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authorDan Mueth <dan@eazel.com>2001-05-03 08:45:42 +0000
committerDan Mueth <dmueth@src.gnome.org>2001-05-03 08:45:42 +0000
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Updates to Nautilus User Manual, including two new screenshots.
2001-05-03 Dan Mueth <dan@eazel.com> Updates to Nautilus User Manual, including two new screenshots. * help/nautilus-user-manual/C/Makefile.am: * help/nautilus-user-manual/C/figures/help_num.png: * help/nautilus-user-manual/C/figures/news_num.png: * help/nautilus-user-manual/C/nautilus-user-manual.sgml:
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diff --git a/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/Makefile.am b/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/Makefile.am
index 888d4d51b..7549cb179 100644
--- a/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/Makefile.am
+++ b/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ figs = \
figures/home_folder_num.png \
figures/sidebar_num.png \
figures/nautilus_window_full_num.png \
+ figures/news_num.png \
+ figures/help_num.png \
figures/locationbar_nqr.png \
figures/full-1.png \
figures/full-2.png \
diff --git a/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/figures/help_num.png b/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/figures/help_num.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cce218d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/figures/help_num.png
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new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7148a5be2
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/nautilus-user-manual.sgml b/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/nautilus-user-manual.sgml
index 6d488aba4..186635c4e 100644
--- a/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/nautilus-user-manual.sgml
+++ b/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/nautilus-user-manual.sgml
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- <emphasis role="bold">Previewing Files in Icon View</emphasis role="bold">
+ <emphasis role="bold">Previewing Files in Icon View</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -1263,15 +1263,6 @@
</orderedlist>
- <figure id="prefmenu1">
- <title>The Preferences Menu</title>
- <screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Screenshot of Preferences Menu</screeninfo>
- <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/preferences_menu_num">
- </graphic>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">Editing Your Bookmarks</emphasis>
</para>
@@ -1311,6 +1302,224 @@
</sect1>
+ <!-- NAVIGATING YOUR COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET: Reading the News -->
+ <sect1 id="news">
+ <title>Reading the News</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The News sidebar in Nautilus allows you to see the latest news
+ headlines from each of your favorite news sources.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To view the current news headlines for each news site:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Make sure the News sidebar tab is visible. If it is not
+ visible, right-click on the background of the sidebar and select
+ News.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show the News sidebar by clicking on the News sidebar tab.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open or close the news items for each site by clicking on the
+ arrows to the left of each news source.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ To read any of the articles, simply click on its title. To go
+ to the web page for a particular news source, click on the icon
+ representing the source.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <figure id="newssidebar">
+ <title>The News Sidebar</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Screenshot of News Sidebar</screeninfo>
+ <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/news_num">
+ </graphic>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <para>
+ If new articles appear since you have last checked your news
+ sites, a small logo of a newspaper with a red exclamation mark is
+ displayed to show you that there is unread news. This icon is
+ also displayed beside any headlines which are appeared while
+ Nautilus was running and which have not been read.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Nautilus allows you to choose the news sites you would like to
+ track from a long list of possible news sources. You can also add
+ news sites which are not on this list.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To change which news sites are displayed:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Make sure the News sidebar tab is visible. If it is not
+ visible, right-click on the background of the sidebar and select
+ News.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show the News sidebar by clicking on the News sidebar tab.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click on the Select Sites button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Check the buttons for any sites you would like to start
+ tracking, and uncheck the buttons for any sites you would like
+ to stop tracking.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you would like to track the news from a site which is not
+ listed, choose Edit. Enter the name and RSS URL for the site
+ and then click Add New Site.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click Done.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ </sect1>
+
+ <!-- NAVIGATING YOUR COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET: Keeping Notes -->
+ <sect1 id="notes">
+ <title>Keeping Notes</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Nautilus allows you to keep a note in each folder on your
+ computer. You can use this to keep track of what the folder is
