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Maintained by the GNOME Documentation Project http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gdp Template version: 2.0 beta Template last modified Apr 11, 2002 --> <!-- =============Document Header ============================= --> <article id="index" lang="en"> <!-- please do not change the id; for translations, change lang to --> <!-- appropriate code --> <articleinfo> <title><application>&app;</application> Manual</title> <copyright> <year>2003</year> <holder>Chee Bin HOH</holder> </copyright> <copyright> <year>2009</year> <holder>Philip Withnall</holder> </copyright> <releaseinfo revision="2.26" role="final"> <ulink type="peerreview" url="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=574524"/> </releaseinfo> <abstract role="description"> <para><application>&app;</application> is a media player for GNOME that runs on GStreamer by default, but can also be run on xine. It has support for most audio and video codecs including DVDs among many others. 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If not, you can omit it. --> <!-- Remember to remove the &manrevision; entity from the revision entries other --> <!-- than the current revision. --> <!-- The revision numbering system for GNOME manuals is as follows: --> <!-- * the revision number consists of two components --> <!-- * the first component of the revision number reflects the release version of the GNOME desktop. --> <!-- * the second component of the revision number is a decimal unit that is incremented with each revision of the manual. --> <!-- For example, if the GNOME desktop release is V2.x, the first version of the manual that --> <!-- is written in that desktop timeframe is V2.0, the second version of the manual is V2.1, etc. --> <!-- When the desktop release version changes to V3.x, the revision number of the manual changes --> <!-- to V3.0, and so on. --> <revhistory> <revision> <revnumber><application>&app;</application> Manual V2.0</revnumber> <date>August 2006</date> <revdescription> <para role="author">Chee Bin HOH <email>cbhoh@gnome.org</email> </para> <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> </revdescription> </revision> <revision> <revnumber><application>&app;</application> Manual V&manrevision;</revnumber> <date>&date;</date> <revdescription> <para role="author">Philip Withnall <email>philip@tecnocode.co.uk</email> </para> <para role="publisher">GNOME Documentation Project</para> </revdescription> </revision> </revhistory> <releaseinfo>This manual describes version &appversion; of <application>&app;</application>. </releaseinfo> <legalnotice> <title>Feedback</title> <para>To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the <application>&app;</application> application or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:user-guide#feedback" type="help">GNOME Feedback Page</ulink>. </para> </legalnotice> </articleinfo> <indexterm zone="index"> <primary>&app;</primary> </indexterm> <indexterm zone="index"> <primary>totem</primary> </indexterm> <!-- ============= Document Body ============================= --> <!-- ============= Introduction ============================== --> <!-- Use the Introduction section to give a brief overview of what the application is and what it does. --> <sect1 id="totem-introduction"> <title>Introduction</title> <para>The <application>&app;</application> application is a movie player for the GNOME desktop based on the GStreamer framework and xine library, and enables you to play movies or songs. </para> <para><application>&app;</application> provides the following features:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>Support for a variety of video and audio files.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>A variety of zoom levels and aspect ratios, and a fullscreen view.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Seek and volume controls.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>A playlist.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Subtitle support.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Complete keyboard navigation.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Comprehensive set of plugins, including a subtitle downloader, YouTube browser, and disc burner.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <note> <para><application>&app;</application> also comes with additional functionality such as: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>Video thumbnailer for GNOME.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Audio preview application for GNOME.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Nautilus properties tab.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </note> </sect1> <!-- =========== End of Introduction ========================= --> <!-- =========== Getting Started ============================= --> <!-- Use the Getting Started section to describe the steps required to start the application and to describe the user interface components of the application. If there is other information that it is important for readers to know before they start using the application, you should also include this information here. If the information about how to get started is very short, you can include it in the Introduction and omit this section. --> <sect1 id="totem-getting-started"> <title>Getting Started</title> <sect2 id="totem-start"> <title>To Start <application>&app;</application></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>Sound & Video</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Movie Player</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Command line</term> <listitem> <para>To start <application>&app;</application> from a command line, type the following command, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>:</para> <para> <command>totem</command> </para> <tip> <para>To view other command line options that are available, type <command>totem --help</command>, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>. </para> </tip> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-when-start"> <title>When You Start <application>&app;</application></title> <para>When you start <application>&app;</application>, the following window is displayed.