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Screensaver Preferences Dialog

You can select from 

Random

 (random selection of screen savers from a custom-defined list), 

Blank 

Screen

, or a selection of installed screen savers. 

Select a screen saver from the list to choose it. The currently selected screen saver is displayed in the 
small preview window. Specify the amount of time that the screen is to be idle before the screen 
saver is activated, and whether the screen is locked when the screen saver is activated.

2.2.6  Choosing a Theme

A theme is a group of coordinated settings that specifies the visual appearance of a part of the 
desktop. You can choose themes to change the appearance of 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, click 

Computer > Control Center > Look and Feel > Theme

. 

A theme contains settings that affect different parts of the desktop, as follows: 

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Controls

The controls setting for a theme determines the visual appearance of windows, panels, and 
applets. It also determines the visual appearance of the GNOME-compliant interface items that 
appear on windows, panels, and applets, such as menus, icons, and buttons. Some of the 
controls setting options that are available are designed for special accessibility needs. You can 
select an option for the controls setting in the Controls tabbed page of the Theme Details tool.

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Window Border
The window border setting for a theme determines the appearance of the frames around 
windows only. You can select an option for the window frame setting in the Window Border 
tabbed page of the Theme Details tool.

Summary of Contents for LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP1 - GNOME 23-05-2007

Page 1: ...Novell w w w n o v e l l c o m novdocx en 6 April 2007 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 GNOME User Guide SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 1 0 S P 1 M a y 2 3 2 0 0 7 G N O ME U S E R G U ID E ...

Page 2: ...and no Back 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 LICENSE WITH THE FURTHER UNDERSTANDING THAT 1 THE DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED ON AN AS IS BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES THAT THE...

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Page 5: ...r Navigation Shortcuts 27 1 5 2 Archiving Folders 27 1 5 3 Creating a CD DVD 28 1 5 4 Using Bookmarks 28 1 5 5 File Manager Preferences 29 1 6 Accessing Network Resources 34 1 6 1 Connecting to Your Network 35 1 6 2 Accessing Network Shares 35 1 6 3 Sharing Directories from Your Computer 37 1 7 Accessing Floppy Disks CDs or DVDs 37 1 8 Finding Data on Your Computer or in the File System 38 1 8 1 S...

Page 6: ...r 84 2 3 Personal 84 2 3 1 Configuring Keyboard Accessibility Settings 85 2 3 2 Configuring Assistive Technology Support 86 2 3 3 Changing Your Password 87 2 3 4 Managing Novell CASA 88 2 3 5 Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts 88 2 4 System 89 2 4 1 Configuring Date and Time 89 2 4 2 Configuring Streaming Audio and Video 89 2 4 3 Configuring Language Settings 89 2 4 4 Configuring Network Proxies 90 2 ...

Page 7: ...on E Mail and Calendaring 125 4 1 Starting Evolution for the First Time 125 4 1 1 Using the Setup Assistant 125 4 2 Using Evolution An Overview 132 4 2 1 The Menu Bar 134 4 2 2 The Shortcut Bar 134 4 2 3 E Mail 135 4 2 4 The Calendar 136 4 2 5 The Contacts Tool 136 5 GroupWise Linux Client E Mailing and Calendaring 139 5 1 Getting Acquainted with the Main GroupWise Window 139 5 1 1 Toolbar 140 5 1...

Page 8: ... 165 7 2 6 Troubleshooting 165 7 2 7 Glossary 166 7 2 8 For More Information 167 8 Accessing Network Resources 169 8 1 General Notes on File Sharing and Network Browsing 169 8 2 Accessing Network Shares 169 8 3 Sharing Folders 170 8 3 1 Enabling Sharing on the Computer 170 8 3 2 Enabling Sharing for a Folder 170 8 4 Managing Windows Files 171 8 5 Configuring and Accessing a Windows Network Printer...

Page 9: ...ne 191 12 2 3 Searching in the Current Page 191 12 3 Managing Bookmarks 191 12 3 1 Using the Bookmark Manager 191 12 3 2 Importing Bookmarks from Other Browsers 192 12 3 3 Live Bookmarks 192 12 4 Using the Download Manager 193 12 5 Customizing Firefox 193 12 5 1 Extensions 193 12 5 2 Changing Themes 194 12 5 3 Adding Smart Keywords to Your Online Searches 195 12 6 Printing from Firefox 195 12 7 Fo...

Page 10: ...xporting Photos to CD 221 15 6 3 Exporting Photos to a Folder 222 15 6 4 Posting to a Flickr Picasa Web Album SmugMug or 23 Account 223 15 7 Basic Photo Editing 223 15 8 Sharing Photos 225 15 8 1 E mailing Photos 225 15 8 2 Printing Photos 226 16 Playing and Managing Your Music with Helix Banshee 227 16 1 Listening to Music 228 16 1 1 Importing Music 228 16 1 2 Playing Your Music 229 16 1 3 Rippin...

Page 11: ...ork Resources 252 C Getting to Know Linux Software 253 C 1 Office 253 C 2 Network 256 C 3 Multimedia 259 C 4 Graphics 262 C 5 System and File Management 265 C 6 Software Development 268 D Using the Fingerprint Reader 271 D 1 Registering a Fingerprint 271 D 2 For More Information 272 E Support of Tablet PCs 273 E 1 Installing Tablet PC Packages 273 E 2 Configuring Your Wacom Device 274 E 3 Using Co...

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Page 13: ...your comments 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 novell com documentation feedback html and enter your comments there Documentation Updates For the latest version of this documentation see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop documentation http...

Page 14: ...x en 6 April 2007 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 denotes a Novell trademark An asterisk denotes a third party trademark ...

Page 15: ...GNOME Desktop I novdocx en 6 April 2007 15 I GNOME Desktop ...

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Page 17: ...on 1 11 E mail and Scheduling on page 42 Section 1 12 Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOffice org on page 44 Section 1 13 Taking Screen Shots on page 44 Section 1 14 Viewing PDF Files on page 45 Section 1 15 Controlling Sound on page 46 Section 1 16 Managing Software Packages and Updates on page 47 Section 1 17 Other Useful Programs on page 53 1 1 Logging in and Selecting a Desktop When you ...

Page 18: ...or from the command line in a terminal window Session Manager cannot restore your editing session For information on configuring session preferences see Managing Sessions on page 94 1 1 2 Switching Desktops If you installed both the GNOME and the KDE desktops use the following instructions to switch desktops 1 Click Computer Logout Log Out In KDE click the main menu button Log Out End Current Sess...

Page 19: ...sion then restarts the computer Sleep Puts your computer in a temporary state that conserves power The state of your session is preserved however including all applications you have running and all documents you have open Hibernate Suspends your session using no power until the computer is restarted The state of your session is preserved however including all applications you have running and all ...

Page 20: ...the icon itself can be changed with Select Custom Icon The Emblems tab lets you add graphical descriptive symbols to the icon The Permissions tab lets you set access permissions for the selected files The Notes tab lets you manage comments The menu for the trash can also features the Empty Trash option which deletes its contents A link is a special type of file that points to another file or folde...

Page 21: ... select an icon to represent it You can also change the desktop background and align desktop icons Figure 1 2 GNOME Desktop Menu 1 3 3 Bottom Panel The desktop includes a panel across the bottom of the screen The bottom panel contains the Computer menu similar to the Start menu in Windows and the icons of all applications currently running You can also add applications and applets to the panel for...

Page 22: ...list by right clicking the bottom panel and selecting Add to Panel Figure 1 4 Add to Panel Dialog Box Some useful applets include the following Option Description Add to Panel Opens a menu of applications and applets that can be added to the panel Properties Modifies the properties for this panel Delete This Panel Removes the panel from the desktop All of the panel settings are lost Allow Panel to...

Page 23: ...e main menu contains several elements Section 1 4 1 Search Bar on page 24 Applet Description Dictionary Lookup Look up a word in 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 documents on the computer Sticky Notes Create display and manage sticky notes o...

Page 24: ... type of file it is Clicking a file in the list displays a preview of the file and information such as the title path and date the file was last modified or accessed Use the Search menu to limit your search to files in a specific location such as your address book or Web pages or to display only a specific type of file in your results list The Sort menu lets you sort the items in your results list...

Page 25: ...o longer appears in your Favorite Applications view Recent Applications Recent Applications shows the last two applications you have started Use this view to quickly find applications you have used recently Recent Documents Click the Documents tab to display the last several documents you have opened Use this view to quickly locate the documents you worked on most recently Click More Documents to ...

Page 26: ... Browser Double click your Home directory icon on the desktop Click Computer More Applications Browse Home Folder or Nautilus File Browser Figure 1 6 File Manager The elements of the Nautilus window include the following Menu Lets you perform most tasks Toolbar Lets you quickly navigate among files and folders and provides access to files and folders Install Software Opens the Software Installer w...

Page 27: ...ame and size 1 5 1 File Manager Navigation Shortcuts Some simple shortcuts for navigating in the File Manager include the following Table 1 4 File Manager Navigation Shortcuts For more information click Help Contents in the File Manager 1 5 2 Archiving Folders If you have files you haven t recently but want to keep on your computer you can compress the files into a tape archive TAR format 1 In the...

Page 28: ...then click Write 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 You can also use the Helix BansheeTM music player to burn audio and MP3 CDs 1 5 4 Using Bookmarks Use the Nautilus Bookmarks feature to mark your favorite folders 1 Select the folder or item you want to create a bookmark for 2 Click Bookmarks Add...

Page 29: ...s Views on page 29 Behavior on page 30 Display on page 31 List Columns on page 32 Preview on page 33 Views To configure the appearance of the File Manager click Edit Preferences Views Figure 1 7 File Manager Views Dialog Box Select from the following options Table 1 5 File Manager Views Options Section Option Description Default View View new folders using Determines whether new folders are displa...

