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diff --git a/doc/kexi/menus.docbook b/doc/kexi/menus.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8428fcaf --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kexi/menus.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,701 @@ +<!-- + <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" > +--> + +<chapter id="menus"> + <chapterinfo> + <authorgroup> + <author> + <firstname>Anne-Marie</firstname> + <surname>Mahfouf</surname> + <affiliation> + <address><email>annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr</email></address> + </affiliation> + </author> + <author> + <personname> + <firstname>Jarosław</firstname> + <surname>Staniek</surname> + </personname> + <email>js@iidea.pl</email> + </author> + <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> + </authorgroup> + </chapterinfo> + <title>Command Reference</title> + + <sect1 id="filemenu"> + <title>The <guimenu>File</guimenu> Menu</title> + <para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><menuchoice> + <shortcut> + <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo> + </shortcut> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>New...</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice></term> + <listitem><para><action>Create a new project.</action> Currently opened project is not affected.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><menuchoice> + <shortcut> + <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>O</keycap></keycombo> + </shortcut> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Open...</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice></term> + <listitem><para><action>Open an existing project.</action> Currently opened project is not affected.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Download Example Databases...</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </term> + <listitem> + <para><action>Open the KNewStuff dialog</action> which + allows you to download example databases via the + Internet. This is currently not available for MS Windows.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <menuchoice> + <shortcut> + <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo> + </shortcut> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </term> + <listitem> + <para><action>Saves object changes from the active window.</action></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Import</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Data Table...</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </term> + <listitem> + <para><action>Imports table data from a file in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format.</action></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Export</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Table or Query as Data Table...</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </term> + <listitem> + <para><action>Export data from the active table or query data to a file in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format.</action></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>File</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Print...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Print data from the active (opened) table or query.</action></para> +<important><para>Note for KDE: Make sure the proper print system is selected in the +<quote>Print system currently used:</quote> section. This option can +be seen after clicking on the <guimenu>Options>></guimenu> button.</para></important></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>File</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Print Preview...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Show print preview for the active (opened) table or query.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>File</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Page Setup...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><guibutton>Set Font...</guibutton> for the <guilabel>Page title:</guilabel>, +<guibutton>Change...</guibutton> <guilabel>Page Size & Margins</guilabel> and +<guilabel>Add table borders</guilabel>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <menuchoice> + <shortcut> + <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>W</keycap></keycombo> + </shortcut> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Close Project</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </term> + <listitem> + <para><action>Close the currently opened project but leave &kexi; running. + </action></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <menuchoice> + <shortcut> + <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo> + </shortcut> + <guimenu>File</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </term> + <listitem> + <para><action>Quit</action> &kexi;.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + </sect1> + +<sect1 id="editmenu"> +<title>The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Undo</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Undoes an action.</action> You can revert to the state that existed +before your last change.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl; &Shift; <keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Redo</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Undoes an undo.</action> Reverse the action of Undo. This will restore the change +you originally made.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>X</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Remove currently selected text and put it on the clipboard.</action> +This command is unavailable if there is no text currently selected. If this action is used +in the Form Designer, currently selected widget or group of widgets are removed and put on the clipboard. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Copy currently selected text onto the clipboard. </action> +This command is unavailable if there is no text currently selected. If this action is used +in the Form Designer, currently selected widget or group of widgets are copied onto +the clipboard.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>V</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Copy of the clipboard contents at the insertion point. </action> +This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty. If this action is used +in the Form Designer and the clipboard contains copied widgets, they will be inserted +onto the form.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>Copy Special</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>Table or Query As Data Table...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Copy selected table or query data to clipboard.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>Paste Special</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>As Data Table...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Paste clipboard data to a new table within the current project. +</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Select All</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Select all characters in the edited text box or all widgets in the Form Designer. +</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Delete the currently selected object.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Delete</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Delete Row</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Delete currently selected row from a table.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="viewmenu"> +<title>The <guimenu>View</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycap>F6</keycap></shortcut> +<guimenu>View</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Data View</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Switch to Data View.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycap>F7</keycap></shortcut> +<guimenu>View</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Design View</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Switch to Design View.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycap>F8</keycap></shortcut> +<guimenu>View</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Text View</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Switch to Text View.</action> Currently, only available for database queries +and means switching to the SQL View of the Query Designer.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>1</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>View</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Project Navigator</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Go to Project Navigator pane.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>2</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>View</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Main Area</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Go to the main area.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>3</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>View</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Property Editor</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Go to the Property Editor pane.