gnome-user-docs r1082 - trunk/gnome2-user-guide/C
- From: claudep svn gnome org
- To: svn-commits-list gnome org
- Subject: gnome-user-docs r1082 - trunk/gnome2-user-guide/C
- Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:07:39 +0000 (UTC)
Author: claudep
Date: Thu Feb 12 08:07:39 2009
New Revision: 1082
URL: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/gnome-user-docs?rev=1082&view=rev
Log:
2009-02-12 Claude Paroz <claude 2xlibre net>
* goscustdesk.xml: Updated Preferred applications section.
Fixes #413452.
Modified:
trunk/gnome2-user-guide/C/ChangeLog
trunk/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
Modified: trunk/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml (original)
+++ trunk/gnome2-user-guide/C/goscustdesk.xml Thu Feb 12 08:07:39 2009
@@ -630,47 +630,50 @@
<para>Use the <application>Preferred
Applications</application> preference tool to specify the applications that
you want the GNOME Desktop to use when the GNOME Desktop starts an application
-for you. For example, you can specify <application>Xterm</application> as
-your preferred terminal application. When you open the <guimenu>System</guimenu>
-menu then choose <guimenuitem>Open Terminal</guimenuitem>, <application>Xterm</application> starts.</para>
+for you. For example, you can specify the web browser application (<application>Epiphany
+</application>, <application>Mozilla Firefox</application>, <application>Opera</application>
+...) to launch when you click on a link in other applications such as
+email clients or document viewers.</para>
+
<para> <application>Preferred Applications</application> can be found by going to
<menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Preferred Applications</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
<para>You can customize the preferences for the <application>Preferred Applications</application> preference tool in the following functional areas.</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Web Browser</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Internet</guilabel> (Web, Mail)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Multimedia</guilabel> (Multimedia Player)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Mail Reader</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>System</guilabel> (Terminal)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- <guilabel>Terminal</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Accessibility</guilabel> (Visual, Mobility)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>For each preferred application category, a drop-down menu contains a list of possible applications you can choose from. The list depends on the applications installed on your computer.</para>
+ <para>In each category, the last item in the menu (<guimenuitem>Custom</guimenuitem>) permits you to customize the command used by the system when the specific launch action occurs.</para>
+
<sect3 id="goscustlookandfeel-32">
- <title>Web Browser Preferences</title>
+ <title>Custom Command Options</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>preferred applications</primary>
- <secondary>web browser</secondary>
- </indexterm>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>web browser, preferred application</primary>
+ <secondary>custom command</secondary>
</indexterm>
- <para>Use the <application>Web Browser</application>
-section under the <guilabel>Internet</guilabel> tab to select your preferred web browser. The preferred web
-browser opens when you click on a URL. For example, the preferred web browser
-opens when you select a URL in an application, or when you select a URL launcher
-on the desktop.</para>
- <para><xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-37"/> lists the preferred web browser
-preferences that you can modify.</para>
+ <para>The following table summarizes the various options you can choose from when you select
+<guimenuitem>Custom</guimenuitem> in the drop-down application menu.</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-37">
- <title>Preferred Web Browser Preferences</title>
+ <title>Custom command options</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
<colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
<colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
@@ -688,204 +691,47 @@
<row>
<entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
<para>
- <guilabel>Select a Web Browser</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Select this option if you want to use a standard
-web browser. Use the drop-down combination box to select your preferred web
-browser.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Custom Web Browser</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Select this option if you want to use a custom
-web browser. </para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
<guilabel>Command</guilabel>
</para>
</entry>
<entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Enter the command to execute to start the custom web browser.
-To enable the browser to display a URL that you click on, include <command>"%s"</command> after the command.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Start in Terminal</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Select this option to run the command in a terminal
-window. Select this option for a browser that does not create a window in
-which to run.</para>
+ <para>Enter the command to execute to start the custom application. For the <application>Web
+Browser</application> and the <application>Mail Reader</application> applications, you can include a <literal>%s</literal>
+after the command to tell the application to use the URL or Email address you clicked on. The exact command arguments
+may depend on the specific application.</para>
</entry>
</row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="goscustlookandfeel-42">
- <title>Email Client Preferences</title>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>preferred applications</primary>
- <secondary>email client</secondary>
- </indexterm>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>email client, preferred application</primary>
- </indexterm>
- <para>Use the <application>Mail Reader</application>
-section under the <guilabel>Internet</guilabel> tab to configure your preferred email client.
-The email client selected here will be opened when you click on an email address link in a document
-or web browser.</para>
- <para><xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-43"/> lists the preferred email
-client preferences that you can modify.</para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-43">
- <title>Preferred Email Client Preferences</title>
- <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
- <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
- <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1">
- <para>Dialog Element</para>
- </entry>
- <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1">
- <para>Description</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
<row>
<entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
<para>
- <guilabel>Select a Mail Reader</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Run in terminal</guilabel>
</para>
</entry>
<entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Select this option if you want to use a standard
-email client. Use the drop-down combination box to select your preferred email
-client.</para>
+ <para>Select this option to run the command in a terminal window. Select this option for an
+ application that does not create a window in which to run.</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
<para>
- <guilabel>Custom Mail Reader</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Select this option if you want to use a custom
-email client. </para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Command</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Enter the command to execute to start the custom email
-client.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Start in Terminal</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Select this option to run the command in a terminal
-window. Select this option for an email client that does not create a window
-in which to run.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
- </sect3>
- <sect3 id="goscustlookandfeel-34">
- <title>Terminal Preferences</title>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>preferred applications</primary>
- <secondary>terminal</secondary>
- </indexterm>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>terminal, preferred application</primary>
- </indexterm>
- <para>Use the <guilabel>Terminal Emulator</guilabel> section under the
-<guilabel>System</guilabel> tab to configure your preferred terminal.</para>
- <para><xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-35"/> lists the preferred terminal
-preferences that you can modify.</para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-35">
- <title>Preferred Terminal Preferences</title>
- <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
- <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
- <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1">
- <para>Dialog Element</para>
- </entry>
- <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1">
- <para>Description</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Select a Terminal</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Select this option if you want to use a standard
-terminal. Use the drop-down combination box to specify your preferred terminal.</para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Custom Terminal</guilabel>
- </para>
- </entry>
- <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Select this option if you want to use a custom
-terminal. </para>
- </entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>
- <guilabel>Command</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Execute flag (Terminal only)</guilabel>
</para>
</entry>
<entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Enter the command to execute to start the custom terminal.</para>
+ <para>Most terminal applications have an option that cause them to treat the remaining command line options as
+commands to run (<option>-x</option> for <application>gnome-terminal</application>). Enter this option here.
+ For example, this is used when executing a command of a launcher for which the chosen type is Application in Terminal.</para>
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
<para>
- <guilabel>Exec Flag</guilabel>
+ <guilabel>Run at start (Accessibility only)</guilabel>
</para>
</entry>
<entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
- <para>Enter the <command>exec</command> option to use with the
-command.</para>
+ <para>Select this option to run the command as soon as your session begins. For more accessibility options, see <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:gnome-access-guide?index"><citetitle>GNOME Desktop Accessibility Guide</citetitle></ulink>.</para>
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
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