commit 659af6014a748f007aad24544b6627939b26ac66
Author: Jaromir Hradilek <jhradile(a)redhat.com>
Date: Sun May 22 19:35:48 2011 +0200
Updated the "Language and Keyboard Configuration" chapter.
en-US/Deployment_Guide.xml | 2 +-
en-US/Keyboard_Configuration.xml | 162 --------------------
en-US/Language_and_Keyboard_Configuration.xml | 101 ++++++++++++
en-US/Preface.xml | 2 +-
en-US/images/region-and-language-language.png | Bin 0 -> 106182 bytes
en-US/images/region-and-language-layouts-add.png | Bin 0 -> 35313 bytes
.../region-and-language-layouts-indicator.png | Bin 0 -> 20653 bytes
en-US/images/region-and-language-layouts.png | Bin 0 -> 93535 bytes
8 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 164 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/Deployment_Guide.xml b/en-US/Deployment_Guide.xml
index 5768906..81fc0b4 100644
--- a/en-US/Deployment_Guide.xml
+++ b/en-US/Deployment_Guide.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
This part covers basic system administration tasks such as keyboard
configuration, date and time configuration, and managing users and groups.
</para>
</partintro>
- <xi:include href="Keyboard_Configuration.xml"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+ <xi:include href="Language_and_Keyboard_Configuration.xml"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
<xi:include href="Date_and_Time_Configuration.xml"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
<xi:include href="Managing_Users_and_Groups.xml"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
<!-- Gaining Privileges -->
diff --git a/en-US/Language_and_Keyboard_Configuration.xml
b/en-US/Language_and_Keyboard_Configuration.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7df4e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-US/Language_and_Keyboard_Configuration.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?>
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
+]>
+<chapter id="ch-Language_and_Keyboard_Configuration">
+ <title>Language and Keyboard Configuration</title>
+ <para>
+ This chapter describes how to change the language of your desktop, configure the
keyboard layout, and allow a user to switch between different keyboard layouts using the
<application>Region and Language</application> configuration tool.
+ </para>
+ <section id="sect-Language_and_Keyboard_Configuration-Language">
+ <title>Changing the Language</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><application>Region and
Language</application></primary>
+ <secondary>language configuration</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>language configuration</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ To configure the language of your desktop, open the <application>System
Settings</application> dialog window by selecting
<menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>System
Tools</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>System
Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the
<guimenu>Activities</guimenu> menu, click <guimenuitem>Region and
Language</guimenuitem>, and select the <guilabel>Language</guilabel>
tab. You will be presented with a list of available languages.
+ </para>
+ <figure id="fig-Language_and_Keyboard_Configuration-Language">
+ <title>Changing the language</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/region-and-language-language.png"
format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <para>
+ Changing the language
+ </para>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ <para>
+ To choose a particular language, select it from the list and either close the
window, or click the <guibutton>All Settings</guibutton> button in the
upper-left corner of the window to return to the <application>System
Settings</application> window. The changes will take effect the next time you log in
to your system.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section id="sect-Language_and_Keyboard_Configuration-Layouts">
+ <title>Changing the Keyboard Layout</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><application>Region and
Language</application></primary>
+ <secondary>keyboard configuration</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>keyboard configuration</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ Although the installation program allows a system administrator to configure a
keyboard layout during the system installation, the default settings may not always suit
your current needs. To add a new keyboard layout, open the <application>System
Settings</application> window by selecting
<menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>System
Tools</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>System
Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the
<guimenu>Activities</guimenu> menu, click the <guimenuitem>Region and
Language</guimenuitem> icon, and select the <guilabel>Layouts</guilabel>
tab.
+ </para>
+ <figure id="fig-Language_and_Keyboard_Configuration-Layouts">
+ <title>Changing the keyboard layout</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/region-and-language-layouts.png"
format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <para>Changing the keyboard layout</para>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ <para>
+ The left part of the window provides a list of currently enabled layouts, while the
right part allows you to choose whether to use the same keyboard layout for all windows,
or if you prefer to use a different layout for each window.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To add a keyboard layout, click the <guibutton>+</guibutton> (that is,
the plus sign) button below the list. A dialog box will appear, allowing you to select the
desired layout. The input field in the bottom part of the dialog box allows you to reduce
the number of displayed items by typing part of the layout name (such as
<quote>slov</quote> for Slovak layouts) in it. Once you are done, click the
<guibutton>Add</guibutton> button to confirm your choice.
+ </para>
+ <figure id="fig-Language_and_Keyboard_Configuration-Layouts-Add">
+ <title>Adding a keyboard layout</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/region-and-language-layouts-add.png"
format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <para>
+ Adding a keyboard layout
+ </para>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ <para>
+ To remove a keyboard layout, click the
<guibutton>−</guibutton> (that is, the minus sign) button below the
list.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ When more than one layout is enabled, a keyboard indicator appears on the panel in
order to allow you to switch between the layouts, and the first layout in the list is
considered the default. To move a particular layout up or down in the list, select it from
the list and click the <guibutton>↑</guibutton> (the upwards arrow)
or <guibutton>↓</guibutton> (the downwards arrow) buttons
respectively.
+ </para>
+ <figure id="fig-keyboard-layouts-indicator">
+ <title>The keyboard layout indicator</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata
fileref="images/region-and-language-layouts-indicator.png"
format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <para>The keyboard layout indicator</para>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ <para>
+ The changes take effect immediately.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+</chapter>
diff --git a/en-US/Preface.xml b/en-US/Preface.xml
index 2fec739..27436a6 100644
--- a/en-US/Preface.xml
+++ b/en-US/Preface.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
This part covers basic system administration tasks such as keyboard
configuration, date and time configuration, and managing users and groups.
</para>
<para>
- <xref linkend="ch-Keyboard_Configuration" /> covers basic
keyboard setup. Read this chapter if you need to change the keyboard layout, add the
<application>Keyboard Indicator</application> applet to the panel, or enforce
a periodic typing brake.
+ <xref linkend="ch-Language_and_Keyboard_Configuration" />
covers basic language and keyboard setup. Read this chapter if you need to configure the
language of your desktop, change the keyboard layout, or add the keyboard layout indicator
to the panel.
</para>
<para>
<xref linkend="ch-Date_and_Time_Configuration" /> covers the
configuration of the system date and time. Read this chapter if you need to change the
date and time setup, or configure the system to synchronize the clock with a remote
Network Time Protocol (NTP) server.
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