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 <chapter id="gosoverview-1">
-  <title>Overview of the Desktop</title>
-  <highlights>
-	 <para>This chapter introduces you to the features and main components of
-		the GNOME desktop. Before you start your first desktop session, read this
-		chapter to familiarize yourself with the layout of the various features, and
-		how the main components work. The desktop is very configurable, so this chapter
-		describes the typical default configuration. </para>
-  </highlights>
-  <sect1 id="gosoverview-5">
-	 <title>Introducing Desktop Components</title>
-	 <indexterm>
-		<primary>desktop components, introducing</primary>
-	 </indexterm>
-	 <para>When you start a desktop session for the first time, you should see a
-		default startup screen, with panels, windows, and various icons.
-		<xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-1"/> shows a typical desktop. </para>
-	 <figure id="gosoverview-FIG-1">
-		<title>A Typical Desktop</title>
-		<screenshot> 
-		  <mediaobject> 
-			 <imageobject>
-				<imagedata fileref="figures/typical_anno_desktop.png" format="PNG"/> 
-			 </imageobject> 
-			 <textobject> 
-				<phrase>Annotated screenshot of a typical desktop</phrase> 
-			 </textobject> 
-		  </mediaobject> 
-		</screenshot>
-	 </figure>
-	 <para>The desktop is the visible area of the screen, and everything that
-		appears on the screen. The major components of the desktop are as follows: 
-		<itemizedlist>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Panels</para>
-			 <para>Panels are areas on your desktop from which you can access all
-				of your system applications and menus. Panels are very configurable and provide
-				a place where you can access menus and applications in the way that you want.
-				Two particularly important panels in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-1"/> are
-				the GNOME Panel and the Menu Panel. </para>
-			 <para>The GNOME Panel stretches the full length of the bottom edge of
-				the desktop. The GNOME Panel contains the 
-				<guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> button, which is a stylized
-				footprint on the left side of the panel. </para>
-			 <para>The Menu Panel stretches the full length of the top edge of the
-				desktop. The Menu Panel includes textual rather than graphical menus. Click on
-				the icon at the extreme right of the Menu Panel to display a list of all open
-				windows on the desktop.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Windows</para>
-			 <para>You can display many windows at the same time on your desktop.
-				You can run different applications in each window. The window manager provides
-				frames and buttons for windows. The window manager enables you to perform
-				standard actions such as move, close, and resize windows. You can work with
-				many different window managers in the desktop. This manual describes how to
-				work with the <application> Sawfish</application> window manager. </para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Menus</para>
-			 <para>You can access all desktop functions through menus. The GNOME
-				Panel and Menu Panel contain menus, so you can use a combination of menus and
-				panels to perform your tasks. The 
-				<guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is your primary menu. You can access
-				almost all of the applications, commands, and configuration options on your
-				desktop from the 
-				<guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. </para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Desktop background</para>
-			 <para>The desktop background lies behind all of the other components
-				on the desktop. The desktop background is an active component of the user
-				interface. You can place objects on the desktop background to quickly access
-				your files and directories, or to start applications that you use often. You
-				can also middle-click or right-click on the background to open menus.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Workspaces and viewports</para>
-			 <para>You can subdivide your desktop into separate workspaces. When
-				you start a desktop session for the first time, you have four workspaces. You
-				can create more workspaces on the desktop, and subdivide your workspaces into
-				viewports. You can switch to a different workspace, but you can only display
-				one workspace or viewport at a time on the screen. </para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para><application>Nautilus</application> file manager</para>
-			 <para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file manager provides
-				an integrated access point to your files, applications, and the World Wide Web.
-				You can display the contents of your files within a
-				<application>Nautilus</application> window, or open the files in the
-				appropriate application from <application> Nautilus</application>. You can use
-				the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager to manage your files and
-				folders. You can also browse the World Wide Web in a
-				<application>Nautilus</application> window.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para><application>Control Center</application></para>
-			 <para>The <application>Control Center</application> provides an
-				integrated access point where you can configure almost every feature of the
-				desktop. To start the <application>Control Center</application>, open the 
-				<guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu> then choose 
-				<menuchoice>
-				  <guimenu>Programs</guimenu>
-				  <guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem>
-				</menuchoice>. Choose the item that you want to configure from the
-				submenus.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		</itemizedlist></para>
-	 <para>The most powerful features of the desktop are the high degree of
-		configurability and the multiple ways that you can perform tasks.</para>
-	 <para>The desktop provides interoperability of the desktop components.
-		Usually, you can perform the same action in several different ways. For
-		example, you can start applications from panels, from menus, or from the
-		desktop background. </para>
-	 <para>Your system administrator can make configuration changes to suit your
-		needs, so that the desktop might not be exactly the same as described in this
-		chapter. Nevertheless, this chapter provides a useful quick guide to how to
-		work with the desktop. </para>
-  </sect1>
-  <sect1 id="gosoverview-502">
-	 <title>Panels</title>
-	 <indexterm>
-		<primary>panels</primary>
-		<secondary>overview</secondary>
-	 </indexterm>
-	 <para>You can create or remove panels at any time. When you start a session
-		for the first time, the desktop contains at least two panels, usually the GNOME
-		Panel and the Menu Panel. You can do the following actions with panels: </para>
-	 <itemizedlist>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Create panels.</para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Delete panels.</para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Hide panels.</para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Add objects to panels.</para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Manipulate panel objects.</para>
-		</listitem>
-	 </itemizedlist>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-26">
-		<title>To Create Panels</title>
-		<para>To create panels on the desktop follow these steps: 
-		  <orderedlist>
-			 <listitem>
-				<para>Right-click on a vacant space on any of the panels on the
-				  desktop to open the 
-				  <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>.</para>
-			 </listitem>
-			 <listitem>
-				<para>Choose 
-				  <menuchoice>
-					 <guimenu>Panel</guimenu>
-					 <guimenuitem> Create panel</guimenuitem>
-				  </menuchoice>.</para>
-			 </listitem>
-			 <listitem>
-				<para>Choose the type of panel you want to create from the submenu.
-				  The panel is added to the desktop.</para>
-			 </listitem>
-		  </orderedlist></para>
-		<para>Except for the Menu Panel, you can create as many panels as you
-		  want. You can create different types of panel on the desktop to fit your own
-		  requirements. You can customize the behavior and appearance of your panels. For
-		  example, you can change the background of your panels.</para>
-	 </sect2>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-508">
-		<title>To Delete Panels</title>
-		<para>To delete a panel, right-click on the panel to open the 
-		  <guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>, then choose 
-		  <menuchoice>
-			 <guimenu>Panel</guimenu>
-			 <guimenuitem> Remove this panel</guimenuitem>
-		  </menuchoice>.</para>
-	 </sect2>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-24">
-		<title>To Hide Panels</title>
-		<para>Except for the Menu Panel, each panel has hide buttons at each end
-		  of the panel. You click on the hide buttons to hide or show the panel.</para>
-	 </sect2>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-4">
-		<title>To Add Objects to Panels</title>
-		<para>A panel can hold several types of objects. The panel in
-		  <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/> contains each type of panel object.
