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authorTiffany Antopolski <tiffany@antopolski.com>2011-03-04 18:24:07 -0500
committerTiffany Antopolski <tiffany@antopolski.com>2011-03-04 18:24:07 -0500
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[g-h] updating outdated 'mouse' pages
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-rw-r--r--gnome-help/C/mouse-disabletouchpad.page57
-rw-r--r--gnome-help/C/mouse-lefthanded.page41
-rw-r--r--gnome-help/C/mouse-problem-doubleclick.page21
-rw-r--r--gnome-help/C/mouse-sensitivity.page4
-rw-r--r--gnome-help/C/shell-apps-open.page20
5 files changed, 84 insertions, 59 deletions
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/mouse-disabletouchpad.page b/gnome-help/C/mouse-disabletouchpad.page
index c3ae284..11688ca 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/mouse-disabletouchpad.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/mouse-disabletouchpad.page
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
<link type="seealso" xref="mouse-mousekeys"/>
<desc>
- Disable the touchpad permanently, or just when you plug-in a mouse.
+ Enable or disable the touchpad.
</desc>
- <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-22" status="outdated"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-02-04" status="draft"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Phil Bull</name>
<email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
@@ -23,46 +23,58 @@
<!-- <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> -->
</info>
-<title>Turning-off the touchpad</title>
+<title>Touchpad</title>
<p>
-To disable the touchpad:
+To enable or disable the touchpad:
</p>
<steps>
<item>
<p>
- Click <guiseq><gui>System</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Mouse</gui></guiseq>
- and select the <gui>Touchpad</gui> tab.
+ Press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F2</key></keyseq>.
</p>
</item>
- <item>
- <p>Uncheck <gui>Enable touchpad</gui>. The touchpad will be turned-off
- immediately.
+ <item><p>
+ Type <input>gconf-editor</input> to bring up the <gui>Configuration Editor</gui> window.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Click <guiseq><gui>/</gui><gui>desktop</gui><gui>gnome</gui><gui>peripherals</gui><gui>touchpad</gui></guiseq>.
</p>
</item>
+ <item><p>
+ Check/uncheck <gui>touchpad_enabled</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Click <guiseq><gui>File</gui><gui>Quit</gui></guiseq>.
+ </p></item>
</steps>
<note style="important">
<p>
- If the touchpad is your only pointing device and you accidentally turned it
- off, you can turn it back on again using just the keyboard.
+ If the touchpad is your only pointing device and you accidentally disabled it, you can enable it again using just the keyboard:
+ </p>
+ <steps>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F2</key></keyseq>
</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
<p>
- Press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F2</key></keyseq>, type
- <cmd>gconftool --set /desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/touchpad_enabled -t bool True</cmd>
- and press <key>Enter</key>.
+ Type <cmd>gconftool --set /desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/touchpad_enabled -t bool True</cmd>
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Press <key>Enter</key>.
</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
</note>
-
+<comment>
<section status="incomplete">
<title>Disable the touchpad when a mouse is plugged-in</title>
- <comment>
- <cite>Phil Bull</cite>
- <p>
- This section needs fixing-up to provide useful advice. It's basically
- working around a feature request bug.
- </p>
- </comment>
+
<p>
There is currently no simple way of having your touchpad automatically
disabled when a mouse is plugged in.
@@ -74,5 +86,6 @@ To disable the touchpad:
ENV{ID_CLASS}="mouse", ACTION=="remove", RUN+="synclient touchpadoff=0"
</code>
</section>
+</comment>
</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/mouse-lefthanded.page b/gnome-help/C/mouse-lefthanded.page
index a9f89f5..c8afda2 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/mouse-lefthanded.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/mouse-lefthanded.page
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="mouse#behavior"/>
<link type="guide" xref="mouse-preferences#general"/>
-
<desc>
- Reverse the layout of the mouse buttons
</desc>
-
- <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-22" status="outdated"/>
+
+ <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-02-04" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Phil Bull</name>
<email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
@@ -22,21 +20,28 @@
<!-- <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> -->
</info>
-<title>Change to left-handed or right-handed mouse layout</title>
+<title>Left-Handed Mouse Orientation</title>
<steps>
- <item>
- <p>
- Click
- <guiseq><gui>System</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Mouse</gui></guiseq> and
- select the <gui>General</gui> tab.
- </p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>
- Change the setting under <gui>Mouse Orientation</gui>.
