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author | Joachim Noreiko <joachimn@src.gnome.org> | 2006-02-24 09:48:41 +0000 |
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committer | Joachim Noreiko <joachimn@src.gnome.org> | 2006-02-24 09:48:41 +0000 |
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updated first part for 2.14. removed a number of sections moved some
* goseditmainmenu.xml:
updated first part for 2.14.
removed a number of sections
moved some sections to gospanel.xml
* gospanel.xml:
moved in Run Application Dialog section from goseditmainmenu.xml and updated it
moved in Main Menu section from goseditmainmenu.xml
moved in Menu Bar section from goseditmainmenu.xml
* gosstartsession.xml:
changed section ids newly linked to from goseditmainmenu.xml
to use meaningful names instead of numbers
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diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog b/gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog index 9a2d220..2a128b8 100644 --- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog @@ -1,11 +1,25 @@ +2006-02-24 Joachim Noreiko <jnoreiko@yahoo.com> + + * goseditmainmenu.xml: + updated first part for 2.14. + removed a number of sections + moved some sections to gospanel.xml + * gospanel.xml: + moved in Run Application Dialog section from goseditmainmenu.xml and updated it + moved in Main Menu section from goseditmainmenu.xml + moved in Menu Bar section from goseditmainmenu.xml + * gosstartsession.xml: + changed section ids newly linked to from goseditmainmenu.xml + to use meaningful names instead of numbers + 2006-02-22 Joachim Noreiko <jnoreiko@yahoo.com> * gospanel.xml: updated first two sections for 2.14 - * goseditmainmenu.xml, - * gosoverview.xml, + * goseditmainmenu.xml: + * gosoverview.xml: * gosnautilus.xml: - changed section ids newly linked to from gospanel.xml + changed section ids newly linked to from gospanel.xml to use meaningful names instead of numbers 2006-02-21 Joachim Noreiko <jnoreiko@yahoo.com> diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goseditmainmenu.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goseditmainmenu.xml index 523e739..08c2d2a 100644 --- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goseditmainmenu.xml +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goseditmainmenu.xml @@ -1,236 +1,35 @@ -<chapter id="goseditmainmenu-1"> - <title>Working With Menus</title> +<chapter id="menubar"> + <title>The Menubar</title> + + <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 --> + <anchor id="goseditmainmenu-1"/><!-- Working With Menus --> + <anchor id="goseditmainmenu-5"/><!-- Menu Features --> + <anchor id="goseditmainmenu-11"/><!-- Menu Item Popup Menu --> + <anchor id="goseditmainmenu-51"/><!-- Actions Menu --> + <anchor id="menus-introduction"/><!-- Introduction to Menus --> + <highlights> - <para>This chapter describes how to use menus in the GNOME Desktop.</para> + <para>This chapter describes how to use the GNOME Desktop Menubar.</para> </highlights> - <sect1 id="menus-introduction"> - <title>Introduction to Menus</title> - <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 --> - <anchor id="goseditmainmenu-2"/> - <indexterm> - <primary>menus</primary> - <secondary>introduction</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>You can access all GNOME Desktop functions through menus. The panels -contains 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 copy menu -items to panels.</para> - <para>You can access the following menus in the GNOME Desktop:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para><guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>: You can access the items in -the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu from the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. -You can have many <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> buttons in your panels. You -can also access the items in the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu from the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. The items in the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu are -at the top level of the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><application>Menu Bar</application>: You can access the items -in the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> and <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menus -from <application>Menu Bar</application>. You can have many <application>Menu Bar</application> applets in your panels. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu: You can access many -of your applications, commands, and configuration options from the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu. You can also access the -GNOME Desktop preference tools from the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu: You can access commands that -enable you to perform various tasks from the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. -For example, you can start the <application>Search Tool</application> application, -or log out of the GNOME Desktop. </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para>You can also right-click on the desktop to open the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu. The <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu enables you to perform -desktop-related tasks. </para> - <para>All of these menus provide you with multiple ways to perform your tasks, -and enable you to work in the way that you prefer.</para> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-5"> - <title>Menu Features</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>menus</primary> - <secondary>features</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>Menus can contain the following items: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Submenus</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Launchers or menu items</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para>An arrow to the right of an item in a menu indicates that the item is -a submenu. When you point to the submenu, the submenu opens. You can choose -items from the submenu.</para> - <para>When you choose a launcher, the launcher starts an application or runs -a command. You can also right-click on a launcher to open a popup menu. The -popup menu enables you to add the item to a panel, and perform other tasks. -For more information on the popup menu, see the next section.