release-notes r1242 - in branches/gnome-2-6: . help/C
- From: murrayc svn gnome org
- To: svn-commits-list gnome org
- Subject: release-notes r1242 - in branches/gnome-2-6: . help/C
- Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 10:36:56 +0000 (UTC)
Author: murrayc
Date: Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
New Revision: 1242
URL: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/release-notes?rev=1242&view=rev
Log:
2008-11-03 Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>
* Moved from the releng module, rearranging the directory
structure as appropriate, and adding necessary nodes to the abstract
node in the XML.
Added:
branches/gnome-2-6/ (props changed)
- copied from r1241, /branches/gnome-2-8/
Modified:
branches/gnome-2-6/ChangeLog
branches/gnome-2-6/configure.in
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/release-notes.xml
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnapplets.xml
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnapplications.xml
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rncontrolcenter.xml
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rndesktop.xml
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rndocs.xml
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rni18n.xml
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rninstallation.xml
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnplatform.xml
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnstandards.xml
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnthanks.xml
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnutilities.xml
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnwhy.xml
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/configure.in
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/configure.in (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/configure.in Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([release-notes],[2.8])
+AC_INIT([release-notes],[2.6])
AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/release-notes.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/help/C/release-notes.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/release-notes.xml Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.8">
-<!ENTITY oldversion "2.6">
-<!ENTITY nextversion "2.10">
+<!ENTITY version "2.6">
+<!ENTITY oldversion "2.4">
+<!ENTITY nextversion "2.8">
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
]>
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
<!-- the "xinclude" and "postvalid" command line options to xmllint -->
<!-- and the "xinclude" option to xsltproc -->
-
<article id="index" lang="en" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude";>
<articleinfo>
<title>GNOME &version; Release Notes</title>
@@ -26,8 +25,8 @@
</author>
<author role="maintainer">
- <firstname>Davyd</firstname>
- <surname>Madeley</surname>
+ <firstname>Colin</firstname>
+ <surname>Charles</surname>
<affiliation>
<orgname>GNOME Documentation Project</orgname>
</affiliation>
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@
<publisher>
<publishername>GNOME Foundation</publishername>
</publisher>
- <pubdate>2004-09-15</pubdate>
+ <pubdate>2004-03-31</pubdate>
<edition>&version;</edition>
<abstract role="description">
@@ -47,11 +46,15 @@
</articleinfo>
-<sect1 id="introduction">
+<sect1 id="intro">
+ <title>GNOME &version; Release Notes</title>
+ <abstract>
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>The GNOME &version; Desktop is the latest release of the ever popular, multi-platform free desktop environment.</para>
- <para>Every new version of the GNOME &version; desktop arrives on schedule, with interesting new features and hundreds of bug fixes. This time GNOME makes it easier to work with removable devices and network servers, and provides valuable new tools for system administrators. We have also adopted the popular <application>Evolution</application> email and workgroup client. You can learn more in the following sections.</para>
+ <para>GNOME &version; desktop has several interesting new features and hundreds of bug fixes. These make day-to-day usage much easier,
+ with noticeable improvements in the user interface, general stability and speed, and the built-in help system. You can
+ learn more in the following sections.</para>
<para>GNOME provides a user-friendly environment that "just works"
for everyday users, without excess complexity or obscure features. At the same
@@ -67,12 +70,12 @@
<para>Of course GNOME &version; includes all of the improvements made in
GNOME &oldversion;, which you can learn about in the GNOME &oldversion; <ulink
- url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.6/notes/";>release notes</ulink>.</para>
+ url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.4/notes/";>release notes</ulink>.</para>
<para>The Desktop release contains all the applications needed
to provide basic user functionality. Major applications
such as <application>Gnumeric</application> and
- <application>OpenOffice.org</application> are also available, but are
+ <application>Evolution</application> are also available, but are
developed in parallel on their own release cycle rather than
being included in the core GNOME release.</para>
@@ -80,9 +83,11 @@
url="http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html";>free
software</ulink>.</para>
-</sect1>
+ </abstract>
+ </sect1>
