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[gnome-user-docs: 13/19] * Added several topics on look-and-feel by April Gonzales * Updated topic on text highlight colour

commit 2575638c84c810ecb7ce36ea8bceb6b4fae891b7
Author: Phil Bull <philbull gmail com>
Date:   Mon Aug 23 13:28:31 2010 +0100

     * Added several topics on look-and-feel by April Gonzales
     * Updated topic on text highlight colour
     * Created figures/ directory

 gnome-help/C/figures/highlight-color.png |  Bin 0 -> 5480 bytes
 gnome-help/C/look-background-online.page |   36 ++++++++++++++++++++--
 gnome-help/C/look-fonts-resolution.page  |   30 +++++++++++++++++-
 gnome-help/C/look-fonts-toobig.page      |   12 +++++--
 gnome-help/C/look-theme-custom.page      |   49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 gnome-help/C/look-theme-icons.page       |   33 +++++++++++++++++++-
 gnome-help/C/mouse-highlightcolor.page   |   11 +++++-
 7 files changed, 156 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/gnome-help/C/figures/highlight-color.png b/gnome-help/C/figures/highlight-color.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c074cd1
Binary files /dev/null and b/gnome-help/C/figures/highlight-color.png differ
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/look-background-online.page b/gnome-help/C/look-background-online.page
index 802de83..1278e29 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/look-background-online.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/look-background-online.page
@@ -5,16 +5,46 @@
     <link type="guide" xref="look"/>
     <link type="seealso" xref="look-background"/>
     
-    <desc>XXXXXX</desc>
-    <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-07-26" status="stub"/>
+    <desc>How to get desktop backgrounds or wallpapers online</desc>
+    <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-08-23" status="review"/>
     
     <credit type="author">
       <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
       <email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
     </credit>
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>April Gonzales</name>
+      <email>loonycookie gmail com</email>
+    </credit>
     
   </info>
 
 <title>Get a desktop background from the internet</title>
-	
+
+<p>Your system comes with many available wallpapers or desktop backgrounds; however, you may also download more from many sources online. To do this:</p>
+
+<steps>
+ <item>
+  <p>Visit a website that lists downloadable wallpapers for your desktop. One excellent source is <link href="http://www.gnome-look.org";>GNOME-look</link>. </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>Download the wallpaper you have selected and save it on your computer. To do this, simply right click on the picture and select the <gui>Save</gui> option.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>To add the downloaded wallpaper to the available backgrounds in your system, select <guiseq><gui>System</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Appearance</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>Select the <gui>Background</gui> tab and click on the <gui>Add</gui> button.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>On the <gui>Add Wallpaper</gui> window, navigate to the location of the downloaded wallpaper. Click on the wallpaper to select it.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>Click <gui>Open</gui>. This will automatically add the new wallpaper to your system's background selection. Your current desktop background will also be changed to the new picture.</p>
+ </item>
+</steps>
+<p>You can drag and drop the picture into the <gui>Background</gui> tab to add it to the selection, instead of clicking <gui>Add</gui>.</p>
+
+<p>You can use any picture for your desktop background; however, you may want to use pictures that are the right size for your desktop. Using a picture that is either too small or too big may not provide a very pleasing effect.</p>
+
 </page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/look-fonts-resolution.page b/gnome-help/C/look-fonts-resolution.page
index a7a544e..561d25b 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/look-fonts-resolution.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/look-fonts-resolution.page
@@ -4,16 +4,42 @@
   <info>
     <link type="guide" xref="look"/>
     
-    <desc>XXXXXX</desc>
-    <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-07-26" status="stub"/>
+    <desc>The font resolution governs the amount of detail used to display letters on the screen</desc>
+    <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-08-23" status="draft"/>
     
     <credit type="author">
       <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
       <email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
     </credit>
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>April Gonzales</name>
+      <email>loonycookie gmail com</email>
+    </credit>
     
