r19312 - gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C - Help & GUI Menu's intro, patch by Jesse Weinstein
Geert Janssens
gjanssens at code.gnucash.org
Wed Jun 30 15:17:45 EDT 2010
Author: gjanssens
Date: 2010-06-30 15:17:45 -0400 (Wed, 30 Jun 2010)
New Revision: 19312
Trac: http://svn.gnucash.org/trac/changeset/19312
Modified:
gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_GUIMenus.xml
Log:
Help & GUI Menu's intro, patch by Jesse Weinstein
Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_GUIMenus.xml
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_GUIMenus.xml 2010-06-30 18:20:36 UTC (rev 19311)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/help/C/Help_ch_GUIMenus.xml 2010-06-30 19:17:45 UTC (rev 19312)
@@ -40,84 +40,25 @@
various sections of the main GnuCash window will vary dependent on the
active display window.</para>
- <para>When you start GnuCash, after a couple of windows (starting splash
- screen, and tip of the day) the main window will be displayed. This
- window is very similar to a typical browser, the top "row" displays the
- file that is open, the next row is the Menu bar, next is the Tool bar,
- then there is a row of "tabs" for the open reports, registers, or
- account trees, the next area is a major display space for the active
- display, near the bottom is a summary bar row and finally the bottom row
- is the status bar.</para>
+ <para>When you start GnuCash, after a couple of windows (Splash
+ screen, Tip of the Day) the main window will be displayed. This
+ window is very similar to a typical browser: the window titlebar
+ displays the open file, with the Menubar below, followed by the
+ Toolbar, then a row of Tabs listing the open Reports, Registers,
+ and the Tree of Accounts. Below these is the major display space
+ containing the currently selected Tab. At the bottom is a row
+ with a financial summary, then the status bar, which contains a
+ description of the active menu item and a progress bar.</para>
- <para><xref linkend="TableWinBars"></xref> describes the components of
- the main GnuCash Window.</para>
+ <para>The Tree of Accounts is labeled "Accounts" in the Tab bar,
+ and displays all your accounts and their balances, grouped
+ according to standard accounting practice.</para>
- <table frame="topbot" id="TableWinBars">
- <title>Display Bars of the main GnuCash Window</title>
-
- <tgroup cols="2">
- <thead>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Window Components</para></entry>
-
- <entry><para>Description</para></entry>
- </row>
- </thead>
-
- <tbody>
- <row>
- <entry><para>Menu bar</para></entry>
-
- <entry><para>Contains the Menus used in the currently active
- Window</para></entry>
- </row>
-
- <row>
- <entry><para>Tool Bar</para></entry>
-
- <entry><para>Contains Icons or Text buttons used to access common
- tasks is the currently active window</para></entry>
- </row>
-
- <row>
- <entry><para>Tabs Bar</para></entry>
-
- <entry><para>Contains Tabs of the currently open Account Tree,
- Reports, Transaction Registers.</para></entry>
- </row>
-
- <row>
- <entry><para>Active Display Window</para></entry>
-
- <entry><para>Contains the display of the currently selected
- Tab</para></entry>
- </row>
-
- <row>
- <entry><para>Summary Bar</para></entry>
-
- <entry><para>Contains Summary of Financial Data</para></entry>
- </row>
-
- <row>
- <entry><para>Status Bar</para></entry>
-
- <entry><para>Contains a short description of Menu items and a
- progress bar</para></entry>
- </row>
- </tbody>
- </tgroup>
- </table>
-
- <para>The "Accounts" tab labels a display that provides an overview of
- all your accounts and a summary of their balances. It groups the
- accounts into types based on standard accounting practice.</para>
-
- <para>To open an additional Account Tree go to <guilabel>File ->
- New Accounts Page </guilabel>. This will open the account tree in the existing
+ <para>To open an additional view of the Tree of Accounts go to <guilabel>View ->
+ New Accounts Page</guilabel>. This will open the account tree in the existing
window.</para>
- <para>To open a new window with an Account Tree go to <guilabel>Windows
+ <para>To open a new window with a Tree of Accounts view go to <guilabel>Windows
-> New Window with Page</guilabel>.</para>
</sect2>
@@ -1482,25 +1423,25 @@
<row>
<entry><para>Tutorial & Concepts Guide</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Detailed document "How to" in GnuCash</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Explanation of accounting principles and how to apply them in GnuCash</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Tips Of The Day</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Display Tip of Day.</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Short notes about features you might otherwise miss</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Contents</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Display this Help file</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>What you are reading now</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>About</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Display version, License and Credits</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>The version, license and credits</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
@@ -3222,26 +3163,25 @@
<row>
<entry><para>Tutorial & Concepts Guide</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Detailed document "How to" in GnuCash</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Explanation of accounting principles and how to apply them in GnuCash</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Tips Of The Day</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Display Tip of Day or enable/disable display on
- start-up.</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Short notes about features you might otherwise miss</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Contents</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Display this Help file</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>What you are reading now</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>About</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Display version, License and Credits</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>The version, license and credits</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
@@ -4688,26 +4628,25 @@
<row>
<entry><para>Tutorial & Concepts Guide</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Detailed document "How to" in GnuCash</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Explanation of accounting principles and how to apply them in GnuCash</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Tips Of The Day</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Display Tip of Day or enable/disable display on
- start-up.</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>Short notes about features you might otherwise miss</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>Contents</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Display this Help file</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>What you are reading now</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para>About</para></entry>
- <entry><para>Display version, License and Credits</para></entry>
+ <entry><para>The version, license and credits</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
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