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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 2. Working with Your Desktop</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="susebooks.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Documentation"><link rel="up" href="part.gnome.desktop.html" title="Part I. Introduction"><link rel="prev" href="cha.gnomeuser.start.html" title="Chapter 1. Getting Started with the GNOME Desktop"><link rel="next" href="cha.gnome.settings.html" title="Chapter 3. Customizing Your Settings"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header" border="0" class="bctable"><tr><td width="80%"><div class="breadcrumbs"><p><a href="index.html"> Documentation</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><a href="book.gnomeuser.html">GNOME User Guide</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><a href="part.gnome.desktop.html">Introduction</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><strong><a accesskey="p" title="Chapter 1. Getting Started with the GNOME Desktop" href="cha.gnomeuser.start.html"><span>◀</span></a> <a accesskey="n" title="Chapter 3. Customizing Your Settings" href="cha.gnome.settings.html"><span>▶</span></a></strong></p></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="chapter" title="Chapter 2. Working with Your Desktop"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="cha.gnomeuser.use"></a>Chapter 2. Working with Your Desktop<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#cha.gnomeuser.use">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.menu">2.1. Using the Main Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus">2.2. Managing Folders and Files with Nautilus</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.media">2.3. Accessing Floppy Disks, CDs, or DVDs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.search.files">2.4. Searching for Files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.cutnpaste">2.5. Moving Text Between Applications</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.connections">2.6. Managing Internet Connections</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.internet">2.7. Exploring the Internet</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.mail">2.8. E-mail and Scheduling</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.oo">2.9. Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOffice.org</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt">2.10. Controlling Your Desktop’s Power Management</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.archives">2.11. Creating, Displaying, and Decompressing Archives</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.screnshots">2.12. Taking Screen Shots</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.pdfs">2.13. Viewing PDF Files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.sound">2.14. Controlling Sound</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.fingerprint">2.15. Using the Fingerprint Reader</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.updates">2.16. Obtaining Software Updates</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.more">2.17. For More Information</a></span></dt></dl></div><p>
Now you can start to work with your desktop. In this chapter you will
learn how to start applications, manage and search files and burn CDs. You
will get familiar with the power management concept of GNOME and find out
how to perform regular tasks with your desktop.
</p><div class="sect1" title="2.1. Using the Main Menu"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.menu"></a>2.1. Using the Main Menu<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.menu">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span> on very the left of the bottom panel to
open the main menu showing a list of your favorite applications together
with the most recently used ones. You can also click
<span class="guimenu">Documents</span> to display your recent documents, or click
<span class="guimenu">Places</span> to display your favorite places (such as your
home directory or the Desktop). Click <span class="guimenu">More
Applications</span> to access additional applications listed in
categories. Use the options on the right to access Help, install
additional software, open the GNOME Control Center, lock your screen, log
out of the desktop or check the status of your hard drive and network
connections.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id399268"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.1. Main Menu</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="73%"><tr><td><img src="images/computermenu.png" width="100%" alt="Main Menu"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
The <span class="guimenu">main menu</span> contains several elements:
</p><div class="sect2" title="2.1.1. Search Bar"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.search"></a>2.1.1. Search Bar<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.search">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
The search bar helps you find applications and files on your system.
Enter your search phrase in the <span class="guimenu">Search</span> field, then
press <span class="keycap">Enter</span>. The results are displayed in the
Desktop Search dialog box.
</p><p>
For more information about using Beagle, GNOME desktop’s search
function, see <a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.beagle.html" title="Chapter 6. Searching with Beagle">Chapter 6, <i>Searching with Beagle</i></a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2" title="2.1.2. Main Menu Tabs"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.tabs"></a>2.1.2. Main Menu Tabs<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.tabs">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
You can determine what type of items appear in the main menu by clicking
the <span class="guimenu">Applications</span>, <span class="guimenu">Documents</span> or
<span class="guimenu">Places</span> tabs.
</p><div class="sect3" title="2.1.2.1. Favorite Applications"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.tabs.favs"></a>2.1.2.1. Favorite Applications<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.tabs.favs">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><p>
By default, Favorite Applications shows icons for four commonly used
applications. Customize this view to show the applications you use most
often.
</p><p>
To add an item to your Favorite Applications:
</p><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">More
Applications</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Right-click the application you want to add.
</p></li><li><p>
Select <span class="guimenu">Add to Favorites</span>.
</p><p>
The selected application is added to your Favorite Applications.
</p></li></ol></div><p>
To remove an item from your Favorite Applications:
</p><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Make sure that your Favorite Applications appear in the main menu. If
<span class="guimenu">Favorite Applications</span> does not appear on the main
menu, click <span class="guimenu">Applications</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Right-click the item you want to remove.
</p></li><li><p>
Select <span class="guimenu">Remove from Favorites</span>.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect3" title="2.1.2.2. Recent Applications"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.tabs.recent_apps"></a>2.1.2.2. Recent Applications<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.tabs.recent_apps">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><p>
Recent Applications shows the last two to four applications you have
started, provided they do not already appear under Favorite
Applications.
</p></div><div class="sect3" title="2.1.2.3. Recent Documents"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.tabs.recent_docs"></a>2.1.2.3. Recent Documents<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.tabs.recent_docs">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><p>
Click the <span class="guimenu">Documents</span> tab to display Favorite and
Recent Documents. Use this view to quickly locate the documents you
worked on most often or most recently. Click <span class="guimenu">More
Documents</span> to open the File Browser. You may move a document
from the Recent to the Favorite Documents section by right clicking it
and choosing <span class="guimenu">Add to Favorites</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect3" title="2.1.2.4. Recent Places"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.tabs.recent_places"></a>2.1.2.4. Recent Places<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.tabs.recent_places">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><p>
Click the <span class="guimenu">Places</span> tab to display the last several
places you have opened. Use this view to quickly locate the places you
worked on most recently. Click <span class="guimenu">More Places</span> to open
the File Browser.