   </info>
 
 <title>How can I change the resolution that fonts are displayed at?</title>
 
+<p>You can modify the font resolutions by following these steps:</p>
+<steps>
+<item><p>Select <guiseq><gui>System</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Appearance</gui></guiseq>.</p></item>
+<item><p>Select the <gui>Fonts</gui> tab.</p></item>
+<item><p>Click on the <gui>Details</gui> button. This brings up the <gui>Font Rendering Details</gui> window.</p></item>
+<item><p>On the field next to the label <gui>Resolution</gui>, type in the font resolution you wish to use. Remember that using a lower number decreases the size of the font. </p></item>
+<item><p>Click the <gui>Close</gui> button to go back to the <gui>Appearance Preferences</gui> window.</p></item>
+<item><p>Click <gui>Close</gui>.</p></item>
+</steps>
+
+<p>For most computer screens, a resolution of 96 dpi will look good. Some screens can display finer details, so a resolution of 120 dpi may be more suitable.</p>
+
+<section>
+ <title>What is font resolution?</title>
+</section>
+<!-- Guidance on typical resolutions, and why you might want to change the resolution, might be useful here. -->
+
+<section>
+<title>Why change your font resolution?</title>
+ <p>Depending on your screen and screen resolution settings, the fonts displayed on your computer may need some adjustments. The text may look either too big, too small, or may even look fuzzy and/or distorted. To fix this, you will need to make changes to your font resolution settings. You can just change the resolution settings to suit your personal preference too.</p>
+</section>
+
 </page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/look-fonts-toobig.page b/gnome-help/C/look-fonts-toobig.page
index d2fbe98..c2af4f5 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/look-fonts-toobig.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/look-fonts-toobig.page
@@ -4,18 +4,22 @@
   <info>
     <link type="guide" xref="look"/>
     
-    <desc>XXXXXX</desc>
-    <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-07-26" status="stub"/>
+    <desc>How to change the screen resolution</desc>
+    <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-08-23" status="review"/>
     
     <credit type="author">
       <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
       <email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
     </credit>
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>April Gonzales</name>
+      <email>loonycookie gmail com</email>
+    </credit>
     
   </info>
 
-<title>Why does everthing on my screen look so big?</title>
+<title>Why does everything on my screen look so big?</title>
 
-Resolution, font resolution (Appearance -> Fonts -> Details)
+<p>Your font resolution may be set very high. You can <link xref="look-fonts-resolution">change it to a lower setting</link> to make the font appear smaller.</p>
 
 </page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/look-theme-custom.page b/gnome-help/C/look-theme-custom.page
index baee6a0..30a517b 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/look-theme-custom.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/look-theme-custom.page
@@ -4,16 +4,61 @@
   <info>
     <link type="guide" xref="look"/>
     
-    <desc>XXXXXX</desc>
-    <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-07-26" status="stub"/>
+    <desc>How to modify the elements of an existing theme</desc>
+    <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-08-23" status="review"/>
     
     <credit type="author">
       <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
       <email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
     </credit>
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>April Gonzales</name>
+      <email>loonycookie gmail com</email>
+    </credit>
     
