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revno: 3634
committer: Jim Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
branch nick: xubuntu-hardy
timestamp: Sat 2008-01-12 16:12:07 -0600
message:
Reworked the applications.xml document to be specific to Xubuntu. May be
further reworked in the future to be more tailored to users moving from Windows
to Xubuntu.
modified:
xubuntu/switching/C/applications.xml
=== modified file 'xubuntu/switching/C/applications.xml'
--- a/xubuntu/switching/C/applications.xml 2007-12-04 04:03:53 +0000
+++ b/xubuntu/switching/C/applications.xml 2008-01-12 22:12:07 +0000
@@ -10,84 +10,52 @@
<!ENTITY % xinclude SYSTEM "../../../libs/xinclude.mod">
%xinclude;
<!ENTITY language "en">
- <!ENTITY ubuntu '<phrase>Ubuntu</phrase>'>
+ <!ENTITY xubuntu '<phrase>Xubuntu</phrase>'>
]>
<chapter id="applications" status="review">
- <title>Applications in Ubuntu</title>
- <para>Ubuntu has a wide selection of applications.</para>
+ <title>Applications in Xubuntu</title>
+ <para>Xubuntu has a wide selection of applications.</para>
<sect1 id="applications-installing" status="review">
<title>Using and Installing applications</title>
- <para>Ubuntu includes a selection of useful applications which
are installed by default. You can start an application by pressing
<guibutton>Applications</guibutton> and then selecting an application from one
of the categories displayed.</para>
+ <para>Xubuntu includes a selection of useful applications which
are installed by default. You can start an application by pressing
<guibutton>Applications</guibutton> and then selecting an application from one
of the categories displayed.</para>
<para>If you would like to install additional applications,
press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Add/Remove...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
Then, browse the selection of packages available and check the ones which you
would like to install. When you have finished selecting packages, press
<guibutton>Apply</guibutton> and wait for the installation process to
finish.</para>
<tip>
<title>Additional, unsupported software</title>
- <para>By default, you can only install software which
is fully supported in Ubuntu. To gain access to the collection of unsupported
software which is available for Ubuntu, you can check the <guilabel>Show
unsupported applications</guilabel> check box in the
<application>Add/Remove...</application> application.</para>
+ <para>By default, you can only install software which
is fully supported in Xubuntu. To gain access to the collection of unsupported
software which is available for Xubuntu, you can check the <guilabel>Show
unsupported applications</guilabel> check box in the
<application>Add/Remove...</application> application.</para>
</tip>
</sect1>
- <sect1 id="applications-games" status="review">
- <title>Games</title>
- <para>Ubuntu ships with a modest selection of games to keep you
entertained.</para>
- <sect2 id="applications-games-aisleriot" status="review">
- <title>AisleRiot Solitaire</title>
- <para><application>AisleRiot</application> is a
collection of solitaire card games. Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Game</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Select
Game...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to choose which type of solitaire you would
like to play - there are over 80 different games to keep you occupied!</para>
- <para>To start <application>AisleRiot</application>,
press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Games</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>AisleRiot
Solitaire</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="applications-games-fiveormore" status="review">
- <title>Five or More</title>
- <para>In <application>Five or More</application>, you
must make a line of five (or more) marbles of the same color - the marbles will
then disappear from the board. Click a marble to select it (it will start
spinning) and then click an empty square to move the marble into that square.