Page 30: ...ed the default Show hidden and backup files Shows hidden files and backup files in your directories If this check box is not selected the default hidden and backup files do not appear Icon View Defaults Default zoom level Sets the size of items that appear in the File Manager Use compact layout Displays items closer together Text beside icons Displays icon captions next to the icons rather than be...

Page 31: ...pen it Run executable text files when they are clicked Runs an executable file when you click the file An executable file is a text file than can execute that is a shell script View executable text files 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 exec...

Page 32: ...o configure the columns that appear in the File Manager as well as the order in which they appear click Edit Preferences List Columns Select the columns that you want to appear To change the order click Move Up or Move Down Option Description Icon Captions Sets the order of information to appear beneath icon names You can set three information types in the order that they appear Date Configures th...

Page 33: ...ktop 33 novdocx en 6 April 2007 Figure 1 10 File Manager List Columns Dialog Box Preview To configure how file previews appear in the File Manager and whether folders show the number of items they contain click Edit Preferences Preview ...

Page 34: ...k Shares on page 35 Option Description Show text in icons Specifies when to preview the content of text files in the icons that represent the files Show thumbnails Specifies when to show thumbnails of image files in the icons that represent the files Only for files smaller than Specifies the maximum file size for files represented by thumbnails Preview sound files Specifies when to preview sound f...

Page 35: ...king in the Connection Information dialog box if you need to configure your network setup method or edit your network card configuration For more information see Chapter 11 Managing Network Connections on page 183 1 6 2 Accessing Network Shares Other network devices like workstations and servers can be set up to share some or all of their resources Typically files and folders are marked to let rem...

Page 36: ...able to you is displayed To access Windows shares double click the Windows Network icon The Windows shares available to you are displayed For more information see Chapter 8 Accessing Network Resources on page 169 Adding a Network Place 1 Click Computer Nautilus File Browser File Connect to Server 2 Select a service type then specify the required information for your type of service 3 Specify the n...

Page 37: ...se the following steps to configure a directory to be shared 1 Open the File Manager and browse to the directory you want to share 2 Right click the directory you want to share then click Sharing Options 3 Select the Share this folder check box then type the name you want to use for this share 4 If you want other users to be able to copy files to your shared directory select the Allow other people...

Page 38: ...lled Desktop Search you can easily search your personal information space usually your home folder to find documents e mails Web history IM ITC conversations source code images music files applications and much more To locate files on your computer click Computer enter your search terms in the Search field then press Enter The results are displayed in the Desktop Search dialog box You can use the ...

Page 39: ...ons System Search for Files 2 Type the search text in the Name contains field The search text can be a filename or partial filename with or without wildcards as shown in the following table 3 In the Look in folder field type the path to the directory where you want Search for Files to begin the search 4 Click Find Search for Files searches in the directory that you specify and any subdirectories o...

Page 40: ...cter The search is case sensitive Date modified less than Searches for files that were modified within the period specified in days Date modified more than Searches for files that were modified before the period specified in days Size at least Searches for files that are equal to or larger than the size specified in kilobytes Size at most Searches for files that are smaller than or equal to the si...

Page 41: ...lete a file displayed in the Search Results list right click the file then click Move to Trash To save the results of the last search that Search for Files performed right click anywhere in the Search results list then click Save Results As Type a name for the file that the results are saved to then click Save Name matches regular expression Searches for files that contain the specified regular ex...

Page 42: ...from that application that is on the clipboard is lost 1 10 Exploring the Internet The GNOME Desktop includes Firefox a Mozilla based Web browser You can start it by clicking Computer Firefox 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 For more information see Chapter 12 Browsing with Firefox on pag...

Page 43: ...to open a new item for whatever part of Evolution you re working in In mail this creates a new message If you re in the address book Ctrl N creates a new contact card and in the calendar Ctrl N creates a new appointment For more information see Chapter 4 Evolution E Mail and Calendaring on page 125 1 11 2 GroupWise GroupWise is a robust dependable messaging and collaboration system that connects y...

Page 44: ...Microsoft Office file formats OpenOffice org has a word processor a spreadsheet a database a drawing tool and a presentation program To get started click Computer OpenOffice org Writer or select an OpenOffice org module by clicking Computer More Applications Office then select the module you want to open A number of sample documents and templates are included with OpenOffice org You can access the...

Page 45: ...x which you can use to save the screen shot You can use the following options with the gnome panel screenshot command window Takes a screen shot of the currently active window delay seconds Takes a screen shot after the specified number of seconds then displays the Save Screenshot dialog box When you take a screen shot the Save Screenshot dialog box opens To save the screen shot as an image file e...

Page 46: ... panel of the viewer 1 15 Controlling Sound 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 If the mixer icon a loudspeaker symbol is not visible in the panel on...

Page 47: ... GNOME Volume Control synchronizes both faders To silence a mixer select the Mute option for that mixer When you adjust the fader of a muted channel GNOME Volume Control deselects the Mute option for that mixer Any mixer that has a Rec option can be a recording source To specify the current recording source select the Rec option for that mixer 1 16 Managing Software Packages and Updates The Novell...

Page 48: ...e panel changes from a globe to an exclamation mark on an orange background when new updates are available Left click the panel icon to open the updater window A list of patches and new package versions display if available Each entry has a short description and if applicable a category icon Security patches are marked with a yellow shield Optional patches are marked with a light blue circle Recom...

Page 49: ...stalling Software To install software packages click Computer Install Software or enter zen installer in a terminal The interface is almost identical to the Software Updater the only difference is a search panel you can use to search for single packages or to filter the list Figure 1 19 Software Installer ...

Page 50: ...links to narrow the list of packages Select the packages you want to remove then click Remove to start the package uninstallation If other packages depend on the packages you selected those packages will be removed as well You must confirm the removal of additional packages If you click Cancel in the confirmation dialog no packages are uninstalled 1 16 5 Configuring the Software Updater To configu...

Page 51: ...llation source ZYPP service otherwise you will not be able to install new software NOTE The terms YaST installation source YaST package repository and ZYPP service are the same name for a source from which you can install software Mount With Mount you embed a directory mounted on your machine This is useful if for example you are in a network that regularly mirrors the Novell YUM server and export...

Page 52: ...ifferent software versions typically RCE or ZENworks services do so These are organized in different categories called catalogs Subscribe or unsubscribe from a catalog by marking or unmarking the check box in front of it Figure 1 22 Software Updater Catalogs Configuration Dialog Box At the moment the SUSE Linux services YUM and ZYPP do not provide different catalogs Each service only has one catal...

Page 53: ...Programs Applications Applications for browsing files and other uses Audio Video Music players CD databases video editors CD and DVD burners volume controllers and other audio and video applications Browse Applications for browsing the Internet and your computer s file system Communicate E mail instant messaging video conferencing and other communication tools Games Card games arcade favorites and...

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Page 55: ...1 Password see Section 2 3 3 Changing Your Password on page 87 Sounds see Section 2 4 10 Setting Sound Preferences on page 97 These settings and others can be changed in the Control Center To access the Control Center click Computer Control Center The Control Center is divided into the following four categories Hardware page 56 Look and Feel page 66 Personal page 84 System page 89 Figure 2 1 GNOME...

Page 56: ... and Media on page 65 Section 2 1 10 Configuring a Scanner on page 65 Section 2 1 11 Specifying Screen Resolution Settings on page 65 Section 2 1 12 Touchpad on page 66 2 1 1 Configuring Bluetooth Services Bluetooth services enable you to connect wireless devices such as mobile phones and personal data assistants PDAs to your computer Bluetooth wireless support includes automatic recognition of Bl...

Page 57: ...or NOTE Graphics card configuration is done in YaST2 and requires root privileges 2 1 4 Modifying Keyboard Preferences Use the Keyboard Preferences tool to modify the autorepeat preferences for your keyboard and to configure typing break settings Click Computer Control Center Hardware Keyboard You can set the following preferences Keyboard Layouts Layout Options Typing Break Configuring Keyboard P...

Page 58: ...on associated 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 the time you press a key to the time that the action repeats Use the Speed option to set the speed at which the action is repeated Cursor Blinks in Text Boxes and Fields Lets the cursor bl...

Page 59: ...tions determine the behavior of certain keys and other keyboard settings Figure 2 4 Keyboard Preferences Dialog Layout Options Page Select an option to open a submenu for that option then select the desired settings For most users there is no need to change these settings Table 2 2 Keyboard Layout Options Layout Option Description Adding the EuroSign to certain keys If supported by your keyboard a...

Page 60: ...th the Num Lock key on a numerical keypad as it does on Windows If not selected use shift with the numerical keypad to obtain the reverse of the current behavior For example when Num Lock is off the 8 key acts as an up arrow Press Shift 8 to type the number 8 Also specify whether certain keyboard shutcuts are processed by the X windowing system rather than by GNOME Third level choosers If a third ...

Page 61: ...k over a modem use this option to configure your modem The modem is configured in YaST NOTE Root privileges are required for configuring your modem 1 Click Computer Control Center Hardware Modem 2 Enter the root password Option Description Lock Screen to Enforce Typing Break Locks the screen when you are due a typing break Work Interval Lasts Lets you specify how long you can work before a typing ...

Page 62: ... You can customize the settings for the Mouse Preference tool in the following areas Buttons Cursors Motion Configuring 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 Mouse Preferences Dialog Buttons Page The following table lists the mouse button prefer...

Page 63: ...abbed page to set your preferences for mouse movement Double Click Timeout Use the slider to specify the amount of time that can pass between clicks when you double click If the interval between the first and second clicks exceeds the time that is specified here the action is not interpreted as a double click Option Description Cursor Theme Displays the available cursor themes Highlight the Pointe...

