[release-notes/gnome-3-0] 3.0 notes - first draft
- From: Allan Day <allanday src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [release-notes/gnome-3-0] 3.0 notes - first draft
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:52:30 +0000 (UTC)
commit b766a4af335f984632018e9a115f9732c82e1a57
Author: Allan Day <allanpday gmail com>
Date: Thu Mar 31 15:16:51 2011 +0530
3.0 notes - first draft
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help/C/rni18n.xml | 27 +---
help/C/rninstallation.xml | 39 ++---
help/C/rnlookingforward.xml | 42 ++----
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8 files changed, 450 insertions(+), 390 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/help/C/release-notes.xml b/help/C/release-notes.xml
index e188d3c..747fd44 100644
--- a/help/C/release-notes.xml
+++ b/help/C/release-notes.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY gnomeversion "2.32">
-<!ENTITY lastversion "2.30">
+<!ENTITY gnomeversion "3.0">
+<!ENTITY lastversion "2.32">
]>
<article lang="en" id="index">
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
<title>GNOME &gnomeversion; Release Notes</title>
<copyright>
- <year>2010</year>
+ <year>2011</year>
<holder>GNOME Foundation</holder>
</copyright>
@@ -21,16 +21,18 @@
<pubdate>2010-09-30</pubdate>
<edition>&gnomeversion;</edition>
<abstract role="description">
- <para>GNOME has a time-based release schedule. This means that there is a
- new GNOME release with accompanying notes every six months, to the minute.</para>
+ <para>GNOME 3.0 follows the project's predictable release cycle and
+ comes six months after the last GNOME release, version 2.32. It is
+ the culmination of three years' planning and development and is the
+ project's first major release in nine years.</para>
</abstract>
<authorgroup>
<author role="maintainer">
- <firstname>Paul</firstname>
- <surname>Cutler</surname>
+ <firstname>Allan</firstname>
+ <surname>Day</surname>
<affiliation>
- <orgname>GNOME Documentation Project</orgname>
+ <orgname>GNOME Marketing Team</orgname>
</affiliation>
</author>
@@ -50,49 +52,50 @@
<sect1 id="intro">
<title>Introduction</title>
-
- <para>
- GNOME &gnomeversion; is the latest version of the GNOME Desktop: a
- popular, multi-platform desktop environment for your computer.
- GNOME's focus is ease of use, stability, and first-class
- internationalization and accessibility support.
- GNOME is Free and Open Source Software and provides all of the common
- tools computer users expect of a modern computing environment, such as
- email, groupware, web browsing, file management, multimedia, and games.
- Furthermore, GNOME provides a flexible and powerful platform for software
- developers, both on the desktop and in mobile applications.
- </para>
-
+
+ <para>
+ GNOME &gnomeversion; is a major milestone in the history of the GNOME Project. The
+ release introduces an exciting new desktop which has been designed for
+ today's users and which is suited to a range of modern computing
+ devices. GNOME's developer technologies have seen substantial
+ improvements for 3.0 also. Modernized and streamlined, they will enable
+ developers to provide better user experiences with less time and
+ effort. And GNOME 3.0 comes with the same GNOME applications that users
+ know and trust, many of which have received significant enhancements.
+ </para>
+
<figure id="fig.intro.gnome">
<title>GNOME &gnomeversion;</title>
<screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;gnome-2-32.png" format="PNG"/>
+ <imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;gnome-3.0.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- <para>
- The GNOME Desktop is released every six months and contains many new features,
- improvements, bug fixes, and translations. GNOME &gnomeversion; continues this
- tradition. To learn more about GNOME and the qualities that
- distinguish it from other computer desktop environments (such as usability,
- accessibility, internationalization, and freedom) visit the
- <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/about";>About GNOME</ulink> page on our
- website.
- </para>
-
- <para><ulink url="http://live.gnome.org/JoinGnome";>Join us today</ulink> and see what
- a difference you can make.</para>
-
- <para>
- GNOME &gnomeversion; includes all of the improvements made in GNOME &lastversion; and
- earlier. You can learn more about the changes that happened in
- GNOME &lastversion; from its
- <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/start/&lastversion;/";>release
- notes</ulink>.
