether
+the mouse buttons are configured for left-hand use. You can also specify the
+delay between clicks for a double-click.</para>
+<figure id="goscustperiph-FIG-4">
+<title>Default Settings for Mouse Buttons</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_mouse_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Mouse preference tool, Buttons tabbed section. Contains: Left-handed mouse check box, Delay slider.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustperiph-TBL-6"/> lists the mouse button settings
+that you can configure.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustperiph-TBL-6">
+<title>Settings for Mouse Buttons</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" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Left-handed
+mouse</guilabel></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
+Select this option to configure your mouse for left hand use. When you configure
+your mouse for left hand use, the functions of the left and right mouse buttons
+are swapped.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Delay</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Use the slider to specify
+the amount of time that can pass between clicks when you double-click a mouse
+button. If the interval between the first and second clicks exceeds the time
+that is specified here, the action is not interpreted as a double-click.
+</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="goscustdesk-54">
+<title>Pointer Settings</title>
+<para>Use the <guilabel>Cursors</guilabel> tabbed section to set your mouse
+pointer preferences.</para>
+<figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-44">
+<title>Settings for Mouse Pointers</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_basic_mousepointers_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Mouse preference tool, Cursors tabbed section. Contains Cursor Theme list box, Show position of cursor when the Control key is pressed check box.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-45"/> lists the mouse pointer settings
+that you can configure:</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-45">
+<title>Settings for Mouse Pointers</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>Cursor Theme</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select the mouse pointer theme that you require
+from the list box. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show position
+of cursor when the Control key is pressed</guilabel></para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Select this option to enable a mouse
+pointer animation when you press <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>. This feature can assist
+you to locate the mouse pointer on your desktop.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="goscustdesk-53">
+<title>Motion Settings</title>
+<para>Use the <guilabel>Motion</guilabel> tabbed section to set your preferences
+for mouse movement.</para>
+<figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-46">
+<title>Settings for Mouse Motion</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_basic_mousemotion_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Mouse preference tool, Motion tabbed section. Contains: Acceleration, Sensitivity, Threshold sliders.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-47"/> lists the mouse motion settings
+that you can configure:</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-47">
+<title>Settings for Mouse Motion</title>
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="50*"/><colspec colwidth="50*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Setting</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Acceleration</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Use the slider to specify the speed at which your
+mouse pointer moves on your screen when you move your mouse.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Sensitivity</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Use the slider to specify how sensitive your mouse
+pointer is to movements of your mouse.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Threshold</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Use the slider to specify the distance that you
+must move an item before the move action is interpreted as a drag-and-drop
+action.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goscustdesk-50">
+<title>Configuring Network Settings</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Network</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>network</primary><secondary>setting preferences
+</secondary></indexterm><para>The <application>Network</application> preference
+tool enables you to configure how your desktop connects to networks. You can
+configure the desktop to connect to a proxy server, and specify the details
+of the proxy server.</para>
+<figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-51">
+<title>Settings for Network</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_network.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Network preference tool. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-52"/> lists the network settings that
+you can configure.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-52">
+<title>Network Settings</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 valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Function </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use HTTP Proxy
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Select
+this option to use a proxy server for the HTTP service.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Location</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Port</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Enter the port number of the
+HTTP service on the proxy server.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2"><para><guilabel>Proxy requires a username and
+password</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3"><para>Select this
+option if the proxy server requires a username and password.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2"><para><guilabel>Username</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC3"><para>Enter the username for the proxy server.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Password</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Enter the password for the proxy server.</para></entry>
+</row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goscustmulti-2">
+<title>Setting Sound Preferences</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Sound</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>sound</primary><secondary>setting preferences
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>sound</primary><secondary>associating
+events with sounds</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>events, associating
+sounds with</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>sound engine</primary>
+</indexterm><para>The <application>Sound</application> preference tool enables
+you to control when the GNOME sound engine starts. You can also specify which
+sounds to play when particular events occur.</para>
+<para>You can customize the settings for the <application>Sound</application>
+preference tool 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 Settings</title>
+<para>Use the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application>
+Sound</application> preference tool to specify when to launch the GNOME sound
+engine. You can also enable sound event functions.</para>
+<figure id="goscustmulti-FIG-1">
+<title>Settings for Sound</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_sound_general.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Sound preference tool, General tabbed section. Contains: Enable sound server startup, Sounds for events check boxes.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustmulti-TBL-4"/> lists the general sound settings
+that you can configure.</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" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Enable sound
+server startup</guilabel></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
+Select this option to start the GNOME sound engine when you start a GNOME
+session. When the sound engine is active, the desktop can play sounds.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Sounds for
+events</guilabel></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
+Select this option to play sounds when particular events occur in your desktop.
+You can select this option only if the <guilabel>Enable sound server startup
+</guilabel> option is selected.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="goscustdesk-48">
+<title>Sound Event Settings</title>
+<para>Use the <guilabel>Sound Events</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application>
+Sound</application> preference tool to associate particular sounds with particular
+events. </para>
+<note><para>You must select the <guilabel>Enable sound server startup</guilabel>
+option, and the <guilabel>Sounds for events</guilabel> option before you can
+access the <guilabel>Sound Events</guilabel> tabbed section.</para>
+</note>
+<figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-49">
+<title>Default Settings for Sound Events</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_sound_events.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase></phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustmulti-TBL-6"/> lists the sound events settings
+that you can configure.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustmulti-TBL-6">
+<title>Settings for Sound Events</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 colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Sounds
+</guilabel> table</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>
+Use the <guilabel>Sounds</guilabel> table to associate particular sounds with
+particular events. </para><para>The <guilabel>Event</guilabel> column displays
+a hierarchical list of events that can occur. To expand a category of events,
+click on the right arrow beside a category of events.</para><para>The <guilabel>
+File to play</guilabel> column lists the sound file that plays when the event
+occurs.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guibutton>Play </guibutton></para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>Click on this button to play the sound
+file that is associated with the selected event. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>Sound file drop-down
+combination box, <guibutton>Browse </guibutton></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19"
+colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>Enter the name of the sound file that you want
+to associated with the selected event in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively,
+click <guibutton>Browse </guibutton> to display a <guilabel>Select sound file
+</guilabel> dialog. Use the dialog to specify the sound file that you want
+to associate with the selected event.</para><note><para>You can only associate
+sound files in <filename>.wav</filename> format with events.</para>
+</note></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+</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 desktop themes</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Theme</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>A <glossterm>theme</glossterm> is a group of coordinated
+settings that specify the visual appearance of a part of your interface. Use
+the <application>Theme</application> preference tool to select a theme for
+your desktop. </para>
+<para>Your desktop theme specifies the visual appearance of your panels, applets,
+and windows. The desktop theme also specifies the appearance of GNOME-compliant
+application interface items. For example, the theme affects the appearance
+of buttons, scrollbars, check boxes, and so on.</para>
+<para>You can choose from the list of available themes, or you can install
+new themes.</para>
+<figure id="goscustdesk-FIG-34">
+<title>Settings for the Theme Selector</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_theme_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Gtk+ Theme Selector preference tool, Theme tabbed section. Contains: Available Themes list box.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-23"/> lists the theme settings
+that you can configure.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-23">
+<title>Settings for Themes</title>
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="40.81*"/><colspec
+colwidth="59.19*"/>
+<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>Installed Themes</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select the theme that you require from the list
+box.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guibutton>Install new theme</guibutton></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Click on this button to install a new theme.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guibutton>Go to theme folder</guibutton></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Click on this button to open a file manager window
+on the default theme folder.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goscustuserinter-2">
+<title>Customizing Toolbars and Menus</title>
+<indexterm><primary>toolbars, customizing appearance</primary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Toolbars &amp; Menus
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>menus</primary><secondary>in applications,
+customizing appearance</secondary></indexterm><para>You can use the <application>
+Toolbars &amp; Menus</application> preference tool to customize the appearance
+of menus, menubars, and toolbars for GNOME-compliant applications.</para>
+<figure id="goscustuserinter-FIG-6">
+<title>Settings for Toolbars and Menus</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_apps_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Toolbars and Menus preference tool. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustuserinter-TBL-8"/> lists the toolbar and menu 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" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Toolbars have</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Choose one of the following options to specify
+what to display on the toolbars in your GNOME-compliant applications:</para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Icons and Text</guilabel>: Select this option to
+display toolbars with text as well as an icon on each button. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Priority text only</guilabel>: Select this option
+to display toolbars with an icon only on each button, and with text on the
+most important buttons.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Icons only</guilabel>: Select this option to display
+toolbars with an icon only on each button.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Toolbars can be detached and moved around</guilabel></para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Select this option
+if you want to move toolbars from application windows to any location on the
+desktop. If you select this option, handles are displayed on the left side
+of the toolbars in your applications. To move a toolbar, click-and-hold on
+the handle, then drag the toolbar to the new location on the desktop.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Menu items have icons</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Select this option to display an icon beside
+each item in a menu. Some menu items do not have an icon.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goscustwindows-2">
+<title>Customizing Window Focus</title>
+<indexterm><primary>Metacity window manager</primary><see>window manager</see>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>window manager</primary><secondary>customizing
+</secondary></indexterm><para>Use the <application>Window Behavior</application>
+preference tool to customize window focus behavior for your desktop.</para>
+<figure id="goscustwindows-FIG-1">
+<title>Settings for Window Focus</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_metacity.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Window Focus preference tool. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustwindows-TBL-3"/> lists the window focus settings
+that you can customize.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustwindows-TBL-3">
+<title>Settings for Window Focus</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" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Click to give focus</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Select this option to give focus to a window
+when you click on the window. The window retains focus until you click on
+another window.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Point
+to give focus</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0"><para>Select this option to give focus to a window when you point
+to the window. The window retains focus until you point to another window.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>
+Raise window on focus</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0"><para>Select this option if you want your windows to be raised
+when the windows receive focus.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect1>
+</chapter>
+
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustlookandfeel.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustlookandfeel.xml
index e6a4f13..7214210 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustlookandfeel.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustlookandfeel.xml
@@ -1,1786 +1,761 @@
-<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>
+
+
+<chapter id="goscustuserinter-1">
+<title>Using the Advanced Preference Tools</title>
+<highlights><para>The <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> preference tools enable
+you to customize the behavior and appearance of your applications, panels,
+and other user interface items. You can use the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel>
+preference tools to configure file types, your default applications, and your
+panels. You can also use the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tools to customize
+your sessions and startup programs. You can also use the <guilabel>Advanced
+</guilabel> tools to choose a theme for the desktop, and how to customize
+your application menubars and toolbars. This chapter describes how to use
+the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tools to customize your desktop.</para></highlights>
+<sect1 id="goscustlookandfeel-17">
+<title>Opening an Advanced Preference Tool</title>
+<para>You can open an <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> preference tool in either
+of the following ways:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>From the <guimenu>Desktop Preferences</guimenu> menu</para>
+<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>
+Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Advanced</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>. Choose the tool that you require from the submenu. The dialog
+for the tool is displayed.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>From the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location</para>
+<para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window, then choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Start Here</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+Alternatively, 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 <application>Nautilus</application> window, then double-click on the <guilabel>
+Advanced</guilabel> folder. The <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> preference tools
+are displayed, as shown in the following figure: </para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_advanced_window.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows the Desktop Preferences Advanced location in a Nautilus window. View pane contains CDDB, File Types and Programs, Panel, Preferred Applications, Session Properties and Startup Programs icons.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para>Double-click on the tool that you require. The dialog for the tool is
+displayed.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goscustdoc-7">
+<title>Configuring File Types and Programs</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>File Types and Programs
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file types</primary><secondary>
+configuring</secondary></indexterm><para>Use the <application>File Types and
+Programs</application> preference tool to specify how files of various types
+are created, displayed, and edited. For example, you can specify that if the
+MIME type of a file indicates that the file is an audio file, the desktop
+launches the file with an audio application.</para>
+<figure id="goscustdoc-FIG-5">
+<title>File Types and Programs Preference Tool</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_filesprograms_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows File Types and Programs preference tool. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustdoc-TBL-8"/> describes the elements on the <application>
+File Types and Programs</application> preference tool.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdoc-TBL-8">
+<title>Elements on File Types and Programs Preference Tool</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" valign="top"><para>Element</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Description</para></entry>
+</row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Table
+</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
+To view the contents of a category of file types, click on right arrow next
+to the category name. The category expands, and displays a description of
+each file type, and the file extension that is associated with the file type.
+</para><para>To select a file type that you want to work with, click on the
+file type.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guibutton>Add file type
+</guibutton></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
+Click on this button to add a file type. For more information, see <xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-28"/>.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guibutton>
+Add service</guibutton></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Click on this button to add a service. For more
+information, see <xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-30"/>.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guibutton>
+Edit</guibutton></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"
+valign="top"><indexterm><primary>file types</primary><secondary>editing</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>services</primary><secondary>editing</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To edit a file type, a service, or a file type category,
+select the item that you want to edit, then click <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guibutton>
+Remove</guibutton></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"
+valign="top"><para>To delete a file type or a service, select the item that
+you want to remove, then click <guibutton>Remove</guibutton>. </para></entry>
+</row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+<sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-28">
+<title>To Add a File Type</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file types</primary><secondary>adding</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>To add a file type, perform the following steps:</para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+<guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced
+</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>File Types and Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
+to start the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference
+tool.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Click on the <guibutton>Add file type</guibutton> button.
+The <guilabel>Add file type</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Enter the properties of the file type in the dialog. The following
+table describes the dialog elements on the <guilabel>Add file type</guilabel>dialog:
+</para>
+<informaltable frame="topbot">
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="37.42*"/><colspec
+colwidth="62.58*"/>
+<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>No Icon</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Choose an icon to represent the file type. 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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Description</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Type a description of the file type.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>MIME Type</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Enter the MIME type for this type of file. </para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Category</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Enter the category to which you want the file type
+to belong in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference
+tool.</para><para>Choose button</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Filename extensions</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Enter the filename extensions to associate with
+the file type. Enter a filename extension in the upper field, then click on
+the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button. To delete a filename extension, select
+the filename extension in the lower field, then click on the <guibutton>Remove
+</guibutton> button. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use category defaults</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to associate the application
+that is associated with the category, with the file type.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Viewing component</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Information to be supplied in a future release.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Default action</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Information to be supplied in a future release.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Program to run</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>If you do not select the <guilabel>Use category
+defaults</guilabel> option, specify a program to associate with the file type.
+Enter the command to start the program in this field. Alternatively, to choose
+ a command that you entered previously, click the down arrow button, then
+choose the command to run.</para><para>You can also use the <guibutton>Browse
+</guibutton> button to choose a command to run. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Needs terminal</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to run the program in a terminal
+window. Choose this option for a program that does not create a window in
+which to run.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-30">
+<title>To Add a Service</title>
+<indexterm><primary>services</primary><secondary>adding</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>To add a file type, perform the following steps:</para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+<guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced
+</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>File Types and Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
+to start the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference
+tool.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Click on the <guibutton>Add service</guibutton> button. The <guilabel>
+Add service</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Enter the properties of the service in the dialog. The following
+table describes the dialog elements on the <guilabel>Add service</guilabel>dialog:
+</para>
+<informaltable frame="topbot">
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="41.22*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="58.78*"/>
+<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>Description</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Type a description of the service.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Protocol name</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Enter the protocol for the service.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Program to run</guilabel> drop-down
+list box</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Information to be supplied
+in a future release.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Program</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Specify the program to associate with the file type.
+Enter the command to start the program in this field. Alternatively, to choose
+ a command that you entered previously, click the down arrow button, then
+choose the command to run.</para><para>You can also use the <guibutton>Browse
+</guibutton> button to choose a command to run. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Needs terminal</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to run the program in a terminal
+window. Choose this option for a program that does not create a window in
+which to run.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-29">
+<title>To Edit a File Type Category</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file type categories</primary><secondary>editing</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To edit a file type category, perform the following steps:
+</para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+<guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced
+</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>File Types and Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
+to start the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference
+tool.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Select the file type category that you want to edit. Click
+on the <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button. The <guilabel>Edit file category
+</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Enter the properties of the service in the dialog. The following
+table describes the dialog elements on the <guilabel>Edit file category</guilabel>dialog:
+</para>
+<informaltable frame="topbot">
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="38.26*"/><colspec
+colwidth="61.74*"/>
+<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>Name</guilabel></para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>The name of the service. You can not edit this text box.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use parent category defaults</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to associate the application
+that is associated with the parent category, with this category.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Default action</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Information to be supplied in a future release.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Program to run</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Specify the program to associate with the file type
+category. Enter the command to start the program in this field. Alternatively,
+to choose a command that you entered previously, click the down arrow button,
+then choose the command to run.</para><para>You can also use the <guibutton>
+Browse</guibutton> button to choose a command to run. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Needs terminal</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to run the program in a terminal
+window. Choose this option for a program that does not create a window in
+which to run.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goscustdesk-10">
+<title>Customizing Your Panels</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Panel</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>customizing behavior
+and appearance</secondary></indexterm><para>The <application>Panel</application>
+preference tool enables you to configure the behavior of panels. Any changes
+that you make with the <application>Panel</application> preference tool affect
+all of the panels on your desktop.</para>
+<figure id="goscustlookandfeel-FIG-21">
+<title>Settings for Panels</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_panel.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Panel preference tool. Contains: Close drawer if a launcher inside it is pressed, Enable panel animation check boxes, Animation speed drop-down list box.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-22">
+<title>Table Caption</title>
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="50*"/><colspec colwidth="50*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Setting</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Close drawer if a launcher inside
+it is pressed</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Select this
+option if you want a drawer on a panel to close when you choose a launcher
+in the drawer.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Enable panel animation</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option if you want your panels to show
+and to hide in an animated style.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Animation speed</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select the speed of the panel animation from the
+drop-down list box.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goscustdoc-2">
+<title>Choosing Your Preferred Applications</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Preferred Applications
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>default applications</primary>
+<see>preferred applications</see></indexterm><para>Use the <application>Preferred
+Applications</application> preference tool to specify the applications that
+you want the desktop to use when the desktop starts an application for you.
