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[gnome-user-docs] Filled-out web topics

commit d985897e21248dec715619bccb04f1d273727176
Author: Phil Bull <philbull gmail com>
Date:   Thu Mar 31 18:04:29 2011 +0100

    Filled-out web topics

 gnome-help/C/net-antivirus.page         |    2 +-
 gnome-help/C/net-firewall-on-off.page   |    3 +-
 gnome-help/C/net-proxy.page             |    4 ++-
 gnome-help/C/net-slow.page              |    3 +-
 gnome-help/C/net.page                   |    1 +
 gnome-help/C/web-default-browser.page   |   37 +++++++++++++++++++
 gnome-help/C/web-default-email.page     |   35 ++++++++++++++++++
 gnome-help/C/web-email-virus.page       |   26 +++++++++++++
 gnome-help/C/web-install-flash.page     |   60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 gnome-help/C/web-install-moonlight.page |   29 +++++++++++++++
 gnome-help/C/web.page                   |   10 +++---
 11 files changed, 201 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/net-antivirus.page b/gnome-help/C/net-antivirus.page
index 22fb021..55fbdaf 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/net-antivirus.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/net-antivirus.page
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
   </info>
 
-<title>Do I need anti-virus software>?</title>
+<title>Do I need anti-virus software?</title>
 
 <p>If you are used to Windows or Mac OS, you are probably also used to having anti-virus software running all of the time. Anti-virus software runs in the background, constantly checking for computer viruses which might find their way onto your computer and cause problems.</p>
 
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/net-firewall-on-off.page b/gnome-help/C/net-firewall-on-off.page
index 1bf407a..8d51df5 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/net-firewall-on-off.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/net-firewall-on-off.page
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
   <info>
     <link type="guide" xref="net#security"/>
+    <link type="guide" xref="web#connections"/>
     <desc>You can control what programs are accessible by the network.</desc>
-    <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-20" status="review"/>
+    <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-31" status="review"/>
     <credit type="author">
       <name>Paul W. Frields</name>
       <email>stickster gmail com</email>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/net-proxy.page b/gnome-help/C/net-proxy.page
index ea39217..21adb56 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/net-proxy.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/net-proxy.page
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
       id="net-proxy">
   <info>
     <link type="guide" xref="net"/>
-    <revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-03-29" status="review"/>
+    <link type="guide" xref="web#connections"/>
+    
+    <revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-03-31" status="review"/>
 
     <credit type="author">
       <name>Phil Bull</name>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/net-slow.page b/gnome-help/C/net-slow.page
index 6fc7092..8627a93 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/net-slow.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/net-slow.page
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
       id="net-slow">
   <info>
     <link type="guide" xref="net#problems"/>
-    <revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-03-29" status="review"/>
+    <link type="guide" xref="web#connections"/>
+    <revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-03-31" status="review"/>
 
     <credit type="author">
       <name>Phil Bull</name>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/net.page b/gnome-help/C/net.page
index b31994c..b53e4f8 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/net.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/net.page
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="0.1" date="2011-03-19" status="review"/>
 
     <link type="guide" xref="index" group="net"/>
+    <link type="guide" xref="web#connections" group="#first" />
 