</para> <!-- ==== Figure ==== --> <figure id="totem-start-fig"> <title><application>&app;</application> Start Up Window</title> <screenshot> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="figures/totem_start_window.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> <textobject> <phrase>Shows <application>&app;</application> main window with sidebar opened on playlist. Contains menubar, display area, sidebar, elapsed time slider, seek control buttons, volume slider and statusbar. </phrase> </textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> </figure> <!-- ==== End of Figure ==== --> <!-- Include any descriptions of the GUI immediately after the screenshot of the main UI, --> <!-- for example, the items on the menubar and on the toolbar. This section is optional. --> <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 use in <application>&app;</application>.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Display area.</term> <listitem> <para>The display area displays the movie or a visualization of the current song. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Sidebar.</term> <listitem> <para>The sidebar displays properties of the file played and acts as playlist. It can also be used by various plugins, such as the MythTV, YouTube and Video Search plugins. They can be selected by clicking on the drop-down list at the top of the sidebar. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Elapsed time slider.</term> <listitem> <para>The elapsed time slider displays the elapsed time of the movie or song that is playing. It also enables you to skip forward or backward in a movie or song by dragging the slider's handle along the bar, or by clicking on a point on the bar. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Seek control buttons.</term> <listitem> <para>The seek control buttons enable you to move to the next or previous track, and to pause or play a movie or song. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Volume button.</term> <listitem> <para>The volume button enables you to adjust the volume.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Statusbar.</term> <listitem> <para>The statusbar displays status information about the movie or song that is playing.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> </sect1> <!-- =========== End of Getting Started ====================== --> <!-- =========== Usage ======================================= --> <!-- Use this section to describe how to use the application to perform the tasks for which the application is designed. --> <sect1 id="totem-usage"> <title>Usage</title> <!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ --> <sect2 id="totem-open-file"> <title>To Open a File</title> <para>To open a video or an audio file, choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>O</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Movie</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Open</guisubmenu> </menuchoice>. The <application>Select Movies or Playlists</application> dialog is displayed. Select the file or files you want to open, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para> <para>You can drag a file from another application such as a file manager to the <application>&app;</application> window. If you drag the file to the display area, the file will replace the current playlist and will start playing immediately. If you drag the file to the playlist in the sidebar, the file will be appended to the current playlist. The <application>&app;</application> application will open the file and play the movie or song. <application>&app;</application> displays the title of the movie or song in the titlebar of the window and in the playlist in the sidebar. </para> <para>If you try to open a file format that <application>&app;</application> does not recognize, the application displays an error message. This error is most often encountered if you do not have the correct codecs installed. Information on getting codecs working can be found on the <ulink url="http://projects.gnome.org/totem/#codecs" type="http"><application>&app;</application> website</ulink>. </para> <tip> <para>You can double-click on a video or an audio file in the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager to open it in the <application>&app;</application> window. </para> </tip> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-usage-open-location"> <title>To Open a Location</title> <para>To open a file by URI (location), choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>L</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Movie</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Open Location</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. The <application>Open Location</application> dialog is displayed. Use the drop-down combination box to specify the URI you would like to open (it lists URIs which have previously been opened) Рor type one in directly Рthen click on the <guibutton>Open</guibutton> button. </para> <para>If you have a URI in the clipboard already, it will automatically be pasted into the combination box.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-usage-play"> <title>To Play a Movie (DVD or VCD)</title> <para>Insert the disc in the optical device of your computer, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Movie</guimenu><guimenuitem>Play Disc</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.</para> <para>To eject a DVD or VCD, choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>E</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Movie</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Eject</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-usage-pause"> <title>To Pause a Movie or Song</title> <para>To pause a movie or song that is playing, click on the <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/totem_pause_button.