en-US/Desktop.xml
Paul W. Frields
pfrields at fedoraproject.org
Thu Apr 22 02:05:26 UTC 2010
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commit 0497c5499855e0055612b9b6649fd76670ae30b1
Author: Paul W. Frields <stickster at gmail.com>
Date: Wed Apr 21 21:56:58 2010 -0400
Bring Desktop beat in sync with wiki
diff --git a/en-US/Desktop.xml b/en-US/Desktop.xml
index f48516c..27bc99e 100644
--- a/en-US/Desktop.xml
+++ b/en-US/Desktop.xml
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
</para>
</section>
<section>
- <title>Shotwell replaces Gthumb as default photo organizer </title>
+ <title>Shotwell replaces Gthumb and F-Spot as default photo organizer </title>
<para>
- <application>Shotwell</application> is an open source photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment and has replaced <application>Gthumb</application> by default in Fedora &PRODVER;. It supports the following features:
+ <application>Shotwell</application> is a free and open source photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment and has replaced <application>Gthumb</application> and <application>Gthumb</application> by default in Fedora &PRODVER;. It supports the following features:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
@@ -102,13 +102,69 @@
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- For more information about <application>Shotwell</application>, refer to <ulink url="http://yorba.org/shotwell/"></ulink>. <application>Gthumb</application> continues to be maintained and available in the Fedora repository.
+ For more information about <application>Shotwell</application>, refer to <ulink url="http://yorba.org/shotwell/"></ulink>. <application>Gthumb</application> and <application>F-Spot</application> continue to be maintained and available in the Fedora repository. They are not installed by default anymore.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Pino microblogging</title>
+ <para>
+ To support the rapid rise of microblogging via services like identi.ca and twitter, Pino, a desktop client is included by default. It is a simple and fast. It supports many features including the following:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Identi.ca and twitter support
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Multiple accounts
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Follow/unfollow users
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Support for status.net sites and API proxies for use with any identi.ca-like service, secure connections for Twitter and Twitter proxies, like birdnest and twit)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ URL shortening via goo.gl and is.gd and ur1.ca
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Nicks, tags and urls highlighting in the input widget
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Direct messages with more than 140 characters
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Support for favorites (add/remove/list)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Conversation view
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ For more details, refer to <ulink url="http://pino-app.appspot.com/"/>.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Déjà Dup simple backup tool </title>
<para>
- <application>Déjà Dup</application> is the default simple backup tool in the GNOME desktop tool in Fedora &PRODVER;. It hides the complexity of doing backups properly, and uses <application>duplicity</application> as the backend.
+ <application>Déjà Dup</application> is the default simple backup tool for the GNOME desktop in Fedora &PRODVER;. It hides the complexity of doing backups properly, and uses <application>duplicity</application> as the backend.
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<title>Features:</title>
@@ -141,6 +197,29 @@
<para>
<application>Simple Scan</application> is the default scanning utility for Fedora &PRODVER;. <application>Simple Scan</application> is an easy-to-use application, designed to let users connect their scanner and import the image or document in an appropriate format. More details are available at <ulink url="http://lwn.net/Articles/377063/"></ulink>.
</para>
+ <para>
+ The <application>XSane</application> standalone application and its <application>GIMP</application> plugin are still available for users who need to perform any of the following tasks:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ tweak more parameters offered by the scanner drivers
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ use the scanner for directly copying or faxing
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ scan directly from within the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ The standalone application can be selected as an optional package in the <guilabel>Graphics</guilabel> group in <application>PackageKit</application>. The <application>GIMP</application> plugin is installed along with the <application>GIMP</application> main package if the Graphics group is selected.
+ </para>
</section>
<section>
<title>GNOME Color Manager </title>
@@ -173,6 +252,12 @@
</para>
</section>
<section>
+ <title>Rhythmbox iPod Touch and iPhone music management</title>
+ <para>
+ Building on the file system access added in Fedora 12, Fedora 13 adds support for music management in <application>Rhythmbox</application> for iPod Touch and iPhone devices through the <systemitem class="library">libgpod</systemitem> library, as well as more appropriate icons for those devices.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section>
<title>Xfce Software Changes </title>
<para>
The Fedora &PRODVER; Xfce Spin brings several changes to the default applications:
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