[Xfce4-commits] r29676 - xfdesktop/trunk/doc/C
Brian Tarricone
kelnos at xfce.org
Thu Mar 19 19:03:53 CET 2009
Author: kelnos
Date: 2009-03-19 18:03:52 +0000 (Thu, 19 Mar 2009)
New Revision: 29676
Modified:
xfdesktop/trunk/doc/C/xfdesktop.html
xfdesktop/trunk/doc/C/xfdesktop.xml.in
Log:
fix various typos and incorrect information (bug 5129)
Modified: xfdesktop/trunk/doc/C/xfdesktop.html
===================================================================
--- xfdesktop/trunk/doc/C/xfdesktop.html 2009-03-19 15:02:17 UTC (rev 29675)
+++ xfdesktop/trunk/doc/C/xfdesktop.html 2009-03-19 18:03:52 UTC (rev 29676)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Xfce 4 Desktop Manager</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../xfce.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.74.0"><link rel="home" href="#xfdesktop" title="Xfce 4 Desktop Manager"><link rel="next" href="#xfdesktop-intro" title="Introduction"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="article" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="xfdesktop"></a>Xfce 4 Desktop Manager</h2></div><div><div class="authorgroup"><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Brian</span> <span class="surname">Tarricone</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:kelnos at xfce.org">kelnos at xfce.org</a>></code></p></div></div></div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Jaspe
r</span> <span class="surname">Huijsmans</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:jasper at xfce.org">jasper at xfce.org</a>></code></p></div></div></div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">François</span> <span class="surname">Le Clainche</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:fleclainche at wanadoo.fr">fleclainche at wanadoo.fr</a>></code></p></div></div></div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Jérôme</span> <span class="surname">Guelfucci</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:jerome.guelfucci at gmail.com">jerome.guelfucci at gmail.com</a>></code></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class="releaseinfo">
- This manual describes <strong xmlns="" class="application"><code>xfdesktop</code></strong> version 4.5.99.1.
- <br></br></span></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2008 Jérôme Guelfucci</p></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2004-2007 Brian Tarricone</p></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2004 Jasper Huijsmans</p></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2004 François Le Clainche</p></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-intro">Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-backdrop">Backdrop</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-icons">Icons</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#xfdesktop-window-icons">Minimized Window Icons</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#xfdesktop-file-icons">File/Launcher Icons</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-menu">The Desktop Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-window-list">The Window List Menu</a></span></dt><d
t><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-settings">Desktop Settings</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#xfdesktop-settings-background">Background Tab</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#xfdesktop-settings-menus">Menus Tab</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#xfdesktop-settings-icons">Icons Tab</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-hidden-options">Hidden Options</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-misc">Miscellaneous</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-copyright">About xfdesktop</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="xfdesktop-intro"></a>Introduction</h2></div></div></div><p>
+<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Xfce 4 Desktop Manager</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../xfce.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.72.0"><link rel="start" href="#xfdesktop" title="Xfce 4 Desktop Manager"><link rel="next" href="#xfdesktop-intro" title="Introduction"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="article" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="xfdesktop"></a>Xfce 4 Desktop Manager</h1></div><div><div class="authorgroup"><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Brian</span> <span class="surname">Tarricone</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a href="mailto:kelnos at xfce.org">kelnos at xfce.org</a>></code></p></div></div></div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Jasper</span> <spa
n class="surname">Huijsmans</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a href="mailto:jasper at xfce.org">jasper at xfce.org</a>></code></p></div></div></div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">François</span> <span class="surname">Le Clainche</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a href="mailto:fleclainche at wanadoo.fr">fleclainche at wanadoo.fr</a>></code></p></div></div></div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Jérôme</span> <span class="surname">Guelfucci</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a href="mailto:jerome.guelfucci at gmail.com">jerome.guelfucci at gmail.com</a>></code></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class="releaseinfo">
+ This manual describes <strong xmlns="" class="application"><code>xfdesktop</code></strong> version 4.6.0.
