From 4aed2c8219774f5d797760606b8489a92ddc5163 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: toma Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:56:58 +0000 Subject: Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features. BUG:215923 git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/kdebase@1054174 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da --- ktip/tips | 1176 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 1176 insertions(+) create mode 100644 ktip/tips (limited to 'ktip/tips') diff --git a/ktip/tips b/ktip/tips new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5bf131356 --- /dev/null +++ b/ktip/tips @@ -0,0 +1,1176 @@ + + +

+There is a lot of information about KDE on the +KDE web site. There are +also useful sites for major applications like +Konqueror, +KOffice and +KDevelop, or important +KDE utilities like +KDEPrint, +which can be put to its full usage even outside KDE... +

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+KDE is translated into many languages. You can change the country and +language with the Control Center in "Regional & Accessibility" +->."Country/Region & Language". +

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For more information about KDE translations and translators, see http://i18n.kde.org. +

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+ +

Contributed by Andrea Rizzi

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+You can minimize all your windows on the current desktop at once and +thus reach the desktop itself by clicking on the desktop icon on the +panel.

+ +

If you do not currently have the icon there, you can add it by right clicking on the panel, and then selecting Add to Panel->Special Button->Desktop Access. +
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+If you temporarily need more screen real-estate, you can "fold +in" the panel by clicking on one of the arrows at the ends of +the panel. Alternatively, make it hide automatically by changing the +settings in the Control Center (Desktop->Panels, Hiding tab). +

+ +

For more information about Kicker, the KDE Panel, see the Kicker Handbook. +

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+The program Klipper, which is started by default and resides in the +system tray at the right end of the panel, keeps a number of text +selections around. These can be retrieved or even (in the case of +URLs, for example) be executed.

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You can find more information about using Klipper in the Klipper Handbook

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+The window list, which is accessible via an icon on the panel, provides a +quick overview of all windows on all virtual desktops. Alternatively, +press Alt+F5 to display the window list.


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The "Location" label in Konqueror is draggable.

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This means you can create shortcuts (e.g. on the desktop or the panel) +by dragging it there with the mouse. You can also drop it on to Konsole or +edit fields to get the URL typed in there (as you can with links or files +displayed in Konqueror).

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For quick access to KDEPrint Manager type +"print:/manager"... -- "Type where?", + you may ask. Type it...

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  • ...either in Konqueror's address field,
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  • ...or in a Run Command dialog, + opened by pressing Alt+F2.
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Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle

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+Double-clicking on the titlebar of any window "shades" it, which means +that only the titlebar stays visible. Double-clicking the titlebar a +second time will make the window visible again.
+Of course, you can change this behavior within the Control Center. +

+

For more information about ways to manipulate windows in KDE, take +a look at the KDE User Guide.

+ + + + + +

+You can cycle through the windows on a virtual desktop by holding the +Alt key and pressing Tab or Shift+Tab.


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For more information, see the KDE +User Guide.

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+You can assign keyboard shortcuts to your favorite applications in the +KDE menu editor (K-menu->Settings->Menu Editor). Select the application +(e.g. Konsole), then click on the image next to "Current shortcut +key:". Press the key combination you want (say, Ctrl+Alt+K). +

That is it: now you can fire up Konsoles with Ctrl+Alt+K.

+ + + + + +

+You can configure the number of virtual desktops by adjusting the "Number +of desktops" slider in the Control Center (Desktop->Multiple Desktops). +

+ +

For more information about using virtual desktops, look at the +KDE User Guide.

+ + + + + +

The KDE project was founded in October 1996 and had its first release, +1.0, on July 12, 1998.

+

You can support the KDE project with work (programming, designing, +documenting, proof-reading, translating, etc.) and financial or +hardware donations. Please contact kde-ev@kde.org +if you are interested in donating, or kde-quality@kde.org if you would +like to contribute in other ways.

+ + + + + + +

KDE provides some shortcuts to change the size of a window:

+ + + + + + + + +
To maximize a window... click the maximize button...
...full-screen, ...with the left mouse button
...vertically only, ...with the middle mouse button
...horizontally only, ...with the right mouse button
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You can stay up to date with new developments in KDE and releases +by regularly checking the web site http://www.kde.org.

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KDEPrinting (I)

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kprinter, KDE's new printing utility supports +different print subsystems. These subsystems differ very much +in their abilities.

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Among the supported systems are: +

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  • CUPS, the new Common UNIX Printing System;
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  • LPR/LPD, traditional BSD-style printing;
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  • RLPR (no need for "printcap" editing or root privileges to +use network printers);
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  • printing through an external program (generic).
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KDEPrinting (II)

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Not all print subsystems provide equal abilities +for KDEPrint to build on.

