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GNOME User's Guide

David C. Mason

David A. Wheeler



Table of Contents
1. An Introduction to GNOME
What is GNOME
About This Guide
2. GNOME Quick Start
GNOME Quick Start
3. Window Managers and GNOME
About Window Managers
Changing Window Managers
4. Using the GNOME Panel
Introduction
The Basics
Using the Main Menu
Hiding the Panel
Moving and Adding Panels
Adding Applications and Applets to the Panel
Adding Application Launchers
Grouping Items with Drawers
Adding Applets
Running Applications
Logging Out of GNOME
5. The GNOME Desktop
Introduction
Using the Desktop
Desktop Areas
Other Desktop Menus
6. The GNOME File Manager
Introduction
Moving Around the GNOME File Manager
Selecting Files
Copying and Moving Files
Renaming Files
Launching Applications From the GNOME File Manager
File Properties and Actions
Changing Your Preferences in The File Manager
File Display
Confirmation
VFS
Caching
Custom View
Menu Guide to the GNOME File Manager
A Drag and Drop Tour of GNOME
7. Configuring the Panel
Introduction
Global Panel Properties
Animation Tab
Launcher icon Tab
Drawer icon Tab
Menu icon Tab
Logout Icon Tab
Miscellaneous Tab
This Panel Properties
Edge Panel Tab
Background Tab
8. Editing the Main Menu
Introduction
Configuring the Main Menu
Using the Menu Editor
Adding a New Menu Item
Drag and Drop in the Main Menu
9. The GNOME Control Center
Introduction
Desktop Capplets
The Background Properties Capplet
The Screensaver Capplet
Theme Selector
Window Manager Capplet
GNOME Edit Properties
GNOME Mime Types
Multimedia Capplets
Keyboard Bell
The Sound Capplet
Peripherals
The Keyboard Properties Capplet
The Mouse Properties Capplet
Session Manager
User Interface Options
Application Defaults
Dialogs
MDI
10. A Word About Session Management
Introduction
Resetting the GNOME Session
11. Panel Applets
Introduction
Amusements
Monitors
Battery Monitor
Battery Charge Monitor
CPU/MEM Usage Monitor
CPULoad Applet
MEMLoad Applet
SWAPLoad Applet
Multimedia
CD Player Applet
Mixer Applet
Network
MailCheck Applet
PPP Dialer Applet
WebControl Applet
Utility
Clock Applet
Printer Applet
Drive Mount Applet
GNOME Pager
Quicklaunch Applet
12. GNOME CD Player
Introduction
Using the GNOME CD Player
13. The GNOME Calendar
Introduction
Setting Up the GNOME Calendar
Using the GNOME Calendar
The Day View
The Week View
The Month View
The Year View
Making a New Appointment