[user-guide] Finish draft revision of top bar area. Still to do: Desktop Area, Notifications, Activities Overview
Nathan Thomas
nathant at fedoraproject.org
Thu Aug 11 10:34:30 UTC 2011
commit 3a92bca019562077bc6555a0d1badff97b40057e
Author: Nathan Thomas <nathan at afternoondust.co.uk>
Date: Thu Aug 11 12:33:15 2011 +0200
Finish draft revision of top bar area. Still to do: Desktop Area, Notifications, Activities Overview.
en-US/Tour_of_the_GNOME_desktop.xml | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
1 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Tour_of_the_GNOME_desktop.xml b/en-US/Tour_of_the_GNOME_desktop.xml
index d012f68..00f0210 100644
--- a/en-US/Tour_of_the_GNOME_desktop.xml
+++ b/en-US/Tour_of_the_GNOME_desktop.xml
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
</para>
<para>A third area can be accessed by clicking the <guimenuitem>Activities</guimenuitem> button, or by moving the mouse to the top left hand <firstterm>Hot Corner</firstterm>. Alternatively, you can press the <firstterm>windows key</firstterm> on your keyboard. This area is called the <firstterm>Activities overview</firstterm>.
- <section id="sect-User_Guide-_The_GNOME_desktop_-_The_Top_Bar_">
+ <section id="sect-User_Guide-_The_GNOME_desktop_-_The_top bar_">
<!-- The Top Bar --><title> The Top Bar </title>
<para>
- This panel stretches across the top of the screen. The left side contains:
+ This bar stretches across the top of the screen. The left side contains:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
- <para>In the center of the Top Bar is a clock. Click the clock to see the current date, a month-by-month calendar, and a list of your upcoming appointments. You can also access the date and time settings and open your full <application>Evolution</application> calendar directly from the menu.
+ <para>In the center of the top bar is a clock. Click the clock to see the current date, a month-by-month calendar, and a list of your upcoming appointments. You can also access the date and time settings and open your full <application>Evolution</application> calendar directly from the menu.
</para>
<para>
- The right side of the Panel is home to:
+ The right side of the top bar is home to:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -156,46 +156,69 @@
</para>
</section>
-
-
-
- <section id="sect-User_Guide-_The_top_menu_panel_-_The_notification_area_">
- <!-- The notification area --><title> The Notification area </title>
+ <section id="sect-User_Guide-_The_top_bar_-_Clock_and_calendar_">
+ <!-- Clock and calendar --><title> Clock and calendar </title>
<para>
- The Notification area displays icons that alert you to new events taking place on your computer. For example, your email program might display an icon here to indicate the arrival of new email, or your printer software might display an icon here to indicate that a document is now printing.
+ Click the clock in the center of the top bar to see the current date, a month-by-month calendar, and a list of your upcoming appointments. You can also access the date and time settings and open your full <application>Evolution</application> calendar directly from the menu.
</para>
</section>
-
- <section id="sect-User_Guide-_The_top_menu_panel_-_Volume_control_">
+
+ <section id="sect-User_Guide-_The_top_bar_-_Volume_control_">
<!-- Volume control --><title> Volume control </title>
<para>
- The volume control allows you to quickly change the overall volume of sound on your computer. Click the icon to show a slider, and then use the mouse to drag the slider to the desired volume. If you double-click the icon, a volume control window appears in which you can separately change the volume of different sound sources.
+ The volume control allows you to quickly change the overall volume of sound on your computer. Click the icon to show a slider, and then use the mouse to drag the slider to the desired volume. Click on <menuchoice><guilabel>Sound Settings</guilabel></menuchoice> to change settings for sound input and output devices and system sounds.
</para>
</section>
- <section id="sect-User_Guide-_The_top_menu_panel_-_The_Applet_Network_Manager_">
+ <section id="sect-User_Guide-_The_top_bar_-_The_Applet_Network_Manager_">
<!-- Applet Network Manager --><title>Network Manager applet</title>
<para>
- The Network Manager applet allows you to quickly connect and disconnect from available networks, both wired and wireless. Left click on the applet to see what connections are enabled or available. If you choose to connect to a connection, say a wireless connection in a coffee shop, you also have the option to save those settings and automatically connect when you return. Right click on the applet to enable and disable network devices or to edit or remove saved connections. See <xref linkend="chap-User_Guide-Connecting_to_the_Internet" /> for more information.
