Updates for the GNOME 2.4 User Guide.

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@@ -1,47 +1,47 @@
 <chapter id="gosdeskback-1">
-  <title>Using the Desktop Background</title>
+  <title>Using Your Desktop</title>
   <highlights>
     <para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file manager manages
-your desktop background. This chapter describes how to use the <application>Nautilus</application> desktop background.</para>
+the desktop. This chapter describes how to use the <application>Nautilus</application>
+desktop.</para>
   </highlights>
   <sect1 id="gosdeskback-21">
-    <title>Introduction to the Desktop Background</title>
+    <title>Introduction to the Desktop</title>
     <indexterm>
-      <primary>desktop background</primary>
+      <primary>desktop</primary>
       <secondary>introduction</secondary>
     </indexterm>
-    <para>The desktop background lies behind all of the other components
-on your visible desktop. The desktop background is an active component of
-the user interface. You can perform the following tasks from your desktop
-background:</para>
+    <para>The desktop lies behind all of the other components on your visible
+desktop. The desktop is an active component of the user interface. You can
+perform the following tasks from your desktop:</para>
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
         <para>Start your applications, and open your files and folders. </para>
-        <para>You can add desktop background objects for convenient access to files,
-folders, and applications that you use frequently. For example, you can add
-an application launcher to the desktop background. You can create a symbolic
-link to a file that you use often, then add this link to your desktop background.
-You can also store files and folders on the desktop background.</para>
+        <para>You can add desktop objects for convenient access to files, folders,
+and applications that you use frequently. For example, you can add an application
+launcher to the desktop. You can create a symbolic link to a file that you
+use often, then add this link to your desktop. You can also store files and
+folders on the desktop.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
-        <para>Open the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu.</para>
-        <para>Right-click on the desktop background to open the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu. You can use the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu
-to perform actions on the desktop background.</para>
+        <para>Open the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu.</para>
+        <para>Right-click on the desktop to open the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu.
+You can use the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu to perform actions on the
+desktop.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <para>Work with <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>.</para>
         <para>You can move objects to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> and empty your <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
-        <para>Customize your desktop background.</para>
-        <para>You can customize the pattern or color of the desktop background.</para>
+        <para>Customize your desktop.</para>
+        <para>You can customize the pattern or color of the desktop.</para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
-    <para>By default, your desktop background contains three objects. </para>
-    <para><xref linkend="gosdeskback-TBL-84"/> describes the functions
-of the default objects on the desktop background.</para>
+    <para>By default, your desktop contains three objects. <xref linkend="gosdeskback-TBL-84"/>
+describes the functions of the default objects on the desktop.</para>
     <table frame="topbot" id="gosdeskback-TBL-84">
-      <title>Functions of Default Desktop Background Objects</title>
+      <title>Functions of Default Desktop Objects</title>
       <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
         <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="35.94*"/>
         <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.94*"/>
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ of the default objects on the desktop background.</para>
               </para>
             </entry>
             <entry valign="top">
-              <para>Opens a <application>Nautilus</application> window, and displays your home location in the view
-pane.</para>
+              <para>Opens a file manager
+window, and displays your home location in the view pane.</para>
             </entry>
           </row>
           <row>
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ pane.</para>
               </para>
             </entry>
             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
-              <para>Provides an access point to some of the key features of the GNOME desktop. </para>
+              <para>Provides an access point to some of the key features of
+the GNOME Desktop. </para>
             </entry>
           </row>
           <row>
@@ -124,79 +125,30 @@ pane.</para>
               </para>
             </entry>
             <entry valign="top">
-              <para>Opens a <application>Nautilus</application> window, and displays your <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>
-in the view pane.</para>
+              <para>Opens a file manager
+window, and displays your <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> in the view pane.</para>
             </entry>
           </row>
         </tbody>
       </tgroup>
     </table>
   </sect1>
-  <sect1 id="gosdeskback-22">
-    <title>Starting Your Desktop Background</title>
-    <indexterm>
-      <primary>desktop background</primary>
-      <secondary>starting</secondary>
-    </indexterm>
-    <para>If <application>Nautilus</application> does not currently
-manage your desktop background, the default objects do not appear on your
-desktop background. In this case, you might need to restart the desktop background.
-If the default objects do not appear on your desktop background, one of the
-following might be true:</para>
-    <itemizedlist>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>You have inadvertently killed a desktop background process.