+<xi:include href="rnmemorial.xml"/>
<sect1 id="rnwhatsnew">
<title>What's New In GNOME &version;</title>
@@ -91,7 +96,11 @@
<xi:include href="rncontrolcenter.xml"/>
<xi:include href="rnapplets.xml"/>
<xi:include href="rnapplications.xml"/>
- <xi:include href="rnsysadmin.xml"/>
+ <xi:include href="rnutilities.xml"/>
+ <xi:include href="rna11y.xml"/>
+ <xi:include href="rnlockdown.xml"/>
+ <xi:include href="rnhelp.xml"/>
+ <xi:include href="rnsvg.xml"/>
<xi:include href="rnplatform.xml"/>
</sect1>
@@ -150,9 +159,9 @@
<para>GNOME operates on a time-based release philosophy, an
attempt to continuously provide the best of our developers' efforts
to users as quickly as we can. Six months after GNOME &version;,
- we anticipate that GNOME &nextversion; will feature integrated
- multimedia funtionality and further advances in accessibility, usability and
- internationalization.</para>
+ we anticipate that GNOME &nextversion; will feature integrated email,
+ contacts, calendar, and multimedia funtionality, and further advances in
+ accessibility, usability and internationalization.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="rngettinginvolved">
<title>Getting Involved</title>
@@ -188,6 +197,6 @@
<!--<xi:include href="rnthanks.xml"/>-->
<appendix id="rncredits">
<title>Credits</title>
- <para>These release notes were assembled by Murray Cumming, Colin Charles, and Davyd Madeley.</para>
+ <para>These release notes were assembled by Murray Cumming, Colin Charles and many more.</para>
</appendix>
</article>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnapplets.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/help/C/rnapplets.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnapplets.xml Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -2,104 +2,55 @@
<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY version "2.8">
+<!ENTITY version "2.6">
]>
<sect2 id="rnapplets">
<title>Panel Applets</title>
- <para>GNOME &version; offers a clearer way to choose panel applets. This replaces the previous hierarchical menu.
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-panel-add">
- <title>The panel - choosing an applet</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;figure-add-to-panel.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The panel - choosing an applet.</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
- </para>
-
- <sect3 id="rnapplets-clock">
- <title>Calendar Integration</title>
- <para>
- Never miss another appointment. The calendar view, available by clicking
- on the clock, now connects to Evolution to show your calendar and tasks.
-
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-panel-applet-clock">
- <title>The clock, showing the GNOME release date</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;figure-clock+calendar.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The clock, showing the GNOME release date.</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- </para>
- </sect3>
-
<sect3 id="rnapplets-network-monitor">
<title>Network Monitor</title>
- <para>
- The network monitor has been improved and now has support for wireless
- interfaces, showing signal strength in the properties dialog and on the panel.
+ <para>The new Network Monitor applet shows whether your connection is active.
+ It can also tell you how many megabytes you have uploaded and downloaded.
<figure id="rnscreenshot-panel-applet-networkmonitor">
- <title>Network Monitor - wireless connection</title>
+ <title>Network Monitor</title>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;figure-gnome-netstatus.png" format="PNG"/>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;panel-applet-networkmonitor.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The Network Monitor panel applet, showing a wireless connection.</phrase></textobject>
+ <textobject><phrase>The Network Monitor panel applet.</phrase></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</figure>
</para>
</sect3>
- <sect3 id="rnapplets-battery-applet">
- <title>Battery Support</title>
-
- <para>
- The battery monitor has been improved dramatically. It now estimates the time remaining as well as the remaining battery capacity.
- In addition, the low battery warning is now more
- visible, more informative and vanishes automatically when you plug your laptop back in.
+ <sect3 id="rnapplets-keyboard-indicator">
+ <title>Keyboard Indicator</title>
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-panel-applet-batterymonitor">
- <title>Battery Monitor</title>
+ <para>The new Keyboard Indicator applet shows the current keyboard layout and lets you choose another, without using the
+ keyboard shortcut.
+
+ <figure id="rnscreenshot-panel-applet-keyboardindicator">
+ <title>Keyboard Indicator</title>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;figure-battstat-applet.png" format="PNG"/>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;panel-applet-keyboardindicator.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The battery monitor applet.</phrase></textobject>
+ <textobject><phrase>The Keyboard Indicator panel applet.</phrase></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</figure>
-
</para>
+
</sect3>
- <sect3 id="rnapplets-weather-applet">
- <title>Weather Alerts</title>
- <para>
- The weather applet now has more locations than ever before. As well as
- support for the new United Kingdom weather forecasts.
