Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - GNOME 17-03-2009, Manual

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To open a file displayed in the Search Results list, right-click the file, then click Open
or double-click the file. To open the folder that contains a file displayed in the Search
Results list, right-click the file and click Open Folder.
To delete a file displayed in the Search Results list, right-click the file and click Move
to Trash.
To save the results of the last search that Search for Files performed, right-click any-
where in the Search results list and click Save Results As. Type a name for the file that
will contain your Search results and click Save.
2.4.4 Disabling Quick Searches
By default, Search for Files tries to speed up some searches by using the
locate
command.
locate
provides a secure way to index and quickly search for files. Because
locate
relies on a file index, the Search Results list might not be up to date. To disable
quick searches, run the following command in a terminal window:
# gconftool-2 --type=bool --set
/apps/gnome-search-tool/disable_quick_search 1
2.5 Moving Text Between Applications
To copy text between applications, select the text, then move the mouse cursor to the
position where you want the text pasted. Click the center button on the mouse or the
scroll wheel to paste the text.
When copying information between programs, you must keep the source program open
and paste the text before closing it. When a program closes, any content from that ap-
plication that is on the clipboard is lost.
2.6 Managing Internet Connections
To surf the Internet or send and receive e-mail messages, you must have configured an
Internet connection with YaST. Depending on your environment, in YaST select whether
to use NetworkManager. In GNOME, you can then establish Internet connections with
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