Page 64: ...l Center Hardware Network Card 2 Enter the root password YaST opens 3 Follow the instructions in YaST to configure the network card 2 1 8 Installing and Configuring Printers Use the Printers module to install and configure printers To start the Printers module click Computer Control Center Hardware Printers Option Description Acceleration Use the slider to specify the speed at which your mouse poi...

Page 65: ...in to the computer Whether PDAs are automatically synced when attached to the computer In general you do not need to change the settings that are already configured unless you want to change the behavior when a device is connected or if you want to connect a new device that is not yet configured If you attach a device for the first time and it behaves in an unexpected or undesired way check the Re...

Page 66: ... html bsmqn45 in the Deployment Guide for more information 2 1 12 Touchpad Use this module to configure the behavior of a touchpad This module is only available on computers containing touchpads such as laptops In most cases the default behavior should remain unchanged 2 2 Look and Feel Look and Feel settings include the following Section 2 2 1 Changing the Desktop Background on page 67 Option Des...

Page 67: ...effect where one color blends gradually into another color To change the desktop preferences 1 Click Computer Control Center Look and Feel Desktop Background 2 Set the desktop preferences the way that you want them The following settings can be changed Table 2 8 Background Preferences Option Description Desktop Wallpaper Displays an image of your choice on the desktop Style Determines what process...

Page 68: ... the options in the Desktop Color drop down list and the color selector buttons You can specify a color 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 Horizontal Gradient creates a gradient effect from the left screen edge to the right screen edge Cli...

Page 69: ...aphics cards are known to work with Xgl which cards do not work with Xgl and which cards might work with Xgl but are not supported because they are either too slow or contain too many known defects Your screen resolution must be within the 1024x768 to 1920x2000 range and your color depth must be set at 24 bit 3 D acceleration must also be enabled Use SaX2 to change your graphics card and monitor p...

Page 70: ...ey fade away when you close them and dragging a window to the far right of the screen rotates the desktop cube To change any of these effects see Modifying Desktop Effects on page 70 You can also enable Xgl by running the following command as root gnome xgl switch enable xgl To disable Xgl click Disable Desktop Effects in the Desktop Effects Settings dialog box or run the following command as root...

Page 71: ...ndow Effects Tabbed Page Moving Windows By default windows appear transparent when you move them If you want window edges to stick snap to other windows and workspace edges when you hold down the Shift key while moving the window both the Windows wobble while they re being moved and Window edges stick to other windows when you hold down Shift options must be selected You can also choose to make wi...

Page 72: ...window opacity then select the button or combination of buttons you want to use Select a window hold down the button or buttons you selected then scroll the mouse wheel up or down to change the transparency of the window Figure 2 13 Translucent Window Desktop Cube Use the options on this tabbed page to specify how many sides your desktop cube has which keystroke and mouse button combination you ca...

Page 73: ...lt left click the desktop then drag the mouse pointer Ctrl Alt Shift Left arrow or Right arrow lets you rotate the cube while taking the currently selected window with you Use the options under Drag the cube with the mouse by using to change the default keystrokes used to rotate the cube For information on how to add an image behind your cube see Displaying a Skydome Image Behind the Cube on page ...

Page 74: ...rrow shrinks all windows and rearranges them on the screen so that they do not overlap Selecting a window with the mouse causes all windows to return to their original size and position with the selected window on top To change the keystrokes used to tile windows click the box to the right of Activate deactivate when I type until New accelerator appears Then press the keystrokes you want to use Th...

Page 75: ... the screen You can also press the Super key and use the scroll wheel on the mouse to manually zoom in and out of the desktop You can choose to deactivate any of these options or to change the zoom keystrokes Water Effect This option creates a ripple effect on your screen when you hold down the specified key or key combination Ctrl Alt Super by default and move the mouse pointer You can also enabl...

Page 76: ...ate or deactivate rain effect Shift F9 Create ripples with the mouse pointer Ctrl Alt Super key Windows key and move the mouse pointer Panoramic view of all desktop cubes Ctrl Alt Down arrow use the Left and Right arrows to scroll Rotate desktop cube Ctrl Alt Left arrow or Right arrow or drag a window to the edge of the screen Rotate desktop cube manually Ctrl Alt left click the desktop and drag t...

Page 77: ...top While holding the the Alt key down press Tab to cycle through the list of windows The currently highlighted window will appear in focus Release the keys to access that window Figure 2 18 Thumbnail View Tile windows Ctrl Alt Up arrow or move the mouse pointer to the top left corner of the screen Wobbly window Left click the window and drag Zoom once Super key Windows key Button 3 Zoom in manual...

Page 78: ...also known as a skydome image that is visible when you rotate or unfold the desktop cube 1 Click Computer More Applications System GNOME Configuration Editor or press Alt F2 and enter gconf editor 2 Navigate to the apps compiz plugins cube screen0 options registry folder 3 Scroll down the list on the right side of the Configuration Editor and select skydome 4 Double click skydome_image then specif...

Page 79: ...t to close the Configuration Editor Figure 2 20 Skydome Image 2 2 3 Configuring Fonts Use the Font Preferences dialog to select the fonts to use in your applications windows terminals and desktop To open the Font Preferences dialog click Computer Control Center Look and Feel Fonts ...

Page 80: ...de Ray Tube CRT monitors Best Contrast Adjusts fonts to give the sharpest possible contrast and antialiases fonts so that characters have smooth edges This option might enhance the accessibility of 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 option...

Page 81: ...e normally assigned to all applications such as Ctrl C for copy This might lead to inconsistencies in your GNOME applications Making Toolbars Detachable If you want to be able to move toolbars to other locations on the screen click Detachable toolbars When this option is enabled a handle displays on the left side of the toolbars in your applications To move a toolbar click and hold on the handle t...

Page 82: ... 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 click Computer Control Center Look and Feel Theme A theme contains settings that affect different parts of the desktop as follows Controls The controls setting for a theme determines the visual appearance of windows panels and applets It als...

Page 83: ...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 in the custom theme from the list in the Controls tabbed page 4 Click the Window Border tab then select the window frame option that you want to use in the custom theme 5 Click the Icons tab then select the i...

Page 84: ...l application windows populate the desktop the active one by default is the one last clicked Change this behavior by activating Select Windows When the Mouse Moves over Them If desired activate Raise Selected Window after an Interval and adjust the latency time with the slider This raises a windows a short time after the window receives focus Application windows can be shaded rolled up by double c...

Page 85: ...put Whether the keyboard can be used as a mouse Whether key combinations that use Alt Control and Shift can be duplicated with sticky keys To configure keyboard accessibility settings click Computer Control Center Personal Accessibility The module consists of the three tabs Basic Filters and Mouse Keys Before modifying settings activate Enable Keyboard Accessibility Features Figure 2 24 Keyboard A...

Page 86: ...minimum time limit that a key must be pressed and held before it is recognized as valid input by the system Also determine whether audible feedback should be provided for keypress events accepted keypresses and the rejection of a keypress Enable Bounce Keys Filters Tab To prevent double typing set a minimum time limit for accepting two subsequent keypress events of the same key as the input of two...

Page 87: ...aST 2 Type the root password then click OK 3 Click Software Install and Remove Software 4 Select Selection from the Filter drop down menu then select Accessibility from the Selection list 5 Select gok gnopernicus and gnome mag from the Package list 6 Click Accept 7 Insert the CD you are prompted for then click OK 8 Click Cancel Close after the package installation is complete 2 3 3 Changing Your P...

Page 88: ...e applications that create them 2 3 5 Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts A keyboard shortcut is a key or combination of keys that provides an alternative to standard ways of performing an action You can customize the keyboard shortcuts for a number of actions To open the Keyboard Shortcuts tool click Computer Control Center Personal Shortcuts Figure 2 26 Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog To change the shortcu...

Page 89: ...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 instructions on the YaST pages 2 4 2 Configuring Streaming Audio and Video The GStreamer Properties application lets you set which audio and video plug ins you want to use for streaming multimedia To open this application click Computer Control...

Page 90: ...e computer 4 Click Accept The language configuration settings are written to several configuration files This process can take a few minutes The new settings take effect immediately after they are written to the configuration files 2 4 4 Configuring Network Proxies The Network Proxy Configuration tool lets you configure how your system connects to the Internet You can configure the desktop to conn...

Page 91: ...both It is common to put the display to sleep after a shorter period of time Then if the computer remains unused for an additional amount of time it is also put to sleep Option Description Direct Internet connection Connects directly to the Internet without a proxy server Manual proxy configuration Connects to the Internet through a proxy server and lets you configure the proxy server manually HTT...

Page 92: ...eep mode power to the display and hard disk is shut off and the computer uses only the power needed to maintain the contents of RAM 4 Click Close The options you selected go into effect immediately Setting General Power Options To set general power options click Computer Control Center System Power Management then click the General tab On this tab you can choose The sleep type to use when the comp...

Page 93: ...n sharing preferences These preferences can have a direct impact on the security of your system 1 Click Computer Control Center System Remote Desktop 2 Choose from the following options Option Description Allow other users to view your desktop Lets remote users view your session All keyboard pointer and clipboard events from the remote user are ignored Allow other users to control your desktop Let...

Page 94: ...mo session that starts applications used to present a demonstration or slide show to a customer and a work session that uses a different set of applications when you are working in the office Click Computer Control Center System Sessions This module consists of three tabbed pages Session Options Lets you manage multiple sessions and set preferences for the current session Current Session Lets you ...

Page 95: ...tate 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 applications start automatically with the saved settings If you do not select this option the Logout Confirmation dialog displays a Save Current Setup option when you end your session Sessions Lets you ...

Page 96: ...n 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 to terminate applications with this restart style during a session Restart Restarts automatically when you close or terminate the application Select this style for an application if it must run conti...

