release-notes r1244 - in branches: gnome-2-4 gnome-2-4/help gnome-2-4/help/C gnome-2-4/help/C/figures gnome-2-6/help/C
- From: murrayc svn gnome org
- To: svn-commits-list gnome org
- Subject: release-notes r1244 - in branches: gnome-2-4 gnome-2-4/help gnome-2-4/help/C gnome-2-4/help/C/figures gnome-2-6/help/C
- Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 10:57:57 +0000 (UTC)
Author: murrayc
Date: Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
New Revision: 1244
URL: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/release-notes?rev=1244&view=rev
Log:
2008-11-03 Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>
* Moved from the releng module, rearranging the directory
structure as appropriate, and adding necessary nodes to the abstract
node in the XML.
Added:
branches/gnome-2-4/
- copied from r1243, /branches/gnome-2-6/
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/epiphany.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rna11y.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnepiphany.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnfileroller.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngames.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngcalctool.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngnomemeeting.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngpdf.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngucharmap.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnnewmaintainers.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnwm.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnzenity.xml
Removed:
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/controlpanel-background.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/controlpanel-keyboardlayouts.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/controlpanel-keyboardshortcuts.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/dasher.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/epiphany.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/example.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-add-to-panel.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-battstat-applet.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-clock+calendar.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-epiphany+menu.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-evolution-mail.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-gconf-editor-search.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-glider-theme.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-gnome-netstatus.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-gnome-nettool.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-gnome-system-tools.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-insert-cd.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-keyboard-properties+layout.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-nautilus-context-menu.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-nautilus-properties+add-application.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-nautilus-rendezvous.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-vino-settings.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/figure-weather-report.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/filechooser.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/gedit.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/gpdf.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/gucharmap.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/nautilus-computer.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/nautilus-parentfolders.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/nautilus-sftp.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/nautilus-spatial.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/panel-applet-accessibility.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/panel-applet-keyboardindicator.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/panel-applet-networkmonitor.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/soundrecorder.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/svg-game.png
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/figures/volumecontrol.png
Modified:
branches/gnome-2-4/configure.in
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/release-notes.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnapplets.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rncontrolcenter.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rndesktop.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rndocs.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rni18n.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rninstallation.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnplatform.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnstandards.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnthanks.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnwhy.xml
branches/gnome-2-4/help/Makefile.am
branches/gnome-2-4/help/release-notes.omf.in
branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/release-notes.xml
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/configure.in
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/configure.in (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/configure.in Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([release-notes],[2.6])
+AC_INIT([release-notes],[2.4])
AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
Added: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/epiphany.xml
==============================================================================
--- (empty file)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/epiphany.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY version "2.4.0">
+<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
+]>
+<sect2 id="rnepiphany">
+ <title>Epiphany</title>
+ <para>With <application>Epiphany</application>, GNOME &version; brings a
+ clean and simple browser to the free software desktop based on Mozilla, the
+ most standards-compliant rendering widget available.
+<!--
+ <figure id="rnepiphanyscreenshot">
+ <title>Epiphany</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;MultiLoad_applet.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Epiphany Web Browser
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+-->
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Epiphany uses the simplest interface possible for a browser. Simple does not
+ necessarily mean less powerful. Its design is based on the belief that
+ commonly used browsers of today are too big, buggy, and bloated. Epiphany
+ addresses simplicity with a small browser designed for the web — not
+ mail, newsgroups, file management, instant messaging or coffee making.
+</para>
+ <para>
+ Epiphany also address simplicity with modularity to make a light and
+ powerful application. If something can be implemented using external
+ applications or components, Epiphany's developers use it rather than wasting
+ resources in the web browser. Integration is achieved with CORBA, Bonobo, and
+ the command line.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The introduction of non-standard features in browsers could make it
+ difficult or impossible to use alternative products like Epiphany if
+ developers embrace them. Alternative (standards complying) browsers could
+ not be able to fully access web sites making use of these features. The
+ success of non-standard features can ultimately lead to forcing one browser,
+ on one platform to dominate the market.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Standards compliance ensures the freedom of choice. Epiphany aims to achieve
+ this.
+ </para>
+</sect2>
\ No newline at end of file
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/release-notes.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/release-notes.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/release-notes.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.6">
-<!ENTITY oldversion "2.4">
-<!ENTITY nextversion "2.8">
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
+<!ENTITY oldversion "2.2">
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
]>
@@ -17,16 +16,8 @@
<authorgroup>
<author role="maintainer">
- <firstname>Murray</firstname>
- <surname>Cumming</surname>
- <affiliation>
- <orgname>GNOME Documentation Project</orgname>
- </affiliation>
- </author>
-
- <author role="maintainer">
- <firstname>Colin</firstname>
- <surname>Charles</surname>
+ <firstname>John</firstname>
+ <surname>Fleck</surname>
<affiliation>
<orgname>GNOME Documentation Project</orgname>
</affiliation>
@@ -47,19 +38,23 @@
</articleinfo>
<sect1 id="intro">
- <title>GNOME &version; Release Notes</title>
- <abstract>
- <title>Introduction</title>
- <para>The GNOME &version; Desktop is the latest release of the ever popular, multi-platform free desktop environment.</para>
- <para>GNOME &version; desktop has several interesting new features and hundreds of bug fixes. These make day-to-day usage much easier,
- with noticeable improvements in the user interface, general stability and speed, and the built-in help system. You can
- learn more in the following sections.</para>
-
- <para>GNOME provides a user-friendly environment that "just works"
- for everyday users, without excess complexity or obscure features. At the same
- time we provide the rich flexibility experienced developers
- demand.</para>
+ <title>Introduction</title>
+ <para>The GNOME &version; Desktop is the latest
+ release of the popular, multi-platform free desktop environment.</para>
+ <para>GNOME &version; expands the offerings of the popular free software
