- Updated and simplified section on background patterns and colors

* C/gosnautilus.xml:
- Updated and simplified section on background patterns and colors

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diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml
index d014702..262d063 100644
--- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml
+++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml
@@ -2831,8 +2831,10 @@ New Emblem</guilabel> dialog.</para>
     </sect2>
     <sect2 id="nautilus-backgrounds-and-emblems">
       <title>Changing Backgrounds</title>
-    <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
-    <anchor id="gosnautilus-50"/>         
+      <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 -->
+      <anchor id="gosnautilus-50"/>         
+      <anchor id="gosnautilus-63"/>
+      <anchor id="gosnautilus-64"/>
       <indexterm>
         <primary>file manager</primary>
         <secondary>changing backgrounds</secondary>
@@ -2841,68 +2843,39 @@ New Emblem</guilabel> dialog.</para>
         <primary>backgrounds</primary>
         <secondary>changing screen component</secondary>
       </indexterm>
-      <para>The file manager includes
-backgrounds that you can use to change the look-and-feel of the following
-screen components: </para>
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>Desktop</para>
-        </listitem>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>Side pane and view pane of a file browser window</para>
-        </listitem>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>Spatial mode windows</para>
-        </listitem>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>Panels</para>
-        </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist>
-      <para>To change the background of a screen component perform the following
-steps: </para>
+      <para>The file manager includes background patterns and emblems that you can
+      use to change the appearance of your folders.  Background patterns and emblems
+      can also be used on the desktop, on folders and certain side panes in the file
+      browser, and on panels.</para>
+      <para>To change the background of a window, pane, or panel,  perform the following
+      steps: </para>
       <orderedlist>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Backgrounds and Emblems</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <guilabel>Backgrounds
-and Emblems</guilabel> dialog is displayed. </para>
-        </listitem>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>To display a list of patterns that you can use on the background,
-click on the <guibutton>Patterns</guibutton> button. To display a list of
-the colors that you can use on the background, click on the <guibutton>Colors</guibutton> button.</para>
+          <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Backgrounds and Emblems</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
+          in any file manager window. The <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
-          <para>To change the background to a pattern, drag the pattern to
-the screen component. To change the background to a color, drag the color
-to the screen component. </para>
+          <para>Click the <guibutton>Patterns</guibutton> button or the <guibutton>Colors</guibutton>
+          button to see a list of background patterns or background colors you can use.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the dialog.</para>
+          <para>To change the background, drag a pattern or color to the desired window, pane, or panel.
+          To reset the background, drag the <guilabel>Reset</guilabel> entry to the desired window, pane,
+          or panel.</para>
         </listitem>
       </orderedlist>
-      <para>To reset the background of the view pane or side pane to the default
-background, right-click on the background of the pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Use Default Background</guimenuitem>.</para>
-      <sect3 id="gosnautilus-63">
-        <title>To Add a Pattern</title>
-        <indexterm>
-          <primary>backgrounds</primary>
-          <secondary>adding patterns</secondary>
-        </indexterm>
-        <para>To add a pattern to the patterns that you can use on your
-screen components, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Backgrounds and Emblems</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Click on the <guibutton>Patterns</guibutton> button, then click on the <guibutton>Add a New Pattern</guibutton> button. A dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to find the new
-pattern. Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to add the new pattern to the <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog.</para>
-      </sect3>
-      <sect3 id="gosnautilus-64">
-        <title>To Add a Color</title>
-        <indexterm>
-          <primary>backgrounds</primary>
-          <secondary>adding colors</secondary>
-        </indexterm>
-        <para>To add a color to the colors that you can use on your screen
-components, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Backgrounds and Emblems</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Click on the <guibutton>Colors</guibutton> button, then click on the <guibutton>Add a New Color</guibutton>
-button. A color selector dialog is displayed. Use the color wheel or the sliders
-to choose the color. Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to add the new color
-to the <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog.</para>
-      </sect3>
+
+      <para>You can set the background of all folders in the file manager by dragging a pattern
+      or color with your right or middle mouse button.  When you release the drag, you will see
+      a popup menu with the option to set the pattern or color as the background for all folders.</para>
+
+      <para>You can add a new pattern to the list by clicking the <guibutton>Add a New Pattern</guibutton>
+      button when the patterns are selected.  Locate an image file in the file chooser dialog and click
+      <guibutton>Open</guibutton>.  The image file will appear in the list of patterns you can use.</para>
+
+      <para>You can add a new color to the list by clicking the <guibutton>Add a New Color</guibutton>
+      button when the colors are selected.  Select a color in the color chooser dialog and click
+      <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.  The color will appear in the list of colors you can use.</para>
     </sect2>    
   </sect1>