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-rw-r--r--help/C/config-background.xml131
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-behavior.xml54
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-cds.xml64
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-default-apps.xml119
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-file-type.xml3
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-hints.xml64
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-html.xml198
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-kbd.xml173
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-keybindings.xml37
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-mouse.xml240
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-screensaver.xml255
-rw-r--r--help/C/config-themes.xml46
-rw-r--r--help/C/mate-control-center.xml84
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diff --git a/help/C/config-accessibility-keyboard.xml b/help/C/config-accessibility-keyboard.xml
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+<sect1 id="config-accessibility-keyboard">
+ <abstract role="description">
+ <para> Adjusts extended keyboard capabilities to facilate use by those with additional needs.</para>
+ </abstract>
+ <title>Keyboard Accessibility (AccessX)</title>
+ <para></para>
+</sect1>
diff --git a/help/C/config-background.xml b/help/C/config-background.xml
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+<sect1 id="config-background">
+ <title>Background</title>
+ <para>
+ The background is the picture, pattern, or color shown on your
+ desktop. A lot of people use this as decoration on their
+ computer. The <application>Background Properties</application>
+ program configures your background settings.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Accessing the <application>Background Properties</application> can
+ be done two ways:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Right clicking on the background and left-clicking on
+ <guibutton>Change Desktop Background</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Opening the <application>Mate Control Center</application>
+ and double-clicking <guibutton>Background</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="config-background-interface">
+ <title>The Background Properties Interface</title>
+ <para>
+ The top of the window shows you a small version of the selected
+ background. Below are boxes which let you select what mode your
+ background uses:
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Wallpaper</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Displays your wallpaper in its native form. You should
+ choose this if your wallpaper is of the exact dimensions
+ of your screen resolution.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Centered</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Places your image directly in the center of your screen.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Scaled</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Stretches your image, but keeps the aspect ratio. This
+ will keep your image from looking funny because it has
+ been stretched too much in one direction.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Stretched</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Streches your image to fill your screen, regardless of
+ aspect ratio. This could distort your images.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>No Picture</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Doesn't use a graphic as the background, but uses colors
+ which are covered below.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Below the said buttons are options to configure the colors.
+ These only matter if you selected <guibutton>No
+ Picture</guibutton> or your image doesn't fill the whole
+ screen.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If your image doesn't take up the entire screen, you have the
+ option of how to color the outside of it. You can either choose
+ a vertical gradient, horizontal gradient, or a standard solid
+ color. If you choose a solid color, you select the color at
+ right by clicking on <guibutton>Color</guibutton>. If you pick
+ a gradient, you will have two options. Select the colors you
+ wish to do and your options will be made automatically.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="config-background-settingup">
+ <title>Setting Up a Background</title>
+ <para>
+ To configure a backgrond, choose one of the following steps:
+ <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Drag and drop an image into the <guibutton>Picture
+ Box</guibutton> or click the button and select the image
+ through the <application>Mate File Selector</application>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the mode which you wish to use. Changes are
+ applied automatically, so you can change quickly if you
+ aren't pleased with the results.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If your image doesn't cover the entire monitor, select
+ your color settings. Otherwise, you can skip this step.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> when through with your configuration.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1> \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/help/C/config-behavior.xml b/help/C/config-behavior.xml
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+<sect1 id="config-behavior">
+ <title>Toolbars and Menus</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>Mate</application> allows for the user to configure
+ many settings of their desktop. Anything from the background
+ image to where buttons are located can be set. The
+ <guilabel>Behavior</guilabel> window is responsible for a lot of
+ the finer settings.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you open up the <guilabel>Behavior</guilabel> window, you'll
+ find a few options at your disposal to make your
+ <application>Mate</application> experience better.
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="config-behavior-toolbar">
+ <title>Toolbar Options</title>
+ <para>
+ The top half of the window shows you toolbar options.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In the <guilabel>Toolbars have</guilabel> section, you'll see
+ three options available: Icons and Text, Only Icons, Only Text.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The Icons and Text makes the toolbars display both icons and
+ text. While this takes up the most space, it is the most
+ informative.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The Only Icons options makes the toolbars show only icons. This
+ isn't the most descriptive, but helps save space.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The Only Text options is the most simple options. However, it
+ is easily the most descriptive option.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Below that option is a button called <guibutton>Toolbars can be
+ detached and moved around</guibutton>. This allows you to take
+ a toolbar off the window and place it anywhere in the screen you
+ wish. You can demo this in the <guilabel>Sample
+ Toolbar</guilabel> below. On the left side is a textured bar.
