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Changeset 43986 in vbox


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Nov 28, 2012 2:58:16 PM (12 years ago)
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vboxsync
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doc/manual: moved Groups section and fixed its style, fixes for the general settings section

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    324324
    325325      <listitem>
    326         <para><emphasis role="bold">VM Groups
     326        <para><emphasis role="bold">VM Groups.
    327327        </emphasis> VirtualBox provides a Groups feature that enables
    328328        the user to organize Guest virtual machines collectively, as well as
    … …  
    653653  </sect1>
    654654
    655   <sect1 id="gui-vmgroups">
    656 
    657     <title>Using VM Groups</title>
    658 
    659     <para> VM Groups enable the user to create ad hoc Groups of VMs, and to
    660     manage and perform functions on them collectively, as well as individually.
    661     </para>
    662 
    663     <para>
    664         There are a number of features relating to Groups.
    665     </para>
    666  
    667     <orderedlist>
    668         <listitem>
    669           <para>
    670             Create a Group using GUI Option 1) Drag one VM on top of another VM.
    671           </para>
    672           <para>
    673             Create a Group using GUI Option 2) Select multiple VMs and select Group on the right click menu, as follows:
    674           </para>
    675 
    676           <para><mediaobject>
    677           <imageobject>
    678           <imagedata align="center" fileref="images/vm-Groups.png"
    679                      width="10cm" />
    680           </imageobject>
    681           </mediaobject></para>
    682 
    683         </listitem>
    684         <listitem>
    685           <para>
    686             Command Line Option 1) Create Group and assign VM: <screen> VBoxManage modifyvm "Fred" --groups "/TestGroup" </screen>
    687           </para>
    688           <para>
    689             Command Line Option 2) Detach VM from Group, and delete group if empty: <screen> VBoxManage modifyvm "Fred" --groups "" </screen>
    690           </para>
    691         </listitem>
    692         <listitem>
    693           <para>
    694             Multiple Groups e.g.: <screen> VBoxManage modifyvm "Fred" --groups "/TestGroup" "/TestGroup2" </screen>
    695           </para>
    696         </listitem>
    697         <listitem>
    698           <para>
    699             Nested Groups - Hierarchy of Groups e.g.: <screen> VBoxManage modifyvm "Fred" --groups "/TestGroup/TestGroup2" </screen>
    700           </para>
    701         </listitem>
    702         <listitem>
    703           <para>
    704           Summary of Group commands: Start, Pause, Reset, Close (save state, send shutdown signal, poweroff), Discard Saved State, Show in File System, Sort.
    705           </para>
    706         </listitem>
    707       </orderedlist>
    708   </sect1>
    709 
    710655  <sect1 id="gui-createvm">
    711656
    … …  
    1004949      <emphasis>right Control key</emphasis> on your keyboard; on a Mac host,
    1005950      the default host key is the left Command key. You can change this
    1006       default in the VirtualBox Global Settings. In any case, the current
     951      default in the VirtualBox Global Settings, see <xref
     952        linkend="globalsettings" />. In any case, the current
    1007953      setting for the host key is always displayed <emphasis>at the bottom
    1008954      right of your VM window,</emphasis> should you have forgotten about
    … …  
    10651011
    10661012    <sect2>
    1067       <title>Typing special characters</title>
     1013      <title id="specialcharacters">Typing special characters</title>
    10681014
    10691015      <para>Operating systems expect certain key combinations to initiate
    … …  
    12851231      apply.</para>
    12861232    </sect2>
     1233  </sect1>
     1234
     1235  <sect1 id="gui-vmgroups">
     1236
     1237    <title>Using VM Groups</title>
     1238
     1239    <para> VM Groups enable the user to create ad hoc Groups of VMs, and to
     1240    manage and perform functions on them collectively, as well as individually.