-To restart the desktop background, you must set your <application>Nautilus</application> preferences so that <application>Nautilus</application> manages
-the desktop background.</para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>You have deleted the <filename>/.nautilus</filename> directory.
-To restart the desktop background, you must set up <application>Nautilus</application>
-so that <application>Nautilus</application> manages the desktop background.</para>
-      </listitem>
-    </itemizedlist>
-    <para>To set up <application>Nautilus</application> so that <application>Nautilus</application> manages the desktop background perform the following
-steps:</para>
-    <orderedlist>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Home Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A <guilabel>Nautilus
-First Time Setup</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>The <guilabel>Nautilus First Time Setup</guilabel> dialog
-enables you to customize your <application>Nautilus</application> environment.
-Follow the instructions on the <guilabel>Nautilus First Time Setup</guilabel>
-dialog. On the <guilabel>GMC to Nautilus Transition</guilabel> screen, select
-the <guilabel>Use Nautilus to draw the desktop</guilabel> option.</para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>When you reach the <guilabel>Finished</guilabel> screen, click
-on the <guibutton>Finish</guibutton> button.</para>
-      </listitem>
-    </orderedlist>
-  </sect1>
   <sect1 id="gosdeskback-2">
-    <title>Desktop Background Objects</title>
+    <title>Desktop Objects</title>
     <indexterm>
-      <primary>desktop background</primary>
-      <secondary>desktop background
-objects</secondary>
+      <primary>desktop</primary>
+      <secondary>desktop objects</secondary>
     </indexterm>
-    <para>A desktop background object is an icon
-on your desktop background that you can use to open your files, folders, and
-applications. All objects on your desktop background reside in the desktop
-background directory. When you move objects to the desktop background, the
-objects are moved to this directory. You can also use your home directory
-as the desktop background directory. </para>
-    <para>By default, your desktop background contains three objects. You can
-also add objects to your desktop background to provide convenient access to
-files, folders, and applications that you use frequently. For example, you
-can add a launcher to your desktop background to enable you to open a particular
-application that you use often. </para>
+    <para>A desktop object is an icon on your desktop that you can
+use to open your files, folders, and applications. By default, your desktop
+contains three objects. You can also add objects to your desktop to provide
+convenient access to files, folders, applications, and URIs that you use frequently.
+For example, you can add a launcher to your desktop to enable you to open
+a particular application that you use often. </para>
     <para><xref linkend="gosdeskback-TBL-86"/> describes the types of object that
-you can add to your desktop background.</para>
+you can add to your desktop.</para>
     <table frame="topbot" id="gosdeskback-TBL-86">
-      <title>Types of Desktop Background Objects</title>
+      <title>Types of Desktop Objects</title>
       <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
         <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="30.23*"/>
         <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="69.77*"/>
@@ -217,11 +169,11 @@ you can add to your desktop background.</para>
             </entry>
             <entry valign="top">
               <para>A symbolic link is an object that points to another
-file or folder. When you choose a symbolic link from the desktop background,
-the file or folder that the symbolic link points to is opened. You can move
-or copy a symbolic link to the desktop background.</para>
-              <para>You can identify
-symbolic links by the default arrow emblem that appears on all symbolic links.</para>
+file or folder. When you choose a symbolic link from the desktop, the file
+or folder that the symbolic link points to is opened. You can move or copy
+a symbolic link to the desktop.</para>
+              <para>You can identify symbolic links
+by the default arrow emblem that appears on all symbolic links.</para>
             </entry>
           </row>
           <row>
@@ -230,13 +182,13 @@ symbolic links by the default arrow emblem that appears on all symbolic links.</
             </entry>
             <entry valign="top">
               <para>You can add the following types of launcher to the
-desktop background:</para>
+desktop:</para>
               <itemizedlist>
                 <listitem>
                   <para>Application: Starts a particular application.</para>
                 </listitem>
                 <listitem>
-                  <para>Link: Links to  a particular file, folder, or URL. <emphasis>TBD: Check this out</emphasis></para>
+                  <para>Link: Links to  a particular file, folder, or URI.</para>
                 </listitem>
               </itemizedlist>
             </entry>
@@ -246,8 +198,8 @@ desktop background:</para>
               <para>File</para>
             </entry>
             <entry valign="top">
-              <para>You can add files to your desktop background. Files on
-your desktop background reside in your desktop background directory. </para>
+              <para>You can add files to your desktop. Files on your desktop
+reside in your desktop directory. </para>
             </entry>
           </row>
           <row>
@@ -255,73 +207,50 @@ your desktop background reside in your desktop background directory. </para>
               <para>Folder </para>
             </entry>
             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
-              <para>You can move folders to your desktop
-background, and you can create folders on your desktop background. Folders
-on your desktop background reside in your desktop background directory.</para>
+              <para>You can move folders to your desktop,
+and you can create folders on your desktop. Folders on your desktop reside
+in your desktop directory.</para>
             </entry>
           </row>
