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Page 1: ...SUSE w w w n o v e l l c o m novdocx ENU 01 February 2006 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 GNOME User Guide Linux Enterprise Desktop 1 0 J u n e 1 9 2 0 0 6 G N O ME U S E R G U ID E...

Page 2: ...ack Cover Texts A copy of the GFDL can be found at http www fsf org licenses fdl html THIS DOCUMENT AND MODIFIED VERSIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE PROVIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE GNU FREE DOCUMENTATION LI...

Page 3: ...ruary 2006 404 Wyman Street Suite 500 Waltham MA 02451 U S A www novell com Online Documentation To access the online documentation for this and other Novell products and to get updates see www novell...

Page 4: ...rademarks see the Novell Trademark and Service Mark list http www novell com company legal trademarks tmlist html Third Party Materials All third party trademarks are the property of their respective...

Page 5: ...org 29 1 6 Exploring the Internet 29 1 7 E mail and Calendering 29 1 8 Moving Text between Applications 29 1 9 Other Useful Programs 30 1 10 Obtaining Software Updates 30 2 Customizing Your Settings...

Page 6: ...ving OpenOffice org Load Time 69 3 1 7 Customizing OpenOffice org 69 3 1 8 Finding Templates 72 3 2 Word Processing with Writer 72 3 2 1 Creating a New Document 73 3 2 2 Sharing Documents with Other W...

Page 7: ...ging with Gaim 111 6 1 Supported Protocols 111 6 2 Setting Up an Account 111 6 3 Managing Your Buddy List 112 6 3 1 Displaying Buddies in the Buddy List 112 6 3 2 Adding a Buddy 112 6 3 3 Removing a B...

Page 8: ...ing Smart Keywords to Your Online Searches 130 9 6 Printing from Firefox 131 9 7 For More Information 131 Part IV Multimedia 133 10 Manipulating Graphics with The GIMP 135 10 1 Graphics Formats 135 10...

Page 9: ...Using Helix Banshee with Your iPod 149 12 3 Creating Audio and MP3 CDs 150 12 4 Configuring Preferences 150 13 Burning CDs and DVDs 151 Part V Appendixes 153 A Getting to Know Linux Software 155 A 1 O...

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Page 11: ...ments and suggestions about this manual and the other documentation included with this product Please use the User Comments feature at the bottom of each page of the online documentation or go to www...

Page 12: ...01 February 2006 Documentation Conventions In Novell documentation a greater than symbol is used to separate actions within a step and items in a cross reference path A trademark symbol TM etc denote...

Page 13: ...GNOME Desktop I novdocx ENU 01 February 2006 13 I GNOME Desktop...

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Page 15: ...ge 30 Section 1 10 Obtaining Software Updates on page 30 1 1 Starting SLED When you start SLED you are prompted to enter your username and password This is the username and password you created when y...

Page 16: ...e GNOME and the KDE desktops use the following instructions to switch desktops 1 Click Computer Logout OK In KDE click N Logout Logout 2 On the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop login screen click Session...

Page 17: ...an icon displays a menu offering file operations like copying cutting or renaming Selecting Properties from the menu displays a configuration dialog The title of an icon as well as the icon itself can...

Page 18: ...click minimizes it Clicking a minimized application reopens the respective window Figure 1 1 GNOME Bottom Panel The Show Desktop icon is on the right side of the bottom panel This icon minimizes all...

Page 19: ...n an online dictionary Force Quit Terminate an application This is especially useful if you want to terminate an application that is no longer responding Search for Files Find files folders and docume...

Page 20: ...you to access folders and files on your computer and on a network Section 1 4 1 Managing Folders and Files with Nautilus File Manager on page 20 Section 1 4 2 Accessing Floppy Disks CDs or DVDs on pag...

Page 21: ...t Nautilus window Figure 1 4 Nautilus File Manager in Browser Mode You can change the preferences for files and folders in Nautilus by clicking Edit Preferences Behavior then selecting from the follow...