After each turn, three new marbles are added to the board. The object of the
game is to prevent the board from filling with marbles for as long as
possible.</para>
- <para>To start <application>Five or More</application>,
press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Games</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Five
or More</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="applications-games-mahjongg" status="review">
- <title>Mahjongg</title>
- <para><application>Mahjongg</application> is a
tile-matching game. You must select pairs of tiles which are at the edge of the
pile - if you pick a pair which match, the tiles will disappear. The object of
the game is to make all of the tiles disappear without getting stuck.</para>
- <para>To start <application>Mahjongg</application>,
press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Games</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Mahjongg</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="applications-games-others" status="review">
- <title>Optional applications</title>
- <para>As well as the default games which come
pre-installed with Ubuntu, there are many hundreds of games which you can
optionally install. Below are just a few which are available to you:</para>
- <itemizedlist>
-
<listitem><para><application>LXDoom</application> - classic first person
shooting game</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><application>GNOME
Sudoku</application> - traditional number logic game</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><application>Monkey
Bubble</application> - explode bubbles of different colours</para></listitem>
-
<listitem><para><application>Atomix</application> - make up molecules by
pushing atoms around</para></listitem>
-
<listitem><para><application>Chromium</application> - arcade-style
space-shooter</para></listitem>
-
<listitem><para><application>GCompris</application> - activities and games for
kids</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para>For more information on games available in
Ubuntu, please see the <ulink
url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games";>Ubuntu community
pages</ulink>.</para>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
<sect1 id="applications-graphics" status="review">
<title>Graphics applications</title>
- <para>Ubuntu ships with several graphics applications, which
you can use to manage and edit your photos and pictures.</para>
+ <para>Xubuntu ships with several graphics applications, which
you can use to manage and edit your photos and pictures.</para>
<sect2 id="applications-graphics-gimp" status="review">
<title>GIMP Image Editor</title>
<para>The <application>GIMP Image Editor</application>
allows you to edit your photos quickly and easily, whether you want to remove a
speck of dust or erase an entire building from the picture! With its large
collection of filters, you can also apply fun and artistic effects to your
images.</para>
<para>To start the <application>GIMP Image
Editor</application>, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Graphics</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>GIMP
Image Editor</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="applications-graphics-fspot" status="review">
- <title>F-Spot Photo Manager</title>
- <para>The <application>F-Spot Photo
Manager</application> makes organizing your photos easy. You can tag,
categorize and sort your photos with the minimum of effort. Whether you want to
show your photos in a slideshow or publish them online,
<application>F-Spot</application> makes it easy.</para>
- <para>To start the <application>F-Spot Photo
Manager</application>, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Graphics</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>F-Spot
Photo Manager</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+ <sect2 id="applications-graphics-gqview" status="review">
+ <title>GQview image browser</title>
+ <para>The <application>GQview image
browser</application> application allows you to view and organize your photos
and images. You can also use GQview to make basic edits to your graphic files,
or use it to launch the <application>GIMP Image Editor</application> to perform
more complicated editing tasks.</para>
+ <para>To start the <application>GQview image
browser</application>, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Graphics</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>GQview</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="applications-graphics-others" status="review">
<title>Optional applications</title>
- <para>Ubuntu has a wide selection of graphics
applications available for you to use. Here are just a few:</para>
+ <para>Xubuntu has a wide selection of graphics
applications available for you to use. Here are just a few:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><application>Inkscape Vector
Illustrator</application> - powerful drawing application for creating graphics
and artwork</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><application>Scribus</application> - desktop-publishing (DTP)
package, which you can use to produce professional-looking
publications</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>For more information on graphics software
available in Ubuntu, please see the <ulink
url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GraphicsApplications";>Ubuntu community
pages</ulink>.</para>
+ <para>For more information on graphics software
available in Xubuntu, please see the <ulink
url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GraphicsApplications";>Ubuntu community
pages</ulink>.</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="applications-network" status="review">
<title>Internet applications</title>
- <para>Ubuntu includes a collection of world-class Internet
applications to make your on-line experience as effortless as possible.</para>
+ <para>Xubuntu includes a collection of world-class Internet
applications to make your on-line experience as effortless as possible.</para>
<sect2 id="applications-network-firefox" status="review">
<title>Firefox Web Browser</title>
<para><application>Firefox</application> is an
award-winning browser which allows you to enjoy the web comfortably and
securely. With many novel features, such as live bookmarks, integrated search
and tabbed-browsing, <application>Firefox</application> offers one of the best
browsing experiences available.</para>
- <para>To start the <application>Firefox Web
Browser</application>, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Network</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Firefox
Web Browser</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or press the blue globe icon at the
top of your screen.</para>
+ <para>To start the <application>Firefox Web
