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Introduce &appname; macro Change help title from "Control Ceter" to "MATE Control Center Manual" Change a date, from "2006-03" to March 2006, in metadata intro section: Introduce mate-control-center-to-start subsection surrund a paragraph with note tag matecc-interface section (Usage): Add two tips: left pane & preference tool description preference tools are grouped single click to open a preference tool
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<!ENTITY VERSION "1.10.1">
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<!ENTITY legal SYSTEM "legal.xml">
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<!ENTITY app "<application>MATE Control Center</application>">
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<!ENTITY appname "MATE Control Center">
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<!-- Information about the entities
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The legal.xml file contains legal information, there is no need to edit the file.
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Use the appversion entity to specify the version of the application.
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<articleinfo>
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<abstract role="description">
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<para>
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The MATE Control Center provides a central place for the user to setup their MATE experience. It can let you configure anything from the behavior of your window borders to the default font type.
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The &appname; provides a central place for the user to setup their MATE experience. It can let you configure anything from the behavior of your window borders to the default font type.
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</para>
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</abstract>
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<title>Control Center</title>
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<title>&appname; Manual</title>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<firstname>MATE Documentation Project</firstname>
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</revision>
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<revision>
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<revnumber>2.14</revnumber>
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<date>2006-03</date>
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<date>March 2006</date>
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</revision>
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</revhistory>
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WARRANTY" statement. Please do not change any of this. -->
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<releaseinfo>
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This manual describes version &VERSION; of the MATE Control Center.
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This manual describes version &VERSION; of the &appname;.
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<legalnotice>
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<sect1 id="intro">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>
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The <application>MATE Control Center</application> provides a single window from which to launch all preference tools.
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The &app; provides a single window from which to launch all preference tools.
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</para>
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<para>
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To launch the <application>MATE Control Center</application>,
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type <command>mate-control-center</command> in a terminal window.
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</para>
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<para>For help on using preference tools, see the <ulink type="help" url="help:mate-user-guide/prefs">User Guide</ulink>.</para>
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<note><para>
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For help on using preference tools, see the <ulink type="help" url="help:mate-user-guide/prefs">User Guide</ulink>.
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</para></note>
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<!-- ============= To Start Control Center ============================ -->
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<sect2 id="mate-control-center-to-start">
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<title>To Start &appname;</title>
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<para>You can start &app; in the following ways:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guimenu>System</guimenu> menu</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Control Center</guimenu></menuchoice> menu item.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Command line</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Execute the following command: <command>mate-control-center</command></para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="matecc-interface">
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<title>Usage</title>
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<para>
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The <application>MATE Control Center</application> shows icons for all preference tools installed on your system in a window. Select a preference tool to see its description in the status bar.</para>
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The &app; window lists all preference tools installed on your system in groups.
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</para>
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<tip><para>
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From the left pane, you can quickly access to a preference tool by selecting its group first, or type any keyword in the filter box. You can also access to common tasks, such as <guilabel>Change Theme</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Set Preferred Applications</guilabel>.
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</para></tip>
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<para>
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To open a preference tool, double-click on its icon.
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To open a preference tool, just click on it.
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</para>
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<tip><para>The preference tool description is shown on mouse hover.</para></tip>
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</sect1>
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</article>

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