</p></div></div><div class="sect2" title="2.1.3. System"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.system"></a>2.1.3. System<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.system">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
The <span class="guimenu">System</span> pane of the main menu provides shortcuts
to several system applications.
</p><div class="table"><a name="id389033"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 2.1. System Shortcuts</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="System Shortcuts" border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>
<p>
Application
</p>
</th><th>
<p>
Description
</p>
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
<p>
Help
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Opens the Help Center, which provides online documentation for your
system.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Control Center
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Allows you to customize and configure your desktop. For more
information, see <a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.settings.html" title="Chapter 3. Customizing Your Settings">Chapter 3, <i>Customizing Your Settings</i></a>.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
YaST
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Allows you to customize and configure your system.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Install Software
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Opens the Software Installer, which guides you through the process
of installing new software.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Lock Screen
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Locks your system so that nobody can access it while you are away.
Enter your password to unlock the system.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Log Out
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Opens the Log Out dialog, where you can log out or switch users.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Shutdown
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Opens the Shutdown dialog, where you can shut down or restart your
system. You can also suspend you computer from this shortcut.
</p>
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"></div><div class="sect2" title="2.1.4. Status"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.status"></a>2.1.4. Status<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.menu.status">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
The <span class="guimenu">Status</span> section of the main menu displays
information about your hard drive and network connection, including the
amount of available space on your hard disk and the type of network
connection you are using.
</p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2.2. Managing Folders and Files with Nautilus"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus"></a>2.2. Managing Folders and Files with Nautilus<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
Use the Nautilus File Manager to create (or view) folders and documents,
run scripts and create CDs of your data. In addition, the File Manager
provides support for Web and file viewing.
</p><p>
You can open the File Manager in the following ways:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="bullet"><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">Nautilus File
Browser</span>.
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
Double-click your Home directory icon on the desktop.
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">More
Applications</span>+<span class="guimenu">System</span>+<span class="guimenu">Home
Folder</span>.
</p></li></ul></div><div class="figure"><a name="id395150"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.2. File Manager</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="58%"><tr><td><img src="images/nautilus.png" width="100%" alt="File Manager"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
The elements of the Nautilus window include the following:
</p><p title="Menu"><b>Menu. </b>
Lets you perform most tasks in the file manager. You can also open a
context sensitive pop-up menu from a file manager window by
right-clicking inside it. The items in this menu depend on where you
right-click. For example, if you right-click a file or folder, you can
select items related to the file or folder. If you right-click the
background of a view pane, you can select items related to the display
of items in the view pane.
</p><p title="Toolbar"><b>Toolbar. </b>
Lets you quickly navigate among files and folders, and provides access
to them. The toolbar contains Back, Forward, Up, Stop, Reload, Home,
Computer, and Search buttons.
</p><p title="Location Bar"><b>Location Bar. </b>
Lets you locate files, folders, and URI sites. The location bar supports
two different views: the traditional text-based view (where you can
enter or edit a path) and the button view (where each folder is
displayed as a button). Navigate to a location by pressing a button.
</p><p title="Side Pane"><b>Side Pane. </b>
Lets you navigate or display information about the selected file or
folder. Use the drop-down list to customize what is shown in the pane.
The list includes ways to view information about files, perform actions
on files, add emblems to files, view a history of recently visited sites
and display your files in the Tree system. To close the side pane, click
the X at the top right of the side pane. To display the side pane, click
<span class="guimenu">View</span>+<span class="guimenu">Side Pane</span> or press <span class="keycap">F9</span>.
</p><p title="View Pane"><b>View Pane. </b>
Displays folders and files. Use the options in the
<span class="guimenu">View</span> menu to zoom the content or choose from
different sorting options. You can also display items as a detailed
list, a compact list or as icons.
</p><p title="Status Bar"><b>Status Bar. </b>
Displays the number of items in a folder and gives the available free
space. When a file is selected, the status bar displays the filename and
size.
</p><div class="sect2" title="2.2.1. File Manager Navigation Shortcuts"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus.shortcuts"></a>2.2.1. File Manager Navigation Shortcuts<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus.shortcuts">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
Some simple shortcuts for navigating in the File Manager include the
following:
</p><div class="table"><a name="id412434"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 2.2. File Manager Navigation Shortcuts</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="File Manager Navigation Shortcuts" border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>
<p>
Shortcut
</p>
</th><th>
<p>
Description
</p>
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="keycap"><—</span> or
<span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">↑</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Opens the parent folder.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Arrow key
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Selects an item.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">↓</span> or <span class="keycap">Enter</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Opens an item.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="keycap">Shift</span>+<span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">↓</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Opens an item and closes the current folder.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="keycap">Shift</span>+<span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">↑</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Opens the parent folder and closes the current folder.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="keycap">Shift</span>+<span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>+<span class="keycap">W</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Closes all parent folders.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>+<span class="keycap">L</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Toggles the location bar view from the button view to the
text-based view.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">Home</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Opens your home directory.
</p>
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"><p>
For more information, click <span class="guimenu">Help</span>+<span class="guimenu">Contents</span> in the File Manager.
</p></div><div class="sect2" title="2.2.2. Archiving Folders"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus.archiving"></a>2.2.2. Archiving Folders<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus.archiving">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
If you have files you would like to archive, you can compress the files
into tape archive format (TAR).
