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Changeset 43992 in vbox for trunk/doc/manual/en_US


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Nov 28, 2012 5:14:25 PM (12 years ago)
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vboxsync
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Message:

doc/manual: fix losing spaces when translating to latex, and also more style fixes

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trunk/doc/manual/en_US
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  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/user_Frontends.xml

    r43970 r43992  
    197197
    198198        <listitem>
    199           <para>The other alternative is to start <computeroutput>VBoxHeadless</computeroutput> from the VirtualBox Manager GUI.
     199          <para>The other alternative is to start
     200          <computeroutput>VBoxHeadless</computeroutput> from the VirtualBox
     201          Manager GUI, by holding the Shift key when starting a virtual
     202          machine.
    200203          </para>
    201204        </listitem>
    202 
    203205      </itemizedlist>
    204206

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/user_GuestAdditions.xml

    r43970 r43992  
    1515    <title>Introduction</title>
    1616
    17        
    1817    <para>As mentioned in <xref linkend="virtintro" />, the Guest Additions
    1918    are designed to be installed <emphasis>inside</emphasis> a virtual machine
    … …  
    237236        A Windows guest should then automatically start the Guest Additions
    238237        installer, which installs the Guest Additions into your Windows
    239         guest. When the download starts, the Network Operations Manager Window
    240         appears</para>
     238        guest. Other guest operating systems (or if automatic start of
     239        software on CD is disabled) need manual start of the installer.</para>
    241240
    242241        <note>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/user_Introduction.xml

    r43986 r43992  
    324324
    325325      <listitem>
    326         <para><emphasis role="bold">VM Groups.
    327         </emphasis> VirtualBox provides a Groups feature that enables
    328         the user to organize Guest virtual machines collectively, as well as
    329         individually. In addition to basic Groups, it is also possible for any                 
    330         VM to be in more than one Group, and for groups to be nested in a hierarchy
    331         - i.e. Groups of Groups.  In general, the operations that can be performed
    332         on Groups are the same as those that can be applied to individual VMs i.e. 
    333         Start, Pause, Reset, Close (Save state, Send Shutdown, Poweroff), Discard
    334         Saved State, Show in fileSystem, Sort.</para>
     326        <para><emphasis role="bold">VM groups.</emphasis> VirtualBox provides a
     327        groups feature that enables the user to organize virtual machines
     328        collectively, as well as individually. In addition to basic groups, it
     329        is also possible for any VM to be in more than one group, and for
     330        groups to be nested in a hierarchy -- i.e. groups of groups. In
     331        general, the operations that can be performed on groups are the same as
     332        those that can be applied to individual VMs i.e. Start, Pause, Reset,
     333        Close (Save state, Send Shutdown, Poweroff), Discard Saved State, Show
     334        in fileSystem, Sort.</para>
    335335      </listitem>
    336336
    … …  
    581581          <computeroutput>.vbox-extpack</computeroutput> file name extension.
    582582          To install an extension, simply double-click on the package file
    583           and a Network Oprations Manage UI will appear, guiding you through the required
    584           steps.</para>
     583          and a Network Operations Manager window will appear, guiding you
     584          through the required steps.</para>
    585585
    586586          <para>To view the extension packs that are currently installed,
    … …  
    599599  <sect1>
    600600    <title>Starting VirtualBox</title>
    601 
    602     <para>NOTE: After becoming familiar with the use of Wizards, consider using the Expert Mode available in some Wizards. Where available, this is selectable using a button, and speeds up user processes using Wizards.</para>
    603601
    604602    <para>After installation, you can start VirtualBox as
    … …  
    654652
    655653  <sect1 id="gui-createvm">
    656 
    657654    <title>Creating your first virtual machine</title>
    658655
    … …  
    831828        </listitem>
    832829      </orderedlist></para>
     830
     831    <note><para>After becoming familiar with the use of wizards, consider using
     832      the Expert Mode available in some wizards. Where available, this is
     833      selectable using a button, and speeds up user processes using
     834      wizards.</para></note>
    833835  </sect1>
    834836
    … …  
    12341236
    12351237  <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
     1238    <title>Using VM groups</title>
     1239
     1240    <para>VM groups enable the user to create ad hoc groups of VMs, and to
    12401241    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>
     1242    There are a number of features relating to groups:</para>
    12451243 
    12461244    <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>
     1245        <listitem>
     1246          <para>
     1247            Create a group using GUI option 1) Drag one VM on top of another
     1248            VM.
     1249          </para>
     1250          <para>
     1251            Create a group using GUI option 2) Select multiple VMs and select
     1252            "Group" on the right click menu, as follows:
     1253          </para>
     1254
     1255          <para><mediaobject>
     1256          <imageobject>
     1257          <imagedata align="center" fileref="images/vm-groups.png"
     1258                     width="10cm" />
     1259          </imageobject>
     1260          </mediaobject></para>
     1261
     1262        </listitem>
     1263        <listitem>
     1264          <para>
     1265            Command line option 1) Create group and assign VM:
     1266            <screen>VBoxManage modifyvm "Fred" --groups "/TestGroup"</screen>
     1267          </para>
     1268          <para>
     1269            Command line option 2) Detach VM from group, and delete group if
     1270            empty: <screen>VBoxManage modifyvm "Fred" --groups ""</screen>
     1271          </para>
     1272        </listitem>
     1273        <listitem>
     1274          <para>
     1275            Multiple groups e.g.:
     1276            <screen>VBoxManage modifyvm "Fred" --groups "/TestGroup,/TestGroup2"</screen>
     1277          </para>
     1278        </listitem>
     1279        <listitem>
     1280          <para>
     1281            Nested groups -- hierarchy of groups e.g.:
     1282            <screen>VBoxManage modifyvm "Fred" --groups "/TestGroup/TestGroup2"</screen>
     1283          </para>
     1284        </listitem>
     1285        <listitem>
     1286          <para>
     1287          Summary of group commands: Start, Pause, Reset, Close (save state,
     1288          send shutdown signal, poweroff), Discard Saved State, Show in File
     1289          System, Sort.
     1290          </para>
     1291        </listitem>
     1292      </orderedlist>
    12901293  </sect1>
    12911294
    … …  
    15971600    <para>The clone operation itself can be a lengthy operation depending on
    15981601    the size and count of the attached disk images. Also keep in mind that
    1599     every snapshot has differencing disk images attached, which need to be cloned
    1600     as well.</para>
     1602    every snapshot has differencing disk images attached, which need to be
     1603    cloned as well.</para>
    16011604
    16021605    <para>The "Clone" menu item is disabled while a machine is running.</para>
    … …  
    17071710    <para><orderedlist>
    17081711        <listitem>
    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>
     1712           <para><emphasis role="bold">General</emphasis> Enables the user to
     1713           specify the default folder/directory for VM files, and the VRDP
     1714           Authentication Library.</para>
     1715        </listitem>
     1716        <listitem>
     1717           <para><emphasis role="bold">Input</emphasis> Enables the user to
     1718           specify the Host Key. It identifies the key that toggles whether the
     1719           cursor is in the focus of the VM or the Host operating system
     1720           windows (see <xref linkend="keyb_mouse_normal"/>) and which is also
     1721           used to trigger certain VM actions (see <xref
     1722           linkend="specialcharacters"/>)</para>
     1723        </listitem>
     1724        <listitem>
     1725           <para><emphasis role="bold">Update</emphasis> Enables the user
     1726           to specify various settings for Automatic Updates.</para>
     1727        </listitem>
     1728        <listitem>
     1729           <para><emphasis role="bold">Language</emphasis> Enables the user to
     1730           specify the GUI language.</para>
     1731        </listitem>
     1732        <listitem>
     1733           <para><emphasis role="bold">Display</emphasis> Enables the user to
     1734           specify the screen resolution, and its width and height.</para>
     1735        </listitem>
     1736        <listitem>
     1737           <para><emphasis role="bold">Network</emphasis> Enables the user to
     1738           configure the details of Host Only Networks.</para>
     1739        </listitem>
     1740        <listitem>
     1741           <para><emphasis role="bold">Extensions</emphasis> Enables the user
     1742           to list and manage the installed extension packages.</para>
     1743        </listitem>
     1744        <listitem>
     1745           <para><emphasis role="bold">Proxy</emphasis> Enables the user to
     1746           configure a HTTP Proxy Server.</para>
    17571747        </listitem>
    17581748     </orderedlist></para>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/user_VBoxManage.xml

