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Each module is a separate application, but the control centre organises all of these programs into a convenient location. </para> - -<tip> -<para ->Each control centre module can be executed individually </para> - -<para ->See section entitled <link linkend="control-center-run-indiv" ->Running individual control centre modules</link -> for more information. </para> -</tip> - -<para ->The control centre groups the configuration modules into categories, so they are easy to locate. Within each category, the control centre shows all the modules in a list, so it is easier to find the right configuration module. </para> -</chapter> - -<chapter id="control-center"> -<title ->Using The &kcontrolcenter;</title> - -<para ->This next section details the use of the control centre itself. For information on individual modules, please see <link linkend="module" ->Control Centre Modules</link -> </para> - -<sect1 id="control-center-starting"> -<title ->Starting the &kcontrol;</title> - -<para ->The &kcontrolcenter; can be started 3 ways: </para> - -<orderedlist -> -<listitem> -<para ->By selecting <menuchoice -><guimenu ->K Button</guimenu -><guimenuitem ->Control Centre</guimenuitem -></menuchoice -> from the &kde; Panel. </para> -</listitem> -<listitem> -<para ->By pressing <keycombo action="simul" ->&Alt;<keycap ->F2</keycap -></keycombo ->. </para> - -<para ->This will bring up a dialogue box. Type <userinput -><command ->kcontrol</command -></userinput ->, and click <guibutton ->Run</guibutton ->. </para> -</listitem> - -<listitem> -<para ->You can type <command ->kcontrol &</command -> at any command prompt. </para> -</listitem -> -</orderedlist -> - -<para ->All three of these methods are equivalent, and produce the same result. </para> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="control-center-screen" -> -<title ->The &kcontrolcenter; Screen</title> - -<para ->When you start the control centre, you are presented with a window, which can be divided into 3 functional parts. </para> - -<screenshot> -<screeninfo ->Screenshot</screeninfo> -<mediaobject> -<imageobject -> <imagedata fileref="screenshot.png" format="PNG"/> -</imageobject> -<textobject -> <phrase ->Screenshot</phrase -> </textobject> -<caption> -<para ->The &kde; Control Centre Screen</para> -</caption> -</mediaobject> -</screenshot -> - -<para ->Across the top is a menubar. The menubar will provide you with quick access to most of &kcontrolcenter;'s features. The menus are detailed in <link linkend="control-center-menus" ->The &kde; Control Centre Menus</link ->. </para> - -<para ->Along the left hand side, is a column. This is a where you choose which module to configure. You can learn how to navigate through the modules in the section called <link linkend="module-intro" ->Navigating Modules</link ->. </para> - -<para ->The main panel shows you some system information. </para> - -<para ->In this example, we are running &kde; 2.99, we started &kcontrolcenter; as user <systemitem class="username" ->adridg</systemitem ->, the computer is named <systemitem class="systemname" ->aramis</systemitem ->, it is a FreeBSD system, Version 4.4-RELEASE, on a Pentium. </para> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="control-center-menus"> -<title ->The &kcontrol; Menus</title> - -<para ->This next section gives you a brief description of what each menu item does. </para> - -<sect2 id="control-center-menu-file"> -<title -><guimenu ->File</guimenu -> Menu</title> - -<para ->The <guimenu ->File</guimenu -> menu has a single entry. </para> - -<variablelist> - -<varlistentry> -<term -><menuchoice -><shortcut -> <keycombo action="simul" ->&Ctrl;<keycap ->Q</keycap -></keycombo -> </shortcut -> <guimenu ->File</guimenu -> <guimenuitem ->Quit</guimenuitem -> </menuchoice -></term> -<listitem> -<para> -<action ->Closes the control centre.