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authorShaun McCance <shaunm@src.gnome.org>2005-03-09 01:45:14 +0000
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* gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml: * gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml: * gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml: * gnome2-user-guide/C/user-guide.xml: - Initial updates and redesign to the UG
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--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml
@@ -1,21 +1,33 @@
-<chapter id="gosoverview-1"><!-- -*- indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- -->
- <title>Overview of the GNOME Desktop</title>
- <highlights>
- <para>This chapter introduces you to the features and main components
-of the GNOME Desktop. Before you start to use the GNOME Desktop read this
-chapter to familiarize yourself with the various features, and how the main
-components work. The GNOME Desktop is very configurable, so this chapter describes
-the typical default configuration, covering the following topics.</para>
- </highlights>
- <sect1 id="gosoverview-5">
- <title>Introducing GNOME Desktop Components</title>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>GNOME Desktop components, introducing</primary>
- </indexterm>
- <para>When you start a GNOME Desktop session for the first time,
- you should see a default startup screen, with panels, windows, and
- various icons.</para>
- <para>The major components of the GNOME Desktop are as follows:</para>
+<!-- -*- indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- -->
+<chapter id="overview">
+<title>Desktop Overview</title>
+
+<!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility -->
+<anchor id="gosoverview-1"/>
+
+<highlights>
+ <para>This chapter introduces you to the features and main components
+ of the GNOME Desktop. Before you start to use the GNOME Desktop read this
+ chapter to familiarize yourself with the various features, and how the main
+ components work. The GNOME Desktop is very configurable, so this chapter describes
+ the typical default configuration, covering the following topics.</para>
+</highlights>
+
+<section id="overview-intro">
+ <title>Introduction</title>
+
+ <!-- Maintained for 2.8 compatibility -->
+ <anchor id="gosoverview-5"/>
+
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>GNOME 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.</para>
+
+ <para>The major components of the GNOME Desktop are as follows:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Panels</term>
@@ -115,8 +127,8 @@ the typical default configuration, covering the following topics.</para>
needs, so that the GNOME Desktop that you use 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 GNOME Desktop.</para>
- </sect1>
- <sect1 id="gosoverview-502">
+ </section>
+ <section id="gosoverview-502">
<title>Panels</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>panels</primary>
@@ -142,24 +154,24 @@ the first time, the GNOME Desktop contains at least one panel. </para>
<para>Manipulate panel objects.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <sect2 id="gosoverview-26">
+ <section id="gosoverview-26">
<title>To Create Panels</title>
<para>To add a panel, right-click on a vacant space on any panel, then choose <guimenuitem>New Panel</guimenuitem>. The new panel is added to the GNOME Desktop. The
new panel contains no objects. You can customize the new panel to suit your
preferences. You can add objects to the panel to fit your own requirements.
You can also change the background of the panel. You can create as many panels
as you want.</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="gosoverview-508">
+ </section>
+ <section id="gosoverview-508">
<title>To Delete Panels</title>
<para>To delete a panel, right-click on the panel then choose <guimenuitem>Delete This Panel</guimenuitem>.</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="gosoverview-24">
+ </section>
+ <section id="gosoverview-24">
<title>To Hide Panels</title>
<para>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">
+ </section>
+ <section 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>
@@ -339,8 +351,8 @@ contains each type of panel object. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="gosoverview-21">
+ </section>
+ <section id="gosoverview-21">
<title>To Manipulate Panel Objects</title>
<para>You can manipulate panel objects in the following ways:</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -356,9 +368,9 @@ to drag the panel object to the new location.</para>
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">
+ </section>
+ </section>
+ <section id="gosoverview-42">
<title>Menus</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>menus</primary>
@@ -407,9 +419,9 @@ item is a launcher right-click on the menu item, then choose <guimenuitem>Add th
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
- </sect1>
+ </section>
- <sect1 id="gosoverview-18">
+ <section id="gosoverview-18">
<title>Windows</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>windows</primary>
@@ -419,7 +431,7 @@ item is a launcher right-click on the menu item, then choose <guimenuitem>Add th
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">
+ <section id="gosoverview-16">
<title>Types of Windows</title>
<para>The GNOME Desktop features the following types of window:</para>
<variablelist>
@@ -448,9 +460,9 @@ item is a launcher right-click on the menu item, then choose <guimenuitem>Add th
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
- </sect2>
+ </section>
- <sect2 id="gosoverview-32">
+ <section 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
@@ -546,8 +558,8 @@ click on the <guibutton>Maximize</guibutton> button again. </para>
</informaltable>
<para>To change the size of windows grab the border of the window, but not
the titlebar. Drag the border until the window is the size that you require.</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="gosoverview-20">
+ </section>
+ <section 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