+ used for, details about the files in the folder, or other
+ information. A small note icon will appear in the Note sidebar
+ tab for folders with Notes so that you can easily identify which
+ folders have notes.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To edit the note for a given folder:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Make sure the Notes sidebar tab is visible. If it is not
+ visible, right-click on the background of the sidebar and select
+ Notes.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show the Notes sidebar by clicking on the Notes sidebar tab.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Edit the note by clicking in the note area and then entering and
+ deleting text.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ </sect1>
+
+ <!-- NAVIGATING YOUR COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET: Reading Help Documents -->
+ <sect1 id="help">
+ <title>Reading Help Documents</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Nautilus has a Help sidebar which acts as a help browser for
+ various types of documentation on your system including GNOME
+ documents, manual pages, and info pages. The GNOME help documents
+ are sorted into categories by their topic. The manual and info
+ pages are show in their own sections.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To read help documents:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Make sure the Help sidebar tab is visible. If it is not
+ visible, right-click on the background of the sidebar and select
+ Help.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show the Help sidebar by clicking on the Help sidebar tab.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Browse the various categories and documents. To read a
+ particular document or section of a document, simply select its
+ title and the document will be shown in the main panel.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <figure id="helpsidebar">
+ <title>The Help Sidebar</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Screenshot of Help Sidebar</screeninfo>
+ <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/help_num">
+ </graphic>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ </sect1>
+
</chapter>
<!-- CHAPTER 3: SEARCHING YOUR COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET -->
@@ -1365,15 +1574,6 @@
</orderedlist>
- <figure id="prefmenu5">
- <title>The Preferences Menu</title>
- <screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Screenshot of Preferences Menu</screeninfo>
- <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/preferences_menu_num">
- </graphic>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
</chapter>
<!-- CHAPTER 4: MANAGING YOUR FILES AND FOLDERS -->
@@ -1407,6 +1607,10 @@
<title>Moving and Copying Files and Folders</title>
<para>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Using Two Windows</emphasis>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
The easiest way to move a file or folder is to work with two
Nautilus windows.
</para>
@@ -1427,15 +1631,14 @@
<listitem>
<para>
In one window, locate the file or folder you want to move. In
- the other window, locate the destination
- folder.
+ the other window, locate the destination folder.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Using the left mouse button, click the file or folder you want
- to move and drag it to the other window.
+ to move and drag it into the folder in the other Nautilus window.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -1485,6 +1688,91 @@
</orderedlist>
+
+ <para>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Using Cut, Copy, and Paste</emphasis>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ You can also move and copy files using the Cut, Copy, and
+ Paste features.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To move a file or folder to a new location, do this:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the file or folder by clicking it with the left mouse
+ button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the Edit menu and choose Cut File. (Note that the file or
+ folder is not removed until you Paste it somewhere.)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the folder you would like to move the item into.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the Edit menu and select Paste File.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <para>
+ Tip: You can select multiple files by holding down the Shift
+ button while clicking on them. Or, you can click on the
+ background of the main panel and hold down the mouse button while
+ dragging the selection box over multiple files or folders.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To copy a file or folder to a new folder while retaining the
+ original, do this:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the file or folder by clicking it with the left mouse
+ button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the Edit menu and choose Copy File.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the folder you would like to copy the item into.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the Edit menu and select Paste File.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
</sect1>
<!-- Managing Your Files and Folders: Creating New Folders -->
@@ -1696,14 +1984,18 @@
<title>Deleting Files and Folders</title>
<para>
- To delete an item, do this:
+ <emphasis role="bold">Using Trash</emphasis>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To move an item to the trash, do this:
</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Click the icon of the item you want to delete.
+ Click the icon of the item you want to move to the Trash.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -1729,6 +2021,37 @@
and drag the item to the Trash icon on the desktop.