         </tbody>
       </tgroup>
     </table>
-    <para>You can modify desktop background objects in the following ways:</para>
-    <itemizedlist>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>View the properties of the object.</para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>Rename the object.</para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>Change the permissions of the object.</para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>Change the icon that represents the object.</para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>Resize the icon that represents the object.</para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>Add an emblem to the object.</para>
-      </listitem>
-    </itemizedlist>
-    <para>The following sections describe how to work with objects on the desktop
-background.</para>
+    <para>The following sections describe how to work with objects on the desktop.</para>
     <sect2 id="gosdeskback-30">
-      <title>To Select Objects on the Desktop Background</title>
+      <title>To Select Objects on the Desktop</title>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background</primary>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
         <secondary>selecting objects</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background objects</primary>
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
         <secondary>selecting</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>To select an object on the
-desktop background, click on the object. To select multiple objects, press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>, then click on the objects that you want to select.</para>
-      <para>You can also select an area on the desktop background to select all
-objects within that area. Click-and-hold on the desktop background, then drag
-over the area that contains the objects that you want to select. When you
-click-and-hold then drag, a grey rectangle appears to mark the area that you
-select.</para>
+      <para>To select an object on the desktop, click on
+the object. To select multiple objects, press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>,
+then click on the objects that you want to select.</para>
+      <para>You can also select an area on the desktop to select all objects within
+that area. Click-and-hold on the desktop, then drag over the area that contains
+the objects that you want to select. When you click-and-hold then drag, a
+rectangle appears to mark the area that you select.</para>
       <para>To select multiple areas, press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>, then
 drag over the areas that you want to select. </para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gosdeskback-29">
-      <title>To Open an Object from the Desktop Background</title>
+      <title>To Open an Object from the Desktop</title>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background</primary>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
         <secondary>opening objects</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background objects</primary>
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
         <secondary>opening</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>To open an object from the
-desktop background, double-click on the object. Alternatively, right-click
-on the object, then choose <guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem>. When you open
-an object, the default action for the object executes. For example, if the
-object is a text file, the text file opens in a <application>Nautilus</application>
-window. The default actions for file types are specified in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool.</para>
+      <para>To open an object from the desktop, double-click
+on the object. Alternatively, right-click on the object, then choose <guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem>. When you open an object, the default action for the object
+executes. For example, if the object is a text file, the text file opens in
+a file manager window. The default actions for file types are specified in
+the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool.</para>
       <para>To execute an action other than the default action for an object, right-click
 on the object, then choose <guimenuitem>Open With</guimenuitem>. Choose an
 action from the <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu> submenu. </para>
@@ -333,71 +262,70 @@ Programs</application> preference tool:</para>
           <para><guilabel>Default action</guilabel> drop-down list in the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Viewer Component</guilabel> drop-down
-list in the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog</para>
+          <para><guilabel>Viewer Component</guilabel> drop-down list in the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog</para>
         </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
-      <para>You can set your preferences in a <application>Nautilus</application>
-window so that you click once on a file to execute the default action.</para>
+      <para>You can set your preferences in a file manager window so that you click
+once on a file to execute the default action.</para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gosdeskback-3">
-      <title>To Add a Launcher to the Desktop Background</title>
+      <title>To Add a Launcher to the Desktop</title>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background</primary>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
         <secondary>adding launchers</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background objects</primary>
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
         <secondary>launchers</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>A desktop background launcher
-can start an application or link to  a particular file, folder, or FTP site. <emphasis>TBD: Check this out</emphasis></para>
-      <para>To add a launcher to your desktop background, perform the following
-steps:</para>
+      <para>A desktop launcher can start an application
+or link to a particular file, folder, FTP site, or URI. </para>
+      <para>To add a launcher to your desktop, perform the following steps:</para>
