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authorJoachim Noreiko <joachimn@src.gnome.org>2006-03-11 18:49:44 +0000
committerJoachim Noreiko <joachimn@src.gnome.org>2006-03-11 18:49:44 +0000
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added references to new pointer images & tweaked text. Partial fix to
* gosbasic.xml: added references to new pointer images & tweaked text. Partial fix to #330123 * gosnautilus.xml: updated a section id
-rw-r--r--gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog7
-rw-r--r--gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml40
-rw-r--r--gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml4
3 files changed, 37 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog b/gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog
index bd18ce1..93c7070 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-03-11 Joachim Noreiko <jnoreiko@yahoo.com>
+
+ * gosbasic.xml:
+ added references to new pointer images & tweaked text. Partial fix to #330123
+ * gosnautilus.xml:
+ updated a section id
+
2006-03-11 Brent Smith <gnome@nextreality.net>
* figures/busy_pointer.png:
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml
index a606cfd..33689ce 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml
@@ -343,6 +343,21 @@
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata format="PNG"
+ fileref="figures/busy_pointer.png"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Busy pointer.</phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </inlinemediaobject>
+ Busy pointer
+ </term>
+ <listitem><para>This pointer appears over a window that is busy performing a task. You cannot use the mouse to give this window any input, but you can move to another window and work with that.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <inlinemediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata format="PNG"
fileref="figures/resize_pointer.png"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
@@ -352,8 +367,8 @@
Resize pointer
</term>
<listitem><para>This pointer indicates that you can grab the control to
- resize parts of the interface. This appears over the sides of windows
- and over resize handles between panes. The direction of the arrows
+ resize parts of the interface. This appears over the borders of windows
+ and over resize handles between panes in a window. The direction of the arrows
indicates in which direction you can resize.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -361,7 +376,7 @@
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata format="PNG"
- fileref="figures/hand_pointer.png"/>
+ fileref="figures/hyperlink_pointer.png"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Hand pointer</phrase>
@@ -370,7 +385,7 @@
Hand pointer
</term>
<listitem><para>This pointer appears when you hover over a
- <glossterm>hypertext link</glossterm>.
+ <glossterm>hypertext link</glossterm>, in a web page for example.
This pointer indicates that you can click on the link to load
a new document or perform an action.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -379,7 +394,7 @@
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata format="PNG"
- fileref="figures/missing.png"/>
+ fileref="figures/ibeam_pointer.png"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>I-beam pointer</phrase>
@@ -388,11 +403,11 @@
I-beam pointer
</term>
<listitem><para>This pointer is shown when the mouse is over text that you can
- select or edit. Click to place the cursor, or drag to select text.</para></listitem>
+ select or edit. Click to place the cursor where you want to type text, or drag to select text.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
- <para>The following mouse pointers are shown when dragging an item such as a file icon.
+ <para>The following mouse pointers are shown when dragging an item such as a file, or a piece of text.
They indicate the result of releasing the mouse button to drop the
object being moved.</para>
@@ -448,7 +463,7 @@
indicates that when you drop the object, a <firstterm>symbolic
link</firstterm> to the object is created where you drop the object.
A symbolic link is a special type of file that points to another file
- or folder.</para></listitem>
+ or folder. For more on this, see <xref linkend="nautilus-symlink"/>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
@@ -464,8 +479,7 @@
Ask pointer
</term>
<listitem><para>This pointer
- indicates that when you drop the object, a menu will open.
- The menu allows you to choose which operation you would like to perform.
+ indicates that when you drop the object, you will be given a choice of what to do. A menu will open to allow you to choose which operation you would like to perform.
For instance, you may be able to move, copy, or
create a symbolic link.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -483,7 +497,7 @@
Not available pointer
</term>
<listitem><para>This pointer indicates that you cannot
- drop the object at the current location.</para></listitem>
+ drop the object at the current location. Releasing the mouse button now will have no effect: the dragged object will be returned to its starting location.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
@@ -498,7 +512,7 @@
</inlinemediaobject>
Move panel object pointer
</term>
- <listitem><para>This pointer appears when you drag a panel object
+ <listitem><para>This pointer appears when you drag a panel or a panel object
with the middle mouse button.
See <xref linkend="panels"/> for more information on panels.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -507,7 +521,7 @@
<inlinemediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata format="PNG"
- fileref="figures/missing.png"/>
+ fileref="figures/movewindow_pointer.png"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Move window pointer.</phrase>
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml
index 55e6369..1b7d590 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml
@@ -2184,8 +2184,10 @@ or folder, then choose <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="gosnautilus-14">
+ <sect2 id="nautilus-symlink">
<title>To Create a Symbolic Link to a File or Folder</title>
+ <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
+ <anchor id="gosnautilus-14"/>
<indexterm>
<primary>file manager</primary>
<secondary>creating symbolic link</secondary>