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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/faq/filemng.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/faq/filemng.docbook index b4c08665d1b..07619947f8e 100644 --- a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/faq/filemng.docbook +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/faq/filemng.docbook @@ -1,359 +1,142 @@ <!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" - "dtd/kdex.dtd" -> --> + "dtd/kdex.dtd"> --> <chapter id="filemanager"> -<title ->The File Manager and Web Browser</title> +<title>The File Manager and Web Browser</title> -<para ->The file manager and web browser of &kde; is &konqueror;. The &konqueror; home page is located at <ulink url="http://www.konqueror.org" ->http://www.konqueror.org</ulink -> where a &konqueror; specific <acronym ->FAQ</acronym -> can be found.</para> +<para>The file manager and web browser of &kde; is &konqueror;. The &konqueror; home page is located at <ulink url="http://www.konqueror.org">http://www.konqueror.org</ulink> where a &konqueror; specific <acronym>FAQ</acronym> can be found.</para> <qandaset> <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->How do I use &konqueror; as a web browser with a proxy?</para> +<para>How do I use &konqueror; as a web browser with a proxy?</para> </question> <answer> -<para ->&konqueror; can be used with &HTTP; and &FTP; proxies. To set up the proxy server in &konqueror;, just select <menuchoice -><guimenu ->Settings</guimenu -><guisubmenu ->Configure &konqueror;...</guisubmenu -></menuchoice -> from the &konqueror; menu and go to the <guilabel ->Proxy</guilabel -> tab.</para> +<para>&konqueror; can be used with &HTTP; and &FTP; proxies. To set up the proxy server in &konqueror;, just select <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guisubmenu>Configure &konqueror;...</guisubmenu></menuchoice> from the &konqueror; menu and go to the <guilabel>Proxy</guilabel> tab.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->How can I change the appearance of a folder in &konqueror;?</para> +<para>How can I change the appearance of a folder in &konqueror;?</para> </question> <answer> -<para ->Right-click the folder, select <guimenuitem ->Properties</guimenuitem ->, click on the large icon in the dialogue which appears and choose another icon.</para> -<para ->To change the icon displayed for entries in the <guimenu ->TDE Menu</guimenu ->, use the <application ->Menu Editor</application ->, located at <menuchoice -><guisubmenu ->Settings</guisubmenu -><guimenuitem ->Menu Editor</guimenuitem -></menuchoice ->. </para> +<para>Right-click the folder, select <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>, click on the large icon in the dialogue which appears and choose another icon.</para> +<para>To change the icon displayed for entries in the <guimenu>TDE Menu</guimenu>, use the <application>Menu Editor</application>, located at <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Menu Editor</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->How can I do non-anonymous &FTP; transfers with &konqueror;?</para> +<para>How can I do non-anonymous &FTP; transfers with &konqueror;?</para> </question> <answer> -<para ->Normally, if you enter a &URL; like <userinput ->ftp://<replaceable ->ftp.somehost.com</replaceable -></userinput ->, &konqueror; will attempt an anonymous login to the &FTP; server. If you want to login as a particular user, enter a &URL; like <userinput ->ftp://<replaceable ->username@ftp.somehost.com</replaceable -></userinput -> instead. &konqueror; will ask for your password and connect to the server.</para> +<para>Normally, if you enter a &URL; like <userinput>ftp://<replaceable>ftp.somehost.com</replaceable></userinput>, &konqueror; will attempt an anonymous login to the &FTP; server. If you want to login as a particular user, enter a &URL; like <userinput>ftp://<replaceable>username@ftp.somehost.com</replaceable></userinput> instead. &konqueror; will ask for your password and connect to the server.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> -<qandaentry -> <question -> <para ->What are <option ->%i</option -> and <option ->%m</option -> in the Execute line?</para -> </question -> <answer> -<para ->They are used by all &kde; applications (since they are implemented in <classname ->TDEApplication</classname -> and all good &kde; programs create a <classname ->TDEApplication</classname -> object before they even look at the command line arguments).