[gnome-user-docs] g-h/nautilus-views: More explanation and links
- From: Shaun McCance <shaunm src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-user-docs] g-h/nautilus-views: More explanation and links
- Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 00:36:25 +0000 (UTC)
commit 8bd3467be9e90d4335788ee760481770f2a40388
Author: Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>
Date: Sat Apr 2 20:41:21 2011 -0400
g-h/nautilus-views: More explanation and links
gnome-help/C/default-zoom-level.page | 21 --------
gnome-help/C/files-hidden.page | 3 +
gnome-help/C/files-open.page | 1 -
gnome-help/C/files-sort.page | 5 ++
gnome-help/C/files.page | 2 +-
gnome-help/C/nautilus-behavior.page | 2 +-
gnome-help/C/nautilus-display.page | 4 +-
gnome-help/C/nautilus-list.page | 2 +-
gnome-help/C/nautilus-prefs.page | 2 +
gnome-help/C/nautilus-preview.page | 2 +-
gnome-help/C/nautilus-views.page | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
gnome-help/Makefile.am | 1 -
12 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/files-hidden.page b/gnome-help/C/files-hidden.page
index dd6c02c..e9a3962 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/files-hidden.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/files-hidden.page
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
<p>
To hide these files again, either click <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Show Hidden Files</gui></guiseq> or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>H</key></keyseq> again.
</p>
+ <p>Hidden files will only be shown in the current window, until you turn the
+ option for that window off. To show hidden files in all file manager windows,
+ see <link xref="nautilus-views"/>.</p>
</section>
<section id="unhide">
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/files-open.page b/gnome-help/C/files-open.page
index cec1fc3..2d6beda 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/files-open.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/files-open.page
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="files" group="more"/>
<link type="guide" xref="shell-overview#files"/>
- <link type="guide" xref="nautilus-prefs"/>
<desc>Open files using an application that isn't the default one for that type of file. You can change the default too.</desc>
<revision pkgversion="3.0" version="1.0" date="2011-03-29" status="final"/>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/files-sort.page b/gnome-help/C/files-sort.page
index 9355187..8e20948 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/files-sort.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/files-sort.page
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
<p>The way that you can sort files depends on the <em>folder view</em> that you are using.
You can change the current view using the <gui>View</gui> menu.</p>
+<p>When you change how items are sorted in a folder, it only affects that folder. The file
+manager will remember your sorting choice for that folder, but use the default sort order
+for other folders. See <link xref="nautilus-views"/> for information on how to change the
+default sort order.</p>
+
<section id="icon-view">
<title>Icon view</title>
<p>To sort files in a different order, right-click a blank space in the folder and choose an option from the <gui>Arrange Items</gui> menu. Alternatively, use the <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Arrange Items</gui></guiseq> menu.</p>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/files.page b/gnome-help/C/files.page
index 56af542..2fbd94e 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/files.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/files.page
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
</links>
<links type="topic" groups="more" style="linklist nodesc bold">
- <title>More tasks</title>
+ <title>More topics</title>
</links>
<section id="removable">
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/nautilus-behavior.page b/gnome-help/C/nautilus-behavior.page
index 1ac1987..86a0ea1 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/nautilus-behavior.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/nautilus-behavior.page
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
id="nautilus-behavior">
<info>
- <link type="guide" xref="nautilus-prefs"/>
+ <link type="guide" xref="nautilus-prefs" group="nautilus-behavior"/>
<desc>XXXXX</desc>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/nautilus-display.page b/gnome-help/C/nautilus-display.page
index 4d96664..f657aae 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/nautilus-display.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/nautilus-display.page
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
id="nautilus-display">
<info>
- <link type="guide" xref="nautilus-prefs"/>
+ <link type="guide" xref="nautilus-prefs" group="nautilus-display"/>
<desc>Control icon captions and the date format used in
the file manager.</desc>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ captions under icons and how dates are formatted. In any file manager window, cl
files and folders displayed in a caption under each icon. This is useful,
for example, if you often need to see who owns a file or when it was last
modified.</p>
- <p>As you zoom in on a folder (under the <gui>View</gui> menu, the file
+ <p>As you zoom in on a folder (under the <gui>View</gui> menu), the file
manager will display more and more information in captions. You can choose
up to three things to show in captions. The first will be displayed at
most zoom levels. The last will only be shown at very large sizes.</p>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/nautilus-list.page b/gnome-help/C/nautilus-list.page
index 600a041..d3eef9c 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/nautilus-list.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/nautilus-list.page
