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+<chapter id="getting-started">
+<title>Getting Started </title>
+
+<epigraph>
+<attribution>Help for one of the toughest riddles in <quote>The 7th
+Guest</quote></attribution>
+<para>Using only what you see, can you get from A to B?</para>
+</epigraph>
+
+<para>So far, you may be thinking that &kde; is little more than
+another window manager. Relax, and read this chapter, and we'll
+introduce you to some features that will assure you that &kde; is very
+much more than a window manager &mdash; it's a full fledged
+environment.</para>
+
+<sect1 id="editing-files">
+<title>Editing Files </title>
+
+<para>Since you do not only have &kde; applications installed on your
+system, you probably know the mess of editing <abbrev>ASCII</abbrev>
+style configuration files. But in fact, there are a lot of other file
+types that need to be edited this way. For example, the raw &XML;
+source for this guide was written <abbrev>ASCII</abbrev> style, as was
+the source code for the &kde; programs themselves. We will now show
+you how you can use the &kwrite; facility in &kde; to edit
+<abbrev>ASCII</abbrev> files of your own. </para>
+
+<sect2 id="the-filemanager-screen">
+<title>Opening a Window Containing Your Home Directory </title>
+
+<para>Click on the <guiicon>K</guiicon> icon button and
+choose <guimenuitem>Home Directory</guimenuitem>. A window showing
+the contents of your home directory will pop up. To see a more
+detailed listing of files in your home directory, select
+<guimenuitem>Show Hidden Files</guimenuitem> from the
+<guimenu>View</guimenu> menu.</para>
+
+<para>On the left hand of the window, a tree view of your file system
+structure should appear, while on the right hand side, you can see
+icons for each file in your Home directory, including any
+<quote>hidden files</quote> &mdash; files or directories beginning with a
+period. </para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>The File Manager Screen </title>
+
+<para>We tried to make the File Manager as easy as possible to use,
+and if you know other window managers (including those built into
+other Operating Systems) with integrated file management, many of the
+following concepts should be familiar to you.</para>
+
+<para>On the top, there is a <guimenu>Location</guimenu> menu which
+contains functions to open and close file manager windows. You can
+also print the current contents.</para>
+
+<note><para>Want to visit the Internet? There are several paths you
+can take. You could choose
+<menuchoice><guimenu>Location</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open
+Location</guimenuitem></menuchoice> (or press
+<keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>O</keycap></keycombo>) and enter a
+&URL;.</para>
+
+<para>The simplest way however, is to simply type in the address you
+want to go to in the location bar itself.</para>
+
+<para>For example, if you want to visit the &kde; homepage, enter
+<userinput>http://www.kde.org</userinput>. You can also quickly
+transfer files over &FTP; using this method. &kde; is <quote>Internet
+ready</quote>, which means that you can load and save files not only
+on your local hard disk, but also on remote &FTP; and other remote
+servers that you have write access to. While other operating systems
+and desktops make a distinction between local and remote file systems,
+&kde; does not.</para>
+</note>
+
+<para>The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu offers functions to select,
+copy and move files. We will use them later. Already having used the
+<guimenu>View</guimenu> menu, you have probably seen that you can view
+the content in many different ways. Just play around a bit and see
+what happens.</para>
+
+<para>You will undoubtedly find the <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> to be
+extremely useful: Now you can remember virtually any link, be it on
+the local machine or somewhere on the Internet. &kde;'s network
+transparency works both ways, allowing you to treat files and
+directories on your hard drive as if they were Internet
+bookmarks.</para>
+
+<para>The <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> menu helps you find the notorious
+file-that-I-put-somewhere-I-do-not-remember-anymore.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Navigating Through Directories </title>
+
+<para>We will now pick one of your configuration files and edit
+it. First, we must change the directory in the File Manager.</para>
+
+<para>&konqueror; started with your home directory as the top of the
+<quote>tree</quote>. For most day-to-day purposes, this is where you
+are likely to be working, so it's a practical default. Sometimes you
+need to see the broader picture though, so the rest of your file
+system is not far away.</para>
+
+<para>You can quickly display the <filename
+class="directory">/</filename> or <quote>root</quote> directory
+several ways: click the small <guiicon>folder</guiicon> icon beside
+the navigation pane to switch to a full filesystem tree, use the
+<guiicon>Up</guiicon> arrow on the toolbar above to go to the top of
+your filesystem in the right hand pane, or type in
+<userinput>/</userinput> in the location bar.</para>
+
+<para>For the purpose of following this guide, press the small blue
+folder icon beside the navigation pane, so that the navigation pane
+switches to a full filesystem view. Notice that part of the tree is
+expanded, and your home directory is still selected. Now you can see
+how your home directory fits into the whole hierarchy, and your home
+directory files are still visible in the right hand pane.</para>
+
+<para>Scroll down the navigation pane on the left side of the window
+until you find the directory <filename>/etc</filename>. Double-click
+on <filename>etc</filename>. You will see a long list of files in the
+right window.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="opening-a-file">
+<title>Opening A File </title>
+
+<para>Some of the files you see here are at the heart of your
+operating system, so making permanent changes to them require you to be
+the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> or superuser.
