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@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ an integrated access point to your files and applications. <application>Nautilus
<listitem><para>Run scripts.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Customize your files and folders.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-<para><application>Nautilus</application> also manages the desktop where your
-panels, menus, and windows are displayed. </para>
+<para><application>Nautilus</application> also manages the desktop background.
+The desktop background lies behind all of the other components on your visible
+desktop. The desktop background is an active component of the user interface.
+</para>
<para><application>Nautilus</application> windows enable you to display and
manage your files and folders. You can open a <application>Nautilus</application>
window in any of the following ways:</para>
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ of the following:</para>
<listitem><para>FTP sites</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para><indexterm><primary>viewer components</primary></indexterm><application>
-Nautilus</application> contains <glossterm>viewer components</glossterm> that
+Nautilus</application> contains <firstterm>viewer components</firstterm> that
enable you to display particular types of file in the view pane. For example,
you can use an image viewer to display Portable Network Graphics (PNG) files
in the view pane. The following figure shows a PNG file displayed in the view
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ pane.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>However, you cannot edit a file in the view pane.</para>
-<para><application>Nautilus</application> also includes <glossterm>views</glossterm>
+<para><application>Nautilus</application> also includes <firstterm>views</firstterm>
that enable you to display the contents of your folders in different ways.
For example, you can display the contents of a folder in the following types
of view: </para>
@@ -543,24 +545,21 @@ pane. For example, you can display the following types of files in the view
pane:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Plain text files</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>HTML files</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>PostScript files</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>Portable Document Format (PDF) files</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Portable Network Graphics (PNG) files</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) files</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-
<para>To reload the contents of the view pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>
View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reload</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To stop
-loading an item in the view pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu>
-<guimenuitem>Stop</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+loading an item in the view pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View
+</guimenu><guimenuitem>Stop</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
<para>When you display a file in the view pane, the viewer component might
-add menu items to the Nautilus menus. The menu items relate to the file type
-that is displayed. For example, when you display a PNG file, the <guimenu>
-View</guimenu> menu contains <guisubmenu>Interpolation</guisubmenu>, <guisubmenu>
-Dither</guisubmenu>, and other submenus. </para>
-<para>Also, when you display a file in the view pane, you can use the <application>
-Nautilus</application> zoom buttons to change the size of the item.</para>
+add menu items to the <application>Nautilus</application> menus. The menu
+items relate to the file type that is displayed. For example, when you display
+a PNG file, the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu contains <guisubmenu>Interpolation
+</guisubmenu>, <guisubmenu>Dither</guisubmenu>, and other submenus. </para>
+<para>Also, when you display some types of file in the view pane, you can
+use the <application>Nautilus</application> zoom buttons to change the size
+of the item.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="gosnautilus-29">
<title>To Execute the Default Action</title>
@@ -584,7 +583,7 @@ an action on. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>
Open With</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu>
submenu opens. The items in this submenu correspond to the contents of the
following parts of the <application>File Types and Programs</application>
-desktop preference tool:<itemizedlist>
+preference tool:<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Default action</guilabel> drop-down list box in
the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Viewer Component</guilabel> drop-down list box in
@@ -615,15 +614,15 @@ shows the side pane when a text file is displayed in the view pane.</para>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<para>The buttons represent any actions that are defined in the <application>
-File Types and Programs</application> desktop preference tool. The actions
-are defined in the <guilabel>Default action</guilabel> drop-down list box
-in the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog in the <application>File
-Types and Programs</application> preference tool. Click on a button to execute
-an action. For example, if an action defined for plain text documents is to
-open the file in <application>gedit</application>. If this action is defined,
-an <guibutton>Open with gedit</guibutton> button is displayed in the side
-pane. To open the file in the <application>gedit</application> application,
-click on the <guibutton>Open with gedit</guibutton> button.</para>
+File Types and Programs</application> preference tool. The actions are defined
+in the <guilabel>Default action</guilabel> drop-down list box in the <guilabel>
+Edit file type</guilabel> dialog in the <application>File Types and Programs
+</application> preference tool. Click on a button to execute an action. For
+example, if an action defined for plain text documents is to open the file
+in <application>gedit</application>. If this action is defined, an <guibutton>