+ desktop, with a new web browser based on the most
+ standards-compliant
+ rendering engine available, improved accessibility tools, a number of
+ new applications to make day-to-day desktop use easier and a continued
+ commitment to creating a computing environment that "just works".</para>
+
+<!-- http://makeashorterlink.com/?S27F22875 bugzilla query to check fulfilled
+ enhancement requests since 2.2 courtesy aldug -->
+
+ <para>GNOME &version; includes 11 new applications and more than 100
+ user-requested enhancements, evidence of the user-driven community
+ development process used to create each GNOME release.</para>
<para>GNOME runs on a variety of platforms, including GNU/Linux
(commonly called Linux), Solaris, HP-UX, BSD and Apple's
@@ -67,42 +62,50 @@
smooth text rendering, a first-class accessibility infrastructure,
and a complete internationalization infrastructure that includes
support for bi-directional text.</para>
+
+ <para>GNOME provides a user-friendly environment that "just works"
+ for everyday users, without excess complexity, while at the same
+ time providing the rich flexibility experienced developers
+ demand. We have tried to avoid unnecessary complications or
+ obscure features, sticking instead to a clear, unified
+ vision of a usable, powerful desktop.</para>
<para>Of course GNOME &version; includes all of the improvements made in
GNOME &oldversion;, which you can learn about in the GNOME &oldversion; <ulink
- url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.4/notes/";>release notes</ulink>.</para>
+ url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.2/notes/";>release notes</ulink>.</para>
<para>The Desktop release contains all the applications needed
- to provide basic user functionality. Major applications
- such as <application>Gnumeric</application> and
- <application>Evolution</application> are also available, but are
- developed in parallel on their own release cycle rather than
- being included in the core GNOME release.</para>
+ to provide basic user functionality. Major applications
+ such as <application>Gnumeric</application> and
+ <application>Evolution</application> also are available, but are
+ developed in parallel on their own release cycle rather than
+ being included in the core GNOME release.</para>
<para>GNOME is part of the GNU Project, and is <ulink
url="http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html";>free
software</ulink>.</para>
- </abstract>
-
- </sect1>
-
-<xi:include href="rnmemorial.xml"/>
+</sect1>
<sect1 id="rnwhatsnew">
<title>What's New In GNOME &version;</title>
- <xi:include href="rndesktop.xml"/>
- <xi:include href="rncontrolcenter.xml"/>
- <xi:include href="rnapplets.xml"/>
- <xi:include href="rnapplications.xml"/>
- <xi:include href="rnutilities.xml"/>
- <xi:include href="rna11y.xml"/>
- <xi:include href="rnlockdown.xml"/>
- <xi:include href="rnhelp.xml"/>
- <xi:include href="rnsvg.xml"/>
- <xi:include href="rnplatform.xml"/>
-</sect1>
+<xi:include href="rndesktop.xml"/>
+<xi:include href="rncontrolcenter.xml"/>
+<xi:include href="rnapplets.xml"/>
+<xi:include href="rngames.xml"/>
+<xi:include href="rna11y.xml"/>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="rnapplications">
+ <title>Applications</title>
+ <para>GNOME &version; includes many new and improved applications.</para>
+<xi:include href="rnepiphany.xml"/>
+<xi:include href="rngnomemeeting.xml"/>
+<xi:include href="rngcalctool.xml"/>
+<xi:include href="rnzenity.xml"/>
+<xi:include href="rngucharmap.xml"/>
+<xi:include href="rngpdf.xml"/>
+ </sect1>
<xi:include href="rndocs.xml"/>
@@ -110,14 +113,12 @@
<xi:include href="rnstandards.xml"/>
-<!-- Did I mention I suck? -->
-<!--
<xi:include href="rnwhy.xml"/>
--->
<xi:include href="rninstallation.xml"/>
-<!-- Luis sucks and knows it -->
-<!--
+
+ <!--<xi:include href="rnplatform.xml"/>-->
+
<sect1 id="rnknownissues">
<title>Known Issues</title>
<para>All software, when it is released, contains bugs the developers know
@@ -134,39 +135,59 @@
<ulink url="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi";>traditional bug
form</ulink>.
- More details on bugs already reported can be found at our <ulink
- url="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/";>Bugzilla</ulink>. Among the
- most prominent GNOME &version; bugs:</para>
+ More details on bugs already reported can be found at our <ulink
+ url="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/";>Bugzilla</ulink>. Among the
+ most prominent GNOME &version; bugs:</para>
<sect2 id="rnknownissues-list"><title>List of known issues</title>
<para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para></para>
+ <para>The <application>Stock Ticker</application> applet is unable
+ to download data in GNOME 2.4.0.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para></para>
+ <para><application>GPDF</application> does not support printing in
+ GNOME 2.4.0. It is planned to add this functionality later in
+ the GNOME 2.4 release series.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The <application>Panel</application> stores configuration in
+ format different from previous versions of GNOME. The configuration is
+ migrated to the new format when the <application>Panel</application>
+ first starts. After that, changes made to the configuration in GNOME
+ 2.4 will not be reflected in older GNOME sessions and vice versa.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The desktop is now located in the directory Desktop, instead of
+ .gnome-desktop. If you are running GNOME 2.4 in parallel with an
+ older version of GNOME, you should place a symlink to the Desktop
+ directory inside the .gnome-desktop directory so that you can
+ access your new desktop from an old version of GNOME.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
--->
+
<sect1 id="rnlookingahead">
- <title>Looking to GNOME &nextversion; and Beyond</title>
+ <title>Looking to GNOME 2.6 and Beyond</title>
+
- <para>GNOME operates on a time-based release philosophy, an
- attempt to continuously provide the best of our developers' efforts
- to users as quickly as we can. Six months after GNOME &version;,
- we anticipate that GNOME &nextversion; will feature integrated email,
- contacts, calendar, and multimedia funtionality, and further advances in
- accessibility, usability and internationalization.</para>
+ <para>GNOME operates on a time-based release philosophy, an
+ attempt to continuously provide the best of our hackers' efforts
+ to users as quickly as we can. Six months after GNOME &version;,
+ we anticipate that GNOME 2.6 will feature the next release of
+ GTK+, introducing new file selector and "combo" widgets,
+ powerful menu and toolbar widgets and further advances in
+ accessibility, usability and internationalization.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="rngettinginvolved">
<title>Getting Involved</title>
<para>
- The core of GNOME's success is its many volunteers, both users and
+ The core of GNOME's success is its many volunteers, both users and
developers.
</para>
<para>
@@ -193,10 +214,12 @@
towards a unified goal. Join us today and see what a difference you can make.
</para>
</sect1>
-
-<!--<xi:include href="rnthanks.xml"/>-->
- <appendix id="rncredits">
- <title>Credits</title>
- <para>These release notes were assembled by Murray Cumming, Colin Charles and many more.</para>
- </appendix>
+<xi:include href="rnnewmaintainers.xml"/>
+<xi:include href="rnthanks.xml"/>
+ <appendix id="rncredits">
+ <title>Credits</title>
+ <para>These release notes were assembled by John Fleck with
+ contributions from Dave Camp, Sayamindu Dasgupta, Murray Cumming,
+ Andrew Sobala, Luis Villa, Jeff Waugh and many more.</para>
+ </appendix>
</article>
Added: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rna11y.xml
==============================================================================
--- (empty file)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rna11y.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
+]>
+<sect2 id="rna11y">
+ <title>Accessibility</title>
+ <para>GNOME &version; includes major advances in accessible free software on
+ the desktop with the first editions of the Gnopernicus screen reader/magnifier
+ and the GOK dynamic on-screen keyboard. Support for people with disabilities
+ has been a key goal and focus of the GNOME 2 desktop platform, and successive
+ releases have included increasing support for accessibility. With &version;,
+ users will be able to evaluate GNOME with assistive technolgies.</para>
+ <para>The editions of Gnopernicus and GOK that will be part of GNOME 2.4 are
+ well along in their development cycle; however the GNOME accessibility
+ community — and specifically BAUM and the University of Toronto Adaptive
+ Technology Resource Centre who are the maintainers of these projects —
+ feel that Gnopernicus and GOK need further testing and development before they
+ are ready for production use by people with disabilities. By including
+ Gnopernicus and GOK in GNOME 2.4 we will make it easy for a large audience to
+ explore these assistive technologies, and provide feedback to their
+ developers. Essentially this is a large, public beta test of the GNOME
+ desktop assistive technologies.</para>
+ <sect3 id="rngnopernicus">
+ <title>Gnopernicus</title>
+ <para>
+ Gnopernicus is an open source screen reader/magnifier that enables users
+ with limited vision, or no vision, to use the GNOME 2 desktop and GNOME
+ applications effectively. By providing automated focus tracking and full
+ screen magnification, Gnopernicus aids low-vision GNOME users, and its
+ screen reader features will allow low-vision and blind users to access a
+ large range of applications via speech and braille output.