</para> - <para>You can change the theme for your session to change how all your menus -look. To change the theme, use the <application>Theme</application> preference -tool.</para> - <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-11"> - <title>Menu Item Popup Menu</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>menus</primary> - <secondary>menu item popup menu</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>menu item popup menu</primary> - <secondary>description</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>Items in menus have an associated -popup menu that enables you to perform tasks related to the item. When you -right-click on an item in a menu, the popup menu for the item opens. The popup -menu also contains a submenu that allows you to perform menu-related tasks. </para> - <para>You can use the menu item popup menu to perform the following tasks: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Add menu items as launchers to panels. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Remove items from menus.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Open the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog with -the menu item command in the dialog.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Add menus to panels. You can add a menu as a menu object or -as a drawer object. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Add new items to menus.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Change the properties of submenus and menu items.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para><xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-TBL-30"/> describes menu item popup menus. <indexterm><primary>launchers</primary><secondary>adding to panel</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>menus</primary><secondary>adding to panel</secondary></indexterm></para> - <table frame="topbot" id="goseditmainmenu-TBL-30"> - <title>Menu Item Popup Menus</title> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="42.71*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="57.29*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Item</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Description</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Add this launcher to panel</guimenuitem> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Adds the launcher to the panel from which you open -the menu.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Remove this item</guimenuitem> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Removes the launcher from the menu.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Put into run dialog</guimenuitem> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Displays the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> -dialog with the command from the <guilabel>Command</guilabel> field of the -launcher in the command field on the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> -dialog. </para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Displays a dialog that enables you to edit -the properties of the launcher.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Entire -menu</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Add this as drawer to panel</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Adds the submenu as a drawer to the panel from which you open the menu.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Entire -menu</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Add this as menu to panel</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Adds the submenu as a menu object to the panel from which you open the menu.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para> - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Entire menu</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Add new item to this menu</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Enables you to add an item to the submenu.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para> - <menuchoice> - <guimenu>Entire menu</guimenu> - <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> - </menuchoice> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Displays a dialog that enables you to edit -the properties of the submenu.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </table> - </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="menus-applications-menu"> + <indexterm> + <primary>menus</primary> + <secondary>introduction</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>menus</primary> + <secondary>Menu Bar</secondary> + <see>Menu Bar</see> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>Menu Bar</primary> + <secondary>introduction</secondary> + </indexterm> + + <para>The menubar at the top of the GNOME Desktop, in the <link linkend="top-panel">Top Edge Panel</link>, is your main point of access to GNOME. Use the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu to launch applications, the <guimenu>Places</guimenu> to open locations on your computer or network, and the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> to customize your system, get help with GNOME, and log out of GNOME or shut down your computer.</para> + <para>The following sections describe these three menus.</para> + <tip><para>The menubar is in fact a panel object: you can move the menubar to another panel, or have more than one instance of the menubar in your panels. For more on this, see <xref linkend="panel-menus"/>.</para></tip> + + <section id="applications-menu"> <title>Applications Menu</title> <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 --> <anchor id="goseditmainmenu-8"/> @@ -238,241 +37,59 @@ the properties of the submenu.</para> <primary>menus</primary> <secondary>Applications menu</secondary> </indexterm> - <para>The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu contains a hierarchy -of submenus, from which you can start the standard GNOME applications and -preference tools. The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> -menu contains the <guimenu>Desktop Preferences</guimenu> menu. You can use -the <guimenu>Desktop Preferences</guimenu> menu to start the GNOME Desktop -preference tools. The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu also includes the -file manager and the help browser.