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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 GNOME User Guide
Linux Enterprise Desktop
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GNOME USER GUIDE

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About This Guide 11
Part I GNOME Desktop 13
1 Getting Started with the GNOME Desktop 15
1.1 Starting SLED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.1.1 What Is a Session? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.1.2 Switching Desktops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.1.3 Locking Your Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.2 Logging Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.3 Desktop Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.3.1 Default Desktop Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.3.2 Desktop Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.3.3 Bottom Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.3.4 Adding Applets and Applications to the Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1.3.5 Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1.4 Accessing Folders and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1.4.1 Managing Folders and Files with Nautilus File Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1.4.2 Accessing Floppy Disks, CDs, or DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
1.4.3 Finding Files on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
1.4.4 Accessing Files on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.5 Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOffice.org. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.6 Exploring the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.7 E-mail and Calendering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.8 Moving Text between Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.9 Other Useful Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
1.10 Obtaining Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2 Customizing Your Settings 31
2.1 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.1.1 Configuring Bluetooth Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.1.2 Configuring Your Graphics Card and Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.1.3 Modifying Keyboard Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.1.4 Configuring the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2.1.5 Installing and Configuring Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
2.1.6 Configuring Removable Drives and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.1.7 Configuring a Scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2.1.8 Specifying Screen Resolution Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2.2 Look and Feel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2.2.1 Changing the Desktop Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
2.2.2 Configuring Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
2.2.3 Configuring the Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
2.2.4 Choosing a Theme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2.2.5 Customizing Window Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.3 Personal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
2.3.1 Configuring Keyboard Accessibility Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
2.3.2 Configuring Assistive Technology Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2.3.3 Changing Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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2.3.4 Configuring Language Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2.3.5 Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
2.4 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
2.4.1 Configuring Search with Beagle Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
2.4.2 Configuring Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
2.4.3 Configuring Network Proxies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
2.4.4 Configuring Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
2.4.5 Setting Preferred Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
2.4.6 Setting Session Sharing Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2.4.7 Managing Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
2.4.8 Setting Sound Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
2.4.9 Managing Users and Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Part II Office and Collaboration 63
3 The OpenOffice.org Office Suite 65
3.1 Understanding OpenOffice.org. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
3.1.1 What’s New in OpenOffice.org 2.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
3.1.2 Enhancements in the Novell Edition of OpenOffice.org 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
3.1.3 Using the Standard Edition of OpenOffice.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
3.1.4 Compatibility with Other Office Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
3.1.5 Starting OpenOffice.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
3.1.6 Improving OpenOffice.org Load Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
3.1.7 Customizing OpenOffice.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
3.1.8 Finding Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
3.2 Word Processing with Writer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
3.2.1 Creating a New Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3.2.2 Sharing Documents with Other Word Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3.2.3 Formatting with Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
3.2.4 Using Templates to Format Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
3.2.5 Working with Large Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
3.2.6 Using Writer as an HTML Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
3.3 Using Spreadsheets with Calc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
3.3.1 Using Formatting and Styles in Calc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
3.3.2 Using Templates in Calc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
3.4 Using Presentations with Impress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
3.4.1 Creating a Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
3.4.2 Using Master Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
3.5 Using Databases with Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
3.5.1 Creating a Database Using Predefined Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
3.6 Creating Graphics with Draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
3.7 Creating Mathematical Formulas with Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
3.8 Finding Help and Information About OpenOffice.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4 Evolution: E-Mail and Calendaring 85
4.1 Starting Evolution for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
4.1.1 Using the First-Run Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
4.2 Using Evolution: An Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
4.2.1 The Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
4.2.2 The Shortcut Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
4.2.3 E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
4.2.4 The Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
4.2.5 The Contacts Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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5 GroupWise Linux Client: E-Mailing and Calendaring 99
5.1 Getting Acquainted with the Main GroupWise Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
5.1.1 Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
5.1.2 Folder and Item List Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
5.1.3 Folder List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
5.1.4 Item List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
5.1.5 QuickViewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
5.2 Using Different GroupWise Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
5.2.1 Online Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
5.2.2 Caching Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
5.3 Understanding Your Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
5.3.1 Bolded Items in Your Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
5.3.2 Icons Appearing Next to Items in Your Mailbox and Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
5.4 Using the Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
5.5 Using Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
5.6 Learning More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
5.6.1 Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
5.6.2 GroupWise 7 Documentation Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
5.6.3 GroupWise Cool Solutions Web Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