+We're going to practise on a file that won't hurt anything if a
+mistake is made, called <filename>motd</filename>.</para>
+
+<para>Scroll down until you find the file <filename>motd</filename>
+and click on it with the <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> mouse
+button. In the <guimenu>context menu</guimenu>, select
+<guimenuitem>Open With</guimenuitem>. A new menu will pop up. Choose
+<guimenuitem>&kwrite;</guimenuitem>. Voila!</para>
+
+<para>There are many ways to open a file, and this is just one of
+them. &kwrite; is an editor with a simple and probably familiar
+interface. You could also have navigated down the small tree in the
+popup dialog to the <guilabel>Editors</guilabel> section, and chosen
+another editor, or simply double click the file to open it in the
+default editor.</para>
+
+<para>In the meantime, you have the file
+<filename>/etc/motd</filename> open in &kwrite; and we're ready to do
+some editing.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>The Editor Screen </title>
+
+<para>The more you work with &kde;, the more you will notice that most
+screens and applications look and feel the same. The &kwrite;
+<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu is a great example of this. Almost every
+other &kde; program has the same menu, allowing you to create new
+files, open existing files from your local file system or (coming
+soon) even the web, save them (soon even on the web, too!), print it
+or mail it to somebody else.</para>
+
+<para>The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu can also be found in most &kde;
+applications, allowing you to cut and paste information between
+programs. You can also search and replace text. Using the
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu, you can customize the editor in many
+different ways. For example, you can increase the font size to suit
+your monitor resolution &mdash; and your eyes. Of course, as in any
+other &kde; application, you find a <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu,
+offering you on-line help whenever you need it. </para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Using the Editor </title>
+
+<para>Most <filename>motd</filename> files contain useless stuff like
+<quote>Do not forget to back up your data</quote> or <quote>Do not
+annoy the system manager</quote>. Boring. Let's change the text so
+that users logging in get the really important information. You can
+navigate through the text using the arrow keys, and mark sections of
+text with <keycombo><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Arrows</keycap> </keycombo>or by
+using the mouse with the <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> button
+pressed. Use the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> Menu to cut and paste
+text. Enter whatever you want, or use the following (great) example:
+</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>Welcome!
+
+This machine now has KDE installed, providing you with a great,
+easy-to-use interface and a consistent Look-and-Feel for all your
+applications. For more information on how to get KDE running on your
+account, please email the administrator. </userinput></screen>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="saving-files">
+<title>Saving Your Work </title>
+
+<para>Now that you have changed the <filename>motd</filename> file, it
+is time to save the file, putting the changes into effect. To do this,
+you can use either the <guimenu>File</guimenu> Menu, or you can use
+the <guiicon>Save</guiicon> Icon on the toolbar.</para>
+
+<para>At this point, reality hits us. You need to have <systemitem
+class="username">root</systemitem> permission to save the changes to
+this file. &kde; handles this by asking you for the <systemitem
+class="username">root</systemitem> password.</para>
+
+<para>You probably don't really want to save this file, so you can
+press <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> in the password dialog and
+<guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> again in the save dialog.</para>
+
+<para>Finally, finish your work by closing the editor and file manager
+window. You can do this by clicking the <guibutton>X</guibutton>
+button on the top left of the window, by using the window menu of the
+title bar, or by choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Simple and elegant,
+isn't it?
