[user-guide] Added the "Configuring the Language and Keyboard" section.
Jaromir Hradilek
jhradile at fedoraproject.org
Sat Oct 15 23:57:18 UTC 2011
commit b8aeacfd624e69d52467d7d1630f2e5bc1d1e7ab
Author: Jaromir Hradilek <jhradile at redhat.com>
Date: Sun Oct 16 01:41:18 2011 +0200
Added the "Configuring the Language and Keyboard" section.
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diff --git a/en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml b/en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml
index a9bff66..500e1ca 100644
--- a/en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml
+++ b/en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.com/wiki/User:Jhradile">Jaromír Hradílek</ulink> (writer)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Mamasun">Inna Kabanova</ulink> (translator - Russian)
</para>
</listitem>
diff --git a/en-US/Customizing_the_desktop.xml b/en-US/Customizing_the_desktop.xml
index 4322576..33256a4 100644
--- a/en-US/Customizing_the_desktop.xml
+++ b/en-US/Customizing_the_desktop.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,197 @@
<para>
Fedora allows you to customize the "look and feel" of your desktop environment. All of the settings that determine the appearance of your desktop are referred to collectively as a theme.
</para>
+ <section id="sect-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard">
+ <title>Configuring the language and keyboard</title>
+ <section id="sect-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard-GNOME">
+ <title>Configuring the language and keyboard in GNOME</title>
+ <para>
+ Fedora &PRODVER; is shipped with the <application>Region and Language</application> configuration tool, which allows you to configure keyboard layouts, the language of your desktop environment, and other regional settings. To start the tool, 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, and click <guimenuitem>Region and Language</guimenuitem>.
+ </para>
+ <section id="sect-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard-GNOME-Language">
+ <title>Changing the language</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><application>Region and Language</application></primary>
+ <secondary>language configuration</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>language configuration</primary>
+ <see>Region and Language</see>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ To configure the language of your desktop, select the <guilabel>Language</guilabel> tab of the <application>Region and Language</application> application. You will be presented with a short list of common languages.
+ </para>
+ <figure id="fig-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard-GNOME-Language">
+ <title>Changing the language</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/gnome_desktop/region-and-language-language.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <para>
+ Changing the language
+ </para>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ <para>
+ By default, this list only contains a few of the available languages. To add another language, click the <guibutton>+</guibutton> (the plus sign) button below the list. A dialog window appears, allowing you to select the desired language. The input field at the bottom part of the dialog window allows you to reduce the number of displayed items by first few letters part of the language name in it (for example, <quote>slov</quote> for the Slovak language). Once you select a language, click the <guibutton>Select</guibutton> button to confirm your choice.
+ </para>
+ <figure id="fig-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard-GNOME-Language-Add">
+ <title>Adding another language</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/gnome_desktop/region-and-language-language-add.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <para>
+ Adding a language
+ </para>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ <para>
+ To choose a particular language from the list, click its name to select it. The changes will take effect the next time you log in to the system.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section id="sect-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard-GNOME-Formats">
+ <title>Changing the date, time, and numeric format</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><application>Region and Language</application></primary>
+ <secondary>date, time, and numeric format configuration</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ To change the default date, time, number, and currency format, select the <guilabel>Formats</guilabel> tab of the <application>Region and Language</application> application. You will be presented with a short list of available formats.
+ </para>
+ <figure id="fig-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard-GNOME-Formats">
+ <title>Changing the date, time, and numeric format</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/gnome_desktop/region-and-language-formats.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <para>
+ Changing the date, time, and numeric format
+ </para>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ <para>
+ By default, this list only contains a few of the available formats. To add another format, click the <guibutton>+</guibutton> (the plus sign) button below the list. A dialog window appears, allowing you to select the desired format according to a region. The input field at the bottom part of the dialog window allows you to reduce the number of displayed items by typing first few letters of the region name in it (for example, <quote>slov</quote> for Slovakia). Once you select a region, click the <guibutton>Select</guibutton> button to confirm your choice.
