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+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [
+ <!ENTITY kappname "&knotes;">
+ <!ENTITY package "kdepim">
+ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
+ <!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE"
+> <!-- change language only here -->
+]>
+
+<book lang="&language;">
+
+<bookinfo>
+<title
+>The &knotes; Handbook</title>
+
+<authorgroup>
+<author
+><firstname
+>Fabian</firstname
+> <surname
+>Dal Santo</surname
+> <affiliation
+> <address
+><email
+>linuxgnu@yahoo.com.au</email
+></address>
+</affiliation>
+</author>
+
+<author
+><firstname
+>Greg</firstname
+> <othername
+>M.</othername
+> <surname
+>Holmes</surname
+> </author>
+
+<othercredit role="reviewer"
+><firstname
+>Lauri</firstname
+> <surname
+>Watts</surname
+> <contrib
+>Reviewer</contrib>
+</othercredit>
+<othercredit role="translator"
+><firstname
+>Andrew</firstname
+><surname
+>Coles</surname
+><affiliation
+><address
+><email
+>andrew_coles@yahoo.co.uk</email
+></address
+></affiliation
+><contrib
+>Conversion to British English</contrib
+></othercredit
+>
+
+</authorgroup>
+
+<copyright>
+<year
+>2000</year>
+<holder
+>Greg M. Holmes</holder>
+</copyright>
+<copyright>
+<year
+>2001</year>
+<holder
+>Fabian Del Santo</holder>
+</copyright>
+
+<legalnotice
+>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>
+
+<date
+>2003-09-18</date>
+<releaseinfo
+>3.0</releaseinfo>
+
+<abstract
+><para
+>&knotes; is a sticky notes application for the desktop.</para
+></abstract>
+
+<keywordset>
+<keyword
+>KDE</keyword>
+<keyword
+>Knotes</keyword>
+<keyword
+>kdeutils</keyword>
+<keyword
+>notes</keyword>
+<keyword
+>popup</keyword>
+<keyword
+>pop-up</keyword>
+<keyword
+>knotes</keyword>
+
+</keywordset>
+
+</bookinfo>
+
+<chapter id="introduction">
+<title
+>Introduction</title>
+
+<para
+>&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. </para>
+
+<para
+>You may print and mail your notes if you configure &knotes; to use helper applications. </para>
+
+<para
+>Display features of notes such as colour and font may be customised for each note. You may also customise the defaults. </para>
+
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="using-knotes">
+<title
+>Using &knotes;</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+>Creating a new note:</term>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>To create a new note &RMB; click on the &knotes; panel icon and select <guimenuitem
+>New Note</guimenuitem
+> or using the shortcut <keycombo action="simul"
+>&Alt;&Shift;<keycap
+>N</keycap
+></keycombo
+>.</para>
+<para
+>You can create a new note containing the contents of the clipboard by selecting <guimenuitem
+>New Note From Clipboard</guimenuitem
+> or using the shortcut <keycombo action="simul"
+>&Alt;&Shift;<keycap
+>C</keycap
+></keycombo
+>.</para>
+
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+>Writing your note:</term>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>To write your note, simply type the note in the space provided. Normal keyboard and mouse editing functions are supported. <mousebutton
+>Right</mousebutton
+> clicking in the editing space provides the following menu options:</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem
+><para
+><guimenuitem
+>Undo</guimenuitem
+></para
+></listitem>
+<listitem
+><para
+><guimenuitem
+>Redo</guimenuitem
+></para
+></listitem>
+<listitem
+><para
+><guimenuitem
+>Cut</guimenuitem
+></para
+></listitem>
+<listitem
+><para
+><guimenuitem
+>Copy</guimenuitem
+></para
+></listitem>
+<listitem
+><para
+><guimenuitem
+>Paste</guimenuitem
+></para
+></listitem>
+<listitem
+><para
+><guimenuitem
+>Clear</guimenuitem
+></para
+></listitem>
+<listitem
+><para
+><guimenuitem
+>Select All</guimenuitem
+></para
+></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para
+>Text may be selected by holding down the &LMB; and moving the mouse, or by holding down the &Shift; key and using the <keycap
+>arrow</keycap
+> keys.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+>Inserting the date:</term>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>To insert the current date in the Note &RMB; click on the title bar of the note and select <guimenuitem
+>Insert Date</guimenuitem
+>.</para>
+<para
+>The current date and time will be inserted at the cursor position in the text of the note.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+>Renaming a note:</term>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>To rename a note &RMB; click on the note title bar and select <guimenuitem
+>Rename...</guimenuitem
+>.</para>
+<para
+>Type the new name of the note in the dialogue that appears. To accept the new name, press the <guibutton
+>OK</guibutton
+> button. To exit the dialogue without renaming the note, press the <guibutton
+>Cancel</guibutton
+> button. To clear what you have typed and start over, click the <guibutton
+>Clear</guibutton
+> button.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+>Mailing a note:</term>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>To mail a note &RMB; click on the note title bar and select <guimenuitem
+>Mail...</guimenuitem
+>.</para
+>
+<para
+>What happens next depends on how you configured the Mail action in the <guilabel
+>Preferences...</guilabel
+> dialogue.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+>Printing a note:</term>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>To print a note &RMB; click on the note title bar and select <guimenuitem
+>Print</guimenuitem
+>.</para>
+<para
+>A standard &kde; print dialogue will open.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+>Deleting a note:</term>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>To delete a note &RMB; click on the note title bar and select <guimenuitem
+>Delete</guimenuitem
+>.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+>Hiding a note:</term>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>To hide a note, click the <guiicon
+>X</guiicon