Page 97: ...in the Startup Command field If you specify more than one startup application use the Order box to specify the startup order of the each application To edit a startup application select the startup application and then click Edit The Edit Startup Program dialog is displayed Modify the command and the startup order for the startup application To delete a startup application select the startup appli...

Page 98: ...evices Page Click the drop down list for each type of sound and select the application to use In most cases Autodetect is the best choice unless you want to use a specific application Setting General Sound Preferences Use the Sounds tab to specify when to launch the sound server You can also enable sound event functions ...

Page 99: ...a session When the sound server is active the desktop can play sounds Click Play system sounds to play sounds when particular events occur in the desktop Finally select the sound to play at each of the specified events Setting System Beep Preferences Some applications play a beep sound to indicate a keyboard input error Use the System Beep tab to set preferences for the system beep ...

Page 100: ...t tool to manage users and groups including user and group names group membership password and password encryption and other options Click Computer Control Center System User Management The User Management tool opens the User and Group Administration module in YaST NOTE Root privileges are required to manage users and groups Follow the directions in YaST for information on changing settings ...

Page 101: ...ST For your convenience YaST is available from the Control Panel as well as the Applications menu For information about using YaST see System Configuration with YaST http www novell com documentation sled10 sled_deployment data cha_yast2 html cha_yast2 in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Deployment Guide ...

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Page 105: ...Mathematical Formulas with Math on page 124 Section 3 8 Finding Help and Information About OpenOffice org on page 124 OpenOffice org consists of several application modules subprograms which are designed to interact with each other They are listed in Table 3 1 A full description of each module is available in the online help described in Section 3 8 Finding Help and Information About OpenOffice or...

Page 106: ... keybindings and the merge and center problem Support for R1C1 style addresses Interoperation between OpenOffice org Data Pilots and Microsoft Pivot Tables The ability to edit Data Pilots after they are created Addition of the GETPIVOTDATA function to help manipulate information from Pivot Tables Inclusion of a subset of Excel VBA macros that can be loaded and run in OpenOffice org as if they were...

Page 107: ...ard Edition of OpenOffice org You can use the standard edition of OpenOffice org rather than the Novell edition If you install the latest version of OpenOffice org all of your Novell Edition files remain compatible However the standard edition does not contain the enhancements made in the Novell edition 3 1 3 Compatibility with Other Office Applications OpenOffice org can work with documents sprea...

Page 108: ...ions If the recipient needs to be able to edit the file Save the document in the format the other user needs For example to save as a Microsoft Word file click File Save As then select the Microsoft Word file type for the version of Word the other user needs If the recipient only needs to read the document Export the document to a PDF file with File Export as PDF PDF files can be read on any platf...

Page 109: ...eatures you use the most You can also assign macros to application events if you want specific actions to occur when those events take place For example if you always work with a specific spreadsheet you can create a macro that opens the spreadsheet and assign it to the Start Application event This section contains simple generic instructions for customizing your environment The changes you make a...

Page 110: ... can reassign currently assigned keyboard shortcuts and assign new shortcuts to frequently used functions 1 Click Tools Customize Keyboard 2 Select the keys you want to assign to a function or select the function and assign the keys or key combinations Click Help for more information about the options in the Customize dialog 3 Modify add or delete keyboard shortcuts as desired 4 Click OK Customizi...

Page 111: ...o the opening and saving of several file types There is a dialog for general settings and several special dialogs to define how external formats should be handled All Language Settings Covers the various settings related to languages and writing aids such as your locale and spell checker settings This is also the place to enable support for Asian languages All OpenOffice org Writer Configures the ...

Page 112: ...ffice org Templates and Extras For more information about templates see Section 3 2 4 Using Templates to Format Documents on page 116 and Section 3 3 2 Using Templates in Calc on page 119 3 2 Word Processing with Writer OpenOffice org Writer is a full featured word processor with page and text formatting capabilities Its interface is similar to interfaces for other major word processors and it inc...

Page 113: ...h Large Documents on page 116 Section 3 2 6 Using Writer as an HTML Editor on page 118 3 2 1 Creating a New Document There are two ways to create a new document To create a document from scratch click File New Text Document To use a standard format and predefined elements for your own documents try a wizard Wizards are small utilities that let you make some basic decisions then produce a ready mad...

Page 114: ...for applying styles to text paragraphs pages frames and lists To open this window click Format Styles and Formatting OpenOffice org comes with several predefined styles You can use these styles as they are modify them or create new styles Type of Style What it Does Paragraph Applies standardized formatting to the various types of paragraphs in your document For example apply a paragraph style to a...

Page 115: ...xt that has been formatted with that style automatically changes from bold to italics Text formatted with a menu option or button overrides any styles you have applied If you use the Bold button to 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 w...

Page 116: ... scope of this section However more information 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 document containing only the styles and content that you want to appear in every document such as your address information and letterhead on a letter When a do...

Page 117: ...s as individual 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 collected in a master document allowing multiple writers to work on their subdocuments at the same time without fear of overwriting other people s work NOTE If you are coming to OpenOffice org f...

Page 118: ...yles 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 Filter list 7 Click OK If you prefer to edit HTML code directly or if you want to see the HTML code created when you edited the HTML file as a Writer document click View HTML Source In HTML Source mode th...

Page 119: ...ferent 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 template and the styles you need for that template are available in the Formatting and Styles window A detailed explanation of templates is beyond the scope of this section However more information is found i...

Page 120: ...esentation 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 other OpenOffice org modules do See Section 3 2 4 Using Templates to Format Documents on page 116 for more information about templates 3 4 2 Using Master Pages Master pages give your presentation a consi...

Page 121: ...ation 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 master to the first slide in a presentation select that slide then change to Master View and apply a slide master to that slide 3 5 Using Databases with Base OpenOffice org includes a database module Ba...

Page 122: ...ss 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 Available fields menu click the fields you want to use in your address book You can select one item at a time or you can shift click multiple items to select them 4 Click the single right arrow to move the...

Page 123: ...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 it What s Next After you have created your database tables and forms you are ready to enter your data You can also design queries and reports to help sort and display the data Refer to OpenOffice org onl...

Page 124: ...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 support it As a result it is seldom hard to find help or information about using the OpenOffice org The following table shows some of the places where you can go for additional information Because Web site...

Page 125: ...on and helps you get started using it For complete information refer to the Evolution documentation Section 4 1 Starting Evolution for the First Time on page 125 Section 4 2 Using Evolution An Overview on page 132 4 1 Starting Evolution for the First Time Start the Evolution client by clicking Computer Evolution or by typing evolution in a terminal window 4 1 1 Using the Setup Assistant The first ...

Page 126: ...e 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 this option if you connect to Novell GroupWise Novell GroupWise keeps e mail calendar and contact information on the server Microsoft Exchange Available only if you have installed the Connector for M...

Page 127: ...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 type in the Authentication list or Click Check for Supported Types to have Evolution check for supported types Some servers do not announce the authentication mechanisms they support so clicking this b...

Page 128: ...to check 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 only check for junk messages in the Inbox folder 6 Select if you want to automatically synchronize remote mail locally 7 Type your Post Office Agent SOAP port in the Post Office Agent SOAP Port ...

Page 129: ...nt 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 folder namespaces By choosing this option you can rename the folders that the server provides If you select this option you need to specify the namespace to use 5 Select if you want to apply filters t...

Page 130: ...your 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 should check for new messages 2 Click Forward When you have finished continue with Sending Mail MH Format Mail Directories Receiving Options If you select MH Format Mail Directories as your receivin...

Page 131: ... 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 should select this option only if you know how to set up a Sendmail service SMTP Sends mail using an outbound mail server This is the most common choice for sending mail If you choose SMTP there are add...

Page 132: ... another application it offers to import them Microsoft Outlook and versions of Outlook Express after version 4 use proprietary formats that Evolution cannot read or import To import information you might want to use the Export tool under Windows Before importing e mail from Netscape make sure you have selected File Compact All Folders If you don t Evolution will import and undelete the messages i...

Page 133: ...arch Tool The search tool lets you search your e mail contacts calendar and tasks to easily find what you re looking for Message List The message list displays a list of e mail that you have received To view an e mail in the preview pane click the e mail in the e mail list Shortcut Buttons The shortcut bar lets you switch between folders and between Evolution tools At the bottom of the shortcut ba...

Page 134: ...ctions that can be performed on folders You can find things like copy rename delete and so on Message Holds actions that can be applied to a message If there is only one target for the action such as replying to a message you can normally find it in the Message menu Search Lets you search for messages or for phrases within a message You can also see previous searches you have made In addition to t...

Page 135: ...ng them Any time new e mail arrives in a e mail folder that folder label is displayed in bold text along with the number of new messages in that folder 4 2 3 E Mail Evolution e mail is like other e mail programs in several ways It can send and receive e mail in HTML or as plain text and makes it easy to send and receive multiple file attachments It supports multiple e mail sources including IMAP P...

Page 136: ...the shortcut bar By default the calendar shows today s schedule on a ruled background At the upper right there s a monthly calendar you can use to switch days Below that there s a Task list where you can keep a list of tasks separate from your calendar appointments Appointment List The appointment list displays all your scheduled appointments Month Pane The month pane is a small view of a calendar...

Page 137: ...etical order in a minicard view You can select other views from the View menu and adjust the width of the columns by clicking and dragging the gray column dividers The largest section of the contacts display shows a list of individual contacts You can also search the contacts in the same way that you search e mail folders using the search tool on the right side of the toolbar ...

