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      <title>Sticky Notes Manual</title> 
      <abstract role="description">
	<para>Sticky Notes enables you to create, view, and manage sticky notes on your desktop.</para>
      </abstract>

      <copyright>
        <year>2005</year>
	<holder>Davyd Madeley</holder>
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        <year>2004</year>
        <holder>Shaun McCance</holder>
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        <year>2004</year>
        <holder>Angela Boyle</holder>
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        <year>2003</year>  
        <year>2004</year>  
        <holder>Sun Microsystems</holder> 
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        <year>2003</year>  
        <holder>Loban A Rahman</holder> 
      </copyright><copyright><year>2007</year><holder>David Lodge (dave@cirt.net)</holder></copyright> 

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            <firstname>Shaun</firstname>
            <surname>McCance</surname>
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              <orgname>GNOME Documentation Project</orgname>
	      <address><email>shaunm@gnome.org</email></address>
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            <firstname>Angela</firstname>
            <surname>Boyle</surname>
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             <address><email>aboyle@aboyle.com</email></address>
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            <firstname>Loban</firstname> 
            <surname>Rahman</surname> 
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             <address><email>loban@earthling.net</email></address>
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	    <firstname>Davyd</firstname><surname>Madeley</surname>
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	<revhistory>
	    <revision>
	      <revnumber>Version 2.12</revnumber>
	      <date>September 2005</date>
	      <revdescription>
	       <para role="author">Davyd Madeley</para>
	      </revdescription>
	    </revision>
	    <revision>
	      <revnumber>Version 2.10</revnumber>
	      <date>March 2005</date>
	      <revdescription>
	       <para role="author">Davyd Madeley</para>
	      </revdescription>
	    </revision>
	    <revision>
		<revnumber>Version 2.8</revnumber> 
		<date>September 2004</date> 
		<revdescription> 
                    <para role="author">Angela Boyle</para>
                    <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para>
		</revdescription> 
	    </revision>
	    <revision>
		<revnumber>Sticky Notes Applet Manual V2.3</revnumber> 
		<date>February 2004</date> 
		<revdescription> 
                    <para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para>
                    <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para>
		</revdescription> 
	    </revision>
	    <revision> 
		<revnumber>Sticky Notes Applet Manual V2.2</revnumber> 
		<date>November 2003</date> 
		<revdescription>
                    <para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para>
                    <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para>
		</revdescription> 
	    </revision>
	    <revision> 
		<revnumber>Sticky Notes Applet Manual V2.1</revnumber> 
		<date>August 2003</date> 
		<revdescription> 
                    <para role="author">Sun GNOME Documentation Team</para>
                    <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para>
		</revdescription> 
	    </revision>
	    <revision> 
		<revnumber>Sticky Notes Applet Manual V2.0</revnumber> 
		<date>May 2003</date> 
		<revdescription> 
		    <para role="author">Loban A Rahman <email>loban@earthling.net</email></para> 
		    <para role="publisher"/> 
		</revdescription> 
	    </revision>
	</revhistory> 
	
	<releaseinfo>This manual describes version 2.12 of Sticky Notes.</releaseinfo> 
	
	<legalnotice> 
	    <title>Feedback</title> 
	    <para>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the <application>Sticky Notes</application> application or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:gnome-feedback" type="help">GNOME Feedback Page</ulink>.</para>
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    <indexterm> 
	<primary>Sticky Notes</primary> 
    </indexterm> 

<sect1 id="stickynotes-introduction">
  <title>Introduction</title>
  <figure id="stickynotes-fig">
    <title>Sticky Notes</title>
    <screenshot>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="figures/stickynotes_applet.png" format="PNG"/>
        </imageobject>
        <textobject><phrase>Shows Sticky Notes</phrase></textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </screenshot>
  </figure>

  <para>The <application>Sticky Notes</application> panel application enables you to create, view, and manage sticky notes on your desktop. You can edit the title, contents, dimensions, and style of sticky notes. When the panel is restarted, for example when you log out and log in again, all sticky notes are saved and reopened in the same position with the same dimensions and style.</para>

  <para>To add <application>Sticky Notes</application> to a panel, right-click on the panel, then choose <guimenuitem>Add to Panel</guimenuitem>. Select <application>Sticky Notes</application> in the <application>Add to the panel</application> dialogue, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
</sect1>
    