</para>
+ <para>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Using Delete (Advanced)</emphasis>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If your user level is Advanced, you can delete items without
+ moving them to the Trash folder. Note that this will permanently
+ delete your file and it cannot be retrieved from the Trash.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To permanently delete a file or folder, do this:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click the icon of the item you want to delete.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the File menu and choose Delete. The Delete menu item will
+ only be present if your user level is Advanced.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
</sect1>
<!-- Managing Your Files and Folders: Changing File Permissions -->
@@ -1861,7 +2184,7 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- To change your user level, open the preferences menu and choose
+ To change your user level, open the Preferences menu and choose
the level you want.
</para>
@@ -1902,20 +2225,6 @@
</para>
<para>
- To open the Preferences dialog box use the preferences menu,
- shown here.
- </para>
-
- <figure id="prefmenu7">
- <title>The Preferences Menu</title>
- <screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Screenshot of Preferences Menu</screeninfo>
- <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/preferences_menu_num">
- </graphic>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- <para>
To customize preferences:
</para>
@@ -1923,7 +2232,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Open the preferences menu and choose Preferences.
+ Open the Preferences menu and choose Edit Preferences.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2005,40 +2314,32 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Open the preferences menu (shown below) and choose Preferences.
+ Open the Preferences menu and choose Edit Preferences.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
In the left column of the Preferences dialog box, click
- Appearance.
+ Windows &amp; Desktop.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- In the Views section, deselect any bars you want hidden in new
- windows.
+ In the Opening New Windows section, deselect any bars you want
+ hidden in new windows.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Click OK to close the window.
+ Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
- <figure id="prefmenu8">
- <title>The Preferences Menu</title>
- <screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Screenshot of Preferences Menu</screeninfo>
- <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/preferences_menu_num">
- </graphic>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
</sect1>
<!-- Customizing Nautilus: Choosing File Layouts -->
@@ -2046,7 +2347,7 @@
<title>Choosing File Layouts</title>
<para>
- <guimenu>File Layout in Icon View</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">File Layout in Icon View</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -2111,7 +2412,7 @@
</informaltable>
<para>
- <guimenu>File Layout in List View</guimenu>
+ <emphasis>File Layout in List View</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -2138,14 +2439,21 @@
</para>
<para>
- <guimenu>Choosing a New Theme</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Choosing a New Theme</emphasis>
</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Open the Edit menu and choose Nautilus Themes.
+ Open the Preferences menu and choose Edit Preferences.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the Appearances item from the left side of the
+ Preferences dialog box.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2158,14 +2466,14 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- When you're finished, click Done.
+ When you're finished, click OK.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
<para>
- <guimenu>Changing Backgrounds</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Changing Backgrounds</emphasis>
</para>
<orderedlist>
@@ -2206,7 +2514,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- <guimenu>Adding and Removing Custom Backgrounds</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Adding and Removing Custom Backgrounds</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -2216,8 +2524,8 @@
</para>
<para>
- Any image file can be a background. To add a background to the
- customization choices:
+ Any image file can be used as a background. To add a background to
+ the customization choices:
</para>
<orderedlist>
@@ -2364,7 +2672,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- <guimenu>Customizing Icon Captions</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Customizing Icon Captions</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -2378,7 +2686,14 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Open the Edit menu and choose Icon Captions.
+ Open the Preferences menu and choose Edit Preferences.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select Icon Captions in the left side of the Preferences dialog
+ box.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2398,8 +2713,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- When you are done customizing icon captions, close the dialog
- box.
+ When you are done customizing icon captions, click OK.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2411,7 +2725,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- <guimenu>Customizing Icons</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Customizing Icons</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -2435,7 +2749,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- In the Properties dialog box, click Select Custom Icon.
+ In the Basic tab of the Properties dialog box, click Select
+ Custom Icon.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2462,8 +2777,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- If you have a tab (Tree, Notes, History, or Help) open in the
- sidebar, put it away so that you can see the icon you want
+ If you have a tab (Tree, Notes, History, Help, or News) open in
+ the sidebar, put it away so that you can see the icon you want
to customize. (To put away a tab, click it.)
