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You can select a profile to be loaded on TDE startup. -<author> -<firstname>Your First Name here</firstname> -<surname>Your Surname here </surname> -</author> -</authorgroup> -</chapterinfo> ---> - -<title>The &kcontrolcenter;</title> - -<indexterm><primary>&kcontrolcenter;</primary></indexterm> -<indexterm><primary>&kcontrol;</primary></indexterm> -<indexterm><primary>Configuration</primary></indexterm> -<indexterm><primary>Customization</primary></indexterm> - -<mediaobject> -<imageobject> -<imagedata fileref="kcontrol.png" format="PNG" /> -</imageobject> -<textobject><phrase>The &kcontrolcenter;</phrase></textobject> -<caption><para>The &kcontrolcenter;</para></caption> -</mediaobject> - -<para>The &kcontrolcenter; is the place to go to change any settings that -affect the whole of your &tde; environment. You can open it using the -<guimenuitem>Control Center</guimenuitem> item in the &kmenu;, or with its -command-line name, <filename>kcontrol</filename>.</para> - -<para>The settings are divided into several major categories, which each -contain several pages of settings. To display a settings page, expand the -major category by clicking on the <guilabel>+</guilabel> button next to it, -and then click on the name of the page you want. The settings page then -appears on the right, and you can change settings to your heart's -content. No changes take effect until you click on the -<guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button. If you decide, after making some -changes, that you want to leave the settings as they were, just click on -<guibutton>Reset</guibutton>.</para> - -<para>If you need more help with a page, visit that page, then click on the -<guilabel>Help</guilabel> tab. You might also want to look at the -&kcontrolcenter; Handbook, which you can open with the -<menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>&kcontrolcenter; -Handbook</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> - - -<sect1 id="kcontrol-appearance-and-themes"> -<sect1info> -<authorgroup> -<author> -&J.Hall; -&J.Hall.mail; -</author> -</authorgroup> -</sect1info> - -<title>Appearance & Themes</title> - -<para>Here you will find settings that change the way your &tde; desktop and -applications look.</para> - -<variablelist> -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Background</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>This section controls the color or image that is set as your desktop -background. These settings can be applied to all virtual workspaces, or to -only a specific one. There are a range of background wallpapers that come -with &tde; or you can supply your own.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Colors</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>This is where you can modify the colors for your kde applications. -There are a variety of color schemes installed with &tde; by default, and -you can find others at kde-look.org. You can also create your own. Here you -can also modify the contrast and choose whether you want your &tde; colors -to be applied to non-TDE applications, for a more consistant overall -appearance.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Fonts</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>Here you can control the various font settings for &tde; applications. -You can also modify here anti-aliasing settings, including what range of -fonts to exclude from anti-aliasing settings.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Icons</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>This section is where you can manage your icon themes and other -settings related to icons. New icon themes can be downloaded from -kde-look.org, and installed here. Conversely, you can remove icon themes by -highlighting them in the list and clicking remove. You can also set icon -sizes for various uses in &tde; and effects to apply to icons.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Launch Feedback</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>This is where you can modify what kind of cursor and/or taskbar -feedback you'd like for launching applications. You can also set the -duration of this feedback here. For example, the default setting is for a -bouncing cursor with a duration of 30 seconds, or when the application has -loaded.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Screen Saver</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>Here you can configure options about your screensaver. You can -configure the timeout before it starts, and whether it requires a password -to unlock the screen.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Splash Screen</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>This is where you can install, remove and test the splash screens that -display on &tde; startup. More splash screens can be downloaded from -<ulink -url="http://www.kde-look.org"> - -http://www.kde-look.org</ulink>.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Style</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>This section allows you to modify your widget style. A variety of -styles come with &tde;, and more can be downloaded from <ulink url="http://www.kde-look.org">http://www.kde-look.org</ulink>. This is also -where you would enable or disable interface options such as transparent -menus, showing icons on buttons and tooltips. Some styles have more -configuration options than others.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Theme Manager</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>This is where you can create and manage themes that are made up of -personalized settings. They are a combination of desktop background, colors, &tde; widget styles, icons, fonts and what Screensaver you'd like to display . This allows you to save your favorite -<quote>looks</quote> and apply them with the click of a mouse button.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Window Decorations</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>Here you can configure your window decorations. You can modify the -style as well as place the buttons in custom positions. Some window -decorations will have more configuration options than others.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> -<itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> <listitem><para>If &kcontrolcenter; -doesn't have the setting you want, you may need to edit a configuration file -manually. See <xref linkend="hand-editing-config-files" /> for more -information about how to do this.</para> -</listitem> - -<listitem><para>If you enjoy modifying the appearance of your &tde; desktop, -you can find plenty of themes and styles at <ulink url="http://kde-look.org">kde-look.org</ulink>.