Desktop uses the default GNOME panel layout, with some minor adjustments. An informal poll of 50+ users found no significant preference between this and the SXCE/JDS-style, single panel layout, so since it's what we've used up to and including 2008.05, it's unlikely to change without good reason.

NOTE: One good reason might be the inclusion of Trusted GNOME Desktop in 2008.11—its 'trusted stripe' was designed to go at the top of the screen partly because JDS 3 and Nevada have no other GNOME panels at the top of the screen.

Top panel height: 28px
Bottom panel height: 28px

Top panel, left-aligned |=Object|=Notes

Menu Bar applet
Home folder launcher	Allow 4px between launchers, if possible
Firefox launcher
Thunderbird launcher
Package Manager launcher
Terminal launcher
Tracker Search launcher

Top panel, right-aligned |=Object|=Notes

Notification area	Showing NWAM 0.5 and gnome-power-manager icons in mockup above, but this may vary between locales/machines.
Network Status applet	Modified per NWAM Phase 0.5 proposal
Volume control applet
Clock applet	Clock format should be determined by locale if possible; if not, use 24-hour format by default.

Notes:

Clock is rightmost because compiz uses top right as a 'hot corner' by default, and you're less likely to activate the hot corner by mistake if the clock is there-- particularly with the date turned on, as that makes it a larger target.

Bottom panel, left-aligned |=Object|=Notes

Show Desktop applet
Window List applet

Bottom panel, right-aligned |=Object|=Notes

Workspace switcher applet
Trash applet

All items are locked to panels by default.

Desktop Icons

Nautilus icon size defaults |=Key|=Value|=Description

/apps/nautilus/icon_view/default_zoom_level	small	Equates to 75% setting in UI
/apps/nautilus/list_view/default_zoom_level	smaller	Equates to 50% setting in UI

Default desktop icons ||
Add More Software
Opens IPS package manager GUI.

	Register OpenSolaris Opens Registration Web Page in default browser.
	Start Here Opens 'Start Here' dialog (opensolaris-next-steps).

Desktop Settings

Other gconf values to be set by default: |=Key|=Value|=Description

/apps/nautilus/desktop/computer_icon_visible	false	Hide desktop Computer icon by default
/apps/nautilus/desktop/documents_icon_visible	false	Hide desktop Documents icon by default
/apps/nautilus/desktop/home_icon_visible	false	Hide desktop Home icon by default
/apps/nautilus/desktop/network_icon_visible	false	Hide desktop Network icon by default
/apps/nautilus/desktop/trash_icon_visible	false	Hide desktop Trash icon by default
/apps/nautilus/desktop/volumes_visible	true	Shows mounted volumes on desktop
/desktop/gnome/interface/toolbar_style:	both-horiz	Shows toolbar labels beside icons, rather than below
/apps/nautilus-open-terminal/desktop_opens_home_dir	true	"Open in Terminal" on Desktop opens terminal with pwd=$HOME, rather than Desktop dir. (Same behaviour as 2008.05 and Nevada, but it's not the default upstream behaviour any more.)
/desktop/gnome/volume_manager/autoplay_dvd_command	(empty)	Don't open Totem (or any other application) when a DVD is inserted--we don't ship the codecs to play most DVDs.
/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/icyx/command	(empty)	Don't open icyx (AAC+) streams in Totem--we don't ship the codecs to play them, nor are they currently available from Fluendo.

Default fonts

GNOME (leave sizes at GNOME defaults):

Application font: Deja Vu Sans Condensed
Document font: Deja Vu Sans Condensed
Desktop font: Deja Vu Sans Book (Book is easier to read against background patterns as it has a better drop-shadow)
Window title font: Deja Vu Sans Bold
Monospace font: Deja Vu Mono Book

Firefox:

Default font: Deja Vu Serif
Proportional: Sans Serif (leave size as default)
Serif: Deja Vu Serif
Sans: Deja Vu Sans
Monospace: Deja Vu Sans Mono (leave size as default)
Minimum font size: leave as default

Thunderbird:

As per Firefox. (Unfortunately, styles, e.g. book and condensed, are not distinguished in Thunderbird.)

