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The &X-Window; and &kde; and other projects +have since added the graphical interface you are now using. However, +the underlying <acronym>CLI</acronym> system is still there, and is +frequently the easiest, fastest and most powerful way to perform many +tasks.</para> +<para>&konsole; is what is known as an X terminal +emulator, often referred to as a terminal or a shell. It gives you the +equivalent of an old-fashioned text screen on your desktop, but one +which can easily share the screen with your graphical +applications. &Windows; users may be familiar with the +<application>MS-DOS Prompt</application> utility, which has the analogous +function of offering a <trademark>DOS</trademark> command-line under +&Windows;. (Although the &UNIX; <acronym>CLI</acronym>s offer far more +power and ease of use than does <acronym>DOS</acronym>!)</para> + +<para>Explaining the use of the &UNIX; <acronym>CLI</acronym> is +beyond the scope of this document, as it would require a lengthy +book. Fortunately, many such books are available in every language in +any good bookstore or library. There are also tutorials available on +the Internet. Enjoy &kde;, but don't be shy about learning to use the +command-line! You will find that even learning just the basics will +make your computer use much more efficient and enjoyable.</para> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="features"> +<title>What makes &konsole; special?</title> +<para>&konsole;'s +advanced features include simple configuration and the ability to use +multiple terminal shells in a single window, making for a less +cluttered desktop.</para> + +<para>Using &konsole;, a user can open:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>&Linux; console sessions</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Shell sessions</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><application>Screen</application> sessions</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><application>Midnight Commander</application> file manager +sessions</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><systemitem class="username">Root</systemitem> console + sessions</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><systemitem class="username">Root</systemitem> + <application>Midnight Commander</application> sessions</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>User created sessions</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>These sessions can be renamed to help you keep track of all your shells, +or signaled (<errorcode>STOP</errorcode>, <errorcode>CONT</errorcode>, +<errorcode>HUP</errorcode>, <errorcode>INT</errorcode>, +<errorcode>TERM</errorcode>, <errorcode>KILL</errorcode>).</para> + +<para>For more control over &konsole;, a user can:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>hide/show the menubar and/or +frame</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>select the size of a &konsole; window, fonts, color +schemes, and key mapping</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>change location of the scrollbar or hide the +scrollbar</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>change location of the tabbar or hide the +tabbar</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>All chosen settings can be made the default for forthcoming sessions by +saving them.</para> + +<para>For those with a deep interest in the taxonomy of free X +terminals, there are two others of this kind: +<application>xterm</application>, the original, written even before X +itself (a month or two), and <application>xvt</application>, a +lightweight <application>xterm</application> clone, on which most +other currently available derivatives (notably +<application>eterm</application>) are based.</para> + +<para>After a decade, &konsole; is the first rewrite from the ground +up. While <application>xterm</application> has definitely been hacked +to death (its <filename>README</filename> begins with the words +<quote>Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here</quote>), &konsole; offers +a fresh start using contemporary technologies and understanding of +X.</para> + +</sect1> +</chapter> + +<chapter id="use-of-konsole"> +<title>Use of &konsole;</title> + +<sect1 id="startup"> +<title>Startup</title> + +<para>When &konsole; is started, an application (typically a &UNIX; +shell) runs in the window. Simply type at the prompt.</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>&konsole; Screen</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="konsole.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>&konsole; Screen</phrase> +</textobject> +<caption><para>&konsole; with 4 +terminal sessions open.</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<para>A <quote>Tip of the Day</quote> window may also appear on +startup, offering hints on the use of &konsole;. If you do not wish to +receive tips, uncheck the <guilabel>Show tips on startup</guilabel> +box.</para> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="history-option"> +<title>History</title> + +<para>As lines scroll off the top of the screen, they can be reviewed +by moving the scroll bar upwards, scrolling with a mouse wheel or through +the use of the <keycombo +action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Page Up</keycap></keycombo> (to move +back a page), <keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Page +Down</keycap></keycombo> (to move forward a page), <keycombo +action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Up Arrow</keycap></keycombo> (to move up a +line) and <keycombo +action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Down Arrow</keycap></keycombo> (to move down a +line) keys (provided the <link +linkend="settings-menu">History</link> option is on).</para> + +<para>In addition, &konsole; mimics the FreeBSD console when +<keycap>scroll lock</keycap> is pressed. When scroll lock is on, +ordinary in- and output from the shell is suspended, and you can +scroll through the history with <keycap>Page Up</keycap>, <keycap>Page +Down</keycap>, and <keycap>Up Arrow</keycap> and <keycap>Down +Arrow</keycap>.