release-notes r1276 - in branches/gnome-2-26: . help/C



Author: davyd
Date: Sun Mar  8 11:33:25 2009
New Revision: 1276
URL: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/release-notes?rev=1276&view=rev

Log:
2009-03-08  Davyd Madeley  <davyd madeley id au>

        * help/C/rnusers.xml:
        - rewrite other changes section


Modified:
   branches/gnome-2-26/ChangeLog
   branches/gnome-2-26/help/C/rnusers.xml

Modified: branches/gnome-2-26/help/C/rnusers.xml
==============================================================================
--- branches/gnome-2-26/help/C/rnusers.xml	(original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-26/help/C/rnusers.xml	Sun Mar  8 11:33:25 2009
@@ -204,36 +204,45 @@
 	</sect2>
 
 	<sect2 id="rnusers.cleanup">
-		<title>Another step towards an effortless interface</title>
+		<title>But Wait, There's More...</title>
 
 		<para>
-			Various small additions happen every GNOME release. Often too small to
-			notice, but every small change and bugfix has a goal to make GNOME work as
-			effortless and smooth interface.
+		  As well as big changes there are also
+			various small additions and tweaks that happen in every GNOME release.
 		</para>
 
-		<para>
-			During this release a few of these smoothness fixes include:
-			<!-- XXX:
-			add this: http://blogs.gnome.org/johannes/2009/03/06/filtering-in-gnome-system-log/
-			-->
-			<itemizedlist id="cleanuplist">
-				<listitem>
-					<para>
-						Nautilus gained the possibility to call PackageKit to install
-						applications for unsupported mime types
-					</para>
-				</listitem>
+		<itemizedlist>
+			<listitem><para>
+				The file manager can now to ask <application>PackageKit</application>
+				to install support for a file you wish to open;
+			</para></listitem>
+			<listitem><para>
+			  A keyboard modifier (usually Alt) is 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 Capslock 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;
+				and
+			</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>
 
-				<listitem>
-					<para>
-						The panel will only appear after all the applets have finished
-						loading. When that happens the panel will move on the screen. This
-						avoids the 'jumping around' of applets. <!-- XXX rephrase sentence -->
-					</para>
-				</listitem>
-			</itemizedlist>
-		</para>
+		</itemizedlist>
 
 	</sect2>
 </sect1>



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