-		  </para>
-		<figure id="gosoverview-FIG-28">
-		  <title>A Panel With Various Panel Objects</title>
-		  <screenshot> 
-			 <mediaobject> 
-				<imageobject>
-				  <imagedata fileref="figures/sample_anno_panel.png" format="PNG"/> 
-				</imageobject> 
-				<textobject> 
-				  <phrase>Annotated screenshot of a panel with various panel
-					 objects</phrase> 
-				</textobject> 
-			 </mediaobject> 
-		  </screenshot>
-		</figure>
-		<para>You can add any of the following objects to all types of panels in
-		  the desktop:</para>
-		<itemizedlist>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Launchers</para>
-			 <para>A 
-				<glossterm>launcher</glossterm> starts a particular application,
-				executes a command, or opens a file. The toolbox icon in
-				<xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/> is a launcher for the <application>Control
-				Center</application> application. A launcher can reside in a panel or in a
-				menu. Click on the launcher to perform the action associated with the
-				launcher.</para>
-			 <para>You can create your own launchers for applications. For
-				example, you can create a launcher for a word processor application that you
-				use frequently, and place the launcher in a panel for convenient access. To add
-				a new launcher to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel to open
-				the 
-				<guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu> then choose 
-				<menuchoice>
-				  <guimenu>Panel</guimenu>
-				  <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu>
-				  <guimenuitem>Launcher</guimenuitem>
-				</menuchoice>.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Menus</para>
-			 <para>You can access all desktop functions through menus. The default
-				panels contain menus, so you can use a combination of menus and panels to
-				perform your tasks. To open a menu from a panel, click on the icon that
-				represents the menu. To open a menu from the Menu Panel, click on the text that
-				represents the menu.</para>
-			 <para>You can create custom menus, and add the custom menus to your
-				panels. The folder icon in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/> is the default
-				icon for menus that you add to panels.</para>
-			 <para>You can also add standard menus such as the 
-				<guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> to any of your panels. To add a menu
-				to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel to open the 
-				<guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose 
-				<menuchoice>
-				  <guimenu>Panel</guimenu>
-				  <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu>
-				  <guimenuitem>Menu</guimenuitem>
-				</menuchoice> to display a submenu of menus. Choose the menu that
-				you want to add from the submenu.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Applets</para>
-			 <para>
-				<glossterm>Applets</glossterm> are small, interactive applications
-				that reside within a panel, for example the <application>CD
-				Player</application> applet in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/>. Each
-				applet has a simple user interface that you can operate with the mouse or
-				keyboard. The following applets appear in your panels by default:</para>
-			 <itemizedlist>
-				<listitem>
-				  <para><application>Tasklist</application> applet: Displays a
-					 button for each window that is open. You can click on a
-					 <application>Tasklist</application> button to minimize or restore a window. You
-					 can also use a task menu to shade and close windows. The
-					 <application>Tasklist</application> applet appears by default in the GNOME
-					 Panel.</para>
-				</listitem>
-				<listitem>
-				  <para><application>Desk Guide</application> applet: Displays a
-					 visual representation of your workspaces and your viewports. You can use the
-					 <application> Desk Guide</application> applet to switch between workspaces and
-					 viewports. The <application>Desk Guide</application> applet appears by default
-					 in the Menu Panel.</para>
-				</listitem>
-			 </itemizedlist>
-			 <para>To add an applet to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on
-				the panel to open the 
-				<guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Choose 
-				<menuchoice>
-				  <guimenu>Panel</guimenu>
-				  <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu>
-				  <guimenuitem>Applets </guimenuitem>
-				</menuchoice> to display a submenu of applet categories. You can
-				then choose the type of applet you require, then the specific applet. </para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Drawers</para>
-			 <para>
-				<glossterm>Drawers</glossterm> are sliding extensions to a panel
-				that you can open or close from a drawer icon, as shown in
-				<xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/>. Drawers can help you to organize your
-				work when you run a lot of applications simultaneously. You can place all the
-				same functional elements in a drawer that you can put in any other type of
-				panel. </para>
-			 <para>To add a drawer to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on
-				the panel to open the 
-				<guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> then choose 
-				<menuchoice>
-				  <guimenu> Panel</guimenu>
-				  <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu>
-				  <guimenuitem> Drawer</guimenuitem>
-				</menuchoice>. </para>
-			 <para>To open a drawer click on the drawer. To close a drawer click
-				on the drawer again.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Special Panel Objects</para>
-			 <para>Special panel objects perform functions that are generally not
-				available through other panel objects. The lock icon in
-				<xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/> is the Lock screen special panel object.
-				</para>
-			 <para>To add special panel objects to a panel, right-click on a
-				vacant space on the panel to open the 
-				<guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> then choose 
-				<menuchoice>
-				  <guimenu>Panel</guimenu>
-				  <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu>
-				</menuchoice>. You can then choose the specific special panel
-				object you require. </para>
-		  </listitem>
-		</itemizedlist>
-	 </sect2>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-21">
-		<title>To Manipulate Panel Objects</title>
-		<para>You can manipulate panel objects in the following ways: 
-		  <itemizedlist>
-			 <listitem>
-				<para>Move objects within a panel, or to another panel. </para>
-				<para>You can move any object to another location in the panel. You
-				  can also move an object from one panel to another panel. Use the middle mouse
-				  button to drag the launcher to the new location.</para>
-			 </listitem>
-			 <listitem>
-				<para>Copy launchers from one panel to another panel. </para>
-				<para>Drag the launcher from the first panel to the second panel.
-				  </para>
-			 </listitem>
-			 <listitem>
-				<para>Copy launchers from a menu to a panel. </para>
-				<para>Drag the launcher from the menu to the panel. Alternatively,
-				  right-click on a menu item, then choose 
-				  <guimenuitem>Add this launcher to panel</guimenuitem>. </para>
-			 </listitem>
-		  </itemizedlist></para>
-	 </sect2>
-  </sect1>
-  <sect1 id="gosoverview-18">
-	 <title>Windows in the Desktop</title>
-	 <indexterm>
-		<primary>windows</primary>
-		<secondary>overview</secondary>
-	 </indexterm>
-	 <para>You can display many windows at the same time on your desktop. Each
-		window has a frame. The window frame contains active control elements that you
-		can use to work with the window.</para>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-16">
-		<title>Types of Windows</title>
-		<para>The desktop features the following types of window: 
-		  <itemizedlist>
-			 <listitem>
-				<para>Application windows</para>
-				<para>When you run an application on the desktop, a frame usually
-				  borders the window. By default, the top edge of the application window contains
-				  a titlebar with buttons that you can use to work with the window. The frame of
-				  an application window contains a button that enables you to close the window,
-				  or open the 
-				  <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. The 
-				  <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu provides a number of actions that
-				  you can perform on the window. </para>
-			 </listitem>
-			 <listitem>
-				<para>Dialog windows</para>
-				<para>Dialog windows are associated with interactive desktop
-				  processes. A dialog window consists of the window frame and a single
-				  interactive pane that provides information and controls for the user. This
-				  manual refers to the interactive part of a dialog window as a dialog. The frame
-				  of a dialog window contains a button that enables you to close the dialog
-				  window, or open the 
-				  <guimenu> Window</guimenu> menu.</para>
-			 </listitem>
-		  </itemizedlist></para>
-		<para>You can use the <application>Control Center</application> to change
-		  the style of window frames. </para>
-	 </sect2>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-32">
-		<title>To Manipulate Windows</title>
-		<para>You use the titlebar of an application window or dialog window to
-		  perform various actions with the window. <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-33"/>
-		  shows a typical titlebar for an application window. </para>
-		<figure id="gosoverview-FIG-33">
-		  <title>Typical Titlebar for an Application Window</title>
-		  <screenshot> 
-			 <mediaobject> 
-				<imageobject>
-				  <imagedata fileref="figures/titlebar_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/> 
-				</imageobject> 
-				<textobject> 
-				  <phrase>Annotated screenshot of a typical titlebar for an
-					 application window</phrase> 
-				</textobject> 
-			 </mediaobject> 
-		  </screenshot> 
-		</figure>
-		<para>The active control elements of the window frame are as follows:
-		  </para>
-		<informaltable frame="topbot">
-		  <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec
-			 colwidth="41.65*"/><colspec colwidth="58.35*"/>
-			 <thead>
-				<row rowsep="1">
-				  <entry>
-					 <para>Control Element</para></entry>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para>Description </para></entry>
-				</row>
-			 </thead>
-			 <tbody>
-				<row>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para>
-						<guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button</para></entry>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para>Click on the 
-						<guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button to close the
-						window. You can also right-click on the 
-						<guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button to open the 
-						<guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu.</para></entry>
-				</row>
-				<row>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para>Titlebar</para></entry>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para>You can use the titlebar to move, shade, and resize the
-						window. You can also use the titlebar to change the focus of the window on the
-						desktop.</para></entry>
-				</row>
-				<row>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para>
-						<guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button </para></entry>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para> Click on the 
-						<guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button to minimize the
-						window. You can also right-click on the 
-						<guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button to open the 
-						<guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu.</para></entry>
-				</row>
-				<row>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para>
-						<guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button </para></entry>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para> You can use the 
-						<guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button to maximize and
-						restore the window.</para>
-					 <para>To maximize a window click on the 
-						<guibutton>Maximize </guibutton> button. To restore the
-						window click on the 
-						<guibutton>Maximize </guibutton> button again.
