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diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml index edb6d36..397b6ab 100644 --- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosnautilus.xml @@ -11,9 +11,26 @@ </indexterm> <para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file manager provides an integrated access point to your files and applications. The file manager -enables you to do the following:</para> +enables you to browse and to navigate your files and folders using the following:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> + <para>File browser window</para> + <para>The file browser window enables you to navigate between folders by changing +the current location of the file manager within a file browser window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>File object window</para> + <para>The file object window represents every folder as an object, and each +object is represented by a separate file object window. Each file object window +displays the contents of a single file, folder, FTP site, or special URI location.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>Both the file browser and file object windows of the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager enables you to do the following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Create folders and documents.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para>Display your files and folders.</para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -35,188 +52,186 @@ enables you to do the following:</para> <para><application>Nautilus</application> also manages the desktop. The desktop lies behind all of the other components on your visible desktop. The desktop is an active component of the user interface. </para> - <para>File manager windows enable you to display and manage your files and -folders. You can open a file manager window in any of the following ways:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Home</guilabel> object on the -desktop. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Home Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Right-click on the desktop to open the <guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> -menu. Choose <guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem>.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para>The file manager window displays the contents of your home location -in the view pane.</para> </sect1> <sect1 id="gosnautilus-210"> - <title>File Manager Windows</title> + <title>Browsing Your Files</title> <indexterm> <primary>file manager</primary> <secondary>windows</secondary> </indexterm> - <para>File manager windows enable you to display and manage your files and -folders. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-1"/> shows a file manager window that -displays the contents of a folder.</para> - <figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-1"> - <title>Contents of a Folder in a File Manager Window<indexterm><primary>file -manager</primary><secondary>icon view</secondary><tertiary>illustration</tertiary></indexterm></title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_iconview_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>A folder in a file manager window. Callouts: Menubar, toolbar, location bar, zoom buttons, side pane, view pane.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> - <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-83"/> describes the components of file -manager windows.</para> - <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-83"> - <title>File Manager Window Components</title> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="29.39*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="70.61*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Component</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Description </para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Menubar</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Contains menus that you use to perform tasks in the file manager.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Toolbar</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Contains buttons that you use to perform tasks in the file manager.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Location bar</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Contains the following elements:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>Location</guilabel> field or <guilabel>Go To</guilabel> -field: Enables you to specify a file, folder, or URI that you want to view.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><guimenu>Zoom</guimenu> buttons: Enable you to change the + <para>You can browse your file system and navigate between directories by +changing the current location of the file manager. </para> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-492"> + <title>File Browser Windows</title> + <para>You can access your file browser window in any of the following ways:<itemizedlist><listitem><para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Browse Filesystem</guilabel> +icon on the top edge panel. </para></listitem><listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Browse Filesystem</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para></listitem><listitem><para>Select a folder from a file object window, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Browse Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +The file browser window displays the contents of your folder in the view pane.</para></listitem></itemizedlist><xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-505"/> shows a sample file browser +window that displays the contents of the Home folder.</para> + <figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-505"> + <title>Contents of a Folder in a File Browser Window</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_browser_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase> A folder in a file browser window.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-493"> + <title>Browser Window Components</title> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-83"/> describes the components of file +browser windows.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-83"> + <title>File Browser Window Components</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="29.39*"/> + <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="70.61*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Component</para> + </entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para> + </entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Menubar</para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Contains menus that you use to perform tasks in the file manager.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Toolbar</para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Contains buttons that you use to perform tasks in the file manager.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>Location bar</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Contains the following elements:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Location</guilabel> field: Enables you to specify +a file, folder, or URI that you want to view.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><guimenu>Zoom</guimenu> buttons: Enable you to change the size of items in the view pane.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para><guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list: Enables you to + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list: Enables you to choose how to show items in your view pane.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Side pane</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Performs the following functions:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Shows information about the current file or folder. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Enables you to navigate through your files. </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para>The side pane contains a drop-down list that enables + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Side pane</para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Performs the following functions:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Shows information about the current file or folder. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Enables you to navigate through your files. </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The side pane contains a drop-down list that enables you to choose what to show in the side pane. You can choose from the following options:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Information</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Emblems</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>History</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>View pane</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Shows the contents of the following:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Particular types of files</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Folders</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>FTP sites</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Locations that correspond to special URIs</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Statusbar</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Displays status information.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </table> - <para>You can also open a popup menu from file manager windows. To open this + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Information</guilabel> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Emblems</guilabel> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>History</guilabel> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>To display the side pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Side Pane</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>View pane</para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Shows the contents of the following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Particular types of files</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Folders</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>FTP sites</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Locations that correspond to special URIs</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>Statusbar</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Displays status information.</para> + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para>You can access files and folders from the file browser window in the +following ways:<itemizedlist><listitem><para>Enter a directory path in the <guilabel>Location</guilabel> +field.</para></listitem><listitem><para>Click on an item in the tree view.</para></listitem><listitem><para>Double-click on a folder or a file in the view pane. </para></listitem></itemizedlist></para> + <para>You can also open a popup menu from file manager windows. To open this popup menu right-click in a file manager window. The items in this menu depend on where you right-click. For example, when you right-click on a file or folder, you can choose items related to the file or folder. When you right-click on the background of a view pane, you can choose items related to the display of items in the view pane.</para> + <note> + <para>In other distributions of the GNOME Desktop, the <guibutton>Home</guibutton> toolbar button might have another designation, for example, <guibutton>Documents</guibutton>.</para> + </note> + </sect2> <sect2 id="gosnautilus-53"> <title>View Pane</title> <indexterm> @@ -245,23 +260,9 @@ of the following:</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para><indexterm><primary>viewer components</primary></indexterm>The file -manager contains <firstterm>viewer components</firstterm> that enable you -to display particular types of file in the view pane. For example, you can -use a text viewer to display text files in the view pane. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-477"/> -shows a text file displayed in the view pane.</para> - <figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-477"> - <title>Text File in a File Manager Window</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_viewpane_text_window.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>File manager window with text file in view pane. Side pane contains: file icon, file information, file emblem, Open with gedit, Open with buttons.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> +browser window contains <firstterm>viewer components</firstterm> that enable +you to display particular types of file in the view pane. For example, you +can use a text viewer to display text files in the view pane.</para> <para>Displaying a file in the view pane provides the following benefits:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> @@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ shows a text file displayed in the view pane.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>However, you cannot edit a file in the view pane.</para> - <para>The file manager also includes <firstterm>views</firstterm> that enable + <para>The file browser 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> <itemizedlist> @@ -344,230 +345,36 @@ use the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> to navigate through your files.</para> <para>To close the side pane, click on the <guibutton>X</guibutton> button at the top right of the side pane.</para> </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-550"> - <title>Icons and Emblems</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>icons</secondary> - <tertiary>introduction</tertiary> - </indexterm> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-18"> + <title>To Show and Hide Browser Window Components</title> <indexterm> <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>emblems</secondary> - <see>emblems</see> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>emblems</primary> - <secondary>introduction</secondary> + <secondary>window components, showing +and hiding</secondary> </indexterm> - <para>In icon -view, the file manager displays your files and folders as icons. You can add -emblems to your file icons and folder icons. An emblem is a small icon that -you can add to an item to visually mark the item. For example, to mark a file -as important, you can add an <guilabel>Important</guilabel> emblem to the -file icon to create the following visual effect: </para> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>File icon with Important emblem.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - <para>For more information on how to add an emblem to an icon, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-112"/>.</para> - <para>The following table describes the structure of the file icon:</para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.09*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.91*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Component</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Description</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem1_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Important emblem.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Emblem. This emblem is the <guilabel>Important</guilabel> emblem.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem2_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Text file icon.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Icon that represents the file. -This icon mioght contain a preview of the contents of the file.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem3_icon.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Icon caption.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Icon caption. You can modify what items of information are displayed in the -icon caption.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - <para>The file manager includes default emblems for the following types of -item:</para> + <para>You can show and hide file browser +window components as follows: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>Symbolic links</para> + <para>To hide the side pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Side Pane</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To display the +side pane again, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Side Pane</guimenuitem></menuchoice> again. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Items for which you have the following permissions:<indexterm><primary>permissions</primary><secondary>and emblems</secondary></indexterm></para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Read permission only </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>No read permission and no write permission</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> + <para>To hide the toolbar, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Toolbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To display the +toolbar again, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Toolbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> again. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To hide the location bar, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Location Bar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To display +the location bar again, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Location Bar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> again.