Updates for the GNOME 2.4 User Guide.

1 files changed, 30 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml
index cf9fcaf..f8cb208 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <title>Basic Skills</title>
   <highlights>
     <para>This chapter introduces you to the basic skills that you
-need to work with your desktop.</para>
+need to work with the GNOME Desktop.</para>
   </highlights>
   <sect1 id="gosbasic-2">
     <title>Mouse Skills</title>
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ of a mouse device configured for normal right-hand use. </para>
           </tbody>
         </tgroup>
       </informaltable>
-      <para>To reverse the handedness of your mouse device, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Mouse</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, then select the
-options that you require. If you do reverse the handedness of your mouse device,
-then you must reverse the mouse button conventions used in this manual.</para>
+      <para>To reverse the handedness of your mouse device, open the , then select
+the options that you require. If you do reverse the handedness of your mouse
+device, then you must reverse the mouse button conventions used in this manual.</para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gosgetstarted-45">
       <title>Mouse Actions</title>
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ the text.</para>
           <para>Click on the middle mouse button. </para>
         </listitem>
       </orderedlist>
-      <para>You can also right-click on the desktop background to open the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu.</para>
+      <para>You can also right-click on the desktop to open the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu.</para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gosbasic-6">
       <title>Mouse Action Terminology</title>
@@ -377,8 +377,7 @@ is created where you drop the object.</para>
               </entry>
               <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
                 <para>Symbolic link pointer. 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>
+A symbolic link is a special type of file that points to another file or folder.</para>
               </entry>
             </row>
             <row>
@@ -546,20 +545,21 @@ pointer. Indicates that you have selected a column in a table to resize.</para>
     <para>For almost every task that you can perform with
 the mouse, you can use the keyboard to perform the same task. <firstterm>Shortcut keys</firstterm> are keys that provide you with a quick way to perform
 a task. </para>
-    <para>You can use shortcut keys to perform desktop tasks and to work with
-interface items such as panels and windows. You can also use shortcut keys
-in applications. To customize your shortcut keys, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
-    <para>You can also modify your desktop preferences to use keyboard accessibility
-features. </para>
+    <para>You can use shortcut keys to perform desktop environment tasks and to
+work with interface items such as panels and windows. You can also use shortcut
+keys in applications. To customize your shortcut keys, use the <application>Keyboard Shortcuts</application> preference tool.</para>
+    <para>You can also modify your desktop environment preferences to use keyboard
+accessibility features. </para>
     <para>The following sections describe the shortcut keys that you can use.</para>
     <sect2 id="gosbasic-62">
-      <title>Desktop Shortcut Keys</title>
+      <title>Desktop Environment Shortcut Keys</title>
       <indexterm>
         <primary>shortcut keys</primary>
-        <secondary>desktop</secondary>
+        <secondary>desktop environment</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>Desktop shortcut keys enable you to use the keyboard to
-perform desktop tasks. The following table lists some desktop shortcut keys:</para>
+      <para>Desktop environment shortcut keys enable you
+to use the keyboard to perform desktop environment tasks. The following table
+lists some desktop environment shortcut keys:</para>
       <informaltable frame="topbot">
         <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
           <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.67*"/>
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ perform desktop tasks. The following table lists some desktop shortcut keys:</pa
                 <para><keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo></para>
               </entry>
               <entry colname="colspec1">
-                <para>Displays the <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel>
+                <para>Displays the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel>
 dialog.</para>
               </entry>
             </row>
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ of the window that has focus. </para>
               </entry>
               <entry colname="colspec1">
                 <para>Minimizes
-all windows, and gives focus to the desktop background.</para>
+all windows, and gives focus to the desktop.</para>
               </entry>
             </row>
             <row>
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ Release the keys to select a window.</para>
                 <para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>d</keycap></keycombo></para>
               </entry>
               <entry colname="colspec1">
-                <para>Minimizes all windows, and gives focus to the desktop background.</para>
+                <para>Minimizes all windows, and gives focus to the desktop.</para>
               </entry>
             </row>
           </tbody>
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ tasks. The following table lists panel shortcut keys:</para>
                 <para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo></para>
               </entry>
               <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
-                <para>Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop background.
+                <para>Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop.
 When you use these shortcut keys, a list of items that you can select is displayed.
 Release the keys to select an item.</para>
               </entry>
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ Release the keys to select an item.</para>
                 <para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Esc</keycap></keycombo></para>
               </entry>
               <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
-                <para>Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop background.
+                <para>Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop.
 Release the keys to select an item.</para>
               </entry>
             </row>
@@ -906,9 +906,9 @@ items in an applet also.</para>
                 </para>
               </entry>
               <entry colname="colspec1">
-                <para>Opens the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu on
-the <guilabel>Menu Panel</guilabel>, if the <guilabel>Menu Panel</guilabel>
-is selected.</para>
+                <para>Opens the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu from
+the <application>Menu Bar</application>, if the <application>Menu Bar</application>
+is in a panel. </para>
               </entry>
             </row>
           </tbody>
@@ -1057,8 +1057,8 @@ table shows an example access key from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel>
 dialog in the <application>Text Editor</application> application:</para>
       <informaltable frame="topbot">
         <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
-          <colspec colwidth="50*"/>
-          <colspec colwidth="50*"/>
+          <colspec colwidth="41.41*"/>
+          <colspec colwidth="58.59*"/>
           <thead>
             <row rowsep="1">
               <entry valign="top">
@@ -1151,9 +1151,10 @@ your selection, for example, within a group of radio buttons in a dialog.</para>
         <secondary>resizing</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <para>Some windows contain more than one <firstterm>pane</firstterm>.
-A pane is a subdivision of a window. For example, the <application>Nautilus</application> window contains a side pane and a view pane. A window that
-contains panes has a resize handle on the edge between the panes. To resize
-the pane, grab the resize handle, then drag the edge to the size you require.</para>
+A pane is a subdivision of a window. For example, the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager window contains a side pane and a
+view pane. A window that contains panes has a resize handle on the edge between
+the panes. To resize the pane, grab the resize handle, then drag the edge
+to the size you require.</para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gosbasic-49">
       <title>Using Tables</title>