</para> + +<para>&konsole;'s history can be configured via +<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>History...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</para> + +<para>&konsole; provides a number of history related actions located in the +<link linkend="edit-menu">Edit</link> menu. +</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> +<para><guimenuitem>Find in History...</guimenuitem></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><guimenuitem>Find Next</guimenuitem></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><guimenuitem>Find Previous</guimenuitem></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><guimenuitem>Save History As...</guimenuitem></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><guimenuitem>Clear History</guimenuitem></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><guimenuitem>Clear All Histories</guimenuitem></para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<note><para>In &konsole;, references to history are to +the text that is displayed in &konsole;'s window. +The shell that is running in &konsole; (e.g. bash) also +has a <quote>history</quote> which is unrelated to &konsole;'s +history.</para></note> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="sessions"> +<title>Sessions</title> +<para>If you often have to log into remote machines, or always run a similar set of +terminal applications, you can use &konsole;'s <quote>Session</quote> feature +along with &kde;'s session management to automate a lot of this for you. +Let's take the following example: +You often have open an <application>ssh</application> session to the machine +<replaceable>administration</replaceable> ready for generic administration +tasks. +You may have noticed the <guibutton>New Session</guibutton> button on &konsole;'s tab +bar contains a menu if you click and hold on it, and you can choose new session +types here. We are going to add new entries to this menu. + +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Click on the menu entry <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure &konsole;...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose the <guilabel>Session</guilabel> tab.</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem><para>Fill in the first entry with a name. This is the +name that will show in the menu, and will be the default label instead +of <guilabel>Shell</guilabel> when you start a session of this type. +</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Enter a command just as you normally would if you opened a new +shell and were going to issue that command. For our first example above, you +might type <userinput><command>ssh</command> <replaceable>administration</replaceable></userinput>.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>On the lower part of the panel, configure this +session's appearance. You can have a different font, colour scheme, +and $<envar>TERM</envar> type for each session.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Press the <guibutton>Save +Session...</guibutton> button. A dialog will ask you to confirm the filename. +</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para></listitem> + +</orderedlist> +</para> +<para>You should now be able to press and hold the <guibutton>New Session</guibutton> button +on the tab bar, and select your new session type from the list. A new shell +session will open within the &konsole; window, with the result of your executed +command. In our example, you will be at an <application>ssh</application> +passphrase prompt, and when you provide your passphrase, you will be logged +into the remote machine. +<footnote id="use-ssh-agent"><para>You can avoid this step also, by using +ssh-agent, but that is a topic for another goodie.</para></footnote> +Perhaps you want to remotely tail your <acronym>http</acronym> error logs on a +webserver, you could use a commandline something like +<userinput><command>ssh</command> <option>-f</option> +<replaceable>webserver</replaceable> <command>tail</command> +<option>-f</option> +<filename><replaceable>/var/log/httpd-error.log</replaceable></filename></userinput>.</para> + +<para>You can use this to execute local commands as well. Try creating a +session where the command is <userinput><command>tail</command> <option>-f</option> <filename><replaceable>/var/log/messages</replaceable></filename></userinput>. <!--or 'screen +<someone who uses screen please supply some sensible command switches here, say --> +<!--to attach to an irc session>'. --> In this case, exiting the +running application will close the shell session as well.</para> + +<para>One really nice use of this feature is if you find you always have the +same set of open sessions, &kde; can open them all for you automatically +when you start a new &kde; session. Simply have them open as you like +when you exit &kde;, and they will be saved with your &kde; session, and +restored just like any other application when you restart &kde;.</para> + +<note><para>You can assign +<link linkend="settings-menu">shortcuts</link> +to any session.</para></note> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="mousebuttons"> + +<title>Mouse Buttons</title> + +<para>This section details the use of the mouse buttons for the common +right handed mouse button order. +For the left handed mouse button order, swap left and right in the text below. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><mousebutton>Left</mousebutton></term> + +<listitem><para> All &LMB; clicks will be sent to a mouse-aware +application running in &konsole;. +If an application will react on mouse clicks, &konsole; +indicates this by showing an arrow cursor. If not, an I-beam (bar) +cursor is shown.</para> + +<para>Holding the &LMB; down and +dragging the mouse over the screen with a mouse-unaware application +running will mark a region of the text. While dragging, the marked +text is displayed reversed for visual feedback. Select <guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem> +from the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu to copy the marked text to the clipboard for further use +within &konsole; or another application. The selected text can also be +dragged and dropped into compatible applications. Click on the selected +text and drag it to the desired location. Depending on your &kde; settings, +you may need to hold the &Ctrl; key while dragging.