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		  <date>2000</date> 
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			 <para role="author">Eric Baudais <email>baudais@okstate.edu</email>
				</para>
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  <indexterm><primary>gedit</primary></indexterm>
  <indexterm><primary>text editor</primary></indexterm>

<!-- ============= Document Body ============================= -->
<!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->
  <sect1 id="gedit-intro"> 
	 <title>Introduction</title>
	 <para>The <application>&app;</application> application enables you to create and edit text
		files. You can use <application>&app;</application> plugins to perform a
		variety of tasks related to text-editing from within the
		<application>&app;</application> window.</para>
  </sect1>
<!-- ============= Getting Started =========================== -->
  <sect1 id="gedit-getting-started"> 
	 <title>Getting Started</title>

<!-- ============= To Start gedit ============================ -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-to-start"> 
		<title>To Start &app;</title>
		<para>You can start <application>&app;</application> in the following ways:</para>
		<variablelist>
    		<varlistentry>
    		<term><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu</term>
    		<listitem>
    		<para>Choose 
    		<menuchoice>
    		<guisubmenu>Accessories</guisubmenu>
    		<guimenuitem>Text Editor</guimenuitem>
    		</menuchoice>. </para>
    		</listitem>
    		</varlistentry>
    		<varlistentry>
    		<term>Command line</term>
    		<listitem>
    		<para>Type <command>gedit</command>, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>.</para>
    		</listitem>
    		</varlistentry>
    		</variablelist>
	</sect2>
	
	<sect2 id="gedit-when-you-start">
	
		<title>When You Start &app;</title>	
		<para>When you start <application>&app;</application>, the following window is displayed:</para>
	
		<figure id="gedit-window"> 
		  <title>&app; Window</title>
		  <screenshot> 
			 <mediaobject> 
				<imageobject> 
				  <imagedata fileref="figures/gedit_window.png" format="PNG"/>
					 </imageobject>
				<textobject> <phrase>Shows gedit main window.</phrase>
				</textobject> 
			</mediaobject>
		  </screenshot>
		</figure>
	
		<para>The <application>&app;</application> window contains the following
		  elements: </para>
		<variablelist> 
		  <varlistentry> <term>Menubar</term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>The menus on the menubar contain all of the commands you need
				  to work with files in <application>&app;</application>.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  </varlistentry>
		  <varlistentry> <term>Toolbar</term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para> The toolbar contains a subset of the commands that you can
				  access from the menubar.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  </varlistentry>
		  <varlistentry> <term>Display area</term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para> The display area contains the text of the file that you are
				  editing. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  </varlistentry>
		  <varlistentry> <term>Output window</term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>The output window displays the output returned by the Shell command plugin and the Compare files plugin. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  </varlistentry>
		  <varlistentry> <term>Statusbar</term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>The statusbar displays information about current
				  <application>&app;</application> activity and contextual information about the
				  menu items. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  </varlistentry>
		</variablelist>
		<para>When you right-click in the <application>&app;</application>
		  window, the application displays a popup menu. The popup menu contains the most
		  common text editing commands. </para>
	 </sect2>
<!-- ============= To Open a File ============================= -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-open-file"> 
		<title>To Open a File</title>
		<para>To open a file, choose 
		  <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem>
			 </menuchoice>
		  to display the <guilabel>Open File</guilabel> dialog. Select the file
		  that you want to open, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. The file is
		  displayed in the <application>&app;</application> window. </para>
		<para>You can open multiple files in <application>&app;</application>.
		  The application displays one file at a time in the application window. The
		  application adds a tab for each open file to the window. To display another
		  open file, click on the tab that corresponds to the file. To create a new
		  <application> &app;</application> window for each file that is open, drag the
		  tab corresponding to each file to the desktop background. </para>
                  <para>You can also use the
		  <guimenu>Documents</guimenu> menu to move between the open files. You can choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Documents</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Move to New Window</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to move a document to a new <application> &app;</application> window.
</para>
		<para>The application records the paths and filenames of the five
		  most recent files that you edited and displays the files as menu items on the <menuchoice>
		  <guimenu>File</guimenu> </menuchoice> menu. You can also click on the
                      <inlinemediaobject>
                         <imageobject>
                            <imagedata fileref="figures/gedit_recent_files_menu_icon.png" format="PNG"/>
                         </imageobject>
                         <textobject>
                         <phrase>Shows Recent Files menu icon.</phrase>
                         </textobject>
                      </inlinemediaobject>
                icon on the toolbar to display the list of recent files.  </para>
	 </sect2>
<!-- ============= To Open Multiple Files from the Command Line ========= -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-run-from-cmd-line"> 
		<title>To Open Multiple Files from a Command Line</title>
		<para>You can run <application>&app;</application> from a command line
		  and open a single file or multiple files. To open multiple files from a command
		  line, type the following command, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>:</para>
		<para><command>gedit <replaceable>file1.txt file2.txt file3.txt</replaceable></command></para>
		<para>When the application starts, the files that you specify are
		  displayed in the <application>&app;</application> window.</para>
                <para>For more information on how to run <application>&app;</application> from a command line, see <ulink url="man:gedit" type="man"><citerefentry><refentrytitle>&app;</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></ulink>.</para>
	 </sect2>
  </sect1>
<!-- ================ Usage ================================ -->
  <sect1 id="gedit-usage"> 
	 <title>Usage</title>

