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2001-05-03  Dan Mueth  <dan@eazel.com>

        Updates to Nautilus User Manual, including two new screenshots.

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        * 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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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:
2001-05-03 Zbigniew Chyla <cyba@gnome.pl>
* src/nautilus-theme-selector.c

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</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>
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</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 -->
@ -1406,6 +1606,10 @@
<sect1 id="move">
<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.
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<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>
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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>
@ -1901,20 +2224,6 @@
buttons, and more.
</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>
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<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>
@ -3210,6 +3565,10 @@
<entry>Ctrl-O</entry>
<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>
@ -3222,17 +3581,21 @@
<entry>Ctrl-I</entry>
<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>
@ -3258,6 +3621,10 @@
<entry>Ctrl-H</entry>
<entry>Home</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-L</entry>
<entry>Location</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-R</entry>
<entry>Refresh</entry>
@ -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.

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</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 -->
@ -1406,6 +1606,10 @@
<sect1 id="move">
<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.
@ -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>
@ -1901,20 +2224,6 @@
buttons, and more.
</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>
@ -3210,6 +3565,10 @@
<entry>Ctrl-O</entry>
<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>
@ -3222,17 +3581,21 @@
<entry>Ctrl-I</entry>
<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>
@ -3258,6 +3621,10 @@
<entry>Ctrl-H</entry>
<entry>Home</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-L</entry>
<entry>Location</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Ctrl-R</entry>
<entry>Refresh</entry>
@ -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.