+ <sect3 id="rnapplets-keyboard-accessibility-status">
+ <title>Keyboard Accessibility Status</title>
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-panel-applet-weather">
- <title>Weather Report</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;figure-weather-report.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The weather report applet.</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- </para>
- </sect3>
+ <para>See the accessibility section for information about the new Keyboard Accessibility Status applet.</para>
+ </sect3>
+
</sect2>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnapplications.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/help/C/rnapplications.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnapplications.xml Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -2,75 +2,35 @@
<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY version "2.8">
+<!ENTITY version "2.6">
]>
<sect2 id="rnutilities">
<title>Applications</title>
- <sect3 id="rnevolution">
- <title>Evolution</title>
-
- <para>
- GNOME &version; now includes Evolution 2.0, the integrated Email and Groupware
- client. Evolution supports traditional mail setups, as well
- as Novell Groupwise and Microsoft Exchange. With Evolution you can read, write,
- and manage your emails, contacts, and calendar events.
- </para>
-
- <para>Evolution is already well known and successful, but this new version has some extra features, such as:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Support for Novell Groupwise and Microsoft Exchange.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Support for S/MIME, for authentication and encryption.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>View multiple sets of appointments on one calendar.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Support for online calendars, in the Webcal format.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Improved offline support for IMAP accounts.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Support for Usenet newsgroups (NNTP).</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Junk mail filtering, via SpamAssassin.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Many user interface improvements.</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
-
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-evolution">
- <title>The email client</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;figure-evolution-mail.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The Evolution email client.</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- </para>
-
- </sect3>
-
<sect3 id="rnbrowser">
<title>Web Browser</title>
- <para>GNOME's "Epiphany" web browser, based on Mozilla, has some more enhancements. For instance, working with bookmarks is now even easier:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Bookmarks toolbars are easier to manipulate.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Bookmarks hierarchies are preserved when importing.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Topics can be added directly from the new bookmark dialog.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Whole bookmarks folders can be opened in tabs.</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
+ <para>GNOME's Epiphany web browser is one of the most-used applications, so you will be glad to hear about its
+ enhancements in GNOME &version; based on user feedback. The user interface has been fine-tuned yet more, to
+ make browsing an even more pleasant experience.</para>
- <para>Other web browser improvements include:
+ <para>Improvements include:
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Popup windows can now be blocked for specific web sites.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>There is now an offline mode.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>System administrators can now lockdown more features.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Users can subscribe to Webcal online calendars in Evolution by clicking on their links in the web browser.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Auto-completion of the URL has been improved.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Files can now be downloaded quickly to a standard folder, and there is improved feedback while that is happening.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>You can now undo changes in Forms, and you will be warned when closing a partially filled-out form.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Font sizes can be chosen via points rather than pixels.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>The toolbars have been improved, and can be edited more easily.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Bookmarks can be imported from custom file formats.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Browser history can be sorted by time.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Dialog boxes have been improved.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- </para>
-
- <para>
+
<figure id="rnscreenshot-epiphany">
<title>The web browser</title>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;figure-epiphany+menu.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;epiphany.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
<textobject><phrase>The web browser.</phrase></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
@@ -79,5 +39,21 @@
</sect3>
+ <sect3 id="rngnomemeeting">
+ <title>GnomeMeeting</title>
+
+ <para>GnomeMeeting allows users to see and speak to each other via internet telephony (VoIP) and video conferencing.
+ In GNOME &version; you will notice a redesigned dialpad, easier speed dialing, and an improved setup assistant.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>Other improvements include:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Improved integration with IPBX systems.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>More control for system administrators - see the Lockdown section.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Support for extra audio and video devices via a new plugins system.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
</sect2>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rncontrolcenter.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/help/C/rncontrolcenter.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rncontrolcenter.xml Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY version "2.8">
+<!ENTITY version "2.6">
]>
<sect2 id="rncontrolcenter">
<title>Control Center</title>
@@ -10,20 +10,60 @@
<sect3 id="rn-controlcenter-keyboard">
<title>Keyboard Layouts</title>
- <para>The Keyboard control panel can now show an on-screen preview of each keyboard layout. Just press the key on your keyboard to see how it will be recognised with the layout.
+ <para>GNOME &version; makes it easier to use multiple keyboard layouts. For instance, you might want to change from a U.S.
+ English keyboard layout to a Russian keyboard layout, and then back again, to enter one Russian word in the middle of an
+ english sentence. This is particularly useful to the millions of people in the world who regularly communicate in more than one
+ language. You could click on the Keyboard Indicator panel applet to switch layouts, or you might choose a key combination
+ instead, such as pressing both shift keys together.
<figure id="rnscreenshot-controlpanel-keyboardlayouts">
<title>Keyboard Preferences - Layouts</title>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;figure-keyboard-properties+layout.png" format="PNG"/>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;controlpanel-keyboardlayouts.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The Layouts tab, in the Keyboard Preferences control panel, with a layout preview.</phrase></textobject>
+ <textobject><phrase>The Layouts tab, in the Keyboard Preferences control panel.</phrase></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</figure>
</para>
+ <para>GNOME &version; also integrates the multimedia keys into the regular Keyboard
+ Shortcuts control panel, making it easy to use your keyboard's special keys to change
+ volume or control music or video applications. This functionality was previously in the Acme utility.
