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authorBrent Smith <gnome@nextreality.net>2006-03-11 01:50:13 +0000
committerBrent Smith <bmsmith@src.gnome.org>2006-03-11 01:50:13 +0000
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Updates to the appendix, fixes #333782
2006-03-10 Brent Smith <gnome@nextreality.net> * appendixa.xml: Updates to the appendix, fixes #333782
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-rw-r--r--gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/ChangeLog5
-rw-r--r--gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/appendixa.xml73
2 files changed, 35 insertions, 43 deletions
diff --git a/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/ChangeLog b/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/ChangeLog
index bcad5ec..98d3c92 100644
--- a/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-03-10 Brent Smith <gnome@nextreality.net>
+
+ * appendixa.xml:
+ Updates to the appendix, fixes #333782
+
2006-03-09 Brent Smith <gnome@nextreality.net>
* glossary.xml:
diff --git a/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/appendixa.xml b/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/appendixa.xml
index a2ea254..b7d56ba 100644
--- a/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/appendixa.xml
+++ b/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/appendixa.xml
@@ -34,12 +34,24 @@ Desktop adds to the home directories of users. </para>
<row>
<entry valign="top">
<para>
+ <filename>.config</filename>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>This is the default location for the environment variable <envar>XDG_CONFIG_HOME</envar>,
+if it is not set. User defined menus can be created at <filename>menus/applications.menu</filename>.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
<filename>.esd_auth</filename>
</para>
</entry>
<entry valign="top">
<para>Contains the authentication cookie for the GNOME
sound daemon. The GNOME sound daemon is the Enlightened Sound Daemon (ESD).</para>
+<para><emphasis>NOTE: This is a file, not a directory.</emphasis></para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
@@ -84,35 +96,9 @@ daemon details:</para>
</entry>
<entry valign="top">
<para>Contains user-specific application data that is
-not stored in the <application>GConf</application> repository. For example,
-this directory contains MIME type information and session information for
-the user. </para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>
- <filename>.gnome-desktop</filename>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry valign="top">
- <para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file manager
-contains a preference that enables users to use the file manager to manage
-the desktop. If this option is selected, this directory contains the objects
-that are on the desktop of the user. This directory contains the following:</para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Objects on the desktop, for example, the <guilabel>Home</guilabel>
-object, the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object, and other launchers. The objects
-appear in the directory as desktop entry files. For example, the <filename>starthere.desktop</filename> file contains a link to the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location. </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Removable media volumes that are mounted.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para>The file manager also contains a preference that enables
-users to use the home directory as the desktop directory, instead of <filename>.gnome-desktop</filename>. If a user selects this option, the contents of
-the home directory are displayed as desktop objects.</para>
+not stored in the <application>GConf</application> repository. </para>
+<para><emphasis>NOTE: this directory is deprecated and is only used by
+GNOME 1.x applications.</emphasis></para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
@@ -136,8 +122,8 @@ this directory contains the following:</para>
<para>Desktop entry files for panel launchers.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>This directory also contains user-specific menu data.
-If a user modifies menus, the details are stored here.</para>
+ <para>This directory may also contain sub-directories that store
+application specific data.</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
@@ -154,6 +140,18 @@ at the time of publication of this guide.</para>
<row>
<entry valign="top">
<para>
+ <filename>.local/share</filename>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>This is the default location for the environment variable <envar>XDG_DATA_HOME</envar>,
+if it is not set. User defined desktop entries can be created in the subdirectory <filename>applications</filename>.
+User defined mime types can be created in <filename>mime/packages/Overrides.xml</filename>.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
<filename>.metacity</filename>
</para>
</entry>
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ user. For example, this directory can contain the following: </para>
adds.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><application>Nautilus</application> desktop images.</para>
+ <para><application>Nautilus</application> desktop images.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</entry>
@@ -209,17 +207,6 @@ thumbnails are used in the file manager. The file manager contains a preference
that the user can select to stop generation of thumbnail images.</para>
</entry>
</row>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <filename>.xscreensaver</filename>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
- <para>Contains
-screensaver configuration data and screensaver preference data.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>