Default folder locations (xdg-user-dirs)

Desktop, Download, Documents and Public folders will be created in the user's home directory. Music, Videos, Pictures and Templates will be created as subdirs of Documents.

/etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults should thus be:

# Default settings for user directories
#
# The values are relative pathnames from the home directory and
# will be translated on a per-path-element basis into the users locale
DESKTOP=Desktop
DOWNLOAD=Download
DOCUMENTS=Documents
TEMPLATES=Documents/Templates
PUBLICSHARE=Public
MUSIC=Documents/Music
PICTURES=Documents/Pictures
VIDEOS=Documents/Videos

Menus

Notes:

Applications shown like this are installed by the LiveCD, but should be hidden from the menus by default (via the line "NoDisplay=True" in their .desktop file).
Menu items shown like this are not installed by the LiveCD, but show the intended location of commonly-installed apps (such as OpenOffice) after the user has installed them via IPS.

Desktop Context Menu

Title
Help
Create Folder
Create Launcher...
Create Document -->
Open in Terminal
Clean Up by Name
Keep Aligned
Paste
Run Application... *
Desktop Appearance...
Screen Resolution...

Not in 2008.05 or community. Don't know how easy this would be to add, see http://www.codefu.org/people/darkness/gnome-run.c for a hint. (Probably ought to implement as a nautilus extension rather than a patch...)

- Wording change from 2008.05

Applications Menu

Title
Accessories
Developer Tools
Games
Graphics
Internet
Office
Sound and Video
System Tools
Universal Access
Run Application... *

Wasn't in 2008.05; shows the panel run application dialog from which installed applications can be browsed, their descriptions searched, and arbitrary command lines executed.

- Hidden by default, as there are no applications in this category on the Live CD.

Applications Menu naming guidelines

Sun products are shown only by their brand name, e.g. "NetBeans", "Java Web Start".
Other applications may be shown as (in order of preference):
- Functional name only (e.g. "Text Editor"), unless another default application with a similar function that also appears on the Applications menu. Most applications installed by default should only require their functional name to be shown.
- Application name and function, to distinguish from another application that is installed by default, or from a Sun product that may or may not be installed. E.g. "Inkscape Graphics Editor " (to distinguish from GIMP) , "Jabber Instant Messenger" (to distinguish from Sun Java Instant Messenger) .
- Application name only, if the function is reasonably apparent from the name, and/or the brand is sufficiently well-known. E.g. "Adobe Reader", "Real Player".

Accessories

Lightweight, single-function applications that typically assist the user in performing their primary task with another application.

Title	Binary	Tooltip
Archive Manager
file-roller
View, create and edit gzip, tar and other types of archive files *
Calculator
gcalctool
Perform arithmetic, scientific or financial calculations
Character Map
gucharmap
Insert special symbols or characters into documents
Dictionary
gnome-dictionary
Check word definitions and spelling in an online dictionary
gDesklets
gdesklets
A desktop applet system for GNOME
PDA Synchronization
gpilotd-control-applet
Synchronize email, calendar, tasks and contacts with a Palm Pilot or compatible PDA
Root Terminal
gksu gnome-terminal *
Run a command line shell as the root user *
Terminal
gnome-terminal
Run a command line shell
Text Editor
gedit
Edit text or source files, with syntax highlighting

Proposed wording different from 2008.05 and/or GNOME community

- Menu item location different from 2008.05

- - Command different from 2008.05

Developer Tools

Applications whose primary function is to assist with software development and testing.