- </para>
+ </figure>
+
+ <para>
+ GNOME &gnomeversion; follows the project's predictable release cycle and comes six
+ months after the last GNOME release, version 2.32. It is the
+ culmination of three years' planning and development and is the
+ project's first major release in nine years.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ &gnomeversion; is the beginning of a new journey for GNOME. The 3.x
+ release series will continue with the project's predictable six-month
+ development cycles, but will build on the trend of innovation seen in
+ &gnomeversion;, delivering significant enhancements to the GNOME user
+ and developer experiences.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The GNOME Project is an international community which works to make
+ great software available to all. All our work is free to use, modify
+ and redistribute, and everyone is welcome to participate in its
+ creation. If you would like to help make our products even better,
+ <ulink url="http://live.gnome.org/JoinGnome";> you can join us.</ulink>
+ </para>
</sect1>
-
+
<!-- === includes go here === -->
<!-- What's New For Users -->
<include href="rnusers.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
@@ -124,20 +127,15 @@
was done by the GNOME Furry Creatures from Alpha Centauri Translation
Team. On behalf of the community, ... -->
<para>
- These release notes were compiled by Paul Cutler
- with extensive help from the GNOME community. Thank you to Sean Wilson
- for the GNOME 2.32 desktop screenshot. On behalf of the
- community, we give our warmest thanks to the developers and contributors
- who made this GNOME release possible.
- </para>
+ This release could not have been possible without the hard work and
+ dedication of the GNOME community. Congratulations and thanks everyone
+ who made it a reality.
+ </para>
<para>
- This work may be freely translated into any language. If you wish to
- translate it into your language, please contact the
- <ulink url="http://live.gnome.org/TranslationProject";>GNOME Translation
- Project</ulink>. The GNOME release notes are released under a <ulink
- url="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/";>Creative
- Commons Sharealike 3.0 license</ulink>.
+ These release notes are available under the <ulink
+ url="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/";>Creative Commons
+ Sharealike 3.0 licence</ulink>. Copyright © The GNOME Project
</para>
</sect1>
diff --git a/help/C/rndevelopers.xml b/help/C/rndevelopers.xml
index 5eb2573..d675bf8 100644
--- a/help/C/rndevelopers.xml
+++ b/help/C/rndevelopers.xml
@@ -2,112 +2,147 @@
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY gnomeversion "2.32">
-<!ENTITY glibversion "2.24">
-<!ENTITY gtkversion "2.20">
+<!ENTITY gnomeversion "3.0">
+<!ENTITY glibversion "3.0">
+<!ENTITY gtkversion "3.0">
]>
<sect1 id="rndevelopers">
<title>What's New for Developers</title>
<para>
- The following changes are important for developers using the GNOME
- &gnomeversion; developer platform. If you're not interested in
- changes for developers, you can skip
- forward to <xref linkend="rni18"/>.
- </para>
+ GNOME's developer technologies have been enhanced for &gnomeversion;. A
+ substantial amount of consolidation work has enabled a large number of
+ modules to be deprecated. Many components have been simplified and
+ modernized, and several technologies have been replaced with superior
+ facilities.
+ </para>
+
+ <sect2 id="gtk-cairo">
+ <title></title>
+
+ <para>
+ GTK+, the GNOME graphical toolkit, now utilizes the modern Cairo 2D
+ graphics library for all its drawing needs. This has enabled it to be
+ rationalized and will make it faster and more portable.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="xinput2">
+ <title>Advanced Input Device Handling</title>
+
+ <para>
+ GTK+ will now make use of XInput2 if it is available. This offers a
+ number of significant advantages, such as support for input device
+ hot-plugging and support for complex input devices such as tablets.
+ Integration with XInput2 also enables handling of multiple pointers and
+ means that GNOME is ready for the arrival of multitouch in X11.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="theming">
+ <title>Improved Theming Capabilities</title>
+
+ <para>
+ GNOME &gnomeversion; introduces a new visual theming system. Themes are
+ more human-readable thanks to the use of CSS syntax, and theme authors
+ now have access to a greater range of effects such as curves, gradients
+ and alpha colors. The new system also supports implicit animations and
+ RGBA colors.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="multiple-platforms">
+ <title>Multiple Platform Support</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The &gnomeversion; release includes a new capacity to easily support
+ multiple platforms (these can be built against simultaneously and
+ selected at run time). This will make make the transition to new
+ platforms, such as Wayland, much easier.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="gtk-application">
+ <title>Easy Application Creation</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The new <classname>GtkApplication</classname> class automatically takes
+ care of many application integration talks, including keeping track of
+ open windows, ensuring uniqueness and exporting actions. It means that
+ creating a GNOME application is more convenient and requires less code.
