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diff --git a/doc/faq/panel.docbook b/doc/faq/panel.docbook index 52b7ae5d8..bfb2a1c7d 100644 --- a/doc/faq/panel.docbook +++ b/doc/faq/panel.docbook @@ -4,64 +4,50 @@ "dtd/kdex.dtd"> --> - <chapter id="panel"> <title>The panel</title> - <qandaset> <qandaentry> <question> <para>How do I add applications to the &tde; panel (&kicker;)?</para> </question> <answer> -<para>There are several ways to add an application to the panel, of -which the easiest is to right-click on the panel, and from the context -menu which appears, select <menuchoice><guimenu>Panel -Menu</guimenu><guisubmenu>Add to -Panel</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Application -Button</guisubmenu></menuchoice> and then the application for which -you want to add a link.</para> <para>For more ways of adding buttons -to the panel, refer to the &kicker; Handbook.</para> - +<para>There are several ways to add an application to the panel. +The easiest is to right-click on the panel, and from the context +menu that appears, select <guimenu>Add Application to +Panel</guimenu>.</para> +<para>For more ways of adding buttons to the panel, refer to the +<ulink url="help:/kicker">Kicker</ulink> Handbook.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> - <qandaentry> <question> -<para>Is it possible to change the <guibutton>K</guibutton> button of +<para>How do I change the menu <guibutton>T</guibutton> button of the panel to another picture?</para> </question> <answer> -<para>The simplest way is to download a new icon theme with a &kmenu; icon -you prefer from -<ulink url="http://www.kde-look.org">http://www.kde-look.org</ulink> and -install it using the &kcontrolcenter;.</para> -<para>In order to change only the &kmenu; icon you can overwrite the -<filename>kmenu.png</filename> image for every size in an icon theme set. -So, for &tde; default icons this would be <filename>$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/share/icons/default.tde/<replaceable>size</replaceable>/apps/kmenu.png</filename>, -where <replaceable>size</replaceable> is one of the sizes included in the -&tde; icon theme. +<para>The simplest way is to right-click on the panel, from the context menu +select <guimenu>Configure Panel</guimenu>, from the icon list on the left side, +select Menus, then inside the TDE Menu grouping, select the TDE Menu button icon. </para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> -<para> -After an upgrade my &kmenu; appears to be empty! How can I get my menu back? +<para>After updating &tde;, my &kmenu; appears to be empty! How can I get my menu back? </para> </question> <answer> <para> -In &tde; 3.2 and later local modifications to the &kmenu; are stored -in -<filename>$<envar>HOME</envar>/.config/menus/applications-kmenuedit.menu -</filename>. Try moving this file out of the way and then issuing the +User modifications to the &kmenu; are stored in +<filename>$<envar>HOME</envar>/.config/menus/applications-kmenuedit.menu</filename>. +Try moving this file out of the way and then issuing the command <userinput><command>kbuildsycoca</command> <option>--noincremental</option></userinput>. This should restore you to the -default system menus. +default system menus. If that is the case you'll have to recreate your customized menu. </para> </answer> </qandaentry> @@ -70,38 +56,32 @@ default system menus. <question><para>My desktop panel has disappeared. How can I get it back?</para> </question> - <answer> - -<para>The panel disappearing is usually due to it crashing. This is -most often caused by loading an applet that has a fatal bug or due to -a bad installation of &tde; and/or the panel.</para> - +<para>The panel disappearing is usually due to a crash. This might be +caused by loading an applet that has a fatal bug or a bad installation +of &tde; and/or the panel.</para> <para>The easiest way to get the panel back is to launch the <guilabel>Run Command</guilabel> window by pressing <keycombo -action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap> </keycombo> and entering -<userinput><command>kicker</command></userinput> and then pressing the +action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> and entering +<userinput><command>kicker</command></userinput>, and then pressing the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button.</para> - <para>If the panel continues to disappear, you may wish to either remove or edit by hand your <filename>$<envar>TDEHOME</envar>/share/config/kickerrc</filename> file, where <filename class="directory">$<envar>TDEHOME</envar></filename> is usually -<filename class="directory">~/.kde</filename>. If you choose to edit -it by hand, start by removing the applet entry groups.</para> - +<filename class="directory">~/.trinity</filename>. If you choose to edit +by hand, start by removing the applet entry groups.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> -<qandaentry><question> +<!--<qandaentry><question> <para>Where did the Icon Zooming option that used to be in &kicker; go? </para></question> <answer><para> Icon zooming was not actively maintained and had caused severe bugs and usability issues. It was replaced in &tde; 3.4 by the new mouse over effects, which combine esthetics with useful information. </para></answer> - -</qandaentry> +</qandaentry>--> <qandaentry> <question><para>How can I start an application minimized to the system @@ -113,14 +93,14 @@ in the system tray, run <userinput><command>ksystraycmd </command> <option>--hidden</option> <command>konsole</command></userinput>. For more information about <command>ksystraycmd</command>, see the section <quote>Advanced Window Management</quote> in the &tde; -User Guide.</para> +<ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html#advanced-window-management"> +User Guide</ulink>.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question><para>How do I use the &Windows; key to open the &kmenu;?</para> </question> - <answer><para>Previous versions of &tde; provided a trick to allow you to use the &Windows; key both as a modifier (so you could have shortcuts like <keycombo action="simul"><keysym>Win</keysym><keycap>R</keycap> @@ -161,7 +141,7 @@ able to popup the &kmenu; by pressing the <keysym>Win</keysym> key.</para> </listitem> <listitem><para>One more step is required to save the changes across -settings: Create a file <filename>~/.kde/env/win-key.sh</filename> +settings: Create a file <filename>~/.trinity/env/win-key.sh</filename> (create the directory if it doesn't exist), and add the <command>xmodmap</command> command you used previously to it. The change should now be applied every time you start &tde;.</para> |