</action> -</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -</sect2> - -<sect2 id="control-center-menu-view"> -<title -><guimenu ->View</guimenu -> Menu</title> - -<para ->These options determine how the module selection looks and behaves. </para> - -<variablelist -> -<varlistentry -> -<term -><menuchoice -><guimenu ->View</guimenu -> <guimenuitem ->Mode</guimenuitem -> </menuchoice -></term> - -<listitem> -<para ->Determines whether to use <guimenuitem ->Tree</guimenuitem -> view, or <guimenuitem ->Icon</guimenuitem -> view for your modules. </para> - -<para ->With <guimenuitem ->Tree</guimenuitem -> view, each submenu appears as an indented list. </para> - -<para ->With <guimenuitem ->Icon</guimenuitem -> view, when you click on a category, the categories disappear and are replaced with the module list. You then use the <guiicon ->up</guiicon -> button to return to the categories. </para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry -> -<term -><menuchoice -><guimenu ->View</guimenu -><guisubmenu ->Icon size</guisubmenu -> </menuchoice -></term -> - -<listitem> -<para ->Using this option, you can choose <guimenuitem ->Small</guimenuitem ->, <guimenuitem ->Medium</guimenuitem ->, or <guimenuitem ->Large</guimenuitem -> icons to select your modules. </para> - -<note -><para ->This menu item only controls the icon size if you are in <guimenuitem ->Icon View</guimenuitem ->. If you choose <guimenuitem ->Tree View</guimenuitem ->, the <guimenuitem ->Small</guimenuitem -> icon size will be used, no matter what size was previously selected in <guimenuitem ->Icon View</guimenuitem ->. </para> -</note> -</listitem> - -</varlistentry -> -</variablelist -> -</sect2> - -<sect2 id="control-center-menu-mod"> -<title -><guimenu ->Modules</guimenu -> Menu</title> - -<para ->The modules menu is a shortcut to take you directly to any module in the control centre. </para> - -</sect2> - -<sect2 id="control-center-menu-help"> -<title -><guimenu ->Help</guimenu -> Menu</title> -&help.menu.documentation; </sect2> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="control-center-exiting"> -<title ->Exiting The &kde; Control Centre</title> - -<para ->You can exit the control centre one of three ways: </para> - -<itemizedlist> -<listitem> -<para ->Select <menuchoice -><guimenu ->File</guimenu -> <guimenuitem ->Quit</guimenuitem -></menuchoice -> from the menu bar. </para> -</listitem> - -<listitem> -<para ->Type <keycombo action="simul" ->&Ctrl;<keycap ->Q</keycap -></keycombo -> on the keyboard. </para> -</listitem> - -<listitem> -<para ->Click on the <guiicon ->Close</guiicon -> button on the frame surrounding the control centre. </para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="control-center-run-indiv"> -<title ->Running Individual Modules</title> - -<para ->You can run individual modules without running kcontrol by selecting <menuchoice -><guimenu ->K Button</guimenu -> <guisubmenu ->Preferences</guisubmenu -> </menuchoice -> from the &kde; panel. You can then select the module you want to run in the submenus. </para> - -</sect1> - -</chapter> - -<!--*****************************************************************--> - -<chapter id="module"> -<title ->The &kcontrol; Modules</title> - -<para ->In order to make it as easy as possible, the &kcontrol; has organised similar options into groups. Each group is called a module. When you click on the name of a module in the left window, you will be presented with the options of the module on the right. </para> - -<para ->Each module will have some or all of the following buttons: </para> - -<variablelist> - -<varlistentry> -<term ->Help</term> -<listitem> -<para ->This button will give you help specific to the current module. The button will show you a short summary help page in the left window. At the bottom of that window, you can click on a link to get more detailed help. </para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term -><guilabel ->Use Defaults</guilabel -></term -> -<listitem> -<para ->This button will restore this module to its default values. You must click <guibutton ->OK</guibutton -> to save the options. </para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term -><guibutton ->Apply</guibutton -></term> -<listitem> -<para ->Clicking this button will save all changes to &kde;. If you have changed anything, clicking <guibutton ->Apply</guibutton -> will cause the changes to take effect. </para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term -><guibutton ->Reset</guibutton -></term> -<listitem> -<para ->This button will <quote ->Reset</quote -> the module. The exact effect will depend on the module. </para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry -> - -</variablelist> - -<note> -<para ->You must save the options of one module using <guibutton ->Apply</guibutton -> before you can change to a different module. </para> -<para ->If you try to change without saving your options, you will be asked if you want to save your changes, or discard them. </para> -</note> - - -<sect1 id="module-intro"> -<title ->Navigating Modules</title> - -<para ->This is a list of the <emphasis ->standard</emphasis -> configuration modules (sorted by category) provided by the <application role="package" ->KDE base</application -> package. Please note that there may be many more modules on your system if you have installed additional software. </para> - -<!