-						</para></entry>
-				</row>
-				<row>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para>
-						<guibutton>Shade</guibutton> button </para></entry>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para> Click on the 
-						<guibutton>Shade</guibutton> button to shade the window. To
-						unshade the window click on the 
-						<guibutton>Shade</guibutton> button again.</para></entry>
-				</row>
-			 </tbody>
-		  </tgroup>
-		</informaltable>
-		<para>To change the size of windows grab the border of the window, then
-		  move the cursor until the window is the size you require. </para>
-	 </sect2>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-20">
-		<title>To Give Focus to a Window</title>
-		<para>A window that has focus can receive input from the mouse and the
-		  keyboard. Only one window can have focus at a time. The window that has focus
-		  has a different appearance than other windows. </para>
-		<para>You can use the following elements to give focus to a
-		  window:</para>
-		<informaltable frame="topbot">
-		  <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0"
-			 colwidth="33.62*"/>
-			 <colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="66.38*"/>
-			 <thead>
-				<row rowsep="1">
-				  <entry>
-					 <para>Element</para></entry>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para>Action</para></entry>
-				</row>
-			 </thead>
-			 <tbody>
-				<row>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para>Mouse</para></entry>
-				  <entry>
-					 <para>Click on the window, if the window is visible.
-						</para></entry>
-				</row>
-				<row>
-				  <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
-					 <para>Shortcut key</para></entry>
-				  <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
-					 <para> Switch between the windows that are open with a shortcut
-						key. To give focus to a window, release the keys. The default shortcut key to
-						switch between windows is 
-						<keycombo><keycap>Modifier</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo>. </para></entry>
-				</row>
-				<row>
-				  <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
-					 <para>Window list</para></entry>
-				  <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
-					 <para> Choose the window from a window list in either of the
-						following ways:</para>
-					 <itemizedlist>
-						<listitem>
-						  <para>Click on the icon at the extreme right of the Menu
-							 Panel. A list of your open windows is displayed. Choose the window from the
-							 list. </para>
-						</listitem>
-						<listitem>
-						  <para>Middle-click on the desktop background to open the 
-							 <guimenu> Root</guimenu> menu. Choose 
-							 <guisubmenu>Windows</guisubmenu>. A list of your open
-							 windows is displayed. Choose the window from the list.</para>
-						</listitem>
-					 </itemizedlist></entry>
-				</row>
-				<row>
-				  <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
-					 <para><application>Tasklist</application> applet
-						</para></entry>
-				  <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
-					 <para>Click on the button that represents the window in the
-						<application>Tasklist</application> applet. If the window is minimized, click
-						twice on this button.</para></entry>
-				</row>
-				<row>
-				  <entry colname="COLSPEC0">
-					 <para><application>Desk Guide</application>
-						applet</para></entry>
-				  <entry colname="COLSPEC1">
-					 <para>Open the <application> Desk Guide</application> tasklist,
-						then choose the window that you want to give focus to from the
-						<application>Desk Guide</application> tasklist.</para></entry>
-				</row>
-			 </tbody>
-		  </tgroup>
-		</informaltable>
-	 </sect2>
-  </sect1>
-  <sect1 id="gosgetstarted-11">
-	 <title>Desktop Background</title>
-	 <indexterm>
-		<primary>Nautilus desktop background</primary>
-		<see>desktop background</see>
-	 </indexterm>
-	 <indexterm>
-		<primary>desktop background</primary>
-		<secondary>overview</secondary>
-	 </indexterm>
-	 <para>The desktop background is an active component of the desktop. You can
-		use the desktop background to perform the following actions:</para>
-	 <itemizedlist>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Start your applications, and open your files and folders. </para>
-		  <para>You can add 
-			 <glossterm>desktop background objects</glossterm> for convenient
-			 access to the files, folders, and applications that you use frequently. For
-			 example, you can create a symbolic link to a file that you use often, then drag
-			 the link to your desktop background.</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>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Open the 
-			 <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu.</para>
-		  <para>Middle-click on the desktop background to open the 
-			 <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu. You can use the 
-			 <guimenu>Root</guimenu> menu to navigate between windows and
-			 workspaces.</para>
-		</listitem>
-	 </itemizedlist>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-29">
-		<title>To Open Desktop Background Objects</title>
-		<para>To open an object from the desktop background, double-click on the
-		  object. You can set your preferences in a <application>Nautilus</application>
-		  window so that you click once on an object to execute the default
-		  action.</para>
-	 </sect2>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-19">
-		<title>To Add Objects to the Desktop Background</title>
-		<para>You can add desktop background objects for convenient access to
-		  files, folders, and applications that you use frequently. You can add objects
-		  to your desktop background in the following ways:</para>
-		<itemizedlist>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Drag the object from a file manager window to the desktop
-				background. For example, you can create a symbolic link to a file that you use
-				often, then drag the link to your desktop background. The icon for the link is
-				moved to the desktop background. To open the file, double-click on the
-				icon.</para>
-			 <para>You can also drag files and folders to the desktop background.
-				When you drag a file or folder to the desktop background, the file or folder
-				resides in the <filename>/.nautilus/desktop</filename> directory.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Drag an application launcher from a menu to the desktop
-				background. For example, you can open a menu that contains a launcher for an
-				application that you use often, then drag the launcher to your desktop
-				background. You can double-click on the icon to start the application.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		</itemizedlist>
-	 </sect2>
-  </sect1>
-  <sect1 id="gosoverview-42">
-	 <title>Menus</title>
-	 <indexterm>
-		<primary>menus</primary>
-		<secondary>overview</secondary>
-	 </indexterm>
-	 <para>You can access all desktop functions through menus. The default
-		panels contain menus, so you can use a combination of menus and panels to
-		perform your tasks. You can perform various actions on your menus, such as
-		display the menu as a window and copy menu items to panels.</para>
-	 <para>The 
-		<guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is your primary menu. You can access
-		almost all of the applications, commands, and configuration options on your
-		desktop from the 
-		<guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Click on the 
-		<guibutton> Global Menu</guibutton> button on a panel to open the 
-		<guimenu>Global Menu </guimenu>. The 
-		<guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> is represented by a stylized footprint, as
-		follows:</para> 
-	 <screenshot> 
-		<mediaobject> 
-		  <imageobject>
-			 <imagedata fileref="figures/footprint_icon.png" format="PNG"/> 
-		  </imageobject> 
-		  <textobject> 
-			 <phrase>Screenshot of Main Menu icon</phrase> 
-		  </textobject> 
-		</mediaobject> 
-	 </screenshot> 
-	 <para>Alternatively, you can right-click on a vacant space on a panel to
-		open the 
-		<guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu>. Many of the menus that are available from
-		the 
-		<guimenu>Global Menu</guimenu> are also available from the textual menus
-		on the Menu Panel. </para>
-	 <para>You can add as many additional menus as you want to any of the panels
-		on the desktop. To open a menu that you add to a panel, click on the menu icon
-		on the panel. </para>
-  </sect1>
-  <sect1 id="gosoverview-39">
-	 <title>Workspaces and Viewports</title>
-	 <indexterm>
-		<primary>workspaces</primary>
-		<secondary>overview</secondary>
-	 </indexterm>
-	 <indexterm>
-		<primary>viewports</primary>
-		<secondary>overview</secondary>
-	 </indexterm>
-	 <para>You can display many windows at the same time on your desktop. You
-		can run different applications in each window in the following desktop areas:
-		</para>
-	 <itemizedlist>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Workspaces</para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Viewports</para>
-		</listitem>
-	 </itemizedlist>
-	 <para>You can subdivide your desktop into separate workspaces. You can
-		display only one workspace at a time, but you can have windows open in all your
-		other workspaces. You can divide your workspaces into subdivisions that are
-		called viewports. You can display only one viewport at a time, but you can have
-		windows open in all of your other viewports.</para>
-	 <para>Workspaces and viewports enable you to organize the desktop when you
-		run many applications at the same time. When your current workspace becomes
-		crowded with windows, you can move your work to another workspace or viewport.
-		You can also switch to another workspace or viewport then start more
-		applications. </para>
-	 <para>The default setup of the desktop is to use four workspaces and no
-		viewports. Workspaces and viewports are displayed in the <application>Desk
-		Guide</application>. The <application>Desk Guide</application> in
-		<xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-42"/> contains four workspaces and no viewports.