<sect1 id="stickynotes-usage"> 
  <title>Using Sticky Notes</title>

  <sect2 id="stickynotes-show-hide">
   <title>Showing and Hiding Sticky Notes</title>
   <para>To hide all your notes, either click on the desktop, or right-click the <application>Sticky Notes</application> applet and choose <guimenuitem>Hide Notes</guimenuitem>.</para>
    <para>To show all your notes, click the <application>Sticky Notes</application> applet.</para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="stickynotes-create-note">
    <title>Creating a Sticky Note</title>
  <figure id="stickynotes-using-right-new-fig">
    <title>creating a new sticky note</title>
    <screenshot>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="figures/stickynote-right-menu-new.png" format="PNG"/>
        </imageobject>
        <textobject><phrase>creating a new sticky note</phrase></textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </screenshot>
   </figure>
    <para>You can create a sticky note by right-clicking on the sticky note icon and selecting <guilabel>New Note</guilabel>, or by double-clicking the applet.</para>
    <para>Creating a note causes all hidden notes to be shown.</para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="stickynotes-lock-notes">
    <title>Locking and Unlocking Sticky Notes</title>
    <para>You can lock or unlock all sticky notes at the same time, or you can lock or unlock individual sticky notes. Locking a sticky note prevents you from accidentally changing the contents of the note.</para>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><phrase>To Lock or Unlock All Sticky Notes</phrase></term>
        <listitem>
  <figure id="stickynotes-using-right-lock-fig">
    <title>Right Clicking on the Icon</title>
    <screenshot>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="figures/stickynote-right-menu-lock.png" format="PNG"/>
        </imageobject>
        <textobject><phrase>Right Clicking on the Icon</phrase></textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </screenshot>
  </figure>
          <para>To lock all sticky notes so that the notes cannot be edited, choose <guimenuitem>Lock Notes</guimenuitem> from the icon right-click menu so that there is a check mark next to it. To unlock all sticky notes, choose <guimenuitem>Lock Notes</guimenuitem> from the icon right-click menu again so that there is not a check mark next to it.</para>
          <para>Note that all panel applications have the <guimenuitem>Lock to Panel</guimenuitem> item in the right-click menu, which locks the position of the panel application on the panel. Do not confuse this with the <guimenuitem>Lock Notes</guimenuitem> item.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><phrase>To Lock or Unlock Individual Sticky Notes</phrase></term>
        <listitem><para>To lock an individual sticky note, right-click on the title of the note, then choose <guimenuitem>Lock Note</guimenuitem> from the popup menu. To unlock an individual note, right-click on the title of the note, then choose <guimenuitem>Lock Note</guimenuitem> from the popup menu again. You can also toggle the lock/unlock state of a sticky note by clicking the lock button in the top left corner of the sticky note.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="stickynotes-delete-notes">
    <title>Deleting Sticky Notes</title>
    <para>You can delete all sticky notes at the same time, or you can delete individual sticky notes.</para>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>To Delete All Sticky Notes</term>
        <listitem><para>To delete all sticky notes, choose <guimenuitem>Delete Notes</guimenuitem> from the icon right-click menu. A confirmation dialog will appear; click on the <guibutton>Delete All</guibutton> button to confirm the deletion.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>To Delete Individual Sticky Notes</term>
        <listitem><para>To delete an individual sticky note, right-click on the title of the note, then choose <guimenuitem>Delete Note</guimenuitem> from the popup menu. You can also delete a sticky note by clicking the <guibutton>x</guibutton> in the top right corner.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </sect2>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="stickynotes-advanced-settings"> 
  <title>Preferences</title>
  
  <figure id="stickynotes-prefs-fig">
    <title>Sticky Notes Preferences</title>
    <screenshot>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="figures/stickynotes-prefs.png" format="PNG"/>
        </imageobject>
        <textobject><phrase>Shows Sticky Notes preferences</phrase></textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </screenshot>
  </figure>