Page 22: ...When They Are Clicked Displays the contents of an executable file when you click the file Ask Each Time Displays a dialog when you click an executable file The dialog asks whether you want to execute...

Page 23: ...ur search terms in the Search field then press Enter The results are displayed in the Desktop Search dialog box Figure 1 5 Desktop Search Dialog Box You can use the results lists to open a file forwar...

Page 24: ...words such as a the and is are ignored The base form of a search term is used when searching for example a search for driving will match drive drives and driven Performing a Property Search By defaul...

Page 25: ...can choose to index your home directory selected by default to not index your home directory and to add additional directories to index Make sure you have rights to the directories you add You can al...

Page 26: ...confirm connectivity by clicking the Network Connections icon If connected the Connection Information window displays your IP address and other details about your connection Connecting to a Wireless...

Page 27: ...uires a new IP address if needed IMPORTANT Prior to making the change you should save any data because the change in services might require that certain applications or services be restarted Using the...

Page 28: ...ing you must have root privileges and be a member of a workgroup or domain 1 Click Computer More Applications System YaST 2 In YaST click Network Services Windows Domain Membership 3 In the Windows Do...

Page 29: ...r 9 Browsing with Firefox on page 125 1 7 E mail and Calendering Novell Evolution seamlessly combines e mail a calendar an address book and a task list in one easy to use application With its extensiv...

Page 30: ...stem administrator for more information about how your company is disseminating updates To access the update tool click Computer More Applications System Update Software If updates are available the Z...

Page 31: ...egories Section 2 1 Hardware on page 32 Section 2 2 Look and Feel on page 40 Section 2 3 Personal on page 47 Section 2 4 System on page 51 Figure 2 1 GNOME Control Center Some settings require that yo...

Page 32: ...eless support includes automatic recognition of Bluetooth enabled devices via the YaST central configuration and administration tool Click Computer Control Center Hardware Bluetooth then set the confi...

Page 33: ...ed with a key is performed repeatedly when you press and hold that key For example if you press and hold a character key the character is typed repeatedly Use the Delay option to select the delay from...

Page 34: ...owing typing break preferences Table 2 2 Typing Break Preferences Click the Accessibility button to start the Keyboard accessibility preference tool Option Description Lock Screen to Enforce Typing Br...

Page 35: ...dd or remove the selected layout to or from the list of available layouts You can select different layouts to suit different locales Click the Accessibility button to start the Keyboard accessibility...

Page 36: ...ring Button Preferences Use the Buttons tabbed page to specify whether the mouse buttons are configured for left hand use You can also specify the delay between clicks for a double click Figure 2 6 Mo...

Page 37: ...se Preferences Dialog Cursors Page The following table lists the mouse pointer preferences you can modify Table 2 4 Mouse Pointer Preferences Option Description Cursor Theme Displays the available cur...

Page 38: ...5 Mouse Motion Preferences 2 1 5 Installing and Configuring Printers Use the Printers module to install and configure printers Option Description Acceleration Use the slider to specify the speed at wh...

Page 39: ...her images are automatically imported from a digital camera when it is attached to the computer Whether removable storage devices are mounted when they are plugged in to the computer Whether PDAs are...

Page 40: ...ee Configuring the Graphics Card and Monitor http www novell com documentation nld nld_deployment data bsj9mwg html bsmqn45 in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Deployment Guide for more information 2...

Page 41: ...ckground 2 Set the desktop preferences the way that you want them The following settings can be changed Table 2 7 Background Preferences Option Description Desktop Wallpaper Displays an image of your...

Page 42: ...or scheme using any of the following options Solid Color specifies a single color for the desktop background To select a color click Color In the Pick a Color dialog select a color and then click OK H...

Page 43: ...the GNOME Desktop to users with visual impairments Subpixel Smoothing LCDs Uses techniques that exploit the shape of individual Liquid Crystal Display LCD pixels to render fonts smoothly Use this opt...

Page 44: ...the desktop Use the Theme Preferences tool to select from a list of preinstalled themes The list of available themes includes several themes for users with accessibility requirements To choose a theme...