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> <textobject><phrase>Shows pause button.</phrase></textobject> </inlinemediaobject> button, or choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Space</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Movie</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Play / Pause</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. You may also use the <keycap>P</keycap> key to pause or play a movie. </para> <para>To resume playing a movie or song, click on the <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/totem_play_button.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> <textobject><phrase>Shows play button.</phrase></textobject> </inlinemediaobject> button again, or choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Space</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Movie</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Play / Pause</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-usage-view-properties"> <title>To View Properties of a Movie or Song</title> <para>To view the properties of a movie or song, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Sidebar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to make the sidebar appear, and choose <guimenu>Properties</guimenu> in the drop-down list at the top of the sidebar.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-usage-seek"> <title>To Seek Through Movies or Songs</title> <para>To seek through movies or songs, you can use the following methods: </para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term>To skip forward</term> <listitem> <para>To skip forward through a movie or song, choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycap>Right</keycap></shortcut> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Skip Forward</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>To skip backward</term> <listitem> <para>To skip backwards through a movie or song, choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycap>Left</keycap></shortcut> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Skip Backwards</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>To skip to a time</term> <listitem> <para>To skip to a specific elapsed time in the movie or song, choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>K</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Skip to</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. The <application>Skip to</application> dialog is displayed. Use the spin box to specify the elapsed time (in seconds) to skip to, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para> <para>The spin box also allows more natural language to be used. You can enter a time in the formats "hh:mm:ss", "mm:ss" or "ss"; where "hh" is the hour, "mm" is the minute and "ss" is the second to skip to. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>To move to the next movie or song</term> <listitem> <para>To move to the next movie or song, choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Right</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Next Chapter/Movie</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or click on the <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/totem_next_button.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> <textobject><phrase>Shows a seek next button</phrase></textobject> </inlinemediaobject> button. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>To move to the previous movie or song</term> <listitem> <para>To move to the previous movie or song, choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Left</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Previous Chapter/Movie</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or click on the <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="figures/totem_previous_button.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> <textobject><phrase>Shows a seek previous button</phrase></textobject> </inlinemediaobject> button. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-usage-change-zoom"> <title>To Change the Zoom Factor</title> <sect3 id="totem-usage-change-size"> <title>To Change the Video Size</title> <para>To change the zoom factor of the display area, you can use the following methods: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>To zoom to fullscreen mode, choose <menuchoice><shortcut><keycap>F11</keycap></shortcut> <guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Fullscreen</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. You can also use the <keycap>F</keycap> key to toggle fullscreen mode. To exit fullscreen mode, click on the <guibutton>Leave Fullscreen</guibutton> button or press <keycap>Esc</keycap>, <keycap>F11</keycap> or <keycap>F</keycap>. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>To change the size of the original movie or visualization, choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>0</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Fit Window to Movie</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> and choose a scale ratio. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </sect3> <sect3 id="totem-usage-change-ratio"> <title>To Change the Video Aspect Ratio</title> <para>To switch between different aspect ratios, choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycap>A</keycap></shortcut> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Aspect Ratio</guisubmenu> </menuchoice>.