Browser</application>, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Network</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Firefox
Web Browser</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or press the orange and blue globe
icon at the top of your screen.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="applications-network-thunderbird" status="draft">
<title>Mozilla Thunderbird Mail/News</title>
@@ -101,7 +69,7 @@
</sect2>
<sect2 id="applications-network-others" status="review">
<title>Optional applications</title>
- <para>A wide range of excellent Internet software is
available for use with Ubuntu, including these examples:</para>
+ <para>A wide range of excellent Internet software is
available for use with Xubuntu, including these examples:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><application>Liferea Feed
Reader</application> - allows you to collect and read Internet news
feeds</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><application>Ekiga
Softphone</application> - make free phone calls over the
Internet</para></listitem>
@@ -112,65 +80,53 @@
</sect1>
<sect1 id="applications-office" status="review">
<title>Office applications</title>
- <para>Ubuntu includes a full office suite by default, the
popular <application>OpenOffice.org</application> suite.</para>
- <sect2 id="applications-office-oowordprocessor" status="review">
- <title>OpenOffice.org Word Processor</title>
- <para>The <application>Word Processor</application>
allows you to create written documents of any type. Whether you want to send a
letter to a relative or type up your lecture notes, <application>Word
processor</application> has all of the tools you need to produce a high-quality
document.</para>
- <para>To start the <application>Word
Processor</application>, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Office</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>OpenOffice.org
Word Processor</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="applications-office-oospreadsheet" status="review">
- <title>OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet</title>
- <para>The <application>Spreadsheet</application> allows
you to collect and analyse sets of numbers. These could be anything from your
household finances to local football scores - whatever you like. You can
perform complex calculations on the numbers and produce illustrative graphs
too.</para>
- <para>To start the
<application>Spreadsheet</application>, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Office</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>OpenOffice.org
Spreadsheet</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="applications-office-oopresentation" status="review">
- <title>OpenOffice.org Presentation</title>
- <para>Do you have a slideshow or presentation to make?
<application>OpenOffice.org Presentation</application> allows you to create and
show high-impact presentations quickly and easily. A collection of animation
effects is available and you can even publish your slideshow on the web.</para>
- <para>To start <application>OpenOffice.org
Presentation</application>, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Office</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>OpenOffice.org
Presentation</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+ <para>Xubuntu includes applications from the Gnome office suite
by default, including a word processor, and spreadsheet and calendar
applications.</para>
+ <sect2 id="applications-office-abiword" status="review">
+ <title>AbiWord Word Processor</title>
+ <para>The <application>AbiWord Word
Processor</application> allows you to create written documents of any type.
Whether you want to send a letter to a relative or type up your lecture notes,
<application>AbiWord Word Processor</application> has all of the tools you need
to produce a high-quality document.</para>
+ <para>To start the <application>AbiWord Word
Processor</application>, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Office</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>AbiWord
Word Processor</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="applications-office-gnumeric-spreadsheet"
status="review">
+ <title>Gnumeric Spreadsheet</title>
+ <para>The <application>Gnumeric
Spreadsheet</application> allows you to collect and analyse sets of numbers.
These could be anything from your household finances to local football scores -
whatever you like. You can perform complex calculations on the numbers and
produce illustrative graphs too.</para>
+ <para>To start the <application>Gnumeric
Spreadsheet</application>, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Office</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Gnumeric
Spreadsheet</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="applications-office-others" status="review">
<title>Optional applications</title>
- <para>Ubuntu has a great collection of software
designed to make office-type work simple. The following are some
examples:</para>
+ <para>Xubuntu has a great collection of software
designed to make office-type work simple. The following are some
examples:</para>
<itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para><application>OpenOffice.org</application> - a
very robust and feature-full office suite - it includes word processing,
spreadsheet, database, and presentation applications</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><application>gLabels</application> - design your own labels and
business cards</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><application>GnuCash</application> - keep track of your
finances with this personal accounting package</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><application>Dia</application>
- draw professional diagrams and flowcharts</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>For more information on office software available
in Ubuntu, please see the <ulink
url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OfficeApplications";>Ubuntu community
pages</ulink>.</para>
+ <para>For more information on office software available
in Xubuntu, please see the <ulink
url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OfficeApplications";>Ubuntu community
pages</ulink>.</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="applications-sv" status="review">
<title>Sound and Video applications</title>
- <para>You can enjoy music and movies in Ubuntu using its
collection of high-quality multimedia software.</para>
+ <para>You can enjoy music and movies in Xubuntu using its
collection of high-quality multimedia software.</para>
<sect2 id="applications-sv-totem" status="review">
<title>Movie Player</title>
<para>You can use <application>Movie
Player</application> to watch movies and video clips, or even to play music.
