[release-notes] Additional updates
John J. McDonough
jjmcd at fedoraproject.org
Mon Mar 26 12:33:29 UTC 2012
commit 8ff2c8881320df29f2a7b224653caddac6765ab3
Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd at fedoraproject.org>
Date: Mon Mar 26 08:32:37 2012 -0400
Additional updates
- Converted Desktop beat
- Added list of writers
- Brought Revision History up to date
en-US/Contributors.xml | 64 +++++++---
en-US/Desktop.xml | 305 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
en-US/Release_Notes.xml | 4 +
en-US/Revision_History.xml | 25 ++++
4 files changed, 381 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Contributors.xml b/en-US/Contributors.xml
index 55ea349..2f9f38f 100644
--- a/en-US/Contributors.xml
+++ b/en-US/Contributors.xml
@@ -15,71 +15,104 @@
<section>
<title>Writers</title>
<para>
- <!--
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- amitshah <amit.shah at redhat.com>
+ Akira Tagoh < tagoh AT redhat DOT com >
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Daiki Ueno <dueno at redhat.com>
+ Ben Cotton < bcotton AT fedoraproject DOT org >
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Eric H Christensen <eric at christensenplace.us>
+ Christopher R. Antila < crantila AT fedoraproject DOT org >
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- fujiwarat <takao.fujiwara1 at gmail.com>
+ Chuck Frain < linux AT chuckfrain DOT net >
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Jens Petersen <petersen at redhat.com>
+ Daiki Ueno < dueno AT redhat DOT com >
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- John J. McDonough <jjmcd at fedoraproject.org>
+ Jens Petersen < petersen AT redhat DOT com >
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Nathan Thomas <nathan at afternoondust.co.uk>
+ John J. McDonough < jjmcd AT fedoraproject DOT org >
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Peng Wu <pwu at redhat.com>
+ Peng Wu < pwu AT redhat DOT com >
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Petr Kovar <pkovar at redhat.com>
+ Pravin Satpute < pravins AT fedoraproject DOT org >
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Pravin Satpute <pravins at fedoraproject.org>
+ Ruth Suehle < rsuehle AT gmail DOT com >
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Raghu Udiyar <raghusiddarth at fedoraproject.org>
+ Stephen Gordon < sgordon AT redhat DOT com >
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Tom Lane <tgl at redhat.com>
+ Yuri Khabarov < b00blik AT fedoraproject DOT org >
</para>
</listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+<!--
<listitem>
<para>
- Yuri Khabarov <b00blik at fedoraproject.org>
+ amitshah <amit.shah at redhat.com>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Eric H Christensen <eric at christensenplace.us>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ fujiwarat <takao.fujiwara1 at gmail.com>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Nathan Thomas <nathan at afternoondust.co.uk>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Petr Kovar <pkovar at redhat.com>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Raghu Udiyar <raghusiddarth at fedoraproject.org>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Tom Lane <tgl at redhat.com>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -87,10 +120,7 @@
Zach Oglesby <oglesbyzm at gmail.com>
</para>
</listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-->
- </para>
- </section>
<section>
<title>Translators</title>
<para>
diff --git a/en-US/Desktop.xml b/en-US/Desktop.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68a74e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-US/Desktop.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook EBNF Module V1.1CR1//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/mathml/1.1CR1/dbmathml.dtd">
+<?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.informatik.fh-wiesbaden.de/~werntges/home_t/proj/dbkcss102/wysiwygdocbook1.02/driver.css" type="text/css"?>
+
+
+<section id="sect-Desktop">
+
+ <title>Desktop</title>
+
+ <section>
+
+ <title>KDE</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora 17 features the KDE 4.8 Software Compilation. KDE
+ features three components. KDE Platform is the foundation for
+ all KDE-based applications. KDE Plasma Workspace provides you
+ with ways to manage how you use applications. KDE Applications
+ use the Platform and Plasma Workspace to give you a
+ fully-integrated experience.
+ </para>
+ <section>
+
+ <title>KDE Platform</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The KDE Platform provides services for all KDE-based
+ applications and the Plasma Workspace. KDE Platform 4.8
+ features some new technology along with dramatic increases in
+ performance and stability.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ KDE now offers <ulink url="https://qt.nokia.com/qtquick/">
+ QtQuick</ulink>. QtQuick is an easy way to make small
+ applications (applets) for Qt environments like KDE. KDE has
+ <package>Plasma QtQuick Components</package> that help you
+ write KDE Plasma Workspace applications quickly.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <package>KSecretService</package> is a new, secure
+ password-storage system. <emphasis>KWallet</emphasis> manages
+ passwords for KDE applications, and
+ <emphasis>KSecretService</emphasis> makes those passwords
+ available to non-KDE applications.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+
+ <title>KDE Plasma Workspaces</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The KDE Plasma Workspaces are two desktop environments that
+ manage how you work with applications. The Plasma Desktop
+ Workspace has a more traditional appearance, and the Netbook
+ Plasma Workspace has a modified appearance for smaller screens
+ and mobile devices.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <package>Window Switcher</package> now has six possible
+ layouts. You can choose between layouts in the
+ <emphasis>System Settings</emphasis> application.
