release-notes/devel/en_US Desktop.xml,1.31,1.32
Karsten Wade (kwade)
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Author: kwade
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<section id="sn-Desktop">
<title>Fedora Desktop</title>
-
+
<tip>
<title>Latest Release Notes on the Web</title>
<para>
@@ -20,171 +20,534 @@
<section id="sn-GNOME">
<title>GNOME</title>
<para>
- This release features <ulink
- url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.20/">GNOME</ulink> 2.20.
+ This release features
+ <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.22/">GNOME</ulink> 2.22.
</para>
<para>
The GNOME splash screen has been disabled upstream intentionally.
To enable it, use <command>gconf-editor</command> or the following
command:
</para>
-<screen><![CDATA[gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-session/options/show_splash_screen --type bool true]]></screen>
+<screen><![CDATA[gconftool-2 --set /apps/gnome-session/options/show_splash_screen --type bool true
+]]></screen>
<para>
The lock screen dialog theme is not connected to the selected
screensaver in this release. To enable it, use
<command>gconf-editor</command> or the following command:
</para>
-<screen><![CDATA[gconftool-2 --set --type string /apps/gnome-screensaver/lock_dialog_theme "system"]]></screen>
+<screen><![CDATA[gconftool-2 --set --type string /apps/gnome-screensaver/lock_dialog_theme "system"
+]]></screen>
+ <section id="sn-Gvfs">
+ <title>Gvfs</title>
+ <para>
+ GNOME 2.22 features the new Gvfs, a userspace virtual file-system
+ with back-ends for sftp, ftp, dav, smb, obexftp, and others. The
+ Gvfs system is the replacement/successor of
+ <systemitem class="service">gnome-vfs</systemitem>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Gvfs consists of two parts:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ GIO, which is a new shared library that is part of GLib and
+ provides the API for <systemitem
+ class="service">gvfs</systemitem>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>Gvfs itself, a package that contains back-ends for the
+ various file system types and protocols </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ The Gvfs system runs a single master daemon, <systemitem
+ class="daemon">gvfsd</systemitem>, that keeps track of the
+ current <systemitem class="service">gvfs</systemitem> mounts.
+ Most mounts are run in a separate daemon process. Clients talk
+ to the mounts with a combination of DBus calls (on the session
+ bus and using peer-to-peer DBus) and a custom protocol for file
+ contents.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ A few file-system types previously supported by <systemitem
+ class="service">gnome-vfs</systemitem> may not be yet
+ supported by <systemitem class="service">gvfs</systemitem>. Work
+ continues to provide completed solutions for all these types.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section id="sn-GNOMEDisplayManager">
+ <title>GNOME Display Manager</title>
+ <para>
+ The GNOME Display Manager (<systemitem
+ class="service">gdm</systemitem>) has been updated to the
+ latest upstream code. <ulink
+ url="/wiki/PolicyKit">PolicyKit</ulink> can be used to control
+ shutdown and reboot. The configuration tool
+ <command>gdmsetup</command> is set to be replaced. New features
+ available on the login screen include:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>nicer graphical effects </listitem>
+ <listitem>power management and monitoring on the login screen,
+ so the laptop hibernates or shuts down when the battery gets low
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>smarter user list </listitem>
+ <listitem>keyboard layout selector on the login screen </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ For more information on this feature:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/NewGdm">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/NewGdm</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </section>
</section>
-
- <section id="sn-KDE-Desktop">
+ <section id="sn-KDE">
<title>KDE</title>
- <para>This release features <ulink
- url="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-3.5.8.php">KDE</ulink>
- 3.5.8. In addition, the <package>kdepim</package> package has
- been updated to a version from the
- <systemitem>kdepim/enterprise</systemitem> branch, which includes
- many bugfixes and enhancements beyond the stock upstream
- <package>kdepim</package>.</para>
- <para>Fedora 8 does <emphasis>not</emphasis> include the KDE 4
- Desktop because the currently available prerelease versions are
- not ready for daily use. It does include the KDE 4 Development
- Platform, which can be used to develop, build, and run KDE 4
- applications within KDE 3 or any other desktop environment. See
- the <citetitle>Development</citetitle> section for more details
- about what is included.</para>
- <para>Since <package>knetworkmanager</package> does not work with
- the version of <application>NetworkManager</application> available
- in this release, the KDE Live images use
- <command>nm-applet</command> from
+ <para>
+ This release features
+ <ulink url="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.0.2.php">KDE</ulink>
+ 4.0.2. As the <package>kdepim</package> and <package>kdevelop</package>
+ packages are not part of KDE 4.0 and <package>kdewebdev</package> is
+ only partially available (no
+ <application>Quanta</application>) in KDE 4.0, the KDE
+ 3.5.9 versions of those packages are shipped.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.0/">KDE 4.0</ulink>
+ features upgrades to core components such as the port to Qt 4. It
+ also introduces a number of brand new frameworks such as the
+ <application>Phonon</application>, a multimedia API;
+ <application>Solid</application>, a hardware integration
+ framework; <application>Plasma</application>, a re-written
+ desktop and panel with many new concepts; integrated desktop
+ search; compositing as a feature of
+ <application>KWin</application>; and a brand new visual
+ style called Oxygen.