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To hide the statusbar, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Statusbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To display the +statusbar again, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Statusbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> again. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para>The following table shows the default emblems:</para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.09*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.91*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Default Emblem</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Description</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_link_emblem.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Symbolic link emblem.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para><indexterm><primary>symbolic links</primary><secondary>and emblems</secondary></indexterm>Symbolic -link</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_nowrite_emblem.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Read permission only emblem.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Read permission only</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_noread_emblem.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>No read permission and no write permission emblem.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>No read permission and no write permission</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="gosnautilus-24"> - <title>Navigating Your Computer</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>navigating</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>Each file manager window displays the contents of a single -file, folder, FTP site, or special URI location. This section describes the -following:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>How to display items in file manager windows.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>How to open files from file manager windows.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>How to navigate the files and folders in your file system.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>How to navigate to FTP sites.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>How to access special URI locations.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-4"> - <title>To Display Your Home Location</title> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-499"> + <title>To Display Your Home Folder</title> <screenshot> <mediaobject> <imageobject> @@ -588,31 +395,24 @@ following:</para> <secondary>displaying</secondary> </indexterm> <para>To display your home location, -perform one of the following actions: </para> +perform one of the following actions from the file browser window:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Home</guilabel> object on the -desktop.</para> + <para>Enter the home path in the <guilabel>Location</guilabel> field.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>On a file manager window, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Home</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Home</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>On a file manager window, click on the <guibutton>Home</guibutton> -toolbar button. </para> + <para>Click on the <guibutton>Home</guibutton> toolbar button. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para>The file manager window displays the contents of your home location. + <para>The file browser window displays the contents of your home location. To reload the display, click on the <guibutton>Reload</guibutton> button.</para> </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-25"> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-500"> <title>To Display a Folder</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>displaying folders</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>You can display the contents of a folder in any of the following -ways: </para> + <para>You can display the contents of a folder in any of the following ways: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>Double-click on the folder in the view pane.</para> @@ -639,7 +439,7 @@ button.</para> <para>To reload the display, click on the <guibutton>Reload</guibutton> button.</para> <para>If you cannot find the folder that you want to display, you can use <application>Search Tool</application>. To start <application>Search Tool</application>, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Search for -Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> +Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> </sect2> <sect2 id="gosnautilus-27"> <title>Using the Tree From the Side Pane</title> @@ -651,8 +451,10 @@ Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> <primary>Tree, using</primary> </indexterm> <para>The <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> displays a hierarchical representation of your file system. -The <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> provides a convenient way to navigate your file -system. To display the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> in the side pane, choose <guimenuitem>Tree</guimenuitem> from the drop-down list at the top of the side pane. </para> +The <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> provides a convenient way to browse and to navigate +your file system. To display the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> in the side pane, +choose <guimenuitem>Tree</guimenuitem> from the drop-down list at the top +of the side pane. </para> <para>In the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel>, folders are represented as follows:</para> <informaltable frame="topbot"> <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> @@ -698,10 +500,10 @@ perform with the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel>, and how to perform the tasks.</para> <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="50*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Task</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Action</para> </entry> </row> @@ -765,481 +567,17 @@ pane.</para> <para>You can set your preferences so that the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> does not display files. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-438"/>. </para> </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-28"> - <title>Opening Files</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>opening files</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>When you open a file, the file manager performs the default -action for that file type. The default action can be one of the following: </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Use a viewer component to display the file in the view pane.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Launch an application that opens the file.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para>The file manager checks the contents of a file to determine the type -of a file. If the first lines do not determine the type of the file, then -the file manager checks the file extension.</para> - <para>If you cannot find the file that you want to open, you can use <application>Search Tool</application>. To start <application>Search Tool</application>, -choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Search for -Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> - <sect3 id="gosnautilus-447"> - <title>Viewing Files in the View Pane</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>viewing files in view -pane</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>view pane</primary> - <secondary>viewing files in</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>viewer components</primary> - </indexterm> - <para>The file manager contains viewer components that -enable you to display particular types of file in the view 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>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> - <para>When you display a file in the view pane, the viewer component might -add menu items to the file manager menus. The menu items relate to the file -type that is displayed. For example, when you display a PNG file, the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu contains flip and rotate menu items. </para> - <para>Also, when you display some types of file in the view pane, you can -use the file manager zoom buttons to change the size of the item.</para> - </sect3> - <sect3 id="gosnautilus-29"> - <title>To Execute the Default Action</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>executing default actions -for files</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>To execute the default action for a -file, double-click on the file. For example, if the default action for plain -text documents is to display the file in a text viewer. In this case, you -can double-click on the file to display the file in a text viewer.</para> - <para>You can set your file manager preferences so that you click once on -a file to execute the default action. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-56"/>.</para> - </sect3> - <sect3 id="gosnautilus-30"> - <title>To Execute Non-Default Actions Using the Open With Submenu</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>executing non-default -actions for files</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>To execute actions other than -the default action for a file, perform the following steps:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>In the view pane, select the file that you want to perform -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> -preference tool:<itemizedlist><listitem><para><guilabel>Default action</guilabel> drop-down list in the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog</para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Viewer component</guilabel> drop-down list in the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog</para></listitem></itemizedlist></para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose an action from the <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu> -submenu.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </sect3> - <sect3 id="gosnautilus-73"> - <title>To Execute Other Actions When Displaying a File</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>executing other actions -for files</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>When you display a file in the view -pane, the side pane might contain buttons. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-477"/> -shows the buttons in the side pane when a text file is displayed in the view -pane.</para> - <para>The buttons represent any actions that are defined in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool. The actions are defined -in the <guilabel>Default action</guilabel> drop-down list 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:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Open with Other Application</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Open with Other Viewer</guilabel> - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </note> - </sect3> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-445"> - <title>Using the Start Here Location</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_starthere_launcher.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Start Here icon.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - <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 functions:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> - </para> - <para>Double-click on <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> to access your key -GNOME applications. You can also access the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> -menu through the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> and the <application>Menu Bar</application>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel> - </para> - <para>Double-click on <guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel> to customize -your desktop environment. You can also access the desktop environment preference -tools through the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Applications that enable you to configure your system as a -server, and to choose other system settings.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para>You can access the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location in the following -ways:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>From a file manager window</para> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Start Here</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The contents of the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> -location are displayed in the window.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>From the desktop</para> - <para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> object on the desktop. -The contents of the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location are displayed -in a file manager window.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-37"> - <title>To Access FTP Sites</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>FTP sites</primary> - <secondary>accessing</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>FTP sites</secondary> - <see>FTP sites</see> - </indexterm> - <para>You can use the file manager to access -FTP sites. To access an FTP site, enter the URL for the site in the field -on the location bar, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>. The contents of the -site are displayed in the view pane. To copy a file from the FTP site, drag -the file to the new location.</para> - <para>To access an FTP site that requires a username and password, you can -enter the URL in the following form: </para> - <para> - <command>ftp://<replaceable>username</replaceable>:<replaceable>password</replaceable>@<replaceable>hostname</replaceable>.<replaceable>domain</replaceable></command> - </para> - <para>To reload the FTP site in the view pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reload</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To stop -loading the FTP site, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Stop</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-465"> - <title>To Access Network Servers</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>network servers</primary> - <secondary>accessing</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>network servers</secondary> - <see>network servers</see> - </indexterm> - <para>If your desktop environment -is configured to access servers on a network, you can use the file manager -to access the network servers. </para> - <para>To access network servers, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Network Servers</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A file -manager window is displayed. The window displays the network servers that -you can access. Double-click on the network server that you want to access. </para> - <para><indexterm><primary>Samba servers</primary><see>Windows shares</see></indexterm>To access Windows shares, double-click on the <guilabel>Network -Neighborhood</guilabel> icon. A list of the Windows shares available to you -is displayed in the file manager window.</para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="50*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="50*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Location</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>URI</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Network servers</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <command>network:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>NFS servers</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para> - <command>nfs:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Shares on Windows servers</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para> - <command>smb:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - <sect3 id="gosnautilus-466"> - <title>To Add a Network Server</title> - <para>To add a network server, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Network Servers</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A file -manager window is displayed. Double-click on the <guilabel>New Server</guilabel> -object. A <guilabel>New Server</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Enter the name -of the server in the dialog, then click <guilabel>OK</guilabel>.</para> - </sect3> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-467"> - <title>Accessing Special URI Locations</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>special URI locations</primary> - <secondary>accessing</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>special URI -locations</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>URI, special</primary> - <see>special URI locations</see> - </indexterm> - <para>The GNOME Desktop contains -special URI locations that enable you to access particular functions from -the file manager. For example, to access the preference tools, you can access -the <command>preferences:///</command> URI in a file manager window. The following -table lists the special URI locations that you can use with the file manager:</para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="33.94*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="66.06*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>URI Location</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Description</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <command>applications:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Displays -a list of the applications in your desktop environment. The applications are -the same as the applications in the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu. -To open an application, double-click on the application.