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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdepim/knode/faq.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdepim/knode/faq.docbook index 072bedafba0..76c8d45153c 100644 --- a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdepim/knode/faq.docbook +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdepim/knode/faq.docbook @@ -2,290 +2,131 @@ <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd"> --> <chapter id="faq"> -<title ->Questions and Answers</title> +<title>Questions and Answers</title> <qandaset> <qandaentry> <question> -<para ->I have installed &kde; 3, but &knode; does not exist in the <guimenu ->K</guimenu -> Menu.</para> - </question -> -<answer -> -<para ->Does the <guisubmenu ->Internet</guisubmenu ->entry exist? If not, maybe the tdenetwork package isn't installed (perhaps because your distribution possibly doesn't do this for you); if the entry is there, but you do not have a <guimenuitem ->KNode</guimenuitem -> item in it, you should try to open a &konsole; and run &knode; from there. Type</para> - -<screen -><prompt ->%</prompt -> <userinput -><command ->knode &</command -></userinput -> -</screen -> - -<para ->If an error message appears that tells you that &knode; could not be started or found please check whether the file <filename ->knode</filename -> exists in <filename class="directory" ->$<envar ->TDEDIR</envar ->/bin</filename -> and that its permissions are correctly set.</para> -</answer -> -</qandaentry -> - -<qandaentry -> -<question -> -<para ->When I start &knode;, a message appears in the task bar but suddenly disappears without &knode; being started.</para -> -</question -> +<para>I have installed &kde; 3, but &knode; does not exist in the <guimenu>K</guimenu> Menu.</para> + </question> +<answer> +<para>Does the <guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu>entry exist? If not, maybe the tdenetwork package isn't installed (perhaps because your distribution possibly doesn't do this for you); if the entry is there, but you do not have a <guimenuitem>KNode</guimenuitem> item in it, you should try to open a &konsole; and run &knode; from there. Type</para> + +<screen><prompt>%</prompt> <userinput><command>knode &</command></userinput> +</screen> + +<para>If an error message appears that tells you that &knode; could not be started or found please check whether the file <filename>knode</filename> exists in <filename class="directory">$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/bin</filename> and that its permissions are correctly set.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>When I start &knode;, a message appears in the task bar but suddenly disappears without &knode; being started.</para> +</question> <answer> -<para ->Try to start &knode; from the &konsole; (see previous question) and keep attention for the messages displayed there: if they do not make sense to you mark them with your mouse and copy it to the clipboard; then, ask for help on one of the &kde; mailing lists or &kde; news groups.</para> -</answer -> -</qandaentry -> - -<qandaentry -> -<question -> -<para ->I need an important article, but &knode; doesn't have it any more; where can I find this article?</para> -</question -> -<answer -> -<para ->You can find some extensive usenet archives at <ulink url="http://groups.google.com/usenet/" ->groups.google.com</ulink -> or <ulink url="http://av.com" ->AltaVista</ulink ->; they even contain articles that are several years old.</para -> -</answer -> -</qandaentry -> - -<qandaentry -> -<question -> -<para ->How do I open and read several articles at the same time?</para -> -</question -> -<answer -> -<para ->Open the article with <guimenuitem ->Open in own window</guimenuitem ->.</para -> -</answer -> -</qandaentry -> - -<qandaentry -> -<question -> -<para ->My articles do not appear in the newsgroup.</para> -</question -> -<answer -> -<para ->When you publish an article it may be some time until your news server has it; wait several hours before you send the article again.</para -> -</answer -> -</qandaentry -> - -<qandaentry -> -<question -> -<para ->I want to keep an article; how do I archive it?</para -> -</question -> -<answer -> -<para ->Choose the article in the article view and then use <menuchoice -><guimenu ->File</guimenu -><guimenuitem ->Save</guimenuitem -></menuchoice -> to open a file dialogue; you can then save the article to a file. Another possibility is to copy the article to a folder.</para> -</answer -> -</qandaentry -> - -<qandaentry -> -<question -> -<para ->Some set headers do not appear for several articles in the article window; am I doing something wrong?</para -> -</question -> -<answer -> -<para ->This is not unusual because many headers are optional and often not contained in articles; in this case &knode; does not show those header lines.</para -> -</answer -> -</qandaentry -> - -<qandaentry -> -<question -> -<para ->Sometimes I see an article which refers to other articles but &knode; does not show any references; why is that?</para -> -</question -> -<answer -> -<para ->This happens when somebody posted an article in another news group and checked the option <guilabel ->Followup To</guilabel ->; the article in question is then sent to your news group, but the referring article is absent. In many cases the poster tells the reason for his choice to set a followup.</para> -</answer -> -</qandaentry -> - -<qandaentry -> -<question -> -<para ->When I want to answer an article an error message appears telling me that the external editor could not be started, but the editor is correctly set.</para> -</question -> -<answer -> -<para ->Have a look whether you entered the place-holder for a filename after the editor command; if not, enter it. If you want, for example, to use &kedit; enter <userinput -><command ->kedit</command -><token -> %f</token -></userinput -></para> -<para ->If the <token ->%f</token -> is absent, your editor cannot be run.