       <orderedlist>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Right-click on the desktop background, then choose <guimenuitem>New Launcher</guimenuitem>. A <guilabel>Create Launcher</guilabel> dialog
-is displayed.</para>
+          <para>Right-click on the desktop, then choose <guimenuitem>New Launcher</guimenuitem>. A <guilabel>Create Launcher</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>For information on how to enter the properties of the launcher
 in the <guilabel>Create Launcher</guilabel> dialog, see <emphasis>Working
 With Panels</emphasis>. The command that you enter for the launcher is the
-command that is executed when you use the desktop background object.</para>
+command that is executed when you use the desktop object.</para>
         </listitem>
       </orderedlist>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gosdeskback-20">
-      <title>To Add a Symbolic Link to the Desktop Background</title>
+      <title>To Add a Symbolic Link to the Desktop</title>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
+        <secondary>adding symbolic links</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background</primary>
-        <secondary>adding symbolic
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
+        <secondary>symbolic
 links</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background objects</primary>
-        <secondary>symbolic links</secondary>
+        <primary>symbolic link</primary>
+        <secondary>to desktop object, creating</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>You can create
-symbolic links on your desktop background to perform the following actions:</para>
+      <para>You can create symbolic
+links on your desktop to perform the following actions:</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
           <para>Open a particular file in a particular application.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Open a particular folder in a <application>Nautilus</application>
-window.</para>
+          <para>Open a particular folder in a file manager window.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>Run a binary file or a script.</para>
         </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
-      <para>To create a symbolic link on the desktop background, perform the following
-steps:</para>
+      <para>To create a symbolic link on the desktop, perform the following steps:</para>
       <orderedlist>
         <listitem>
           <para>Display the file or folder for which you want to create a
-symbolic link in a <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para>
+symbolic link in a file manager window.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>Create a symbolic link to the file or folder. To create a
@@ -418,69 +346,61 @@ a symbolic link to a file:</para>
           </screenshot>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Drag the symbolic link to the desktop background. The icon
-for the object is moved to the desktop background. </para>
+          <para>Drag the symbolic link to the desktop. The icon for the object
+is moved to the desktop. </para>
         </listitem>
       </orderedlist>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gosdeskback-16">
-      <title>Adding a File or Folder to the Desktop Background</title>
+      <title>Adding a File or Folder to the Desktop</title>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background</primary>
-        <secondary>adding a file or
-folder to</secondary>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
+        <secondary>adding a file or folder to</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background objects</primary>
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
         <secondary>files and folders</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>The following
-sections describe how you can add file objects and folder objects to the desktop
-background.</para>
+      <para>The following sections describe
+how you can add file objects and folder objects to the desktop.</para>
       <sect3 id="gosdeskback-18">
-        <title>To Move a File or Folder to the Desktop Background</title>
+        <title>To Move a File or Folder to the Desktop</title>
         <indexterm>
-          <primary>desktop background</primary>
-          <secondary>moving a file or
-folder to</secondary>
+          <primary>desktop</primary>
+          <secondary>moving a file or folder to</secondary>
         </indexterm>
-        <para>You can move a file or folder from
-a <application>Nautilus</application> window to the desktop background. To
-move a file or folder to the desktop background, perform the following steps:</para>
+        <para>You can move a file or folder from the file
+manager to the desktop. To move a file or folder to the desktop, perform the
+following steps:</para>
         <orderedlist>
           <listitem>
-            <para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window. </para>
+            <para>Open a file manager window. </para>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
             <para>In the view pane, display the file or folder that you want
 to move.</para>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
-            <para>Drag the file or folder to the desktop background. The icon
-for the file or folder is moved to the desktop background. The file or folder
-is moved to your desktop background directory.</para>
+            <para>Drag the file or folder to the desktop. The icon for the file
+or folder is moved to the desktop. The file or folder is moved to your desktop
+directory.</para>
             <para>Alternatively, select the file or folder, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Cut Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Right-click
-on any desktop background object, then choose <guimenuitem>Paste Files</guimenuitem>.</para>
+on any desktop object, then choose <guimenuitem>Paste Files</guimenuitem>.</para>
           </listitem>
         </orderedlist>
-<!--<para><emphasis>Question</emphasis>: Do we need to document To Move a File or Folder >>From&lt;&lt; the Desktop Background? (with cut file and paste file)</para>
-<para>What about Cut, Copy and Paste solely in reference to the desktop background.