+
+ <figure id="rnscreenshot-controlpanel-multimediakeys">
+ <title>Keyboard Shortcuts</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;controlpanel-keyboardshortcuts.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject><phrase>The Keyboard Shortcuts control panel.</phrase></textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rn-controlcenter-background">
+ <title>Desktop Background</title>
+
+ <para>GNOME &version; has a new easy-to-use Desktop Background control panel, which you can access quickly by
+ right-clicking on the desktop. When you add new pictures, it will remember whether each one should be scaled or tiled.
+
+ <figure id="rnscreenshot-controlpanel-background">
+ <title>Desktop Background</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;controlpanel-background.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject><phrase>The Desktop Background control panel.</phrase></textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+ </para>
+
</sect3>
</sect2>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rndesktop.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/help/C/rndesktop.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rndesktop.xml Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY version "2.8">
-<!ENTITY oldversion "2.6">
+<!ENTITY version "2.6">
]>
<sect2 id="rndesktop">
@@ -11,90 +10,120 @@
<sect3 id="rnnautilus"><title>The File Manager</title>
<para>
- The GNOME file manager now uses an improved and standardized file-type system. This allows applications to tell GNOME that they can open certain types of file. The same system will soon be used by other desktops such as KDE, so this will allow different desktops and applications to work together more smoothly. Because this is a new system, applications must update how they register their file types. This should happen automatically when Linux distributions provide an upgrade to GNOME &version;.</para>
- <para>
- For each file-type there is a default application that will open the file when you double-click on the it. However, other applications might also be able to open the file type, so you can right-click and choose "Open With" to select one of these applications.
+ Nautilus, the GNOME file manager, has several significant improvements in GNOME &version;. In particular, it now has a simpler
+ and more intuitive user interface, and has improved responsiveness. This should make users feel more comfortable and productive.
</para>
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-nautilus-new-mime">
- <title>New MIME system</title>
+ <para>This new "spatial" user interface presents just one window for each folder, and remembers their location
+ and size. The user can then think of the window as being the folder. When the user opens a folder again, it will appear just
+ as it did before, so that the user can recognize it. If it is already open, it will just be brought to the front.</para>
+
+ <figure id="rnscreenshot-nautilus-spatial">
+ <title>Simplified file management - the window is the folder</title>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;figure-nautilus-context-menu.png" format="PNG"/>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;nautilus-spatial.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>Select an application</phrase></textobject>
+ <textobject><phrase>Spatial Nautilus</phrase></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</figure>
- <para>In the rare case that an application has not registered itself properly, or when you wish to use a different application to open a certain file type, you can add it manually. You can also use the properties page to select your default
- application for files of that type.</para>
+ <para>Continued use should show that a great deal of thought has gone into this new user interface, though at first you might
+ notice only that new folders are opened in new windows instead of changing the existing window. As you navigate to a folder,
+ you might find that there are too many folders open on your screen. You can:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Hold down the shift key when double-clicking, or double-click the middle mouse button. This closes the current folder when opening the new folder.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Choose "Close Parent Folders" from the File menu, or press Shift-Control-W.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Choose "Open Location" from the File menu, or press Control-L.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>The parent-folders button shows the folder's full path, and lets you quickly open one of the parent folders. You can find this button at the bottom-left of the folder window.
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-nautilus-new-mime-properties">
- <title>Add a new file handler</title>
+ <figure id="rnscreenshot-nautilus-parentfolders">
+ <title>The parent-folders button</title>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;figure-nautilus-properties+add-application.png" format="PNG"/>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;nautilus-parentfolders.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>Add an application to the list of handlers</phrase></textobject>
+ <textobject><phrase>Parent Folders</phrase></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</figure>
- <para>
- GNOME now supports <literal>DNS-Based Service Discovery</literal>, also known as Rendezvous in Apple's products. This allows you to view locally-available shares in your Network view.