</p><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
In the Nautilus view pane, right-click the folder you want to archive,
then click <span class="guimenu">Create Archive</span>.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="50%"><tr><td><img src="images/archive.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
Accept the default archive filename or provide a new one.
</p></li><li><p>
Select a file extension from the drop-down list (use
<code class="filename">tar.gz</code> for the most common archive form or
<code class="filename">.zip</code> to ensure compatibility with Windows).
</p></li><li><p>
Specify a location for the archive file, then click
<span class="guimenu">Create</span>.
</p></li></ol></div><p>
To extract an archived file, right-click the file, then select
<span class="guimenu">Extract Here</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2" title="2.2.3. Creating a CD/DVD"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus.burn"></a>2.2.3. Creating a CD/DVD<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus.burn">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
If your system has a CD or DVD read/write drive, you can use the
Nautilus file manager to burn CDs and DVDs.
</p><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">More
Applications</span>+<span class="guimenu">System</span>+<span class="guimenu">CD/DVD
Creator</span>, or insert a blank disc and click
<span class="guimenu">Make Data CD/DVD</span> or <span class="guimenu">Make Audio
CD/DVD</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Drag and drop the files you want to put on the disc into the Nautilus
<span class="guimenu">CD/DVD Creator</span> window.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="68%"><tr><td><img src="images/cd_burner.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Write to Disc</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Modify the information in the Write to Disc dialog box or accept the
defaults, then click <span class="guimenu">Write</span>.
</p><p>
The files are burned to the disc. This could take a few minutes,
depending on the amount of data being burned and the speed of your
burner.
</p></li></ol></div><p>
To burn an iso image, right-click on the iso image file in Nautilus and
choose <span class="guimenu">Write to Disc</span>. Modify the information in the
Write to Disc dialog box or accept the defaults, then click
<span class="guimenu">Write</span>.
</p><p>
You can also use the burning application Brasero to burn CDs or DVDs.
See Chapter <i>Brasero: Burning CDs and DVDs</i> (↑Application Guide) for more information.
</p></div><div class="sect2" title="2.2.4. Using Bookmarks"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus.bookmarks"></a>2.2.4. Using Bookmarks<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus.bookmarks">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
Use the Nautilus Bookmarks feature to mark your favorite folders.
</p><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Select the folder or item for which you want to create a bookmark.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Bookmarks</span>+<span class="guimenu">Add
Bookmark</span>. The bookmark is added to the list,
with the folder name as the bookmark name. When you bookmark a file,
it is the folder that is actually bookmarked.
</p></li><li><p>
To select an item from your Bookmarks list, click
<span class="guimenu">Bookmarks</span>, then click the desired bookmark in the
list.
</p></li></ol></div><p>
You can also organize your Bookmarks list by clicking <span class="guimenu">Bookmarks</span>+<span class="guimenu">Edit Bookmarks</span> and making your selections in the dialog box.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="57%"><tr><td><img src="images/bookmarks_edit.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div><p>
To change the order of your bookmarks, click a bookmark and drag it to
the desired location.
</p></div><div class="sect2" title="2.2.5. File Manager Preferences"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus.prefs"></a>2.2.5. File Manager Preferences<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus.prefs">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
You can change the File Manager preferences by clicking <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>+<span class="guimenu">Preferences</span>.
For more information, see
<a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.settings.html#sec.gnome.settings.look.filemanpref" title="3.3.7. Configuring File Management Preferences">Section 3.3.7, “Configuring File Management Preferences”</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2" title="2.2.6. Accessing Remote Files"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.network"></a>2.2.6. Accessing Remote Files<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.network">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
You can utilize Nautilus to access files on remote servers. For more
information see <a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.network.html" title="Chapter 5. Accessing Network Resources">Chapter 5, <i>Accessing Network Resources</i></a>.
</p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2.3. Accessing Floppy Disks, CDs, or DVDs"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.media"></a>2.3. Accessing Floppy Disks, CDs, or DVDs<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.media">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
To access floppy disks, CDs or DVDs, insert the medium into the
appropriate drive. An icon for the medium is automatically created on the
desktop. For many types of removable media, a File Manager window pops up
automatically when the media is inserted or attached to the computer. If
File Manager does not open, double-click the icon for that drive to view
the contents.
</p><div class="warning"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" summary="Warning"><tr class="head"><td width="32"><img alt="[Warning]" src="admon/warning.png"></td><th align="left"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
Do not simply remove disks from the drive after using them. Floppy
disks, CDs, and DVDs must always be unmounted from the system first.
Close all applications still accessing the medium, then right-click the
icon for the medium and select <span class="guimenu">Eject Volume</span> or
<span class="guimenu">Unmount Volume </span> from the menu. Then safely remove the
floppy disk, CD, or DVD when the tray automatically opens.
</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2.4. Searching for Files"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.search.files"></a>2.4. Searching for Files<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.search.files">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
Using <span class="guimenu">Search for File</span> on the <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">More Applications</span>+<span class="guimenu">System</span> menu, you can locate files on
your computer or on a network share using any number of search criteria.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id315709"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.3. Search for Files Dialog</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="64%"><tr><td><img src="images/search.png" width="100%" alt="Search for Files Dialog"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
<span class="guimenu">Search for Files</span> uses the find, grep and locate UNIX
commands. All searches are case insensitive.
