* [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-desktop-graphical.xml
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Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete
hb-desktop-graphical.xml
Log:
Some paragraphs
Revision Changes Path
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retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- hb-desktop-graphical.xml 6 Jan 2006 20:05:07 -0000 1.1
+++ hb-desktop-graphical.xml 25 Jan 2006 21:44:20 -0000 1.2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml,v 1.1 2006/01/06 20:05:07 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml,v 1.2 2006/01/25 21:44:20 swift Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -17,12 +17,50 @@
<title>Introduction</title>
<body>
+<p>
+Many users believe that Linux is a command-line driven operating system. This
+isn't true, but the command-line interface is a standard, well-supported input
+method for Linux. However, graphical input is well supported and rivals other
+operating systems with its usability, flexibility and stability.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Like all tools, the graphical environment is also "just a tool" build to do what
+it is supposed to do: provide a graphical environment for the end user and
+libraries for developers so they can write graphical tools. The base of a
+graphical environment are the <e>X11 libraries</e> and <e>X11 server</e>.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+X11 is a network protocol designed to allow graphical environments to be
+exported over the network. As such, any graphical environment built using the
+X11 libraries can run on a server while it is displayed on a client. But we're
+drifting away now...
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The X11 server is a service that performs the rendering of graphical
+environments. It isn't a graphical environment by itself but offers the base for
+graphical environments to be built: it is a framework where other software
+packages build upon.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Gentoo supports the <c>xorg-x11</c> X11 server.
+</p>
+
</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<title>Configuration</title>
<body>
+<p>
+Since the X11 server performs the rendering, you need to configure it to use the
+hardware you work on. Gentoo has a nice <uri link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml">X
+Server Configuration HOWTO</uri> which you definitely should read.
+</p>
+
</body>
</subsection>
</section>
@@ -30,15 +68,80 @@
<section>
<title>Desktop Environments</title>
<subsection>
+<title>Introduction</title>
+<body>
+
+<p>
+With a bare X11 server you won't be able to do much. You need a window manager
+which takes care of the graphical layout of the environment and possibly even a
+desktop environment which integrates tools and usability guidelines with a
+window manager.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+A desktop environment is a full blown graphical environment offering everything
+a desktop might need, all in a coherent package. Backgrounds, file management,
+drag and drop, screensavers, menus, theming with icons and sounds, virtual
+desktops, ... you name it, all of that is defined in a desktop environment. This
+is also why most users are searching for a desktop environment.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Users who want a small graphical environment with just the tools they need often
+opt for a window manager instead as they don't need all the bells and whistles a
+desktop environment offers.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The next few paragraphs give a small introduction to various desktop
+environments. The next section discusses a few window managers. The list is not
+meant to be exhaustive but rather to provide some guidance to the new Gentoo
+user.
+</p>
+
+</body>
+</subsection>
+<subsection>
<title>KDE</title>
<body>
+<p>
+With KDE, users are offered a full-blown environment with a plethora on desktop
+utilities. It seems as if the KDE project tries to contain everything a user
+might require from a desktop: games, development tools, office suites, imaging
+support, multimedia tools, desklets, system utilities, ... and all those build
+upon the same libraries so all tools have a consistent look and feel and offer a
+well developed drag and drop mechanism.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The KDE project maintains much documentation (in various languages) and offers a
+quick release cycle with new features and fixes available at every new release.
+You'll find that the integration of the tools is flawless (the address book is
+linked from the Personal Information Management tool <c>kontact</c>, E-mail
+client <c>kmail</c>, Event Manager <c>kjournal</c> and of course the Address
+book maintenance tool <c>kaddressbook</c>) and the configuration interface
+<c>kcontrol</c> complete and well documented.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+If you are interested in using KDE, don't hesitate to read the <uri
+link="/doc/en/kde-config.xml">KDE Configuration Guide</uri>.
+</p>
+
</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<title>GNOME</title>
<body>
+<p>
+The GNOME Foundation offers a consistent desktop environment (GNOME) which
+is developed using strict guidelines, offering a maximum on usability (layout
+and such is strictly defined). Many GNOME zealots are proud of their environment
+because it is simple to use, yet powerful and fully functional.