+ This facility will be further expanded during the 3.x cycle.
+ </para>
- <para>
- As well as the GNOME Desktop, GNOME &gnomeversion; is the latest release
- of the GNOME Developer Platform, a set of API- and ABI-stable libraries
- available under the GNU LGPL which can be used for the development of
- cross-platform applications.
- </para>
-
- <warning id="rndevelopers.deprecated">
- <title>Fixing Usage of Deprecated Libraries</title>
-
- <para>
- Starting with GNOME 3.0, various deprecated parts of GNOME will be
- removed. These deprecated components include libraries
- such as libart_lgpl, libbonobo, libbonoboui, libglade, libgnome,
- libgnomecanvas, libgnomeprint, libgnomeprintui, libgnomeui, and libgnomevfs.
- For applications that ship as part of the GNOME Desktop,
- a number of
- <ulink url="http://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals";>cleanup tasks</ulink>
- have been carried out to ensure no deprecated code is used.
- This will ensure a smooth transition to GNOME 3.0.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Developers are strongly urged to follow this example in their own
- applications too.
- Furthermore, for any developers (or potential developers) who wish to
- help us out, the
- <ulink url="http://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals";>GNOME goals</ulink>
- wiki page lists the various tasks that are yet to be completed.
- An automatically created and updated status overview of remaining work
- for modules that are supported by the jhbuild build tool can be found
- <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/~fpeters/299.html";>here</ulink>.
- </para>
- </warning>
-
- <sect2 id="glib">
- <title>Glib 2.26</title>
-
- <para>
- Glib 2.26 includes support for <classname>GSettings</classname>, the
- replacement for <classname>GConf</classname> as well as GDBus. A new
- date and time API is available in <classname>GDateTime</classname>.
- Glib also includes new support for dtrace and systemtap static markers;
- GObject property bindings, such as libexo; and proxy support for
- GSocket. Other improvements include new convenience macros to implement
- boxe and pointer types in <classname>G_DEFINE_[BOXED|POINTER]_TYPE
- </classname> and lastly, a new function
- <classname>g_object_notify_by_pspec</classname> which is faster than
- <classname>g_object_notify</classname>.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 id="anjuta">
- <title>Anjuta</title>
-
- <para>
- Anjuta, a full featured software development studio and IDE
- whose features include project management, an interactive debugger, a
- source editor, a version control GUI designer and more, has been updated
- with new functionality.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Python and Vala are now fully supported in Anjuta including calltips
- and auto-completion ("IntelliSense").
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Anjuta's debugger now supports
- pretty-printing. When debugging, known objects are shown in a user
- friendly fashion, such as GObjects or C++-Classes. Lastly, the
- Symbol-Database has seen a major performance improvement.
- </para>
-
</sect2>
-
- <sect2 id="misc">
- <title>Miscellaneous Developer Updates</title>
-
- <para>
- Other updates in GNOME 2.32's development platform include the addition
- of <classname>libfolks</classname>, a library to support Empathy's
- metacontact functionality. In <classname>Devhelp</classname> it is now
- possible to disable specific books. The
- <ulink url="http://live.gnome.org/GTK%2B/Roadmap";>GTK+ roadmap</ulink>
- has been updated and GTK+ 2.22 has added support for the latest accessor
- functions needed for developers to prepare their applications for GTK+ 3.0.
+
+ <sect2 id="gobject-introspection">
+ <title>First Class Bindings</title>
+
+ <para>
+ GNOME has traditionally supported a range of high-level languages.
+ The introduction of GObject Introspection in GNOME &gnomeversion; means
+ that these language bindings are dynamically updated, ensuring
+ reliability and giving developers access to the full range of
+ functionality contained in our core technologies.
