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<chapter id="tools">
<title>Tools and Utilities</title>
<highlights>
<para>This section describes some of the tools and utilities in the GNOME Desktop.</para>
</highlights>
<section id="tools-run-app">
<title>Running Applications</title>
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<anchor id="gospanel-23"/>
<indexterm>
<primary>Run Application dialog, using</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>The <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog gives you access to the command
line. When you run a command in the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog,
you cannot receive output from the command.</para>
<para>To run a command from the command line perform the following steps:</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog. You
can display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog in any of the
following ways:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>From a panel</term>
<listitem><para>You can add the <application>Run Application</application> object to any panel. See <xref linkend="panels-addobject"/>. Click on the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button to open the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Using shortcut keys</term>
<listitem><para>Press <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>. You can change the shortcut keys that display the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog
in the <link linkend="prefs-keyboard-shortcuts"><application>Keyboard Shortcuts</application> preference tool</link>.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>The <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Enter the command that you want to run in the blank field. </para>
<para>Alternatively, to choose a command that you ran previously, click the
down arrow button beside the command field, then choose the command to run.</para>
<para>Alternatively, select the <guilabel>Show list of known applications</guilabel> option to display a list of available applications.</para>
<para>You can also use the <guibutton>Run with file</guibutton> button to
choose a file to append to the command line. For example, you can enter <application>emacs</application> as the command, then choose a file to edit.</para>
<para>Select the <guilabel>Run in terminal</guilabel> option to run the application
or command in a terminal window. Choose this option for an application or
command that does not create a window in which to run.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Click on the <guibutton>Run</guibutton> button on the <guilabel>Run Application</guilabel> dialog. </para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</section>
<section id="tools-screenshot">
<title>Taking Screenshots</title>
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<anchor id="goseditmainmenu-53"/>
<indexterm>
<primary>screenshots, taking</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>You can
take a screenshot in any of the following ways:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>From any panel</para>
<para>Add the <guibutton>Screenshot</guibutton> button to a panel. Right-click
on the panel, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Actions</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Screenshot</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Click on the <guibutton>Screenshot</guibutton> button to take
a screenshot of the entire screen. Use the <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel>
dialog to save the screenshot.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Use shortcut keys</para>
<para>To take a screenshot, use the following shortcut keys:</para>
<informaltable frame="topbot">
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.67*"/>
<colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.33*"/>
<thead>
<row rowsep="1">
<entry>
<para>Default Shortcut Keys</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>Function</para>
</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
<para>
<keycap>Print Screen</keycap>
</para>
</entry>
<entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
<para>Takes a screenshot of the entire
screen, and displays the <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel> dialog. Use
the <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel> dialog to save the screenshot.</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
<para><keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Print Screen</keycap></keycombo></para>
</entry>
<entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
<para>Takes a screenshot of the window to which the mouse points, and displays the <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel> dialog. Use the <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel>
dialog to save the screenshot.</para>
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
<para>You can use the <application>Keyboard Shortcuts</application> preference
tool to modify the default shortcut keys.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>From <application>Menu Bar</application></para>
<para>To take a screenshot of the entire screen, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Take Screenshot</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
A <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel> dialog is displayed. To save the screenshot,
select the <guilabel>Save screenshot to file</guilabel> option. Enter the
path and filename for the screenshot in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively,
to save the screenshot to another directory, click <guibutton>Browse</guibutton>.
When you select a directory, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para>
<para>You can also save the screenshot to the desktop. To save the screenshot
to the desktop, select the <guilabel>Save screenshot to desktop</guilabel>
option. </para>
<para>You can also save the screenshot to a web page. To save the screenshot
to a web page, select the <guilabel>Save screenshot to web page</guilabel>
option. </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Use a command</para>
<para>You can use the <command>gnome-panel-screenshot</command> command to
take a screenshot. The <command>gnome-panel-screenshot</command> command takes
a screenshot of the entire screen, and displays the <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel> dialog. Use the <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel> dialog to
save the screenshot.</para>
<para>You can also use options on the <command>gnome-panel-screenshot</command>
command as follows: </para>
<informaltable frame="topbot">
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
<colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="35.67*"/>
<colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="64.33*"/>
<thead>
<row rowsep="1">
<entry>
<para>Option</para>
</entry>
<entry>
<para>Function</para>
</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
<para>
<command>--window</command>
</para>
</entry>
<entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
<para>Takes a screenshot of the window
that has focus, and displays the <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel> dialog.
Use the <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel> dialog to save the screenshot.</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
<para>
<command>--delay=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></command>
</para>
</entry>
<entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
<para>Takes a screenshot after the specified number of seconds, and displays the <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel> dialog. Use the <guilabel>Save Screenshot</guilabel>
dialog to save the screenshot.</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
<para>
<command>--help</command>
</para>
</entry>
<entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
<para>Displays the options for the
command.</para>
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>
</chapter>
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