[baobab/mallard-documentation] Scan-folder rewrite plus minor edits
- From: Michael Hill <mdhill src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [baobab/mallard-documentation] Scan-folder rewrite plus minor edits
- Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:48:05 +0000 (UTC)
commit 926b347815fdc438fe4aabf4f8c7c8fe778fc812
Author: Michael Hill <mdhill src gnome org>
Date: Wed Dec 28 17:41:01 2011 -0500
Scan-folder rewrite plus minor edits
help/C/scan-filesystem.page | 9 +++---
help/C/scan-folder.page | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
help/C/scan-remote.page | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------
3 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/scan-filesystem.page b/help/C/scan-filesystem.page
index 5e4b268..7ce7850 100644
--- a/help/C/scan-filesystem.page
+++ b/help/C/scan-filesystem.page
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
full file system.</p>
</comment>
- <p>You can check all the folders in your <file>Home</file> folder,
- on external devices and across your computer's file system by doing:</p>
+ <p>You can check all the folders in your <file>Home</file> folder, on external
+ devices and across your computer's filesystem using one of the following:</p>
<list>
<item><p>Select <guiseq><gui>Analyzer</gui><gui>Scan
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@
can also use the results to estimate how much space would be needed for a
<link href="help:gnome-help/backup-how">backup</link> of your disk.</p>
- <p>Right click on any folder and select <gui>Open Folder</gui> to browse all the folders inside,
- or <gui>Move to trash</gui> to move your folder to <file>Trash</file>.</p>
+ <p>Right-click on any folder and select <gui>Open Folder</gui> to browse all
+ the folders inside, or <gui>Move to trash</gui> to move your folder to
+ <file>Trash</file>.</p>
<note style="advanced">
<p><app>Disk Usage Analyzer</app> will display sizes in the directory tree
diff --git a/help/C/scan-folder.page b/help/C/scan-folder.page
index 1c7ff5b..dd1bfa6 100644
--- a/help/C/scan-folder.page
+++ b/help/C/scan-folder.page
@@ -9,44 +9,59 @@
<email>yrazes gmail com</email>
<years>2011</years>
</credit>
+ <credit type="editor">
+ <name>Michael Hill</name>
+ <email>mdhillca gmail com</email>
+ </credit>
- <desc>Customize scanning in home folder, on external devices, on folder servers, and across your computer's file system.</desc>
+ <desc>Scan a specific folder.</desc>
</info>
<title>Scan a folder</title>
- <comment><cite date="2011-12-19" href="mailto:yrazes gmail com">Julita Inca</cite>
+ <comment><cite date="2011-12-19" href="mailto:yrazes gmail com">Julita
+ Inca</cite>
<p>This assumes the reader knows how to use the nautilus to browse folders.
- By the end of this page, the reader will be able to scan any folder inside your home,
- on external devices or across the computer.</p></comment>
+ By the end of this page, the reader will be able to scan any folder inside
+ your home, on external devices or across the computer.</p></comment>
+
+ <p>When reorganizing folders or preparing for a
+ <link href="help:gnome-help/backup-how">backup</link>, it is useful to have
+ disk space information for specific folders. To scan a folder:</p>
- <p>If you have many folders inside one, and maybe you want to reorganize all the structure
- of this because it is too big or quite older; you probably need to found them to make your
- system run smoothly.</p>
+ <steps>
+ <item><p>Launch the command using one of the following:</p>
- <p>You can scan a folder by doing one of these alternatives:</p>
+ <list>
+ <item><p>Select <guiseq><gui>Analyzer</gui><gui>Scan
+ Folder</gui></guiseq> from the menu.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Click <gui>Scan a folder</gui> in the toolbar.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Press <keyseq><key>CTRL</key><key>O</key></keyseq>.</p></item>
+ </list>
+ </item>
- <list>
- <item><p>Select <guiseq><gui>Analyzer</gui><gui>Scan Folder</gui></guiseq> from the menu.</p></item>
- <item><p>Click <gui>Scan a folder</gui> in the toolbar.</p></item>
- <item><p>Press <keyseq><key>CTRL</key><key>O</key></keyseq>.</p></item>
- </list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Use the file browser to navigate and select the desired folder.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item><p>Click <gui>Open</gui>.</p></item>
+ </steps>
<note style="tip">
- <p>Click the <gui>Stop</gui> in the toolbar to cancel the current, or <gui>Refresh</gui>
- to repeat the last scan.</p>
+ <p>Click the <gui>Stop</gui> in the toolbar to cancel the current scan, or
+ <gui>Refresh</gui> to repeat the last scan.</p>
</note>
- <p>The results may be useful in deciding which folders compress, which applications to uninstall,
- or which folders can be
+ <p>The results may be useful in deciding which applications to uninstall, or
+ which folders can be
+ <link href="ghelp:file-roller">archived</link>,
<link href="help:gnome-help/files-delete">deleted</link> or
- <link href="help:gnome-help/files-copy">moved</link>, to free up space on the
- hard disk. You can also use them to estimate how much space would be needed
- for a <link href="help:gnome-help/backup-how">backup</link> of your
- <file>folder</file>.</p>
+ <link href="help:gnome-help/files-copy">moved</link>, to free up space. You
+ can also use the results to estimate how much space would be needed for a
+ <link href="help:gnome-help/backup-how">backup</link> of your disk.</p>
- <p>Right click on any folder and select <gui>Open Folder</gui> to browse all the folders inside,
- or <gui>Move to trash</gui> to move your folder to <file>Trash</file>.</p>
+ <p>Right-click on any folder and select <gui>Open Folder</gui> to browse all
+ the folders inside, or <gui>Move to trash</gui> to move your folder to
+ <file>Trash</file>.</p>
</page>
diff --git a/help/C/scan-remote.page b/help/C/scan-remote.page
index 9f3bb3c..e0e6924 100644
--- a/help/C/scan-remote.page
+++ b/help/C/scan-remote.page
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@
</comment>
<p>You can use <app>baobab</app> to scan folders shared over a network.</p>
+
<p>Maybe you are the admin of an intranet file server, and one day you notice
- that nobody in the company can save files to it because the disks are completely full.