+
+ <figure id="rngnopernicusscreenshot">
+ <title>Gnopernicus</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;gnopernicus.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Gnopernicus Reader/Magnifier
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <ulink url="http://www.baum.de/";>BAUM Retec AG</ulink> is guiding
+ Gnopernicus development, and is also the principal author and
+ project maintainer. BAUM has been developing screen reading and
+ magnification software, as well as other software and hardware
+ products for the blind, for over 20 years. More information about
+ Gnopernicus
+ can be found at <ulink
+ url="http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/AT/Gnopernicus";>http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/AT/Gnopernicus</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+ <sect3 id="rnGOK">
+ <title>GOK Dynamic On-Screen Keyboard</title>
+ <para>
+ GOK is a dynamic on-screen keyboard that enables users to control their
+ computer without having to rely on a standard keyboard or mouse.
+ Supporting the majority of single-switch devices already on the market,
+ GOK allows users with limited voluntary movement to completely control and
+ interact with their GNOME 2 desktop via one or more alternative input
+ devices, choosing from a wide range of input techniques and
+ configurations. These input methods may be controlled by actions such as
+ blowing and sipping to activate a pneumatic switch, an eye blink and/or
+ directed gaze with an eye tracking system, head movement, muscle
+ contractions, or limb movements.
+
+ <figure id="rngokscreenshot">
+ <title>GOK</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;gok.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>GOK On-Screen Keyboard
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Using innovative dynamic keyboard strategies, and leveraging the built-in
+ accessibility framework of GNOME 2, GOK makes desktop and application
+ control and interaction tremendously more efficient for users with severe
+ physical impairments. GOK directly presents on the dynamic keyboard the
+ users' menu options, toolbar choices, and text manipulation commands,
+ thereby saving the user the time and frustration of having to enter
+ lengthy series of keyboard sequences to invoke those commands. GOK also
+ includes a word completion dictionary to speed text entry.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <ulink url="http://atrc.utoronto.ca/";>Adaptive Technology Resource
+ Centre</ulink> is guiding GOK development, and is also the principal
+ author and project maintainer. The University of Toronto's ATRC research
+ and development lab brings strong leadership to the project with expertise
+ in alternative input devices and software, and also a sincere passion
+ regarding accessibility issues. The team has already produced a
+ full-featured onscreen keyboard for another platform.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ More information about GOK can be found at <ulink
+ url="http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/AT/GOK";>http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/AT/GOK</ulink>
+ and at <ulink url="http://www.gok.ca";>http://www.gok.ca</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+</sect2>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnapplets.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnapplets.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnapplets.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -2,55 +2,53 @@
<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY version "2.6">
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
]>
<sect2 id="rnapplets">
- <title>Panel Applets</title>
-
- <sect3 id="rnapplets-network-monitor">
- <title>Network Monitor</title>
-
- <para>The new Network Monitor applet shows whether your connection is active.
- It can also tell you how many megabytes you have uploaded and downloaded.
-
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-panel-applet-networkmonitor">
- <title>Network Monitor</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;panel-applet-networkmonitor.png" format="PNG"/>
+ <title>Applets</title>
+ <para>Maintainer Kevin Vandersloot and the many GNOME Applets hackers have
+ done substantial work on the GNOME applets package, one of the core sources of
+ GNOME's functionality. A new Sticky Notes applet by Loban Rahman has been
+ added, and major effort, primarily by Dennis Cranston, has gone into usability
+ to make the applets behavior consistent with GNOME's Human Interface
+ Guidelines.
+
+ <figure id="rnstickynotes">
+ <title>Sticky Notes Applet</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;stickynotes.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The Network Monitor panel applet.</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
- </para>
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3 id="rnapplets-keyboard-indicator">
- <title>Keyboard Indicator</title>
-
- <para>The new Keyboard Indicator applet shows the current keyboard layout and lets you choose another, without using the
- keyboard shortcut.
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Sticky Notes Applet
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-panel-applet-keyboardindicator">
- <title>Keyboard Indicator</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;panel-applet-keyboardindicator.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The Keyboard Indicator panel applet.</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
</para>
-
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3 id="rnapplets-keyboard-accessibility-status">
- <title>Keyboard Accessibility Status</title>
-
- <para>See the accessibility section for information about the new Keyboard Accessibility Status applet.</para>
-
- </sect3>
-
+ <para>Other improvements to the applets include:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Fitts' law complience for the applets. You can now click on the
+ screen edge to control an applet.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>IPv6 support for Modemlights and the Inbox Monitor</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>You can now edit/add/remove palettes to the character picker and
+ select them from a menu.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Character Palette can now display any UTF8 character.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>You can now select which channel to control with the Volume
+ Control.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
</sect2>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rncontrolcenter.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rncontrolcenter.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rncontrolcenter.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -2,68 +2,57 @@
<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY version "2.6">
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
]>
- <sect2 id="rncontrolcenter">
+<sect2 id="rncontrolcenter">
<title>Control Center</title>
+ <para>
+ The <application>Control Center</application> is the heart of "the desktop
+ that cares." Jonathan Blandford and his collaborators have given the
+ <application>Control Center</application> a new central control panel for
+ GNOME's accessibility features (courtesy of Bill Haneman) and integration with
+ <application>Dr. Wright</application>, an application that gives you
+ timed breaks from your busy work day, written by Richard Hult.
+
+ <figure id="rncontrolcenterscreenshot">
+ <title>Typing Break</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;drwright.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Typing Break
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Other new <application>Control Center</application> features include:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><application>Themus</application>, Andrew Sobala's new tool for
+ managing themes.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A new font management system.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A tool from Alex Larsson to take advantage of the new XRandR
+ capabilities in X 4.3, which allow you to change screen resolution on
+ the fly.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Usability improvements from Dennis Cranston and Christian Neumair
+ to bring the <application>Control Center</application> into conformity
+ with the <ulink
+ url="http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/1.0/";>GNOME Human
+ Interface Guidelines</ulink>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
- <sect3 id="rn-controlcenter-keyboard">
- <title>Keyboard Layouts</title>
-
- <para>GNOME &version; makes it easier to use multiple keyboard layouts. For instance, you might want to change from a U.S.
- English keyboard layout to a Russian keyboard layout, and then back again, to enter one Russian word in the middle of an
- english sentence. This is particularly useful to the millions of people in the world who regularly communicate in more than one
- language. You could click on the Keyboard Indicator panel applet to switch layouts, or you might choose a key combination
- instead, such as pressing both shift keys together.