+For example, you can specify <application>xterm</application> as your preferred
+terminal application. When you open the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu>
+menu then choose <guimenuitem>New Terminal</guimenuitem>, <application>xterm
+</application> starts.</para>
+<para>You can customize the settings for the <application>Preferred Applications
+</application> preference tool in the following functional areas.</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Web Browser</guilabel></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Text Editor</guilabel></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Terminal</guilabel></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-32">
+<title>Web Browser Settings</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preferred applications</primary><secondary>web browser
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>web browser, preferred application
+</primary></indexterm><para>Use the <application>Web Browser</application>
+tabbed section to configure your preferred web browser.</para>
+<figure>
+<title>Settings for Preferred Web Browser</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_defaultwbrowser_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Preferred Applications preference tool, Web Browser tabbed section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-37"/> lists the preferred web browser
+settings that you can configure.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-37">
+<title>Settings for Preferred Web Browser</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" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Select
+a Web Browser</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0"><para>Select this option if you want to use a standard web browser.
+Use the drop-down combination box to specify your preferred web browser.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Custom
+Web Browser</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0"><para>Select this option if you want to use a custom web browser.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Command
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>
+Enter the command to execute to start the custom web browser.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Start
+in Terminal</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0"><para>Select this option to run the command in a terminal window.
+Select this option for a browser that does not create a window in which to
+run.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-31">
+<title>Text Editor Settings</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preferred applications</primary><secondary>text editor
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>text editor, preferred application
+</primary></indexterm><para>Use the <application>Text Editor</application>
+tabbed section to configure your preferred text editor.</para>
+<figure id="goscustdoc-FIG-8">
+<title>Settings for Preferred Text Editor</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_defaulteditor_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Preferred Applications preference tool, Text Editor tabbed section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustdoc-TBL-1"/> lists the preferred text editor settings
+that you can configure.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdoc-TBL-1">
+<title>Settings for Preferred Text 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" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Select
+an Editor</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>
+Select this option if you want to use a standard text editor. Use the drop-down
+combination box to specify your preferred text editor.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Custom
+Editor</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>
+Select this option if you want to use a custom text editor. A <guilabel>Custom
+Editor Properties</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Name</guilabel>: Type the name of the custom text
+editor.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Command</guilabel>: Enter the command to execute
+to start the custom text editor.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>The application can open multiple files</guilabel>:
+Select this option if the default text editor can open multiple files.</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
+<listitem><para><guilabel>The application needs to be run in a shell</guilabel>:
+Select this option to run the command in a terminal window. Select this option
+for an editor that does not create a window in which to run.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guibutton>Properties
+</guibutton></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>
+Click on this button to display the <guilabel>Custom Editor Properties</guilabel>
+dialog. Use the dialog to modify the properties of the custom text editor.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Use this
+editor to open text files in the file manager</guilabel></para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>Select this option if you want
+the file manager to start the custom text editor to display text files.</para></entry>
+</row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-34">
+<title>Terminal Settings</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preferred applications</primary><secondary>terminal</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>terminal, preferred application</primary>
+</indexterm><para>Use the <application>Terminal</application> tabbed section
+to configure your preferred terminal.</para>
+<figure>
+<title>Settings for Preferred Terminal</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_defaultterminal_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Preferred Applications preference tool, Terminal tabbed section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-35"/> lists the preferred terminal
+settings that you can configure.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-35">
+<title>Settings for Preferred Terminal</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" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Select
+a Terminal</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>
+Select this option if you want to use a standard terminal. Use the drop-down
+combination box to specify your preferred terminal.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Custom
+Terminal</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>
+Select this option if you want to use a custom terminal. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Command
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>
+Enter the command to execute to start the custom terminal.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Exec
+Flag</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>
+Enter the <command>exec</command> option to use with the command.</para></entry>
+</row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goscustsession-5">
+<title>Configuring Session Properties and Startup Applications</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Session Properties
+&amp; Startup Programs</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>sessions
+</primary><secondary>customizing properties</secondary></indexterm><indexterm>
+<primary>startup programs</primary><secondary>customizing</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>The <application>Session Properties &amp; Startup Programs</application>
+preference tool enables you to manage your sessions. You can set session preferences,
+and specify which applications to start when you start a session. You can
+configure sessions to save the state of applications on your desktop, and
+to restore the state when you start another session. You can also use this
+preference tool to manage multiple GNOME sessions.</para>
+<para>You can customize the settings for sessions and startup applications
+in the following functional areas:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Session Options</guilabel></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Startup Programs</guilabel></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Current Session</guilabel></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<sect2 id="goscustsession-16">
+<title>Setting Session Options</title>
+<indexterm><primary>sessions</primary><secondary>setting options</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>Use the <guilabel>Session Options</guilabel> tabbed section
+to manage multiple sessions, and to set preferences for the current session.
+</para>
+<figure id="goscustsession-FIG-9">
+<title>Settings for Session Options</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_session_options.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Session preference tool, Session Options tabbed section. The context describes the graphic.
+</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" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show splash
+screen on login</guilabel></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
+Select this option to display a splash screen when you start a session. </para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Prompt on logout</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
+rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Select this option to display a confirmation
+dialog when you end a session. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Automatically save changes to session</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"
+colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><indexterm><primary>startup applications
+</primary><secondary>session-managed</secondary></indexterm><para>Select this
+option if you want the session manager to save the current state of your session.
+The session manager saves the session-managed applications that are open,
+and the settings associated with the session-managed applications. The next
+time that you start a session, the applications start automatically, with
+the saved settings.</para><para> If you do not select this option, when you
+end you session the <guilabel>Logout Confirmation</guilabel> dialog displays
+a <guilabel>Save current setup</guilabel> option.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Choose Current Session</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"
+colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Use this area of the dialog to manage
+multiple sessions on the desktop, as follows:</para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>To create a new session, click on the <guibutton>Add</guibutton>
+button. The <guilabel>Add a new session</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Use
+this dialog to specify a name for your session.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To change the name of a session, select the session in the <guilabel>
+Choose Current Session</guilabel> table. Click on the <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>
+button . The <guilabel>Edit session name</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Type
+a new name for your session.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To delete a session, select the session in the <guilabel>
+Choose Current Session</guilabel> table. Click on the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>
+button.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="goscustsession-12">
+<title>Configuring Startup Applications</title>
+<indexterm><primary>startup applications</primary><secondary>non-session-managed
+</secondary></indexterm><para>Use the <guilabel>Startup Programs</guilabel>
+tabbed section of the <application>Session Properties &amp; Startup Programs
+</application> preference tool to specify non-session-managed <glossterm>
+startup applications</glossterm>. Startup applications are applications that
+start automatically when you start a session. You specify the commands that
+run the non-session-managed applications in the <guilabel>Startup Programs
+</guilabel> tabbed section. The commands execute automatically when you log
+in.</para>
+<para>You can also start session-managed applications automatically. For more
+information, <xref linkend="goscustsession-16"/>.</para>
+<figure id="goscustsession-FIG-13">
+<title>Settings for Startup Programs</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_session_startupprogs.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Session preference tool, Startup Programs tabbed section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goscustsession-TBL-19"/> lists the startup applications
+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" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
+<entry colname="col2" colsep="0" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry>
+</row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="col1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+ Non-session-managed Startup Programs</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="col2"
+colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Use this area of the dialog to manage
+non-session-managed startup applications as follows:</para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>To add a startup application, click on the <guibutton>Add
+</guibutton> button. The <guilabel>Add Startup Program</guilabel> dialog is
+displayed. Enter the command to start the application in the <guilabel>Startup
+Command</guilabel> field. Alternatively, 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>If you specify more than one startup application, use the <guilabel>
+Priority</guilabel> spin box to specify the startup order of the each application.
+The startup order is the order in which you want the startup applications
+to start.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To edit a startup application, select the startup application,
+then click on the <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button. The <guilabel>Edit Startup
+Program</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to modify the command
+and the startup order for the startup application.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To delete a startup application, select the startup application,
+then click on the <guilabel>Delete</guilabel> button.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-27">
+<title>Setting Session Properties</title>
+<indexterm><primary>startup applications</primary><secondary>session-managed
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>sessions</primary><secondary>
+setting properties</secondary></indexterm><para>Use the <guilabel>Current
+Session</guilabel> tabbed section to specify startup order values, and to
+choose restart styles for the session-managed applications in your current
+session. </para>
+<figure id="goscustlookandfeel-FIG-38">
+<title>Session Properties</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/cc_currentsession.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Session Properties and Startup Programs, Current Session tabbed section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<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" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Order</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>The <guilabel>Order</guilabel>
+setting specifies the order in which the session manager starts session-managed
+startup applications. The session manager starts applications with lower order
+values first. The default value is 50.</para><para>To specify the startup
+order of an application, select the application in the table. Use the <guilabel>
+Order</guilabel> spin box to specify the startup order value.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Style</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"
+valign="top"><para>The <guilabel>Style</guilabel> setting determines the restart
+style of an application. To select a restart style for an application, select
+the application in the table, then choose one of the following styles:</para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Normal</guilabel></para>
+<para>Starts automatically when you start a GNOME session. Use the <command>
+kill</command> command to close applications with this restart style during
+a session.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Respawn</guilabel></para>
+<para>Restarts automatically whenever you close or kill the applications.
+Choose this style for a program if the program must run continuously during
+your session. To kill an application with this restart style, select the
+application in the table, then click on the <guibutton>Remove</guibutton>
+button.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Trash</guilabel></para>
+<para>Does not start when you start a GNOME session.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Settings</guilabel></para>
+<para>Starts automatically when you start a session. Applications with this
+style usually have a low startup order, and store your configuration settings
+for GNOME and session-managed applications.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guibutton>
+Remove</guibutton></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0"
+valign="top"><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. Deleted applications are not started the next
+time that you start a session.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
+</chapter>
+
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosdeskback.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosdeskback.xml
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--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosdeskback.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosdeskback.xml
@@ -1,859 +1,635 @@
+
+
+
+
<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 &amp; 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>
+<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>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 three 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>Shows desktop with default desktop background 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" valign="top"><para>Object</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Component</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Function </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="colspec2" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_home_launcher.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows Nautilus home location icon.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Home</guilabel> location</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Opens a <application>
+Nautilus</application> window, and displays your home location in the view
+pane.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="colspec2" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_starthere_launcher.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows Nautilus Start Here icon.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="colspec0"
+valign="top"><para><guilabel>Start Here</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="colspec1"
+valign="top"><para>Provides an access point to some of the key features of
+the GNOME desktop. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-445"/>.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="colspec2" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_trash_launcher.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows Nautilus Trash icon.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Trash</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><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>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Home Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A <application>Nautilus
+</application> window is displayed. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel>
+dialog is displayed. Choose <guilabel>Windows &amp; 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>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Home Folder</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 desktop
+background directory. When you move objects to the desktop background, the
+objects are moved to this directory. By default, the desktop background directory
+is <filename>/.nautilus/desktop</filename>. You can also use your home directory
+as the desktop background directory. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-55"/>.
+</para>
+<para>By default, your desktop background contains three 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" valign="top"><para>Object Type</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Description</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"><para>Symbolic link</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para>Nautilus link</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para>File</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>You can add files to your desktop background. Files on
+your desktop background reside in your desktop background directory. </para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"><para>Folder </para></entry><entry
+colname="colspec1" valign="top"><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 your desktop background directory.</para></entry>
+</row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+<para>You can modify desktop background objects in the following ways:</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-1"/>.</para>
+<para>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>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>selecting objects
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>desktop background objects</primary>
+<secondary>selecting</secondary></indexterm><para>To select an object on the
+desktop background, click on the object. To select multiple objects, press <keycap>
+Ctrl</keycap>, then 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>, then 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>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>opening objects
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>desktop background objects</primary>
+<secondary>opening</secondary></indexterm><para>To open an object from the
+desktop background, double-click on the object. Alternatively, right-click
+on the object, then choose <guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem>. When you open
+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> desktop preference
+tool.</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> desktop preference tool:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Default action</guilabel> drop-down list box in
+the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Viewing component</guilabel> drop-down list box
+in the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<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>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>adding symbolic
+links</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>desktop background objects
+</primary><secondary>symbolic links</secondary></indexterm><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>Make 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>Shows file icon with 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>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>adding Nautilus
+links</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>desktop background objects
+</primary><secondary>Nautilus links</secondary></indexterm><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 valign="top"><para>Sample Command</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Action</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"><para><command>gedit</command></para></entry>
+<entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"><para>Starts the <application>gedit
+</application> application.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><command>gedit /user123/loremipsum.txt</command></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Opens the file <filename>/user123/loremipsum.txt
+</filename> in the <application>gedit</application> application.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"><para><command>nautilus /user123/Personal
+</command></para></entry><entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"><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>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>adding a file or
+folder to</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>desktop background objects
+</primary><secondary>files and folders</secondary></indexterm><para>The following
+sections describe 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>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>moving a file or
+folder to</secondary></indexterm><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 your desktop background directory.</para>
+<para>Alternatively, select the file or folder, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>
+File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Cut Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Right-click
+on any desktop background object, then choose <guimenuitem>Paste Files</guimenuitem>.
+</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+
+<para>What about Cut, Copy and Paste solely in reference to the desktop background.
+Eg, to create a copy of a file by copying it from the desktop background,
+then pasting it?</para>
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosdeskback-17">
+<title>To Copy a File or Folder to the Desktop Background</title>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>copying a file
+or folder to</secondary></indexterm><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 your desktop background
+directory.</para>
+<para>Alternatively, select the file or folder, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>
+File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Copy Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+Right-click on any desktop background object, then choose <guimenuitem>Paste
+Files</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosdeskback-19">
+<title>To Create a Folder Object on the Desktop Background</title>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>creating a folder
+on</secondary></indexterm><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 your desktop background directory.</para>
+</sect3>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosdeskback-25">
+<title>To Remove an Object from the Desktop Background</title>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>removing an object
+from</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>desktop background objects
+</primary><secondary>removing</secondary></indexterm><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>
+<sect2 id="gosdeskback-86">
+<title>To Delete an Object from the Desktop Background</title>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>deleting an object
+from</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>desktop background objects
+</primary><secondary>deleting</secondary></indexterm><para>When you delete
+an object from the desktop background, the object is not moved to <guilabel>
+Trash</guilabel>, but is immediately deleted from the desktop background.
+The <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> menu item is only available if you select
+the <guilabel>Include a Delete command that bypasses Trash</guilabel> option
+in the <application>Nautilus</application> <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel>
+dialog. For more information on this option, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-55"/>.
+</para>
+<para>To delete an object from the desktop background right-click on the object,
+then choose <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>. </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><indexterm><primary>Trash</primary><secondary>using on desktop
+background</secondary></indexterm>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_trash_launcher.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows 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>
+<indexterm><primary>Trash</primary><secondary>displaying</secondary></indexterm>
+<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>
+<indexterm><primary>Trash</primary><secondary>emptying</secondary></indexterm>
+<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 the Desktop Background Menu</title>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>using Desktop Background
+menu</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Desktop Background menu</primary>
+<secondary>description</secondary></indexterm><para>You can open the following
+menus from the desktop background:</para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/file_manager_menu.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Desktop Background menu. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<indexterm><primary>Desktop Background menu</primary><secondary>illustration
+</secondary></indexterm><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 valign="top"><para>Menu Item</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Function </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Opens a new <application>Nautilus</application>
+window that displays your home location.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>New Folder
+</guimenuitem></para></entry><entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"><para>
+Creates a new folder object on your desktop background. The folder is created
+in your desktop background directory.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>New Terminal
+</guimenuitem></para></entry><entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"><para>
+Starts a <application>GNOME Terminal</application>.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Clean Up By
+Name</guimenuitem></para></entry><entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"><para>
+Arranges the objects on the desktop background alphabetically by name.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="colspec0"><para><guimenuitem>Cut Files</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry colname="colspec1"><para>Deletes the selected file or files from the
+folder or desktop background and places the file or files in buffer.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="colspec0"><para><guimenuitem>Copy Files</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry colname="colspec1"><para>Copies the selected file or files from the
+folder or desktop background and places the file or files in buffer.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="colspec0"><para><guimenuitem>Paste Files</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry colname="colspec1"><para>Puts the file or files in the buffer into
+the selected folder or the desktop background.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Disks</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"><para>Enables you to mount diskettes
+and CD-ROMs.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Use Default Background </guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Change Desktop Background</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Starts the <application>Background</application>
+desktop preference tool to enable you to change the desktop background.</para></entry>
+</row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosdeskback-12">
+<title>Changing the Pattern or Color of the Desktop Background</title>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>changing pattern
+or color</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>backgrounds</primary>
+<secondary>changing desktop background</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> desktop preference
+tool. For more information, see <xref linkend="goscustdesk-7"/>.</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>
- <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
index 2d53d73..a8cc63b 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goseditmainmenu.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goseditmainmenu.xml
@@ -1,1682 +1,361 @@
-<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
+
+
+
+<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. You can perform various actions on your menus, such as copy menu
+items to panels.</para>
+<para>You can access the following menus from the desktop:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu: You can access many
+of the applications, commands, and configuration options on your desktop from
+the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu: You can access various desktop
+commands from the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. For example, you can start
+the <application>Search Tool</application> application, or log out from the
+desktop. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>: You can also access the items
+in the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> and <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menus
+from the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>. You can have many <guimenu>GNOME Menu
+</guimenu> buttons in your panels. </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can also right-click on the desktop background to open the <guimenu>
+Desktop Background</guimenu> menu. The <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu>
+menu enables you to perform desktop background-related tasks. For information
+on the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu, see <xref linkend="gosdeskback-1"/>.