</p><p>
You can also open the <span class="guimenu">Search for Files</span> dialog by
entering the following command into the Run Application dialog (started
with <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span>):
</p><p>
<span class="command"><strong>gnome-search-tool</strong></span>
</p><div class="sect2" title="2.4.1. Performing a Basic Search"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.search.files.basic"></a>2.4.1. Performing a Basic Search<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.search.files.basic">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Start <span class="guimenu">Search for Files</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Type the search text in the <span class="guimenu">Name contains</span> field.
</p><p>
The search text can be a filename or partial filename, with or without
wild cards, as shown in the following table:
</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>
<p>
Search Text
</p>
</th><th>
<p>
Example
</p>
</th><th>
<p>
Result
</p>
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
<p>
Full or partial filename
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
myfile.txt
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches for all files that contain “myfile.txt” in the
filename.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Partial filename combined with wild cards (* [ ])
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
*.[ch]
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches for all files that have a .c or .h extension.
</p>
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li><p>
In the <span class="guimenu">Look in folder</span> field, choose the directory
where you want <span class="guimenu">Search for Files</span> to begin the
search.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Find</span>.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" title="2.4.2. Adding Search Options"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.search.files.options"></a>2.4.2. Adding Search Options<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.search.files.options">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
Use <span class="guimenu">Select more options</span> to search by file content,
dates, owner or file size.
</p><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Start <span class="guimenu">Search for Files</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Type the search text in the <span class="guimenu">Name contains</span> field.
</p></li><li><p>
In the <span class="guimenu">Look in folder</span> field, type the path to the
directory where you want Search for Files to begin the search.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Select more options</span>, then click
<span class="guimenu">Available options</span>
</p></li><li><p>
Select a search option that you want to apply, then click
<span class="guimenu">Add</span>.
</p><p>
The following options are available:
</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>
<p>
Option
</p>
</th><th>
<p>
Description
</p>
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">Contains the text</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches for a file by filename. Type a full filename or a
partial filename with wild cards in the field provided. Use an
asterisk (*) to indicate a sequence of characters. Use a question
mark (?) to indicate a single character. The search is case
sensitive.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">Date modified less than</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches for files that were modified within the period specified
(in days).
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">Date modified more than</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches for files that were modified before the period specified
(in days).
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">Size at least</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches for files that are equal to or larger than the size
specified (in kilobytes).
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">Size at most</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches for files that are smaller than or equal to the size
specified (in kilobytes).
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">File is empty</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches for empty files.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">Owned by user</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches for files that are owned by the user specified. Type the
name of the user in the text box provided.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">Owned by group</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches for files that are owned by the group specified. Type
the name of the group in the text box provided.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">Owner is unrecognized</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches for files that are owned by a user or group that is
unknown to the system.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">Name does not contain</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches for filenames that do <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> contain
the string that you enter. Enter a full filename or a partial
filename with wild cards in the field provided. Use an asterisk
(*) to indicate a sequence of characters. Use a question mark (?)
to indicate a single character. The search is case sensitive.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">Name matches regular expression</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches for files that contain the specified regular expression
in their directory path or filename. Type the regular expression
in the text box provided.
</p>
<p>
Regular expressions are special text strings used to describe a
search pattern. For more information, see
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.regular-expressions.info" target="_top">http://www.regular-expressions.info</a>.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">Show hidden and backup files</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Includes hidden and backup files in the search.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">Follow symbolic links</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Follows symbolic links when searching for files.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
<span class="guimenu">Exclude other filesystems</span>
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Searches only in directories that are on the same file system as
the start directory.
</p>
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li><p>
Specify the required search information for the search option.
</p></li><li><p>
To remove a search option from the current search, click the
<span class="guimenu">Remove</span> button next to the option.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Find</span>.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" title="2.4.3. Using the Search Results List"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.search.files.result"></a>2.4.3. Using the Search Results List<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.search.files.result">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
You can use the Search Results list to open or delete a file found
during a search, or you can save the search results to a file.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id320360"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.4. Search Results List</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="64%"><tr><td><img src="images/search_results.png" width="100%" alt="Search Results List"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
To open a file displayed in the Search Results list, right-click the
file, then click <span class="guimenu">Open</span> or double-click the file. To
open the folder that contains a file displayed in the Search Results
list, right-click the file and click <span class="guimenu">Open Folder</span>.
</p><p>
To delete a file displayed in the Search Results list, right-click the
file and click <span class="guimenu">Move to Trash</span>.
</p><p>
To save the results of the last search that <span class="guimenu">Search for
Files</span> performed, right-click anywhere in the Search results
list and click <span class="guimenu">Save Results As</span>. Type a name for the
file that will contain your Search results and click
<span class="guimenu">Save</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2" title="2.4.4. Disabling Quick Searches"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.search.files.disable_qs"></a>2.4.4. Disabling Quick Searches<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.search.files.disable_qs">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
By default, <span class="guimenu">Search for Files</span> tries to speed up some
searches by using the <span class="command"><strong>locate</strong></span> command.
<span class="command"><strong>locate</strong></span> provides a secure way to index and quickly
search for files. Because <span class="command"><strong>locate</strong></span> relies on a file
index, the <span class="guimenu">Search Results</span> list might not be up to
date. To disable quick searches, run the following command in a terminal
window:
</p><p>
<span class="command"><strong># gconftool-2 --type=bool --set
/apps/gnome-search-tool/disable_quick_search 1</strong></span>
</p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2.5. Moving Text Between Applications"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.cutnpaste"></a>2.5. Moving Text Between Applications<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.cutnpaste">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
To copy text between applications, select the text, then move the mouse
cursor to the position where you want the text pasted. Click the center
button on the mouse or the scroll wheel to paste the text.
