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><H1
><A
NAME="GNOME-UTILITIES"
>GNOME Utilities</A
></H1
><P
>GNOME includes a collection of utilities, distributed together
  in the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>gnome-utils</TT
> package, to handle a range
  of basic computer housekeeping chores. In contrast to applets, which run inside the
  GNOME <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>Panel</SPAN
>, utilities are full-fledged
  applications. Installing the package installs all the utilities,
  which range from system management tools to a text viewer to a
  calculator.</P
><P
>Once installed, utilities show up under either the
  <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Applications</B
>,
  <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Utilities</B
> or
  <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>System</B
> menu items on the <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Main
  Menu</B
>.</P
><DIV
CLASS="SECT1"
><H1
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
NAME="GNOME-UTILS-SYSTEM"
>System</A
></H1
><P
>The <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>System</B
> utilities help you
    monitor your computer's operation. To
    launch any of these applications, click on the <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Main
    Menu</B
> and select the <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>System</B
>
    menu item.</P
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="GDISKFREE"
>GNOME DiskFree</A
></H2
><P
><TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GNOME DiskFree</TT
>, also known as
      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDiskFree</TT
>, is a program for
      monitoring disk usage on your computer.

        <DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="GDISKFREEFIG"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="./figs/gdiskfreemain.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 1. GDiskFree</B
></P
></DIV
>
    </P
><P
><TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GNOME DiskFree</TT
> can be started by
      selecting <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>GNOME DiskFree</B
> from
      the <B
CLASS="GUISUBMENU"
>System</B
> submenu of the <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Main 
      Menu</B
>, or by running the command
      <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>gdiskfree</B
> on the command line.</P
><P
>When you launch the program, you'll see a dial for each of
      the mounted disk drives and/or disk partitions on your
      computer. The position of the pointer, and the number beneath
      it, indicate the amount of space used on the disk.</P
><P
>The label at the top of each dial identifies the drive
      or partition it's measuring. <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/dev/hda1</TT
>, for
      example, measures the first partition on the first hard drive
      (hda). <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/dev/fd0</TT
> indicates it's the first
      floppy disk. Other identifiers can include
      <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/dev/sda</TT
>, for the first
      <SPAN
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SCSI</SPAN
> hard drive, and
      <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/dev/sga</TT
> for the first generic
      <SPAN
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SCSI</SPAN
> device.</P
><P
>By default, the drive's mount point (the directory where the drive
      shows up in your filesystem) will be shown beneath the dial.</P
><P
>The menu bar, located at the top of the <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>Main
      Window</SPAN
>, provides the following commands:</P
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
><DL
><DT
><B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>File</B
></DT
><DD
><P
> This menu contains command
	      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Exit</B
> (<B
CLASS="SHORTCUT"
><SPAN
CLASS="KEYSYM"
>Ctrl-q</SPAN
></B
>)
	     which is self-explanatory.
	    </P
></DD
><DT
><B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Settings</B
></DT
><DD
><P
> This menu contains command
	      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Properties</B
>
	     which launches the <A
HREF="gnome-utilities.html#GDISKFREE-CUSTOMIZATION"
><SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>General
		  Settings
		  </SPAN
>dialog</A
>. 
	    </P
></DD
><DT
><B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Help</B
></DT
><DD
><P
>	      This menu contains commands
	      <P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
><B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Manual</B
> &#8212;
		    shows this manual
		  </P
></LI
><LI
><P
><B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>About</B
> &#8212;
		    shows basic information about
		    <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDiskFree</TT
>, such as
		    author's name and version number.
		  </P
></LI
></UL
>

	      </P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="GDISKFREE-CUSTOMIZATION"
>GDiskFree Customization</A
></H3
><P
>To change default settings, select
      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Properties</B
> command in
      <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Settings</B
> menu. This launches the
      <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>General Settings</SPAN
> dialog, shown in <A
HREF="gnome-utilities.html#GDISKFREE-SHOT2"
>Figure 2</A
>. 