+

The KDEPrinting Team +recommends installing a CUPS-based +software as the underlying print subsystem.

+

CUPS provides easy usage, powerful features, broad printer +support and a modern design (based on IPP, the "Internet +Printing Protocol"). Its usefulness is proven for home users +as well as for large networks. +

+

Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle

+ + + + + + +

+KDE is based on a well-designed C++ foundation. C++ is a programming +language well suited to desktop development. The KDE object model +extends the power of C++ even further. See + http://developer.kde.org/ +for details.


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+You can use Konqueror to browse through tar archives, +even compressed ones. You can extract files simply by dragging them +to another place, e.g. another Konqueror window or the desktop.

+ + + + + +

+You can cycle through the virtual desktops by holding the Ctrl key and +pressing Tab or Shift+Tab.

+

For more information about using virtual desktops, look at the +KDE User Guide.

+ + + + + +

You can start kprinter as a standalone program +from any xterm, Konsole window or from the "Run Command" dialog (started +by pressing Alt+F2). Then select the file to print. You can print +as many items of different types as you want, all at once. +

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Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle

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You may at any time switch kprinter to another +print subsystem "on the fly" (and you do not need to be root to do it.) +

+

Laptop users who frequently change to different environments may find +RLPR a useful complement to CUPS +(or any other print subsystem they use as their preferred one). +

+

Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle

+ + + + + +

+KDE's help system can display not only KDE's own HTML-based help, but +also info and man pages.

+

For more ways of getting help, see the KDE User +Guide.

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+ + + + + +

Clicking with the right mouse button on panel icons or applets opens a +popup menu that allows you to move or remove the item, or add a new +one.

+

For more information about customizing Kicker, the KDE Panel, see +the Kicker Handbook.

+ + + + + +

If a toolbar is not large enough to display all buttons on it, you can +click on the small arrow at the far right end of the toolbar to see +the remaining buttons.

+ + + + + +

+Need comprehensive info about KDEPrinting?

+

Type help:/kdeprint/ into a Konqueror address field +and get the + KDEPrint Handbook +displayed.

This, plus more material (like a + FAQ, various + Tutorials, +a "TipsNTricks" section and the + kdeprint mailing list) + are available at +printing.kde.org... +

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+ + + + + + + +

You can run non-KDE applications without problems on a KDE +desktop. It is even possible to integrate them into the menu system. +The KDE program "KAppfinder" will look for known programs to integrate +them into the menu.

+ + + + + +

You can quickly move the panel to another screen edge by "grabbing" it with +the left mouse button and moving it to where you want it.

+

For more information about personalizing Kicker, the KDE Panel, +take a look at the Kicker Handbook.

+ + + + + +

+If you need to kill some time, KDE comes with an extensive collection +of games.


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You can quickly change the background image of the +desktop by dragging a graphics image from a Konqueror window to the +desktop background.

+ + + + + +

You can change the background color of the desktop by dragging a color +from a color selector in any application to the desktop background. +

+ + + + + +

+A fast way to get your favorite application onto your panel is to +right-click the panel (Panel Menu) and select Add to Panel->Application->whatever. +

+ + + + + + +

+You can add more applets to your panel by selecting Panel +Menu->Add->Applet from the K menu. +

+ + + + + +

+You can add a little command line to your panel by selecting Panel +Menu->Add to Panel->Applet->Run Command from the K menu. +

+

For information about other applets available for the KDE Panel, +take a look at the Kicker Handbook.

+ + + + + +

Want to see the local time of your friends or +business partners around the world?

+

Just press the middle mouse button on the panel clock.

+ + + + + +

Your panel clock can be configured to display the time +in plain, digital, analog or fuzzy-style +mode.

+

See the Kicker +Handbook for more information.

+ + + + + +

+If you know its name, you can execute any program by pressing +Alt+F2 +and entering the program name in the command-line window provided.

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+You can browse any URL by pressing +Alt+F2 and entering the URL in the +command-line window provided. +


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If you are using Konqueror and want to type another location into +the location field below the toolbar to get there, you can clear the +whole field very quickly with the black button with a white cross +to the left of the "Location" label and start typing.

+

You can also press Ctrl+L to clear the location field and place the +text cursor there.

+ + + + + +

+You can access a man page by entering a +hash mark (#) and the name of the man page wherever you can enter +a URL, like in the location field of the web browser or the +Alt+F2 command-line.


