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diff --git a/doc/faq/configtde.docbook b/doc/faq/configtde.docbook index 7ef125401..dd5c45686 100644 --- a/doc/faq/configtde.docbook +++ b/doc/faq/configtde.docbook @@ -10,26 +10,25 @@ <question> <para>How do I set the language used by &tde;?</para> </question> - <answer> -<para>There are two ways to set the language &tde; uses in the +<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>Fire up the <application>&tde; Control Center</application> and select -<guimenu>Regional & Accessibility</guimenu> followed by -<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 +<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 +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> @@ -45,10 +44,9 @@ to set German as the language used.</para></listitem> </question> <answer> <para> -Yes, you can configure it using the <application>&tde; Control Center</application> -<guimenu>Regional & Accessibility</guimenu> -<guimenuitem>Keyboard Layout</guimenuitem> - configuration page. +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> @@ -59,27 +57,27 @@ Yes, you can configure it using the <application>&tde; Control Center</applicati &tde; login screen?</para> </question> <answer> -<note><para>Your distribution/&UNIX; flavor may have its own setup tools to +<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 may be useful.</para></note> -<para>First, you need to change to the <quote>xdm runlevel</quote> (runlevel 5 on +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, you should have -a line saying <userinput>id:3:initdefault:</userinput>. Change it to -<userinput>id:5:initdefault:</userinput>. Now, at the end of the file, +<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/kde/</replaceable>bin/tdm +<userinput>x:5:respawn:<replaceable>/opt/trinity/</replaceable>bin/tdm -nodaemon</userinput>. -<note><para>The location of &tdm; may differ on your +<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. +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> +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> @@ -93,15 +91,13 @@ off secure</userinput>.</para> <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>Open the <application>&tde; Control Center</application> and -choose <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Desktop</guisubmenu> -<guisubmenu>Behavior</guisubmenu></menuchoice>. You -can now choose the behavior of mouse clicks on the desktop. To have +<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> @@ -110,12 +106,10 @@ the entry labeled <guilabel>Left button</guilabel> to say <qandaentry> <question> -<para>Where do I find information regarding &tde; themes?</para> +<para>Where do I find additional &tde; themes?</para> </question> <answer> -<para>Go to <ulink -url="http://kde.themes.org/">http://kde.themes.org/</ulink> or <ulink -url="http://www.kde-look.org">http://www.kde-look.org</ulink>.</para> +<para>Go to <ulink url="http://www.kde-look.org">http://www.kde-look.org</ulink>.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> @@ -124,30 +118,31 @@ url="http://www.kde-look.org">http://www.kde-look.org</ulink>.</para> <para>How do I change &MIME; Types?</para> </question> <answer> -<para>If you are using &konqueror;, do this instead: first, open a -&konqueror; window and choose +<para>When using &konqueror;, open a &konqueror; window and choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure -Konqueror</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, then <guilabel>File Associations</guilabel>. Find the type you want to change +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> +<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 +sourced. When the user logs in, <application>xdm</application> runs <command>Xstartup</command> as root and then -<command>Xsession</command> as user. So the normal practice is to add +<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 +profile. Please edit your <filename>Xsession</filename> and <filename>.xsession</filename> files.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> @@ -157,49 +152,48 @@ profile. Please edit your <filename>Xsession</filename> and <para>How do I use &TrueType; fonts in &tde;?</para> </question> <answer> - -<para>You need to install &TrueType; font support into your &X-Window; configuration. -Please take a look at <ulink +<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> - +Page</ulink> for the font servers.--> +</para> <para>If you have a bunch of &TrueType; fonts from &Microsoft; -&Windows;, edit the <filename>XF86Config</filename> file to get the -fonts from the font folder. Then just tell &tde; to use these new -fonts with the font administrator utility.</para> - +&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 +<para>Is it possible to enter, show, and work with the Euro Symbol in &tde;?</para> </question> <answer> -<para>Yes and no. For details, look here: <ulink -url="http://www.koffice.org/kword/euro.php">http://www.koffice.org/kword/euro.php</ulink>.</para> +<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 many ways to do that. If what you want to do -is to run some scripts that would set some environment variables (for -example, to start <command>gpg-agent</command>, <command>ssh-agent</command> and others), you can put -these scripts into <filename class="directory">$<envar>TDEHOME</envar>/env/</filename> and make sure their names end in +<answer><para>There are several ways to do that. If you want to +run some scripts that set environment variables (for +example, to start <command>gpg-agent</command>, <command>ssh-agent</command> and others), place the +scripts into <filename class="directory">$<envar>TDEHOME</envar>/env/</filename>. Make sure their names end in <literal role="extension">.sh</literal>. $<envar>TDEHOME</envar> is -usually a folder named <filename class="directory">.kde</filename> -(note the period at the beginning) in your home +usually a folder named <filename class="directory">.trinity</filename> +(notice the period at the beginning) in your home folder. If you want scripts to be executed for all &tde; users, you can -put them under <filename class="directory">$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/env/</filename>, where $<envar>TDEDIR</envar> is the prefix &tde; was -installed to (you can find this out using the command -<userinput><command>tde-config</command> --prefix</userinput>).</para> -<para>If you wish to start a program after &tde; has started, you may want to use the +put them under <filename class="directory">$<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> @@ -218,31 +212,30 @@ 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> +<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>) you -need to tell the program that logs you in that it can use more than one +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">Specifying permanent &X-Server;s</ulink>. -After modifying tdmrc, you will have to let &tdm; know about it; just +<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> |