     </P
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="GDISKFREE-SHOT2"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="./figs/gdiskfree-prefs.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 2. <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDiskfree</TT
> General Settings dialog</B
></P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT4"
><H4
CLASS="SECT4"
><A
NAME="GDISKFREE-SYNC"
>Invoking Sync</A
></H4
><P
>The <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Invoke sync before getting usage
	  info</B
></TT
> check box ensures
	  <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDiskFree</TT
> has the most up-to-date
	  data when its display is updated. Under normal operating
	  conditions, the kernel doesn't always immediately write file
	  data to the disks, storing it in a memory buffer and then
	  periodically writing to the disks to speed up
	  operations. Checking this box forces the kernel to update
	  the disk files before GDiskFree's display is updated,
	  ensuring up-to-date information. This comes at the cost of
	  slightly slower performance.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT4"
><H4
CLASS="SECT4"
><A
NAME="AEN2456"
>Mount Points</A
></H4
><P
>Checking the <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Show drive mount
	  points</B
></TT
> check box displays the mount point beneath
	  each drive. This is the equivalent of the directory in your
	  file system in which the disk's contents appear. </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT4"
><H4
CLASS="SECT4"
><A
NAME="AEN2460"
>Orientation</A
></H4
><P
><TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Dial Orientation</B
></TT
> can be used to
	  change the appearance of
	  <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDiskFree's</TT
> display, either
	  lining the dials up horizontally or stacking them
	  vertically.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT4"
><H4
CLASS="SECT4"
><A
NAME="AEN2465"
>Update Interval</A
></H4
><P
><TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Update interval</B
></TT
> determines the
	  time, in seconds, between
	  <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDiskFree</TT
> updates. Change the
	  number by left-clicking with your mouse on the slider bar
	  and sliding it to the left or right. The update interval, in
	  seconds, displays above the slider bar. </P
><DIV
CLASS="WARNING"
><P
></P
><TABLE
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WIDTH="100%"
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><TR
><TD
WIDTH="25"
ALIGN="CENTER"
VALIGN="TOP"
><IMG
SRC="./stylesheet-images/warning.gif"
HSPACE="5"
ALT="Warning"></TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
><P
>Setting this to 1 second is probably a bad idea, as
	    your computer will spend a substantial portion of its time
	    and energy updating <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDiskFree</TT
>
	    instead of doing real work. </P
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT4"
><H4
CLASS="SECT4"
><A
NAME="AEN2473"
>Geometry</A
></H4
><P
>You can also control the size and positioning of
	  <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDiskFree</TT
> when launching it from
	  the command line with the <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>geometry</B
>
	  command line option. <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>gdiskfree --geometry
	  200x300+30+50</B
>, for example, will create a
	  <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GDiskFree</TT
> window 200 pixels wide
	  and 300 pixels high, with its top left corner located 30
	  pixels horizontally and 50 pixels vertically from the top
	  left corner of your screen.</P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="GSHUTDOWN"
>Shut Down or Reboot</A
></H2
><P
><TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gshutdown</TT
> is a program for shutting
      down your computer. 

        <DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="GSHUTDOWNFIG"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="./figs/gshutdownfig.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 3. Gshutdown</B
></P
></DIV
>
      </P
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="GSHUTDOWNUSAGE"
>Gshutdown usage</A
></H3
><P
><TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gshutdown</TT
> can be started by
	selecting <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Shut Down or Reboot</B
> from
	<B
CLASS="GUISUBMENU"
>System</B
> submenu of the <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Main
	Menu</B
>, or by running the command
	<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>gshutdown</B
> on the command line.</P
><P
>If you want to turn your computer off, choose "Shut
	Down" rather than "Reboot," then press "OK." Wait a few
	moments for your computer to prepare itself, then turn it
	off. If you see the line "System Halted," it's safe to power
	down the system.  If your computer has Advanced Power
	Management support, like many laptops and some desktops, you
	may not need the power button.</P
><P
> To reboot, just choose "Reboot," press "OK," and wait.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="GSHUTDOWNADVANCED"
>Advanced features</A
></H3
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="GSHUTDOWNADVANCEFIG"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="./figs/gshutdown-advanced.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 4. <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gshutdown</TT
> Advanced Window</B
></P
></DIV
><P
>Using the Advanced tab, you can change to any runlevel.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="GSHUTDOWNPREFERENCES"
>Gshutdown Preferences</A
></H3
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="GSHUTDOWNPREFSFIGURE"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="./figs/gshutdown-preferences.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 5. <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gshutdown</TT
> Preferences Window</B
></P
></DIV
><P
> There is also a preferences dialog which allows you to
      configure the shutdown command line. For details of runlevels
      and the effect of various command line shutdown instructions,
      see your computer's documentation. If you are unfamiliar with
      the details of these issues, you
      should stick to the Easy tab. If you do know these things, the
      Advanced tab should be self-explanatory.</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN2517"
>System Info</A
></H2
><P
>The <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>System Info</TT
> program,
      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Guname</TT
>, displays a variety of
      basic information about your system.