+ <br></br></span></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2008 Jérôme Guelfucci</p></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2004-2007 Brian Tarricone</p></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2004 Jasper Huijsmans</p></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2004 François Le Clainche</p></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-intro">Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-backdrop">Backdrop</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-icons">Icons</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#xfdesktop-window-icons">Minimized Window Icons</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#xfdesktop-file-icons">File/Launcher Icons</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-menu">The Desktop Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-window-list">The Window List Menu</a></span></dt><d
t><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-settings">Desktop Settings</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#xfdesktop-settings-background">Background Tab</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#xfdesktop-settings-menus">Menus Tab</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#xfdesktop-settings-icons">Icons Tab</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-hidden-options">Hidden Options</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-misc">Miscellaneous</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#xfdesktop-copyright">About <strong class="application"><code>xfdesktop</code></strong></a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="xfdesktop-intro"></a>Introduction</h2></div></div></div><p>
The <strong class="application"><code>xfdesktop</code></strong> application manages the desktop backdrop. It sets a
backdrop image and/or color and it can pop up an applications
menu and a list of all running applications when you click on the desktop
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@
accessed by clicking the button in the top-left corner of the window.
</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="xfdesktop-file-icons"></a>File/Launcher Icons</h3></div></div></div><p>
<strong class="application"><code>xfdesktop</code></strong> can also display on the desktop the contents of the
- <code class="filename">$XDG_CONFIG_DESKTOP</code> folder, as specified per
- the XDG user directories specification,
- similar to the icon views found in many other desktop environments
- and operating systems. Files can be arranged, copied, moved,
+ <code class="filename">$XDG_DESKTOP_DIR</code> folder, which can be set in
+ the <code class="filename">$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/user-dirs.dirs</code> file (if you
+ do not have this file, it will use <code class="filename">$HOME/Desktop</code>).
+ Files can be arranged, copied, moved,
and linked to and from a file manager, and opened using
preferred applications. Application and URL launchers can
also be created on the desktop. The file icon view is modeled
to have a similar look and feel as the
- <a class="ulink" href="http://thunar.xfce.org/" target="_top">Thunar</a> file
+ <a href="http://thunar.xfce.org/" target="_top">Thunar</a> file
manager.
</p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="xfdesktop-menu"></a>The Desktop Menu</h2></div></div></div><p>
A right-click on the desktop backdrop opens a menu that allows you to
@@ -57,16 +57,17 @@
The previous menu editor is not available anymore.
However you can customize your menu by copying
<code class="filename">xfce-applications.menu</code> to
- <code class="filename">$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.config/xdg/menus</code> and by modifying it
+ <code class="filename">$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/menus</code> and by modifying it
with a text editor such as <strong class="application"><code>mousepad</code></strong> or
<strong class="application"><code>gedit</code></strong>. Please remember that the file
- should be UTF-8 encoded.
+ should be UTF-8 encoded. For more information on menu editing, please
+ see <a href="http://wiki.xfce.org/howto/customize-menu" target="_top">the
+ Xfce Wiki</a>.
</p><p>
Further customisation can be achived by creating
- <a class="ulink" href="http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/" target="_top">
- desktop entries</a> in
- <code class="filename">$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.local/share/applications</code> to
- hide, modify or add entries in menu.
+ <a href="http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/" target="_top">desktop
+ entries</a> in <code class="filename">$XDG_DATA_HOME/applications</code> to
+ hide, modify or add entries in the menu.
</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="xfdesktop-window-list"></a>The Window List Menu</h2></div></div></div><p>
A middle-click on the desktop backdrop shows a list of all opened
windows ordered by workspace. It also allows you to add or remove
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@
</p><div class="figure"><a name="root-menu2-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2. Window List Menu</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/root_menu2.png" alt="Shows xfdesktop middle-click mouse menu."></div></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="xfdesktop-settings"></a>Desktop Settings</h2></div></div></div><p>
You can start the Desktop settings dialog by clicking on the
"Desktop" button in the
- <a class="ulink" href="xfce-mcs-manager.html#manager-dialog" target="_top">Xfce Settings Manager</a>.
+ <a href="xfce-mcs-manager.html#manager-dialog" target="_top">Xfce Settings Manager</a>.
</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="xfdesktop-settings-background"></a>Background Tab</h3></div></div></div><p>
The Background tab allows you to set various options related to
drawing the desktop backdrop picture.