-
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-controlpanel-keyboardlayouts">
- <title>Keyboard Preferences - Layouts</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;controlpanel-keyboardlayouts.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The Layouts tab, in the Keyboard Preferences control panel.</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
- </para>
-
- <para>GNOME &version; also integrates the multimedia keys into the regular Keyboard
- Shortcuts control panel, making it easy to use your keyboard's special keys to change
- volume or control music or video applications. This functionality was previously in the Acme utility.
-
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-controlpanel-multimediakeys">
- <title>Keyboard Shortcuts</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;controlpanel-keyboardshortcuts.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The Keyboard Shortcuts control panel.</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
- </para>
-
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3 id="rn-controlcenter-background">
- <title>Desktop Background</title>
-
- <para>GNOME &version; has a new easy-to-use Desktop Background control panel, which you can access quickly by
- right-clicking on the desktop. When you add new pictures, it will remember whether each one should be scaled or tiled.
-
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-controlpanel-background">
- <title>Desktop Background</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;controlpanel-background.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The Desktop Background control panel.</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
- </para>
-
- </sect3>
-
+ </para>
</sect2>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rndesktop.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rndesktop.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rndesktop.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -2,128 +2,184 @@
<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY version "2.6">
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
]>
<sect2 id="rndesktop">
<title>Desktop</title>
+ <para> </para>
<sect3 id="rnnautilus"><title>The File Manager</title>
<para>
- Nautilus, the GNOME file manager, has several significant improvements in GNOME &version;. In particular, it now has a simpler
- and more intuitive user interface, and has improved responsiveness. This should make users feel more comfortable and productive.
+ Nautilus, the GNOME file manager, has added important functionality since
+ the release of GNOME 2.2, including an integrated drag-and-drop CD burner
+ and the ability to change the properties of multiple files simultaneously.
</para>
-
- <para>This new "spatial" user interface presents just one window for each folder, and remembers their location
- and size. The user can then think of the window as being the folder. When the user opens a folder again, it will appear just
- as it did before, so that the user can recognize it. If it is already open, it will just be brought to the front.</para>
-
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-nautilus-spatial">
- <title>Simplified file management - the window is the folder</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;nautilus-spatial.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>Spatial Nautilus</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- <para>Continued use should show that a great deal of thought has gone into this new user interface, though at first you might
- notice only that new folders are opened in new windows instead of changing the existing window. As you navigate to a folder,
- you might find that there are too many folders open on your screen. You can:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Hold down the shift key when double-clicking, or double-click the middle mouse button. This closes the current folder when opening the new folder.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Choose "Close Parent Folders" from the File menu, or press Shift-Control-W.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Choose "Open Location" from the File menu, or press Control-L.</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
-
- <para>The parent-folders button shows the folder's full path, and lets you quickly open one of the parent folders. You can find this button at the bottom-left of the folder window.
-
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-nautilus-parentfolders">
- <title>The parent-folders button</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;nautilus-parentfolders.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>Parent Folders</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- </para>
-
- <para>Because some users are more familiar with the previous "browse" user interface, this is still available from the right-click menu.</para>
-
- <para>The top-level "Computer" location brings together file system, removable media, and network shares.</para>
-
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-nautilus-computer">
- <title>The Computer location</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;nautilus-computer.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>Computer</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- <para>This is also where you will see your network drives, because you can now mount Windows SMB servers, and ftp, sftp (ssh),
- or WebDAV locations here. For instance, you can use this to change the files on your website as if they were
- in a local folder. And, in GNOME &version; you no longer need to repeatedly enter your password for network servers.</para>
-
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-nautilus-sftp">
- <title>A network drive</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;nautilus-sftp.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>An sftp location.</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
- <para>Other new file manager features include:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Complete keyboard navigation, so more experienced users can work even more efficiently.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Type the first letters of a file to quickly select it.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>User-definable template files to easily create new documents.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Customizable list view columns.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Emblem support for list views, with a better treeview in the sidebar.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Better speed detection for the CD burner.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>More sound formats identified by the file manager.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>New plug-in system for developers.</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
+ <figure id="rncdburnerscreenshot">
+ <title>CD Burner</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;burn.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>GNOME CD Burner
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <para>Other changes in Nautilus for GNOME &version; include:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Desktop objects are now handled in memory rather than as actual
+ files in the desktop directory.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The desktop directory has been moved from
+ <filename>.gnome-desktop</filename> to the user-visible
+ <filename>Desktop</filename> directory in the user's home
+ directory.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Text-beside-icons mode in the icon view</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Startup notification support when launching files</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Improved context menus</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>"Keep Aligned" mode on the desktop</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Multi-rooted tree view</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Support for ".hidden" files, allowing users to create a list of
+ files that will be hidden by Nautilus</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+
+
+<!--
+ <sect4><title>Network Servers</title>
+
+ <para>TODO</para>
+ </sect4>
+
+-->
</sect3>
- <sect3 id="rngeneral">
- <title>General</title>
-
- <para>GNOME &version; and GNOME applications benefit from improvements in the user interface toolkit. Most
- importantly, you will notice an improved file selection dialog box when opening or saving files. This shows
- the same filesystem icons as you see in the "Computer" location on your desktop, and can remember
- bookmarks for your favourite locations, so you can quickly get to your files.</para>
-
- <figure id="rnscreenshot-filechooser">
- <title>The new File Chooser dialog</title>
- <screenshot>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;filechooser.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
- <textobject><phrase>The new File Chooser dialog.</phrase></textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
-
- <para>Other basic improvements include
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>An improved Combo box, to choose an item from a list.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Performance improvements when showing tables.</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <sect3 id="rnpanel">
+ <title>The Panel</title>
+ <para>The GNOME <application>panel</application> has been simplified with
+ the elimination of the multiple panel types in favor of a single type that
+ can be configured with the same characteristics as each of the old panel
+ types, preserving functionality while simplifying use:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>You can move and resize the panel using the keyboard.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The panel can be any arbitrary size.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Floating panels now have grab handles.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</para>
+ <para>Additional usability improvements to the panel include:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A new property dialog for panels and drawers.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>New Run Application dialog</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Improved Xinerama support</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Accelerators added to main menu</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Bigger icons in main menu</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Applets can be locked to the panel</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The panel and all applets now comply with "Fitt's Law" —
+ You can click on them at the very edge of the screen</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Applets no longer change positions when their size changes.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The "Window Menu" and "Menu Bar" from the old Menu Panel
+ are now separate, moveable applets.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>"Force Quit" button.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Calendar for the clock applet.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </para>
+
+ <para>In addition to those user-visible changes, significant improvements in
+ behind-the-scenes panel infrastructure have been made, including:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Reworked <application>panel</application>
+ <application>gconf</application> functionality, so configuration keys
+ are now documented with associated schemas and notifications.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Global keybinds for the panel are no longer handled by the
+ panel. That responsibility has been handed off to the window
+ manager. (This is currently implemented in Metacity.)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </para>
</sect3>
+ <sect3 id="rngedit">
+ <title>Gedit Syntax Highlighting</title>
+ <para>Paolo Maggi and the <application>Gedit</application> hackers
+ have added syntax highlighting to GNOME's workhorse text editor:
+
+ <figure id="rngeditsyntaxscreenshot">
+ <title>Gedit Syntax Highlighting</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;gedit.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Gedit with Syntax Highlighting
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ With the use of the <application>GtkSourceView</application> package,
+ <application>Gedit</application> now supports syntax highlighting for text
+ written in Ada, C, C++, IDL, Java, HTML, Latex, XML, Perl and
+ Python.