</para> -</listitem> - -</itemizedlist> - - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="kcontrol-desktop"> -<sect1info> -<authorgroup> -<author> -&J.Hall; -&J.Hall.mail; -</author> -</authorgroup> -</sect1info> -<title>Desktop</title> - -<para>This is where you will find settings to configure the appearance and -behavior of your &tde; desktop.</para> - -<variablelist> -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Behavior</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>Here you can configure the behavior of your desktop. This is where -you would go to configure options such as showing or hiding desktop icons, -showing tooltips and icon layout. You can also specify if you would like to -see previews of particular filetypes on the desktop, and which devices you'd -like to see icons for.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Multiple Desktops</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>This is where you would configure the number of virtual desktops or -workspaces you would like to have, and what you would like them to be -called. By default &tde; has 4 virtual desktops, and you can configure up to -20. You can also enable switching between virtual desktops using the scroll -button on your mouse.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Panels</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>Here you can modify options to do with &kicker; and other &tde; -panels. Among the options are size, position, length and hiding. You can -also modify the appearance of the panel with transparency, background images -and icon zooming. This is also where you would configure various menu -options including what applications you'd like to show in your -&kmenu;.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Taskbar</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>The Taskbar module allows you to configure options related to your -taskbar. You can configure whether to show windows from all desktops, -grouping of similar tasks and what actions you would like to assign to your -mouse buttons.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Window Behavior</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>This is where you would configure options related to the behavior of -&tde;'s window manager, &twin;. &twin; is extremely configurable and has -advanced features such as focus stealing prevention and different focus -policies such as focus follows mouse. You can also configure what actions -you would like to bind to certain keys and mouse events.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Window-Specific Settings</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>This is an advanced configuration dialog where you can set options for -the behavior of specific windows. There are many options here for the fine -tuning of your window layout, including what position on the screen you -would like certain windows to open to, and whether they should be shown on -the taskbar or pager. You can select windows by application, or even by -their specific role within an application.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> -<!-- <itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> -<listitem><para>to be written</para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist> --> - - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="kcontrol-internet-and-network"> -<sect1info> -<authorgroup> -<author> -&J.Hall; -&J.Hall.mail; -</author> -</authorgroup> -</sect1info> -<title>Internet & Network</title> - -<para>This section is where you would configure settings to do with internet -and networking under &tde;.</para> - -<variablelist> -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Connection Preferences</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>Here you can set advanced networking options such as timeout values -for server connects. Usually you would leave these options at the defaults -unless you really knew what you were doing.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Desktop Sharing</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>Desktop Sharing allows you to invite someone to share your session -with you, or can enable you to log in remotely to your machine from another -location. You would then use a VNC client like &tde;'s Remote Desktop -Connection application to control your desktop over the network. This is -extremely useful if you want someone to help you perform a task.</para> - -<para>Here you can create and manage invitations as well as set your -security policy for uninvited connections. You can also configure whether to -show a background image and which port for the service to 'listen' -on.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>File Sharing</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>File sharing allows you to configure Samba (&Microsoft; &Windows;) and -<acronym>NFS</acronym> (&UNIX;) file sharing. To make changes in this module -you need to have the root or administrator password. This is where you would -set up whether users are allowed to share files without knowing the root -password, and which users are allowed to do so. You can also configure which -folders you're like to be shared, using which type of sharing and who is -allowed to view these shares.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Local Network Browsing</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>Here you can configure options related to browsing network shares in -&konqueror;. &konqueror; is able to browse a variety of network shares and -manipulate remote files as though they were on your local machine. You can -configure it to remember your preferred username and password for connecting -to &Windows; shares (Samba). You can also set what types of network shares -you would like to be able to browse, including &FTP;, <acronym>NFS</acronym> -and <acronym>SMB</acronym>.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Local Network Chat</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>This module allows you to configure options relating to the &UNIX; -<command>talk</command> daemon. It is a very simple network chat program -that runs in a terminal, designed for chatting over a local area -network. Some of it's features are being able to set up an 'answering -machine' that will email to you messages left for you, and being able to -forward messages to another location.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Proxy</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>This is where you would configure &tde; to connect to a proxy server -rather than directly to the internet. Once again you would generally leave -these options at their defaults unless you really knew what you were -doing. If you do use a proxy server your network administrator will be able -to tell you what details to fill in here.