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+<chapter id="using-kpilot">
+<title>Using &kpilot; Data Viewers and Main Window Interface</title>
+
+<para>
+This chapter describes the usage of &kpilot;'s main window; as a viewer
+application for data on the &handheld;, and its menu structure.
+The main window of &kpilot; also contains
+the &HotSync;-log, which can be useful when
+debugging problems.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+&kpilot; starts up with a splash screen, and then switches to showing the
+&HotSync;-log, as shown <link linkend="main-app">here</link>.
+</para>
+
+<sect1 id="main">
+<title>The Main Window</title>
+
+<screenshot id="main-app">
+<screeninfo>&kpilot; Main Window</screeninfo>
+<mediaobject>
+<imageobject><imagedata fileref="main-app.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
+<textobject><phrase>The Main Window</phrase></textobject>
+<caption><para>The Main Window</para></caption>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+
+<para>
+The main window contains the application menu, which we will deal with here.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The <guimenu>file</guimenu> menu contains the synchronization menu items. Note
+that these items do not start the sync process, they only select what the new
+sync will be. To really start it, you must press the HotSync button on your
+&PalmPilot;'s cradle (or on the &handheld; itself, when there is no cradle).
+</para>
+<note>
+<para>
+It is not possible to cancel a sync operation once the request has been made.
+</para>
+</note>
+<para>
+For more information regarding the synchronization functionality, please check the
+<link linkend="synchronization">Synchronization Chapter</link> of this handbook,
+where you can find detailed descriptions of the synchronization methods
+and options offered by &kpilot;.
+</para>
+
+<variablelist id="menu-file">
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>File</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>HotSync</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Make the next sync a &HotSync;. For more information, please check the
+<link linkend="sync-s"> Syncing your &handheld; data</link> section of this
+handbook.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>File</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>FastSync</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+(not available with all installations)
+Make the next sync a FastSync. For more information, please check the
+<link linkend="sync-s">Syncing your &handheld; data</link> section of this
+handbook.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>File</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>FullSync</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+(not available with all installations)
+Make the next sync a FullSync. For more information, please check the
+<link linkend="sync-s"> Syncing your &handheld; data</link> section of this
+handbook.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>File</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Backup</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Make the next sync a full backup of your &PalmPilot; data. This action can take
+several minutes. For more information, please check the
+<link linkend="backup"> Backing up your &handheld; data</link> section of this
+handbook.
+</para>
+<tip>
+<para>
+The first thing you should do after starting &kpilot; for
+the first time is make a full backup.
+</para>
+</tip>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>File</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Restore</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+This copies all the data from a previous backup on your
+<acronym>PC</acronym> to your &PalmPilot;,
+replacing whatever data was there.
+Use this if your &PalmPilot; suffers some from software or hardware failure
+(or is replaced by a new one). For more information, please check the
+<link linkend="restore"> Restoring your &handheld; data</link> section of this
+handbook.
+</para>
+<warning>
+<para>
+Doing a restore will erase all data on the &PalmPilot;
+before restoring the information from your
+<acronym>PC</acronym>!</para>
+</warning>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>File</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Copy Handheld to PC</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+This runs all conduits and syncs all databases, but instead of merging the
+information from both sources, it will copy the handheld data to the PC.
+<emphasis>Use with care, as this option erases the changes
+you made in your PC since the last sync</emphasis>.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>File</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Copy PC to Handheld</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+This runs all conduits and syncs all databases, but instead of merging the
+information from both sources, it will copy the PC data to the handheld.
+<emphasis>Use with care, as this option erases the changes
+you made in your handheld since the last sync</emphasis>.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<!--
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>File</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>List Only</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+The next sync will only list the databases on your &handheld;, no exchange of
+data will be performed.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+-->
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>File</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Quits &kpilot;, closing the main window and stopping the
+daemon if that
+<link linkend="stopdaemononexit">configuration option</link>
+is enabled.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+
+<para>
+The <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu allows you to configure &kpilot; main
+interface and fine-tune the synchronization process with the &handheld;.