</para>
-
- </sect2>
-
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="settings">
+ <title>Fast and Simple Settings</title>
+
+ <para>
+ GNOME's previous settings facilities have been replaced with two new
+ components for &gnomeversion;. Both have major advantages over their
+ predecessors. GSettings provides a simple and effective settings API and
+ allows class properties to be bound to settings with little effort. dconf
+ is the new blazing fast storage and retrieval part of the partnership.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="rich-flexible">
+ <title>Richer, More Flexible User Interfaces</title>
+
+ <figure id="fig.app-chooser">
+ <title>GNOME &gnomeversion;</title>
+ <screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;app-chooser-3-0.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <para>
+ The GNOME interface toolkit has gained enhanced layout abilities which
+ makes for more flexible and efficient and space allocation for both both
+ interface controls and content display. >kversion; also introduces
+ several new interface widgets, such as a switch and application chooser
+ dialog.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="anjuta">
+ <title>Anjuta Integrated Development Environment</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <application>Anjuta</application>, the GNOME integrated development
+ environment, includes a number of enhancements in &gnomeversion;,
+ including the automatic connection of signals to interface widgets,
+ improved autotools/pgk-config support, and a new Git integration system.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <para>
+ Our <ulink url="http://live.gnome.org/DevGnomeOrg/Gnome3PortingGuide";>
+ porting guide</ulink> contains instructions on how to port existing GNOME
+ software to our new developer technologies.
+ </para>
+
</sect1>
<!-- vi:set tw=80 ts=2: -->
diff --git a/help/C/rni18n.xml b/help/C/rni18n.xml
index 844f086..2b0a38f 100644
--- a/help/C/rni18n.xml
+++ b/help/C/rni18n.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.32">
+<!ENTITY version "3.0">
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
+<!ENTITY gnomeversion "3.0">
]>
<sect1 id="rni18">
<title>Internationalization</title>
@@ -11,11 +12,11 @@
<para>
Thanks to members of the worldwide <ulink
url="http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gtp/";>GNOME Translation
- Project</ulink>, GNOME &version; offers support for more than 50 languages with at least 80 percent of
- strings translated, including the user and administration manuals for many languages.
+ Project</ulink>, GNOME &gnomeversion; offers support for more than 50 languages,
+ often including user documentation.
</para>
- <para>Supported languages:
+ <para>Supported languages include:
<!-- some languages are currently under quota, but they will be removed prior
to publication: they are included so translators don't have to update when
@@ -80,22 +81,10 @@
</itemizedlist>
</para>
- <para>Many other languages are partially supported, with more than half of
- their strings translated.</para>
-
- <para>
- Translating a software package as large as GNOME into a new language can be
- an overwhelming task for even the most dedicated translation team. For this
- release, we would like to give a special mention to the Indonesian team who reached
- the full-supported status (raising from 60% to 91%), and the Esperanto team, raising the
- completeness of their translation by more than 10 points (currently 23% translated).
- Other teams deserving mention for a special effort in this release are Kazakh
- and Uighur.
- </para>
-
<para>
- Detailed statistics and more information are available on GNOME's
- <ulink url="http://l10n.gnome.org/";>translation status site</ulink>.
+ Many other languages are partially supported. Detailed information on the
+ extent of GNOME translations is available through the <ulink
+ url="http://l10n.gnome.org/";>GNOME translation status site.</ulink>
</para>
</sect1>
diff --git a/help/C/rninstallation.xml b/help/C/rninstallation.xml
index d5a5853..5680291 100644
--- a/help/C/rninstallation.xml
+++ b/help/C/rninstallation.xml
@@ -2,33 +2,28 @@
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY gnomeversion "2.32">
+<!ENTITY gnomeversion "3.0">
]>
<sect1 id="rninstallation">
- <title>Installing GNOME</title>
+ <title>Getting GNOME &gnomeversion;</title>
- <para>
- To install or upgrade your machine to GNOME &gnomeversion;, we recommend you install
- official packages from your vendor or distribution. Popular distributions
- will make GNOME &gnomeversion; available very soon, and some already have
- development versions with GNOME &gnomeversion; available. You can get a list of
- distributions that ship GNOME and discover the latest versions they ship on our
- <ulink url="http://people.gnome.org/~daniellem/footware.shtml";>Get Footware</ulink>
- page.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ The source code for GNOME &gnomeversion; is <ulink
+ url="http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/";>freely available for download
+ and redistribution</ulink>. (Users are recommended to wait until GNOME
+ &gnomeversion; is available through a distribution or vendor, however.)
+ Information on how to get GNOME &gnomeversion; can be found on the
+ <ulink url="http://gnome3.org/";>GNOME 3 website</ulink>. This site also
+ provides &gnomeversion; live images that you can use to try the release.