-Eg, to create a copy of a file by copying it from the desktop background,
-then pasting it?</para>-->
       </sect3>
       <sect3 id="gosdeskback-17">
-        <title>To Copy a File or Folder to the Desktop Background</title>
+        <title>To Copy a File or Folder to the Desktop</title>
         <indexterm>
-          <primary>desktop background</primary>
-          <secondary>copying a file
-or folder to</secondary>
+          <primary>desktop</primary>
+          <secondary>copying a file or folder to</secondary>
         </indexterm>
-        <para>You can copy a file or folder from
-a <application>Nautilus</application> window to the desktop background. To
-copy a file or folder to the desktop background, perform the following steps:</para>
+        <para>You can copy a file or folder from the file
+manager to the desktop. To copy a file or folder to the desktop, perform the
+following steps:</para>
         <orderedlist>
           <listitem>
-            <para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window. </para>
+            <para>Open a file manager window. </para>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
             <para>In the view pane, display the file or folder that you want
@@ -488,74 +408,279 @@ to move.</para>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
             <para>Press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>, then drag the file or
-folder to the desktop background. An icon for the file or folder is added
-to the desktop background. The file or folder is copied to your desktop background
-directory.</para>
+folder to the desktop. An icon for the file or folder is added to the desktop.
+The file or folder is copied to your desktop directory.</para>
             <para>Alternatively, select the file or folder, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Copy Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
-Right-click on any desktop background object, then choose <guimenuitem>Paste
-Files</guimenuitem>.</para>
+Right-click on any desktop object, then choose <guimenuitem>Paste Files</guimenuitem>.</para>
           </listitem>
         </orderedlist>
       </sect3>
       <sect3 id="gosdeskback-19">
-        <title>To Create a Folder Object on the Desktop Background</title>
+        <title>To Create a Folder Object on the Desktop</title>
         <indexterm>
-          <primary>desktop background</primary>
-          <secondary>creating a folder
-on</secondary>
+          <primary>desktop</primary>
+          <secondary>creating a folder on</secondary>
         </indexterm>
-        <para>To create a folder object, right-click on
-the desktop background to open the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu.
-Choose <guimenuitem>New Folder</guimenuitem>. An <guilabel>untitled</guilabel>
-folder is added to the desktop background. Type the name of the new folder,
-then press <keycap>Return</keycap>. The folder is displayed with the new name.
-The new folder resides in your desktop background directory.</para>
+        <para>To create a folder object, right-click on the desktop to
+open the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu. Choose <guimenuitem>New Folder</guimenuitem>.
+An <guilabel>untitled</guilabel> folder is added to the desktop. Type the
+name of the new folder, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>. The folder is
+displayed with the new name. The new folder resides in your desktop directory.</para>
       </sect3>
     </sect2>
+    <sect2 id="gosdeskback-90">
+      <title>To Rename a Desktop Object</title>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
+        <secondary>renaming object</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
+        <secondary>renaming</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <para>To rename a desktop object, right-click on the
+object, then choose <guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>. The name of the desktop
+object is highlighted. Type the new name for the object, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>.</para>
+    </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gosdeskback-25">
-      <title>To Remove an Object from the Desktop Background</title>
+      <title>To Remove an Object from the Desktop</title>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background</primary>
-        <secondary>removing an object
-from</secondary>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
+        <secondary>removing an object from</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background objects</primary>
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
         <secondary>removing</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>To remove an object
-from the desktop background right-click on the object, then choose <guimenuitem>Move to Trash</guimenuitem>. Alternatively, drag the object to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>.</para>
+      <para>To remove an object from the desktop, right-click
+on the object, then choose <guimenuitem>Move to Trash</guimenuitem>. Alternatively,
+drag the object to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>.</para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="gosdeskback-86">
-      <title>To Delete an Object from the Desktop Background</title>
+      <title>To Delete an Object from the Desktop</title>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background</primary>
-        <secondary>deleting an object
-from</secondary>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
+        <secondary>deleting an object from</secondary>
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm>
-        <primary>desktop background objects</primary>
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
         <secondary>deleting</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>When you delete
-an object from the desktop background, the object is not moved to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, but is immediately deleted from the desktop background.