+ Click that and drag around the screen. That toolbar will detach
+ and be dropped where you let go of the cursor.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="config-behavior-menus">
+ <title>Menu Options</title>
+ <para>
+ Menus can also be configured. You can have menu items have
+ icons. This is nice to help identify what things do.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1> \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/help/C/config-cds.xml b/help/C/config-cds.xml
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+<sect1 id="config-cd">
+ <title>Audio CDs</title>
+ <para>
+ Mate can play your CDs on your computer. You can setup you
+ CD preferences in the <guibutton>CD Properties</guibutton> capplet
+ in the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> section of the
+ <application>Mate Control Center</application>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Once open, you'll see the window is broken into two sections: Data
+ CDs and Audio CDs.
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="config-cd-data">
+ <title>Data CDs</title>
+ <para>
+ Data CDs are CDs which hold information that the system can
+ execute. These often times include CDs that have programs or a
+ CD which you burned family pictures to.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The first option is <guibutton>Automatically mount CD when
+ inserted</guibutton>. By enabling this option, you can have
+ your CD auto-detected when you insert it.
+ </para>
+ <tip>
+ <title>What is mounting</title>
+ <para>
+ Linux and Unix systems use a term called mounting to identify
+ recognizing a device. If you "mount" your CD-ROM, that means
+ that your system can recognize the CD-ROM and you can interact
+ with it. If it us unmounted, then the system does not know of
+ its existance and can do almost nothing with it.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
+ <para>
+ The second option, <guibutton>Automatically start auto-run
+ program on newly mounted CD</guibutton> allows the system to run
+ the program on the CD automatically when the disk is first mounted.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The last option, <guibutton>Open file manager window for newly
+ mounted CD</guibutton> tells the system to open your file
+ manager (<application>Caja</application> by default) when the
+ CD is mounted. This is useful if you have a CD of images from
+ your family reunion you wish to browse. It will open up in
+ <application>Caja</application> which will let you view the
+ thumbnails.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="config-cd-audio">
+ <title>Audio CDs</title>
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Audio CDs</guilabel> section has only one option.
+ This allows the system to load up a CD player when you insert
+ the CD. You simply click the checkbox and enter the command you
+ wish to run in the input dialog.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ Audio CDs don't need to be mounted to play the CD.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1> \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/help/C/config-default-apps.xml b/help/C/config-default-apps.xml
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+<sect1 id="cfg-default-applications">
+ <title>Default Applications</title>
+ <sect2 id="cfg-default-applications-introduction">
+ <title>Introduction</title>
+ <para>
+ The <application>Default Applications</application> capplet
+ sets up some of the default programs to use for different
+ events.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="cfg-default-applications-txt-editor">
+ <title>Text Editor Defaults</title>
+ <para>
+ Your default text editor is used when a plain text file needs to
+ be opened for either viewing or editing.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ By default,
+ <application>gedit</application> is used as the text editor.
+ However, as text editors are installed, more options are added
+ to the <guilabel>Select an Editor</guilabel> pull-down
+ list. Once you've selected your text editor, click
+ <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to save your settings.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You can also set a custom editor when your desired editor isn't
+ in the pulldown menu. You select the <guibutton>Custom
+ Editor</guibutton> radio button and enter the text editor name.
+ If you wish, you can have the editor open in a terminal window
+ by selecting the <guibutton>Start in Terminal</guibutton>
+ button. Clicking <guibutton>Accepts Line Number</guibutton>
+ lets MATE pass a line number to the editor so that you can
+ "warp" to a part of a file.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="cfg-default-applications-www">
+ <title>Web Browser Defaults</title>
+ <para>
+ Your default web browser is refered to when you click on a link
+ that directs to a web site.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ By default, <application>Netscape 6/Mozilla</application> is
+ used to view HTML files. However, as more browsers are
+ installed, more choices will become available to use. Choose
+ your browser by selecting the right item in the <guilabel>Select
+ a Web Browser</guilabel> section. Once you
+ have made your change, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply
+ your changes.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You can also specify a custom web browser to use by selecting
+ the <guibutton>Custom Web Browser</guibutton> radio button.