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Samba</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>The Samba Configuration module requires the -<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> or administrator password. It is -an advanced configuration tool that allows you to control Samba's security, -shares, users and printers in an intuitive graphical interface. This is a -very powerful tool with support for configuring everything from simple file -and printer sharing, to using your Samba server as a &Windows; NT Domain -Controller.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Service Discovery</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>You can set up services browsing with ZeroConf. You can for example browse -your local network using multicast DNS.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Web Browser</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>This module is where you would configure options relating to -&konqueror; as a web browser. The usual options you would expect from a -web browser, such as cookie configuration, cache and history can be found -here as well as sections to modify keyboard shortcuts, plugins and -fonts.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Wireless Network</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>Here you can set up different profiles for your Wireless card, to be -able to quickly switch settings if you connect to multiple networks. You can -select a profile to be loaded on &tde; startup.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - - -<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> -<!-- <itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> -<listitem><para>to be written</para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist>--> - - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="kcontrol-kde-components"> - - -<sect1info> -<authorgroup> -<author> -&J.Hall; -&J.Hall.mail; -</author> -</authorgroup> -</sect1info> - -<title>&tde; Components</title> - -<para>This section is where you can modify advanced &tde; options such as -file associations and default applications.</para> - -<variablelist> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Default Applications</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>This module allows you to select the default -applications you would like to use for various services. Here you can define -what Email Client, Embedded Text Editor, Instant Messenger, Terminal -Emulator and Web Browser to use. If you prefer to use -<application>Xterm</application>, <application>Vim</application> or -<application>Mozilla</application>, this is the place to specify those -preferences.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>File Associations</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>This is where you configure everything to do with file -associations. Here you can select a filetype, and choose what applications -you would like to be able to open it with. You can also select which icon -you would like to represent each filetype, and whether to show it in an -embedded or a separate viewer.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>File Manager</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>Here you can configure the behavior of &konqueror; in file -manager mode. Among the options are fonts and font sizes, previews over -various network protocols and context menus. &konqueror; is an extremely -powerful and configurable file management tool with a plethora of -options. For more information, consult the &konqueror; handbook.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>TDE Performance</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>Here are settings related to the memory usage of -&konqueror;. <guilabel>Minimize Memory Usage</guilabel> allows you to -control whether separate instances of &konqueror; will open or whether all -new &konqueror; windows connect to the same instance. This has the effect of -reducing memory usage. You can also select whether to pre-load &konqueror; -after &tde; startup, to reduce start times.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>TDE Resources Configuration</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para><remark>To be written</remark></para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Service Manager</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>The Service Manager module displays a static list of -services that are started on demand, and a second list of services that can -be manipulated by the user. The services in the first list cannot be -modified or changed. The services in the second list you can enable or -disable a service loading at start up, and manually start and stop -services.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Session Manager</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>Here you can configure how you would like &tde; to handle -sessions. You can configure &tde; to remember your previous session and -restore the applications you were using the next time you log in. You can -also specify individual applications to exclude from being restored, or -disable restoring sessions on login entirely.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Spell Checker</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>This module allows you to configure the &tde; Spell -checker. It allows you to modify what spell checker to use, what types of -error to check for and also what default dictionary to use. &tde; supports -the use of both <application>ASpell</application> and -<application>ISpell.</application></para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Vim Component Configuration</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>This module allows you to configure the use of -<application>Vim</application> as an embeddable component. You need to have -a recent version of <application>Gvim</application> or -<application>Kvim</application> installed for this. You can configure the -appearance of the editor as well as which <command>vim</command> binary to -use.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -</variablelist> - -<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> -<!-- <itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> -<listitem><para>to be written</para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist> --> - - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="kcontrol-peripherals"> -<sect1info> -<authorgroup> -<author> -&J.Hall; -&J.Hall.mail; -</author> -</authorgroup> -</sect1info> -<title>Peripherals</title> - -<para>This section is where you would change settings related to peripheral -devices such as keyboards and joysticks.