</para> - <para>The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu resides in the following places: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <application>Menu Bar</application> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location in the file manager</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-51"> - <title>Actions Menu</title> + <para>The <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu contains a hierarchy of submenus, from which you can start the applications that are installed on your system.</para> + <para>Each submenu correponds to a category. For example, in the <guimenu>Sound & Video</guimenu> submenu, you will find applications for playing CDs and recording sound.</para> + <para>To launch an application, perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem><para>Click the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Move the mouse down the menu to the category the application you want is in. Each submenu opens as your mouse passes over the category.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Click the menu item for the application.</para></listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>When you install a new application, it is automatically added to the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu in a suitable category. For example, if you install an instant messenger application, a VoIP application, or an FTP client, you will find it in the <guimenu>Internet</guimenu> submenu.</para> + </section> + <section id="places-menu"> + <title>Places Menu</title> <indexterm> - <primary>menus</primary> - <secondary>Actions menu</secondary> + <primary>Places menu</primary> </indexterm> - <para>The <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu contains commands that enable you -to perform various tasks in the GNOME Desktop. <xref linkend="goseditmainmenu-TBL-52"/> describes the commands in the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. </para> - <table frame="topbot" id="goseditmainmenu-TBL-52"> - <title>Actions Menu Commands</title> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="38.48*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="61.52*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> - <para>Menu Item</para> - </entry> - <entry> - <para>Function</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Run Application</guimenuitem> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Opens the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog. -Use the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog to run commands. For more -information, see <xref linkend="gospanel-23"/>.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Search for Files</guimenuitem> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Starts the <application>Search Tool</application> -application. For more information, see the <citetitle>Search Tool</citetitle> -manual.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para> - <guimenuitem> Recent Documents</guimenuitem> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Displays a submenu of the last ten files which -you saved.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Take Screenshot</guimenuitem> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Takes a screenshot of the screen, and opens the <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel> dialog. Use the <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel> -dialog to save the screenshot.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Lock Screen</guimenuitem> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Lock Screen locks your screen.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Log Out</guimenuitem> - <emphasis>username</emphasis> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Logs you out of -the current session. </para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </table> - <para>The <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu resides in the following -places: </para> + <para>The <guimenu>Places</guimenu> menu is a quick way to go to various locations on your computer and your local network. The <guimenu>Places</guimenu> menu allows you to open the following items:</para> <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para><guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. The items in the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu are at the top level of the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><application>Menu Bar</application>. </para> - </listitem> + <listitem><para>Your Home folder<remark>Add link!</remark></para></listitem> + <listitem><para>The Desktop folder, which corresponds to the items displays in the desktop.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>The items in your Nautilus bookmarks. For more on this, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-36"/>.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Your computer, which shows all your drives.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>The Nautilus CD/DVD Creator. For more on this, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-475"/>.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>The local network. For more on this, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-465"/>.</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> - <sect2 id="gospanel-23"> - <title>Using the Run Application Dialog</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>Run Application dialog, using</primary> - </indexterm> - <para>The <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog gives you access to the command -line. When you run a command in the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog, -you cannot receive output from the command.</para> - <para>To run a command from the command line perform the following steps:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog. You -can display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog in any of the -following ways:<itemizedlist><listitem><para>From any panel</para><para>Add the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button to a panel. Right-click on -the panel, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Actions</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Run</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. -Click on the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button.