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Page 139: ...ion 5 1 Getting Acquainted with the Main GroupWise Window on page 139 Section 5 2 Using Different GroupWise Modes on page 144 Section 5 3 Understanding Your Mailbox on page 145 Section 5 4 Using the Toolbar on page 147 Section 5 5 Using Shortcut Keys on page 147 Section 5 6 Learning More on page 149 5 1 Getting Acquainted with the Main GroupWise Window Your main work area in GroupWise is called th...

Page 140: ...k 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 below 5 1 1 Toolbar The toolbar lets you quickly accomplish common GroupWise tasks such as opening the Address Book sending mail messages and finding an item For information about the toolbar see Section 5 4 Using the Toolbar on page 147 5 1 2 Folde...

Page 141: ...ved 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 folder displays all sent items from the Mailbox and Calendar The Sent Items folder in versions prior to GroupWise 6 5 was a query folder which had some differences from the current Sent Items folder The fol...

Page 142: ...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 part of a checklist that you have created in another folder No items actually reside in this folder This folder is a Find Results folder which means a Find is performed when you click the folder and th...

Page 143: ...ture 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 messages appointments tasks documents and reminder notes are stored in the Trash folder Items in the Trash can be viewed opened or returned to your Mailbox before the Trash is emptied Emptying the Trash rem...

Page 144: ...Online 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 connected to your network mailbox continuously In Online mode if your Post Office Agent shuts down or you lose your network connection you temporarily lose your connection to your mailbox You should use thi...

Page 145: ...e 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 uploaded After the item has been uploaded this icon indicates that status information has not been received about the item being delivered to the destination post office or transferred to the Internet ...

Page 146: ...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 standard or high priority Opened phone message with a low standard or high priority The sender has requested that you reply to this item The item can be a low standard or high priority Appears in a Busy Sea...

Page 147: ...em 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 text Item List text Ctrl B Bold text In text Ctrl C Copy selected text In text Ctrl F Open the Find dialog box Main Window Calendar item dialog box Ctrl G Go to today s date Calendar Ctrl I Italicize ...

Page 148: ...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 letters in the menu names Main Window Calendar item Alt D Send item In a new item Alt S Send item In a new item Alt Enter Display the properties of the selected item Item List Alt Del Delete an item In an ...

Page 149: ... 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 Cool Solutions Web Community At GroupWise Cool Solutions you ll find tips tricks feature articles and answers to frequent questions In the Main Window click Help Cool Solutions Web Community or go to htt...

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Page 151: ...h IM system they use This chapter explains the Gaim options you need to know about to set up Gaim and communicate with your contacts It does not explain all of Gaim s features and options For more information open Gaim then click Help Online Help or press F1 Section 6 1 Supported Protocols on page 151 Section 6 2 Setting Up an Account on page 152 Section 6 3 Managing Your Buddy List on page 152 Se...

Page 152: ...ding on what setup options are available for that protocol 4 Enter the setup options for the chosen protocol Typical options include your account name and password Your protocol might support additional options such as a buddy icon alias login options or others 5 Click Save 6 Repeat Steps 2 to 5 for each additional protocol Once an account is added you can log in to that account by entering your a...

Page 153: ... list After you have added a buddy in the protocol s client that buddy appears in your Gaim Buddy List 6 3 3 Removing a Buddy To remove a buddy right click on that buddy s name in the Buddy List then click Remove 6 4 Chatting To open a chat session double click a buddy name in the Buddy List The Chat screen opens Type your message then press Enter to send it Each chat session you open appears as a...

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Page 155: ...iders List http www voipproviderslist com Free trials are provided by the VoIP Buster http www voipbuster com For video conferencing a Web cam is connected to your computer 7 1 1 Configuring Ekiga On first start Ekiga opens a configuration assistant that requests all data needed to configure your instance of Ekiga To configure Ekiga proceed as follows 1 Start Ekiga by clicking Computer More Applic...

Page 156: ...r 6 Click OK to activate the account The status of your account displayed in the Ekiga main window changes to Registered 7 1 2 The Ekiga User Interface All functions of Ekiga are available via the menu bar Shortcuts to the most important functions are provided by means of a toolbar to the left and by special key combinations Figure 7 1 Ekiga User Interface The user interface has different modes To...

Page 157: ... SIP address prompt The address should look like sip username domainname or username hostname for direct local calls or like username sipserver or userid sipserver for proxied Ctrl Sequence Description Ctrl O Initiate a call with the current number Ctrl D Hang up Ctrl G Hold the current call Ctrl T Transfer the current call to another party Ctrl S Save the current picture to hard disk Ctrl W Close...

Page 158: ... First the user can be called directly with sip user host Alternatively make your calls via a SIP provider Most SIP providers enable you to get calls from a normal land line to your VoIP account Depending on the mode in which Ekiga is run there are several ways in which you would notice an incoming call Normal Application Incoming calls can only be received and answered if Ekiga is already running...

Page 159: ...or a valid contact Name Enter the name of your contact This can be a full name but you can also use a nickname here SIP Address Enter a valid SIP address for your contact Email Enter the e mail address of your contact for your own reference Speed Dial With a Speed Dial you can access often used numbers more easily This is optional Categories If desired add your own categories if you have many diff...

Page 160: ...with Linphone 7 2 1 Configuring Linphone Before you start using Linphone there are some basic decisions to make and some configuration tasks to complete First determine and configure the run mode of Linphone determine the connection type to use then start the Linphone configuration Go Preferences to make the necessary adjustments Determining the Run Mode of Linphone Linphone can be run in two diff...

Page 161: ...u are connected to the Internet using a static IP address anyone who wants to call you just needs your username and the hostname or IP address of your workstation to create a valid SIP URL as described in Calling in the Same Network on page 161 If you or the calling party are located behind a firewall that filters incoming and outgoing traffic open the SIP port 5060 and the RTP port 7078 on the fi...

Page 162: ...nching certain keys Linphone supports two protocols for DTMF transmission SIP INFO and RTP rfc2833 If you need DTMF functionality in Linphone choose a SIP provider that supports one of these protocols For a comprehensive list of VoIP providers refer to For More Information on page 167 Configuring the Sound Device Once your sound card has been properly detected by Linux Linphone automatically uses ...

Page 163: ...e location of the caller For SIP identity enter the SIP URL that should be used for local calls To use this server also as a SIP proxy enter the same data for SIP Proxy Finally add an optional route if needed and leave the dialog with OK Configuring the Audio Codecs Linphone supports a several codecs for the transmission of voice data Set your connection type and choose your preferred codecs from ...

Page 164: ...nform the calling party of this fact just check Away If you are just busy but want the calling party to retry check Busy I ll be back in min and specify how long you will not be reachable Once you are reachable again set the status back to the default Reachable Whether another party can check your online status is determined by the Subscribe Policy set in the address book as described in Using the...

Page 165: ...h Call or Answer as usual 7 2 6 Troubleshooting I try to call someone but fail to establish a connection There are several reasons why a call could fail Your connection to the Internet is broken Because Liphone uses the Internet to relay your calls make sure that your computer is properly connected to and configured for the Internet This can easily be tested by trying to view a Web page using your...

Page 166: ... protocol This protocol is used to establish media sessions over networks In a Linphone context SIP is the magic that triggers the ring at your counterpart s machine starts the call and also terminates it as soon as one of the partners decides to hang up The actual transmission of voice data is handled by RTP RTP RTP stands for real time transport protocol It allows the transport of media streams ...

Page 167: ...on about VoIP check the VoIP Wiki at http voip info org tiki index php http voip info org tiki index php For a comprehensive list of providers offering VoIP services in your home country refer to http voip info org wiki VOIP Service Providers Residential http voip info org wiki VOIP Service Providers Residential ...

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Page 169: ...le shares or services For broadcasts to work effectively your machine must be part of the same subnet as all other machines it is querying If network browsing does not work on your machine or the detected shares and services do not match with what you expected contact your system administrator to make sure that you are connected to the appropriate subnet To allow network browsing your machine need...

Page 170: ...d exchanging documents is a must have in corporate environments Nautilus offers you file sharing which makes your files and folders available to both Linux and Windows users 8 3 1 Enabling Sharing on the Computer Before you can share a folder you must enable sharing on your computer To enable sharing 1 Click Computer More Applications System YaST 2 Enter the root password 3 Click Network Services ...

Page 171: ...dministrator about how to proceed 8 4 Managing Windows Files With your SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop machine being an Active Directory client you can browse view and manipulate data located on Windows servers The following examples are just the most prominent ones Browsing Windows Files with Nautilus Use Nautilus s network browsing features to browse your Windows data Viewing Windows Data with Nau...

Page 172: ...of a corporate network and authenticating against a Windows Active Directory server you can access corporate resources such as printers GNOME allows you to configure printing from your Linux client to a Windows network printer To configure a Windows network printer for use through your Linux workstation proceed as follows 1 Start the GNOME Control Center from the main menu 2 Select Hardware Printe...

Page 173: ...etting Search Preferences on page 175 Section 9 5 Indexing Other Directories on page 176 Section 9 6 Preventing Files and Directories from Being Indexed on page 177 9 1 Using Beagle To use Beagle click Computer enter your search terms in the Search field then press Enter The results are displayed in the Desktop Search dialog box Figure 9 1 Desktop Search Dialog Box You can use the results lists to...

Page 174: ... results containing apples but not oranges To search for an exact phrase or word put quotation marks around the phrase or word Common 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 9 3 Performing a Property Search By default the Beagle search tool looks for search terms in the text of ...

Page 175: ...h Preferences Use the Search Preferences dialog box to set search preferences for Beagle 1 Click Computer More Applications System Search Indexing You can also click Search Preferences in the Desktop Search dialog box 2 Choose from the following options imagetag Image file F Spot and Digikam image tags and IPTC keywords mailfrom E mail Name of sender mailfromaddr E mail E mail address of sender ma...

