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diff --git a/doc/faq/tips.docbook b/doc/faq/tips.docbook deleted file mode 100644 index 89c324be3..000000000 --- a/doc/faq/tips.docbook +++ /dev/null @@ -1,131 +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="tips"> -<title>Useful tips</title> - -<qandaset> -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>Reading documentation in &tde;</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para>Pop up the <guilabel>Run Command</guilabel> window (<keycombo -action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> by -default) and type: -<itemizedlist> -<listitem> -<para><command>man:<replaceable>command</replaceable></command> for man pages. It -even unpacks on the fly if the man pages are gzipped.</para> -</listitem> - -<listitem> -<para><command>info:<replaceable>command</replaceable></command> for info -pages.</para> -</listitem> - -<listitem> -<para><command>help:<replaceable>kdeappname</replaceable></command> for &tde; -application help pages.</para> -</listitem> - -</itemizedlist> -</para> - -<para>You can enter any of these in the <guilabel>Location</guilabel> text -box in &konqueror;.</para> -<para>Uou can use the <application>&tde; Help Center</application>. Start the <application>&tde; Help Center</application> by selecting <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>TDE menu</guimenu>. Once the <application>&tde; Help Center</application> has loaded, the window on the left will contain an entry called -<guilabel>Unix manual pages</guilabel>. Select that entry to browse through all the installed manual pages on your -system.</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>Move or resize windows quickly</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para>To move a window, use <keycombo -action="simul">&Alt;<mousebutton>left</mousebutton></keycombo> mouse -button. <keycombo -action="simul">&Alt;<mousebutton>right</mousebutton></keycombo> mouse -button will resize the window. Last but not least, <keycombo -action="simul">&Alt;<mousebutton>middle</mousebutton></keycombo> mouse button -raises/lowers the window. The <application>&tde; Control Center</application> -allows you to change these mouse bindings. Please refer to <ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html"> -Windows, How To Work Them</ulink> in the Trinity user guide for more information.</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>Killing windows in &tde;</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para>There is a standard keybinding (<keycombo -action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;&Esc;</keycombo>) -that changes the mouse pointer to a skull & crossbones cursor. Click that cursor on a -window to kill it. The keybindings are viewable/changeable from the -<application>&tde; Control Center</application>. - -<caution><para>Using this option kills the program forcibly. Data might be lost, -and some processes related to the program might remain active. Use only as a -last resort.</para></caution> -<!-- fixme: use only if necessary; processes might remain --></para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>What if something is so wrong that I can't even get the skull -& crossbones cursor? How do I get out of a total lockup?</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para>These kind of locks tend to occur when an application locks up -while it has a so called <quote>mouse/keyboard grab</quote>. When that -happens you can try to select a virtual text console with <keycombo -action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo> and login. With the -following command you will get a list of all running processes:</para> - -<screen><userinput> <command>ps</command> <option>-aux</option> | <command>more</command></userinput></screen> - -<para>By killing the process that has the mousegrab, your desktop will -come to life again. Unfortunately you can't see which process that is, -so you will have to find out through trial and error. To kill a process -use:</para> - -<screen><userinput> <command>kill</command> <option>-9</option> <replaceable>pid</replaceable></userinput></screen> - -<para>Here <replaceable>pid</replaceable> is the process id of the -process, which is the first number on each line reported by -<command>ps</command> <option>-aux</option>.</para> - -<para>You can switch back to the desktop with <keycombo -action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>F7</keycap></keycombo> (or -<keycap>F8</keycap> through <keycap>F9</keycap> depending on your -operating system) to see if things work again. When you press -<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> you should get a -response from the window manager. If not, you need to get back to the -text console and try to kill another process.</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> - -<!-- fixme: how to do in KDE2.x -<qandaentry> -<question> -<para>Switching window managers on the fly in &tde; 1.x</para> -</question> -<answer> -<para>If you want to switch your window manager on the fly, type the -following into a terminal window: <command>kwmcom -go:<replaceable>blackbox</replaceable></command>. This switches to -Blackbox, but you can substitute any window manager you like.</para> -</answer> -</qandaentry> ---> - -</qandaset> -</chapter> |