desktop-user-guide/devel/en_US Desktops.xml,1.1,1.2
Marc Wiriadisastra (mwiriadi)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Wed Mar 12 21:37:03 UTC 2008
Author: mwiriadi
Update of /cvs/docs/desktop-user-guide/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv2904
Modified Files:
Desktops.xml
Log Message:
Made it look nicer with separated out. No adjustments to code just yet.
Index: Desktops.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/desktop-user-guide/devel/en_US/Desktops.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.1
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<article><articleinfo><title>Docs/Drafts/DesktopUserGuide/Desktops</title></articleinfo><para/><section><title>The Fedora Desktops</title><para>In contrast to most proprietary operating systems, Fedora 8 has several <emphasis>desktop environments</emphasis> or <emphasis>desktops</emphasis>, which are used to display and launch available applications, and manage the overall appearance of the screen. The desktop environment is sometimes referred to as a Graphical User Interface, or <emphasis>GUI</emphasis>. </para><para>The three major desktops included with Fedora 8 are: </para><itemizedlist><listitem>GNOME, which focuses on simplicity </listitem><listitem>KDE, which includes a large collection of applications and customization features </listitem><listitem>Xfce, which is appropriate for older PCs and laptops due to its low-memory requirements </listitem></itemizedlist><table><caption/><tgroup cols="1"><colspec colname="xxx1"/><tbody><row><entry><para> <inlinemediaobject><im!
ageobject><imagedata width="16" fileref="/wikidata/rightsidebarsmaller/img/idea.png" depth="16"/></imageobject><textobject><phrase>(!)</phrase></textobject></inlinemediaobject> More Desktop Environments Exist </para></entry></row><row><entry><para> Fedora's extensive repository of software offers other desktops as well. To learn how to browse and install software from the repository, refer to <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/SoftwareManagementGuide/Pirut">Managing Software With Pirut</ulink>.</para></entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table><para>Applications written for one desktop environment work with other desktops with very few exceptions. For instance, the <emphasis role="strong">Open<code/>Office.org</emphasis> office suite runs on all three major desktop environments. </para><para>Some applications are created specifically for a particular desktop environment. For instance, each major desktop has a preferred text editor. GNOME uses <emphasis role=!
"strong">Gedit</emphasis>, KDE supplies <emphasis role="strong!
">Kedi
emphasis>, and Xfce provides <emphasis role="strong">Mousepad</emphasis>. However, even if you run GNOME as a desktop, you can install your favorite KDE or Xfce programs. </para><para>Fedora provides a wide choice of applications to browse the World Wide Web, create documents, and display and edit photos. This guide describes the most commonly installed applications on each desktop environment, as well as useful alternatives. </para><para/><para> </para><table><caption/><tgroup cols="3"><colspec colname="xxx1"/><colspec colname="xxx2"/><colspec colname="xxx3"/><tbody><row><entry><para><ulink url="/wiki/Docs/Drafts/DesktopUserGuide/Introduction">Previous Page - Introduction</ulink></para></entry><entry><para><ulink url="/wiki/Docs/Drafts/DesktopUserGuide">Table of Contents</ulink></para></entry><entry><para><ulink url="/wiki/Docs/Drafts/DesktopUserGuide/Login">Next Page - Logging In to the Desktop</ulink></para></entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></section></article>
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<article>
+<articleinfo>
+<title>
+Docs/Drafts/DesktopUserGuide/Desktops
+</title>
+</articleinfo>
+<para/>
+<section>
+<title>
+The Fedora Desktops
+</title>
+<para>
+In contrast to most proprietary operating systems, Fedora 8 has several
+<emphasis>desktop environments</emphasis> or
+ <emphasis>desktops</emphasis>, which are used to display and launch available
+ applications, and manage the overall appearance of the screen.
+ The desktop environment is sometimes referred to as a Graphical User Interface, or <emphasis>GUI</emphasis>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The three major desktops included with Fedora 8 are:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ GNOME, which focuses on simplicity
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ KDE, which includes a large collection of applications and customization features
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ Xfce, which is appropriate for older PCs and laptops due to its low-memory requirements
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <table>
+ <caption/>
+ <tgroup cols="1">
+ <colspec colname="xxx1"/>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <inlinemediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata width="16" fileref="/wikidata/rightsidebarsmaller/img/idea.png" depth="16"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <phrase>(!)
+ </phrase>
+ </textobject>
+ </inlinemediaobject>
+ More Desktop Environments Exist
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ Fedora's extensive repository of software offers other desktops as well.
+ To learn how to browse and install software from the repository, refer to
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Drafts/SoftwareManagementGuide/Pirut">
+ Managing Software With Pirut</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ <para>
+ Applications written for one desktop environment work with other desktops with very few exceptions.
+ For instance, the <emphasis role="strong">OpenOffice.org</emphasis> office suite runs on all three major desktop environments
+ . </para>
+ <para>
+ Some applications are created specifically for a particular desktop environment.
+ For instance, each major desktop has a preferred text editor. GNOME uses
+ <emphasis role="strong">
+ Gedit
+ </emphasis>,
+ KDE supplies
+ <emphasis role="strong">
+ Kedit
+ </emphasis>
+ , and Xfce provides
+ <emphasis role="strong">
+ Mousepad
+ </emphasis>.
+ However, even if you run GNOME as a desktop, you can install your favorite KDE or Xfce programs.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Fedora provides a wide choice of applications to browse the World Wide Web, create documents,
+ and display and edit photos.
+ This guide describes the most commonly installed applications on each desktop environment, as well as useful alternatives.
+ </para>
+ <para/>
+ <para>
+ </para>
+ <table>
+ <caption/>
+ <tgroup cols="3">
+ <colspec colname="xxx1"/>
+ <colspec colname="xxx2"/>
+ <colspec colname="xxx3"/>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="/wiki/Docs/Drafts/DesktopUserGuide/Introduction">Previous Page - Introduction
+ </ulink>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="/wiki/Docs/Drafts/DesktopUserGuide">Table of Contents
+ </ulink>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ <entry>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="/wiki/Docs/Drafts/DesktopUserGuide/Login">Next Page - Logging In to the Desktop
+ </ulink>
+ </para>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </section>
+ </article>
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