+ </para>
+ <figure id="fig-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard-GNOME-Formats-Add">
+ <title>Adding a format</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/gnome_desktop/region-and-language-formats-add.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <para>
+ Adding a format
+ </para>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ <para>
+ To choose a particular format from the list, click its name to select it. The changes will take effect the next time you log in to the system.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section id="sect-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard-GNOME-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>
+ <see><application>Region and Language</application></see>
+ </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 change the default keyboard layout, select the <guilabel>Layouts</guilabel> tab of the <application>Region and Language</application> application. You will be presented with a list of currently enabled layouts.
+ </para>
+ <figure id="fig-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard-GNOME-Layouts">
+ <title>Changing the keyboard layout</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/gnome_desktop/region-and-language-layouts.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <para>
+ Changing the keyboard layout
+ </para>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ <para>
+ To add a layout to the list, click the <guibutton>+</guibutton> (the plus sign) button below the list. A dialog window appears, allowing you to select the desired keyboard layout. The input field at the bottom part of the dialog window allows you to reduce the number of displayed items by typing first few letters of the layout name in it (for example, <quote>slov</quote> for a Slovak layout). Once you select a layout, click the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button to confirm your choice.
+ </para>
+ <figure id="fig-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard-GNOME-Layouts-Add">
+ <title>Adding a keyboard layout</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/gnome_desktop/region-and-language-layouts-add.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <para>
+ Adding a keyboard layout
+ </para>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ <para>
+ The first layout in the list is always considered the default. To move a particular layout up or down in the list, select it and click the <guibutton>∧</guibutton> (the upwards arrow) or <guibutton>∨</guibutton> (the downwards arrow) buttons respectively. To remove a layout, click the <guibutton>−</guibutton> (that is, the minus sign) button. Additionally, by selecting an option button on the right side of the window, you can choose if you want to use different keyboard layouts for individual windows, or a single layout for all windows.
+ </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.
+ </para>
+ <figure id="fig-keyboard-layouts-indicator">
+ <title>The keyboard layout indicator</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/gnome_desktop/region-and-language-layouts-indicator.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <para>
+ The keyboard layout indicator
+ </para>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ </section>
+ <section id="sect-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard-GNOME-System">
+ <title>Viewing the current configuration</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary><application>Region and Language</application></primary>
+ <secondary>system-wide settings</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ To view the current configuration, select the <guilabel>System</guilabel> tab of the <application>Region and Language</application> application. You will be presented with a comparison of your own configuration and system-wide settings.
+ </para>
+ <figure id="fig-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard-GNOME-System">
+ <title>Viewing the current configuration</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="images/gnome_desktop/region-and-language-system.png" format="PNG" scalefit="0" />
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <para>
+ Viewing the current configuration
+ </para>
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+ <section id="sect-Configuring_the_Language_and_Keyboard-KDE">
+ <title>Configuring the language and keyboard in KDE</title>
+ <para>
+ For many people, there is a need to switch between input methods such as Japanese or Chinese character sets. This is handled in Fedora &PRODVER; by <application>ibus</application>. To enable, disable, or select the type of input method in KDE, click <menuchoice><guimenu>Kickoff Application Launcher </guimenu><guisubmenu> Applications </guisubmenu><guisubmenu> Settings </guisubmenu><guisubmenu> Input Method</guisubmenu></menuchoice>. You can also get to these settings from the command line with <command>im-chooser</command>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Once enabled, configure the preferences by clicking the <guilabel>Input Method Preferences</guilabel> button. The first tab allows you to customize the keyboard shortcuts. The second tab allows you to add and remove input methods and set the prefered input method. The third tab has advanced settings. You can customize preferences later by right clicking the ibus applet and selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>Preferences</guimenu></menuchoice> or from the command line with <command>ibus-setup</command>.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ </section>
<section id="sect-User_Guide-Customizing_the_desktop-Changing_the_theme_">
<title>Changing the theme </title>
<para>
@@ -46,21 +237,21 @@
<section id="sect-User_Guide-Changing_the_background-Changing_the_background_in_GNOME">
<title>Changing the background in GNOME</title>
<para>
- To change the background image on your desktop, click on your name in the right hand corner of the top bar, and select <menuchoice><guilabel>System Settings</guilabel></menuchoice>. In the <interface>System Settings</interface> window that appears, click on <guilabel>Background</guilabel>. Here you can choose from a selection of GNOME wallpapers, or use the dialogue box to choose an image from the <menuchoice><guilabel>Colors and Gradients</guilabel></menuchoice> category or from your <menuchoice><guilabel>Pictures</guilabel></menuchoice> folder.
