source: gnome/core/gnome-applets.xml@ ce39b28

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<sect1 id="gnome-applets" xreflabel="GNOME Applets-&gnome-applets-version;">
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<title>GNOME Applets-&gnome-applets-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Applets</application></title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Applets</application> package contains small applications which
generally run in the background and display their output to the gnome
panel.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&gnome-applets-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&gnome-applets-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &gnome-applets-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&gnome-applets-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&gnome-applets-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>
                                                                                
<sect3><title><application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Applets</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="gail"/>,
<xref linkend="gnome-panel"/> and
<xref linkend="libxklavier"/>
</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="libgtop"/> and
<xref linkend="gst-plugins"/>
</para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Applets</application></title>

<para>Install <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Applets</application> by running the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>PRE=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0` &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=$PRE --libexecdir=$PRE/sbin \
    --localstatedir=/var/lib --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome &amp;&amp;
make tooldir=$PRE/lib/gnome-applets &amp;&amp;
make tooldir=$PRE/lib/gnome-applets install &amp;&amp;
unset PRE</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--libexecdir=$PRE/sbin</parameter>: This switch puts libexec files in
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/sbin</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/libexec</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>--localstatedir=/var/lib</parameter>: This switch
puts <application>ScrollKeeper</application> files in <filename
class="directory">/var/lib/scrollkeeper</filename>
instead of <filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome</parameter>: This switch
puts configuration files in <filename class="directory">/etc/gnome</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/etc</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>tooldir=$PRE/lib/gnome-applets</parameter>: This puts the gnome-applet
internal files in <filename>$PRE/lib/gnome-applets</filename> instead of
<filename>$PRE/sbin/gnome-applets</filename>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Applets</application> package contains
<command>battstat</command>, <command>cdplayer</command>,
<command>charpick</command>, <command>drivemount</command>,
<command>geyes</command>, <command>gkb</command>,
<command>gtik2</command>, <command>gweather</command>,
<command>mini-commander</command>, <command>mixer</command>,
<command>modemlights</command> and <command>multiload</command> applets.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>applets</title>
<para>These are small programs designed to run inside the Panel display.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>