6 Instant Messaging with Gaim 111
6.1 Supported Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
6.2 Setting Up an Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
6.3 Managing Your Buddy List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
6.3.1 Displaying Buddies in the Buddy List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
6.3.2 Adding a Buddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
6.3.3 Removing a Buddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
6.4 Chatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
7 Using Voice over IP 113
7.1 Configuring Linphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
7.1.1 Determining the Run Mode of Linphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
7.1.2 Determining the Connection Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
7.1.3 Configuring the Network Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
7.1.4 Configuring the Sound Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
7.1.5 Configuring the SIP Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
7.1.6 Configuring the Audio Codecs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
7.2 Testing Linphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
7.3 Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
7.4 Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
7.5 Using the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
7.6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
7.7 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
7.8 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
8 Managing Printers 121
8.1 Installing a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
8.1.1 Installing a Network Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
8.1.2 Installing a Local Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
8.2 Modifying Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
8.3 Canceling Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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8.4 Deleting a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Part III Internet 123
9 Browsing with Firefox 125
9.1 Navigating Web Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
9.1.1 Tabbed Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
9.1.2 Using the Sidebar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
9.2 Finding Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
9.2.1 Finding Information on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
9.2.2 Installing a Different Search Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
9.2.3 Searching in the Current Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
9.3 Managing Bookmarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
9.3.1 Using the Bookmark Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
9.3.2 Importing Bookmarks from Other Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
9.3.3 Live Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
9.4 Using the Download Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
9.5 Customizing Firefox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
9.5.1 Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
9.5.2 Changing Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
9.5.3 Adding Smart Keywords to Your Online Searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
9.6 Printing from Firefox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
9.7 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Part IV Multimedia 133
10 Manipulating Graphics with The GIMP 135
10.1 Graphics Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
10.2 Starting GIMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
10.2.1 Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
10.2.2 The Default Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
10.3 Getting Started in GIMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
10.3.1 Creating a New Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
10.3.2 Opening an Existing Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
10.3.3 Scanning an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
10.3.4 The Image Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
10.4 Saving Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
10.5 Printing Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
10.6 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
11 Using Digital Cameras with Linux 141
11.1 Downloading Pictures from Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
11.2 Getting Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
11.3 Managing Tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
11.4 Search and Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
11.5 Exporting Image Collections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
11.6 Basic Image Processing with f-spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
12 Playing and Managing Your Music with Helix Banshee 147
12.1 Managing Your Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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12.1.1 Playing Your Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
12.1.2 Organizing Your Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
12.1.3 Importing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
12.2 Using Helix Banshee with Your iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
12.3 Creating Audio and MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
12.4 Configuring Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
13 Burning CDs and DVDs 151
Part V Appendixes 153
A Getting to Know Linux Software 155
A.1 Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
A.2 Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
A.3 Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
A.4 Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
A.5 System and File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
A.6 Software Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

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About This Guide
Congratulations on choosing the SUSE®Linux* Enterprise Desktop (SLED). This manual is
designed to introduce you to the GNOME graphical desktop environment and show you how to
configure it to meet your personal needs and preferences. It also introduces you to several programs
and services, including office programs such as OpenOffice.org, Web browsers, file managers,
scanning tools, and image editing tools. It is intended for users who have some experience using a
graphical desktop environment such as Macintosh*, Windows*, or other Linux desktops.
This guide contains the following sections:
•Part I, “GNOME Desktop,” on page 13
•Part II, “Office and Collaboration,” on page 63
•Part III, “Internet,” on page 123
•Part IV, “Multimedia,” on page 133
•Part V, “Appendixes,” on page 153
Audience
This guide is intended for SLED users using the GNOME desktop.
Feedback
We want to hear your comments and suggestions about this manual and the other documentation
included with this product. Please use the User Comments feature at the bottom of each page of the
online documentation, or go to www.novell.com/documentation/feedback.html and enter your
comments there.
Documentation Updates
For the latest version of this documentation, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop documentation
(http://www.novell.com/documentation/lg/sled/index.html) Web site.
Additional Documentation
The SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop GNOME User Guide and documentation for each of the
components included with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop can be accessed using the Help Center.
To access the Novell Help Center, click Help on the top panel of the desktop and then click User's
Manual.
For documentation about the SLED KDE Desktop, see SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop KDE User
Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/sled/userguide_kde/data/front.html).
For information about installing and administering SLED, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
Deployment Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/nld/nld_deployment/data/front.html).

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Documentation Conventions
In Novell documentation, a greater-than symbol (>) is used to separate actions within a step and
items in a cross-reference path.
A trademark symbol (®, TM, etc.) denotes a Novell trademark. An asterisk (*) denotes a third-party
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Getting Started with the GNOME
Desktop
This chapter assists you in becoming familiar with the conventions, layout, and common tasks of
SUSE®Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) with the GNOME desktop. If you have not yet installed
SLED, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Quick Start (http://www.novell.com/documentation/
nld/qsnld/data/brmch9i.html).
