Suse LINUX Professional 9.3 Update 00662644461625 User Manual
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The
GNOME
Desktop
bypasses trash’ can also be set. The files are immediately deleted if this option is
activated.
‘Display’ features three options for determining what information should be dis-
played for icons and how it should be displayed. In addition to that, the data for-
mat can also be set here. ‘List Columns’ determines what information should be
revealed in the list view. In ‘Preview’, select whether to activate preview thumb-
nails for certain file types.
activated.
‘Display’ features three options for determining what information should be dis-
played for icons and how it should be displayed. In addition to that, the data for-
mat can also be set here. ‘List Columns’ determines what information should be
revealed in the list view. In ‘Preview’, select whether to activate preview thumb-
nails for certain file types.
3.4
Important Utilities
GNOME has many applets and applications. They are designed to interact with
the desktop and each other. This section introduces some of them. Learn how to
manage little notes on your desktop, use the GNOME dictionary, chat with Gaim,
and enjoy various types of multimedia applications.
the desktop and each other. This section introduces some of them. Learn how to
manage little notes on your desktop, use the GNOME dictionary, chat with Gaim,
and enjoy various types of multimedia applications.
3.4.1
Taking Notes with Tomboy
Tomboy is a smart little panel applet offering a note application for the GNOME
desktop. Left-click the panel icon to open the Tomboy menu and select ‘Create
New Note’. Enter the text of your note. Notes can be linked with each other by
clicking ‘Link’. These links even survive renaming and reorganizing. A ‘Search
Notes’ function located in the panel menu of Tomboy lets you search your notes.
Web links and e-mail addresses can also be dropped onto Tomboy.
desktop. Left-click the panel icon to open the Tomboy menu and select ‘Create
New Note’. Enter the text of your note. Notes can be linked with each other by
clicking ‘Link’. These links even survive renaming and reorganizing. A ‘Search
Notes’ function located in the panel menu of Tomboy lets you search your notes.
Web links and e-mail addresses can also be dropped onto Tomboy.
3.4.2
Dictionary
Dictionary (command
gnome-dictionary
) is a useful applet for checking the
spelling and meaning of words. An Internet connection is required, because this
applet accesses an online dictionary.
Enter the term to look up in ‘Word’. The menu under ‘Dictionary’ gives a choice
between ‘Look Up Word’ and ‘Check Spelling’. By default, the query is sent to the
dict.org server. To use a different server, select ‘Edit’ ➝ ‘Preferences’. See a sam-
ple entry in Figure 3.4 on the next page. dict.org allows you to choose between
various databases for special vocabularies, such as jargon or computer terminol-
ogy. Under ‘Default strategy’, specify what to look for the exact word, parts of
the word, or the prefix or suffix. Under ‘Help’, access the online manual of the
application with ‘Contents’ and information about the author and version of the
application with ‘About’.
applet accesses an online dictionary.
Enter the term to look up in ‘Word’. The menu under ‘Dictionary’ gives a choice
between ‘Look Up Word’ and ‘Check Spelling’. By default, the query is sent to the
dict.org server. To use a different server, select ‘Edit’ ➝ ‘Preferences’. See a sam-
ple entry in Figure 3.4 on the next page. dict.org allows you to choose between
various databases for special vocabularies, such as jargon or computer terminol-
ogy. Under ‘Default strategy’, specify what to look for the exact word, parts of
the word, or the prefix or suffix. Under ‘Help’, access the online manual of the
application with ‘Contents’ and information about the author and version of the
application with ‘About’.
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