+</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 can contain the following items: </para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Submenus</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Launchers</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. You can choose
+items from the submenu. </para>
+<para>When you choose a launcher, the launcher starts an application or runs
+a command. You can also right-click on a launcher to open a popup menu. The
+popup menu enables you to add the item to a panel, and perform other tasks.
+For more information on the popup menu, see the next section. </para>
+<para>You can change the theme for your session to change how all your menus
+look. To change the theme, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications
+</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>
+Theme</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+<sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-11">
+<title>Launcher Popup Menu</title>
+<indexterm><primary>menus</primary><secondary>launcher popup menu</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>launcher popup menu</primary><secondary>description
+</secondary></indexterm><para>Launchers on menus have an associated popup
+menu that enables you to perform tasks related to launchers. When you right-click
+on a launcher in a menu, the popup menu for the launcher opens. The popup
+menu also contains a submenu that allows you to perform menu-related tasks.
+</para>
+<para>You can use the launcher popup menu to perform the following tasks:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Add launchers to panels. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Remove launchers from menus. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Open the <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog with the
+launcher command in the dialog.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Add menus to panels. You can add a menu as a menu object or
+as a drawer object. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Add new items to menus.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Change the properties of submenus and launchers.</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>Applications</guimenu> menu. </para>
+<para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-FIG-39"/> shows the popup menu.</para>
+<indexterm><primary>launcher popup menu</primary><secondary>illustration</secondary>
+</indexterm>
+<figure id="goseditmainmenu-FIG-39">
+<title>Launcher Popup Menu</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/launcher_popup.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows launcher popup menu. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-TBL-30"/> describes the items on launcher
+popup menus. <indexterm><primary>launchers</primary><secondary>adding to panel
+</secondary></indexterm></para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goseditmainmenu-TBL-30">
+<title>Items on Launcher Popup Menus</title>
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="42.71*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="57.29*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Item</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Add this launcher to panel</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Adds the launcher to the panel from which you open
+the menu.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Remove this item</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Removes the launcher from the menu.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Put into run dialog</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Displays the <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog
+with the command from the <guilabel>Command</guilabel> field of the launcher
+in the command field on the <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog. </para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guimenuitem>Help on <replaceable>application_name
+</replaceable></guimenuitem></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+Open the online help for the application.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Displays a dialog that enables you to edit the properties
+of the launcher.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Entire
+menu</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add this as drawer to panel</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Adds the submenu as a drawer to the panel from which you open the menu.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Entire
+menu</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add this as menu to panel</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Adds the submenu as a menu object to the panel from which you open the menu.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Entire
+menu</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add new item to this menu</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Enables you to add an item to the submenu.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Entire
+menu</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Displays a dialog that enables
+you to edit the properties of the submenu.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+<indexterm><primary>menus</primary><secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
+</indexterm></sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-8">
+<title>Applications Menu</title>
+<indexterm><primary>menus</primary><secondary>Applications</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu contains a hierarchy of submenus,
+from which you can start the standard GNOME applications and preference tools.
+The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu also includes the file manager and
+the help browser.</para>
+<para>The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu resides in the following places:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Menu Panel</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location in <application>
+Nautilus</application></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-51">
+<title>Actions Menu</title>
+<indexterm><primary>menus</primary><secondary>Actions</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>The <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu contains various desktop commands. <xref
+linkend="goseditmainmenu-TBL-52"/> describes the commands in the <guimenu>
+Actions</guimenu> menu.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="goseditmainmenu-TBL-52">
+<title>Actions Menu Commands</title>
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="38.48*"/><colspec
+colwidth="61.52*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Menu Item</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Run Program</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Opens the <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog.
+Use the <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog to run commands. For more
+information, see <xref linkend="gospanel-23"/>.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Search for Files</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Starts the <application>Search Tool</application>
+application. For more information, see the <citetitle>Search Tool</citetitle>
+manual.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Take a Screen Shot</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Opens the <guilabel>Screenshot</guilabel> dialog.
+Use the <guilabel>Screenshot</guilabel> to take screenshots of your desktop.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Lock Display</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Locks your screen. For more information, see <xref
+linkend="gosstartsession-1"/>.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Log Out</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Logs you out of the current session. For more information,
+see <xref linkend="gosgetstarted-73"/>.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+<para>The <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu resides in the following places:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Menu Panel. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>. The items in the <guimenu>
+Actions</guimenu> menu are at the top level of the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>.
+</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<sect2 id="gospanel-23">
+<title>Using the Run Program Dialog</title>
+<indexterm><primary>Run Program dialog, using</primary></indexterm>
+<para>The <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog gives you access to 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 the Menu Panel</para>
+<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Run
+Program</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>From the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu></para>
+<para>Open the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>, then choose <guimenuitem>Run
+Program</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Use a shortcut key</para>
+<para>The default shortcut key to display the <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel>
+dialog is <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>. You can change the shortcut
+key that displays the <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> dialog in the <application>
+Desktop Preferences</application>. To change the shortcut key, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences
+</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>From a launcher popup menu</para>
+<para>Right-click on a launcher in a menu, then choose <guilabel>Put into
+run dialog</guilabel> from the popup menu. The <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel>
+dialog opens with the command from the menu in the command field.</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>Shows Run Program dialog. Contains applications drop-down combination box, Run in terminal check box. Contains Append File, Help, Close, Run buttons. Contains Known Applications button.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Choose the command that you want to run from the applications
+drop-down combination box.</para>
+<para>Alternatively, click on the <guibutton>Known Applications</guibutton>
+button to display a list of available applications, as shown in the following
+figure:</para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/runprogram2_dialog.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Run Program dialog, with advanced options. Contains applications drop-down combination box, Run in terminal check box. Contains Append File, Help, Close, Run buttons. Contains expanded Known Applications list.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<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 also use the <guibutton>Append File</guibutton> button to choose
+a file to append to the command line. For example, you can enter <application>
+emacs</application> as the command, 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>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-7">
+<title>GNOME Menu</title>
+<indexterm><primary>menus</primary><secondary>GNOME Menu</secondary><see>
+GNOME Menu</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>GNOME Menu</primary><secondary>
+introduction</secondary></indexterm>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/open_main_menu.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows open GNOME Menu. Menu items: Programs, Favorites, Applets, Run, Panel, Lock Screen, Log Out.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para>You can access almost all of the standard applications, commands, and
+configuration options on your desktop from the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>.
+</para>
+<para>The <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> provides the following top-level menus
+and special menu items: </para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>: Contains all applications
+and preference tools. This menu also includes the file manager and help browser.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>Actions</guimenu>: Contains desktop commands 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>GNOME Menu</guimenu>. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Run</guimenuitem> launcher: Displays the <guilabel>
+Run Program</guilabel> dialog. </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can add <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> buttons to your panels. By
+default, the <guimenu>GNOME 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>Shows GNOME Menu icon.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-15">
+<title>To Open the GNOME Menu</title>
+<indexterm><primary>GNOME Menu</primary><secondary>opening</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>You can open the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> in the following ways:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>From a panel with a <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu></para>
+<para>Click on the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Use a shortcut key</para>
+<para>You can use a shortcut key to open the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>.
+When you use a shortcut key to open the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>, the <guimenu>
+GNOME Menu</guimenu> appears at the mouse pointer. </para>
+<para>The default shortcut key to open the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> is <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo>. To change the shortcut key that opens
+the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications
+</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>
+Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-29">
+<title>To Add a GNOME Menu to a Panel</title>
+<indexterm><primary>GNOME Menu</primary><secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>You can add as many <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> buttons
+as you want to your panels. To add a <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> to a panel,
+right-click on any vacant space on the panel to open the panel popup menu.
+Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>GNOME
+Menu</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+</chapter>
+
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosmetacity.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosmetacity.xml
index 44e5da8..6b8c067 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosmetacity.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosmetacity.xml
@@ -1,2862 +1,760 @@
-<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 &amp;
- 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
+
+
+
+<chapter id="gosmetacity-1">
+<title>Working With Windows</title>
+<highlights><para>The information in this chapter describes how to use windows
+in the desktop. You can use several types of window manager with the GNOME
+desktop, for example, <application>Metacity</application> and <application>
+Sawfish</application>. Many of the functions in <application>Metacity</application>
+are also available in <application>Sawfish</application>. This chapter describes
+the functions that are associated with the <application>Metacity</application>
+window manager.</para></highlights>
+<sect1 id="gosmetacity-712">
+<title>Windows and Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>You can display many windows at the same time on your desktop.
+Your windows are displayed in subdivisions of your desktop that are called
+workspaces. A workspace is a discrete area on the desktop in which you can
+work. Every workspace on the desktop contains the same desktop background,
+the same panels, and the same menus. However, you can run different applications,
+and open different windows in each workspace. You can display only one workspace
+at a time on your desktop but you can have windows open in other workspaces.
+ </para>
+<para>The <application>Workspace Switcher</application> applet displays a
+visual representation of your windows and workspaces, as show in <xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-717"/>.
+</para>
+<figure id="gosmetacity-FIG-717">
+<title>Workspace Switcher Applet</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/workspace_switcher_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Workspace Switcher applet. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para>By default, your desktop contains four workspaces. You can add more
+workspaces at any time. To add workspaces to your desktop, right-click on
+the <application>Workspace Switcher</application> applet, then choose <guimenuitem>
+Preferences</guimenuitem> from the applet popup menu. The <guilabel>Workspace
+Switcher Preferences</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Use the <guilabel>Number
+of workspaces</guilabel> spin box to specify the number of workspaces you
+require.</para>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-15">
+<title>Window Manager Behavior</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>window managers</secondary>
+</indexterm><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 configure window manager settings in the <application>Window
+Behavior</application> preference tool. This manual describes the functions
+that are associated with the default configuration of the <application>Window
+Behavior</application> window manager. The default configuration is specified
+in the <application>Metacity</application> preference tools. This manual also
+describes the default functions of the Crux theme.</para>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosmetacity-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. By default, the top edge
+of the application window contains a titlebar with buttons that you can use
+to work with the window. The buttons in an application window frame enable
+you to perform actions such as open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>, or
+close the window. The <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> provides a number of
+actions that you can perform on the window. </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>Shows application window in Crux window frame style.
+</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. The frame of a dialog
+window contains buttons that enable you to open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>,
+or to close the dialog window.</para>
+<para>You can use the top edge of the frame to work with the window. For example,
+you can use the titlebar to move the dialog around the desktop. The frame
+also contains buttons that enable you to do the following:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Close the dialog window</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. </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>Shows dialog window in Crux window frame style.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-16">
+<title>Window Frames</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>frames</secondary></indexterm>
+<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>
+<sect3 id="gosmetacity-10">
+<title>Themes</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>themes</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>You can apply several themes to your window frames. The theme determines
+how the frame looks. To choose a theme for all your window frames, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences
+</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Theme</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
+<para>The default theme is Crux. This manual describes the functions that
+are associated with the Crux theme. </para>
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosmetacity-17">
+<title>Control Elements</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>frame control elements</secondary>
+</indexterm><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:
+</para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/titlebar_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows window titlebar. Callouts: Window Menu button, Titlebar, Minimize, Maximize, Close Window buttons.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para>Dialog windows also contain some of the window frame control elements. <xref
+linkend="gosmetacity-TBL-1"/> describes the active control elements on window
+frames, from left to right.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="gosmetacity-TBL-1">
+<title>Window Frame Control Elements</title>
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="41.65*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="58.35*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Control Element</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guibutton>Window Menu</guibutton>
+button</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Click on
+the button to open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Titlebar</para></entry><entry valign="top"><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>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button </para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Click on the <guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button
+to minimize the window. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button </para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Click on the <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button
+to maximize the window. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button
+</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Click on the <guibutton>Close
+Window</guibutton> button to close the window. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Border</para></entry><entry valign="top"><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 open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>, right-click on
+the border.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Window contents</para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC1"><para>The area inside the window frame. Use the window
+contents to perform the following actions:</para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>To move a window, press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>, click
+in the window contents, then drag the window to the new location.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To resize a window, press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>,
+then middle-click near the corner you want to resize. To resize the window,
+drag from the corner on which you middle-clicked.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>, press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>, then right-click in the window contents.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect3>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosmetacity-714">
+<title>Menus and Applets for Working With Windows and Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>applets and menus for working
+with</secondary></indexterm><para>This section describes the menus and applets
+that you can use to work with windows and workspaces.</para>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-24">
+<title>Window Menu</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/window_menu.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Window Menu. Menu items: Close, Minimize, Maximize, Shade, Move, Resize, Put on All Workspaces, Move to workspace_name.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>Window Menu</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>The <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> is a menu of commands that you can
+use to perform actions on your windows. To open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>
+perform one of the following actions:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Click on the <guibutton>Window Menu</guibutton> button on
+the window that you want to work with.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Press <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>spacebar</keycap></keycombo>.</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>, then right-click on any
+part of the window that you want to work with. </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para><xref linkend="gosmetacity-TBL-25"/> describes the commands and submenus
+in the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="gosmetacity-TBL-25">
+<title>Window Menu Commands and Submenus</title>
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="32.34*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC3" colwidth="67.66*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Menu Item</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Function </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2"><para><guimenuitem>Close</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC3"><para>Closes the window.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Minimize</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Minimizes the window.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Maximize</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>
+Unmaximize</guimenuitem></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Maximizes
+the window. If the window is already maximized, choose <guimenuitem>Unmaximize
+</guimenuitem> to restore the window to its previous size. </para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Shade</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>
+Unshade</guimenuitem></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Shades the window.
+If the window is already shaded, choose <guimenuitem>Unshade</guimenuitem>
+to restore the window to its previous size. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2"><para><guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC3"><para>Enables you to use the arrow keys to move
+the window.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2"><para><guimenuitem>Resize</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC3"><para>Enables you to use the arrow keys to resize
+the window.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2"><para><guimenuitem>Put on All Workspaces</guimenuitem>
+or <guimenuitem>Only on This Workspace</guimenuitem></para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC3"><para>Puts the window on all of your workspaces. If the
+window is already on all of your workspaces, choose <guimenuitem>Only on This
+Workspace</guimenuitem> to put on the current workspace only.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2"><para><guimenuitem>Move to <replaceable>workspace_name
+</replaceable></guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Only on <replaceable>workspace_name
+</replaceable></guimenuitem></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3"><para>
+Moves the window to the workspace that you choose. If the window is on all
+of your workspaces, choose <guimenuitem>Only on <replaceable>workspace_name
+</replaceable></guimenuitem> to put the window on the workspace that you want.
+</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-18">
+<title>Window List Applet</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>Window List applet</secondary>
+<see>Window List applet</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Window List applet
+</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>
+window lists</primary><secondary>Window List applet</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>applets</primary><secondary>Window List</secondary></indexterm>
+<para><application>Window List</application> displays a button for each window
+that is open. You can use the <application>Window List</application> to perform
+the following tasks:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>To minimize a window</para>
+<para>Click on the button that represents the window.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To restore a minimized window</para>
+<para>Click on the button that represents the window.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To give focus to a window</para>
+<para>Click on the button that represents the window.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>When you open a window, <application>Window List</application> displays
+a button that represents the window. The window list 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. <application>Window List</application>
+can display buttons for the windows in your current workspace, or in all workspaces.
+To select this option, you must change the preferences of <application>Window
+List</application>.</para>
+<para>You can also right-click on a window list button to open the <guimenu>
+Window Menu</guimenu> for the window that the button represents. When you
+open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> from <application>Window List</application>,
+the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> does not contain the workspace commands.
+For more information on the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> commands, see <xref
+linkend="gosmetacity-24"/>.</para>
+<para><xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-8"/> shows <application>Window List</application>
+when the following windows are open:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><application>gedit</application></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><application>Dictionary</application></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><application>GHex</application></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><application>GNOME Terminal</application></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<figure id="gosmetacity-FIG-8">
+<title>Window List Applet</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/window_list_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Window List applet. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para>The buttons in the applet show the status of your windows. <xref linkend="gosmetacity-TBL-3"/>
+explains the information that the window list buttons provide about the window.
+The examples in <xref linkend="gosmetacity-TBL-3"/> refer to <xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-8"/>.
+</para>
+<indexterm><primary>Window List applet</primary><secondary>window status information
+</secondary></indexterm>
+<table frame="topbot" id="gosmetacity-TBL-3">
+<title>Window Status Information on Window List Buttons</title>
+<tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="33*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="33*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="33*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>State</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Indicates</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Example</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Button is pressed in.</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>The window has focus.</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+gedit</guilabel></para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Square brackets around window title.</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>The window is minimized.</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Dictionary</guilabel></para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Button is not pressed in, no square brackets
+around title.</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>The window is displayed
+on the desktop, and is not minimized.</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+ghex</guilabel></para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Numeral on button, in parentheses.
+</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>The button represents
+a group of buttons. </para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
+Gnome-terminal (3)</guilabel></para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+<sect3 id="gosmetacity-708">
+<title>Grouping Buttons</title>
+<indexterm><primary>Window List applet</primary><secondary>grouping buttons
+</secondary></indexterm><para>If the space on a panel is limited, <application>
+Window List</application> can group the buttons that represent windows in
+the same class under one window list button. The <guibutton>GNOME Terminal
+</guibutton> button in <xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-8"/> is an example of
+a button that represents a group of buttons. The following figure shows an
+example of <application>Window List</application> with a button group open:
+</para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/window_list_group_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Window List applet with button group open.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para>To open a list of the windows in a group, click on the window list button
+that represents the group. You can click on the items in the list to give
+focus to windows, minimize windows, and restore windows.</para>
+<para>To open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> for a window in a button
+group, right-click on the window list button that represents the group. A
+list of the windows in the group is displayed. To open the <guimenu>Window
+Menu</guimenu> for a window in the group, click on the item in the list. When
+you open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> from the <application>Window List
+</application>, the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> does not contain the workspace
+commands. For more information on the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu> commands,
+see <xref linkend="gosmetacity-24"/>.</para>
+</sect3>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-20">
+<title>Workspace Switcher Applet</title>
+<indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>Workspace Switcher applet
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>applets</primary><secondary>Workspace
+Switcher</secondary></indexterm><para><application>Workspace Switcher</application>
+displays a visual representation of your workspaces, as shown in <xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-722"/>. <xref
+linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-722"/> shows the applet when the GNOME session contains
+four workspaces. Your workspaces appear as buttons on the applet. The background
+of the button in the applet that represents the current workspace is highlighted.
