Each folder icon in the tree view at left represents a group of
packages. Each group can contain subgroups. For example, the folder
contains the folder
that contains text editors such as
Emacs, ed,
vim, and GXedit.
The tree view can be expanded and collapsed, so you can easily navigate
through the packages. A folder which appears with a
+ next to it indicates that there are subfolders
within that category.
To expand a group into subgroups, click once on the +
with your left mouse button. To view the packages within the subgroup,
left-click once on a folder name. The display window will then show you
the contents of that folder. By default, you will be presented with
icons that represent the packages. You can change that view to a list view
by selecting =>
from the pull-down menu, clicking
on the tab, and selecting
.
Refer to the section called Configuration for more information about
customizing Gnome-RPM settings.
To select a single package, click on it with the left mouse
button. When a package is selected, its title will be highlighted as
shown in Figure 26-2). To unselect a package,
either click on an empty space in the display panel with the left
mouse button, or click on the Unselect button
on the toolbar. When you unselect a package, the highlighting will
disappear.
You can select and unselect multiple packages, in more than one folder
in the tree panel. To select more than one package, hold down the
[Ctrl] key and left-click on packages; each selected
package will be highlighted.
To select a group of packages within a folder, left-click on one
package. Hold down the [Shift] key and left-click on
the final package you wish to select. You will see that all of the
packages between your starting and ending selections will be
highlighted for selection.
The status bar at the bottom of Gnome-RPM
will display the total number of packages you have selected.