+Open with gedit</guibutton> button is displayed in the side pane. To open
+the file in the <application>gedit</application> application, click on the <guibutton>
+Open with gedit</guibutton> button.</para>
<note><para>A button that represents the action does not appear in the side
pane if the actions are excluded in either of the following dialogs: <itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Open with Other Application</guilabel></para></listitem>
@@ -649,8 +648,7 @@ pane if the actions are excluded in either of the following dialogs: <itemizedli
<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>Start Here location</secondary>
<see>Start Here location</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Start Here location
</primary><secondary>using</secondary></indexterm><para>The <guilabel>Start
-Here</guilabel> location enables you to access the following desktop functions:
-</para>
+Here</guilabel> location enables you to access the following functions:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Applications</guilabel></para>
<para>Double-click on <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> to access your key
@@ -742,12 +740,11 @@ the item in the <guilabel>History</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="gosnautilus-36">
<title>To Bookmark Your Favorite Locations</title>
-<indexterm><primary>World Wide Web</primary><secondary>bookmarks</secondary>
-</indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>bookmarks
-</secondary></indexterm><para>To access an item in your bookmarks, choose
-the item from the <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu. You can add your favorite
-locations to your <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu. You can add bookmarks
-to files and folders in your file system, or to FTP sites.</para>
+<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>bookmarks</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To access an item in your bookmarks, choose the item from
+the <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu. You can add your favorite locations
+to your <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu. You can add bookmarks to files
+and folders in your file system, or to FTP sites.</para>
<sect3 id="gosnautilus-40">
<title>To Add a Bookmark</title>
<para>To add a bookmark, display the item that you want to bookmark in the
@@ -827,8 +824,8 @@ Shows move pointer.</phrase>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Copy an item</para></entry>
-<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>,
-then drag the item to the new location.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"
+<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Grab the item, then press-and-hold <keycap>
+Ctrl</keycap>. Drag the item to the new location.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1"
valign="top"><screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
@@ -841,24 +838,23 @@ valign="top"><screenshot>
</screenshot></entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Link to an item</para></entry>
-<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Press-and-hold <keycap>Shift
-</keycap>, then drag the item to the location where you want the link to reside.
-</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><screenshot>
+<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Grab the item, then press-and-hold <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Shift</keycap></keycombo>. Drag the item to the location where
+you want the link to reside.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="figures/link_pointer.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
- <phrase>
-Shows link pointer.</phrase>
+ <phrase>Shows link pointer.</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Ask what to do with the
item you drag</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>
-Press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>, then drag the item to the location where
-you want the item to reside. Release the mouse button. A popup menu appears.
-Choose one of the following items from the popup menu:</para><itemizedlist>
+Grab the item, then press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>. Drag the item to
+the location where you want the item to reside. Release the mouse button.
+A popup menu appears. Choose one of the following items from the popup menu:
+</para><itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Move here</guimenuitem></para>
<para>Moves the item to the location.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Copy here</guimenuitem></para>
@@ -906,10 +902,10 @@ valign="top"><para>Action</para></entry></row>
<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Click on the item.</para></entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Select a group of contiguous
-items</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Press-and-hold <keycap>
+items</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>In icon view,
+drag around the files that you want to select.</para><para>In list view, press-and-hold <keycap>
Shift</keycap>. Click on the first item in the group, then click on the last
-item in the group.</para><para>Alternatively, drag around the files that you
-want to select.</para></entry></row>
+item in the group.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Select multiple items</para></entry>
<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>.
Click on the items that you want to select.</para><para>Alternatively, press-and-hold <keycap>
@@ -992,12 +988,14 @@ to open a second <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>In one window, select the folder from which you want to copy
the file or folder. In the other window, select the folder to which you want
to copy the file or folder.</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>Press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>, then drag the file or
-folder to the new location in the other window.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Grab the file or folder, then press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl
+</keycap>. Drag the file or folder to the new location in the other window.