DVD support is optional due to legal issues (see the <ulink
url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats";>Restricted
Formats</ulink> page on the Ubuntu website for more information).</para>
- <para>To start <application>Movie Player</application>,
press <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Sound
& Video</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Movie Player</guimenuitem></menuchoice>,
or simply double-click a movie file.</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="applications-sv-rhythmbox" status="review">
- <title>Rhythmbox Music Player</title>
- <para><application>Rhythmbox</application> is much more
than just a music player. Not only does it boast features such as automatic
playlists, instant music search and drag-and-drop queueing, but it can even
handle podcasts, share music over a network and integrate with the online
<emphasis>Last.fm</emphasis> service. What more could you ask for?</para>
- <para>To start <application>Rhythmbox</application>,
press <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Sound
& Video</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Rhythmbox Music
Player</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="applications-sv-soundjuicer" status="review">
- <title>Sound Juicer CD Extractor</title>
- <para><application>Sound Juicer</application> can be
used to both play and extract audio CDs. If you have an Internet connection, it
will even fetch the names of the songs on your CD for you.</para>
- <para>To start <application>Sound Juicer</application>,
press <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Sound
& Video</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Sound Juicer CD
Extractor</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or simply insert an audio CD.</para>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="applications-sv-serpentine" status="review">
- <title>Serpentine Audio CD Creator</title>
- <para><application>Serpentine</application> allows you
to make your own compilation CDs. Simply drag and drop songs from
<application>Rhythmbox</application> into
<application>Serpentine</application>, insert a blank CD and then press
<guibutton>Write to Disc</guibutton>. Your new CD will be ready in no
time!</para>
- <para>To start <application>Serpentine</application>,
press <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Sound
& Video</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Serpentine Audio CD
Creator</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or insert a blank CD and press
<guibutton>Make Audio CD</guibutton> on the screen which should appear.</para>
+ <para>To start <application>Movie Player</application>,
press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Multimedia</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Movie
Player</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, or simply double-click a movie file.</para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="applications-brasero" status="review">
+ <title>Brasero CD/DVD Burner</title>
+ <para>The <application>Brasero</application>
disk-burning application can easily burn your audio, data, or .iso image files
to CD's or DVD's. You can also user Brasero to duplicate actual CD's or
DVD's.</para>
+ <para>To start <application>Brasero</application>,
press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Multimedia</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Brasero
Disk Burning</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="applications-sv-others" status="review">
<title>Optional applications</title>
- <para>Ubuntu has a <emphasis>massive</emphasis>
collection of multimedia applications at your disposal - below are a few
examples:</para>
+ <para>Xubuntu has a <emphasis>massive</emphasis>
collection of multimedia applications that, although they are not included by
default, can be easily installed - below are a few examples:</para>
<itemizedlist>
+
<listitem><para><application>Rhythmbox</application> - organize and play music,
share music over a network, download podcasts, and more</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><application>Sound Juicer CD
Extractor</application> - play and extract music from audio
cd's.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><application>Jokosher</application> and
<application>Audacity</application> - record, edit and mix your own
music</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><application>Pitivi</application> - record and edit your video
footage</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><application>Banshee</application> - organize and play your
music, then sync it with your digital audio player</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>For more information on multimedia software
available in Ubuntu, please see the <ulink
url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MultimediaApplications";>Ubuntu community
pages</ulink>.</para>
+ <para>For more information on multimedia software
available in Xubuntu, please see the <ulink
url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MultimediaApplications";>Ubuntu community
pages</ulink>.</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
</chapter>
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