</para> + +<para>Normally, new-line characters are inserted at the end of each +line selected. This is best for cut and paste of source code, or the output +of a particular command. For ordinary text, the line breaks are often +not important. One might prefer, however, for the text to be a stream +of characters that will be automatically re-formatted when pasted into +another application. To select in text-stream mode, hold down the +&Ctrl; key while selecting normally.</para> + +<para>Pressing the &Ctrl; and &Alt; keys along with the &LMB; +will select a column of text. +</para> + +<para>Double-click with the &LMB; to select a word; +triple-click to select an entire line.</para> + +<para>If the upper or lower edge of the text area is touched while +marking, &konsole; scrolls up or down, eventually exposing text within +the history buffer. The scrolling stops when the mouse stops +moving.</para> + +<para>After the mouse is released, &konsole; attempts to keep the text +in the clipboard visible by holding the marked area reversed. The +marked area reverts back to normal as soon as the contents of the +clipboard change, the text within the marked area is altered or the +&LMB; is clicked.</para> + +<para>To mark text on a mouse-aware application (Midnight Commander, for example) +the &Shift; key has to be pressed when clicking.</para> + +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><mousebutton>Middle</mousebutton></term> + +<listitem><para>Pressing the &MMB; +pastes text currently in the clipboard. Holding down the &Ctrl; key as you +press the &MMB; pastes the text and sends +it to &konsole;.</para> + +<note><para>If you have a mouse with only two buttons, pressing both +the &LMB; and &RMB; +together emulates the +&MMB; +of a three button mouse.</para></note> + +<para>If you have a <mousebutton>wheel</mousebutton> as the middle button, +rolling it in a mouse-unaware program will move &konsole;'s scrollbar.</para> + +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton></term> +<listitem> +<para>The items that appear in the menu when the &RMB; +is pressed depend on whether the menubar is visible.</para> + +<para>Menubar is visible: +<guimenuitem>Set Selection End</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Send Signal</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Detach Session</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Rename Session...</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Bookmarks</guimenuitem> +and <guimenuitem>Close Session</guimenuitem> +menu items.</para> + +<para>Menubar is hidden: +<guimenuitem>Show Menubar</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Set Selection End</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Send Signal</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>New Session</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Detach Session</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Rename Session...</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Bookmarks</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem> +and <guimenuitem>Close Session</guimenuitem> +menu items.</para> + +<para>In a mouse-aware application, press the &Shift; key along with the +&RMB; to get the pop-up menu. +</para> + +<para>Pressing the &Ctrl; key and &RMB; brings up the +<guimenu>Session</guimenu> menu. +</para> + +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="menubar"> +<title>Menu Bar</title> + +<para>The menubar is at the top of the &konsole; window. +The menubar can be activated and deactivated by the +<keycombo>&Alt;</keycombo> key.</para> +<para><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Hide +Menubar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> allows the menubar to be hidden. When +the menubar is hidden, <guimenuitem>Show Menubar</guimenuitem> can be +reached by <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> clicking in the +window or by <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;&Ctrl;<keycap>M</keycap> +</keycombo>, which is the default shortcut for activating the menubar. +The menubar can also be toggled by assigning it a shortcut.</para> + + +<sect2 id="session-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Session</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Session</guimenu><guimenuitem>New +Shell</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Open a new session</action> with a terminal +shell. <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap> +</keycombo> can also be used, as described in more detail below. +</para></listitem></varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Session</guimenu><guimenuitem>New +Window</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Open a new &konsole; window</action>. +</para></listitem></varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Session</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Linux +Console</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Open a new session emulating a text-only &Linux; +system</action>.</para> +<note><para>See the file <filename>README.linux.console</filename> in +the &konsole; source package for detailed information on how the &Linux; +console differs from a typical &UNIX; console. If this doesn't mean anything +to you, you almost certainly don't need to worry about it.</para></note> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Session</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Midnight +Commander</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Open a new session</action> with the + <application>Midnight +Commander</application> file browser.</para> +<note><para>This menu entry will only be visible if Midnight Commander +(<command>mc</command>) is installed on your system. +</para></note> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice><guimenu>Session</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>New Root Midnight Commander</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Open a new session</action> with the <application>Midnight +Commander</application> file browser, as the <systemitem +class="username">root</systemitem> user.