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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/faq/tdeapps.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/faq/tdeapps.docbook index 5b22a3f79d8..d894f7d4c6f 100644 --- a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/faq/tdeapps.docbook +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/faq/tdeapps.docbook @@ -5,128 +5,43 @@ --> <chapter id="applications"> -<title ->&kde; applications</title> +<title>&kde; applications</title> <qandaset> <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->&kppp;</para> +<para>&kppp;</para> </question> <answer> -<para ->Many &kde; users report problems using &kppp;. But before you complain about &kppp;, make sure you have already checked the following:</para> +<para>Many &kde; users report problems using &kppp;. But before you complain about &kppp;, make sure you have already checked the following:</para> <itemizedlist> -<listitem -><para ->Can you dialup to your <acronym ->ISP</acronym -> without using &kppp;? If you cannot, then perhaps &kppp; is not the culprit after all.</para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Have you gone through the &kppp; documentation at least three times and followed its instructions and trouble-shooting suggestions?</para -></listitem> +<listitem><para>Can you dialup to your <acronym>ISP</acronym> without using &kppp;? If you cannot, then perhaps &kppp; is not the culprit after all.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Have you gone through the &kppp; documentation at least three times and followed its instructions and trouble-shooting suggestions?</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> -<para ->The &kppp; documentation can be accessed through the <application ->&kde; Help Centre</application ->. Last, but not least, the &kppp; homepage is at <ulink url="http://ktown.kde.org/~kppp/" ->http://ktown.kde.org/~kppp/</ulink ->.</para> -<para ->Now, if you still encounter problems, here's what might help you solve them:</para> +<para>The &kppp; documentation can be accessed through the <application>&kde; Help Centre</application>. Last, but not least, the &kppp; homepage is at <ulink url="http://ktown.kde.org/~kppp/">http://ktown.kde.org/~kppp/</ulink>.</para> +<para>Now, if you still encounter problems, here's what might help you solve them:</para> <variablelist> -<varlistentry -><term ->How do I change the &MTU; setting in &kppp;?</term> -<listitem -><para ->Open up the &kppp; dialogue box and select <guibutton ->Setup</guibutton ->. Choose an existing account and click <guibutton ->Edit</guibutton ->, or <guibutton ->New</guibutton -> to create a new dialup account. Select the <guilabel ->Dial</guilabel -> tab and click <guibutton ->Arguments</guibutton ->. Type what you want to change in the Argument textbox (⪚ <userinput ->mtu 296</userinput ->) and click <guibutton ->Add</guibutton ->. When you are satisfied, click <guibutton ->Close</guibutton ->.</para> -<para ->To check whether the options <quote ->took</quote ->, do one of the following:</para> +<varlistentry><term>How do I change the &MTU; setting in &kppp;?</term> +<listitem><para>Open up the &kppp; dialogue box and select <guibutton>Setup</guibutton>. Choose an existing account and click <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>, or <guibutton>New</guibutton> to create a new dialup account. Select the <guilabel>Dial</guilabel> tab and click <guibutton>Arguments</guibutton>. Type what you want to change in the Argument textbox (⪚ <userinput>mtu 296</userinput>) and click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>. When you are satisfied, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para> +<para>To check whether the options <quote>took</quote>, do one of the following:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> -<para ->In a terminal window, run <userinput -><command ->/sbin/ifconfig</command -> ppp0</userinput -> and look at the reported &MTU; in the output. It should match your request.</para> +<para>In a terminal window, run <userinput><command>/sbin/ifconfig</command> ppp0</userinput> and look at the reported &MTU; in the output. It should match your request.</para> </listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Add <option ->debug</option -> and <option ->kdebug</option -> (each on a separate line) to your <filename ->/etc/ppp/options</filename -> file and restart your &PPP; session. You will find debugging messages in <filename ->/var/log/messages</filename ->, including &MRU; and &MTU; settings.</para -></listitem> +<listitem><para>Add <option>debug</option> and <option>kdebug</option> (each on a separate line) to your <filename>/etc/ppp/options</filename> file and restart your &PPP; session. You will find debugging messages in <filename>/var/log/messages</filename>, including &MRU; and &MTU; settings.</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> -<para ->If you want, the &MRU; and &MTU; settings can be added to the <filename ->options</filename -> file, one complete setting per line, no quotes or dashes.</para -></listitem> +<para>If you want, the &MRU; and &MTU; settings can be added to the <filename>options</filename> file, one complete setting per line, no quotes or dashes.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> -<term ->&kppp; connects at a slower speed than normal.</term> -<listitem -><para ->The following might do the trick:</para> +<term>&kppp; connects at a slower speed than normal.</term> +<listitem><para>The following might do the trick:</para> <itemizedlist> -<listitem -><para ->Try executing <command ->setserial spd_hi</command ->.