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diff --git a/faq/configure.php b/faq/configure.php new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b1b0328 --- /dev/null +++ b/faq/configure.php @@ -0,0 +1,236 @@ +<?php + include("../tde-head-and-foot.php"); + doHeader("Configuring TDE", "Documentation", "FAQ", "../"); +?> +<STYLE> + .question {font-weight:bold;} + TD {padding-top:10px} +</STYLE> +<table width="100%" class="header"><tbody><tr><td align="left" class="navLeft" width="33%"><a accesskey="p" href="webbrowser.php">Prev</a></td><td align="center" class="navCenter" width="34%"></td><td align="right" class="navRight" width="33%"> + + <a accesskey="n" href="applications.php">Next</a></td></tr></tbody></table> +<p class="chapter" lang="en"> +<p class="titlepage"> +<p> +<p><h2 class="title"><a name="configure"></a>Chapter 10. Configuring TDE</h2> +<p class="qandaset"><dl><dt>10.1. <a href="configure.php#idm140487997863808">How do I set the language used by TDE?</a></dt><dt>10.2. <a href="configure.php#idm140487997805632">Is there any keyboard switcher for international keyboards for + +TDE?</a></dt><dt>10.3. <a href="configure.php#idm140487997800880">How do I replace the standard text login screen with the + +TDE login screen?</a></dt><dt>10.4. <a href="configure.php#idm140487997780528">I would like to click the left mouse button anywhere on the + +desktop and have the TDE menu displayed.</a></dt><dt>10.5. <a href="configure.php#idm140487997774000">Where do I find additional TDE themes?</a></dt><dt>10.6. <a href="configure.php#idm140487997770320">How do I change MIME Types?</a></dt><dt>10.7. <a href="configure.php#idm140487997760704">TDE (TDM) does not read my .bash_profile.</a></dt><dt>10.8. <a href="configure.php#idm140487997751552">How do I use TrueType fonts in TDE?</a></dt><dt>10.9. <a href="configure.php#idm140487997740752">Is it possible to enter, show, and work with the Euro Symbol in + +TDE?</a></dt><dt>10.10. <a href="configure.php#idm140487997734752">How do I run a program at TDE startup?</a></dt><dt>10.11. <a href="configure.php#idm140487997714400">How can I allow more than one user to be logged in a at a time? Can TDE do fast user switching?</a></dt></dl><table border="0" summary="Q and A Set"><col align="left" width="1%"><tbody><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487997863808"></a><a name="idm140487997863488"></a><b>10.1.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How do I set the language used by TDE?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>First ensure the appropriate tde-i18n language package is installed.</p><p>Thereafter there are two ways to set the language TDE uses in the + +messages it will display:</p> +<p class="variablelist"><dl><dt>Using the TDE Control Center</dt><dd><p>Open the TDE Control Center and select + +Regional & Accessibility then + +Country/Region & Language. You can select your language and location + +here. If TDE cannot find a translation in the first language + +chosen, it will fall back on the default language. This is usually + +(American) English by default.</p> +<p class="note" ><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>Using the TDE Control Center is the preferred way of choosing + +languages in TDE.</p></dd><dt>Using the <code class="envar">LANG</code> environment variable</dt><dd><p>The second method uses the standard locale setting on + +your system. To change the language, simply set the environment + +variable <code class="envar">LANG</code> accordingly. For example, if your shell + +is bash, execute + +<strong class="userinput"><code><strong class="command">export</strong> <code class="envar">LANG</code>=de</code></strong> + +to set German as the language used.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487997805632"></a><a name="idm140487997805312"></a><b>10.2.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Is there any keyboard switcher for international keyboards for + +TDE?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p> + +Yes, configure the switcher using the TDE Control Center + +Regional & Accessibility-> + +Keyboard Layout configuration page. + +</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487997800880"></a><a name="idm140487997800560"></a><b>10.3.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How do I replace the standard text login screen with the + +TDE login screen?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"> +<p class="note" ><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>Your Unix-like distribution might have its own setup tools to + +change this (e.g. YaST on SuSE Linux). This will + +be the safest way to enable the TDE login screen. However, if for some reason + +you do not wish to use these tools, the following instructions might be useful.</p><p>First, ychange to the xdm runlevel (runlevel 5 on + +Red Hat and SuSE systems) by editing your + +<code class="filename">/etc/inittab</code> file. In the file, there should be + +a line saying <strong class="userinput"><code>id:3:initdefault:</code></strong>. Change it to + +<strong class="userinput"><code>id:5:initdefault:</code></strong>. At the end of the file, + +comment out the following line: + +<code class="literal">x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/X11/xdm -nodaemon</code> and + +replace it with + +<strong class="userinput"><code>x:5:respawn:<em class="replaceable"><code>/opt/trinity/</code></em>bin/tdm + +-nodaemon</code></strong>. + + +<p class="note" ><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>The location of TDM might differ on your + +system.</p></p><p>For changes to take effect immediately, type <strong class="command">init + +5</strong> (for Red Hat systems) at the shell prompt. + + +<p class="caution" ><h3 class="title">Caution</h3><p>It is risky to initiate a graphical login without + +checking beforehand whether it works. If it fails to work, you would + +be in for a hard time getting back.</p></p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p> + +For FreeBSD, you should edit the file <code class="filename">/etc/ttys</code> + +and change one of the lines that look like + +<pre class="programlisting">ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure</pre> + +to instead say <strong class="userinput"><code>ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/tdm -nodaemon" xterm + +off secure</code></strong>.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487997780528"></a><a name="idm140487997780208"></a><b>10.4.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>I would like to click the left mouse button anywhere on the + +desktop and have the TDE menu displayed.</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Use the right mouse button to select the desktop. From the popup menu, select + +Configure Desktop. From the icon list + +select the Behavior icon. Choose the behavior of mouse clicks on the desktop. To have + +the TDE menu open from a single left mouse button click, change + +the entry labeled Left button to say + +Application Menu.