+The current workspace in <xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-722"/> is the workspace
+at the left of the applet. To switch to another workspace, click on the workspace
+in the applet.</para>
+<figure id="gosmetacity-FIG-722">
+<title>Workspace Switcher Applet</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/workspace_switcher_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Workspace Switcher applet. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para><application>Workspace Switcher</application> also displays the application
+windows and dialogs that are open in your workspaces.</para>
+<para>The applet displays the workspaces in order from left to right across
+the rows of the applet. In <xref linkend="gosmetacity-FIG-722"/>, the applet
+is set up to display the workspaces in one row. You can specify the number
+of rows in which your workspaces are displayed in <application>Workspace Switcher
+</application>. You can also change the default behavior of the applet to
+display the names of your workspaces in the applet.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-27">
+<title>Using the Menu Panel to Work With Windows</title>
+<indexterm><primary>Menu Panel</primary><secondary>window list icon</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>window lists</primary><secondary>Menu Panel
+</secondary></indexterm><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>Shows window list displayed from Menu Panel.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para>When the focus changes, the icon that you click on to display the window
+list changes. 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 under a separator
+line.</para>
+<para>You cannot move the icon at the extreme right of the Menu Panel.</para>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosmetacity-715">
+<title>Manipulating Windows</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>manipulating</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>This section describes how to manipulate windows.</para>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-28">
+<title>To Give Focus to a Window</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>giving focus to</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>focus, giving to a window</primary></indexterm>
+<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 valign="top"><para>Element</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Action</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Mouse</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Click on the window, if the window is visible. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Shortcut key</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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>Alt</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo>. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><application>Window List
+</application></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Click on the button that represents the window in <application>Window List
+</application>.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><application>Workspace Switcher
+</application></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Click on the window that you want to give focus to in the <application>Workspace
+Switcher</application> display. If you click on a window in another workspace, <application>
+Workspace Switcher</application> switches to the new workspace, and gives
+focus to the window. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Menu Panel</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-29">
+<title>To Minimize a Window</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>minimizing</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>minimizing</primary><secondary>windows</secondary></indexterm>
+<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 Menu</guimenu>, then choose <guimenuitem>
+Minimize</guimenuitem>. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>If the window has focus, click on the button that represents
+the window in <application>Window List</application>. If the window does not
+have focus, click twice on the button that represents the window. </para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in <application>
+Window List</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Minimize</guimenuitem>
+from the popup menu.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-30">
+<title>To Maximize a Window</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>maximizing</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>maximizing windows</primary></indexterm><para>When you
+maximize a window, the window expands as much as possible. To maximize a window
+perform one of the following actions: </para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>To maximize the window, click on the <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton>
+button on the window frame. Alternatively, open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>,
+then choose <guimenuitem>Maximize</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in <application>
+Window List</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Maximize</guimenuitem>
+from the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-31">
+<title>To Restore a Window</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>restoring</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>restoring</primary><secondary>windows</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>To restore a maximized window perform one of the following actions:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Click on the <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button on the
+window frame.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. Choose <guimenuitem>
+Unmaximize</guimenuitem>. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in <application>
+Window List</application> to open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. Choose <guimenuitem>
+Unmaximize</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>To restore a minimized window, click on the button that represents the
+window in <application>Window List</application>.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-32">
+<title>To Close a Window</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>closing</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>closing</primary><secondary>windows</secondary></indexterm>
+<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 Menu</guimenu>. Choose <guimenuitem>
+Close</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in <application>
+Window List</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Close</guimenuitem> from
+the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>If you have unsaved data in the window, you are prompted to save your
+data.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-34">
+<title>To Resize a Window</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>resizing</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>resizing windows</primary></indexterm><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 vertically or horizontally, right-click
+on the button that represents the window in <application>Window List</application>.
+Choose <guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>.
+Use the arrow keys to resize the window.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To resize a window horizontally point to one of the vertical
+edges of the window. The mouse pointer changes to indicate that you can resize
+the window. Grab the edge and drag the window to the new size.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To resize a window vertically point to the bottom edge of
+the window. The mouse pointer changes to indicate that you can resize the
+window. Grab the edge and drag the window to the new size.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To resize a window, press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>,
+then middle-click near the corner you want to resize. The mouse pointer changes
+to indicate that you can resize from the corner. To resize the window, drag
+from the corner on which you middle-clicked.</para>
+<para></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="gosmetacity-35">
+<title>To Move a Window</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>moving</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>moving windows</primary></indexterm><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>Press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap> then drag the window to
+the new location. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>, then choose <guimenuitem>
+Move</guimenuitem>. Use the arrow keys to move the window to the new location.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in <application>
+Window List</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem> from
+the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. Use the arrow keys to move the window
+to the new location.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-36">
+<title>To Shade a Window</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>shading</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>shading windows</primary></indexterm><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 valign="top"><para>Shade</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Reduce the window so that only the titlebar is visible.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Unshade</para></entry><entry valign="top"><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>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 Menu</guimenu>. Choose <guimenuitem>
+Shade</guimenuitem>. To unshade the window, choose <guimenuitem>Unshade</guimenuitem>.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on the button that represents the window in <application>
+Window List</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Shade</guimenuitem> from
+the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. To unshade the window, choose <guimenuitem>
+Unshade</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-38">
+<title>To Put a Window on All Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>put on all workspaces</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To put a window in all workspaces, open the <guimenu>Window
+Menu</guimenu>. Choose <guimenuitem>Put on All Workspaces</guimenuitem>. To
+set the window to appear only in the current workspace, choose <guimenuitem>
+Only on This Workspace</guimenuitem>.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-46">
+<title>To Move a Window to Another Workspace</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>moving to another workspace
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>
+moving windows to </secondary></indexterm><para>You can move a window to another
+workspace in either of the following ways:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Use <application>Workpsace Switcher</application></para>
+<para>In the <application>Workpsace Switcher</application> display, drag the
+window to the workspace you require.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Use the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu></para>
+<para>Open the <guimenu>Window Menu</guimenu>. To move the window to the next
+workspace choose <guimenuitem>Move to <replaceable>workspace_name</replaceable></guimenuitem>.
+</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosmetacity-716">
+<title>Manipulating Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>manipulating</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>This section describes how to manipulate workspaces.</para>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-49">
+<title>To Switch Between Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>switching between</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>You can switch between workspaces in any of the following
+ways: </para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Use <application>Workspace Switcher</application></para>
+<para>Click on the workspace that you want to switch to in <application>Workspace
+Switcher</application>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Use a shortcut key</para>
+<para>The default shortcut keys to switch between the workspaces are as follows:
+</para>
+<informaltable frame="topbot">
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="50*"/><colspec colwidth="50*"/>
+<thead>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Shortcut Key</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>right arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Selects the workspace to the right. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>left arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Selects
+the workspace to the left. </para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-50">
+<title>To Add Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>adding</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>To add workspaces to your desktop, right-click on <application>Workspace
+Switcher</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>
+from the applet popup menu. The <guilabel>Workspace Switcher Preferences</guilabel>
+dialog is displayed. Use the <guilabel>Number of workspaces</guilabel> spin
+box to specify the number of workspaces you require. <application>Workspace
+Switcher</application> adds new workspaces at the end of the workspace list.
+</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-51">
+<title>To Name Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>naming</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>The default names of your workspaces are <literal>Workspace 1</literal>, <literal>
+Workspace 2</literal>, <literal>Workspace 3</literal>, and so on. You can
+assign names to your workspaces in the <application>Workspaces</application>
+desktop preference tool. </para>
+<para>To assign names to your workspaces, right-click on <application>Workspace
+Switcher</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>
+from the applet popup menu. The <guilabel>Workspace Switcher Preferences</guilabel>
+dialog is displayed. Use the <guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel> list box to specify
+the names of your workspaces. Select a workspace, then type the new name for
+the workspace.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosmetacity-52">
+<title>To Delete Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>delete</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>When you delete a workspace the windows in the workspace are moved to
+another workspace, and the empty workspace is deleted. </para>
+<para>To delete workspaces from your desktop, right-click on <application>
+Workspace Switcher</application>, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>
+from the applet popup menu. The <guilabel>Workspace Switcher Preferences</guilabel>
+dialog is displayed. Use the <guilabel>Number of workspaces</guilabel> spin
+box to specify the number of workspaces you require. <application>Workspace
+Switcher</application> deletes workspaces from the end of the workspace list.
+</para>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+</chapter>
+
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml
index 6f6792f..d129d65 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml
@@ -1,3603 +1,2508 @@
+
+
+
<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>
+<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 and applications. <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>Run scripts.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Customize your files and folders.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can also use <application>Nautilus</application> to browse the Web,
+but you can only view pages that contain HTML code. You can not view web pages
+that contain other types of code, for example, JavaScript. <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>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Home Folder</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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icon view</secondary>
+<tertiary>illustration</tertiary></indexterm>
+<figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-1">
+<title>Contents of a Folder in a Nautilus Window</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_iconview_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows a folder in a Nautilus window. Callouts: Menubar, toolbar, location bar, zoom buttons, side pane, view pane, tabs.
+</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 valign="top"><para>Component</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Menubar</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Contains menus that you use to perform tasks in <application>Nautilus</application>.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Toolbar</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Contains buttons that you use to perform tasks in <application>Nautilus</application>.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Location bar</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para>Side pane</para></entry><entry valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para>Tabs</para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Click on a tab to open a tabbed pane.
+The side pane contains the following tabbed panes:</para><itemizedlist>
+<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 valign="top"><para>View pane</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Displays the contents of the following:</para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Particular types of files</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Folders</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>FTP sites</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Resize handle</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Grab this handle then drag to
+resize the side pane and view pane.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Statusbar</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Displays status information.
+</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+<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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>view pane</secondary>
+<see>view pane</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>view pane</primary><secondary>
+introduction</secondary></indexterm><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>
+<listitem><para>FTP sites</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para><indexterm><primary>viewer components</primary></indexterm><application>
+Nautilus</application> contains <glossterm>viewer components</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. 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>Shows Nautilus window with plain text document displayed in the 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>Reload</guibutton> button to reload the contents
+of the view pane.</para>
+<para><application>Nautilus</application> also 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 types
+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 <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu to choose how to display a folder.
+For more information on views, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-7"/>.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-540">
+<title>Side Pane</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_folder_navigation_pane.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows side pane. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>side pane</secondary>
+<tertiary>introduction</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>side pane
+</primary><see>file manager</see></indexterm><para>The side pane can contain
+the following elements:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>An icon that represents the current file or current folder.
+The side 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 side 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>
+<indexterm><primary>tabbed panes</primary><see>file manager</see></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>tabbed panes</secondary>
+<tertiary>introduction</tertiary></indexterm><para>The side pane contains
+the following tabbed panes:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>History</guilabel></para>
+<para>Contains a history list of files, folders, and URLs that you have recently
+visited.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Notes</guilabel></para>
+<para>Enables you to add notes to your folders.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Tree</guilabel></para>
+<para>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><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 valign="top"><para>Task</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Action</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Open a tabbed pane.</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Click on the tab.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Close a tabbed pane.</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Click on the tab.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Remove a tab from the side
+pane.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Right-click
+in the side pane, then choose the tab that you want to remove from the popup
+menu.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Add a tab to the side pane.
+</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Right-click in
+the side pane, then choose the tab that you want to add from the popup menu.
+</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-550">
+<title>Icons and Emblems</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icons</secondary><tertiary>
+introduction</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary>
+<secondary>emblems</secondary><tertiary>introduction</tertiary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>emblems</primary><see>file manager</see></indexterm><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>Shows file icon with 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 valign="top"><para>Component</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem1_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows Important emblem.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Emblem. This emblem is the <guilabel>Important</guilabel> emblem.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem2_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows file icon.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Icon that represents the file.
+This icon contains a preview of the content of the file.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem3_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows icon caption.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para>Default Emblem</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_link_emblem.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows symbolic link emblem.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Symbolic link</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_nowrite_emblem.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows read permission only emblem.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Read permission only</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_noread_emblem.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows no read permission and no write permission emblem.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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>Shows Nautilus home location icon.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>Home location</secondary>
+<see>Home location</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Home location</primary>
+<secondary>displaying</secondary></indexterm><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 reload the display, click on the <guibutton>Reload
+</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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>displaying folders</secondary>
+</indexterm><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.
+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 reload the display, click on the <guibutton>Reload</guibutton> button.
+</para>
+<para>If you can not find the folder that you want to display, you can use <application>
+Search Tool</application>. To start <application>Search Tool</application>,
+choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Search for
+Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-27">
+<title>Using the Tree Tabbed Pane</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>tabbed panes</secondary>
+<tertiary>Tree</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Tree tabbed pane,
+using</primary></indexterm><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. By default, the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane is not displayed
+in your side pane. To add the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane to the
+side pane, right-click in the side pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Tree</guimenuitem>
+from the popup menu. </para>
+<para>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>Shows Tree tabbed pane displaying contents of a folder.
+</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 valign="top"><para>Folder State</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Graphic Representation </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Closed folder</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Right arrow</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Open folder</para></entry><entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para>Task</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Action</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Open the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.
+</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Click on the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel>
+tab.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Close the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed
+pane.</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Click on the <guilabel>Tree
+</guilabel> tab.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Open a folder in the <guilabel>
+Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Click on the arrow next to the folder in the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed
+pane. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Close a folder in the <guilabel>
+ Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Click on the arrow next to the folder in the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed
+pane.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Display the contents of
+a folder in the view pane.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Select the folder in the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Display the contents of a file in the view
+pane.</para></entry><entry valign="top"><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>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-28">
+<title>Opening Files</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>opening files</secondary>
+</indexterm><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 component 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>
+<para>If you can not find the file that you want to open, you can use <application>
+Search Tool</application>. To start <application>Search Tool</application>,
+choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Search for
+Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-447">
+<title>Viewing Files in the View Pane</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>viewing files in view
+pane</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>view pane</primary><secondary>
+viewing files in</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>viewer components
+</primary></indexterm><para><application>Nautilus</application> contains viewer
+components that enable you to display particular types of file in the view
+pane. For example, you can display the following types of files in the view
+pane:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Plain text files</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>HTML files</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>PostScript files</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Portable Document Format (PDF) files</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Portable Network Graphics (PNG) files</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) files</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>When you display a file in the view pane, the viewer component might
+add menu items to the Nautilus menus. The menu items relate to the file type
+that is displayed. For example, when you display a PNG file, the <guimenu>
+View</guimenu> menu contains <guisubmenu>Interpolation</guisubmenu>, <guisubmenu>
+Dither</guisubmenu>, and other submenus. </para>
+<para>Also, when you display a file in the view pane, you can use the <application>
+Nautilus</application> zoom buttons to change the size of the item.</para>
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-29">
+<title>To Execute the Default Action</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>executing default actions
+for files</secondary></indexterm><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. In this case, you
+can double-click on the file to display 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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>executing non-default
+actions for files</secondary></indexterm><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>
+desktop preference tool:<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Default action</guilabel> drop-down list box in
+the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Viewing component</guilabel> drop-down list box
+in the <guilabel>Edit file type</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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>executing other actions
+for files</secondary></indexterm><para>When you display a file in the view
+pane, the side pane might contain buttons. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-4"/>
+shows the side pane when a text file is displayed in the view pane.</para>
+<figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-4">
+<title>Side 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>Shows side pane. Contains: file icon, file information, file emblem, Open with gedit, Open with buttons, tabs.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para>The buttons represent any actions that are defined in the <application>
+File Types and Programs</application> desktop preference tool. The actions
+are defined in the <guilabel>Default action</guilabel> drop-down list box
+in the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog in the <application>File
+Types and Programs</application> preference tool. 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 side
+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 side
+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-445">
+<title>Using the Start Here Location</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_starthere_launcher.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Nautilus Start Here icon.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>Start Here location</secondary>
+<see>Start Here location</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Start Here location
+</primary><secondary>using</secondary></indexterm><para>The <guilabel>Start
+Here</guilabel> location enables you to access the following desktop functions:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Applications</guilabel></para>
+<para>Double-click on <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> to access your key
+GNOME applications. You can also access the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+menu through the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> and the Menu Panel.</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel></para>
+<para>Double-click on <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> to customize your desktop.
