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diff --git a/doc/konqueror/sidebar.docbook b/doc/konqueror/sidebar.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9ba4cb923 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/konqueror/sidebar.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,201 @@ +<chapter id="sidebar"> + +<chapterinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Pamela.Roberts;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<date>2002-09-22</date> +<releaseinfo>3.1</releaseinfo> +</chapterinfo> + +<title>The Navigation Panel</title> + +<para>The Navigation Panel appears as a separate view at the left of +&konqueror;'s window. It can be invoked with <menuchoice><guimenu>Window +</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Navigation Panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or +toggled on and off with the <keycap>F9</keycap> key.</para> + +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata format="PNG" fileref="dirtree.png"/></imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>With the Navigation Panel</phrase> +</textobject> +</mediaobject> + +<para>It contains a number of tabbed pages; <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> +click on a tab's icon to view that page. <mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> +clicking on the icon for the visible page will collapse the Navigation Panel +so that only the tab icons are visible.</para> +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Bookmarks</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This page shows a tree view of your Bookmarks. <mousebutton> +Left</mousebutton> click on an item to open it in the main view.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>History</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This page shows a tree view of your browsing History. +<mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> clicking on an item will open it in the main +view, or you can open it in a new &konqueror; window by <mousebutton>right +</mousebutton> clicking and selecting <guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem> +from the pop up menu.</para> +<para>You can remove an item from the history by <mousebutton>right +</mousebutton> clicking on it and selecting <guimenuitem>Remove Entry +</guimenuitem>. Selecting <guimenuitem>Clear History...</guimenuitem> will +clear out the entire history.</para> +<para>The pop up menu you get when you <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click +on any entry in the History page also gives you the option of choosing +whether the entire history is sorted by name or by date.</para> +<para>Selecting <guimenuitem>Preferences...</guimenuitem> from this pop up +menu brings up the <guilabel>History Sidebar</guilabel> control module. This +can be used to set the maximum size of your history and set a time after which +items are automatically removed. You can also set different fonts for new and +old &URL;s. +The <guilabel>Detailed tooltips</guilabel> checkbox controls how much +information is displayed when you hover the mouse pointer over an item in the +history page.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Home Folder</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This page shows a tree view of the subfolders your home +folder. Note that <quote>hidden</quote> folders (those with names +beginning with a dot) are not shown. +<mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> click on an item to open it in the +main view, or <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click to display a pop up +menu allowing you to open the subfolder in a new window or as a new tab +page of the main view. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Network</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This page is intended to show a tree view of your important +network connections, although local folders can also be included. Again, +you can <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> click on an item to open it in the +main view or <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click to bring up a menu with +a wider range of possibilities.</para> +<para>The folders shown in the <guilabel>Network</guilabel> page are held in +the folder <filename class="directory"> +~/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/virtual_folders/remote/</filename>, and you can make +new ones just as you would make any other subfolder. The items within +these folders are held as <literal role="extension">.desktop</literal> files +and can be created with &konqueror;'s <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Create New</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>Link to Location (URL)...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Root Folder</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>The Root Folder tree has the path <filename +class="directory">/</filename>, and is the base folder of your system's +local files. If you expand the <quote>Root</quote> folder you will find +another folder called <filename class="directory">root</filename>. This +belongs to the system administrator or Super User and is her home folder. +You will also find a folder called +<filename class="directory">home</filename>, in which you should be able to +find your own <quote>Home</quote> folder again.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Services</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This page provides quick access to the following services: +</para> +<para>The <guilabel>Audio CD Browser</guilabel>.</para> +<para><guilabel>Devices</guilabel>. This shows your hard disc +partitions, floppy and &CD-ROM;. <mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> click on +a device or partition name to mount it and display its contents in the main +view. A mounted device or partition can be unmounted by <mousebutton>right +</mousebutton> clicking on the device name and selecting <guimenuitem>Unmount +</guimenuitem> from the pop up menu. +</para> +<para>The <guilabel>LAN Browser</guilabel> allows you to browse other +machines connected to your Local Area Network.</para> +<para>The <guilabel>Print System Browser</guilabel> tree gives you quick +access to &kde;'s print manager <application>Kprinter</application>.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<para>The Navigation Panel configuration can be changed by <mousebutton>right +</mousebutton> clicking on the empty area below the bottom tab icon or by +<mousebutton>left</mousebutton> clicking on the <guilabel>Configuration +Button</guilabel> icon (the top icon in the previous screenshot, it may not +be present in your setup). Doing this brings up a menu with the following +options:</para> +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guisubmenu>Add New</guisubmenu></term> +<listitem><para>This option lets you add a new tab page to the Navigation +Panel. The new page can contain the <guimenuitem>Sidebar Media Player +</guimenuitem> (a <link linkend="konq-plugin">&konqueror; Plugin</link> +feature) or a new +<guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem> tree view.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Multiple Views</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Selecting this option splits the Navigation Panel so that +two tab pages can be seen at once.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Show Tabs Left</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>This option lets you choose whether the tab icons are shown at +the left or right of the Navigation Panel.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Show Configuration Button</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Use this option to show or hide the <guilabel>Configuration +Button</guilabel> icon.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> clicking on a tab icon brings up a +menu with the following options:</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Set URL</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Only available for folder pages, this option lets you +change the &URL; (path) of the folder viewed in that page.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Set Icon</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>To change the tab icon.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Remove</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>To remove the tab page from the Navigation Panel.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + + +</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: +--> |