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[gnome-user-docs] files-search, -share, -sort updated

commit e27c592944eb88a67e635bdff7c3831026b9ce91
Author: Michael Hill <mdhillca gmail com>
Date:   Tue Sep 25 19:58:09 2012 -0400

    files-search, -share, -sort updated

 gnome-help/C/files-search.page |   47 ++++++++++++++++++---------------
 gnome-help/C/files-share.page  |    4 +-
 gnome-help/C/files-sort.page   |   56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 3 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/files-search.page b/gnome-help/C/files-search.page
index 0fb3746..6345858 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/files-search.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/files-search.page
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <info>
     <link type="guide" xref="files"/>
 
-    <revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="review"/>
+    <revision pkgversion="3.6.0" version="0.2" date="2012-09-25" status="review"/>
 
     <desc>Locate files based on file name and type. Save your searches for
     later use.</desc>
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
       <name>Shaun McCance</name>
       <email>shaunm gnome org</email>
     </credit>
+    <credit type="editor">
+      <name>Michael Hill</name>
+      <email>mdhillca gmail com</email>
+    </credit>
     <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
   </info>
 
@@ -38,37 +42,38 @@
     </gui> overview.</p></item>
     <item><p>If you know the files you want are under a particular folder, go
     to that folder.</p></item>
-    <item><p>Click <gui>Search</gui> in the toolbar, or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl
-    </key><key>F</key></keyseq>.</p></item>
-    <item><p>Type a word or words that you know appear in the file name and
-    press enter. For example, if you name all your invoices with the word
-    "Invoice", type <input>invoice</input>. Press <key>Enter</key>. Words are
-    matched regardless of case.</p></item>
-    <item><p>You can narrow your results by location and file type. Click the
-    <gui>+</gui> button to set more search criteria.</p>
+    <item><p>Click the magnifying glass in the toolbar, or press
+    <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>F</key></keyseq>.</p></item>
+    <item><p>Type a word or words that you know appear in the file name. For
+    example, if you name all your invoices with the word "Invoice", type
+    <input>invoice</input>. Press <key>Enter</key>. Words are matched regardless
+    of case.</p></item>
+    <item><p>You can narrow your results by location and file type.</p>
     <list>
-      <item><p>Select <gui>Location</gui> from the drop-down list to narrow the
-      search results by a starting parent location.</p></item>
-      <item><p>Select <gui>File Type</gui> from the drop-down list to narrow the
-      search results based on file type.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Click <gui>Home</gui> to restrict the search results to your
+      <file>Home</file> folder, or <gui>All Files</gui> to search
+      everywhere.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Click <key>+</key> and pick a <gui>File Type</gui> from the
+      drop-down list to narrow the search results based on file type. Click the
+      <key>x</key> button to remove this option and widen the search
+      results.</p></item>
     </list>
-    <p>Click the <gui>-</gui> button next to any search option to remove that
-    option and widen the search results.</p></item>
+    </item>
     <item><p>You can open, copy, delete, or otherwise work with your files from
     the search results, just as you would from any folder in the file manager.
     </p></item>
-    <item><p>Click <gui>Search</gui> in the toolbar again to exit the search
+    <item><p>Click the magnifying glass in the toolbar again to exit the search
     and return to the folder.</p></item>
   </steps>
 
-  <p>If you perform certain searches often, you can save them to
-  access them quickly.</p>
+  <p>If you perform certain searches often, you can save them to access them
+  quickly.</p>
 
   <steps>
     <title>Save a search</title>
     <item><p>Start a search as above.</p></item>
-    <item><p>When you're happy with the search parameters, click <guiseq><gui>
-    File</gui><gui>Save Search As</gui></guiseq>.</p></item>
+    <item><p>When you're happy with the search parameters, click the gear
+    button and select <gui>Save Search As</gui>.</p></item>
     <item><p>Give the search a name and click <gui>Save</gui>. If you like,
     select a different folder to save the search in. When you view that folder,
     you will see your saved search as an orange folder icon with a magnifying
@@ -79,4 +84,4 @@
   <link xref="files-delete">delete</link> the search as you would any other
   file. When you delete a saved search, it does not delete the files that the
   search matched.</p>
-</page>
\ No newline at end of file
+</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/files-share.page b/gnome-help/C/files-share.page
index 26a72ee..d4cf60d 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/files-share.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/files-share.page
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <desc>Easily transfer files to your contacts and devices from
     the file manager.</desc>
 
-    <revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="review"/>
+    <revision pkgversion="3.6.0" version="0.2" date="2012-09-25" status="review"/>
 
     <credit type="author">
       <name>Shaun McCance</name>
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ directly from the file manager.</p>
   copy the file.</p></item>
 </list>
 
-</page>
\ No newline at end of file
+</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/files-sort.page b/gnome-help/C/files-sort.page
index 78638a9..70a62d4 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/files-sort.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/files-sort.page
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <link type="guide" xref="files"/>
     <desc>Arrange files by name, size, type, or when they were changed.</desc>
 
