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0001 <chapter id="usermanual">
0002         <title>Using &partman;</title>
0003 
0004         <sect1 id="mainwindow">
0005                 <title>The Main Window</title>
0006 
0007                 <para>
0008                         Besides the main view showing the currently selected device in a graphical and a tree view, &partman; uses &Qt;'s <quote>dock widgets</quote> or panels to display some information and allow selections. See the following screen shot for an overview of &partman;'s main window.
0009                 </para>
0010 
0011                 <para>
0012                         <screenshot>
0013                                 <screeninfo>&partman;'s main window</screeninfo>
0014                                 <mediaobject>
0015                                         <imageobject><imagedata fileref="mainwindow.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
0016                                         <textobject><phrase>Main Window</phrase></textobject>
0017                                 </mediaobject>
0018                         </screenshot>
0019                 </para>
0020 
0021                 <para>
0022                         <itemizedlist>
0023                                 <listitem>
0024                                         <para>Menubar: The menu bar presents some custom and some non-standard menus to choose actions to perform. All commands are described in detail in <xref linkend="reference"/>.</para>
0025                                 </listitem>
0026                         
0027                                 <listitem>
0028                                         <para>Toolbar: &partman;'s tool bar is a standard tool bar. It can be fully customized; for details see <xref linkend="menu-settings-help"/>.
0029                                         </para>
0030                                 </listitem>
0031 
0032                                 <listitem>
0033                                         <para>Devices Panel: This panel lists all <glossterm linkend="glossary-device">devices</glossterm> found on your computer that &partman; can handle. Select a device in this panel to view or modify it in the graphical device view or in the tree device view.</para>
0034                                 </listitem>
0035 
0036                                 <listitem>
0037                                         <para>
0038                                                 Graphical Device View: In this view &partman; shows a graphical representation of the currently selected device. Each of the device's <glossterm linkend="glossary-partition">partitions</glossterm> has its own box with device node name (<quote>sda1</quote> for the first partition in the screenshot above) and usage information (the dark violet area in the screenshot).
0039                                         </para>
0040                                         <para>
0041                                                 <glossterm linkend="glossary-extendedpartition">Extended partitions</glossterm> are visually distinct by their extra border (light green in the screenshot above) around them.
0042                                         </para>
0043                                         <para>
0044                                                 You can select a partition by clicking on it in the graphical device view. A double click opens <link linkend="menu-partition-properties">the partition's properties dialog</link>. A right click shows the partition context menu.
0045                                         </para>
0046                                 </listitem>
0047 
0048                                 <listitem>
0049                                         <para>
0050                                                 Tree Device View: The tree device view shows extended information about each partition on the selected device. The currently selected partition is highlighted. Double-clicking a partition opens <link linkend="menu-partition-properties">the partition's properties dialog</link>. A right click shows the partition context menu.
0051                                         </para>
0052                                 </listitem>
0053                                 
0054                                 <listitem>
0055                                         <para>Information Panel: The information panel shows some details about the currently selected device or partition. It is not enabled by default.</para>
0056                                 </listitem>
0057                                 
0058                                 <listitem>
0059                                         <para>
0060                                                 Pending Operations Panel: This panel lists all operations that will be executed once you choose <xref linkend="menu-edit-apply"/>.
0061                                         </para>
0062                                         <para>
0063                                                 In the screenshot above, one operation is pending: If the user applies the operations now, the <glossterm linkend="glossary-filesystem">file system</glossterm> on /dev/sdb3 will be checked for errors and, if required, repaired.
0064                                         </para>
0065                                 </listitem>
0066                                 
0067                                 <listitem>
0068                                         <para>
0069                                                 Statusbar: The status bar shows how many operations are currently pending.
0070                                         </para>
0071                                 </listitem>
0072                                 
0073                                 <listitem>
0074                                         <para>Log Output Panel: This panel shows log information. It is only of secondary importance for non-advanced users and is not enabled by default.</para>
0075                                 </listitem>
0076 
0077                         </itemizedlist>
0078                 </para>
0079                 
0080         </sect1>
0081         
0082         &partman-resizehowto;
0083         
0084         &partman-copyhowto;
0085         
0086         &partman-installoshowto;
0087         
0088 </chapter>
0089