-- Commented until fixed arrangement is made --> -<!-- -<variablelist> -<varlistentry> -<term ->File Browsing</term> -<listitem> -<para> -<link linkend="file-assoc" ->File Associations</link ->, -<link linkend="file-manager" ->File Manager</link ->, -</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term ->Look and Feel</term> -<listitem> -<para> -<link linkend="background" ->Background</link ->, -<!- - <link linkend="borders" ->Borders</link ->,- -> -<link linkend="color" ->Colors</link ->, -<link linkend="desktop" ->Desktop</link ->, -<link linkend="fonts" ->Fonts</link ->, -<link linkend="icons" ->Icons</link ->, -<!- - <link linkend="iconstyle" ->Icon Style</link ->, - -> -<link linkend="key-bindings" ->Key Bindings</link ->, -<link linkend="launch-feedback" ->Launch feedback</link ->, -<link linkend="panel" ->Panel</link ->, -<link linkend="screensaver" ->Screensaver</link ->, -<link linkend="style" ->Style</link ->, -<link linkend="sys-notify" ->System Notifications</link ->, -<link linkend="taskbar" ->Taskbar</link ->, -<link linkend="theme-manager" ->Theme Manager</link ->, -<!- - <link linkend="numbername" ->Virtual Desktops</link ->,- -> -<link linkend="window-behavior" ->Window Behavior</link ->, -<link linkend="window-deco" ->Window Decoration</link ->. -</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term ->Network</term> -<listitem> -<para> -<link linkend="e-mail" ->E-Mail</link ->, -<link linkend="lan-browsing" ->LAN Browsing</link ->, -<link linkend="timeouts" ->Preferences</link ->, <!- - FIXME - -> -<link linkend="socks" ->SOCKS</link ->, -<link linkend="talk" ->Talk Configuration</link> -<link linkend="windows-shares" ->Windows Shares</link> -</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term ->Peripherals</term> -<listitem> -<para> -<link linkend="kbd" ->Keyboard</link ->, -<link linkend="mouse" ->Mouse</link> -</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term ->Personalization</term> -<listitem> -<para> -<link linkend="accessibility" ->Accessibility</link ->, -<link linkend="locale" ->Country & Language</link ->, -<link linkend="crypto" ->Crypto</link ->, -<!- - <link linkend="kblayout" ->Keyboard Layout</link ->, - -> -<link linkend="passwords" ->Passwords</link> -<link linkend="spell-checking" ->Spell Checking</link ->. -</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term ->Power Control</term> -<listitem> -<para> -<link linkend="battery-monitor" ->Battery Monitor</link ->, -<link linkend="energy" ->Energy</link ->, -<link linkend="powerctrl" ->Laptop Power Control</link ->, -<link linkend="lowbatcrit" ->Low Battery Critical</link ->, -<link linkend="lowbatwarn" ->Low Battery Warning</link> -</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term ->Sound</term> -<listitem> -<para> -<link linkend="midi" ->Midi</link ->, -<link linkend="mixer" ->Mixer</link ->, -<link linkend="sndserver" ->Sound Server</link ->, -<link linkend="bell" ->System Bell</link> -</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term ->System</term> -<listitem> -<para> -<link linkend="datetime" ->Date and Time</link ->, -<link linkend="konsole" ->&konsole;</link ->, -<link linkend="login-manager" ->Login Manager</link ->, -<link linkend="print-manager" ->Printing Manager</link ->, -<link linkend="sessions" ->Session Manager</link ->, -</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term ->Web Browsing</term> -<listitem> -<para> -<link linkend="cookie" ->Cookies</link ->, -<link linkend="ebrowse" ->Enhanced Browsing</link ->, -<link linkend="konq-browsing" ->Konqueror Browser</link ->, -<link linkend="nsplugins" ->Netscape Plugins</link ->, -<link linkend="proxies" ->Proxies & Cache</link ->, -<link linkend="stylesheets" ->Stylesheets</link ->, -<link linkend="user-agent" ->User Agent</link ->, -</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -</variablelist ->--> -</sect1> - - - -<!