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      id="gedit-plugins-file-browser">

<info>
  <link type="guide" xref="gedit-plugin-guide#gedit-default-plugins"/>
  <revision pkgversion="3.0" version="1.0" date="2011-03-25" status="final"/>
  <credit type="author">
    <name>Daniel Neel</name>
    <email>dneelyep@gmail.com</email>
  </credit>
  <credit type="author">
    <name>Jim Campbell</name>
    <email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
  </credit>
</info>

<title>Use the side pane to browse and open files</title>

  <p>Depending on how you use <app>gedit</app>, you may find it helpful to use the <app>File Browser pane</app> plugin. This plugin embeds a <app>file browser</app> in the side pane, giving you easy access to your frequently-used files.</p>
  
  <p>You can enable the <gui>Side Pane</gui> by selecting <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Plugins</gui><gui>File Browser Pane</gui></guiseq>.</p>

  <section id="sidepane-open">
    <title>Opening files from the side pane</title>
    <p>
      To activate and use the <gui>side pane</gui>, select <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Side pane</gui></guiseq> (or just press <key>F9</key>), and then click on the <gui>file-browser</gui> icon at the bottom of the pane.
    </p>

    <p>
      <media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/gedit-side-pane1.png"/>
    </p>

    <p>
      This will activate the <em>file-browser</em> mode of the <app>side pane</app>. You can then use the navigation buttons at the top of the pane to locate and open your desired files.
    </p>
  </section>


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