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GNOME 2.4 User Manual

GNOME 2.4 User Manual (213 pages)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

6
- Legal Notice
  2
- Part I. a Tour of the Gnome Desktop
  5
  - Table of Contents
    6
- Chapter 1 Basic Skills
  
  7
- Chapter 2 Overview of the GNOME Desktop
  
  8
- Chapter 3 GNOME Desktop Sessions
  
  10
- Chapter 4 Working with Panels
  
  11
- Chapter 5 Working with Menus
  
  13
- Chapter 6 Working with Windows
  
  14
- Chapter 7 Nautilus File Manager
  
  16
- Chapter 8 Using Your Desktop
  
  18
  - Mouse Actions
    19
  - Mouse Button Conventions
    19
  - Mouse Skills
    19
  - Mouse Action Terminology
    20
  - Mouse Pointers
    21
  - Desktop Environment Shortcut Keys
    23
  - Keyboard Skills
    23
  - Window Shortcut Keys
    23
  - Panel Shortcut Keys
    24
  - Access Keys
    25
  - Application Shortcut Keys
    25
  - To Resize Panes
    27
  - Using Tables
    27
  - Using Windows
    27
  - Introducing Desktop Environment Components
    29
  - Panels
    32
  - To Add Objects to Panels
    32
  - To Create Panels
    32
  - To Delete Panels
    32
  - To Hide Panels
    32
  - To Manipulate Panel Objects
    35
  - Menus
    36
  - To Manipulate Windows
    37
  - Types of Windows
    37
  - Windows
    37
  - To Give Focus to a Window
    38
  - To Add Workspaces
    39
  - To Switch between Workspaces
    39
  - Workspaces
    39
  - Nautilus File Manager
    41
  - To Move Files between Folders
    42
  - To Open Files from the File Manager
    42
  - Desktop and Desktop Objects
    43
  - To Add Objects to the Desktop
    43
  - To Open Desktop Objects
    43
  - Start here Location
    44
  - Desktop Environment Preferences
    45
  - Applications
    46
  - To Find out more
    48
  - To Find out more about Applets
    48
  - To Find out more about Applications
    48
  - To Find out more about Desktop Environment Topics
    48
  - Starting a Session
    49
  - To Log in to a Session
    49
  - To Log in to a Session in a Different Language
    49
  - To Lock Your Screen
    51
  - Defining Session Behavior When You Log in and Log out
    52
  - Managing the Session
    52
  - To Browse Applications in the Current Session
    52
  - To Use Startup Applications
    52
  - To Save Session Settings
    53
  - Ending a Session
    54
  - Introducing Panels
    55
  - Top Edge Panel
    55
  - Bottom Edge Panel
    56
  - Managing Your Panels
    57
  - To Add a New Panel
    57
  - To Hide a Panel
    57
  - To Interact with a Panel
    57
  - To Move a Panel
    57
  - To Modify Panel Properties
    58
  - To Delete a Panel
    59
  - Interacting with Panel Objects
    61
  - Panel Objects
    61
  - To Add an Object to a Panel
    61
  - To Modify the Properties of an Object
    62
  - To Move a Panel Object
    62
  - To Lock a Panel Object
    63
  - To Remove a Panel Object
    63
  - Applets
    64
  - To Add an Applet to a Panel
    64
  - To Select an Applet
    64
  - To Modify Preferences for an Applet
    65
  - Launchers
    66
  - To Add a Launcher to a Panel
    66
  - To Modify the Properties of a Launcher
    69
  - Buttons
    70
  - Force Quit Button
    70
  - Lock Button
    70
  - Log out Button
    71
  - Run Button
    71
  - Screenshot Button
    71
  - Search Button
    71
  - Notification Area Applet
    72
  - Show Desktop Button
    72
  - Menus
    73
  - Drawers
    74
  - To Add a Drawer to a Panel
    74
  - To Open and Close a Drawer
    74
  - To Add an Object to a Drawer
    75
  - To Modify Drawer Properties
    75
  - Introduction to Menus
    77
  - Menu Features
    78
  - Menu Item Popup Menu
    78
  - Applications Menu
    80
  - Actions Menu
    81
  - Using the Run Application Dialog
    81
  - To Take a Screenshot
    82
  - Main Menu
    85
  - To Add a Main Menu to a Panel
    85
  - To Open the Main Menu
    85
  - Menu Bar
    87
  - To Add a Menu Bar to a Panel
    87
  - Customizing Your Menus
    88
  - To Add a Launcher to a Menu
    88
  - To Add a Menu
    88
  - To Add a Launcher to an Empty Menu
    89
  - To Copy a Launcher to a Menu
    89
  - To Edit the Properties of a Menu
    89
  - To Delete an Item from a Menu
    90
  - To Edit a Menu Item
    90
  - Window Manager Behavior
    91
  - Windows and Workspaces
    91
  - Types of Window
    92
  - Window Frames
    92
  - Menus and Applets for Working with Windows and Workspaces
    95
  - Window Menu
    95
  - Window List Applet
    96
  - Using the Top Edge Panel to Work with Windows
    98
  - Workspace Switcher Applet
    98
  - Manipulating Windows
    100
  - To Give Focus to a Window
    100
  - To Minimize a Window
    100
  - To Close a Window
    101
  - To Maximize a Window
    101
  - To Resize a Window
    101
  - To Restore a Window
    101
  - To Move a Window
    102
  - To Put a Window on All Workspaces
    102
  - To Roll up a Window
    102
  - To Move a Window to Another Workspace
    103
  - Manipulating Workspaces
    104
  - To Add Workspaces
    104
  - To Delete Workspaces
    104
  - To Name Workspaces
    104
  - To Switch between Workspaces
    104
  - Introduction to Nautilus File Manager
    106
  - File Manager Windows
    107
  - View Pane
    108
  - Side Pane
    109
  - Icons and Emblems
    110
  - Navigating Your Computer
    112
  - To Display a Folder
    112
  - To Display Your Home Location
    112
  - Opening Files
    113
  - Using the Tree from the Side Pane
    113
  - Using the Start here Location
    115
  - To Access FTP Sites
    116
  - To Access Network Servers
    116
  - Accessing Special URI Locations
    117
  - Using Your Navigation History
    118
  - To Bookmark Your Favorite Locations
    119
  - Drag-And-Drop in the File Manager
    120
  - Managing Your Files and Folders
    120
  - To Move a File or Folder
    121
  - To Select Files and Folders
    121
  - To Copy a File or Folder
    122
  - To Create a Folder
    123
  - To Duplicate a File or Folder
    123
  - To Move a File or Folder to Trash
    123
  - To Rename a File or Folder
    123
  - To Create a Symbolic Link to a File or Folder
    124
  - To Delete a File or Folder
    124
  - To View the Properties of a File or Folder
    124
  - To Change Permissions
    125
  - Adding Notes to Files and Folders
    126
  - Using Trash
    127
  - Modifying the Appearance of Files and Folders
    128
  - To Add a New Emblem
    128
  - To Add an Emblem to a File or Folder
    128
  - To Change the Icon for a File or Folder
    128
  - To Change the Size of Items in a View
    129
  - Using Views to Display Your Files and Folders
    129
  - Assigning Actions to Files
    134
  - To Modify Actions
    134
  - Customizing the File Manager
    136
  - Setting Your Preferences
    136
  - Changing Backgrounds
    140
  - To Show and Hide Window Components
    141
  - To Display Media Contents
    142
  - To Display Media Properties
    142
  - To Mount Media
    142
  - Using Removable Media
    142
  - To Format a Floppy Diskette
    143
  - To Eject Media
    144
  - Writing Cds
    145
  - Running Scripts from the File Manager
    147
  - Introduction to the Desktop
    148
  - Desktop Objects
    150
  - To Select Objects on the Desktop
    150
  - To Add a Launcher to the Desktop
    151
  - To Add a Symbolic Link to the Desktop
    151
  - To Open an Object from the Desktop
    151
  - Adding a File or Folder to the Desktop
    152
  - To Change the Permissions of a Desktop Object
    153
  - To Delete an Object from the Desktop
    153
  - To Remove an Object from the Desktop
    153
  - To Rename a Desktop Object
    153
  - To View the Properties of a Desktop Object
    153
  - To Add a Note to a Desktop Object
    154
  - To Add an Emblem to a Desktop Object
    154
  - To Change the Icon for a Desktop Object
    154
  - To Resize a Desktop Object Icon
    155
  - To Display Trash
    156
  - To Empty Trash
    156
  - Using Trash on the Desktop
    156
  - Using the Desktop Menu
    158
  - Changing the Pattern or Color of the Desktop
    160
  - Part II. Customizing Your Gnome Desktop
    161
Table of Contents