+For more information on how to customize your desktop, see <xref linkend="part2-1"/>.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Programs that enable you to configure your system as a server,
+and to choose other system settings.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can access the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location in the following
+ways:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>From a <application>Nautilus</application> window</para>
+<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Start Here
+</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The contents of the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel>
+location are displayed in the window.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>From the desktop background</para>
+<para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> object on the desktop
+background. The contents of the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location are
+displayed in a <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-34">
+<title>To Navigate the World Wide Web</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>World Wide Web</secondary>
+<see>World Wide Web</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>World Wide Web</primary>
+<secondary>navigating</secondary></indexterm><para>You can use <application>
+Nautilus</application> as a browser to view websites, but you can only view
+pages that contain HTML code. You can not view pages that contain other types
+of code, for example, JavaScript. </para>
+<para>To view a HTML-only website, enter 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>Reload</guibutton> button.</para>
+<para>When you display a website in the view pane, the side 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 side pane. To open
+the file in <application>Netscape</application>, click on the <guibutton>
+Open with Netscape</guibutton> button.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-37">
+<title>To Access FTP Sites</title>
+<indexterm><primary>FTP sites</primary><secondary>accessing</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>FTP sites</secondary>
+<see>FTP sites</see></indexterm><para>You can use <application>Nautilus</application>
+to access FTP sites. To access an FTP site, enter 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 copy a file from the FTP site,
+drag the file to the new location.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-5">
+<title>Using Your Navigation History</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>navigating history list
+</secondary></indexterm><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>
+<guimenuitem>Clear History</guimenuitem></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 open 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 open the previous file, folder, or URL in your history
+list, click on the <guibutton>Back</guibutton> toolbar button.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To open 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 open 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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>tabbed panes</secondary>
+<tertiary>History</tertiary></indexterm><para>To display the <guilabel>History
+</guilabel> tabbed pane, click on the <guilabel>History</guilabel> tab in
+the side 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>Shows History tabbed pane with sample file, folder, and URL locations.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para>To display an item from your history list in the view pane, click on
+the item in the <guilabel>History</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para>
+</sect3>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-36">
+<title>To Bookmark Your Favorite Locations</title>
+<indexterm><primary>World Wide Web</primary><secondary>bookmarks</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>bookmarks
+</secondary></indexterm><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 valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Name</guilabel></para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Use this text box to specify the name that identifies the
+bookmark in the <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Location</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>drag-and-drop</secondary>
+</indexterm><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 valign="top"><para>Task</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2"
+valign="top"><para>Action</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Mouse Pointer</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Move an item</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Drag the item to the new location.
+</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/move_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows move pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Copy an item</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>,
+then drag the item to the new location.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"
+valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/copy_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows copy pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Link to an item</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/link_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows link pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Ask what to do with the
+item you drag</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/ask_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows ask pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-202">
+<title>To Select Files and Folders</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>selecting files and folders
+</secondary></indexterm><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 valign="top"><para>Task</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2"
+valign="top"><para>Action</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Select an item</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Click on the item.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Select a group of contiguous
+items</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para>Select multiple items</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para>Select all items in a folder
+</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>moving files and folders
+</secondary></indexterm><para>The following sections describe the ways you
+can move a file or folder.</para>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-537">
+<title>Drag to the New Location in a View Pane</title>
+<para>To drag a file or folder to a new location in a view pane, 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>
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-538">
+<title>Cut and Paste to the New Location</title>
+<para>You can cut a file or folder and paste the file or folder into another
+folder, as follows:</para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Select the file or folder that you want to move, then choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Cut File</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Open the folder to which you want to move the file or folder,
+then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste
+Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-539">
+<title>Drag to the New Location in the Tree Tabbed Pane</title>
+<para>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>
+</sect3>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-10">
+<title>To Copy a File or Folder</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>copying files and folders
+</secondary></indexterm><para>The following sections describe the ways you
+can copy a file or folder.</para>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-640">
+<title>Drag to the New Location in a View Pane</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>
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-441">
+<title>Copy and Paste to the New Location</title>
+<para>You can copy a file or folder and paste the file or folder into another
+folder, as follows:</para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Select the file or folder that you want to copy, then choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Copy File</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Open the folder to which you want to copy the file or folder,
+then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste
+Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect3>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-82">
+<title>To Duplicate a File or Folder</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>duplicating files and
+folders</secondary></indexterm><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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>creating folders</secondary>
+</indexterm><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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>renaming folders</secondary>
+</indexterm><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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>Trash</secondary><see>
+Trash</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Trash</primary><secondary>moving
+files or folders to</secondary></indexterm><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-443">
+<title>To Delete a File or Folder</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>deleting files or folders
+</secondary></indexterm><para>When you delete a file or folder, the file or
+folder is not moved to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, but is deleted from your
+file system immediately. The <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> menu item is
+only available if you select the <guilabel>Include a Delete command that bypasses
+Trash</guilabel> option in the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog. For
+more information on this option, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-55"/>.</para>
+<para>To delete a file or folder perform the following steps:</para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Select the file or folder that you want to delete in the view
+pane.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+Delete</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the file
+or folder in the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>.
+</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-14">
+<title>To Create a Symbolic Link to a File or Folder</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>creating symbolic link
+</secondary></indexterm><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>Make 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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>changing permissions
+</secondary></indexterm><para>To change the permissions on a file or folder
+perform the following steps:</para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Select the file or folder that you want to change. </para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+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>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> 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>Shows Nautilus Trash icon.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<indexterm><primary>Trash</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary></indexterm>
+<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>
+<indexterm><primary>Trash</primary><secondary>displaying</secondary></indexterm>
+<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>
+<indexterm><primary>Trash</primary><secondary>emptying</secondary></indexterm>
+<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>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_notes_tab.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Notes tabbed pane.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>tabbed panes</secondary>
+<tertiary>Notes</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>notes, adding to
+folders</primary></indexterm><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.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Type the note in the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tabbed pane.
+</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosnautilus-440">
+<title>Running Scripts From Nautilus</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file managers</primary><secondary>running scripts</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>scripts, running from file manager</primary>
+</indexterm><para><application>Nautilus</application> includes a special folder
+where you can store your scripts. When you add an executable file to this
+folder, the file is added to the <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Scripts</guimenuitem></menuchoice> submenu. To run a script choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Scripts</guimenuitem></menuchoice>,
+then choose the script that you want to run from the submenu. </para>
+<para>To run a script on a particular file, select the file in the view pane.
+Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Scripts</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>, then choose the script that you want to run on the file from
+the submenu. You can also select multiple files to run your scripts on.</para>
+<para>To view the contents of your scripts folder, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>
+File</guimenu><guisubmenu>Scripts</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>
+Open Scripts Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <guimenu>Scripts</guimenu>
+folder corresponds to the <filename>$GNOME_BASEDIR/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts
+</filename> directory. </para>
+</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><application>Nautilus</application>
+enables you to modify the appearance of your files and folders in several
+ways, as described in the following sections.</para>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-112">
+<title>To Add an Emblem to a File or Folder</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>emblems</secondary><tertiary>
+adding</tertiary></indexterm><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 properties 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>Properties
+</guimenuitem>. A properties 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>Shows Properties dialog, Emblems tabbed section.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Select the emblem to add to the item.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> 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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icons</secondary><tertiary>
+modifying</tertiary></indexterm><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 that you want to change.</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+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>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> 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> desktop preference tool. To open the <application>
+File Types and Programs</application> desktop preference tool, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu>
+<guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>File Types and Programs
+</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
+<para>To restore an icon from a custom icon to the default icon specified
+in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> desktop preference
+tool, 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>Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-102">
+<title>To Change the Size of Items in a View</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>zooming in and out</secondary>
+</indexterm><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 valign="top"><para>Button</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Button Name </para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Description</para></entry>
+</row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_zoom_out_button.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows Zoom Out button.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para><guibutton>
+Zoom Out</guibutton> button</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>
+Click on this button to reduce the size of items in a view.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_normal_size_button.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Normal Size button.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry valign="top"><para><guibutton>Normal Size</guibutton>
+button </para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Click on this button to return
+items in a view to normal size.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_zoom_in_button.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>
+Shows Zoom In button.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para><guibutton>
+Zoom In</guibutton> button</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><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. To return the size of the items to the default size specified in your
+preferences, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+Reset View to Defaults</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-7">
+<title>Using Views to Display Your Files and Folders</title>
+<indexterm><primary>viewer components</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>
+file manager</primary><secondary>views</secondary><tertiary>introduction</tertiary>
+</indexterm><para><application>Nautilus</application> provides several ways
+to display the contents of your files. <application>Nautilus</application>
+includes viewer components 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 <application>Nautilus</application> to open a file
+in an appropriate application. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-28"/>.
+</para>
+<para><application>Nautilus</application> 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 types 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><indexterm><primary>file manager
+</primary><secondary>list view</secondary><tertiary>illustration</tertiary>
+</indexterm>
+<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>Shows folder in Nautilus window, contents displayed in list view.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>Use the <guilabel>View</guilabel> menu to choose how to display a file
+or folder. You can also 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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>views</secondary><tertiary>
+choosing</tertiary></indexterm><para>Choose the type of view in which to display
+the contents of a file or folder from the <guilabel>View</guilabel> menu.
+Alternatively, to choose a view, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View
+</guimenu><guimenuitem>View as</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. 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 also choose the type of view 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>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. To return
+the view for the folder to the default view specified in your preferences,
+choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reset View
+to Defaults</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-101">
+<title>To Arrange Your Files in Icon View</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icon view</secondary>
+<tertiary>arranging files in</tertiary></indexterm><para>When you display
+the contents of a folder in icon view, you can specify how to arrange the
+items in the folder. To specify how to arrange items in icon view, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Arrange Items</guisubmenu></menuchoice>.
+The <guisubmenu>Arrange Items</guisubmenu> submenu contains the following
+sections:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>The top section contains an option that enables you to arrange
+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 arranged.</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 valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Manually</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>By Name</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para>Select this option to sort the
+items alphabetically by name. The order of the items is not case sensitive.
+If <application>Nautilus</application> is set to display hidden files, the
+hidden files are shown last.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>By Size</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>By Type</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><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> desktop
+preference tool.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>By Modification
+Date</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>By Emblems</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Tighter Layout
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para>Select
+this option to arrange the items so that the items are closer to each other.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Reversed Order</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 arrange the items
+in a particular folder. The next time that you display the folder, the items
+are arranged in the way that you selected. In other words, when you specify
+how to arrange the items in a folder, you customize the folder to display
+the items in that way. To return the arrangement settings of the folder to
+the default arrangement settings specified in your preferences, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reset View to Defaults</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>.</para>
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-103">
+<title>To Stretch an Icon in Icon View</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icons</secondary><tertiary>
+stretching</tertiary></indexterm><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 that you want to resize, 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-111">
+<title>To Modify the Behavior of a View</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>views</secondary><tertiary>
+modifying behavior</tertiary></indexterm><para>You can modify the behavior
+of a view in the following ways:</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 <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+View as</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. 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>Shows View as Other dialog. Contains: Table of available views. Modify, Go There buttons.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Select the view that 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 valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Include in the menu for <replaceable>
+item_name</replaceable> items</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use as default for <replaceable>
+item_name</replaceable> items</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Select this option to use the view as the default for this type of item.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Include in the menu just for <replaceable>
+item_name</replaceable></guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use as default just for <replaceable>
+item_name</replaceable></guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Select this option to use the view as the default for this item only.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Don't include in the menu for <replaceable>
+item_name</replaceable> items</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><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> desktop preference
+tool. To open the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference
+tool 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> desktop preference tool 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. </para>
+<para>You can use the <application>File Types and Programs</application> desktop
+preference tool 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>
+desktop preference tool, see <xref linkend="goscustdoc-7"/>.</para>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-75">
+<title>To Modify Actions</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>modifying actions</secondary>
+</indexterm><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>An Application</guimenuitem>. An <guilabel>
+Open with Other</guilabel> dialog is displayed. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Choose <guimenuitem>A 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 valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Include in the menu for <replaceable>
+file_type</replaceable> items</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use as default for <replaceable>
+file_type</replaceable> items</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Select this option to use the application or viewer as the default action
+for this file type.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Include in the menu just for <replaceable>
+filename</replaceable></guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use as default just for <replaceable>
+ filename</replaceable></guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Don't include in the menu for <replaceable>
+file_type</replaceable> items</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><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> desktop preference
+tool. To open the <application> File Types and Programs</application> preference
+tool 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-17">
+<title>Setting Your Preferences</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary>
+<tertiary>introduction</tertiary></indexterm><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>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences
+</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+<para>You can set preferences in the following categories: </para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>The default settings for views. </para></listitem>
+<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>The information that is displayed in icon captions.</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Items that are displayed in the side pane.</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>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-438">
+<title>To Set View Preferences</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary>
+<tertiary>view defaults</tertiary></indexterm><para>You can specify a default
+view, and default settings for icon views and list views. To specify your
+default view settings for <application>Nautilus</application> windows, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+Choose <guilabel>View Defaults</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel>
+dialog.</para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_pref_view_dialog.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Preferences dialog, View Defaults section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-30"/> lists the view settings that you
+can modify. The <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog contains an <guilabel>
+Icon View Defaults</guilabel> group box and a <guilabel>List View Defaults
+</guilabel> group box. The group boxes contain mostly the same dialog elements.
+Each dialog element is described once in <xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-30"/>.
+</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-30">
+<title>View 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 valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>View new folders using</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select the default view for folders. When you open
+a folder, the folder is displayed in the view that you select.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Arrange Items</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select the characteristic by which you want to sort
+the items in folders that are displayed in this view.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Default zoom level
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Select
+the default zoom level for folders that are displayed in this view. The zoom
+level specifies the size of items in a view.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Sort in reversed
+order</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Select this option if you want to reverse the order by which items are sorted
+in this view. If you select this option, the order of the characteristic you
+select in <guilabel>Layout items</guilabel> is reversed. For example, if you
+select <guilabel>By Name</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Layout items</guilabel>
+drop-down list box. You can select the <guilabel>Sort in reversed order</guilabel>
+option to sort the items in reverse alphabetical order.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use tighter layout
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Icon
+view only. Select this option to arrange the items so that the items in the
+folder are closer to each other.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-54">
+<title>To Set Font and Theme Preferences</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary>
+<tertiary>font</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary>
+<secondary>preferences</secondary><tertiary>theme</tertiary></indexterm><para>
+You can select the font that <application>Nautilus</application> uses in windows
+and the desktop background. <application>Nautilus</application> also includes
+themes that you can use to change the look-and-feel of the <application>Nautilus
+</application> windows and the desktop background.</para>
+<para>To set your preferences for the font and theme of the <application>
+Nautilus</application> windows and desktop background, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>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>Shows Preferences dialog, Appearance section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-35"/> lists the font and theme 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 colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="35.09*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.91*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Nautilus Themes</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>To change your <application>Nautilus</application>
+theme, choose a theme from the list.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guibutton>Add New Theme
+</guibutton></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>To
+add a new <application>Nautilus</application> theme, click on the <guibutton>
+Add New Theme</guibutton> button. A dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to
+find the new theme.</para><para><application>Nautilus</application> themes
+are stored as directories in the <filename>$GNOME_BASEDIR/share/pixmaps/nautilus/
+</filename> directory. </para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-55">
+<title>To Set Preferences for New Windows</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary>
+<tertiary>new windows</tertiary></indexterm><para>To set your preferences
+for the <application>Nautilus</application> windows and desktop, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+Choose <guilabel>Windows</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel>
+dialog.</para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_pref_window_dialog.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Preferences dialog, Windows section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-36"/> lists the windows settings that
+you can modify. </para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-36">
+<title>New Window 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 valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC8" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Open each file
+or folder in a separate window</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9"
+valign="top"><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 side bar in new windows
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9"><para>Select this option
+to display a side pane in new windows.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC8" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Display toolbar
+in new windows</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9" valign="top"><para>
+Select this option to display a toolbar in new windows.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC8" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Display location
+bar in new windows</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9" valign="top"><para>
+Select this option to display a location bar in new windows.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC8" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Display status
+bar in new windows</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9" valign="top"><para>
+Select this option to display a statusbar in new windows.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-448">
+<title>To Set Desktop Background and Trash Preferences</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary>
+<tertiary>Trash</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary>
+<secondary>preferences</secondary><tertiary>desktop background</tertiary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>preferences
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Trash</primary><secondary>preferences
+</secondary></indexterm><para>To set your preferences for the <application>
+Nautilus</application> desktop background and <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>,
+choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences
+</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Choose <guilabel>Desktop &amp; Trash</guilabel>
+from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_pref_trash_dialog.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Preferences dialog, Desktop and Trash section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-43"/> lists the desktop background and <guilabel>
+Trash</guilabel> settings that you can modify. </para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-43">
+<title>Windows and Desktop Background 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 valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use Nautilus to draw the desktop
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use your home
+folder as the desktop</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9" valign="top"><para>
+Select this option to use your home directory as the desktop background directory,
+instead of the default desktop background directory, <filename>/.nautilus/desktop
+</filename>. If you select this option, the contents of your home directory
+are displayed as desktop background objects.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Ask before emptying the Trash</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to display a confirmation message
+before <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> is emptied. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC8" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Include a Delete
+command that bypasses Trash</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9"
+valign="top"><para>Select this option to add a <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>
+menu item to the following menus:</para><itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>The <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>The popup menu that is displayed when you right-click on a
+file, folder, or desktop background object. </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist><para>When you select an item then choose the <guimenuitem>
+Delete</guimenuitem> menu item, the item is deleted from your file system
+immediately.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-56">
+<title>To Set Icon and List Views Preferences</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary>
+<tertiary>views</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary>
+<secondary>views</secondary><tertiary>preferences</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm>
+<primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icon view</secondary><tertiary>
+preferences</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary>
+<secondary>list view</secondary><tertiary>preferences</tertiary></indexterm>
+<para>To set your preferences for items in icon views and list views, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+Choose <guilabel>Icon &amp; 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>Shows Preferences dialog, Icon and List Views section. The context describes the graphic.