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <command>burn:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Copy files and folders that you -want to write to a CD to this location. You can write the contents of this -location to a CD.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <command>fonts:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Displays all the fonts that are -available in your desktop environment. To preview a font, double-click on -the font. You can also use this location to add fonts to your desktop environment.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <command>network:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Displays network servers, if -your desktop environment is configured to access servers on a network. To -access a network server, double-click on the network server. You can also -use this location to add network servers to your desktop environment.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <command>nfs:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Displays NFS network servers, -if your desktop environment is configured to access NFS servers. To access -an NFS network server, double-click on the NFS network server.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <command>preferences:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Displays -a list of the preference tools in your desktop environment. The preference -tools are the same as the preference tools in the <guimenu>Desktop Preferences</guimenu> menu. To open a preference tool, double-click on the preference -tool.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <command>server-settings:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Displays -a list of applications that you can use to configure your system as a server.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <command>smb:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Displays Windows servers, if -your desktop environment is configured to access Windows servers. To open -a Windows server, double-click on the Windows server.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <command>start-here:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Displays -a list of applications and preference tools in your desktop environment. Also -displays applications that you can use to configure your system as a server, -and to modify your system settings.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <command>system-settings:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Displays -a list of applications that you can use to modify your system settings.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <command>themes:///</command> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Displays all the themes that -are available in your desktop environment. To preview a theme, double-click -on the theme. You can also use this location to add themes to your desktop -environment.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </sect2> <sect2 id="gosnautilus-5"> <title>Using Your Navigation History</title> <indexterm> <primary>file manager</primary> <secondary>navigating history list</secondary> </indexterm> - <para>The file manager maintains a history list of -files, folders, and FTP sites. You can use the history list to navigate to -files, folders, and FTP sites that you have recently visited. Your history -list contains the last ten items that you viewed. The following sections describe -how to navigate your history list.</para> + <para>The file browser window maintains a history +list of files, folders, FTP sites, and URI locations. You can use the history +list to navigate to files, folders, FTP sites, and URI locations that you +have recently visited. Your history list contains the last ten items that +you viewed. The following sections describe how to navigate your history list.</para> <para>To clear your history list choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Clear History</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> <sect3 id="gosnautilus-77"> <title>To Navigate Your History List Using the Go Menu</title> @@ -1252,11 +590,11 @@ the <guimenu>Go</guimenu> menu.</para> following actions:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>To open the previous file, folder, or URL in your history + <para>To open the previous file, folder, or URI in your history list, click on the <guibutton>Back</guibutton> toolbar button.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>To open the next file, folder, or URL in your history list, + <para>To open the next file, folder, or URI in your history list, click on the <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> toolbar button.</para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -1292,7 +630,7 @@ the item in the <guilabel>History</guilabel> list.</para> <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> +and folders in your file system, to FTP sites, or to URI locations.</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 @@ -1316,10 +654,10 @@ on the right side of the <guilabel>Edit Bookmarks</guilabel> dialog, as follows: <colspec colwidth="72.73*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Dialog Element</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Description </para> </entry> </row> @@ -1357,890 +695,476 @@ of the dialog. Click <guilabel>Delete</guilabel>. </para> </orderedlist> </sect3> </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="gosnautilus-8"> - <title>Managing Your Files and Folders</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>managing files and folders</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>This section describes how to work with your -files and folders.</para> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-201"> - <title>Drag-and-Drop in the File Manager</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>drag-and-drop</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>You can use drag-and-drop to perform several tasks in the -file manager. When you drag-and-drop, the mouse pointer provides feedback -about the task that you perform. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-11"/> describes -the tasks that you can perform with drag-and-drop. The table also shows the -mouse pointers that appear when you drag-and-drop.</para> - <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-11"> - <title>Drag-and-Drop in the File Manager</title> - <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="36.36*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="98.56*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="28.70*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Task</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top"> - <para>Action</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Mouse Pointer</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Move an item</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top"> - <para>Drag the item to the new location.</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/move_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Move pointer.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Copy an item</para> - </entry> - <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> - <imagedata fileref="figures/copy_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Copy pointer.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Create a symbolic link to -an item</para> - </entry> - <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 symbolic link to reside.</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/link_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Symbolic 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>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> - <para>Copies the item to the location. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Link here</guimenuitem> - </para> - <para>Creates a symbolic link to the item at the location.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Set as Background</guimenuitem> - </para> - <para>If the item is an image, sets the image to be the desktop background. - You can use this command to set the desktop background and the view pane -background.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <guimenuitem>Cancel</guimenuitem> - </para> - <para>Cancels the drag-and-drop operation.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/ask_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Ask pointer.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </table> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-202"> - <title>To Select Files and Folders</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>selecting files and folders</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>You can select files and folders in several -ways in the file manager. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-10"/> describes how -to select items in file manager windows and on the desktop.</para> - <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-10"> - <title>Selecting Items in the File Manager</title> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="36.36*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="63.64*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Task</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top"> - <para>Action</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Select an item</para> - </entry> - <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>In icon view, -drag around the files that you want to select.</para> - <para>In list view, click -on the first item in the group. Press-and-hold <keycap>Shift</keycap>, then -click on the last 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>Ctrl</keycap>, then drag around the files that you want to select.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Select all items in a folder</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top"> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Select All Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </table> - <para>To perform the default action on an item, double-click on the item. -You can set your file manager preferences so that you click once on a file -to execute the default action. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-56"/>.</para> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-9"> - <title>To Move a File or Folder</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>moving files and folders</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>The following sections describe the ways that -you can move a file or folder.</para> - <sect3 id="gosnautilus-537"> - <title>Drag to the New Location in a View Pane</title> - <para>To drag a file or folder to a new location in a view pane, perform the -following steps:</para> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-200"> + <title>Adding Notes to Files and Folders</title> + <para>You can add notes to files or folders. You can add notes to files or +folders in the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From the properties dialog</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> in the side pane</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-472"> + <title>To Add a Note Using the Properties Dialog</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>notes</primary> + <secondary>adding to files and folders</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>notes</secondary> + <tertiary>adding</tertiary> + </indexterm> + <para>To add a note +to a file or folder, perform the following steps:</para> <orderedlist> <listitem> - <para>Open a file manager window. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to open a second -file manager window.</para> + <para>Select the file or folder to which you want to add a note. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>In one window, select the folder from which you want to move -the file or folder. In the other window, select the folder to which you want -to move the file or folder.</para> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A properties dialog is displayed.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Drag the file or folder that you want to move to the new location -in the other window.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - <para>To move the file or folder to a folder that is one level below the current -location, do not open a new window. Instead, drag the file or folder to the -new location in the same window.</para> - </sect3> - <sect3 id="gosnautilus-538"> - <title>Cut and Paste to the New Location</title> - <para>You can cut a file or folder and paste the file or folder into another -folder, as follows:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Select the file or folder that you want to move, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Cut File</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + <para>Click on the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tab. In the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tabbed section, type the note.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Open the folder to which you want to move the file or folder, -then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste -Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties +dialog. A note emblem is added to the file or folder.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> -<!--<para><emphasis>Question</emphasis>: What is the purpose of the Clear Text command?</para>--> + <para><indexterm><primary>notes</primary><secondary>deleting</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>notes</secondary><tertiary>deleting</tertiary></indexterm>To delete a note, delete the note text from the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> </sect3> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-10"> - <title>To Copy a File or Folder</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>copying files and folders</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>The following sections describe the ways you -can copy a file or folder.</para> - <sect3 id="gosnautilus-640"> - <title>Drag to the New Location in a View Pane</title> - <para>To copy a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-473"> + <title>To Add a Note Using Notes in the Side Pane</title> + <para>To add a note to a file or folder, perform the following steps:</para> <orderedlist> <listitem> - <para>Open a file manager window. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to open a second -file manager 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> + <para>Open the file or folder to which you want to add a note in +the view pane.</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, 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> - <para>You can copy a file or folder and paste the file or folder into another -folder, as follows:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Select the file or folder that you want to copy, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Copy File</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + <para>Choose <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> from the drop-down list +at the top of the side pane. To display the side pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Side Pane</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Open the folder to which you want to copy the file or folder, -then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste -Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + <para>Type the note in the side pane. A note emblem is added to +the file or folder in the view pane, and a note icon is added to the side +pane. You can click on this icon to display the note.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> + <para>To delete a note, delete the note text from <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> +in the side pane.</para> </sect3> </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-82"> - <title>To Duplicate a File or Folder</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>duplicating files and -folders</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>To create a copy of a file or folder -in the current folder perform the following steps:</para> - <orderedlist> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosnautilus-24"> + <title>Navigating Your Files and Folders as Objects</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>navigating</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>Each file object window displays the contents of a single +file, folder, FTP site, or special URI location. This section describes the +following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>How to display items in file object windows.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>How to open files from file object windows.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>How to navigate the files and folders in your file system.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>How to access FTP sites.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>How to access special URI locations.