</para> + +<para>After being prompted for the <systemitem +class="username">root</systemitem> password, the <prompt>#</prompt> +prompt appears under the browser window, indicating that the user is +working with <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> +privileges. Again, working as <systemitem +class="username">root</systemitem> is frequently necessary but care +should be taken to avoid accidental damage.</para> + +<note><para>This menu entry will only be visible if Midnight Commander +(<command>mc</command>) is installed on your system. +</para></note> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice><guimenu>Session</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>New Root Shell</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Open a new session with a terminal shell</action>, as the +<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user.</para> + +<para>After being prompted for the <systemitem +class="username">root</systemitem> password, the <prompt>#</prompt> +prompt appears, indicating that the user is working with <systemitem +class="username">root</systemitem> privileges. This is frequently +necessary for installing new software and other system maintenance, but +care should be taken to avoid accidental damage.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Session</guimenu><guimenuitem>New +Screen Session</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Open a new session</action> with the + <application>Screen</application> virtual terminal manager. +See <userinput><command>man</command> <option>screen</option> +</userinput>for more information. +<note><para>This menu entry will only be visible if Screen +(<command>screen</command>) is installed on your system.</para></note> +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Session</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>New Shell at Bookmark</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Start</action> a new terminal shell, in a folder +chosen from the bookmark list.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Session</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Print Screen...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Print</action> the current screen. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Session</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Close Session</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Close</action> the current session. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Session</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Quit</action> &konsole;, closing all sessions and any +applications launched from them.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para>You can also open a new session with a key shortcut. By default, +<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo> +is used. You can also define your own key shortcuts through the +<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu command.</para> + +<para>The list of available sessions will reflect what programs are +installed along with any user defined sessions. +The session list will be alphabetized for quick viewing.</para> + +<para>Finally, note that the session types can be modified, and new +types created, by using the configuration dialog, reached from the +<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure Konsole...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +menu entry.</para> + +</sect2> +<sect2 id="edit-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> Menu</title> +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Copy the selected text to the clipboard</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycombo + action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Insert</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste +</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Paste text from the clipboard at the cursor +location</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>Send Signal</guisubmenu></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Send Signal - Send the specified signal to the shell +process, or other process, that was launched when the new session was +started</action>.</para><para>Currently available signals are:</para> + +<informaltable> +<tgroup cols="2"> +<tbody> +<row> +<entry><errorcode>STOP</errorcode></entry> +<entry>to stop process</entry> +</row> +<row> +<entry><errorcode>CONT</errorcode></entry> +<entry>continue if stopped</entry> +</row> +<row> +<entry><errorcode>HUP</errorcode></entry> +<entry>hangup detected on controlling terminal, or death of controlling +process</entry> +</row> +<row> +<entry><errorcode>INT</errorcode></entry> +<entry>interrupt from keyboard</entry> +</row> +<row> +<entry><errorcode>TERM</errorcode></entry> +<entry>termination signal</entry> +</row> +<row> +<entry><errorcode>KILL</errorcode></entry> +<entry>kill signal</entry> +</row> +<row> +<entry><errorcode>USR1</errorcode></entry> +<entry>user signal 1</entry> +</row> +<row> +<entry><errorcode>USR2</errorcode></entry> +<entry>user signal 2</entry> +</row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> + +<para>Refer to your system manual pages for further details by giving the +command <userinput><command>man</command> <option>7 +signal</option></userinput>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycombo + action="simul">&Alt;&Ctrl;<keycap>U</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>ZModem Upload...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Send a file via ZModem</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Clear Terminal</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Clear all text from the session window</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reset & Clear Terminal</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Reset and clear the session window</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Find +in History...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Find a word or string of text</action> in the current +history. Options allow case sensitive or backwards searches, and the use of regular +expressions in searches. Press the <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button to use the &kde; +graphical editor to create a regular expression.