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You can select a profile to be loaded on KDE startup. +<author> +<firstname>Your First Name here</firstname> +<surname>Your Surname here </surname> +</author> +</authorgroup> +</chapterinfo> +--> + +<title>The &kcontrolcenter;</title> + +<indexterm><primary>&kcontrolcenter;</primary></indexterm> +<indexterm><primary>&kcontrol;</primary></indexterm> +<indexterm><primary>Configuration</primary></indexterm> +<indexterm><primary>Customization</primary></indexterm> + +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="kcontrol.png" format="PNG" /> +</imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The &kcontrolcenter;</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>The &kcontrolcenter;</para></caption> +</mediaobject> + +<para>The &kcontrolcenter; is the place to go to change any settings that +affect the whole of your &kde; environment. You can open it using the +<guimenuitem>Control Center</guimenuitem> item in the &kmenu;, or with its +command-line name, <filename>kcontrol</filename>.</para> + +<para>The settings are divided into several major categories, which each +contain several pages of settings. To display a settings page, expand the +major category by clicking on the <guilabel>+</guilabel> button next to it, +and then click on the name of the page you want. The settings page then +appears on the right, and you can change settings to your heart's +content. No changes take effect until you click on the +<guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button. If you decide, after making some +changes, that you want to leave the settings as they were, just click on +<guibutton>Reset</guibutton>.</para> + +<para>If you need more help with a page, visit that page, then click on the +<guilabel>Help</guilabel> tab. You might also want to look at the +&kcontrolcenter; Handbook, which you can open with the +<menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>&kcontrolcenter; +Handbook</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + + +<sect1 id="kcontrol-appearance-and-themes"> +<sect1info> +<authorgroup> +<author> +&J.Hall; +&J.Hall.mail; +</author> +</authorgroup> +</sect1info> + +<title>Appearance & Themes</title> + +<para>Here you will find settings that change the way your &kde; desktop and +applications look.</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Background</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This section controls the color or image that is set as your desktop +background. These settings can be applied to all virtual workspaces, or to +only a specific one. There are a range of background wallpapers that come +with &kde; or you can supply your own.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Colors</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This is where you can modify the colors for your kde applications. +There are a variety of color schemes installed with &kde; by default, and +you can find others at kde-look.org. You can also create your own. Here you +can also modify the contrast and choose whether you want your &kde; colors +to be applied to non-kde applications, for a more consistant overall +appearance.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Fonts</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Here you can control the various font settings for &kde; applications. +You can also modify here anti-aliasing settings, including what range of +fonts to exclude from anti-aliasing settings.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Icons</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This section is where you can manage your icon themes and other +settings related to icons. New icon themes can be downloaded from +kde-look.org, and installed here. Conversely, you can remove icon themes by +highlighting them in the list and clicking remove. You can also set icon +sizes for various uses in &kde; and effects to apply to icons.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Launch Feedback</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This is where you can modify what kind of cursor and/or taskbar +feedback you'd like for launching applications. You can also set the +duration of this feedback here. For example, the default setting is for a +bouncing cursor with a duration of 30 seconds, or when the application has +loaded.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Screen Saver</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Here you can configure options about your screensaver. You can +configure the timeout before it starts, and whether it requires a password +to unlock the screen.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Splash Screen</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This is where you can install, remove and test the splash screens that +display on &kde; startup. More splash screens can be downloaded from +<ulink +url="http://www.kde-look.org"> + +http://www.kde-look.org</ulink>.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Style</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This section allows you to modify your widget style. A variety of +styles come with &kde;, and more can be downloaded from <ulink url="http://www.kde-look.org">http://www.kde-look.org</ulink>. This is also +where you would enable or disable interface options such as transparent +menus, showing icons on buttons and tooltips. Some styles have more +configuration options than others.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Theme Manager</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This is where you can create and manage themes that are made up of +personalized settings. They are a combination of desktop background, colors, &kde; widget styles, icons, fonts and what Screensaver you'd like to display . This allows you to save your favorite +<quote>looks</quote> and apply them with the click of a mouse button.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Window Decorations</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Here you can configure your window decorations. You can modify the +style as well as place the buttons in custom positions. Some window +decorations will have more configuration options than others.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> +<itemizedlist> +<title>Related Information</title> <listitem><para>If &kcontrolcenter; +doesn't have the setting you want, you may need to edit a configuration file +manually. See <xref linkend="hand-editing-config-files" /> for more +information about how to do this.</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem><para>If you enjoy modifying the appearance of your &kde; desktop, +you can find plenty of themes and styles at <ulink url="http://kde-look.org">kde-look.org</ulink>.