Title	Binary	Tooltip
Accerciser Accessibility Explorer
accerciser
Check that your application is accessible to assistive technologies *
GHex Binary File Editor
ghex2
Inspect and edit the contents of binary files *
Glade User Interface Designer
glade-3
Create user interface designs for gtk+ or GNOME applications
GNOME Developer Documentation
devhelp
Browse and search gtk+ and GNOME API documentation *

Proposed wording different from 2008.05 and/or GNOME community

Games

Title	Binary	Tooltip
Chess
glchess
Play the classic two-player boardgame of chess
Five or More
glines
Remove colored balls from the board by forming lines
Four-in-a-Row
gnect
Make lines of the same color to win
Iagno
iagno
Dominate the board in a classic version of Reversi
Klotski
gnotski
Slide blocks to solve the puzzle
Mahjongg
mahjongg
Disassemble a pile of tiles by removing matching pairs
Mines
gnomine
Clear hidden mines from a minefield
Nibbles
gnibbles
Guide a worm around a maze
Robots
gnobots2
Avoid the robots and make them crash into each other
Same GNOME
same-gnome
Clear the screen by removing groups of colored balls
Sudoku
gnome-sudoku
Test your logic skills in this number grid puzzle
Tali
gtali
Beat the odds in a poker-style dice game
Tetravex
gnotravex
Complete the puzzle by matching numbered tiles

Graphics

Applications whose primary function is to view, create or edit graphic images.

Title	Binary	Tooltip
Digital Camera Browser
gtkam
Browse and download images from an attached digital camera
Image Editor *
gimp
Create, edit or convert images between standard graphics formats
Image Organizer
gthumb %U
Arrange, tag and search your image library*
Image Viewer
eog %U
Quickly view, scale and rotate images
Save Screenshot
gnome-screenshot --interactive
Save images of your desktop or individual windows

Proposed wording different from 2008.05 and/or GNOME community

Internet

Applications whose primary function involves uploading or downloading information from the internet.

Title	Binary	Tooltip
Evolution Mail, News and Calendar *
evolution
Read email and newsgroups, and schedule meetings and appointments *
Firefox Web Browser
firefox
Browse the worldwide web
Pidgin Internet Messenger
pidgin
Send instant messages to contacts on Jabber, MSN, Yahoo and other networks *
Thunderbird Mail, News and Calendar *
thunderbird
Read email, blogs and newsgroups, and schedule meetings and appointments *
Transmission BitTorrent Client	transmission	Download and share files over BitTorrent
Video Conference
ekiga
Chat to friends and colleagues using a webcam

Proposed wording different from 2008.05 and/or GNOME community

Office

Applications whose primary function is to assist with business-related activities, such as project planning, financial applications, and document creation and management.

Title	Binary	Tooltip
Evince Document Viewer
evince
View and print PostScript and PDF documents
OpenOffice Base
oobase
Create or open a database
OpenOffice Calc
oocalc
Create or open a spreadsheet
OpenOffice Draw
oodraw
Create or open a drawing
OpenOffice Impress
ooimpress
Create or open a presentation
OpenOffice Printer Administration
spadmin
Configure printers for use with OpenOffice
OpenOffice Writer
oowriter
Create or open a text document or web page

Sound & Video

Applications whose primary function is to assist with the creation or playback of sound or video files or media.

Title	Binary	Tooltip
CD Ripper
sound-juicer
Convert audio CDs to sound files
Rhythmbox Music Player
rhythmbox
Play and organize your music collection
Sound Recorder
gnome-sound-recorder
Record sound clips
Totem Movie Player
totem %U
Play movies and music *

Proposed wording different from 2008.05 and/or GNOME community

System Tools

Applications that give information about or access to the machine on which the user's session is running, but which don't generally affect that machine's behaviour.

Title	Binary	Tooltip
Configuration Editor	gconf-editor	Directly edit the desktop configuration database *
Device Driver Utility	/usr/bin/ddu	Scan your machine for supported device drivers
Disk Usage Analyzer
baobab
Check folder sizes and available disk space
File Browser
nautilus
Browse files and folders with the file manager *
Log File Viewer
gnome-system-log
View or monitor system log files
Network Mapper
nmapfe
Scan and monitor services provided by other computers on the network *
New Login in a Window
gdmflexiserver --xnest
Log in to another session in a desktop window without logging out*
Performance Monitor
gnome-system-monitor
Monitor disk, memory and CPU usage of running processes
Power Statistics
gnome-power-statistics
Show graphs of recent battery performance *

Proposed wording different from 2008.05 and/or GNOME community

Notes://

New Login will only appear on systems that have VT support. This may not make it into 2008.11.