</p><p>
When copying information between programs, you must keep the source
program open and paste the text before closing it. When a program closes,
any content from that application that is on the clipboard is lost.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.6. Managing Internet Connections"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.connections"></a>2.6. Managing Internet Connections<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.connections">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
To surf the Internet or send and receive e-mail messages, you must have
configured an Internet connection with YaST. Depending on your
environment, in YaST select whether to use NetworkManager. In GNOME,
you can then establish Internet connections with NetworkManager as
described in Section “Using GNOME NetworkManager Applet” (Chapter 5, <i>Using NetworkManager</i>, ↑Start-Up).
</p><p>
For a list of criteria to help you to decide whether to use
NetworkManager, refer to Section “Use Cases for NetworkManager” (Chapter 5, <i>Using NetworkManager</i>, ↑Start-Up).
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.7. Exploring the Internet"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.internet"></a>2.7. Exploring the Internet<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.internet">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
The GNOME desktop includes Firefox, a Mozilla*-based Web browser. You can
start it by clicking <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">Firefox</span>.
</p><p>
You can type an address into the location bar at the top or click links
in a page to move to different pages, just like in any other Web browser.
</p><p>
For more information, see Chapter <i>Browsing with Firefox</i> (↑Application Guide).
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.8. E-mail and Scheduling"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.mail"></a>2.8. E-mail and Scheduling<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.mail">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
For reading and managing your mail and events, openSUSE offers you
Evolution, a groupware program that makes it easy to store, organize and
retrieve your personal information.
</p><p>
Evolution seamlessly combines e-mail, a calendar, an address book, and a
memo and task list in one easy-to-use application. With its extensive
support for communications and data interchange standards, Evolution can
work with existing corporate networks and applications, including
Microsoft* Exchange.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="58%"><tr><td><img src="images/evolution.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div><p>
To start Evolution, click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">More Applications</span>+<span class="guimenu">Office</span>+<span class="guimenu">Evolution Mail and Calendar</span>.
</p><p>
The first time you start Evolution, it prompts you with a few questions
as it sets up a mail account and helps you import mail from your old mail
client. Then it shows you how many new messages you have and lists
upcoming appointments and tasks. The calendar, address book and mail
tools are available in the shortcut bar on the left.
</p><p>
For more information, see Chapter <i>Evolution: E-mailing and Calendaring</i> (↑Application Guide).
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.9. Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOffice.org"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.oo"></a>2.9. Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOffice.org<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.oo">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
For creating and editing documents, OpenOffice.org is installed with the GNOME
desktop. OpenOffice.org is a complete set of office tools that can both read and
save Microsoft Office file formats. OpenOffice.org has a word processor, a
spreadsheet, a database, a drawing tool and a presentation program.
</p><p>
To get started, click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">OpenOffice.org Writer</span> or select an OpenOffice.org module
by clicking <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">More
Applications</span>+<span class="guimenu">Office </span>and
selecting the module you want to open.
</p><p>
A number of sample documents and templates are included with OpenOffice.org. You
can access the templates by clicking <span class="guimenu">File</span>+<span class="guimenu">New</span>+<span class="guimenu">Templates and Documents</span>. In addition, you can use wizards, which guide you through
the creation of letters and other typical documents.
</p><p>
For more information, see Chapter <i>The OpenOffice.org Office Suite</i> (↑Application Guide) or view the
<span class="guimenu">Help</span> in any OpenOffice.org program.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.10. Controlling Your Desktop’s Power Management"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt"></a>2.10. Controlling Your Desktop’s Power Management<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
GNOME Power Manager is a session daemon for the GNOME desktop that
manages the power settings for your laptop or desktop computer. When
running on battery, the GNOME Power Manager displays a battery icon
showing the battery state in the panel. When hovering the mouse over the
icon, a pop-up with more information is shown. To view detailed
information about the batteries current state, left-click the icon and
choose <span class="guimenu">Laptop Battery</span>. On certain events, such as a
critically low battery state, the GNOME Power Manager will display
notifications informing you about the event.
</p><p>
GNOME Power Manager is usually started automatically when GNOME starts,
but you can manually start GNOME Power Manager by using the following
command:
</p><p>
<span class="command"><strong>gnome-power-manager --verbose --no-daemon</strong></span>
</p><div class="sect2" title="2.10.1. Viewing Power Statistics"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt.statistics"></a>2.10.1. Viewing Power Statistics<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt.statistics">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
The statistics program lets you view the power consumption of your
laptop hardware in graphic form. To access the statistics graphs,
right-click the battery icon and choose <span class="guimenu">Power
History</span>, or click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">More Applications</span>+<span class="guimenu">System</span>+<span class="guimenu">Power Statistics</span>.
</p><p>
The Power History graph shows the power history charge used by the
composite primary battery. The line represents the amount of power that
is either being used to charge the batteries in the system or the power
being used by the system from the batteries. You should see the line go
up when processor intensive tasks are performed, and go down when the
system is at idle (or when the screen is dimmed). A legend is shown with
this graph when data events have been received.
</p><p>
You will not receive rate data from your computer if it is not charging
or discharging, or if the computer is suspended. This is due to hardware
limitations (where the rate is only sent from the battery management
chip, rather than the power management chip on the motherboard).
</p><p>
Depending on your hardware, other graphs will be available from the
<span class="guimenu">Graph Type</span> menu. You might also see additional
hardware that can be accessed via the optional
<span class="guimenu">Devices</span> button.
</p></div><div class="sect2" title="2.10.2. Modifying Power Management Preferences"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt.prefs"></a>2.10.2. Modifying Power Management Preferences<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt.prefs">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
The Power Management Preferences dialog box lets you control the LCD
brightness when your system is on AC or battery power, the idle time for
the screen power-down and suspend action, the actions to perform when
the laptop lid is closed and the notification area icon policy.