+</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Show Statusbar</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Click this menu item to toggle &kpilot;'s status bar on and off, or in other
+words, to show it if hidden, or to hide it if shown.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Show Toolbar</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Click this menu item to toggle &kpilot;'s toolbar on and off, or in other
+words, to show it if hidden, or to hide it if shown.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Displays &kpilot;'s shortcut configuration dialog, allowing you change or create
+key bindings, which are associations between actions (for example, opening
+&kpilot;'s configuration dialog) and keys or key combinations (for instance,
+Ctrl + Shift + a).
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Configure Toolbars...</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Displays &kpilot;'s toolbar configuration dialog. This dialog lists all actions
+available for use on the toolbar, and the actions currently displayed, allowing
+you to add or remove actions, and move the actions which already are on the
+toolbar.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Configure KPilot...</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Displays &kpilot;'s configuration dialog, allowing you to match your hardware
+with the configuration, so that &kpilot; can talk with your &handheld;, to
+configure the way &kpilot; synchronizes your &PalmPilot; with your
+desktop applications (through conduits) and the way it shows the data from your &PalmPilot; in the
+<link linkend="builtin">built-in viewers</link>. The <link linkend="configure">
+Configuring &kpilot;</link> chapter of this handbook offers detailed information
+about these configuration options.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Configuration Wizard...</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Displays &kpilot;'s configuration wizard dialog. The
+<link linkend="configwizard">configuration wizard</link> helps you to set up
+&kpilot; to communicate with the &PalmPilot; and to configure the conduits as
+a group. It's a great start for new users, and you can always fine-tune your
+preferences later, using the <link linkend="configure">configure
+dialog</link>.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+</variablelist>
+
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="builtin">
+<title>
+Built-in Applications
+</title>
+
+<para>
+To select one of the Built in applications, just click its icon on &kpilot;'s
+sidebar.
+</para>
+
+<screenshot>
+<screeninfo>KPilot's Sidebar</screeninfo>
+<mediaobject>
+<imageobject><imagedata fileref="sidebar.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
+<textobject><phrase>KPilot's Sidebar</phrase></textobject>
+<caption><para>KPilot's Sidebar</para></caption>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+
+
+<para>
+Selecting one of the built-in applications
+will cause that application to appear in &kpilot;'s main
+window.
+You may use the viewer applications to edit the information, by enabling
+this option in the <link linkend="page-viewers">database viewer's
+configuration dialog</link>. The ability to view and edit private records is
+configurable too.</para>
+
+<para>
+Any changes you make to the &PalmPilot; databases with
+the built-in applications (such as deleting a memo)
+do not take effect on the &PalmPilot; until the next HotSync.
+</para>
+
+<important><para>
+If the <guilabel>Make internal viewers editable</guilabel> option is
+not enabled, the changes in the viewers are not synchronized with your
+&handheld;, and will be lost. In recent versions of &kpilot; it is not possible
+enable this option, and therefore, to edit the databases with the viewers.
+</para></important>
+
+<sect2 id="todo-app">
+
+<title>The Todo Viewer</title>
+
+<para>
+The todo application allows you to view the tasks from your &PalmPilot;,
+add new tasks and edit or delete existing ones. The changes you made
+are applied to the &handheld; the next time you &HotSync;.
+</para>
+
+<screenshot>
+<screeninfo>Todo Viewer Application</screeninfo>
+<mediaobject>
+<imageobject><imagedata fileref="todo-app.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
+<textobject><phrase>The Todo Viewer Application</phrase></textobject>
+<caption><para>The Todo Viewer Application</para></caption>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+
+<para>
+The todo application has a drop down box
+for the memo categories defined in the &PalmPilot;.
+In the screenshot, category <quote>All</quote> is selected.