-The <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> menu item is only available if you select
-the <guilabel>Include a Delete command that bypasses Trash</guilabel> option
-in the <application>Nautilus</application><guilabel>File Management Preferences</guilabel> dialog. </para>
-      <para>To delete an object from the desktop background right-click on the object,
-then choose <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>. </para>
+      <para>When you delete an object from the desktop,
+the object is not moved to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, but is immediately
+deleted from the desktop. The <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> menu item
+is only available if you select the <guilabel>Include a Delete command that
+bypasses Trash</guilabel> option in the <application>Nautilus</application><guilabel>File Management Preferences</guilabel> dialog. </para>
+      <para>To delete an object from the desktop right-click on the object, then
+choose <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>. </para>
+    </sect2>
+    <sect2 id="gosdeskback-89">
+      <title>To View the Properties of a Desktop Object</title>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
+        <secondary>viewing properties of object</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
+        <secondary>viewing properties</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <para>To view the properties of
+a desktop object, perform the following steps:</para>
+      <orderedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Right-click on the object whose properties you want to view,
+then choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. A properties dialog is
+displayed. </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Use the properties dialog to view the properties of the desktop
+object. </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties
+dialog.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </orderedlist>
+    </sect2>
+    <sect2 id="gosdeskback-91">
+      <title>To Change the Permissions of a Desktop Object</title>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
+        <secondary>changing permissions of object</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
+        <secondary>changing permissions</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <para>To change the permissions
+of a desktop object, perform the following steps:</para>
+      <orderedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Right-click on the object whose permissions you want to change,
+then choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. A properties dialog is
+displayed. </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Click on the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tab to display
+the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tabbed section.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>In the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tabbed section, use
+the drop-down lists and check boxes to change the permissions for the file
+or folder. For more information on the dialog elements in the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tabbed section, see <citetitle>Nautilus File Manager</citetitle>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties
+dialog.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </orderedlist>
+    </sect2>
+    <sect2 id="gosdeskback-93">
+      <title>To Add an Emblem to a Desktop Object</title>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
+        <secondary>adding emblems to objects</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
+        <secondary>adding emblems</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>emblems</primary>
+        <secondary>adding to desktop objects</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <para>To add an
+emblem to a desktop object, perform the following steps:</para>
+      <orderedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Right-click on the object to which you want to add an emblem,
+then choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. A properties dialog is
+displayed. </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Click on the <guilabel>Emblems</guilabel> tab to display the <guilabel>Emblems</guilabel> tabbed section.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Select the emblem to add to the item.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties
+dialog.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </orderedlist>
+    </sect2>
+    <sect2 id="gosdeskback-95">
+      <title>To Add a Note to a Desktop Object</title>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
+        <secondary>adding notes to objects</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
+        <secondary>adding
+notes to</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>notes</primary>
+        <secondary>adding to desktop objects</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <para>To add a note to a
+desktop object, perform the following steps:</para>
+      <orderedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Select the object to which you want to add a note. </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A properties dialog is displayed.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Click on the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tab. In the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tabbed section, type the note.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties
+dialog. A note emblem is added to the desktop object.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </orderedlist>
+      <para>To delete a note, delete the note text from the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel>
+tabbed section.</para>
+    </sect2>
+    <sect2 id="gosdeskback-92">
+      <title>To Change the Icon for a Desktop Object</title>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
+        <secondary>changing icon of a desktop
+object</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
+        <secondary>changing icons</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <para>To change the icon
+for desktop object, perform the following steps:</para>
+      <orderedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Right-click on the object whose permissions you want to change,
+then choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. A properties dialog is
+displayed. </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>On the <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section, click on
+the <guibutton>Select Custom Icon</guibutton> button. A <guilabel>Select an
+icon</guilabel> dialog is displayed. </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Use the <guilabel>Select an icon</guilabel> dialog to choose
+the icon to represent the file or folder. </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties
+dialog.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </orderedlist>
+      <para>To restore an icon from a custom icon to the default icon specified
+in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool,
+right-click on the icon then choose <guimenuitem>Remove Custom Icon</guimenuitem>.