Page 45: ...fferent combinations of options 1 Click Computer Control Center Look and Feel Theme 2 Select a theme from the list of themes then click Theme Details 3 Select the controls option that you want to use...

Page 46: ...the Window Preferences tool to customize window behavior for the desktop You can determine how a window reacts to contact with the mouse pointer or to double clicks on its titlebar and you can define...

Page 47: ...50 Section 2 3 4 Configuring Language Settings on page 50 Section 2 3 5 Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts on page 51 2 3 1 Configuring Keyboard Accessibility Settings GNOME provides keyboard settings de...

Page 48: ...onstantly this applies to Alt Ctrl and Shift while the rest of the shortcut is typed When sticky keys are used the system regards those keys as staying pressed after being pressed once For an audible...

Page 49: ...dible feedback from the system when a keycap modifier key is pressed Mouse Keys Tab Activates the keyboard mouse the mouse pointer is controlled with the arrow keys of the number pad Use the sliders t...

Page 50: ...lation is complete 2 3 3 Changing Your Password For security reasons it is a good idea to change your password from time to time To change your password 1 Click Computer Control Center Personal Change...

Page 51: ...or combination of keys that provides an alternative to standard ways of performing an action SLED allows you to customize the keyboard shortcuts for a number of actions To open the Keyboard Shortcuts...

Page 52: ...ate and time are displayed click Computer Control Center System Date and Time This opens the YaST Date and Time module which requires root privileges Enter the root password and follow the instruction...

Page 53: ...is also put to sleep To specify your computer s sleep settings open the Power Management module and click the Sleep tab Then specify the amount of time that should pass before the display and computer...

Page 54: ...ically go into any kind of power saving mode Hibernate The computer saves the contents of RAM to the hard disk then shuts down When you turn the computer on again the saved data is put back into RAM r...

Page 55: ...tool enables you to share a GNOME desktop session between multiple users and to set session sharing preferences To open this tool click Computer Control Center System Remote Desktop The table below sh...

Page 56: ...tabbed pages Session Options Lets you manage multiple sessions and set preferences for the current session Current Session Lets you specify startup order values and select restart styles for the sessi...

Page 57: ...t state of your session The session manager saves the session managed applications that are open and the settings associated with the session managed applications The next time you start a session the...

Page 58: ...To select a restart style for an application select the application in the table and then select one of the following styles Normal Starts automatically when you start a session Use the kill command...

Page 59: ...artup application click Add The Add Startup Program dialog is displayed Specify the command to start the application in the Startup Command field If you specify more than one startup application use t...

Page 60: ...n also enable sound event functions Figure 2 21 Sound Preferences Dialog General Page Click Enable software sound mixing ESD to start the sound server when you start a session When the sound server is...

Page 61: ...nces for the system beep Figure 2 22 Sound Preferences Dialog System Beep Page 2 4 9 Managing Users and Groups Use the User Management tool to manage users and groups including user and group names gr...

Page 62: ...SE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 GNOME User Guide novdocx ENU 01 February 2006 NOTE Root privileges are required to manage users and groups Follow the directions in YaST for information on changing sett...

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Page 65: ...Creating Mathematical Formulas with Math on page 84 Section 3 8 Finding Help and Information About OpenOffice org on page 84 OpenOffice org consists of several application modules subprograms which ar...

Page 66: ...top The Novell Edition of OpenOffice org features redesigned tool bar icons for maximum consistency with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop including support for desktop appearance or theme changes These f...

Page 67: ...esentation Graphics With hardware acceleration enabled the default the Novell Edition of OpenOffice org provides higher quality graphics in Impress slide shows Faster Start up Times The Novell Edition...

Page 68: ...For most documents conversion does not take very long Sharing Files with Users of Other Office Suites OpenOffice org is available for a number of operating systems This makes it an excellent tool when...

Page 69: ...izing OpenOffice org You can customize OpenOffice org to best suit your needs and working style Toolbars menus and keyboard shortcuts can all be reconfigured to help you more quickly access the featur...