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+You can access an info page by entering a double hash mark (##) + and the +name of the info page wherever you can enter a URL, like in the URL +line of the web browser or the Alt+F2 command-line. +

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+If you cannot access the titlebar, you can still move a window +on the screen by holding the Alt key, clicking anywhere into the window +and "dragging" it with the mouse.


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Of course, you can change this behavior by using the Control Center.

+ + + + + +

Want KDE's printing power in non-KDE apps?

+

Then use 'kprinter' as "print command". +Works with Netscape, Mozilla, Galeon, gv, Acrobat Reader, + StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, any GNOME application and many more...

+

See printing.kde.org +for more detailed hints... +

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+ +

Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle

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+You can resize a window on the screen by holding the Alt key, +right-clicking anywhere into the window and moving the mouse.

+ + + + + +

+KDE's mail client (KMail) provides seamless PGP/GnuPG + integration +for encrypting and signing your email messages.

+

See the KMail Handbook for +instructions on setting up encryption.

+ + + + + +

+You can find KDE developers all over the world, e.g., in Germany, +Sweden, France, Canada, USA, Australia, Namibia, Argentina, and even in +Norway!

+

+To see where KDE developers can be found, take a look at worldwide.kde.org.

+ + + + + +

+KDE's CD player, KsCD, accesses the Internet CD database freedb to provide you +with title/track information. +

+

Full details of KsCD's functions are available in the KsCD Handbook.

+ + + + + + +

+Some people open many terminal windows just to enter one single +command.

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  • Use Alt+F2 for just firing up programs (Alt+F2 "kword") or +
  • use Konsole sessions ("New" in toolbar) if you need text output. +
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+You can change the color of the window titlebars by clicking on the title bar of the +color example in the Appearance & Themes module within the Control Center. +

+

This works for all of the other available colors too.

+ + + + + +

KDE Command Line Printing (I)

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Want to print from command line, without missing KDE's printing power?

+

Type 'kprinter'. Up pops the +KDEPrint dialog. Select printer, print options and +print files (note that you may select different +files of different types for one print job...).

+

This works from Konsole, any x-Terminal, or "Run Command" +(called by pressing Alt+F2)

+ + + + + + +

KDE Command Line Printing (II)

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+You may specify print files and/or name a printer from the command line: +

+kprinter -d infotec \
+   /home/kurt/paragliding.jpg \
+   ../kdeprint-handbook.pdf \
+   /opt/kde3/flyer.ps
+
+ This prints 3 different files (from different folders) to printer "infotec". +

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+ +

Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle

+ + + + + +

+The difference between window manager styles and old-fashioned themes is +that the former even reflect window titlebar color settings from the +Control Center and might implement different features.

+ + + + + +

+The K in KDE does not stand for anything. It is the character that comes +before L in the Latin alphabet, which stands for Linux. It was chosen +because KDE runs on many types of UNIX (and perfectly well on FreeBSD). +

+ + + + + +

If you want to know when the next release of KDE is planned, +look for the release schedule on http://developer.kde.org. If you only +find old release schedules, there will probably be some weeks/months of +intensive development left before the next release.


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+Under the "B II" window decoration, the title bars +automatically move by themselves so they are always visible. You can +edit your title bar decoration by right clicking on your title bar and +selecting "Configure Window Behavior...".

+ + + + + + +

If you do not like the default completion mode (e.g. in Konqueror), you +can right-click on the edit-widget and choose a different mode, e.g. +automatic or manual completion. Manual completion works in a similar +way to +completion in a UNIX shell. Use Ctrl+E to invoke it. +

+ + + + + + +

If you want another panel, to make more space for your applets and +buttons, press right mouse button on the panel to invoke the panel menu +and select "Add to Panel->Panel->Panel".

+(You can then put anything on the fresh panel, adjust its size and +so on.)

+ + + + + +

If you want to contribute your own "tip of the day", please send it to +kde-doc-english@kde.org, and we will be happy to + include +it in the next release.

+ + + + + +

+If you drag a file from Konqueror or from the desktop to Konsole, you +will have the choice between pasting the URL or entering that folder.

+

+Choose the one you want, so you do not have to write the entire path +in the terminal window.

+

Contributed by Gerard Delafond

+ + + + + +

+You can hide mixer devices in KMix by clicking on "Hide" in the +context menu that appears when you click with the right mouse button +on one of the sliders. +

+

Take a look at the KMix Handbook for more +KMix tips and tricks.

+

Contributed by Stefan Schimanski

+ + + + + +

+You can add your own "Web Shortcuts" to Konqueror by selecting +Settings->Configure Konqueror->Web Shortcuts. Click "New..." and +complete the fields. +

+

For further instructions, and details about the advanced features +available with Web Shortcuts, see the Konqueror Handbook.