+Alternatively, click on the <guilabel>Remove Custom Icon</guilabel> button
+on the <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para>
+    </sect2>
+    <sect2 id="gosdeskback-94">
+      <title>To Resize a Desktop Object Icon</title>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop</primary>
+        <secondary>resizing icons</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <indexterm>
+        <primary>desktop objects</primary>
+        <secondary>resizing
+icons</secondary>
+      </indexterm>
+      <para>You can change the size of the icon that
+represents a desktop object. To change the size of an icon on the desktop,
+perform the following steps:</para>
+      <orderedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Right-click on the desktop object whose icon you want to resize,
+then choose <guimenuitem>Stretch Icon</guimenuitem>. A rectangle appears around
+the icon, with a handle at each corner.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Grab one of the handles, then drag the icon to the size that
+you want.</para>
+          <para>To return the icon to the original size, right-click on the icon, then
+choose <guimenuitem>Restore Icon's Original Size</guimenuitem>. </para>
+        </listitem>
+      </orderedlist>
     </sect2>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="gosdeskback-8">
-    <title>Using Trash on the Desktop Background</title>
+    <title>Using Trash on the Desktop</title>
     <indexterm>
-      <primary>desktop background</primary>
+      <primary>desktop</primary>
       <secondary>using Trash</secondary>
     </indexterm>
     <indexterm>
       <primary>Trash</primary>
-      <secondary>using on desktop
-background</secondary>
+      <secondary>using on desktop</secondary>
     </indexterm>
     <screenshot>
       <mediaobject>
@@ -576,7 +701,7 @@ background</secondary>
         <para>Folders</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
-        <para>Desktop background objects</para>
+        <para>Desktop objects</para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
     <para>If you need to retrieve a file from <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, you
@@ -592,12 +717,12 @@ in <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> permanently. </para>
 ways:</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
-          <para>From the desktop background</para>
-          <para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object on the desktop
-background. The contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> are displayed in a <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para>
+          <para>From the desktop</para>
+          <para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object on the desktop.
+The contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> are displayed in a <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
-          <para>From a <application>Nautilus</application> window</para>
+          <para>From a file manager window</para>
           <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Trash</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> are displayed in
 the window.</para>
         </listitem>
@@ -613,11 +738,11 @@ the window.</para>
 ways:</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
-          <para>From the desktop background</para>
+          <para>From the desktop</para>
           <para>Right-click on the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object, then choose <guimenuitem>Empty Trash</guimenuitem>.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
-          <para>From a <application>Nautilus</application> window</para>
+          <para>From a file manager window</para>
           <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Empty
 Trash</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
         </listitem>
@@ -625,19 +750,19 @@ Trash</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
     </sect2>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="gosdeskback-9">
-    <title>Using the Desktop Background Menu</title>
+    <title>Using the Desktop Menu</title>
     <indexterm>
-      <primary>desktop background</primary>
-      <secondary>using Desktop Background
-menu</secondary>
+      <primary>desktop </primary>
+      <secondary>using Desktop menu</secondary>
     </indexterm>
     <indexterm>
-      <primary>Desktop Background menu</primary>
+      <primary>Desktop menu</primary>
       <secondary>description</secondary>
     </indexterm>
     <indexterm>
       <primary>menus</primary>
-      <secondary>Desktop Background menu</secondary>
+      <secondary>Desktop
+menu</secondary>
     </indexterm>
     <screenshot>
       <mediaobject>
@@ -645,21 +770,16 @@ menu</secondary>
           <imagedata fileref="figures/file_manager_menu.png" format="PNG"/>
         </imageobject>
         <textobject>
-          <phrase>Desktop Background menu. The context describes the graphic.</phrase>
+          <phrase>Desktop menu. The context describes the graphic.</phrase>
         </textobject>
       </mediaobject>
     </screenshot>
-    <indexterm>
-      <primary>Desktop Background menu</primary>
-      <secondary>illustration</secondary>
-    </indexterm>
-    <para>To open the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu>
-menu, right-click on a vacant space on the desktop background. You can use
-the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu to perform actions on the desktop
-background.</para>
-    <para><xref linkend="gosdeskback-TBL-85"/> describes the items in the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu.</para>
+    <para><indexterm><primary>Desktop menu</primary><secondary>illustration</secondary></indexterm>To open the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu, right-click on a
+vacant space on the desktop. You can use the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu
+to perform actions on the desktop.</para>
+    <para><xref linkend="gosdeskback-TBL-85"/> describes the items in the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu.</para>
     <table frame="topbot" id="gosdeskback-TBL-85">
-      <title>Items on the Desktop Background Menu</title>
+      <title>Items on the Desktop Menu</title>
       <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