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2500,7 +2815,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- <guimenu>Adding Emblems to Icons</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Adding Emblems to Icons</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -2533,7 +2848,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Select an emblem and drag it to the icon you want to
- customize. To remove emblems, drag the Erase emblem to the icon.
+ customize. To remove all emblems from an icon, drag the Erase
+ emblem to the icon.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2554,15 +2870,14 @@
<para>
Use emblems to organize your files.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Attach Oh No or Urgent emblems to the files that need immediate
+ attention; then open the View menu and choose Lay Out Items By
+ Emblems. The files with emblems are displayed at the top in icon view
+ and first in list view.
+ </para>
</tip>
- <para>
- Attach Oh No! or Urgent emblems to the files that need immediate
- attention; then open the View menu and choose Lay Out Items By
- Emblems. The files with emblems are displayed at the top in icon view
- and first in list view.
- </para>
-
<!--
<para>
If you use emblems, you can also <link
@@ -2640,6 +2955,47 @@
</sect1>
+
+ <!-- Customizing Nautilus: Using Scripts -->
+ <sect1 id="usingscripts">
+ <title>Using Scripts</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Nautilus allows you to perform custom operations on selected files
+ through its script feature.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To use a script, do this:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select one or more files or folders.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the File menu, select the Scripts submenu, and choose the
+ script you would like to execute on the files from the list.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <para>
+ You can write scripts in any language you choose. They should
+ accept file names as parameters, as they will typically operate on
+ the selected files. Merely place your executable file in your
+ Nautilus/scripts folder under your home folder and the scripts
+ will appear under the Scripts submenu of the File menu.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect1>
+
</chapter>
@@ -2745,13 +3101,12 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Open the File menu and choose
- <menuchoice><guimenu>Open With</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Other
+ Open the File menu and choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Open
+ With</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Other
Application</guisubmenu></menuchoice>. A dialog box opens that
lists all the applications currently able to open this particular
- type of file. Some applications in the list are tagged "in the
- menu" for this file type; others are tagged "not in the
- menu."
+ type of file. Some applications in the list are tagged "in menu"
+ for this file type; others are tagged "not in menu."
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -3147,7 +3502,7 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- <guimenu>Registering with Eazel</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Registering with Eazel</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -3188,19 +3543,19 @@
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-X</entry>
- <entry>Cut Text</entry>
+ <entry>Cut (Text or File)</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-C</entry>
- <entry>Copy Text</entry>
+ <entry>Copy (Text or File)</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-V</entry>
- <entry>Paste Text</entry>
+ <entry>Paste (Text or File)</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-A</entry>
- <entry>Select All (select all files, etc.)</entry>
+ <entry>Select All (Text or Files)</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-N</entry>
@@ -3211,6 +3566,10 @@
<entry>Open</entry>
</row>
<row>
+ <entry>Shift-Ctrl-O</entry>
+ <entry>Open in New Window</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
<entry>Ctrl-W</entry>
<entry>Close Window</entry>
</row>
@@ -3223,16 +3582,20 @@
<entry>Show Properties</entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry>Ctrl-T</entry>
- <entry>Move to Trash</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
<entry>Ctrl-D</entry>
<entry>Duplicate</entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry>Ctrl-L</entry>
- <entry>Create Link</entry>
+ <entry>Ctrl-M</entry>
+ <entry>Make Link</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>F2</entry>
+ <entry>Rename</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Ctrl-T</entry>
+ <entry>Move to Trash</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-F</entry>
@@ -3259,6 +3622,10 @@
<entry>Home</entry>
</row>
<row>
+ <entry>Ctrl-L</entry>
+ <entry>Location</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
<entry>Ctrl-R</entry>
<entry>Refresh</entry>
</row>
@@ -3350,7 +3717,7 @@
<para>
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the <ulink type="help"
- url="gnome-help:gnugpl"> <citetitle>GNU General Public
+ url="gnome-help:gpl"> <citetitle>GNU General Public
License</citetitle></ulink> as published by the Free Software
Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
any later version.