+

Contributed by Michael Lachmann and Thomas Diehl

+ + + + + + +

+Each UNIX user has a so-called Home folder in which his or her +files as well as user-dependent configuration files are saved. If you +work in a Konsole window, you can easily change to your home folder +by entering the cd command without any parameters. +

+

Contributed by Carsten Niehaus

+ + + + + + +

+You might wonder why there are very few (if any) files whose +names end in .exe or .bat on UNIX +systems. This is because filenames on UNIX do not need an +extension. Executable files in KDE are represented by the gear icon +in Konqueror. In the Konsole window, they are often colored red +(depending on your settings). +

+

Contributed by Carsten Niehaus

+ + + + + +

+If you want to make your desktop look more interesting, you can find +tons of themes, widget styles window decorations and more at kde-look.org. +

+

Contributed by Carsten Niehaus

+ + + + + +

+Did you know that you can use the middle mouse button to paste +text? Try selecting some text with the left mouse button and click +elsewhere with the middle mouse button. The selected text will be +pasted at the click position. This even works between different programs. +

+

Contributed by Carsten Niehaus

+ + + + + +

+Want to print by using "DragNDrop"? +

+

+Drag a file and drop it on the "Files" tab of an opened +kprinter dialog.

+

Then continue as you would normally: select a printer, job options, etc. +and click the "Print" button. +

+
+ +

Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle

+ + + + + + +

+If you need to calculate a distance on the screen, the program +kruler can be of great help.

+

+Furthermore, if you need to look closely at the ruler to count single +pixels, kmag may be very useful. (It is not part of the KDE base +installation but needs to be installed separately. It might already be +available on your distribution.) kmag works +just like xmag, with the difference that it magnifies on the fly. +

+

Contributed by Jesper Pedersen


+ + + + + + +

+Sound in KDE is coordinated by the artsd sound server. You can +configure the sound server from the Control Center by selecting +Sound & Multimedia->Sound Server. +

+

Contributed by Jeff Tranter


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+You can associate sounds, pop up windows, and more with KDE events. This can be configured +from the Control Center by selecting Sound & Multimedia->System Notifications. +

+

Contributed by Jeff Tranter


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+Most non-KDE sound applications that do not know about the sound server can be +run using the artsdsp command. When the application is run, accesses to +the audio device will be redirected to the artsd sound server. +

+ +

+The command format is:
+artsdsp application arguments ... +

+

Contributed by Jeff Tranter


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+By holding down the Shift button while moving a container (button +or applet) on the Panel, the container can then be used to push forward +other containers. +

+ + + + + +

+KDE's 'kioslaves' do not just work in Konqueror: you can use network +URLs in any KDE application. For example, you can enter a URL like +ftp://www.server.com/myfile in the Kate Open dialog, and Kate will +open the file and save changes back to the FTP server when you click +on 'Save.' +

+ + + + + +

+You can use Konqueror to access your files on any server that you have +ssh access to. Just enter fish://username@hostname in +Konqueror's location bar. +

+

+In fact, all KDE applications support fish:// URLs - try entering one +in the Open dialog of Kate, for instance +

+ + + + + +

+KMail, the KDE email client, has built-in support for several popular +spam filtering apps. To set up automatic spam filtering in KMail, +configure your favorite spam filter as you like it, then go to +Tools->Anti-spam wizard in KMail. +

+

+For more information, look at the KMail Handbook +Anti-Spam Wizard chapter. +

+ + + + + +

+You can make a window go below other windows by middle-clicking on its titlebar. +

+ + + + + +

+KDE applications offer short "What's This?" help texts for many +features. Just click on the question mark on the window titlebar, and +then click on the item you need help on. (In some themes, the button +is a lowercase "i" instead of a question mark). +

+ + + + + +

+KDE supports several different window focus modes: take a look in the +Control Center, under Desktop->Window Behavior. For example, if you +use the mouse a lot, you might prefer the "Focus follows mouse" setting. +

+ + + + + +

+Konqueror can continuously scroll webpages up or down: just press +Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow. Press the key combination again to +increase the speed, or any other key to stop the scrolling. +

+ + + + + +

You can use Konqueror's help:/ kioslave to have quick and easy +access to an application's handbook by typing help:/, directly +followed by the application name, in the Location bar. So, for example +to view the handbook for kwrite simply type help:/kwrite.

+ + + + + +

Thanks to the KSVG +project, KDE now has full support for the Scalable Vector Graphics +(SVG) image filetypes. You can view these images in Konqueror and even +set an SVG image as a background for your desktop.

+ +

There is also a great bunch of SVG wallpapers for your desktop background available at kde-look.org.

