[gnome-user-docs] g-h/files-search: Rewrote for nautilus, final
- From: Shaun McCance <shaunm src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-user-docs] g-h/files-search: Rewrote for nautilus, final
- Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 15:54:45 +0000 (UTC)
commit 8f8e2837bd368ed23835bd6e34ac853f370a1da2
Author: Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>
Date: Mon Apr 4 11:52:55 2011 -0400
g-h/files-search: Rewrote for nautilus, final
.../figures/Screenshot-SearchForFiles-options.png | Bin 70619 -> 0 bytes
gnome-help/C/figures/Screenshot-SearchForFiles.png | Bin 18588 -> 0 bytes
gnome-help/C/files-search.page | 77 +++++++++----
gnome-help/C/search-delete.page | 27 -----
gnome-help/C/search-intro.page | 25 ----
gnome-help/C/search-open.page | 30 -----
gnome-help/C/search-otherapps.page | 35 ------
gnome-help/C/search-save.page | 33 ------
gnome-help/C/search-settings.page | 18 ---
gnome-help/C/search.page | 119 --------------------
gnome-help/Makefile.am | 9 --
11 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 319 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/files-search.page b/gnome-help/C/files-search.page
index a9b5794..4d8a66f 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/files-search.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/files-search.page
@@ -6,38 +6,69 @@
<link type="guide" xref="files"/>
<link type="guide" xref="shell-overview#files"/>
- <title type='link'>Search for files</title>
- <title type='text'>Search for files</title>
- <desc>How to find a file.</desc>
- <revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-04-03" status="final"/>
+ <desc>Locate files based on file name and type. Save your
+ searches for later use.</desc>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-04-04" status="final"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
<email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
</credit>
+ <credit type="author">
+ <name>Shaun McCance</name>
+ <email>shaunm gnome org</email>
+ </credit>
</info>
- <title><media type="image" src="figures/gnome-searchtool.png">Search for Files logo</media>Search for files</title>
-
- <comment>
- <p>
- This guide ended up being help for gnome-search-tool. Can it be linked to the help button for the app?
- </p>
- </comment>
+ <title>Search for files</title>
- <section id="search" style="2column">
- <title>Perform a search</title>
+ <p>You can search for files based on their name or file type directly
+ within the file manager. You can even save common searches, and they
+ will appear as special folders in your home folder.</p>
- </section>
-
-
- <section id="advanced" style="2column">
- <title>Advanced searching</title>
+ <links type="topic" style="linklist">
+ <title>Other search applications</title>
+ <!-- This is an extension point where search apps can add
+ their own topics. It's empty by default. -->
+ </links>
- </section>
-
- <section id="other" style="2column">
- <title>Other applications</title>
+ <steps>
+ <title>Search</title>
+ <item><p>Open the <app>Files</app> application from the
+ <gui>Activities</gui> overview.</p></item>
+ <item><p>If you know the files you want are under a particular
+ folder, go to that folder.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Click <gui>Search</gui> in the toolbar, or press
+ <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>F</key></keyseq>.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Type a word or words that you know appear in the file
+ name and press enter. For example, if you name all your invoices
+ with the word "Invoice", type <input>invoice</input>. Words are
+ matched regardless of case.</p></item>
+ <item><p>You can narrow your results by selecting a different
+ starting folder in <gui>Location</gui>. Or click <gui>Location</gui>
+ and select <gui>File Type</gui> from the drop-down list to narrow
+ your results based on file type. Click the <gui>+</gui> button to
+ add multiple filters if you want to narrow based on location and
+ file type. When you make changes, click <gui>Reload</gui> to search
+ again.</p></item>
+ <item><p>You can open, copy, delete, or otherwise work with your
+ files from the search results, just as you would from any folder
+ in the file manager.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Click <gui>Search</gui> in the toolbar again to exit the
+ search and return to the folder.</p></item>
+ </steps>
+
+ <p>If you perform certain searches often, you can save them to
+ access them quickly.</p>
- </section>
+ <steps>
+ <title>Save a search</title>
+ <item><p>Start a search as above.</p></item>
+ <item><p>When you're happy with the search parameters, click
+ <guiseq><gui>File</gui><gui>Save Search As</gui></guiseq>.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Give the search a name and click <gui>Save</gui>. If you
+ like, select a different folder to save the search in. When you
+ view that folder, you will see your saved search as an orange
+ folder icon with a magnifying glass on it.</p></item>
+ </steps>
</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/Makefile.am b/gnome-help/Makefile.am
index a40aa3e..1089925 100644
--- a/gnome-help/Makefile.am
+++ b/gnome-help/Makefile.am
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ DOC_FIGURES = \
figures/nautilus.png \
figures/nautilus-icons.png \
figures/printing-select.png \
- figures/Screenshot-SearchForFiles-options.png \
- figures/Screenshot-SearchForFiles.png \
figures/shell-activities.png \
figures/shell-apps-open.png \
figures/shell-appts.png \
@@ -186,13 +184,6 @@ DOC_PAGES = \
printing-setup.page \
printing-setup-wireless.page \
screen-shot-record.page \
- search-delete.page \
- search-intro.page \
- search-open.page \
- search-otherapps.page \
- search.page \
- search-save.page \
- search-settings.page \
session-fingerprint.page \
session-language.page \
session-netlogin.page \
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