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+<chapter id="goscustuserinter-1">
+ <title>Using the Advanced Preference Tools</title>
+ <highlights>
+ <para>The <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> preference tools enable
+you to customize the behavior and appearance of your applications, panels,
+and other user interface items. You can use the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel>
+preference tools to configure file types, your default applications, and your
+panels. You can also use the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tools to customize
+your sessions and startup programs. This chapter describes how to use the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tools to customize your desktop environment.</para>
+ </highlights>
+ <sect1 id="goscustlookandfeel-17">
+ <title>Opening an Advanced Preference Tool</title>
+ <para>You can open an <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> preference tool in either
+of the following ways:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>From the <guimenu>Desktop Preferences</guimenu> menu</para>
+ <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Advanced</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Choose the tool that you require from the submenu. The dialog
+for the tool is displayed.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>From the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location</para>
+ <para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> file manager window, then
+choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Start Here</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel>
+object on the desktop. The <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location is displayed.
+Double-click on the <guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel> object in the
+file manager window, then double-click on the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel>
+folder. The <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> preference tools are displayed.</para>
+ <para>Double-click on the tool that you require. The dialog for the tool is
+displayed.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="goscustlookandfeel-39">
+ <title>Configuring a CD Database</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>preference tools</primary>
+ <secondary>CD Database</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>The <application>CD Database</application> preference tool
+enables you to configure a CD database that your system can query. A CD database
+contains information about CDs, such as the name of the artist, the title,
+and the track list. When an application plays a CD, the application can query
+the CD database about the CD, then display the information. </para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-40"/> describes the elements on the <application>CD Database</application> preference tool.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-40">
+ <title>Settings for CD Database</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
+ <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
+ <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Element</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Description</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Send no information</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option if you do not want to send
+any information to the CD database server.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Send real information</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option to send your name and hostname information to the CD database
+server.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Send other information</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option to send another
+name and hostname to the CD database server. Enter the name in the <guilabel>Name</guilabel> field. Enter the hostname in the <guilabel>Hostname</guilabel>
+field.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>FreeDB round robin server</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>FreeDB is a CD database. The FreeDB
+round robin server is a load-sharing configuration of FreeDB servers. Select
+this option to access the FreeDB CD database from this server.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Other FreeDB server</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para> Select this option to access the FreeDB CD
+database from another server. Select the server that you require from the
+server table.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guibutton>Update Server List</guibutton>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Click on this button to update the list of available
+FreeDB servers in the server table.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Other server</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option to use another CD database.
+Enter the name of the server on which the database resides in the <guilabel>Hostname</guilabel> field. Enter the port number on which you can access the
+database in the <guilabel>Port</guilabel> field.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="goscustdoc-7">
+ <title>Configuring File Types and Programs</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>preference tools</primary>
+ <secondary>File Types and Programs</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>file types</primary>
+ <secondary>configuring</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>services</primary>
+ <secondary>configuring</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>Use the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool to configure the following:</para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>File types</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>You can specify how files
+of various types are displayed and edited. For example, you can specify an
+icon to represent a particular type of file. For another example, you can
+specify that if a file is a plain text file, the file is launched in a text
+editor.</para>
+ <para>The file manager and other GNOME applications check the contents of
+a file to determine the type of a file. If the first lines do not determine
+the type of the file, then the application checks the filename.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Services</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A <firstterm>Uniform Resource
+Identifier</firstterm> (URI) is a string that identifies a particular location
+in a file system or on the Web. For example, the web address of a web page
+is a URI. A <firstterm>service</firstterm> is a protocol or task that a URI
+requests. For example, the <literal>http://www.gnome.org</literal> URI requests
+the <literal>http</literal> service. </para>
+ <para>You can associate an application with a service, so that the application
+performs the task required by the service. For example, you can associate
+your preferred web browser with the <literal>http</literal> service.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <para><xref linkend="goscustdoc-TBL-8"/> describes the elements
+on the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdoc-TBL-8">
+ <title>Elements on File Types and Programs Preference Tool</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
+ <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
+ <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Element</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Description</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Table</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>To view the contents of a category of file types, click on the right arrow
+next to the category name. The category expands, and displays a description
+of each file type, and the file extension that is associated with the file
+type. </para>
+ <para>To select a file type that you want to work with, click
+on the file type.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guibutton>Add File Type</guibutton>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Click on this button to add a file type. For more information, see <xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-28"/>.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guibutton>Add Service</guibutton>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Click on this button to add a service. For more
+information, see <xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-30"/>.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>file types</primary>
+ <secondary>editing</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>services</primary>
+ <secondary>editing</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>To edit a file type, a service, or a file type category,
+select the item that you want to edit, then click <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guibutton>Remove</guibutton>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>To delete a file type or a service, select the item that
+you want to delete, then click <guibutton>Remove</guibutton>. </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ <sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-28">
+ <title>To Add a File Type</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>file types</primary>
+ <secondary>adding</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>To add a file type, perform the following steps:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>File Types and Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
+to start the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference
+tool.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Click on the <guibutton>Add file type</guibutton> button.