-		The first two workspaces contain open windows. The last two workspaces do not
-		contain currently active windows. </para>
-	 <figure id="gosoverview-FIG-42">
-		<title>Workspaces Displayed in the Desk Guide Applet</title>
-		<screenshot> 
-		  <mediaobject> 
-			 <imageobject>
-				<imagedata fileref="figures/dguide_wspaces_anno_applet.png" format="PNG"/> 
-			 </imageobject> 
-			 <textobject> 
-				<phrase>Annotated screenshot of Desk Guide applet</phrase> 
-			 </textobject> 
-		  </mediaobject> 
-		</screenshot>
-	 </figure>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-41">
-		<title>To Switch Between Workspaces</title>
-		<para>You can switch between workspaces in the following ways:</para>
-		<itemizedlist>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>In the <application>Desk Guide</application>, click on the
-				workspace where you want to work.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Depending on how your window manager is configured, you can
-				drag a window across the screen edge into the next workspace.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>You can middle-click on the desktop background to open the 
-				<guimenu> Root</guimenu> menu, then choose 
-				<guimenuitem>Workspaces</guimenuitem>. Choose the workspace that
-				you require from the workspace list.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		</itemizedlist>
-	 </sect2>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-40">
-		<title>To Add Workspaces and Viewports</title>
-		<para>To add workspaces and viewports to your desktop perform the
-		  following steps: </para>
-		<orderedlist>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Start the <application>Control Center</application>.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Select 
-				<guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel> in the <application> Sawfish window
-				manager</application> capplet.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Use the 
-				<guilabel>Workspaces</guilabel> spin box to specify the number of
-				workspaces you require.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		  <listitem>
-			 <para>Use the 
-				<guilabel>Columns</guilabel> and 
-				<guilabel>Rows</guilabel> spin boxes to divide the workspaces into
-				viewports.</para>
-		  </listitem>
-		</orderedlist>
-	 </sect2>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-43">
-		<title>To Switch Between Viewports</title>
-		<para>You can work in different viewports or you can move windows from
-		  one viewport to another. Click on the viewport where you want to work in the
-		  <application> Desk Guide</application>. You can use the middle mouse button to
-		  drag a window from one viewport to another viewport in the same
-		  workspace.</para>
-	 </sect2>
-  </sect1>
-  <sect1 id="gosoverview-56">
-	 <title>Nautilus File Manager</title>
-	 <indexterm>
-		<primary>Nautilus file manager</primary>
-		<see>file manager</see>
-	 </indexterm>
-	 <indexterm>
-		<primary>file manager</primary>
-		<secondary>overview</secondary>
-	 </indexterm>
-	 <para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file manager provides an
-		integrated access point to your files, applications, and the World Wide Web. To
-		open a <application>Nautilus</application> window, open the 
-		<guimenu>Global Menu </guimenu> then choose 
-		<menuchoice>
-		  <guimenu>Programs</guimenu>
-		  <guisubmenu> Applications</guisubmenu>
-		  <guimenuitem>Nautilus</guimenuitem>
-		</menuchoice>. The following figure shows a
-		<application>Nautilus</application> window that displays the contents of a
-		folder.</para>
-	 <screenshot> 
-		<mediaobject> 
-		  <imageobject>
-			 <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_iconview_window.png" format="PNG"/> 
-		  </imageobject> 
-		  <textobject> 
-			 <phrase>Annotated screenshot of a Nautilus window</phrase> 
-		  </textobject> 
-		</mediaobject> 
-	 </screenshot>
-	 <para>A <application>Nautilus</application> window contains the following
-		panes:</para>
-	 <itemizedlist>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Navigation pane</para>
-		  <para>Enables you to navigate through your files and the online help
-			 system. This pane also displays information about the current file or folder.
-			 The navigation pane is on the left side of the window.</para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>View pane</para>
-		  <para>Displays the contents of files, folders, and websites. The view
-			 pane is on the right side of the window.</para>
-		</listitem>
-	 </itemizedlist>
-	 <para><application>Nautilus</application> enables you to do the following:
-		</para>
-	 <itemizedlist>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>View files and folders</para>
-		  <para>You can view your files and folders as icons or as a list. You
-			 can display the contents of your files within a
-			 <application>Nautilus</application> window, or open the files in the
-			 appropriate application from <application>Nautilus </application>.</para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Manage your files and folders</para>
-		  <para>You can use <application>Nautilus</application> to create, move,
-			 copy, rename, and remove files and folders.</para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Customize your files and folders</para>
-		  <para>You can add emblems to your files and folders to indicate
-			 particular states. For example, you can add an Important emblem to a file or
-			 folder to indicate that it is important. You can also customize folders in the
-			 following ways: 
-			 <itemizedlist>
-				<listitem>
-				  <para>Add a note to a folder.</para>
-				</listitem>
-				<listitem>
-				  <para>Specify a custom background pattern for a folder.</para>
-				</listitem>
-				<listitem>
-				  <para>Specify a zoom setting for a folder.</para>
-				</listitem>
-			 </itemizedlist></para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Browse websites</para>
-		  <para>You can use <application>Nautilus</application> to browse the
-			 World Wide Web. You can also bookmark your favorite sites.</para>
-		</listitem>
-	 </itemizedlist>
-	 <para><application>Nautilus</application> also creates the desktop
-		background. </para>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-58">
-		<title>To Open Files From the Nautilus File Manager</title>
-		<para>To navigate to the folder where the file that you want to open
-		  resides, double-click on the folder icons in the view pane. When the file that
-		  you want to open is displayed, double-click on the file icon to open the file.
-		  </para>
-	 </sect2>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-57">
-		<title>To Move Files Between Folders</title>
-		<para>You can move files between folders by opening two or more
-		  <application> Nautilus</application> windows. Open a different folder in each
-		  window, then drag the files from one window to the other. </para>
-	 </sect2>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-100">
-		<title>To Navigate the Internet</title>
-		<para>You can use <application>Nautilus</application> as a browser to
-		  display websites. To display a website, type the URL for the site in the field
-		  on the location bar, then press 
-		  <keycap>Return</keycap>. The contents of the site are displayed in the
-		  view pane. To reload the current page, click on the 
-		  <guibutton>Refresh</guibutton> button.</para>
-	 </sect2>
-  </sect1>
-  <sect1 id="gosoverview-55">
-	 <title>Control Center</title>
-	 <indexterm>
-		<primary>Control Center</primary>
-		<secondary>overview</secondary>
-	 </indexterm>
-	 <para>The <application>Control Center</application> provides an integrated
-		access point where you can configure almost every feature of the desktop. The
-		<application>Control Center</application> contains several dedicated software
-		tools called 
-		<glossterm>capplets</glossterm>. Each capplet controls a particular part
-		of the behavior of the desktop. For
-		convenience, these capplets are grouped in the <application>Control Center
-		</application> under the following headings:</para>
-	 <itemizedlist>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>
-			 <guilabel>Main</guilabel></para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>
-			 <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel></para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>
-			 <guilabel>Sawfish</guilabel></para>
-		</listitem>
-	 </itemizedlist>
-	 <para>To start the <application>Control Center</application>, open the 
-		<guimenu> Global Menu</guimenu> then choose 
-		<menuchoice>
-		  <guimenu>Programs</guimenu>
-		  <guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem>
-		</menuchoice>. 	  </para>
-	 <screenshot> 
-		<mediaobject> 
-		  <imageobject>
-			 <imagedata fileref="figures/controlcenter_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/> 
-		  </imageobject> 
-		  <textobject> 
-			 <phrase>Screenshot of Control Center window</phrase> 
-		  </textobject> 
-		</mediaobject> 
-	 </screenshot> 
-	 <para>Select a heading from the left side of the <application>Control
-		Center</application> window. The capplets are displayed on the right side of
-		the window. To open a capplet, double-click on the capplet. </para>
-  </sect1>
-  <sect1 id="gosoverview-54">
-	 <title>Desktop Applications</title>
-	 <indexterm>
-		<primary>applications</primary>
-		<secondary>overview</secondary>
-	 </indexterm>
-	 <para>The applications that are provided with the GNOME desktop share
-		several characteristics. For example, the applications have a consistent
-		look-and-feel. The applications share characteristics because the applications
-		use the same programming libraries. An application that uses the standard GNOME
-		programming libraries is called a 
-		<glossterm>GNOME-compliant application</glossterm>. For example,
-		<application>Nautilus</application> and <application>Control
-		Center</application> are GNOME-compliant applications.</para>
-	 <para>GNOME provides libraries in addition to the libraries provided by
-		your operating system. The libraries enable GNOME to run your existing
-		applications as well as GNOME-compliant applications. For example, if your
-		operating system is UNIX-based, you can run your current X11 and Motif
-		applications from the GNOME desktop.</para>
-	 <para>Some of the features of GNOME-compliant applications are as follows:
-		</para>
-	 <itemizedlist>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Consistent look-and-feel</para>
-		  <para>GNOME-compliant applications have a consistent look-and-feel.