<!-- ============= To Create a New File ======================== -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-create-new-file"> 
		<title>To Create a New File</title>
		<para>To create a new file, choose 
		  <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem>
			 </menuchoice>. The application displays a new file in the
		  <application>&app;</application> window.</para>
	 </sect2>
<!-- ============= To Save a File ============================== -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-save-file"> 
		<title>To Save a File</title>
		<para>You can save files in the following ways:</para>
		<itemizedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>To save changes to an existing file, choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu>
				  <guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or click <guibutton>Save</guibutton>
				  on the toolbar. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To save a new file or to save an existing file under a new filename, choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Save
				  As</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. Enter a name for the file in the <guilabel>Save
				As</guilabel> dialog box, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To save all of the files that are currently open in
				<application>&app;</application>, choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Documents</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Save
				  All</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.</para>
		  </listitem>
		</itemizedlist>
	 </sect2>
<!-- ============= To Edit Text ================================ -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-edit-text"> 
		<title>To Edit Text</title>
		<para>You can edit the text of a file in the following ways:</para>
		<itemizedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Type new text from the keyboard. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Use the <keycap>Delete</keycap> key to delete text.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Use the <guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem>,
				<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem>, <guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem>, and
				<guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> menu items on the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu to edit text. </para>
		  </listitem>
		</itemizedlist>
		<para>You can perform any of the following actions on the selected text:
		  </para>
		<itemizedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>To copy the selected text to a buffer, choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem>
				  </menuchoice>.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To delete the selected text from the file and move the
				selected text to a buffer, choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem>
				  </menuchoice>.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To permanently delete the selected text from the file, choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>
				  </menuchoice>.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To insert the contents of the buffer at the cursor
				position, choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
				  <guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. You must cut or copy text
				before you can paste text into the file.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To select all of the text in a file, choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Select
				  All</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para>
		  </listitem>
		</itemizedlist>
	 </sect2>
<!-- ============== To Undo or Redo Edits ====================== -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-undo-redo-edits"> 
		<title>To Undo or Redo Edits</title>
		<para>To undo an edit, choose 
		  <menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Undo</guimenuitem>
			 </menuchoice>. To redo an edit, choose 
		  <menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Redo</guimenuitem>
			 </menuchoice>. The number of previous edits that you can undo is determined by
		  the <guilabel>Set limit on undo actions to</guilabel> setting in the
		  <xref linkend="gedit-prefs-undo"/> tabbed section of the
		  <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog. By default, the number of actions that you 
		  can undo is 25.</para>
	 </sect2>
<!-- ============= To Find Text ================================ -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-find-text"> 
		<title>To Find Text</title>
		<para>To search a file for a string, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Search</guimenu>
				  <guimenuitem>Find</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>
				to display the <guilabel>Find</guilabel> dialog.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Type the string that you want to find, in the
				<guilabel>Search for</guilabel> field.</para>
                  <para>You can include the following escape sequences:</para>
			 <itemizedlist> 
				<listitem>
                                   <para><literal>\n</literal></para>
                                   <para>Use this escape sequence to specify a new line</para>
				</listitem>
				<listitem>
                                   <para><literal>\t</literal></para>
                                   <para>Use this escape sequence to specify a tab character</para>
				</listitem>
				<listitem>
                                   <para><literal>\r</literal></para>
                                   <para>Use this escape sequence to specify a carriage return</para>
				</listitem>
			 </itemizedlist> 
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Select the <guilabel>Case sensitive</guilabel> option
				to only find occurrences of the string that match the case of the text that you
				type. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Select the <guilabel>Match entire word only</guilabel> option
				to only find occurrences of the string that match the entire words of the text that you
				type. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Select the <guilabel>Wrap around</guilabel> option to search to the end of the file and then continue the search from the beginning of the file. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Click <guibutton>Find</guibutton> to search the file
				for the first occurrence of the string. If <application>&app;</application>
				finds the string, the application moves the cursor to the string, and selects
				the string.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To find the next occurrence of the string, click
				<guibutton>Find</guibutton>.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To finish the search, click
				<guibutton>Close</guibutton>. </para>
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist>
	 </sect2>
<!-- ============= To Find and Replace Text =================== -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-find-replace-text"> 
		<title>To Find and Replace Text</title>
		<para>To search a file for a string, and replace the string with an
		  alternative string, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Search</guimenu>
				  <guimenuitem>Replace</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>
				to display the <guilabel>Replace</guilabel> dialog.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Type the string that you want to find, in the
				<guilabel>Search for</guilabel> field. </para>
                  <para>You can include the following escape sequences:</para>
			 <itemizedlist> 
				<listitem>
                                   <para><literal>\n</literal></para>
                                   <para>Use this escape sequence to specify a new line</para>
				</listitem>
				<listitem>
                                   <para><literal>\t</literal></para>
                                   <para>Use this escape sequence to specify a tab character</para>
				</listitem>
				<listitem>
                                   <para><literal>\r</literal></para>
                                   <para>Use this escape sequence to specify a carriage return</para>
				</listitem>
			 </itemizedlist> 
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Type the string that you want to use to replace the
				string that you find, in the <guilabel>Replace with</guilabel> field.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Select the <guilabel>Case sensitive</guilabel> option
				to only find occurrences of the string that match the case of the text that you
				enter. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Select the <guilabel>Match entire word only</guilabel> option
				to only find occurrences of the string that match the entire words of the text that you
				type. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Select the <guilabel>Wrap around</guilabel> option to search to the end of the file and then continue the search from the beginning of the file. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Click <guibutton>Find</guibutton> to search the file
				for the first occurrence of the string. If <application>&app;</application>
				finds the string, the application moves the cursor to the string, and selects
				the string. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Click on <guibutton>Replace</guibutton> to replace the
				occurrence of the string with the text that you typed in the <guilabel>Replace
				with</guilabel> field. Click on <guibutton>Replace All</guibutton> to replace
				all occurrences of the string.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To find the next occurrence of the string, click
				<guibutton>Find</guibutton>.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To finish the search, click
				<guibutton>Close</guibutton>. </para>
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist>
	 </sect2>
<!-- ============= To Open a File from a URI ======================= -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-open-from-uri"> 
		<title>To Open a File from a URI</title>
		<para>To open a file from a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), perform one of the following steps:</para>
		<itemizedlist>
		<listitem>
		<para>Choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Open Location</guimenuitem> 
		</menuchoice>
to display the <guilabel>Open Location</guilabel>
dialog. Enter the URI of the 
		file that you want to
open, then click <guibutton>Open</guibutton>.</para>
		</listitem>
		<listitem>
		<para>Type <command>gedit <replaceable>URI</replaceable></command> at a command line, where
		<replaceable>URI</replaceable> is the URI of the file that you want to open, then press
		<keycap>Return</keycap>. Valid types of <replaceable>URI</replaceable> include <literal>http:</literal>, <literal>ftp:</literal>, <literal>file:</literal>, and all of the methods supported by <literal>gnome-vfs</literal>.</para>
		</listitem>
		</itemizedlist>
		<para>The application opens the file located at the URI in read-only mode.</para>
	 </sect2>	 
<!-- ============= To Pipe the Output of a Command to a File ======= -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-pipe-output"> 
		<title>To Pipe the Output of a Command to a File</title>
		<para>You can use <application>&app;</application> to pipe the output of
		  a command to a text file. For example, to pipe the output of an <command>ls
		  </command> command to a text file, type <command>ls | gedit</command>, then press
		  <keycap>Return</keycap>.</para>
		<para>The output of the <command>ls</command> command is displayed in a
		  new text file in the <application>&app;</application> window.</para>
		<para>Alternatively, you can use the Shell command plugin to pipe command
		  output to the current file. For information about how to use the Shell command plugin, see <xref linkend="gedit-shell-command-plugin"/>.</para>
	 </sect2>
<!-- ============= To Go to a Specific Line ======================= -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-goto-line"> 
		<title>To Go to a Specific Line</title>
		<para>To go to a specific line in the current file, perform the following
		  steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Search</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Go to
				  Line</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>
				to display the <guilabel>Go to Line</guilabel> dialog.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Type the number of the line that you want to move the
				cursor to in the <guilabel>Line number</guilabel> field.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Click <guibutton>Go to Line</guibutton>. The application
				moves the cursor to the line number that you specify.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To close the <guilabel>Go to Line</guilabel> dialog, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para>
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist>
	 </sect2>
	 <sect2 id="gedit-input-mode">
		<title>To Change the Input Mode</title>
		<para>To change the input mode, right-click in the text window, then select <guimenuitem>Input Methods</guimenuitem>. 
		The <guimenuitem>Insert Unicode control character</guimenuitem> menu item provides character layout 
		options that are useful for working with non-Latin character sets.</para>
	 </sect2>
<!-- ============= To Print a File ============================ -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-print-file"> 
		<title>To Print a File</title>
		<para>You can use <application>&app;</application> to perform the
		  following print operations:</para>
		<itemizedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Print a file to a printer. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Print the output of the print command to a file.</para>
		  </listitem>
		</itemizedlist>
		<para>If you print to a file, <application>&app;</application> sends the
		  output of the file to a pre-press format file. The most common pre-press
		  formats are PostScript and Portable Document Format (PDF).</para>
		  