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-510"> + <title>File Object Windows</title> + <para>You can access your file object window in any of the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>Select the file or folder that you want to duplicate in the -view pane.</para> + <para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Home</guilabel> object on the +desktop. </para> + <para>The file object window displays the contents of your home location in +the view pane.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Duplicate</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the file -or folder in the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Duplicate</guimenuitem>.</para> - <para>A copy of the file or folder appears in the current folder.</para> + <para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Computer</guilabel> object on +the desktop.</para> + <para>The file object window displays the contents of your default Computer +folders in the view pane.</para> </listitem> - </orderedlist> + </itemizedlist> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-504"/> shows a sample file object window +that displays the contents of the Computer folder.</para> + <figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-504"> + <title>Contents of a Folder in a File Object Window<indexterm><primary>file +manager</primary><secondary>icon view</secondary><tertiary>illustration</tertiary></indexterm></title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_computer_contents.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase> A folder in a file object window.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </figure> </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-11"> - <title>To Create a Folder</title> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-4"> + <title>To Display Your Home Location</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_home_launcher.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Home location icon.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> <indexterm> <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>creating folders</secondary> + <secondary>Home location</secondary> + <see>Home location</see> </indexterm> - <para>To create a folder perform the following steps:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Select the folder where you want to create the new folder.</para> - </listitem> + <indexterm> + <primary>Home location</primary> + <secondary>displaying</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>To display your home location, +perform one of the following actions: </para> + <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the background -of the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>New Folder</guimenuitem>.</para> - <para>An <guilabel>untitled</guilabel> folder is added to the view pane. The -name of the folder is selected.</para> + <para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Home</guilabel> object on the +desktop.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Type a name for the folder, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>. </para> + <para>On a file manager window, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Places</guimenu><guimenuitem>Home</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> </listitem> - </orderedlist> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The file object window displays the contents of your home location. +To reload the display, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reload</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-12"> - <title>To Rename a File or Folder</title> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-25"> + <title>To Display a Folder</title> <indexterm> <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>renaming folders</secondary> + <secondary>displaying folders</secondary> </indexterm> - <para>To rename a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Select the file or folder that you want to rename in the view -pane.</para> - </listitem> + <para>You can display the contents of a folder in any of the following +ways: </para> + <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the file -or folder in the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>.</para> - <para>The name of the file or folder is selected.</para> + <para>Double-click on the folder in the file object window.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Type a new name for the file or folder, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>.</para> + <para>Highlight the folder, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> </listitem> - </orderedlist> + </itemizedlist> </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-13"> - <title>To Move a File or Folder to Trash</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>Trash</secondary> - <see>Trash</see> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>Trash</primary> - <secondary>moving -files or folders to</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>To move a file or folder -to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> perform the following steps:</para> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-511"> + <title>To Open a Parent Folder</title> + <para>You can display the contents of a parent folder in the following way: </para> <orderedlist> <listitem> - <para>Select the file or folder that you want to move to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> in the view pane.</para> + <para>Highlight a folder that is below the top level folder in a +hierarchical representation of your file system.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Move to Trash</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the -file or folder in the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Move to Trash</guimenuitem>.</para> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open Parent</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> - <para>Alternatively, you can drag the file or folder from the view pane to -the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object on the desktop.</para> - <note> - <para>When you move a file or folder from a removable media to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, the file or folder is stored in a <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> -location on the removable media. To remove the file or folder permanently -from the removable media, you must empty <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>.</para> - </note> </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-443"> - <title>To Delete a File or Folder</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>deleting files or folders</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>When you delete a file or folder, the file or -folder is not moved to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, but is deleted from your -file system immediately. The <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> menu item is -only available if you select the <guilabel>Include a Delete command that bypasses -Trash</guilabel> option in the <guilabel>File Management Preferences</guilabel> -dialog. </para> - <para>To delete a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-501"> + <title>To Display a Folder in a File Browser Window</title> + <para>You can display the contents of a folder in a file browser window in +the following ways: </para> <orderedlist> <listitem> - <para>Select the file or folder that you want to delete in the view -pane.</para> + <para>Select a folder in the file object window.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the file -or folder in the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>.</para> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Browse Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to open a file browser window for +the folder.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-14"> - <title>To Create a Symbolic Link to a File or Folder</title> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-445"> + <title>Using the Start Here Location</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_starthere_launcher.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Start Here icon.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> <indexterm> <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>creating symbolic link</secondary> + <secondary>Start Here location</secondary> + <see>Start Here location</see> </indexterm> <indexterm> - <primary>symbolic link</primary> - <secondary>to file or folder, creating</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>A symbolic link is -a special type of file that points to another file or folder. When you perform -an action on a symbolic link, the action is performed on the file or folder -to which the symbolic link points. However, when you delete a symbolic link, -you delete the link file, not the file to which the symbolic link points.</para> - <para>To create a symbolic link to a file or folder, select the file or folder -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, 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, the file manager adds an emblem to symbolic links.</para> - <note> - <para>The permissions of a symbolic link are determined by the file -or folder to which a symbolic link points.</para> - </note> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-476"> - <title>To View the Properties of a File or Folder</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>viewing properties</secondary> + <primary>Start Here location</primary> + <secondary>using</secondary> </indexterm> - <para>To view the properties of a file or folder, perform the -following steps:</para> - <orderedlist> + <para>The <guilabel>Start +Here</guilabel> location enables you to access the following functions:</para> + <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>Select the file or folder whose properties you want to view. </para> + <para> + <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> + </para> + <para>Double-click on <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> to access your key +GNOME applications. You can also access the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> +menu through the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu> and the <application>Menu Bar</application>.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A properties dialog is displayed.</para> + <para> + <guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel> + </para> + <para>Double-click on <guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel> to customize +the GNOME Desktop. You can also access the preference tools through the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Use the properties dialog to view the properties of the desktop -object. </para> + <para>Applications that enable you to configure your system as a +server, and to modify other system configuration details.</para> </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>You can access the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location in the following +ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties -dialog.</para> + <para>From a file browser window</para> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Desktop</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The contents of the <guilabel>Desktop</guilabel> +folder are displayed in the window. Double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> object.</para> </listitem> - </orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From the desktop</para> + <para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> object on the desktop. +The contents of the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location are displayed +in a file object window.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-430"> - <title>To Change Permissions</title> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosnautilus-203"> + <title>Modifying the Appearance of Files and Folders</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>modifying appearance +of files and folders</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The file manager enables +you to modify the appearance of your files and folders in several ways, as +described in the following sections.</para> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-550"> + <title>Icons and Emblems</title> <indexterm> - <primary>permissions</primary> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>icons</secondary> + <tertiary>introduction</tertiary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>emblems</secondary> + <see>emblems</see> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>emblems</primary> <secondary>introduction</secondary> </indexterm> - <para>Permissions are settings assigned to each file and folder -that determine what type of access users can have to the file or folder. The -following table lists the permissions that you can set for files and folders, -and the effect of the permission on files and folders:</para> + <para>In icon +view, the file manager displays your files and folders as icons. You can add +emblems to your file icons and folder icons. An emblem is a small icon that +you can add to an item to visually mark the item. For example, to mark a file +as important, you can add an <guilabel>Important</guilabel> emblem to the +file icon to create the following visual effect: </para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>File icon with Important emblem.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <para>For more information on how to add an emblem to an icon, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-112"/>.</para> + <para>The following table describes the structure of the file icon:</para> <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colwidth="29.62*"/> - <colspec colwidth="74.59*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="74.59*"/> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.09*"/> + <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.91*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Permission</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>File</para> + <entry> + <para>Component</para> </entry> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Folder</para> + <entry> + <para>Description</para> </entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Read</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Permission to read the file.</para> - </entry> <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Permission to list the contents of the folder.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem1_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Important emblem.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Emblem. This emblem is the <guilabel>Important</guilabel> emblem.</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry valign="top"> - <para>Write</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem2_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Text file icon.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> </entry> <entry valign="top"> - <para>Permission to make changes to the file. </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Permission to create and delete files in the folder.</para> + <para>Icon that represents the file. +This icon might contain a preview of the contents of the file.</para> </entry> </row> <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Execute</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Permission to run the file as a program. This is only relevant if the file -is a program or script.</para> - </entry> <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Permission to access files in the directory.</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem3_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Icon caption.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Icon caption. You can modify what items of information are displayed in the +icon caption.</para> </entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> - <para>You can set permissions for different types of user. The following table -lists the types of user that you can set for which you can set permissions:</para> + <para>The file manager includes default emblems for the following types of +item:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Symbolic links</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Items for which you have the following permissions:<indexterm><primary>permissions</primary><secondary>and emblems</secondary></indexterm></para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Read permission only </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>No read permission and no write permission</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The following table shows the default emblems:</para> <informaltable frame="topbot"> <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colwidth="27.27*"/> - <colspec colwidth="72.73*"/> + <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.09*"/> + <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.91*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>User Category</para> + <entry> + <para>Default Emblem</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Description</para> </entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Owner</para> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_link_emblem.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Symbolic link emblem.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>The user that created the file or folder.