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[release-notes/gnome-2-28] Added GNOME Bluetooth overview

commit eb3deb960380fd290f9fd18f805e79cfcf7f011a
Author: Paul Cutler <pcutler gnome org>
Date:   Fri Aug 21 20:24:01 2009 -0500

    Added GNOME Bluetooth overview

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+<?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 urlfiguresbase "figures/">
+<!ENTITY gnomeversion "2.26">
+]>
+
+<sect1 id="rnusers">
+	<title>What's New For Users</title>
+	
+	<para>
+			The GNOME Project's focus on users and usability continues in GNOME &gnomeversion;
+			with its hundreds of bug fixes and user-requested improvements. The
+			sheer number of enhancements makes it impossible to list every change and
+			improvement made, but these notes aim to highlight some of the
+			more exciting, user-oriented features in this release.
+	</para>
+
+	<sect2 id="rnusers.bluetooth">
+		<title>Become Unwired</title>
+		<para>
+		  GNOME 2.28 includes the first release of <application>GNOME Bluetooth</application>
+		  to help users manage their Bluetooth devices.  GNOME Bluetooth supports hundreds of
+		  Bluetooth devices, including mice, keyboards and headsets.  
+		  <application>GNOME Bluetooth</application> includes PulseAudio integration for Bluetooth
+		  headsets and headphones.   
+		</para>
+		
+		<para>
+		<application>GNOME Bluetooth</application> also includes support for internet access
+		through your mobie phone.  After pairing your mobile phone with GNOME Bluetooth,
+		 <application>Network Manager</application> will include an entry to use your mobile phone
+		 for internet access.
+		</para>
+		
+<!-- Fixme - need screenshot in Clearlooks similar to:  	http://blogs.gnome.org/dcbw/2009/07/10/unwire-with-networkmanager/ -->
+	
+		
+		<para>
+		 Brasero delivers new features that were not supported by the CD burner, such
+		 as audio CD burning with audio track preview, track splitting, and volume
+     normalization; full multisession support; integrity checks;
+     a cover editor; and support for multiple burning backends.
+		</para>
+
+		<figure id="fig.rnusers.brasero">
+		 <title><application>Brasero</application></title>
+		  <screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject>
+			  <imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;rnusers.brasero.png" format="PNG"/>
+			</imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
+		</figure>
+
+		<para>
+			People who appreciated the way CD burning used to work will not have to
+			relearn their habits; the existing interfaces are also available.
+			<menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenu>System Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>CD/DVD
+			Creator</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in the menu still brings
+			up a folder you can drag into. CD (ISO) image files can still be burnt
+			directly from the file manager by right-clicking on them.
+		</para>
+
+		<para>
+			Brasero allows other GNOME applications to add disc burning capabilities.
+			For example, the Media Player now allows you to burn the home movie you're
+			watching to either (S)VCD or DVD.
+		</para>
+		<!-- FIXME: screenshot -->
+
+	</sect2>
+
+	<sect2 id="rnusers.gnome-user-share">
+	 <title>Simpler File Sharing</title>
+
+	 <para>
+	  GNOME &gnomeversion; now includes a plugin for its file manager to
+		enable simple personal file sharing over WebDAV, HTTP and Bluetooth.
+	 </para>
+
+		<figure id="fig.rnusers.gnome-user-share">
+		 <title>Sharing Files</title>
+		  <screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject>
+			  <imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;rnusers.gnome-user-share.png" format="PNG"/>
+			</imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
+		</figure>
+
+	</sect2>
+
+	<sect2 id="rnusers.evolution">
+	 <title>Evolution Evolves its Migration from Windows</title>
+
+	 <para>
+	  GNOME's email and groupware suite, <application>Evolution</application>,
+		has gained two important features for helping users who are migrating to
+		GNOME from Microsoft Windows environments.
+	 </para>
+
+	 <para>
+	  First is the ability to import Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders (PST
+		files) directly in Evolution. Email, contacts, appointments, tasks and
+		journal entries are supported. Previously, the files had to be imported
+		via a third-party utility, such as Thunderbird on Windows.
+	 </para>
+	 <!-- FIXME: screenshot ala
+	      http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=127445&action=view -->
+	 
+	 <para>
+	  Second is support for Microsoft Exchange's MAPI protocol. This is the
+		protocol that Microsoft Outlook uses to communicate with Exchange.
+		Previously, Evolution only supported Exchange's SOAP protocol, which is
+		not available on all Exchange servers. This support significantly
+		improves Evolution's integration with Exchange servers.
+	 </para>
+	</sect2>
+
+	<sect2 id="rnusers.video">
+		<title>Media Player Improvements</title>
+
+		<para>
+		 GNOME's <application>Media Player</application> continues to be
+		 improved with several new features.
+		</para>
+
+		<para>
+		  Many media player appliances now offer the option to share the
+			stored content via either the UPnP or DLNA protocols.
+			With the new <application>Coherence</application> DLNA/UPnP
+			client, it is possible to browse and play this content from within
+			the GNOME Media Player.
+		</para>
+
+		<!-- FIXME: screenshot of this -->
+
+		<para>
+			While GNOME's Media Player already has the ability to display subtitles
+			for a movie, this still
+			required you to have the subtitle data available. As of GNOME
+			&gnomeversion;, this restriction is gone. Using the new subtitle
+			downloader plugin, the Media Player will automatically find
+			subtitles for you.
+		</para>
+
+	</sect2>
+
+	<sect2 id="rnusers.volume">
+	 <title>Volume Control Integrated with PulseAudio</title>
+
+	 <para>
+	  <application>PulseAudio</application> is the new audio input/output routing