+ Enter the command to execute your browser in the
+ <guilabel>Command</guilabel> entry area. By clicking
+ <guibutton>Start in Terminal</guibutton>, the application will
+ start in a termainal. To do remote commands in
+ <application>Netscape</application> select the
+ <guibutton>Understands Netscape Remote Control</guibutton>
+ button.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="cfg-default-applications-hlp-view">
+ <title>Help Viewer Defaults</title>
+ <para>
+ The help browser is called when a help file is needed to be
+ displayed. Help files are available normally through either the
+ <guibutton>Help</guibutton> button located in some windows or
+ the <guilabel>Help</guilabel> menu.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ By default, two help browsers are located in the
+ <guilabel>Select a Viewer</guilabel> section:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Mate Help Browser ("GHB")
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Caja
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ You can change the default viewer by selecting an item in the
+ drop-down menu and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ There is a possibility though that you will want to use a help
+ browser not included in the list. Click the <guibutton>Custom
+ Help Viewer</guibutton> radio button and enter the command to
+ run in the <guilabel>Command</guilabel> field. By clicking
+ <guibutton>Start in Terminal</guibutton>, the application will
+ start in a termainal. The <guibutton>Accepts URLs</guibutton>
+ should normally be turned on, saying that it can dual as a web
+ browser.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="cfg-default-apps-terminal">
+ <title>Terminal Defaults</title>
+ <para>
+ Your terminal window will sometimes be brought up to execute
+ commands. For example, if you select to have an application be
+ brought up in the console, the terminal defaults will be
+ called. Numerous defaults for terminals exist; the default
+ being <application>Mate Terminal</application>. Select a
+ terminal from the list and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Sometimes, you may want to use a terminal which isn't listed in
+ the prelisted items. Click <guibutton>Custom
+ Terminal</guibutton> and enter the command to run your terminal
+ in the <guilabel>Command</guilabel> section. The <guilabel>Exec
+ Flag</guilabel> option says how to embed a program in the
+ terminal. Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to apply your preferences.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1> \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/help/C/config-file-type.xml b/help/C/config-file-type.xml
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+<sect1 id="config-file-type">
+ <title>File Types &amp; Services</title>
+</sect1>
diff --git a/help/C/config-hints.xml b/help/C/config-hints.xml
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+<sect1 id="config-hints">
+ <title>Startup Hints</title>
+ <para>
+ Startup hints have become a common occurance in a lot of
+ applications, and <application>Mate</application> is one of
+ them. Startup hints open when a program is started, it displays
+ tips for the application to make the user's experience more
+ fruitful.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In <application>Mate</application>, the startup hints can be
+ configured. This configuration takes place in the
+ <application>Startup Hint</application> capplet of
+ <application>Mate Control Center</application>.
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="config-hints-window">
+ <title>Configuration</title>
+ <para>
+ Sometimes the user desires the hints window to not show up. To
+ enable or disable, click the <guibutton>Enable login
+ hints</guibutton> button.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Display normal hints</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The startup hints will show the regular startup hints.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Display fortunes insetad of hints</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <application>fortunes</application> is a small program
+ that displays random quotes. The mate startup hints
+ application can display
+ <application>fortunes</application> quotes instead of
+ tips.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Display message of the day instead of hints</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Often times administrators will create a "message of the
+ day" ("MOTD") to notify users of important events. The
+ mate startup hints application can display these
+ instead of tips.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Most of the time, <filename>/etc/motd</filename> holds the
+ motd. If the file is different from
+ <filename>/etc/motd</filename>, you can edit that in the
+ <guilabel>Message of the day file to use</guilabel>
+ field.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1> \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/help/C/config-html.xml b/help/C/config-html.xml
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+<sect1 id="cfg-html-viewer">
+ <title>HTML Viewer</title>
+ <sect2 id="cfg-html-viewer-introduction">
+ <title>Introduction</title>
+ <para>
+ The HTML Viewer capplet allows you to configure preferences for
+ the <application>GtkHTML</application> HTML rendering engine.