-			 GNOME-compliant applications use the look-and-feel settings that you specify in
-			 the <application> Control Center</application>. You can use the following
-			 <application>Control Center</application> capplets to change the look-and-feel
-			 of your GNOME-compliant applications:
-			 <itemizedlist>
-				<listitem>
-				  <para><application>Theme Selector</application>, in the 
-					 <guilabel> Desktop</guilabel> section</para>
-				</listitem>
-				<listitem>
-				  <para><application>Applications</application>, in the 
-					 <guilabel> Look and Feel</guilabel> section</para>
-				</listitem>
-				<listitem>
-				  <para><application>Dialogs</application>, in the 
-					 <guilabel>Look and Feel</guilabel> section</para>
-				</listitem>
-				<listitem>
-				  <para><application>MDI</application>, in the 
-					 <guilabel>Look and Feel</guilabel> section</para>
-				</listitem>
-			 </itemizedlist></para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Menubars, toolbars, and statusbars</para>
-		  <para>Most GNOME-compliant applications have a menubar, a toolbar, and
-			 a statusbar. A 
-			 <glossterm>menubar</glossterm> is a bar at the top of a window that
-			 contains the menus for the application. The menubar in a GNOME-compliant
-			 application always contains a 
-			 <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu and a 
-			 <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menu. The 
-			 <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu always contains an 
-			 <guimenuitem>Exit </guimenuitem> menu item, and the 
-			 <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menu always contains an 
-			 <guimenuitem>About</guimenuitem> menu item.</para>
-		  <para>A 
-			 <glossterm>toolbar</glossterm> is a bar that appears under the
-			 menubar. A toolbar contains buttons for the most commonly-used commands. A 
-			 <glossterm> statusbar</glossterm> is a bar at the bottom of a window
-			 that provides information about the current state of what you are viewing in
-			 the window. GNOME-compliant applications might also contains other bars. For
-			 example, <application>Nautilus </application> contains a 
-			 <glossterm>location bar</glossterm>.</para>
-		  <para>Some of the bars in GNOME-compliant applications are detachable.
-			 That is, there is a handle on the bar that you can grab then drag the bar to
-			 another location. You can drag the bar to snap to another side of the window,
-			 or to another part of the desktop. For example, you can detach the menubar,
-			 toolbar, and location bar in the <application>Nautilus</application> file
-			 manager. </para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Default shortcut keys</para>
-		  <para>GNOME-compliant applications use the same shortcut keys to
-			 perform the same actions. For example, to quit a GNOME-compliant application,
-			 press 
-			 <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo>. To undo an action in a GNOME-compliant
-			 application, press 
-			 <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo>. You can also set the shortcut key for each menu
-			 item in a GNOME-compliant application. </para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Drag-and-drop</para>
-		  <para>GNOME-compliant applications use the same protocol to implement
-			 drag-and-drop operations. Therefore GNOME-compliant applications provide
-			 consistent feedback when you drag-and-drop items.</para>
-		  <para>The use of the same protocol also enables GNOME-compliant
-			 applications to interoperate in a sophisticated manner. For example,
-			 GNOME-compliant applications recognize the format of the items that you drag.
-			 When you drag a HTML file from a <application>Nautilus</application> window to
-			 a browser such as <application> Netscape</application>, the file is displayed
-			 in HTML format in the browser. However, when you drag the HTML file to a text
-			 editor such as <application> gedit</application>, the file is displayed in HTML
-			 format in the text editor. </para>
-		</listitem>
-	 </itemizedlist>
-  </sect1>
-  <sect1 id="gosoverview-12">
-	 <title>To Find Out More</title>
-	 <para>The desktop provides Help if you want to find out more about the
-		following areas: </para>
-	 <itemizedlist>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Desktop topics</para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Applets</para>
-		</listitem>
-		<listitem>
-		  <para>Applications and utilities</para>
-		</listitem>
-	 </itemizedlist>
-	 <sect2 id="gosoverview-31">
-		<title>To Find Out More About Desktop Topics</title>
-		<para>You can find out more about particular desktop topics in the
-		  integrated help system.  </para>
-	 </sect2>
-	 <sect2 id="gosgetstarted-33">
-		<title>To Find Out More About Applets</title>
-		<para>To find out more about a specific applet follow these steps: 
-		  <orderedlist>
-			 <listitem>
-				<para>Right-click on the relevant applet icon to display the applet
-				  popup menu.</para>
-			 </listitem>
-			 <listitem>
-				<para>Choose the 
-				  <menuchoice>
-					 <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem>
-				  </menuchoice> menu item on the popup menu to display an online
-				  reference manual specific to that applet.</para>
-			 </listitem>
-		  </orderedlist></para>
-	 </sect2>
-	 <sect2 id="gosgetstarted-35">
-		<title>To Find Out More About Applications and Utilities</title>
-		<para>To find out more about a specific application, start the
-		  application, then choose Help from the menubar.</para>
-	 </sect2>
-  </sect1>
+<title>Overview of the Desktop</title>
+<highlights><para>This chapter introduces you to the features and main components
+of the GNOME desktop. Before you start to use the desktop read this chapter
+to familiarize yourself with the various features, and how the main components
+work. The desktop is very configurable, so this chapter describes the typical
+default configuration, covering the following topics.</para></highlights>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-5">
+<title>Introducing Desktop Components</title>
+<indexterm><primary>desktop components, introducing</primary></indexterm>
+<para>When you start a desktop session for the first time, you should see
+a default startup screen, with panels, windows, and various icons. <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-1"/>
+shows a typical desktop. </para>
+<figure id="gosoverview-FIG-1">
+<title>A Typical Desktop</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+  <imageobject>
+    <imagedata fileref="figures/typical_anno_desktop.png" format="PNG"/>
+  </imageobject>
+  <textobject>
+	<phrase>Shows a typical desktop. Callouts: Menu, Menu Panel, Desktop background, Windows, Window List applet, Bottom edge panel, Workspace Switcher applet.
+</phrase>
+  </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para>The desktop is the visible area of the screen, and everything that appears
+on the screen. The major components of the desktop are as follows: <itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Panels</para>
+<para>Panels are areas on your desktop from which you can access all of your
+system applications and menus. Panels are very configurable.  A particularly
+important panel in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-1"/> is the Menu Panel. The
+Menu Panel stretches the full width of the top edge of the desktop. The Menu
+Panel includes two special menus, as follows:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu: Contains all applications
+and configuration tools. This menu also includes the file manager and help
+browser.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu: Contains various desktop
+commands, for example <guimenuitem>Search for Files</guimenuitem> and <guimenuitem>
+Log Out</guimenuitem>. </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>Click on the icon at the extreme right of the Menu Panel to display
+a list of all open windows on the desktop.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Menus</para>
+<para>You can access all desktop functions through menus. The Menu Panel contains
+menus, so you can use a combination of menus and panels to perform your tasks.
+You can use the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu and the <guimenu>Actions
+</guimenu> menu to access almost all of the applications, commands, and configuration
+options on your desktop. You can also access the items in the <guimenu>Applications
+</guimenu> and <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menus from the <guimenu>GNOME Menu
+</guimenu>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Windows</para>
+<para>You can display many windows at the same time on your desktop. You can
+run different applications in each window. The window manager provides frames
+and buttons for windows. The window manager enables you to perform standard
+actions such as move, close, and resize windows. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Workspaces</para>
+<para>You can subdivide your desktop into separate <glossterm>workspaces</glossterm>.