+Underneath the drop down box is a list of todo entries, with a check box
+indicating if they are completed or not. You can click the check box to toggle
+the todo item between completed and not completed status. Clicking on one of the
+todo items in the list will display its details in the text box labelled
+<guilabel>Todo info:</guilabel> to the right.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+If you have the <guilabel>Make internal viewers editable</guilabel> option
+enabled in the <link linkend="page-viewers">viewers configuration page</link> you
+can use the buttons <guibutton>Edit Record...</guibutton>,
+<guibutton>New Record...</guibutton> and <guibutton>Delete Record</guibutton>
+to edit the todo data from your &handheld;, and sync the data in the next
+&HotSync;.</para>
+
+<!--
+<note><para>
+If you create new todo and decide that
+you do not want to have it on the &PalmPilot;
+you must perform a &HotSync; (copying the todo
+to the &PalmPilot;) and then delete the todo record
+from the &PalmPilot; or the viewer, and &HotSync; again. It is not possible to
+delete newly-added records from the built-in applications.
+</para></note>
+-->
+
+<para>
+The <guibutton>Edit Record...</guibutton> button opens a dialog where you can
+edit the details of the currently selected todo item, including description,
+priority and end date. Click the <guibutton>New Record...</guibutton> button to
+open the same dialog, but instead of editing the current selected record, a new
+todo will be added to the list. And finally, click the
+<guibutton>Delete Record</guibutton> button to remove the selected todo record
+from the list.
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="address-app">
+<title>The Address Viewer</title>
+<para>
+The address viewer lets you view, create, delete and edit addresses
+from the &PalmPilot;, and synchronize changes back. The addresses can be
+sorted and viewed in the <guilabel>"Last, first"</guilabel> or <guilabel>"Company,
+last"</guilabel> format, depending on your
+<link linkend="page-viewers">viewers configuration.</link>
+</para>
+
+<screenshot>
+<screeninfo>The Address Viewer Application</screeninfo>
+<mediaobject>
+<imageobject><imagedata fileref="address-app.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
+<textobject><phrase>The Address Viewer Application</phrase></textobject>
+<caption><para>The Address Viewer Application</para></caption>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+
+
+<para>
+The address application resembles the todo application;
+the drop down box, buttons, list and text area function exactly
+the same, allowing you to select, view and edit an address
+as on the &PalmPilot;.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The <guibutton>Edit Record...</guibutton> dialog allows you to edit the
+<guilabel>Last Name</guilabel>, <guilabel>First Name</guilabel>,
+<guilabel>Company</guilabel>, &etc; fields, just as if you where using your
+&handheld;. Click the <guibutton>New Record...</guibutton> button to
+open the same dialog, but instead of editing the current selected record, a new
+address will be added to the list. Click the
+<guibutton>Delete Record</guibutton> button to remove the selected address
+from the list.
+
+<!--
+<note><para>
+If you create new address and decide that
+you do not want to have it on the &PalmPilot;
+you must perform a &HotSync; (copying the address
+to the &PalmPilot;) and then delete the address record
+from the &PalmPilot; or the viewer, and &HotSync; again. It is not possible to
+delete newly-added records from the built-in applications.
+</para></note>
+-->
+
+</para>
+</sect2>
+
+
+<sect2 id="memo-app">
+
+<title>The Memo Viewer</title>
+
+<para>
+The memo application allows you to view the memos on your &PalmPilot;,
+export them to text files, import new ones to be installed the next
+time you &HotSync;, or edit existing ones.
+</para>
+
+<screenshot>
+<screeninfo>Memo Viewer Application</screeninfo>
+<mediaobject>
+<imageobject><imagedata fileref="memo-app.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
+<textobject><phrase>The Memo Viewer Application</phrase></textobject>
+<caption><para>The Memo Viewer Application</para></caption>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+
+<para>
+The memo application has a drop down box
+for the memo categories defined in the &PalmPilot;.