+</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 valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Activate items with a single click
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Activate items
+with a double click</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Execute files
+when they are clicked</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Display files
+when they are clicked</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Ask each time
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show hidden files
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show backup files
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show special flags in Properties
+window</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Select this option
+to show the following special flags in the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel>
+tab on a properties 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>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Always list folders
+before files</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para>
+Select this option to list folders before files.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-439">
+<title>To Set Icon Captions Preferences</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icons</secondary><tertiary>
+caption preferences</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager
+</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary><tertiary>icon captions</tertiary>
+</indexterm><para>An icon caption displays the name of a file or folder in
+an icon view. 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 set your preferences for icon captions, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>
+Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+Choose <guilabel>Icon Captions</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel>
+dialog.</para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_pref_iconcaptions_dialog.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Preferences dialog, Icon Captions section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para>Select the items of information that you want to display 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 valign="top"><para>Information</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Size</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display
+the size of the item.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Type</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display
+the description of the MIME type of the item from the <application>File Types
+and Programs</application> desktop preference tool.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Date modified
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose
+this option to display the last modification date of the item.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Date changed</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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. Each file has one inode. An inode contains the node,
+type, owner, and location of a file. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Date accessed
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose
+this option to display the date that the item was last accessed.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Owner</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display
+the owner of the item.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Group</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display
+the group to which the owner of the item belongs.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Permissions</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Octal permissions
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>MIME type</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display
+the MIME type of the item.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>None</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display
+no information for the item.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+
+</sect3>
+<sect3 id="gosnautilus-57">
+<title>To Set Side Pane Preferences</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary>
+<tertiary>side pane</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager
+</primary><secondary>side pane</secondary><tertiary>preferences</tertiary>
+</indexterm><para>To set your preferences for the side pane, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>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>Shows Preferences dialog, Sidebar Panels section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-38"/> lists the side pane settings that
+you can modify. </para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-38">
+<title>Side 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 valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC4" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Display History
+tab in sidebar</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC5" valign="top"><para>
+ Select this option to display the <guilabel>History</guilabel> tab in the
+side pane.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC4" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Display Notes
+tab in sidebar</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC5" valign="top"><para>
+ Select this option to display the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tab in the side
+pane.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC4" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Display Tree tab
+in sidebar</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC5" valign="top"><para>
+ Select this option to display the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tab in the side
+pane.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show only folders (no files) in the
+tree</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><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-59">
+<title>To Set Navigation Preferences</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary>
+<tertiary>navigation</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>World Wide
+Web</primary><secondary>navigation preferences</secondary></indexterm><para>
+To set navigation preferences, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>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>Shows Preferences dialog, Navigation section. The context describes the graphic.
+</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 valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Home Location</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Don't include the built-in bookmarks
+in the Bookmarks menu</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary>
+<tertiary>speed tradeoffs</tertiary></indexterm><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 valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Always</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Performs the action for both local files, and files
+on other file systems.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Local Files Only</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Performs the action for local files only.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Never</guilabel></para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Never performs the action. </para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+<para>To set your speed tradeoff preferences, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>
+Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>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>Shows Preferences dialog, Speed Tradeoffs section. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-41"/> lists the 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 valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show Text in Icons</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show Count of
+Items in Folders</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Select an option to specify when to show the number of items in folders.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show Thumbnails
+for Image Files</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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><para><guilabel>
+Don't make thumbnails for files larger than</guilabel>: Specify the maximum
+file size for files for which <application>Nautilus</application> creates
+a thumbnail.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Preview Sound
+Files</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Select an option to specify when to preview sound files. </para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect3>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-50">
+<title>Changing Backgrounds</title>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>changing backgrounds
+</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>backgrounds</primary><secondary>
+changing screen component</secondary></indexterm><para><application>Nautilus
+</application> includes backgrounds that you can use to change the look-and-feel
+of the following screen components: </para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><application>Nautilus</application> desktop background</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Side 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 side pane or the view pane of
+a particular folder, <application>Nautilus</application> remembers the background
+that you chose. 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 id="gosnautilus-63">
+<title>To Add a Pattern</title>
+<indexterm><primary>backgrounds</primary><secondary>adding patterns</secondary>
+</indexterm><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>
+<indexterm><primary>backgrounds</primary><secondary>adding colors</secondary>
+</indexterm><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>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>window components, showing
+and hiding</secondary></indexterm><para>You can show and hide <application>
+Nautilus</application> window components as follows: </para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>To hide the side pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View
+</guimenu><guimenuitem>Hide Sidebar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To display
+the side 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 statusbar again, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+Show Status Bar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To remove a tab from the side pane, right-click in the side
+pane. Choose the tab that you want to remove from the popup menu. To add the
+tab to the side pane again, choose the tab from the popup menu again.</para>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+</chapter>
- <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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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
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+
+
<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>
+<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 to use the desktop read this chapter
+to familiarize yourself with the various features, and how the main components
+work. The desktop is very configurable, so this chapter describes the typical
+default configuration, covering the following topics.</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>Shows a typical desktop. Callouts: Menu, Menu Panel, Desktop background, Windows, Window List applet, Bottom edge panel, Workspace Switcher applet.
+</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. A particularly
+important panel in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-1"/> is the Menu Panel. The
+Menu Panel stretches the full width of the top edge of the desktop. The Menu
+Panel includes two special menus, as follows:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu: Contains all applications
+and configuration tools. This menu also includes the file manager and help
+browser.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu: Contains various desktop
+commands, for example <guimenuitem>Search for Files</guimenuitem> and <guimenuitem>
+Log Out</guimenuitem>. </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>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>Menus</para>
+<para>You can access all desktop functions through menus. The Menu Panel contains
+menus, so you can use a combination of menus and panels to perform your tasks.
+You can use the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu and the <guimenu>Actions
+</guimenu> menu to access almost all of the applications, commands, and configuration
+options on your desktop. You can also access the items in the <guimenu>Applications
+</guimenu> and <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menus from the <guimenu>GNOME Menu
+</guimenu>.</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. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Workspaces</para>
+<para>You can subdivide your desktop into separate <glossterm>workspaces</glossterm>.
+A workspace is a discrete area on the desktop in which you can work. When
+you start a desktop session for the first time, you have four workspaces.
+You can create more workspaces on the desktop. You can switch to a different
+workspace, but you can only display one workspace 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 and applications. 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. </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
+right-click on the background to open a menu.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location</para>
+<para>The <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location provides an access point
+to some of the key features of the GNOME desktop. You can access your GNOME
+applications and configuration tools. You can also access programs that enable
+you to configure your system as a server, and to choose other system settings.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Desktop preferences</para>
+<para>The GNOME desktop contains dedicated <glossterm>preference tools</glossterm>.
+Each tool controls a particular part of the behavior of the desktop. To start
+a preference tool, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Desktop Preferences</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 add and delete panels at any time. When you start a session
+for the first time, the desktop usually contains at least two panels, as follows:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Menu Panel</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Edge panel at the bottom of the desktop</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can perform 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: </para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on a vacant space on any of the panels on the
+desktop to open the panel popup menu, then choose <guimenuitem>Create panel
+</guimenuitem>.</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>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 panel popup
+menu, then choose <guimenuitem>Remove this panel</guimenuitem>.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-24">
+<title>To Hide Panels</title>
+<para>Except for the Menu Panel, panels can have 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>Shows a panel with various panel objects. Callouts: Calculator launcher, Menu, CD Player applet, Drawer, Lock Screen panel object.
+</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 calculator icon in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/>
+is a launcher for the <application>Calculator</application> application. A
+launcher can reside in a panel or in a menu. Click on the launcher to perform
+the action that is 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 panel popup
+menu, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><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>Menus that you add to your panels are represented by an icon with an
+arrow. The arrow indicates that the icon represents a menu. The icon in <xref
+linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/> is the icon that is displayed when you add the <guimenuitem>
+Desktop Preferences</guimenuitem> menu to a panel.</para>
+<para>You can also add the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> to any of your panels.
+To add the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> to a panel, right-click on a vacant
+space on the panel to open the panel popup menu, then choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>GNOME Menu</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Applets</para><indexterm><primary>applets</primary><secondary>
+overview</secondary></indexterm>
+<para><glossterm>Applets</glossterm> are small, interactive applications that
+reside within a panel, for example <application>CD Player</application> 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>Workspace Switcher</application>: Displays a
+visual representation of your workspaces. You can use <application>Workspace
+Switcher</application> to switch between workspaces. By default, <application>
+Workspace Switcher</application> appears in the edge panel at the bottom of
+the desktop.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><application>Window List</application>: Displays a button
+for each window that is open. You can click on a window list button to minimize
+and restore windows. By default, <application>Window List</application> appears
+in the edge panel at the bottom of the desktop.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>To add an applet to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel,
+then choose <guimenuitem>Add to panel</guimenuitem> from the panel popup menu.
+Choose the panel applet that you require from one of the following submenus:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Accessories</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Amusements</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Internet</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Multimedia</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Utility</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</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 panel popup menu, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel
+</guimenu><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>Other panel objects</para>
+<para>Some panel objects perform special functions that are not available
+through other panel objects. For example, the Lock screen object enables you
+to lock your screen. The lock icon in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/>
+is the Lock screen object. </para>
+<para>To add panel objects to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the
+panel to open the panel popup menu, then choose <guimenuitem>Add to panel
+</guimenuitem>. You can then choose the specific 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:</para>
+<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 panel object to the new location.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Copy menu items to a panel.</para>
+<para>Drag the item from the menu to the panel. Alternatively, if the menu
+item is a launcher right-click on the menu item, then choose <guimenuitem>
+Add this launcher to panel</guimenuitem>.</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. Your default panels
+contain menus, so you can use a combination of menus and panels to perform
+your tasks. The Menu Panel contains <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> and <guimenu>
+Actions</guimenu> menus, and you can also add the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>
+to your panels. </para>
+<para>You can use the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu and the <guimenu>
+Actions</guimenu> menu to access almost all of the applications, commands,
+and configuration options on your desktop. You can also access the items in
+the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> and <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menus from
+the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>.</para>
+<para>To add a <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> to a panel, right-click on the
+panel then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+GNOME Menu</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the panel popup menu. The <guimenu>
+GNOME 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>Shows GNOME Menu icon.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para>Click on the <guibutton>GNOME Menu</guibutton> button on a panel to
+open the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>. </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. You can perform other actions on your menus, such as copy
+menu items to panels.</para>
+</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:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Application windows</para>
+<para>When you run an application on the desktop, a frame usually borders
+the window. The top edge of the application window contains a titlebar with
+buttons that you can use to work with the window. The buttons in an application
+window frame enable you to perform actions such as close the window, or open
+the <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. The <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu provides
+commands 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 buttons that enable you to close the dialog window, or to
+open the <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-32">
+<title>To Manipulate Windows</title>
+<para>You use the frame of an application window or dialog window to perform
+various actions with the window. Most of the control elements are located
+on the top edge of the window frame. <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-33"/> shows
+the top edge of a frame for a typical application window.</para>
+<figure id="gosoverview-FIG-33">
+<title>Top Edge of Frame for a Typical Application Window</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/titlebar_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows top edge of application window frame. Callouts: Window Menu button, Titlebar, Minimize, Maximize, Close Window buttons.
+</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 colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="41.65*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="58.35*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Control Element</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guibutton>Window Menu</guibutton>
+button</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Click on
+the <guibutton>Window Menu</guibutton> button to open the <guimenu>Window
+</guimenu> menu. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Titlebar</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+You can use the titlebar to move and shade the window. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Click on the <guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button
+to minimize the window. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button
+</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Click on the <guibutton>Close Window
+</guibutton> button to close the window. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Border</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+Right-click on the border to open the <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu.</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 that 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 valign="top"><para>Element</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Action</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Mouse</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Click on the window, if the window is visible. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Shortcut key</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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>Alt</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo>. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><application>Window List
+</application></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Click on the button that represents the window in <application>Window List
+</application>. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><application>Workspace Switcher
+</application></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Click on the window that you want to give focus to in the <application>Workspace
+Switcher</application> display.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-39">
+<title>Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>overview</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>You can display many windows at the same time on your desktop. Your
+windows are displayed in subdivisions of your desktop that are called workspaces.
+A workspace is a discrete area on the desktop in which you can work. Every
+workspace on the desktop contains the same desktop background, the same panels,
+and the same menus. However, you can run different applications, and open
+different windows in each workspace. You can display only one workspace at
+a time on your desktop but you can have windows open in other workspaces.
+ </para>
+<para>Workspaces 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. You can also switch to another
+workspace then start more applications.</para>
+<para>The default setup of the desktop is to use four workspaces. Workspaces
+are displayed in the <application>Workspace Switcher</application> applet.
+In <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-42"/>, <application>Workspace Switcher</application>
+contains four workspaces. The first three workspaces contain open windows.
+The last workspace does not contain currently active windows.</para>
+<figure id="gosoverview-FIG-42">
+<title>Workspaces Displayed in Workspace Switcher</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/workspace_switcher_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Workspace Switcher. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-41">
+<title>To Switch Between Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>switching between</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>You can switch between workspaces in the following ways:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>In <application>Workspace Switcher</application>, click on
+the workspace where you want to work.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Press <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>right arrow</keycap></keycombo> to switch to the workspace on the right of the current
+workspace.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Press <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>left arrow</keycap></keycombo> to switch to the workspace on the left of the current
+workspace.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-40">
+<title>To Add Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>specifying number of</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To add workspaces to your desktop, right-click on the <application>
+Workspace Switcher</application> applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences
+</guimenuitem> from the applet popup menu. The <guilabel>Workspace Switcher
+Preferences</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Use the <guilabel>Number of workspaces
+</guilabel> spin box to specify the number of workspaces you require.</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,
+choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Home
+Folder</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>Shows a sample Nautilus window. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para>A <application>Nautilus</application> window contains the following
+panes:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Side 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
+side pane is on the left side of the window.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>View pane</para>
+<para>Displays the contents of files and folders. 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 view
+the contents of some types of file within a <application>Nautilus</application>
+window. Alternatively, you can 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>Run scripts</para>
+<para>You can run scripts from <application>Nautilus</application>, and you
+can select files and folders on which to run your scripts.</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 to indicate
+that the file 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>
+</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>
+</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>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file manager manages the desktop
+background.</para>
+<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 an 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 your <filename>$HOME/.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. </para>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-509">
+<title>Start Here Location</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_starthere_launcher.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows the Start Here icon.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<indexterm><primary>Start Here location</primary><secondary>overview</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>Start Here
+location</secondary><see>Start Here location</see></indexterm><para>The <guilabel>
+Start Here</guilabel> location enables you to access the following desktop
+functions:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Applications</guilabel></para>
+<para>Double-click on <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> to access your key
+GNOME applications. You can also access the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+menu through the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> and the Menu Panel.</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel></para>
+<para>Double-click on <guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel> to customize
+your desktop. For more information on how to customize your desktop, see <xref
+linkend="part2-1"/>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Programs that enable you to configure your system as a server,
+and to choose other system settings.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can access the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location in the following
+ways:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>From a <application>Nautilus</application> window</para>
+<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Start Here
+</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The contents of the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel>
+location are displayed in the window.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>From the desktop background</para>
+<para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> object on the desktop
+background. The contents of the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location are
+displayed in a <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-55">
+<title>Desktop Preferences</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>overview</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>You can use desktop preference tools to configure almost
+every feature of the desktop. Each tool controls a particular part of the
+behavior of the desktop. For convenience, the tools are grouped under the
+following headings:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Basic</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Accessibility</guilabel></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Advanced</guilabel></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can open your desktop preference tools in either of the following
+ways:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Desktop Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Choose the item
+that you require from the submenus. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> object
+on the desktop background. A <application>Nautilus</application> window opens
+at the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location. Double-click on the <guilabel>
+Desktop Preferences</guilabel> object in the <application>Nautilus</application>
+window to display the desktop preference tools. Double-click on the item that
+you require.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</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>
+gedit</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 desktop
+preference tools. You can use the following tools to change the look-and-feel
+of your GNOME-compliant applications:<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>
+Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Theme</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>
+Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Toolbars &amp; Menus
+</guimenuitem></menuchoice></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 location bar.</para>
+<para>Some of the bars in GNOME-compliant applications are detachable. That
+is, the bar has a handle 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>. </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 plain text format in the text
+editor. </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-12">
+<title>To Find Out More</title>
+<indexterm><primary>help</primary><secondary>how to find</secondary></indexterm>
+<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</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-31">
+<title>To Find Out More About Desktop Topics</title>
+<indexterm><primary>help</primary><secondary>starting help system</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>help</primary><secondary>desktop topics</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>You can find out more about particular desktop topics in
+the integrated <application>Yelp</application> help system. To start the <application>
+Yelp</application> help system, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications
+</guimenu><guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosgetstarted-33">
+<title>To Find Out More About Panel Applets</title>
+<indexterm><primary>panel applets</primary><secondary>help</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>help</primary><secondary>applets</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>To find out more about a specific applet follow these steps:
+</para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on the relevant applet icon to display the applet
+popup menu.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Choose the <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> menu item on the
+popup menu to display an online reference manual specific to that applet.
+</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosgetstarted-35">
+<title>To Find Out More About Applications</title>
+<indexterm><primary>applications</primary><secondary>help</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>help</primary><secondary>applications</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>To find out more about a specific application, start the application,
+then choose <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> from the menubar.</para>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
</chapter>
+
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml
index 34916a1..b10eda7 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml
@@ -1,2576 +1,1210 @@
-<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>
+<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>Menu Panel</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Edge panel at the bottom of the desktop</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>The following sections describe these panels.</para>
+<sect2 id="gospanel-6">
+<title>Menu Panel</title>
+<indexterm><primary>Menu Panel</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>Menu Panel</secondary>
+<see>Menu Panel</see></indexterm><para>The Menu Panel stretches the full length
+of the top edge of your screen. The Menu Panel includes textual rather than
+graphical menus. <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>Shows the default Menu Panel. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<indexterm><primary>Menu Panel</primary><secondary>default contents</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>The typical 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 valign="top"><para>Object</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu contains
+the standard GNOME applications.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>The <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu provides menu
+items that relate to the current status of your desktop. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para><application>GNOME Terminal
+</application> launcher </para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC4" valign="top"><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 colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para><application>Volume Control
+</application> applet</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC4" valign="top"><para><application>
+Volume Control</application> enables you to control the volume of the speaker
+on your system.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><application>Clock</application> applet</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para><application>Clock</application> shows the current
+time. Click on the time readout to display a menu of clock commands.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><indexterm><primary>Menu Panel
+</primary><secondary>window list icon</secondary></indexterm><para>Window
+list icon</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC4" valign="top"><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>
+<sect2 id="gospanel-3">
+<title>Bottom Edge Panel</title>
+<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>bottom edge panel</secondary>
+<see>bottom edge panel</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>bottom edge panel
+</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary></indexterm><para>On startup,
+an edge panel stretches the full length of the bottom edge of the desktop. <xref
+linkend="gospanel-FIG-58"/> shows a typical bottom edge panel. Your system
+administrator might have set your default bottom edge panel according to your
+local requirements, so you might see a slightly different bottom edge panel.