</para -> <para ->A standard line for a &kde; application looks like this: <userinput -><command ->foo</command -> <option ->... %i %m -caption \"%c\"</option -></userinput ->. Pretty confusing, but it has been designed in that way so that it can integrate legacy, non-&kde; applications as smoothly as possible. &konqueror;, when executing the line above, will extend the command to <userinput -><command -><replaceable ->foo</replaceable -></command -> <option ->-icon something.png -miniicon something_mini.png -caption \"The Foo\"</option -></userinput ->. Both the icon and the mini-icon as well as "The Foo" are properties defined in the <filename ->.desktop</filename -> file. If the icons are not defined, they simply default to the executable name <replaceable ->foo</replaceable ->.</para> +<qandaentry> <question> <para>What are <option>%i</option> and <option>%m</option> in the Execute line?</para> </question> <answer> +<para>They are used by all &kde; applications (since they are implemented in <classname>TDEApplication</classname> and all good &kde; programs create a <classname>TDEApplication</classname> object before they even look at the command line arguments).</para> <para>A standard line for a &kde; application looks like this: <userinput><command>foo</command> <option>... %i %m -caption \"%c\"</option></userinput>. Pretty confusing, but it has been designed in that way so that it can integrate legacy, non-&kde; applications as smoothly as possible. &konqueror;, when executing the line above, will extend the command to <userinput><command><replaceable>foo</replaceable></command> <option>-icon something.png -miniicon something_mini.png -caption \"The Foo\"</option></userinput>. Both the icon and the mini-icon as well as "The Foo" are properties defined in the <filename>.desktop</filename> file. If the icons are not defined, they simply default to the executable name <replaceable>foo</replaceable>.</para> -<para ->This way a user can change these things in &kmenuedit; for his or her applications. The <option ->-caption</option -> option is important, because no user will accept that the menu item <guimenuitem ->Editor</guimenuitem -> starts something called <guilabel ->kedit-0.9pl4-build47</guilabel ->. Instead, he expects a window called <guilabel ->Editor</guilabel ->. Furthermore these names are localised, <abbrev ->i.e.</abbrev -> an American user launches <guimenuitem ->CD-Player</guimenuitem -> and gets a window called <guilabel ->CD-Player</guilabel -> while a German user launches <guimenuitem ->CD-Spieler</guimenuitem -> and gets a window called <guilabel ->CD-Spieler</guilabel ->.</para> +<para>This way a user can change these things in &kmenuedit; for his or her applications. The <option>-caption</option> option is important, because no user will accept that the menu item <guimenuitem>Editor</guimenuitem> starts something called <guilabel>kedit-0.9pl4-build47</guilabel>. Instead, he expects a window called <guilabel>Editor</guilabel>. Furthermore these names are localised, <abbrev>i.e.</abbrev> an American user launches <guimenuitem>CD-Player</guimenuitem> and gets a window called <guilabel>CD-Player</guilabel> while a German user launches <guimenuitem>CD-Spieler</guimenuitem> and gets a window called <guilabel>CD-Spieler</guilabel>.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->How do I specify the startup folder for &konqueror;?</para> +<para>How do I specify the startup folder for &konqueror;?</para> </question> <answer> -<para ->Using the &RMB;, click on the Home icon and choose <guimenuitem ->Properties</guimenuitem ->. Under the <guilabel ->Application</guilabel -> tab you will probably find something like <command ->kfmclient openProfile filemanagement</command ->; just append <filename class="directory" ->file:/whereever/you/want</filename -> with the folder you would like &konqueror; to start in.</para> +<para>Using the &RMB;, click on the Home icon and choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Under the <guilabel>Application</guilabel> tab you will probably find something like <command>kfmclient openProfile filemanagement</command>; just append <filename class="directory">file:/whereever/you/want</filename> with the folder you would like &konqueror; to start in.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question id="nsbookmark"> -<para ->How do I import &Netscape; bookmarks?</para> +<para>How do I import &Netscape; bookmarks?</para> </question> <answer> -<para ->There is no need to import anything at all. &Netscape; bookmarks are automatically available under the <guimenu ->Bookmarks</guimenu -> menu in &konqueror; with no configuration on your part necessary. The <application ->Bookmark Editor</application -> is able to convert &Netscape; bookmarks to the format used by &konqueror;, if you want this.