+A workspace is a discrete area on the desktop in which you can work. When
+you start a desktop session for the first time, you have four workspaces.
+You can create more workspaces on the desktop. You can switch to a different
+workspace, but you can only display one workspace at a time on the screen.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><application>Nautilus</application> file manager</para>
+<para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file manager provides an integrated
+access point to your files and applications. You can display the contents
+of your files within a <application>Nautilus</application> window, or open
+the files in the appropriate application from <application>Nautilus</application>.
+You can use the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager to manage
+your files and folders. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Desktop background</para>
+<para>The desktop background lies behind all of the other components on the
+desktop. The desktop background is an active component of the user interface.
+You can place objects on the desktop background to quickly access  your files
+and directories, or to start applications that you use often. You can also
+right-click on the background to open a menu.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location</para>
+<para>The <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location provides an access point
+to some of the key features of the GNOME desktop. You can access your GNOME
+applications and configuration tools. You can also access programs that enable
+you to configure your system as a server, and to choose other system settings.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Desktop preferences</para>
+<para>The GNOME desktop contains dedicated <glossterm>preference tools</glossterm>.
+Each tool controls a particular part of the behavior of the desktop. To start
+a preference tool, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Desktop Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Choose the item
+that you want to configure from the submenus.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></para>
+<para>The most powerful features of the desktop are the high degree of configurability
+and the multiple ways that you can perform tasks.</para>
+<para>The desktop provides interoperability of the desktop components. Usually,
+you can perform the same action in several different ways. For example, you
+can start applications from panels, from menus, or from the desktop background.
+</para>
+<para>Your system administrator can make configuration changes to suit your
+needs, so that the desktop might not be exactly the same as described in this
+chapter. Nevertheless, this chapter provides a useful quick guide to how to
+work with the desktop. </para>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-502">
+<title>Panels</title>
+<indexterm><primary>panels</primary><secondary>overview</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>You can add and delete panels at any time. When you start a session
+for the first time, the desktop usually contains at least two panels, as follows:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Menu Panel</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Edge panel at the bottom of the desktop</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can perform the following actions with panels:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Create panels.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Delete panels.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Hide panels.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Add objects to panels.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Manipulate panel objects.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-26">
+<title>To Create Panels</title>
+<para>To create panels on the desktop follow these steps: </para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on a vacant space on any of the panels on the
+desktop to open the panel popup menu, then choose <guimenuitem>Create panel
+</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Choose the type of panel you want to create from the submenu.
+The panel is added to the desktop.</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+<para>Except for the Menu Panel, you can create as many panels as you want.
+You can create different types of panel on the desktop to fit your own requirements.
+You can customize the behavior and appearance of your panels. For example,
+you can change the background of your panels.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-508">
+<title>To Delete Panels</title>
+<para>To delete a panel, right-click on the panel to open the panel popup
+menu, then choose <guimenuitem>Remove this panel</guimenuitem>.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-24">
+<title>To Hide Panels</title>
+<para>Except for the Menu Panel, panels can have hide buttons at each end
+of the panel. You click on the hide buttons to hide or show the panel.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-4">
+<title>To Add Objects to Panels</title>
+<para>A panel can hold several types of objects. The panel in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/>
+contains each type of panel object. </para>
+<figure id="gosoverview-FIG-28">
+<title>A Panel With Various Panel Objects</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+  <imageobject>
+    <imagedata fileref="figures/sample_anno_panel.png" format="PNG"/>
+  </imageobject>
+  <textobject>
+	<phrase>Shows a panel with various panel objects. Callouts: Calculator launcher, Menu, CD Player applet, Drawer, Lock Screen panel object.
+</phrase>
+  </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para>You can add any of the following objects to all types of panels in the
+desktop:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Launchers</para>
+<para>A <glossterm>launcher</glossterm> starts a particular application, executes
+a command, or opens a file. The calculator icon in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/>
+is a launcher for the <application>Calculator</application> application. A
+launcher can reside in a panel or in a menu. Click on the launcher to perform
+the action that is associated with the launcher.</para>
+<para>You can create your own launchers for applications. For example, you
+can create a launcher for a word processor application that you use frequently,
+and place the launcher in a panel for convenient access. To add a new launcher
+to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel to open the panel popup
+menu, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+Launcher</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Menus</para>
+<para>You can access all desktop functions through menus. The default panels
+contain menus, so you can use a combination of menus and panels to perform
+your tasks. To open a menu from a panel, click on the icon that represents
+the menu. To open a menu from the Menu Panel, click on the text that represents
+the menu. </para>
+<para>Menus that you add to your panels are represented by an icon with an
+arrow. The arrow indicates that the icon represents a menu. The icon in <xref
+linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/> is the icon that is displayed when you add the <guimenuitem>
+Desktop Preferences</guimenuitem> menu to a panel.</para>
+<para>You can also add the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> to any of your panels.
+To add the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> to a panel, right-click on a vacant
+space on the panel to open the panel popup menu, then choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>GNOME Menu</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Applets</para><indexterm><primary>applets</primary><secondary>
+overview</secondary></indexterm>
+<para><glossterm>Applets</glossterm> are small, interactive applications that
+reside within a panel, for example <application>CD Player</application> in <xref
+linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/>. Each applet has a simple user interface that
+you can operate with the mouse or keyboard. The following applets appear in
+your panels by default:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><application>Workspace Switcher</application>: Displays a
+visual representation of your workspaces. You can use <application>Workspace
+Switcher</application> to switch between workspaces. By default, <application>
+Workspace Switcher</application> appears in the edge panel at the bottom of
+the desktop.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><application>Window List</application>: Displays a button
+for each window that is open. You can click on a window list button to minimize
+and restore windows. By default, <application>Window List</application> appears
+in the edge panel at the bottom of the desktop.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>To add an applet to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel,
+then choose <guimenuitem>Add to panel</guimenuitem> from the panel popup menu.
+Choose the panel applet that you require from one of the following submenus:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Accessories</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Amusements</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Internet</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Multimedia</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Utility</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Drawers</para>
+<para><glossterm>Drawers</glossterm> are sliding extensions to a panel that
+you can open or close from a drawer icon, as shown in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/>.
+ Drawers can help you to organize your work when you run a lot of applications
+simultaneously. You can place all the same functional elements in a drawer
+that you can put in any other type of panel. </para>
+<para>To add a drawer to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the panel
+to open the panel popup menu, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel
+</guimenu><guimenuitem>Drawer</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
+<para>To open a drawer click on the drawer. To close a drawer click on the
+drawer again.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Other panel objects</para>
+<para>Some panel objects perform special functions that are not available
+through other panel objects. For example, the Lock screen object enables you
+to lock your screen. The lock icon in <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-28"/>
+is the Lock screen object. </para>
+<para>To add panel objects to a panel, right-click on a vacant space on the
+panel to open the panel popup menu, then choose <guimenuitem>Add to panel
+</guimenuitem>. You can then choose the specific panel object you require. 