+
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
</sect2>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rndocs.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rndocs.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rndocs.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.6">
-<!ENTITY oldversion "2.4">
-<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
]>
<sect1 id="rndocs">
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@
documentation. Careful attention has been taken to detail using free
software's most complete <ulink
url="http://developer.gnome.org/documents/style-guide/";>documentation
- style guide</ulink>. As in GNOME &oldversion;, each application shipped with GNOME
+ style guide</ulink>. As in GNOME 2.2, each application shipped with GNOME
&version;
includes full user documentation.</para>
<para>
Added: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnepiphany.xml
==============================================================================
--- (empty file)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnepiphany.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
+<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
+]>
+<sect2 id="rnepiphany">
+ <title>Epiphany</title>
+ <para>With <application>Epiphany</application>, GNOME &version; brings a
+ clean and simple browser to the free software desktop based on the same
+ rendering widget used in Mozilla — the most standards-compliant
+ rendering widget available.
+
+ <figure id="rnepiphanyscreenshot">
+ <title>Epiphany</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;epiphany.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Epiphany Web Browser
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Developed by a team led by Marco Pesenti Gritti, Epiphany uses the
+ simplest interface possible for a browser. Simple does not necessarily mean
+ less powerful. Its design is based on the belief that commonly used browsers
+ of today are too big, buggy, and bloated. Epiphany achieves simplicity by
+ focusing on web browsing, and by tightly integrating with other parts of the
+ GNOME platform, instead of reproducing that functionality in the browser.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Epiphany also works to ensure freedom of choice by being standards
+ compliant. Respecting web standards, so that users can see the
+ same content regardless of their choice of browser or platform, is
+ an important step towards guaranteeing freedom of choice. Epiphany
+ and GNOME seek to ensure choice by using Gecko, the most
+ standards-compliant rendering engine available.</para>
+ <note>
+ <para>Epiphany introduces a dependency on Mozilla.</para>
+ </note>
+</sect2>
Added: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnfileroller.xml
==============================================================================
--- (empty file)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnfileroller.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+ <sect2 id="rnfileroller">
+ <title>File Roller</title>
+ <para>File Roller is an archive manager that allows you to view, extract
+ and create archive files. File Roller supports a wide range of
+ archive formats and, like the Search for Files dialog, is closely integrated
+ into the GNOME desktop, with support for icon themes, drag and drop
+ support and MIME type handling.</para>
+
+<figure>
+ <title>File Roller</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <graphic format="PNG" fileref="&urlfiguresbase;fileroller.png"/>
+ </screenshot>
+</figure>
+
+
+ </sect2>
Added: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngames.xml
==============================================================================
--- (empty file)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngames.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
+]>
+<sect2 id="rngames">
+ <title>Games</title>
+ <para>No computer experience is complete without games, and GNOME Games' new
+ maintainer Callum McKenzie has put together a package for users'
+ enjoyment.</para>
+ <para>Included in GNOME &version; is a new blackjack game by Jon McCann:
+
+ <figure id="rnblackjack">
+ <title>Blackjack</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;blackjack.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Blackjack
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ Other GNOME Games improvements include widespread use of Gconf for
+ configuration and extenive attention to usability and consistence
+ via the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines.
+
+ </para>
+</sect2>
Added: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngcalctool.xml
==============================================================================
--- (empty file)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngcalctool.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
+<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
+]>
+<sect2 id="rngcalctool">
+ <title>Gcalctool</title>
+ <para>Thanks to the efforts of Rich Burridge, GNOME &version; includes
+ <application>Gcalctool</application>, a new
+ version of the venerable <application>Calctool</application> calculator
+ originally released to comp.sources.unix in the late
+ 1980's. <application>Gcalctool</application> replaces the <application>GNOME
+ Calculator</application>, which used to be included in the
+ <application>gnome-utils</application> package.</para>
+
+ <figure id="rnegcalctoolscreenshot">
+ <title>Gcalctool</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;gcalctool.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Gcalctool
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ <para>Gcalctool has Basic, Financial and Scientific modes. Calculations are
+ performed from left to right, with no arithmetic precedence. If you
+ need arithmetic precedence, then you should use parentheses. Basic
+ Mode provides standard calculator functions. You can store numbers
+ in 10 different memory registers, and easily retrieve and replace
+ the numbers in the memory registers. Basic Mode is the default
+ mode. You can use all of the Basic Mode functions in each of the
+ other modes. Financial Mode provides several complex financial
+ functions. Scientific Mode provides many additional mathematical
+ functions, including trigonometric and logical functions. You can
+ also store your own functions and constants, when you use Scientific
+ Mode.</para>
+</sect2>
Added: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngnomemeeting.xml
==============================================================================
--- (empty file)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngnomemeeting.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
+<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
+]>
+<sect2 id="rngnomemeeting">
+ <title>GnomeMeeting</title>
+ <para><application>GnomeMeeting</application> brings free internet telephony
+ (VoIP) and video conferencing support to GNOME &version;, with full support for
+ callto: and h323: URIs.
+ <figure id="rngnomemeetingscreenshot">
+ <title>GnomeMeeting</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;gnomemeeting.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>GnomeMeeting
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ With its development led by Damien Sandras, <application>GnomeMeeting</application> can carry out
+ video conferencing, PC-to-PC and PC-to-Phone calls, and text chat. Its
+ full compliance to standards, such as H.323, means that it can
+ communicate with any other compliant conferencing application.
+ </para>
+ <para>The current <ulink url="http://www.gnomemeeting.org/index.php?rub=2";>feature
+ set</ulink> is documented on the <application>GnomeMeeting</application> website.
+ </para>
+</sect2>
Added: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngpdf.xml
==============================================================================
--- (empty file)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngpdf.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
+<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
+]>
+<sect2 id="rngpdf">
+ <title>GPDF</title> <para>GNOME &version; includes a new viewer for
+ <acronym>PDF</acronym> files. <application>GPDF</application>,
+ written in its most recent incarnation by Martin Kretzschmar, is
+ based on <application>XPDF</application> and features
+ high-quality rendering of PDF files not previously available as part
+ of the GNOME desktop.
+
+ <figure id="rngpdfscreenshot">
+ <title>GPDF</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;gpdf.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>GPDF PDF Viewer
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ </para>
+</sect2>
Added: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngucharmap.xml
==============================================================================
--- (empty file)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rngucharmap.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY version "2.4.0">
+<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
+]>
+<sect2 id="rngucharmap">
+ <title>Gucharmap</title>
+ <para>Written by Noah Levitt, <application>Gucharmap</application> is a
+ full-featured unicode character picker. It allows users access to the full
+ array of unicode characters, allowing you to paste them into another
+ application when they are unavailable directly through the keyboard.
