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+ + + + +Greg +M. +Holmes + + + +Lauri +Watts +Reviewer + + + + + + +2000 +Greg M. Holmes + + +2001 +Fabian Del Santo + + +&FDLNotice; + +2003-09-18 +3.0 + +&knotes; is a sticky notes application for the +desktop. + + +KDE +Knotes +kdeutils +notes +popup +pop-up +knotes + + + + + + +Introduction + +&knotes; is a program that lets you write the computer +equivalent of sticky notes. The notes are saved automatically when +you exit the program, and they display when you open the +program. + +You may print and mail your notes if you configure &knotes; to +use helper applications. + +Display features of notes such as color and font may be +customized for each note. You may also customize the +defaults. + + + + +Using &knotes; + + + +Creating a new note: + +To create a new note &RMB; click on the &knotes; panel +icon and select New Note or using the +shortcut &Alt;&Shift;N. +You can create a new note containing the contents of the +clipboard by selecting New Note From +Clipboard or using the shortcut &Alt;&Shift;C. + + + + + +Writing your note: + +To write your note, simply type the note in the space provided. +Normal keyboard and mouse editing functions are supported. +Right clicking in the editing space provides the +following menu options: + + +Undo +Redo +Cut +Copy +Paste +Clear +Select All + +Text may be selected by holding down the &LMB; and moving the +mouse, or by holding down the &Shift; key and using the +arrow keys. + + + + +Inserting the date: + +To insert the current date in the Note &RMB; click on the title +bar of the note and select Insert +Date. +The current date and time will be inserted at the cursor +position in the text of the note. + + + + +Renaming a note: + +To rename a note &RMB; click on the note title bar and select +Rename.... +Type the new name of the note in the dialog that appears. To +accept the new name, press the OK button. To +exit the dialog without renaming the note, press the +Cancel button. To clear what you have typed +and start over, click the Clear button. + + + + +Mailing a note: + +To mail a note &RMB; click on the note title bar and select +Mail.... +What happens next depends on how you configured the Mail action in the +Preferences... dialog. + + + + +Printing a note: + +To print a note &RMB; click on the note title bar and select +Print. +A standard &kde; print dialog will open. + + + + +Deleting a note: + +To delete a note &RMB; click on the note title bar and select +Delete. + + + + +Hiding a note: + +To hide a note, click the X in the upper +right corner of the title bar of the note. The note will no longer be +displayed on the screen. The note itself will not be deleted. + + + + +Displaying notes: + +When you start &knotes;, all notes will display on the screen. If you +hide a note and later want to display it, &LMB; on the &knotes; panel +icon and select the note you wish to display. + + + + +Desktop functions: + +To send a note to a specific desktop, &RMB; click on the title +bar of the note and select To Desktop. +Choose the desktop desired, or alternatively, All +desktops +To make the note remain on top of other windows &RMB; click on +the title bar of the note and select Always On +Top. +To return the note to more normal window behavior, simply repeat +this process. + + + + +Quitting &knotes; + +To quit &knotes; &RMB; click on the panel icon and select +Quit. + + + + + + + +Configuration + + +Configuring &knotes; Default Settings + +To configure &knotes; &RMB; click on the panel icon. Select +Configure KNotes... The &knotes; +KNotes Defaults dialog will open. + + +The <guilabel>Display</guilabel> Section + +Text color: +The color square shows the current text color. By clicking this +color square you open the standard &kde; color selection +dialog. + + +Background color: +The color square shows the current background color. By +clicking this color square you open the standard &kde; color selection +dialog. + + + +Default width: +The width of the note in pixels. Edit this number as +desired. + + + +Default height: +The height of the note in pixels. Edit this number as +desired. + + + +Show note in taskbar +By default, &knotes; notes do not show an entry in the +taskbar for each note. If you prefer they do so, enable this +option. + + + + + +The <guilabel>Editor</guilabel> Section + +Tab Size +This is the size of the indent produced by the +key in spaces. Edit this number as desired. + + +Auto Indent +This is a check box. If selected, auto-indenting is +on. + + + +Rich Text + +Not yet implemented + + + + +Title Font: Click to Change +You can change the font used for the title of your +notes. + +Click this button to open the standard &kde; font selection +dialog. + + + + +Text Font: Click to Change + +You can change the font used for the text of your notes. + +Click this button to open the standard &kde; font selection +dialog. + + + + +The <guilabel>Actions</guilabel> Section + +Mail Action +Type a mail command and any required command line switches in +this box. +By using %f in the command line you can pass +the filename of the note body to the mail command. + + + + + + + + +Customizing a Single Note Display + +You can customize each note independently of the global +settings. The settings you can customize are identical to those +described in the Configuration +section, but they will apply only to the note you are changing. Any +other open notes, and any new notes you create, will use the default +settings. + +To customize a single note display &RMB; click on the note title +bar and select Preferences.... +The Local Settings dialog will open, +allowing you to configure the note. + + + + + + +Credits and License + +&knotes; + +Program copyright 1997 Bernd Wuebben wuebben@kde.org + +Contributors: + +Wynn Wilkeswynnw@calderasystems.com + + + +Documentation copyright 2000 Greg M. Holmes +holmegm@earthlink.net + +Documentation updated 2001 by Fabian Del Santo +linuxgnu@yahoo.com.au and 2003 by &Lauri.Watts; +&Lauri.Watts.mail;. + + + + +&underFDL; +&underGPL; + + + +&documentation.index; + + + -- cgit v1.2.1