+</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-21">
+<title>To Manipulate Panel Objects</title>
+<para>You can manipulate panel objects in the following ways:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Move objects within a panel, or to another panel.</para>
+<para>You can move any object to another location in the panel. You can also
+move an object from one panel to another panel. Use the middle mouse button
+to drag the panel object to the new location.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Copy menu items to a panel.</para>
+<para>Drag the item from the menu to the panel. Alternatively, if the menu
+item is a launcher right-click on the menu item, then choose <guimenuitem>
+Add this launcher to panel</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-42">
+<title>Menus</title>
+<indexterm><primary>menus</primary><secondary>overview</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>You can access all desktop functions through menus. Your default panels
+contain menus, so you can use a combination of menus and panels to perform
+your tasks. The Menu Panel contains <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> and <guimenu>
+Actions</guimenu> menus, and you can also add the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>
+to your panels. </para>
+<para>You can use the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu and the <guimenu>
+Actions</guimenu> menu to access almost all of the applications, commands,
+and configuration options on your desktop. You can also access the items in
+the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> and <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menus from
+the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>.</para>
+<para>To add a <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> to a panel, right-click on the
+panel then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>
+GNOME Menu</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the panel popup menu. The <guimenu>
+GNOME Menu</guimenu> is represented by a stylized footprint, as follows:</para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+  <imageobject>
+    <imagedata fileref="figures/footprint_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
+  </imageobject>
+  <textobject>
+	<phrase>Shows GNOME Menu icon.</phrase>
+  </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para>Click on the <guibutton>GNOME Menu</guibutton> button on a panel to
+open the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu>. </para>
+<para>You can add as many additional menus as you want to any of the panels
+on the desktop. To open a menu that you add to a panel, click on the menu
+icon on the panel. You can perform other actions on your menus, such as copy
+menu items to panels.</para>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-18">
+<title>Windows in the Desktop</title>
+<indexterm><primary>windows</primary><secondary>overview</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>You can display many windows at the same time on your desktop. Each
+window has a frame. The window frame contains active control elements that
+you can use to work with the window.</para>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-16">
+<title>Types of Windows</title>
+<para>The desktop features the following types of window:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Application windows</para>
+<para>When you run an application on the desktop, a frame usually borders
+the window. The top edge of the application window contains a titlebar with
+buttons that you can use to work with the window. The buttons in an application
+window frame enable you to perform actions such as close the window, or open
+the <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu. The <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu provides
+commands that you can perform on the window.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Dialog windows</para>
+<para>Dialog windows are associated with interactive desktop processes. A
+dialog window consists of the window frame, and a single interactive pane
+that provides information and controls for the user. This manual refers to
+the interactive part of a dialog window as a dialog. The frame of a dialog
+window contains buttons that enable you to close the dialog window, or to
+open the <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-32">
+<title>To Manipulate Windows</title>
+<para>You use the frame of an application window or dialog window to perform
+various actions with the window. Most of the control elements are located
+on the top edge of the window frame. <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-33"/> shows
+the top edge of a frame for a typical application window.</para>
+<figure id="gosoverview-FIG-33">
+<title>Top Edge of Frame for a Typical Application Window</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+  <imageobject>
+    <imagedata fileref="figures/titlebar_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/>
+  </imageobject>
+  <textobject>
+	<phrase>Shows top edge of application window frame. Callouts: Window Menu button, Titlebar, Minimize, Maximize, Close Window buttons.
+</phrase>
+  </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<para>The active control elements of the window frame are as follows: </para>
+<informaltable frame="topbot">
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="41.65*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="58.35*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Control Element</para></entry><entry
+valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guibutton>Window Menu</guibutton>
+button</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Click on
+the <guibutton>Window Menu</guibutton> button to open the <guimenu>Window
+</guimenu> menu. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Titlebar</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+You can use the titlebar to move and shade the window. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>Click on the <guibutton>Minimize</guibutton> button
+to minimize the window. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button</para></entry>
+<entry valign="top"><para>You can use the <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton>
+button to maximize and restore the window.</para><para>To maximize a window
+click on the <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button. To restore the window
+click on the <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button again. </para></entry>
+</row>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para><guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button
+</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Click on the <guibutton>Close Window
+</guibutton> button to close the window. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Border</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>
+Right-click on the border to open the <guimenu>Window</guimenu> menu.</para></entry>
+</row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+<para>To change the size of windows grab the border of the window, then move
+the cursor until the window is the size that you require. </para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-20">
+<title>To Give Focus to a Window</title>
+<para>A window that has focus can receive input from the mouse and the keyboard.
+Only one window can have focus at a time. The window that has focus has a
+different appearance than other windows. </para>
+<para>You can use the following elements to give focus to a window:</para>
+<informaltable frame="topbot">
+<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="33.62*"/>
+<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="66.38*"/>
+<thead>
+<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Element</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Action</para></entry></row>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<row><entry valign="top"><para>Mouse</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
+Click on the window, if the window is visible. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Shortcut key</para></entry>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Switch between the windows that
+are open with a shortcut key. To give focus to a window, release the keys.
+The default shortcut key to switch between windows is <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo>. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><application>Window List
+</application></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Click on the button that represents the window in <application>Window List
+</application>. </para></entry></row>
+<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><application>Workspace Switcher
+</application></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>
+Click on the window that you want to give focus to in the <application>Workspace
+Switcher</application> display.</para></entry></row>
+</tbody>
+</tgroup>
+</informaltable>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-39">
+<title>Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>overview</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>You can display many windows at the same time on your desktop. Your
+windows are displayed in subdivisions of your desktop that are called workspaces.
+A workspace is a discrete area on the desktop in which you can work. Every
+workspace on the desktop contains the same desktop background, the same panels,
+and the same menus. However, you can run different applications, and open
+different windows in each workspace. You can display only one workspace at
+a time on your desktop but you can have windows open in other workspaces.
+ </para>
+<para>Workspaces enable you to organize the desktop when you run many applications
+at the same time. When your current workspace becomes crowded with windows,
+you can move your work to another workspace. You can also switch to another
+workspace then start more applications.</para>
+<para>The default setup of the desktop is to use four workspaces. Workspaces
+are displayed in the <application>Workspace Switcher</application> applet.
+In <xref linkend="gosoverview-FIG-42"/>, <application>Workspace Switcher</application>
+contains four workspaces. The first three workspaces contain open windows.
+The last workspace does not contain currently active windows.</para>
+<figure id="gosoverview-FIG-42">
+<title>Workspaces Displayed in Workspace Switcher</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+  <imageobject>
+    <imagedata fileref="figures/workspace_switcher_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
+  </imageobject>
+  <textobject>
+	<phrase>Shows Workspace Switcher. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+  </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+</figure>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-41">
+<title>To Switch Between Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>switching between</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>You can switch between workspaces in the following ways:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>In <application>Workspace Switcher</application>, click on
+the workspace where you want to work.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Press <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>right arrow</keycap></keycombo> to switch to the workspace on the right of the current
+workspace.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Press <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>left arrow</keycap></keycombo> to switch to the workspace on the left of the current
+workspace.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-40">
+<title>To Add Workspaces</title>
+<indexterm><primary>workspaces</primary><secondary>specifying number of</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To add workspaces to your desktop, right-click on the <application>
+Workspace Switcher</application> applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences
+</guimenuitem> from the applet popup menu. The <guilabel>Workspace Switcher
+Preferences</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Use the <guilabel>Number of workspaces
+</guilabel> spin box to specify the number of workspaces you require.</para>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-56">
+<title>Nautilus File Manager</title>
+<indexterm><primary>Nautilus file manager</primary><see>file manager</see>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>overview
+</secondary></indexterm><para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file
+manager provides an integrated access point to your files, applications, and
+the World Wide Web. To open a <application>Nautilus</application> window,
+choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Home
+Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The following figure shows a <application>
+Nautilus</application> window that displays the contents of a folder.</para>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+  <imageobject>
+    <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_iconview_window.png" format="PNG"/>
+  </imageobject>
+  <textobject>
+	<phrase>Shows a sample Nautilus window. The context describes the graphic.
+</phrase>
+  </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<para>A <application>Nautilus</application> window contains the following
+panes:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Side pane</para>
+<para>Enables you to navigate through your files and the online help system.
+This pane also displays information about the current file or folder. The
+side pane is on the left side of the window.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>View pane</para>
+<para>Displays the contents of files and folders. The view pane is on the
+right side of the window.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para><application>Nautilus</application> enables you to do the following:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>View files and folders</para>
+<para>You can view your files and folders as icons or as a list. You can view
+the contents of some types of file within a <application>Nautilus</application>
+window. Alternatively, you can open the files in the appropriate application
+from <application>Nautilus</application>. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Manage your files and folders</para>
+<para>You can use <application>Nautilus</application> to create, move, copy,
+rename, and remove files and folders.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Run scripts</para>
+<para>You can run scripts from <application>Nautilus</application>, and you
+can select files and folders on which to run your scripts.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Customize your files and folders</para>
+<para>You can add emblems to your files and folders to indicate particular
+states. For example, you can add an Important emblem to a file to indicate
+that the file is important. You can also customize folders in the following
+ways: <itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Add a note to a folder.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Specify a custom background pattern for a folder.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Specify a zoom setting for a folder.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para><application>Nautilus</application> also creates the desktop background.
+</para>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-58">
+<title>To Open Files From the Nautilus File Manager</title>
+<para>To navigate to the folder where the file that you want to open resides,
+double-click on the folder icons in the view pane. When the file that you
+want to open is displayed, double-click on the file icon to open the file.