+
+ <figure id="rngucharmapscreenshot">
+ <title>Gucharmap</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;gucharmap.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Gucharmap Unicode Character Picker
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ </para>
+ <para><application>Gucharmap</application> replaces
+ <application>gnome-character-map</application>, which was included in the
+ <application>gnome-utils</application> package. With it, users can:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>find out all about each character</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>view in any font at any point size, switch among fonts
+ quickly</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>browse characters by Unicode block</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>identify the first character in the clipboard</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>copy arbitrary characters and paste into other
+ programs</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para> search for a character by name</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>jump to a character by code point</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>drag selection into the charmap to identify a
+ character</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>drag and drop out of the charmap</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>magnify the active character</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>see which font is actually being used to draw each
+ character</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </para>
+
+</sect2>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rni18n.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rni18n.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rni18n.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.6">
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
]>
<sect1 id="rni18">
@@ -10,73 +10,183 @@
<para>
Thanks to members of the worldwide <ulink
url="http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gtp/";>GNOME Translation
- Project</ulink>, under the leadership of Christian Rose, Kjartan Maraas, and Danilo Segan
- GNOME &version; offers support for 36 languages (at least 80 percent of
+ Project</ulink>, under the leadership of Christian Rose and Kjartan Maraas,
+ GNOME &version; offers support for 29 languages (at least 80 percent of
strings translated).
-<!--
- <figure id="rni18screenshot">
+ <figure id="rni18screenshot">
<title>GNOME in Chinese Characters</title>
<screenshot>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;i18n.png"
- format="PNG"/>
+ format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <phrase>GNOME in Chinese Characters
- </phrase>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </screenshot>
- </figure>
--->
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>GNOME in Chinese Characters
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
</para>
<para>Supported languages:
-
+
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Albanian (5 million speakers)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Arabic (235 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Azerbaijani (28 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Belarusian (7 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Bengali (189 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Brazilian Portuguese (175 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Catalan (7 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Chinese Simplified (over 1 billion)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Chinese Traditional (40 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Croation (5 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Czech (11 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Danish (5.3 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Dutch (over 21 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>English (341 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Finnish (over 5 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>French (over 75 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>German (100 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Greek (15 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Italian (60 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Japanese (over 125 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Korean (75 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Lithuanian (4 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Malay (over 17 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Monglolian (10 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Norwegian bokmål (5 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Polish (44 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Portuguese (43 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Romanian (26 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Russian (170 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Serbian (10 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Spanish (over 350 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Swedish (9 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Turkish (150 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Ukranian (50 million)</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Welsh (575,000)</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Albanian (5 million speakers)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Azerbaijani (28 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Belarusian (7 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Brazilian Portuguese (175 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Catalan (7 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Chinese Simplified (over 1 billion)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Chinese Traditional (40 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Czech (11 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Danish (5.3 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Dutch (over 21 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ English (341 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Finnish (over 5 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ French (over 75 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ German (100 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Greek (15 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Italian (60 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Japanese (over 125 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Korean (75 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Malay (over 17 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Norwegian bokmål (5 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Polish (44 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Portuguese (43 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Romanian (26 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Serbian (10 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Slovak (5.5 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Slovenian (2 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Spanish (over 350 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Swedish (9 million)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Welsh (575,000)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</para>
-
- <para>Note that Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Lithuanian, Mongolian, Ukrainian, Russian, and Turkish are new
- supported languages in GNOME &version;, thanks to the hard work of their translators. Note that British English
- and Canadian English are also supported.</para>
-
- <para>Another 15 languages are partially supported, with more than half of
- their strings translated. Slovak and Norwegian Nynorsk are particularly close to "supported" status.</para>
+ <para>Especially notable here is the work by Danilo Segan and the other
+ members of the Serbian translation team, along with Dafydd Harries and the
+ Welsh team. Both teams have brought their language from an unsupported and
+ virtually untranslated status, to a fully complete status in the short
+ timeframe since the last GNOME release. This means having translated 16642
+ messages in just a few months, which is a most remarkable effort.</para>
+ <para>Another 13 languages are partially supported, with more than half of
+ their strings translated.</para>
</sect1>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rninstallation.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rninstallation.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rninstallation.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.6">
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
]>
<sect1 id="rninstallation">
<title>Installation of the GNOME &version; Developer Platform and
Desktop</title>
-
- <para>We recommend that you use official installation packages, such as those for your linux distribution. Vendors are likely to package GNOME &version; relatively quickly, and to release new versions soon that include GNOME &version;. However, many people don't want to wait, and will want to build GNOME from source code, even though that is more difficult.</para>
-
-
+<!--
+ /* TODO: Do we need to list the full list of stuff to build on each
+ * platform? This seems overly complicated to me. If we do wish to
+ * go with this, then Redhat just requires installing libfam-devel,
+ * libbbz2-devel - updating pkg-config and away you. I have absolutely
+ * no clue if anything special is needed for Solaris - I think a simple
+ * 'Please refer to GNOME 2.0.x release notes' is sufficient in this case.
+ * Debian is pretty much as below. Mandrake, I'm waiting for Fred to
+ * fill me in.
+ */
+-->
<sect2 id="rndeps">
<title>External Dependencies</title>
- <para>
+ <para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>pkg-config, available at <ulink
@@ -83,11 +90,6 @@
libfam
</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- mozilla
- </para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
@@ -167,11 +169,6 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
-shared-mime-info
-</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para>
gtk+
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -222,21 +219,11 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
-hicolor-icon-theme
-</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para>
gnome-icon-theme
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
-gnome-keyring
-</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para>
libgnomeui
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -268,8 +255,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
scrollkeeper
-</para>
</listitem>
+</para>
<listitem>
<para>
gnome-panel
@@ -382,6 +369,16 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
+gob
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+acme
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
ggv
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -417,22 +414,17 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
-gst-plugins
-</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para>
gnome-media
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
-nautilus-media
+gst-plugins
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
-gnome-netstatus
+nautilus-media
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -487,6 +479,11 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
+mozilla
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
epiphany
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -511,11 +508,10 @@
<sect2 id="rngarnome">
<title>GARNOME</title>
- <para>If you do not wish to manually build
- each module yourself, then you might consider using GARNOME, a GNOME
- source code distribution based on the GAR ports system. GARNOME automatically
- downloads the tarballs and builds them for
- you. However, GARNOME is ususally used only for testing of unstable development versions of GNOME.</para>
- <para>To find out more information visit the <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/~jdub/garnome/";>GARNOME web page</ulink>.</para>
+ <para>If you do not wish to go through the process of manually building
+ each module yourself, then you might consider using GARNOME, a GNOME
+ distribution based on the GAR ports system. GARNOME automatically
+ downloads the tarballs from a specified location and builds them for
+ you. To find out more information visit the <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/~jdub/garnome/";>GARNOME web page</ulink>.</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
Added: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnnewmaintainers.xml
==============================================================================
--- (empty file)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnnewmaintainers.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE appendix PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
+<!ENTITY oldversion "2.2">
+]>
+<appendix id="rnnewmaintainers">
+ <title>New Maintainers</title>
+ <para>GNOME &version; marks the arrival of a number of new maintainers since
+ the release of GNOME &oldversion;:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Shaun McCance (yelp)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Marco Pesenti (epiphany)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Rich Burridge (gcalctool)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Erwann Chenede and Bill Haneman (gnome-mag)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Marc Mulcahy (gnome-speech)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Damien Sandras (gnomemeeting)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>BAUM Retec AG (gnopernicus)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>David Bolter and the University of Toronto's Adaptive Technology
+ Resource Centre (gok)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Martin Kretzschmar (gpdf)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Noah Levitt (gucharmap)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Ted Gould (gnome-media)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Callum McKenzie (gnome-games)</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+
+</appendix>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnplatform.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnplatform.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnplatform.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -1,72 +1,59 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
- "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
-<!ENTITY version "2.6">
]>
-
-<sect2 id="rnplatform">
+<sect1 id="rnplatform">
<title>Platform Improvements</title>
<para>In addition to user-visible improvements, GNOME &version; includes a
number of improvements to the underlying platform that should be
appreciated by developers building applications on top of GNOME's powerful
framework.</para>
-
- <sect3 id="rngtk">
- <title>GTK+</title>
-
- <para>GTK+ 2.4 adds significant new functionality while maintaining source and binary compatibility with GTK+ 2.2.