+ <application>GtkHTML</application> is used in
+ <application>Evolution</application>, the <application>Mate
+ Control Center</application>, and other Mate applications.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="cfg-html-viewer-fonts">
+ <title>HTML Fonts</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>GtkHTML</application> can be setup to use different
+ fonts and font sizes for different types of text.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>On Screen</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Configures the fonts to use on your computer monitor
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Variable width</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A font that the size of characters changes based
+ on what letter it is. For example, the
+ character i has a smaller width than w. Fixed
+ width fonts are often used when column width
+ needs to be uniform between lines, such as a
+ chart.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Fixed width</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A font that the size of characters is uniform
+ across all characters. For example, the i
+ character has the same width as w.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>For printing</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Configures the fonts to use when you print something on
+ your printer from <application>GtkHTML</application>.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Variable width</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A font that the size of characters changes based
+ on what letter it is. For example, the
+ character i has a smaller width than w. Fixed
+ width fonts are often used when column width
+ needs to be uniform between lines, such as a
+ chart.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Fixed width</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A font that the size of characters is uniform
+ across all characters. For example, the i
+ character has the same width as w.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ To change the fonts used, click on the font name to open up
+ <application>gfontsel</application>. In here, you can select
+ your typeface, your ISO set, font size, and other font properties.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="cfg-kbd-shortcuts">
+ <title>Keyboard Shortcuts</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>GtkHTML</application> can use different
+ keybindings. Keybindings allow the user to use keystrokes to do
+ commands that otherwise the mouse would be required to do. This
+ can often times speed up the user's commands fast enough to
+ impress others.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <application>GtkHTML</application> includes three different
+ predefined settings:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Emacs like
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ XEmacs like
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ MS like
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ Each of these comes with keybindings that are similar to those
+ found in their respective environments. A user coming from
+ Microsoft <application>Windows</application> may find themselves most
+ comfortable in the the MS like mode. To select a preset mode,
+ just select it from the pulldown menu, and click
+ <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If none of the presets fits your liking, you can create custom
+ keybindings.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="cfg-misc">
+ <title>Miscellaneous Settings</title>
+ <para>
+ There are a couple other changes which you can edit to make
+ <application>GtkHTML</application> work the way you want it to.
+ These are located in the <guilabel>Miscellaneous</guilabel> tab.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In the <guilabel>Behavior</guilabel> section, you have the
+ following preferences:
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Show animated images</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Some images can be animated. You can have the image
+ show up as a static image instead of as an animated
+ image by unchecking the box.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Automatically detect links</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If <application>GtkHTML</application> detects you are
+ typing a URL, it will automatically format the URL as a
+ link.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Enable spell checking</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ While typing in <application>GtkHTML</application>, you
+ may spell a word incorrectly. If you have this box
+ checked, an incorrectly spelled word will be underlined
+ to symbolize that it's incorrect.
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Color</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This sets the color underline to use when you have a
+ spelling error.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Language</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Sets the language to run spell check against.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1>
+
diff --git a/help/C/config-kbd.xml b/help/C/config-kbd.xml
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+<sect1 id="config-keyboard">
+ <title>Keyboard</title>
+ <para>
+ Everyone uses the keyboard for their daily tasks. Most people
+ think that there isn't much to configuring a keyboard. Quite the
+ contrary. There are numerous keyboard options which can be set to
+ make your experience more comfortable.
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="config-keyboard-keyboard">
+ <title>Keyboard Behavior Configuration</title>
+ <para>
+ The keyboard's behavior is controlled thorugh the
+ <guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel> tab. The following options are
+ available:
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Keyboard repeats when key is held down</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ All keyboards have the ability to rapidly repeat a
+ keystroke on the screen if a key is held down.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Delay before repeat:</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ There is normally a delay between when the keyboard key
+ is pressed and when the repeat is displayed on the
+ screen. You can choose:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Short
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Medium
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Long
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Very Long
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Repeat speed</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ While a keystroke is being repeated, you can control how
+ fast the repeat is. The available speeds are:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Slow
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Medium
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fast
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Very Fast
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Cursor blinks in text fields</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The keyboard cursor sometimes blinks to help show you
+ where it is located. The blinking can be turned off
+ entirely by deselecting this option.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Blink speed</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can configure the speed at which the cursor blinks.
+ Sliding this right will cause the cursor to blink
+ faster, while sliding it left will cause the cursor to
+ blink at a slower speed.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="config-kbd-sound">
+ <title>Keyboard Sound Options</title>
+ <para>
+ The keyboard sometimes emits sounds to get the user's
+ attention. The sounds can be configured in the
+ <guilabel>Sound</guilabel> tab.