</para> +<para>There is no need to import anything at all. &Netscape; bookmarks are automatically available under the <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu in &konqueror; with no configuration on your part necessary. The <application>Bookmark Editor</application> is able to convert &Netscape; bookmarks to the format used by &konqueror;, if you want this.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->How do I fool a site into believing &konqueror; is &Netscape; or some other browser?</para> +<para>How do I fool a site into believing &konqueror; is &Netscape; or some other browser?</para> </question> <answer> -<para ->In &konqueror;, select <menuchoice -><guimenu ->Settings</guimenu -><guimenuitem ->Configure Konqueror...</guimenuitem -></menuchoice -> and in the configuration dialogue, select <guilabel ->Browser Identification</guilabel ->. Default and site-specific browser identifications can be set from here.</para> +<para>In &konqueror;, select <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure Konqueror...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and in the configuration dialogue, select <guilabel>Browser Identification</guilabel>. Default and site-specific browser identifications can be set from here.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->How do I configure &konqueror; to run &Java; applets?</para> +<para>How do I configure &konqueror; to run &Java; applets?</para> </question> <answer> -<para ->Choose <menuchoice -><guimenu ->Settings</guimenu -><guimenuitem ->Configure &konqueror;...</guimenuitem -></menuchoice -> from &konqueror;'s menubar and then select <guilabel ->Java & Javascript</guilabel ->. Set the <guilabel ->Path to Java executable</guilabel -> correctly. If it doesn't work, please check the <ulink url="http://www.konqueror.org/javahowto/" ->Konqueror + Java HOWTO</ulink ->.</para> +<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure &konqueror;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from &konqueror;'s menubar and then select <guilabel>Java & Javascript</guilabel>. Set the <guilabel>Path to Java executable</guilabel> correctly. If it doesn't work, please check the <ulink url="http://www.konqueror.org/javahowto/">Konqueror + Java HOWTO</ulink>.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->What is this new <guilabel ->Smart</guilabel -> policy for JavaScript web popups?</para> +<para>What is this new <guilabel>Smart</guilabel> policy for JavaScript web popups?</para> </question> <answer> -<para ->This new policy attempts to block intrusive JavaScript popup windows. If the user does not click on a button or submit a form to trigger the popup, then the popup is not permitted. Some sites will open a second new window from within the first and in that case, the second window will not show. </para> +<para>This new policy attempts to block intrusive JavaScript popup windows. If the user does not click on a button or submit a form to trigger the popup, then the popup is not permitted. Some sites will open a second new window from within the first and in that case, the second window will not show. </para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->Why doesn't my banking site work with &konqueror;? It pops up a new window with the login screen in other browsers, but not in &konqueror;.</para> +<para>Why doesn't my banking site work with &konqueror;? It pops up a new window with the login screen in other browsers, but not in &konqueror;.</para> </question> <answer> -<para ->Make sure you have Javascript enabled, and the default JavaScript web popups policy set to <guilabel ->Ask</guilabel -> or <guilabel ->Allow</guilabel ->. The <guilabel ->Smart</guilabel -> policy is not always sufficient for some banks. Many banks also require &Java; support. You can find more help on enabling this at <ulink url="http://www.konqueror.org/" ->http://www.konqueror.org/</ulink ->. </para> +<para>Make sure you have Javascript enabled, and the default JavaScript web popups policy set to <guilabel>Ask</guilabel> or <guilabel>Allow</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Smart</guilabel> policy is not always sufficient for some banks. Many banks also require &Java; support. You can find more help on enabling this at <ulink url="http://www.konqueror.org/">http://www.konqueror.org/</ulink>. </para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->Why can't &konqueror; render &GIF; images?</para> +<para>Why can't &konqueror; render &GIF; images?</para> </question> <answer> -<para ->It is because you did not enable &GIF; support in &Qt;. Please see <xref linkend="gif"/> for more details.</para> +<para>It is because you did not enable &GIF; support in &Qt;. Please see <xref linkend="gif"/> for more details.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->How do I rename files?</para> +<para>How do I rename files?