+</p>
+
</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
@@ -52,12 +155,6 @@
<section>
<title>Window Managers</title>
<subsection>
-<title>WMs are no desktop environments</title>
-<body>
-
-</body>
-</subsection>
-<subsection>
<title>Fluxbox</title>
<body>
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swift 06/02/11 12:59:50
Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete
hb-desktop-graphical.xml hb-desktop-plugnplay.xml
Log:
Some updates
Revision Changes Path
1.4 +13 -1 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml
file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo
plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo
diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml.diff?r1=1.3&r2=1.4&cvsroot=gentoo
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- hb-desktop-graphical.xml 26 Jan 2006 19:36:34 -0000 1.3
+++ hb-desktop-graphical.xml 11 Feb 2006 12:59:50 -0000 1.4
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml,v 1.3 2006/01/26 19:36:34 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml,v 1.4 2006/02/11 12:59:50 swift Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -202,6 +202,18 @@
<title>Introduction</title>
<body>
+<p>
+After a exaggerating first experience with the graphical Linux environment, many
+users ask "What's next?" They don't know what tools exist and just playing
+around, clicking on icons, doesn't help you find out what's possible.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Working well with Linux means that you know what tools to use. In this section,
+we'll give a head start on various tools and projects. These tools aren't
+mandatory, but give a nice idea on Linux' possibilities.
+</p>
+
</body>
</subsection>
1.2 +43 -1 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-plugnplay.xml
file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-plugnplay.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo
plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-plugnplay.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo
diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-plugnplay.xml.diff?r1=1.1&r2=1.2&cvsroot=gentoo
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diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- hb-desktop-plugnplay.xml 6 Jan 2006 20:05:07 -0000 1.1
+++ hb-desktop-plugnplay.xml 11 Feb 2006 12:59:50 -0000 1.2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-plugnplay.xml,v 1.1 2006/01/06 20:05:07 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-plugnplay.xml,v 1.2 2006/02/11 12:59:50 swift Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -16,6 +16,48 @@
<subsection>
<title>Nothing is automated at first</title>
<body>
+
+<p>
+When you first use your system, you'll notice that you need to perform various
+steps manually which could be done automatically. Gentoo Linux doesn't put its
+development effort in making a system userfriendly in the sense of allowing
+everything. Not only can it cause instability on some systems, far from all
+users appreciate us touching the configuration of their system and it might
+cause security issues on some environments.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+So, if you want certain tasks automated, you'll need to lend your system a hand
+at first. But you can't help your system if you don't know what you want. Next
+is a list of automation tasks we'll cover in the next few sections. This list is
+far from complete, but should give you a good impression on the possibilities.
+Ask around on our IRC channel or mailinglist if you want to automate other
+tasks.
+</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <e>Removable media</e> covers the automated mounting of removable media like
+ floppies, CD/DVDs, USB storage devices, camera's, ... on your system.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <e>Network detection</e> explains how to configure your network card
+ (wireless or not) to automatically discover networks and run a certain
+ configuration based on the network it finds.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <e>Data synchronisation</e> describes how to synchronise files and
+ directories on your system with other systems, laptops or PDAs, and also the
+ synchronisation of your journal, address books, etc.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <e>Power consumption</e> informs you how you can decrease the power
+ consumption of your system (probably a laptop) by automatically putting the
+ hard disk to sleep, disable wireless if it isn't needed, adjust the screen
+ settings to use less power, etc.
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
</body>
</subsection>
</section>
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Modified: hb-desktop-graphical.xml
Log:
mention mplayer/amarok/ogle
Revision Changes Path
1.5 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml
file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml?rev=1.5&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo
plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml?rev=1.5&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo
diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml.diff?r1=1.4&r2=1.5&cvsroot=gentoo
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.4
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diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- hb-desktop-graphical.xml 11 Feb 2006 12:59:50 -0000 1.4
+++ hb-desktop-graphical.xml 11 Mar 2006 17:57:18 -0000 1.5
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml,v 1.4 2006/02/11 12:59:50 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml,v 1.5 2006/03/11 17:57:18 swift Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -216,7 +216,33 @@
</body>
</subsection>
+<subsection>
+<title>Multimedia related</title>
+<body>
+<p>
+When you ask on <c>#gentoo</c> what the best media player for Gentoo Linux is,
+you'll get probably two answers: MPlayer and amaroK.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+<uri link="http://www.mplayerhq.hu">MPlayer</uri> is a well-known movie player
+and includes many features such as DVD playing
+(although <uri link="http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/">Ogle</uri> has a
+nicer, intuïtive interface), encoding/decoding of dozens of video formats,
+lots of output formats (ever saw a movie using ASCII characters?) and more. Some
+might argue that <uri link="http://xinehq.de/">Xine</uri> is an easier
+multimedia player - at the end, it is up to you to decide.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+<uri link="http://amarok.kde.org/">amaroK</uri> on the other hand is a music
+player which integrates nicely in KDE and is very featureful: automated lyric
+fetching, lots of eye-candy, support for lots of audio formats, ...
