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The Nautilus Window Nautilus is a core component of the GNOME desktop environment. Nautilus provides an easy way for you to view, manage, and customize your own files and folders as well as browse the Web. Nautilus integrates your access to files, applications, media, Internet-based resources, and the Web, making it easy and fast for you to locate and use all the resources available to you. |
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Menus The eight menus on the main menu bar contain options for most file- and folder-management tasks, and let you personalize your view of the applications, folders, and files on your hard disk. The preferences menu, represented by the symbol to the right of the Help menu, lets you specify your level of Linux and GNOME experience. |
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Toolbar The toolbar gives you one-click browsing and searching of your computer's directories as well as locations on the Web. Click the Services button for quick access to Eazel Services, a suite of services specially designed to address the needs of Linux users. |
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Location Bar Use the location bar to enter path names, URLs, or other types of addresses. The pop-up menu at the right end of the bar lets you choose various views - for instance, View as Icons or View as a List. Click the + (plus) and minus - (signs) to enlarge or reduce icons in any view. Click the magnifying glass to return the icons to their original size. (If you've changed your theme, you may see a different symbol instead of the magnifying glass.) |
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Find and Search Nautilus includes Medusa, a search daemon that indexes the content of all files and folders on your computer's hard disk. Medusa conducts its indexing in the background when your computer is idle. To turn on Medusa, open a terminal window and type this command at the Linux command line: medusa-searchd |
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Sidebar The sidebar displays information about the current file or folder. Each of the four tabs at the bottom of the sidebar provides additional information or help: |
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Files, Folders, and Views The pop-up menu on the Location bar lists the available views. You can view your files and folders as icons or as a list, and special views are available for specific file types. For instance, try View as Music for your MP3 files. To duplicate, rename, or delete a file or folder, right-click the item and choose from the pop-up context menu, or open the File menu and choose the option you want. |
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Music Files and Folders For those who have a lot of MP3 files, Nautilus offers some expressly designed features. View as Music lets you organize your music files in a way that's best suited for music, rather than making you try to adapt views designed for text. To see the special features, go to a folder containing MP3 files. Open the pop-up menu at the right of the Location bar, and choose View as Music. The View as Music option presents your music folders as albums. You see a listing of titles, artists, playing times, and bit rates. Use the player at the bottom of the window to play your tunes, or simply mouse over a file to preview it. The Set Cover Image button lets you choose a special icon for each of your music folders. |
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Themes You can change the look of the Nautilus window by choosing a new Theme. Open the Edit menu and choose Themes; then select the theme you want. You can also add new themes. |
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Customizing Backgrounds A drag-and-drop dialog box lets you apply patterned backgrounds, colors, and emblems to objects in the Nautilus window. For instance, you can choose a special background pattern for the sidebar to display each time you open a particular folder. Open the Edit menu and choose Backgrounds and Colors. Click Patterns, Colors, or Emblems, and drag and drop to create the look you want. For example, to customize the sidebar view of a particular folder, drag a pattern or color tile to the sidebar while the folder's icon is displayed there. |
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Customizing icons You can customize icons in several ways: |
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Eazel Online Storage Store files online and access them through the Nautilus window or from any other browser. The Eazel Online Storage lets you back up important files in a private folder, and share your work with others in a public folder. You can access your online files from your desktop or from any computer. Share files with friends and coworkers, securely back up documents, and use any platform to retrieve stored files. Register now and get 25MB of online storage space free. |
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Eazel Software Catalog Eazel Software Catalog is a searchable and browsable collection of popular Linux applications and other software. Use Nautilus and the integrated installer to download and install a software package and all its required libararies and other additional files in a single click. |