</p><p>
To access Power Management Preferences, right-click the battery icon and
choose <span class="guimenu">Preferences</span>, or click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">More Applications</span>+<span class="guimenu">System</span>+<span class="guimenu">Power Management</span>.
</p><div class="sect3" title="2.10.2.1. On AC Power Preferences"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt.prefs.ac"></a>2.10.2.1. On AC Power Preferences<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt.prefs.ac">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><p>
Use the options on the On AC Power dialog box to automatically put your
computer to sleep when it has been inactive for a specified amount of
time. When your computer is asleep, it is turned on but in a low power
mode (suspend to RAM). It takes less time for a computer to wake up
from sleep than it does for the computer to start up after being turned
off.
</p><p>
You can also set only the display to sleep and adjust the display
brightness. If your computer is in the middle of a task (for example,
burning a DVD) that you want to finish while you are away, set only the
display to sleep.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id302161"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.5. GNOME Power Manager On AC Power Preferences</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="68%"><tr><td><img src="images/gpm_acpower.png" width="100%" alt="GNOME Power Manager On AC Power Preferences"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"></div><div class="sect3" title="2.10.2.2. On Battery Power Preferences"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt.prefs.battery"></a>2.10.2.2. On Battery Power Preferences<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt.prefs.battery">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><p>
Use the options on the On Batter Power dialog box to automatically put
your computer to sleep when it has been inactive for a specified amount
of time, to specify what happens when the laptop lid is closed, and
what happens when battery power is critically low.
</p><p>
When your computer is asleep, it is turned on but in a low power mode
(suspend to RAM). It takes less time for a computer to wake up from
sleep than it does for the computer to start up after being turned off.
</p><p>
You can also set only the display to sleep. If your computer is in the
middle of a task (for example, burning a DVD) that you want to finish
while you are away, set only the display to sleep.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id388585"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.6. GNOME Power Manager On Battery Power Preferences</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="68%"><tr><td><img src="images/gpm_batterypower.png" width="100%" alt="GNOME Power Manager On Battery Power Preferences"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"></div><div class="sect3" title="2.10.2.3. General Preferences"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt.prefs.general"></a>2.10.2.3. General Preferences<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt.prefs.general">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><p>
Use the options on the General Power Management Preference dialog box
to configure miscellaneous options related to GNOME Power Manager’s
behavior, such as the actions to perform when the power or suspend
buttons are pressed, if an icon is displayed in the Notification area
and if sound is used to notify you in the event on an error.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id388634"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.7. GNOME Power Manager General Preferences</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="68%"><tr><td><img src="images/gpm_general.png" width="100%" alt="GNOME Power Manager General Preferences"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"></div></div><div class="sect2" title="2.10.3. Session and System Idle Times"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt.idle"></a>2.10.3. Session and System Idle Times<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.power_mgmt.idle">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
<code class="filename">gnome-screensaver</code> is a session daemon that monitors
user input (if the mouse has or has not been moved and if the keyboard
has or has not been pressed) then starts a timeout. When the value of
this timeout reaches the value set in Screensaver Preferences (using the
<span class="guimenu">Regard the computer as idle after</span> option), then the
login is marked as <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">session idle.</span>”</span>
</p><p>
As soon as the session is marked idle, GNOME Power Manager starts it's
own system timer. When the timeout set in GNOME Power Manager
Preferences is reached, and the CPU load is idle, then the idle action
is performed (such as turning off the screen, suspending or hibernating
the computer).
</p><p>
To make this clearer, the sliders in GNOME Power Manager Preferences are
set to start at the value of the session-timeout + 1 minute, as GNOME
Power Manager Preferences cannot logically trigger before the session is
marked as idle. If you adjust the value of the session idle timeout in
Screensaver Preferences, the start time of the sliders in GNOME Power
Manager Preferences will change accordingly.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id398660"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.8. Changing the Session Idle Timeout in Screensaver Preferences</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="78%"><tr><td><img src="images/preferences_screensaver.png" width="100%" alt="Changing the Session Idle Timeout in Screensaver Preferences"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
To access the screen saver preferences, click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">More Applications</span>+<span class="guimenu">Utilities</span>+<span class="guimenu">Screensaver</span>. For more information, see
<a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.settings.html#sec.gnome.settings.look.ssaver" title="3.3.4. Configuring the Screen Saver">Section 3.3.4, “Configuring the Screen Saver”</a>.
</p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2.11. Creating, Displaying, and Decompressing Archives"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.archives"></a>2.11. Creating, Displaying, and Decompressing Archives<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.archives">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
You can use the Archive Manager application (also known as File Roller)
to create, view, modify or unpack an archive. An archive is a file that
acts as a container for other files. An archive can contain many files,
folders and subfolders, usually in compressed form. Archive Manager
application supports common formats such as <code class="filename">zip</code>,
<code class="filename">tar.gz</code>, <code class="filename">tar.bz2</code>,
<code class="filename">lzh</code>, and <code class="filename">rar</code>. You can use
Archive Manager to create, open and extract a compressed non-archive
file.
</p><p>
To start Archive Manager, click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">More Applications</span>+<span class="guimenu">Utilities</span>+<span class="guimenu">File Roller</span>. If you already have a
compressed file, double-click the filename in the Nautilus file manager
to view the contents of the archive in Archive Manager.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id398776"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.9. Archive Manager</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="68%"><tr><td><img src="images/file_roller.png" width="100%" alt="Archive Manager"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><div class="sect2" title="2.11.1. Opening an Archive"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.archives.open"></a>2.11.1. Opening an Archive<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.archives.open">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
In Archive Manager, click <span class="guimenu">File</span>+<span class="guimenu">Open</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Select the archive you want to open.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Open</span>.