</para></listitem><listitem><para>From the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu></para><para>Open the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, then choose <guimenuitem>Run -Application</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem><listitem><para>From the <application>Menu Bar</application></para><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Run -Application</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></listitem><listitem><para>Use shortcut keys</para><para>The default shortcut keys to display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog are <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>. You can change -the shortcut keys that display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog -in the <application>Keyboard Shortcuts</application> preference tool.</para></listitem><listitem><para>From a menu item popup menu</para><para>Right-click on an item in a menu, then choose <guilabel>Put into run -dialog</guilabel> from the popup menu. The <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> -dialog opens with the command from the menu in the command field.</para></listitem></itemizedlist></para> - <para>The <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Enter the command that you want to run in the blank field. </para> - <para>Alternatively, to choose a command that you ran previously, click the -down arrow button beside the command field, then choose the command to run.</para> - <para>Alternatively, select the <guilabel>Show list of known applications</guilabel> option to display a list of available applications.</para> - <para>You can also use the <guibutton>Run with file</guibutton> button to -choose a file to append to the command line. For example, you can enter <application>emacs</application> as the command, then choose a file to edit.</para> - <para>Select the <guilabel>Run in terminal</guilabel> option to run the application -or command in a terminal window. Choose this option for an application or -command that does not create a window in which to run.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click on the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button on the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog. </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-7"> - <title>Main Menu</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>menus</primary> - <secondary>Main Menu</secondary> - <see>Main -Menu</see> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>Main Menu</primary> - <secondary>introduction</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>The <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> provides access to -the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu and many of the items in the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. You can access almost all of the standard applications, -commands, and configuration options from the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. </para> - <para>You can add <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> buttons to your panels. Click -on the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> button to open the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>.</para> - <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-29"> - <title>To Add a Main Menu to a Panel</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>Main Menu</primary> - <secondary>adding to panel</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>You can add as many <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> buttons -as you want to your panels. To add a <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> to a panel, -right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>Main Menu</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> - </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-65"> - <title>Menu Bar</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>menus</primary> - <secondary>Menu Bar</secondary> - <see>Menu -Bar</see> - </indexterm> + + <para>The last three items on the menu perform actions rather than open locations.</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Connect to Server</guimenuitem> lets you choose a server on your network. For more on this, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-37"/>.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Search for Files</guimenuitem> lets you search for files on your computer. For more on this, see the <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:gnome-search-tool">Search for Files Manual</ulink>.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>The <guimenuitem>Recent Documents</guimenuitem> submenu lists the documents you have recently opened. The last entry in the submenu clears the list.</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + <section id="desktop-menu"> + <title>Desktop Menu</title> <indexterm> - <primary>Menu Bar</primary> - <secondary>introduction</secondary> + <primary>Desktop Menu</primary> </indexterm> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/menu_bar_applet.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Menu Bar applet. Menus: Applications, Actions.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - <para>The <application>Menu Bar</application> provides access to the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> and <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menus. You can access -almost all of the standard applications, commands, and configuration options -from the <application>Menu Bar</application>. </para> - <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-66"> - <title>To Add a Menu Bar to a Panel</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>Menu Bar</primary> - <secondary>adding to panel</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>You can add as many <application>Menu Bar</application> -applets as you want to your panels. To add a <application>Menu Bar</application> -to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>Menu Bar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> - </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="goseditmainmenu-54"> + <para>The <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu allows you to set your preferences for the GNOME Desktop, get help with using GNOME, and log out or shut down.