+The <guilabel>Add file type</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enter the properties of the file type in the dialog. The following
+table describes the dialog elements on the <guilabel>Add file type</guilabel>
+dialog:</para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+ <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="37.42*"/>
+ <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="62.58*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Option</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Function</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>No Icon</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Choose an icon to represent the file type. To choose
+an icon, click on the <guibutton>No Icon</guibutton> button. An icon selector
+dialog is displayed. Choose an icon from the dialog. Alternatively, to choose
+an icon from another directory, click <guibutton>Browse</guibutton>. When
+you choose an icon, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Description</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Type a description of the file type.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>MIME type</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Enter the MIME type for this type of file. </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Category</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Enter the category to which you want the file type
+to belong in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference
+tool. Click on the <guibutton>Choose</guibutton> to choose a category from
+the <guilabel>Choose a file category</guilabel> dialog.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Filename extensions</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Enter the file extensions to associate with the
+file type. Enter a file extension in the field on the left side, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>. To delete a file extension, select the file extension in
+the field on the right side, then click on the <guibutton>Remove</guibutton>
+button. </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Viewer Component</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Information to be supplied in a future release.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Default action</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Information to be supplied in a future release.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Program to run</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Specify a program to associate with the file type.
+Enter the command to start the program in this field. Alternatively, to choose
+ a command that you entered previously, click the down arrow button, then
+choose the command to run.</para>
+ <para>You can also use the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button to choose a command to run. </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Run in Terminal</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option to run the program in a terminal
+window. Choose this option for a program that does not create a window in
+which to run.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-30">
+ <title>To Add a Service</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>services</primary>
+ <secondary>adding</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>To add a service, perform the following steps:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>File Types and Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
+to start the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference
+tool.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Click on the <guibutton>Add service</guibutton> button. The <guilabel>Add service</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enter the properties of the service in the dialog. The following
+table describes the dialog elements on the <guilabel>Add service</guilabel>
+dialog:</para>
+ <informaltable frame="topbot">
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+ <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="41.22*"/>
+ <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="58.78*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Option</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Function</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Description</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Type a description of the service.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Protocol </guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Enter the protocol for the service.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Program to Run</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1">
+ <para>Information to be supplied in a future release.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Program</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Specify the program to associate with the service.
+Enter the command to start the program in this field. Alternatively, to choose
+ a command that you entered previously, click the down arrow button, then
+choose the command to run.</para>
+ <para>You can also use the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button to choose a command to run. </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Run in Terminal</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option to run the program in a terminal
+window. Choose this option for a program that does not create a window in
+which to run.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </informaltable>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="goscustdesk-10">
+ <title>Customizing Your Panels</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>preference tools</primary>
+ <secondary>Panel</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>panels</primary>
+ <secondary>customizing behavior
+and appearance</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>The <application>Panel</application>
+preference tool enables you to configure the behavior of panels. Any changes
+that you make with the <application>Panel</application> preference tool affect
+all of your panels.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-22">
+ <title>Settings for Panels</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+ <colspec colwidth="50*"/>
+ <colspec colwidth="50*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row rowsep="1">
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Setting</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Function</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Close drawer when launcher is clicked</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option if
+you want a drawer on a panel to close when you choose a launcher in the drawer.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Drawer and panel animation</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option if you want your panels and drawers
+to show and to hide in an animated style.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Animation speed</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry valign="top">
+ <para>Select the speed of the panel animation from the
+drop-down list.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="goscustdoc-2">
+ <title>Choosing Your Preferred Applications</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>preference tools</primary>
+ <secondary>Preferred Applications</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>default applications</primary>
+ <see>preferred applications</see>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>Use the <application>Preferred
+Applications</application> preference tool to specify the applications that
+you want the desktop environment to use when the desktop environment starts
+an application for you. For example, you can specify <application>Xterm</application>
+as your preferred terminal application. When you open the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu then choose <guimenuitem>New Terminal</guimenuitem>, <application>Xterm</application> starts.</para>
+ <para>You can customize the settings for the <application>Preferred Applications</application> preference tool in the following functional areas.</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Web Browser</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Mail Reader</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Text Editor</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Terminal</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-32">
+ <title>Web Browser Settings</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>preferred applications</primary>
+ <secondary>web browser</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>web browser, preferred application</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>Use the <application>Web Browser</application>
+tabbed section to configure your preferred web browser. The preferred web
+browser opens when you click on a URL. For example, the preferred web browser
+opens when you select a URL in an application, or when you select a URL launcher
+on the desktop.</para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-37"/> lists the preferred web browser
+settings that you can configure.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-37">
+ <title>Settings for Preferred Web Browser</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
+ <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
+ <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Option</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Function</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Select a Web Browser</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option if you want to use a standard
+web browser. Use the drop-down combination box to select your preferred web
+browser.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Custom Web Browser</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option if you want to use a custom
+web browser. </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Command</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Enter the command to execute to start the custom web browser.