Page 70: ...k Help for more information about the options in the Customize dialog 3 Modify add or delete menu items as desired 4 Click OK Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts You can reassign currently assigned keyboar...

Page 71: ...al settings and several special dialogs to define how external formats should be handled Language Settings Covers the various settings related to languages and writing aids such as your locale and spe...

Page 72: ...ee Section 3 2 4 Using Templates to Format Documents on page 76 and Section 3 3 2 Using Templates in Calc on page 79 3 2 Word Processing with Writer OpenOffice org Writer is a full featured word proce...

Page 73: ...ned elements for your own documents try a wizard Wizards are small utilities that let you make some basic decisions then produce a ready made document from a template For example to create a business...

Page 74: ...Formatting window is a floating window that is it opens in its own window that you can place anywhere on the screen If you use styles extensively you might find it helpful to dock the window so that...

Page 75: ...format some text and an emphasis style to format other text then changing the style does not change the text that you formatted with the button even if you later apply the style to the text you bolded...

Page 76: ...ion is found in the help system and detailed how tos are found at the OpenOffice org Documentation page http documentation openoffice org HOW_TO index html Creating a Template A template is a text doc...

Page 77: ...ividual files collected in the master document Master documents are also useful if multiple people are working on a document You can separate each person s portion of the document into subdocuments co...

Page 78: ...tyles 4 Create your HTML document using the styles to tag your text 5 Click File Save As 6 Select the location where you want to save your file name the file and select HTML Document html from the Fil...

Page 79: ...fferent styles for different types of spreadsheets you can use templates to save your styles for each spreadsheet type Then when you create a particular type of spreadsheet open the applicable templat...

Page 80: ...sentation with a predesigned OpenOffice org template or a template you ve created or installed yourself such as your company s presentation template Impress uses styles and templates the same way othe...

Page 81: ...tion Apply to Selected Slides Applies the selected slide master to the current slide or to any slides you select before applying the slide master For example if you want to apply a different slide mas...

Page 82: ...the list would contain predefined business tables 2 In the Sample tables list click Addresses The available fields for the predefined address book appear in the Available fields menu 3 In the Availabl...

Page 83: ...t Name field so it appears to the right of the Last Name field and then adjust the locations of the other fields to suit your preference 4 When you have finished modifying the form save it and close i...

Page 84: ...Calc these functions cannot be evaluated 3 8 Finding Help and Information About OpenOffice org OpenOffice org contains extensive online help In addition a large community of users and developers supp...

Page 85: ...s you get started using it For complete information refer to the Evolution documentation Section 4 1 Starting Evolution for the First Time on page 85 Section 4 2 Using Evolution An Overview on page 93...

Page 86: ...about the type of server to choose ask your system administrator or ISP 1 Select a server type in the Server Type list The following a list of server types that are available Novell GroupWise Select...

Page 87: ...r server supports secure connections you should enable this security option If you are unsure if your server supports a secure connection contact your system administrator 4 Select your authentication...

Page 88: ...eck for new messages in all folders 3 Select if you want to apply filters to new messages in the Inbox on the server 4 Select if you want to check new messages for junk content 5 Select if you want to...

Page 89: ...ant Evolution to show only subscribed folders Subscribed folders are folders that you have chosen to receive mail from by subscribing to them 4 Select if you want Evolution to override server supplied...

Page 90: ...our receiving server type you need to specify the following options 1 Select if you want Evolution to automatically check for new mail If you select this option you need to specify how often Evolution...

Page 91: ...e from the Server Type list The following server types are available Sendmail Uses the Sendmail program to send mail from your system Sendmail is more flexible but is not as easy to configure so you s...

Page 92: ...on An Overview on page 93 Importing Mail Optional If Evolution finds e mail or address files from another application it offers to import them Microsoft Outlook and versions of Outlook Express after v...

Page 93: ...older List The folder list gives you a list of the available folders for each account To see the contents of a folder click the folder name and the contents are displayed in the e mail list Toolbar Th...

Page 94: ...to disk printing them and quitting the program itself Edit Holds useful tools that help you edit text and move it around Lets you access the settings and configuration options in the Edit menu View L...

