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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/fonts/index.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/fonts/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a379b8d94a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/fonts/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,175 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" +"dtd/kdex.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> +<!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE" +> <!-- change language only here --> +]> + +<article lang="&language;"> +<articleinfo> + +<authorgroup> +<author +>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> +<othercredit role="translator" +><firstname +>Malcolm</firstname +><surname +>Hunter</surname +><affiliation +><address +><email +>malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email +></address +></affiliation +><contrib +>Conversion to British English</contrib +></othercredit +> +</authorgroup> + +<date +>2003-09-22</date> +<releaseinfo +>3.2</releaseinfo> + +<keywordset> +<keyword +>KDE</keyword> +<keyword +>KControl</keyword> +<keyword +>fonts</keyword> +</keywordset> +</articleinfo> + +<sect1 id="fonts"> + +<title +>Fonts</title> + +<para +>This module is designed to allow you to easily select different fonts for different parts of the &kde; Desktop.</para> + +<para +>The panel consists of different font groups to give you a lot of flexibility in configuring your fonts: </para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem +><para +><guilabel +>General:</guilabel +> Used everywhere the other font groups do not apply</para +></listitem> + +<listitem +><para +><guilabel +>Fixed width:</guilabel +> Anywhere a non-proportional font is specified</para +></listitem> + +<!-- <listitem +><para +><guilabel +>File Manager</guilabel +> (Font to use in the +&kde; file manager)</para +></listitem +> --> + +<listitem +><para +><guilabel +>Toolbar:</guilabel +> Font used in &kde; application toolbars</para +></listitem> + +<listitem +><para +><guilabel +>Menu:</guilabel +> Font used in &kde; application menus</para +></listitem> + +<listitem +><para +><guilabel +>Window title:</guilabel +> Font used in the window title</para +></listitem> + +<listitem +><para +><guilabel +>Taskbar:</guilabel +> Font used in the taskbar panel applet</para +></listitem> + +<listitem +><para +><guilabel +>Desktop:</guilabel +> Font used on the desktop to label icons</para +></listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +<para +>Each font has a corresponding <guibutton +>Choose...</guibutton +> button. By clicking on this button, a dialogue box appears. You can use this dialogue box to choose a new font, font style, size and character set. Then press <guibutton +>OK</guibutton +>.</para> + +<para +>An example of the font you have chosen will be displayed in the space between the font group name and the choose button.</para> + +<para +>When you are done, simply click <guibutton +>OK</guibutton +>, and all necessary components of &kde; will be restarted so your changes can take affect immediately.</para> + +<para +>The <guibutton +>Adjust All Fonts...</guibutton +> button allows you to quickly set properties for all the fonts selected above. A font selection dialogue similar to the standard one will appear, but you will notice checkboxes that allow you to change the <guilabel +>Font</guilabel +>, <guilabel +>Font style</guilabel +> or <guilabel +>Size</guilabel +> independently of each other. You can choose any one, two, or three of these options, and they will be applied to all the font groups.</para> + +<para +>For example, if you have selected several different font faces above, and realise they are all a size too big (this often happens when you change screen resolution, for instance), you can apply a new font size to all the fonts, without affecting your customised font faces and styles.</para> + +<sect2 id="fonts-aa"> +<title +>Anti-alias text</title> + +<para +>To use anti-aliasing, simply place a mark in the checkbox labelled <guilabel +>Use anti-aliasing for fonts</guilabel +>. This enables two more options.</para> +<para +>Placing a mark in the checkbox will allow you to specify which range of fonts will <emphasis +>not</emphasis +> be anti-aliased. This range is specified with the two combo boxes on the same line.</para> + +<para +>You can also choose the method that &kde; uses to create an anti-alias look to your fonts. If you are not familiar with the individual methods, you should leave this option alone.</para> + +<note +><para +>The ability to use anti-aliased fonts and icons requires that you have support in both X and the &Qt; toolkit, that you have suitable fonts installed, and that you are using the built-in font serving capabilities of the X server. If you still are having problems, please contact the appropriate &kde; mailing list, or check the <acronym +>FAQ</acronym +>.</para +></note> + +</sect2> + +</sect1> + +</article> |