Author: rpmcruz Date: Sat Feb 20 16:24:26 2010 New Revision: 60904 URL: http://svn.opensuse.org/viewcvs/yast?rev=60904&view=rev Log: * src/pkg/pkg-selector-help.h: updated help text. Modified: trunk/gtk/ChangeLog trunk/gtk/src/pkg/pkg-selector-help.h Modified: trunk/gtk/ChangeLog URL: http://svn.opensuse.org/viewcvs/yast/trunk/gtk/ChangeLog?rev=60904&r1=60903&r2=60904&view=diff ============================================================================== --- trunk/gtk/ChangeLog (original) +++ trunk/gtk/ChangeLog Sat Feb 20 16:24:26 2010 @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2010-02-20 Ricardo Cruz + + * src/pkg/pkg-selector-help.h: updated help text. + 2010-02-19 Ricardo Cruz * src/YGMenuButton.cc: bug fix: YContextMenu wasn't Modified: trunk/gtk/src/pkg/pkg-selector-help.h URL: http://svn.opensuse.org/viewcvs/yast/trunk/gtk/src/pkg/pkg-selector-help.h?rev=60904&r1=60903&r2=60904&view=diff ============================================================================== --- trunk/gtk/src/pkg/pkg-selector-help.h (original) +++ trunk/gtk/src/pkg/pkg-selector-help.h Sat Feb 20 16:24:26 2010 @@ -5,68 +5,73 @@ static const char *pkg_help[] = { _("<h1>Purpose</h1>" "<p>This tool lets you install, remove, and update applications.</p>" - "<p>&product; 's software management is also called 'package management'. A package is " - "generally an application bundle, but multiple packages that extend the application " - "may be offered in order to avoid clutter (e.g. games tend to de-couple the music " - "data in another package, since its not essential and requires significant disk space). " - "The base package will get the application's name, while extra packages are suffix-ed. " - "Common extras are:</p>" + "<p>Software in &product; is broken down and distributed in the form of " + "packages. This way, if multiple applications require a common system file, " + "this system file is shipped in its own package and is installed only once " + "if needed. The user need not be concerned about such underlying <i>dependencies</i>. " + "Likewise, the plugins and other non-essential data of a given application may " + "be shipped in their own packages, so the user may install them only if needed.</p>"), + _("<p>Common suffices for complementory packages:</p>" "<ul>" - "<li>-plugin-: extends the application with some extra functionality.</li>" - "<li>-devel: needed for software development.</li>" - "<li>-debuginfo: needed for software beta-testing.</li>" - "<li>-fr, -dr, -pl (language siglas): translation files (your language package will " - "be marked for installation automatically).</li>" + "<li><b>-plugin-</b>: extends the application with extra functionality.</li>" + "<li><b>-devel</b>: headers for software development.</li>" + "<li><b>-debuginfo</b>: debug symbols for for software testing.</li>" + "<li><b>-fr</b>, <b>-pl</b> or other language siglas: translation files (your language " + "will be marked for installation automatically when needed).</li>" "</ul>"), - _("<p>You will find both packages installed on your system, and packages that are made " - "available through the configured repositories.</p>" - "<blockquote>A repository is a packages media; it can either be local (such as the " - "&product; CDs), or a remote internet server. You can find utilities to setup " - "repositories on the YaST control center.</blockquote>"), - _("<h1>Usage</h1>" - "<h2>Install, Upgrade, Remove, Undo tab pages</h2>" - "<p>These tabs produce listings of the different sources of packages. 'Install' " - "lists available packages from the configured repositories. " - "'Upgrade' are the subset of installed packages that have more recent versions " - "available. 'Remove' allows you to uninstall a package that is installed in your " - "system. You can review changes in the 'Undo' tab, and revoke changes individually " - "at any time.</p>" - "<p>Press the 'Apply' button when you want your changes to be performed.</p>"), - _("<h2>Search</h2>" + _("<p>Both the packages that are installed on your system, and the packages " + "that are available by the <i>repositories</i> you have configured will be listed " + "together. <i>Status</i> filters are available in the right-bottom box.</p>"), + _("<blockquote>A repository is a packages media; it can either be local (such as the " + "installation CD), or a remote internet server. You can find an utility to setup " + "repositories on the YaST control center, which can also be accessed via the " + "<b>Configuration > Repositories</b> menu item.</blockquote>"), + _("<h1>Usage</h1>"), + _("<h2>Install, Upgrade, Remove, Undo tab pages</h2>" + "<p>All packages are listed together unless you have selected a <i>status</i> filter " + "from the right-bottom box. The check-box next to the package name indicates whether " + "the package is installed or not. If a more recent version of an installed " + "package is available, the version text will be highlighted in blue and an " + "upgrade button conveniently placed next to it. It is highlighted red if the " + "version installed is no longer being made available in any configured repository.</p>" + "<p>The context menu (right click on a package) provides extra options. " + "The <b>Undo</b> option can be used to revert any changes you have made. Multiple " + "packages may be selected (using the Control key) and modified together.</p>" + "<p>Use the <b>Version</b> list over the description box to select a specific version " + "of a package.</p>" + "<p>Press the <b>Apply</b> button when you want your changes to be performed.