     <credit type="author copyright">
       <name>Shaun McCance</name>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/web-default-browser.page b/gnome-help/C/web-default-browser.page
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b8ed34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-help/C/web-default-browser.page
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/";
+      type="topic" style="task"
+      id="web-default-browser">
+  <info>
+    <link type="guide" xref="web#browser"/>
+
+    <revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-03-31" status="review"/>
+    
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>Phil Bull</name>
+      <email>philbull gmail com</email>
+    </credit>
+
+    <desc>Change the default web browser by going to <gui>System Info</gui> in the <gui>System Settings</gui>.</desc>
+  </info>
+
+<title>Change which web browser websites are opened in</title>
+
+<p>When you click a link to a webpage in any application, a web browser will automatically open up to that page. If you have more than one browser installed, however, the page may not open up in the browser you wanted it to open in. To fix this, change the default web browser:</p>
+
+<steps>
+ <item>
+  <p>Click your name on the top bar and click <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p>
+ </item>
+ 
+ <item>
+  <p>Open <gui>System Info</gui> and choose <gui>Default Applications</gui> from the list on the left side of the window.</p>
+ </item>
+ 
+ <item>
+  <p>Choose which web browser you would like links to be opened in by changing the <gui>Web</gui> option.</p>
+ </item>
+</steps>
+
+<p>When you open up a different web browser, it might tell you that it's not the default browser any more. If this happens, click the <gui>Cancel</gui> button (or similar) so that it doesn't try to set itself as the default browser again.</p>
+
+</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/web-default-email.page b/gnome-help/C/web-default-email.page
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d56bf1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-help/C/web-default-email.page
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/";
+      type="topic" style="task"
+      id="web-default-email">
+  <info>
+    <link type="guide" xref="web#email"/>
+
+    <revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-03-31" status="review"/>
+    
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>Phil Bull</name>
+      <email>philbull gmail com</email>
+    </credit>
+
+    <desc>Change the default email client by going to <gui>System Info</gui> in the <gui>System Settings</gui>.</desc>
+  </info>
+
+<title>Change which mail application is used to write emails</title>
+
+<p>When you click a button or link to send a new email (for example, in your word processing application), your default mail application will open up with a blank message, ready for you to write. If you have more than one mail application installed, however, the wrong mail application might open up. You can fix this by changing which one is the default email application:</p>
+
+<steps>
+ <item>
+  <p>Click your name on the top bar and click <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p>
+ </item>
+ 
+ <item>
+  <p>Open <gui>System Info</gui> and choose <gui>Default Applications</gui> from the list on the left side of the window.</p>
+ </item>
+ 
+ <item>
+  <p>Choose which email client you would like to be used by default by changing the <gui>Mail</gui> option.</p>
+ </item>
+</steps>
+
+</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/web-email-virus.page b/gnome-help/C/web-email-virus.page
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e42d127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-help/C/web-email-virus.page
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/";
+      type="topic"
+      id="web-email-virus">
+  <info>
+    <link type="guide" xref="web#email"/>
+    <link type="seealso" xref="net-antivirus"/>
+
+    <revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-03-31" status="review"/>
+    
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>Phil Bull</name>
+      <email>philbull gmail com</email>
+    </credit>
+
+    <desc>Change the default email client by going to <gui>System Info</gui> in the <gui>System Settings</gui>.</desc>
+  </info>
+
+<title>Do I need to scan my emails for viruses?</title>
+
+<p>Viruses are programs which causes problems if they manage to find their way onto your computer. A common way of them getting onto your computer is through email messages.</p>
+
+<p>Viruses which can affect computers running Linux are quite rare, so you are <link xref="net-antivirus">unlikely to get a virus through email or otherwise</link>. If you receive an email with a virus hidden in it, it will probably have no effect on your computer. As such, you probably don't need to scan your email for viruses.</p>
+
+<p>You may, however, wish to scan your email for viruses in case you happen to forward a virus from one person to another. For example, if one of your friends has a Windows computer with a virus and sends you a virus-infected email, and you then forward that email to another friend with a Windows computer, then the second friend might get the virus too. You could install an anti-virus application to scan your emails to prevent this, but it's unlikely to happen and most people using Windows and Mac OS have anti-virus software of their own anyway.</p>
+
+</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/web-install-flash.page b/gnome-help/C/web-install-flash.page
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3019992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-help/C/web-install-flash.page
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/";
+      type="topic" style="task"
+      id="web-install-flash">
+  <info>
+    <link type="guide" xref="web#browser"/>
+
+    <revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-03-31" status="review"/>
+    
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>Phil Bull</name>