</para>
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-nautilus-dnsdiscovery">
- <title>Network Shares</title>
+
+ <para>Because some users are more familiar with the previous "browse" user interface, this is still available from the right-click menu.</para>
+
+ <para>The top-level "Computer" location brings together file system, removable media, and network shares.</para>
+
+ <figure id="rnscreenshot-nautilus-computer">
+ <title>The Computer location</title>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;figure-nautilus-rendezvous.png" format="PNG"/>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;nautilus-computer.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>Network view, featuring a local server.</phrase></textobject>
+ <textobject><phrase>Computer</phrase></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</figure>
- <para>
- Removable storage devices, such as CDs, DVDs, USB memory sticks, and cameras, can now be recognised and mounted automatically. GNOME can even start an appropriate application automatically, such as a music or DVD player, or a photograph organiser. This uses the Hardware Abstraction Layer from freedesktop.org, which we also expect future versions of other desktops to use.
- </para>
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-nautilus-gvm">
- <title>Inserting a multisession Compact Disc</title>
+ <para>This is also where you will see your network drives, because you can now mount Windows SMB servers, and ftp, sftp (ssh),
+ or WebDAV locations here. For instance, you can use this to change the files on your website as if they were
+ in a local folder. And, in GNOME &version; you no longer need to repeatedly enter your password for network servers.</para>
+
+ <figure id="rnscreenshot-nautilus-sftp">
+ <title>A network drive</title>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;figure-insert-cd.png" format="PNG"/>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;nautilus-sftp.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>Inserting a multisession Compact Disc</phrase></textobject>
+ <textobject><phrase>An sftp location.</phrase></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</figure>
+
+ <para>Other new file manager features include:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Complete keyboard navigation, so more experienced users can work even more efficiently.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Type the first letters of a file to quickly select it.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>User-definable template files to easily create new documents.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Customizable list view columns.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Emblem support for list views, with a better treeview in the sidebar.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Better speed detection for the CD burner.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>More sound formats identified by the file manager.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>New plug-in system for developers.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
- <para>Other File Manager improvements include:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Now allows access to password-protected FTP sites.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Copying a folder over a folder of the same name now offers to merge the two directories.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>The CD burner's preferences dialog has been simplified.</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
-
</sect3>
- <sect3>
- <title>Desktop</title>
- <para>GNOME contains several user interface themes, allowing you to change the appearance of your whole environment via the themes control panel. And GNOME &version; contains the new "Glider" theme. It's intended to be simple yet attractive.</para>
-
- <para>
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-theme-glider">
- <title>The Glider theme.</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;figure-glider-theme.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The Glider theme</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
- </para>
+ <sect3 id="rngeneral">
+ <title>General</title>
+
+ <para>GNOME &version; and GNOME applications benefit from improvements in the user interface toolkit. Most
+ importantly, you will notice an improved file selection dialog box when opening or saving files. This shows
+ the same filesystem icons as you see in the "Computer" location on your desktop, and can remember
+ bookmarks for your favourite locations, so you can quickly get to your files.</para>
+
+ <figure id="rnscreenshot-filechooser">
+ <title>The new File Chooser dialog</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;filechooser.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
+ <textobject><phrase>The new File Chooser dialog.</phrase></textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <para>Other basic improvements include
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>An improved Combo box, to choose an item from a list.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Performance improvements when showing tables.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
</sect3>
+
</sect2>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rndocs.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/help/C/rndocs.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rndocs.xml Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.8">
-<!ENTITY oldversion "2.6">
+<!ENTITY version "2.6">
+<!ENTITY oldversion "2.4">
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
]>
<sect1 id="rndocs">
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rni18n.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/help/C/rni18n.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rni18n.xml Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.8">
+<!ENTITY version "2.6">
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
]>
<sect1 id="rni18">
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
<para>
Thanks to members of the worldwide <ulink
url="http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gtp/";>GNOME Translation
- Project</ulink>, under the leadership of Christian Rose and Kjartan Maraas,
- GNOME &version; offers support for 40 languages (at least 80 percent of
+ Project</ulink>, under the leadership of Christian Rose, Kjartan Maraas, and Danilo Segan
+ GNOME &version; offers support for 36 languages (at least 80 percent of
strings translated).