</para> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para><indexterm><primary>symbolic links</primary><secondary>and emblems</secondary></indexterm>Symbolic +link</para> </entry> </row> <row> <entry valign="top"> - <para>Group</para> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_nowrite_emblem.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Read permission only emblem.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> </entry> <entry valign="top"> - <para>The group to which the owner belongs.</para> + <para>Read permission only</para> </entry> </row> <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Others</para> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_noread_emblem.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>No read permission and no write permission emblem.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>All other users who are not in the group to which the owner belongs.</para> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>No read permission and no write permission</para> </entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> - <para><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>changing permissions</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>permissions</primary><secondary>changing file and folder</secondary></indexterm>To change the permissions -on a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Select the file or folder that you want to change. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A properties dialog is displayed.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click on the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tab. In the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tabbed section, use the drop-down lists and check boxes -to change the permissions for the file or folder. The following table describes -the dialog elements on the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tabbed section: </para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colwidth="37.78*"/> - <colspec colwidth="62.22*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Element</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Description</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>File owner</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>To change the owner of the file or folder, select -the owner from the drop-down list. </para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>File group</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>To change the group to which a file or folder belongs, -select the group from the drop-down list. </para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>Owner</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Select the permissions that you want to apply to the owner -of the file or folder.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>Group</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Select the permissions that you want to apply to the group -to which the owner of the file or folder belongs.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>Others</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Select the permissions that you want to apply to -all other users who are not in the group to which the owner belongs.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>Text view</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Displays the permissions that you select from the <guilabel>Read</guilabel>, <guilabel>Write</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Execute</guilabel> -options, in text format.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>Number view</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Displays the permissions that you select from the <guilabel>Read</guilabel>, <guilabel>Write</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Execute</guilabel> -options, in text format.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para> - <guilabel>Last changed</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Displays the date and time that the file or folder -was last modified.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties -dialog.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-200"> - <title>Adding Notes to Files and Folders</title> - <para>You can add notes to files or folders. You can add notes to files or -folders in the following ways:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>From the properties dialog</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>From <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> in the side pane</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <sect3 id="gosnautilus-472"> - <title>To Add a Note Using the Properties Dialog</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>notes</primary> - <secondary>adding to files and folders</secondary> - </indexterm> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>notes</secondary> - <tertiary>adding</tertiary> - </indexterm> - <para>To add a note -to a file or folder, perform the following steps:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Select the file or folder to which you want to add a note. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A properties dialog is displayed.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click on the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tab. In the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tabbed section, type the note.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties -dialog. A note emblem is added to the file or folder.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - <para><indexterm><primary>notes</primary><secondary>deleting</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>notes</secondary><tertiary>deleting</tertiary></indexterm>To delete a note, delete the note text from the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> - </sect3> - <sect3 id="gosnautilus-473"> - <title>To Add a Note Using Notes in the Side Pane</title> - <para>To add a note to a file or folder, perform the following steps:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Open the file or folder to which you want to add a note in -the view pane.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Choose <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> from the drop-down list -at the top of the side pane. To display the side pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Side Pane</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Type the note in the side pane. A note emblem is added to -the file or folder in the view pane, and a note icon is added to the side -pane. You can click on this icon to display the note.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - <para>To delete a note, delete the note text from <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> -in the side pane.</para> - </sect3> - </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-44"> - <title>Using Trash</title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_trash_launcher.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Trash icon, empty.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - <indexterm> - <primary>Trash</primary> - <secondary>introduction</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>You can move the following items to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Files</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Folders</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Desktop objects</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <para>If you need to retrieve a file from <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, you -can display <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> and move the file out of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>. When you empty <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, you delete the -contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> permanently. </para> - <sect3 id="gosnautilus-107"> - <title>To Display Trash</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>Trash</primary> - <secondary>displaying</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>You can display the contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> in the following -ways:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>From a file manager window</para> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Trash</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> are displayed in -the window.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>From the desktop</para> - <para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object on the desktop.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </sect3> - <sect3 id="gosnautilus-108"> - <title>To Empty Trash</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>Trash</primary> - <secondary>emptying</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>You can empty the contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> in the following -ways:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>From a file manager window</para> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Empty -Trash</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>From the desktop</para> - <para>Right-click on the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object, then choose <guimenuitem>Empty Trash</guimenuitem>.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </sect3> - </sect2> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="gosnautilus-203"> - <title>Modifying the Appearance of Files and Folders</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>modifying appearance -of files and folders</secondary> - </indexterm> - <para>The file manager enables -you to modify the appearance of your files and folders in several ways, as -described in the following sections.</para> <sect2 id="gosnautilus-112"> <title>To Add an Emblem to a File or Folder</title> <indexterm> @@ -2294,9 +1218,8 @@ text box.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Click on the <guilabel>Image</guilabel> button. A dialog is -displayed. Choose an emblem from the dialog. Alternatively, to choose an emblem -from another directory, click <guibutton>Browse</guibutton>. When you choose -an emblem, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para> +displayed. , click <guibutton>Browse</guibutton>. When you choose an emblem, +click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> on the <guilabel>Create a @@ -2335,7 +1258,7 @@ dialog.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> <para>To restore an icon from a custom icon to the default icon specified -in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool, +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> @@ -2372,13 +1295,13 @@ to use the zoom buttons.</para> <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="44.17*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Button</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Button Name </para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Description</para> </entry> </row> @@ -2480,45 +1403,16 @@ of a folder in the following types of view: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>Icon view</para> - <para>Shows the items in the folder as icons. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-1"/> -shows a folder in icon view.</para> + <para>Shows the items in the folder as icons.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>List view</para> - <para>Shows the items in the folder as a list. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-3"/> -shows a folder in list view.</para> - <figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-3"> - <title>File Manager Window in List View<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>list view</secondary><tertiary>illustration</tertiary></indexterm></title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_listview_window.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Folder in file manager window, contents in list view.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> + <para>Shows the items in the folder as a list.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Audio view</para> <para>Shows the audio items in the folder only, and displays controls that -enable you to play the audio files. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-474"/> shows -a folder in audio view.</para> - <figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-474"> - <title>File Manager Window in Audio View<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>audio view</secondary><tertiary>illustration</tertiary></indexterm></title> - <screenshot> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_audioview_window.png" format="PNG"/> - </imageobject> - <textobject> - <phrase>Folder in file manager window, contents displayed in audio view.</phrase> - </textobject> - </mediaobject> - </screenshot> - </figure> +enable you to play the audio files.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>Use the <guilabel>View</guilabel> menu to choose how to display a file @@ -2582,10 +1476,10 @@ following table: </para> <colspec colname="colspec7" colwidth="71.25*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Option</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Description </para> </entry> </row> @@ -2638,7 +1532,7 @@ sorted by the total size of the items in the folder.</para> <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 <firstterm>MIME type</firstterm> in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool. The MIME type identifies +the description of their <firstterm>MIME type</firstterm> in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool. The MIME type identifies the format of a file, and enables applications to read the file. For example, an email application can use the <literal>image/png</literal> MIME type to detect that a PNG file is attached to an email.</para> @@ -2774,10 +1668,10 @@ on the <guilabel>Modify</guilabel> dialog:</para> <colspec colwidth="64.91*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Option</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Description </para> </entry> </row> @@ -2846,9 +1740,8 @@ submenu for this type of item.</para> </orderedlist> <note> <para>You can also modify the actions that are associated with a file -type in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference -tool. To open the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference -tool, click on the <guibutton>Go There</guibutton> button. </para> +type in the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool. To open the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog, click on the <guibutton>Go There</guibutton> +button. </para> </note> </sect3> </sect2> @@ -2867,8 +1760,8 @@ their associated file extensions, and their default actions. This table specifie what happens when you double-click on a file in the file manager. </para> <para>You can also use the file manager 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> 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 @@ -2951,10 +1844,10 @@ on the <guilabel>Modify</guilabel> dialog:</para> <colspec colwidth="64.91*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Option</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Description </para> </entry> </row> @@ -3023,9 +1916,8 @@ for this file, and not for other files of this type.</para> </orderedlist> <note> <para>You can also modify the actions that are associated with a file -type in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference -tool. To open the <application> File Types and Programs</application> preference -tool, click on the <guibutton>Go There</guibutton> button. </para> +type in the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool. To open the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog, click on the <guibutton>Go There</guibutton> +button. </para> </note> </sect2> </sect1> @@ -3049,7 +1941,7 @@ and preferences. This section describes how to customize the file manager.</para file manager</primary> <see>file manager preferences</see> </indexterm> - <para>Use the <guilabel>File Management Preferences</guilabel> dialog to set preferences + <para>Use the <guilabel>File Management Preferences</guilabel> dialog to set preferences for the file manager. To display the <guilabel>File Management Preferences</guilabel> dialog, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> <para>You can set preferences in the following categories: </para> <itemizedlist> @@ -3077,10 +1969,10 @@ and <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>.</para> <para>You can specify a default view, and select sort options and display options. You can also specify default settings for icon views and list views. To specify your default view settings, -choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Click on the <guilabel>Views</guilabel> tab in -the <guilabel>File Management Preferences</guilabel> dialog to display the <guilabel>Views</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> - <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-30"/> lists the views settings that you -can modify. </para> +choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Click on the <guilabel>Views</guilabel> tab to +display the <guilabel>Views</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-30"/> lists the views preferences that +you can modify. </para> <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-30"> <title>Views Preferences</title> <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> @@ -3088,10 +1980,10 @@ can modify. </para> <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.91*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Dialog Element</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Description</para> </entry> </row> @@ -3133,18 +2025,6 @@ files when you sort a folder.