+ + + + + +

Konqueror's Web Shortcuts feature lets you submit a query directly +to a search engine without having to visit the website +first. For example, entering gg:konqueror in Location bar and +pressing Enter will search Google for items relating to Konqueror.

+ +

To see what further Web Shortcuts are available, and to make your +own, from Konqueror just select Settings->Configure Konqueror... which +will open the Settings dialog box, and then just click on the Web +Shortcuts icon.

+ + + + + +

KDE is always looking to improve its accessibility, and with the +launch of KTTS (KDE Text-to-Speech) you now have the power to convert +strings of text into audible speech.

+ +

KTTS is constantly improving, and currently provides support to +speak all or any portion of plain text files (as viewed in Kate), HTML +pages in Konqueror, text in the KDE clipboard, as well as speech of +KDE notifications (KNotify).

+ +

To start the KTTS system, you can either select KTTS in the KDE +menu, or hit Alt+F2 to run a command and then type kttsmgr. For +more information on KTTS, check the KTTSD Handbook.

+ + + + + + +

Though KDE is a very stable desktop environment, programs may +occasionally freeze or crash, particularly if you are running the +development version of a program, or a program made by a +third-party. In this case, you can forcibly kill the program if need +be.

+ +

Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Esc will bring up the skull-and-crossbones +cursor, and once you click on a window with it the program will be +automatically killed. Note, however, that this is an untidy way of +shutting down the program which may result in data being lost, and +some partner processes may still remain running. This should only be +used as a last resort.

+ + + + + +

KMail is KDE's email client, but did you know that you can +integrate it -- along with other programs -- to bring them all under +one roof? Kontact was made to be a Personal Information Management +suite, and it integrates all components under it seamlessly.

+ +

Other possible programs to integrate with Kontact include +KAddressBook (for handling Contacts), KNotes (for keeping notes), +KNode (to keep up-to-date with the latest news), and KOrganizer (for a +comprehensive calender).

+ + + + + +

You can use the mouse wheel to quickly perform a number of tasks; +here are a few you might not have known of: + +

  • Ctrl+Mouse-Wheel in the Konqueror web browser to change the font-size, +or in Konqueror file manager to change icon size.
    • + +
  • Shift+Mouse-Wheel for fast scrolling in all KDE applications.
    • + +
  • Mouse-Wheel over the taskbar in Kicker to quickly alternate between +different windows.
    • + +
  • Mouse-Wheel over the Desktop Previewer and Pager to change +desktop.

+ + + + + + +

By pressing F4 in Konqueror you can open a terminal at your current +location.

+ + + + + +

Although KDE will automatically restore your KDE programs that were +left open after you logged out, you can specifically tell KDE to start +particular applications on start up; see the FAQ entry for more information.

+ + + + + +

You can integrate Kontact, KDE's Personal Information Management +suit, with Kopete, KDE's Instant Messenger client, so that you can +view contacts' online status, as well as respond to them easily from +KMail itself. For a step-by-step guide, check the KDE User Guide.

+ + + + + +

By entering kmail --composer in Konsole you can +have KMail only open up the composer window, so that you do not have to +open the entire email client when you only want to send an email to +someone.

+ + + + + +

While remembering passwords may be tedious, and writing them down +on paper or in a text file may be insecure and untidy, KWallet is an +application that can save and manage all of your passwords in strongly +encrypted files, and permit access to them with the use of one master +password.

+ +

KWallet can be accessed from kcontrol, KDE's Control Center; from +there, simply go to Security & Privacy->KDE Wallet. For more +information on KWallet and on how to use it, check the handbook.

+ + + + + + +

By pressing the Middle Mouse-Button on the desktop you can get a +brief list of all the windows on each desktop. From here you can also + unclutter or cascade the windows.

+ + + + + +

Different virtual desktops can be customized individually, to a +certain extent. For example, you can specify a particular background +for a given desktop: Take a look in KDE's Control Center, under +Appearance & Themes->Background, or right-click on the desktop and +select Configure Desktop.

+ + + + + +

While tabbed browsing in Konqueror is very useful, you can take +this one step further if you choose to have a split view in order to +view two locations at the same time. To access this feature, in +Konqueror select Window->Split View, with either Top-Bottom or +Left/Right, depending upon your choice.

+ +

This setting will also only apply to a particular tab, rather than +all tabs you have, so you can choose to have the split view for only +some of the tabs where you might think it is useful.

+ + + + + +

+You can let KDE turn the NumLock ON or OFF at startup. +

+

+Open the Control Center, select Peripherals->Keyboard and make your + choice. +

+

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