+ </para>
- <para>
- If you are brave and patient, and would like to build GNOME from source,
- we recommend you use <ulink
- url="http://library.gnome.org/devel/jhbuild/";>JHBuild</ulink>, which is
- designed to build the latest GNOME from Git. You can use JHBuild to build
- GNOME &gnomeversion;.x by using the <filename>gnome-&gnomeversion;</filename> moduleset.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ In order to provide a cutting-edge experience, the GNOME 3 desktop
+ requires hardware accelerated graphics capabilities. If this is not
+ available, the GNOME 3 fallback desktop provides an excellent experience
+ and incorporates many of the improvements contained in the release.
+ </para>
- <para>
- While it is possible to build GNOME directly from the release tarballs, we
- strongly recommend the use of JHBuild.
- </para>
</sect1>
<!-- vi:set tw=80 ts=2: -->
diff --git a/help/C/rnlookingforward.xml b/help/C/rnlookingforward.xml
index 91154df..6ea4659 100644
--- a/help/C/rnlookingforward.xml
+++ b/help/C/rnlookingforward.xml
@@ -2,43 +2,21 @@
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY gnomeversion "2.32">
-<!ENTITY nextversion "3.0">
+<!ENTITY gnomeversion "3.0">
+<!ENTITY nextversion "3.2">
]>
<sect1 id="rnlookingforward">
<title>Looking Forward to GNOME &nextversion;</title>
- <para>
- Development doesn't stop with GNOME &gnomeversion;. Work has already begun
- on GNOME &nextversion;, due to be released next April, approximately
- six months after &gnomeversion;.
- </para>
-
- <para>GNOME 3.0 will continue to provide the desktop platform and applications
- it always has, and will also feature a new user interface in GNOME Shell.
- GNOME 3.0 also will include new features in accessibility, new user help
- and documentation, GNOME's first web service
- in Tomboy Online and more. For developers, GNOME 2.32 deprecates a
- number of old libraries.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://live.gnome.org/RoadMap";>GNOME's roadmap</ulink>
- details the developers'
- plans for the next release cycle, the
- <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/start/unstable/";>GNOME &nextversion;
- release schedule</ulink> was released
- earlier this year and is
- <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/start/unstable";>available on the GNOME wiki</ulink>.
- </para>
-
- <para>GNOME3.org will be launching in the near future and will provide
- videos, screenshots and information about GNOME 3.0's new features,
- applications and more. Watch <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org";>GNOME.org</ulink>
- for more information soon.
- </para>
-
+ <para>
+ The next release in the GNOME 3.x series is scheduled for
+ September/October 2011. Many new features and enhancements to
+ &gnomeversion; are planned, including the addition of a documents
+ interface to the Activities Overview, expansion of the application menus
+ in the top bar, and integrated settings for document sharing and web
+ accounts.
+ </para>
</sect1>
<!-- vi:set tw=80 ts=2: -->
diff --git a/help/C/rnusers.xml b/help/C/rnusers.xml
index 5d5bc2b..a6cf7e1 100644
--- a/help/C/rnusers.xml
+++ b/help/C/rnusers.xml
@@ -2,137 +2,255 @@
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY gnomeversion "2.32">
+<!ENTITY gnomeversion "3.0">
+<!ENTITY geditversion "3.0">
+<!ENTITY empathyversion "3.0">
+<!ENTITY totemversion "3.0">
]>
<sect1 id="rnusers">
<title>What's New for Users</title>
+
+ <sect2 id="rnusers.desktop">
+ <title>A New Desktop</title>
- <para>
- The GNOME Project's focus on users and usability continues in GNOME &gnomeversion;
- with its hundreds of bug fixes and user-requested improvements. The
- sheer number of enhancements makes it impossible to list every change and
- improvement made, but these notes aim to highlight some of the
- more exciting, user-oriented features in this release.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- GNOME 2.32 is the last planned major release in the GNOME 2.x series, with
- only maintenance releases for GNOME 2.x planned going forward. GNOME 2.32
- features a limited set of new features in some applications as GNOME
- developers continue to focus on the upcoming GNOME 3.0 release scheduled
- for April, 2011.
- </para>
-
- <sect2 id="rnusers.empathy">
- <title>Organize Your Contacts</title>
-
- <para>
- GNOME's instant messaging and communication application,
- <application>Empathy</application>, built on the Telepathy communications
- framework, has gained a number of new and important features
- to help users communicate and manage their contacts.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Empathy allows you to group a contact's information together using
- metacontacts. If one of your contacts uses multiple instant messaging
- services, for example, you can now link the different services together
- under one name for your contact. Empathy also has added the ability to
- easily find your contacts by adding live contact search. You can type
- in the contact list to quickly find a contact.