   </info>
 
 <title>Customize a theme</title>
+<p>You can customize any one of the available themes on your system. Some of the theme elements you can modify are the colors, icons, the appearance of the buttons and window borders, and the mouse pointer. To change any of these:</p>
+
+<steps>
+ <item>
+  <p>Select <guiseq><gui>System</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Appearance</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>Under the <gui>Theme</gui> tab, select the theme you want to customize.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>Click on the <gui>Customize</gui> button. This brings up the <gui>Customize Theme</gui> window.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <list>
+   <item>
+   <p>To change the look of the <em>buttons and other window elements</em>, click on the <gui>Control</gui> tab and select the style you wish to use.</p>
+   </item> 
+   <item>
+   <p>To change the <em>system colors</em>, click on the <gui>Colors</gui> tab. From here, you can modify the background and text colors for the Windows, Input boxes, Selected Items, and Tool tips. Just click on the button that corresponds to the element you wish to change and select a color from the available options.</p>
+   <figure>
+    <media type="image" src="figure/cust-colors.png" />
+    <desc>The objects whose colors can be changed. From left to right: Windows, input boxes, selected items, tooltips.</desc>
+   </figure>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+   <p>To change the style of the <em>window border</em>, click on the <gui>Window Border</gui> tab and select the the border style you wish to use.</p>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+   <p>To change <em>the icons</em>, click on the <gui>Icons</gui> tab. Select the icon set you wish to use in your customized theme.</p>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+   <p>To change the appearance of the <em>mouse pointer</em>, click on the <gui>Pointer</gui> tab and select the pointer style you wish to use.</p>
+   </item>
+  </list>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>Click <gui>Close</gui> to go back to the <gui>Appearance Preferences</gui> window.</p>
+ </item>
+</steps>
+
+<p>All of the changes made are automatically applied to the system.</p>
 
 </page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/look-theme-icons.page b/gnome-help/C/look-theme-icons.page
index c0ea4ca..e3b1d01 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/look-theme-icons.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/look-theme-icons.page
@@ -4,16 +4,45 @@
   <info>
     <link type="guide" xref="look"/>
     
-    <desc>XXXXXX</desc>
-    <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-07-26" status="stub"/>
+    <desc>How to change system icons</desc>
+    <revision pkgversion="0.1" version="0.1" date="2010-08-23" status="review"/>
     
     <credit type="author">
       <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
       <email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
     </credit>
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>April Gonzales</name>
+      <email>loonycookie gmail com</email>
+    </credit>
     
   </info>
 
 <title>Use a different set of icons</title>
+<p>Personalizing your desktop is not limited to changing themes and desktop backgrounds. You can change the icons that are used as well. To do this:</p>
+
+<media type="image" src="figures/icon-themes.png">
+ <p>Examples of different icon themes.</p>
+</media>
+
+<steps>
+ <item>
+  <p>Go to <guiseq><gui>System</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Appearance</gui></guiseq>. The current theme is highlighted by default under the <gui>Theme</gui> tab. </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>Click on the <gui>Customize</gui> button. </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>Under the <gui>Customize Theme</gui> window, click on the <gui>Icons</gui> tab. Select the icon theme you wish to use.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>Click <gui>Close</gui> to go back to the <gui>Appearance Preferences</gui> window.</p>
+ </item>
+</steps>
 
+<note>
+<p>
+All changes made will be automatically reflected on your system.
+</p>
+</note>
 </page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/mouse-highlightcolor.page b/gnome-help/C/mouse-highlightcolor.page
index ed59aa0..ed9ee9b 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/mouse-highlightcolor.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/mouse-highlightcolor.page
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
     Change the background color of text which has been selected with the mouse.
     </desc>
     
-    <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-09-10" status="draft"/>
+    <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2010-08-23" status="draft"/>
     <credit type="author">
         <name>Phil Bull</name>
         <email>philbull gmail com</email>
     </credit>
     <copyright>
-        <year>2009</year>
+        <year>2010</year>
         <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
     </copyright>
     <license>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</license>
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ The background color of selected text (and other selected items) will be
 changed.
 </p>
 
+<p>Choose a pale background color so that selected text will be easy to read. If you choose a darker color, you may want to change the <gui>text</gui> color of selected items to be lighter. Click the button next to the one for the background color to do this.</p>
+
 <note>
     <p>
     Some themes do not allow you to change their colors, so you must change 
@@ -61,4 +63,9 @@ changed.
     </p>
 </note>
 
+<figure>
+ <media type="image" src="figures/highlight-color.png" />
+ <desc>Examples of different background colors for selected text.</desc>
+</figure>
+
 </page>
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