- Major new features include:
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>New file selector widget, with improved UI, filters, previews, customization, and optional use of the GNOME vfs system.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>New ComboBox widget with improved API, UI, and model/view separation.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>New Expander widget, useful for hiding complex user-interface options.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Action-based toolbar and menu API.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Bidirectional improvements, for languages such as Arabic and Hebrew. GTK+ now automatically determines the direction for widgets based on their contents.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Automatic text completion option for ComboBoxes and Entry widgets.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Speed-optimization option for TreeViews.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>General performance improvements.</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <sect2 id="rngconf">
+ <title>GConf</title>
+ <para>The GConf daemon now maintains its locks in /tmp by default which
+ means GConf will not attempt to contact a daemon on a remote
+ machine if the user is using a shared NFS home directory. To use
+ the old behavior of maintaining the lock in ~/.gconfd, you can
+ set the GCONF_GLOBAL_LOCKS environment variable.</para>
+ <para>gconf_entry_copy(), gconf_entry_ref() and gconf_entry_unref()
+ added for memory management of GConfEntry. gconf_entry_free() is
+ deprecated.</para>
+ <para>A number of options have been added to gconftool:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>--dump and --load to allow the dumping and loading of parts of
+ the GConf tree to and from xml. Useful, for making copies of
+ your preferences and such.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>--get-type to find out the type of a key</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>--get-list-size and --get-list-element for more fine-grained
+ access to lists.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>--makefile-uninstall-rule to allow schemas to be
+ un-installed.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</para>
-
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3 id="rngnomevfs">
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="rngnomevfs">
<title>gnome-vfs</title>
-
- <para>The GNOME Virtual File system allows applications to support several protocols and file systems via the same unified API.
- Improvements in GNOME &version; include
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Support for sftp and Windows SMB protocols.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Improved authentication, with password keyring storage.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Detection of mounted drives and network volumes.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Improved MIME type system, via the freedesktop.org shared standards.</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
- </para>
-
- </sect3>
-
- <sect3 id="rngstreamer">
- <title>GStreamer</title>
-
- <para>The GStreamer multimedia framework is gradually maturing, and is now used by several applications, such as
- Sound Juicer, Rhythmbox, Totem, and Marlin.</para>
- <para>Improvements in GNOME &version; include
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Support for the ALSA sounds drivers used in Linux kernel 2.6.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Support for more formats, and better support for existing formats, including MP3, Ogg/Vorbis, FLAC, Wave, and mod.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Improved error notification.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Error messages are now translated, so applications can report problems in the user's own language.</para></listitem>
-
- </itemizedlist>
-
- </para>
-
- </sect3>
-
-</sect2>
+ <para>Gnome-vfs includes a number of improvements that may be of interest to
+ developers. Gconf keys can now be set to not use the proxy settings for
+ some domains/ips. A new uri-scheme, "dav:", has been added, which behaves
+ essentially the same as "http:" but is preferred for referencing webdav
+ resources, so those uris will open in the right app and not always
+ in the web browser.</para>
+ <para>A new "gnome_vfs_url_show()" function has been added to show a uri
+ with the default handler for it. This replaces gnome_url_show() in libgnome
+ (which now calls the new gnome-vfs function). The new code also looks at the
+ mime type of the file, in addition to special-case handlers for some types
+ of URIs.</para>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1>
\ No newline at end of file
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnstandards.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnstandards.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnstandards.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.6">
+<!ENTITY version "2.4.0">
]>
<sect1 id="rnstandards">
<title>Standards Compliance</title>
@@ -19,15 +19,8 @@
<para>
GNOME developers are working hard with other members of the free software
community through Freedesktop.org on the development of standards to allow
- interoperability. Those standards include: <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/icon-theme-spec";>icon themes</ulink>,
- <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/recent-file-spec";>recent files</ulink>,
- <ulink url="http://triq.net/~jens/thumbnail-spec/index.html";>thumbnail management</ulink>,
- and the <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/systemtray-spec";>system tray</ulink> specifications. In addition, GNOME
- supports <ulink url="http://www.omg.org/";>CORBA</ulink>, <ulink url="http://www.w3.org/XML/";>XML</ulink>,
- <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/XDND";>Xdnd</ulink>,
- <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/wm-spec";>EWMH</ulink>,
- <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/xembed-spec";>XEMBED</ulink>,
- <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/xsettings-spec";>XSETTINGS</ulink>,
- and <ulink url="http://www.xfree86.org/current/xsmp.html";>XSMP</ulink>.
+ interoperability. Those standards include: icon themes, recent files,
+ thumbnail management, and the system tray spec. In addition, GNOME 2
+ supports CORBA, XML, Xdnd, EWMH, XEMBED, XSETTINGS, and XSMP.
</para>
-</sect1>
+</sect1>
\ No newline at end of file
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnthanks.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnthanks.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnthanks.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE appendix PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.6">
-<!ENTITY oldversion "2.4">
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
+<!ENTITY oldversion "2.2">
]>
<appendix id="rnthanks">
<title>Thanks</title>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnwhy.xml
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/rnwhy.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnwhy.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
-<!ENTITY version "2.6">
+<!ENTITY version "2.4">
<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
]>
<sect1 id="rnwhy">
@@ -50,25 +50,40 @@
<para>
Beyond making GNOME easier to use for the average computer user,
GNOME has also taken the lead in making the Unix desktop
- accessible to those with disabilities. The GNOME accessibility framework
- is used by our award-winning accessibility tools like the GNOME
- Onscreen Keyboard (gok), Gnopernicus, and Dasher. These allow
+ accessible to those with disabilities. In GNOME 2.4, the
+ accessibility framework that debuted in GNOME 2.0 has been
+ joined by award-winning accessibility tools like the GNOME
+ Onscreen Keyboard (gok) and Gnopernicus, which allows for
the use of braille readers, voice synthesizers, and pointing
devices. Many governments, including the US government,
require comprehensive accessibility support in software they
purchase. After dozens of person-years of effort, GNOME is
- the only free software desktop to thoroughly address this issue.