</para> </sect3> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-usage-adjust-volume"> <title>To Adjust the Volume</title> <para>To increase the volume, choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycap>Up</keycap></shortcut> <guimenu>Sound</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Volume Up</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. To decrease the volume, choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycap>Down</keycap></shortcut> <guimenu>Sound</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Volume Down</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> <para>You can also use the volume button: click on the volume button and choose the volume level with the slider.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-usage-on-top"> <title>To Make the Window Always on Top</title> <para>To make the <application>&app;</application> window always on top of other application windows, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Plugins</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. Select the <guilabel>Always on Top</guilabel> plugin to enable it. The <application>&app;</application> window will now stay on top of all other windows while a movie is playing, but not while audio or visualizations are playing. </para> <para>To stop the window from always being on top, disable the <guilabel>Always on Top</guilabel> plugin again. See <xref linkend="totem-plugins-always-on-top"/> for more information.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-usage-show-control"> <title>To Show or Hide Controls</title> <para>To show or hide the <application>&app;</application> window controls, choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>H</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Show Controls</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>, or press the <keycap>H</keycap> key. You can also right-click on the <application>&app;</application> window, then choose <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>H</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenuitem>Show Controls</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> from the popup menu. </para> <para>If the <guilabel>Show Controls</guilabel> option is selected, <application>&app;</application> will show the menubar, elapsed time slider, seek control buttons, volume slider and statusbar on the window. If the <guilabel>Show Controls</guilabel> option is unselected, the application will hide these controls and show only the display area. </para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-usage-playlist"> <title>To Manage the Playlist</title> <sect3 id="totem-usage-playlist-show-hide"> <title>To Show or Hide the Playlist</title> <para>To show or hide the playlist, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Sidebar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or click on the <guibutton>Sidebar</guibutton> button, and choose <guimenu>Playlist</guimenu> on the top of the sidebar.</para> </sect3> <sect3 id="totem-usage-playlist-manage"> <title>Manage a Playlist</title> <para>You can use the <application>Playlist</application> dialog to do the following: <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term>To add a track or movie</term> <listitem> <para>To add a track or movie to the playlist, click on the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button. The <application>Select Movies or Playlists</application> dialog is displayed. Select the file that you want to add to the playlist, then click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>To remove a track or movie</term> <listitem> <para>To remove a track or movie from the playlist, select the item or items to remove from the playlist, then click on the <guibutton>Remove</guibutton> button. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>To save the playlist to a file</term> <listitem> <para>To save the playlist to a file, click on the <guibutton>Save Playlist</guibutton> button. The <application>Save Playlist</application> dialog is displayed; specify the filename as which you want to save the playlist, and click <guibutton>Save</guibutton>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>To move a track or movie up the playlist</term> <listitem> <para>To move a track or movie up the playlist, select the item from the playlist, then click on the <guibutton>Move Up</guibutton> button. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>To move a track or movie down the playlist</term> <listitem> <para>To move a track or movie down the playlist, select the item from the playlist, then click on the <guibutton>Move Down</guibutton> button. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </para> </sect3> <sect3 id="totem-usage-playlist-repeat"> <title>To Select or Unselect Repeat Mode</title> <para>To enable or disable repeat mode, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Repeat Mode</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> </sect3> <sect3 id="totem-usage-playlist-shuffle"> <title>To Select or Unselect Shuffle Mode</title> <para>To enable or disable shuffle mode, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Shuffle Mode</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> </sect3> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-usage-subtitle"> <title>To Choose Subtitles</title> <para>To choose the language of the subtitles, select <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Subtitles</guisubmenu></menuchoice> and choose the subtitle language you want to display.</para> <para>To disable the display of subtitles, select <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Subtitles</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>None</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> <note><para>By default, <application>&app;</application> will choose the same language for the subtitles as the one you normally use on your computer.