- </p>
- </item>
-</steps>
+ <item><p>
+ Press the <key>Meta</key> key or Press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F1</key></keyseq> or move your cursor to the top-right corner (hot corner) to enter the <gui>Activities</gui> overview.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ <gui>Type to search</gui> <input>mouse</input>.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Press <key>Enter</key>.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <item><p>
+ Click on the <gui>General</gui> tab.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Under <gui>Mouse Orientation</gui> select desired handedness by clicking on the desired radio button.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ Click <gui>Close</gui>.
+ </p></item>
+ </steps>
</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/mouse-problem-doubleclick.page b/gnome-help/C/mouse-problem-doubleclick.page
index 7d39bf5..3712a11 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/mouse-problem-doubleclick.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/mouse-problem-doubleclick.page
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
Change the double-click time-out or check if your mouse is faulty.
</desc>
- <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-09-10" status="outdated"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-02-04" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Phil Bull</name>
<email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
@@ -30,12 +30,19 @@ Your double-click settings might need adjusting.
</p>
<steps>
- <item>
- <p>
- Click <guiseq><gui>System</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Mouse</gui></guiseq>
- and select the <gui>General</gui> tab.
- </p>
- </item>
+ <item><p>
+ Press the <key>Meta</key> key or Press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F1</key></keyseq> or move your cursor to the top-right corner (hot corner) to enter the <gui>Activities</gui> overview.
+ </p></item>
+ <item><p>
+ <gui>Type to search</gui> <input>mouse</input>.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Press <key>Enter</key>.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <item><p>
+ Click on the <gui>General</gui> tab.
+ </p></item>
<item>
<p>
Make the <gui>Double-Click Timeout</gui> longer.
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/mouse-sensitivity.page b/gnome-help/C/mouse-sensitivity.page
index 2f755e9..9bd71f1 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/mouse-sensitivity.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/mouse-sensitivity.page
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
<desc></desc>
- <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-02-25" status="review"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-02-25" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Phil Bull</name>
<email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
</item>
<item>
<p>
- Type 'mouse'. Click on the <gui> Mouse </gui> icon.
+ Type <input>mouse</input>. Press <key>Enter</key> or click on the <gui> Mouse </gui> icon.
</p>
</item>
<item>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/shell-apps-open.page b/gnome-help/C/shell-apps-open.page
index 93ba96f..976b52c 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/shell-apps-open.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/shell-apps-open.page
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
-
+
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
</info>
@@ -22,38 +22,38 @@
<steps>
<item><p>
- Press the <key>Meta</key> key or Press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F1</key></keyseq> or move your cursor to the top-right corner (hot corner) to enter the <gui>Activities</gui> overview.
+ Press the <key>Meta</key> key or Press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F1</key></keyseq> or move your cursor to the top-right corner (hot corner) to enter the <gui>Activities</gui> overview.
</p></item>
<item><p>
Click on <gui>Applications</gui>.
</p></item>
<item><p>
- Left-click on the application you wish to open.
+ Left-click on the application you wish to open.
</p></item>
</steps>
-
+
<p>
Alternatively you can:
</p>
-
+
<steps>
<item><p>
- Press the <key>Meta</key> key or Press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F1</key></keyseq> or move your cursor to the top-right corner (hot corner) to enter the <gui>Activities</gui> overview.
+ Press the <key>Meta</key> key or Press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F1</key></keyseq> or move your cursor to the top-right corner (hot corner) to enter the <gui>Activities</gui> overview.
</p></item>
<item><p>
Start typing the name of the application you wish to open. The name will be entered in the <gui>Search Your Computer</gui> textbox. The <gui>Applications</gui> menu will be displayed with the applications matching your current entry.
</p></item>
<item><p>
- Left-click on the application you wish to open.
+ Left-click on the application you wish to open.
</p></item>
</steps>
<note style="tip">
<p>
- <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F2</key></keyseq> allows entering a command to launch an application. For example, to launch <app>Rhythmbox</app>, press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F2</key></keyseq> and type 'rhythmbox' (without the single-quotes). The name of the app is the command to launch the program.
+ <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F2</key></keyseq> allows entering a command to launch an application. For example, to launch <app>Rhythmbox</app>, press <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F2</key></keyseq> and type 'rhythmbox' (without the single-quotes). The name of the app is the command to launch the program.
</p>
<p>
- If you change your mind about starting an application after you have typed <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F2</key></keyseq>, press <key>Esc</key> to exit.
-
+ If you change your mind about starting an application after you have typed <keyseq><key>Alt</key><key>F2</key></keyseq>, press <key>Esc</key> to exit.
+
</p>
</note>