commit f1a763c7029c7368204b7b59c149ce75674854dd
Author: Petr Bokoc <pbokoc(a)redhat.com>
Date: Mon Oct 12 17:27:46 2015 +0200
Add proper relnote for GNOME
en-US/Desktop.xml | 138 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
1 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/Desktop.xml b/en-US/Desktop.xml
index 6a31bcf..7efd40f 100644
--- a/en-US/Desktop.xml
+++ b/en-US/Desktop.xml
@@ -4,67 +4,166 @@
%BOOK_ENTITIES;
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<section id="sect-Desktop">
- <title>Desktop</title>
+ <title>Desktop</title>
<para />
+ <section id="desktop-GNOME">
+ <title>GNOME</title>
+ <para>
+ Fedora 23 features the latest available version of the
<application>GNOME</application> desktop environment - 3.18 (codename
Gothenburg). This release brings several major new features as well as many smaller
improvements and bug fixes. The code name was chosen in recognition of the volunteer team
which organized the 2015 GUADEC conference in Gothenburg, Sweden.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Major new features of GNOME 3.18 include:
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Google Drive integration</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can now access your Google Drive directly from the
<application>Files</application> application as well as from file chooser
dialogs. To use this feature, add your Google account through your
<application>Online Account</application> settings.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Files improvements</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A new location called <guilabel>Other Locations</guilabel>
has been added to the files places side bar, which is shown in the
<application>Files</application> browser and in open and save dialogs. This
location provides an overview of some local and network locations. Many of those locations
are no longer shown in the side bar, which helps avoid clutter.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Long-running operations such as copying or moving a large number of files
have been improved. <application>Files</application> now features a button in
the header bar, showing file transfer progress when pressed. This allows you to easily see
the progress of all running file transfers at once, and avoids cluttering your screen with
multiple file transfer dialog windows.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A new search feature has been added to file open and save dialogs.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Context menus can now be activated on a touch screen using press and
hold.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Placeholders are now displayed when folders are empty, or when no search
results are found.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recent file lists now show the full path to each displayed file.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Recursive search is now disabled on remote locations (network storage) to
prevent performance problems.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Firmware updates</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ GNOME 3.18 fully integrates <ulink
url="http://www.fwupd.org/">Linux Vendor Firmware Service</ulink>, an
initiative to provide a streamlined, automated process for installing device firmware.
This service is integrated into the <application>Software</application>
application, and firmware updates can be installed the same way you can install package
updates.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Automatic screen brightness</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ On computers with integrated light sensors, GNOME can now automatically
adjust screen brightness. This helps increase user comfort as well as save battery power
on laptops. Automatic brightness adjustment can be disabled in
<application>Power</application> settings.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>New Calendar application</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A new application, <application>Calendar</application>, is now
integrated into GNOME, providing a calendar application fully consistent with other GNOME
applications, including integration with <application>Online
Account</application>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>New Characters application</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <application>Characters</application> is another new application
in GNOME 3.18. It provides an easy way to find and use a variety of characters in
documents and communications, such as punctuation marks, currency and mathematical
symbols. Characters are sorted into categories for easy searching, and the application can
also remember your recently used symbols and provides them in the <guilabel>Recently
Used</guilabel> tab for easy repeated access.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <para>
+ GNOME is installed by default on Fedora Workstation, and is also available with
other variants of Fedora 23. If your system does not have GNOME installed, use
<command>dnf group install gnome-desktop</command> as
<systemitem>root</systemitem> to add it to your system. After the installation
finishes, log out of your current session and choose GNOME as your desktop environment
when logging back in.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For additional information about <application>GNOME 3.18</application>,
as well as screenshots of new features described above, see the upstream <ulink
url="https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.18/index.html.en&qu... 3.18
Release Notes</ulink> and <ulink
url="https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.18/more.html.en&quo...
Improvements in GNOME 3.18</ulink> for information about other changes.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ A list of languages available for GNOME is available at <ulink
url="https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.18/i18n.html.en&quo...;.
Information for developers and system administrators is available at <ulink
url="https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.18/developers.html....
New for Developers and System Administrators</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
<section id="desktop-cinnamon">
<title>Cinnamon Spin</title>
<para>
The Cinnamon desktop version 2.6 is now available as a Spin for Fedora 23. Cinnamon
is a modern desktop environment based on the GNOME Shell, with advanced features and a
traditional and flexible user experience.
</para>
- <para>Updates and improvements in this release include:
+ <para>Updates and improvements in this release include:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para> Improved multi-monitor support
+ <para> Improved multi-monitor support
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para> HTML5 and XScreenSaver support for animated screensavers
+ <para> HTML5 and XScreenSaver support for animated screensavers
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para> Panel management improvements
+ <para> Panel management improvements
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para> New inhibit applet to hide notifications and temporarily suspend power
saving events
+ <para> New inhibit applet to hide notifications and temporarily suspend power
saving events
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para> Redesigned system settings panel for improved usability
+ <para> Redesigned system settings panel for improved usability
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para> Accessibility improvements, including better support for ATK/Orca,
magnifiers, and and a new On-Screen Keyboard applet
+ <para> Accessibility improvements, including better support for ATK/Orca,
magnifiers, and and a new On-Screen Keyboard applet
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para> See the <ulink
url="http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/">Cinnamon official website</ulink>
for more information on Cinnamon, and go to <ulink
url="http://spins.fedoraproject.org">http://spins.fedoraproject.org</ulink>
to download the Spin.
+ <para> See the <ulink
url="http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/">Cinnamon official website</ulink>
for more information on Cinnamon, and go to <ulink
url="http://spins.fedoraproject.org">http://spins.fedoraproject.org</ulink>
to download the Spin.
</para>
</section>
- <section id="desktop-GNOME">
- <title>GNOME</title>
- <para>Fedora 23 will feature the latest available version of Gnome - 3.18. More
information on Gnome 3.18 can be found here: <ulink
url="https://wiki.gnome.org/ThreePointSeventeen/ReleaseNotes"&g...
-
- </section>
+
<section id="desktop-sugar">
<title>Sugar</title>
- <para>Originally started as part of the One Laptop per child initiative, Sugar
is a desktop environment targeted for children ages 5 - 12 to provide learning and
educational activities through rich media. Sugar is the core component of a worldwide
effort to provide every child with the opportunity for a quality education.
+ <para>Originally started as part of the One Laptop per child initiative, Sugar
is a desktop environment targeted for children ages 5 - 12 to provide learning and
educational activities through rich media. Sugar is the core component of a worldwide
effort to provide every child with the opportunity for a quality education.
</para>
- <para>This update to sugar 0.106 includes the following:
+ <para>This update to sugar 0.106 includes the following:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para> improved performance
+ <para> improved performance
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para> updated activities
+ <para> updated activities
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para> New social help for access to discussion forums and collaborative learning
+ <para> New social help for access to discussion forums and collaborative learning
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -73,4 +172,3 @@
</para>
</section>
</section>
-