</para></note> <para><application>&app;</application> will automatically load and display subtitles for a video if it finds a subtitle file with the same name as the video being played, and the extension <filename>asc</filename>, <filename>txt</filename>, <filename>sub</filename>, <filename>srt</filename>, <filename>smi</filename>, <filename>ssa</filename> or <filename>ass</filename>. </para> <para>If the file containing the subtitles has a different name from the video being played, you can right-click on the video in the playlist and choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Select Text Subtitles</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the popup menu to load the correct subtitle file. You may also choose subtitles by choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Select Text Subtitles</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> <para>Using the <guilabel>Subtitles downloader</guilabel> plugin, you can also download subtitles from the OpenSubtitles service. See <xref linkend="totem-plugins-opensubtitles"/> for more information.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-usage-take-screenshot"> <title>To Take a Screenshot</title> <para>To take a screenshot of the movie or visualization that is playing, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Take Screenshot</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. The <application>Save Screenshot</application> dialog is displayed. Choose a location and insert the filename as which you want to save the screenshot, then click on the <guibutton>Save</guibutton> button to save the screenshot. </para> <tip><para><application>&app;</application> will display a preview of the screenshot which is to be saved on the left-hand side of the <application>Save Screenshot</application> dialog.</para></tip> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-usage-create-screenshot-gallery"> <title>To Create a Screenshot Gallery</title> <para>To create a gallery of screenshots of the movie or visualization that is playing, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Create Screenshot Gallery</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. The <application>Save Gallery</application> dialog is displayed. Choose a location and insert the filename as which you want to save the gallery image, then click on the <guibutton>Save</guibutton> button to save the screenshot. </para> <tip><para>You may specify the width of the individual screenshots in the gallery using the <guilabel>Screenshot width</guilabel> entry. The default width is 128 pixels.</para> <para>You may also specify the number of screenshots to be put in the gallery. By default, this is calculated based on the length of the movie; however, this may be overridden by deselecting the <guilabel>Calculate the number of screenshots</guilabel> checkbox and entering the new number in the <guilabel>Number of screenshots</guilabel> spin box.</para></tip> </sect2> </sect1> <!-- =========== Plugins ======================================= --> <sect1 id="totem-plugins"> <title>Plugins</title> <para><application>&app;</application> has many features which are present in the form of plugins — pieces of the software which are only loaded if necessary.</para> <sect2 id="totem-plugins-load"> <title>To Enable a Plugin</title> <para>To view the list of installed plugins, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Plugins</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <application>Configure Plugins</application> dialog is displayed. On the left is a list of all the plugins you have installed, while on the right is a description of the currently selected plugin. Plugins which have options which can be changed will have a sensitive <guibutton>Configure</guibutton> button on the right.</para> <para>To enable a plugin, simply select the checkbox to the left of its name in the plugin list, and the plugin will be loaded immediately. If there is any error loading the plugin, an error dialog will also be displayed immediately.</para> <para>To disable a plugin again, deselect its checkbox. Plugins will remain enabled or disabled as set even when <application>&app;</application> is closed.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-plugins-always-on-top"> <title>Always on Top</title> <para>When enabled, the <guilabel>Always on Top</guilabel> plugin will force the main <application>&app;</application> window to be on top of all other windows while a movie is playing, but not while audio or visualizations are playing. To stop the window being on top, disable the plugin again.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-plugins-coherence"> <title>Coherence DLNA/UPnP Client</title> <para>The <guilabel>Coherence DLNA/UPnP Client</guilabel> plugin allows <application>&app;</application> to play multimedia content from UPnP media servers (such as Coherence servers) on the local network.</para> <para>With the <guilabel>Coherence DLNA/UPnP Client</guilabel> plugin enabled, choose <menuchoice><shortcut><keycap>F9</keycap></shortcut><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Sidebar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or click on the <guibutton>Sidebar</guibutton> button to show the sidebar. Select <guilabel>Coherence DLNA/UPnP Client</guilabel> from the drop-down list at the top of the sidebar to display the <guilabel>Coherence DLNA/UPnP Client</guilabel> sidebar.</para> <para>The tree view in the sidebar will list the available media servers. Clicking on one will expand it to show the types of media it can serve, and clicking on a media folder will expand it to list the media files available. Double-clicking on a media file will add it to <application>&app;</application>'s playlist and play it. You may alternatively right-click on a file and choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Play</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Enqueue</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to play the file immediately or add it to the playlist, respectively.</para> <para>If the media server allows it, choosing <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from a file's context menu allows you to delete that file from the media server.