        <DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="GUNAMEFIG"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="./figs/gunamefig.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 6. Guname</B
></P
></DIV
>
      </P
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="GUNAMEUSAGE"
>Using System Info</A
></H3
><P
>To run <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Guname</TT
>, select
	<B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>System info...</B
> from the
	<B
CLASS="GUISUBMENU"
>Utilities</B
> submenu of the
	<B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Main Menu</B
>, or type
	<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>guname</B
> on the command line.</P
><P
>In the main window, <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Guname</TT
>
	shows the operating system distribution your computer uses,
	the operating system, the distribution version, the operating
	system version, the operating system release, the processor
	type, the host name, the name of the user who invoked
	<TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Guname</TT
>, the name of the X display
	and the status of the system: up time (the length of time
	since your computer was last booted), the current number of
	users and three numbers representing "load" - the average
	number of processes running on your computer over the last
	minute (the first load number), the last five minutes and the
	last fifteen minutes.</P
><P
>The main window includes a text box that scrolls through
	a list of the many contributors to the GNOME project.</P
><P
>The main window also includes three buttons that allow
        you to take further action:<A
HREF="gnome-utilities.html#GUNAME-DETAILED-INFORMATION"
>        <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Detailed Information...</B
></A
>,
        <A
HREF="gnome-utilities.html#GUNAME-SAVEORMAIL"
><B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Save Information to
        File...</B
></A
>, and <A
HREF="gnome-utilities.html#GUNAME-SAVEORMAIL"
><B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Email
        Information</B
></A
>.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="GUNAME-DETAILED-INFORMATION"
>Guname Detailed Information</A
></H3
><P
>The <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Detailed Information window</B
></TT
>
        provides data on disk usage, memory and your CPU.</P
><DIV
CLASS="SECT4"
><H4
CLASS="SECT4"
><A
NAME="DISKINFO"
>Disk Information</A
></H4
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="DISKINFO-FIG"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="./figs/guname-diskinfo.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 7. <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Guname</TT
> Disk Information</B
></P
></DIV
><P
>In the <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Disk Information</B
></TT
> window,
	  <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Guname</TT
> provides an accounting of
	  the amount of space on each of your filesystems and how it
	  is allocated.</P
><P
>You'll see a box for each of the mounted disk drives
	  and/or disk partitions on your computer. The position of the
	  display bar and the numbers above and to the left of it
	  indicate the amount of space used and available on the disk,
	  and who the space is allocated to.</P
><P
>The label at the top of each box identifies the drive
	  or partition it's measuring. <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/dev/hda1</TT
>,
	  for example, measures the first partition on the first hard
	  drive (hda). <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/dev/fd0</TT
> indicates it's
	  the first floppy disk. Other identifiers can include
	  <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/dev/sda</TT
>, for the first
	  <SPAN
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SCSI</SPAN
> hard drive, and
	  <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/dev/sga</TT
> for the first generic
	  <SPAN
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SCSI</SPAN
> device.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT4"
><H4
CLASS="SECT4"
><A
NAME="GUNAME-MEMORY-INFORMATION"
>Memory Information</A
></H4
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="GUNAME-MEMORYINFO"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="./figs/guname-memoryinfo.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 8. <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Guname</TT
> Memory
	    Information</B
></P
></DIV
><P
>The <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Memory Information</B
></TT
> window
	  provides details on how much memory your computer has, and
	  how it is allocated, including the amount currently in use. </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT4"
><H4
CLASS="SECT4"
><A
NAME="CPU-INFORMATION"
>System Info CPU Information</A
></H4
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="CPUINFO-FIG"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="./figs/guname-cpuinfo.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 9. <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Guname</TT
> CPU Information</B
></P
></DIV
><P
>The <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>CPU Information</B
></TT
> window tells
	what kind of processor your computer has, who made it, how
	fast it goes and other details about its operation.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT4"
><H4
CLASS="SECT4"
><A
NAME="GUNAME-SAVEORMAIL"
>Saving or Mailing Information</A
></H4
><P
><TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Guname's</TT
> main window gives
	you two ways to save information for later use.</P
><P
>Clicking on the <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Save Information to
	File...</B
> button opens a standard save window,
	prompting you for the name and directory location in which to
	save the file. <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Guname</TT
> then saves a
	text file with all the basic information contained in the
	application's main window.</P
><P
>Guname also offers the option of emailing the system
	information. Clicking on the <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Email
	Information...</B
> button opens a dialog box prompting
	you for the email address to which you'd like the information
	sent.</P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="AEN2598"
>User Listing</A
></H2
><P
>The<TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>User Listing</TT
> program,
      <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gw</TT
>, displays a listing of all the users
   currently logged onto your machine, along with information about
   what they're up to. It also gives you the ability to communicate
   with them.