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>The <guimenuitem>Administration</guimenuitem> submenu contains tools to manage your computer. These all require your system's password.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>The <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> submenu contains all the <firstterm>preference tools</firstterm>. With these you can configure your GNOME Desktop. For more on preference tools, see <xref linkend="prefs"/>.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>The <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> item launches the Help Browser.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>The <guimenuitem>About GNOME</guimenuitem> item has a brief introduction to GNOME, links to the GNOME website, and credits.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>The <guimenuitem>Lock Screen</guimenuitem> command starts your screensaver, and requires your password to return to the desktop. For more on this, see <xref linkend="lock-screen"/>.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Choose <guimenuitem>Log Out</guimenuitem> to log out of GNOME, or to switch user.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Choose <guimenuitem>Shut Down</guimenuitem> to end your GNOME session and turn off your computer, or restart it.</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>For more on logging out and shutting down, see <xref linkend="shutdown"/>.</para> + + </section> + <section id="goseditmainmenu-54"> <title>Customizing Your Menus</title> <indexterm> <primary>menus</primary> @@ -544,7 +161,7 @@ in the file manager, access one of the following URIs in the file manager:</para </informaltable> <para>For more information on the file manager, see <citetitle>Nautilus File Manager</citetitle>.</para> - <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-61"> + <section id="goseditmainmenu-61"> <title>To Add a Menu</title> <indexterm> <primary>menus</primary> @@ -566,8 +183,8 @@ is added to the menu. The name of the folder is selected.</para> </orderedlist> <para>The next time that you log out then log in again, the menu is in the assigned location.</para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-55"> + </section> + <section id="goseditmainmenu-55"> <title>To Add a Launcher to a Menu</title> <indexterm> <primary>menus</primary> @@ -590,8 +207,8 @@ Launcher</guilabel> dialog. For more information on the elements in the <guilabe <para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-63"> + </section> + <section id="goseditmainmenu-63"> <title>To Add a Launcher to an Empty Menu</title> <para>To add a launcher to an empty menu, perform the following steps:</para> <orderedlist> @@ -611,8 +228,8 @@ Launcher</guilabel> dialog. For more information on the elements in the <guilabe <para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-56"> + </section> + <section id="goseditmainmenu-56"> <title>To Copy a Launcher to a Menu</title> <indexterm> <primary>menus</primary> @@ -640,8 +257,8 @@ want to copy the launcher.</para> <para>Alternatively, you can drag the launcher from one location to another.</para> <para>The next time that you log out then log in again, the launcher is in the new menu location.</para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-62"> + </section> + <section id="goseditmainmenu-62"> <title>To Edit the Properties of a Menu</title> <indexterm> <primary>menus</primary> @@ -664,8 +281,8 @@ Properties</guilabel> dialog. For more information on the elements in the <guila <para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-57"> + </section> + <section id="goseditmainmenu-57"> <title>To Edit a Menu Item</title> <indexterm> <primary>menus</primary> @@ -687,8 +304,8 @@ Properties</guilabel> dialog. For more information on the elements in the <guila <para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="goseditmainmenu-58"> + </section> + <section id="goseditmainmenu-58"> <title>To Delete an Item from a Menu</title> <indexterm> <primary>menus</primary> @@ -704,6 +321,6 @@ To delete an item from a menu, perform the following steps:</para> <para>Choose <guimenuitem>Remove this item</guimenuitem>. </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> - </sect2> - </sect1> + </section> + </section> </chapter> diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml index dd7546d..7b22b9e 100644 --- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ these panels.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><application>Menu Bar</application> applet</term> - <listitem><para>Contains the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>, the <guimenu>Places</guimenu>, and the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu. For more on the menu bar, see <xref linkend="menus-introduction"/>.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Contains the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>, the <guimenu>Places</guimenu>, and the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu. For more on the menu bar, see <xref linkend="menubar"/>.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><application>Web Browser Launcher</application></term> @@ -1604,12 +1604,12 @@ Area</application> applet. </para> right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Utility</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Notification Area</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> </section> </section> - <section id="gospanel-37"> + <section id="panel-menus"> <title>Menus</title> <!-- Desktop Overview / Menus --> <anchor id="gosoverview-42"/> - + <anchor id="gospanel-37"/> <indexterm> <primary>menus</primary> <secondary>adding to panel</secondary> @@ -1846,6 +1846,7 @@ to set the color or image as the background of the drawer. For more information, </section> </section> <section id="panel-default"> + <!-- a temporary home for things that should one day be in a greater list of panel objects --> <title>Default Panel Objects</title> <para>This section covers the panel objects that appear in the default GNOME desktop.</para> @@ -1881,5 +1882,105 @@ applet. The following figure shows an example of the <application>Window Selecto all workspaces. The windows in all workspaces other than the current workspace, are listed under a separator line.