</para> </question> <answer> -<para ->Simply <mousebutton ->right</mousebutton -> click on the file and select <guimenuitem ->Rename</guimenuitem -> or click once on an already selected file. The default keyboard shortcut to rename a file is <keycap ->F2</keycap ->.</para> +<para>Simply <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on the file and select <guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem> or click once on an already selected file. The default keyboard shortcut to rename a file is <keycap>F2</keycap>.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> -<question -><para ->When I try to open a web page with &konqueror;, I get the message: <quote ->There appears to be a configuration error. You have associated Konqueror with text/html, but it cannot handle this file type.</quote -></para> +<question><para>When I try to open a web page with &konqueror;, I get the message: <quote>There appears to be a configuration error. You have associated Konqueror with text/html, but it cannot handle this file type.</quote></para> </question> <answer> -<para ->You need to make sure that the embedding settings for the text/html <acronym ->MIME</acronym -> type are correct: <orderedlist> -<listitem -><para ->In &konqueror;, go to <menuchoice -><guimenu ->Settings</guimenu -><guimenuitem ->Configure Konqueror</guimenuitem -></menuchoice -> and then to the <guilabel ->File Associations</guilabel -> page.</para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Open text->html in the tree view.</para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Click on the <guilabel ->Embedding</guilabel -> tab. Make sure that <guilabel ->Left Click Action</guilabel -> is set to <guilabel ->Show file in embedded viewer</guilabel ->, and that <guilabel ->TDEHTML (tdehtml)</guilabel -> is at the top of <guilabel ->Services Preference Order.</guilabel -></para -></listitem> +<para>You need to make sure that the embedding settings for the text/html <acronym>MIME</acronym> type are correct: <orderedlist> +<listitem><para>In &konqueror;, go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure Konqueror</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and then to the <guilabel>File Associations</guilabel> page.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Open text->html in the tree view.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click on the <guilabel>Embedding</guilabel> tab. Make sure that <guilabel>Left Click Action</guilabel> is set to <guilabel>Show file in embedded viewer</guilabel>, and that <guilabel>TDEHTML (tdehtml)</guilabel> is at the top of <guilabel>Services Preference Order.</guilabel></para></listitem> </orderedlist> </para> -<para ->Try opening a website in Konqueror. It should now work.</para> +<para>Try opening a website in Konqueror. It should now work.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> -<question -><para ->How do I configure the programs that &konqueror; uses to open different types of files?</para -></question> +<question><para>How do I configure the programs that &konqueror; uses to open different types of files?</para></question> <answer> -<para ->In order to configure file associations, you should go to the &kcontrolcenter; and choose the item <guimenuitem ->File Associations</guimenuitem -> under the category <guimenu ->TDE Components</guimenu ->.</para> -<para ->Suppose the default <acronym ->PDF</acronym -> viewer is now &kghostview; and you would prefer to use <application ->KPDF</application -> as a viewer. You would simply type <userinput ->pdf</userinput -> in the search box at the top of the dialogue, choose <guimenuitem ->pdf</guimenuitem -> in the <guimenu ->application</guimenu -> group and move <application ->KPDF</application -> up. In the <guilabel ->Embedding</guilabel -> tab you can also choose which component other applications will use to display files (for example, when viewing files in &konqueror; or using &ark;'s embedded viewer). </para> +<para>In order to configure file associations, you should go to the &kcontrolcenter; and choose the item <guimenuitem>File Associations</guimenuitem> under the category <guimenu>TDE Components</guimenu>.</para> +<para>Suppose the default <acronym>PDF</acronym> viewer is now &kghostview; and you would prefer to use <application>KPDF</application> as a viewer. You would simply type <userinput>pdf</userinput> in the search box at the top of the dialogue, choose <guimenuitem>pdf</guimenuitem> in the <guimenu>application</guimenu> group and move <application>KPDF</application> up. In the <guilabel>Embedding</guilabel> tab you can also choose which component other applications will use to display files (for example, when viewing files in &konqueror; or using &ark;'s embedded viewer). </para> </answer> </qandaentry> |