DefaultApps

Requirement

For chapter 4, we must cover the following applications:

  • Rhythmbox (audio)
  • F-Spot (photo)
  • Open Office (docs, spreadsheets, presentations, drawing)
  • Tomboy (notes)
  • Empathy (im)
  • Firefox (web)
  • Evolution (email)
  • Totem (video)
  • Ubuntu One (backup)
  • Simple Scan (scanning) - this is included in Lucid by default. Shouldn't be too much work.


Suggested order of the chapter

  • Getting online
    • Network Manager
    • Establishing a connection
      • Wired
      • Wireless
      • Dialup
      • Other connection methods
  • Browsing the web
    • Whole section is on starting and using Firefox
  • Reading and composing email
    • Running Evolution for the first time
      • Setting up an IMAP connection
      • Setting up a POP connection
      • Setting up your sending options
      • Finalizing account options
    • Around the Evolution workspace
      • [intro describing various parts of Evolution]
      • Understanding the folder list
      • Listing messages
      • Previewing messages
    • Checking and reading messages
      • Checking mail
      • Viewing HTML mail
      • Finding messages
      • Subscribing to IMAP folders
    • Composing and replying to messages
      • Composing new messages
      • Replying to messages
      • Using signatures
  • Staying organized
    • [intro to using evolution with or without an account]
    • Managing your contacts
      • Adding or editing a contact
      • Searching for contacts
    • Managing your schedule
      • Viewing your calendar
      • Adding a new event
      • Working with others
    • Keeping a task list
      • Adding a task
      • Completing a task
  • Using instant messaging
    • Running Empathy for the first time
    • Adding/removing/editing accounts
    • Adding/removing contacts
    • Changing status
    • Starting conversation
      • Text chat
      • Multiple people
      • Audio
      • Video
    • Sending/receiving files
    • Changing picture
    • Changing status
  • Viewing and editing photos
    • Section on F-Spot
    • Importing
      • From file
      • From digital camera
      • Vesioning system
    • F-spot layout
    • Where f-spot save photos
    • Organising photos (tagging)
    • Editing Images
      • Crop
      • Red-eye Reduction
      • Straighten
      • Auto Colour
    • Exporting to web services
  • Listening to audio and music
    • Section on Rhythmbox
  • Watching video and movies
    • Section on Totem
    • Playing video files
    • Playing DVDs
  • Office applications
    • Working with documents
    • Working with spreadsheets
    • Working with presentations
    • Other OpenOffice applications

  • Taking notes
    • section on Tomboy
  • Synchronizing files
    • section on Ubuntu One

Comments

  • Added Simple Scan to the list of applications that we need to cover. - humphreybc

ubuntu-manual/Blueprints/DefaultApps (last edited 2010-02-18 16:44:13 by rutherford-220-165)