+</para>
+<figure id="gospanel-FIG-58">
+<title>Typical Bottom Edge Panel</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/gnome_panel.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows the bottom edge panel. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<indexterm><primary>bottom edge panel</primary><secondary>default contents
+</secondary></indexterm><para>The bottom edge panel contains the following
+applets:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><application>Window List</application>: Displays a button
+for each window that is open. <application>Window List</application> enables
+you to minimize and restore windows.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><application>Workspace Switcher</application>: Enables you
+to navigate between your workspaces.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can change the behavior and appearance of your bottom edge panel
+to suit your requirements. You can also add or remove objects from your bottom
+edge panel. You can create multiple panels, and choose different properties,
+objects, and backgrounds for each panel. You can also hide panels.</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>
+<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>creating</secondary></indexterm>
+<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 valign="top"><para>Panel Type</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Snap Behavior </para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Size</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Corner panel</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para>Stretches as much as required
+to display the objects on the panel.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Edge panel</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Snaps to one of the edges of the screen. The startup panel at the bottom of
+the desktop is an example of an edge panel. </para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Stretches the full length of the edge that the panel snaps to.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Floating panel</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Does not snap to anything. You can place a floating panel anywhere on your
+desktop.</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Stretches as much as required
+to display the objects on the panel.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Menu Panel</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Snaps to the top edge of the screen. You can not move the Menu Panel.</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para>Sliding panel</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Snaps to one of the edges of the screen, can snap to any point on the edge.
+</para></entry><entry valign="top"><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 a vacant space on any panel, then choose <guimenuitem>
+Create panel</guimenuitem> from the panel popup menu.</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, except for
+a Menu Panel. </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>
+<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>interacting with</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To interact with a panel, you must left-click, middle-click,
+or right-click on a vacant space on the panel. You can also middle-click or
+right-click on one of the hide buttons to select the panel, if the panel has
+no vacant space. If the hide buttons are not visible on a panel, modify the
+properties of the panel so that the hide buttons are visible. </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 valign="top"><para>Middle-click</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Enables you to grab a panel, then drag the panel to a new location.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Right-click</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Opens the panel popup menu.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gospanel-12">
+<title>To Move a Panel</title>
+<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>moving</secondary></indexterm>
+<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 a corner
+panel, an edge 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>
+<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>hiding</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>You can hide or show a panel on your desktop, except for the Menu Panel.
+To hide a panel, use a hide button. If the hide buttons are not visible on
+a panel, modify the preferences of the panel so that the hide buttons are
+visible. </para>
+<para>Hide buttons are at either end of a panel. The hide buttons contain
+an optional arrow icon. The following illustration shows hide buttons. </para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/four_hide_button.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows a horizontal panel and a vertical panel, both with 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 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 preferences of the panel.</para>
+<note><para>On a corner panel, the behavior of the hide buttons is slightly
+different. If the panel is in 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 Panel Properties</title>
+<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>modifying properties</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To modify preferences for all panels, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences
+</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>, then make the changes that you require. 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>To modify the properties of a panel perform the following steps: </para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on a vacant space on the panel, then choose <guimenuitem>
+Properties</guimenuitem> to display the <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel>
+dialog. The following figure shows the <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel>
+dialog for the edge panel at the bottom of your desktop. </para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/panelprop_dialog.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows a Panel Properties dialog. The context describes the graphic.
+</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 following table describes the dialog
+elements on the <guilabel>Panel</guilabel> tabbed section: </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 valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Panel size</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Choose the size of the panel.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Panel position</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Panel window level
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><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 <menuchoice><guimenu>
+Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu>
+<guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>.</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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Orient panel horizontally</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Floating panel only. Select this option to display
+the panel horizontally. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Orient panel vertically</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Floating panel only. Select this option to display
+the panel vertically.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Top left corner's position</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Offset from screen edge</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Enable Auto-hide</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to enable autohide. </para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show hide buttons</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to display hide buttons on your
+panel.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show arrows on hide button </guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to display arrows on the hide
+buttons, if the hide button is enabled.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Avoid this panel
+when maximizing windows</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"
+valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry
+namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para>Description</para></entry>
+</row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Background Type</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><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 <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications
+</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>
+Theme</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Color</guilabel></para></entry><entry
+namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><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 that you require from the color selector dialog. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry morerows="4" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Image</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry namest="COLSPEC5" nameend="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Don't scale image to fit</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to tile the background image
+to fit the panel background.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Scale image</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Stretch image</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Rotate image for vertical panels
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to
+rotate the background image on a vertical panel.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+<para>You can also drag a color or image on to a panel to set the color or
+image as the background of the panel. For more information, see <xref linkend="gospanel-61"/>.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes and close
+the <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+<sect3 id="gospanel-61">
+<title>To Drag a Color or Image to the Background of a Panel</title>
+<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>changing background</secondary>
+</indexterm><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>
+Nautilus</application> file manager 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 to a panel to set the image as the background
+of the panel. You can also drag 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>
+<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>deleting</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>To delete a panel from the desktop, right-click on the panel that you
+want to delete. Choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Remove this panel</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice> from the panel popup menu.</para>
+<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><see>
+panel objects</see></indexterm><para>This section describes the objects that
+you can add to your panels, and use from your panels.</para>
+<sect2 id="gospanel-100">
+<title>Interacting With Panel Objects</title>
+<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>interacting with</secondary>
+</indexterm><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" valign="top"><para>Left-click</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Launches the panel object.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Middle-click</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Enables you to grab an object, then drag the object to a new location.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Right-click</para></entry><entry valign="top"><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>
+<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>adding</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>You can add an object to a panel in several ways, as follows: </para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>From the panel popup menu</para>
+<para>Right-click on a vacant space on a panel to open the panel popup menu.
+The panel popup 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>Accessory applets</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Amusement applets</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Internet applets</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Multimedia applets</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Utility applets</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Drawers</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Other panel objects</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>From any menu</para>
+<para>When you right-click on a launcher in any menu, a popup menu for the
+launcher opens. You can use this popup menu to add the launcher 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>
- <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>
+<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>
+<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>modifying properties
+</secondary></indexterm><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><indexterm><primary>panel object popup menu, illustration</primary>
+</indexterm><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>Shows panel object popup menu. Menu items: Remove this panel, Move, Panel submenu, Properties, Help.
+</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>
+<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>moving</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>You can move panel objects within a panel, and from one panel to another
+panel. 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. To control how objects move on a panel, you can specify a movement
+mode. To specify the 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 colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="30.00*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC3"
+colwidth="54.00*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Key</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Movement Mode</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3"
+valign="top"><para>Description</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>No key</para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Switched movement</para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>The object swaps places with other panel
+objects. Switched movement is the default movement mode.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><keycap>Alt</keycap> key
+</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Free movement</para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>The object jumps over other panel objects
+into the next vacant space on the panel.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><keycap>Shift</keycap> key
+</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Push movement</para></entry><entry
+colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>The object pushes other panel objects
+further along the panel. </para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gospanel-33">
+<title>To Remove a Panel Object</title>
+<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>removing</secondary>
+</indexterm><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>panel objects</primary><secondary>launchers</secondary>
+<see>launchers</see></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>Open a 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>
+<indexterm><primary>launchers</primary><secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>You can add a launcher to a panel in one of the following
+ways:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>From the panel popup menu</para>
+<para>To create a new launcher, right-click on any vacant space on the panel
+to open the panel popup menu. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel
+</guimenu><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>Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>Launcher from menu</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice> from the panel popup menu. 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>Right-click on any part of a panel to open the panel popup
+menu. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+Launcher</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to display the <guilabel>Launcher Properties
+</guilabel> dialog. 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>Shows Launcher Properties dialog, Basic tabbed section. Contains: Name, Generic name, Comment text boxes, Command field, Type drop-down list box, Icon icon selector button, Run in Terminal check box.
+</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 colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="26.19*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="73.81*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Name</guilabel></para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><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 colname="COLSPEC0"><para><guilabel>Generic name</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Information to be supplied in a future release.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Comment</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Command</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Use this field 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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Type</guilabel></para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><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>FSDevice</guilabel>: Information to be supplied
+in a future release.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Link</guilabel>: Information to be supplied in a
+future release.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>MimeType</guilabel>: Information to be supplied
+in a future release.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Service</guilabel>: Information to be supplied in
+a future release.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>ServiceType</guilabel>: Information to be supplied
+in a future release.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Icon</guilabel></para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Run in Terminal</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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>Shows Launcher Properties dialog, Advanced tabbed section. Contains Try this before using, Documentation fields, Name/Comment translations table, Language, Name, Generic Name, and Comment translation fields, Add/Set and Remove buttons.
+</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 valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Try this before using</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Documentation</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para>Field</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>First field</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Enter the two-letter code for the language for which you want to add a translation.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Second field</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Enter the translation of the <guilabel>Name</guilabel> of the launcher.</para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Third field</para></entry><entry valign="top"><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>
+<indexterm><primary>launchers</primary><secondary>modifying properties</secondary>
+</indexterm><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 your changes, then
+ close the <guilabel>Launcher Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gospanel-37">
+<title>Menus</title>
+<indexterm><primary>menus</primary><secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>menus</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>You can add the following types of menu to your panels:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>System menus: System menus contain the standard applications
+and tools that you can use on your desktop. The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+menu and <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu are system menus. To add a system
+menu to a panel, right-click on a launcher in the menu, then choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Entire menu</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add this as menu to panel
+</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>: The <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>
+is your primary menu. You can access almost all of the applications, commands,
+and configuration options on your desktop from the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>.
+To add a <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> to a panel, right-click on any vacant
+space on the panel to open the panel popup menu. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>
+Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>GNOME Menu</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+You can add as many <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> objects to your panels as
+you want. By default, the <guimenu>GNOME 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>Shows GNOME Menu icon.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</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>Shows typical menu objects on panel.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para>For more information on menus, see <xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-1"/>.
+</para>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gospanel-17">
+<title>Applets</title>
+<indexterm><primary>applets</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>applets</secondary>
+<see>applets</see></indexterm><para>A 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>Window List</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>Volume Control</application>: Enables you to
+control the volume of the speaker on your system.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/sample_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows sample applets. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<sect2 id="gospanel-40">
+<title>To Add an Applet to a Panel</title>
+<indexterm><primary>applets</primary><secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>You can add an applet to a panel in the following ways:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>From the panel popup menu</para>
+<para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel to open the panel popup
+menu. Choose <guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu>, then choose the applet that
+you want to add from one of the following submenus:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>Accessories</guimenu></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>Amusements</guimenu></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>Internet</guimenu></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>Multimedia</guimenu></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>Utility</guimenu></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>From any menu</para>
+<para>Open any menu that contains the applet, then drag the applet on to the
+panel. </para>
+
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gospanel-39">
+<title>To Select an Applet</title>
+<indexterm><primary>applets</primary><secondary>selecting</secondary></indexterm>
+<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>Window List</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>Window List</application>
+applet, you must right-click on the handle. If you right-click on a button
+on the right side, a popup menu for the button opens.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Some applets have areas that you cannot use to select the
+applet. For example, the <application>Command Line</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 Preferences for an Applet</title>
+<indexterm><primary>applets</primary><secondary>modifying preferences</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To modify the preferences for 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>Preferences</guimenuitem>. Use the <guilabel>
+Preferences</guilabel> dialog to modify the preferences as required. The preferences
+for applets vary depending on the applet.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply your changes, then
+ close the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gospanel-18">
+<title>Drawers</title>
+<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>drawers</secondary>
+<see>drawers</see></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,
+other panel objects, and other drawers. When you open a drawer, you can use
+the objects in 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>Shows an open drawer. The context describes the graphic.
+</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 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>
+<indexterm><primary>drawers</primary><secondary>opening</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>drawers</primary><secondary>closing</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>To open a drawer, click on the drawer object in a panel. You can close
+a drawer in the following ways: </para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Click on the drawer.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Click on the drawer hide button.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gospanel-420">
+<title>To Add a Drawer to a Panel</title>
+<indexterm><primary>drawers</primary><secondary>adding to panel</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>You can add a drawer to a panel in the following ways:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>From the panel popup menu</para>
+<para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel to open the panel popup
+menu. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><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 any launcher in the menu, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>
+Entire menu</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add this as drawer to panel</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gospanel-54">
+<title>To Add an Object to a Drawer</title>
+<indexterm><primary>drawers</primary><secondary>adding objects</secondary>
+</indexterm><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 Drawer Properties</title>
+<indexterm><primary>drawers</primary><secondary>modifying properties</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To modify preferences for all panels and drawers, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences
+</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>, then make the changes that you require. 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>
+<para>To modify properties for a drawer 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>Shows a Panel Properties dialog for a drawer. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Select the properties for 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 valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Panel size</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Select the size of the drawer.
+</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Panel window level
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><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>
+Desktop Preferences</application>. To view the default setting, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences
+</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>.</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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Tooltip/Name</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Icon</guilabel></para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><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 valign="top"><para><guilabel>Enable hide button</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to display a hide button when
+the drawer opens. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Enable hide button arrow</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><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 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-28"/>. You can also 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></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply your changes, then
+close the <guilabel>Panel Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gospanel-19">
+<title>Other Panel Objects</title>
+<para>Your panels can include other panel objects that you can use to perform
+special tasks. You can add the following panel objects to your panels:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Log Out button</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Lock Screen button</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>To add a panel object to a panel perform the following steps: </para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on any vacant space on the panel, then choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenuitem>Add to panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the panel popup
+menu.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Choose the object you want to add to the panel. </para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+<sect2 id="gospanel-20">
+<title>Log Out Button</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/logout_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Log Out icon.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>Log Out button</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>Log Out button</primary></indexterm><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>Shows Lock Screen icon.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<indexterm><primary>panel objects</primary><secondary>Lock Screen button</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>Lock Screen button</primary></indexterm><indexterm>
+<primary>locking screen</primary></indexterm><para>The <guibutton>Lock Screen
+</guibutton> button locks your screen and starts a screensaver. To access
+your session again, you must enter your password. To lock your screen correctly,
+you must have a screensaver enabled.</para>
+<para>Right-click on the <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button to open
+a popup menu of screensaver-related commands. <xref linkend="gosstartsession-TBL-83"/>
+describes the commands that are available from the popup menu.</para>
+<table frame="topbot" id="gosstartsession-TBL-83">
+<title>Lock Screen Menu Items</title>
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="43.55*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="56.45*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Menu Item</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Activate Screensaver</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Starts the screensaver immediately, but does not
+lock the screen.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Lock Screen</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Locks the screen immediately. This command performs
+the same function as when you click on the <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton>
+button.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Kill Screensaver Daemon</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Kills the screensaver process. After you kill the
+screensaver process, you can not lock your screen.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Restart Screensaver Daemon</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Kills and restarts the screensaver process. Use
+this command after you change your password. When you restart the screensaver
+process, to use your new password with the screensaver.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Displays an <guilabel>XScreenSaver</guilabel> dialog
+that you can use to configure the screensaver. For information on how to configure
+your screensaver, see <xref linkend="gosstartsession-3"/>.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</table>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+</chapter>
- <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
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+
+
<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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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> \ No newline at end of file
+<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 that 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 session manager starts
+after the <application>Login Manager</application> authenticates your username
+and password. The session manager 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 session manager saves and restores the
+following: </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 applications that the
+session manager does not manage. For example, if you start the <application>
+vi</application> editor from the command line in a terminal window, session
+manager can not restore your editing session. </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosstartsession-1">
+<title>Locking Your Screen</title>
+<para>This section provides information on how to lock your screen, and how
+to configure your screensaver.</para>
+<sect2 id="gosstartsession-4">
+<title>To Lock Your Screen</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/lockscreen_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Lock Screen icon.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<indexterm><primary>sessions</primary><secondary>locking screen</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>locking screen</primary></indexterm><indexterm>
+<primary>Lock Screen button</primary></indexterm><para>To lock the screen,
+perform one of the following actions:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+Lock Display</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>If the <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button is present
+on a panel, click on the <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button. </para>
+<para>To add the <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click
+on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+Lock button</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the panel popup menu.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>When you lock your screen, the screensaver starts. To unlock the screen,
+move your mouse to display the locked screen dialog. Enter your username and
+password in the locked screen dialog, then press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.</para>
+<note><para>To lock your screen correctly, you must have a screensaver enabled.
+</para>
+</note>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosstartsession-3">
+<title>To Set a Screensaver</title>
+<indexterm><primary>sessions</primary><secondary>setting screensaver</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>screensaver, setting</primary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>xscreensaver</primary><see>screensaver</see></indexterm>
+<para>To set your screensaver, perform the following steps:</para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on the <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button,
+then choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> from the popup menu. An <guilabel>
+XScreenSaver</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para>
+<para>If the <guibutton>Lock Screen</guibutton> button is not present on a
+panel, you can add the button to a panel. To add the <guibutton>Lock Screen
+</guibutton> button to a panel, right-click on the panel. Choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>Lock button</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice> from the panel popup menu. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Choose the screensaver that you require from the list box
+at the left side of the <guilabel>XScreenSaver</guilabel> dialog. </para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>To enable the screensaver, select the <guilabel>Enabled</guilabel>
+option.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>To configure your screensaver, click on the <guilabel>Screensaver
+Options</guilabel> tab. Configure your screensaver in the <guilabel>Screensaver
+Options</guilabel> tabbed section. The following table describes the dialog
+elements on the <guilabel>Screensaver Options</guilabel> tabbed section:
+</para>
+<informaltable frame="topbot">
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="40.38*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC3" colwidth="59.62*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Setting</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Function</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Saver Timeout</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Specify how long to wait to start the screensaver
+after the last use of the mouse or keyboard.</para></entry></row>
+<row>
+
+<entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Cycle Timeout</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Specify how long to display a particular screensaver
+before the next screensaver starts.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Fade Duration</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Specify how long to take to fade to black when the
+screensaver starts.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Fade Ticks</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Type how many times per second the colormap changes
+to create a fade effect. Specify a high number for a smooth fade. However,
+a high number in this text box might cause the fade to take longer than the <guilabel>
+Fade Duration</guilabel>.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Lock Timeout</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Specify the delay between the start of the screensaver
+and when the screen locks.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Password Timeout
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Specify
+how long to display the password dialog before displaying the screensaver
+again.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Verbose</guilabel></para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Select this option if you want
+to display screensaver diagnostic information.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Install Colormap
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Select
+this option to install a private colormap when the screensaver is active.