•Section 1.1, “Starting SLED,” on page 15
•Section 1.2, “Logging Out,” on page 16
•Section 1.3, “Desktop Basics,” on page 17
•Section 1.4, “Accessing Folders and Files,” on page 20
•Section 1.5, “Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOffice.org,” on page 29
•Section 1.6, “Exploring the Internet,” on page 29
•Section 1.7, “E-mail and Calendering,” on page 29
•Section 1.8, “Moving Text between Applications,” on page 29
•Section 1.9, “Other Useful Programs,” on page 30
•Section 1.10, “Obtaining Software Updates,” on page 30
1.1 Starting SLED
When you start SLED, you are prompted to enter your username and password. This is the username
and password you created when you installed SLED. If you did not install SLED, check with your
system administrator for the username and password.
The login has three menu items:
• Login Prompt: Enter your username and password to log in.
• Session: Specify the desktop to run during your session. If other desktops are installed, they
appear in the list.
•Actions:Perform a system action, such as shut down the computer, reboot the computer, or
configure the Login Manager.
•Section 1.1.1, “What Is a Session?,” on page 15
•Section 1.1.2, “Switching Desktops,” on page 16
•Section 1.1.3, “Locking Your Screen,” on page 16
1.1.1 What Is a Session?
A session is the period of time from when you log in to when you log out. The login screen offers
several login options. For example, you can select the language of your session so that text that
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After your username and password are authenticated, the Session Manager starts. The Session
Manager lets you save certain settings for each session. It also lets you save the state of your most
recent session and return to that session the next time you log in.
The Session Manager can save and restore the following settings:
• Appearance and behavior settings, such as fonts, colors, and mouse settings.
• Applications that you were running. such as a file manager or an OpenOffice.org program.
TIP: You cannot save and restore applications that Session Manager does not manage. For
example, if you start the vi editor from the command line in a terminal window, Session
Manager cannot restore your editing session.
For information on configuring session preferences, see “Managing Sessions” on page 56.
1.1.2 Switching Desktops
If you installed both the GNOME and the KDE desktops, use the following instructions to switch
desktops.
1Click Computer > Logout > OK.
In KDE, click N > Logout > Logout.
2On the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop login screen, click Session.
3Select the desktop you want (GNOME or KDE), then click OK.
4Type your username, then press Enter.
5Type your password, then press Enter.
1.1.3 Locking Your Screen
To lock the screen, you can do either of the following:
•ClickComputer > Lock Screen.
• If the Lock button is present on a panel, click it.
To add the Lock button to a panel, right-click the panel and then click Add to Panel > Actions >
Lock.
When you lock your screen, the screen saver starts. To lock your screen correctly, you must have a
screen saver enabled. To unlock the screen, move your mouse to display the locked screen dialog.
Enter your username and password, then press Enter.
For information on configuring your screen saver, see “Configuring the Screen Saver” on page 43.
1.2 Logging Out
When you are finished using the computer, click Computer > Logout. Then select one of the
following:
•Log out
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•Shut down
Logs you out of the current session, then turns off the computer.
•Restart the computer
Logs you out of the current session, then restarts the computer.
•Suspend the computer
Saves the current memory contents to disk and shuts down the computer. When you restart, the
saved memory content is loaded and you can resume where you left off.
1.3 Desktop Basics
As with other common desktop products, the main components of the GNOME desktop are icons
that link to files, folders, or programs, as well as the panel at the bottom of the screen (similar to the
Task Bar in Windows). Double-click an icon to start its associated program. Right-click an icon to
access additional menus and options. You can also right-click any empty space on the desktop to
access additional menus for configuring or managing the desktop itself.
By default, the desktop features two key icons: your personal Home folder, and a trash can for
deleted items. Other icons representing devices on your computer, such as CD drives, might also be
present on the desktop. If you double-click your Home folder, the Nautilus file manager starts and
displays the contents of your home directory. For more information about using Nautilus, see
“Managing Folders and Files with Nautilus File Manager” on page 20.
Right-clicking an icon displays a menu offering file operations, like copying, cutting, or renaming.
Selecting Properties from the menu displays a configuration dialog. The title of an icon as well as
the icon itself can be changed with Select Custom Icon. The Emblems tab lets you add graphical
descriptive symbols to the icon. The Permissions tab lets you set access permissions for the selected
files. The Notes tab lets you manage comments. The menu for the trash can additionally features the
Empty Trash option, which deletes its contents.
A link is a special type of file that points to another file or folder. When you perform an action on a
link, the action is performed on the file or folder the link points to. When you delete a link, you
delete only the link file, not the file that the link points to.