162
- Using the Basic Preference Tools
  163
- Using the Advanced Preference Tools
  165
- Using the Accessibility Preference Tools
  166
- Chapter 9. Using the Basic Preference
  
  167
  - Tools
    167
  - Opening a Basic Preference Tool
    167
  - Customizing the Desktop Background
    168
  - Setting File Management Preferences
    170
  - Choosing Default Fonts
    171
  - Previewing Fonts
    172
  - Configuring Keyboard Settings
    173
  - Keyboard Settings
    173
  - Typing Break Settings
    173
  - Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
    175
  - Customizing Menus and Toolbars in Applications
    176
  - Configuring Mouse Settings
    177
  - Buttons Settings
    177
  - Pointer Settings
    177
  - Motion Settings
    178
  - Configuring Network Proxy Settings
    179
  - Setting Screensaver Preferences
    181
  - Display Modes Settings
    181
  - Advanced Settings
    182
  - Setting Screen Resolution Preferences
    184
  - Setting Sound Preferences
    185
  - General Settings
    185
  - Sound Event Settings
    185
  - System Bell Settings
    186
  - Customizing Themes in the Desktop Environment
    188
  - To Create a Custom Theme
    188
  - To Install a New Theme
    189
  - To Install a New Theme Option
    189
  - To Delete a Theme Option
    190
  - Previewing Themes
    190
  - Customizing Windows
    191
  - Opening an Advanced Preference Tool
    192
  - Configuring a CD Database
    193
  - Configuring File Types and Programs
    194
  - To Add a File Type
    195
  - To Add a Service
    196
  - Customizing Your Panels
    197
  - Choosing Your Preferred Applications
    198
  - Web Browser Settings
    198
  - Email Client Settings
    198
  - Text Editor Settings
    199
  - Terminal Settings
    200
  - Configuring Sessions
    201
  - Setting Session Options
    201
  - Setting Session Properties
    202
  - Configuring Startup Applications
    203
  - Opening an Accessibility Tool
    205
  - Setting Assistive Technology Preferences
    206
  - Configuring Keyboard Accessibility Options
    207
  - Basic Settings
    207
  - Filter Settings
    208
  - Mouse Settings
    209
    
    Mouse Actions
    210
  - Applications
    213

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