</para> +</listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="kcontrol-desktop"> +<sect1info> +<authorgroup> +<author> +&J.Hall; +&J.Hall.mail; +</author> +</authorgroup> +</sect1info> +<title>Desktop</title> + +<para>This is where you will find settings to configure the appearance and +behavior of your &kde; desktop.</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Behavior</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Here you can configure the behavior of your desktop. This is where +you would go to configure options such as showing or hiding desktop icons, +showing tooltips and icon layout. You can also specify if you would like to +see previews of particular filetypes on the desktop, and which devices you'd +like to see icons for.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Multiple Desktops</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This is where you would configure the number of virtual desktops or +workspaces you would like to have, and what you would like them to be +called. By default &kde; has 4 virtual desktops, and you can configure up to +20. You can also enable switching between virtual desktops using the scroll +button on your mouse.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Panels</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Here you can modify options to do with &kicker; and other &kde; +panels. Among the options are size, position, length and hiding. You can +also modify the appearance of the panel with transparency, background images +and icon zooming. This is also where you would configure various menu +options including what applications you'd like to show in your +&kmenu;.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Taskbar</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>The Taskbar module allows you to configure options related to your +taskbar. You can configure whether to show windows from all desktops, +grouping of similar tasks and what actions you would like to assign to your +mouse buttons.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Window Behavior</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This is where you would configure options related to the behavior of +&kde;'s window manager, &kwin;. &kwin; is extremely configurable and has +advanced features such as focus stealing prevention and different focus +policies such as focus follows mouse. You can also configure what actions +you would like to bind to certain keys and mouse events.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Window-Specific Settings</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This is an advanced configuration dialog where you can set options for +the behavior of specific windows. There are many options here for the fine +tuning of your window layout, including what position on the screen you +would like certain windows to open to, and whether they should be shown on +the taskbar or pager. You can select windows by application, or even by +their specific role within an application.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> +<!-- <itemizedlist> +<title>Related Information</title> +<listitem><para>to be written</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> --> + + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="kcontrol-internet-and-network"> +<sect1info> +<authorgroup> +<author> +&J.Hall; +&J.Hall.mail; +</author> +</authorgroup> +</sect1info> +<title>Internet & Network</title> + +<para>This section is where you would configure settings to do with internet +and networking under &kde;.</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Connection Preferences</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Here you can set advanced networking options such as timeout values +for server connects. Usually you would leave these options at the defaults +unless you really knew what you were doing.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Desktop Sharing</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Desktop Sharing allows you to invite someone to share your session +with you, or can enable you to log in remotely to your machine from another +location. You would then use a VNC client like &kde;'s Remote Desktop +Connection application to control your desktop over the network. This is +extremely useful if you want someone to help you perform a task. </para> + +<para>Here you can create and manage invitations as well as set your +security policy for uninvited connections. You can also configure whether to +show a background image and which port for the service to 'listen' +on.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>File Sharing</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>File sharing allows you to configure Samba (&Microsoft; &Windows;) and +<acronym>NFS</acronym> (&UNIX;) file sharing. To make changes in this module +you need to have the root or administrator password. This is where you would +set up whether users are allowed to share files without knowing the root +password, and which users are allowed to do so. You can also configure which +folders you're like to be shared, using which type of sharing and who is +allowed to view these shares.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Local Network Browsing</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Here you can configure options related to browsing network shares in +&konqueror;. &konqueror; is able to browse a variety of network shares and +manipulate remote files as though they were on your local machine. You can +configure it to remember your preferred username and password for connecting +to &Windows; shares (Samba). You can also set what types of network shares +you would like to be able to browse, including &FTP;, <acronym>NFS</acronym> +and <acronym>SMB</acronym>.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Local Network Chat</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This module allows you to configure options relating to the &UNIX; +<command>talk</command> daemon. It is a very simple network chat program +that runs in a terminal, designed for chatting over a local area +network. Some of it's features are being able to set up an 'answering +machine' that will email to you messages left for you, and being able to +forward messages to another location.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Proxy</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This is where you would configure &kde; to connect to a proxy server +rather than directly to the internet. Once again you would generally leave +these options at their defaults unless you really knew what you were +doing. If you do use a proxy server your network administrator will be able +to tell you what details to fill in here.