From 8b0ed558d73266027996d1cd30654202302f4cab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joachim Noreiko Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:46:17 +0000 Subject: rewritten Keyboard Layouts Preferences section --- gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog | 5 +++ gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 2 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) (limited to 'gnome2-user-guide/C') diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog b/gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog index a37d169..053df6e 100644 --- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2006-03-17 Joachim Noreiko + + * goscustdesk.xml: + rewritten Keyboard Layouts Preferences section + 2006-03-17 Joachim Noreiko * goseditmainmenu.xml: diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml index 7ebc396..857a54a 100644 --- a/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml @@ -1078,8 +1078,10 @@ after a keypress before the pointer moves. see the GNOME Desktop Accessibility Guide. - + Keyboard Preferences + + preference tools Keyboard @@ -1091,6 +1093,9 @@ general preferences Use the Keyboard preference tool to modify the autorepeat preferences for your keyboard, and to configure typing break settings. + + To open the Keyboard Accessibility preference tool, click the Accessibility button. Keyboard Preferences Use the Keyboard tabbed section to set general @@ -1212,6 +1219,43 @@ test area to test the effect of your settings. + + Keyboard Layouts Preferences + Use the Layouts tabbed section to set the your keyboard's language, and also the make and model of keyboard you are using. + This will allow GNOME to make use of special media keys on your keyboard, and to show the correct characters for your keyboard's language. + + + + Keyboard model + Use the browse button (labelled with an ellipsis, ...) to choose another keyboard make and model. + + + Selected Layouts + You can switch between selected layouts to change the characters your keyboard produces when you type. To add a layout, click Add. To remove a layout, select it and press Remove. + To switch between keyboard layouts, use the Keyboard Indicator panel applet. + + + Separate group for each window + + When this option is selected, each window has its own keyboard layout. Changing to a different layout will only affect the current window. + This allows you to to type with a Russian keyboard layout in a word processor, then switch to your web browser and type with an English keyboard layout, for example. + + + + Click Reset to Defaults to restore all keyboard layout settings to their initial state for your system and locale. + + + + + Keyboard Layout Options + Use the Layout Options tabbed section to set options for the behaviour of keyboard modifier keys, and certain shortcut options. + A label in boldface indicates that group of options has been changed from the default. + + + Typing Break Preferences Use the Typing Break tabbed section to set typing @@ -1282,27 +1326,9 @@ typing breaks. - - - Keyboard Layout Preferences - Use the Layouts tabbed section to set your keyboard -layout. Select your keyboard model from the drop-down list. Use the navigational -buttons to add or remove a selected layout from the list of available layouts. - You can choose different layouts to suit different locales. For more -information on keyboard layouts, see the Keyboard Layout Switcher manual. - To start the Keyboard accessibility preference tool, that is, AccessX, -click on the Accessibility button. - - - Keyboard Layout Options - Use the Layout Options tabbed section to set your -keyboard layout options. Select an option from the list of available layout -options and click Add to select an option. Use Remove to remove a selected option. - For more information on the layout options, see the Keyboard -Layout Switcher manual. - To start the Keyboard accessibility preference tool, that is, AccessX, -click on the Accessibility button. - + + + Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences -- cgit