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Find +Next</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Move to the next instance of the +text for which you are searching</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Find +Previous</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Move to the previous instance of the +text for which you are searching</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save +History As...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Save the current history</action> as a text + file.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Clear + History +</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Clear the history for the current + session</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Clear All + Histories +</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Clear the history +for all sessions</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="view-menu"> +<title><guimenu>View</guimenu> Menu</title> +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Detach +Session</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Open the current session in a +separate window</action>. The name of the session is +displayed on the titlebar of the new window.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycombo + action="simul">&Alt;&Ctrl;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Rename +Session...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Open a dialog box allowing you to change +the name of the current session</action>. The name is displayed +on the session tab. <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;&Ctrl;<keycap>S</keycap> +</keycombo> can also be used.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Monitor for +Activity</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Flag the current session so it will show +an alert if activity occurs</action>. An icon of a lit light bulb will +appear in the session's tab. Use this to alert you if something +happens while you are working in another session. The time before an alert can be +modified in the &konsole; preferences.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Monitor for +Silence</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Flag the current session so it will show an alert +if no activity occurs for 10 seconds</action>. An icon of a dark light bulb will +appear in the session's tab. Use this to alert you if a task stops +while you are working in another session. The time before an alert can be +modified in the &konsole; preferences.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Send +Input to All Sessions</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Flag the current session so any commands entered +into it will be sent to all sessions</action>. The session will have a small +icon in its tab to remind you to be careful of what you enter! +<userinput><command>rm</command> <parameter>-rf *</parameter></userinput>, +for instance, is probably not a good idea.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycombo + action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>Left</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Move +Session Left</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Move the tab of the current session one tab to the +left</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycombo + action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>Right</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Move +Session Right</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Move the tab of the current session one tab to the +right</action>.</para> +<para><keycombo +action="simul">&Shift; <keycap>Left</keycap></keycombo> and <keycombo +action="simul">&Shift; <keycap>Right</keycap></keycombo> can be also +be used to move between sessions.</para></listitem></varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Session icons...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para>At the bottom of the menu is a list of the available +sessions. Selecting one makes that session active.</para><para>You can also use + the <keycombo +action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Left</keycap></keycombo>/<keycombo +action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Right</keycap></keycombo> keys to +cycle through the available sessions.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="bookmarks-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add Bookmark</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Add the current location</action> to the bookmark list.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu><guimenuitem>Edit Bookmarks</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Edit</action> the bookmark list.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Bookmark Folder...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Add a new folder</action> to the bookmark list.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para>The bookmark list is displayed at the bottom of the menu. Select a bookmark to change to +that location.</para> + +<note><para>You can use the bookmark editor to manually add URLs +like ssh://user@host or telnet://host to open remote connections.</para></note> + + +</sect2> + + + +<sect2 id="settings-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Hide +Menubar</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Hide the menubar</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Tab Bar</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Control visibility/location of tabbar</action>: +<guimenuitem>Hide</guimenuitem>, <guimenuitem>Top</guimenuitem>, or +<guimenuitem>Bottom</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>Scrollbar</guisubmenu></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Control visibility/location of scrollbar</action>: +<guimenuitem>Hide</guimenuitem>, <guimenuitem>Left</guimenuitem>, or +<guimenuitem>Right</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycombo + action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Full Screen Mode</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Toggle window between full-screen and normal +size</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Bell</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Set the bell</action>: +<guimenuitem>System Bell</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>System Notification</guimenuitem>, +<guimenuitem>Visible Bell</guimenuitem>, or +<guimenuitem>None</guimenuitem>. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>Font</guisubmenu></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Set font size</action>: +<guimenuitem>Enlarge Font</guimenuitem> or +<guimenuitem>Shrink Font</guimenuitem>. +</para> +<para>Use the <guimenuitem>Select...</guimenuitem> option to pick any +combination of font, size and style.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Encoding</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Select character encoding</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Keyboard</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Choose desired keymapping</action>.</para> +<para>The list of these keymappings is taken from +<filename>$KDEDIR/share/apps/konsole/*.keytab</filename>. The file +<filename>$KDEDIR/share/apps/konsole/README.KeyTab</filename> +describes the <literal role="extension">*.keytab</literal> format in more detail. +Add to or modify these files to match your needs. The default keytab is taken from +<filename>$KDEDIR/share/apps/konsole/README.default.Keytab</filename>.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Schema</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Set colors of text and background</action>.</para> +<para>The list is taken from +<filename>$KDEDIR/share/apps/konsole/*.schema</filename>. The file +<filename>$KDEDIR/share/apps/konsole/README.Schema</filename> +describes the <literal role="extension">*.schema</literal> format in more detail. +Add to or modify these files to match your needs. You can also create custom +schemas through the preferences dialog at <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure &konsole;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>Size</guisubmenu></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Set size of text area (given in columns x +rows)</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>History...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><anchor id="configure-history"/><action>Open a dialog +where you can configure the history</action>. The +<guilabel>Enable</guilabel> check box toggles saving of lines that have +scrolled off the top of the window. You can enter the <guilabel>Number +of lines</guilabel> to remember in the text field, or use the spinner +buttons to increase or decrease the number in steps of 100 lines. The +<guibutton>Defaults</guibutton> button will reset the history to 1000 +lines. Selecting <guibutton>Set Unlimited</guibutton> will cause all history to be saved. +Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to save your changes, or +<guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to close the dialog without saving your +settings.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save +as Default</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Save the current settings as the new +default</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save Sessions Profile...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Save the current set of sessions</action> under a name you choose. +The profile can then be used by starting &konsole; from the command-line with the +<parameter>--profile</parameter> and the name of the profile.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure +Notifications...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Customize notifications for &konsole;</action>.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure +Shortcuts...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Customize keyboard shortcuts for &konsole; commands</action>.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure +&konsole;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Open the &kcontrolcenter; module, allowing +many additional changes to &konsole;'s interface and behavior, including the creation +of custom schemas and modification of the available sessions</action>.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="help-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>Konsole +Handbook</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Open the table of contents of this +document</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Tip of the Day</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Display a helpful tip about the use of &konsole;. +</action>Check the <guilabel>Show on start</guilabel> box to display a tip +each time &konsole; is started.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>Report +Bug...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Submit a bug report or a feature request</action> for +&konsole;.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>About +Konsole</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Information about</action> &konsole;'s +author</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>About +KDE</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Information about the &kde; +project</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="tabbar"> +<title>Tab Bar</title> + +<para>The tabbar allows multiple terminal sessions to be attached to a single &konsole; window.</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Tabbar Image</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="tabbar.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>Tabbar Image</phrase> +</textobject> +<caption><para>&konsole; with 4 terminal sessions open with the tabbar on the bottom.</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para>The <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Tab +Bar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item allows the tabbar to be moved to +the <guimenuitem>Top</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Bottom</guimenuitem>. +The tabbar can also be hidden by selecting <guimenuitem>Hide</guimenuitem>.