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487997774000"></a><a name="idm140487997773680"></a><b>10.5.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Where do I find additional TDE themes?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Go to <a href="http://www.kde-look.org" target="_top">http://www.kde-look.org</a>.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487997770320"></a><a name="idm140487997770000"></a><b>10.6.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How do I change MIME Types?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>When using Konqueror, open a Konqueror window and choose + +Settings->Configure + +Konqueror. From the icon list select + +File Associations. Find the mime type you want to change + +(e.g. <code class="literal">text/english</code> or + +<code class="literal">image/gif</code>), and set the application preference order + +to whatever you want.</p><p>The same thing can be accomplished by using the TDE Control Center + +. Select TDE Components->File Associations.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487997760704"></a><a name="idm140487997760384"></a><b>10.7.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>TDE (TDM) does not read my <code class="filename">.bash_profile</code>.</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>The login managersxdm and TDM do + +not run a login shell, so <code class="filename">.profile</code>, + +<code class="filename">.bash_profile</code>, etc. are not + +sourced. When the user logs in, xdm runs + +<strong class="command">Xstartup</strong> as root and then + +<strong class="command">Xsession</strong> as user. The normal practice is to add + +statements in <code class="filename">Xsession</code> to source the user + +profile. Please edit your <code class="filename">Xsession</code> and + +<code class="filename">.xsession</code> files.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487997751552"></a><a name="idm140487997751232"></a><b>10.8.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How do I use TrueType fonts in TDE?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Install TrueType font support into your X Window System configuration. + + + +</p><p>If you have a bunch of TrueType fonts from Microsoft + +Windows, edit the <code class="filename">xorg.conf</code> file to get the + +fonts from the font folder. Then configure TDE to use these new + +fonts with the <code class="filename">Font Administrator</code> utility.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487997740752"></a><a name="idm140487997740432"></a><b>10.9.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Is it possible to enter, show, and work with the Euro Symbol in + +TDE?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Yes. Open the TDE Control Center and select + +Regional & Accessibility, then + +Keyboard Layout. Select the Xkb Options + +tab and enable the Enable xkb options check box. Choose a compose key. + +Enable Adding Eurosign to certain keys and select the desired key.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487997734752"></a><a name="idm140487997734496"></a><b>10.10.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How do I run a program at TDE startup?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>There are several ways to do that. If you want to + +run some scripts that set environment variables (for + +example, to start <strong class="command">gpg-agent</strong>, <strong class="command">ssh-agent</strong> and others), place the + +scripts into <code class="filename">$<code class="envar">TDEHOME</code>/env/</code>. Make sure their names end in + +<code class="literal">.sh</code>. $<code class="envar">TDEHOME</code> is + +usually a folder named <code class="filename">.trinity</code> + +(notice the period at the beginning) in your home + +folder. If you want scripts to be executed for all TDE users, you can + +put them under <code class="filename">$<code class="envar">TDEDIR</code>/env/</code>, where $<code class="envar">TDEDIR</code> is the prefix TDE is installed (you can find this out using the command + +<strong class="userinput"><code><strong class="command">tde-config --prefix</strong></code></strong>).</p><p>If you wish to start a program after TDE has started, you may want to use the + +<code class="filename">Autostart</code> folder. To add + +entries to the <code class="filename">Autostart</code> folder: + + +<p class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p>Open Konqueror.</p></li><li><p>Select Go->Autostart from the menubar.</p></li><li><p>Right-click in the window view area and select Create New->File->Link to + +Application</p></li><li><p>Click on the Application tab in + +the window that appears and enter the name of the command to run in + +the Command text box.</p></li></ol> + +</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487997714400"></a><a name="idm140487997714080"></a><b>10.11.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How can I allow more than one user to be logged in a at a time? Can TDE do fast user switching?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Yes, when starting TDE through the graphical login mode. When starting TDE + +from the command line using <code class="filename">startx</code>, then toggle to a different console + +to login in.</p><p>To enable more than one user to log in at one time on the same + +computer (sometimes referred to as fast user switching) + +configure the program that logs you in to allow more than one + +session (or, in X Window System terms, display) at a time.</p><p>In TDE, this program is called TDM which stands for TDE + +Display Manager. If you are not using TDM as your login screen + +then you will need to consult the documentation for the software you are using on how to + +accomplish multiple sessions.</p><p>By default, this will be configured at installation time automatically + +if TDM supports virtual terminals on your system (currently Linux only). + +If it was not configured automatically, consult the TDM manual, section + +"Specifying permanent X-Servers". + +After modifying tdmrc, you will have to restart TDM; just + +invoke <strong class="command">killall -HUP tdm</strong>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" class="bottom-nav"><tr><td width="33%" align="left" valign="top" class="navLeft"><a href="webbrowser.php">Prev</a></td><td width="34%" align="center" valign="top" class="navCenter"><a href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="33%" align="right" valign="top" class="navRight"><a href="applications.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="33%" align="left" class="navLeft">Webbrowsing with Konqueror</td><td width="34%" align="center" class="navCenter"><a href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="33%" align="right" class="navRight">TDE applications</td></tr></table> +<?php + doFooter(); +?> + |