</p><p>
Archive Manager automatically determines the archive type, and
displays the following:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="bullet"><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
The archive name in the window title bar.
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
The archive contents in the display area.
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
The total number of files in the archive and the size of the archive
when uncompressed, in the status bar.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
To open another archive, click <span class="guimenu"></span>+<span class="guimenu">Open</span> again. Archive Manager opens
each archive in a new window. To open another archive in the same
window, you must first click <span class="guimenu">Archive</span>+<span class="guimenu">Close</span> to close the current archive,
then click <span class="guimenu">Archive</span>+<span class="guimenu">Open</span>.
</p><p>
If you try to open an archive that was created in a format that
Archive Manager does not recognize, the application displays an error
message.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" title="2.11.2. Creating Archives"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.archives.create"></a>2.11.2. Creating Archives<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.archives.create">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
In Archive Manager, click <span class="guimenu">File</span>+<span class="guimenu">New</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Specify the name and location of the new archive.
</p></li><li><p>
Select an archive type from the <span class="guimenu">Archive type</span>
drop-down list.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Create</span>.
</p><p>
Archive Manager creates an empty archive, but does not yet write the
archive to disk. Archive Manager writes a new archive to disk only
when the archive contains at least one file. If you create a new
archive and quit Archive Manager before you add any files to the
archive, Archive Manager deletes the archive.
</p></li><li><p>
Add files and folders to the new archive:
</p><ol type="a" class="substeps"><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>+<span class="guimenu">Add
Files</span> or <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>+<span class="guimenu">Add a Folder</span> and select the files or folders you want to add.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Add</span>.
</p><p>
Archive Manager adds the files to the current folder in the archive.
</p></li></ol></li></ol></div><p>
You can also add files to an archive in a file manager window without
opening Archive Manager. See
<a class="xref" href="cha.gnomeuser.use.html#sec.gnomeuser.start.nautilus.archiving" title="2.2.2. Archiving Folders">Section 2.2.2, “Archiving Folders”</a>
for more information.
</p></div><div class="sect2" title="2.11.3. Extracting Files From an Archive"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.archives.extract"></a>2.11.3. Extracting Files From an Archive<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.archives.extract">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
In Archive Manager, select the files that you want to extract.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">File</span>+<span class="guimenu">Extract</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Specify the folder where Archive Manager will extracts the files.
</p></li><li><p>
Choose from the following extract options:
</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>
<p>
Option
</p>
</th><th>
<p>
Description
</p>
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
<p>
All files
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Extracts all files from the archive.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Selected files
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Extracts the selected files from the archive.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Files
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Extracts from the archive all files that match the specified
pattern.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Re-create folders
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Reconstructs the folder structure when extracting the specified
files.
</p>
<p>
For example, you specify <code class="filename">/tmp</code> in the
<span class="guimenu">Filename</span> text box and choose to extract all
files. The archive contains a subfolder called
<code class="filename">doc</code>. If you select the <span class="guimenu">Re-create
folders</span> option, Archive Manager extracts the contents
of the subfolder to <code class="filename">/tmp/doc</code>. If you do not
select the <span class="guimenu">Re-create folders</span> option, Archive
Manager does not create any subfolders. Instead, Archive Manager
extracts all files from the archive, including files from
subfolders, to <code class="filename">/tmp</code>.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Overwrite existing files
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Overwrites any files in the destination folder that have the same
name as the specified files.
</p>
<p>
If you do not select this option, Archive Manager does not
extract the specified file if an existing file with the same name
already exists in the destination folder.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Do not extract older files
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Extracts the specified file only if the destination folder does
not contain the specified file or if the destination folder
contains an older version of the specified file. Archive Manager
uses the modification date to determine which file is the most
recent. If the version of the file in the archive is older,
Archive Manager does not extract the specified file to the
destination folder.
</p>
<p>
This option is only available if the <span class="guimenu">Overwrite existing
files</span> option is selected.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Password
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
This option is available only if the archive type supports
encryption. Currently, only <code class="filename">.zip</code> and
<code class="filename">.arj</code> archives support encryption.
</p>
<p>
If the archive contains encrypted files, enter the required
password in the <span class="guimenu">Password</span> field to decrypt the
specified files during the extraction process. The required
password is the encryption password that was specified when the
archive was created.
</p>
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Extract</span>.
</p><p>
If all of the files in the archive are protected by a password (and
you have not specified the password) Archive Manager displays an error
dialog.
</p><p>
If some but not all of the files in the archive are protected by a
password (and you have not specified the password) Archive Manager
does not display an error dialog. However, Archive Manager extracts
only the unprotected files to the new archive.
</p><p>
To extract an archived file in a file manager window without opening
Archive Manager, right-click the file and select <span class="guimenu">Extract
Here</span>.
</p><p>
The Extract operation extracts a copy of the specified files from the
archive. The extracted files have the same permissions and
modification date as the original files that were added to the
archive.
</p><p>
The Extract operation does not change the contents of the archive.
</p></li></ol></div></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2.12. Taking Screen Shots"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.screnshots"></a>2.12. Taking Screen Shots<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.screnshots">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
You can take a snapshot of your screen or an individual application
window using the Take Screenshots utility. Start it by pressing
<span class="keycap">Print</span> to take a screen shot of the entire desktop or by
pressing <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">Print</span> to take a screen shot of the currently active window or
dialog box. You may also start the application via <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">More Applications</span>+<span class="guimenu">System</span>+<span class="guimenu">Take Screenshot</span>.