+ To change the background image on your desktop, click on your name in the right hand corner of the top bar, and select <menuchoice><guilabel>System Settings</guilabel></menuchoice>. In the <interface>System Settings</interface> window that appears, click on <guilabel>Background</guilabel>. Here you can choose from a selection of GNOME wallpapers, or use the dialogue box to choose an image from the <menuchoice><guilabel>Colors and Gradients</guilabel></menuchoice> category or from your <menuchoice><guilabel>Pictures</guilabel></menuchoice> folder.
</para>
<para>
You can add images from anywhere on your computer by clicking on the <guibutton>+</guibutton> button in the bottom left had corner. Any images you select will automatically appear in the <menuchoice><guilabel>Wallpapers</guilabel></menuchoice> category in the future, so you don't have to go searching for them again.
</para>
<para>
- In the bottom right hand corner of the <interface>Background</interface> window there are two buttons. The left hand button allows you to change the color of the desktop, if the image you have selected doesn't fit the screen exactly. The right hand button allows you to select how you want your chosen image to be displayed: tiled, zoomed to fill the screen, centered, scaled, or streched in either both directions (<menuchoice><guilabel>Fill</guilabel></menuchoice>) or lengthways only (<menuchoice><guilabel>Span</guilabel></menuchoice>).
+ In the bottom right hand corner of the <interface>Background</interface> window there are two buttons. The left hand button allows you to change the color of the desktop, if the image you have selected doesn't fit the screen exactly. The right hand button allows you to select how you want your chosen image to be displayed: tiled, zoomed to fill the screen, centered, scaled, or streched in either both directions (<menuchoice><guilabel>Fill</guilabel></menuchoice>) or lengthways only (<menuchoice><guilabel>Span</guilabel></menuchoice>).
</para>
</section>
<section id="sect-User_Guide-Changing_the_background-Changing_the_background_in_KDE">
<title>Changing the background in KDE</title>
<para>
- To change the background in KDE, right click an empty area of the desktop,
-and select the <menuchoice><guimenu>Desktop Settings</guimenu></menuchoice> option.
+ To change the background in KDE, right click an empty area of the desktop,
+and select the <menuchoice><guimenu>Desktop Settings</guimenu></menuchoice> option.
When the <application>Desktop Setting - Plasma Workspace</application> window appears, you can select a new wallpaper style from the drop-down menus, or get new ones by clicking the <guibutton>Get New Wallpapers...</guibutton> button. You can also use an image from your computer as the wallpaper by clicking the <guibutton>Open...</guibutton> button.
</para>
</section>
@@ -78,7 +269,7 @@ When the <application>Desktop Setting - Plasma Workspace</application> window ap
To change this, open <application>Nautilus</application> and select <menuchoice><guilabel>Edit</guilabel><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu></menuchoice>. Change to the <guilabel>Behavior</guilabel> tab and tick the box that says <guilabel>Open each folder in its own window</guilabel>.
</para>
<para>
- Many other preferences can be set from the <interface>Preferences</interface> window. Additionally, the <application>gnome-tweak-tool</application> application gives access to several extra <application>Nautilus</application> options. You can install <application>gnome-tweak-tool</application> from the Fedora repositories. Refer to <xref linkend="chap-User_Guide-Managing_software" /> for instructions on how to install new software.
+ Many other preferences can be set from the <interface>Preferences</interface> window. Additionally, the <application>gnome-tweak-tool</application> application gives access to several extra <application>Nautilus</application> options. You can install <application>gnome-tweak-tool</application> from the Fedora repositories. Refer to <xref linkend="chap-User_Guide-Managing_software" /> for instructions on how to install new software.
</para>
<para>
<menuchoice><guimenu>Applications </guimenu><guisubmenu> Add/Remove Software</guisubmenu></menuchoice> then searching for <package>gtweakui</package> will provide the program to install. The program's location can be found under <menuchoice><guimenu>System </guimenu><guisubmenu> Preferences</guisubmenu></menuchoice>.