+ </para>
+ <para>The <emphasis>KWin</emphasis> window manager is
+ improved. <emphasis>Kwin</emphasis> offers significantly
+ improved performance.</para><para>The "Power Management" pane of
+ <emphasis>System Settings</emphasis> is redesigned and
+ simplified. Power management settings now work on computers with
+ multiple display devices. You can also now modify power
+ management settings to change when you are in a certain
+ "Activity."</para><para>You can use the new <emphasis>Icon
+ Tasks</emphasis> Plasma widget to manage your applications on a
+ taskbar as an icon, like in other popular operating
+ systems.</para>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+
+ <title>KDE Applications</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The KDE Applications are all of the basic applications, and
+ many advanced applications, that you need.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+
+ <package>Dolphin</package> is the file management
+ application. <emphasis>Dolphin</emphasis> now displays files
+ more accurately, adapts to different computer hardware, and is
+ more visually appealing.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+
+ <package>Gwenview</package> is the image viewing application. You can see your position in a zoomed-in image with the new, translucent position indicator. You will also notice minor visual and performance improvements.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+
+ <package>Okular</package> is the text document viewing
+ application. You can now select text more easily. Several bugs
+ are fixed, and multi-column text is selected properly.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <emphasis>Kate</emphasis> text editor features a new "Search
+ and Replace" plugin, indicators of changed lines, and a new
+ "modelines" editor that uses document variables. Fedora 17 has
+ new documentation for <emphasis>Kate</emphasis>, accessible
+ through the applications' "Help" menus.</para>
+ <para>
+ <package>Cantor</package> is an aqpplication for mathematics
+ packages. <emphasis>Cantor</emphasis> now supports Qalculate
+ and Scilab.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <emphasis>Marble</emphasis> virtual globe and atlas
+ application is now integrated with
+ <emphasis>KRunner</emphasis>. You can search GPS coordinates and
+ <emphasis>Marble</emphasis> bookmarks through
+ <emphasis>KRunner.</emphasis> You can also view route elevation
+ information, track earth satellites, and display OpenStreetMap
+ files in vector format.</para>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+
+ <title>GNOME</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora 17 features the GNOME 3.4 desktop environment.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Some highlights of GNOME 3.4 include:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ Some applications' menus are now integrated with the GNOME
+ Shell. The new menus reduce visual clutter and help unite
+ applications' appearance.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+
+ <package>Boxes</package> is a new GNOME 3 app. You can use
+ Boxes to access other computers and virtual machines on
+ the same or another computer.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ The existing <package>Documents</package> app is
+ improved. New features include collections, support for
+ removable devices, support for sharing documents, support
+ for printing documents, portrait mode, and integration
+ with the GNOME Shell overview search box.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ The high constrast and high contrast inverse theme icons
+ are more consistent with standard theme icons.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ Users with low vision can customize the brightness and
+ contrast of their display through GNOME Shell.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ The network panel is redesigned. New features include
+ easily knowing whether you are connected to the Internet,
+ an "airplane mode" switch to disable network activity, a
+ "forget network" button to remove unwanted connections,
+ and an integrated password dialog.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ GNOME Keyring dialogs are now integrated with GNOME Shell.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ New features for users with "Wacom" graphics tablets
+ include the ability to:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ calibrate the tablets
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ configure button mappings
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ assign monitors to the device
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ configure multiple tablets
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ store unique configurations per device
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ identify tablets and their capabilities
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ More configurable settings for the built-in GNOME Shell magnification feature.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+
+ <title>Sugar</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Fedora 17 features the Sugar 0.96 desktop environment. Some
+ features include:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ Removal of HippoCanvas for move to GTK+ 3
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ Support for NetworkManager 0.9
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ sugar-toolkit based on GTK+ 3
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ Initial support for PyPi
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ New Browse Activity using GTK+ 3, webkitgtk, and
+ gobject-introspection
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ New Read Activity using GTK+ 3 and gobject-introspection
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>
+ Fixes for various bugs and improvements to several Activities
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </para>
+ </section>
+</section>
+
diff --git a/en-US/Release_Notes.xml b/en-US/Release_Notes.xml
index 3ac3d27..5f9df06 100644
--- a/en-US/Release_Notes.xml
+++ b/en-US/Release_Notes.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
<section id="sect-Release_Notes-Changes_for_Desktop">
<title>Changes in Fedora for Desktop Users</title>
+ <xi:include href="Desktop.xml"
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
+ </xi:include>
+
<xi:include href="Productivity.xml"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
</xi:include>
diff --git a/en-US/Revision_History.xml b/en-US/Revision_History.xml
index b076ba9..13927bd 100644
--- a/en-US/Revision_History.xml
+++ b/en-US/Revision_History.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,31 @@
<simpara>
<revhistory>
<revision>
+ <revnumber>16.96</revnumber>
+ <date>Mon Mar 26 2012</date>
+ <author>
+ <othername>Refer to A.1 Writers</othername>
+ </author>
+ <revdescription>
+ <simplelist>
+ <member>Added list of writers</member>
+ <member>Added Desktop section</member>
+ </simplelist>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>16.95</revnumber>
+ <date>Wed Mar 21 2012</date>
+ <author>
+ <othername>Refer to A.1 Writers</othername>
+ </author>
+ <revdescription>
+ <simplelist>
+ <member>Released Beta F17 notes</member>
+ </simplelist>
+ </revdescription>
+ </revision>
+ <revision>
<revnumber>16.93</revnumber>
<date>Tue Mar 20 2012</date>
<author>
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