@@ -158,13 +159,13 @@
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="xfdesktop-settings-menus"></a>Menus Tab</h3></div></div></div><div class="figure"><a name="xfdesktop-menus-tab-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 5. Desktop Settings, Menus Tab</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/xfdesktop-menus-tab.png" alt="Shows the Menus tab of the Desktop Settings dialog"></div></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">Desktop Menu</span></dt><dd><p>
If you check the
<span class="emphasis"><em>"Show applications menu on desktop right click"</em></span>,
- the <a class="link" href="#xfdesktop-menu" title="The Desktop Menu">applications menu</a>
+ the <a href="#xfdesktop-menu" title="The Desktop Menu">applications menu</a>
will be shown when right clicking on the desktop.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Window List Menu</span></dt><dd><p>
If you check the
<span class="emphasis"><em>"Show window list menu on desktop middle click"</em></span>
option, the
- <a class="link" href="#xfdesktop-window-list" title="The Window List Menu">window list menu</a>
+ <a href="#xfdesktop-window-list" title="The Window List Menu">window list menu</a>
will be shown when middle clicking on the desktop.
</p><p>
The <span class="emphasis"><em>"Show application icons in menu"</em></span>
@@ -194,14 +195,14 @@
option allows you to have sticky windows displayed only in
the active workspace, instead of displaying their item in
all workspaces.
- </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="xfdesktop-settings-icons"></a>Icons Tab</h3></div></div></div><div class="figure"><a name="xfdesktop-icons-tab-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 6. Desktop Settings, Icons Tab</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/xfdesktop-icons-tab.png" alt="Shows the Icons tab of the Desktop Settings dialog"></div></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">Appearence</span></dt><dd><p>
+ </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="xfdesktop-settings-icons"></a>Icons Tab</h3></div></div></div><div class="figure"><a name="xfdesktop-icons-tab-fig"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 6. Desktop Settings, Icons Tab</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="screenshot"><div class="mediaobject"><img src="images/xfdesktop-icons-tab.png" alt="Shows the Icons tab of the Desktop Settings dialog"></div></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">Appearance</span></dt><dd><p>
The <span class="emphasis"><em>"Icon type"</em></span> dropping list allows
you to set the behavior of the desktop icons. There are
three options: "None", to disable desktop icons entirely;
"Minimized" application icons, to show icons for
minimized or hidden applications on the desktop;
and "File/launcher" icons, to show the contents of your
- <code class="filename">$XDG_CONFIG_HOME</code> directory on the
+ <code class="filename">$XDG_DESKTOP_DIR</code> directory on the
desktop.
</p><p>
If desktop icons are enabled, you can control the size of the icon
@@ -218,12 +219,13 @@
the contents of a particular path.
</p><p>
<span class="emphasis"><em>Home</em></span> stands for your home folder, that
- is to say <code class="filename">$XDG_CONFIG_HOME</code>.
+ is to say, <code class="filename">$HOME</code>.
<span class="emphasis"><em>Filesystem</em></span> stands for the root of your
file system, also known as <code class="filename">/</code>.
<span class="emphasis"><em>Trash</em></span> stands for your trash folder,
and <span class="emphasis"><em>Removable devices</em></span> represents
- floppy drives, USB drives and keys, external hard drives...
+ floppy drives, USB drives and keys, external hard drives, optical
+ discs, etc.
</p></dd></dl></div></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="xfdesktop-hidden-options"></a>Hidden Options</h2></div></div></div><p>
There are a number of hidden options that cannot be set by the Xfce
Settings Manager. These require use of a text editor.
@@ -264,21 +266,21 @@
<strong class="application"><code>--quit</code></strong>.
</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="xfdesktop-copyright"></a>About <strong class="application"><code>xfdesktop</code></strong></h2></div></div></div><p>
<strong class="application"><code>xfdesktop</code></strong> was written by
- Brian Tarricone (<code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:kelnos at xfce.org">kelnos at xfce.org</a>></code>),
- Jasper Huijsmans (<code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:jasper at xfce.org">jasper at xfce.org</a>></code>), and
- Benedikt Meurer (<code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:benny at xfce.org">benny at xfce.org</a>></code>).