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-plugins-gromit"> <title>Gromit Annotations</title> <para>The <guilabel>Gromit Annotations</guilabel> plugin allows you to draw on top of movies as they are played using <ulink type="http" url="http://www.home.unix-ag.org/simon/gromit/"><application>Gromit</application></ulink>. You must have <application>Gromit</application> installed before you can enable the plugin — consult your operating system documentation for information on how to do this.</para> <para>With the plugin enabled, press <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> to toggle <application>Gromit</application> on or off. When <application>Gromit</application> is enabled, your pointer will change to a crosshair. To draw on the screen, hold down your mouse button and drag your pointer around, before releasing your mouse button. Press <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> again to toggle <application>Gromit</application> off.</para> <para>To clear the screen of annotations, press <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>E</keycap></keycombo>, or close <application>&app;</application>.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-plugins-jamendo"> <title>Jamendo</title> <para>The <guilabel>Jamendo</guilabel> plugin allows you to listen to the collection of Creative Commons-licensed music on the <ulink type="http" url="http://www.jamendo.com/en/">Jamendo</ulink> service.</para> <sect3 id="totem-plugins-jamendo-configuration"> <title>To Configure the Plugin</title> <para>The <guilabel>Jamendo</guilabel> plugin can be configured. Click on the <guibutton>Configure</guibutton> button when enabling the plugin, and the <application>Jamendo Plugin Configuration</application> dialog will be displayed. Here, you can choose whether to download songs in Ogg or MP3 format (Ogg is preferred due to its open-source nature); and the number of albums to retrieve when doing a search (choose more albums if you have a faster Internet connection).</para> <para>Once you're done, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para> </sect3> <sect3 id="totem-plugins-jamendo-setup"> <title>To Display the Jamendo Sidebar</title> <para>With the <guilabel>Jamendo</guilabel> plugin enabled, choose <menuchoice><shortcut><keycap>F9</keycap></shortcut><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Sidebar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or click on the <guibutton>Sidebar</guibutton> button to show the sidebar. Select <guilabel>Jamendo</guilabel> from the drop-down list at the top of the sidebar to display the <guilabel>Jamendo</guilabel> sidebar.</para> </sect3> <sect3 id="totem-plugins-jamendo-search"> <title>To Search for Music</title> <para>Enter your search terms in the search entry at the top of the <guilabel>Jamendo</guilabel> sidebar. You can search by either artist or by tags. Click on the search button to start your search.</para> <para>Search results will be displayed in the tree view in the <guilabel>Search Results</guilabel> page of the sidebar, and can be browsed through using the arrow buttons at the bottom of the sidebar. Albums are listed, and if you click on an album, its tracks will be listed below it. Click again to hide the album's tracks.</para> <para>With an artist selected, you can click on the <guibutton>Jamendo Album Page</guibutton> button to open that album's page on the Jamendo website. Double-clicking an album, or choosing <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Add to Playlist</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the album's context menu, will replace your playlist with all the tracks on that album and begin streaming the first track from Jamendo's website. Double-clicking an individual track will replace your playlist with just that track.</para> </sect3> <sect3 id="totem-plugins-jamendo-popular"> <title>Popular Albums and Latest Releases</title> <para>Viewing the <guilabel>Popular</guilabel> page in the <guilabel>Jamendo</guilabel> sidebar will load a list of the most popular albums on Jamendo at the moment, which can be played as with search results. Viewing the <guilabel>Latest Releases</guilabel> page will likewise load a list of the latest albums released on Jamendo.</para> </sect3> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-plugins-tracker"> <title>Local Search</title> <para>The <guilabel>Local Search</guilabel> plugin allows you to search for playable movies and audio files on your computer from within <application>&app;</application>. With the plugin enabled, choose <menuchoice><shortcut><keycap>F9</keycap></shortcut><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Sidebar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or click on the <guibutton>Sidebar</guibutton> button to show the sidebar. Select <guilabel>Local Search</guilabel> from the drop-down list at the top of the sidebar to display the <guilabel>Local Search</guilabel> sidebar.</para> <para>To perform a search, enter your search terms in the search entry at the top of the sidebar and click <guibutton>Find</guibutton>. Your search terms may include wildcards such as <literal>*</literal>, which will match any character. For example, the search <userinput>*.mpg</userinput> will find all movies with the <filename class="extension">.mpg</filename> file extension.</para> <para>Search results may be browsed using the <guibutton>Back</guibutton> and <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> buttons at the bottom of the sidebar, and you may jump to a specific results page by entering its number in the spin box.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-plugins-publish"> <title>Publish Playlist</title> <para>The <guilabel>Publish Playlist</guilabel> plugin allows you to publish playlists on your local network to allow other computers to access and play them.