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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 0c080a152..4979788d6 100644 --- a/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/nautilus-user-manual.sgml +++ b/help/nautilus-user-manual/C/nautilus-user-manual.sgml @@ -1331,335 +1331,17 @@ <!-- CHAPTER 3: SEARCHING YOUR COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET --> <chapter id="chapter3"> - <title>Searching Your Computer and the Internet</title> - - <para> - Nautilus provides a Find feature for locating files and directories - on your computer and a Web Search feature for finding Web pages. - </para> + <title>Searching the Internet</title> <sect1 id="toc3"> <title>Contents of this section:</title> <simplelist> - <member><link linkend="find">Finding Items on Your Computer</link></member> - <member><link linkend="simple">Simple Searches</link></member> - <member><link linkend="medusa">Complex Searches</link></member> <member><link linkend="search">Searching the Internet</link></member> </simplelist> </sect1> - <!-- Searching Your Computer and the Internet: Finding Items on Your - Computer --> - <sect1 id="find"> - <title>Finding Items on Your Computer</title> - - <para> - When you search for items on your computer, you can use one - of these Nautilus search utilities: - </para> - - <itemizedlist> - - <listitem> - <para> - Simple searches: If your user level is set to Beginner, Nautilus - performs a quick and easy search by file name. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Complex searches: If your user level is set to Intermediate or - Advanced, Nautilus searches the files on your hard disk by file - name, creator, file type, and other attributes, as well as by - the actual content of files. - </para> - </listitem> - - </itemizedlist> - - <para> - <guimenu>Fast Versus Slow Searches</guimenu> - </para> - - <para> - Nautilus uses Medusa, a daemon, which is a piece of software that - runs in the background. Medusa creates an index of all the items - on your hard disk and mounted volumes, including their names, - size, creation date, and other attributes. In addition, Medusa - indexes the actual <emphasis>content</emphasis> of each file - so - you can find any word or phrase in any file on your computer when - you search by content. - </para> - - <para> - Medusa runs when your computer is idle, so it doesn't disrupt your - activities. - </para> - - <para> - If Medusa has not finished indexing your system or is not running - on your computer, when you do a search you may see a message - letting you know that Nautilus can't perform a fast search. - </para> - - <para> - If you suspect that Medusa is not turned on, do this: - </para> - - <orderedlist> - - <listitem> - <para> - Open the preferences menu and choose Preferences. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - From the left column of the Preferences dialog box, choose - Search. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - In the Fast Search section, turn on "Enable fast search." - </para> - </listitem> - - </orderedlist> - - <para>Note: For Medusa to perform its indexing task, the crond - program must also be running. If you have turned off crond, Medusa - won't work. - </para> - - </sect1> - - <!-- Searching Your Computer and the Internet: Simple Searches --> - <sect1 id="simple"> - <title>Simple Searches</title> - - <para> - To find an item on your hard disk (Beginner user level): - </para> - - <orderedlist> - - <listitem> - <para> - Click the Find button in the toolbar. The location bar is - replaced by the find bar. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Enter the name of the item you want to find in the Find field. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Click Find Them. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - When you're done searching, click the Find button again to put - away the Find bar. - </para> - </listitem> - - </orderedlist> - - </sect1> - - <!-- Searching Your Computer and the Internet: Fast Searches --> - <sect1 id="medusa"> - <title>Complex Searches</title> - - <para> - To find an item on your hard disk (Intermediate or Advanced user - level): - </para> - - <orderedlist> - - <listitem> - <para> - Click the Find button in the toolbar. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - From the two pop-up menus, choose criteria to define your - search. The options are explained below. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - (Optional) To further narrow your search, click More Options and - choose additional criteria. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Enter the item you want to find - a particular file name, - modification date, and so forth - in the Find field. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Click Find Them. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - When you're done searching, click the Find button again to put - away the Find bar. - </para> - </listitem> - - </orderedlist> - - <informaltable frame="all"> - <tgroup cols="3"> - <tbody> - - <row> - <entry><guimenu>Search Category</guimenu></entry> - <entry><guimenu>Modifier</guimenu></entry> - <entry><guimenu>Search Field or List</guimenu></entry> - </row> - - <row> - <entry> - Name: Nautilus searches the names of files on your hard - disk. - </entry> - - <entry> - Specify if the files should have names that contain, begin - with, or end with the characters you type. You can also - choose "matches glob" or "matches regexp" to do Linux - wildcard searches. - </entry> - - <entry> - Enter part or all of the file name you want to find. - </entry> - - </row> - - <row> - - <entry> - Content: Nautilus searches the content of files on your hard - disk. - </entry> - - <entry> - Specify if the files should have content that includes - all, any, some, or none of the word or phrase you type. - </entry> - - <entry> - Enter a word or phrase you want to search for in the content of - the files on your hard disk. - </entry> - - </row> - - <row> - - <entry> - Type: Nautilus searches for the file types you specify. - </entry> - - <entry> - Choose "is" or "is not" to include or exclude file types from - the search. - </entry> - - <entry> - Choose a file type from the pop-up menu. - </entry> - - </row> - - <row> - - <entry>Size</entry> - - <entry> - Specify if the files should be larger or smaller than - the number you type. - </entry> - - <entry>Type a size, in kilobytes.</entry> - - </row> - - <row> - - <entry>With Emblem</entry> - - <entry> - Specify if the files should be marked with, or not marked - with, a particular emblem. - </entry> - - <entry>Choose an emblem.</entry> - - </row> - - <row> - - <entry>Last Modified</entry> - - <entry> - Choose an option to narrow down the last modification date of - the files. - </entry> - - <entry> - Enter a date. The current date is filled in by default, but - you can delete it and type any date you want. - </entry> - - </row> - - <row> - - <entry>Owner</entry> - - <entry> - Choose "is" or "is not" to include or exclude files owned by a - particular user. - </entry> - - <entry> - Enter the name of a user who owns files on your - system. - </entry> - - </row> - - </tbody> - </tgroup> - </informaltable> - - </sect1> <!-- Searching Your Computer and the Internet: Searching the Internet --> <sect1 id="search"> |