		<para>To preview the pages that you want to print, choose
		<menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu>
		<guimenuitem>Print Preview</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.</para>
		  
		<para>To print the current file to a printer or a file, choose 
		<menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu>
		<guimenuitem>Print</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>
		to display the <guilabel>Print</guilabel> dialog.</para>
				
		<para>The <guilabel>Print</guilabel> dialog allows you to specify the following
		print options:</para>
		
		<sect3 id="print-dialog-job">
		<title>Job Tabbed Section</title>
		<variablelist>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Print range</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Select one of the following options to determine how 
				many pages to print:</para>
				<itemizedlist>
				<listitem>
				<para><guilabel>All</guilabel></para>
				<para>Select this option to print all of the pages in the file.</para>
				</listitem>
				<listitem>
				<para><guilabel>Selection</guilabel></para>
				<para>Select this option to print the selected text only. This option
				is only available if you selected text.</para>
				</listitem>
								
				</itemizedlist>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Copies</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Use this spin box to specify the number of copies of the file that
				you want to print.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Collate</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>If you are printing multiple copies of the file, select this option
				to collate the printed copies.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
			</variablelist>
		</sect3>
		
		<sect3 id="print-dialog-printer">
		<title>Printer Tabbed Section</title>
		<variablelist>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Printer</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Use this drop-down list to select the printer to which you want
				to print the file.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Settings</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Use this drop-down list to select the printer settings. To configure
				the printer, click <guibutton>Configure</guibutton>.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Location</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Use this drop-down list to select the print destination. To print the
				file to a printer, choose <guilabel>lpr</guilabel>. To print the file
				to a print file, choose <guilabel>File</guilabel>. If you select <guilabel>File</guilabel>,
				type the name of the output file in the text box provided. To print a file to a 
                                location of your choice, choose <guilabel>Custom</guilabel>. Type the location you want 
                                in the <guilabel>Custom</guilabel> text box.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
			</variablelist>
		</sect3>
		
		<sect3 id="print-dialog-paper">
		<title>Paper Tabbed Section</title>
		<variablelist>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Paper size</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Use this drop-down list to select the size of the paper to 
				which you want to print the file.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Width</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Use this spin box to specify the width of the paper. Use the
				adjacent drop-down list to change the 
				measurement unit for specifying the paper size.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Height</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Use this spin box to specify the height of the paper.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Feed orientation</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Use this drop-down list to select the orientation 
                                of the paper in the printer.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Page orientation</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Use this drop-down list to select the page orientation.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Layout</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Use this drop-down list to select the page layout. A preview
				of each layout that you select is displayed in the <guilabel>Preview</guilabel>
				area.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		</variablelist>
		</sect3>
		
	 </sect2>
	 
	 <sect2 id="gedit-customize-bars">
	 <title>To Customize the Toolbar and Statusbar</title>
	 
	 <para>To display or hide the toolbar, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu>
		  <guimenuitem>Toolbar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. To customize how <application>&app;</application>
		  displays the toolbar, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu>
		  <guisubmenu>Customize Toolbar</guisubmenu> </menuchoice>, then select one of the following 
		  menu items:</para>
		  <itemizedlist>
		  <listitem>
		  <para><guimenuitem>Desktop Default</guimenuitem></para>
		  <para>Display the default toolbar.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem>
		  <para><guimenuitem>Icon</guimenuitem></para>
		  <para>Display icons only.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem>
		  <para><guimenuitem>Icon and Text</guimenuitem></para>
		  <para>Display icons and text.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem>
		  <para><guimenuitem>Priority Text beside Icons</guimenuitem></para>
		  <para>Display icons, and display text beside some of the icons.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  </itemizedlist>
	 <para>To display or hide the statusbar, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu>
	 <guimenuitem>Statusbar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. To customize how <application>&app;</application>
	 displays the statusbar, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu>
	 <guisubmenu>Customize Statusbar</guisubmenu> </menuchoice>, then select one of the following 
	 menu items:</para>
		  <itemizedlist>
		  <listitem>
		  <para><guimenuitem>Show Cursor Position</guimenuitem></para>
		  <para>Display the line number and column number where the cursor is located.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem>
		  <para><guimenuitem>Show Overwrite Mode</guimenuitem></para>
		  <para>Display the editing mode. If the editor is in insert mode, the statusbar contains the word INS. If the editor is in 
		  overwrite mode, the statusbar contains the word OVR.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  </itemizedlist>
	 <para>To display or hide the output window, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu>
		  <guimenuitem>Output Window</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.</para>
	 
	 </sect2>
  </sect1>
<!-- ============= Preferences ============================= -->
  <sect1 id="gedit-prefs"> 
	 <title>Preferences</title>
	   
	 <para>To configure <application>&app;</application>, choose 
		<menuchoice> 
		<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
		<guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> 
		</menuchoice>. The <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog contains the following
		categories:</para>
	 <itemizedlist> 
		<listitem><para><xref linkend="gedit-prefs-editor"/></para>
		</listitem>
		<listitem><para><xref linkend="gedit-prefs-print"/></para>
		</listitem>
		<listitem><para><xref linkend="gedit-prefs-plugins"/></para>
		</listitem>
	 </itemizedlist>
	 
	 
	 <sect2 id="gedit-prefs-editor">
	 <title>Editor</title>
	 <para>The <guilabel>Editor</guilabel> category is subdivided into the following 
	 subcategories:</para>
	 