<!--
@@ -34,58 +34,49 @@
</para>
<para>Supported languages:
-
- <!-- languages on the list that are currently under quota, are marked with
- their current translation count -->
+
<itemizedlist>
- <!-- 100.00% --><listitem><para>Albanian (5 million speakers)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 95.30% --><listitem><para>Arabic (235 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 92.12% --><listitem><para>Azerbaijani (28 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 84.37% --><listitem><para>Basque (580,000)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 90.41% --><listitem><para>Bengali (189 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 99.98% --><listitem><para>Brazilian Portuguese (175 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 88.89% --><listitem><para>Bulgarian (9 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 84.76% --><listitem><para>Catalan (7 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 98.79% --><listitem><para>Chinese Simplified (over 1 billion)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 91.73% --><listitem><para>Chinese Traditional (40 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 99.97% --><listitem><para>Czech (11 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 98.90% --><listitem><para>Danish (5.3 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 99.22% --><listitem><para>Dutch (over 21 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 0.00% --><listitem><para>English (341 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 99.72% --><listitem><para>Finnish (over 5 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 84.59% --><listitem><para>French (over 75 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 99.96% --><listitem><para>German (100 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 99.07% --><listitem><para>Greek (15 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 100.00% --><listitem><para>Gujarati (46 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 82.66% --><listitem><para>Hindi (370 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 87.68% --><listitem><para>Hungarian (14.5 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 84.56% --><listitem><para>Italian (60 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 100.00% --><listitem><para>Japanese (over 125 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 91.54% --><listitem><para>Korean (75 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 93.20% --><listitem><para>Lithuanian (4 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 80.06% --><listitem><para>Malay (over 17 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 94.53% --><listitem><para>Norwegian Bookmal (5 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 82.56% --><listitem><para>Norwegian Nynorsk</para></listitem>
- <!-- 100.00% --><listitem><para>Panjabi (60 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 100.00% --><listitem><para>Polish (44 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 100.00% --><listitem><para>Portuguese (43 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 80.83% --><listitem><para>Romanian (26 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 91.24% --><listitem><para>Russian (170 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 100.00% --><listitem><para>Serbian (10 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 100.00% --><listitem><para>Spanish (over 350 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 94.23% --><listitem><para>Swedish (9 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 99.65% --><listitem><para>Tamil (61 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 96.51% --><listitem><para>Turkish (150 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 99.99% --><listitem><para>Ukrainian (50 million)</para></listitem>
- <!-- 85.48% --><listitem><para>Welsh (575,000)</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Albanian (5 million speakers)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Arabic (235 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Azerbaijani (28 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Belarusian (7 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Bengali (189 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Brazilian Portuguese (175 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Catalan (7 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Chinese Simplified (over 1 billion)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Chinese Traditional (40 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Croation (5 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Czech (11 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Danish (5.3 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Dutch (over 21 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>English (341 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Finnish (over 5 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>French (over 75 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>German (100 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Greek (15 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Italian (60 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Japanese (over 125 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Korean (75 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Lithuanian (4 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Malay (over 17 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Monglolian (10 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Norwegian bokmål (5 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Polish (44 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Portuguese (43 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Romanian (26 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Russian (170 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Serbian (10 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Spanish (over 350 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Swedish (9 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Turkish (150 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Ukranian (50 million)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Welsh (575,000)</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</para>
- <para>Note that Basque, Bulgarian, Gujarati, Hindi, Hungarian, Norwegian Nynorsk, Panjabi and Tamil
- are new supported languages in GNOME &version;,
- thanks to the hard work of their translators. Also worthy of mention is that British English
+ <para>Note that Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Lithuanian, Mongolian, Ukrainian, Russian, and Turkish are new
+ supported languages in GNOME &version;, thanks to the hard work of their translators. Note that British English
and Canadian English are also supported.</para>
- <para>Another 9 languages are partially supported, with more than half of
- their strings translated. Croatian and Mongolian are particularly close to "supported" status.</para>
+ <para>Another 15 languages are partially supported, with more than half of
+ their strings translated. Slovak and Norwegian Nynorsk are particularly close to "supported" status.</para>
</sect1>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rninstallation.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/help/C/rninstallation.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rninstallation.xml Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.8">
+<!ENTITY version "2.6">
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
]>
<sect1 id="rninstallation">
- <title>Installation of GNOME &version;</title>
+ <title>Installation of the GNOME &version; Developer Platform and
+ Desktop</title>
<para>We recommend that you use official installation packages, such as those for your linux distribution. Vendors are likely to package GNOME &version; relatively quickly, and to release new versions soon that include GNOME &version;. However, many people don't want to wait, and will want to build GNOME from source code, even though that is more difficult.</para>
-
- <para>Building from source is even more difficult than normal this time, because GNOME 2.8 requires your existing applications to register themselves in the new cross-desktop MIME-type system.</para>
- <para>As with GNOME 2.6, you must define the XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable to the path at which your MIME database is installed, for instance <literal><prefix>/share</literal>.</para>
+
<sect2 id="rndeps">
<title>External Dependencies</title>
@@ -37,16 +36,6 @@
<listitem>
<para>docbook-xsl [docbook xsl stylesheets]</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- shared-mime-info
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- hicolor-icon-theme
- </para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
@@ -94,142 +83,428 @@
libfam
</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgpg-error</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgcrypt</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libtasn1</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>opencdk</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnutls</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgsf</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libcroco</para></listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
mozilla
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-
</sect2>
<sect2 id="rninstallationorder">
<title>GNOME &version; Installation Order</title>
<para>
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>libxml2</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libxslt</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gtk-doc</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>glib</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libIDL</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>ORBit2</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>intltool</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libbonobo</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>pango</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>atk</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gtk+</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gconf</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>desktop-file-utils</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-mime-data</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-vfs</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>audiofile</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>esound</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgnome</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libart_lgpl</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libglade</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgnomecanvas</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libbonoboui</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-icon-theme</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-keyring</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgnomeui</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>startup-notification</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gtk-engines</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-themes</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>scrollkeeper</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-desktop</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libwnck</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libsoup</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>evolution-data-server</