To create a link on the desktop to a folder or a file, access the object in question in File Manager by
right-clicking the object and then clicking Make Link. Drag the link from the File Manager window
and drop it onto the desktop.
•Section 1.3.1, “Default Desktop Icons,” on page 17
•Section 1.3.2, “Desktop Menu,” on page 18
•Section 1.3.3, “Bottom Panel,” on page 18
•Section 1.3.4, “Adding Applets and Applications to the Panel,” on page 19
•Section 1.3.5, “Main Menu,” on page 20
1.3.1 Default Desktop Icons
To remove an icon from the desktop, simply drag it onto the trash can. However, be careful with this
option—if you move folder or file icons to the trash can, the actual data is deleted. If the icons only
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NOTE: You cannot move the Home icon to the trash.
1.3.2 Desktop Menu
Right-clicking an empty spot on the desktop displays a menu with various options. Click Create
Folder to create a new folder. Create a launcher icon for an application with Create Launcher.
Provide the name of the application and the command for starting it, then select an icon to represent
it. You can also change the desktop background and align desktop icons.
1.3.3 Bottom Panel
The desktop includes a panel across the bottom of the screen. The bottom panel contains the
Computer menu (similar to the Start menu in Windows) and the icons of all applications currently
running. You can also add applications and applets to the panel for easy access. If you click the name
of a program in the taskbar, the program's window is moved to the foreground. If the program is
already in the foreground, a mouse click minimizes it. Clicking a minimized application reopens the
respective window.
Figure 1-1 GNOME Bottom Panel
The Show Desktop icon is on the right side of the bottom panel. This icon minimizes all program
windows and displays the desktop. Or, if all windows are already minimized, it opens them up again.
If you right-click an empty spot in the panel, a menu opens, offering the options listed in the
following table:
Table 1-1 Panel Menu Options
Option Description
Add to Panel Opens a menu list of applications and applets that can be added to the
panel.
Properties Modifies the properties for this panel.
Delete This Panel Removes the panel from the desktop. All of the panel settings are lost.
Allow Panel to be Moved Locks the panel in its current position (so that it can’t be moved to another
location on the desktop, and unlocks the panel (so it can be moved).
To move the panel to another location, middle-click and hold on any vacant
space on the panel, and then drag the panel to the location you want.
New Panel Creates a new panel and adds it to the desktop.
Help Opens the Help Center.
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1.3.4 Adding Applets and Applications to the Panel
You can add applications and applets to the bottom panel for quick access. An applet is a small
program, while an application is usually a more robust stand-alone program. Adding an applet puts
useful utilities where you can easily access them.
The GNOME desktop comes with many applets. You can see a complete list by right-clicking the
bottom panel and selecting Add to Panel.
Some useful applets include the following:
Table 1-2 Some Useful Applets
Applet Description
Command Line Enter commands in a small entry field.
Dictionary Lookup Look up a word in an online dictionary.
Force Quit Terminate an application. This is especially useful if you want to
terminate an application that is no longer responding.
Search for Files Find files, folders, and documents on the computer.
Sticky Notes Create, display, and manage sticky notes on your desktop.
Stock Ticker Display continuously updated stock quotes.
Traditional Main Menu Access programs from a menu like the one in previous versions of
GNOME. This is especially useful for people who are used to earlier
versions of GNOME.
Volume Control Increase or decrease the sound volume.
Weather Report Display current weather information for a specified city.
Workspace Switcher Access additional work areas, called workspaces, through virtual
desktops. For example, you can open applications in different
workspaces and use them on their own desktops without the clutter
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1.3.5 Main Menu
Open the main menu by clicking Computer on the far left of the bottom panel. Commonly used
applications appear in the main menu. A search field lets you quickly search for applications and
files. Access additional applications, listed in categories, by clicking More Applications.
Figure 1-2 Main Menu
1.4 Accessing Folders and Files
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop enables you to access folders and files on your computer and on a
network.
•Section 1.4.1, “Managing Folders and Files with Nautilus File Manager,” on page 20
•Section 1.4.2, “Accessing Floppy Disks, CDs, or DVDs,” on page 22
•Section 1.4.3, “Finding Files on Your Computer,” on page 23
•Section 1.4.4, “Accessing Files on the Network,” on page 25
1.4.1 Managing Folders and Files with Nautilus File Manager
Use the Nautilus File Manager to create and view folders and documents, run scripts, and create
CDs of your data. In addition, Nautilus provides support for Web and file viewing.
You can open Nautilus in the following ways:
•ClickComputer > Nautilus.
• Click your Home directory icon on the desktop