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author | Slávek Banko <slavek.banko@axis.cz> | 2020-11-17 19:52:37 +0100 |
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committer | Slávek Banko <slavek.banko@axis.cz> | 2020-11-17 19:52:37 +0100 |
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Move the khelpcenter guides to the directory level in which they are installed.
Signed-off-by: Slávek Banko <slavek.banko@axis.cz>
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diff --git a/doc/faq/configtde.docbook b/doc/faq/configtde.docbook deleted file mode 100644 index dd5c45686..000000000 --- a/doc/faq/configtde.docbook +++ /dev/null @@ -1,243 +0,0 @@ -<!-- -<?xml version="1.0" ?> -<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd"> ---> -<chapter id="configure"> -<title>Configuring &tde;</title> - -<qandaset> -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>How do I set the language used by &tde;?</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para>First ensure the appropriate tde-i18n language package is installed.</para> -<para>Thereafter there are two ways to set the language &tde; uses in the -messages it will display:</para> -<variablelist> -<varlistentry><term>Using the <application>&tde; Control Center</application></term> -<listitem><para>Open the <application>&tde; Control Center</application> and select -<guimenu>Regional & Accessibility</guimenu> then -<guimenuitem>Country/Region & Language</guimenuitem>. You can select your language and location -here. If &tde; cannot find a translation in the first language -chosen, it will fall back on the default language. This is usually -(American) English by default.</para> -<note><para>Using the <application>&tde; Control Center</application> is the preferred way of choosing -languages in &tde;.</para></note></listitem> -</varlistentry> -<varlistentry><term>Using the <envar>LANG</envar> environment variable</term> -<listitem><para>The second method uses the standard locale setting on -your system. To change the language, simply set the environment -variable <envar>LANG</envar> accordingly. For example, if your shell -is <application>bash</application>, execute -<userinput><command>export</command> <envar>LANG</envar>=de</userinput> -to set German as the language used.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>Is there any keyboard switcher for international keyboards for -&tde;?</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para> -Yes, configure the switcher using the <application>&tde; Control Center</application> -<menuchoice><guimenu>Regional & Accessibility</guimenu><guimenuitem> -Keyboard Layout</guimenuitem></menuchoice> configuration page. -</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>How do I replace the standard text login screen with the -&tde; login screen?</para> -</question> -<answer> -<note><para>Your &UNIX; distribution might have its own setup tools to -change this (⪚ <application>YaST</application> on &SuSE; &Linux;). This will -be the safest way to enable the &tde; login screen. However, if for some reason -you do not wish to use these tools, the following instructions might be useful.</para></note> -<para>First, ychange to the <quote>xdm runlevel</quote> (runlevel 5 on -&RedHat; and &SuSE; systems) by editing your -<filename>/etc/inittab</filename> file. In the file, there should be -a line saying <userinput>id:3:initdefault:</userinput>. Change it to -<userinput>id:5:initdefault:</userinput>. At the end of the file, -comment out the following line: -<literal>x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/X11/xdm -nodaemon</literal> and -replace it with -<userinput>x:5:respawn:<replaceable>/opt/trinity/</replaceable>bin/tdm --nodaemon</userinput>. -<note><para>The location of &tdm; might differ on your -system.</para></note></para> -<para>For changes to take effect immediately, type <command>init -5</command> (for &RedHat; systems) at the shell prompt. -<caution><para>It is risky to initiate a graphical login without -checking beforehand whether it works. If it fails to work, you would -be in for a hard time getting back.</para></caution></para> -</answer> -<answer> -<para> -For FreeBSD, you should edit the file <filename>/etc/ttys</filename> -and change one of the lines that look like -<programlisting>ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure</programlisting> -to instead say <userinput>ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/tdm -nodaemon" xterm -off secure</userinput>.</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>I would like to click the &LMB; anywhere on the -desktop and have the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu displayed.</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para>Use the &RMB; to select the desktop. From the popup menu, select -<guisubmenu>Configure Desktop</guisubmenu>. From the icon list -select the Behavior icon. Choose the behavior of mouse clicks on the desktop. To have -the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu open from a single &LMB; click, change -the entry labeled <guilabel>Left button</guilabel> to say -<guilabel>Application Menu</guilabel>.</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>Where do I find additional &tde; themes?</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para>Go to <ulink url="http://www.kde-look.org">http://www.kde-look.org</ulink>.</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>How do I change &MIME; Types?</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para>When using &konqueror;, open a &konqueror; window and choose -<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure -Konqueror</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. From the icon list select -<guilabel>File Associations</guilabel>. Find the mime type you want to change -(⪚ <literal>text/english</literal> or -<literal>image/gif</literal>), and set the application preference order -to whatever you want.