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diff --git a/doc/superkaramba/index.docbook b/doc/superkaramba/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 0000000..df175f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/superkaramba/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,261 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" +"dtd/kdex.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY superkaramba "<application>SuperKaramba</application>"> + <!ENTITY kappname "&superkaramba;"> + <!ENTITY packagename "kdeutils"> + <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> + <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> +]> +<book lang="&language;"> + +<bookinfo> +<title>The &superkaramba; Handbook</title> +<authorgroup> +<author> +<personname><firstname>Hans</firstname> +<surname>Karlsson</surname></personname> +<email>karlsson.h@home.se</email> +</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<copyright> +<year>2005</year> +<holder>Hans Karlsson</holder> +</copyright> + +<date>2005-08-04</date> +<releaseinfo>0.3.5</releaseinfo> +<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> + +<abstract> +<para>&superkaramba; is a tool that allows you to easily create interactive +widgets on your &kde; desktop.</para> +</abstract> +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>desktop</keyword> +<keyword>karamba</keyword> +</keywordset> +</bookinfo> + +<!-- FIXME: Needs writing, but can't have empty elements in translateable --> +<!-- documents. Uncomment only when there is content --> +<!-- +<chapter id="introduction"> +<title>Quickstart</title> + +<para> </para> + +</chapter> + + +<chapter id="using-karamba"> +<title>Using &superkaramba;</title> +<para>How to use &superkaramba;</para> +</chapter> + +--> + +<chapter id="questionsanswersandtips"> +<title>Questions, Answers, and Tips</title> + +<qandaset id="faq"> +<title>Frequently asked questions</title> +<qandadiv> +<title>Installation</title> +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Where can I find &superkaramba; <acronym>RPM</acronym>'s?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<!-- FIXME: Now part of KDE, this should point users at their distribution --> +<!-- for the next release --> +<para>The SuperKaramba web site (http://netdragon.sourceforge.net) has a list of user-submitted RPMs for several distributions. Other user-subm +itted RPMs have been posted to kde-look.org and to the SuperKaramba Help +forum.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +<qandaentry> +<question><para>When I try to compile, I get this error:</para> +<screen><computeroutput>Python.h: No such file or directory</computeroutput></screen> +</question> +<answer><para>You will need to install the <literal>python-devel</literal> +package. Once that package is installed you should run +<command>./configure</command> and <command>make</command> again.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +<qandaentry> +<question><para>When I try to compile, I get this error:</para> +<screen><computeroutput>cannot find -lselinux</computeroutput></screen> +</question> +<answer> +<para>You will need to install the <literal>libselinux-devel</literal> +package. Once that package is installed you should run +<command>./configure</command> and <command>make</command> again.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>After running <command>./configure</command>, <command>make</command> +and <command>make install</command>, the &superkaramba; executable is not +where I expected it to be. When I try to run <command>superkaramba</command> +from the command line it says <computeroutput>command not +found</computeroutput>.</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>In some distributions ./configure has a default prefix path that +differs to what you might expect. For example, in Mandrake the default +prefix is <filename class="directory">/usr/local/kde</filename> and the +executable is installed in <filename +class="directory">/usr/local/kde/bin</filename>.</para> +<para>There are a few things you can do to fix this.</para> +<para>You could run <command>./configure +<parameter>--prefix=/usr</parameter></command> to specify the prefix that +you prefer and then try <command>make</command> and <command>make +install</command> again. Or you could create a symbolic link in your +preferred directory that links to the executable. Or you could add the +install directory to your $<envar>PATH</envar>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +</qandadiv> + +<qandadiv> +<title>General</title> +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>How do I get rid of the &kde; panel? Do I have to keep &kicker; +running?</para> +</question> +<answer><para>Many themes depend on &kicker; and will not work well without +it. If you don't want &kicker; to show on your desktop, you can set it to +auto-hide. Another solution is to change the auto-hide setting in a +<filename>~/.kde</filename> file. For more information see the wiki page about +<ulink +url="http://wiki.kdenews.org/tiki-print.php?page=Secret+Config+Settings">secret +configuration settings</ulink>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Can I run a system tray theme while the &kicker; system tray is +running?</para> +</question> +<answer><para>It's better not to. If you run a theme with a SysTray on it +while a regular kicker systray is running, the theme will +<quote>steal</quote> all the icons from the first systray. This is because +in &kde; and Gnome, the systray icons are really little windows and there is +only one copy of each running. If you want to run a system tray theme, you can +remove the system tray from &kicker;.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>How do I set up my themes to run automatically on startup?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>Turn on &kde; session support in the &kcontrolcenter;. When session +support is enabled, any theme that is left running when you logout will +automatically start on startup. For some themes you will also need to &RMB; +click and reload the theme at least once after running it so that the config +file will get written to your home directory.</para> +<para>Another solution is to create a desktop config file in the &kde; +autostart directory.</para> +<para>To create a desktop config file, open an editor and enter the +following:</para> +<screen><userinput>[Desktop Entry] +Exec=superkaramba {location of theme file}.theme +Name={theme name} +Type=Application +X-KDE-StartupNotify=false</userinput></screen> +<para>Then save it as +<filename><replaceable>themename</replaceable>.desktop</filename> into the +autostart directory at <filename +class="directory">$<envar>KDEHOME</envar>/Autostart/</filename>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +<qandaentry> +<question><para>Why is the <guimenuitem>Edit Script</guimenuitem> option +disabled when I &RMB; click on a theme?</para></question> +<answer><para>Some &superkaramba; themes don't include a +<application>Python</application> script. This is normal and those themes +will still work fine without one. However, if the theme does use a +<application>Python</application> script, &superkaramba; may have not been +able to load the script. This is usually due to +<application>Python</application> errors. Run the theme from the command line +to find out the specific error message.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Why is the <guimenuitem>Configure Theme</guimenuitem> menu disabled +when I &RMB; click on a theme?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>The <guimenuitem>Configure Theme</guimenuitem> menu is only enabled if +the theme has added options to it. Some themes do not have any configuration +options or use a different configuration method.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +</qandadiv> + +<qandadiv> +<title>Troubleshooting</title> +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>My themes start up in different locations each time I start +&kde;.</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>Close all &superkaramba; themes and then delete any session files in +<filename +class="directory">$<envar>KDEHOME</envar>/share/config/session/</filename> +that begin with &superkaramba;. Restart &kde; and start your themes again. Now +they will stay in the right place.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>The backgrounds of my themes are black instead of transparent.</para> +</question> +<answer><para>In &kde;, transparency only works when the desktop background +is a wallpaper image that is centered or scaled. If the background is a +plain color or a tiled image then &superkaramba; themes will not be +transparent. In Gnome, there is a known issue that themes will have a black +background even when a wallpaper is set. Unfortunately there is no current +solution. Your theme should work fine otherwise.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> +</qandadiv> +</qandaset> + +</chapter> + +<chapter> +<title>Credits and Licenses</title> + +<para>&superkaramba; is written by +<personname><firstname>Adam</firstname><surname>Geitgey</surname></personname> +<email>adam@rootnode.org</email> and +<personname><firstname>Hans</firstname><surname>Karlsson</surname></personname> <email>karlsson.h@home.se</email></para> + +<!-- FIXME: Add other contributors here, probably in an itemized list, look --> +<!-- at say, konqueror-credits for an example --> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +&underFDL; +&underGPL; + +</chapter> + +</book> +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-omittag: nil +sgml-shorttag: t +sgml-general-insert-case: lower +End: +--> |