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diff --git a/gnome-users-guide/gnome-users-guide-1.4/C/applets/gnotes-ug.sgml b/gnome-users-guide/gnome-users-guide-1.4/C/applets/gnotes-ug.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1f5cc97 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome-users-guide/gnome-users-guide-1.4/C/applets/gnotes-ug.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,293 @@ + <!-- ############### GNOTES! ############### --> + +<sect2 id="gnotes"> + <title>GNOTES! Applet</title> + + <para> + <application>GNOTES!</application> applet, shown in <xref + linkend="gnotes-fig">, allows you to cover your + GNOME desktop with little, yellow, virtual sticky-notes. To + learn how to add this applet to a <interface>Panel</interface>, + right-click on the <interface>Panel</interface> and choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Panel</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Add to panel</guisubmenu> + <guisubmenu>Applet</guisubmenu> + <guisubmenu>Utility</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>GNotes!</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. + </para> + + + <figure id="gnotes-fig"> + <title>GNOTES!</title> + <screenshot> + <screeninfo>GNOTES!</screeninfo> + <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/gnotes-fig" srccredit="Michael Hall"> + </graphic> + </screenshot> + </figure> + + <sect3 id="gnotes-usage"> + <title>Usage</title> + <para> + This applet places a yellow sticky-note on your desktop. To use it, + left-click on the <guiicon>GNOTES!</guiicon> icon to make a new + note appear on your desktop. After creating a new note, you may + then left-click within the yellow area of the note to begin + adding text to it. + </para> + </sect3> + + <sect3 id="gnotes-right-click"> + <title>Right-Click Pop-Up Menu Items</title> + <para> + In addition to the standard menu items, the right-click pop-up menu has + the following items: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Properties…</guimenuitem> — opens + the <link linkend="gnotes-properties"><interface> + Properties</interface></link> dialog which allows you to + customize the appearance and behavior of this applet. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> — + displays this document. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>About…</guimenuitem> — + shows basic information about <application>APPLET + Applet</application>, inluding the applet's version and the + author's name. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Raise Notes</guimenuitem> — causes all your + notes to appear above any overlapping windows. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Lower Notes</guimenuitem> — causes all your + notes to be hidden below any overlapping windows. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Hide Notes</guimenuitem> — causes all your + notes to become hidden from view. It does not destroy your notes. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Show Notes</guimenuitem> — brings your + notes back into view if you used the + <guimenuitem>Hide Notes</guimenuitem> menu command. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="individual-note-right-click"> + <title>Right-Clicking on the Left Border of Individual Notes</title> + <para> + You may also right-click on the left border of each of the notes on your + desktop to change their individual properties. + + <itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Raise Note</guimenuitem> — This menu + item causes your note to appear above any overlapping windows. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Lower Note</guimenuitem> — This + menu item causes your note to be placed below any overlapping + windows. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Hide Note</guimenuitem> — This menu + item causes your note to become hidden from view. It does + not destroy your note. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Destroy Note</guimenuitem> — This menu + item permanently removes your note from the desktop. Unlike + <guimenuitem>Hide Notes</guimenuitem>, you may not recover + your note. + </para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </sect3> + + + <sect3 id="gnotes-properties"> + <title>Properties</title> + <para> + You can configure <application>GNOTES!</application> applet by + right-clicking on the applet and choosing the + <guimenuitem>Properties...</guimenuitem> menu item. This will open the + <interface>Properties</interface> dialog, shown in + <link linkend="gnotes-properties-fig">Figure 2</link>. + </para> + + <figure id="gnotes-properties-fig"> + <title>Properties Dialog</title> + <screenshot> + <screeninfo>Properties Dialog</screeninfo> + <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/gnotes-properties" srccredit="Michael Hall"> + </graphic> + </screenshot> + </figure> + + <para> + To change the default size at which your notes appear on the desktop, you + may either click on the <guibutton>up</guibutton> and + <guibutton>down</guibutton> arrows, or type values (in pixels) directly + into the fields next to the <guilabel>Default Height</guilabel> and + <guilabel>Default Width</guilabel> labels. + </para> + + <para> + After you have made all the changes you want, click on + <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply the changes and close the + <interface>Properties</interface> dialog. To cancel the changes + and return to previous values, click the + <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button. + </para> +<!-- Not needed for 1.x applets + <para> + For more information on the <interface>Properties</interface> + dialog, including descriptions of the <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, + <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>, <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>, and + <guibutton>Help</guibutton> buttons, see <xref + linkend="applet-properties-dialog">. + </para> +--> + </sect3> + + <sect3 id="gnotes-bugs"> + <title> Known Bugs and Limitations</title> + <para> + Setting the <guilabel>Default Height</guilabel> or <guilabel>Default + Width</guilabel> may cause the <application>GNOTES</application> to crash. + </para> + + <para> + After first adding <application>GNOTES!</application> to your + <interface>Panel</interface>, clicking on the first note you create may + cause a second note to be created on your desktop. + </para> + + + </sect3> + + <sect3 id="gnotes-authors"> + <title>Authors</title> + <para> + This applet was writen by spoon + <email>spoon@ix.netcom.com</email> and dres + <email>dres@debian.org</email>. Please send all comments, + suggestions, and bug + reports to the <ulink url="http://bugs.gnome.org" type="http">GNOME + bug tracking database</ulink>. (Instructions for submitting bug + reports can be found <ulink + url="http://bugs.gnome.org/Reporting.html" type="http"> + on-line</ulink>. If you are using + GNOME 1.1 or later, you can also use <application>Bug Report + Tool</application> (<command>bug-buddy</command>), available in the + <guisubmenu>Utilities</guisubmenu> submenu of <guimenu>Main + Menu</guimenu>, for submitting bug reports. + </para> + + <para> + The documentation for this applet + which you are reading now was written by + Michael Hall <email>mphall@cstone.net</email>. Please send all comments and + suggestions regarding this manual to the <ulink type="http" + url="http://www.gnome.org/gdp">GNOME Documentation Project</ulink> + by sending an email to <email>docs@gnome.org</email>. You can also + submit comments online by using the <ulink type="http" + url="http://www.gnome.org/gdp/doctable/">GNOME Documentation Status + Table</ulink>. + </para> + + <!-- For translations: uncomment this: + + <para> + Latin translation was done by ME + (<email>MYNAME@MYADDRESS</email>). Please send all comments and + suggestions regarding this translation to SOMEWHERE. + </para> + + --> + + </sect3> + + <!-- + <sect3 id="license"> + <title>License</title> + <para> + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the <citetitle>GNU General Public + License</citetitle> as published by the Free Software Foundation; + either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later + version. + </para> + <para> + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle> for more details. + </para> + <para> + A copy of the <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle> is + included as an appendix to the <citetitle>GNOME Users + Guide</citetitle>. You may also obtain a copy of the + <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle> from the Free + Software Foundation by visiting <ulink type="http" + url="http://www.fsf.org">their Web site</ulink> or by writing to + <address> + Free Software Foundation, Inc. + <street>59 Temple Place</street> - Suite 330 + <city>Boston</city>, <state>MA</state> <postcode>02111-1307</postcode> + <country>USA</country> + </address> + </para> + </sect3> + --> + </sect2> + + + + + + + + + + + |