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diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml index 2a98c90..8754cef 100644 --- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/gosoverview.xml @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ <keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F10</keycap></keycombo>, or double-click any part of the titlebar except the buttons at either end.</para> <tip> - <para>If you prefer, you can assign the double-click action to <firstterm>roll up</firstterm> the window: see <xref linkend="goscustdesk-58"/><!-- evil xref id -->.</para> + <para>If you prefer, you can assign the double-click action to <firstterm>roll up</firstterm> the window: see <xref linkend="prefs-windows"/>.</para> </tip> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -255,84 +255,42 @@ </varlistentry> </variablelist> - <remark>This is as far as I've got taking material from the wiki. Workspaces commands still to go in this section, perhaps</remark> + <remark>Workspaces commands or a link to them still to go in this section, perhaps</remark> </section> <section id="gosoverview-20"> <title>Giving Focus to a Window</title> - <para>A window that has focus can receive input from the mouse and the keyboard. -Only one window can have focus at a time. The window that has focus has a -different appearance than other windows. </para> - <para>You can use the following elements to give focus to a window:</para> - <informaltable frame="topbot"> - <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> - <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="33.62*"/> - <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="66.38*"/> - <thead> - <row rowsep="1"> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Element</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Action</para> - </entry> - </row> - </thead> - <tbody> - <row> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Mouse</para> - </entry> - <entry valign="top"> - <para>Click on the window, if the window is visible. </para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>Shortcut keys</para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Use shortcut keys to switch between -the windows that are open. To give focus to a window, release the keys. The -default shortcut keys to switch between windows are <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo>. </para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <application>Window List</application> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Click on the button that represents the window in <application>Window List</application>. </para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para> - <application>Window Selector</application> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> - <para>Click on the Window Selector icon, then select -the window that you want to give focus to from the list.</para> - </entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para> - <application>Workspace Switcher</application> - </para> - </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> - <para>Click on the window that you want to give focus to in the <application>Workspace -Switcher</application> display.</para> - </entry> - </row> - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> + <para>To work with an application, you need to give the <firstterm>focus</firstterm> to its window. When a window has focus, any actions such as mouse clicks, typing text, or keyboard shortcuts, are directed to the application in that window. Only one window can have focus at a time. The window that has focus will appear on top of other windows, so nothing covers any part of it. It may also have a different appearance from other windows, depending on your choice of <link linkend="prefs-theme"> theme</link>.</para> + <para>You can give the focus to a window in any of the following ways:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + With the mouse, click on any part of the window, if the window is visible. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + On the bottom panel, click on the button that represents the window in the <application>Window List</application>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + On the top panel, click the <application>Window Selector</application>. This is the icon the furthest to the right that matches the window icon of your current window. When clicked, a menu opens showing a list of all windows. Choose the window you want to switch to from the list. + </para> + <note><para> + If the window you choose is on a different workspace, you will be switched to that workspace. For more on workspaces, see <xref linkend="overview-workspaces"/>. + </para></note> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + With the keyboard, hold the [Alt] key and press the [Tab] key. A pop-up window appears with a list of icons representing each window. While still holding [Alt], press [Tab] to move the selection along the list: a black rectangle frames the selected icon and the position of the window it corresponds to is highlighted with a black border. When the window you want to see is selected, release the [Alt] key. Using [Shift+Tab] instead of just [Tab] cycles through the icons in reverse order. + </para> + <note><para> + You can customize the shortcut used to perform this action with the <link linkend="prefs-keyboard-shortcuts">Keyboard Shortcuts preference tool</link>. + </para></note> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </section> </section> <section id="overview-workspaces"> |