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Keypress makes sound</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can set your keyboard up so when you hit a key, it
+ will make a sound. Click this button to enable it.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Volume</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can also control the volume that the click happens
+ at. Move the slider to the right for maximum volume,
+ and left for minimum volume.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Keyboard bell off</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you wish to disable the keyboard bell, select this
+ radio box. This is good for situations where you need
+ quiet, like a class or a library.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Keyboard bell enabled</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select this radio box to enable the keyboard bell. This
+ will make the computer speaker beep when it needs to get
+ your attention.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Custom keyboard bell</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can have the system play a customized sound instead
+ of the default system beep. Select this radio button
+ and press the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button to
+ select the file you want. Press the
+ <guibutton>Done</guibutton> button to apply your changes.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1> \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/help/C/config-keybindings.xml b/help/C/config-keybindings.xml
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+<sect1 id="config-keybindings">
+ <title>Keybindings</title>
+ <para>
+ Keybindings allow you to use keystroke combinations on the
+ keyboard to help make your navigation in your desktop environment
+ faster and easier. Using keybindings, you can sometimes get your
+ computer usage to be so fast and efficient, that your friends are
+ impressed while watching you work.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The most common and well known keybindings are the Save and Quit
+ keybindings: Ctrl + S and Ctrl + Q in <application>Microsoft
+ Windows</application> respectively.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <application>Mate</application> allows you to configure what
+ keybindings are used in numerous places in your desktop.
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="config-keybindings-ui">
+ <title>The Keybindings Interface</title>
+ <para>
+ The keybindings interface is quite simple. It has one option to
+ set the keybinding scheme to use in applications. You have two
+ options: Default and emacs.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Default uses Control S and other bindings which are firmilar to
+ most users from the <application>Microsoft Windows</application>
+ operating system.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ emacs is a popular text editor for Linux and Unix based
+ systems. emacs uses different keybindings than that of
+ default. For example, save is Control X S.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1> \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/help/C/config-mouse.xml b/help/C/config-mouse.xml
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+<sect1 id="config-mouse">
+ <title>Mouse</title>
+
+ <sect2 id="config-mouse-introduction">
+ <title>Introduction</title>
+
+ <para>The mouse capplet in the <application>MATE Control
+ Center</application> helps to configure properties of the mouse. These
+ are:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>for the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab: mouse acceleration,
+ mouse sensitivity, double-click timout, drag and drop treshold,
+ pointer location and left handed or right handed mouse usage</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>for the <guilabel>Accessibility</guilabel> tab: simulated
+ secondary click and dwell click</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="config-mouse-general">
+ <title>The <guilabel>General</guilabel> Tab</title>
+
+ <para>The <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab offers the commonly used
+ settings of the mouse.</para>
+
+ <sect3 id="config-mouse-general-orientation">
+ <title>Mouse Orientation</title>
+
+ <para>A user controls the mouse differently based on him being right or
+ left handed.</para>
+
+ <para>If he is right handed, the mouse typically sits on the right hand
+ side of the desk. The primary button (action button) is on the left of
+ the mouse, so that he can press it with his index finger, while the
+ secondary button (menu button) is on the right. </para>
+
+ <para>However, if he is left handed, the mouse sits on the left hand
+ side of the desk. Consequently, in order to allow him to operate the
+ primary button with his index finger of his left hand, the primary and
+ the secondary button of the mouse have to be swapped. </para>
+
+ <para>That is the purpose of the <guilabel>Mouse Orientation</guilabel>
+ setting: select the <guibutton>Right-handed</guibutton> button if you
+ are right handed, or the <guibutton>Left-handed</guibutton> button if
+ you are left handed. When using the setting appropriate to him, the user
+ has the primary button under his index finger. </para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="config-mouse-general-cursors-locate">
+ <title>Locate Pointer</title>
+
+ <para>Sometimes, the user loses where the pointer is. If he selects the
+ <guibutton>Show position of pointer when the Control key is
+ pressed</guibutton>, he can make the pointer reappear by pressing the
+ control key.</para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="config-mouse-general-speed">
+ <title>Pointer Speed</title>
+
+ <para>Every user has different favorites regarding the relation between
+ the movement of the mouse and the movement of the pointer. In order to
+ tune it to his taste, he can use the <guilabel>Acceleration</guilabel>
+ and the <guilabel>Sensitivity</guilabel> settings: </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Acceleration</guilabel>: it sets the linear factor
+ between mouse movement and pointer movement</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><guilabel>Sensitivity</guilabel>: it sets the threshold speed
+ at which the mouse will start accelerating</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>For example, by setting the sensitivity to its lowest, the mouse
+ will move all the time with no acceleration adjustment; in this case,
+ there is a perfect mouse distance to pixel distance ratio.</para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="config-mouse-general-dnd">
+ <title>Drag and Drop</title>
+
+ <para>Drag and drop is clicking an object, and dragging it to another