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Samba</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>The Samba Configuration module requires the +<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> or administrator password. It is +an advanced configuration tool that allows you to control Samba's security, +shares, users and printers in an intuitive graphical interface. This is a +very powerful tool with support for configuring everything from simple file +and printer sharing, to using your Samba server as a &Windows; NT Domain +Controller.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Service Discovery</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>You can set up services browsing with ZeroConf. You can for example browse +your local network using multicast DNS.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Web Browser</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This module is where you would configure options relating to +&konqueror; as a web browser. The usual options you would expect from a +web browser, such as cookie configuration, cache and history can be found +here as well as sections to modify keyboard shortcuts, plugins and +fonts.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Wireless Network</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Here you can set up different profiles for your Wireless card, to be +able to quickly switch settings if you connect to multiple networks. You can +select a profile to be loaded on &kde; startup.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + + +<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> +<!-- <itemizedlist> +<title>Related Information</title> +<listitem><para>to be written</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist>--> + + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="kcontrol-kde-components"> + + +<sect1info> +<authorgroup> +<author> +&J.Hall; +&J.Hall.mail; +</author> +</authorgroup> +</sect1info> + +<title>&kde; Components</title> + +<para>This section is where you can modify advanced &kde; options such as +file associations and default applications.</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Component Chooser</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>The component chooser allows you to select the default +applications you would like to use for various services. Here you can define +what Email Client, Embedded Text Editor, Instant Messenger, Terminal +Emulator and Web Browser to use. If you prefer to use +<application>Xterm</application>, <application>Vim</application> or +<application>Mozilla</application>, this is the place to specify those +preferences.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>File Associations</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>This is where you configure everything to do with file +associations. Here you can select a filetype, and choose what applications +you would like to be able to open it with. You can also select which icon +you would like to represent each filetype, and whether to show it in an +embedded or a separate viewer.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>File Manager</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>Here you can configure the behavior of &konqueror; in file +manager mode. Among the options are fonts and font sizes, previews over +various network protocols and context menus. &konqueror; is an extremely +powerful and configurable file management tool with a plethora of +options. For more information, consult the &konqueror; handbook.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>KDE Performance</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>Here are settings related to the memory usage of +&konqueror;. <guilabel>Minimize Memory Usage</guilabel> allows you to +control whether separate instances of &konqueror; will open or whether all +new &konqueror; windows connect to the same instance. This has the effect of +reducing memory usage. You can also select whether to pre-load &konqueror; +after &kde; startup, to reduce start times.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>KDE Resources Configuration</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para><remark>To be written</remark></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Service Manager</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>The Service Manager module displays a static list of +services that are started on demand, and a second list of services that can +be manipulated by the user. The services in the first list cannot be +modified or changed. The services in the second list you can enable or +disable a service loading at start up, and manually start and stop +services.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Session Manager</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>Here you can configure how you would like &kde; to handle +sessions. You can configure &kde; to remember your previous session and +restore the applications you were using the next time you log in. You can +also specify individual applications to exclude from being restored, or +disable restoring sessions on login entirely.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Spell Checker</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>This module allows you to configure the &kde; Spell +checker. It allows you to modify what spell checker to use, what types of +error to check for and also what default dictionary to use. &kde; supports +the use of both <application>ASpell</application> and +<application>ISpell.</application></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Vim Component Configuration</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>This module allows you to configure the use of +<application>Vim</application> as an embeddable component. You need to have +a recent version of <application>Gvim</application> or +<application>Kvim</application> installed for this. You can configure the +appearance of the editor as well as which <command>vim</command> binary to +use.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> +<!-- <itemizedlist> +<title>Related Information</title> +<listitem><para>to be written</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> --> + + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="kcontrol-peripherals"> +<sect1info> +<authorgroup> +<author> +&J.Hall; +&J.Hall.mail; +</author> +</authorgroup> +</sect1info> +<title>Peripherals</title> + +<para>This section is where you would change settings related to peripheral +devices such as keyboards and joysticks.