</para> + +<para>On the left side of the tabbar is a button which allows for a multitude of actions. +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Click on the button to start a new +standard session.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Clicking and holding on the button will popup +a list of sessions to select.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Right-clicking on the button (or any empty +space on the tabbar) will popup up a menu to set certain options: +<itemizedlist> + <listitem><para><guimenu>Tab Bar</guimenu>: + <guimenuitem>Hide</guimenuitem>, + <guimenuitem>Top</guimenuitem>, + <guimenuitem>Bottom</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<itemizedlist> + <listitem><para><guimenu>Tab Options</guimenu>: + <guimenuitem>Text & Icons</guimenuitem>, + <guimenuitem>Text Only</guimenuitem>, + <guimenuitem>Icons Only</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<itemizedlist> + <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Dynamic Hide</guimenuitem> + will hide the tabbar when there is only one session opened.</para> + </listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<itemizedlist> + <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Auto Resize Tabs</guimenuitem> + will automatically resize the tabs to the width of the tabbar.</para> + </listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</para> + +<para>On the right side of the tabbar is a button that closes +the current session. This button will be disabled when there +is only one session running.</para> + +<para>Right-clicking on any tab will popup another menu: +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Detach Session</guimenu></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Rename Session...</guimenu></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Monitor for Activity</guimenu></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Monitor for Silence</guimenu></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Send Input to All Sessions</guimenu></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Select Tab Color...</guimenu></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Switch to Tab...</guimenu></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Close Session</guimenu></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="command-line-options"> +<title>Command-line Options</title> + +<para>When &konsole; is started from the command-line, various options +can be specified to modify its behavior.</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--help</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>List the various options</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>-e</option> <parameter>command</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Execute</action> +<parameter>command</parameter> instead of the normal shell.</para> +<note><para>Any arguments after <parameter>command</parameter> will be passed to +<parameter>command</parameter>, not &konsole;.</para></note> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--keytab</option> <parameter>file</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Start &konsole; using a specified .keytab +file</action> to customize key bindings.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--keytabs</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>List all of the available keytabs</action>. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--ls</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>Start with a login shell environment</action>. +What that does varies depending on your system, but generally it +means that files such as <filename>~/.profile</filename> or +<filename>~/.bash_profile</filename> will be read. (If that doesn't mean +anything to you, don't worry about it, but keep in the back of your mind +for when you realize you need it.)</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--name</option> <parameter>name</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Set the name that appears in the +titlebar</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--noclose</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>Prevent &konsole; from closing</action> when an +<userinput><command>exit</command></userinput> +command is issued in the only session window.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--noframe</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>Start &konsole; without a + frame</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--nohist</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>Disable the saving of lines</action> + that scroll off the top of the window.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--nomenubar</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>Start &konsole; with +the menubar hidden</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--noresize</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>Disable the resizing</action> + of the terminal window.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--noscrollbar</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>Start &konsole; with +the scrollbar hidden</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--notabbar</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>Start &konsole; +with the tabbar hidden</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--noxft</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>Start &konsole; without Xft antialiasing</action>. +Antialiasing of a small font may be difficult to read.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--profile</option> <parameter>file</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Start &konsole; using a saved set of sessions</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--profiles</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>List all of the available profiles. +</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--schema</option> <parameter>name</parameter> | <parameter>file</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Start &konsole; using schema 'name' or specified in 'file'</action> to customize appearance.