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
type="topic" style="ui" id="nautilus-list">
<info>
- <link type="guide" xref="nautilus-prefs"/>
+ <link type="guide" xref="nautilus-prefs" group="nautilus-list"/>
<desc>XXXXX</desc>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/nautilus-prefs.page b/gnome-help/C/nautilus-prefs.page
index e58ecfa..9fbc15c 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/nautilus-prefs.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/nautilus-prefs.page
@@ -20,5 +20,7 @@
<title>File manager preferences</title>
+<links type="topic"
+ groups="nautilus-views nautilus-behavior nautilus-display nautilus-list nautilus-preview"/>
</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/nautilus-preview.page b/gnome-help/C/nautilus-preview.page
index 6a80e69..9673a6f 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/nautilus-preview.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/nautilus-preview.page
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
id="nautilus-preview">
<info>
- <link type="guide" xref="nautilus-prefs"/>
+ <link type="guide" xref="nautilus-prefs" group="nautilus-preview"/>
<desc>XXXXX</desc>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/nautilus-views.page b/gnome-help/C/nautilus-views.page
index 4fb8393..cbe0908 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/nautilus-views.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/nautilus-views.page
@@ -3,44 +3,71 @@
id="nautilus-views">
<info>
- <link type="guide" xref="nautilus-prefs"/>
+ <link type="guide" xref="nautilus-prefs" group="nautilus-views"/>
- <desc>XXXXX</desc>
+ <desc>Specify the default view, sort order, and zoom levels for
+ the file manager.</desc>
- <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-25" status="review"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-04-02" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Tiffany Antopolski</name>
<email>tiffany antopolski gmail com</email>
</credit>
+ <credit type="author">
+ <name>Shaun McCance</name>
+ <email>shaunm gnome org</email>
+ </credit>
<license>
<p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
</license>
</info>
-<title>File manager views</title>
-<p>To specify your file manager view preferences, click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Preferences</gui></guiseq> and click on the <gui>Views</gui> tab.</p>
+<title>File manager views preferences</title>
+<p>You can control the default view for new folders, how files and folders
+are sorted by default, the zoom level for the icon and column views, and
+whether files are displayed in the tree sidebar. In any file manager window,
+click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Preferences</gui></guiseq> and select the
+<gui>Views</gui> tab.</p>
<section id="default-view">
<title>Default view</title>
<terms>
<item>
<title><gui>View new folders using</gui></title>
- <p>You can select <gui>Icon View</gui>, <gui>List View</gui> or <gui>Compact View</gui> as the default view for the items in your folders.</p>
- <p>You can change between views by clicking <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Icons</gui></guiseq> or <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>List</gui></guiseq> or <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Compact</gui></guiseq> depending on the view you want.</p>
+ <p>By default, new folders are shown in icon view. You can select a view
+ for each folder as you browse, and the file manager will remember which
+ view you prefer for each folder. But if you often use the list or column
+ views, you can use these views by default.</p>
+ <p>Change the view for an individual folder from the <gui>View</gui> menu
+ by clicking <gui>Icons</gui>, <gui>List</gui>, or <gui>Compact</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<title><gui>Arrange items</gui></title>
- <p>You can arrange the items in your folder <gui>By Name</gui>, <gui>By Size</gui>, <gui>By Type</gui>, <gui>By Modification Date</gui>, <gui>By Access Date</gui> or <gui>By Trashed Date</gui>. Your selection will become the default arrangement.</p>
+ <p>You can arrange the items in your folder by name, file size, file type,
+ when they were last modified, when they were last accessed, or when they
+ were trashed. You can change how files are sorted in an individual folder
+ using the <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Arrange Items</gui></guiseq> menu,
+ or by clicking the list column headers in list view. See <link xref="files-sort"/>
+ for details. This menu only affects the current folder, and the file manager
+ will remember your preferred sorting technique for each folder.</p>
+ <p>Use the <gui>Arrange items</gui> drop-down list in the preferences
+ to change the default order used in new folders.</p>
</item>
<item>
<title><gui>Sort folders before files</gui></title>
- <p>If this option is left unchecked, the sort will be in alpha-numeric order. Files and folders with numeric names will appear first.</p>
- <p>Checking this option will show the folders in alpha-numeric order, before the files.</p>
+ <p>By default, the file manager will show all folders before files. Folders
+ and files will each be arranged according to the selected sort order. If
+ you would rather not treat folders specially and have them mixed with files
+ according to the sort order, select this option.</p>
</item>
<item>
<title><gui>Show hidden and backup files</gui></title>
- <p>The <app>Files</app> application does not display hidden files or folders by default. Checking this option will display <link xref="files-hidden">hidden</link> and <link xref="files-tilde">backup files</link>.</p>
+ <p>The file manager does not display hidden files or folders by default.