+</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
<para>To copy the file or folder to a folder that is one level below the current
-location, do not open a new window. Instead, press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
-and drag the file or folder to the new location in the same window.</para>
+location, do not open a new window. Instead, grab the file or folder, then
+press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>. Drag the file or folder to the new location
+in the same window.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="gosnautilus-441">
<title>Copy and Paste to the New Location</title>
@@ -1076,7 +1074,7 @@ file or folder in the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Move to Trash</guimenu
</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
<para>Alternatively, you can drag the file or folder from the view pane to
-the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> icon on the desktop.</para>
+the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object on the desktop background.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="gosnautilus-443">
<title>To Delete a File or Folder</title>
@@ -1108,9 +1106,9 @@ file, not the file to which the symbolic link points.</para>
to which you want to create a link. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit
</guimenu><guimenuitem>Make Link</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A link to the
file or folder is added to the current folder. </para>
-<para>Alternatively, press-and-hold <keycap>Shift</keycap>. Drag the item
-to which you want to create a link to the location where you want to place
-the link.</para>
+<para>Alternatively, grab the item to which you want to create a link, then
+press-and-hold <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Shift</keycap></keycombo>. Drag the item
+to the location where you want to place the link.</para>
<para>By default, <application>Nautilus</application> adds an emblem to symbolic
links.</para>
</sect2>
@@ -1264,16 +1262,16 @@ the icon to represent the file or folder. </para></listitem>
dialog.</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
<para>To change the icon that represents a file type, use the <application>
-File Types and Programs</application> desktop preference tool. To open the <application>
-File Types and Programs</application> desktop preference tool, choose <menuchoice>
-<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu>
-<guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>File Types and Programs
-</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
+File Types and Programs</application> preference tool. To open the <application>
+File Types and Programs</application> preference tool, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences
+</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>File Types
+and Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para>
<para>To restore an icon from a custom icon to the default icon specified
-in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> desktop preference
-tool, right-click on the icon then choose <guimenuitem>Remove Custom Icon
-</guimenuitem>. Alternatively, click on the <guilabel>Remove Custom Icon</guilabel>
-button on the <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para>
+in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool,
+right-click on the icon then choose <guimenuitem>Remove Custom Icon</guimenuitem>.
+Alternatively, click on the <guilabel>Remove Custom Icon</guilabel> button
+on the <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="gosnautilus-102">
<title>To Change the Size of Items in a View</title>
@@ -1470,9 +1468,9 @@ sorted by the total size of the items in the folder.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>By Type</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para>Select this option to sort the
items alphabetically by object type. The items are sorted alphabetically by
-the description of their <glossterm>Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension</glossterm>
-(MIME) type in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> desktop
-preference tool.</para></entry></row>
+the description of their <firstterm>Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension</firstterm>
+(MIME) type in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference
+tool.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>By Modification
Date</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para>
Select this option to sort the items by the date the items were last modified.
@@ -1517,7 +1515,7 @@ you want.</para>
<para>To return the icon to the original size, right-click on the icon, then
choose <guimenuitem>Restore Icon's Original Size</guimenuitem>. </para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
-<para>You can also stretch icons on the desktop.</para>
+<para>You can also stretch icons on the desktop background.</para>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="gosnautilus-111">
<title>To Modify the Behavior of a View</title>
@@ -1541,8 +1539,7 @@ as</guisubmenu> submenu for a particular file or folder.</para></listitem>
<orderedlist>
<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>
View as</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A <guilabel>Open with Other Viewer</guilabel>
-dialog is displayed.</para>
-</listitem>
+dialog is displayed.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Select the view that you want to modify from the table in
the dialog.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Click on the <guibutton>Modify</guibutton> button. A <guilabel>
@@ -1597,14 +1594,14 @@ tool, click on the <guibutton>Go There</guibutton> button. </para>
<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>assigning actions to
files</secondary></indexterm><para>When you open a file, <application>Nautilus
</application> performs the default action for that file type. The <application>
-File Types and Programs</application> desktop preference tool contains a table
-of file types, their associated file extensions, and their default actions.
-This table specifies what happens when you double-click on a file in <application>
+File Types and Programs</application> preference tool contains a table of
+file types, their associated file extensions, and their default actions. This
+table specifies what happens when you double-click on a file in <application>
Nautilus</application>. </para>
<para>You can also use <application>Nautilus</application> to modify the actions
that are associated with a particular file or file type. </para>
-<para>You can use the <application>File Types and Programs</application> desktop
-preference tool to perform the following tasks:</para>
+<para>You can use the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference
+tool to perform the following tasks:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Specify the default action for a file type. You can also change
the default action for a file type in <application>Nautilus</application>.
@@ -1712,14 +1709,14 @@ Nautilus</application>.</para>
<tertiary>introduction</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>preferences,
file manager</primary><see>file manager preferences</see></indexterm><para>
Use the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog to set preferences for the <application>
-Nautilus</application> windows and desktop. To display the <guilabel>Preferences
-</guilabel> dialog, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>
-Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+Nautilus</application> windows and desktop background. To display the <guilabel>
+Preferences</guilabel> dialog, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
<para>You can set preferences in the following categories: </para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>The default settings for views. </para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The appearance of the <application>Nautilus</application>
-windows and desktop.</para></listitem>
+windows and desktop background.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The behavior and visible components of new <application>Nautilus
</application> windows.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The behavior of the desktop background and <guilabel>Trash
@@ -1880,9 +1877,9 @@ Description </para></entry></row>
<tbody>
<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use Nautilus to draw the desktop
</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to
-use <application> Nautilus</application> to manage your desktop. If you do
-not use <application>Nautilus</application> to manage your desktop, you cannot
-do the following: </para><itemizedlist>
+use <application> Nautilus</application> to manage your desktop background.