</para> <row> <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> <para> - <guilabel>Sort in reverse</guilabel> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Select this option -if you want to reverse the order by which items are sorted in this view. If -you select this option, the order of the characteristic you select in the <guilabel>Arrange Items</guilabel> drop-down list is reversed. For example, if you select <guilabel>By Name</guilabel>, the items are sorted in reverse alphabetical order.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> <guilabel>Show hidden and backup files</guilabel> </para> @@ -3154,6 +2034,8 @@ backup files</guilabel> this option to display hidden files and backup files in the view pane. The first character in a hidden filename is a period (.). The last character in a backup filename is a tilde (~).</para> + <para>You can hide files from the +view pane by adding .hidden extension to the filename.</para> </entry> </row> <row> @@ -3225,21 +2107,21 @@ in the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> in the side pane.</para> <tertiary>behavior</tertiary> </indexterm> <para>To set your preferences for -files and folders, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Click on the <guilabel>Files and Folders</guilabel> tab in the <guilabel>File Management Preferences</guilabel> dialog -to display the <guilabel>Files and Folders</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> - <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-37"/> lists the settings that you can +files and folders, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Click on the <guilabel>Behavior</guilabel> +tab to display the <guilabel>Behavior</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-37"/> lists the preferences that you can modify for files and folders. </para> <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-37"> - <title>Files and Folders Preferences</title> + <title>File and Folder Behavior Preferences</title> <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> <colspec colname="colspec6" colwidth="35.09*"/> <colspec colname="colspec7" colwidth="64.91*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Option</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Description </para> </entry> </row> @@ -3375,8 +2257,7 @@ name. Normally only one item of information is visible, but when you zoom in on an icon, more of the information is displayed. You can modify what additional information is displayed in icon captions. </para> <para>To set your preferences for icon captions, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. -Click on the <guilabel>Files and Folders</guilabel> tab in the <guilabel>File Management Preferences</guilabel> dialog to display the <guilabel>Files -and Folders</guilabel> tabbed section. </para> +Click on the <guilabel>Icon Caption</guilabel> tab to display the <guilabel>Icon Caption</guilabel> tabbed section. </para> <para>Select the items of information that you want to display in the icon caption from the three drop-down lists. Select the first item from the first drop-down list, select the second item from the second drop-down list, and @@ -3388,10 +2269,10 @@ select:</para> <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.91*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Information</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Description </para> </entry> </row> @@ -3512,8 +2393,152 @@ no information for the item.</para> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> -<!--<para><emphasis>Comment:</emphasis> IEL Item: Permissions and Octal permissions above do not match the terms used on the Properties -dialog Permissions tab (it uses Text View/Number View).</para>--> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-490"> + <title>To Set List Columns Preferences</title> + <para>You can specify what information is displayed in list view in file manager +windows. You can specify which columns are displayed in list view, and the +order in which the columns are displayed.</para> + <para>To set your preferences for list columns, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +Click on the <guilabel>List Columns</guilabel> tab to display the <guilabel>List Columns</guilabel> tabbed section. </para> + <para>To specify a column to display in list view, select the column, then +click on the <guibutton>Show</guibutton> button. To remove a column from the +list view, select the column, then click on the <guibutton>Hide</guibutton> +button.</para> + <para>Use the <guibutton>Move Up</guibutton> and <guibutton>Move Down</guibutton> +buttons to specify the position of columns in list view.</para> + <para>To use the default columns and column positions, click on the <guibutton>Use Default</guibutton> button. </para> + <para>The following table describes the columns that you can display:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.09*"/> + <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.91*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Information</para> + </entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para> + </entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Name</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1"> + <para>Choose this option to display the name of +the item.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para> + <guilabel>Size</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Choose this option to display +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> 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 Accessed</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Choose +this option to display the date that the item was last accessed.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Group</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1"> + <para>Choose this option to display the group to +which the item belongs.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0"> + <para> + <guilabel>MIME type</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1"> + <para>Choose this option to display the MIME type +of the item.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Octal Permissions</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1"> + <para><indexterm><primary>permissions</primary><secondary>displaying in octal notation</secondary></indexterm>Choose this +option to display the permissions of the item in octal notation, for example <computeroutput>764</computeroutput>. </para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para> + <guilabel>Owner</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Choose this option to display +the owner of the item.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para> + <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para><indexterm><primary>permissions</primary><secondary>displaying as characters</secondary></indexterm>Choose +this option to display the permissions of the item as three sets of three +characters, for example <computeroutput>-rwxrw-r--</computeroutput>.</para> + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> </sect3> <sect3 id="gosnautilus-60"> <title>To Set Preview Preferences</title> @@ -3534,10 +2559,10 @@ table:</para> <colspec colwidth="64.91*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Option</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Description </para> </entry> </row> @@ -3577,9 +2602,9 @@ on other file systems.</para> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> - <para>To set your preview preferences, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Click on the <guilabel>Preview</guilabel> tab in the <guilabel>File Management Preferences</guilabel> -dialog to display the <guilabel>Preview</guilabel> tabbed section. </para> - <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-41"/> lists the preview settings that + <para>To set your preview preferences, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Click on the <guilabel>Preview</guilabel> tab dialog to display the <guilabel>Preview</guilabel> +tabbed section. </para> + <para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-41"/> lists the preview preferences that you can modify.</para> <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-41"> <title>Preview Preferences</title> @@ -3588,10 +2613,10 @@ you can modify.</para> <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.91*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Dialog Element</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Description </para> </entry> </row> @@ -3624,7 +2649,7 @@ directory that is one level below the folder.</para> <row> <entry colname="colspec0"> <para> - <guimenu>Only for files smaller than</guimenu> + <guilabel>Only for files smaller than</guilabel> </para> </entry> <entry colname="colspec1"> @@ -3651,7 +2676,9 @@ files</guilabel> </entry> <entry colname="colspec1"> <para>Select an option to specify when to show the -number of items in folders.</para> +number of items in folders. If you have set your view to icon view, you might +need to increase your default zoom level in the <guilabel>Views</guilabel> +tabbed section to see the number of items in each folder.</para> </entry> </row> </tbody> @@ -3677,10 +2704,10 @@ screen components: </para> <para>Desktop</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Side pane</para> + <para>Side pane and view pane of file browser windows</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>View pane</para> + <para>File object windows</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Panels</para> @@ -3737,38 +2764,1279 @@ to choose the color. Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to add the new color to the <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog.</para> </sect3> </sect2> - <sect2 id="gosnautilus-18"> - <title>To Show and Hide Window Components</title> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosnautilus-28"> + <title>Opening Files</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>opening files</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>When you open a file, the file manager performs the default +action for that file type. The default action can be one of the following: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Use a viewer component to display the file in the view pane.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Launch an application that opens the file.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The file manager checks the contents of a file to determine the type +of a file. If the first lines do not determine the type of the file, then +the file manager checks the file extension.</para> + <para>If you cannot find the file that you want to open, you can use <application>Search Tool</application>. To start <application>Search Tool</application>, +choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Search for +Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-447"> + <title>Viewing Files in a Window</title> <indexterm> <primary>file manager</primary> - <secondary>window components, showing -and hiding</secondary> + <secondary>viewing files in view +pane</secondary> </indexterm> - <para>You can show and hide file manager -window components as follows: </para> + <indexterm> + <primary>view pane</primary> + <secondary>viewing files in</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>viewer components</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>The file manager contains viewer components that +enable you to display particular types of file in the view pane. For example, +you can display the following types of files in the view pane:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>To hide the side pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Side Pane</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To display the -side pane again, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Side Pane</guimenuitem></menuchoice> again. </para> + <para>Plain text files</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>To hide the toolbar, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Toolbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To display the -toolbar again, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Toolbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> again. </para> + <para>PNG files</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>To hide the location bar, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Location Bar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To display -the location bar again, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Location Bar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> again.</para> + <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> + <para>When you display a file in the view pane, the viewer component might +add menu items to the file manager menus. The menu items relate to the file +type that is displayed. For example, when you display a PNG file, the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu contains flip and rotate menu items. </para> + <para>Also, when you display some types of file in the view pane, you can +use the file manager zoom buttons to change the size of the item.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-29"> + <title>To Execute the Default Action</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>executing default actions +for files</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>To execute the default action for a +file, double-click on the file. For example, if the default action for plain +text documents is to display the file in a text viewer. In this case, you +can double-click on the file to display the file in a text viewer.</para> + <para>You can set your file manager preferences so that you click once on +a file to execute the default action. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-56"/>.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-30"> + <title>To Execute Non-Default Actions Using the Open With Submenu</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>executing non-default +actions for files</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>To execute actions other than +the default action for a file, perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> <listitem> - <para>To hide the statusbar, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Statusbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To display the -statusbar again, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Statusbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> again. </para> + <para>In the view pane, select the file that you want to perform +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> +preference tool:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Default action</guilabel> drop-down list in the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Viewer component</guilabel> drop-down list in the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>To remove a tab from the side pane, right-click in the side -pane. Choose the tab that you want to remove from the popup menu. To add the -tab to the side pane again, choose the tab from the popup menu again.</para> + <para>Choose an action from the <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu> +submenu.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-73"> + <title>To Execute Other Actions When Displaying a File</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>executing other actions +for files</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>When you display a file in the view +pane, the side pane might contain buttons.</para> + <para>The buttons represent any actions that are defined in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool. The actions are defined +in the <guilabel>Default action</guilabel> drop-down list 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 the <application>gedit</application> text editor. 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:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Open with Other Application</guilabel> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guilabel>Open with Other Viewer</guilabel> + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </note> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-37"> + <title>To Access FTP Sites</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>FTP sites</primary> + <secondary>accessing</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>FTP sites</secondary> + <see>FTP sites</see> + </indexterm> + <para>You can use the file manager to access +FTP sites. To access an FTP site, enter the URL for the site in the field +on the location bar, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>. The contents of the +site are displayed in the view pane. To copy a file from the FTP site, drag +the file to the new location.</para> + <para>To access an FTP site that requires a username and password, you can +enter the URL in the following form: </para> + <para> + <command>ftp://<replaceable>username</replaceable>:<replaceable>password</replaceable>@<replaceable>hostname</replaceable>.