</para> +<para>Try to start &knode; from the &konsole; (see previous question) and keep attention for the messages displayed there: if they do not make sense to you mark them with your mouse and copy it to the clipboard; then, ask for help on one of the &kde; mailing lists or &kde; news groups.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>I need an important article, but &knode; doesn't have it any more; where can I find this article?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>You can find some extensive usenet archives at <ulink url="http://groups.google.com/usenet/">groups.google.com</ulink> or <ulink url="http://av.com">AltaVista</ulink>; they even contain articles that are several years old.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>How do I open and read several articles at the same time?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>Open the article with <guimenuitem>Open in own window</guimenuitem>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>My articles do not appear in the newsgroup.</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>When you publish an article it may be some time until your news server has it; wait several hours before you send the article again.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>I want to keep an article; how do I archive it?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>Choose the article in the article view and then use <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to open a file dialogue; you can then save the article to a file. Another possibility is to copy the article to a folder.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Some set headers do not appear for several articles in the article window; am I doing something wrong?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>This is not unusual because many headers are optional and often not contained in articles; in this case &knode; does not show those header lines.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>Sometimes I see an article which refers to other articles but &knode; does not show any references; why is that?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>This happens when somebody posted an article in another news group and checked the option <guilabel>Followup To</guilabel>; the article in question is then sent to your news group, but the referring article is absent. In many cases the poster tells the reason for his choice to set a followup.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>When I want to answer an article an error message appears telling me that the external editor could not be started, but the editor is correctly set.</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>Have a look whether you entered the place-holder for a filename after the editor command; if not, enter it. If you want, for example, to use &kedit; enter <userinput><command>kedit</command><token> %f</token></userinput></para> +<para>If the <token>%f</token> is absent, your editor cannot be run.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> -<qandaentry -> +<qandaentry> <question> -<para ->Why can I not receive data from my local news server?</para> -</question -> -<answer -> -<para ->If you use &knode; together with with a local news server, you must make sure that this server is correctly set up and started; for further details, please consult the documentation of your local news server.</para> -<tip -> -<para ->The availability of the local news server can easily be verified with the <command ->telnet</command -> program: open a console and type:</para -> +<para>Why can I not receive data from my local news server?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>If you use &knode; together with with a local news server, you must make sure that this server is correctly set up and started; for further details, please consult the documentation of your local news server.</para> +<tip> +<para>The availability of the local news server can easily be verified with the <command>telnet</command> program: open a console and type:</para> -<screen -><prompt ->%</prompt -> <userinput -><command ->telnet</command -> <parameter ->localhost nntp</parameter -></userinput -> +<screen><prompt>%</prompt> <userinput><command>telnet</command> <parameter>localhost nntp</parameter></userinput> </screen> -<para ->Followed by that, the news server should respond with:</para> +<para>Followed by that, the news server should respond with:</para> -<screen -><computeroutput> +<screen><computeroutput> Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. 200 Leafnode NNTP Daemon, version 1.9.16 running at konqi.org -</computeroutput -> +</computeroutput> </screen> -<para ->You can quit the <command ->telnet</command -> session with:</para> +<para>You can quit the <command>telnet</command> session with:</para> -<screen -><prompt ->%</prompt -> <userinput ->quit</userinput -> +<screen><prompt>%</prompt> <userinput>quit</userinput> </screen> -<para ->If that does not work there is either no local news server set up or the server was not started; in this case, please consult the documentation of your local news server.</para> +<para>If that does not work there is either no local news server set up or the server was not started; in this case, please consult the documentation of your local news server.</para> </tip> -<para ->If you are trying to connect to a news server on the Internet you need, of course, an open (dial-in) connection and to have set up &knode; to use your <acronym ->ISP</acronym ->'s news server; your <acronym ->ISP</acronym -> should be able to give you information about which news servers you can use.</para> +<para>If you are trying to connect to a news server on the Internet you need, of course, an open (dial-in) connection and to have set up &knode; to use your <acronym>ISP</acronym>'s news server; your <acronym>ISP</acronym> should be able to give you information about which news servers you can use.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> -</qandaset -> +</qandaset> -</chapter -> +</chapter> |