  <sect2 id="stickynotes-size">
    <title>Adjusting Size</title> 
    <para>To configure the default size for all sticky notes, right-click on the sticky notes icon, then choose <guimenu>Preferences</guimenu> from the popup menu. The <application>Sticky Notes Preferences</application> dialogue is displayed.</para>
    <variablelist> 
      <varlistentry> 
        <term><guilabel>Width</guilabel></term> 
        <listitem><para>Use this spin box to specify the default width of new sticky notes, in pixels.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry> 
        <term><guilabel>Height</guilabel></term> 
        <listitem><para>Use this spin box to specify the default height of new sticky notes, in pixels.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="stickynotes-color">
    <title>Changing Colour and Font</title>
    <para>To configure the colour and font for all sticky notes, right-click on the icon, then choose <guimenu>Preferences</guimenu> from the popup menu. The <application>Sticky Notes Preferences</application> dialogue is displayed.</para>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><guilabel>Font Colour</guilabel></term>
	<listitem>
	 <para>Click on the colour selector button to display the colour selector dialogue. On the colour selector dialogue, use the colour wheel or spin boxes to choose the default font colour for stickynotes.</para>
	 <para>If you have selected, <guilabel>Use colour from the system theme</guilabel>, then the current theme colours will be used and you will not be able to select new defaults.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry> 
        <term><guilabel>Note Colour</guilabel></term> 
        <listitem>
          <para>Click on the colour selector button to display the colour selector dialogue. On the colour selector dialoug, use the colour wheel or spin boxes to choose the default base colour for sticky notes.</para>
          <para>If you have selected, <guilabel>Use coloir from the system theme</guilabel>, then the current theme coloirs will be used and you will not able to select new defaults.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry> 
        <term><guilabel>Font</guilabel></term> 
        <listitem>
          <para>Click on the font selector button to display the font selector dialogue. On the font selector dialogue, use the list boxes to choose the default font for sticky notes.</para>
	  <para>If you have selected, <guilabel>Use font from the system theme</guilabel>, then the current Application Font set in Font Preferences will be used and you will not be able to select new defaults.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist> 
  </sect2>
  <sect2 id="stickynotes-behavior">
    <title>Customising Behaviour</title>
    <para>To customise the behaviour of <application>Sticky Notes</application>, right-click on the icon, then choose <guimenu>Preferences</guimenu> from the popup menu. The <application>Sticky Notes Preferences</application> dialogue is displayed.</para>
    <para>To specify that sticky notes are visible on all workspaces on the desktop, select <guilabel>Put notes on all workspaces</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Sticky Notes Preferences</guilabel> dialogue. If you are using multiple workspaces, this will cause all sticky notes to be visible on all workspaces.</para>

    <para>The option, <guilabel>Force default colour and font on notes</guilabel>, will force all sticky notes on your desktop to use the colour and font settings specified in the <guilabel>Default Note Properties</guilabel> above (see <xref linkend="stickynotes-color"/>).</para>
  </sect2>

  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="stickynotes-settings-individual"> 
    <title>Customising Individual Notes</title>
  <figure id="stickynotes-note-prefs-fig">
    <title>Sticky Note Preferences</title>
    <screenshot>
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="figures/stickynotes-note-prefs.png" format="PNG"/>
        </imageobject>
        <textobject><phrase>a Sticky Note's preferences</phrase></textobject>
      </mediaobject>
    </screenshot>
  </figure>
    <para>You can customise the look of each individual sticky note. This can be useful for visually distinguishing different types of notes quickly. To configure the settings for an individual sticky note, right-click on the note's title, then choose <guimenu>Properties</guimenu> from the popup menu. The <application>Sticky Note Properties</application> dialogue is displayed.</para>
    <variablelist> 
      <varlistentry> 
        <term><guilabel>Title</guilabel></term> 
        <listitem><para>Use this text box to specify the title of the sticky note.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry> 
        <term><guilabel>Use default colour</guilabel></term> 
        <listitem><para>Select this option to use the default base colour for this sticky note. For information on setting the default base colour, see <xref linkend="stickynotes-color"/>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
       <term><guilabel>Font Colour</guilabel></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>Click on the colour selector button to display the colour selector dialogue. On the colour selector dialogue, use the colour wheel or spin boxes to choose the font colour for this sticky note.</para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry> 
        <term><guilabel>Note Colour</guilabel></term> 
        <listitem><para>Click on the colour selector button to display the colour selector dialogue. On the colour selector dialogue, use the colour wheel or spin boxes to choose the base colour for this sticky note.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry> 
        <term><guilabel>Use default font</guilabel></term> 
        <listitem><para>Select this option to use the default font for this sticky note. For information on setting the default font, see <xref linkend="stickynotes-color"/>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry> 
        <term><guilabel>Font</guilabel></term> 
        <listitem><para>Click on the font selector button to display the font selector dialogue. On the font selector dialogue, use the list boxes to choose the font for this sticky note.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist> 
</sect1>
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