        <DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="GWFIG"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="./figs/gwfig.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 10. User Listing</B
></P
></DIV
>
      </P
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="GWUSAGE"
>User Listing Usage</A
></H3
><P
>To run <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gw</TT
>, select
	<B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>User Listing</B
> from the
	<B
CLASS="GUISUBMENU"
>Utilities</B
> submenu of the
	<B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Main Menu</B
>, or type <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>gw</B
> on
	the command line. </P
><P
>On launch, <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gw</TT
> displays a
        listing of all users.</P
><DIV
CLASS="TIP"
><P
></P
><TABLE
CLASS="TIP"
WIDTH="100%"
BORDER="0"
><TR
><TD
WIDTH="25"
ALIGN="CENTER"
VALIGN="TOP"
><IMG
SRC="./stylesheet-images/tip.gif"
HSPACE="5"
ALT="Tip"></TD
><TH
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="CENTER"
><B
>TIP</B
></TH
></TR
><TR
><TD
>&nbsp;</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
><P
><TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gw</TT
> does not update its
	  statistics automatically. You must click on the
	  <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Update Information</B
> to have the
	  program display the latest information.</P
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></DIV
><P
>The data displayed includes:
        <P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
><TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>USER</B
></TT
> &#8212; user's login
	    name.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
><TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>TTY</B
></TT
> &#8212; the terminal the
	    user is connected through.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
><TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>FROM</B
></TT
> &#8212; The remote host
	    from which the user logged in, or the X display terminal
	    if the user is local.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
><TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>LOGIN@</B
></TT
> &#8212; The time the
	    user logged in.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
><TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>IDLE</B
></TT
> &#8212; The amount of idle
	    CPU time associated with that login.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
><TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>JCPU</B
></TT
> &#8212; The CPU time used by
	    all processes associated with the login.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
><TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>PCPU</B
></TT
> &#8212; The CPU time
	    associated with the process listed in the
	    <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>WHAT</B
></TT
> field.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
><TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>WHAT</B
></TT
> &#8212; The command
	    currently being executed by the user.</P
></LI
></UL
>

      </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="GWMENUBAR"
>User Listing Menus</A
></H3
><P
>    The menu bar, located at the top of the <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>Main
    Window</SPAN
>, contains the following menus:
   </P
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
><DL
><DT
><B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>File</B
></DT
><DD
><P
>       This menu contains:
                <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Save</B
> (<B
CLASS="SHORTCUT"
><SPAN
CLASS="KEYSYM"
>Alt-S</SPAN
></B
>), which currently does nothing, 
                and
                <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Quit</B
> (<B
CLASS="SHORTCUT"
><SPAN
CLASS="KEYSYM"
>Ctrl-Q</SPAN
></B
>)
                which exits the program.
      </P
></DD
><DT
><B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Settings</B
></DT
><DD
><P
>       This menu contains:
     
                <A
HREF="gnome-utilities.html#GW-PREFS"
>                 <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Preferences</B
> (<B
CLASS="SHORTCUT"
><SPAN
CLASS="KEYSYM"
>Ctrl-P</SPAN
></B
>)</A
>
           which opens a dialog box allowing you to set
           up a menu executing other commands, such as
           <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>talk</TT
>,  through
           <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gw's</TT
> interface to communicate
           with others users on the machine.
         </P
></DD
><DT
><B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Help</B
></DT
><DD
><P
>       This menu contains:
       <P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>          <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Help</B
> &#8212;
          shows this manual.
