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diff --git a/doc/konqueror/config.docbook b/doc/konqueror/config.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..18ebfaa4f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/konqueror/config.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,137 @@ +<chapter id="config"> + +<chapterinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Pamela.Roberts;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<date>2003-11-06</date> +<releaseinfo>3.2</releaseinfo> +</chapterinfo> + + +<title>Configuring &konqueror;</title> + +<para>In common with the rest of &kde;, &konqueror; is highly configurable, so +you can really get the look and feel that best fits your needs and +wishes.</para> + +<sect1 id="configure-bars"> +<title>Toolbars</title> + +<para>When &kde; is newly installed, &konqueror;'s window contains a Menubar, +Main and Location Toolbars and possibly a Bookmark Toolbar.</para> + +<para>Maybe you don't need all these toolbars. To hide one of them, go into +the <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guisubmenu>Toolbars</guisubmenu> +</menuchoice> menu and uncheck its box. To show a hidden toolbar, just check +the box.</para> + +<para>The Menubar itself can be toggled on and off with the shortcut key +combination <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>M</keycap></keycombo>. +</para> + +<!-- FIXME --> +<para>On the left hand end of each bar you can see some vertical +lines. By &LMB; clicking on them, you <quote>flatten</quote> the bar, meaning +that it is hidden but can be quickly restored by clicking on the now +horizontal lines. You can also drag a bar into a new position with these +lines.</para> + +<para>If you <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on a Toolbar, you +will get a menu to configure this bar. You can choose the orientation, text +position and icon size</para> + +<para>The icons shown in the various bars can be changed by using the +<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Configure +Toolbars...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option, which brings up the +<guilabel>Configure Toolbars</guilabel> dialog box. The Main and Extra Toolbars +are divided into sections, such as Main Toolbar <&konqueror;>, Main +Toolbar <khtmlpart> and Extra Toolbar <khtmlsettingsplugin>. The +number and type of these sections will depend on whether &konqueror; is in Web +Browser or File Manager mode and whether you have &konqueror; plugins +installed.</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="configshort"> +<title>Shortcuts</title> +<para>To change the shortcut key arrangements used by &konqueror; select +<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts... +</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. This will launch a dialog box as shown below. +</para> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="shortcut1.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>Shortcut config screenshot 1</phrase> +</textobject> +</mediaobject> +<para>Search through the combo box to find the action you want to add or +change the shortcut keys for and select it by <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> +clicking on the name. You will then be able to change the shortcut by +selecting the <guilabel>None</guilabel>, <guilabel>Default</guilabel> or +<guilabel>Custom</guilabel> radio button or by clicking on the large button in +the <guilabel>Shortcut for Selected Action</guilabel> area.</para> + +<para>If you select <guilabel>Define Shortcut</guilabel>, and then +select <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel>, the dialog box below will be shown: +</para> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="shortcut2.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>Shortcut config screenshot 2</phrase> +</textobject> +</mediaobject> +<para>Choose whether you want to change the <guilabel>Primary</guilabel> or +<guilabel>Alternate</guilabel> shortcut then press the key combination you +want to act as the shortcut, for example <keycombo action="simul"> +&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo>. +If the <guilabel>Auto-Close</guilabel> box is checked the dialog will vanish +as soon as you enter the key combination, otherwise it will remain until you +press <guibutton>OK</guibutton> or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>. Clicking on +the little black icon with a white cross in it clears the shortcut.</para> + +<sect2 id="userdefmenus"> +<title>User Defined Menus</title> +<para>You can add your own pop up menu to &konqueror; so that pressing one key +combination will make the menu appear then pressing a second key, or using the +<keysym>Up arrow</keysym> and <keysym>Down arrow</keysym> keys and pressing +<keycap>Enter</keycap>, will select an item from it.</para> +<para>To do this add a <guilabel>Custom</guilabel> shortcut for each of the +actions you want to appear in the menu and in the <guilabel>Define Shortcut +</guilabel> dialog check the <guilabel>Multi-Key</guilabel> box, press the +key combination that you want to bring up your new menu then, separately, +press the key that will choose that item from the menu.</para> +</sect2> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="othersettings"> +<title>Other Settings</title> +<para>Selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Configure Konqueror...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> brings up a dialog box +which you can use to control most aspects of &konqueror;'s behavior. +It contains several sections which are selected by <mousebutton>left +</mousebutton> clicking on one of the icons at the left of the dialog +box.</para> +<para>Pressing the <guibutton>Help</guibutton> button will give you +detailed instructions about how to use each of these sections, or you can +use the <link linkend="bubble">What's This?</link> feature.</para> +</sect1> + + +</chapter> +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-omittag: nil +sgml-shorttag: t +sgml-minimize-attributes: nil +sgml-general-insert-case: lower +sgml-parent-document:("index.docbook" "book" "chapter") +End: +--> |