+ Brian Tarricone (<code class="email"><<a href="mailto:kelnos at xfce.org">kelnos at xfce.org</a>></code>),
+ Jasper Huijsmans (<code class="email"><<a href="mailto:jasper at xfce.org">jasper at xfce.org</a>></code>), and
+ Benedikt Meurer (<code class="email"><<a href="mailto:benny at xfce.org">benny at xfce.org</a>></code>).
For more information, please visit the
- <a class="ulink" href="http://www.xfce.org" target="_top">Xfce website</a>.
+ <a href="http://www.xfce.org" target="_top">Xfce website</a>.
</p><p>
To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding this application or
this manual, use the bug tracking system at
- <a class="ulink" href="http://bugzilla.xfce.org/" target="_top">http://bugzilla.xfce.org/</a>.
+ <a href="http://bugzilla.xfce.org/" target="_top">http://bugzilla.xfce.org/</a>.
</p><p>
If you have questions about the use or installation of this package,
please ask on the
- <a class="ulink" href="http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce" target="_top">xfce</a> mailing list. Development
+ <a href="http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce" target="_top">xfce</a> mailing list. Development
discussion takes place on the
- <a class="ulink" href="http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce4-dev" target="_top">xfce4-dev</a> mailing list.
+ <a href="http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/xfce4-dev" target="_top">xfce4-dev</a> mailing list.
</p><p>
This program is distributed under the terms of the
GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
Modified: xfdesktop/trunk/doc/C/xfdesktop.xml.in
===================================================================
--- xfdesktop/trunk/doc/C/xfdesktop.xml.in 2009-03-19 15:02:17 UTC (rev 29675)
+++ xfdesktop/trunk/doc/C/xfdesktop.xml.in 2009-03-19 18:03:52 UTC (rev 29676)
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@
<para>
&app; can also display on the desktop the contents of the
- <filename>$XDG_CONFIG_DESKTOP</filename> folder, as specified per
- the XDG user directories specification,
- similar to the icon views found in many other desktop environments
- and operating systems. Files can be arranged, copied, moved,
+ <filename>$XDG_DESKTOP_DIR</filename> folder, which can be set in
+ the <filename>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/user-dirs.dirs</filename> file (if you
+ do not have this file, it will use <filename>$HOME/Desktop</filename>).
+ Files can be arranged, copied, moved,
and linked to and from a file manager, and opened using
preferred applications. Application and URL launchers can
also be created on the desktop. The file icon view is modeled
@@ -186,18 +186,19 @@
The previous menu editor is not available anymore.
However you can customize your menu by copying
<filename>xfce-applications.menu</filename> to
- <filename>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.config/xdg/menus</filename> and by modifying it
+ <filename>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/menus</filename> and by modifying it
with a text editor such as <application>mousepad</application> or
<application>gedit</application>. Please remember that the file
- should be UTF-8 encoded.
+ should be UTF-8 encoded. For more information on menu editing, please
+ see <ulink url="http://wiki.xfce.org/howto/customize-menu" type="http">the
+ Xfce Wiki</ulink>.
</para>
<para>
Further customisation can be achived by creating
- <ulink url="http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/" type="http">
- desktop entries</ulink> in
- <filename>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.local/share/applications</filename> to
- hide, modify or add entries in menu.
+ <ulink url="http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/" type="http">desktop
+ entries</ulink> in <filename>$XDG_DATA_HOME/applications</filename> to
+ hide, modify or add entries in the menu.
</para>
</sect1>
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term>Appearence</term>
+ <term>Appearance</term>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -565,7 +566,7 @@
"Minimized" application icons, to show icons for
minimized or hidden applications on the desktop;
and "File/launcher" icons, to show the contents of your
- <filename>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME</filename> directory on the
+ <filename>$XDG_DESKTOP_DIR</filename> directory on the
desktop.
</para>
@@ -594,12 +595,13 @@
<para>
<emphasis>Home</emphasis> stands for your home folder, that
- is to say <filename>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME</filename>.
+ is to say, <filename>$HOME</filename>.
<emphasis>Filesystem</emphasis> stands for the root of your
file system, also known as <filename>/</filename>.
<emphasis>Trash</emphasis> stands for your trash folder,
and <emphasis>Removable devices</emphasis> represents
- floppy drives, USB drives and keys, external hard drives...
+ floppy drives, USB drives and keys, external hard drives, optical
+ discs, etc.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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