Page 95: ...ation Delete Deletes the folder and all its contents Rename Lets you change the name of the folder Disable Disables the account Properties Checks the number of total and unread messages in a folder an...

Page 96: ...m are listed in the Actions menu in the menu bar The most frequently used ones like Reply and Forward also appear as buttons in the toolbar Most of them are also located in the right click menu and as...

Page 97: ...contacts tool click Contacts in the shortcut bar By default the display shows all your contacts in alphabetical order in a minicard view You can select other views from the View menu and adjust the wi...

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Page 99: ...Wise Cross Platform client quickly and easily Section 5 1 Getting Acquainted with the Main GroupWise Window on page 99 Section 5 2 Using Different GroupWise Modes on page 104 Section 5 3 Understanding...

Page 100: ...t to open a certain folder in one window and look at your Calendar in another You can open as many Main Windows as your computer s memory allows The basic components of the Main Window are explained b...

Page 101: ...eived with the exception of scheduled items appointments tasks and reminder notes you have accepted or declined Accepted scheduled items are moved to the Calendar Sent Items Folder The Sent Items fold...

Page 102: ...retract sent items from this folder Checklist Folder Task List Folder This folder contains the following items Items you have moved to this folder Items you have posted to this folder Items that are p...

Page 103: ...ature is disabled by the system administrator To delete items from the Junk Mail Folder right click the folder click Empty Junk Mail Folder then click Yes Trash Folder All deleted mail and phone messa...

Page 104: ...nline mode you are connected to your post office on the network Your mailbox displays the messages and information stored in your network mailbox also called your Online Mailbox Online mode is connect...

Page 105: ...le explains what each icon means Table 5 3 Icon Descriptions Icon Description Next to an item you have sent in Caching mode the icon indicates that the item has been queued but the queue has not been...

Page 106: ...task with a low standard or high priority Unopened reminder note with a low standard or high priority Opened reminder note with a low standard or high priority Unopened phone message with a low standa...

Page 107: ...tem F5 Refresh the view Main Window Calendar F7 Opens the Spell Checker In an item F8 Mark the selected item private Item List F9 Open the font dialog box In an item Ctrl A Select all items select all...

Page 108: ...e Main Window or Calendar exit GroupWise From an item exit the item From a dialog box exit the dialog box Main Window Calendar item dialog box Alt letter Activate the menu bar Use the underlined lette...

Page 109: ...e GroupWise 7 area on the Novell Documentation Web site http www novell com documentation gw7 This user guide is also available from the GroupWise client by clicking Help User Guide 5 6 3 GroupWise Co...

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Page 111: ...anaging Your Buddy List on page 112 Section 6 4 Chatting on page 112 6 1 Supported Protocols Gaim supports the following instant messaging protocols AIM ICQ Gadu Gadu GroupWise IRC Jabber MSN Napster...

Page 112: ...ine appear in your Buddy List If you also want your buddies who are not online to appear in the Buddy List click Buddies Show Offline Buddies 6 3 2 Adding a Buddy To add a buddy to your Buddy List cli...

Page 113: ...nnot be received GNOME Panel Applet Linphone can be added to the GNOME panel Right click an empty area in the panel select Add to Panel and select Linphone Linphone is then permanently added to the pa...

Page 114: ...dress every time you connect to the Internet it is impossible for any caller to create a valid SIP URL based on your username and an IP address In these cases either use the services offered by a SIP...

Page 115: ...e a microphone micro To select a custom ring sound use Browse to choose one and test your choice using Listen Click Apply to accept your changes 7 1 5 Configuring the SIP Options The SIP dialog contai...

Page 116: ...Linphone Check your Linphone configuration using sipomatic a small test program that can answer calls made from Linphone Testing a Linphone Setup 1 Open a terminal 2 Enter sipomatic at the command lin...

Page 117: ...riends tab The DTMF tab can be used to enter DTMF codes for checking voice mail To check your voice mail enter the appropriate SIP address and use the keypad in the DTMF tab to enter the voice mail co...

