[gnome-dictionary/wip/help-pages: 56/64] Update pages about dictionary source and dictionaries. Fix save-definitions.page filename. Delete so
- From: Sindhu S <sindhus src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-dictionary/wip/help-pages: 56/64] Update pages about dictionary source and dictionaries. Fix save-definitions.page filename. Delete so
- Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 11:05:04 +0000 (UTC)
commit 2cf8f0db4555760209046f93d96d75778f452c15
Author: Sindhu S <sindhus live in>
Date: Sat Mar 30 09:57:32 2013 -0400
Update pages about dictionary source and dictionaries.
Fix save-definitions.page filename.
Delete sources-add-local.page.stub
Add help on prob error page.
Stub strategies page.
Update ../Makefile.am
help/C/dictionary-select.page | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++
help/C/prob-error-while-retrieving-definition.page | 2 +-
.../{save-defintion.page => save-definition.page} | 0
help/C/sources-add-local.page.stub | 23 ---------
help/C/sources-default.page | 46 ++++++++++++++++++
help/C/sources-default.page.stub | 22 ---------
help/C/sources-guide.page | 11 ++--
help/C/sources-select.page | 40 ++++++++++++++++
help/C/sources-select.page.stub | 24 ---------
help/C/{strategies.page => strategies.page.stub} | 0
help/Makefile.am | 3 +
11 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/dictionary-select.page b/help/C/dictionary-select.page
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ff4e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help/C/dictionary-select.page
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ type="task"
+ id="dictionary-select">
+
+ <info>
+ <revision version="0.1" date="2013-03-30" status="review"/>
+ <link type="guide" xref="index#features"/>
+ <link type="seealso" xref="sources-default"/>
+ <!--link type="guide" xref=""/-->
+
+ <credit type="author copyright">
+ <name>Sindhu S</name>
+ <email>sindhus live in</email>
+ <years>2013</years>
+ </credit>
+
+ <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+
+ </info>
+
+ <title>Select a dictionary</title>
+
+ <p>A single dictionary source may have many dictionaries related to various
+ subjects and languages. You can search terms from any of these
+ dictionaries.</p>
+
+ <steps>
+ <title>To select a dictionary:</title>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">View</gui><gui style="menuitem">Available
Databases</gui></guiseq>. The sidebar will pop up listing the
+ available dictionaries for your default set dictionary source.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select and click the desired dictionary.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p><link xref="definition">Look up</link> the definition for the desired
+ term.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+
+ <note style="important">
+ <p>Unless you select another dictionary or open a new instance of
+ <app>Dictionary</app> or restart <app>Dictionary</app>, throughout the
+ current session of <app>Dictionary</app>, terms you search
+ will be looked up from the selected dictionary. By default in a new
+ instance, a term will searched from the first dictionary from the
+ <gui>Available Dictionaries</gui> list.</p>
+ </note>
+</page>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/help/C/prob-error-while-retrieving-definition.page
b/help/C/prob-error-while-retrieving-definition.page
index fb3f9c8..cdcbfee 100644
--- a/help/C/prob-error-while-retrieving-definition.page
+++ b/help/C/prob-error-while-retrieving-definition.page
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
id="prob-error-while-retrieving-definition">
<info>
- <revision pkgversion="3.6" date="2013-03-28" status="review"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.6" date="2013-03-30" status="review"/>
<link type="guide" xref="index#troubleshooting"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="definitions"/>
<!--link type="guide" xref=""/-->
diff --git a/help/C/save-defintion.page b/help/C/save-definition.page
similarity index 100%
rename from help/C/save-defintion.page
rename to help/C/save-definition.page
diff --git a/help/C/sources-default.page b/help/C/sources-default.page
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c848502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help/C/sources-default.page
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ type="task"
+ id="sources-default">
+
+ <info>
+ <revision version="0.1" date="2013-03-30" status="review"/>
+ <link type="guide" xref="sources-guide#guide"/>
+ <!--link type="guide" xref=""/-->
+
+ <credit type="author copyright">
+ <name>Sindhu S</name>
+ <email>sindhus live in</email>