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>View</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Show/Hide Properties</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Display or hide the Property Editor pane.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>View</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Show/Hide Project Navigator</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Display or hide the Project Navigator pane.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="insertmenu"> +<title>The <guimenu>Insert</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Insert</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Table...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Inserts a new, empty table design without saving it.</action> +The Table Designer window will appear.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Insert</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Query...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Inserts a new, empty query design without saving it.</action> +The Query Designer window will appear.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Insert</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Form...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Inserts a new, empty form design without saving it.</action> +The Form Designer window will appear.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Insert</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Script...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Inserts a new, empty script design without saving it.</action> +The Script Editor window will appear. The command is available only if scripting +is enabled in &kexi;.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="formatmenu"> +<title>The <guimenu>Format</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Format</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Font...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Change font for selected object.</action> +Can be used in the Form Designer to set widget's font.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<!-- Forms --> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Format</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Snap to Grid</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>If this is enabled, when moving widgets on the form surface +the top left corner of the widget will snap or move to the nearest grid point.</action> +This does reduce your freedom to freely position widgets on the form surface, +however it also helps to line up widgets precisely.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Format</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Layout Widgets</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para>Creates a new layout for widgets. Widgets can be layed out Horizontally, Vertically, In Grid, Horizontally in Splitter, Vertically in Splitter.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Format</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Break Layout</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Breaks the currently selected layout.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Format</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Align Widgets Position</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Align the currently selected widgets' position: +To Left, To Right, To Top, To Bottom, To Grid.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Format</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Align Widgets Size</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Align the currently selected widgets' size: +To Fit, To Grid, To Shortest, To Tallest, To Narrowest, To Widest.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Format</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Bring Widget to Front</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Bring the currently selected widgets to front.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Format</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Send Widget to Back</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Send the currently selected widgets to back.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="datamenu"> +<title>The <guimenu>Data</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<!--when do the first two items appear ???--> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Return</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Data</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Save Row</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Save currently selected table row's data.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Data</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Cancel Row Changes</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Cancel changes made to currently selected table row.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Data</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>Sort</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>Ascending</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Sorts data in ascending order (from A to Z and from 0 to 9).</action> +Data from selected column is used for sorting.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Data</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>Sort</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>Descending</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Sorts data in descending (from Z to A and from 9 to 0).</action> +Data from selected column is used for sorting.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="toolsmenu"> +<title>The <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Tools</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Import Database...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Opens the Data Base Importing Wizard</action> +to import an existing database into a &kexi; database.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Tools</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Execute Script File...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Displays the file dialog</action> +to open an existing script file.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Tools</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Scripts Manager...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Displays &kexi;'s <guilabel>Scripts Manager</guilabel> +dialog</action> to execute, load, unload, install, unistall or download scripts.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Tools</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Scripts</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Executes an already loaded script.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="windowmenu"> +<title>The <guimenu>Window</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>W</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Window</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Close</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Close the active window.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Window</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Close All</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Close all opened windows.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Window</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>MDI Mode</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>Childframe Mode</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Switch to Childframe user interface mode.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Window</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>MDI Mode</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>IDEAl Mode</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action><action>Switch to IDEAl user interface mode.</action></action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Right</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Window</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Next Window</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Switch to the next window.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Left</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Window</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Previous Window</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Switch to the previous window.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +<para>The last items in this menu show the currently opened window names.</para> +</sect1> + + <sect1 id="settingsmenu"> + <title>The <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu</title> + + <para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Toolbars</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </term> + <listitem> + <para><action>Show or hide one of the toolbars.</action></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </term> + <listitem> + <para><action>Configure the keyboard shortcuts used by &kexi;. + </action> See the section on configuring shortcuts for more + details.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> +</para> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="helpmenu"> + <title>The <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</title> + +&help.menu.documentation; + +</sect1> +</chapter> |