Universal Access

Helper applications that increase the accessibility of the desktop.

Title	Binary	Tooltip
On-Screen Keyboard
gok
Navigate applications and type using alternative input devices *
Screen Reader and Magnifier *
orca
Present on-screen information as speech or braille, or magnify the screen
Predictive Text Entry
dasher
Navigate applications and type using alternative input devices *

Proposed wording different from 2008.05 and/or GNOME community

Places Menu

Title		Tooltip
Home Folder

Open your personal folder
Desktop
/Desktop
Open the contents of your desktop in a folder
<bookmarked folders>
	Open '<full path to folder>'
Computer
computer:///
Browse all disks and files accessible from this computer *
CD/DVD Creator
burn:///
Open a folder into which you can drag files to burn to a CD or DVD
<mounted volumes>
	Open '<path to mount point>' *
Network
network:///
Browse computers and files on your local network *
<bookmarked servers>
	Connect to '<hostname>' *
Connect to Server...
	Connect to a remote computer or shared disk
Find Files...
tracker-search-tool
Locate documents and folders on this computer by name or content
Recent Documents -->

Proposed wording different from 2008.05 and/or GNOME community

- Default list of bookmarked folders is: Documents, Downloads, Videos, Pictures and Movies.

System Menu

Title	Binary	Tooltip
Preferences -->

Administration -->

Help
yelp
Browse and search GNOME and OpenSolaris documentation *
About OpenSolaris
opensolaris-about
OpenSolaris version, licence and useful links *
About GNOME
gnome-about
GNOME version, licence and useful links *
Lock Screen
	Protect your computer from unauthorized use
Log Out <username>
	Log out <fullname> from this session and return to the log in screen *
Shut Down...
	Shut down the computer

Preferences

Settings that affect the current user only.

Title	Binary	Tooltip
About Me
gnome-about-me
Set your personal information
Appearance
gnome-appearance-properties
Customize the look of the desktop
Assistive Technologies
gnome-at-properties
Choose which accessibility features to enable when you log in *
Desktop Sharing
vino-preferences
Choose how other users can remotely view your desktop *
File Indexing	tracker-preferences	Choose how files are indexed for searching *
File Management
nautilus-file-management-properties
Change the behavior and appearance of file manager windows
Input Methods	iiim-properties	Configure multilingual keyboard input preferences
Java
jcontrol
Java control panel
Keyboard
gnome-keyboard-properties
Set auto-repeat preferences and enforce typing breaks *
Keyboard Shortcuts
gnome-keybinding-properties
Assign shortcut keys to commands
Main Menu
alacarte
Add or remove entries from the Applications menu *
Mouse
gnome-mouse-properties
Set mouse button and motion preferences *
Network Proxy
gnome-network-preferences
Set up a network proxy for most desktop applications *
NVIDIA X Server Settings
nvidia-settings
Configure NVIDIA X Server Settings
Power Management
gnome-power-preferences
Optimize your computer's power usage and CPU speed *
Preferred Applications
default-applications-properties
Choose applications to open different types of document *
Printers *
ospm-preferences
Set printer detection and connection behavior
Removable Drives and Media
gnome-volume-properties
Choose what happens when external devices are connected *
Screen Resolution
gnome-display-properties
Adjust the screen resolution and rotation *
Screensaver
screensaver-properties-capplet
Choose screensaver delay and appearance *
Sessions
gnome-session-properties
Choose what happens when you log in or log out *
Sound
gnome-sound-properties
Turn sounds on or off, and associate sounds with events *
Volume Control
gnome-volume-control
Adjust volume levels and speaker balance *
Windows
gnome-window-properties
Change window selection, movement and sizing behavior *

Proposed wording different from 2008.05 and/or GNOME community

- Menu item location different from 2008.05 and/or GNOME community

Notes:

It would be much better if the nvidia-settings menu item appeared only when the user was using an NVIDIA driver... can we figure out a way to do this?
Otherwise what do we do when one day we have an intel-settings dialog, a radeon-settings dialog etc-- show them all?! We should probably also figure out a way to make such things accessible from a more appropriate place, e.g. the Appearance or Screen Resolution preferences-- then they wouldn't be need to appear on the Prefrences menu at all.