+ <ulink url="http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.0.2.php">KDE
+ 4.0.2</ulink> is a bugfix release from the KDE 4.0 release series.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Fedora 9 does <application role="strong">not</application> include the
+ legacy KDE 3 Desktop. It does include a compatibility KDE 3
+ Development Platform, which can be used to build and run KDE 3
+ applications within KDE 4 or any other desktop environment. Refer
+ to the <application>Backwards Compatibility</application> section for
+ more details about what is included.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Since <systemitem class="service">networkmanager</systemitem> does
+ not work with the version of
+ <application>NetworkManager</application> available in this
+ release, the KDE Live images use <systemitem
+ class="service">nm-applet</systemitem> from
<package>NetworkManager-gnome</package> as a replacement. The
- <command>gnome-keyring-daemon</command> facility saves passwords
- for these encryption technologies. The
- <package>knetworkmanager</package> package in this release is a
- script that calls <command>nm-applet</command>. The
- <package>knetworkmanager</package> package will be updated to
- provide a KDE frontend when a compatible version is
- available.</para>
- <para>Due to the merge of <application>compiz</application> and
- <application>beryl</application> into
- <application>compiz-fusion</application>, KDE now uses
- <application>compiz</application>. To switch from
- <application>kwin</application> to
- <application>compiz</application>, use the helper provided in the
- menu under <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem> Desktop Effects</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+ <systemitem class="daemon">gnome-keyring-daemon</systemitem>
+ facility saves passwords for these encryption technologies. (The
+ dummy <package>knetworkmanager</package> package from Fedora 8
+ that only called <systemitem
+ class="service">nm-applet</systemitem> is no longer used.)
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ As the native <application>KWin</application> window
+ manager now optionally supports compositing and desktop effects,
+ the KDE Live images no longer include
+ <application>Compiz/Beryl</application>. The
+ <application>KWin</application> compositing/effects mode
+ is disabled by default, but can be enabled in
+ <command>systemsettings</command>.
+ </para>
+ <section id="sn-WorkspaceChanges">
+ <title>Workspace Changes</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <application>Plasma</application> replaces the old
+ <application>Kicker</application> and
+ <application>KDesktop</application>.
+ <application>Plasma</application> manages both the
+ panel and the desktop, and it is now possible to place the
+ same <application>Plasma</application> applets
+ (<application>plasmoids</application>) on both the panel and the
+ desktop if the applet supports the size restrictions imposed
+ by the panel.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The old KDE Control Center
+ (<application>KControl</application>) has been replaced by
+ <application>System Settings</application>
+ (<command>systemsettings</command>).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <application>KDM</application> login manager
+ uses a new theme format. Therefore,
+ <application>KDM</application> themes written for
+ KDE 3 do not work with the
+ <application>KDM</application> in KDE 4.
