Explain the use of Ubuntu Gnome desktop

Gnome's desktop suite consists of:

nautilus-File Manager, the desktop is controlled;

Metacity, window management is controlled by it;

Gnome-panel,gnome Panel;

There is also the http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/16493.html ">desktop Desktop (or workspace), which defaults to 2; Window list, a Gnome-panel program, Displays the name of the window on which the current desktop is running.

GNOME is a tool that makes it easy for users to manipulate and set up a computer environment. GNOME contains the Panel (used to start the program and display the current state), the desktop (where applications and data are placed), and a range of standard desktop tools and applications, and enables each application to function properly. No matter what operating system you use, you can easily use GNOME's powerful graphics interface tool.

Metacity Skills

1, menu or panel, the mouse around the key universal, the key in most cases is the same function, such as the right mouse click out of the menu, still use the right click to choose to perform--in addition, if you hold down the right button to display the menu does not let go, and on the option to open
2, the window to maximize the drag title bar, you can immediately narrow the window, if you do not let go, and then drag back to the edge of the desktop, can be adsorbed to maximize the edge, hold down the ALT key here like holding down the title bar the same effect. This feature facilitates temporary viewing of the information in the window below that is covered by the maximized window.
3, the use of scroll bar, the mouse left, right, middle key each has effect. Left click for a small range of moves, such as the right key only in the button has effect-to the top or bottom, in the scroll bar on the middle button, the center is moved to the same proportion of the page.
4. Press SHIFT to drag the window to allow the window to be adsorbed on the edge of the screen.
5, Alt+space is to call out the title menu
6, alt+f7= Mobile window

Reboot Gnome

SUDO/ETC/INIT.D/GDM restart

Nautilus Skills

1, enter the file name of the character fast positioning: such as Firefox as long as input fi usually selected the folder named Firefox, Chinese also support. Supplemental knowledge, folder is just a file
2, Direct Ann/can enter the address bar (but was emptied)
3, site links and pictures directly drag and drop to the desktop or directory = download
4, modify the directory icon: you can see the picture in the Nautilus, directly drag and drop to the directory properties of the icon on it.
5, in the main folder to establish a folder called documents, in the "Location" menu will have a "document" option.
6, CTRL + drag, you can quickly establish links
7, with the middle mouse button open folder for the Background tab page
8, Alt Press the right button at any point in the window can be called out of the window Manager menu, at any time window top.

Click

Can be set to click Open.

Terminal program Terminal related

In the Gnome terminal, do not want to enter a long, difficult to remember the path, from the Nautilus drag a corresponding directory of files, remove the file name, it is equal to enter the path of the long string.