Page 118: ...ther party s machine while you are calling you will not be connected If the other party s Internet connection is broken you cannot make the connection My call seems to connect but I cannot hear anythi...

Page 119: ...tection of lost packages DTMF A DTMF encoder like a regular telephone uses pairs of tones to represent the various keys Each key is associated with a unique combination of one high and one low tone A...

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Page 121: ...select the type of connection for this printer CUPS Printer IPP A printer attached to a different Linux system on the same network running CUPS or a printer configured on another operating system to u...

Page 122: ...options such as a description or location for the printer in the Properties dialog box then click Close The installed printer appears in the Printers dialog box You can now print to the printer from a...

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Page 125: ...only slow you down Its easy access to different search engines helps you find the information you need Start the program from the main menu or by entering the command firefox The main program feature...

Page 126: ...Web Firefox has a search bar that can access different engines like Google Yahoo or Amazon For example if you want to find information about SUSE using the current engine click in the search bar type...

Page 127: ...te displayed on each tab To remove a Web site from the bookmarks list click Bookmarks right click the bookmark in the list then click Delete 9 3 1 Using the Bookmark Manager The bookmark manager can b...

Page 128: ...ly do To add a live bookmark manually you need the URL of the feed Do the following Adding a Live Bookmark Manually 1 Open the bookmark manager with Bookmarks Manage Bookmarks A new window opens 2 Sel...

Page 129: ...can choose from a variety of available extensions Click the extension to install then click the install link to download and install it When you restart Firefox the new extension is functional You can...

Page 130: ...3 Adding Smart Keywords to Your Online Searches Searching the Internet is one of the main tasks a browser can perform for you Firefox lets you define your own smart keywords abbreviations to use as a...

Page 131: ...oter tab to adjust margins and select what to include in the headers and footers After you configured your settings print a Web page with File Print Select the printer or a file in which to save the o...

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Page 135: ...for graphics pixel and vector The GIMP works only with pixel graphics which is the normal format for photographs and scanned images Pixel graphics consist of small blocks of color that together create...

Page 136: ...rop down box to select the image to which the tabs refer By clicking Auto control whether the active image is chosen automatically By default Auto is enabled Layers shows the different layers in the c...

Page 137: ...Create a preview when the object to scan is smaller than the total scanning area Press Acquire preview in the Preview dialog to create a preview If you want to scan only part of the area select the de...

Page 138: ...ing the image as a fill pattern in GIMP JPG JPG or JPEG is a common format for photographs and Web page graphics without transparency Its compression method enables reduction of file sizes but informa...

Page 139: ...settings from the image itself This is recommended if you set an appropriate print size and resolution in the image Adjust the image s position on the page with the fields in Position or by dragging...

Page 140: ...ary 2006 Grokking the GIMP by Carey Bunks is an excellent book based on an older GIMP version Although some aspects of the program have changed it can provide excellent guidance for image manipulation...

Page 141: ...ection If you already have a collection of images stored on your hard drive enter the path to the respective directory and optionally include subfolders f spot imports these images into its database T...

Page 142: ...ns depicted by a matching icon Table 11 1 f spot Toolbar Icon Description Rotate Left or Right Use this shortcut to change an image s orientation Browse The Browse mode allows you to view and search y...

Page 143: ...iles after copy is selected all images copied from camera are automatically imported to f spot s database Tagging can be done on import if you select the appropriate tag with Select Tags If you do not...

Page 144: ...The result of your search is displayed in the thumbnail overview window Removing tags from single images or groups of images works similarly to attaching them The tag editing functions are also access...

Page 145: ...selection of images to CD proceed as follows 1 Select the images to export 2 Click File Export Export to CD and click OK f spot copies the files and opens the CD writing dialog Assign a name to your...

Page 146: ...formation about The GIMP can be found in Chapter 10 Manipulating Graphics with The GIMP on page 135 Function Description Sharpen Access this function with Edit Sharpen Adjust the values for Amount Rad...