+ the only free software desktop to address this issue.
</para>
</sect2>
+<!-- I'm not sure that this is true of GNOME 2.4, vs. say 2.0
+ <sect2 id="rnwhy-performance">
+ <title>Improved performance</title>
+
+ <para>
+ GNOME 2.0 and later are smaller and faster than previous versions of
+ GNOME, bucking the common trend in computer software in which the
+ latest versions require ever more resources. The file manager in
+ particular continues to improve, as it now uses faster techniques for
+ rendering and icon creation.
+ </para>
+-->
+
+ </sect2>
<sect2 id="rnwhy-interface">
<title>Interface Stability</title>
<para>
- The core libraries in the GNOME Development Platform carry
+ The key libraries in the GNOME Development Platform carry
guarantees of API and ABI stability. This means that 'porting'
an application from GNOME 2.0 to GNOME &version;
- involves no work, if a developer does not wish to
+ involves exactly nothing, if a developer does not wish to
take advantage of new functionality in the libraries.
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -92,7 +107,7 @@
<sect2 id="rnwhy-organization">
<title>Organization</title>
<para>
- GNOME &version; is the third 'time-based' GNOME release. Because
+ GNOME 2.4 is the second 'time-based' GNOME release. Because
GNOME releases on a regular schedule, contributors know that
their contributions will be in a stable release and on the
desktops of users everywhere within a short, predictable period
@@ -105,8 +120,8 @@
GNOME, while at the same time ensuring the independence of the
board by ensuring that they are selected by the developers who
work on GNOME. This infrastructure helps organize releases,
- and sponsors the annual GUADEC conference and the regular North
- American summits.
+ sponsors the annual GUADEC conference, and the board hopes to
+ extend that support to regular North American summits as well.
</para>
</sect2>
Added: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnwm.xml
==============================================================================
--- (empty file)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnwm.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+
+ <title>Metacity Window Manager</title>
+
+ <para>
+ GNOME 2.2 officially incorporates the Metacity window manager, a fully
+ integrated window manager that uses GTK+ for UI elements, communicates
+ tightly with the panel and other desktop elements, and is configured straight
+ from the GNOME preferences dialogs.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ At the same time, all interaction between the window manager and the desktop
+ is done via documented standards (see <xref linkend="rnstandards"/>),
+ so you can substitute the window manager of your choice from a long
+ list of available options: Sawfish, fvwm2, icewm, Waimea, Openbox,
+ are just some of them.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Early versions of Metacity were in wide use a month or two after GNOME 2.0,
+ so many people will already be familiar with its basic features:
+</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Does not expose the concept of "window manager" to the user.
+ For example, keybindings are configured in the GNOME
+ "Keybindings" dialog, theme is configured in the GNOME
+ "Theme" dialog.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Simple XML theme format is designed to allow a single theme
+ to work with large and small font sizes, button reordering,
+ and other user preferences. No more editing the theme
+ to change your preferences.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Like all of GNOME, full keyboard navigation, including navigation to the
+ panel and the desktop background.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Inherits the standard GTK+ internationalization support.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Uses GTK+ to draw window frames, tracking colors, fonts, and so forth
+ from the GTK+ theme. (Colors may not be tracked by all Metacity themes,
+ but any Metacity theme can choose to do so.)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+
+ <para>
+ Some new features that may not be in the version of Metacity you've
+ tried before:
+</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Themeable icons in the window menu.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Handles dynamic resolution changes via Xrandr extension.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Supports keybindings with <Super>, <Hyper> and <Meta>
+ keys. (Including Windows logo key.)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Supports stay-on-top and stay-below hints.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Allows window buttons to be rearranged (close button on left, etc.),
+ as a user preference, not part of the theme.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Better multihead support.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Startup notification support.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Numerous performance optimizations, especially for high-latency
+ connections.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Numerous bug fixes and behavior tweaks.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
Added: branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnzenity.xml
==============================================================================
--- (empty file)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/C/rnzenity.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect2 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY version "2.4.0">
+<!ENTITY urlfiguresbase "figures/">
+]>
+<sect2 id="rnzenity">
+ <title>Zenity</title>
+ <para>Written by Glynn Foster, <application>Zenity</application> is a new
+ dialog creation tool that can be used to provide user input dialogs in shell
+ scripts. It replaces <application>gdialog</application>, which was included
+ in the <application>gnome-utils</application>
+ package. <application>Zenity's</application> functionality is based on the
+ <application>dialog</application> application.
+
+ <figure id="rnzenityscreenshot">
+ <title>Zenity</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject><imagedata fileref="&urlfiguresbase;zenity.png"
+ format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>Zenity Dialog Creator
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+
+ </para>
+
+</sect2>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/help/Makefile.am
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/help/Makefile.am (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/Makefile.am Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -3,21 +3,32 @@
DOC_MODULE = release-notes
DOC_INCLUDES = \
- rnapplications.xml \
- rndocs.xml \
- rninstallation.xml \
- rnsysadmin.xml \
- rntoc.xml \
- rncontrolcenter.xml \
- rnplatform.xml \
- rnthanks.xml \
- rnutilities.xml \
+ epiphany.xml \
+ release-notes.xml \
+ rna11y.xml \
rnapplets.xml \
+ rncontrolcenter.xml \
rndesktop.xml \
+ rndocs.xml \
+ rnepiphany.xml \
+ rnfileroller.xml \
+ rngames.xml \
+ rngcalctool.xml \
+ rngnomemeeting.xml \
+ rngpdf.xml \
+ rngucharmap.xml \
rni18n.xml \
+ rninstallation.xml \
+ rnnewmaintainers.xml \
+ rnplatform.xml \
rnstandards.xml \
+ rnthanks.xml \
rnthemes.xml \
- rnwhy.xml
+ rntoc.xml \
+ rnwhy.xml \
+ rnwm.xml \
+ rnzenity.xml
+
DOC_FIGURES =
Modified: branches/gnome-2-4/help/release-notes.omf.in
==============================================================================
--- /branches/gnome-2-6/help/release-notes.omf.in (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-4/help/release-notes.omf.in Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<omf>
<resource>
- <creator>Murray Cumming</creator>
+ <creator>John Fleck</creator>
<subject category="System|Other"/>
<type>article</type>
<relation seriesid="0edb6d67-540e-4ec4-854f-796f61cdd783"/>
- <rights type="GNU FDL" license.version="1.1" holder="Murray Cumming, Davyd Madeley"/>
+ <rights type="GNU FDL" license.version="1.1" holder="John Fleck"/>
</resource>
</omf>
Modified: branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/release-notes.xml
==============================================================================
--- branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/release-notes.xml (original)
+++ branches/gnome-2-6/help/C/release-notes.xml Mon Nov 3 10:57:57 2008
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
</articleinfo>
<sect1 id="intro">
- <title>GNOME &version; Release Notes</title>
- <abstract>
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>The GNOME &version; Desktop is the latest release of the ever popular, multi-platform free desktop environment.</para>
@@ -83,8 +81,6 @@
url="http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html";>free
software</ulink>.</para>
- </abstract>
-
</sect1>
<xi:include href="rnmemorial.xml"/>
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