</para> <sect3 id="totem-plugins-publish-configuration"> <title>To Configure the Plugin</title> <para>The <guilabel>Publish Playlist</guilabel> plugin can be configured. Click on the <guibutton>Configure</guibutton> button when enabling the plugin, and the configuration dialog will be displayed. Here, you can change the name which will appear for your playlist share. The following strings will be replaced when playlists are published: <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><literal>%a</literal></term> <listitem><para>Replaced with the program's name: <application>&app;</application>.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><literal>%h</literal></term> <listitem><para>Replaced with your computer's host name.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><literal>%u</literal></term> <listitem><para>Replaced with your username.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><literal>%U</literal></term> <listitem><para>Replaced with your real name.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><literal>%%</literal></term> <listitem><para>Replaced with a literal percent sign.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </para> <para>You can also select the <guilabel>Use encrypted transport protocol</guilabel> checkbox if you wish to encrypt the shared playlists when they're transmitted over the network.</para> <para>Once you're done, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para> </sect3> <sect3 id="totem-plugins-publish-publishing"> <title>To Publish Playlists</title> <para>With the plugin enabled, you do not need to explicitly publish playlists; they are automatically made available on the network as a Zeroconf website.</para> </sect3> <sect3 id="totem-plugins-publish-neighborhood"> <title>To Browse your Neighborhood</title> <para>To view the shared playlists of others on your network, select <guilabel>Neighborhood</guilabel> from the drop-down list at the top of the sidebar. If any playlists have been published on the network, they will be listed here. Double-click on a playlist to load and play it on your computer.</para> </sect3> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-plugins-opensubtitles"> <title>Subtitles downloader</title> <para>The <guilabel>Subtitles downloader</guilabel> plugin allows you to find and download subtitle files from the <ulink type="http" url="http://www.opensubtitles.org/en">OpenSubtitles</ulink> service.</para> <para>Subtitles can only be downloaded for local movies; not audio files, DVDs, DVB streams, VCDs or HTTP streams. To search for subtitles for the currently playing movie, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Download Movie Subtitles</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, which will display the <application>Download Movie Subtitles</application> dialog.</para> <para>Select the language in which you wish to have your subtitles from the drop-down list at the top of the dialog, then click on the <guibutton>Find</guibutton> button to search for subtitles for the current movie. Subtitles are found on the basis of the movie's content, rather than its filename or tags.</para> <para>Search results are listed in the tree view in the middle of the dialog. Currently, subtitles can only be used with a movie by <emphasis>reloading</emphasis> the movie with the subtitles, so after selecting the subtitle file you wish to download, click on the <guibutton>Play with Subtitle</guibutton> button to download the subtitles and reload the movie.</para> <note><para>Downloaded subtitle files are cached so that they do not need to be downloaded again when playing the movie again. When downloading new subtitles for a movie, any previously downloaded subtitles for that movie are deleted.</para></note> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-plugins-thumbnail"> <title>Thumbnail</title> <para>The <guilabel>Thumbnail</guilabel> plugin sets <application>&app;</application>'s main window icon to a thumbnail of the current movie, and updates the icon when new movies are loaded.</para> <note><para>If a thumbnail doesn't exist for the current movie (or if you're playing an audio file), the main window icon will be reset to the <application>&app;</application> logo.</para></note> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-plugins-brasero"> <title>Video Disc Recorder</title> <para>The <guilabel>Video Disc Recorder</guilabel> plugin allows you to burn the current playlist to a DVD or VCD using <application>Brasero</application>.</para> <para>To burn the current playlist, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Movie</guimenu><guimenuitem>Create Video Disc</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A <application>Brasero</application> dialog will be displayed, giving options for converting the movies to the appropriate format and burning them to disc. For more information, see the <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:brasero?brasero-new-project-video">Brasero documentation</ulink>.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-plugins-youtube"> <title>YouTube browser</title> <para>The <guilabel>YouTube browser</guilabel> plugin allows you to search and browse <ulink type="http" url="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</ulink>, and play YouTube videos directly in <application>&app;</application>. With the plugin enabled, choose <menuchoice><shortcut><keycap>F9</keycap></shortcut><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Sidebar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or click on the <guibutton>Sidebar</guibutton> button to show the sidebar. Select <guilabel>YouTube</guilabel> from the drop-down list at the top of the sidebar to display the <guilabel>YouTube</guilabel> sidebar.</para> <para>To search for a YouTube video, enter your search terms in the entry at the top of the sidebar, then click <guibutton>Find</guibutton>. The search results will be listed in the tree view below. More results will be loaded automatically as you scroll down the list.