         </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>          <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>About</B
> &#8212; shows
          basic information about
          <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gw</TT
>, such as
          the author's name and the application version number.
         </P
></LI
></UL
>

      </P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT3"
><H3
CLASS="SECT3"
><A
NAME="GW-PREFS"
>User Listing Customization</A
></H3
><P
>By right-clicking on <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gw's</TT
> main
    window, you can bring up a pop-up menu of commands to be used for
    communicating with other users. But before you can do that, you
    need to configure the program's preferences settings to set up the
    menu.</P
><P
>To do that, select
   <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Preferences&#8230;</B
> from the
   <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Settings</B
> menu. This opens the
   <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>Menu items</SPAN
> dialog, shown in <A
HREF="gnome-utilities.html#GW-PREFERENCES-FIG"
>Figure 11</A
>.
  </P
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="GW-PREFERENCES-FIG"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="./figs/gw-menuitems.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 11. <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>User Listing</TT
> Preferences Dialog</B
></P
></DIV
><P
>The main window pane of the <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Menu items</B
></TT
>
    window contains a listing the commands you'll see on the
    right-click menu. If the pane is empty, click on the
    <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Add some defaults </B
> button to fill in a list
    of basic commands useful in this situation.</P
><P
>Each command has a <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Name</B
></TT
> field and a
    <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Command Line</B
></TT
> field. The
    <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Name</B
></TT
> is the word that will appear on the
    right-click menu in <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GW's</TT
> main
    window. The <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Command Line</B
></TT
> field is the command
    that will be executed.</P
><P
>For example, the predefined <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>talk</B
> command,
    one of the defaults included when you click on <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Add some
    defaults</B
>, works this way: In
    <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gw's</TT
> main window, click on the name of
    the person you want to <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>talk</TT
> with, then
    right-click in <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gw's</TT
> main window and
    click on the <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>talk</B
> menu item. <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Gw</TT
> will
    execute the command <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>xterm -e talk %u %t</B
>,
    opening up an <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>xterm</TT
> and commencing a
    talk session with the user and terminal you had selected in the
    main window, and defined on the command line by the variables
    <TT
CLASS="VARNAME"
>%u</TT
> and <TT
CLASS="VARNAME"
>%t</TT
>.</P
><P
>To add a command, click <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>add</B
> and type
    in the command name and command in the text boxes at the top of
    the window. To delete a command, click on the command you want to
    delete, then the <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>delete</B
> button.</P
><P
>    After you have made all the changes you want, click on
    <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Apply</B
> to apply the changes, or
    <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>OK</B
> to apply the changes and close the
    <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>Properties</SPAN
> dialog. To cancel the changes
    and return to previous values, click the
    <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Close</B
> button.</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="IDETOOL-INTRO"
>IDETool</A
></H2
><P
>	<TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>IDE Tool</TT
> is a tool for viewing and
	tuning the properties and settings of IDE drives, such as IDE hard
	drives and CDROMs.  The hard drive properties which
	<TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>IDE Tool</TT
> shows include the model,
	geometry, and cache.  It allows you to control drive configuration
	such as whether it uses DMA and IRQ unmask.
      </P
><P
>	To run <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>IDE Tool</TT
>, select
	<B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>IDE Device Tool</B
> from the
	<B
CLASS="GUISUBMENU"
>Utilities</B
> submenu of the <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Main
	  Menu</B
>, or type <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>idetool</B
> on the
	command line. 
      </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="IDETOOL-VIEWING"
>Viewing IDE Device Information</A
></H2
><P
>	<TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>IDE Tool</TT
> displays one interface
	<SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>tab</SPAN
> for each IDE device on your system, as
	seen in <A
HREF="gnome-utilities.html#IDETOOL-MAINWINDOW-FIG"
>Figure 12</A
>.
	  
	  
	  <DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="IDETOOL-MAINWINDOW-FIG"
></A
><P
><IMG
SRC="./figs/idetool.png"></P
><P
><B
>Figure 12. IDE Tool Main Window</B
></P
></DIV
>
	  
      </P
><P
>	To view the settings for a particular IDE device, select the
	corresponding <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>tab</SPAN
>. 
