Hi Luca,
On Sun, 2009-02-08 at 12:48 +0100, Luca Ferretti wrote:
> An applet is a small, interactive application that resides
> within a panel, for example the <application>Volume
> Control</application>. Each applet has a simple user interface
> that you can operate with the mouse or keyboard.
>
> Could you use another example? The Volume Control applet is now
> (GNOME-2-26) null-ified by new notification icon :(
> > How about the battery status indicator? I think that's
> > in stock Gnome. Is NetworkManager really not?
>
> Could be a good idea show a "permanent" icon (for example the battery
> indicator, it's in GNOME stock) and a "true notification" icon such as
> new message in Empathy or similar.
>
> Also note that in GNOME 2.26 if you have pulseaudio, you'll have the
> volume icon too.
Thanks for your comments on my previous patches. I've attached a couple
of patches against trunk to fix the issues you mentioned, along with
updated screenshots (target directory: gnome2-user-guide/C/figures).
I didn't make the change you mentioned regarding the following, because
I think both sentences are necessary: the first to introduce the subject
and the second to inform the user when the message will be displayed.
I'm completely open to suggestions for wording that whole paragraph
better, though.
You can leave a message for a user who has locked their screen
[...] Your message will be displayed when the user unlocks their
screen.
Thanks again,
Phil
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Phil Bull
https://launchpad.net/people/philbull
Index: gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml
===================================================================
--- gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml (revision 1091)
+++ gnome2-user-guide/C/gospanel.xml (working copy)
@@ -674,15 +674,16 @@
applets, from left to right: </para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para><application><link linkend="windowlist">Window List</link></application>: Displays the windows
-currently open on your system.</para>
+ <para><application>Show Desktop</application>: Minimizes any open
+ windows and shows the desktop.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><application>Volume Control</application>: Enables you to
-control the volume of the speaker on your system.</para>
+ <para><application><link linkend="windowlist">Window List</link></application>:
+ Displays the windows currently open on your system.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><application>Clock</application>: Shows the current date and time.</para>
+ <para><application>Workspace Switcher</application>: Allows you to
+ switch between different workspaces.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<screenshot>
@@ -1541,15 +1542,15 @@
<imagedata fileref="figures/notification_area_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
- <phrase>Notification Area icon.</phrase>
+ <phrase>Notification Area icons.</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>The <application>Notification Area</application> applet displays icons
from various applications to indicate activity in the application. For example,
-when you use the <application>CD Player</application> application to play
-a CD, a CD icon is displayed in the <application>Notification Area</application>
-applet. The graphic above illustrates the CD icon in the <application>Notification
+if you have a laptop running off its battery, the battery status indicator is
+displayed in the <application>Notification Area</application>
+applet. The graphic above shows two icons in the <application>Notification
Area</application> applet. </para>
</section>
Index: gnome2-user-guide/C/gosstartsession.xml
===================================================================
--- gnome2-user-guide/C/gosstartsession.xml (revision 1091)
+++ gnome2-user-guide/C/gosstartsession.xml (working copy)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
<tip>
<para>Your system distributor or vendor may have altered the login
screen so that it no longer has a <guilabel>Language</guilabel> icon.
- In this case, the option to shut down the computer may be found by
+ In this case, the option to change the language may be found by
clicking the <guilabel>Other</guilabel> icon.</para>
</tip>
</sect2>
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