[release-notes] GNOME 3.10 notes
Pete Travis
immanetize at fedoraproject.org
Sat Oct 19 06:44:29 UTC 2013
commit 69b79c7b1524a80c66bcd6e5ef3bf76e2a3a4a80
Author: Pete Travis <immanetize at fedoraproject.org>
Date: Sat Oct 19 00:44:26 2013 -0600
GNOME 3.10 notes
en-US/Desktop.xml | 114 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 files changed, 111 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/Desktop.xml b/en-US/Desktop.xml
index 9ebfdd3..53abcbb 100644
--- a/en-US/Desktop.xml
+++ b/en-US/Desktop.xml
@@ -15,9 +15,117 @@
<para />
</section>
- <section>
- <title>GNOME</title>
- <para />
+ <section id="desktop-gnome">
+ <title>GNOME 3.10</title>
+ <section id="desktop-gnome-overview">
+ <title>GNOME Overview</title>
+ <para>
+ Fedora 20 features GNOME 3.10. This latest version of the GNOME desktop will have a number of new applications and features:
+ <simplelist>
+ <member>
+ Fine grained scrolling when dragging the scroll bar handle, or scrolling while holding the <keycap>shift</keycap> key.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ Support for login and authentication with <literal>Smart Cards</literal>.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis>Header bars</emphasis> merge title bars and toolbars into a single element, giving more screen space to window content and improving presentation of application controls.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ Improved <application>Magnifier</application> with caret tracking, press <keycap>F7</keycap> to activate caret.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ Lock screen background customization.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ A new geolocation framework allows features like automatic timezone updates when travelling and location detection in <application>Maps</application>.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <application>GNOME Documents</application> support for <productname>OwnCloud</productname>
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ Drag and drop files between your computer and a <application>Boxes</application> guest. Windows guests will need <ulink url="http://spice-space.org/download/windows/spice-guest-tools/" /> installed, and linux guests will need an updated version of spice-vdagent.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <application>Boxes</application> gains support for importing filesystem images.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ Improved user interface for <application>Contacts</application>
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ Improved automatic scaling for high pixel density displays.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ Improved application selection in the shell Overview.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <productname>Flikr</productname> integration with <application>GNOME Online Accounts</application> allows access to <productname>Flikr</productname> content in <application>GNOME Photos</application>.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ Improved, integrated system status menu.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ Redesigned <application>gnome-tweak-tool</application>, with improved design, extension integration, and expanded functionality.
+ </member>
+ <member>A new application, <application>GNOME Maps</application>, brings a simple map application to the GNOME Desktop.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <application>GNOME Music</application>, a streamlined application for playing and sharing music.
+ </member>
+ </simplelist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section id="desktop-gnome-wayland">
+ <title>
+ Technical Preview: GNOME on Wayland
+ </title>
+ <para>
+ GNOME 3.10 also offers a technical preview of GNOME support for wayland. There is also preliminary support in this release for running GNOME-shell as a Wayland compositor, though Wayland may not be in the default packages for the final Fedora 20 release
+<!-- usage details required! -->
+ </para>
+
+ <section id="desktop-gnome-software">
+ <title>
+ <application>GNOME Software</application>
+ </title>
+ <para>
+ <productname>GNOME</productname> in Fedora will offer a new, visually appealing application for browsing and installing applications. <application>GNOME Software</application> shows information relevant to users, such as descriptions, screenshots, reviews and more.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Applications describe themselves to <application>Software</application> and other supporting tools using the <ulink url="http://people.freedesktop.org/~hughsient/appdata/" > AppData Specification</ulink> In support of this functionality, Fedora contributors have combined their efforts to offer assistance and patches for AppData support in upstream projects.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The older package management GUI, gpk-application, is still available.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section id="desktop-gnome-reading">
+ <title>
+ Further reading
+ </title>
+ <para>
+ To learn more about GNOME 3.10, see:
+ <simplelist>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis>Upstream release notes</emphasis>: <ulink url="https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/" />
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis>New applications</emphasis>: <ulink url="https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/more-apps.html" />
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis>User Experience updates</emphasis>: <ulink url="https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/more-core-ux.html" />
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis>Internationalization notes:</emphasis> <ulink url="https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/i18n.html" />
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis>Sysadmin/Developer Notes</emphasis>: <ulink url="https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/developers.html" />
+ </member>
+ </simplelist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+
+
</section>
<section>
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