-    <revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="review"/>
+    <revision pkgversion="3.6.0" version="0.2" date="2012-09-25" status="review"/>
 
     <credit type="author">
       <name>Phil Bull</name>
@@ -25,35 +25,46 @@
  <p>May benefit from figures illustrating the different views.</p>
 </comment>
 
-<p>You can sort files in different ways in a folder, for example by sorting them in order of date or file size. See <link xref="#ways"/> below for a list of common ways to sort files.</p>
+<p>You can sort files in different ways in a folder, for example by sorting them
+in order of date or file size. See <link xref="#ways"/> below for a list of
+common ways to sort files. See <link xref="nautilus-views"/> for information on
+how to change the default sort order.</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 will use the default sort order
-for other folders. See <link xref="nautilus-views"/> for information on how to change the
-default sort order.</p>
-
-<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>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 list or icon buttons in the
+toolbar.</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>
- <p>As an example, if you select <gui>Sort by Name</gui> from the <gui>Arrange Items</gui> menu, the files will be sorted by their names, in alphabetical order. See <link xref="#ways"/> for other options.</p>
- <p>You can sort in the reverse order by selecting <gui>Reversed Order</gui>  from the <gui>Arrange Items</gui> menu.</p>
- <p>For complete control over the order and position of files in the folder, right-click a blank space in the folder and select <guiseq><gui>Arrange Items</gui><gui>Manually</gui></guiseq>. You can then rearrange the files by dragging them around in the folder. Manual sorting only works in icon view.</p>
- <p>The <gui>Compact Layout</gui> option in the <gui>Arrange Items</gui> menu arranges the files so they take up as little space as possible. This is useful if you want to have lots of files visible at once in a folder.</p>
+ <p>To sort files in a different order, click down arrow button in the toolbar
+ and choose <gui>By Name</gui>, <gui>By Size</gui>, <gui>By Type</gui> or
+ <gui>By Modification Date</gui>.</p>
+ <p>As an example, if you select <gui>By Name</gui>, the files will be sorted by
+ their names, in alphabetical order. See <link xref="#ways"/> for other options.</p>
+ <p>You can sort in the reverse order by selecting <gui>Reversed Order</gui>
+ from the pull-down menu.</p>
 </section>
 
 <section id="list-view">
  <title>List view</title>
- <p>To sort files in a different order, click one of the column headings in the file manager. For example, click <gui>Type</gui> to sort by file type. Click the column heading again to sort in the reverse order.</p>
- <p>In list view, you can show columns with more attributes and sort on those columns. Click <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Visible Columns</gui></guiseq> and select the columns that you want to be visible. You will then be able to sort by those columns. See <link xref="nautilus-list"/> for descriptions of available columns.</p>
+ <p>To sort files in a different order, click one of the column headings in the
+ file manager. For example, click <gui>Type</gui> to sort by file type. Click
+ the column heading again to sort in the reverse order.</p>
+ <p>In list view, you can show columns with more attributes and sort on those
+ columns. Click the down arrow button in the toolbar, pick <gui>Visible Columns</gui>
+ and select the columns that you want to be visible. You will then be able to
+ sort by those columns. See <link xref="nautilus-list"/> for descriptions of
+ available columns.</p>
 </section>
 
+<!--
 <section id="compact-view">
  <title>Compact view</title>
- <p>You can sort files in Compact view in the same way that you can sort them in the Icon view. The only difference is that you can't manually position the files anywhere you want; they are always organized as a list in this view.</p>
+ <p>You can sort files in Compact view in the same way that you can sort them in
+ the Icon view. The only difference is that you can't manually position the files
+ anywhere you want; they are always organized as a list in this view.</p>
 </section>
+-->
 
 <section id="ways">
  <title>Ways of sorting files</title>
@@ -64,17 +75,20 @@ You can change the current view using the <gui>View</gui> menu.</p>
   </item>
   <item>
    <title>By Size</title>
-   <p>Sorts by the size of the file (how much disk space it takes up). Sorts from smallest to largest by default.</p>
+   <p>Sorts by the size of the file (how much disk space it takes up). Sorts
+ from smallest to largest by default.</p>
   </item>
   <item>
    <title>By Type</title>
-   <p>Sorts alphabetically by the file type. Files of the same type are grouped together, then sorted by name.</p>
+   <p>Sorts alphabetically by the file type. Files of the same type are grouped
+ together, then sorted by name.</p>
   </item>
   <item>
    <title>By Modification Date</title>
-   <p>Sorts by the date and time that a file was last changed. Sorts from oldest to newest by default.</p>
+   <p>Sorts by the date and time that a file was last changed. Sorts from oldest
+ to newest by default.</p>
   </item>
  </terms>
 </section>
 
-</page>
\ No newline at end of file
+</page>
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