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diff --git a/doc/kinfocenter/index.docbook b/doc/kinfocenter/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a62ca655d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kinfocenter/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,341 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" +"dtd/kdex.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY kappname "&kinfocenter;"> +<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> +<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> +]> + +<book lang="&language;"> +<bookinfo> +<title>The &infocenter;</title> + +<authorgroup> +<author> +<firstname>Michael</firstname> +<surname>McBride</surname> +<affiliation><address><email>mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email></address></affiliation> +</author> +</authorgroup> + +<date>2002-07-03</date> +<releaseinfo>3.10.00</releaseinfo> + +<abstract> +<para>This documentation describes &kde;'s information center.</para> +</abstract> + +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>kinfocenter</keyword> +<keyword>system</keyword> +<keyword>information</keyword> +<keyword>module</keyword> +</keywordset> + +</bookinfo> + +<chapter id="introduction"> +<title>The &infocenter;</title> + +<para> +The &infocenter; (from now on referred to simply as <quote>the +information center</quote>) provides you with a centralized and convenient +overview of your &kde; and system settings. +</para> + +<para> +The information center is made up of multiple modules. Each module is a +separate application, but the information center organizes all of these +programs into a convenient location. +</para> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="info-center"> +<title>Using The &infocenter;</title> + +<para> +This next section details the use of the information center itself. For +information on individual modules, please see <link linkend="module">Info +Center Modules</link> +</para> + +<sect1 id="information-center-starting"> +<title>Starting the &infocenter;</title> + +<para> +The &infocenter; can be started 3 ways: +</para> + +<orderedlist> +<listitem> +<para> +By selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>K +Button</guimenu><guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Info +Center</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the &kde; Panel. + +</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para> +By pressing <keycombo +action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>. +</para> + +<para> +This will bring up a dialog box. Type +<userinput><command>kinfocenter</command></userinput>, and click +<guibutton>Run</guibutton> or press <keycap>Enter</keycap>. +</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para> +You can type <command>kinfocenter &</command> at any command prompt. +</para> +</listitem> +</orderedlist> + +<para> +All three of these methods are equivalent, and produce the same result. +</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="information-center-screen"> +<title>The &infocenter; Screen</title> + +<para> +When you start the information center, you are presented with a window, +which can be divided into 3 functional parts. +</para> + +<para> +Across the top is a menubar. The menubar will provide you with quick +access to most of &infocenter;'s features. The menus are detailed in +<link linkend="info-center-menus">The &kde; Info Center +Menus</link>. +</para> + +<para> +Along the left hand side, is a column. This is a where you choose which +module to investigate. You can learn how to navigate through the modules +in the section called <link linkend="module-intro">Navigating +Modules</link>. +</para> + +<para> +The main panel shows you some system information. +</para> + +<!-- +<para> +In this example, we are running &kde; 2.99, we started &infocenter; +as user <systemitem class="username">adridg</systemitem>, the computer is +named <systemitem class="systemname">aramis</systemitem>, it is a +FreeBSD system, Version 4.4-RELEASE, on a Pentium. +</para> --> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="info-center-menus"> +<title>The &infocenter; Menus</title> + +<para> +This next section gives you a brief description of what each menu item +does. +</para> + +<sect2 id="info-center-menu-file"> +<title><guimenu>File</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<para> +The <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu has a single entry. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>File</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para> +<action>Closes the info center.</action> +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="info-center-menu-help"> +<title><guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</title> + +&help.menu.documentation; + +</sect2> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="info-center-exiting"> +<title>Exiting The &kde; Information Center</title> + +<para> +You can exit the info center one of three ways: +</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> +<para> +Select <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the menu bar. +</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>Type <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo> +on the keyboard. +</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para> +Click on the <guiicon>Close</guiicon> button on the frame surrounding +the info center. +</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> + +<!--*****************************************************************--> + +<chapter id="module"> +<title>The &infocenter; Modules</title> + +<sect1 id="module-intro"> +<title>Navigating Modules</title> + +<para> +This is a list of the <emphasis>standard</emphasis> configuration +modules (sorted by category) provided by the <application +role="package">&kde; base</application> package. Please note that there +may be many more modules on your system if you have installed additional +software. +</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/devices/index.html">Devices</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/dma/index.html">DMA-Channels</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/interrupts/index.html">Interrupts</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/ioports/index.html">IO-Ports</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/memory/index.html">Memory</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/nics/index.html">Network Interfaces</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/opengl/index.html">OpenGL</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/partitions/index.html">Partitions</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/pci/index.html">PCI</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/pcmcia/index.html">PCMCIA</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/processor/index.html">Processor</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/protocols/index.html">Protocols</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/samba/index.html">Samba Status Information</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/scsi/index.html">SCSI</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/sound/index.html">Sound</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/usb/index.html">USB Devices</ulink></para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="help:/kinfocenter/xserver/index.html">X-Server</ulink></para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</sect1> + +<!--****************************************--> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="credits"> +<title>Credits and License</title> + +<para>&infocenter;</para> +<para>Program copyright 1997-2001 The &infocenter; Developers</para> +<para>Contributors:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Matthias Hoelzer-Kluepfel +<email>hoelzer@kde.org</email></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Matthias Elter <email>elter@kde.org</email></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>Documentation <trademark class="copyright">copyright 2000 Michael +McBride</trademark> <email>mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email></para> + +<para>Contributors:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Paul Campbell <email>paul@taniwha.com</email></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Helge Deller <email>deller@kde.org</email></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Mark Donohoe </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Pat Dowler</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Duncan Haldane <email>duncan@kde.org</email></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Steffen Hansen <email>stefh@mip.ou.dk</email>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Matthias Hoelzer-Kluepfel <email>hoelzer@kde.org</email></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Martin Jones <email>mjones@kde.org</email></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Jost Schenck <email>jost@schenck.de</email></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Jonathan Singer <email>jsinger@leeta.net</email></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Thomas Tanghus <email>tanghus@earthling.net</email></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Krishna Tateneni <email>tateneni@pluto.njcc.com></email></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Ellis Whitehead <email>ewhitehe@uni-freiburg.de</email></para></listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +&underFDL; +&underGPL; +</chapter> + +</book> +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +End: +--> |