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Haiku Slideshow (page 4)

Article contributed by humdinger on Sat, 2013-09-14 20:43

	Meta-data, so called "attributes", are used pervasively around the system. For contacts and emails... Further reading: Attributes, People

	...for managing your media library... Further reading: MediaPlayer

	...or to provide useful information. like the source of downloaded files. Further reading: WebPositive

	Attributes can be indexed and then deliver nearly instant search results. Further reading: Index, Queries,Workshop Attributes,Workshop: Email,

Article contributed by humdinger on Sat, 2013-09-14 16:11

	From some applets "Replicants" can be dragged out by their little red handle to live on, embedded in the Desktop. Further reading: Replicants

	Many open windows tend to clutter the desktop... Further reading: GUI

	...but windows can be stacked by their yellow tabs and are then resized and moved together... Further reading: Stack & Tile

	...or tiled, i.e. glued together at the border, and then also resized and moved as one. Further reading: Stack & Tile

	Spread out your work over up to 32 virtual workspaces, each may have a different background color or image and even screen resolution. Further reading: Workspaces

	Drilling down the file system hierarchy via context menus can be a quick alternative to digging through window after window. Further reading: Tracker

Article contributed by humdinger on Sat, 2013-09-14 15:37

	Haiku offers a slew of basic applications for your everyday needs and a few preference panels to set up your system. Further reading: Applications, Desktop Applets, Preferences

	"A simple text editor, calculator, disk space monitor, un-archiver and Haiku's bash shell." Further reading: StyledEdit, DeskCalc, DriveUsage, Expander, Terminal

	Online with WebPositive. Like many modern browsers it uses the multi-platform WebKit. Further reading: WebPositive

	Stay in touch via email and IRC. Further reading: Mail, Queries, Workshop: Mail

	Haiku provides a rich environment for audio and video. Further reading: MediaPlayer, SoundRecorder, Media Preferences

	Haiku's philosophy: sane defaults... Further reading: Backgrounds, Screen, Screensaver

	...and easy configuration where necessary. Further reading: Mouse, Printers, Touchpad

Article contributed by humdinger on Sat, 2013-09-14 15:21

Welcome to our screenshot tour of the system. Click on the preview images to open the fullsize version (1152 x 720 pixel).

	After Haiku is installed on your hard disk, it boots up in only a few seconds. LiveCDs and USB sticks take a bit longer... Further reading: Get Haiku!, Installation Guide, Boot Loader

	When booting from CD you first choose a language and keymap, then decide to either install Haiku to a partition or try it out in live mode. Further reading: Installation Guide

	Setting up a partition and the installation to harddisk or USB drive is quick and painless. Further reading: DriveSetup, Installer, Installation Guide

	The Deskbar is Haiku's version of Window's Taskbar. By default at the top right, you can move it to any corner or as a bar along the top or bottom of the screen. Further reading: Deskbar

	Haiku is multi-lingual, its interface has been translated to over 25 languages. Further reading: Locale

	Haiku's vector icons scale beautifully. Further reading: GUI, Icon-O-Matic