</para> -<para>The same thing can be accomplished by using the <application>&tde; Control Center -</application>. Select <menuchoice><guimenu>TDE Components</guimenu><guimenuitem>File Associations</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>&tde; (&tdm;) does not read my <filename>.bash_profile</filename>.</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para>The login managers<application>xdm</application> and &tdm; do -not run a login shell, so <filename>.profile</filename>, -<filename>.bash_profile</filename>, &etc; are not -sourced. When the user logs in, <application>xdm</application> runs -<command>Xstartup</command> as root and then -<command>Xsession</command> as user. The normal practice is to add -statements in <filename>Xsession</filename> to source the user -profile. Please edit your <filename>Xsession</filename> and -<filename>.xsession</filename> files.</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>How do I use &TrueType; fonts in &tde;?</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para>Install &TrueType; font support into your &X-Window; configuration. -<!--Please take a look at <ulink -url="http://x.themes.org/">x.themes.org</ulink> for the fonts, and -<ulink url="http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jec/programs/xfsft/">xfsft: -&TrueType; Font Support For X11</ulink> or <ulink -url="http://X-TT.dsl.gr.jp/">X-&TrueType; Server Project Home -Page</ulink> for the font servers.--> -</para> -<para>If you have a bunch of &TrueType; fonts from &Microsoft; -&Windows;, edit the <filename>xorg.conf</filename> file to get the -fonts from the font folder. Then configure &tde; to use these new -fonts with the <filename>Font Administrator</filename> utility.</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>Is it possible to enter, show, and work with the Euro Symbol in -&tde;?</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para>Yes. Open the <application>&tde; Control Center</application> and select -<guimenu>Regional & Accessibility</guimenu>, then -<guimenuitem>Keyboard Layout</guimenuitem>. Select the <guimenuitem>Xkb Options</guimenuitem> -tab and enable the <guilabel>Enable xkb options</guilabel> check box. Choose a compose key. -Enable <guilabel>Adding Eurosign to certain keys</guilabel> and select the desired key.</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<qandaentry> -<question><para>How do I run a program at &tde; startup?</para></question> -<answer><para>There are several ways to do that. If you want to -run some scripts that set environment variables (for -example, to start <command>gpg-agent</command>, <command>ssh-agent</command> and others), place the -scripts into <filename class="directory">$<envar>TDEHOME</envar>/env/</filename>. Make sure their names end in -<literal role="extension">.sh</literal>. $<envar>TDEHOME</envar> is -usually a folder named <filename class="directory">.trinity</filename> -(notice the period at the beginning) in your home -folder. If you want scripts to be executed for all &tde; users, you can -put them under <filename class="directory">$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/env/</filename>, where $<envar>TDEDIR</envar> is the prefix &tde; is installed (you can find this out using the command -<userinput><command>tde-config --prefix</command></userinput>).</para> -<para>If you wish to start a program after &tde; has started, you may want to use the -<filename class="directory">Autostart</filename> folder. To add -entries to the <filename class="directory">Autostart</filename> folder: -<orderedlist> -<listitem><para>Open &konqueror;.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem><para>Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Autostart</guimenuitem> -</menuchoice> from the menubar.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem><para>Right-click in the window view area and select <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Create New</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>File</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Link to -Application</guimenuitem> -</menuchoice></para> -</listitem> -<listitem><para>Click on the <guilabel>Application</guilabel> tab in -the window that appears and enter the name of the command to run in -the <guilabel>Command</guilabel> text box.</para> -</listitem> -</orderedlist> -</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>How can I allow more than one user to be logged in a at a time? Can &tde; do <quote>fast user switching</quote>?</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para>Yes, when starting &tde; through the graphical login mode. When starting &tde; -from the command line using <filename>startx</filename>, then toggle to a different console -to login in.</para> -<para>To enable more than one user to log in at one time on the same -computer (sometimes referred to as <quote>fast user switching</quote>) -configure the program that logs you in to allow more than one -session (or, in &X-Window; terms, <quote>display</quote>) at a time.</para> -<para>In &tde;, this program is called &tdm; which stands for <quote>&tde; -Display Manager</quote>. If you are not using &tdm; as your login screen -then you will need to consult the documentation for the software you are using on how to -accomplish multiple sessions.</para> -<para>By default, this will be configured at installation time automatically -if &tdm; supports virtual terminals on your system (currently Linux only). -If it was not configured automatically, consult the &tdm; manual, section -<ulink url="help:/tdm/tdmrc-xservers.html">Specifying permanent &X-Server;s</ulink>. -After modifying tdmrc, you will have to restart &tdm;; just -invoke <command>killall -HUP tdm</command>.</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> -</qandaset> -</chapter> |