</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Display</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>Here you can modify settings to do with the size, +orientation and refresh rate of your display, and whether you would like +these settings to be applied on &kde; startup. On the <guilabel>Power +Control</guilabel> tab, you can configure your power management options for +this screen such as blanking. </para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Joystick</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>This section allows you to configure your joystick and test +that it is working properly. You can also calibrate your joystick here, and +manually specify the joystick device if it is not autodetected correctly. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>This module allows you to configure basic keyboard settings. +These include keyboard repeat delay and rate, and what state you would +prefer numlock to be on KDE startup.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Mouse</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>Here is where you can configure settings to do with your +mouse device. You can switch the button order, reverse the scroll direction +or modify the behaviour of clickable icons. You may also preview, install +and select cursor themes. The <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab allows you +to fine tune your mouse settings further.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Printers</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para> This dialog allows you to configure printers using a +variety of print systems. You can add local and remote printers, check +current jobs and look at printer properties.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> +<!-- <itemizedlist> +<title>Related Information</title> +<listitem><para>to be written</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> --> + + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="kcontrol-power-control"> +<sect1info> +<authorgroup> +<author> +&J.Hall; +&J.Hall.mail; +</author> +</authorgroup> +</sect1info> + +<title>Power Control</title> + +<para>This section has a single module, <guilabel>Laptop Battery</guilabel>. +Here you can configure the appearance and behaviour of the <application>Klaptopdaemon</application> +battery monitor. You can select battery icons to represent different power states, and set up +notification of certain events. In the case that your battery runs down to a critical level, you can +configure the daemon to suspend or shutdown your laptop, to save you from losing data. +</para> + +<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> +<!-- <itemizedlist> +<title>Related Information</title> +<listitem><para>to be written</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist>--> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="kcontrol-regional-and-accessibility"> +<sect1info> +<authorgroup> +<author> +&J.Hall; +&J.Hall.mail; +</author> +</authorgroup> +</sect1info> + +<title>Regional & Accessibility</title> +<para>This section is where you can configure options to do with region +and locale, and also acessibility related options for disabled +persons.</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Accessibility</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>Here is where you can configure options for users who have +difficulty hearing system sounds or using a keyboard. You can configure the +system bell to use a visual signal, such as flashing the screen or inverting +screen colors. You can also configure keyboard accessibility options such +as sticky keys and slow keys.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Country/Region & Language</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>This module allows you to configure options that are +specific to your location such as language, currency and date format. To +make available more languages, install the kde-i18n packages for your +distribution.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Input Actions</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>Here is where you would configure input actions, such as +mouse gestures and keyboard shotcuts for launching applications and running +commands.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Keyboard Layout</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>This module is where you would configure +<application>Kxkb</application>, a keyboard layout switching utility that +uses the &X-Window; xkb extension. It allows you to switch between different +layouts using a tray indicator or a keyboard shortcut. You can +enable/disable keyboard layouts through this dialog, and add more. Some of +the more powerful features are the ability to configure switching of layouts +globally, per application or per window.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Keyboard Shortcuts</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>Here you can configure global &kde; keyboard +shortcuts. There are several predefined shortcut schemes you can use if you +are more used to another windowing environment, like &Windows; or +&MacOS;. If you prefer, you can customise your own scheme and modifier keys. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> +<!-- <itemizedlist> +<title>Related Information</title> +<listitem><para>to be written</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> --> + + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="kcontrol-security-and-privacy"> +<sect1info> +<authorgroup> +<author> +&Anne-Marie.Mahfouf; +&Anne-Marie.Mahfouf.mail; +</author> +<author> +<firstname>Javier</firstname> +<surname>Martín Diez</surname> +</author> +<othercredit role="reviewer"> +<personname><firstname>Rocco</firstname> <surname>Stanzione</surname> +</personname> +</othercredit> +</authorgroup> +</sect1info> +<title>Security & Privacy</title> + +<para>This section is where you can configure options related to +security and privacy such as the use of cryptography, enabling the KDE +wallet, setting your identity and managing caches.</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Crypto</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This module allows you to configure SSl for use with most +KDE applications, as well as manage your personal certificates +and the known certificate authorities.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>KDE Wallet</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +Here you can change your KDE Wallet Manager settings.</para> + +<para>KDE Wallet aims to provide secure storage for passwords and web form data. +You can group different passwords in different wallets, and each one will only +be opened with a master password (which you should never forget!). The +default wallet is named "kdewallet", and you can either create a new wallet +for your local passwords or accept the default wallet for all data in +the "Automatic Wallet Selection" section.