	 	<sect3 id="gedit-prefs-fontsandcolors">
	 		<title>Fonts and Colors</title>
	 		<variablelist> 
		   <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Use default theme font</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Select this option to use the default system font for the text in the <application>&app;</application> text window. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>			
		   <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Editor font</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>This field displays the font that <application>&app;</application> uses to display text. 
				Click on the button to specify the font type, style, and size to use for text. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		   <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Use default theme colors</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Select this option to use the default theme colors in the <application>&app;</application> text window. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>			
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Text color</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Click on the <guibutton>Text color</guibutton> button to
				  display the color selector dialog. Select a color to use to display text in the <application>&app;</application>
				text window. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Background color</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Click on the <guibutton>Background color</guibutton> button to
				  display the color selector dialog. Select a background color for the <application>&app;</application>
				text window. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>			
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Selected text color</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Click on the <guibutton>Selected text color</guibutton> button to
				  display the color selector dialog. Select a color to use to display selected text.
				</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Selection color</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Click on the <guibutton>Selection color</guibutton> button to
				  display the color selector dialog. Select a background color to use to highlight a text selection.
				  </para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>			
			</variablelist>
		</sect3>
	
	 	<sect3 id="gedit-prefs-tabs">
	 		<title>Tabs</title>
			<variablelist>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Set tabs width equivalent to</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Use this spin box to specify the width of the space that
				  <application> &app;</application> inserts when you press the
				  <keycap>Tab</keycap> key. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Insert spaces instead of tabs</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Select this option to specify that
				  <application> &app;</application> inserts spaces instead of a tab character 
                                      when you press the
				  <keycap>Tab</keycap> key. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
			</variablelist>
		</sect3>	 
				
	 	<sect3 id="gedit-prefs-wrapmode">
	 		<title>Wrap Mode</title>
			<variablelist>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Enable text wrapping</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> <para>Select this option to wrap text onto the next line,
                         at a character level, when you reach the text window boundary. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Do not split words over two lines</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> <para>Select this option to wrap text onto the next line,
                         at a word level, when you reach the text window boundary. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
			</variablelist>
		</sect3>	 

	 	<sect3 id="gedit-prefs-autoindent">
	 		<title>Auto Indent</title>
			<variablelist>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Enable auto indentation</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> <para>Select this option to specify that the next line starts at the indentation level of the current line.
</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
			</variablelist>
		</sect3>	 

	 	<sect3 id="gedit-prefs-linenumbers">
	 		<title>Line numbers</title>
			<variablelist>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Display line numbers</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Select this option to display line numbers on the left side of the 
				<application>&app;</application> window. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
			</variablelist>
		</sect3>	 
	 
	 	<sect3 id="gedit-prefs-open">
	 		<title>Open</title>
			<variablelist>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Supported encodings</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> <para>A character encoding is a method of converting bytes to characters.  
			           Different encodings may convert the same byte sequence into different characters, or may produce invalid output.  
			           If you open a file using the same encoding as that used to create the file, all characters are displayed as intended.  
			           However, if you open a file using a different encoding, some characters may not be displayed correctly, or an error may be returned.
			           </para>
			           <para>
By default, <application>&app;</application> uses UTF-8 encoding to try to open a file.  UTF-8 encoding can be used for multilingual texts, as UTF-8 covers almost all known alphabets and character sets. If the file is not a valid UTF-8 file, <application>&app;</application> tries to open the file by using the encoding for the current locale. If this also fails, <application>&app;</application> tries to use an encoding from the Supported encodings list, starting at the top of the list.
			           </para>
			           <para>
To modify the contents of the Supported encodings list, use the following buttons:
			           </para>
			    <itemizedlist>
			     <listitem> <para> Click on <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add an encoding to the list. </para></listitem>
			     <listitem> <para> Click on <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> to remove an encoding from the list.</para></listitem>
			     <listitem> <para> Click on <guibutton>Up</guibutton> to move an encoding to a higher position in the list.</para></listitem>
			     <listitem> <para> Click on <guibutton>Down</guibutton> to move an encoding to a lower position in the list.</para></listitem>
			    </itemizedlist>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
			</variablelist>
		</sect3>	 


		
	 	<sect3 id="gedit-prefs-save">
	 		<title>Save</title>
	 		<variablelist>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Create a backup copy of files before saving</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Select this option to create a backup copy of a file each time you save the file. The backup 
				copy of the file contains a tilde (~) at the end of the filename.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Autosave current file every</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Select this option to automatically save the current file at regular intervals. Use the spin box
				to specify the interval at which you want to save the file.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>When saving an existing file</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Select one of the following save options:</para>
				<itemizedlist>
				<listitem>
				<para><guilabel>Always use UTF-8 encoding (faster)</guilabel></para>
				<para>Select this option to save files using UTF-8 encoding.</para>
				</listitem>
				<listitem>
				<para><guilabel>Use current locale's encoding if possible</guilabel></para>
				<para>Select this option to save files using the current locale. You can set up locales for
				different input methods. </para>
				</listitem>
				<listitem>
				<para><guilabel>Use original file encoding if possible</guilabel></para>
				<para>Select this option to save a file using the current locale if the file was already saved in the current locale.</para>
				</listitem>								
				</itemizedlist>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
		  	<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>When saving a new file</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Select one of the following save options for new files:</para>
				<itemizedlist>
				<listitem>
				<para><guilabel>Always use UTF-8 encoding (faster)</guilabel></para>
				<para>Select this option to save new files using UTF-8 encoding.</para>
				</listitem>
				<listitem>
				<para><guilabel>Use current locale's encoding if possible</guilabel></para>
				<para>Select this option to save new files using the current locale. You can set up locales for
				different input methods. </para>
				</listitem>							
				</itemizedlist>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
			</variablelist>


		</sect3>	 
	 
	 	<sect3 id="gedit-prefs-undo">
	 		<title>Undo</title>
	 		<variablelist>
	 		<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Set limit on undo actions to</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Select this option to set a limit on the number of editing actions that you 
				can undo. Use the spin box to specify the maximum number of actions that you
				can undo. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  	</varlistentry>
			</variablelist>
		</sect3>
	 		
	 </sect2>	 
	 
	<sect2 id="gedit-prefs-print">
	 <title>Print</title>
	 <para>The <guilabel>Print</guilabel> category is subdivided into the following 
	 subcategories:</para>
	 
	 	<sect3 id="gedit-prefs-page">
	 		<title>Page</title>
	 	<variablelist> 
		  <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Print page headers</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Select this option to include a header on each page that you
				  print. You cannot configure the header. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  </varlistentry>
		  <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Enable text wrapping</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Select this option to automatically wrap text at a word level when you print
				  a file. The application counts wrapped lines as one line for line numbering purposes.
				  </para>
			 </listitem>
		  </varlistentry>
		  <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Print line numbers every</guilabel>
			 </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Select this option to include line numbers when you print a
				  file. Use the spin box to specify how often to print the line numbers, for
				  example every 5 lines, every 10 lines, and so on. </para>
			 </listitem>
		  </varlistentry>
		</variablelist>
		</sect3>
		