         <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.94*"/>
         <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.06*"/>
@@ -681,8 +801,8 @@ background.</para>
               </para>
             </entry>
             <entry valign="top">
-              <para>Opens a new <application>Nautilus</application>
-window that displays your home location.</para>
+              <para>Opens a new file manager window that displays your
+home location.</para>
             </entry>
           </row>
           <row>
@@ -692,8 +812,8 @@ window that displays your home location.</para>
               </para>
             </entry>
             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
-              <para>Creates a new folder object on your desktop background. The folder is created
-in your desktop background directory.</para>
+              <para>Creates a new folder object on your desktop. The folder is created in your
+desktop directory.</para>
             </entry>
           </row>
           <row>
@@ -713,7 +833,7 @@ in your desktop background directory.</para>
               </para>
             </entry>
             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
-              <para>Creates a launcher on your desktop background. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosdeskback-3"/>.</para>
+              <para>Creates a launcher on your desktop. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosdeskback-3"/>.</para>
             </entry>
           </row>
           <row>
@@ -735,7 +855,18 @@ Name</guimenuitem>
               </para>
             </entry>
             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
-              <para>Arranges the objects on the desktop background alphabetically by name.</para>
+              <para>Arranges the objects on the desktop alphabetically by name.</para>
+            </entry>
+          </row>
+          <row>
+            <entry colname="colspec0">
+              <para>
+                <guimenuitem>Keep Aligned</guimenuitem>
+              </para>
+            </entry>
+            <entry colname="colspec1">
+              <para>Ensures that the left edges of the objects
+on the desktop are aligned with one another.</para>
             </entry>
           </row>
           <row>
@@ -746,8 +877,7 @@ Name</guimenuitem>
             </entry>
             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
               <para>Deletes the selected file or
-files from the folder or desktop background, and places the file or files
-in buffer.</para>
+files from the folder or desktop, and places the file or files in buffer.</para>
             </entry>
           </row>
           <row>
@@ -757,8 +887,8 @@ in buffer.</para>
               </para>
             </entry>
             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
-              <para>Copies the selected file or files from the folder or desktop background, and
-places the file or files in buffer.</para>
+              <para>Copies the selected file or files from the folder or desktop, and places the
+file or files in buffer.</para>
             </entry>
           </row>
           <row>
@@ -768,8 +898,7 @@ places the file or files in buffer.</para>
               </para>
             </entry>
             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
-              <para>Puts the file or files in the buffer into the selected folder or the desktop
-background.</para>
+              <para>Puts the file or files in the buffer into the selected folder or the desktop.</para>
             </entry>
           </row>
           <row>
@@ -793,7 +922,6 @@ Background </guimenuitem>
             <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
               <para>Resets the desktop background to the last pattern that you chose from the <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog. You can access the <guilabel>Backgrounds
 and Emblems</guilabel> dialog from <application>Nautilus</application> windows.</para>
-<!--<para><emphasis>Comment:</emphasis> It does not reset the last color that you chose from the <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog.</para>-->
             </entry>
           </row>
           <row>
@@ -813,10 +941,10 @@ you to change the desktop background.</para>
     </table>
   </sect1>
   <sect1 id="gosdeskback-12">
-    <title>Changing the Pattern or Color of the Desktop Background</title>
+    <title>Changing the Pattern or Color of the Desktop</title>
     <indexterm>
-      <primary>desktop background</primary>
-      <secondary>changing pattern
+      <primary>desktop</primary>
+      <secondary>background, changing pattern
 or color</secondary>
     </indexterm>
     <indexterm>
@@ -824,14 +952,15 @@ or color</secondary>
       <secondary>changing desktop background</secondary>
     </indexterm>
     <para>You can
-change the pattern or color of the desktop background to suit your preferences. <application>Nautilus</application> includes background patterns and colors that you can
-use to change the look-and-feel of the desktop background. </para>
+change the pattern or color of the desktop background to suit your preferences.
+The file manager includes background patterns and colors that you can use
+to change the look-and-feel of the desktop background. </para>
     <para>You can change the pattern or color of the desktop background in any
 of the following ways:</para>
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
         <para>Drag a pattern or color from another window or dialog to the
-desktop background. </para>
+desktop. </para>
         <para>If your desktop background is a color, you can create a gradient effect
 from a color into the desktop background color. A gradient effect is a visual
 effect where one color blends gradually into another color. To create a gradient
@@ -850,7 +979,7 @@ must hide the panel before you drag the color.</para>
 of the desktop background, perform the following steps:</para>
         <orderedlist>
           <listitem>
-            <para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para>
+            <para>Open a file manager window.</para>
           </listitem>
           <listitem>
             <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Backgrounds and Emblems</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <guilabel>Backgrounds