+</p>
+
+</body>
+</subsection>
</section>
</sections>
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nightmorph 06/12/27 20:12:19
Modified: hb-desktop-graphical.xml
Log:
started expanding the graphical desktop chapter. TODO next: xfce. note: i'll try not to only focus on adding to swift's old stuff; rest assured this won't suck me away from my GDP duties. :)
Revision Changes Path
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml?rev=1.7&view=markup
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retrieving revision 1.6
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diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- hb-desktop-graphical.xml 9 Apr 2006 12:39:32 -0000 1.6
+++ hb-desktop-graphical.xml 27 Dec 2006 20:12:19 -0000 1.7
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml,v 1.6 2006/04/09 12:39:32 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml,v 1.7 2006/12/27 20:12:19 nightmorph Exp $ -->
<sections>
-<version>0.0</version>
-<date>2005-06-19</date>
+<version>0.1</version>
+<date>2006-12-27</date>
<section>
<title>The X server</title>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
<body>
<p>
-With KDE, users are offered a full-blown environment with a plethora on desktop
+With KDE, users are offered a full-blown environment with a plethora of desktop
utilities. It seems as if the KDE project tries to contain everything a user
might require from a desktop: games, development tools, office suites, imaging
support, multimedia tools, desklets, system utilities, ... and all those build
@@ -115,13 +115,14 @@
</p>
<p>
-The KDE project maintains much documentation (in various languages) and offers a
-quick release cycle with new features and fixes available at every new release.
-You'll find that the integration of the tools is flawless (the address book is
-linked from the Personal Information Management tool <c>kontact</c>, E-mail
-client <c>kmail</c>, Event Manager <c>kjournal</c> and of course the Address
-book maintenance tool <c>kaddressbook</c>) and the configuration interface
-<c>kcontrol</c> complete and well documented.
+The <uri link="http://www.kde.org">KDE project</uri> maintains much
+documentation (in various languages) and offers a quick release cycle with new
+features and fixes available at every new release. You'll find that the
+integration of the tools is flawless (the address book is linked from the
+Personal Information Management tool <c>kontact</c>, E-mail client <c>kmail</c>,
+Event Manager <c>kjournal</c> and of course the Address book maintenance tool
+<c>kaddressbook</c>) and the configuration interface <c>kcontrol</c> complete
+and well documented.
</p>
<p>
@@ -136,25 +137,26 @@
<body>
<p>
-The GNOME Foundation offers a consistent desktop environment (GNOME) which
-is developed using strict guidelines, offering a maximum on usability (layout
-and such is strictly defined). Many GNOME zealots are proud of their environment
-because it is simple to use, yet powerful and fully functional.
+The GNOME Foundation offers a consistent desktop environment (GNOME) which is
+developed using strict guidelines, offering a maximum on usability (layout and
+so on are strictly defined). Many GNOME enthusiasts are proud of their
+environment because it is simple to use, yet powerful and fully functional.
</p>
<p>
When you load up GNOME, you will notice that its interface is sober but well
designed: the GNOME menu limits itself to the tools you'll most likely use while
-hiding the rest of the tools that probably confuses most of the users anyway.
+hiding the rest of the tools that probably confuse most of the users anyway.
The window decoration is simple, but gives a nice finished look. Configuration
-options are limited at first sight and very easy to comprehend. Real
+options are limited at first sight but are very easy to comprehend. Real
configuration gurus know that GNOME has a very extended configuration model, but
it is hidden from the interface because most users wouldn't need it anyway.
</p>
<p>
-The GNOME project has multi-lingual documentation and a good network of related
-sites where you can find the latest news about GNOME and GNOME tools.
+The <uri link="http://www.gnome/org">GNOME project</uri> has multi-lingual
+documentation and a good network of related sites where you can find the latest
+news about GNOME and GNOME tools.
</p>
<p>
@@ -254,10 +256,18 @@
full-featured office suite which uses a standard office file format and supports
Microsoft Office documents to a great extend. There is also the <uri
link="http://www.gnome.org/gnome-office/">GNOME Office</uri>, a set of
-separately developed applications for Word processing, Spreadsheet calculations
+separately developed applications for word processing, spreadsheet calculations
and database access.
</p>
+<p>
+<uri link="http://www.abisource.ocom">AbiWord</uri> is a good choice if you will
+only be doing word processing. AbiWord is a full-featured word processor that is
+much lighter and faster than OpenOffice, while still retaining complete
+interoperability with industry-standard document types. Additionally, AbiWord
+integrates particularly well with the GNOME desktop.
+</p>
+
</body>
</subsection>
</section>
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