		<sect3 id="gedit-prefs-fonts">
	 		<title>Fonts</title>
	 	<variablelist> 
		  <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Body</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Click on this button to select the font to use to print the body text of a 
				file.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  </varlistentry>
		  <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Page headers</guilabel> </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Click on this button to select the font to use to print the headers in a 
				file.  </para>
			 </listitem>
		  </varlistentry>
		  <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Line numbers</guilabel>
			 </term> 
			 <listitem> 
				<para>Click on this button to select a font to use to print line numbers.</para>
			 </listitem>
		  </varlistentry>
		</variablelist>
		<para>To reset the fonts to the default fonts for printing a file from <application>&app;</application>
		click on the <guibutton>Restore Default Fonts</guibutton> button.</para>
		</sect3>
		
	 </sect2>	 

	 <sect2 id="gedit-prefs-plugins">
	 <title>Plugins</title>
	 <para>For information about how to use the <guilabel>Plugins</guilabel> category 
	 of the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog, see <xref linkend="gedit-install-plugins"/>. </para>		
	 </sect2>	 
	 
 </sect1>
<!-- ============= To Use the gedit Plugins ========================= -->
	 <sect1 id="gedit-plugins"> 
		<title>Working with Plugins</title>
		<para>A plugin is a supplementary program that enhances the functionality
		  of an application. The <application>&app;</application> plugins enable you to
		  perform a variety of functions related to text editing from within the
		  <application> &app;</application> window. The following table lists the
		  <application> &app;</application> plugins.</para>
		<informaltable frame="topbot"> 
		<tgroup cols="2"> 
			<colspec colname="col1"/> 
			<colspec colname="col2"/> 
		<thead> 
		<row valign="top">
			<entry colname="col1" colsep="0" valign="top"><para>Plugin Name</para></entry>
			<entry colname="col2" valign="top"><para>Purpose</para></entry> 
		</row> 
		</thead>
		<tbody> 
		<row valign="top"> 
			<entry><para>ASCII table</para></entry> 
			<entry><para>Displays a dialog that contains an ASCII table. You can use the ASCII table to insert characters into a file.</para></entry> 
		</row>  
		<row valign="top"> 
			<entry><para>Compare files</para></entry> 
			<entry><para>Compares two files and displays the differences between the files in the Output window.
			This plugin uses the <command>diff</command> command to compare the files.</para></entry> 
		</row>
		<row valign="top"> 
			<entry><para>CVS ChangeLog</para></entry> 
			<entry><para>Opens the log messages associated with CVS commit commands.</para></entry> 
		</row> 
		<row valign="top"> 
			<entry><para>Document Statistics</para></entry> 
			<entry><para>Counts the number of lines, words, characters with spaces, characters without spaces, and bytes in the current file. The plugin
			displays the results in a <guilabel>Document Statistics</guilabel> dialog. </para></entry> 
		</row> 
		<row valign="top">
			<entry><para>Indent lines</para></entry> 
			<entry><para>Indents the selected lines, or removes the indentation from the selected lines.</para></entry> 
		</row>
		<row valign="top">
			<entry><para>Insert Date/Time</para></entry> 
			<entry><para>Inserts the current date and time into a file.</para></entry> 
		</row>
		<row valign="top">
			<entry><para>Shell command</para></entry> 
			<entry><para>Displays the text output of a shell command in the output window. </para></entry> 
		</row> 
		<row valign="top">
			<entry><para>Sort</para></entry> 
			<entry><para>Sorts the selected text. </para></entry> 
		</row> 
		<row valign="top">
			<entry><para>Spell checker</para></entry> 
			<entry><para>Checks the spelling in the selected text. You can configure <application>&app;</application> to check the spelling automatically, or you can check the spelling manually, in the specified language.</para></entry> 
		</row>

		<row valign="top">
			<entry><para>Tag list</para></entry> 
			<entry><para>Displays a window that contains a list of common tags. You can use the window to 
			insert a tag into a file. </para></entry> 
		</row>
		<row valign="top">
			<entry><para>User name</para></entry> 
			<entry><para>Inserts the username of the current user into the file. </para></entry> 
		</row>
		</tbody> 
		</tgroup>
		</informaltable> 
<!-- ============= To Load gedit Plugins ========================= -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-install-plugins"> 
		<title>To Load &app; Plugins</title>
		<para>To load <application>&app;</application> plugins, choose 
		  <menuchoice> 
		  <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
		  <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> 
		  </menuchoice>. Within the <guilabel>Plugins</guilabel> category, click on the <guilabel>Manager</guilabel> subcategory. 
		  The <guilabel>Manager</guilabel> subcategory displays the following information:</para>
		<itemizedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>A list of the plugins that you can use with <application>&app;</application>.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>A <guibutton>Configure plugin</guibutton> button. You can use this button to open a 
		  configuration dialog for the plugins that you can configure. For example, see <xref linkend="gedit-compare-files-configure"/> and <xref linkend="gedit-date-time-configure"/>.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>A brief description of each plugin. To display a description,
		  select the plugin from the list of plugins.</para>
		  </listitem>	
		  <listitem><para>Details about the author of the plugin and the name of the module.</para>
		  </listitem>	  
		</itemizedlist>
		<para>To load a plugin, select the check box next to the name of the plugin. The <application>&app;</application> application
		adds the plugin to the appropriate <application>&app;</application> menu, as described in the following table.</para>
		<informaltable frame="topbot"> 
		<tgroup cols="2"> 
		<colspec colname="col1"/> 
		<colspec colname="col2"/> 
		<thead> 
		<row valign="top">
			<entry colname="col1" colsep="0" valign="top"><para>Plugin Name</para></entry>
			<entry colname="col2" valign="top"><para>Added to Menu</para></entry> 
		</row> 
		</thead>
		<tbody> 
		<row valign="top"> 
			<entry><para>ASCII table</para></entry> 
			<entry><para><menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu>
			<guimenuitem>ASCII Table</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></entry> 
		</row>  
		<row valign="top"> 
			<entry><para>Compare files</para></entry> 
			<entry><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> 
			<guimenuitem>Compare Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></entry> 
		</row>
		<row valign="top"> 
			<entry><para>CVS ChangeLog</para></entry> 
			<entry><para><menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu> 
			<guimenuitem>Open CVS ChangeLogs</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></entry> 
		</row>
		<row valign="top"> 
			<entry><para>Document Statistics</para></entry> 
			<entry><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> 
			<guimenuitem>Document Statistics</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></entry> 
		</row> 
		<row valign="top"> 
			<entry><para>Indent lines</para></entry> 
			<entry><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> 
			<guimenuitem>Indent</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para>
                        <para><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> 
			<guimenuitem>Unindent</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></entry> 
		</row> 
		<row valign="top">
			<entry><para>Insert Date/Time</para></entry> 
			<entry><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> 
			<guimenuitem>Insert Date and Time</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></entry> 
		</row>
		<row valign="top">
			<entry><para>Shell command</para></entry> 
			<entry><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> 
			<guimenuitem>Run Command</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></entry> 
		</row> 
		<row valign="top">
			<entry><para>Sort</para></entry> 
			<entry><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> 
			<guimenuitem>Sort</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></entry> 
		</row> 
		<row valign="top">
			<entry><para>Spell checker</para></entry> 
			<entry>
                          <para><menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> 
			  <guimenuitem>Check Spelling</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para>
			  <para><menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> 
			  <guimenuitem>Autocheck Spelling</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para> 
			  <para><menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> 
			  <guimenuitem>Set Language</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para> 
                        </entry> 
		</row> 
		<row valign="top">
			<entry><para>Tag list</para></entry> 
			<entry><para><menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu> 
			<guimenuitem>Tag List</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></entry> 
		</row>
		<row valign="top">
			<entry><para>User name</para></entry> 
			<entry><para><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> 
			<guimenuitem>Insert User Name</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></entry> 
		</row> 
		</tbody> 
		</tgroup>
		</informaltable> 
		<para>To close the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog,
		  click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para>
	 </sect2>