Page 176: ...ching as soon as you stop entering text in the Find field in the Desktop Search window This option has no effect on the Search field in the main menu Display the search window by pressing Choose the keystrokes that will display the Desktop Search window by specifying any combination of Ctrl Alt and a function key F12 is the default keystroke 3 Click OK 9 5 Indexing Other Directories By default Bea...

Page 177: ...ies from Being Indexed Use the Search Preferences dialog box to specify resources that you don t want indexed These resources can include directories patterns mail folders or types of objects 1 Click Computer More Applications System Search Indexing 2 Click the Indexing tab 3 Click Add in the Privacy section 4 Select a resource to exclude from indexing then specify the path to the resource 5 Click...

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Page 179: ...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 use IPP Windows Printer SMB A printer attached to a different system which is sharing a printer over a SMB network for example a printer attached to a Microsoft Windows machine UNIX Printer LPD A print...

Page 180: ...ptions 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 any application 10 2 Modifying Printer Settings 1 Click Computer Control Center Printers 2 Right click the printer you want to modify then click Properties 3 Modify the properties then click Close 10 3 ...

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Page 183: ... or a static IP address 5 Click Finish to close the Network Card Configuration Overview window If you want to use a dial up connection configure your modem in Network Devices Modem To configure an internal or USB ISDN modem select Network Devices ISDN To configure an internal or USB DSL modem select Network Devices DSL Configure supported wireless cards directly in NetworkManager 11 2 Using the GN...

Page 184: ... that opens choose the type of Encryption the network uses and enter the appropriate Passphrase or Key TIP To connect to a network that does not broadcast its service set identifier ESSID and therefore cannot be detected automatically left click the icon and choose Connect to Other Wireless Network In the dialog that opens enter the ESSID and set encryption parameters if necessary If your wireless...

Page 185: ...s connections trusted and untrusted A trusted connection is any network that you explicitly selected in the past All others are untrusted Trusted connections are identified by the name and MAC address of the access point Using the MAC address ensures that you cannot use a different access point with the name of your trusted connection If no wired connection is available NetworkManager scans for av...

Page 186: ...lowed you can switch it off easily using the NetworkManager applet You can also switch off all network connections both wired and wireless To disable networking right click the GNOME NetworkManager applet icon and uncheck Enable Networking To disable wireless networking only right click the applet icon and uncheck Enable Wireless 11 3 2 Setting Up a Static IP Address on an Interface NetworkManager...

Page 187: ... want to create then click Forward 4 Type a name for your configuration in the Connection Name field 5 Specify all required information for your type of connection For example for an OpenVPN connection enter Gateway and choose the way to authenticate from Connection type Complete the other required options depending on the connection chosen Alternatively load settings from a saved configuration fi...

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Page 189: ...ing the command firefox The main program features are described in the following sections Section 12 1 Navigating Web Sites on page 189 Section 12 2 Finding Information on page 190 Section 12 3 Managing Bookmarks on page 191 Section 12 4 Using the Download Manager on page 193 Section 12 5 Customizing Firefox on page 193 Section 12 6 Printing from Firefox on page 195 Section 12 7 For More Informati...

Page 190: ...ght click the tab itself to access more tab options You can create a new tab reload one or all existing tabs or close them You can also change the sequence of the tabs by dragging and dropping them on a requested position 12 1 2 Using the Sidebar Use the left side of your browser window for viewing bookmarks or the browsing history Extensions may add new ways to use the sidebar as well To display ...

Page 191: ...rl F The find bar opens Usually it is displayed at the bottom of a window Type your query in the input field Firefox finds the first occurrence of this phrase You can find other occurrences of the phrase by pressing F3 or Next button in the find bar You can also highlight all occurrences by pressing the Highlight all button 12 3 Managing Bookmarks Bookmarks offer a convenient way of saving links t...

Page 192: ...y want to use your preferences and bookmarks in Firefox too At the moment you can import from Netscape 4 x 6 7 Mozilla 1 x and Opera To import your settings click File Import Select the browser from which to import settings After you click Next your settings are imported Find your imported bookmarks in a newly created folder beginning with From 12 3 3 Live Bookmarks Live bookmarks display headline...

Page 193: ... file click Open With Remove remove it from the list If you need information about the file right click the filename and choose Properties If you need further control of the download manager open the configuration window from Edit Preferences and go to the Main tab Here determine the download folder and how the manager behaves 12 5 Customizing Firefox Firefox can be customized extensively You can ...

Page 194: ...on or cancel it After a successful installation you can enable the new theme 1 Click Tools Add ons Themes 2 In the new dialog that appears click Get Themes If you already installed a theme find it in the list as in Installing Firefox Themes on page 194 Figure 12 4 Installing Firefox Themes 3 A new window appears with the Firefox Add ons https addons mozilla org Web site 4 Choose a theme and click ...

Page 195: ...ookmarks section You can put it into any folder 6 Finalize with Add You have successfully generated a new keyword Whenever you need to look into Wikipedia you do not have to use the entire URL Just type wiki Linux to view an entry about Linux 12 6 Printing from Firefox Configure the way Firefox prints the content it displays using the Page Setup dialog Click File Page Setup then go to the Format O...

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Page 197: ...iferea on page 197 Section 13 2 Reading a Newsfeed on page 198 Section 13 3 Creating a New Subscription on page 199 Section 13 4 Updating Subscriptions on page 199 Section 13 5 For More Information on page 199 13 1 Starting Liferea To start Liferea click Computer More Applications Communicate Liferea Figure 13 1 Liferea Main Screen By default the Liferea interface is divided into two sections the ...

Page 198: ... To read one of these example feeds 1 Start Liferea as described in Section 13 1 Starting Liferea on page 197 2 In the Feed List click the subscription you want to read For example click Example Feeds Novell Novell Cool Solutions 3 Click a headline in the Item List Unread headlines appear in bold text When you click a headline the selected item opens for reading in the View pane Unlike many news a...

Page 199: ...e URL into the Source field 5 Click OK 6 Enter a name for the feed and the amount of time you want to pass before the feed is checked for updates then click OK The newsfeed is added to the Feed List Any headlines are downloaded and added to the Item List 13 4 Updating Subscriptions Subscriptions are updated with the latest headlines according to the time interval you set when you created the subsc...

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Page 203: ...ector 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 the entire image The files can easily become quite large because of this It is also not possible to increase the size of a pixel image without losing quality Unlike pixel graphics vector graphics do not store information fo...

Page 204: ... shows options for the currently selected tool If it is not visible open it by double clicking the tool s icon in the toolbox Layers Channels Paths Undo In the first section use the drop 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 current images and...

Page 205: ...mage Then click Open to open the selected image or press Cancel to skip opening an image 14 3 3 Scanning an Image Instead of opening an existing image or creating a new one you can scan one To scan directly from The GIMP make sure that the package xsane is installed To open the scanning dialog select File Acquire XSane Device dialog Create a preview when the object to scan is smaller than the tota...

Page 206: ...at of the application It saves all layer and path information along with the image itself Even if you need an image in another format it is usually a good idea to save a copy as XCF to simplify future modifications Information about layers is available in Layers on page 211 PAT This is the format used for The GIMP patterns Saving an image in this format enables using the image as a fill pattern in...

Page 207: ...elected area Adjust these values by clicking and dragging a corner of the crop box or by adjusting the values in the window From Selection adjusts the crop to fit the current selection selections are explained in Selecting Parts of Images on page 208 Auto Shrink makes the crop smaller based on color changes in the image Press Cancel to abort the crop Press Crop to crop the image The results of Res...

Page 208: ...mong Free Select Fixed Size and Fixed Aspect Ratio to control the shape and size of the selection To make a square selection in the free select mode hold Shift while selecting a region Ellipse Select Use this to select elliptical or circular areas The same options are available as with rectangular selection Holding Shift during selection produces a circle Free Select Lasso Draw a selection area fr...

Page 209: ...ying and Removing Color Most image editing involves applying or removing color By selecting a part of the image limit where color can be applied or removed When you select a tool and move the cursor onto an image the cursor s appearance changes to reflect the chosen tool With many tools an icon of the current tool is shown along with the arrow For paint tools an outline of the current brush is sho...

Page 210: ...ed The pencil brush airbrush and eraser work much like their real life equivalents The ink tool works like a calligraphy pen Paint by clicking and dragging The bucket fill is a method of coloring areas of an image It fills based on color boundaries in the image Adjusting the threshold modifies its sensitivity to color changes Adding Text With the text tool easily add text to an image With the tool...

Page 211: ...lbox menu with File Dialogs Undo History The dialog shows a base image and a series of editing changes that can be undone Use the buttons to undo and redo changes In this way you can work back to the base image If you undo a modification then make a new one the undone modification cannot be redone Changes can also be undone and redone with the Edit menu Alternatively use the shortcuts Ctrl Z and C...

Page 212: ...ndex the image when saving 14 5 8 Special Effects The GIMP includes a wide range of filters and scripts for enhancing images adding special effects to them or making artistic manipulations They are available in Filters and Script fu Experimenting is the best way to find out what is available Xtns in the toolbox includes a number of items for creating buttons logos and other things 14 6 Printing Im...

Page 213: ...settings for future use instead use Print and Save Settings Cancel aborts printing 14 7 For More Information The following resources are useful for GIMP users even if some of them apply to older versions Help provides access to the internal help system This documentation is also available in HTML and PDF formats at http docs gimp org http docs gimp org Find many tutorials explaining basic or advan...

Page 214: ... Grokking the GIMP by Carey Bunks is an excellent book based on an older version of The GIMP Although some aspects of the program have changed it can provide excellent guidance for image manipulation An online version is available at http gimp savvy com BOOK http gimp savvy com BOOK ...

