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author | Brent Smith <gnome@nextreality.net> | 2006-03-11 01:50:13 +0000 |
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committer | Brent Smith <bmsmith@src.gnome.org> | 2006-03-11 01:50:13 +0000 |
commit | 1ec44e37d1b66681295a5fd3ab6c29986c2267bf (patch) | |
tree | e1c7ed7cc063a166df5431788793c429e2d0e0e4 /gnome2-system-admin-guide | |
parent | dac2138ac5bc7f682c03a9143c8cc1d95d9f924a (diff) | |
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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
Diffstat (limited to 'gnome2-system-admin-guide')
-rw-r--r-- | gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/appendixa.xml | 73 |
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> |