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-panel</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-session</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>vte</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-terminal</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgtop</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gail</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libxklavier</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-applets</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>metacity</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>librsvg</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>eel</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>nautilus</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-control-center</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gtkhtml2</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-doc-utils</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>yelp</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>bug-buddy</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgnomecups</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgnomeprint</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgnomeprintui</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gtksourceview</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gedit</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>eog</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>ggv</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gconf-editor</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-utils</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>procman</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gstreamer</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gst-plugins</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-media</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>nautilus-media</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-netstatus</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gcalctool</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gpdf</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gucharmap</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>nautilus-cd-burner</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>zenity</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>at-spi</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgail-gnome</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-speech</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-mag</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnopernicus</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gok</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>epiphany</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-games</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-user-docs</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>file-roller</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-system-tools</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-nettool</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>vino</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>dbus</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>hal</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-volume-manager</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gal</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gtkhtml</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>evolution</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>evolution-webcal</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnomemeeting</para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>libsigc++</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>glibmm</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gtkmm</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgnomemm</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgnomecanvasmm</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libglademm</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgnomeuimm</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>gnome-vfsmm</para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>libgtk-java</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgconf-java</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libglade-java</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>libgnome-java</para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>Glib (perl)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Gtk2 (perl)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Gnome2 (perl)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Gnome2-Canvas (perl)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Gtk2-GladeXML (perl)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Gnome2-VFS (perl)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Gnome2-GConf (perl)</para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>pygtk</para></listitem>
-
+ <listitem>
+<para>
+libxml2
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libxslt
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gtk-doc
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+glib
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libIDL
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+ORBit2
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+intltool
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libbonobo
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+fontconfig
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Render
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Xrender
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Xft
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+pango
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+atk
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+shared-mime-info
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gtk+
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gconf
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-mime-data
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-vfs
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+esound
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libgnome
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libart_lgpl
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libglade
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libgnomecanvas
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libbonoboui
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+hicolor-icon-theme
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-icon-theme
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-keyring
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libgnomeui
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+startup-notification
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gtk-engines
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-themes
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-desktop
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libwnck
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+scrollkeeper
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-panel
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-session
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+vte
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-terminal
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libgtop
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gail
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-applets
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+metacity
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libgsf
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libcroco
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+librsvg
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+eel
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+nautilus
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+control-center
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gtkhtml2
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+yelp
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+bug-buddy
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libgnomeprint
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+libgnomeprintui
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gtksourceview
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gedit
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+eog
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+ggv
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+file-roller
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gconf-editor
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-utils
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gal
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-system-monitor
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gstreamer
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gst-plugins
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-media
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+nautilus-media
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-netstatus
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gcalctool
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gpdf
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gucharmap
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+nautilus-cd-burner
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+zenity
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-speech
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+at-spi
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-mag
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnopernicus
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gok
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+epiphany
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnomemeeting
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome-games
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+gnome2-user-docs
+</para>
+</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -241,6 +516,6 @@
source code distribution based on the GAR ports system. GARNOME automatically
downloads the tarballs and builds them for
you. However, GARNOME is ususally used only for testing of unstable development versions of GNOME.</para>
- <para>To find out more information visit the <ulink url="http://cipherfunk.org/garnome/";>GARNOME web page</ulink>.</para>
+ <para>To find out more information visit the <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/~jdub/garnome/";>GARNOME web page</ulink>.</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnplatform.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/help/C/rnplatform.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnplatform.xml Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -2,19 +2,71 @@
<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY version "2.8">
+<!ENTITY version "2.6">
]>
<sect2 id="rnplatform">
<title>Platform Improvements</title>
- <para>The GNOME &version; Development Platform adds a few small API improvements, while maintaining backwards compatibilty and API-stability. In particular this time we have:
+ <para>In addition to user-visible improvements, GNOME &version; includes a
+ number of improvements to the underlying platform that should be
+ appreciated by developers building applications on top of GNOME's powerful
+ framework.</para>
+ <sect3 id="rngtk">
+ <title>GTK+</title>
+
+ <para>GTK+ 2.4 adds significant new functionality while maintaining source and binary compatibility with GTK+ 2.2.