Page 215: ...t To access F Spot click Computer F Spot Photo Browser The first time you run F Spot you can tell it where to find the images you want to import into your collection 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 Figure 15 1 F Spot Main Window Thumbnails ...

Page 216: ...You can change the directory F Spot uses by clicking Edit Preferences If all the photos you are importing are from a particular event or if they have some other characteristic in common you can create a tag for them so you can easily find them at a later time During the import select Attach Tag then choose the appropriate tag from the drop down menu Icon Description Rotate Left or Right Use this s...

Page 217: ...you can clear your camera s memory 1 Click File Import 2 Select your camera as the import source F Spot launches a preview window displaying all the images that are available for download from your camera The files are copied to the target directory specified via Copy Files to If Import files after copy is selected all images copied from the camera are automatically imported to F Spot s database T...

Page 218: ...e subsets of your collection F Spot comes with default tags but you can change them and add new ones If for example you want to organize your collection of portrait shots of your loved ones do the following 1 Select the Browse mode of F Spot 2 In the left frame of the F Spot window right click the People category then select Create New Tag 2a Create a new tag called Friends 2b Create a new tag cal...

Page 219: ...ng your collection by tag is also possible through Find Find Selected Tag 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 accessible on the Tags menu in the top menu bar 15 5 Searching and Finding Photos As mentioned in Section 15 4 Managing Tags on page...

Page 220: ...ag from the search drag it away from the Find bar or right click the tag and select Remove By default photos tagged Hidden will not be shown You must explicitly include the Hidden tag in your search to show such photos There is also a type to find entry Press the forward slash to open it It cannot be used at the same time as the Find bar You can type queries such as TagA and TagB or TagC and TagD ...

Page 221: ...ication It is designed to be used in conjunction with F Spot to organize and manage your photos 1 Select the photos you want to export 2 Click File Export Export to Web Gallery 3 Select a gallery you want to export your images to or click Add to add a new gallery F Spot establishes a connection to the Web location entered for your web gallery 4 Select the album you want to export the images to the...

Page 222: ... Folder 1 Select the photos you want to export 2 Click File Export Export to Folder 3 Choose from the following export methods Create standalone web gallery Exports your photos to an interactive Website ready for you to upload Save the files only Exports your photos as files within directories without putting them into a gallery Create gallery using Original Exports your photos ready for use with ...

Page 223: ...o For example Flickr and 23 exports require authorization in order to upload photos To do this click Authorize to open a Web browser then log in to your account 4 Click OK 15 7 Basic Photo Editing F Spot offers several basic image editing functions such as the ability to remove red eye crop and adjust colors and brightness When you edit a photo a new copy called a version is created so your origin...

Page 224: ... draw by choosing the appropriate size from the Constraint drop down list See the description of the Remove Red Eye function for details on making a selection on your photo After you make your crop selection click the Crop icon beneath the photo to finalize the crop If you are working with the original photo cropping creates a new version of your photo Remove Red Eye To remove red eye from a photo...

Page 225: ...ing them as is original size or resizing them 1 Select the photos you want to e mail 2 Click File Send Mail Soft Focus Sharpening one region of a picture while blurring all the rest is a way to emphasize a particular area and grab attention The soft focus effect is a way to emulate a lens that allows shooting with a short distance in front of and beyond the subject that appears to be in focus Choo...

Page 226: ...4 Click Create mail Your default e mail program opens with your photos attached to a new mail message 15 8 2 Printing Photos 1 Select the photos you want to print 2 Click File Print 3 Select the print options you want such as the printer you want to use or the page orientation then click Print to print your photos ...

Page 227: ...ry create audio and MP3 CDs from subsets of your library and subscribe to download and listen to your favorite podcasts Helix Banshee also supports streaming audio through its Internet Radio plug in To open Helix Banshee click Computer Helix Banshee Music Player The first time you open Helix Banshee you are prompted to accept a license agreement after which you are prompted to import music Choose ...

Page 228: ...hee with Your Digital Audio Player on page 237 for more information Section 16 1 1 Importing Music on page 228 Section 16 1 2 Playing Your Music on page 229 Section 16 1 3 Ripping Your Music on page 230 Section 16 1 4 Listening to Internet Radio on page 231 Section 16 1 5 Listening to Podcasts on page 232 16 1 1 Importing Music Helix Banshee can import music from a file folder or CD 1 In Helix Ban...

Page 229: ... then click the Play button to play your full CD Notification Area Icon You can keep Helix Banshee hidden in the notification area when you re not interacting with it by minimizing the Helix Banshee window You will see a pop up identifying the current song when a track changes If you don t want to see the pop ups click Edit Plugins Notification Area Icon Configuration then deselect Show notificati...

Page 230: ...inks you might like based on the currently playing song It finds artists and popular songs that others with similar musical tastes enjoy If you don t want to receive recommendations click Edit Plugins then deselect Music Recommendations Figure 16 5 Helix Banshee Music Recommendations 16 1 3 Ripping Your Music To rip music from a CD and add it to your library 1 Insert a CD into your CD or DVD drive...

Page 231: ...ning to Internet Radio You can use Helix Banshee to listen to Internet radio stations and streaming audio The Radio view in Helix Banshee automatically lists several common Internet radio stations maintained on banshee project org http banshee project org You can also add your own stations Listening to an Internet Radio Station To listen to Internet radio stations select Radio in the source list o...

Page 232: ...e list then click Add Station 2 Enter the stream details in the Add new radio station dialog box then click Save The new station is added to your list 16 1 5 Listening to Podcasts Helix Banshee lets you subscribe download and listen to your favorite Podcasts Podcasting is a form of audio blogging where users subscribe to a feed of shows and the episodes are downloaded and managed for offline liste...

Page 233: ...added to your list Listening to a Podcast To listen to a podcast select Podcasts in the source list then double click the podcast you want to listen to Use the options on the Tools Podcast menu to update a podcast subscribe to other podcasts or find new podcasts Figure 16 7 Podcasts in Helix Banshee 16 2 Managing Your Music Library Helix Banshee gives you several ways to organize your music You ca...

Page 234: ...the sort You can also right click Music Library then click Sort Playlists You can edit the name of the artist album and title as well as the track number and track count Simply select a song then click Edit Edit Song Metadata You can also rate your music which gives you the ability to play only songs with a certain rating To rate a song select the number of stars you want to assign in the Rating f...

Page 235: ...gs you rated as five stars but that you haven t listened to for six months Another smart playlist can contain all songs published in 2006 that you have labeled with the Classical genre Helix Banshee automatically updates all smart playlists when a change is made to your music library If you import new songs Helix Banshee checks to see if they match any of your available smart playlists When applic...

Page 236: ...laylist based on search criteria For example if you search for all songs in your music library by a certain artist Helix Banshee can create a smart playlist in which all songs by that artist are selected 1 In Helix Banshee click Music New Smart Playlist from Search 2 Specify a name for the smart playlist then specify the search criteria you want Use the plus and minus symbols to add or remove crit...

Page 237: ... Adding Music to Your Digital Audio Player on page 238 Section 16 3 3 Copying Music on Your Digital Audio Player to Helix Banshee on page 238 Section 16 3 4 Synchronizing Your Library on page 238 16 3 1 Playing Music from Your Digital Audio Player To play music from your digital audio player simply plug your player into your system After your system recognizes your device an icon is displayed in t...

Page 238: ...s importing music from your digital audio player to your music library Simply drag and drop the songs from your digital audio player to your Music Library and they are copied automatically You can also import all of the music on your digital audio player by right clicking your player in the source list and selecting Import Figure 16 12 Importing Music from Your Digital Audio Player to Helix Banshe...

Page 239: ...tomatically update your online Audioscrobbler http www last fm profile with the music you listen to in Helix Banshee This lets others see what you are listening to and gives you access to charts detailing your listening history If you join groups such as the Banshee Group http www last fm group Banshee you can also see what other people are listening to Before you can share your music you need to ...

Page 240: ...rting then specify your Last fm username and password If you have not previously registered with Last fm click Create an account This opens the Last fm Web site where you can register Click Enable song reporting then specify your Last fm username and password 5 Click Close Helix Banshee starts reporting with the next song you play 6 Click Close After Audioscrobbler is configured use the options on...

Page 241: ... the files you import in your Helix Banshee music folder File System Organization Lets you determine folder hierarchy in the music library and how filenames are displayed CD Importing Lets you determine encoding profiles for CD ripping Select the output format you want then click Edit to configure advanced options for that format Use error correction when importing Error correction Tries to work a...

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Page 243: ...r Make Audio CD 2 Copy the files you want to put on the CD or DVD into the 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 The files are burned on the disc This could take a few minutes depending on the amount of data being burned and the speed of your burner You can use the Helix Banshee music player to burn audi...

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Page 247: ...ost cases and usually appears in the help center of your desktop However some applications such as The GIMP may have different online help packages that can be installed separately with YaST and do not integrate into the help center A 2 Additional Resources and More Information You can also access the specific manuals and documentation delivered with your product on the Internet at http www novell...

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Page 249: ...m similar to the Windows and Macintosh desktops Figure B 1 GNOME Desktop B 1 Starting Applications from the Main Menu Similar to the Start menu on Windows you can access all the programs installed on your system from the main menu To open the menu click Computer in the left corner of the panel The function oriented menu structure makes it easy to find the right application for your purpose even if...

Page 250: ...Terminal to open a dialog where you can enter a command to start the application The name of the command is often but not always the application name written in lowercase B 2 Managing Files To start the File Manager click Computer Home Folder or click your home folder icon on the desktop Figure B 3 File Manager For more information about the File Manager see Section 1 5 Managing Folders and Files ...