      </P
><DIV
CLASS="NOTE"
><P
></P
><TABLE
CLASS="NOTE"
WIDTH="100%"
BORDER="0"
><TR
><TD
WIDTH="25"
ALIGN="CENTER"
VALIGN="TOP"
><IMG
SRC="./stylesheet-images/note.gif"
HSPACE="5"
ALT="Note"></TD
><TH
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="CENTER"
><B
>NOTE</B
></TH
></TR
><TR
><TD
>&nbsp;</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
><P
>	  IDE devices are generally identified as
	  <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>hda</B
></TT
>(master on the primary IDE controller),
	  <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>hdb</B
></TT
>(slave on the primary IDE 
	  controller), <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>hdc</B
></TT
>(master on the second IDE
	  controller), and <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>hdd</B
></TT
>(slave on the second IDE
	  controller). (There may be more, following the same naming
	  convention, on computers with more than two IDE controllers,
	  although this is uncommon.)
	</P
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
></DIV
><P
>	For each device, the following information is displayed:
	<P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
>	      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Model</B
> &#8212;
	      This is the device model.  It typically reveals the
	      manufacturer and model number of the device. Devices other than
	      hard drives are typically labelled as such (eg. <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"TOSHIBA
	      DVD-ROM SD-M1212"</SPAN
> or <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"HP CD-Writer+ 7100"</SPAN
>).
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Firmware</B
> &#8212;
	      This is the version number of the firmware on the device.  Most
	      people will not need to know which firmware version they are
	      running. 
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Serial No.</B
> &#8212;
	      This is the serial number of the device.  This may be useful
	      for warranty purposes or for technical support.
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Geometry</B
> &#8212;
	      (Only for hard drives.) This displays the number of cylinders,
	      heads, and sectors on the device.      
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Cache</B
> &#8212;
	      This is the amount of cache on the device.
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Status</B
> &#8212;
	      This shows the power mode status, which can be
	      <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>unknown</B
></TT
>, <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Active/Idle</B
></TT
>,
	      <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>standby</B
></TT
>, or <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>sleeping</B
></TT
>.
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>DMA Mode</B
> &#8212;
	      This shows whether DMA is <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Enabled</B
></TT
> or
	      <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Disabled</B
></TT
>.    
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>IO Mode</B
> &#8212;
	      This shows whether your I/O mode is set to
	      <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>16-bit</B
></TT
> or <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>32-bit</B
></TT
>.
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>IRQ Unmask</B
> &#8212;
	      This shows whether the drive is allowed to unmask other
	      interrupts.
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Multisector</B
> &#8212;
	      This shows whether the drive is allowed to send data from
	      multiple sectors per interrupt.
	    </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>	      <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>On Reset</B
> &#8212;
	      This shows whether the drive preserves some settings
	      (<TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>DMA Mode</B
></TT
>,
	      <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Multisector</B
></TT
>, and <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>IRQ
	      Unmask</B
></TT
>) when the drive is soft-reset.
	    </P
></LI
></UL
>
      </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
NAME="IDETOOL-CONFIGURING"
>Configuring IDE Devices</A
></H2
><P
>	Some IDE properties(DMA Mode, IRQ Unmask, and On Reset) can be
	configured using <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>IDE Tool</TT
>. To modify
	the setting of any of these properties, just double-clicking on
	the item. This will toggle the setting for the particular property.
      </P
><DIV
CLASS="WARNING"
><P
></P
><TABLE
CLASS="WARNING"
WIDTH="100%"
BORDER="0"
><TR
><TD
WIDTH="25"
ALIGN="CENTER"
VALIGN="TOP"
><IMG
SRC="./stylesheet-images/warning.gif"
HSPACE="5"
ALT="Warning"></TD
><TH
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="CENTER"
><B
>Warning: Only expert users should change the IDE
	  settings</B
></TH
></TR
><TR
><TD
>&nbsp;</TD
><TD
ALIGN="LEFT"
VALIGN="TOP"
><P
>	  Mis-configuration of IDE devices can cause serious malfunctions
	  of the system. Make sure to learn the proper use of each setting
	  and the common pitfalls in configuration.  The man pages for the
	  <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>hdparm</B
> command can be very instructive for
	  learning more about this.  You can view these man pages either
	  through the <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Man Pages</B
></TT
> section
	  (<TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>administration</B
></TT
> subsection) of the
	  <TT
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GNOME Help Browser</TT
> or by typing
	  <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>man hdparm</B
> at a shell prompt. 
	</P
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
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