+		and mixing framework that is being adopted by many free software platforms.
+		It has support for features like per-application volume and dynamic
+		plug-and-play and rerouting of sound devices (e.g. USB soundcards).
+	 </para>
+
+	 <para>
+	  GNOME &gnomeversion; can take advantage of these features with its new
+		volume control and new <application>Sound Preferences</application> tool.
+	 </para>
+
+		<figure id="fig.rnusers.volume-control">
+		 <title>Volume Control Input Settings</title>
+		  <screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject>
+			  <imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;rnusers.volume-control.png" format="PNG"/>
+			</imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
+		</figure>
+
+	 <para>
+	  The <application>Sound Preferences</application> tool integrates the choice of
+    sound devices, application volumes, alert volume and alert theme in one place.
+	 </para>
+	 
+	 <para>
+	  For those without PulseAudio, the old (GStreamer) mixer will still be
+		available and has even been augmented with a sound theme tab to match
+		the new interface.
+	 </para>
+  </sect2>
+
+	<sect2 id="rnusers.display-settings">
+		<title>Support for multiple monitors and projectors</title>
+
+		<para>
+			The <application>Display Settings</application> tool now has a
+			better view of which monitors or projectors you have plugged in,
+			and makes it easier than before to set up your monitors in
+			various configurations.
+		</para>
+
+		<figure id="fig.rnusers.display-properties">
+			<title>Display Settings</title>
+			<screenshot>
+				<mediaobject>
+					<imageobject>
+						<imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;rnusers.display-settings.png" format="PNG"/>
+					</imageobject>
+				</mediaobject>
+			</screenshot>
+		</figure>
+
+		<para>
+			The <application>Display Settings</application> tool is also
+			more reliable even with unrobust graphics drivers, as it now
+			presents a confirmation dialog after making changes to your
+			monitor's settings.  Your settings will be restored to a
+			known-good configuration even if your machine crashes while
+			changing the monitor's settings.
+		</para>
+	</sect2>
+
+	<sect2 id="rnusers.empathy">
+	 <title>Almost Telepathic Communication</title>
+
+	 <para>
+	  The <application>Empathy</application> instant messaging application,
+		which uses the Telepathy communications framework, has taken another
+		step forward with features including file transfer where supported by
+		Telepathy (currently Jabber and link-local XMPP), chat room invite
+		support, sound themes and notifications, and an improved VoIP
+		experience.
+	 </para>
+		
+		<figure id="fig.rnusers.empathy">
+		 <title>Video Calling in Empathy</title>
+		  <screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject>
+			  <imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;rnusers.empathy.png" format="PNG"/>
+			</imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
+		</figure>
+	 
+	 <para>
+	  VoIP using the free Theora and Speex codecs is now possible over Jingle
+		to clients that support them.
+	 </para>
+	 <para>
+	  Support for sound themes and
+		notification bubble has also been added.
+	 </para>
+  </sect2>
+
+	<sect2 id="rnusers.epiphany">
+	 <title>Location Epiphany</title>
+
+	 <para>
+	  GNOME's web browser, <application>Epiphany</application>, gains an exciting
+		new feature of an improved location bar, similar to the Awesome Bar
+		popularized by Firefox 3.0.
+	 </para>
+		
+		<figure id="fig.rnusers.epiphany">
+		 <title>New Location Bar</title>
+		  <screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject>
+			  <imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;rnusers.epiphany.png" format="PNG"/>
+			</imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
+		</figure>
+	</sect2>
+
+	<sect2 id="rnusers.aboutme">
+	 <title>Fingerprint Reader Integration</title>
+
+	 <para>
+	  GNOME &gnomeversion; now integrates with the
+		<application>fprintd</application> fingerprint service to allow users to
+		enroll fingerprints for use in authentication.
+	 </para>
+	 <para>
+	  If a system is configurated for allowing fingerprint authentication, users
+		can enroll their fingerprints via
+		<menuchoice><guimenu>Desktop</guimenu><guimenu>Preferences</guimenu><guimenuitem>About
+		Me</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the panel menu.
+	 </para>
+	</sect2>
+
+	<sect2 id="rnusers.cleanup">
+		<title>But Wait, There's Moreâ?¦</title>
+
+		<para>
+		  As well as big changes, there are also
+			various small additions and tweaks that happen in every GNOME release.
+		</para>
+
+		<itemizedlist>
+			<listitem><para>
+				The file manager can now to ask <application><ulink url="http://www.packagekit.org";>PackageKit</ulink></application>
+				to install support for a file you wish to open.
+			</para></listitem>
+			<listitem><para>
+			  A keyboard modifier (usually Alt) is now required to drag panels around on
+				the screen (the same keyboard modifier used for dragging windows
+				around by their middles).
+			</para></listitem>
+			<listitem><para>
+			  Password entry widgets will now warn if you have your Caps Lock key
+				enabled.
+			</para></listitem>
+			<listitem><para>
+			  Changing the Input Method type using the context menu on a text entry
+				widget is now per-widget, rather than per-application. (This is separate
+				from setting your default input manager or keyboard layout.)
+			</para></listitem>
+			<listitem><para>
+			  Input methods now work in password entry widgets.
+			</para></listitem>
+			<listitem><para>
+			  The <application>Deskbar</application> now supports OpenSearch plugins.
+			</para></listitem>
+			<listitem><para>
+			  New visual effects, such as the panels sliding in and out at login
+				and logout, and crossfading desktop backgrounds.
+			</para></listitem>
+
+		</itemizedlist>
+
+	</sect2>
+</sect1>
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