+ The Network Manager applet allows you to quickly connect and disconnect from available networks, both wired and wireless. Left click on the applet to see what connections are enabled or available. You can switch wireless devices on or off by clicking on the toggle button. Click on the name of a wireless network to connect to it. Click on <menuchoice><guilabel>Network Settings</guilabel></menuchoice> to see more information and preferences. See <xref linkend="chap-User_Guide-Connecting_to_the_Internet" /> for more information.
</para>
</section>
- <section id="sect-User_Guide-_The_top_menu_panel_-_The_user_switch_area_"> <!-- The user switch area --><title> The user switch area </title>
+ <section id="sect-User_Guide-_The_top_bar_-_The_user_menu_"> <!-- The user menu --><title> The user menu </title>
<para>
- If you click the current username located next to the clock, a list of available users appears. To switch to a different user account, select the username.
+ If you click the current username in the right hand corner of the top bar, the user menu appears. From here you can perform a number of tasks:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can change your chat status to either <menuchoice><guilabel>Available</guilabel></menuchoice> or <menuchoice><guilabel>Busy</guilabel></menuchoice>. If you are using a compatible instant messaging client such as <application>Empathy</application>, this will change your availability to status. Selecting <menuchoice><guilabel>Busy</guilabel></menuchoice> will also prevent most notifications, such as notifications regarding new emails and chat messages, from popping up. Very important notifications such as low battery warnings will still pop up, and all notifications will still be available in the messaging tray.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can change your password, language and other account settings by clicking on <menuchoice><guilabel>My Account</guilabel></menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can access key system settings by clicking on <menuchoice><guilabel>System Settings</guilabel></menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can <menuchoice><guilabel>Lock Screen</guilabel></menuchoice>, <menuchoice><guilabel>Switch User</guilabel></menuchoice>, or <menuchoice><guilabel>Log Out</guilabel></menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can <menuchoice><guilabel>Suspend</guilabel></menuchoice> your computer if your hardware allows this feature.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</para>
+
+ <note>
+ <title>Switching your computer off</title>
+ <para>
+ To switch your computer off, open the user menu and hold down the <keycap>Alt</keycap>. The <menuchoice><guilabel>Suspend</guilabel></menuchoice> option will change to <menuchoice><guilabel>Power Off...</guilabel></menuchoice>. Click on this option, keeping the <keycap>Alt</keycap> held down, to power off your computer. You can switch off your computer by pressing the power button by setting the appropriate option in <menuchoice><guilabel>System Settings > Power</guilabel></menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </note>
</section>
- <section id="sect-User_Guide-_The_top_menu_panel_-_Clock_and_calendar_">
- <!-- Clock and calendar --><title> Clock and calendar </title>
- <para>
- To access the calendar, click the clock on the right hand side of the panel. When you double-click a date, the <application>Evolution</application> personal information manager opens. There is also a weather feature. Click the <guilabel>edit</guilabel> button to modify or add locations to be displayed.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- </section>
-
- <!-- end of top panel section -->
+ </section>
+ <!-- end of top bar section -->
<section id="sect-User_Guide-_The_GNOME_desktop_-_The_desktop_area_">
<!-- The desktop area --><title> The desktop area </title>
<para>
@@ -235,6 +258,14 @@
</section>
</section>
+
+<section id="sect-User_Guide-_Notifications_">
+ <!-- The notification area --><title> The Notification area </title>
+ <para>
+ The Notification area displays icons that alert you to new events taking place on your computer. For example, your email program might display an icon here to indicate the arrival of new email, or your printer software might display an icon here to indicate that a document is now printing.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
<section id="sect-User_Guide-_The_GNOME_desktop_-_The_window_list_panel_">
<!-- The window list panel --><title> The window list panel </title>
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