+> 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.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+>Displaying notes:</term>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>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.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+>Desktop functions:</term>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>To send a note to a specific desktop, &RMB; click on the title bar of the note and select <guisubmenu
+>To Desktop</guisubmenu
+>. Choose the desktop desired, or alternatively, <guimenuitem
+>All desktops</guimenuitem
+></para
+>
+<para
+>To make the note remain on top of other windows &RMB; click on the title bar of the note and select <guimenuitem
+>Always On Top</guimenuitem
+>.</para
+>
+<para
+>To return the note to more normal window behaviour, simply repeat this process.</para
+>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+>Quitting &knotes;</term>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>To quit &knotes; &RMB; click on the panel icon and select <guimenuitem
+>Quit</guimenuitem
+>.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="configuration">
+<title
+>Configuration</title>
+
+<sect1 id="defaults">
+<title
+>Configuring &knotes; Default Settings</title>
+
+<para
+>To configure &knotes; &RMB; click on the panel icon. Select <guimenuitem
+>Configure KNotes...</guimenuitem
+> The &knotes; <guilabel
+>KNotes Defaults</guilabel
+> dialogue will open.</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+<title
+>The <guilabel
+>Display</guilabel
+> Section</title>
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+><guilabel
+>Text colour:</guilabel
+></term>
+<listitem
+><para
+>The colour square shows the current text colour. By clicking this colour square you open the standard &kde; colour selection dialogue.</para
+></listitem
+>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+><guilabel
+>Background colour:</guilabel
+></term>
+<listitem
+><para
+>The colour square shows the current background colour. By clicking this colour square you open the standard &kde; colour selection dialogue.</para
+></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+><guilabel
+>Default width:</guilabel
+></term>
+<listitem
+><para
+>The width of the note in pixels. Edit this number as desired.</para
+></listitem
+>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+><guilabel
+>Default height:</guilabel
+></term>
+<listitem
+><para
+>The height of the note in pixels. Edit this number as desired.</para
+></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+><guilabel
+>Show note in taskbar</guilabel
+></term>
+<listitem
+><para
+>By default, &knotes; notes do not show an entry in the taskbar for each note. If you prefer they do so, enable this option.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+<variablelist>
+<title
+>The <guilabel
+>Editor</guilabel
+> Section</title>
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+><guilabel
+>Tab Size</guilabel
+></term>
+<listitem
+><para
+>This is the size of the indent produced by the &Tab; key in spaces. Edit this number as desired.</para
+></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+><guilabel
+>Auto Indent</guilabel
+></term>
+<listitem
+><para
+>This is a check box. If selected, auto-indenting is on.</para
+></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+><guilabel
+>Rich Text</guilabel
+></term>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>Not yet implemented</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+><guilabel
+>Title Font: Click to Change</guilabel
+></term>
+<listitem
+><para
+>You can change the font used for the title of your notes.</para>
+
+<para
+>Click this button to open the standard &kde; font selection dialogue.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+><guilabel
+>Text Font: Click to Change</guilabel
+></term>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>You can change the font used for the text of your notes.</para>
+
+<para
+>Click this button to open the standard &kde; font selection dialogue.</para
+></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+<variablelist>
+<title
+>The <guilabel
+>Actions</guilabel
+> Section</title>
+<varlistentry>
+<term
+><guilabel
+>Mail Action</guilabel
+></term>
+<listitem
+><para
+>Type a mail command and any required command line switches in this box.</para>
+<para
+>By using <token
+>%f</token
+> in the command line you can pass the filename of the note body to the mail command.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="customizing-display">
+<title
+>Customising a Single Note Display</title>
+
+<para
+>You can customise each note independently of the global settings. The settings you can customise are identical to those described in the <link linkend="configuration"
+>Configuration</link
+> 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.</para>
+
+<para
+>To customise a single note display &RMB; click on the note title bar and select <guimenuitem
+>Preferences...</guimenuitem
+>.</para>
+<para
+>The <guilabel
+>Local Settings</guilabel
+> dialogue will open, allowing you to configure the note.</para>
+</sect1>
+
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="credits">
+
+<title
+>Credits and License</title>
+
+<para
+>&knotes;</para>
+
+<para
+>Program copyright 1997 Bernd Wuebben <email
+>wuebben@kde.org</email
+></para>
+
+<para
+>Contributors:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem
+><para
+>Wynn Wilkes<email
+>wynnw@calderasystems.com</email
+></para>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<para
+>Documentation copyright 2000 Greg M. Holmes <email
+>holmegm@earthlink.net</email
+></para>
+
+<para
+>Documentation updated 2001 by Fabian Del Santo <email
+>linuxgnu@yahoo.com.au</email
+> and 2003 by &Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail;.</para>
+
+
+<para
+>Andrew Coles<email
+>andrew_coles@yahoo.co.uk</email
+></para
+>
+&underFDL; &underGPL; </chapter>
+
+&documentation.index;
+
+</book>
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