<!-- ============= To Remove gedit Plugins ========================= -->
	 <sect2 id="gedit-remove-plugins"> 
		<title>To Remove &app; Plugins</title>
		<para>A plugin remains loaded when you quit <application>&app;</application>. </para>
		<para>To remove <application>&app;</application> plugins, choose 
		  <menuchoice> 
		  <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
		  <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> 
		  </menuchoice>. Within the <guilabel>Plugins</guilabel> category, click on the <guilabel>Manager</guilabel> subcategory. 
		To remove a plugin, deselect the check box next to the name of the plugin.</para>
		<para>To close the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog,
		  click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para>
	 </sect2>


<sect2 id="gedit-ascii-table-plugin">
<title>ASCII Table Plugin</title>
	<para>The ASCII table plugin displays a dialog that contains an ASCII table. You can use the ASCII table to insert characters into a file.
              To use the ASCII table plugin, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Load the ASCII table plugin. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>ASCII Table</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>
		                  to display the <guilabel>ASCII Table</guilabel> dialog.  </para>
				<para>To close the <guilabel>ASCII Table</guilabel> dialog without inserting an ASCII character, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.
                                      To display context-sensitive help, click <guibutton>Help</guibutton>.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Scroll through the list to find the character that you require, then click on that character to select it.
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Click on <guibutton>Insert char</guibutton> to insert the character at the cursor position in the current file.
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>When you finish entering ASCII characters, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>ASCII Table</guilabel> dialog.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist> 
</sect2>



<sect2 id="gedit-compare-files-plugin">
<title>Compare Files Plugin</title>
	<para>The Compare files plugin compares two files and displays the differences between the files in the Output window. 
                        This plugin uses the <command>diff</command> command to compare the files.
              To use the Compare files plugin, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Load the Compare files plugin. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Compare Files</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
			 When you choose this option for the first time, you are prompted to confirm the location of the <command>diff</command> command. You are not prompted for this location again. See <xref linkend="gedit-compare-files-configure"/> for
                        information about how to change this location later.</para>
                           <para> Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to display the <guilabel>Compare Files</guilabel> dialog. To close the <guilabel>Compare Files</guilabel> dialog without comparing any files, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.
                                      To display context-sensitive help, click <guibutton>Help</guibutton>.
</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Specify the files that you want to compare. To specify an open file, select 
		  the file from the drop-down list. To specify a closed file, enter the location of the file in the text box.
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To ignore changes in the amount of white space, select the <guilabel>Ignore blanks</guilabel> option.
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To use the unified output format, showing three lines of context, select the <guilabel>Use the unified output format</guilabel> option.
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Click on <guibutton>Compare</guibutton> to compare the contents of the specified files. The command output is displayed in the output window. 
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist> 
		<para>For more information, see <ulink url="man:diff" type="man"><citerefentry><refentrytitle>diff</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></ulink>.
			 </para>

<sect3 id="gedit-compare-files-configure">
<title>To Configure the Compare Files Plugin</title>
<para>To change the location of the command that the Compare files plugin uses, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem> <para>Choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. 
                    </para>
		  </listitem> 
		  <listitem> <para>Within the <guilabel>Plugins</guilabel> category, click on the <guilabel>Manager</guilabel> subcategory.
                    </para>
		  </listitem> 
		  <listitem> <para>Select the <guilabel>Compare files</guilabel> plugin.
                    </para>
		  </listitem> 
		  <listitem> <para>Click on <guibutton>Configure plugin</guibutton> to display the <guilabel>Set program location</guilabel> dialog.
                    </para>
				<para>To close the <guilabel>Set program location</guilabel> dialog without making any changes, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.
                                      To display context-sensitive help, click <guibutton>Help</guibutton>.
				</para>
		  </listitem> 
		  <listitem> <para>Specify the location of the <command>diff</command> command in the <guilabel>Location to search for</guilabel> text box.
                    </para>
		  </listitem> 
		  <listitem> <para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Set program location</guilabel> dialog.
                    </para>
		  </listitem> 
		  <listitem> <para>To close the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para>
		  </listitem> 
		</orderedlist> 
</sect3>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="gedit-cvs-changelog-plugin">
<title>CVS ChangeLog Plugin</title>
	<para>The CVS ChangeLog plugin opens the log messages associated with CVS commit commands. 
	This plugin allows you to easily paste text into the commit message from the ChangeLog file. 
	To use the CVS ChangeLog plugin, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Set the environment variable CVSEDITOR to <application>&app;</application>. 
		  For example, if you are using the <command>bash</command> shell, run the following command 
		  at the operating system prompt:
                           <screen> <userinput>export CVSEDITOR=<application>&app;</application> </userinput> </screen>
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Commit a file to CVS in the usual way. A <application>&app;</application> window opens, to allow you to enter the commit message.
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Load the CVS ChangeLog plugin.</para>
		  </listitem>
                  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Open CVS ChangeLogs</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to open all of the ChangeLog files referenced in the commit message. <application>&app;</application> opens each ChangeLog file in a new tab.</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Copy the ChangeLog entries (that you want to add to the commit message) from the <application>&app;</application> ChangeLog files. 
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Insert the copied ChangeLog entries in the <application>&app;</application> commit message tab.
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Save your changes to the commit message, then close all files.
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Quit <application>&app;</application>. </para>
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist> 
</sect2>