+ Major new features include:
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>New file selector widget, with improved UI, filters, previews, customization, and optional use of the GNOME vfs system.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>New ComboBox widget with improved API, UI, and model/view separation.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>New Expander widget, useful for hiding complex user-interface options.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Action-based toolbar and menu API.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Bidirectional improvements, for languages such as Arabic and Hebrew. GTK+ now automatically determines the direction for widgets based on their contents.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Automatic text completion option for ComboBoxes and Entry widgets.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Speed-optimization option for TreeViews.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>General performance improvements.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rngnomevfs">
+ <title>gnome-vfs</title>
+
+ <para>The GNOME Virtual File system allows applications to support several protocols and file systems via the same unified API.
+ Improvements in GNOME &version; include
+
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>New API in gnome-vfs to allow detection of local servers via DNS-Based Service Discovery.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>New API is also wrapped in the Platform Bindings, which allow application in programming languages other than C.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>GNOME &version; now includes official Python bindings, in addition to C++, Java, and Perl bindings, via the <ulink url="http://www.gtkmm.org/";>gtkmm</ulink>, <ulink url="http://java-gnome.sourceforge.net/";>java-gnome</ulink>, <ulink url="http://gtk2-perl.sourceforge.net/";>gtk2-perl</ulink>, and <ulink url="http://www.pygtk.org/";>pygtk</ulink> projects.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Support for sftp and Windows SMB protocols.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Improved authentication, with password keyring storage.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Detection of mounted drives and network volumes.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Improved MIME type system, via the freedesktop.org shared standards.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rngstreamer">
+ <title>GStreamer</title>
+
+ <para>The GStreamer multimedia framework is gradually maturing, and is now used by several applications, such as
+ Sound Juicer, Rhythmbox, Totem, and Marlin.</para>
+ <para>Improvements in GNOME &version; include
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Support for the ALSA sounds drivers used in Linux kernel 2.6.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Support for more formats, and better support for existing formats, including MP3, Ogg/Vorbis, FLAC, Wave, and mod.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Improved error notification.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Error messages are now translated, so applications can report problems in the user's own language.</para></listitem>
+
</itemizedlist>
</para>
+ </sect3>
+
</sect2>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnstandards.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/help/C/rnstandards.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnstandards.xml Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.8">
+<!ENTITY version "2.6">
]>
<sect1 id="rnstandards">
<title>Standards Compliance</title>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
<para>
GNOME developers are working hard with other members of the free software
community through Freedesktop.org on the development of standards to allow
- interoperability. Those standards include: <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/shared-mime-info-spec";>shared MIME database</ulink>, <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/icon-theme-spec";>icon themes</ulink>,
+ interoperability. Those standards include: <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/icon-theme-spec";>icon themes</ulink>,
<ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/recent-file-spec";>recent files</ulink>,
<ulink url="http://triq.net/~jens/thumbnail-spec/index.html";>thumbnail management</ulink>,
and the <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/systemtray-spec";>system tray</ulink> specifications. In addition, GNOME
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnthanks.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/help/C/rnthanks.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnthanks.xml Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE appendix PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.8">
-<!ENTITY oldversion "2.6">
+<!ENTITY version "2.6">
+<!ENTITY oldversion "2.4">
]>
<appendix id="rnthanks">
<title>Thanks</title>
<para>The GNOMEs who bring you this software are too numerous to mention by
name, but in addition to the folks mentioned above, a few contributors deserve
special thanks for exceptional contributions toward making this release
- possible: TODO: Update this for 2.8, if we have time.</para>
+ possible:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnutilities.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/help/C/rnutilities.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnutilities.xml Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY version "2.8">
+<!ENTITY version "2.6">
]>
<sect2 id="rnutilities">
<title>Utilities</title>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnwhy.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-8/help/C/rnwhy.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnwhy.xml Mon Nov 3 10:36:56 2008
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.8">
+<!ENTITY version "2.6">
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
]>
<sect1 id="rnwhy">
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