+ place on the screen, causing an event to occur.</para>
+
+ <para>You need to drag it a certain amount of distance before the system
+ will recognize it as a drag and drop operation. To configure how far to
+ drag it, move the <guilabel>Treshold</guilabel> slider left or
+ right.</para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="config-mouse-general-double-click">
+ <title>Double-click Delay</title>
+
+ <para>When a user performs two clicks with the primary button, the
+ system considers them as a double-click or as two single clicks
+ depending on the delay that has elapsed between the two clicks. </para>
+
+ <para>With the <guilabel>Timeout</guilabel> slider, the user can set the
+ maximum delay that can elapse between the two clicks for them to be
+ still considered as a double-click. If the delay between the two clicks
+ is greater than the maximum delay that has been set, the two clicks are
+ considered as two single clicks instead of a double click.</para>
+
+ <para>Consequently: the shorter the timeout, the less time can elapse
+ between the two clicks of a double-click.</para>
+
+ <para>The user can test the timeout that he has set by clicking on the
+ light bulb, that will light on, if a double-click is detected.</para>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title id="config-mouse-a11y">The Accessibility Tab</title>
+
+ <para>The <guilabel>Accessibility</guilabel> tab brings additional
+ functions to the mouse. It allows the the user to perform a secondary
+ click by using the primary button; it also allows him to perform all the
+ different click types without using any hardware button.</para>
+
+ <sect3 id="config-mouse-a11y-simulated-secondary-click">
+ <title>Simulated Secondary Click</title>
+
+ <para>There are users that can use only one mouse button. By activating
+ the <guilabel>Simulated Secondary Click</guilabel>, these users have a
+ direct way to perform secondary clicks with their unique mouse button.
+ In fact, the secondary click occurs automatically when the user keeps
+ the primary button pressed for a determined delay without moving the
+ mouse.</para>
+
+ <para>The <guilabel>Simulated Secondary Click</guilabel> also offers a
+ slider named <guilabel>Delay</guilabel> to configure how long the user
+ has to press the button and keep the mouse motionless, before the
+ secondary click is automatically performed.</para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="config-mouse-a11y-dwell">
+ <title>Dwell Click</title>
+
+ <para>There are users that cannot use any hardware button. By activating
+ the <guilabel>Dwell Click</guilabel>, they can have the mouse perform
+ the various clicks without pressing any mousebutton. The click types
+ that can be performed are: single click, double-click, drag click and
+ secondary click.</para>
+
+ <para>To make the mouse perform the clicks without a mousebutton being
+ pressed, the user has to put a mark in the box named <guilabel>Initiate
+ click when stopping pointer movement</guilabel>. How the click is
+ completed and how the click type is chosen depends on what dwell mode
+ the user is using. The two available modes are: </para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>automatic click completion with click type chosen
+ beforehand</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>click completion and click type choice by a mouse gesture
+ after click initiation</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>With the <guilabel>Delay</guilabel> slider, the user can configure
+ how long the pointer has to be motionless for the click to be
+ initiated.</para>
+
+ <para>For people that have trouble to keep the mouse motionless, there
+ is the <guilabel>Motion Treshold</guilabel> slider. When the slider is
+ set towards low, even little mouse movements are considered; however, by
+ setting a higher treshold, the mouse has to traverse a bigger distance
+ before it is considered as moving.</para>
+
+ <para>As said above, the user can choose between two modes for the click
+ type choice and click completion:</para>
+
+ <sect4 id="config-mouse-accessibility-dwell-ctw">
+ <title>Dwell Click With Automatic Click Completion And Click Type
+ Choice Beforehand</title>
+
+ <para>This mode is active when the user selects <guilabel>Choose type
+ of click beforehand</guilabel>. In fact, after the mouse has been
+ motionless for the above predefined delay, the system will
+ automatically perform the click type that is selected in the Click
+ Type Window. </para>
+
+ <para>After the click has occurred, the single click type will be
+ automatically restored. In order to choose another click type, the
+ user has to perform an automatic click on the
+ <guibutton>button</guibutton> in the Click Type Window that
+ corresponds to its click type choice.</para>
+
+ <para>To make the Click Type Window appear on the screen, the user has
+ to put a mark into the checkbox named <guilabel>Show click type
+ window</guilabel>. Some users might prefer to use the <guilabel>Dwell
+ Click panel applet</guilabel> instead of the Click Type Window. The
+ advantage of the panel applet is that it does not cover any open
+ window on the desktop.</para>
+ </sect4>
+
+ <sect4 id="config-mouse-accessibility-dwell-gestures">
+ <title>Dwell Click With Click Type Choice And Click Completion By A
+ Mouse Gesture</title>
+
+ <para>This mode is used when the user selects <guilabel>Choose type of
+ click with mouse gestures</guilabel>. In fact, after the mouse has
+ been motionless for the above predefined delay, the shape of the
+ pointer will change for a little while:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>If the user moves the mouse while it is showing the
+ alternative shape, a click is performed and the pointer returns to
+ its normal shape. The type of click performed depends on the
+ direction of the movement of the mouse.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>If the mouse stays motionless until the pointer returns to
+ its normal shape, the user can move the mouse without a click
+ being performed. The next dwell click can be performed when the
+ mouse stops moving again.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>The user also has the possibility to match click type with
+ movement direction by using the 4 <guimenu>popups</guimenu> available
+ under this mode.</para>
+ </sect4>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1>
diff --git a/help/C/config-screensaver.xml b/help/C/config-screensaver.xml
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+<sect1 id="config-screensaver">
+ <title>Screensaver</title>
+ <para>
+ Screensavers are nearly old as computers. Initially, they were
+ meant keep images from being 'burned' onto the monitor screen.