+Use of a private colormap might improve the quality of the color in particular
+screensavers.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Fade Colormap
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Select
+this option if you want your display to fade to black when the screensaver
+starts.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Unfade Colormap
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Select
+this option if you want your display to fade from black to the screen contents
+when the screensaver ends.</para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Require Password
+</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Select
+this option to require the entry of your password to return to the desktop
+after the screensaver locks.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply your changes, then
+close the <guilabel>XScreenSaver</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosstartsession-2">
+<title>Managing the Session</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Session Properties
+&amp; Startup Programs</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>sessions
+</primary><secondary>managing</secondary></indexterm><para>To configure the
+session management of the GNOME desktop, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications
+</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>
+Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Session Properties &amp; Startup
+Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <application>Session Properties &amp;
+Startup Programs</application> preference tool recognizes the following types
+of application: </para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><indexterm><primary>startup applications</primary><secondary>session-managed
+</secondary></indexterm><para>Applications that are session-managed. When
+you save the settings for your session, the session manager saves all of the
+session-managed applications. If you log out, then log in again, the session
+manager automatically starts the session-managed applications. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Applications that are not session-managed. When you save the
+settings for your session, the session manager does not save any applications
+that are not session-managed. If you log out, then log in again, the session
+manager does not start non-session-managed applications. You must start the
+application manually. Alternatively, you can use the <application>Session
+Properties &amp; Startup Programs</application> preference tool to specify
+non-session-managed applications that you want to automatically start. For
+more information, see <xref linkend="goscustsession-5"/>.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<sect2 id="gosstartsession-9">
+<title>Defining Session Behavior When You Log In and Log Out</title>
+<indexterm><primary>sessions</primary><secondary>login behavior</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>sessions</primary><secondary>logout behavior
+</secondary></indexterm><para>To set how a session behaves when you log in
+and log out, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>
+Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>Session Properties &amp; Startup Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+Make the changes you require in the <guilabel>Session Options</guilabel> tabbed
+section. For example, you can select to display a splash screen when you log
+in. </para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosstartsession-6">
+<title>To Use Startup Applications</title>
+<indexterm><primary>startup programs</primary><see>startup applications</see>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>sessions</primary><secondary>using startup
+applications</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>startup applications
+</primary><secondary>non-session-managed</secondary></indexterm><para>You
+can configure your sessions to start with applications that are not session-managed.
+To configure non-session-managed startup applications, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences
+</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Session
+Properties &amp; Startup Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Use the <guilabel>
+Startup Programs</guilabel> tabbed section to add, edit, and delete applications.
+If you save your settings and log out, the next time that you log in, the
+startup applications start automatically. </para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosstartsession-10">
+<title>To Browse Applications in the Current Session</title>
+<indexterm><primary>sessions</primary><secondary>browsing applications</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To browse the applications in the current session, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences
+</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Session
+Properties &amp; Startup Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <guilabel>
+Current Session</guilabel> tabbed section lists the following:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>All GNOME applications that are currently running, that can
+connect to the session manager, and that can save the state of the application.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>All desktop preference tools that can connect to the session
+manager, and that can save the state of the tool.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can use the <guilabel>Current Session</guilabel> tabbed section
+to perform a limited number of actions on the session properties of an application
+or preference tool. For example, you can edit the startup order, and restart
+style of any GNOME application or desktop preference tool that is in the list.
+For more information, see <xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-27"/>.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosgetstarted-74">
+<title>To Save Session Settings</title>
+<indexterm><primary>sessions</primary><secondary>saving settings</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To save your session settings, perform the following steps:
+</para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Configure your session to automatically save settings when
+you end the session. To configure your session, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>
+Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu>
+<guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Session Properties &amp;
+Startup Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <application>Session Properties
+&amp; Startup Programs</application> preference tool starts. Select the <guilabel>
+Automatically save changes to session</guilabel> option on the <guilabel>
+Session Options</guilabel> tabbed section.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>End your session. </para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+<para>If you do not select the <guilabel>Automatically save changes to session
+</guilabel> option, when you log out, a dialog asks if you want to save your
+current settings. To save your settings, select the option, then continue
+to log out.</para>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosgetstarted-73">
+<title>Ending a Session</title>
+<indexterm><primary>sessions</primary><secondary>ending</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>sessions</primary><secondary>logging out</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>logging out</primary></indexterm>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="figures/logout_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Shows Log Out icon.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para>To end your session, close all your currently active processes, then
+perform one of the following actions:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Click on the <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> button.</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+Log out</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Open the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>, then choose <guimenuitem>
+Log out</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>Before you end a desktop session you might want to save your current
+settings so that you can restore the session later. During the log out process,
+a dialog asks if you want to save your current settings. In the <application>
+Session Properties &amp; Startup Programs</application> preference tool, you
+can select an option to automatically save your current settings.</para>
+</sect1>
+</chapter>
+
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/legal.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/legal.xml
index 8c1061a..ac97e1d 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/legal.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/legal.xml
@@ -1,76 +1,76 @@
- <legalnotice id="legalnotice">
- <para>
- Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
- document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation
- License (GFDL), Version 1.1 or any later version published
- by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections,
- no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. You can find
- a copy of the GFDL at this <ulink type="help"
- url="ghelp:fdl">link</ulink> or in the file COPYING-DOCS
- distributed with this manual.
- </para>
- <para> This manual is part of a collection of GNOME manuals
- distributed under the GFDL. If you want to distribute this
- manual separately from the collection, you can do so by
- adding a copy of the license to the manual, as described in
- section 6 of the license.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Many of the names used by companies to distinguish their
- products and services are claimed as trademarks. Where those
- names appear in any GNOME documentation, and the members of
- the GNOME Documentation Project are made aware of those
- trademarks, then the names are in capital letters or initial
- capital letters.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- DOCUMENT AND MODIFIED VERSIONS OF THE DOCUMENT ARE PROVIDED
- UNDER THE TERMS OF THE GNU FREE DOCUMENTATION LICENSE
- WITH THE FURTHER UNDERSTANDING THAT:
-
- <orderedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,
- WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
- IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES
- THAT THE DOCUMENT OR MODIFIED VERSION OF THE
- DOCUMENT IS FREE OF DEFECTS MERCHANTABLE, FIT FOR
- A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGING. THE ENTIRE
- RISK AS TO THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, AND PERFORMANCE
- OF THE DOCUMENT OR MODIFIED VERSION OF THE
- DOCUMENT IS WITH YOU. SHOULD ANY DOCUMENT OR
- MODIFIED VERSION PROVE DEFECTIVE IN ANY RESPECT,
- YOU (NOT THE INITIAL WRITER, AUTHOR OR ANY
- CONTRIBUTOR) ASSUME THE COST OF ANY NECESSARY
- SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. THIS DISCLAIMER
- OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS
- LICENSE. NO USE OF ANY DOCUMENT OR MODIFIED
- VERSION OF THE DOCUMENT IS AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER
- EXCEPT UNDER THIS DISCLAIMER; AND
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL
- THEORY, WHETHER IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE),
- CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL THE AUTHOR,
- INITIAL WRITER, ANY CONTRIBUTOR, OR ANY
- DISTRIBUTOR OF THE DOCUMENT OR MODIFIED VERSION
- OF THE DOCUMENT, OR ANY SUPPLIER OF ANY OF SUCH
- PARTIES, BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY
- DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
- CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER
- INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS
- OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR
- MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER DAMAGES OR
- LOSSES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO USE OF THE
- DOCUMENT AND MODIFIED VERSIONS OF THE DOCUMENT,
- EVEN IF SUCH PARTY SHALL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF
- THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </orderedlist>
- </para>
- </legalnotice>
- \ No newline at end of file
+ <legalnotice id="legalnotice">
+ <para>
+ Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
+ document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation
+ License (GFDL), Version 1.1 or any later version published
+ by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections,
+ no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. You can find
+ a copy of the GFDL at this <ulink type="help"
+ url="ghelp:fdl">link</ulink> or in the file COPYING-DOCS
+ distributed with this manual.
+ </para>
+ <para> This manual is part of a collection of GNOME manuals
+ distributed under the GFDL. If you want to distribute this
+ manual separately from the collection, you can do so by
+ adding a copy of the license to the manual, as described in
+ section 6 of the license.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Many of the names used by companies to distinguish their
+ products and services are claimed as trademarks. Where those
+ names appear in any GNOME documentation, and the members of
+ the GNOME Documentation Project are made aware of those
+ trademarks, then the names are in capital letters or initial
+ capital letters.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ DOCUMENT AND MODIFIED VERSIONS OF THE DOCUMENT ARE PROVIDED
+ UNDER THE TERMS OF THE GNU FREE DOCUMENTATION LICENSE
+ WITH THE FURTHER UNDERSTANDING THAT:
+
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
+ IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES
+ THAT THE DOCUMENT OR MODIFIED VERSION OF THE
+ DOCUMENT IS FREE OF DEFECTS MERCHANTABLE, FIT FOR
+ A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGING. THE ENTIRE
+ RISK AS TO THE QUALITY, ACCURACY, AND PERFORMANCE
+ OF THE DOCUMENT OR MODIFIED VERSION OF THE
+ DOCUMENT IS WITH YOU. SHOULD ANY DOCUMENT OR
+ MODIFIED VERSION PROVE DEFECTIVE IN ANY RESPECT,
+ YOU (NOT THE INITIAL WRITER, AUTHOR OR ANY
+ CONTRIBUTOR) ASSUME THE COST OF ANY NECESSARY
+ SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. THIS DISCLAIMER
+ OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS
+ LICENSE. NO USE OF ANY DOCUMENT OR MODIFIED
+ VERSION OF THE DOCUMENT IS AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER
+ EXCEPT UNDER THIS DISCLAIMER; AND
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL
+ THEORY, WHETHER IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE),
+ CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL THE AUTHOR,
+ INITIAL WRITER, ANY CONTRIBUTOR, OR ANY
+ DISTRIBUTOR OF THE DOCUMENT OR MODIFIED VERSION
+ OF THE DOCUMENT, OR ANY SUPPLIER OF ANY OF SUCH
+ PARTIES, BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY
+ DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
+ CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER
+ INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS
+ OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR
+ MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER DAMAGES OR
+ LOSSES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO USE OF THE
+ DOCUMENT AND MODIFIED VERSIONS OF THE DOCUMENT,
+ EVEN IF SUCH PARTY SHALL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF
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+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </legalnotice>
+
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/part1.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/part1.xml
index 4caf4a7..1e4a395 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/part1.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/part1.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,59 @@
-<part id="part1-1">
-<title>A Tour of the GNOME Desktop</title>
- <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
- Part II of this manual. </para>
- </partintro>&gosbasic;
- &gosoverview;
- &gosstartsession;
- &gospanel;
- &goseditmainmenu;
- &gosmetacity;
- &gosnautilus;
- &gosdeskback;
-</part> \ No newline at end of file
+
+
+
+<part id="part1-1">
+<title>A Tour of the GNOME Desktop</title>
+<partintro><para>This section introduces the core GNOME components. This section
+also 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 <xref linkend="part2-1"/>. The chapters in this section are as follows:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><xref linkend="gosbasic-1"/></para>
+<para>Read this chapter to find out about mouse usage, shortcut keys, basic
+window skills, and basic dialog skills. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><xref linkend="gosoverview-1"/></para>
+<para>Read this chapter for an introduction to the major components and functions
+ of the desktop. If you do not read anything else in this manual, read this
+chapter.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><xref linkend="gosgetstarted-1"/></para>
+<para>Read this chapter for information about how to start, manage, and end
+desktop sessions. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><xref linkend="gospanel-1"/></para>
+<para>Read this chapter to find out more about using panels in the desktop.
+Panels are a key component of the desktop. This chapter tells you how to use
+the different parts of your panels, and how to invoke the available functions
+of the desktop using panels.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-1"/></para>
+<para>Read this chapter to find out more about using menus in the desktop.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><xref linkend="gosmetacity-1"/></para>
+<para>Read this chapter to find out more about using windows in the desktop.
+This chapter describes basic windows functions such as moving and resizing.
+ This chapter also describes the controls that you use with windows. </para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-1"/></para>
+<para>Read this chapter to find out more about the <application>Nautilus</application>
+file manager. This chapter describes how to use <application>Nautilus</application>
+to work with your file system. This chapter also describes how to customize <application>
+Nautilus</application>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><xref linkend="gosdeskback-1"/></para>
+<para>Read this chapter to find out more about using the desktop background.
+This chapter describes how to use the desktop background to start applications,
+and open your files and folders. The chapter also describes how to use <guilabel>
+Trash</guilabel> from the desktop, how to use the <guimenu>Desktop
+Background</guimenu> menu, and how to customize the desktop background.</para>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</partintro>&gosbasic;
+&gosoverview;
+&gosstartsession;
+&gospanel;
+&goseditmainmenu;
+&gosmetacity;
+&gosnautilus;
+&gosdeskback;
+</part>
+
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/part2.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/part2.xml
index e447b45..45e5d65 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/part2.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/part2.xml
@@ -1,70 +1,51 @@
-<part id="part2-1">
- <title>Customizing Your GNOME Desktop Using the Control Center</title>
- <partintro>
- <para>You use the <application>Control Center</application> to configure
- the characteristics of your desktop. The configuration of each aspect of the
- desktop is controlled by a dedicated software tool called a capplet. 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 display the <application>Control Center</application> window, open
- the
- <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> then choose
- <guimenu>Programs</guimenu>
- <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
- <guimenuitem>GNOME Control Center</guimenuitem>. </para>
- <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. A capplet dialog is
- displayed. Each capplet contains the following action buttons at the bottom of
- the dialog:</para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>The
- <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button.</para>
- <para> The
- <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button is only active when you make a
- change in a capplet. Click
- <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to implement the changes you make, and to
- save the current settings. </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>The
- <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button.</para>
- <para>Click on the
- <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button to remove any changes you make,
- and to close the capplet dialog.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <note>
- <para>Some capplets contain an
- <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button instead of an
- <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button. For example, the
- <application>Keyboard </application>, <application>Mouse</application>, and
- <application>Sound</application> capplets contain an
- <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button. Click
- <guibutton> Apply</guibutton> to implement the changes you make, and to
- save the current settings. The <application>File Types and
- Programs</application> capplet only contains a
- <guibutton>Close</guibutton> button. When you make changes in the
- <application> File Types and Programs</application> capplet, the changes are
- implemented and saved immediately. </para>
- </note>
- </partintro>
-&goscustdesk;
-&goscustlookandfeel;
-&goscustaccess;
-</part> \ No newline at end of file
+
+
+
+<part id="part2-1">
+<title>Customizing Your GNOME Desktop</title>
+<partintro><para>You can customize many of the characteristics of your desktop.
+The customization of each aspect of the desktop is controlled by a dedicated
+software tool that is called a desktop preference tool. For convenience, the preference
+tools are grouped under the following headings:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Basic</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Accessibility</guilabel></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Advanced</guilabel></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can open your preference tools in either of the following ways:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Desktop Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Choose the tool
+that you require from the submenus. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> object
+on the desktop background. A <application>Nautilus</application> window opens
+at the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location. Double-click on the <guilabel>
+Preferences</guilabel> object in the <application>Nautilus</application> window
+to display your preference tools. Double-click on the tool that you require.
+</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>This section describes how to configure the desktop in the following
+chapters. </para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-6"/></para>
+<para>Read this chapter to find out how to customize your desktop background.
+This chapter also contains information on how to configure your keyboard settings
+and your mouse settings. This chapter also describes how to configure shortcut
+keys, and how to set your sound preferences. This chapter also contains information
+on how to choose a theme and fonts for your desktop,
+and how to customize your application menubars and toolbars. This chapter also describes how to customize window focus behavior. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><xref linkend="goscustuserinter-1"/></para>
+<para>This chapter describes how to configure file types, your preferred applications,
+and your panels. This chapter also contains information on how to customize
+your sessions and startup programs. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><xref linkend="goscustaccess-1"/></para>
+<para>Read this chapter to find out how to use the accessibility features
+of the desktop. This chapter describes how to use the keyboard accessibility
+features.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</partintro>&goscustdesk;
+&goscustlookandfeel;
+&goscustaccess;
+</part>
+
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/user-guide.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/user-guide.xml
index 34b19ba..463ebdc 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/user-guide.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/user-guide.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS/DTD DocBookXML V4.1.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY gnomeversion "2.0">
<!ENTITY manrevision "1.0">
<!ENTITY date "May 2002">
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
<!ENTITY gosstartsession SYSTEM "gosstartsession.xml">
<!ENTITY gospanel SYSTEM "gospanel.xml">
<!ENTITY goseditmainmenu SYSTEM "goseditmainmenu.xml">
- <!ENTITY gosmetacity SYSTEM "gosmetacity.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">
+ <!ENTITY goscustaccess SYSTEM "goscustaccess.xml">
+ <!ENTITY gloss SYSTEM "glossary.xml">
]>
<book id="index">
<title>GNOME Desktop &gnomeversion; User Guide</title>
@@ -69,5 +70,5 @@
</bookinfo>
&PART1;
&PART2;
-
+&gloss;
</book>