en-US/Desktop.xml en-US/Musicians.xml
crantila
crantila at fedoraproject.org
Tue Sep 7 20:06:43 UTC 2010
en-US/Desktop.xml | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
en-US/Musicians.xml | 79 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
2 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)
New commits:
commit 6ff8d19813bfed2917e3234f61a61442a7067500
Author: Christopher Antila <crantila at fedoraproject.org>
Date: Tue Sep 7 16:06:19 2010 -0400
Updated Desktop/KDE and Musicians
diff --git a/en-US/Desktop.xml b/en-US/Desktop.xml
index 811cf9d..9ae18cc 100644
--- a/en-US/Desktop.xml
+++ b/en-US/Desktop.xml
@@ -70,48 +70,57 @@
</section>
</section>
- <section>
- <title>KDE 4.5 </title>
- <indexterm>
- <primary>KDE</primary>
- </indexterm>
- <para>
- This release features KDE 4.5.
- </para>
- <para>
- KDE 4.5 is the latest release of KDE 4. There are a number of
- enhancements and new features.
- </para>
- <para>
- The Fedora KDE Desktop User Guide is an important part of this
- feature for users. It guides users how-to use the new KDE 4
- Desktop and it's targeted to both former KDE 3.5 user and first
- time KDE 4 users.
- </para>
- <para>
- <ulink url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KDE/Docs/DesktopUserGuide">
- Fedora KDE Desktop User Guide (draft)</ulink>
- </para>
- <para>
- Upstream documentation sites: <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://docs.kde.org/">http://docs.kde.org/</ulink>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/documentation/">
- http://www.kde.org/documentation/</ulink>
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- <para>
- KDE 4.5 release announcement: <ulink
- url="http://kde.org/announcements/4.5/">
- http://kde.org/announcements/4.5/</ulink>
- </para>
+ <section>
+ <title>KDE 4.5 </title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>KDE</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ Fedora 14 includes the updated KDE SC ("Software Compilation") version 4.5. The KDE developers worked on usability and stability for version 4.5. The result is a faster, easier, and more stable desktop experience. Many bugs are fixed and subtle but important improvements made to hidden components, so KDE now works the way you want.
+ </para>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>KDE Background Components</title>
+ <para>
+ Some of the enhancements to background components include:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para><systemitem>Phonon</systemitem>, the sound server for KDE applications, can now directly use the <systemitem>PulseAudio</systemitem> sound server.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>An enhanced memory-cache feature that helps to speed up different applications using the same resources (like icons).</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>The <systemitem>WebKit</systemitem> web page rendering engine, as used in other popular web browsers like <application>Safari</application> and <application>Chrome</application>, is now available in <application>Konqueror</application> and other KDE applications. <application>Konqueror</application> also features improvements that enable it to load web pages faster.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>KDE Plasma Workspaces</title>
+ <para>
+ Some of the enhancements to the "Plasma" desktop and netbook workspaces include:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>An improved notification area and system tray. Application icons are now monochromatic, making them easier to see. Visual progress bars have been added to the widgets for long-running operations like file transfers and downloads.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>The <systemitem>KWin</systemitem> window manager features many improvements:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>You can add or remove virtual desktops in the "Desktop Grid" view.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>You can lay out your windows without overlap by using the window-tiling feature.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>You can move windows by dragging any empty area in the window, rather than just the title bar.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>You can save and restore "activities," which are a set of plasma widgets. Use this feature to gather all of your social networking widgets in one activity, and all of your hardware monitor widgets in one activity, for example.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>KDE Applications</title>
+ <para>
+ Some of the enhancements to background components include:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>A new game, <application>Kajongg</application>, is a four-player version of mahjongg. This is the first KDE game to take advantage of the KDE programming language extensions for Python, which allow programmers to write software more easily and with fewer bugs.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>The <application>Marble</application> desktop globe application has support for planning trips, based on OpenStreetmap and OpenRouteService. You can also load this information before you start on a trip, meaning that you can access map and route information even when you cannot access the internet.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>The <application>Gwenview</application> document viewer now runs smoothly even while using processor-intensive visual effects. It is also more configurable and stable in all conditions. You can even share your pictures online more easily with the integrated Flickr upload feature.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>The <application>Dolphin</application> file manager, and other KDE components, offer better integration with semantic meta-data provided by the <systemitem>Nepomuk</systemitem> Semantic Desktop.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
</section>
<section>
diff --git a/en-US/Musicians.xml b/en-US/Musicians.xml
index d18b3ce..ff54bbe 100644
--- a/en-US/Musicians.xml
+++ b/en-US/Musicians.xml
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@
<indexterm><primary>jackdmp</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>PulseAudio</primary></indexterm>
<para>
- Fedora 14 moves from <package>jack</package> to
- <package>jack2</package>, formerly called
- <package>jackdmp</package>. <package>jack2</package> offers
+ Fedora 14 moves from <systemitem>jack</systemitem> to
+ <systemitem>jack2</systemitem>, formerly called
+ <systemitem>jackdmp</systemitem>. <systemitem>jack2</systemitem> offers
many improvements over previous versions available in Fedora.
- Current <package>jack</package>-capable programs can take
+ Current <systemitem>jack</systemitem>-capable programs can take
advantage of these improvements without modification.