<replaceable>domain</replaceable></command> + </para> + <para>To reload the FTP site in the view pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reload</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To stop +loading the FTP site, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Stop</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-465"> + <title>To Access Network Places</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>network places</primary> + <secondary>accessing</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>network places</secondary> + <see>network places</see> + </indexterm> + <para>If your system is configured +to access places on a network, you can use the file manager to access the +network places. </para> + <para>To access network places, open the file manager and choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Places</guimenu><guimenuitem>Computer </guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +Alternatively, double-click on the <guilabel>Computer</guilabel> object on +the Desktop. Double-click on the <guilabel>Network</guilabel> object. A file +manager window is displayed. The window displays the network places that you +can access. Double-click on the network that you want to access. </para> + <para><indexterm><primary>NFS servers</primary><see>Unix network</see></indexterm>To +access UNIX shares, double-click on the <guilabel>Unix Network (NFS) </guilabel> +object. A list of the UNIX shares available to you is displayed in the file +manager window.</para> + <para><indexterm><primary>Samba servers</primary><see>Windows network</see></indexterm>To access Windows shares, double-click on the <guilabel>Windows +Network (SMB) </guilabel> object. A list of the Windows shares available to +you is displayed in the file manager window.</para> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-466"> + <title>To Add a Network Place</title> + <para>To add a network place, perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open the file manager and choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Places</guimenu><guimenuitem>Computer </guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, +double-click on the <guilabel>Computer</guilabel> object on the Desktop. A +file object window is displayed.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Add Network Place</guilabel> +object. The <guilabel>Add Network Place</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Enter +the details of the server in the dialog, as follows:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="27.27*"/> + <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="72.73*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Dialog Element</para> + </entry> + <entry> + <para>Description </para> + </entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <guilabel>Location</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Use this text box to specify the location that you +want to add. Alternatively, select one of the following locations from the +drop-down list:<itemizedlist><listitem><para><guilabel>FTP Server</guilabel></para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Web Folder</guilabel></para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Windows Network (SMB)</guilabel></para></listitem><listitem><para><guilabel>Unix Network (NFS)</guilabel></para></listitem></itemizedlist></para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <guilabel>Shortcut name</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top">Use this text box to specify a shortcut name for the network place. </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Anonymous login </guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1"> + <para>FTP Server option only. Select this option +to log in to the FTP server as an anonymous user.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0"> + <para> + <guilabel> No login required</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1"> + <para>Web Folder, Windows Network (SMB), and Unix +Network (NFS) options only. Select this option if you do not need to log in +to the web folder, Windows share, or UNIX share.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Username</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1"> + <para>Use this text box to specify a username when +you connect to the specified network place.</para> + <para>When you connect to +the network place, you must enter your password.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0"> + <para> + <guilabel>Go there now</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1"> + <para>Select this option if you want to access the +network place immediately.</para> + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to add your network place.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-508"> + <title>To Access Network Servers</title> + <para>If your GNOME desktop environment is configured to access servers on +a network, you can use the <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> menu to access +the network servers.</para> + <para>To access network servers, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Network Servers</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A file +object window is displayed. The window displays the network servers that you +can access. Double-click on the network server that you want to access.</para> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-509"> + <title>To Add a Network Server</title> + <para>To add a network server, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Network Servers</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A file +object window is displayed. Double-click on the <guilabel>New Server</guilabel> +object. A <guilabel>New Server </guilabel> dialog is displayed. Enter the +name of the server in the dialog, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> + </sect3> + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosnautilus-467"> + <title>Accessing Special URI Locations</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>special URI locations</primary> + <secondary>accessing</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>special URI +locations</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>URI, special</primary> + <see>special URI locations</see> + </indexterm> + <para>The GNOME Desktop contains +special URI locations that enable you to access particular functions from +the file manager. For example, to access the preference tools, you can access +the <command>preferences:///</command> URI in a file manager window. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-479"/> lists the special URI locations that you can +use with the file manager.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-479"> + <title>Special URI Locations</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="33.94*"/> + <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="66.06*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>URI Location</para> + </entry> + <entry> + <para>Description</para> + </entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para> + <command>applications:///</command> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Displays +a list of the applications in the GNOME Desktop. The applications are the +same as the applications in the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu. To open +an application, double-click on the application.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para> + <command>fonts:///</command> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Displays all the fonts that are +available in your system. To preview a font, double-click on the font. You +can also use this location to add fonts to the GNOME Desktop.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para> + <command>network:///</command> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Displays network locations to +which you can connect, if your system is configured to access locations on +a network. To access a network location, double-click on the network location. +You can also use this URI to add network locations to your system.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para> + <command>preferences:///</command> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Displays +a list of the preference tools in the GNOME Desktop. The preference tools +are the same as the preference tools in the <guimenu>Desktop Preferences</guimenu> +menu. To open a preference tool, double-click on the preference tool.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para> + <command>server-settings:///</command> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Displays +a list of applications that you can use to configure your system as a server.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para> + <command>start-here:///</command> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Displays +a list of applications and preference tools in the GNOME Desktop. Also displays +applications that you can use to configure your system as a server, and to +modify your system configuration details.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para> + <command>system-settings:///</command> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Displays +a list of applications that you can use to modify your system settings.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para> + <command>themes:///</command> + </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Displays all the themes that +are available in the GNOME Desktop. To preview a theme, double-click on the +theme. You can also use this location to add themes to the GNOME Desktop.</para> + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="gosnautilus-8"> + <title>Managing Your Files and Folders</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>managing files and folders</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>This section describes how to work with your +files and folders.</para> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-201"> + <title>Drag-and-Drop in the File Manager</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>drag-and-drop</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can use drag-and-drop to perform several tasks in the +file manager. When you drag-and-drop, the mouse pointer provides feedback +about the task that you perform. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-11"/> describes +the tasks that you can perform with drag-and-drop. The table also shows the +mouse pointers that appear when you drag-and-drop.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-11"> + <title>Drag-and-Drop in the File Manager</title> + <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="36.36*"/> + <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="98.56*"/> + <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="28.70*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Task</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec2"> + <para>Action</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1"> + <para>Mouse Pointer</para> + </entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>Move an item</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top"> + <para>Drag the item to the new location.</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/move_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Move pointer.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>Copy an item</para> + </entry> + <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> + <imagedata fileref="figures/copy_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Copy pointer.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>Create a symbolic link to +an item</para> + </entry> + <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 symbolic link to reside.</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/link_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Symbolic 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>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> + <para>Copies the item to the location. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Link here</guimenuitem> + </para> + <para>Creates a symbolic link to the item at the location.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Set as Background</guimenuitem> + </para> + <para>If the item is an image, sets the image to be the desktop background. + You can use this command to set the desktop background and the view pane +background.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <guimenuitem>Cancel</guimenuitem> + </para> + <para>Cancels the drag-and-drop operation.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/ask_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Ask pointer.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-202"> + <title>To Select Files and Folders</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>selecting files and folders</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can select files and folders in several +ways in the file manager. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-10"/> describes how +to select items in file manager windows and on the desktop.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-10"> + <title>Selecting Items in the File Manager</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="36.36*"/> + <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="63.64*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Task</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec2"> + <para>Action</para> + </entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>Select an item</para> + </entry> + <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>In icon view, +drag around the files that you want to select.</para> + <para>In list view, click +on the first item in the group. Press-and-hold <keycap>Shift</keycap>, then +click on the last 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>Ctrl</keycap>, then drag around the files that you want to select.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>Select all items in a folder</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top"> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Select All Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para>To perform the default action on an item, double-click on the item. +You can set your file manager preferences so that you click once on a file +to execute the default action. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-56"/>.</para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-9"> + <title>To Move a File or Folder</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>moving files and folders</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The following sections describe the ways that +you can move a file or folder.</para> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-537"> + <title>Drag to the New Location</title> + <para>To drag a file or folder to a new location, perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open a file manager window. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to open a second +file manager window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In one window, select the folder from which you want to move +the file or folder. In the other window, select the folder to which you want +to move the file or folder.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Drag the file or folder that you want to move to the new location +in the other window.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>To move the file or folder to a folder that is one level below the current +location, do not open a new window. Instead, drag the file or folder to the +new location in the same window.</para> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-538"> + <title>Cut and Paste to the New Location</title> + <para>You can cut a file or folder and paste the file or folder into another +folder, as follows:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file or folder that you want to move, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Cut File</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the folder to which you want to move the file or folder, +then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste +Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-10"> + <title>To Copy a File or Folder</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>copying files and folders</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>The following sections describe the ways you +can copy a file or folder.</para> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-640"> + <title>Drag to the New Location</title> + <para>To copy a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open a file manager window. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to open a second +file manager 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>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, 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> + <para>You can copy a file or folder and paste the file or folder into another +folder, as follows:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file or folder that you want to copy, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Copy File</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Open the folder to which you want to copy the file or folder, +then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste +Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-82"> + <title>To Duplicate a File or Folder</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>duplicating files and +folders</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>To create a copy of a file or folder +in the current folder perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file or folder that you want to duplicate.