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="creating-new-files">
+<title>Creating New Files</title>
+
+<para>As with everything in &kde;, there are several ways to create a
+new file. You could open up the file manager,
+<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on an empty space in a
+directory you own, and choose <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Create
+New</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Text File...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+A new empty file will appear, which you can open just like any other.
+You can even do this right on the desktop itself.</para>
+
+<para>More often you are already in an application and want to start a
+new file. Most &kde; applications offer a
+<menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
+menu item, and an icon on the toolbar to complement it. A new empty
+document will appear that you can immediately begin working in.</para>
+
+<para>Both these approaches have advantages, so use the one that is
+most practical at the time.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="moving-files-with-drag-and-drop">
+<title>Moving Files With Drag and Drop </title>
+
+<para>As you have seen in the previous section, working with files is
+as easy as 1-2-3. However, when you want to copy and move files, the
+whole copy-and-paste business can get annoying. Don't worry &mdash; a
+procedure called <quote>drag and drop</quote> allows you to copy and
+move files more quickly and easily. </para>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Opening Two File Manager Windows </title>
+
+<para>Before you can start, you will need to open two file manager
+windows. The simplest way to open a new window is to press the gear
+wheel button on the right of the icon bar. If you do not see the tree
+view in the new window, activate it
+(<menuchoice><guimenu>Window</guimenu><guimenuitem>Navigation
+Panel</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>).</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Dragging a File From One Window To Another </title>
+
+<para>In the first window, open the <filename>/etc</filename> folder
+and scroll until you see the <filename>motd</filename> file we
+modified in the previous section.</para>
+
+<para>In the second window, open your home directory.</para>
+
+<para>Click on the <filename>motd</filename> file. Hold your
+<mousebutton>left</mousebutton> mouse button and drag your file into
+your home directory. Release the <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> mouse
+button (this is called <emphasis>dropping</emphasis> the file). You
+will be presented three options: <guimenuitem>copy</guimenuitem>,
+<guimenuitem>move</guimenuitem> and
+<guimenuitem>link</guimenuitem>. <guimenuitem>Link</guimenuitem> will
+create a symbolic link to the file, while
+<guimenuitem>copy</guimenuitem> and <guimenuitem>move</guimenuitem> do
+exactly what they say. Select <guimenuitem>copy</guimenuitem>. You
+should now have a copy of the <filename>motd</filename> file in your
+home directory. </para>
+
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="using-command-line-and-terminals">
+<title>Using Command Line And Terminals </title>
+
+<para>So far, you have only worked with the tools and programs &kde;
+provides. Undoubtedly, you will want to use other &UNIX; programs as
+well. There are two ways of running them: The quick command line and
+the terminal.</para>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Quick Command Line </title>
+
+<para>Pressing <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Alt</keycap>
+<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> pops up a small window where you can
+enter a command to run. Please note that you will not see any text
+output generated from a program started in this manner! This method is
+only recommended for starting &X-Window; based programs or for running
+tools where you do not need to see or type anything. For other
+programs, you will still need to use the terminal.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>The &UNIX; Terminal Emulator </title>
+
+<para>From the application menu, choose
+<menuchoice><guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Terminal</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>. A terminal window will open. Here you can use regular
+&UNIX; shell commands: <command>ls</command>, <command>cat</command>,
+<command>less</command>, and so forth. Using the
+<guimenu>Options</guimenu> menu, you can customize the terminal
+emulator to suit your needs. </para>
+
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="finding-your-lost-files">
+<title>Finding Your Lost Files </title>
+
+<para>Everyone has undoubtedly encountered the following problem: You
+start <command>ftp</command>, log into a great site like ftp.kde.org
+and start downloading files. It is late in the evening and you shut
+down your machine after completing the transfer. The next morning, you
