Update of the Photo Section

[Stephanie Mardell]

Hi Phil,

Here are my first set of changes to the Photos Section. At this stage I have only updated the Import Photos section (Section 5.1) - I do not want to get too far ahead without someone reviewing what I have done to check it for correctness.

Stephanie Mardell

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On Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at 12:59AM, "Matthew East" <mdke at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 8:46 AM, Stephanie Mardell <stephmardell at mac.com> wrote:
>> It is basically a restructuring exercise with links back to the original documentation. My idea was to structure the Photo section so that users could locate information more easily.
>
>Sounds like a good plan. Let us know if you need any help, and
>otherwise we'll look forward to seeing your work!
>
>-- 
>Matthew East
>http://www.mdke.org
>gnupg pub 1024D/0E6B06FF
>
>
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=== modified file 'musicvideophotos/C/musicvideophotos.xml'
--- musicvideophotos/C/musicvideophotos.xml	2008-06-22 13:48:53 +0000
+++ musicvideophotos/C/musicvideophotos.xml	2008-09-12 00:18:53 +0000
@@ -253,25 +253,40 @@
 
 	<sect1 id="photos" status="review">
 		<title>Photos and cameras</title>
-		<para>There are many tools available to help you to work with your digital photo collection.</para>
+		<para>This section describes how to import, organize, edit and share photos with Ubuntu.</para>
 		
 		<sect2 id="photos-import" status="review">
-			<title>Import photos from a digital camera</title>
+			<title>Import photos from a hard drive, digital camera or memory card</title>
+			<para><ulink url="http://www.fspot.org">F-Spot</ulink> is a full-featured personal photo management application.</para>
+			<note>
+			<para>By default, F-Spot copies your photos to the ~/Photos folder. You can change the default folder by clicking <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+			<para>You can also configure F-Spot to only create references to images stored in other folders by unchecking "Copy files to the Photos folder".</para>
+			</note>
+
+			<para>To import photos from your camera:</para>
 			<para>Ubuntu automatically detects most digital cameras when you plug them in, and will offer to import your photos automatically.</para>
-			<para>To import photos from your camera:</para>
 			<procedure>
-				<step><para>Plug-in and switch on the camera by placing it in review mode. Ubuntu should ask you if you would like to import the photos that the camera contains.</para></step>
-				<step><para>Click on <guibutton>Import</guibutton>. You should then see a preview of the photos.</para></step>
-				<step><para>Choose a location to save your photos to, then click on <guibutton>Import</guibutton>. The photos will be saved to your hard drive.</para></step>
+				<step><para>Plug-in and switch on the camera by placing it in review mode. Ubuntu will ask you if you would like to import the photos that the camera contains.</para></step>
+				<step><para>Click <guibutton>Import</guibutton>. You will then see a preview of the photos.</para></step>
+				<step><para>Choose a location to save your photos to, then click <guibutton>Import</guibutton>. The photos will be saved to your hard drive.</para></step>
 			</procedure>
 			
 			<para>If Ubuntu does not ask you if it can import the photos:</para>
 			<procedure>
-				<step><para>Open &f-spot; and choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></step>
-				<step><para>Select your camera as the <guilabel>Import Source</guilabel> and then press <guibutton>Import</guibutton> to begin importing your photos.</para></step>
-			</procedure>
-			<para>If your camera does not appear as an import source, press &computer; and check if your camera is visible there as a removable storage device. If it is, you can then copy the photos manually using the <application>File Browser</application>.</para>
-			
+				<step><para>Open &f-spot; and click <menuchoice><guimenu>Photo</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></step>
+				<step><para>Select your camera as the <guilabel>Import Source</guilabel> and then click <guibutton>Import</guibutton> to begin importing your photos.</para></step>
+			</procedure>
+			<para>If your camera does not appear as an import source, click &computer; and check if your camera is visible as a removable storage device. If it is, you can then import the photos manually.</para>
+
+			<para>To import photos manually from a hard drive, camera or memory card:</para>
+			<procedure>
+				<step><para>Open &f-spot; and click <menuchoice><guimenu>Photo</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></step>
+				<step><para>Select the hard drive, camera or memory card.</para></step>
+				<step><para>Select the folder that you wish to import from and click <guimenu>Open</guimenu>. You will then see a preview of the photos.</para></step>
+				<step><para>Choose a location to save your photos to, then click <guibutton>Import</guibutton>. The photos will be saved to your hard drive.</para></step>
+			</procedure>
+			<para>See the <ulink url="http://f-spot.org/User_Guide">F-Spot User Guide</ulink> for more information.</para>
+					
 		</sect2>
 		
 		<sect2 id="photos-organize" status="review">