</para> - -<variablelist> -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Display</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>Here you can modify settings to do with the size, -orientation and refresh rate of your display, and whether you would like -these settings to be applied on &tde; startup. On the <guilabel>Power -Control</guilabel> tab, you can configure your power management options for -this screen such as blanking.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Joystick</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>This section allows you to configure your joystick and test -that it is working properly. You can also calibrate your joystick here, and -manually specify the joystick device if it is not autodetected correctly. -</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>This module allows you to configure basic keyboard settings. -These include keyboard repeat delay and rate, and what state you would -prefer numlock to be on TDE startup.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Mouse</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>Here is where you can configure settings to do with your -mouse device. You can switch the button order, reverse the scroll direction -or modify the behaviour of clickable icons. You may also preview, install -and select cursor themes. The <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab allows you -to fine tune your mouse settings further.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Printers</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para> This dialog allows you to configure printers using a -variety of print systems. You can add local and remote printers, check -current jobs and look at printer properties.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -</variablelist> - -<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> -<!-- <itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> -<listitem><para>to be written</para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist> --> - - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="kcontrol-power-control"> -<sect1info> -<authorgroup> -<author> -&J.Hall; -&J.Hall.mail; -</author> -</authorgroup> -</sect1info> - -<title>Power Control</title> - -<para>This section has a single module, <guilabel>Laptop Battery</guilabel>. -Here you can configure the appearance and behaviour of the <application>Klaptopdaemon</application> -battery monitor. You can select battery icons to represent different power states, and set up -notification of certain events. In the case that your battery runs down to a critical level, you can -configure the daemon to suspend or shutdown your laptop, to save you from losing data. -</para> - -<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> -<!-- <itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> -<listitem><para>to be written</para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist>--> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="kcontrol-regional-and-accessibility"> -<sect1info> -<authorgroup> -<author> -&J.Hall; -&J.Hall.mail; -</author> -</authorgroup> -</sect1info> - -<title>Regional & Accessibility</title> -<para>This section is where you can configure options to do with region -and locale, and also acessibility related options for disabled -persons.</para> - -<variablelist> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Accessibility</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>Here is where you can configure options for users who have -difficulty hearing system sounds or using a keyboard. You can configure the -system bell to use a visual signal, such as flashing the screen or inverting -screen colors. You can also configure keyboard accessibility options such -as sticky keys and slow keys.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Country/Region & Language</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>This module allows you to configure options that are -specific to your location such as language, currency and date format. To -make available more languages, install the tde-i18n packages for your -distribution.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Input Actions</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>Here is where you would configure input actions, such as -mouse gestures and keyboard shotcuts for launching applications and running -commands.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Keyboard Layout</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>This module is where you would configure -<application>Kxkb</application>, a keyboard layout switching utility that -uses the &X-Window; xkb extension. It allows you to switch between different -layouts using a tray indicator or a keyboard shortcut. You can -enable/disable keyboard layouts through this dialog, and add more. Some of -the more powerful features are the ability to configure switching of layouts -globally, per application or per window.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Keyboard Shortcuts</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>Here you can configure global &tde; keyboard -shortcuts. There are several predefined shortcut schemes you can use if you -are more used to another windowing environment, like &Windows; or -&MacOS;. If you prefer, you can customise your own scheme and modifier keys. -</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> -<!-- <itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> -<listitem><para>to be written</para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist> --> - - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="kcontrol-security-and-privacy"> -<sect1info> -<authorgroup> -<author> -&Anne-Marie.Mahfouf; -&Anne-Marie.Mahfouf.mail; -</author> -<author> -<firstname>Javier</firstname> -<surname>Martín Diez</surname> -</author> -<othercredit role="reviewer"> -<personname><firstname>Rocco</firstname> <surname>Stanzione</surname> -</personname> -</othercredit> -</authorgroup> -</sect1info> -<title>Security & Privacy</title> - -<para>This section is where you can configure options related to -security and privacy such as the use of cryptography, enabling the TDE -wallet, setting your identity and managing caches.</para> - -<variablelist> -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Crypto</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>This module allows you to configure SSl for use with most -TDE applications, as well as manage your personal certificates -and the known certificate authorities.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>TDE Wallet</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para> -Here you can change your TDE Wallet Manager settings.