+ See <link xref="files-hidden"/> for information on hidden files. You can
+ show hidden files in an individual window from the <gui>View</gui> menu.
+ If you prefer to always show hidden files, or want to see hidden files
+ in every open file manager window, select this option.</p>
</item>
</terms>
</section>
@@ -51,11 +78,18 @@
<terms>
<item>
<title><gui>Default zoom level</gui></title>
- <p>You can adjust the <link xref="default-zoom-level">default zoom level</link>.</p>
+ <p>You can make the icons and text larger or smaller in icon view. You can
+ do this in an individual folder from the <gui>View</gui> menu, and the file
+ manager will remember your zoom choice for each folder. If you frequently use
+ a larger or smaller zoom level, you can set the default with this option.</p>
+ <p>In icon view, more or fewer captions are shown based on your zoom level.
+ See <link xref="nautilus-display#icon-captions"/> for more information.</p>
</item>
<item>
<title><gui>Text beside icons</gui></title>
- <p>Selecting this option will place the folder and file names to the right of the icon, rather than below the icon.</p>
+ <p>Selecting this option will place folder and file names to the right
+ of icons, rather than below them. This is a more compact layout that
+ allows you to see more information at once.</p>
</item>
</terms>
</section>
@@ -67,31 +101,43 @@
<terms>
<item>
<title><gui>Default zoom level</gui></title>
- <p>You can adjust the <link xref="default-zoom-level">default zoom level</link>.</p>
+ <p>You can make the icons and text larger or smaller in compact view. You can
+ do this in an individual folder from the <gui>View</gui> menu, and the file
+ manager will remember your zoom choice for each folder. If you frequently use
+ a larger or smaller zoom level, you can set the default with this option.</p>
</item>
<item>
<title><gui>All columns have the same width</gui></title>
- <p>Selecting this option will make all the columns have the same width. This will make files and folders that have names longer than the column width be displayed with an ellipsis (...) at the end.</p>
+ <p>By default, each column in column view is as wide as it needs to be to
+ fit the names of the items in that column. Selecting this option will make
+ all the columns have the same width. This will make files and folders that
+ have names longer than the column width be displayed with an ellipsis (...)
+ at the end.</p>
</item>
</terms>
-
-
-
</section>
<section id="list-view-defaults">
<title>List view defaults</title>
- <p>You can adjust the <link xref="default-zoom-level">default zoom level</link>.</p>
+ <terms>
+ <item>
+ <title><gui>Default zoom level</gui></title>
+ <p>You can make the icons and text larger or smaller in list view. You can
+ do this in an individual folder from the <gui>View</gui> menu, and the file
+ manager will remember your zoom choice for each folder. If you frequently use
+ a larger or smaller zoom level, you can set the default with this option.</p>
+ </item>
+ </terms>
</section>
<section id="tree-view-defaults">
<title>Tree view defaults</title>
-<p>Check the <gui>Show only folders</gui> option to display only the folders in the sidebar tree. If left unchecked, files and folders will be displayed.</p>
-<p>To view the sidebar click <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Sidebar</gui><gui>Show Sidebar</gui></guiseq>, or press <key>F9</key></p>
-<p>To view the sidebar tree view Click <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Sidebar</gui><gui>Tree</gui></guiseq>.
-</p>
+<p>You can show a full folder tree in your file manager sidebar by selecting
+<guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Sidebar</gui><gui>Tree</gui></guiseq>. By default,
+the tree sidebar only shows folders. If you want to show files in the sidebar
+as well, deselect <gui>Show only folders</gui>.</p>
</section>
</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/Makefile.am b/gnome-help/Makefile.am
index 3fe17d2..5cbd54b 100644
--- a/gnome-help/Makefile.am
+++ b/gnome-help/Makefile.am
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ DOC_PAGES = \
clock-calendar.page \
clock-set.page \
clock-timezone.page \
- default-zoom-level.page \
disk-benchmark.page \
disk-capacity.page \
disk-check.page \
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