GNOME 2.4 Manuel utilisateur
GNOME 2.4 Desktop User Guide
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GNOME 2.4 Desktop User Guide
About This Document
Table of Contents
I. A Tour of the GNOME Desktop
1. Basic Skills
2. Overview of the GNOME Desktop
3. GNOME Desktop Sessions
4. Working With Panels
5. Working With Menus
6. Working With Windows
7. Nautilus File Manager
8. Using Your Desktop
II. Customizing Your GNOME Desktop
9. Using the Basic Preference Tools
10. Using the Advanced Preference Tools
11. Using the Accessibility Preference Tools
Glossary
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GNOME 2.4 Desktop User Guide
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GNOME 2.4 Desktop User Guide
Author
Sun GNOME Documentation Team
Affiliation: Sun Microsystems
Publisher
GNOME Documentation Project
Copyright
Copyright © 2003 Sun Microsystems
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History
Title Date Author Publisher
GNOME 2.4 Desktop User
Guide V2.7 September 2003 Sun Microsystems GNOME Documentation Project
GNOME 2.4 Desktop User
Guide V2.6 August 2003 Sun Microsystems GNOME Documentation Project
GNOME 2.2.1 Desktop User
Guide V2.5 March 2003 Sun Microsystems GNOME Documentation Project
GNOME 2.2 Desktop User
Guide V2.4 January 2003 Sun Microsystems GNOME Documentation Project
GNOME 2.0 Desktop User
Guide V2.3 October 2002 Sun Microsystems GNOME Documentation Project
GNOME 2.0 Desktop User
Guide V2.2 August 2002 Sun Microsystems GNOME Documentation Project
GNOME 2.0 Desktop User
Guide V2.1 August 2002 Sun Microsystems GNOME Documentation Project
GNOME 2.0 Desktop User
Guide V1.0 May 2002 Sun Microsystems GNOME Documentation Project
This manual describes version 2.4 of the GNOME desktop.
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GNOME 2.4 Desktop User Guide
Part I. A Tour of the GNOME Desktop
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Part I. A Tour of the GNOME Desktop
A desktop environment desktop environment is a windows-based environment for users. The desktop
environment is the sum of all the parts of your working environment. This section introduces the core
components in the GNOME Desktop environment.
The GNOME Desktop is very configurable, therefore this section covers the main functional
possibilities of the GNOME Desktop features. If you want to find out how to implement the various
configuration possibilities that are mentioned in this section, see Customizing Your GNOME
Desktop.
The chapters in this section are as follows:
●Basic Skills
Read this chapter to find out about mouse usage, shortcut keys, basic window skills, and basic
dialog skills.
●Overview of the GNOME Desktop
Read this chapter for an introduction to the major components and functions of the desktop
environment. If you do not read anything else in this manual, read this chapter.
●GNOME Desktop Sessions
Read this chapter for information about how to start, manage, and end GNOME Desktop
sessions.
●Working With Panels
Read this chapter to find out more about using panels. Panels are a key component of the
GNOME Desktop. This chapter tells you how to use the different parts of your panels, and
how to invoke the available functions of the desktop environment using panels.
●Working With Menus
Read this chapter to find out more about using menus.
●Working With Windows
Read this chapter to find out more about using windows. This chapter describes basic windows
functions such as moving and resizing. This chapter also describes the controls that you use
with windows.
●Nautilus File Manager
Read this chapter to find out more about the Nautilus file manager. This chapter describes
how to use the file manager to work with your file system. This chapter also describes how to
customize the file manager.
●Using Your Desktop
Read this chapter to find out more about using the desktop. The desktop is the part of the
desktop environment where there are no interface graphical items, such as panels and
windows. This chapter describes how to use the desktop to start applications, and open your
files and folders. The chapter also describes how to use Trash from the desktop, how to use
the Desktop menu, and how to customize the desktop.
Table of Contents
1. Basic Skills
2. Overview of the GNOME Desktop
3. GNOME Desktop Sessions
4. Working With Panels
5. Working With Menus
6. Working With Windows
7. Nautilus File Manager
8. Using Your Desktop
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GNOME 2.4 Desktop User Guide Up Chapter 1. Basic Skills
Chapter 1. Basic Skills
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Chapter 1. Basic Skills
Table of Contents
1.1. Mouse Skills
1.1.1. Mouse Button Conventions
1.1.2. Mouse Actions
1.1.3. Mouse Action Terminology
1.1.4. Mouse Pointers
1.2. Keyboard Skills
1.2.1. Desktop Environment Shortcut Keys
1.2.2. Window Shortcut Keys
1.2.3. Panel Shortcut Keys
1.2.4. Application Shortcut Keys
1.2.5. Access Keys
1.3. Using Windows
1.3.1. To Resize Panes
1.3.2. Using Tables
This chapter introduces you to the basic skills that you need to work with the GNOME Desktop.
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Part I. A Tour of the GNOME Desktop Up 1.1. Mouse Skills
Chapter 2. Overview of the GNOME Desktop
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Chapter 2. Overview of the GNOME Desktop
Table of Contents
2.1. Introducing Desktop Environment Components
2.2. Panels
2.2.1. To Create Panels
2.2.2. To Delete Panels
2.2.3. To Hide Panels
2.2.4. To Add Objects to Panels
2.2.5. To Manipulate Panel Objects
2.3. Menus
2.4. Windows
2.4.1. Types of Windows
2.4.2. To Manipulate Windows
2.4.3. To Give Focus to a Window
2.5. Workspaces
2.5.1. To Switch Between Workspaces
2.5.2. To Add Workspaces
2.6. Nautilus File Manager
2.6.1. To Open Files From the File Manager
2.6.2. To Move Files Between Folders
2.7. Desktop and Desktop Objects
2.7.1. To Open Desktop Objects
2.7.2. To Add Objects to the Desktop
2.8. Start Here Location
2.9. Desktop Environment Preferences
2.10. Applications
2.11. To Find Out More
2.11.1. To Find Out More About Desktop Environment Topics
2.11.2. To Find Out More About Applets
2.11.3. To Find Out More About Applications
This chapter introduces you to the features and main components of the GNOME Desktop. Before
you start to use the desktop environment read this chapter to familiarize yourself with the various
features, and how the main components work. The desktop environment is very configurable, so this
chapter describes the typical default configuration, covering the following topics.
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1.3. Using Windows Up 2.1. Introducing Desktop Environment
Components
Chapter 3. GNOME Desktop Sessions
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Chapter 3. GNOME Desktop Sessions
Table of Contents
3.1. Starting a Session
3.1.1. To Log in to a Session
3.1.2. To Log in to a Session in a Different Language
3.2. To Lock Your Screen
3.3. Managing the Session
3.3.1. Defining Session Behavior When You Log In and Log Out
3.3.2. To Use Startup Applications
3.3.3. To Browse Applications in the Current Session
3.3.4. To Save Session Settings
3.4. Ending a Session
This chapter provides the information you need to start, manage, and end a GNOME Desktop session.
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2.11. To Find Out More Up 3.1. Starting a Session
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