+To enable the browser to display a URL that you click on, include <command>&ldquo;%s&rdquo;</command> after the command.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Start in Terminal</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option to run the command in a terminal
+window. Select this option for a browser that does not create a window in
+which to run.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-42">
+ <title>Email Client Settings</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>preferred applications</primary>
+ <secondary>email client</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>email client, preferred application</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>Use the <application>Mail Reader</application>
+tabbed section to configure your preferred email client. </para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-43"/> lists the preferred email
+client settings that you can configure.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-43">
+ <title>Settings for Preferred Email Client</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
+ <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
+ <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Option</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Function</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Select a Mail Reader</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option if you want to use a standard
+email client. Use the drop-down combination box to select your preferred email
+client.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Custom Mail Reader</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option if you want to use a custom
+email client. </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Command</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Enter the command to execute to start the custom email
+client.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Start in Terminal</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option to run the command in a terminal
+window. Select this option for an email client that does not create a window
+in which to run.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-31">
+ <title>Text Editor Settings</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>preferred applications</primary>
+ <secondary>text editor</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>text editor, preferred application</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>Use the <application>Text Editor</application>
+tabbed section to configure your preferred text editor.</para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goscustdoc-TBL-1"/> lists the preferred text editor settings
+that you can configure.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdoc-TBL-1">
+ <title>Settings for Preferred Text Editor</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
+ <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
+ <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Option</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Function</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Select an Editor</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option if you want to use a standard
+text editor. Use the drop-down combination box to specify your preferred text
+editor.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Custom Editor</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option if you want to use a custom
+text editor. A <guilabel>Custom Editor Properties</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Name</guilabel>: Type the name of the custom text
+editor.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Command</guilabel>: Enter the command to execute
+to start the custom text editor.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>This application can open multiple files</guilabel>:
+Select this option if the default text editor can open multiple files.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>This application needs to be run in a shell</guilabel>:
+Select this option to run the command in a terminal window. Select this option
+for an editor that does not create a window in which to run.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>After you specify a custom text editor, you can click
+on the <guibutton>Properties</guibutton> button to display the <guilabel>Custom Editor Properties</guilabel> dialog. You can use the dialog to modify
+the properties of the custom text editor.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Use this editor to open text files in the file manager</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select
+this option if you want the file manager to start the custom text editor to
+display text files.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-34">
+ <title>Terminal Settings</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>preferred applications</primary>
+ <secondary>terminal</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>terminal, preferred application</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>Use the <application>Terminal</application> tabbed section
+to configure your preferred terminal.</para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-35"/> lists the preferred terminal
+settings that you can configure.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-35">
+ <title>Settings for Preferred Terminal</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
+ <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
+ <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Option</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Function</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Select a Terminal</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option if you want to use a standard
+terminal. Use the drop-down combination box to specify your preferred terminal.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Custom Terminal</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option if you want to use a custom
+terminal. </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Command</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Enter the command to execute to start the custom terminal.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Exec Flag</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Enter the <command>exec</command> option to use with the
+command.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="goscustsession-5">
+ <title>Configuring Sessions</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>preference tools</primary>
+ <secondary>Sessions</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>sessions</primary>
+ <secondary>preferences</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>startup applications</primary>
+ <secondary>customizing</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>The <application>Sessions</application>
+preference tool enables you to manage your sessions. You can set session preferences,
+and specify which applications to start when you start a session. You can
+configure sessions to save the state of applications in your desktop environment,
+and to restore the state when you start another session. You can also use
+this preference tool to manage multiple GNOME sessions.</para>
+ <para>You can customize the settings for sessions and startup applications
+in the following functional areas:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Session Options</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Current Session</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Startup Programs</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <sect2 id="goscustsession-16">
+ <title>Setting Session Options</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>sessions</primary>
+ <secondary>setting options</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>Use the <guilabel>Session Options</guilabel> tabbed section
+to manage multiple sessions, and to set preferences for the current session.</para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goscustsession-TBL-11"/> lists the session options settings
+that you can configure.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goscustsession-TBL-11">
+ <title>Settings for Session Options</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
+ <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
+ <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Option</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Function</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Show splash
+screen on login</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option to display a splash screen when you start a session. </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Prompt on logout</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Select this option to display a confirmation
+dialog when you end a session. </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Automatically save changes to session</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>startup applications</primary>
+ <secondary>session-managed</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>Select this
+option if you want the session manager to save the current state of your session.