@@ -3372,7 +3739,7 @@
<para>
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
document under the terms of the <ulink type="help"
- url="gnome-help:gnufdl"> <citetitle>GNU Free Documentation
+ url="gnome-help:fdl"> <citetitle>GNU Free Documentation
License</citetitle></ulink>, Version 1.1 or any later version
published by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant
Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
diff --git a/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/nautilus-user-manual.xml b/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/nautilus-user-manual.xml
index 6d488aba4..186635c4e 100644
--- a/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/nautilus-user-manual.xml
+++ b/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/nautilus-user-manual.xml
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- <emphasis role="bold">Previewing Files in Icon View</emphasis role="bold">
+ <emphasis role="bold">Previewing Files in Icon View</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -1263,15 +1263,6 @@
</orderedlist>
- <figure id="prefmenu1">
- <title>The Preferences Menu</title>
- <screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Screenshot of Preferences Menu</screeninfo>
- <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/preferences_menu_num">
- </graphic>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">Editing Your Bookmarks</emphasis>
</para>
@@ -1311,6 +1302,224 @@
</sect1>
+ <!-- NAVIGATING YOUR COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET: Reading the News -->
+ <sect1 id="news">
+ <title>Reading the News</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The News sidebar in Nautilus allows you to see the latest news
+ headlines from each of your favorite news sources.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To view the current news headlines for each news site:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Make sure the News sidebar tab is visible. If it is not
+ visible, right-click on the background of the sidebar and select
+ News.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show the News sidebar by clicking on the News sidebar tab.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open or close the news items for each site by clicking on the
+ arrows to the left of each news source.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ To read any of the articles, simply click on its title. To go
+ to the web page for a particular news source, click on the icon
+ representing the source.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <figure id="newssidebar">
+ <title>The News Sidebar</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Screenshot of News Sidebar</screeninfo>
+ <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/news_num">
+ </graphic>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <para>
+ If new articles appear since you have last checked your news
+ sites, a small logo of a newspaper with a red exclamation mark is
+ displayed to show you that there is unread news. This icon is
+ also displayed beside any headlines which are appeared while
+ Nautilus was running and which have not been read.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Nautilus allows you to choose the news sites you would like to
+ track from a long list of possible news sources. You can also add
+ news sites which are not on this list.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To change which news sites are displayed:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Make sure the News sidebar tab is visible. If it is not
+ visible, right-click on the background of the sidebar and select
+ News.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show the News sidebar by clicking on the News sidebar tab.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click on the Select Sites button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Check the buttons for any sites you would like to start
+ tracking, and uncheck the buttons for any sites you would like
+ to stop tracking.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you would like to track the news from a site which is not
+ listed, choose Edit. Enter the name and RSS URL for the site
+ and then click Add New Site.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click Done.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ </sect1>
+
+ <!-- NAVIGATING YOUR COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET: Keeping Notes -->
+ <sect1 id="notes">
+ <title>Keeping Notes</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Nautilus allows you to keep a note in each folder on your
+ computer. You can use this to keep track of what the folder is
+ used for, details about the files in the folder, or other
+ information. A small note icon will appear in the Note sidebar
+ tab for folders with Notes so that you can easily identify which
+ folders have notes.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To edit the note for a given folder:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Make sure the Notes sidebar tab is visible. If it is not
+ visible, right-click on the background of the sidebar and select
+ Notes.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show the Notes sidebar by clicking on the Notes sidebar tab.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Edit the note by clicking in the note area and then entering and
+ deleting text.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ </sect1>
+
+ <!-- NAVIGATING YOUR COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET: Reading Help Documents -->
+ <sect1 id="help">
+ <title>Reading Help Documents</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Nautilus has a Help sidebar which acts as a help browser for
+ various types of documentation on your system including GNOME