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--schemata</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>List all of the available schemata. +</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--script</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>Enable extended &DCOP; &Qt; functions. +</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>-T</option> <parameter>title</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Set the window title</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--tn</option> <parameter>terminal</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Sets the environment variable TERM to the specified +value</action>. Read <userinput><command>man</command> <option>xterm</option> +</userinput> for more information on TERM.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--type</option> <parameter>type</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Start a session of the given type</action> + rather than the default.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--types</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>List all of the available session types. +</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--vt_sz</option> <parameter>CCxLL</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Start a terminal window of CC Columns and LL +lines</action>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--workdir</option> <parameter>dir</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Open with</action> +<parameter>dir</parameter> as the working folder.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<informalexample> +<para>Examples:</para> +<screen><prompt>%</prompt> <userinput><command>konsole</command> <option>--vt_sz</option> <parameter>90x25</parameter> <option>--nohist</option></userinput></screen> + +<para>Starts a &konsole; window with 90 columns and 25 rows, with no +history</para> + +<screen><prompt>%</prompt> <userinput><command>konsole</command> <option>--noclose</option> <option>-e</option> <parameter>echo_args</parameter> <parameter>Hello, thanks for using &konsole;!</parameter></userinput></screen> + +<para>Starts a &konsole; window with the text printed 'Hello, thanks for using &konsole;!' +</para> +<para>The <parameter>echo_args</parameter> is a simple Bash script: +<programlisting>#!/bin/bash +echo $*</programlisting> +</para> +</informalexample> + +<para>&konsole; also accepts generic &Qt; and &kde; options:</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--help-qt</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>List &Qt;-specific options</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<caution><para>The following &Qt; options have no effect on &konsole;: +<informalexample> +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--fn</option>, <option>--font</option> +<parameter>fontname</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Defines the application font</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--bg</option>, <option>--background</option> +<parameter>color</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Sets the default background color</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--fg</option>, <option>--foreground</option> +<parameter>color</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Sets the default foreground color</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--btn</option>, <option>--button</option> +<parameter>color</parameter></term> +<listitem><para><action>Sets the default button color</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</informalexample> +</para></caution> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--help-kde</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>List &kde;-specific options</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--help-all</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>List all options</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--author</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>Show the authors' names</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><option>-v,--version</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>Show the version number</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><option>--license</option></term> +<listitem><para><action>Show license information</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="dcop"> +<title>&DCOP;</title> + +<para>For an introduction to +&DCOP; and using <command>dcop</command> please look at +<ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/kde-diy.html#dcop">the User Guide entry on &DCOP;</ulink>. +</para> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="credits"> +<title>Credits and Copyright</title> + +<para>As of &kde; 3.4, &konsole; is maintained by &Kurt.Hindenburg; &Kurt.Hindenburg.mail;</para> + +<para>Previously, &konsole; was maintained by &Waldo.Bastian; &Waldo.Bastian.mail;</para> + +<para>The application &konsole; Copyright © 1997-2005 +&Lars.Doelle; &Lars.Doelle.mail;</para> + +<para>This document was written by &Jonathan.Singer; +&Jonathan.Singer.mail;</para> + +<para>This document was updated for &kde; 3.4 by +&Kurt.Hindenburg; &Kurt.Hindenburg.mail;</para> + +<para>Originally converted to DocBook <acronym>SGML</acronym> by +&Mike.McBride; and &Lauri.Watts;</para> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +&underFDL; +&underGPL; +</chapter> + +<appendix id="porting"> +<title>&konsole; on non-&Linux; platforms</title> + +<para>Information on building &konsole; on platforms other than &Linux; +is available in the <filename>README.ports</filename> file in the +&konsole; source package. It provides a list of experts for certain +platforms (Tru64, &Solaris;, OpenBSD) and requests volunteers from other +&UNIX; platforms.</para> + +<para>For more infomation please visit these websites:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><ulink url="http://freebsd.kde.org/">&kde; on +FreeBSD</ulink></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><ulink url="http://solaris.kde.org/">&kde; on &Solaris;</ulink></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</appendix> + +&documentation.index; + +</book> + +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-omittag: nil +sgml-shorttag: t +sgml-general-insert-case: lower +End: +--> + + |