+      <email>philbull gmail com</email>
+    </credit>
+
+    <desc>You may need to install Flash to be able to view websites like YouTube, which display videos and interactive web pages.</desc>
+  </info>
+
+<title>Install the Flash plug-in</title>
+
+<p><app>Flash</app> is a <em>plug-in</em> for your web browser which allows you to watch videos and use interactive web pages on some websites. Some websites won't work without Flash.</p>
+
+<p>If you do not have Flash installed, you will probably see a message telling you so when you visit a website that needs it. Flash is available as a free (but not open-source) download for most web browsers. Most Linux distributions have a version of Flash that you can install through their software installer (package manager) too.</p>
+
+<steps>
+ <title>If Flash is available from the software installer:</title>
+ <item>
+  <p>Open the software installer application and search for <input>flash</input>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>Look for the <gui>Adobe Flash plug-in</gui>, <gui>Adobe Flash Player</gui> or similar and click to install it.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>If you have any web browser windows open, close them and then re-open them. The web browser should realize that Flash is installed when you open it again and you should now be able to view websites using Flash.</p>
+ </item>
+</steps>
+
+<steps>
+ <title>If Flash <em>is not</em> available from the software installer:</title>
+ <item>
+  <p>Go to the <link href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer";>Flash Player download website</link>. Your browser and operating system should be automatically detected.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>Click where it says <gui>Select a version to download</gui> and choose the type of software installer that works for your Linux distribution. If you don't know which to use, choose the <file>.tar.gz</file> option.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+  <p>Look at the <link href="http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/productinfo/instructions/";>installation instructions for Flash</link> to learn how to install it for your web browser.</p>
+ </item>
+</steps>
+
+<section id="alternatives">
+ <title>Open-source alternatives to Flash</title>
+ <p>A handful of free, open-source alternatives to Flash are available. These tend to work better than the Flash plug-in in some ways (for example, by handling sound playback better), but worse in others (for example, by not being able to display some of the more complicated Flash pages on the web).</p>
+ <p>You might like to try one of these out if you are dissatisfied with the Flash player, or would like to use as much open-source software as possible on your computer. Here are a few of the options:</p>
+ <list>
+  <item><p>Gnash</p></item>
+  <item><p>LightSpark</p></item>
+  <item><p>SWFdec (no longer being updated)</p></item>
+ </list>
+</section>
+
+</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/web-install-moonlight.page b/gnome-help/C/web-install-moonlight.page
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7ac506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnome-help/C/web-install-moonlight.page
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/";
+      type="topic" style="task"
+      id="web-install-moonlight">
+  <info>
+    <link type="guide" xref="web#browser"/>
+
+    <revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-03-31" status="review"/>
+    
+    <credit type="author">
+      <name>Phil Bull</name>
+      <email>philbull gmail com</email>
+    </credit>
+
+    <desc>Some website use Silverlight to display web pages. The Moonlight plug-in lets you view these pages.</desc>
+  </info>
+
+<title>Install the Silverlight plug-in</title>
+
+<p><app>Silverlight</app> is a <em>plug-in</em> for your web browser which allows you to watch videos and use interactive web pages on some websites. Some websites won't work without Silverlight.</p>
+
+<p>If you view a Silverlight-enabled website but don't have the plug-in installed, you will probably see a message telling you so. This message should have instructions telling you how to get the plug-in, but these instructions might not be suitable for your web browser or version of Linux.</p>
+
+<p>If you want to view Silverlight-enabled websites, you should install the <em>Moonlight</em> plug-in instead. This is a free, open-source version of Silverlight which runs on Linux.</p>
+
+<p>Some Linux distributions have a copy of Moonlight that you can install using their software installer; just open the installer and search for <input>Silverlight</input> or <input>Moonlight</input>.</p>
+
+<p>If your distribution doesn't have a Moonlight software package, see the <link href="http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight";>Moonlight website</link> for more information and installation instructions.</p>
+
+</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/web.page b/gnome-help/C/web.page
index d28e654..090ae10 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/web.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/web.page
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
       type="guide"
       id="web">
   <info>
-    <revision version="0.1" date="2011-03-19" status="review"/>
+    <revision version="0.1" date="2011-03-31" status="review"/>
 
     <link type="guide" xref="index" group="web"/>
 
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@
 
 <title>Web, email &amp; chat</title>
 
-<section id="connections">
+<section id="connections" style="2column">
  <title>Internet connections</title>
 </section>
 
-<section id="chat">
+<section id="chat" style="2column">
  <title>Chat (instant messaging)</title>
 </section>
 
-<section id="email">
+<section id="email" style="2column">
  <title>Email</title>
 </section>
 
-<section id="browser">
+<section id="browser" style="2column">
  <title>Browsing the web</title>
 </section>
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