+ <application>KDM</application> now includes support
+ for theme configuration, thus the external
+ <command>kdmtheme</command> tool is no longer needed.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ All the above applications can be found in the
+ <package>kdebase-workspace</package> package.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ <section id="sn-PackageandApplicationChanges">
+ <title>Package and Application Changes</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The packages <package>qt</package>, <package>kdelibs</package>, and
+ <package>kdebase</package> now represent the KDE 4 version,
+ obsoleting the <package>qt4</package>, <package>kdelibs4</package>, and
+ <package>kdebase4</package> packages in previous releases of
+ Fedora.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The Qt/KDE 3 versions have been renamed <package>qt3</package>,
+ <package>kdelibs3</package>, and <package>kdebase3</package>. Fedora 9
+ only includes parts of <package>kdebase3</package>. Refer to the
+ <application>Backwards Compatibility</application> section for
+ details.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Upstream KDE has split the <package>kdebase</package> module into
+ three modules: <package>kdebase-runtime</package>,
+ <package>kdebase</package> (sometimes called
+ <package>kdebase-apps</package> to distinguish it from the old
+ monolithic <package>kdebase</package>), and
+ <package>kdebase-workspace</package>. This split is reflected in
+ the Fedora packages.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Fedora 9 adds a <package>kdegames3</package> package containing
+ the games not yet ported to KDE 4.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <application>Dolphin</application>, which is part of
+ <package>kdebase</package>, replaces <package>d3lphin</package>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <package>kdebase-workspace</package> package now includes
+ support for <application>KDM</application> theme
+ configuration, and therefore obsoletes
+ <package>kdmtheme</package>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <application>Okular</application> replaces
+ <application>KPDF</application>,
+ <application>KGhostView</application>, and
+ <application>KFax</application> in
+ <package>kdegraphics</package>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The package <package>kaider</package> replaces
+ <application>KBabel</application>, which used to be
+ part of <package>kdesdk</package>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <package>okteta</package> package replaces
+ <application>KHexEdit</application>, which used to
+ be part of <package>kdeutils</package>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The packages <package>kalgebra</package> and <package>marble</package>
+ are now part of <package>kdeedu</package>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <package>ksudoku</package> package is now part of
+ <package>kdegames</package>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The package <package>gwenview</package> is now part of
+ <package>kdegraphics</package>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <package>kiconedit</package> and <package>kcoloredit</package>
+ packages, which used to be part of <package>kdegraphics</package>,
+ are now separate packages.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The package <package>kmid</package>, which used to be part of
+ <package>kdemultimedia</package>, is now a separate package.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The Fedora KDE SIG decided to drop the <package>-extras</package>
+ sub-packages, which contained deprecated or unstable
+ applications, because those applications have been either
+ fixed or dropped in KDE 4.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The package <package>kdeadmin-kpackage</package> has been split
+ out of <package>kdeadmin</package> because
+ <application>KPackage</application> now depends on
+ <package>smart</package>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ KDE 4 dropped the <package>kdeaddons</package> module. Therefore,
+ there is no <package>kdeaddons</package> package in Fedora 9. The
+ <application>Atlantik Designer</application>, for
+ use with <package>kdegames3</package>, is still available as
+ <package>kdeaddons-atlantikdesigner</package>. The package
+ <package>ksig</package> is now its own package, and
+ <package>extragear-plasma</package> replaces the Kicker addons.
+ The Konqueror plugins are being packaged as a separate
+ <package>konq-plugins</package> package.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sn-bluetooth">
+ <title>Bluetooth</title>
+ <para>
+ The Bluetooth feature in Fedora 9
+ (<ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BluetoothFedora9">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BluetoothFedora9</ulink>)
+ has several enhancements specific to this release. The future
+ generations of this feature is covered with greater detail at:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureBluetooth">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureBluetooth</ulink>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ File sending to a Bluetooth device is now handled with the
+ <command>bluetooth-sendto</command> program from the
+ <package>bluez-gnome</package> package, which replaces
+ <command>gnome-obex-sen</command>. Send a file in
+ <application>Nautilus</application> from the <guimenuitem>Send
+ to...</guimenuitem> function in the right-click context menu.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Pulling files from a Bluetooth device is now included in
+ <package>gnome-user-share</package>, which has ObexFTP and <ulink
+ url="/wiki/ObexPush">ObexPush</ulink> support built-in. Share
+ files via
+ <guimenu>System</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Internet
+ and Network</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Personal File
+ Sharing</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Share Public files over
+ Bluetooth</guimenuitem> (ObexFTP support), or pull files using
+ <ulink url="/wiki/ObexPush">ObexPush</ulink> with
+ <guimenu>Personal</guimenu><guisubmenu>File
+ Sharing</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Receive files in Downloads folder
+ over Bluetooth</guimenuitem>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Files on the remote Bluetooth device can be viewed directly in
+ <application>Nautilus</application> through GVFS, which
+ supports Bluetooth devices. Synchronizing a Bluetooth device with
+ a personal information manager (PIM) device is done using
+ <command>gnome-pilot</command>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Browsing of Bluetooth devices is done via the right-click context
+ menu from the Bluetooth icon on the desktop panel.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sn-XULRunner">
+ <title>XULRunner</title>
+ <para>
+ Applications that require the
+ <application>Gecko</application> engine have had to depend
+ on the entirety of <application>Firefox</application>.