</para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->The default &MTU; value is 1500, which maybe too large for a dialup connection. Try changing it to a smaller value like <userinput ->296</userinput -> or <userinput ->576</userinput ->.</para -></listitem> -<listitem -><para ->Check in your <filename class="directory" ->$<envar ->HOME</envar ->/.trinity/share/config</filename -> for the <filename ->kppprc</filename ->. Ensure the correct modem speed is actually defined there.</para -></listitem> -</itemizedlist -></listitem> +<listitem><para>Try executing <command>setserial spd_hi</command>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>The default &MTU; value is 1500, which maybe too large for a dialup connection. Try changing it to a smaller value like <userinput>296</userinput> or <userinput>576</userinput>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Check in your <filename class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/.trinity/share/config</filename> for the <filename>kppprc</filename>. Ensure the correct modem speed is actually defined there.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </answer> @@ -134,86 +49,30 @@ <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->&konsole;</para> +<para>&konsole;</para> </question> <answer> <variablelist> <varlistentry> -<term ->How do I page-up or page-down?</term> -<listitem -><para ->Use <keycombo action="simul" -> <keycap ->Shift</keycap -><keycap ->Page Up</keycap -></keycombo -> and <keycombo action="simul" -><keycap ->Shift</keycap -><keycap ->Pg Dn</keycap -></keycombo ->. </para -></listitem> +<term>How do I page-up or page-down?</term> +<listitem><para>Use <keycombo action="simul"> <keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Page Up</keycap></keycombo> and <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>Pg Dn</keycap></keycombo>. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> -<term ->How do I perform a simple <quote ->copy</quote -> from &konsole; to anything else?</term> -<listitem -><para ->When I do a <command ->ls</command ->, first I select with the mouse the desired text, press <keycombo action="simul" ->&Ctrl;<keycap ->C</keycap -></keycombo ->, then I make the target application active, point the mouse to the relevant part and press <keycombo action="simul" ->&Ctrl;<keycap ->V</keycap -></keycombo ->. Alternatively, highlight the text by dragging with the &LMB; down and paste by clicking with the &MMB; (or both buttons if you are using a 2 button mouse with 3 button emulation). </para -></listitem> +<term>How do I perform a simple <quote>copy</quote> from &konsole; to anything else?</term> +<listitem><para>When I do a <command>ls</command>, first I select with the mouse the desired text, press <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo>, then I make the target application active, point the mouse to the relevant part and press <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>V</keycap></keycombo>. Alternatively, highlight the text by dragging with the &LMB; down and paste by clicking with the &MMB; (or both buttons if you are using a 2 button mouse with 3 button emulation). </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> -<term ->Why can't &konsole; find the <quote ->9x15</quote -> and the 2 <quote ->console</quote -> bitmap fonts installed with &kde;?</term> +<term>Why can't &konsole; find the <quote>9x15</quote> and the 2 <quote>console</quote> bitmap fonts installed with &kde;?</term> <listitem> -<para -><application ->FontConfig</application -> must find the three fonts installed in: <filename class="directory" ->$<envar ->TDEDIR</envar ->/share/fonts</filename ->. If the &kde; install does not install these fonts in a directory that already exists (⪚ <filename class="directory" ->/usr/share/fonts</filename ->) then you must add this directory to the configuration file <filename class="directory" ->/etc/fonts/local.conf</filename ->. This should be the first line after <quote -><fontconfig></quote ->. For example: <programlisting> +<para><application>FontConfig</application> must find the three fonts installed in: <filename class="directory">$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/share/fonts</filename>. If the &kde; install does not install these fonts in a directory that already exists (⪚ <filename class="directory">/usr/share/fonts</filename>) then you must add this directory to the configuration file <filename class="directory">/etc/fonts/local.conf</filename>. This should be the first line after <quote><fontconfig></quote>. For example: <programlisting> <fontconfig> <dir>/usr/kde3/share/fonts</dir> </fontconfig> -</programlisting -> After adding the directory, run (as root): <userinput -><command ->fc-cache</command -> -v</userinput -> and check that it found the directory.</para> +</programlisting> After adding the directory, run (as root): <userinput><command>fc-cache</command> -v</userinput> and check that it found the directory.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -223,16 +82,10 @@ <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->&kmail;</para> +<para>&kmail;</para> </question> <answer> -<para ->&kmail; has its own home page at <ulink url="http://kmail.kde.org" ->http://kmail.kde.org</ulink -> where an <acronym ->FAQ</acronym -> is available.</para> +<para>&kmail; has its own home page at <ulink url="http://kmail.kde.org">http://kmail.kde.org</ulink> where an <acronym>FAQ</acronym> is available.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> |