+The session manager saves the session-managed applications that are open,
+and the settings associated with the session-managed applications. The next
+time that you start a session, the applications start automatically, with
+the saved settings.</para>
+ <para> If you do not select this option, when you
+end you session the <guilabel>Logout Confirmation</guilabel> dialog displays
+a <guilabel>Save current setup</guilabel> option.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Sessions</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Use this area of the dialog to manage multiple sessions
+in the desktop environment, as follows:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To create a new session, click on the <guibutton>Add</guibutton>
+button. The <guilabel>Add a new session</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Use
+this dialog to specify a name for your session.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To change the name of a session, select the session in the <guilabel>Choose Current Session</guilabel> table. Click on the <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>
+button. The <guilabel>Edit session name</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Type
+a new name for your session.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To delete a session, select the session in the <guilabel>Choose Current Session</guilabel> table. Click on the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>
+button.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>When you log in on GDM, you choose
+a session. When you choose a session, you can select which of the multiple
+sessions to use.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goscustlookandfeel-27">
+ <title>Setting Session Properties</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>startup applications</primary>
+ <secondary>session-managed</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>sessions</primary>
+ <secondary>setting properties</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>Use the <guilabel>Current
+Session</guilabel> tabbed section to specify startup order values, and to
+choose restart styles for the session-managed applications in your current
+session. </para>
+ <para><xref linkend="sessprop01"/> lists the session properties that you can
+configure. </para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="sessprop01">
+ <title>Session Properties</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
+ <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
+ <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Option</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
+ <para>Function</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Order</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>The <guilabel>Order</guilabel>
+setting specifies the order in which the session manager starts session-managed
+startup applications. The session manager starts applications with lower order
+values first. The default value is 50.</para>
+ <para>To specify the startup
+order of an application, select the application in the table. Use the <guilabel>Order</guilabel> spin box to specify the startup order value.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Style</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>The <guilabel>Style</guilabel> setting determines the restart
+style of an application. To select a restart style for an application, select
+the application in the table, then choose one of the following styles:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Normal</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ <para>Starts automatically when you start a GNOME session. Use the <command>kill</command> command to terminate applications with this restart style during
+a session.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Restart</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ <para>Restarts automatically whenever you close or terminate the application.
+Choose this style for an application if the application must run continuously
+during your session. To terminate an application with this restart style,
+select the application in the table, then click on the <guibutton>Remove</guibutton>
+button.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ <para>Does not start when you start a GNOME session.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Settings</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ <para>Starts automatically when you start a session. Applications with this
+style usually have a low startup order, and store your configuration settings
+for GNOME and session-managed applications.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guibutton>Remove</guibutton>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Click on the <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> button to delete
+the selected application from the list. The application is removed from the
+session manager, and closed. Application that you delete are not started
+the next time that you start a session.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+ <para>
+ <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
+ <para>Click on the <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button to apply changes to the startup
+order and the restart style.</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="goscustsession-12">
+ <title>Configuring Startup Applications</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>startup applications</primary>
+ <secondary>non-session-managed</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>Use the <guilabel>Startup Programs</guilabel>
+tabbed section of the <application>Sessions</application> preference tool
+to specify non-session-managed <firstterm>startup applications</firstterm>.
+Startup applications are applications that start automatically when you start
+a session. You specify the commands that run the non-session-managed applications
+in the <guilabel>Startup Programs</guilabel> tabbed section. The commands
+execute automatically when you log in.</para>
+ <para>You can also start session-managed applications automatically. For more
+information, see <xref linkend="goscustsession-16"/>.</para>
+ <para><xref linkend="goscustsession-TBL-19"/> lists the startup applications
+settings that you can configure.</para>
+ <table frame="topbot" id="goscustsession-TBL-19">
+ <title>Settings for Startup Programs</title>
+ <tgroup cols="2">
+ <colspec colname="col1" colwidth="18.86*"/>
+ <colspec colname="col2" colwidth="47.14*"/>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="col1" colsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Option</para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="col2" colsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Function</para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry colname="col1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>
+ <guilabel> Additional startup programs</guilabel>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry colname="col2" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
+ <para>Use this table to manage non-session-managed
+startup applications as follows:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To add a startup application, click on the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button. The <guilabel>Add Startup Program</guilabel> dialog is
+displayed. Enter the command to start the application in the <guilabel>Startup
+Command</guilabel> field. </para>
+ <para>If you specify more than one startup application, use the <guilabel>Priority</guilabel> spin box to specify the startup order of the each application.
+The startup order is the order in which you want the startup applications
+to start.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To edit a startup application, select the startup application,
+then click on the <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button. The <guilabel>Edit Startup
+Program</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to modify the command
+and the startup order for the startup application.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To delete a startup application, select the startup application,
+then click on the <guilabel>Delete</guilabel> button.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+</chapter>