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author | Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@yahoo.com> | 2012-07-05 21:15:27 -0500 |
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committer | Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@yahoo.com> | 2012-07-05 21:15:27 -0500 |
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Help handbook updates.
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diff --git a/doc/faq/filemng.docbook b/doc/faq/filemng.docbook index 64f2e0622..276bab1e8 100644 --- a/doc/faq/filemng.docbook +++ b/doc/faq/filemng.docbook @@ -1,14 +1,13 @@ <!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd"> --> - + <chapter id="filemanager"> <title>The File Manager</title> -<para>&tde;'s file manager is &konqueror;. The -&konqueror; home page is located at <ulink -url="http://www.konqueror.org">http://www.konqueror.org</ulink> where a -&konqueror; specific <acronym>FAQ</acronym> can be found.</para> +<para>The default file manager in &tde; is &konqueror;. Please refer to +the <ulink url="help:/konqueror/index.html"> +Konqueror Handbook</ulink> for detailed information.</para> <qandaset> @@ -36,28 +35,26 @@ Editor</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. <answer> <para>Normally, if you enter a &URL; like <userinput>ftp://<replaceable>ftp.somehost.com</replaceable></userinput>, -&konqueror; will attempt an anonymous login to the &FTP; server. If you +&konqueror; will attempt an anonymous login to the &FTP; server. If you want to login as a particular user, enter a &URL; like <userinput>ftp://<replaceable>username@ftp.somehost.com</replaceable></userinput> -instead. &konqueror; will ask for your password and connect to the +instead. &konqueror; will ask for your password and connect to the server.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> - <qandaentry> <question> <para>How do I specify the startup folder for &konqueror;?</para> </question> <answer> - -<para>Using the &RMB;, click on the Home icon and choose -<guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Under the -<guilabel>Application</guilabel> tab you will probably find something like -<command>kfmclient openProfile filemanagement</command>; just append -<filename class="directory">file:/whereever/you/want</filename> with the -folder you would like &konqueror; to start in.</para> - +<para>With the desktop Home icon, using the &RMB;, select the icon and choose +<guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Select the +<guilabel>URL</guilabel> tab. Type <filename class="directory">/whereever/you/want</filename> +with the folder you would like &konqueror; to start in.</para> +<para>From within &konqueror; the process is similar. Ensure the Navigation Panel is active +(press <keycap>F9</keycap>). From the Navigation Panel tabs, select the Home icon. +In the Navigation Panel directory, use the &RMB; to select the top level <filename class="directory">Home Folder</filename> and select <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> @@ -76,11 +73,11 @@ folder you would like &konqueror; to start in.</para> <para>Where did the delete entry from my right-click context menu go?</para> </question> <answer> -<para>In &tde; 3.4 the delete context menu entries that bypass the -trashcan are no longer displayed by default. To enable them, go to +<para>The Delete context menu entry that bypasses the +Trash can is not displayed by default. To enable that menu option, go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure &konqueror;</guimenuitem></menuchoice > and select -<guilabel>Behaviour</guilabel> in the iconbar to the left. Tick the checkbox +<guilabel>Behaviour</guilabel> in the iconbar to the left. Enable the checkbox <guilabel>Show 'Delete' context menu entries which bypass the trashcan</guilabel>. </para> @@ -93,7 +90,7 @@ open different types of files?</para></question> <answer> <para>In order to configure file associations, you should go to the &kcontrolcenter; and choose the item <guimenuitem>File -Associations</guimenuitem> under the category <guimenu>TDEDE +Associations</guimenuitem> under the category <guimenu>TDE Components</guimenu>.</para> <para> Suppose the default <acronym>PDF</acronym> viewer is now &kghostview; and @@ -116,7 +113,7 @@ associated Konqueror with inode/directory, but it cannot handle this file type.</quote></para> </question> <answer> -<para>You need to make sure that the embedding settings for inode/directory +<para>Make sure the embedding settings for inode/directory are correct: <orderedlist> <listitem><para>In &konqueror;, go to @@ -136,34 +133,35 @@ of <guilabel>Services Preference Order.</guilabel></para></listitem> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para>What are <option>%i</option> and -<option>%m</option> in the Execute line?</para> </question> <answer> +<option>%m</option> parameters in a file's Properties Command line?</para> +</question> +<answer> <para>They are used by all &tde; applications (since they are implemented in <classname>KApplication</classname> and all good &tde; programs create a <classname>KApplication</classname> object before they even look at the command line arguments).</para> <para>A standard line for a &tde; application looks like this: <userinput><command>foo</command> -<option>... %i %m -caption \"%c\"</option></userinput>. Pretty confusing, +<option>... %i %m -caption \"%c\"</option></userinput>. Pretty confusing, -but it has been designed in that way so that it can integrate legacy, -non-&tde; applications as smoothly as possible. &konqueror;, when executing +non-&tde; applications as smoothly as possible. &konqueror;, when executing the line above, will extend the command to <userinput><command><replaceable>foo</replaceable></command> <option>-icon something.png -miniicon something_mini.png -caption \"The -Foo\"</option></userinput>. Both the icon and the mini-icon as well as "The -Foo" are properties defined in the <filename>.desktop</filename> file. If +Foo\"</option></userinput>. Both the icon and the mini-icon as well as "The +Foo" are properties defined in the <filename>.desktop</filename> file. If the icons are not defined, they simply default to the executable name <replaceable>foo</replaceable>.</para> - + <para>This way a user can change these things in &kmenuedit; for his or her -applications. The <option>-caption</option> option is important, because no +applications. The <option>-caption</option> option is important, because no user will accept that the menu item <guimenuitem>Editor</guimenuitem> starts -something called <guilabel>kedit-0.9pl4-build47</guilabel>. Instead, he -expects a window called <guilabel>Editor</guilabel>. Furthermore these -names are localized, <abbrev>i.e.</abbrev> an American user launches +something called <guilabel>kedit-0.9pl4-build47</guilabel>. Instead, users +expect a window called <guilabel>Editor</guilabel>. Furthermore these +names are localized, &ie; an American English user launches <guimenuitem>CD-Player</guimenuitem> and gets a window called <guilabel>CD-Player</guilabel> while a German user launches <guimenuitem>CD-Spieler</guimenuitem> and gets a window called <guilabel>CD-Spieler</guilabel>.</para> - </answer> </qandaentry> @@ -174,15 +172,13 @@ I can't save a view profile when the menu bar is invisible!</para> <answer><para>The easiest way to do this is to edit &konqueror;'s configuration file manually. Add the following lines to -<filename>~/.kde/share/config/konquerorrc</filename>: +<filename>~/.trinity/share/config/konquerorrc</filename>: <programlisting> [KonqMainWindow] MenuBar=Disabled </programlisting> </para> - <para>On restarting &konqueror;, the menubar should be hidden.</para> - </answer> </qandaentry> |