@@ -94,80 +285,6 @@ When the <application>Desktop Setting - Plasma Workspace</application> window ap
</section>
- <section id="sect-User_Guide-Customizing_the_desktop-Customizing_input_methods">
- <title>Customizing input methods</title>
- <para>
- For many people, there is a need to switch between input methods such as Japanese or Chinese character sets. This is handled in Fedora &PRODVER; by <application>ibus</application>.
- </para>
- <para>
- To enable, disable, or select the type of input method in GNOME:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Click on your name in the right hand corner of the top bar, and select <menuchoice><guilabel>System Settings</guilabel></menuchoice>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- In the <interface>System Settings</interface> window that appears, click on <guilabel>Region and Language</guilabel>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Change to the <guilabel>Layouts</guilabel> tab.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- In the left hand pane you can add additional keyboard layouts by clicking on the <guibutton>+</guibutton> button. You can also reorder the layouts, and see a keyboard map of the currently highlighted layout.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- In the right hand pane you can choose whether to use the same keyboard layout for all windows, or allow different layouts for each window.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- When you add additional keyboard layouts, a menu appears in the top bar allowing you to change between layouts.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- <para>
- To set a keyboard shortcut for switching keyboard layouts:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- In the <interface>Region and Languages</interface> window, change to the <guilabel>Layouts</guilabel> tab.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Click on <guibutton>Options...</guibutton>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Click on the <guibutton>+</guibutton> button next to <guilabel>Key(s) to change layout</guilabel>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Tick the box next to the keyboard shortcut you would like to use.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- <para>
- In KDE, click <menuchoice><guimenu>Kickoff Application Launcher </guimenu><guisubmenu> Applications </guisubmenu><guisubmenu> Settings </guisubmenu><guisubmenu> Input Method</guisubmenu></menuchoice>. You can also get to these settings from the command line with <command>im-chooser</command>.
- </para>
- <para>
-Once enabled, configure the preferences by clicking the <guilabel>Input Method Preferences</guilabel> button.
- The first tab allows you to customize the keyboard shortcuts. The second tab allows you to add and remove input methods and set the prefered input method. The third tab has advanced settings.
-You can customize preferences later by right clicking the ibus applet and selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>Preferences</guimenu></menuchoice> or from the command line with <command>ibus-setup</command>.
- </para>
- </section>
<section id="sect-User_Guide-Customizing_the_desktop-Compiz_Fusion_">
<title>Compiz-Fusion </title>
<para>
@@ -218,12 +335,12 @@ You can customize preferences later by right clicking the ibus applet and select
<section id="sect-User_Guide-Widgets-KDE_plasmoids">
<title>KDE plasmoids</title>
<para>
- <firstterm>Plasmoids</firstterm> are widgets for the KDE desktop. You can add plasmoids by clicking the <guilabel>plasma toolbox</guilabel> icon located at the top right of the desktop or right-hand edge of the panel and then clicking
+ <firstterm>Plasmoids</firstterm> are widgets for the KDE desktop. You can add plasmoids by clicking the <guilabel>plasma toolbox</guilabel> icon located at the top right of the desktop or right-hand edge of the panel and then clicking
<menuchoice><guimenu>Add Widgets...</guimenu></menuchoice>. You can also add plasmoids by right-clicking on the desktop and panel and clicking <menuchoice><guimenu>Add Widgets...</guimenu></menuchoice>.
</para>
<para>
- When you install the KDE desktop, a number of plasmoids are installed on your system by default, although most of them are not visible until you add them to your desktop or panel.
-These include various clocks, calendars, small games, and widgets that present you with information about the status of your computer hardware or about multimedia files as you play them.
+ When you install the KDE desktop, a number of plasmoids are installed on your system by default, although most of them are not visible until you add them to your desktop or panel.
+These include various clocks, calendars, small games, and widgets that present you with information about the status of your computer hardware or about multimedia files as you play them.
When you click the <menuchoice><guimenu>Add Widgets...</guimenu></menuchoice> menu option, the <guilabel>plasma toolbox</guilabel> presents you with a list of the widgets currently available to you, along with short descriptions of each one. The <guilabel>plasma toolbox</guilabel> also gives you the option to <guilabel>Get New Widgets</guilabel> either by downloading from <ulink url="KDE-Look.org">KDE-Look.org</ulink>, or by installing ones that you have previously downloaded and saved to your computer.
</para>
</section>
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