</para> + +<para>KDE programs like Konqueror, Kmail and Kopete are fully compatible with +the KDE Wallet Manager. All of them will ask at least once for permission to +access to actual wallet. You can give different access levels, such as "always +allow", "allow once", etc. If you want to change that access level, you can do +it from the "Access Control" tab by deleting the program entry and selecting a +new preference the next time that application requests access to the +wallet.</para> + + <variablelist> + + <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Wallet Preferences</guilabel></term> + + <listitem><para>To enable the KDE wallet subsystem, check the <guilabel> +Enable the KDE wallet subsystem</guilabel> box. +Unchecking this box will disable the KDE Wallet on your system.</para> + +<para>By default, KDE Wallet Manager is kept opened until the +user session is closed, but you can change that in the <guilabel>Close +Wallet</guilabel> section to close it when unused for a time, when a screen +saver starts or when the last application stops using it.</para> + +<para>As you can have several wallets, <guilabel>Automatic Wallet +Selection</guilabel> allows you start KDE with a given wallet.</para> + +<para>KDE Wallet will appear in your system tray by default, but you can hide +it. Uncheck <guilabel>Show manager in the system tray</guilabel> to keep it +always hidden, or check <guilabel>Hide system tray icon when last wallet +closes</guilabel> to hide it only when all wallets are closed. These items are +in the <guilabel>Wallet Manager</guilabel> section.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Access Control</guilabel></term> + +<listitem><para>You can set here what policy you want for your +KDE applications, regarding to the wallet use.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Password & User Account</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>You can change here your personal information +which will be used in mail programs and word processors. You +can change your login password by clicking the <guibutton>Change +Password...</guibutton> button.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Privacy</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This module allows you to erase traces which +KDE leaves on your system such as command histories or +browser caches.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +<!-- <sect1 id="kcontrol-sound-and-multimedia"> +<title>Sound & Multimedia</title> +<para>to be written</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<title>Related Information</title> +<listitem><para></para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</sect1> --> + +<sect1 id="kcontrol-system-administration"> +<sect1info> +<authorgroup> +<author> +&J.Hall; +&J.Hall.mail; +</author> +</authorgroup> +</sect1info> + +<title>System Administration</title> +<para>This module allows you to configure aspects of your system such as +the bootloader, the kernel and helps you perform essential system tasks. Most of these +sections will require the root or Administrator password to effect changes.</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Boot Manager (LILO)</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>If you use the popular bootloader +<acronym>LILO</acronym> this section will allow you to configure it. +You can configure the location to install the bootloader to, set the timeout +on the <acronym>LILO</acronym> boot screen as well as add or modify +kernel images for the boot list.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Date & Time</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This configuration module allows you to configure the system date and time +settings. You can set the date, time, and also the current time zone. These settings will be applied system-wide.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Font Installer</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Here is where you would configure both personal and system-wide fonts. +This dialog allows you to install new fonts, delete old ones and preview the fonts you +have installed. By default, it displays personal fonts. To modify system-wide fonts click the <guibutton>Administrator Mode</guibutton> button.</para> </listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>IBM Thinkpad Laptop</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This configuration module allows you to configure the special keys on an IBM thinkpad + laptop. You will need the <quote>nvram</quote> module to use these features.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Linux Kernel</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>If you run &kde; on &Linux; there is a &kcontrol; module to create or modify +configuration files for a &Linux; kernel. This configurator is compatible with kernels previous to 2.5.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Login Manager</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This module allows you to configure the &kde; login manager, &kdm;. &kdm; is +a powerful login manager with a large range of options. It supports user switching, remote graphical logins and has a fully customizable appearance. For more information, see the &kdm; handbook. </para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Paths</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This dialog allows you to configure the default locations where certain +important files are kept. The <guilabel>Desktop</guilabel> directory contains all the files on your desktop. The <guilabel>Autostart</guilabel> directory contains files or links to files that you want run when &kde; starts, and the <guilabel>Documents</guilabel> directory is the default location &kde; applications will open or save documents to.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Sony Vaio Laptop</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This configuration module allows you to configure features specific to +Sony Vaio laptops. If you have a Sony Vaio, you will have to install the <quote>sonypi</quote> +driver to use this section.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> +<!-- <itemizedlist> +<title>Related Information</title> +<listitem><para>to be written</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist>--> +</sect1> +</chapter> + +<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file +Local variables: +mode: xml +sgml-omittag:nil +sgml-shorttag:nil +sgml-namecase-general:nil +sgml-general-insert-case:lower +sgml-minimize-attributes:nil +sgml-always-quote-attributes:t +sgml-indent-step:0 +sgml-indent-data:true +sgml-parent-document:("index.docbook" "book" "chapter") +sgml-exposed-tags:nil +sgml-local-catalogs:nil +sgml-local-ecat-files:nil +End: +--> + |