</p><p>
When you take a screen shot, the Save Screenshot dialog box opens. To
save the screen shot as an image file, enter the filename for the screen
shot and choose a location from the drop-down list.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id400053"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.10. Save Screenshot Dialog Box</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="73%"><tr><td><img src="images/save_screenshot.png" width="100%" alt="Save Screenshot Dialog Box"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
You can also use GIMP to take screen shots. In GIMP, click
<span class="guimenu">File</span>+<span class="guimenu">Create</span>+<span class="guimenu">Screenshot</span>, select an area, choose a
delay and then click <span class="guimenu">Snap</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.13. Viewing PDF Files"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.pdfs"></a>2.13. Viewing PDF Files<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.pdfs">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
Documents that need to be shared or printed across platforms can be saved
as PDF (Portable Document Format) files. openSUSE ships with the
Evince PDF Viewer.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id400132"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.11. Evince PDF Viewer</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="78%"><tr><td><img src="images/evince.png" width="100%" alt="Evince PDF Viewer"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
To open Evince, double-click a PDF file in a file manger window (or Web
site) or press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span>, type evince and press <span class="keycap">Enter</span>.
</p><p>
To view a PDF file in Evince, click <span class="guimenu">File</span>+<span class="guimenu">Open</span>, locate the desired PDF file and
click <span class="guimenu">Open</span>.
</p><p>
Use the navigation icons at the top of the window or the thumbnails in
the left panel to navigate through the document. If your PDF document
provides bookmarks, you can access them in the left panel of the viewer.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.14. Controlling Sound"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.sound"></a>2.14. Controlling Sound<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.sound">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
YaST automatically identifies and configures the sound cards in your
computer. You can also use the YaST Hardware module to configure your
sound card manually. When your sound card has been configured, you can
control the volume and balance of the sound with the GNOME Volume Control
mixer.
</p><p>
GNOME uses the PulseAudio sound server by default. PulseAudio allows to
control audio <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">streams</span>”</span> of different programs with one GUI.
It is then, for example, possible to use two different programs
generating audio output at the same time by sending their output to
different devices such as headphones and speakers.
</p><p>
If the mixer icon (a loudspeaker symbol) is not visible in the panel on
your desktop, press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter
<span class="command"><strong>gnome-volume-control</strong></span>, or click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">More Applications</span>+<span class="guimenu">Multimedia</span>+<span class="guimenu">Sound</span>.
</p><p>
Left-click on the mixer icon and move the slider up or down to change the
overall volume. Right-click and choose <span class="guimenu">Sound
Preferences</span> for a detailed configuration dialog.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="fig.gnomeuser.start.sound.volume"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.12. GNOME Sound Preferences Dialog Box</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#fig.gnomeuser.start.sound.volume">¶</a></span></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="58%"><tr><td><img src="images/sound_mixer.png" width="100%" alt="GNOME Sound Preferences Dialog Box"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
The GNOME Volume Control dialog box contains the following tabs:
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">Sound Effects</span></dt><dd><p>
Shows a list of all the sound themes available, along with several
alert sounds to choose. By <span class="guimenu">Alert Volume</span> slider, you
can adjust the volume level of alert sounds.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Hardware</span></dt><dd><p>
Lists hardware sound devices present and configured on your system.
Here you can set the mode in which you want the device to operate.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Input</span></dt><dd><p>
Lists sound devices from which you choose the input sound device, and
the preferred audio input, such as microphone. Contains a slider to
change the input device volume, and an option to mute the input
entirely.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Output</span></dt><dd><p>
Lists sound devices from which you choose the output sound device. You
can adjust detailed settings for the device, such as sound balance.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Applications</span></dt><dd><p>
Lists all application currently playing a sound file, or recording
audio.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2.15. Using the Fingerprint Reader"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.fingerprint"></a>2.15. Using the Fingerprint Reader<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.fingerprint">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
If your system includes a fingerprint reader, users can log in to the
system either by swiping a finger on the fingerprint reader or by typing
in a password. For more information, refer to
Chapter <i>Using the Fingerprint Reader</i> (↑Security Guide).
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.16. Obtaining Software Updates"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.updates"></a>2.16. Obtaining Software Updates<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.updates">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
When you connect to the Internet, the openSUSE Updater automatically checks
whether software updates for you system are available. An openSUSE Updater
applet in the system tray of you panel informs you of the availability of
updates and lets you easily install them with just a few clicks. The
applet icon changes color and appearance depending on the availability of
updates for your system.
</p><p>
For detailed information on how to install software updates with
openSUSE Updater and how to configure openSUSE Updater, refer to the chapter about
installing and removing software in Section “Keeping the System Up-to-date” (Chapter 3, <i>Installing, Removing and Updating Software</i>, ↑Start-Up).
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.17. For More Information"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnomeuser.start.more"></a>2.17. For More Information<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnomeuser.start.more">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
Along with the applications described in this chapter for getting
started, GNOME can run many other applications. Find detailed information
about these important applications in the other parts of this manual and
in the Application Guide (↑Application Guide).
</p><p>
To learn more about GNOME and GNOME applications, see
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.gnome.org" target="_top">http://www.gnome.org</a> and
<a class="ulink" href="http://gnomefiles.org" target="_top">http://gnomefiles.org</a>.
</p><p>
To report bugs or add feature requests, go to
<a class="ulink" href="http://bugzilla.gnome.org" target="_top">http://bugzilla.gnome.org</a>.
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