</para> - -<para>TDE Wallet aims to provide secure storage for passwords and web form data. -You can group different passwords in different wallets, and each one will only -be opened with a master password (which you should never forget!). The -default wallet is named "kdewallet", and you can either create a new wallet -for your local passwords or accept the default wallet for all data in -the "Automatic Wallet Selection" section.</para> - -<para>TDE programs like Konqueror, Kmail and Kopete are fully compatible with -the TDE Wallet Manager. All of them will ask at least once for permission to -access to actual wallet. You can give different access levels, such as "always -allow", "allow once", etc. If you want to change that access level, you can do -it from the "Access Control" tab by deleting the program entry and selecting a -new preference the next time that application requests access to the -wallet.</para> - - <variablelist> - - <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Wallet Preferences</guilabel></term> - - <listitem><para>To enable the TDE wallet subsystem, check the <guilabel> -Enable the TDE wallet subsystem</guilabel> box. -Unchecking this box will disable the TDE Wallet on your system.</para> - -<para>By default, TDE Wallet Manager is kept opened until the -user session is closed, but you can change that in the <guilabel>Close -Wallet</guilabel> section to close it when unused for a time, when a screen -saver starts or when the last application stops using it.</para> - -<para>As you can have several wallets, <guilabel>Automatic Wallet -Selection</guilabel> allows you start TDE with a given wallet.</para> - -<para>TDE Wallet will appear in your system tray by default, but you can hide -it. Uncheck <guilabel>Show manager in the system tray</guilabel> to keep it -always hidden, or check <guilabel>Hide system tray icon when last wallet -closes</guilabel> to hide it only when all wallets are closed. These items are -in the <guilabel>Wallet Manager</guilabel> section.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Access Control</guilabel></term> - -<listitem><para>You can set here what policy you want for your -TDE applications, regarding to the wallet use.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Password & User Account</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>You can change here your personal information -which will be used in mail programs and word processors. You -can change your login password by clicking the <guibutton>Change -Password...</guibutton> button.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Privacy</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>This module allows you to erase traces which -TDE leaves on your system such as command histories or -browser caches.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -</variablelist> - -</sect1> - -<!-- <sect1 id="kcontrol-sound-and-multimedia"> -<title>Sound & Multimedia</title> -<para>to be written</para> - -<itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> -<listitem><para></para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -</sect1> --> - -<sect1 id="kcontrol-system-administration"> -<sect1info> -<authorgroup> -<author> -&J.Hall; -&J.Hall.mail; -</author> -</authorgroup> -</sect1info> - -<title>System Administration</title> -<para>This module allows you to configure aspects of your system such as -the bootloader, the kernel and helps you perform essential system tasks. Most of these -sections will require the root or Administrator password to effect changes.</para> - -<variablelist> -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Boot Manager (LILO)</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>If you use the popular bootloader -<acronym>LILO</acronym> this section will allow you to configure it. -You can configure the location to install the bootloader to, set the timeout -on the <acronym>LILO</acronym> boot screen as well as add or modify -kernel images for the boot list.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Date & Time</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>This configuration module allows you to configure the system date and time -settings. You can set the date, time, and also the current time zone. These settings will be applied system-wide.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Font Installer</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>Here is where you would configure both personal and system-wide fonts. -This dialog allows you to install new fonts, delete old ones and preview the fonts you -have installed. By default, it displays personal fonts. To modify system-wide fonts click the <guibutton>Administrator Mode</guibutton> button.</para> </listitem> -</varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>IBM Thinkpad Laptop</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>This configuration module allows you to configure the special keys on an IBM thinkpad - laptop. You will need the <quote>nvram</quote> module to use these features.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Linux Kernel</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>If you run &tde; on &Linux; there is a &kcontrol; module to create or modify -configuration files for a &Linux; kernel. This configurator is compatible with kernels previous to 2.5.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Login Manager</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>This module allows you to configure the &tde; login manager, &tdm;. &tdm; is -a powerful login manager with a large range of options. It supports user switching, remote graphical logins and has a fully customizable appearance. For more information, see the &tdm; handbook.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Paths</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>This dialog allows you to configure the default locations where certain -important files are kept. The <guilabel>Desktop</guilabel> directory contains all the files on your desktop. The <guilabel>Autostart</guilabel> directory contains files or links to files that you want run when &tde; starts, and the <guilabel>Documents</guilabel> directory is the default location &tde; applications will open or save documents to.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Sony Vaio Laptop</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>This configuration module allows you to configure features specific to -Sony Vaio laptops. If you have a Sony Vaio, you will have to install the <quote>sonypi</quote> -driver to use this section.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> -<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> -<!-- <itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> -<listitem><para>to be written</para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist>--> -</sect1> -</chapter> |