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author | Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@yahoo.com> | 2014-01-17 18:52:12 -0600 |
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committer | Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@yahoo.com> | 2014-01-17 18:52:12 -0600 |
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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/faq/tdeapps.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/faq/tdeapps.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..5b22a3f79d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/faq/tdeapps.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,240 @@ +<!-- +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" + "dtd/kdex.dtd"> +--> + +<chapter id="applications"> +<title +>&kde; applications</title> + +<qandaset> +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>&kppp;</para> +</question> +<answer> + +<para +>Many &kde; users report problems using &kppp;. But before you complain about &kppp;, make sure you have already checked the following:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem +><para +>Can you dialup to your <acronym +>ISP</acronym +> without using &kppp;? If you cannot, then perhaps &kppp; is not the culprit after all.</para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +>Have you gone through the &kppp; documentation at least three times and followed its instructions and trouble-shooting suggestions?</para +></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para +>The &kppp; documentation can be accessed through the <application +>&kde; Help Centre</application +>. Last, but not least, the &kppp; homepage is at <ulink url="http://ktown.kde.org/~kppp/" +>http://ktown.kde.org/~kppp/</ulink +>.</para> +<para +>Now, if you still encounter problems, here's what might help you solve them:</para> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry +><term +>How do I change the &MTU; setting in &kppp;?</term> +<listitem +><para +>Open up the &kppp; dialogue box and select <guibutton +>Setup</guibutton +>. Choose an existing account and click <guibutton +>Edit</guibutton +>, or <guibutton +>New</guibutton +> to create a new dialup account. Select the <guilabel +>Dial</guilabel +> tab and click <guibutton +>Arguments</guibutton +>. Type what you want to change in the Argument textbox (⪚ <userinput +>mtu 296</userinput +>) and click <guibutton +>Add</guibutton +>. When you are satisfied, click <guibutton +>Close</guibutton +>.</para> +<para +>To check whether the options <quote +>took</quote +>, do one of the following:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> +<para +>In a terminal window, run <userinput +><command +>/sbin/ifconfig</command +> ppp0</userinput +> and look at the reported &MTU; in the output. It should match your request.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem +><para +>Add <option +>debug</option +> and <option +>kdebug</option +> (each on a separate line) to your <filename +>/etc/ppp/options</filename +> file and restart your &PPP; session. You will find debugging messages in <filename +>/var/log/messages</filename +>, including &MRU; and &MTU; settings.</para +></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para +>If you want, the &MRU; and &MTU; settings can be added to the <filename +>options</filename +> file, one complete setting per line, no quotes or dashes.</para +></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +>&kppp; connects at a slower speed than normal.</term> +<listitem +><para +>The following might do the trick:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem +><para +>Try executing <command +>setserial spd_hi</command +>.</para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +>The default &MTU; value is 1500, which maybe too large for a dialup connection. Try changing it to a smaller value like <userinput +>296</userinput +> or <userinput +>576</userinput +>.</para +></listitem> +<listitem +><para +>Check in your <filename class="directory" +>$<envar +>HOME</envar +>/.trinity/share/config</filename +> for the <filename +>kppprc</filename +>. Ensure the correct modem speed is actually defined there.</para +></listitem> +</itemizedlist +></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>&konsole;</para> +</question> +<answer> +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term +>How do I page-up or page-down?</term> +<listitem +><para +>Use <keycombo action="simul" +> <keycap +>Shift</keycap +><keycap +>Page Up</keycap +></keycombo +> and <keycombo action="simul" +><keycap +>Shift</keycap +><keycap +>Pg Dn</keycap +></keycombo +>. </para +></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +>How do I perform a simple <quote +>copy</quote +> from &konsole; to anything else?</term> +<listitem +><para +>When I do a <command +>ls</command +>, first I select with the mouse the desired text, press <keycombo action="simul" +>&Ctrl;<keycap +>C</keycap +></keycombo +>, then I make the target application active, point the mouse to the relevant part and press <keycombo action="simul" +>&Ctrl;<keycap +>V</keycap +></keycombo +>. Alternatively, highlight the text by dragging with the &LMB; down and paste by clicking with the &MMB; (or both buttons if you are using a 2 button mouse with 3 button emulation). </para +></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +>Why can't &konsole; find the <quote +>9x15</quote +> and the 2 <quote +>console</quote +> bitmap fonts installed with &kde;?</term> +<listitem> + +<para +><application +>FontConfig</application +> must find the three fonts installed in: <filename class="directory" +>$<envar +>TDEDIR</envar +>/share/fonts</filename +>. If the &kde; install does not install these fonts in a directory that already exists (⪚ <filename class="directory" +>/usr/share/fonts</filename +>) then you must add this directory to the configuration file <filename class="directory" +>/etc/fonts/local.conf</filename +>. This should be the first line after <quote +><fontconfig></quote +>. For example: <programlisting> +<fontconfig> +<dir>/usr/kde3/share/fonts</dir> +</fontconfig> +</programlisting +> After adding the directory, run (as root): <userinput +><command +>fc-cache</command +> -v</userinput +> and check that it found the directory.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para +>&kmail;</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para +>&kmail; has its own home page at <ulink url="http://kmail.kde.org" +>http://kmail.kde.org</ulink +> where an <acronym +>FAQ</acronym +> is available.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +</qandaset> +</chapter> |