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diff --git a/doc/faq/tips.docbook b/doc/faq/tips.docbook index 246751635..89c324be3 100644 --- a/doc/faq/tips.docbook +++ b/doc/faq/tips.docbook @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> by default) and type: <itemizedlist> <listitem> -<para><command>man:<replaceable>command</replaceable></command> for man pages. It +<para><command>man:<replaceable>command</replaceable></command> for man pages. It even unpacks on the fly if the man pages are gzipped.</para> </listitem> @@ -35,14 +35,10 @@ application help pages.</para> </itemizedlist> </para> -<para>You can also enter any of these in the <guilabel>Location</guilabel> text +<para>You can enter any of these in the <guilabel>Location</guilabel> text box in &konqueror;.</para> -<para>Or you can use the <application>&tde; Help Center</application> if you are using &tde; -2. Simply start the <application>&tde; Help Center</application> by clicking on the icon (the blue -book with the yellow key) on the toolbar. Once the <application>&tde; Help Center</application> has -loaded, the window on the left will contain an entry called -<guilabel>Unix manual pages</guilabel>. Click once on this entry, and -you can browse through all the installed manual pages on your +<para>Uou can use the <application>&tde; Help Center</application>. Start the <application>&tde; Help Center</application> by selecting <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>TDE menu</guimenu>. Once the <application>&tde; Help Center</application> has loaded, the window on the left will contain an entry called +<guilabel>Unix manual pages</guilabel>. Select that entry to browse through all the installed manual pages on your system.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> @@ -54,12 +50,13 @@ system.</para> <answer> <para>To move a window, use <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<mousebutton>left</mousebutton></keycombo> mouse -button. <keycombo +button. <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<mousebutton>right</mousebutton></keycombo> mouse -button will resize the window. Last but not least, <keycombo +button will resize the window. Last but not least, <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<mousebutton>middle</mousebutton></keycombo> mouse button raises/lowers the window. The <application>&tde; Control Center</application> -allows you to change these mouse bindings.</para> +allows you to change these mouse bindings. Please refer to <ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html"> +Windows, How To Work Them</ulink> in the Trinity user guide for more information.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> @@ -69,13 +66,13 @@ allows you to change these mouse bindings.</para> </question> <answer> <para>There is a standard keybinding (<keycombo -action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;&Esc;</keycombo>) -that gives you a skull & crossbones cursor. Click that cursor on a -window to kill it. The keybindings are viewable/changeable from the +action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;&Esc;</keycombo>) +that changes the mouse pointer to a skull & crossbones cursor. Click that cursor on a +window to kill it. The keybindings are viewable/changeable from the <application>&tde; Control Center</application>. -<caution><para>Using this option kills the program forcibly. Data may be lost, -and some processes related to the program may remain active. Use only as a +<caution><para>Using this option kills the program forcibly. Data might be lost, +and some processes related to the program might remain active. Use only as a last resort.</para></caution> <!-- fixme: use only if necessary; processes might remain --></para> </answer> @@ -113,9 +110,6 @@ operating system) to see if things work again. When you press <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> you should get a response from the window manager. If not, you need to get back to the text console and try to kill another process.</para> - -<para>Good candidates to kill are: the application you were working -with, &kicker;, &klipper; and &kdesktop;.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> @@ -127,7 +121,7 @@ with, &kicker;, &klipper; and &kdesktop;.</para> <answer> <para>If you want to switch your window manager on the fly, type the following into a terminal window: <command>kwmcom -go:<replaceable>blackbox</replaceable></command>. This switches to +go:<replaceable>blackbox</replaceable></command>. This switches to Blackbox, but you can substitute any window manager you like.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> |