+ <para>
+ 3.0 introduces a new GNOME desktop. Elegant and beautiful, it has been
+ designed to enable people to get things done with ease, comfort and
+ control. The &gnomeversion; desktop is the continuation of the GNOME
+ Project's focus on providing an easy to use desktop environment that can
+ be used by everybody. It includes a host of major new features.
</para>
- <para>
- Empathy has added options to disable logging as well as automatically pop up
- incoming chats. Other updates to Empathy include the ability to configure
- IRC accounts using the account assistant; allowing you to manually accept
- server certificates; using status icons from your current theme; improved
- connection error messages; and the ability to accept or decline incoming
- events using buttons in the notification bubbles. You can also view
- technical information about your current call in the details pane of the
- audio / video dialog and also re-open a closed tab using undo in the
- conversation window.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 id="rnusers.evince">
- <title>Improved PDF Support</title>
-
- <para>
- The <application>Evince</application> document viewer has improved
- accessibility support through the use of the AtkText interface, which allows
- <application>Orca</application>, the GNOME screen reader, to read
- documents in Evince. The maximum zoom level has also been increased
- when viewing a document.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Annotation support has been improved and you can now add annotations
- from the side panel, change the default properties including author,
- color, transparency and more.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- SyncTeX support has been added to Evince. SyncTeX is a method that
- enables synchronization between a TeX source file and the resulting
- PDF (or DVI) output. SyncTeX support is available in Evince and as
- a new plug-in for <application>gedit</application>. Backward Search, from
- Evince to gedit, and Forward Search,
- from gedit to Evince, are both supported.
- </para>
-
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 id="rnusers.nautilus">
- <title>View More Files</title>
- <para>
- GNOME &gnomeversion; includes updates to
- <application>Nautilus</application>, the GNOME File Manager.
- Nautilus has added a dialog to help you handle conflicts when
- performing copy or move operations. When cutting files to paste them
- in another directory, Nautilus will now display the cut files
- with transparent icons.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Managing the files you delete that are moved to the Trash has seen
- improvements. When viewing the Trash folder, there is a new button
- in the information bar that allows you to restore selected files. The
- Trash folder also shows the original location of the deleted file and
- the date it was deleted.
- </para>
+ <figure id="fig.overview.gnome">
+ <title>GNOME &gnomeversion;</title>
+ <screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;overview-3-0.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <sect3 id="rnusers.overview">
+ <title>The Activities Overview</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The Activities Overview is a key feature of the GNOME 3 desktop.
+ Accessible through the Activities button, top-left hot corner or windows
+ key, it is the portal to all your computing activities. The overview
+ allows you to see all of your activities at once and can be used to
+ switch between tasks and launch applications.
+ </para>
- </sect2>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rnusers.notifications">
+ <title>Notifications That Work For You</title>
+
+ <para>
+ GNOME 3.0 includes a new notifications system which has been designed to
+ let you focus on your current task. Notifications are unobtrusive and
+ will wait for you in the Messaging Tray until you are ready to respond to
+ them. Notifications in GNOME 3 are also interactive: clicking on one will
+ switch to the relevant window, and they can feature buttons for common
+ responses.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rnusers.messaging">
+ <title>Integrated Messaging</title>
+
+ <para>
+ With GNOME &gnomeversion;, you can reply to a message directly from its
+ notification, and you can pick up previous conversations through the
+ Messaging Tray at the bottom of the screen. This means that you can
+ communicate with your contacts without the need to switch to a different
+ window.
+ </para>
- <sect2 id="rnusers.more">
- <title>But Wait, There's Moreâ?¦</title>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rnusers.workspaces">
+ <title>Group Your Windows</title>
+
+ <para>
+ GNOME 3's new workspaces interface makes it easy to group your windows
+ and provides a simple way to organize your work. Windows can be easily
+ added to workspaces using drag and drop, and the thumbnails in the
+ workspace switcher can be used to move between spaces.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rnusers.search">
+ <title>Desktop Search</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The GNOME 3 desktop includes an integrated search facility which can be
+ used to launch and switch to applications and to open recent documents
+ and settings. The GNOME project will be extending this desktop search
+ facility in future releases.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rnusers.settings">
+ <title>Redesigned Settings Framework</title>
+
+ <para>
+ GNOME &gnomeversion; includes a new settings browser which allows you to
+ explore your system settings from the same window as well as to search for
+ settings panels. GNOME's systems settings have also been reorganized for
+ &gnomeversion;, making it straightforward to find the setting you want,
+ and many settings panels have also been redesigned to make them easier to
+ use.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rnusers.desktop.more">
+ <title>And That's Not Allâ?¦</title>
<para>
- As well as big changes, there are also
- various small additions and tweaks that happen in every GNOME release.