+ documents, manual pages, and info pages. The GNOME help documents
+ are sorted into categories by their topic. The manual and info
+ pages are show in their own sections.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To read help documents:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Make sure the Help sidebar tab is visible. If it is not
+ visible, right-click on the background of the sidebar and select
+ Help.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show the Help sidebar by clicking on the Help sidebar tab.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Browse the various categories and documents. To read a
+ particular document or section of a document, simply select its
+ title and the document will be shown in the main panel.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <figure id="helpsidebar">
+ <title>The Help Sidebar</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Screenshot of Help Sidebar</screeninfo>
+ <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/help_num">
+ </graphic>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ </sect1>
+
</chapter>
<!-- CHAPTER 3: SEARCHING YOUR COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET -->
@@ -1365,15 +1574,6 @@
</orderedlist>
- <figure id="prefmenu5">
- <title>The Preferences Menu</title>
- <screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Screenshot of Preferences Menu</screeninfo>
- <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/preferences_menu_num">
- </graphic>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
</chapter>
<!-- CHAPTER 4: MANAGING YOUR FILES AND FOLDERS -->
@@ -1407,6 +1607,10 @@
<title>Moving and Copying Files and Folders</title>
<para>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Using Two Windows</emphasis>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
The easiest way to move a file or folder is to work with two
Nautilus windows.
</para>
@@ -1427,15 +1631,14 @@
<listitem>
<para>
In one window, locate the file or folder you want to move. In
- the other window, locate the destination
- folder.
+ the other window, locate the destination folder.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Using the left mouse button, click the file or folder you want
- to move and drag it to the other window.
+ to move and drag it into the folder in the other Nautilus window.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -1485,6 +1688,91 @@
</orderedlist>
+
+ <para>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Using Cut, Copy, and Paste</emphasis>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ You can also move and copy files using the Cut, Copy, and
+ Paste features.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To move a file or folder to a new location, do this:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the file or folder by clicking it with the left mouse
+ button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the Edit menu and choose Cut File. (Note that the file or
+ folder is not removed until you Paste it somewhere.)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the folder you would like to move the item into.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the Edit menu and select Paste File.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <para>
+ Tip: You can select multiple files by holding down the Shift
+ button while clicking on them. Or, you can click on the
+ background of the main panel and hold down the mouse button while
+ dragging the selection box over multiple files or folders.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To copy a file or folder to a new folder while retaining the
+ original, do this:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the file or folder by clicking it with the left mouse
+ button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the Edit menu and choose Copy File.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the folder you would like to copy the item into.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the Edit menu and select Paste File.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
</sect1>
<!-- Managing Your Files and Folders: Creating New Folders -->
@@ -1696,14 +1984,18 @@
<title>Deleting Files and Folders</title>
<para>
- To delete an item, do this:
+ <emphasis role="bold">Using Trash</emphasis>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To move an item to the trash, do this:
</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Click the icon of the item you want to delete.
+ Click the icon of the item you want to move to the Trash.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -1729,6 +2021,37 @@
and drag the item to the Trash icon on the desktop.
</para>
+ <para>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Using Delete (Advanced)</emphasis>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If your user level is Advanced, you can delete items without
+ moving them to the Trash folder. Note that this will permanently
+ delete your file and it cannot be retrieved from the Trash.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To permanently delete a file or folder, do this:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click the icon of the item you want to delete.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the File menu and choose Delete. The Delete menu item will
+ only be present if your user level is Advanced.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
</sect1>
<!-- Managing Your Files and Folders: Changing File Permissions -->
@@ -1861,7 +2184,7 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- To change your user level, open the preferences menu and choose
+ To change your user level, open the Preferences menu and choose
the level you want.
</para>
@@ -1902,20 +2225,6 @@
</para>
<para>
- To open the Preferences dialog box use the preferences menu,
- shown here.