+ <application>XULRunner</application> is the Mozilla effort
+ to split the browser engine for applications that require only
+ that functionality, and no user interface parts. This split
+ provides more API/ABI stability and a cleaner build environment
+ for applications using <application>Gecko</application>.
+ Many of the applications in Fedora that previously used
+ <application>Gecko</application> now are built against
+ <application>XULRunner</application>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For a current status, visit
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/XULRunner">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/XULRunner</ulink>.
+ To help with development, visit
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureXULRunnerAPIChanges">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureXULRunnerAPIChanges</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For full upstream documentation, refer to
+ <ulink url="http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XULRunner">http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/XULRunner</ulink>.
+ </para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Web-Browsers">
<title>Web Browsers</title>
<para>
- This release of Fedora includes version 2.0 of the popular
- <application>Firefox</application> web browser. Refer to <ulink
- url='http://firefox.com/'/> for more information about Firefox.
+ This release of Fedora includes version 3.0 of the popular
+ <application>Firefox</application> web browser. Refer to <ulink
+ url="http://firefox.com/">http://firefox.com/</ulink> for more
+ information about Firefox. The <package>nspluginwrapper</package>
+ package is included by default even on 32-bit systems since it
+ separates the plugins to run in their own address space, which
+ increases security and reliability of the browser.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For information about <application>Firefox</application>
+ 3.0 in Fedora, refer to this feature page:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Firefox3">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Firefox3</ulink>
</para>
<section id="sn-Enabling-Flash-Plugin">
<title>Enabling Flash Plugin</title>
- <para>Fedora includes an experimental free and open source
- implementation of Flash called <package>gnash</package>. We
- encourage you to experiment with <package>gnash</package> before
- seeking out Adobe's proprietary Flash plugin software.</para>
- <para>To install Adobe Flash plugin follow this procedure:</para>
- <procedure>
- <step>
- <para>Visit <ulink
- url="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">Adobe's
- download site</ulink>.</para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>Choose option 3, <guimenuitem> Yum
- repository</guimenuitem>.</para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>Follow onscreen prompts to install the package.</para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>Launch <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
- <guimenuitem> Add/Remove Software</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>.</para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>Choose the <guilabel>Search</guilabel> tab and enter
- <userinput>flash-plugin</userinput>.</para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>Select the checkbox to install the package.</para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>Close all <application>Firefox</application> windows,
- and then launch <application>Firefox</application>
- again.</para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>Type <userinput>about:plugins</userinput> in the URL bar
- to ensure the plugin is loaded. </para>
- </step>
- </procedure>
- <para>Users of Fedora x86_64 must install the
- <package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package> package to enable the
- 32-bit Adobe Flash plugin in x86_64
+ <para>
+ Fedora includes <package>swfdec</package> and
+ <package>gnash</package>, which are free and open source
+ implementations of Flash. We encourage you to try either or them
+ before seeking out Adobe's proprietary Flash plugin software.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Users of Fedora x86_64 must install the
+ <package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package> package to enable the 32-bit
+ Adobe Flash plugin in x86_64
<application>Firefox</application> and the
- <package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package> package to enable sound
- from the plugin..</para>
+ <package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package> package to enable sound from
+ the plugin.