     1241    </para>
     1242    <para>
     1243      There are a number of features relating to Groups.
     1244    </para>
     1245 
     1246    <orderedlist>
     1247      <listitem>
     1248        <para>
     1249          Create a Group either by dragging one VM on top of another VM or by
     1250          selecting multiple VMs and select Group on the right click menu,
     1251          as follows:
     1252        </para>
     1253        <para>
     1254          <mediaobject>
     1255            <imageobject>
     1256              <imagedata align="center" fileref="images/vm-Groups.png"
     1257               width="10cm" />
     1258            </imageobject>
     1259          </mediaobject>
     1260        </para>
     1261      </listitem>
     1262      <listitem>
     1263        <para>
     1264          Command line option to create a Group and assign a VM:
     1265          <screen>VBoxManage modifyvm "Fred" --groups "/TestGroup"</screen>
     1266        </para>
     1267        <para>
     1268          Command line option to detach a VM from a Group, and delete the group if empty:
     1269          <screen>VBoxManage modifyvm "Fred" --groups ""</screen>
     1270        </para>
     1271      </listitem>
     1272      <listitem>
     1273        <para>
     1274          Multiple Groups:
     1275          <screen>VBoxManage modifyvm "Fred" --groups "/TestGroup" "/TestGroup2"</screen>
     1276        </para>
     1277      </listitem>
     1278      <listitem>
     1279        <para>
     1280          Nested Groups:
     1281          <screen>VBoxManage modifyvm "Fred" --groups "/TestGroup/TestGroup2"</screen>
     1282        </para>
     1283      </listitem>
     1284      <listitem>
     1285        <para>
     1286          Summary of Group commands: Start, Pause, Reset, Close (save state, send shutdown signal, poweroff), Discard Saved State, Show in File System, Sort.
     1287        </para>
     1288      </listitem>
     1289    </orderedlist>
    12871290  </sect1>
    12881291
    … …  
    17041707    <para><orderedlist>
    17051708        <listitem>
    1706            <para><computeroutput>General</computeroutput> Enables the user to specify the default folder/directory for VM files, and the VRDP Authentication Library. </para>
    1707         </listitem>
    1708         <listitem>
    1709            <para><computeroutput>Input</computeroutput> Enables the user to specify the Host Key - which identifies the key that toggles whether the cursor is in the focus of the VM or the Host operating system windows. </para>
    1710         </listitem>
    1711         <listitem>
    1712            <para><computeroutput>Update</computeroutput> Enables the user to specify various settings for Automatic Updates.</para>
    1713         </listitem>
    1714         <listitem>
    1715            <para><computeroutput>Language</computeroutput> Enables the user to specify the interface Language.</para>
    1716         </listitem>
    1717         <listitem>
    1718            <para><computeroutput>Display</computeroutput> Enables the user to specify the screen resolution, and its width and height.</para>
    1719         </listitem>
    1720         <listitem>
    1721            <para><computeroutput>Network</computeroutput> Enables the user to specify Host Only Networks.</para>
    1722         </listitem>
    1723         <listitem>
    1724            <para><computeroutput>Extensions</computeroutput> Enables the user to observe the installed extension packages.</para>
    1725         </listitem>
    1726         <listitem>
    1727            <para><computeroutput>Proxy</computeroutput> Enables the user to specify use of Proxy Server and its Host and Port ids.</para>
     1709          <para>
     1710            <computeroutput>General</computeroutput> enables the user to specify
     1711            the default folder/directory for VM files, and the VRDP Authentication Library.
     1712          </para>
     1713        </listitem>
     1714        <listitem>
     1715          <para>
     1716            <computeroutput>Input</computeroutput> enables the user to specify
     1717            the Host Key. It identifies the key that toggles whether the
     1718            cursor is in the focus of the VM or the Host operating system windows
     1719            (see <xref linkend="keyb_mouse_normal"/>) and which is also used to
     1720            trigger certain VM actions (see <xref linkend="specialcharacters"/>).
     1721          </para>
     1722        </listitem>
     1723        <listitem>
     1724          <para>
     1725            <computeroutput>Update</computeroutput> enables the user to specify
     1726            various settings for Automatic Updates.
     1727          </para>
     1728        </listitem>
     1729        <listitem>
     1730          <para>
     1731            <computeroutput>Language</computeroutput> enables the user to specify
     1732            the interface Language.
     1733          </para>
     1734        </listitem>
     1735        <listitem>
     1736          <para>
     1737            <computeroutput>Display</computeroutput> enables the user to specify
     1738            the screen resolution, and its width and height.
     1739          </para>
     1740        </listitem>
     1741        <listitem>
     1742          <para>
     1743            <computeroutput>Network</computeroutput> enables the user to specify
     1744            Host Only Networks.
     1745          </para>
     1746        </listitem>
     1747        <listitem>
     1748          <para>
     1749            <computeroutput>Extensions</computeroutput> enables the user to observe
     1750            the installed extension packages.
     1751          </para>
     1752        </listitem>
     1753        <listitem>
     1754          <para>
     1755            <computeroutput>Proxy</computeroutput> enables the user to specify
     1756            the use of a Proxy Server and its Host and Port ids.</para>
    17281757        </listitem>
    17291758     </orderedlist></para>
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