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- <package>jack2</package> takes advantage of multi-processor
- or multi-core systems. The result is fewer audio glitches
- when more than one <package>jack</package>-enabled program
+ <systemitem>jack2</systemitem> takes advantage of multi-processor
+ and multi-core systems. The result is fewer audio glitches
+ when more than one <systemitem>jack</systemitem>-enabled program
is run.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -41,44 +41,44 @@
<para>
"Asynchronous" activation prevents audible audio glitches.
If a program does not provide a sample in time,
- <package>jack2</package> automatically repeats the previous
- sample. The old <package>jack</package> server would have
+ <systemitem>jack2</systemitem> automatically repeats the previous
+ sample. The old <systemitem>jack</systemitem> server would have
produced an audible glitch, but with
- <package>jack2</package>, you may not even hear the missing
+ <systemitem>jack2</systemitem>, you may not even hear the missing
sample.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- You can use <package>jack2</package> and
- <package>PulseAudio</package> on the same computer. When
- the <package>jack</package> server starts, it automatically
+ You can use <systemitem>jack2</systemitem> and
+ <systemitem>PulseAudio</systemitem> on the same computer. When
+ the <systemitem>jack</systemitem> server starts, it automatically
takes control of your audio hardware from
- <package>PulseAudio</package>. When the
- <package>jack</package> server stops, it automatically
+ <systemitem>PulseAudio</systemitem>. When the
+ <systemitem>jack</systemitem> server stops, it automatically
returns control of your audio hardware to
- <package>PulseAudio</package>. There is no longer a benefit
- to removing <package>PulseAudio</package>.
+ <systemitem>PulseAudio</systemitem>. There is no longer a benefit
+ to removing <systemitem>PulseAudio</systemitem>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- The move to <package>jack2</package> is another example of the
+ The move to <systemitem>jack2</systemitem> is another example of the
behind-the-scenes improvements that are a part of Fedora 14.
</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>Musicians' Guide </title>
- <indexterm><primary>Musician's Guide</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Musicians' Guide</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Ardour</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Qtractor</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>SperCollider</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>Solfege</primary></indexterm>
<para>
- Created as a Fedora Summer Coding project, the Fedora Musicians'
- Guide is released for the first time with Fedora 14. The
- Musicians' Guide shows you how to use several popular audio and
+ Created as a Fedora Summer Coding project, the Fedora <citetitle>Musicians'
+ Guide</citetitle> is released for the first time with Fedora 14. The
+ <citetitle>Musicians' Guide</citetitle> shows you how to use several popular audio and
music applications available in Fedora, and it explains some
basic concepts you need to know when using audio software on any
computer.
@@ -86,34 +86,37 @@
<para>
Each application has a tutorial, designed to show a typical use
of the application by creating an actual musical project. In
- the <package>Ardour</package> tutorial, for example, you learn
+ the <application>Ardour</application> tutorial, for example, you learn
how to mix and master a recording of a real song. In the
- <package>Qtractor</package> tutorial, you learn how to create a
+ <application>Qtractor</application> tutorial, you learn how to create a
MIDI-based accompaniment for a recording of a Beethoven piano
sonata.
</para>
<para>
More advanced users - especially programmers who wish to create
music - will appreciate the detailed coverage of
- <package>SuperCollider</package>, a programming language
+ <application>SuperCollider</application>, a programming language
designed for audio synthesis. The tutorial shows you how to
create a piece of music, from inspiration to completion. There
is also a section explaining the syntax and usage of many
language features, designed to be used as an introduction to
- <package>SuperCollider</package>, and as a reference while you
+ <application>SuperCollider</application>, and as a reference while you
program. Combined with the extensive documentation available
from the developers, the Musicians' Guide chapter help to make
- <package>SuperCollider</package> on Fedora easier than ever!
+ <application>SuperCollider</application> on Fedora easier than ever!
</para>
<para>
- Highly-trained musicians, and those still in training, will want
- to use the ear-training application <package>Solfege</package>.
- <package>Solfege</package> offers a wide variety of exercises,
+ All musicians who want to improve their skills will want
+ to use the ear-training application <application>Solfege</application>.
+ <application>Solfege</application> offers a wide variety of exercises,
from hearing and singing intervals and chords, to taking
dictation of a series of chords, or even detecting a tuning
discrepancy between pitches. Whether you want to build your
aural skills for the first time or just want help in maintaining
- them, <package>Solfege</package> can help you.
+ them, <application>Solfege</application> can help you.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <citetitle>Musicians' Guide</citetitle> is available from the <citetitle>Docs Project Website</citetitle>, located at <ulink url="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/" />.
</para>
</section>
@@ -123,14 +126,14 @@
<indexterm><primary>FluidSynth</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>MIDI</primary></indexterm>
<para>
- <package>Qsynth</package> is a graphical front-end for the
- <package>FluidSynth</package> software-based MIDI synthesizer.
- <package>Qsynth</package> lets you take advantage of the full
- capabilities of <package>FluidSynth</package> more easily. You
- can change all aspects of a <package>FluidSynth</package> setup,
+ <application>Qsynth</application> is a graphical front-end for the
+ <application>FluidSynth</application> software-based MIDI synthesizer.
+ <application>Qsynth</application> lets you take advantage of the full
+ capabilities of <application>FluidSynth</application> more easily. You
+ can change all aspects of a <application>FluidSynth</application> setup,
and even run multiple instances of the
- <package>FluidSynth</package> synthesizer, from within one
- <package>Qsynth</package> window.
+ <application>FluidSynth</application> synthesizer, from within one
+ <application>Qsynth</application> window.
</para>
<para>
<package>Qsynth</package> is explained in Chapter 10,
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