- </para>
-
- <figure id="prefmenu7">
- <title>The Preferences Menu</title>
- <screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Screenshot of Preferences Menu</screeninfo>
- <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/preferences_menu_num">
- </graphic>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- <para>
To customize preferences:
</para>
@@ -1923,7 +2232,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Open the preferences menu and choose Preferences.
+ Open the Preferences menu and choose Edit Preferences.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2005,40 +2314,32 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Open the preferences menu (shown below) and choose Preferences.
+ Open the Preferences menu and choose Edit Preferences.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
In the left column of the Preferences dialog box, click
- Appearance.
+ Windows &amp; Desktop.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- In the Views section, deselect any bars you want hidden in new
- windows.
+ In the Opening New Windows section, deselect any bars you want
+ hidden in new windows.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Click OK to close the window.
+ Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
- <figure id="prefmenu8">
- <title>The Preferences Menu</title>
- <screenshot>
- <screeninfo>Screenshot of Preferences Menu</screeninfo>
- <graphic format="png" fileref="figures/preferences_menu_num">
- </graphic>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
</sect1>
<!-- Customizing Nautilus: Choosing File Layouts -->
@@ -2046,7 +2347,7 @@
<title>Choosing File Layouts</title>
<para>
- <guimenu>File Layout in Icon View</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">File Layout in Icon View</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -2111,7 +2412,7 @@
</informaltable>
<para>
- <guimenu>File Layout in List View</guimenu>
+ <emphasis>File Layout in List View</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -2138,14 +2439,21 @@
</para>
<para>
- <guimenu>Choosing a New Theme</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Choosing a New Theme</emphasis>
</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Open the Edit menu and choose Nautilus Themes.
+ Open the Preferences menu and choose Edit Preferences.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the Appearances item from the left side of the
+ Preferences dialog box.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2158,14 +2466,14 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- When you're finished, click Done.
+ When you're finished, click OK.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
<para>
- <guimenu>Changing Backgrounds</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Changing Backgrounds</emphasis>
</para>
<orderedlist>
@@ -2206,7 +2514,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- <guimenu>Adding and Removing Custom Backgrounds</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Adding and Removing Custom Backgrounds</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -2216,8 +2524,8 @@
</para>
<para>
- Any image file can be a background. To add a background to the
- customization choices:
+ Any image file can be used as a background. To add a background to
+ the customization choices:
</para>
<orderedlist>
@@ -2364,7 +2672,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- <guimenu>Customizing Icon Captions</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Customizing Icon Captions</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -2378,7 +2686,14 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Open the Edit menu and choose Icon Captions.
+ Open the Preferences menu and choose Edit Preferences.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select Icon Captions in the left side of the Preferences dialog
+ box.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2398,8 +2713,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- When you are done customizing icon captions, close the dialog
- box.
+ When you are done customizing icon captions, click OK.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2411,7 +2725,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- <guimenu>Customizing Icons</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Customizing Icons</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -2435,7 +2749,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- In the Properties dialog box, click Select Custom Icon.
+ In the Basic tab of the Properties dialog box, click Select
+ Custom Icon.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2462,8 +2777,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- If you have a tab (Tree, Notes, History, or Help) open in the
- sidebar, put it away so that you can see the icon you want
+ If you have a tab (Tree, Notes, History, Help, or News) open in
+ the sidebar, put it away so that you can see the icon you want
to customize. (To put away a tab, click it.)
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2500,7 +2815,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- <guimenu>Adding Emblems to Icons</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Adding Emblems to Icons</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -2533,7 +2848,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Select an emblem and drag it to the icon you want to
- customize. To remove emblems, drag the Erase emblem to the icon.
+ customize. To remove all emblems from an icon, drag the Erase
+ emblem to the icon.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -2554,15 +2870,14 @@
<para>
Use emblems to organize your files.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Attach Oh No or Urgent emblems to the files that need immediate
+ attention; then open the View menu and choose Lay Out Items By
+ Emblems. The files with emblems are displayed at the top in icon view
+ and first in list view.