+ <years>2013</years>
+ </credit>
+
+ <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+
+ </info>
+
+ <title>Set a default dictionary source</title>
+
+ <p>The default dictionary source in <app>Dictionary</app> is to set to
+ <sys href="http://dict.org">dict.org</sys>. <app>Dictionary</app> can look
+ up definitions from dictionary sources of your choice. This is useful if you
+ often look up terms in a dictionary source other than the default.</p>
+
+ <steps>
+ <title>To set a defualt dictionary source:</title>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select <guiseq><gui><app>Dictionary</app></gui>
+ <gui style="menu">Preferences</gui>
+ <gui style="tab">Source</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>From the list below <gui style="radiobutton">Select a dictionary
+ source for looking up words:</gui>, select the desired dictionary source
+ to be set as the default.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Click <gui style="button">Close</gui> to close the
+ <gui><app>Dictionary</app> Preferences</gui> dialog and return to
+ <app>Dictionary</app>.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+
+</page>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/help/C/sources-guide.page b/help/C/sources-guide.page
index 9d93049..d82893b 100644
--- a/help/C/sources-guide.page
+++ b/help/C/sources-guide.page
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
id="sources-guide">
<info>
- <revision version="0.1" date="2013-03-28" status="review"/>
+ <revision version="0.1" date="2013-03-30" status="review"/>
<link type="guide" xref="index#preferences"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="definition"/>
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
<title><app>Dictionary</app> sources</title>
- <p><gui><app>Dictionary</app> sources</gui> are collections of terms and
- their meanings. Each dictionary source contains terms particular to a
- language or subject. Individually, each dictionary source is called a
- <em>Dictionary</em>. You can install various dictionaries (both online and
- offline) related to your interest.</p>
+ <p>Dictionaries are collections of terms and their meanings. A
+ <gui><app>Dictionary</app> source</gui> is an online or offline resource
+ containing many dictionaries. Each dictionary contains terms particular to a
+ language or subject.</p>
<section id="guide" style="2column">
<title>Manage your dictionary sources</title>
diff --git a/help/C/sources-select.page b/help/C/sources-select.page
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2189592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help/C/sources-select.page
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ type="task"
+ id="sources-select">
+
+ <info>
+ <revision version="0.1" date="2013-03-30" status="review"/>
+ <link type="guide" xref="sources-guide#guide"/>
+ <link type="seealso" xref="sources-default"/>
+ <link type="seealso" xref="dictionary-select"/>
+ <!--link type="guide" xref=""/-->
+
+ <credit type="author copyright">
+ <name>Sindhu S</name>
+ <email>sindhus live in</email>
+ <years>2013</years>
+ </credit>
+
+ <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+
+ </info>
+
+ <title>Select a dictionary source</title>
+
+ <p><app>Dictionary</app> allows you to change the
+ <link xref="sources-default">default dictionary source</link>
+ without affecting the <link xref="index#preferences">
+ <gui>Preferences</gui></link>.</p>
+
+ <steps>
+ <title>To temporarily change the dictionary source:</title>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select <guiseq><gui style="menu">View</gui>
+ <gui style="menuitem">Dictionary Sources</gui></guiseq>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Select and click on the desired dictionary source.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+
+</page>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/help/C/strategies.page b/help/C/strategies.page.stub
similarity index 100%
rename from help/C/strategies.page
rename to help/C/strategies.page.stub
diff --git a/help/Makefile.am b/help/Makefile.am
index 1485439..b5551a5 100644
--- a/help/Makefile.am
+++ b/help/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ HELP_ID = gnome-dictionary
HELP_FILES = \
definition.page \
+ dictionary-select.page \
find.page \
index.page \
introduction.page \
@@ -14,7 +15,9 @@ HELP_FILES = \
prob-error-while-retrieving-definition.page \
save-definition.page \
similar-words.page \
+ sources-default.page \
sources-guide.page \
+ sources-select.page \
text-operations.page
HELP_MEDIA = \
figures/gnome-dictionary-icon.png \
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