[deployment-guide] Updated the "Language and Keyboard Configuration" chapter.
Jaromir Hradilek
jhradile at fedoraproject.org
Sun May 22 23:39:30 UTC 2011
commit 659af6014a748f007aad24544b6627939b26ac66
Author: Jaromir Hradilek <jhradile at 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(-)
---
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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