+ The GNOME 3 desktop contains many other features. Here are just some of
+ them:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
- <application>Eye of GNOME</application>, the GNOME image viewer, allows
- you to select a manual background color to enhance image contrast.
+ A place to keep your favorite applications, called the
+ <application>Dash</application>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Side-by-side window tiling so that you can easily use two windows at
+ once.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <application>Totem</application>, the GNOME movie player, now automatically
- deinterlaces a movie or stream that was recorded interlaced, improving
- the image quality. Totem has improved playlist support and will appear
- faster and more responsive when loading playlists.
+ New wallpapers, including a new default GNOME wallpaper.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <application>GNOME System Tools</application> now allows users to change
- the owner of the file if they are moving it into their home directory
- and it's already present.
+ A beautiful new visual theme and an elegant new GNOME font called
+ <application>Cantarell</application>.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- </sect2>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <para>
+ More information about the GNOME 3 desktop, including video demonstrations,
+ can be found on the <ulink url="http://www.gnome3.org/";>GNOME 3
+ website</ulink>.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="rnusers.applications">
+ <title>Applications</title>
+
+ <para>
+ GNOME's applications have received a huge number of improvements for
+ &gnomeversion;, and It is impossible to describe all of them. Here are some
+ of the biggest changes that are included in the release.
+ </para>
+
+ <figure id="fig.nautilus">
+ <title>GNOME &gnomeversion;</title>
+ <screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;nautilus-3-0.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject></mediaobject></screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <sect3 id="rnusers.nautilus">
+ <title>Redesigned File Browser</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <application>Nautilus</application>, the GNOME file manager, has been
+ given a fresh new design for 3.0. The new interface is clean and elegant,
+ and the new places sidebar makes it easy to jump to important folders.
+ The <application>Connect to Server</application> dialog has also been
+ redesigned in order to make it more efficient.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rnusers.epiphany">
+ <title>Modernized Web Browsing</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The <application>Epiphany</application> web browser has received a
+ number of improvements. Navigation is faster and more responsive, and
+ the new release introduces geolocation support. Epiphany also includes
+ a new downloads interface and status bar, which give it a more focused
+ user interface and which, alongside numerous visual enhancements, gives
+ a polished, modern browsing experience.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rnusers.gedit">
+ <title>Smarter Text Editing</title>
+
+ <para>
+ GNOME &gnomeversion; includes updates to the <application>gedit
+ </application> text editor, including intelligent spell checking, full
+ support for compressed files, and the ability to handle documents which
+ contain invalid characters. gedit &geditversion; also includes a new
+ search interface which does not interfere with viewing a document and tab
+ groups which make it possible to view several documents at once.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rnusers.empathy">
+ <title>Better Messaging</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The &empathyversion; release of the <application>Empathy</application>
+ messaging application contains a number of changes, including improved
+ call handling, spelling assistance, password and certificate handling. It
+ is now possible to block incoming messages from unwanted contacts and to
+ search for contacts on remote servers.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rnusers.empathy">
+ <title>Improvements Under The Hood</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Changes to GNOME's underlying technologies mean that GNOME 3 applications
+ will be faster, and our new theming system will give them a more
+ sophisticated visual appearance. Many of GNOME's stock interfaces, such
+ as About dialogs, have also been enhanced.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="rnusers.apps.more">
+ <title>But Wait, There's More!</title>
+
+ <para>Other GNOME applications have also got better for GNOME 3.0:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>
+ The <application>Cheese</application> webcam booth includes both new
+ effects and user-configurable effects.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <application>Evince</application> now enables you to create bookmarks
+ in the documents that you are viewing.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ The GNOME image viewer, called <application>Eye of GNOME</application>,
+ has received a speed boost and a new plugin system.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Totem &totemversion; includes improved streaming support for video and
+ audio.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
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