+ This would ruin the monitor. Today, technology has advanced
+ enough that images no longer get burnt on your monitor. However,
+ people enjoy using screensavers because they look cool and
+ entertain visitors.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <application>Mate</application> uses either the
+ <application>xscreensaver</application> or the <application>mate-screensaver</application>
+ programs to display
+ screensavers. By default, <application>Mate</application> comes
+ with dozens of screensavers. These can all be configured in the
+ <application>Settings Capplet</application> in <application>Mate
+ Control Center</application>.
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="config-screensaver-config">
+ <title>Configuration</title>
+ <para>
+ The <application>Screensaver Capplet</application> interface
+ is broken into two main sections:
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Screensaver Options</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Located on the left side of the screen, the screensaver
+ half lets you configure properties that affect your
+ screensaver's behavior.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Screensaver Preview</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The right half of the capplet is both a preview of your
+ selected screensaver.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ <sect3 id="config-screensaver-config-basics">
+ <title>Setting Up a Screensaver</title>
+ <para>
+ Chances are, you'll want to setup your screensaver. Below
+ are the steps to setup your screensaver:
+ <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can choose different modes to display your
+ screensaver:
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Disable Screen Saver</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This will turn off your screensaver entirely.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Black screen only</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Your monitor will display only a black image
+ instead of an animation. This is good for
+ helping to conserve power.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>One Screen Saver</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Displays only one screensaver while the
+ screensaver is active.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Random Screen Saver</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The screensaver program can
+ display screensavers in a random fashion.
+ This option displays screensavers randomly.
+ It also puts checkboxes next to the
+ screensavers, so you can choose which to
+ display.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select the screensaver you wish to use.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Set the time preferences. The available options are:
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Blank After</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ How long to wait before your screensavers start.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Cycle After</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you're using multiple screensavers, set the
+ time which to change your screensavers.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Lock Screen After</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ By enabling screen locking, you can help increase
+ physical security. This requires that a user must
+ enter a password before the screensaver stops,
+ allowing them to use the system again.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Below the preview window are two buttons:
+ <guibutton>Preview</guibutton> and <guibutton>Settings</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ By clicking the <guibutton>Preview</guibutton> button, you'll
+ be able to see what the screensaver will look like at full
+ screen. Hit any key to close the screensaver when you're viewing it.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <guibutton>Settings</guibutton> lets you configure each individual screensaver. The
+ contents of the <guibutton>Settings</guibutton> button is
+ beyond the scope of this document.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="config-screensaver-advanced">
+ <title>The Advanced Tab</title>
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab holds a whole plethora of
+ options available to you.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab is broken into four
+ sections:
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Image Manipulation</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Your screensaver can take your desktop and temporarily
+ run image manipulations on your desktop as your screensaver.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Display Power Management</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Your system can help save power by changing your
+ monitor's status.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Diagnostics</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Sometimes, your system may have problems because of your
+ screensaver. Use this section to enable information to
+ be displayed to help you fix your problem.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Colormaps</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ <sect3 id="config-screensaver-advanced-imgmanip">
+ <title>The Image Manipulation Section</title>
+ <para>
+ Your screensaver has the ability take your desktop and
+ temporarily run image manipulations on your desktop as your
+ screensaver. Several options exist for you to setup your
+ image manipulation. Select the method of image manipulation
+ you wish to use.
