added new introduction to applications, using material from the wiki by

* gosoverview.xml:
added new introduction to applications, using material
from the wiki by Daniel Espinosa Ortiz
relegated old material to a subsection
* goscustdesk.xml:
updated a section id

2 files changed, 87 insertions, 60 deletions

diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
index 7ece2b0..64abe76 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
@@ -1370,8 +1370,10 @@ click on the shortcut for the action. Press the <keycap>Backspace</keycap> key.<
       </tgroup>
     </table>
   </sect1>  
-  <sect1 id="goscustuserinter-2">
+  <sect1 id="prefs-menustoolbars">
     <title>Menus &amp; Toolbars Preferences</title>
+    <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
+    <anchor id="goscustuserinter-2"/>    
     <indexterm>
       <primary>toolbars, customizing appearance</primary>
     </indexterm>
diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml
index 8886a54..801c682 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml
@@ -374,71 +374,96 @@ specify the number of workspaces that you require.</para>
     </section>
   </section>
   
-  <!-- translators: rest of this file is still being worked on and will change a lot -->
-  <section id="gosoverview-54">
+  <section id="overview-applications">
     <title>Applications</title>
+    <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
+    <anchor id="gosoverview-54"/>       
     <indexterm>
       <primary>applications</primary>
       <secondary>overview</secondary>
     </indexterm>
-
-    <remark>This section needs work.</remark>
-
-    <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 <firstterm>GNOME-compliant application</firstterm>. For example, <application>Nautilus</application> and the <application>gedit</application> text editor 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 applications and Motif applications
-from the GNOME Desktop.</para>
-    <para>Some of the features of GNOME-compliant applications are as follows:</para>
+   
+    <para>An <firstterm>application</firstterm> is a type of computer program that allows you to perform a particular task. You might use applications to create text documents such as letters or reports; to work with spreadsheets; to listen to your favorite music; to navigate the Internet; or to create, edit, or view images and videos. For each of these tasks, you would use a different application.</para>
+    
+    <para>To launch an application, open the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu and choose the application you want from the submenus. For more on this, see <xref linkend="applications-menu"/>.</para>
+       
+    <para>The applications that are part of GNOME include the following:</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 preference
-tools. You can use the following tools to change the look-and-feel of your
-GNOME-compliant applications:<itemizedlist><listitem><para><application>Menus &amp; Toolbars</application> preference
-tool</para></listitem><listitem><para><application>Theme</application> preference tool</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.
-The menubar always contains a <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu and a <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menu. The <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu always contains an <guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem> menu item, and the <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menu always
-contains an <guimenuitem>About</guimenuitem> menu item.</para>
-        <para>A <firstterm>toolbar</firstterm> is a bar that appears under the menubar.
-A toolbar contains buttons for the most commonly-used commands. A <firstterm>statusbar</firstterm> 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 screen. For example, you can detach the menubar, toolbar, and
-location bar in the 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 web browser, the file
-is displayed in HTML format in the browser. However, when you drag the HTML
-file to a text editor, the file is displayed in plain text format in the text
-editor. </para>
-      </listitem>
+      <listitem><para><ulink type="help" url="ghelp:gedit"><application>Gedit Text Editor</application></ulink> can read, create, or modify any kind of simple text without any formatting.</para></listitem>
+      <listitem><para><ulink type="help" url="ghelp:gnome-dictionary"><application>Dictionary</application></ulink> allows you to look up definitions of a word. </para></listitem>
+      <listitem><para><ulink type="help" url="ghelp:eog"><application>Image Viewer</application></ulink> can display single image files, as well as large image collections.</para></listitem>
+      <listitem><para><ulink type="help" url="ghelp:gcalctool"><application>Calculator</application></ulink> performs basic, financial, and scientific calculations.</para></listitem>
+      <listitem><para><ulink type="help" url="ghelp:gucharmap"><application>Character Map</application></ulink> lets you choose letters and symbols from the <firstterm>Unicode</firstterm> character set and paste them into any application. If you are writing in several languages, not all the characters you need will be on your keyboard.</para></listitem>
+      <listitem><para><link linkend="nautilus"><application>Nautilus File Manager</application></link> displays your folders and their contents. Use this to copy, move, classify your files; and access CDs, USB flashdrives, or any removable media. When you choose an item from the <link linkend="places-menu"><guimenu>Places</guimenu> menu</link>, a <application>Nautilus File Manager</application> window opens you show you that location.</para></listitem>
+      <listitem><para><ulink type="help" url="ghelp:gnome-terminal"><application>Terminal</application></ulink> gives you access to the system command line.</para></listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
-  </section>
 
+    <para>Further standard GNOME applications include games, music and video players, a web browser, software accessibility tools, and utilities to manage your system. Your distributor or vendor may have added other GNOME applications, such as a word processor and a graphics editor. Your distributor or vendor may alsoprovide you with a way to install further applications.</para>
+    
+    <para>All GNOME applications have many features in common, which makes it easier to learn how to work with a new GNOME application. The rest of this section describes some of these features.</para>
+
+    <section id="overview-lookandfeel">
+      <title>Common Features</title>
+    
+      <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 <firstterm>GNOME-compliant application</firstterm>. For example, <application>Nautilus</application> and the <application>gedit</application> text editor 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 applications 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 preference
+  tools. You can use the following tools to change the look-and-feel of your
+  GNOME-compliant applications:</para>
+          <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend="prefs-menustoolbars"><application>Menus &amp; Toolbars</application> preference tool</link></para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para><link linkend="prefs-theme"><application>Theme</application> preference tool</link></para></listitem>
+          </itemizedlist>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Menubars, toolbars, and statusbars</para>
+          <para>Most GNOME-compliant applications have a menubar, a toolbar, and a statusbar.
+  The menubar always contains a <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu and a <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menu. The <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu always contains an <guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem> menu item, and the <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menu always
+  contains an <guimenuitem>About</guimenuitem> menu item.</para>
+          <para>A <firstterm>toolbar</firstterm> is a bar that appears under the menubar.
+  A toolbar contains buttons for the most commonly-used commands. A <firstterm>statusbar</firstterm> 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 screen. For example, you can detach the menubar, toolbar, and
+  location bar in the 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 web browser, the file
+  is displayed in HTML format in the browser. However, when you drag the HTML
+  file to a text editor, the file is displayed in plain text format in the text
+  editor. </para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </section>
+  </section>
 </chapter>