--****************************************--> - -</chapter> - -<chapter id="laptop"> -<title ->Laptop Modules Notes</title> - -<para ->In order to use the laptop modules, you must have the kernel <acronym ->APM</acronym -> package installed in your kernel. Useful information on how to do this can be found at <ulink url="http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/apm.html" -> http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/apm.html</ulink -> and in the Battery Powered Linux mini-HOWTO at <ulink url="http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Battery-Powered.html" -> http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Battery-Powered.html</ulink ->. </para> - -<para ->If you want the <guimenuitem ->suspend</guimenuitem -> and <guimenuitem ->standby</guimenuitem -> menu commands to work then you should install the &Linux; <application ->apmd</application -> package (version 2.4 or later). If you want to use them from non-root accounts you must mark the <application ->apm</application -> command <quote ->set uid root</quote ->. </para> - -<para ->To do this, log on as <systemitem class="username" ->root</systemitem -> and enter: </para> - -<screen -><prompt ->%</prompt -><userinput -><command ->chown</command -> <option ->root -/usr/bin/apm</option ->;<command ->chmod</command -> <option ->+s -/usr/bin/apm</option -></userinput -> -</screen> - -<warning> -<para ->By doing this you will allow any user of your system to put it into suspend or standby states - if you are the only user, this should not be a problem. </para> - -<para ->Also note that any program which has <systemitem class="username" ->root</systemitem -> access, can be a potential security problem. You should carefully determine if there are any security concerns <emphasis ->before</emphasis -> giving any program <systemitem class="username" ->root</systemitem -> permissions. </para> -</warning> - -</chapter> - -<chapter id="credits"> -<title ->Credits and Licence</title> - -<para ->&kcontrol;</para> -<para ->Program copyright 1997-2001 The &kcontrolcenter; Developers</para> -<para ->Contributors:</para> - -<itemizedlist> -<listitem -><para ->Matthias Hoelzer-Kluepfel <email ->hoelzer@kde.org</email -></para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Matthias Elter <email ->elter@kde.org</email -></para -></listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -<para ->Documentation <trademark class="copyright" ->copyright 2000 Michael McBride</trademark -> <email ->mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email -></para> - -<para ->Contributors:</para> - -<itemizedlist> -<listitem -><para ->Paul Campbell <email ->paul@taniwha.com</email -></para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Helge Deller <email ->deller@kde.org</email -></para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Mark Donohoe </para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Pat Dowler </para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Duncan Haldane <email ->duncan@kde.org</email -></para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Steffen Hansen <email ->stefh@mip.ou.dk</email ->.</para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Matthias Hoelzer-Kluepfel <email ->hoelzer@kde.org</email -></para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Martin Jones <email ->mjones@kde.org</email -></para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Jost Schenck <email ->jost@schenck.de</email -></para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Jonathan Singer <email ->jsinger@leeta.net</email -></para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Thomas Tanghus <email ->tanghus@earthling.net</email -></para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Krishna Tateneni <email ->tateneni@pluto.njcc.com -></email -></para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Ellis Whitehead <email ->ewhitehe@uni-freiburg.de</email -></para -></listitem> - -</itemizedlist> -<para ->Conversion to British English: Malcolm Hunter <email ->malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email -></para -> -&underFDL; &underGPL; </chapter> - -</book> -<!-- -Local Variables: -mode: sgml -End: ---> - |