Page 251: ...al Figure B 4 Windows Command Prompt and Terminal B 4 Customizing Your Desktop To change to the way your GNOME desktops looks and behaves click Computer Control Center Some of the settings you might want to change include the desktop background screen saver keyboard and mouse configuration sounds and file associations Figure B 5 GNOME Control Center For more information see Chapter 2 Customizing Y...

Page 252: ...you can access files and directories or certain services on remote hosts or make your own files and directories available to other users in your network SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop offers various different ways of accessing and creating network shared resources Given that the network structure and the configuration of your computer allow for it you can easily browse your network for shared resou...

Page 253: ...s provided by your product you can install it with YaST Use the search function of the YaST software management tool to find the package names C 1 Office This section features the most popular and powerful Linux office and business software solutions These include office suites databases accounting software and project management software Table C 1 Office Software for Windows and Linux Task Window...

Page 254: ...ndex html Grace Grace is a very mature 2D plotting tool for almost all flavors of Unix including Linux Create and edit plots with a graphical user interface Grace supports an unlimited number of graphs per plot Its export formats include JPEG PNG SVG PDF PS and EPS Find more information at http plasma gate weizmann ac il Grace http plasma gate weizmann ac il Grace Kdissert Kdissert is an applicati...

Page 255: ...thout having to learn a whole new application interface Find more information about moneyplex at http www matrica de http www matrica de OpenOffice org OpenOffice org is the open source equivalent of MS Office It is a very powerful office suite including a word processor Write a spreadsheet Calc a database manager Base a presentation manager Impress a drawing program Draw and a formula editor for ...

Page 256: ...l project management software Take control of your projects using the Gantt charting features or by generating all kinds of reports in XML HTML or CSV format Those users who are not comfortable with controlling applications from the command line can use a graphical front end to Taskjuggler Find more information about Taskjuggler at http www taskjuggler org http www taskjuggler org VYM View Your Mi...

Page 257: ...etc Neat add ons and extensions can be downloaded from the Firefox Web site https addons update mozilla org application firefox Find more information about Firefox at http www mozilla org products firefox http www mozilla org products firefox You can also read our introduction to using Firefox in Browsing with Firefox on page 189 Gaim Gaim is a smart instant messenger program supporting multiple p...

Page 258: ...browsers like Internet Explorer Mozilla and Opera Find more information about Konqueror at http www konqueror org http www konqueror org You can also read Managing Folders and Files with Konqueror in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop KDE User Guider Kontact Kontact is the KDE personal information management suite It includes e mail calendar address book and Palm sync functionalities Like Evolution...

Page 259: ...an be used for phone calls over the Internet with a good sound quality and with end to end encryption When using Skype configuring the firewall or router is not necessary For more information refer to http www skype com products http www skype com products XChat XChat is an IRC client that runs on most Linux and UNIX platforms as well as under Windows and MacOS X Find more information about XChat ...

Page 260: ...ME desktop It supports CDDB lookups for track and album data Find more information at http www nostatic org grip http www nostatic org grip Kaffeine Kaffeine is a versatile multimedia application supporting a wide range of audio and video formats including Ogg Vorbis WMV MOV and AVI Import and edit play lists of various types create screen shots and save media streams to your local hard disk Find ...

Page 261: ...lly fledged video authoring software Because there is a Windows version of MainActor transition from Windows is easy Find more information about MainActor at http www mainactor com http www mainactor com MPlayer MPlayer is a movie player that runs on several systems Find more information about MPlayer at http www mplayerhq hu homepage design7 info html http www mplayerhq hu homepage design7 info h...

Page 262: ...the xawtv project at http linux bytesex org xawtv http linux bytesex org xawtv xawtv4 xawtv4 is a successor of the xawtv application It supports both analog and digital audio and video broadcasts For more information refer to http linux bytesex org xawtv http linux bytesex org xawtv Xine Xine is a multimedia player that plays CDs DVDs and VCDs It interprets many multimedia formats For more informa...

Page 263: ...tp www digikam org http www digikam org Eye of Gnome eog Eye of Gnome is an image viewer application for the GNOME desktop Find more information at http www gnome org gnome office eog shtml http www gnome org gnome office eog shtml F Spot F Spot is a flexible digital photograph management tool for the GNOME desktop It lets you create and manage albums and supports various export options like HTML ...

Page 264: ...ates into the KOffice suite Former users of Visio find a familiar look and feel in Kivio Find more information about Kivio at http www koffice org kivio http www koffice org kivio KolourPaint KolourPaint is an easy to use paint program for the KDE desktop You can use it for tasks such as painting or drawing diagrams and editing screen shots photos and icons For more information refer to http kolou...

Page 265: ...dex html http www hamrick com index html C 5 System and File Management The following section provides an overview of Linux tools for system and file management Get to know text and source code editors backup solutions and archiving tools Table C 5 System and File Management Software for Windows and Linux Adobe Reader Adobe Reader for Linux is the exact counterpart of the Windows and Mac versions ...

Page 266: ... http fileroller sourceforge net home html http fileroller sourceforge net home html GEdit GEdit is the official text editor of the GNOME desktop It provides features similar to Kate s Find more information at http www gnome org projects gedit http www gnome org projects gedit GNU Parted GNU Parted is a command line tool for creating destroying resizing checking and copying partitions and the file...

Page 267: ... org projects nautilus http www gnome org projects nautilus taper Taper is a backup and restore program that provides a friendly user interface to allow backup and restoration of files to and from a tape drive Alternatively files can be backed up to archive files Recursively selected directories are supported Find more information at http taper sourceforge net http taper sourceforge net vim vim vi...

Page 268: ... www cvshome org http www cvshome org Eclipse The Eclipse Platform is designed for building integrated development environments that can be extended with custom plug ins The base distribution also contains a full featured Java development environment Find more information at http www eclipse org http www eclipse org Eric Eric is an IDE optimized for Python and Python Qt development Find more infor...

Page 269: ...lop an open source Unix version of the NET development platform Its objective is to enable Unix developers to build and deploy cross platform NET applications MonoDevelop complements the Mono development with an IDE Find more information about MonoDevelop at http www monodevelop com http www monodevelop com Qt Qt is a program library for developing applications with graphical user interfaces It al...

Page 270: ...Desktop 10 SP1 GNOME User Guide novdocx en 6 April 2007 Valgrind Valgrind is a suite of programs for debugging and profiling x86 applications Find more information about Valgrind at http valgrind org info http valgrind org info ...

Page 271: ...t be prompted to swipe your finger in all cases Logging in to GDM or a login shell Unlocking your screen on the GNOME desktop Starting YaST and the YaST modules in the GNOME control center Starting an application with root permission sudo or gnomesu Changing to a different user identity with su or su username D 1 Registering a Fingerprint Currently only one fingerprint per user can be registered 1...

Page 272: ... stored as tmp test bir and can be verified with tf tool verify D 2 For More Information Find the project home page at http thinkfinger sourceforge net http thinkfinger sourceforge net For more technical details refer to usr share doc packages libthinkfinger README in your installed system There are also man pages available for pam_thinkfinger and tf tool ...

Page 273: ...lation During installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop the pen cannot be used as an input device If your Tablet PC does not feature a built in keyboard or touch pad connect an external keyboard or mouse to your Tablet PC for installation of your system E 1 Installing Tablet PC Packages Because YaST does not automatically detect Tablet PCs install additional packages during or after installati...

Page 274: ...ARNING A Faulty X Configuration Can Damage Your Hardware Before editing the etc X11 xorg conf file create a backup of the original file Do not edit other sections of the file because this can cause damage to your hardware For Wacom devices add a couple of lines to etc X11 xorg conf as shown in Example E 1 Configuration for Wacom Devices Example E 1 Configuration for Wacom Devices 1 Add the followi...

Page 275: ...tDevice Driver wacom Identifier Mouse 5 Option Device dev ttyS0 Option ForceDevice ISDV4 Option InputFashion Tablet Option Mode Absolute Option SendCoreEvents on Option Type cursor EndSection Section InputDevice Driver wacom Identifier Mouse 7 Option Device dev ttyS0 Option ForceDevice ISDV4 Option InputFashion Pen Option Mode Absolute Option Type stylus EndSection Configuration for the tablet cur...

Page 276: ...he Linux Wacom Web site http linuxwacom sourceforge net index php howto x11 3 After finishing the X Window System configuration restart your X server by logging out or leave the user interface and run init 3 init 5 in a virtual console E 3 Using Common Tablet PC Features After your Wacom device has been configured you can now make use of your pen as input device E 3 1 Using the Virtual Keyboard To...

Page 277: ...e GNOME desktop a similar functionality can currently only be provided by a work around See Troubleshooting on page 279 for more information E 3 3 Using Gesture Recognition With xstroke you can use gestures with your pen or other pointing devices as input for applications on the X Window System The xstroke alphabet is a unistroke alphabet that resembles the Graffiti alphabet When activated xstroke...

Page 278: ...menu or by entering jarnal or xournal in a shell To comment a PDF file in Xournal for example select File Annotate PDF and open the PDF file from your file system Use the pen or another pointing device to annotate the PDF then save your changes with File Print to PDF Figure E 2 Annotating a PDF with Xournal Dasher is another useful application It was designed for situations where keyboard input is...

Page 279: ...ressing Ctrl Alt Backspace or press the appropriate key on your Tablet PC if you use a slate model without integrated keyboard If the virtual keyboard still does not show connect an external keyboard to your slate model and log in using the hardware keyboard Orientation of the Graphics Tablets Does Not Change in GNOME With the xrandr command you can change the orientation of your display from with...

Page 280: ...offer integrated online help but you can find some useful information about usage and configuration in your installed system in usr share doc package packagename or on the Web For the Xournal manual refer to the Xournal User s Manual http xournal sourceforge net manual html The Jarnal documentation is located at http www dklevine com general software tc1000 jarnal htm documentation http www dklevi...

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