Page 147: ...ts with songs from your library and create audio and MP3 CDs from subsets of your library To access Helix Banshee click Computer Helix Banshee Music Player The first time you open Helix Banshee you ar...

Page 148: ...lect the title and click the Play button to play your full CD 12 1 2 Organizing Your Music To create a new playlist click Music New Playlist or press Ctrl N A new playlist is displayed in the left pan...

Page 149: ...panel information about your iPod is displayed at the bottom left including disk usage and Sync Properties and Eject buttons Figure 12 5 iPod Buttons in Helix Banshee There are three ways to manage th...

Page 150: ...rences dialog contains the following tabs Library Lets you specify a music folder location This location is used when you import music Click Copy files to Helix Banshee Music Folder when importing to...

Page 151: ...CD 2 Copy the files you want to put on the CD into the Nautilus CD DVD Creator window 3 Click Write to Disc 4 Modify information in the Write to Disc dialog or accept the defaults then click Write Th...

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Page 155: ...efault and some may not be shipped with your product If the application you want to use is missing ask your system administrator If the application is provided by your product you can install it with...

Page 156: ...Windows platforms Plots created by Gnuplot can be exported to various formats such as PostScript PDF and SVG allowing you to process these plots easily Find more information about Gnuplot at www gnupl...

Page 157: ...t LabPlot at labplot sourceforge net http labplot sourceforge net Mergeant Mergeant is a database front end for the GNOME desktop Find more information at www gnome db org http www gnome db org moneyp...

Page 158: ...tems It is available on multiple platforms including Windows and Solaris It includes certain advanced features not available with the free version OpenOffice org Find more information about StarOffice...

Page 159: ...king RSS news feeds password management tabbed browsing and some advanced security and privacy options Firefox is very flexible allowing you to customize almost anything you want searches toolbars ski...

Page 160: ...ion created by the KDE developers It acts as file manager and document viewer but is also a very powerful and highly customizable Web browser It supports the current Web standards such as CSS 2 Java a...

Page 161: ...tionalities are easily reached through their respective panels Because this tool is also available for Windows it allows a much easier transition to Linux for those who have been using it under Window...

Page 162: ...supports CDDB lookups for track and album data Find more information at www nostatic org grip http www nostatic org grip Helix Banshee Helix Banshee is a music management and playback application for...

Page 163: ...hat of a normal hardware CD player guaranteeing ease of use KsCD supports CDDB enabling you to get any track and album information from the Internet or your local file system Find more information at...

Page 164: ...lean CD ripper application for the GNOME desktop Find more information about Sound Juicer at www burtonini com blog computers sound juicer http www burtonini com blog computers sound juicer Totem Tote...

Page 165: ...r graphics work These include simple drawing applications as well as fully fledged image editing tools and powerful rendering and animation programs Table A 4 Graphics Software for Windows and Linux T...

Page 166: ...the GNOME desktop It lets you create and manage albums and supports various export options like HTML pages or burning of image archives to CD You can also use it as an image viewer on the command lin...

Page 167: ...ce of Vision Raytracer creates three dimensional photo realistic images using a rendering technique called ray tracing Because there is a Windows version of POV Ray it does not take much for Windows u...

Page 168: ...from the context menu in the file manager similar to WinZip dump The dump package contains both dump and restore dump examines files in a file system determines which ones need to be backed up and co...

Page 169: ...rograms for reducing disk usage In general they differ only in their pack algorithm Linux can also handle the packaging formats used on Windows bzip2 is a bit more efficient than gzip but needs more t...

Page 170: ...and conversion and multiple buffers in a screen Find more information at www vim org http www vim org X Emacs GNU Emacs and XEmacs are very professional editors XEmacs is based on GNU Emacs To quote t...

Page 171: ...velopment environment Find more information at www eclipse org http www eclipse org Eric Eric is an IDE optimized for Python and Python Qt development Find more information about Eric at www die offen...

Page 172: ...http www monodevelop com Qt Qt is a program library for developing applications with graphical user interfaces It allows you to develop professional programs rapidly The Qt library is available not o...

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