# Desktop User Guide

The GNOME User Guide is a collection of documentation which details general use of the GNOME Desktop environment. Topics covered include sessions, panels, menus, file management, and preferences.

2005
Shaun McCance
2004
Sun Microsystems
2003
Sun Microsystems
2004, 2005, 2006.
Владимир „kaladan“ Петков (vpetkov@i-space.org)
2004, 2005, 2006.
Ростислав „zbrox“ Райков (zbrox@i-space.org)
2004, 2005, 2006.
Юлия „konfeta“ Велкова (konfeta@gmail.com)
GNOME Documentation Project

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Sun
GNOME Documentation Team
Sun Microsystems
Shaun
McCance
GNOME Documentation Project
shaunm@gnome.org
Karderio
GNOME Documentation Project
karderio at gmail dot com
Joachim
Noreiko
GNOME Documentation Project
jnoreiko at yahoo dot com
Daniel
Espinosa Ortiz
GNOME Documentation Project
esodan at gmail dot com
Brent
Smith
GNOME Documentation Project
gnome at nextreality dot net
Tim
Littlemore
GNOME Documentation Project
tim at tjl2 dot com
John
Stowers
GNOME Documentation Project
john dot stowers at gmail dot com
Nigel
Tao
GNOME Documentation Project
nigel dot tao at myrealbox dot com
Matthew
East
Ubuntu Documentation Project
mdke at ubuntu dot com
Carlos
Garnacho Parro
GNOME Project
carlosg@gnome.org
2.14
2006-02-03

Karderio

GNOME Documentation Project

2.10
2005-03-08

Shaun McCance

GNOME Documentation Project

GNOME 2.8 Desktop User Guide V2.8
September 2004

GNOME Documentation Project

GNOME 2.4 Desktop User Guide V2.7
September 2003

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

GNOME 2.4 Desktop User Guide V2.6
August 2003

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

GNOME 2.2.1 Desktop User Guide V2.5
March 2003

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

GNOME 2.2 Desktop User Guide V2.4
January 2003

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

GNOME 2.0 Desktop User Guide V2.3
October 2002

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

GNOME 2.0 Desktop User Guide V2.2
August 2002

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

GNOME 2.0 Desktop User Guide V2.1
August 2002

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

GNOME 2.0 Desktop User Guide V1.0
May 2002

Sun Microsystems

GNOME Documentation Project

This manual describes version 2.14 of the GNOME desktop.

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