+ </para>
</tip>
- <para>
- Attach Oh No! or Urgent emblems to the files that need immediate
- attention; then open the View menu and choose Lay Out Items By
- Emblems. The files with emblems are displayed at the top in icon view
- and first in list view.
- </para>
-
<!--
<para>
If you use emblems, you can also <link
@@ -2640,6 +2955,47 @@
</sect1>
+
+ <!-- Customizing Nautilus: Using Scripts -->
+ <sect1 id="usingscripts">
+ <title>Using Scripts</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Nautilus allows you to perform custom operations on selected files
+ through its script feature.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To use a script, do this:
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select one or more files or folders.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the File menu, select the Scripts submenu, and choose the
+ script you would like to execute on the files from the list.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <para>
+ You can write scripts in any language you choose. They should
+ accept file names as parameters, as they will typically operate on
+ the selected files. Merely place your executable file in your
+ Nautilus/scripts folder under your home folder and the scripts
+ will appear under the Scripts submenu of the File menu.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect1>
+
</chapter>
@@ -2745,13 +3101,12 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Open the File menu and choose
- <menuchoice><guimenu>Open With</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Other
+ Open the File menu and choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Open
+ With</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Other
Application</guisubmenu></menuchoice>. A dialog box opens that
lists all the applications currently able to open this particular
- type of file. Some applications in the list are tagged "in the
- menu" for this file type; others are tagged "not in the
- menu."
+ type of file. Some applications in the list are tagged "in menu"
+ for this file type; others are tagged "not in menu."
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -3147,7 +3502,7 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- <guimenu>Registering with Eazel</guimenu>
+ <emphasis role="bold">Registering with Eazel</emphasis>
</para>
<para>
@@ -3188,19 +3543,19 @@
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-X</entry>
- <entry>Cut Text</entry>
+ <entry>Cut (Text or File)</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-C</entry>
- <entry>Copy Text</entry>
+ <entry>Copy (Text or File)</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-V</entry>
- <entry>Paste Text</entry>
+ <entry>Paste (Text or File)</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-A</entry>
- <entry>Select All (select all files, etc.)</entry>
+ <entry>Select All (Text or Files)</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-N</entry>
@@ -3211,6 +3566,10 @@
<entry>Open</entry>
</row>
<row>
+ <entry>Shift-Ctrl-O</entry>
+ <entry>Open in New Window</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
<entry>Ctrl-W</entry>
<entry>Close Window</entry>
</row>
@@ -3223,16 +3582,20 @@
<entry>Show Properties</entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry>Ctrl-T</entry>
- <entry>Move to Trash</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
<entry>Ctrl-D</entry>
<entry>Duplicate</entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry>Ctrl-L</entry>
- <entry>Create Link</entry>
+ <entry>Ctrl-M</entry>
+ <entry>Make Link</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>F2</entry>
+ <entry>Rename</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Ctrl-T</entry>
+ <entry>Move to Trash</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-F</entry>
@@ -3259,6 +3622,10 @@
<entry>Home</entry>
</row>
<row>
+ <entry>Ctrl-L</entry>
+ <entry>Location</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
<entry>Ctrl-R</entry>
<entry>Refresh</entry>
</row>
@@ -3350,7 +3717,7 @@
<para>
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the <ulink type="help"
- url="gnome-help:gnugpl"> <citetitle>GNU General Public
+ url="gnome-help:gpl"> <citetitle>GNU General Public
License</citetitle></ulink> as published by the Free Software
Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
any later version.
@@ -3372,7 +3739,7 @@
<para>
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
document under the terms of the <ulink type="help"
- url="gnome-help:gnufdl"> <citetitle>GNU Free Documentation
+ url="gnome-help:fdl"> <citetitle>GNU Free Documentation
License</citetitle></ulink>, Version 1.1 or any later version
published by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant
Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.