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diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml index cf9fcaf..f8cb208 100644 --- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosbasic.xml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <title>Basic Skills</title> <highlights> <para>This chapter introduces you to the basic skills that you -need to work with your desktop.</para> +need to work with the GNOME Desktop.</para> </highlights> <sect1 id="gosbasic-2"> <title>Mouse Skills</title> @@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ of a mouse device configured for normal right-hand use. </para> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> - <para>To reverse the handedness of your mouse device, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Mouse</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, then select the -options that you require. If you do reverse the handedness of your mouse device, -then you must reverse the mouse button conventions used in this manual.</para> + <para>To reverse the handedness of your mouse device, open the , then select +the options that you require. If you do reverse the handedness of your mouse +device, then you must reverse the mouse button conventions used in this manual.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="gosgetstarted-45"> <title>Mouse Actions</title> @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ the text.</para> <para>Click on the middle mouse button. </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> - <para>You can also right-click on the desktop background to open the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu.</para> + <para>You can also right-click on the desktop to open the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> menu.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="gosbasic-6"> <title>Mouse Action Terminology</title> @@ -377,8 +377,7 @@ is created where you drop the object.</para> </entry> <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> <para>Symbolic link pointer. Indicates that when you drop the object, a <firstterm>symbolic link</firstterm> to the object is created where you drop the object. -A symbolic link is a special type of file that points to another -file or folder.</para> +A symbolic link is a special type of file that points to another file or folder.</para> </entry> </row> <row> @@ -546,20 +545,21 @@ pointer. Indicates that you have selected a column in a table to resize.</para> <para>For almost every task that you can perform with the mouse, you can use the keyboard to perform the same task. <firstterm>Shortcut keys</firstterm> are keys that provide you with a quick way to perform a task. </para> - <para>You can use shortcut keys to perform desktop tasks and to work with -interface items such as panels and windows. You can also use shortcut keys -in applications. To customize your shortcut keys, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> - <para>You can also modify your desktop preferences to use keyboard accessibility -features. </para> + <para>You can use shortcut keys to perform desktop environment tasks and to +work with interface items such as panels and windows. You can also use shortcut +keys in applications. To customize your shortcut keys, use the <application>Keyboard Shortcuts</application> preference tool.</para> + <para>You can also modify your desktop environment preferences to use keyboard +accessibility features. </para> <para>The following sections describe the shortcut keys that you can use.</para> <sect2 id="gosbasic-62"> - <title>Desktop Shortcut Keys</title> + <title>Desktop Environment Shortcut Keys</title> <indexterm> <primary>shortcut keys</primary> - <secondary>desktop</secondary> + <secondary>desktop environment</secondary> </indexterm> - <para>Desktop shortcut keys enable you to use the keyboard to -perform desktop tasks. The following table lists some desktop shortcut keys:</para> + <para>Desktop environment shortcut keys enable you +to use the keyboard to perform desktop environment tasks. The following table +lists some desktop environment shortcut keys:</para> <informaltable frame="topbot"> <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.67*"/> @@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ perform desktop tasks. The following table lists some desktop shortcut keys:</pa <para><keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo></para> </entry> <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Displays the <guilabel>Run Program</guilabel> + <para>Displays the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog.</para> </entry> </row> @@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ of the window that has focus. </para> </entry> <entry colname="colspec1"> <para>Minimizes -all windows, and gives focus to the desktop background.</para> +all windows, and gives focus to the desktop.</para> </entry> </row> <row> @@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ Release the keys to select a window.</para> <para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>d</keycap></keycombo></para> </entry> <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Minimizes all windows, and gives focus to the desktop background.</para> + <para>Minimizes all windows, and gives focus to the desktop.</para> </entry> </row> </tbody> @@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ tasks. The following table lists panel shortcut keys:</para> <para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo></para> </entry> <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop background. + <para>Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop. When you use these shortcut keys, a list of items that you can select is displayed. Release the keys to select an item.</para> </entry> @@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ Release the keys to select an item.</para> <para><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Esc</keycap></keycombo></para> </entry> <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop background. + <para>Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop. Release the keys to select an item.</para> </entry> </row> @@ -906,9 +906,9 @@ items in an applet also.</para> </para> </entry> <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Opens the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu on -the <guilabel>Menu Panel</guilabel>, if the <guilabel>Menu Panel</guilabel> -is selected.</para> + <para>Opens the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu from +the <application>Menu Bar</application>, if the <application>Menu Bar</application> +is in a panel. </para> </entry> </row> </tbody> @@ -1057,8 +1057,8 @@ table shows an example access key from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog in the <application>Text Editor</application> application:</para> <informaltable frame="topbot"> <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colwidth="50*"/> - <colspec colwidth="50*"/> + <colspec colwidth="41.41*"/> + <colspec colwidth="58.59*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> <entry valign="top"> @@ -1151,9 +1151,10 @@ your selection, for example, within a group of radio buttons in a dialog.</para> <secondary>resizing</secondary> </indexterm> <para>Some windows contain more than one <firstterm>pane</firstterm>. -A pane is a subdivision of a window. For example, the <application>Nautilus</application> window contains a side pane and a view pane. A window that -contains panes has a resize handle on the edge between the panes. To resize -the pane, grab the resize handle, then drag the edge to the size you require.</para> +A pane is a subdivision of a window. For example, the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager window contains a side pane and a +view pane. A window that contains panes has a resize handle on the edge between +the panes. To resize the pane, grab the resize handle, then drag the edge +to the size you require.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="gosbasic-49"> <title>Using Tables</title> |