GNOME 2.16

This desktop tools enhancement is new in the Developer 2/07 release.

Starting with this, the Java DS includes the new Gnome 2.16 desktop. The GNOME 2.16 desktop introduces new features and enhances the usability and performance of many commonly used applications. The desktop includes these new features:

• The GTK+ 2.10 version provides several new widgets, improved themes, an enhanced file chooser, and a new printing API.

• The user's experience of Plug and Play portable media and devices is greatly improved with the introduction of Freedesktop.org's HAL and related elements in the GNOME desktop environment. You can now simply insert a blank CD/DVD, or plug in a USB mass storage device, and configure the desktop interactively.

• Orca, a new screen reader and magnifier is integrated to provide enhanced accessibility support.

• Alacarte, a menu editor enables users to edit the layout of the Launch menu.

• GTK+ Authorization (Gksu) enables the running of applications as another user, or using RBAC profiles, prompting for authorization as needed.

• GNOME System Monitor panel applet and application enables the user to monitor the state of the system.

• GNOME System Log Viewer enables the viewing and monitoring of log files.

• Vino enables the remote administration of a user's desktop, allowing the administrators to see exactly what is on the user's display.

• The Java-Gnome bindings for the GNOME Platform are added in this release, enabling GNOME and GTK+ applications to be written in Java. The Java and GNOME bindings also include support for the GNOME WYSIWYG UI designer, Glade.