+If you do not use <application>Nautilus</application> to manage your desktop
+background, you cannot do the following: </para><itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Use the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>Use <application>Nautilus</application> to change the pattern
@@ -1890,7 +1887,7 @@ or color of the desktop background. </para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Use the <application>Nautilus</application> <guilabel> Home
</guilabel> launcher and <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> launcher. The <guilabel>
Home</guilabel> launcher and <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> launcher are not displayed
-on the desktop. </para></listitem>
+on the desktop background. </para></listitem>
</itemizedlist></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC8" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use your home
folder as the desktop</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9" valign="top"><para>
@@ -2019,14 +2016,14 @@ the size of the item.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Type</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display
the description of the MIME type of the item from the <application>File Types
-and Programs</application> desktop preference tool.</para></entry></row>
+and Programs</application> preference tool.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Date modified
</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose
this option to display the last modification date of the item.</para></entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Date changed</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display
-the last modification date of the <glossterm>inode</glossterm> of the item.
+the last modification date of the <firstterm>inode</firstterm> of the item.
An inode is a data structure that contains information about individual files
in UNIX file systems. Each file has one inode. An inode contains the node,
type, owner, and location of a file. </para></entry></row>
@@ -2254,5 +2251,88 @@ tab to the side pane again, choose the tab from the popup menu again.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
-</sect1></chapter>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="gosnautilus-460">
+<title>Using Removable Media</title>
+<indexterm><primary>removable media</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary>
+</indexterm><para><application>Nautilus</application> supports the following
+removable media:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>CD-ROM</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Iomega Zip disk</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Floppy diskette</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<note><para>For <application>Nautilus</application> to recognize removable
+media, you must have an appropriate entry for the media in the <filename>
+/etc/fstab</filename> file.</para>
+</note>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-462">
+<title>To Mount Media</title>
+<indexterm><primary>removable media</primary><secondary>mounting</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To <firstterm>mount</firstterm> media is to make the file
+system of the media available for access. When you mount media, the file system
+of the media is attached as a subdirectory to your file system.</para>
+<para>To mount media, insert the media in the appropriate device. An object
+that represents the media is added to the desktop background. The object is
+added only if your system is configured to mount the device automatically
+when media is detected. </para>
+<para>If your system is not configured to mount the device automatically,
+you must mount the device manually. Right-click on the desktop background,
+then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Disks &rarr; </guimenu><guimenuitem><replaceable>
+device_name</replaceable></guimenuitem></menuchoice>. For example, to mount
+a floppy diskette, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Disks &rarr; </guimenu><guimenuitem>
+Floppy</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. An object that represents the media is
+added to the desktop background. </para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-461">
+<title>To Display Media Contents</title>
+<indexterm><primary>removable media</primary><secondary>displaying media contents
+</secondary></indexterm><para>You can display media contents in any of the
+following ways: </para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Double-click on the object that represents the media on the
+desktop background. </para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on the object that represents the media on the
+desktop background, then choose <guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem>. </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>A <application>Nautilus</application> window displays the contents of
+the media. To reload the display, click on the <guibutton>Reload</guibutton>
+button.</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-463">
+<title>To Display Media Properties</title>
+<indexterm><primary>removable media</primary><secondary>displaying media properties
+</secondary></indexterm><para>To display the properties of removable media,
+right-click on the object that represents the media on the desktop background,
+then choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. A dialog displays the properties
+of the media.</para>
+<para>To close the properties dialog, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.
+</para>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 id="gosnautilus-464">
+<title>To Eject Media</title>
+<indexterm><primary>removable media</primary><secondary>ejecting</secondary>
+</indexterm><para>To eject media, right-click on the media object on the desktop
+background, then choose <guimenuitem>Eject</guimenuitem>. If the drive for
+the media is a motorized drive, the media is ejected from the drive. If the
+drive for the media is not a motorized drive, a message is displayed when
+you can manually eject the media. </para>
+<para>You cannot eject media from a motorized drive when the media is mounted.
+To eject media, first unmount the media. To remove a floppy diskette from
+the drive, perform the following steps:</para>
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem><para>Close all <application>Nautilus</application> windows, <application>
+Terminal</application> windows, and any other windows that access the diskette.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Right-click on the object that represents the diskette on
+the desktop background, then choose <guimenuitem>Unmount Volume</guimenuitem>.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Eject the diskette from the drive.</para>
+<warning><para>If you eject the diskette from the drive before you unmount
+the diskette, you might lose the data on the diskette.</para></warning>
+</listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+</chapter>