</para> <para>To play a video, double-click it in the results list, or choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Add to Playlist</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from its context menu. When a video is played, a list of related videos will automatically be loaded in the <guilabel>Related Videos</guilabel> page of the <guilabel>YouTube</guilabel> sidebar.</para> <para>YouTube videos can be opened in a web browser by choosing <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Open in Web Browser</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from their context menu. This will open the video in its original location on the YouTube website.</para> </sect2> </sect1> <!-- =========== Usage ======================================= --> <!-- Use this section to describe how to customize the application. --> <sect1 id="totem-prefs"> <title>Preferences</title> <para>To modify the preferences of <application>&app;</application>, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.</para> <sect2 id="totem-prefs-general"> <title>General</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term>Networking</term> <listitem> <para>Select network connection speed from the <guilabel>Connection speed</guilabel> drop-down list. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Text Subtitles</term> <listitem> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para><guilabel>Automatically load subtitle files</guilabel>: select this option to automatically load any subtitle files with the same filename as a movie when the movie is loaded.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para><guilabel>Font</guilabel>: select this option to change the font used to display subtitles.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para><guilabel>Encoding</guilabel>: select this option to change the encoding used to display subtitles.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-prefs-display"> <title>Display</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term>Display</term> <listitem> <para>Select the resize option if you want <application>&app;</application> to automatically resize the window to the size of the video when a new video is loaded. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Select the screensaver option if you want to allow the screensaver to activate when playing audio files. Some monitors with integrated speakers may stop playing music when the screensaver is activated.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Visual Effects</term> <listitem> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para><guilabel>Visual</guilabel>: select this option to show visual effects while an audio file is playing. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para><guilabel>Type of visualization</guilabel>: select type of visualization from the drop-down list. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para><guilabel>Visualization size</guilabel>: select visualization size from the drop-down list. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Color balance</term> <listitem> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para><guilabel>Brightness</guilabel>: use the slider to specify the level of brightness.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para><guilabel>Contrast</guilabel>: use the slider to specify the level of contrast.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para><guilabel>Saturation</guilabel>: use the slider to specify the level of saturation.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para><guilabel>Hue</guilabel>: use the slider to specify the level of hue.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <tip><para>You may use the <guilabel>Reset To Defaults</guilabel> button to reset the color balance controls to their default positions.</para></tip> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> <sect2 id="totem-prefs-audio"> <title>Audio</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term>Audio Output</term> <listitem> <para>Select audio output type from the <guilabel>Audio output type</guilabel> drop-down list. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> </sect1> <!-- ============= Bugs ================================== --> <!-- This section is optional and is commented out by default. You can use it to describe known bugs and limitations of the program if there are any - please be frank and list all problems you know of. <sect1 id="mayapp-bugs"> <title>Known Bugs and Limitations</title> <para> </para> </sect1> --> <!-- ============= About ================================== --> <!-- This section contains info about the program (not docs), such as author's name(s), web page, license, feedback address. This section is optional: primary place for this info is "About.." box of the program. However, if you do wish to include this info in the manual, this is the place to put it. Alternatively, you can put this information in the title page.--> <sect1 id="totem-about"> <title>About <application>&app;</application></title> <para><application>&app;</application> is written by Bastien Nocera (<email>hadess@hadess.net</email>), Julien Moutte (<email>julien@moutte.net</email>) for the GStreamer backend, and Guenter Bartsch (<email>guenter@users.sourceforge.net</email>). To find more information about <application>&app;</application>, please visit the <ulink url="http://projects.gnome.org/totem/" type="http"><application>&app;</application> website</ulink>. </para> <para> To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the <application>&app;</application> application or this manual, follow the directions in the <ulink url="ghelp:user-guide#feedback" type="help">GNOME Feedback Page</ulink>. </para> <para> This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public license as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. A copy of this license can be found at this <ulink url="ghelp:gpl" type="help">link</ulink>, or in the file COPYING included with the source code of this program. </para> </sect1> </article> 