+</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-57">
+<title>To Move Files Between Folders</title>
+<para>You can move files between folders by opening two or more <application>
+Nautilus</application> windows. Open a different folder in each window, then
+drag the files from one window to the other. </para>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosgetstarted-11">
+<title>Desktop Background</title>
+<indexterm><primary>Nautilus desktop background</primary><see>desktop background
+</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>
+overview</secondary></indexterm><para>The desktop background is an active
+component of the desktop. You can use the desktop background to perform the
+following actions:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Start your applications, and open your files and folders. 
+</para>
+<para>You can add <glossterm>desktop background objects</glossterm> for convenient
+access to the files, folders, and applications that you use frequently. For
+example, you can create a symbolic link to a file that you use often, then
+drag the link to your desktop background.</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></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file manager manages the desktop
+background.</para>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-29">
+<title>To Open Desktop Background Objects</title>
+<para>To open an object from the desktop background, double-click on the object.
+You can set your preferences in a <application>Nautilus</application> window
+so that you click once on an object to execute the default action.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-19">
+<title>To Add Objects to the Desktop Background</title>
+<para>You can add desktop background objects for convenient access to files,
+folders, and applications that you use frequently. You can add objects to
+your desktop background in the following ways:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Drag an object from a file manager window to the desktop background.
+For example, you can create a symbolic link to a file that you use often,
+then drag the link to your desktop background. The icon for the link is moved
+to the desktop background. To open the file, double-click on the icon.</para>
+<para>You can also drag files and folders to the desktop background. When
+you drag a file or folder to the desktop background, the file or folder resides
+in your <filename>$HOME/.nautilus/desktop</filename> directory.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Drag an application launcher from a menu to the desktop background.
+For example, you can open a menu that contains a launcher for an application
+that you use often, then drag the launcher to your desktop background. </para>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-509">
+<title>Start Here Location</title>
+<screenshot>
+<mediaobject>
+  <imageobject>
+    <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_starthere_launcher.png" format="PNG"/>
+  </imageobject>
+  <textobject>
+	<phrase>Shows the Start Here icon.</phrase>
+  </textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+<indexterm><primary>Start Here location</primary><secondary>overview</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>Start Here
+location</secondary><see>Start Here location</see></indexterm><para>The <guilabel>
+Start Here</guilabel> location enables you to access the following desktop
+functions:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Applications</guilabel></para>
+<para>Double-click on <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> to access your key
+GNOME applications. You can also access the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+menu through the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> and the Menu Panel.</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel></para>
+<para>Double-click on <guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel> to customize
+your desktop. For more information on how to customize your desktop, see <xref
+linkend="part2-1"/>.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Programs that enable you to configure your system as a server,
+and to choose other system settings.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can access the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location in the following
+ways:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>From a <application>Nautilus</application> window</para>
+<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Start Here
+</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The contents of the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel>
+location are displayed in the window.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>From the desktop background</para>
+<para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> object on the desktop
+background. The contents of the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location are
+displayed in a <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-55">
+<title>Desktop Preferences</title>
+<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>overview</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>You can use desktop preference tools to configure almost
+every feature of the desktop. Each tool controls a particular part of the
+behavior of the desktop. For convenience, the tools are grouped under the
+following headings:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Basic</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Accessibility</guilabel></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para><guilabel>Advanced</guilabel></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>You can open your desktop preference tools in either of the following
+ways:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Desktop Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Choose the item
+that you require from the submenus. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> object
+on the desktop background. A <application>Nautilus</application> window opens
+at the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location. Double-click on the <guilabel>
+Desktop Preferences</guilabel> object in the <application>Nautilus</application>
+window to display the desktop preference tools. Double-click on the item that
+you require.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-54">
+<title>Desktop Applications</title>
+<indexterm><primary>applications</primary><secondary>overview</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>The applications that are provided with the GNOME desktop
+share several characteristics. For example, the applications have a consistent
+look-and-feel. The applications share characteristics because the applications
+use the same programming libraries. An application that uses the standard
+GNOME programming libraries is called a <glossterm>GNOME-compliant application
+</glossterm>. For example, <application>Nautilus</application> and <application>
+gedit</application> are GNOME-compliant applications.</para>
+<para>GNOME provides libraries in addition to the libraries provided by your
+operating system. The libraries enable GNOME to run your existing applications
+as well as GNOME-compliant applications. For example, if your operating system
+is UNIX-based, you can run your current X11 and Motif applications from the
+GNOME desktop.</para>
+<para>Some of the features of GNOME-compliant applications are as follows:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Consistent look-and-feel</para>
+<para>GNOME-compliant applications have a consistent look-and-feel. GNOME-compliant
+applications use the look-and-feel settings that you specify in the desktop
+preference tools. You can use the following tools to change the look-and-feel
+of your GNOME-compliant applications:<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>
+Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Theme</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>
+Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Toolbars &amp; Menus
+</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Menubars, toolbars, and statusbars</para>
+<para>Most GNOME-compliant applications have a menubar, a toolbar, and a statusbar.
+A <glossterm>menubar</glossterm> is a bar at the top of a window that contains
+the menus for the application. The menubar in a GNOME-compliant application
+always contains a <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu and a <guimenu>Help</guimenu>
+menu. The <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu always contains an <guimenuitem>Exit
+</guimenuitem> menu item, and the <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menu always contains
+an <guimenuitem>About</guimenuitem> menu item.</para>
+<para>A <glossterm>toolbar</glossterm> is a bar that appears under the menubar.
+A toolbar contains buttons for the most commonly-used commands. A <glossterm>
+statusbar</glossterm> is a bar at the bottom of a window that provides information
+about the current state of what you are viewing in the window. GNOME-compliant
+applications might also contains other bars. For example, <application>Nautilus
+</application> contains a location bar.</para>
+<para>Some of the bars in GNOME-compliant applications are detachable. That
+is, the bar has a handle that you can grab then drag the bar to another location.
+You can drag the bar to snap to another side of the window, or to another
+part of the desktop. For example, you can detach the menubar, toolbar, and
+location bar in the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager. </para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem><para>Default shortcut keys</para>
+<para>GNOME-compliant applications use the same shortcut keys to perform the
+same actions. For example, to quit a GNOME-compliant application, press <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo>. To undo an action in a GNOME-compliant
+application, press <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo>. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Drag-and-drop</para>
+<para>GNOME-compliant applications use the same protocol to implement drag-and-drop
+operations. Therefore, GNOME-compliant applications provide consistent feedback
+when you drag-and-drop items.</para>
+<para>The use of the same protocol also enables GNOME-compliant applications
+to interoperate in a sophisticated manner. For example, GNOME-compliant applications
+recognize the format of the items that you drag. When you drag a HTML file
+from a <application>Nautilus</application> window to a browser such as <application>
+Netscape</application>, the file is displayed in HTML format in the browser.
+However, when you drag the HTML file to a text editor such as <application>
+gedit</application>, the file is displayed in plain text format in the text
+editor. </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosoverview-12">
+<title>To Find Out More</title>
+<indexterm><primary>help</primary><secondary>how to find</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>The desktop provides Help if you want to find out more about the following
+areas: </para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Desktop topics</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Applets</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Applications</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<sect2 id="gosoverview-31">
+<title>To Find Out More About Desktop Topics</title>
+<indexterm><primary>help</primary><secondary>starting help system</secondary>
+</indexterm><indexterm><primary>help</primary><secondary>desktop topics</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>You can find out more about particular desktop topics in
+the integrated <application>Yelp</application> help system. To start the <application>
+Yelp</application> help system, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications
+</guimenu><guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosgetstarted-33">
+<title>To Find Out More About Panel Applets</title>
+<indexterm><primary>panel applets</primary><secondary>help</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>help</primary><secondary>applets</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>To find out more about a specific applet follow these steps: 
+</para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on the relevant applet icon to display the applet
+popup menu.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Choose the <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> menu item on the
+popup menu to display an online reference manual specific to that applet.
+</para></listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosgetstarted-35">
+<title>To Find Out More About Applications</title>
+<indexterm><primary>applications</primary><secondary>help</secondary></indexterm>
+<indexterm><primary>help</primary><secondary>applications</secondary></indexterm>
+<para>To find out more about a specific application, start the application,
+then choose <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> from the menubar.</para>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
 </chapter>
+