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Duplicate</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the file +or folder, then choose <guimenuitem>Duplicate</guimenuitem>.</para> + <para>A copy of the file or folder appears in the current folder.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-11"> + <title>To Create a Folder</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>creating folders</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>To create a folder perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the folder where you want to create the new folder.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Create Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click +on the background of the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Create Folder</guimenuitem>.</para> + <para>An <guilabel>untitled</guilabel> folder is added to the location. The +name of the folder is selected.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Type a name for the folder, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-512"> + <title>To Create a Document</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>creating documents</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>If you have document templates installed, you can choose +to create a document from one of the installed templates. You can also choose +to create an empty document.</para> + <para>To create a document perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the folder where you want to create the new document.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Create Document</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on +the background of the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Create Document</guimenuitem>.</para> + <para>An <guilabel>untitled</guilabel> document is added to the location. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Type a name for the document, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>. </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-12"> + <title>To Rename a File or Folder</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>renaming folders</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>To rename a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file or folder that you want to rename.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the file +or folder, then choose <guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>.</para> + <para>The name of the file or folder is selected.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Type a new name for the file or folder, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-13"> + <title>To Move a File or Folder to Trash</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>Trash</secondary> + <see>Trash</see> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>Trash</primary> + <secondary>moving +files or folders to</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>To move a file or folder +to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file or folder that you want to move to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Move to Trash</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the +file or folder in the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Move to Trash</guimenuitem>.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>Alternatively, you can drag the file or folder from the view pane to +the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object on the desktop.</para> + <note> + <para>When you move a file or folder from a removable media to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, the file or folder is stored in a <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> +location on the removable media. To remove the file or folder permanently +from the removable media, you must empty <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>.</para> + </note> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-443"> + <title>To Delete a File or Folder</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>deleting files or folders</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>When you delete a file or folder, the file or +folder is not moved to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, but is deleted from your +file system immediately. The <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> menu item is +only available if you select the <guilabel>Include a Delete command that bypasses +Trash</guilabel> option in the <guilabel>File Management Preferences</guilabel> + dialog. </para> + <para>To delete a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file or folder that you want to delete.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the file +or folder, then choose <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-14"> + <title>To Create a Symbolic Link to a File or Folder</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>creating symbolic link</secondary> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>symbolic link</primary> + <secondary>to file or folder, creating</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>A symbolic link is +a special type of file that points to another file or folder. When you perform +an action on a symbolic link, the action is performed on the file or folder +to which the symbolic link points. However, when you delete a symbolic link, +you delete the link file, not the file to which the symbolic link points.</para> + <para>To create a symbolic link to a file or folder, select the file or folder +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, 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, the file manager adds an emblem to symbolic links.</para> + <note> + <para>The permissions of a symbolic link are determined by the file +or folder to which a symbolic link points.</para> + </note> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-476"> + <title>To View the Properties of a File or Folder</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>file manager</primary> + <secondary>viewing properties</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>To view the properties of a file or folder, perform the +following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file or folder whose properties you want to view. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A properties dialog is displayed.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use the properties dialog to view the properties of the file +or folder. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties +dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-430"> + <title>To Change Permissions</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>permissions</primary> + <secondary>introduction</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>Permissions are settings assigned to each file and folder +that determine what type of access users can have to the file or folder. The +following table lists the permissions that you can set for files and folders, +and the effect of the permission on files and folders:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <colspec colwidth="29.62*"/> + <colspec colwidth="74.59*"/> + <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="74.59*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Permission</para> + </entry> + <entry> + <para>File</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec0"> + <para>Folder</para> + </entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Read</para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Permission to read the file.</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>Permission to list the contents of the folder.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Write</para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Permission to make changes to the file. </para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>Permission to create and delete files in the folder.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Execute</para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Permission to run the file as a program. This is only relevant if the file +is a program or script.</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>Permission to access files in the directory.</para> + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para>You can set permissions for different types of user. The following table +lists the types of user that you can set for which you can set permissions:</para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <colspec colwidth="27.27*"/> + <colspec colwidth="72.73*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>User Category</para> + </entry> + <entry> + <para>Description</para> + </entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Owner</para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>The user that created the file or folder.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Group</para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>The group to which the owner belongs.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Others</para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>All other users who are not in the group to which the owner belongs.</para> + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + <para><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>changing permissions</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>permissions</primary><secondary>changing file and folder</secondary></indexterm>To change the permissions +on a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select the file or folder that you want to change. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A properties dialog is displayed.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tab. In the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tabbed section, use the drop-down lists and check boxes +to change the permissions for the file or folder. The following table describes +the dialog elements on the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tabbed section: </para> + <informaltable frame="topbot"> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <colspec colwidth="37.78*"/> + <colspec colwidth="62.22*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Element</para> + </entry> + <entry> + <para>Description</para> + </entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <guilabel>File owner</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>To change the owner of the file or folder, select +the owner from the drop-down list. </para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <guilabel>File group</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>To change the group to which a file or folder belongs, +select the group from the drop-down list. </para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <guilabel>Owner</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Select the permissions that you want to apply to the owner +of the file or folder.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <guilabel>Group</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Select the permissions that you want to apply to the group +to which the owner of the file or folder belongs.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <guilabel>Others</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Select the permissions that you want to apply to +all other users who are not in the group to which the owner belongs.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <guilabel>Text view</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Displays the permissions that you select from the <guilabel>Read</guilabel>, <guilabel>Write</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Execute</guilabel> +options, in text format.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <guilabel>Number view</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Displays the permissions that you select from the <guilabel>Read</guilabel>, <guilabel>Write</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Execute</guilabel> +options, in text format.</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para> + <guilabel>Last changed</guilabel> + </para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Displays the date and time that the file or folder +was last modified.</para> + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties +dialog.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="gosnautilus-44"> + <title>Using Trash</title> + <screenshot> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_trash_launcher.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Trash icon, empty.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </screenshot> + <indexterm> + <primary>Trash</primary> + <secondary>introduction</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can move the following items to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Files</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Folders</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Desktop objects</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> + <para>If you need to retrieve a file from <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, you +can display <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> and move the file out of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>. When you empty <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, you delete the +contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> permanently. </para> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-107"> + <title>To Display Trash</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>Trash</primary> + <secondary>displaying</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can display the contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> in the following +ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From a file manager window</para> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Trash</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> are displayed in +the window.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From the desktop</para> + <para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object on the desktop.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect3> + <sect3 id="gosnautilus-108"> + <title>To Empty Trash</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>Trash</primary> + <secondary>emptying</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>You can empty the contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> in the following +ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>From a file manager window</para> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Empty +Trash</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>From the desktop</para> + <para>Right-click on the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object, then choose <guimenuitem>Empty Trash</guimenuitem>.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </sect3> </sect2> </sect1> <sect1 id="gosnautilus-460"> @@ -3803,8 +4071,10 @@ that represents the media is added to the desktop. 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, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Disks</guimenu><guimenuitem><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></guimenuitem></menuchoice>. For example, to mount a floppy diskette, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Disks</guimenu><guimenuitem>Floppy</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. -An object that represents the media is added to the desktop. </para> +you must mount the device manually. Double-click on the <guilabel>Computer</guilabel> icon from the desktop. A <guilabel>Computer </guilabel> dialog +is displayed. Double-click on the object that represents the media. For example, +to mount a floppy diskette, double-click on the <guilabel>Floppy</guilabel> +object. An object that represents the media is added to the desktop. </para> <note> <para>You cannot change the name of a removable media object.</para> </note> @@ -3862,21 +4132,21 @@ For information on how to mount media, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-462"/>.</p </listitem> <listitem> <para>Right-click on the object that represents the diskette on -the desktop, then choose <guimenuitem>Format</guimenuitem>. A <guilabel>Format -a Floppy</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para> +the desktop, then choose <guimenuitem>Format</guimenuitem>. A <guilabel>Floppy +formatter</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Select your format options in the <guilabel>Format a Floppy</guilabel> dialog. The following table describes the elements on the dialog:</para> + <para>Select your format options in the <guilabel>Floppy formatter</guilabel> dialog. The following table describes the elements on the dialog:</para> <informaltable frame="topbot"> <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="34.54*"/> <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="65.46*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Dialog Element</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Description</para> </entry> </row> @@ -4064,10 +4334,10 @@ dialog to specify how you want to write the CD, as follows:</para> <colspec colwidth="50*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Dialog Element</para> </entry> - <entry valign="top"> + <entry> <para>Description</para> </entry> </row> |