@@ -621,10 +633,11 @@ Switcher</application> display.</para>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
- <sect1 id="gosoverview-39">
+ </section>
+ </section>
+ <section id="overview-workspaces">
<title>Workspaces</title>
+ <anchor id="gosoverview-39"/>
<indexterm>
<primary>workspaces</primary>
<secondary>overview</secondary>
@@ -656,7 +669,7 @@ open windows. The last workspace does not contain currently active windows.</par
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</figure>
- <sect2 id="gosoverview-41">
+ <section id="gosoverview-41">
<title>To Switch Between Workspaces</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>workspaces</primary>
@@ -677,8 +690,8 @@ workspace.</para>
workspace.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="gosoverview-40">
+ </section>
+ <section id="gosoverview-40">
<title>To Add Workspaces</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>workspaces</primary>
@@ -687,9 +700,9 @@ workspace.</para>
<para>To add workspaces to the GNOME Desktop, right-click on the <application>Workspace Switcher</application> applet, then choose <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>. The <guilabel>Workspace Switcher Preferences</guilabel> dialog
is displayed. Use the <guilabel>Number of workspaces</guilabel> spin box to
specify the number of workspaces that you require.</para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
- <sect1 id="gosoverview-56">
+ </section>
+ </section>
+ <section id="gosoverview-56">
<title>File Manager</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>Nautilus file manager</primary>
@@ -756,21 +769,21 @@ specify the number of workspaces that you require.</para>
</variablelist>
<para>The file manager also creates the desktop.</para>
- <sect2 id="gosoverview-58">
+ <section id="gosoverview-58">
<title>To Open Files from the File Manager</title>
<para>To navigate to the file that you want to open, double-click on the <guilabel>Home</guilabel> object on the desktop. A file object window opens. To navigate
to the folder where the file that you want to open resides, double-click on
the folder icons in the file object window. When the file that you want to
open is displayed, double-click on the file icon to open the file in an application.</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="gosoverview-57">
+ </section>
+ <section id="gosoverview-57">
<title>To Move Files Between Folders</title>
<para>You can move files between folders by opening two or more file
manager windows. Drag the files from one window to the other. </para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
+ </section>
+ </section>
- <sect1 id="gosgetstarted-11">
+ <section id="gosgetstarted-11">
<title>Desktop and Desktop Objects</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>Nautilus desktop</primary>
@@ -797,13 +810,13 @@ desktop.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>The file manager manages the desktop.</para>
- <sect2 id="gosoverview-29">
+ <section id="gosoverview-29">
<title>To Open Desktop Objects</title>
<para>To open an object from the desktop, 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">
+ </section>
+ <section id="gosoverview-19">
<title>To Add Objects to the Desktop</title>
<para>You can add desktop objects for convenient access to files, folders,
and applications that you use frequently. You can add objects to your desktop
@@ -826,10 +839,10 @@ example, you can open a menu that contains a launcher for an application that
you use often, then drag the launcher to your desktop. </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
+ </section>
+ </section>
- <sect1 id="gosoverview-55">
+ <section id="gosoverview-55">
<title>GNOME Desktop Preferences</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>preference tools</primary>
@@ -848,9 +861,9 @@ interface. </para>
that you require from the submenus. </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- </sect1>
+ </section>
- <sect1 id="gosoverview-54">
+ <section id="gosoverview-54">
<title>Applications</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>applications</primary>
@@ -911,8 +924,8 @@ file to a text editor, the file is displayed in plain text format in the text
editor. </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- </sect1>
- <sect1 id="gosoverview-12">
+ </section>
+ <section id="gosoverview-12">
<title>To Find Out More</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>help</primary>
@@ -931,7 +944,7 @@ following areas: </para>
<para>Applications</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <sect2 id="gosoverview-31">
+ <section id="gosoverview-31">
<title>To Find Out More About GNOME Desktop Topics</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>help</primary>
@@ -944,8 +957,8 @@ following areas: </para>
<para>You can find out more about particular GNOME
Desktop topics in the integrated help system. To start
the help system, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="gosgetstarted-33">
+ </section>
+ <section id="gosgetstarted-33">
<title>To Find Out More About Applets</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>applets</primary>
@@ -957,8 +970,8 @@ the help system, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>
</indexterm>
<para>To find out more about a specific applet, right-click on the applet,
then choose <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem>. </para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="gosgetstarted-35">
+ </section>
+ <section id="gosgetstarted-35">
<title>To Find Out More About Applications</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>applications</primary>
@@ -970,6 +983,6 @@ then choose <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem>. </para>
</indexterm>
<para>To find out more about a specific application, start the application,
then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>Contents</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, start the application then press <keycap>F1</keycap>.</para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
+ </section>
+ </section>
</chapter>