    r43973 r43992  
    683683          </listitem>
    684684
    685 
    686685          <listitem>
    687686            <para><computeroutput>--guestmemoryballoon
    … …  
    695694
    696695          <listitem>
    697             <para><computeroutput>--lptmode
    698             &lt;Device&gt; </computeroutput>
    699             Specifies the Device Name of the lpt/parallel port that
    700             the Parallel Port feature will be using. Use this BEFORE --lpt. This feature is Host specific and unrelated to Guest OS.</para>
    701           </listitem>
    702 
    703           <listitem>
    704             <para><computeroutput>--lpt
    705             &lt;IOAddress IRQNumber&gt; </computeroutput>
    706             Specifies the I/O address of the lpt/parallel port and the IRQ number that
    707             the Parallel Port feature will be using. Use this AFTER --lptmod. This feature is Host specific and unrelated to Guest OS.</para>
     696            <para><computeroutput>--lptmode&lt;1-N&gt;
     697            &lt;Device&gt;</computeroutput>
     698            Specifies the Device Name of the parallel port that
     699            the Parallel Port feature will be using. Use this
     700            <emphasis>before</emphasis> <computeroutput>--lpt</computeroutput>.
     701            This feature is host operating system specific.</para>
     702          </listitem>
     703
     704          <listitem>
     705            <para><computeroutput>--lpt&lt;1-N&gt;
     706            &lt;I/O base&gt; &lt;IRQ&gt;</computeroutput>
     707            Specifies the I/O address of the parallel port and the IRQ
     708            number that the Parallel Port feature will be using. Use this
     709            <emphasis>after</emphasis>
     710            <computeroutput>--lptmod</computeroutput>. This feature is host
     711            operating system specific.</para>
    708712          </listitem>
    709713        </itemizedlist></para>
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