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ If you don't want your screensaver to use any image
+ manipulations, deselect all the options.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+ <sect3 id="config-screensaver-advanced-apm">
+ <title>The Display Power Management Section</title>
+ <para>
+ Power management can help conserve power by setting modes of
+ your monitor. Select the timings for the modes to be set in
+ this section.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+ <sect3 id="config-screensaver-advanced-diag">
+ <title>The Diagnostics Section</title>
+ <para>
+ Sometimes, your system may have problems because of your
+ screensaver. Use this section to enable information to
+ be displayed to help you fix your problem.
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ These won't give you a straight forward answer to your
+ problem. However, your system adminstrator may find this
+ to be useful information in fixing your problem.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+ <sect3 id="config-screensaver-advanced-color">
+ <title>The Colormaps Section</title>
+ <para>
+ Colormaps allow some simple color options to be changed. Set
+ your color options here.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1>
+
+
diff --git a/help/C/config-themes.xml b/help/C/config-themes.xml
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+<sect1 id="config-theme">
+ <title>Gtk+ Theme Selector</title>
+ <para>
+ The <application>Mate</application> environment is run by
+ <application>Gtk+</application>. <application>Gtk+</application>
+ allows most elements in your desktop to be themed to the look you
+ want. The <application>Gtk+ Theme Selector</application> lets you
+ select the theme to use.
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="config-theme-setting">
+ <title>Setting Your Theme</title>
+ <para>
+ The top of the <application>Gtk+ Theme Selector</application>
+ has a list of installed themes. Simply click on a theme and
+ your changes will be made.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You can interactively demo all the widgets available in your
+ selected theme in the lower half of the window.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="config-theme-add">
+ <title>Adding a Theme</title>
+ <para>
+ To add a theme to use:
+ <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click the <guibutton>Install new theme</guibutton> button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Navigate to the directory your theme is installed in.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open the gtkrc file which contains the specifications of
+ your theme.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1> \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/help/C/mate-control-center.xml b/help/C/mate-control-center.xml
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+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+
+<!ENTITY VERSION "1.5.7">
+]>
+
+<article id="index" lang="en">
+
+ <articleinfo>
+ <abstract role="description">
+ <para>
+ The MATE Control Center provides a central place for the user to setup their MATE experience. It can let you configure anything from the behavior of your window borders to the default font type.
+ </para>
+ </abstract>
+ <title>Control Center</title>
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Kevin</firstname><surname>Breit</surname>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2001, 2002</year>
+ <holder>Ximian, Inc.</holder>
+ </copyright>
+
+ <publisher role="maintainer">
+ <publishername>MATE Documentation Project</publishername>
+ </publisher>
+
+ <revhistory>
+ <revision>
+ <revnumber>2.14</revnumber>
+ <date>2006-03</date>
+ </revision>
+ </revhistory>
+
+ <legalnotice id="legalnotice">
+ <para>
+ Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
+ under the terms of the
+ <ulink type="help" url="mate-help:fdl">
+ <citetitle>
+ GNU Free Documentation License
+ </citetitle>
+ </ulink>, Version 1.1 or any later version
+ published by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections,
+ no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license
+ can be found <ulink type="help" url="mate-help:fdl">here</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Many of the names used by companies to distinguish their products and
+ services are claimed as trademarks. Where those names appear in any
+ MATE documentation, and those trademarks are made aware to the members
+ of the MATE Documentation Project, the names have been printed in caps
+ or initial caps.
+ </para>
+ </legalnotice>
+
+ <releaseinfo>
+ This manual describes version &VERSION; of the MATE Control Center.
+ </releaseinfo>
+ </articleinfo>
+
+ <sect1 id="intro">
+ <title>Introduction</title>
+ <para>
+ The <application>MATE Control Center</application> provides a single window from which to launch all preference tools.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To launch the <application>MATE Control Center</application>,
+ type <command>mate-control-center</command> in a terminal window.
+ </para>
+ <para>For help on using preference tools, see the <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:user-guide?prefs">User Guide</ulink>.</para>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="matecc-interface">
+ <title>Usage</title>
+ <para>
+ The <application>MATE Control Center</application> shows icons for all preference tools installed on your system in a window. Select a preference tool to see its description in the status bar.</para>
+ <para>
+ To open a preference tool, double-click on its icon.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+</article>