[deployment-guide/comm-rel: 5/35] Updated the Date/Time Properties tool introduction.
dsilas
dsilas at fedoraproject.org
Wed Jun 9 12:35:09 UTC 2010
commit 80ff2d993a91128f5a368411462e0d3bf59744a2
Author: Jaromir Hradilek <jhradile at redhat.com>
Date: Tue Jun 1 11:38:33 2010 +0200
Updated the Date/Time Properties tool introduction.
en-US/Date_and_Time_Configuration.xml | 29 ++++++++++-------------------
1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Date_and_Time_Configuration.xml b/en-US/Date_and_Time_Configuration.xml
index 8f39a60..ae8af30 100644
--- a/en-US/Date_and_Time_Configuration.xml
+++ b/en-US/Date_and_Time_Configuration.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
<see>Time and Date Properties Tool</see>
</indexterm>
<para>
- The <application>Time and Date Properties Tool</application> allows the user to change the system date and time, to configure the time zone used by the system, and to setup the Network Time Protocol (<acronym>NTP</acronym>) daemon to synchronize the system clock with a time server.
+ The <application>Date/Time Properties</application> tool allows the user to change the system date and time, to configure the time zone used by the system, and to setup the Network Time Protocol (<acronym>NTP</acronym>) daemon to synchronize the system clock with a time server. Note that to use this application, you must be running the <emphasis>X Window System</emphasis> (see <xref linkend="ch-The_X_Window_System" /> for more information on this topic).
</para>
<indexterm significance="normal">
<primary>
@@ -33,25 +33,16 @@
<see>Time and Date Properties Tool</see>
</indexterm>
<para>
- You must be running the <application>X</application> Window System and have root privileges to use the tool. There are three ways to start the application:
+ To start the tool, select <menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guisubmenu>Administration</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Date & Time</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the panel, or type the <command>system-config-date</command> command at a shell prompt (e.g., <emphasis>xterm</emphasis> or <emphasis>GNOME Terminal</emphasis>). Unless you are already athenticated, you will be promptet to enter the superuser password.
</para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- From the desktop, go to Applications (the main menu on the panel) > <guimenu>System Settings</guimenu> > <guimenuitem>Date & Time</guimenuitem>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- From the desktop, right-click on the time in the toolbar and select <guimenu>Adjust Date and Time</guimenu>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Type the command <command>system-config-date</command>, <command>system-config-time</command>, or <command>dateconfig</command> at a shell prompt (for example, in an <application>XTerm</application> or a <application>GNOME</application> terminal).
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <figure float="0" id="figu-Date_and_Time_Configuration-Authentication">
+ <title>Authentication Query</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/date-and-time-authentication.png" format="PNG" />
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
<section id="sect-Date_and_Time_Configuration-Date_and_Time">
<title>Date and Time Properties</title>
<indexterm significance="normal">
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