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Part I A Tour of the GNOME Desktop
This section introduces the core GNOME Desktop components.
This section also provides information that helps you to start working with
the desktop environment. A desktop environment
is a windows-based environment for users. The desktop environment is the sum
of all the parts of your working environment. The desktop environment is very
configurable, therefore this section covers the main functional possibilities
of the desktop environment features. If you want to find out how to implement
the various configuration possibilities that are mentioned in this section,
see Customizing Your GNOME Desktop. The chapters in this
section are as follows:
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Basic Skills
Read this chapter to find out about mouse usage, shortcut keys, basic
window skills, and basic dialog skills.
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Overview of the GNOME Desktop
Read this chapter for an introduction to the major components and functions
of the desktop environment. If you do not read anything else in this manual,
read this chapter.
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GNOME Desktop Sessions
Read this chapter for information about how to start, manage, and end
GNOME Desktop sessions.
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Working With Panels
Read this chapter to find out more about using panels. Panels are a
key component of the GNOME Desktop. This chapter tells you how to use the
different parts of your panels, and how to invoke the available functions
of the desktop environment using panels.
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Working With Menus
Read this chapter to find out more about using menus.
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Working With Windows
Read this chapter to find out more about using windows. This chapter
describes basic windows functions such as moving and resizing. This chapter
also describes the controls that you use with windows.
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Nautilus File Manager
Read this chapter to find out more about the Nautilus
file manager. This chapter describes how to use Nautilus
to work with your file system. This chapter also describes how to customize Nautilus.
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Using Your Desktop
Read this chapter to find out more about using the desktop. The desktop is the part of the desktop environment where there
are no interface graphical items, such as panels and windows. This chapter
describes how to use the desktop to start applications, and open your files
and folders. The chapter also describes how to use Trash
from the desktop, how to use the Desktop menu, and how
to customize the desktop.
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