- In this case, it is useful to be able to scan remotely from another computer. </p>
+ that nobody in the company can save files to it because the disks are
+ completely full. In this case, it is useful to be able to scan remotely from
+ another computer. </p>
<p>To start scanning, select <guiseq><gui>Analyzer</gui><gui>Scan Remote
Folder</gui></guiseq> from the menu, or click <gui>Scan a remote folder</gui>
@@ -37,31 +39,34 @@
<p>Scanning over a network may be slow.</p>
- <p>Right click on any folder and select <gui>Open Folder</gui> to browse all the folders inside,
- or <gui>Move to trash</gui> to move your folder to <file>Trash</file>.</p>
+ <p>Right-click on any folder and select <gui>Open Folder</gui> to browse all
+ the folders inside, or <gui>Move to trash</gui> to move your folder to
+ <file>Trash</file>.</p>
<p>Choose one of following protocols:</p>
<list>
- <item><p><link xref="ssh">SSH</link> (Secure Shell) is a
- protocol which lets you access other folders from another computer over the network.
- It uses a secure remote login because it is not possible to discover users and passwords.</p></item>
+ <item><p><link xref="ssh">SSH</link> (Secure Shell) is a protocol which lets
+ you access other folders from another computer over the network. It uses a
+ secure remote login because it is not possible to discover users and
+ passwords.</p></item>
- <item><p><link xref="ftp">FTP (with login)</link> (File Transfer Protocol) with login,
- lets you share and transfer folders reliably and efficiently from remote computers.
- In this case a user account is required.</p></item>
+ <item><p><link xref="ftp">FTP (with login)</link> (File Transfer Protocol)
+ with login, lets you share and transfer folders reliably and efficiently
+ from remote computers. In this case a user account is required.</p></item>
- <item><p><link xref="ftp">Public FTP</link> lets you share files without the need
- to log in with a user name and password. The server creates an anonymous
- user to make the connection.</p></item>
+ <item><p><link xref="ftp">Public FTP</link> lets you share files without the
+ need to log in with a user name and password. The server creates an
+ anonymous user to make the connection.</p></item>
- <item><p><link xref="windows-share">Windows Share</link> lets you view and manage
- folders used in your Windows network. You can do Windows shares from a Linux machine.</p></item>
+ <item><p><link xref="windows-share">Windows Share</link> lets you view and
+ manage folders used in your Windows network. You can do Windows shares from
+ a Linux machine.</p></item>
- <item><p><link xref="web-dav">WebDAV (HTTP)</link> (Web-based Distributed Authoring and
- Versioning methods of Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP) lets you collaborate with other
- users in editing and managing documents over the network. These folders are stored on
- World Wide Web servers.</p></item>
+ <item><p><link xref="web-dav">WebDAV (HTTP)</link> (Web-based Distributed
+ Authoring and Versioning methods of Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP) lets
+ you collaborate with other users in editing and managing documents over the
+ network. These folders are stored on World Wide Web servers.</p></item>
<item><p><link xref="web-dav">Secure WebDAV (HTTPS)</link>: Secure WebDAV
ensures encryption of transfered data (WebDAV over HTTPS will be
@@ -71,4 +76,9 @@
to access a particular function from the folder manager.</p></item>
</list>
+ <comment>
+ <cite date="2011-12-28" href="mailto:mdhillca gmail com">Michael Hill</cite>
+ <p>Custom Location needs a better explanation.</p>
+ </comment>
+
</page>
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