</p>"), + _("<h2>Lock software</h2>" + "<p>Packages can be locked against automatic changes via the context menu.</p>" + "<p>Locking is only useful in very unusual cases: for instance, you may not want " + "to install a given driver because it interferes with your system, yet you want " + "to install some collection that includes it. Locks can be applied whether the " + "package is installed or not.</p>"), + _("<h2>Filters</h2>"), + _("<h3>Search</h3>" "<p>Enter free text into the search-field to match their names and descriptions. " "(a search for 'office' will bring up the 'OpenOffice' packages as well as " - "AbiWord which carries the word 'office' in its description). You can also " - "choose to view software from a specific repository. Searching other attributes " - "is possible. For instance, you may perform a search on the installed package " - "containing a given file. Press the search icon for the filter menu.</p>"), - _("<h2>Groups, Patterns, Languages</h2>" + "'AbiWord' which carries the word 'office' in its description). You can search for " + "multiple keywords by separating the with a white space (e.g. 'spread sheet' " + "would return 'OpenOffice-calc').You may use the " + "search combined with a filter, like searching for a package in a given repository. " + "Other search attributes are provided, such as to search for a given file.</p>"), + _("<h3>Groups</h3>" "<p>Software for &product; is indexed so that you can find software for a specific " - "task when you don't know the name of the software you are looking for. Browse " - "indexes of software through the Groups pane. A more detailed, hierarchical classification " - "of software packages, like 'Multimedia/Video' is available through the 'Detailed' check " - "button. 'Patterns' and 'Languages' are task-oriented collections of multiple packages that " - "install like one (the installation of the 'server'-pattern for example will install various " - "software needed for running a server). By using 'Install All' you make sure that future " - "collection changes, when you upgrade &product;, will be honored.</p>"), + "task when you are not aware of the software selection available. A more detailed, " + "hierarchical classification is provided by the <b>RPM Groups</b> filter.</p>"), + _("<h3>Patterns and Languages</h3>" + "<p><b>Patterns</b> are task-oriented collections of multiple packages that " + "install like one. The installation of the <i>File Server</i> pattern, for example, " + "will install various packages needed for running such a server.</p>" + "<p>If you want to install a particular language, you may want to do so via the " + "<b>Language</b> tool from the YaST control center.</p>"), _("<h2>Software details in the box below</h2>" "<p>Explore the available information about the package in the box below. Note " - "that more information is available for installed software than that only " + "that more information is available for installed packages than for those only " "available from a repository.</p>" "<p>You can also pick a specific version of the package to install from this " - "box.</p>" - "<p>The box will be placed to the right on large wide-screens when on fullscreen, " - "in order to better use the screen space.</p>"), - _("<h2>Lock software</h2>" - "<p>Advanced users may want to know that locking or unlocking a package against " - "automatic changes can be perfomed by right-clicking the package list entry.</p>" - "<p>Locking is only useful in very unusual cases: for instance, you may not want " - "to install a given drivers because it interferes with your system, yet you want " - "to install some collection that includes it.</p>"), - _("<h2>Apply button</h2>" - "<p>Changes will be performed once you decide to click the 'Apply' " - "button in the lower-right corner. If you want to leave the software manager " - "without performing any changes, simply press 'Cancel'.</p>"), - "<p>http://en.opensuse.org/YaST2-GTK</p>", + "box.</p>"), + "<hr/><p>http://en.opensuse.org/YaST2-GTK</p>", 0 }; @@ -78,17 +83,18 @@ "<h2>Categories</h2>" "<p>Patches are grouped as follows:</p>" "<ul>" - "<li>Security: patches a software flaw that could be exploited to gain " + "<li><b>Security</b>: patches a software flaw that could be exploited to gain " "restricted privilege.</li>" - "<li>Recommended: fixes non-security related flaws (e.g. data corruption, " + "<li><b>Recommended</b>: fixes non-security related flaws (e.g. data corruption, " "performance slowdown)</li>" - "<li>Optional: ones that only apply to few users.</li>" + "<li><b>Optional</b>: ones that only apply to few users.</li>" + "<li><b>Documentation</b>: fixes documentation errors.</li>" + "<li><b>YaST</b>: patches for the YaST control center tools.</li>" "</ul>"), - _("<p>Only patches that apply to your system will be visible. &product; developers " - "are very restrained in pushing patches; you can be sure that all patches are " - "of signficant severity.</p>" - "<p>If you are looking for applications enhancements, you should check for upgrades " - "on the Software Manager.</p>"), + _("<p>Only patches that apply to your system will be visible. You can be sure " + "that the decision to make a patch available is not done trivially.</p>" + "<p>If you are looking for applications enhancements, you should check for <i>upgrades</i> " + "on the <b>Software Manager</b>.</p>"), 0 }; -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-commit+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-commit+help@opensuse.org