+Here category <quote>All</quote> is selected.
+Underneath the drop down box is a list of memo titles.
+These are the first lines of the memos, just like
+in the &PalmPilot; memo application.
+Clicking on one of the memo titles in the list
+box will display it in the text box labelled
+<guilabel>Memo Text:</guilabel> to the right.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+When a memo is selected, you can use the buttons
+<guibutton>Export Memo...</guibutton> and
+<guibutton>Delete Memo</guibutton>
+to export the selected memo to a file
+or to delete the selected memo.
+Exporting a memo requires
+you to give a filename; the memo
+is written to that file.
+Take care not to overwrite existing files with this action.
+Deleting a memo does not affect the &PalmPilot;
+until the next &HotSync;.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The
+<guibutton>Import Memo...</guibutton>
+button allows you to read a text file and
+add it &mdash; as a memo &mdash; to the &PalmPilot;.
+Importing a memo does not take effect until
+the next &HotSync;.
+
+<!--
+<note><para>
+If you import a memo and decide that
+you do not want to have it on the &PalmPilot;
+you must perform a &HotSync; (copying the memo
+to the &PalmPilot;) and then delete the memo record
+from the &PalmPilot; or the viewer, and &HotSync; again. It is not possible to
+delete newly-added records from the built-in applications.
+</para></note>
+-->
+
+</para>
+
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2 id="db-app">
+<title>The Generic DB Viewer</title>
+
+<para>
+In short, databases are all files stored in your &handheld;. A database
+can be either a record database, which stores dynamic information created by the
+user (for instance, the addresses or the todo information), or a resource
+database, which tend to be static (for instance the applications).
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The Generic DB Viewer is a tool to view and analyze databases stored on
+your handheld, especially record databases. It helps a lot creating new conduits
+and to debug existing ones.
+
+<warning><para>
+While it is possible use the database viewer to edit, add and delete records, you
+should really know what you are doing, otherwise you may damage your data. Use
+the viewer applications or conduits to edit your &handheld; data instead, in a
+normal usage scenario.
+</para></warning>
+
+</para>
+
+
+
+<screenshot>
+<screeninfo>The Generic DB Viewer</screeninfo>
+<mediaobject>
+<imageobject><imagedata fileref="db-app.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
+<textobject><phrase>The Generic DB Viewer</phrase></textobject>
+<caption><para>The Generic DB Viewer</para></caption>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+
+</sect2>
+
+
+<sect2 id="installer-app">
+<title>The File Installer</title>
+<para>
+Just hit the
+<guibutton>Add File...</guibutton> button to add a file to the
+<guilabel>Files to Install:</guilabel> list. These files will
+be installed on your &PalmPilot; during the next &HotSync; if
+<guilabel>Sync Files</guilabel>
+is checked in the conduits section of the
+<link linkend="configure">configuration dialog</link>.
+If you choose not to
+install these files on the &PalmPilot;, just hit
+<guibutton>Clear List</guibutton>
+to remove any pending files.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+If you are using the &HotSync; Daemon you may drag and
+drop files or &URL;s
+onto the docked icon on the toolbar. The file installer application also
+supports dragging and dropping into the <guilabel>Files to Install:</guilabel>area.
+Provided <guilabel>Sync Files</guilabel> is checked in the
+<link linkend="page-general">settings dialog</link> they
+will be installed the next time you HotSync.
+</para>
+
+<tip>
+<para>An internal copy of the
+file is kept, so you can even drag and drop &URL;s from
+&konqueror;!
+</para>
+</tip>
+
+<screenshot>
+<screeninfo>The File Installer</screeninfo>
+<mediaobject>
+<imageobject><imagedata fileref="file-app.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
+<textobject><phrase>The File Installer</phrase></textobject>
+<caption><para>The File Installer</para></caption>
+</mediaobject>
+</screenshot>
+
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
+</chapter>
+