+are at the keyboard again, and you start wondering into which
+directory you placed the recently transferred files. Using &kde;'s
+&kfind; utility makes finding those lost files a snap.</para>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Starting &kfind;</title>
+
+<para>Starting &kfind; is simple: Choose <guimenuitem>Find
+Files</guimenuitem> in the <guimenu>K</guimenu> menu. &kfind; uses an interface
+part you probably have not yet met in &kde;:
+tabs. When &kfind; starts, you see that
+<guilabel>Name/Location</guilabel> is selected. When you click on
+<guilabel>Date Range</guilabel>, the tab content changes. Since you
+have never run a search before, most of the icons on the toolbar and
+most of the menu entries are disabled. We will change this now.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Finding a File by Knowing Parts of Its Name </title>
+
+<para>As long as you know a bit of the file name, searching is
+easy. Select the <guilabel>Name/Location</guilabel> tab, and enter the
+file name in the <guilabel>Named</guilabel> field. Wildcards may be
+used as needed. As a test, type <userinput>*.tar.gz</userinput>. By
+default, the search begins in your home directory, but you can select
+any starting directory you wish by clicking on the <guilabel>Look
+in</guilabel> or <guibutton>Browse...</guibutton>. To start searching,
+press the <guibutton>Find</guibutton> button. After a moment, a list
+of files will appear in the search results window. If they do not
+appear, you started the search in the wrong directory, made a spelling
+mistake in the <guilabel>Named</guilabel> field, or no files ending
+with a <filename>.tar.gz</filename> extension are located on your
+machine.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="finding-with-complex-criteria">
+<title>Finding a File by More Complex Criteria </title>
+
+<para>There are many categories you can use to make your search more
+precise. <emphasis>The more you know about the file, the better are
+your chances of finding it</emphasis>.</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guilabel>Date Range</guilabel></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Here, you can specify that you only want to see files which were
+last touched in a given period of time. You can also specify that you
+only want to see files that were touched since a specified number of
+months or days ago.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guilabel>Of type</guilabel> in the
+<guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab.</term>
+<listitem><para>If you know that the file was of a special type
+(e.g., a tar/gzip archive or a jpeg picture), you can tell
+&kfind; to find only this type of file.</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guilabel>Containing text</guilabel> in the
+<guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>You can specify text that the file must contain. </para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guilabel>Size is</guilabel>, also in the
+<guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab</term>
+<listitem><para>If you know the file size, you can limit your search in this
+regard, as well. </para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+<para>&kfind; has many more options to refine searches, explore them
+all!</para>
+
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="using-multiple-desktops">
+<title>Using Multiple Desktops </title>
+
+<para>Using multiple desktops helps you organize your work. You can
+place your programs on different desktops, and name the desktops so
+you know what you do there. This increases and optimizes your
+workspace. It also helps you when you are surfing the net instead of
+doing your work and your boss comes in. But, of course, this is rare
+&mdash; at least in the office where I work. </para>
+
+<para>You can switch between desktops by clicking the desktop buttons
+on the &kicker; panel. If you want to rename them, you can do so by
+double-clicking on them. </para>
+
+<para>You can use windows on multiple desktops. If you want to have a
+window present everywhere, just click the sticky button on the
+top-left of the window. To send a window to another desktop, click on
+the title bar with the <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> mouse button,
+choose <guimenuitem>To Desktop</guimenuitem>, and select the desktop
+where you would like the window moved. </para>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="quitting-kde">
+<title>Quitting &kde;</title>
+
+<para>To quit working with &kde;, you can use the
+<guimenuitem>Logout</guimenuitem> entry in the <guimenu>K</guimenu> menu. You will be
+asked if you really want to quit
+&kde;. Quitting will close all windows and return you to your console
+or display manager. For information on how programs can save your work
+during logout, please read <link linkend="kde-logout">the notes for
+logging out.</link> </para>
+
+</sect1>
+</chapter>