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diff --git a/gnome-help/C/session-loginsound.page b/gnome-help/C/session-loginsound.page index 56df951..462069c 100644 --- a/gnome-help/C/session-loginsound.page +++ b/gnome-help/C/session-loginsound.page @@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ id="session-loginsound"> <info> - <link type="guide" xref="session#style"/> - <desc>XXX</desc> - <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-10-31" status="stub"/> + <link type="guide" xref="shell-prefs#sound"/> + <desc></desc> + + <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-15" status="candidate"/> <credit type="author"> <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name> <email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email> @@ -14,8 +15,74 @@ <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> </info> - <title>Turn-off or change the login sound</title> + <title>Disable or Change Login Sound</title> + <p> + When you login to your system, a default login sound is played. You can easily disable it, or even change it to your favorite sound. + </p> + <p>To disable the login sound:</p> + <steps> + <item> + <p> + Click on <gui>Activities</gui> to enter the overview, and type <input>startup applications</input>. Click on the application icon, and the <gui>Startup Applications Preferences</gui> window opens. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Click on the <gui>Startup Programs</gui> tab. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Uncheck <gui>GNOME Login Sound</gui>. + </p> + <p> + Click <gui>Close</gui>. +</p> + </item> + </steps> + + <p> + To change the login sound, make sure the above <gui>GNOME Login Sound</gui> is checked. Then follow these steps: + </p> + <steps> + <item> + <p> + <link xref="search">Search for file</link> desktop-login.ogg in the folder <gui>File System</gui>. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The file location will show in the <gui>Search results</gui>. The file should be located in <cmd>usr/share/sound/<your distro>/stereo</cmd> where <your distro> is a file named Ubuntu, Freedesktop or other. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Right-click on the file name, and click on <gui>Open Folder</gui>. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Find and <link xref="files-renaming">rename</link> the original file <file>desktop-login.ogg</file> to <file>desktop-login-original.ogg</file> for backup. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + <link xref="files-copy">Copy</link> the sound file you prefer in ogg format to the above folder and name the file as <file>desktop-login.ogg</file>. + </p> + </item> + <item> +<p> + Log out and log back in and the new login sound will be in effect. +</p> + </item> + </steps> + <note> + <p> + You can change the default logout sound in the same way as described above. You would need to rename the original file <file>desktop-logout.ogg</file> to <file>desktop-logout-original.ogg</file> for backup. Then copy the sound file you prefer (in ogg format) to the above mentioned folder, and name the file as <file>desktop-logout.ogg</file>. + </p> + </note> + <comment> <cite date="2010-10-31" href="mailto:gnome-doc-list@gnome.org">GNOME Documentation Project</cite> <p>Instructions on turning off the sound that is made when the user logs in. Mention how to change it too, and how to make it quieter.</p> |