<sect2 id="gedit-document-statistics-plugin">
<title>Document Statistics Plugin</title>
	<para>The Document Statistics plugin counts the number of lines, words, characters with spaces, characters without spaces, and bytes in the current file. The plugin
                        displays the results in a <guilabel>Document Statistics</guilabel> dialog.
              To use the Document Statistics plugin, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Load the Document Statistics plugin. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Document Statistics</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to display the <guilabel>Document Statistics</guilabel> dialog. The <guilabel>Document Statistics</guilabel> dialog display the following information about the file:
				</para>
		      <itemizedlist>
		      <listitem><para>Number of <guilabel>Lines</guilabel> in the current document.
		                </para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>Number of <guilabel>Words</guilabel> in the current document.
		                </para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>Number of <guilabel>Characters (with spaces)</guilabel> in the current document.
		                </para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>Number of <guilabel>Characters (no spaces)</guilabel> in the current document.
		                </para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>Number of <guilabel>Bytes</guilabel> in the current document.
		                </para>
		      </listitem>
		      </itemizedlist>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>You can continue to update the <application>&app;</application> file while the <guilabel>Document Statistics</guilabel> dialog is open. To refresh the contents of the <guilabel>Document Statistics</guilabel> dialog, click on the <guibutton>Update</guibutton> button.
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To close the <guilabel>Document Statistics</guilabel> dialog, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist> 
</sect2>

<sect2 id="gedit-indent-lines-plugin">
<title>Indent Lines Plugin</title>
	<para>The Indent lines plugin indents the selected lines, or removes the indentation from the selected lines.
              To use the Indent lines plugin, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Load the Indent lines plugin. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Select the lines that you want to indent. To indent or unindent a single line, place the cursor anywhere on that line.
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Indent</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To remove the indentation, select the lines and choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Unindent</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
                           </para>
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist> 
</sect2>

<sect2 id="gedit-insert-date-time-plugin">
<title>Insert Date/Time Plugin</title>
	<para>The Insert Date/Time plugin inserts the current date and time into a file.
              To use the Insert Date/Time plugin, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Load the Insert Date/Time plugin. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Insert Date and Time</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para>
                                <para>If you have not configured the Insert Date/Time plugin to automatically insert the date/time without prompting you for the format, <application>&app;</application> displays the <guilabel>Insert Date and Time</guilabel> dialog. Select the appropriate date/time format from the list. Click on <guibutton>Insert</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Insert Date and Time</guilabel> dialog; <application>&app;</application> inserts the date/time at the cursor position in the current file. </para>
				<para>If you have configured <application>&app;</application> to use one particular date/time format, the <guilabel>Insert Date and Time</guilabel> dialog is not displayed; the date/time is automatically entered at the cursor position in the current file. </para>
                                <para>See <xref linkend="gedit-date-time-configure"/> for information about how to configure the Insert Date/Time plugin.</para>
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist> 

<sect3 id="gedit-date-time-configure">
<title>To Configure the Insert Date/Time Plugin</title>
<para>To configure the Insert Date/Time plugin, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem> <para>Choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. 
                    </para>
		  </listitem> 
		  <listitem> <para>Within the <guilabel>Plugins</guilabel> category, click on the <guilabel>Manager</guilabel> 
		  subcategory.
                    </para>
		  </listitem> 
		  <listitem> <para>Select the <guilabel>Insert Date/Time</guilabel> plugin.
                    </para>
		  </listitem> 
		  <listitem> <para>Click on <guibutton>Configure plugin</guibutton> to display the <guilabel>Configure insert date/time plugin</guilabel> dialog.
                    </para>
				<para>To close the <guilabel>Configure insert date/time plugin</guilabel> dialog without making any changes, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.
                                      To display context-sensitive help, click <guibutton>Help</guibutton>.
				</para>
		  </listitem> 
		  <listitem> <para>Select one of the options, as follows: </para>
		      <itemizedlist>
		      <listitem><para>To specify the date/time format each time you insert the date/time, select the <guilabel>Prompt for a format</guilabel> option.
		                </para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>To use the same <application>&app;</application>-provided date/time format each time you insert the date/time, select the <guilabel>Use the selected format</guilabel> option, then select the appropriate format from the list. When you select this option, <application>&app;</application> will not prompt you for the date/time format when you choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Insert Date/Time</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. 
		                </para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>To use the same customized date/time format each time you insert the date/time, select the <guilabel>Use custom format</guilabel> option, then enter the appropriate format in the text box. For more information about how to specify a custom format, see <ulink url="man:strftime" type="man"><citerefentry><refentrytitle>strftime</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry></ulink>. When you select this option, <application>&app;</application> will not prompt you for the date/time format when you choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Insert Date/Time</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. 
		                </para>
		      </listitem>
		      </itemizedlist>
		  </listitem> 
		  <listitem> <para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Configure insert date/time plugin</guilabel> dialog.
                    </para>
		  </listitem> 
		  <listitem> <para>To close the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para>
		  </listitem> 
		</orderedlist> 
</sect3>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="gedit-shell-command-plugin">
<title>Shell Command Plugin</title>

	<para>The Shell Command plugin allows you to capture the output from a shell command in <application>&app;</application>, 
by displaying the text output of the shell command in the output window. To use the Shell command plugin, perform the
		  following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Load the Shell command plugin. </para>
		  </listitem>

		  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Run Command</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>
				to display the <guilabel>Run Command</guilabel> dialog.
				</para>
				<para>To close the <guilabel>Run Command</guilabel> dialog without running a shell command, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.
                                      To display context-sensitive help, click <guibutton>Help</guibutton>.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Type the shell command that you want to execute in the
				<guilabel>Command</guilabel> field. </para>
                             <para> You can include the following special characters:</para>
                                <itemizedlist>
                                  <listitem>
                                   <para><literal>%f</literal></para>
                                   <para>Use these special characters to specify the filename of the current active document, including the path. </para>
                                  </listitem>
                                  <listitem>
                                   <para><literal>%n</literal></para>
                                   <para>Use these special characters to specify the filename of the current active document, without the path; in this case, <application>&app;</application> looks for the file in the Working directory. </para>
                                  </listitem>
                                </itemizedlist>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Edit the <guilabel>Working directory</guilabel> field
				if necessary. By default, the Shell command plugin executes the command you
				specify in the current directory. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Select the <guilabel>Show results in Output Window</guilabel> option to display the results of the command in the Output window. If you do not select this option, <application>&app;</application> discards the results of the command. By default, the <guilabel>Show results in Output Window</guilabel> option is selected.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Click <guibutton>Run</guibutton>. The Shell command
				plugin executes the command and inserts the text output into the output window.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Use the <keycap>Shift</keycap> key to select the text in the output window.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Click on <guibutton>Copy selected lines</guibutton> to copy the selected text into the buffer.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>
                                to paste the selected text into the file.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Click on <guibutton>Close the output window</guibutton> to close the output window.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist>