</para> </section> + + <section id="panel-runapplication"> + <title>Run Application Dialog</title> + <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 --> + <anchor id="gospanel-23"/> + <indexterm> + <primary>Run Application dialog, using</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>The <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog gives you access to the command +line. When you run a command in the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog, +you cannot receive output from the command.</para> + <para>To run a command from the command line perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog. You +can display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog in any of the +following ways: + <variablelist> + <varlistentry><term>From a panel</term> + <listitem><para>You can add the <application>Run Application</application> object to any panel. See <xref linkend="panels-addobject"/>. Click on the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button to open the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem></varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term>Using shortcut keys</term> + <listitem><para>Press <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>. You can change the shortcut keys that display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog +in the <link linkend="prefs-keyboard-shortcuts"><application>Keyboard Shortcuts</application> preference tool</link>.</para></listitem></varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + <para>The <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Enter the command that you want to run in the blank field. </para> + <para>Alternatively, to choose a command that you ran previously, click the +down arrow button beside the command field, then choose the command to run.</para> + <para>Alternatively, select the <guilabel>Show list of known applications</guilabel> option to display a list of available applications.</para> + <para>You can also use the <guibutton>Run with file</guibutton> button to +choose a file to append to the command line. For example, you can enter <application>emacs</application> as the command, then choose a file to edit.</para> + <para>Select the <guilabel>Run in terminal</guilabel> option to run the application +or command in a terminal window. Choose this option for an application or +command that does not create a window in which to run.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button on the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </section> + + + <section id="goseditmainmenu-7"> + <title>Main Menu panel object</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>menus</primary> + <secondary>Main Menu</secondary> + <see>Main + Menu</see> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>Main Menu</primary> + <secondary>introduction</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> provides access to + the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu and many of the items in the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. You can access almost all of the standard applications, + commands, and configuration options from the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>. </para> + <para>You can add <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> buttons to your panels. Click + on the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> button to open the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>.</para> + <section id="goseditmainmenu-29"> + <title>To Add a Main Menu to a Panel</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>Main Menu</primary> + <secondary>adding to panel</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can add as many <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> buttons + as you want to your panels. To add a <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> to a panel, + right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>Main Menu</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + </section> + </section> + <section id="goseditmainmenu-65"> + <title>Menu Bar panel object</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/menu_bar_applet.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Menu Bar applet. Menus: Applications, Actions.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>The <application>Menu Bar</application> provides access to the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> and <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menus. You can access + almost all of the standard applications, commands, and configuration options + from the <application>Menu Bar</application>. </para> + <section id="goseditmainmenu-66"> + <title>To Add a Menu Bar to a Panel</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>Menu Bar</primary> + <secondary>adding to panel</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can add as many <application>Menu Bar</application> + applets as you want to your panels. To add a <application>Menu Bar</application> + to a panel, right-click on any vacant space on the panel. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guimenuitem>Menu Bar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + </section> + </section> + </section> </chapter> diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosstartsession.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosstartsession.xml index b16899c..c7e3eb4 100644 --- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosstartsession.xml +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosstartsession.xml @@ -116,8 +116,10 @@ for the session. To choose a keyboard layout, use the <ulink type="help" url="gh </note> </sect2> </sect1> - <sect1 id="gosstartsession-1"> + <sect1 id="lock-screen"> <title>Locking Your Screen</title> + <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 --> + <anchor id="gosstartsession-1"/> <screenshot> <mediaobject> <imageobject> @@ -273,8 +275,10 @@ current settings. To save your settings, select the option, then continue to log out.</para> </sect2> </sect1> - <sect1 id="gosgetstarted-73"> + <sect1 id="shutdown"> <title>Ending a Session</title> + <!-- preserve id for backwards compatibility: 2.12 --> + <anchor id="gosgetstarted-73"/> <indexterm> <primary>sessions</primary> <secondary>ending</secondary> |