Administration

Settings that affect all users of this computer.

Title	Binary	Tooltip
Core Files
java -client -jar /usr/share/vpanels/vpanels-client.jar system/coreadm
Configure where core files are stored
Firewall
tbd
tbd
Keyring Manager
gnome-keyring-manager
Securely store application and network passwords *
Network
network-admin
Configure network devices and connections
Package Manager
packagemanager
Install, update and remove software packages
Print Manager
ospm-pm
Add and remove printers and queues
Register OpenSolaris
opensolaris-register
Register OpenSolaris installation
Services
services-admin
Start and stop daemons and system services
Shared Folders
shares-admin
Choose which folders are visible to other users on your network
Solaris LP Print Manager
gksu /usr/sbin/printmgr
Add and remove LP printers and qeuues
Time and Date
time-admin
Change system time, date and timezone
Time Slider
time-slider-setup
Configure the system to take automatic snapshots of your data
Update Manager
gksu /usr/bin/updatemanager
Check for and install software updates *
Users and Groups
users-admin
Add, remove or edit the users and groups that may access this computer *

Proposed wording different from 2008.05 and/or GNOME community

- Installed by Visual Panels project.

Note: network-admin will be replaced by the NWAM preferences GUI when that is integrated.

Keyboard Shortcuts

These are the default shortcuts to be defined by metacity. Any shortcuts not listed here should be set to the community default.

See bug 164831 for information on setting secondary shortcuts in gconf.

(TBD- should list our default compiz shortcuts too.)

Command	Shortcut	Secondary
Show Panel Run Dialog	Alt-F2	Super-R*
Show Panel Menu	Alt-F1	Ctrl-Esc*
Take a Screenshot	Print-Scr
Take a Screenshot of a Window	Alt-Print-Scr
Launch Process Manager	Ctr-Alt-Delete
Activate Window Menu	Alt-Space
Maximize Window	Alt-F10
Maximize Vertically	Shift-Alt-F10*
Unmaximize Window	Alt-F5
Close Window	Alt-F4
Minimize Window	Alt-F9	F17*
Raise or Lower Window	F15*
Move Window	Alt-F7
Resize Window	Alt-F8
Move window workspace left	Shift-Ctrl-Alt-Left
Move window workspace right	Shift-Ctrl-Alt-Right
Move window workspace up	Shift-Ctrl-Alt-Up
Move window workspace down	Shift-Ctrl-Alt-Down
Switch windows with popup	Alt-Tab
Switch between panels and desktop with popup	Ctrl-Alt-Tab
Switch windows immediately	Alt-Esc
Switch between panels and desktop immediately	Ctrl-Alt-Esc
Hide all windows and focus desktop	Ctrl-Alt-D	Super-D*
Switch workspace left	Ctrl-Alt-Left
Switch workspace right	Ctrl-Alt-Right
Switch workspace up	Ctrl-Alt-Up
Switch workspace down	Ctrl-Alt-Down

Indicates difference from current community defaults.

Changelog

Date	Changes	Changes Integrated (build)	QA Verified (build)
03-Dec-08	Updated spec for consistency with 2008.11 GA. Any differences between 2008.11 and the spec now (and there are still a couple) should be filed as bugs in 2008.11.	101b

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Created by admin on 2009/10/26 12:07

Last modified by admin on 2009/10/26 12:23

OpenSolaris 2008.11 Desktop

OpenSolaris 2008.11 Desktop UI Specification

v1.0 2008-12-03

Purpose

Desktop and Panel configuration

Desktop Background

Panel Configuration