</sect2>
<sect2 id="gedit-sort-plugin">
<title>Sort Plugin</title>
	<para>The Sort plugin sorts the selected text.</para>
		  <note><para>You cannot undo the Sort operation, so you should save the file before performing the sort. To revert to the saved version of the file after the sort operation, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Revert</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
				</para>
		  </note>
              <para>To use the Sort plugin, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Load the Sort plugin. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Sort</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to display the <guilabel>Sort</guilabel> dialog.
				</para>
                                <para>To close the <guilabel>Sort</guilabel> dialog without performing a sort operation, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.
                                      To display context-sensitive help, click <guibutton>Help</guibutton>.
                                </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To arrange the text in reverse sort order, select the <guilabel>Reverse order</guilabel> option.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To delete duplicate lines, select the <guilabel>Remove duplicates</guilabel> option.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To ignore case sensitivity, select the <guilabel>Ignore case</guilabel> option.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To specify the start position of the sort, select the appropriate column from the <guilabel>Start at column</guilabel> spin box.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To perform the sort operation, click on <guibutton>Sort</guibutton>. 
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist> 
</sect2>

<sect2 id="gedit-spell-checker-plugin">
<title>Spell Checker Plugin</title>
	<para>The Spell checker plugin checks the spelling in the selected text. You can configure <application>&app;</application> to check the spelling automatically, or you can check the spelling manually, in the specified language. The language setting, and the autocheck spelling properties, apply per document.
              To use the Spell checker plugin, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Load the Spell checker plugin. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Set Language</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to display the <guilabel>Set language</guilabel> dialog. Select the appropriate language from the list. Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Set language</guilabel> dialog.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To check the spelling automatically, choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Autocheck Spelling</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. To unset the automatic spell check, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Autocheck Spelling</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> again. When automatic spell checking is set, an icon is displayed beside the <guimenuitem>Autocheck Spelling</guimenuitem> menu item. Automatic spell checking is unset by default, each time <application>&app;</application> starts.</para>
                            <para>Unknown spellings are displayed in a different color, and underlined. Right-click on an unknown spelling, then select <guimenu>Spelling Suggestions</guimenu> from the popup menu:
				</para>
		    <itemizedlist> 
		      <listitem><para>To replace the unknown spelling with another spelling in the list, select the replacement spelling from the <guimenu>Spelling Suggestions</guimenu> popup menu. 
				</para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>To add the unknown spelling to your personal dictionary, select <menuchoice> <guimenu>Spelling Suggestions</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Add</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. 
				</para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>To ignore all occurrences of the unknown spelling, so that they are no longer flagged as unknown but are not added to your personal dictionary, select <menuchoice> <guimenu>Spelling Suggestions</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Ignore All</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. The unknown word is only ignored in the current <application>&app;</application> session; the word will be flagged again in a new <application>&app;</application> session.
				</para>
		      </listitem>
		    </itemizedlist> 
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To check the spelling manually, choose
                                <menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Check Spelling</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
				</para>
				<para>If there are no spelling errors, an <guilabel>Information</guilabel> dialog displays a message stating that the document does not contain misspelled words. Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Information</guilabel> dialog.
				</para>
				<para>If there are spelling errors, the <guilabel>Check Spelling</guilabel> dialog is displayed:
				</para>
		    <itemizedlist> 
		      <listitem><para>The <guilabel>Misspelled word</guilabel> is displayed at the top of the dialog.
				</para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>A suggested known spelling is displayed in the <guilabel>Change to</guilabel> text box. You can replace this with another known spelling by selecting a spelling from the <guilabel>Suggestions</guilabel> list, or you can enter text directly into the <guilabel>Change to</guilabel> text box.
				</para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>To check the spelling of the text in the <guilabel>Change to</guilabel> text box, click on <guibutton>Check Word</guibutton>. If this is a known word, the <guilabel>Suggestions</guilabel> list is replaced with the text <literal>(correct spelling)</literal>. If it is not a known word, new entries appear in the <guilabel>Suggestions</guilabel> list.
				</para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>To ignore the current occurrence of the unknown word, click on <guibutton>Ignore</guibutton>. To ignore all occurrences of the unknown word, click on <guibutton>Ignore All</guibutton>. The unknown word is only ignored in the current <application>&app;</application> session; the word will be flagged again in a new <application>&app;</application> session.
				</para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>To change the current occurrence of the unknown word to the text in the <guilabel>Change to</guilabel> text box, click on <guibutton>Change</guibutton>. To change all occurrences of the unknown word to the text in the <guilabel>Change to</guilabel> text box, click on <guibutton>Change All</guibutton>.
				</para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>To add the unknown word to your personal dictionary, click on <guibutton>Add Word</guibutton>. 
				</para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>To close the <guilabel>Check Spelling</guilabel> dialog, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.
				</para>
		      </listitem>
		    </itemizedlist> 
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist> 
</sect2>

<sect2 id="gedit-tag-list-plugin">
<title>Tag List Plugin</title>
	<para>The Tag List plugin displays a window that contains a list of common tags. You can use the window to
                        insert a tag into a file.
              To use the Tag List plugin, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Load the Tag List plugin. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Tag List</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to display the <guilabel>Tag list plugin</guilabel> window.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Select the appropriate tag category from the drop-down list; for example, <literal>HTML - Tags</literal>.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Scroll through the tag list to find the required tag.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To insert a tag at the cursor position in the current file, double-click on the tag in the tag list. You can also insert a tag as follows:</para>
		    <itemizedlist>
		      <listitem><para>To insert a tag in the current file and change the focus from the <guilabel>Tag list plugin</guilabel> window to the editor window, press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.
				</para>
		      </listitem>
		      <listitem><para>To insert a tag in the current file and maintain the focus on the <guilabel>Tag list plugin</guilabel> window, press <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Enter</keycap></keycombo>.
				</para>
		      </listitem>
		    </itemizedlist>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>To close the <guilabel>Tag list plugin</guilabel> window, click on the <guibutton>Close Window</guibutton> button in the window frame. Alternatively, press <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>W</keycap></keycombo> when the focus is on the <guilabel>Tag list plugin</guilabel> window.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist> 
</sect2>

<sect2 id="gedit-user-name-plugin">
<title>User Name Plugin</title>
	<para>The User name plugin inserts the username of the current user into the file.
              To use the User name plugin, perform the following steps:</para>
		<orderedlist> 
		  <listitem><para>Load the User name plugin. </para>
		  </listitem>
		  <listitem><para>Choose 
				<menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Insert User Name</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to insert your username at the cursor position in the current file.
				</para>
		  </listitem>
		</orderedlist> 
</sect2>
  </sect1>

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