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Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features.
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diff --git a/doc/kruler/Makefile.am b/doc/kruler/Makefile.am new file mode 100644 index 00000000..085981d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kruler/Makefile.am @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ + +KDE_LANG = en +KDE_DOCS = AUTO + diff --git a/doc/kruler/index.docbook b/doc/kruler/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..433b3cc9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kruler/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,359 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY kappname "&kruler;"> + <!ENTITY package "kdegraphics"> + <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> + <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> +]> + +<book lang="&language;"> + +<bookinfo> +<title>The &kruler; Handbook</title> + +<authorgroup> +<author> +<firstname>Lauri</firstname> +<surname>Watts</surname> +<affiliation> +<address><email>&Lauri.Watts.mail;</email></address> +</affiliation> +</author> + +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> + +<copyright> +<year>2001</year> +<holder>&Lauri.Watts;</holder> +</copyright> + +<date>2005-12-10</date> +<releaseinfo>3.5</releaseinfo> + +<!-- Abstract about this handbook --> + +<abstract> +<para> +&kruler; can be used to measure objects on the screen. +</para> +</abstract> + +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>KRuler</keyword> +<keyword>kdegraphics</keyword> +</keywordset> + +</bookinfo> + +<chapter id="introduction"> +<title>Introduction</title> + +<para>&kruler; is a very simple application, with only one aim in life. To +measure distances on your screen.</para> + +<para>To start &kruler;, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Graphics</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>More Applications</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>KDE Screen Ruler</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from your +<guimenu>K</guimenu> menu.</para> + +<para>Clicking with the &LMB; on the &kruler; will turn the cursor to a cross +with four arrows and enables you to drag &kruler; around the screen.</para> + +<para>When you move the mouse over &kruler;, your cursor will turn into an +elongated arrow, with a circle at one end. As you move the cursor, &kruler; will +display how far from the point marked <guilabel>0</guilabel> the circle on the +end of the cursor currently is. &kruler; will also display the +&HTML; color code of the color currently under the circle. +This is very useful for picking out colors from an image. If you move the +mouse far enough that the arrow cursor is no longer touching &kruler;, the +cursor will revert to normal, allowing you to carry on working with your other +applications.</para> + +<para>You can change the orientation using the context menu, described in the +next chapter.</para> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="menu-reference"> +<title>Menu Reference</title> + +<para>Clicking with the &RMB; on the ruler will pop up a context menu, with the +following entries:</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>This submenu contains entries that allow you to change the orientation of +&kruler;</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycap>N</keycap> +</shortcut> +<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>North</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Turns &kruler; so the ruler is horizontal, and the measurements are on the +top (North) of the ruler</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycap>E</keycap> +</shortcut> +<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>East</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Turns &kruler; so the ruler is vertical, and the measurements are on the +right (East) of the ruler</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycap>S</keycap> +</shortcut> +<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>South</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Turns &kruler; so the ruler is horizontal, and the measurements are on the +bottom (South) of the ruler</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycap>W</keycap> +</shortcut> +<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>West</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Turns &kruler; so the ruler is vertical, and the measurements are on the +left (West) of the ruler</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycap>R</keycap> +</shortcut> +<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>Turn Right</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Turns the ruler 90 Degrees to the right. For example, if it is oriented +South, it will rotate to be oriented West.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycap>L</keycap> +</shortcut> +<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>Turn Left</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Turns the ruler 90 Degrees to the left. For example, if it is oriented +West, it will rotate to be oriented South.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<guisubmenu>Length</guisubmenu> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>This submenu contains entries that allow you to change the length of +&kruler;</para> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl; +<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guisubmenu>Length</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>Short</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Makes &kruler; short - about 385 pixels long.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>M</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guisubmenu>Length</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>Medium</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Makes &kruler; a medium length - about 640 pixels long.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>T</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guisubmenu>Length</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>Tall</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Makes &kruler; long - about 960 pixels in length.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guisubmenu>Length</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>Full Screen Width</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Makes &kruler; the same size as your screen width.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenuitem>Choose Color...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Displays the standard &kde; color picker dialog, where you can choose the +background color for &kruler;.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenuitem>Choose Font...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Displays the standard &kde; font dialog where you can choose the font for +&kruler;.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<guisubmenu>Help</guisubmenu> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +&help.menu.documentation; +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Quits</action> &kruler;</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="credits-and-license"> +<title>Credits and Licenses</title> + +<para>&kruler;</para> + +<para>Copyright 2000, 2001 Till Krech <email>till@snafu.de</email></para> + +<para>Thanks to Gunnstein Lye <email>gl@ez.no</email> for the initial port to +&kde; 2</para> + +<para>Documentation Copyright &Lauri.Watts; +&Lauri.Watts.mail;</para> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +&underFDL; +&underGPL; + +</chapter> + +<appendix id="installation"> +<title>Installation</title> + +&install.intro.documentation; + +&install.compile.documentation; + +</appendix> + +&documentation.index; +</book> +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-minimize-attributes: nil +sgml-general-insert-case: lower +End: +--> + |