+ </para>
<procedure>
<step>
- <para>Create the 32bit mozilla plugin directory using this command:</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'mkdir -p /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins']]></screen>
+ <para>Create the 32bit mozilla plugin directory: </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c "mkdir -p /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins"
+]]></screen>
</step>
<step>
- <para>Install the <package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package>,
+ <para>
+ Install the <package>nspluginwrapper.i386</package>,
<package>nspluginwrapper.x86_64</package>, and
- <package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package> packages:</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[su -c "yum -y install nspluginwrapper.{i386,x86_64} pulseaudio-libs.i386"]]></screen>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>Install <package>flash-plugin</package> as shown above.</para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>Run <command>mozilla-plugin-config</command> to register
- the flash plugin:</para>
- <screen><![CDATA[su -c 'mozilla-plugin-config -i -g -v']]></screen>
+ <package>pulseaudio-libs.i386</package> packages:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c "yum install nspluginwrapper.{i386,x86_64} pulseaudio-libs.i386"
+]]></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Install <package>flash-plugin</package> as shown above.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Run <command>mozilla-plugin-config</command> to register the flash
+ plugin:
+ </para>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -c "mozilla-plugin-config -i -g -v"
+]]></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Close all <application>Firefox</application>
+ windows, and then relaunch
+ <application>Firefox</application>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Type <userinput>about:plugins</userinput> in the URL bar to
+ ensure the plugin is loaded.
+ </para>
</step>
- <step>
- <para>Close all <application>Firefox</application> windows,
- and then relaunch <application>Firefox</application>.</para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>Type <userinput>about:plugins</userinput> in the URL bar
- to ensure the plugin is loaded. </para>
- </step>
- </procedure>
+ </procedure>
</section>
</section>
-
- <section id="sn-Mail-Clients">
- <title>Mail Clients</title>
+ <section id="sn-DisablingPCSpeaker">
+ <title>Disabling PC Speaker</title>
+ <para>
+ PC speaker is enabled by default in Fedora. If you do not prefer
+ this, there are two ways to circumvent the sounds:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Reduce its volume to a acceptable level or completely mute the
+ PC speaker in <command>alsamixer</command> with the setting for
+ <guimenuitem>PC Speak</guimenuitem>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>Disable the PC speaker system wide by running the following commands in a console. </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+<screen><![CDATA[su -
+modprobe -r pcspkr
+echo "install pcspkr :" >> /etc/modprobe.conf
+]]></screen>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sn-InternationalClockApplet">
+ <title>International Clock Applet</title>
+ <para>
+ The new clock applet in the GNOME panel has expanded to support
+ additional international timezones in the display, as well as
+ weather information for each configured timezone displayed. This
+ work, which involved merging <command>intlclock</command> with the
+ GNOME clock applet, provides all the functionality of
+ <command>system-config-date</command> and the weather applet.
+ Additional features include: users can choose arbtirary locations
+ instead of principal timezones; UI enhancements for new and old
+ functions; and full weather information shown in a tool tip.
+ </para>
<para>
- The <package>mail-notification</package> package has been split.
- The <application>Evolution</application> plugin is now in a
- separate package called
- <package>mail-notification-evolution-plugin</package>. When you
- update the <package>mail-notification</package> package, the
- plugin is added automatically.
- </para>
- <para>This release contains <application>Thunderbird</application>
- version 2.0, which has numerous performance improvements, folder
- viewing enhancements, and enhanced mail notification
- support.</para>
- </section>
- <section id="sn-Liberation-fonts">
- <title>Liberation Fonts</title>
- <para>This release of Fedora includes a set of fonts called
- "Liberation." These fonts are metric equivalents for well-known
- proprietary fonts prevalent on the Internet. With these
- fonts, users will find better cross-platform viewing and printing
- support for a variety of documents. Future versions of these
- fonts will be fully hinted.</para>
+ Read more about this feature:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureClockApplet">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureClockApplet</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="sn-DictionariesConsolidated">
+ <title>Dictionaries Consolidated</title>
+ <para>
+ There is a new default spell checking back-end,
+ <command>hunspell</command>, for both the GNOME and KDE desktops, as
+ well as applications such as
+ <application>OpenOffice.org</application>,
+ <application>Firefox</application>, and other
+ <application>XULRunner</application>-based applications.
+ This common back-end includes a set of shared, multi-lingual
+ dictionaries for use with <command>hunspell</command>. This feature uses
+ a single set of common dictionaries regardless of the application,
+ which gives consistent suggestions for misspelled words and uses
+ less diskpace by eliminating duplicate dictionaries.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Details on this effort are here:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureDictionary">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureDictionary</ulink>
+ </para>
</section>
</section>
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