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diff --git a/doc/userguide/panel-and-desktop.docbook b/doc/userguide/panel-and-desktop.docbook deleted file mode 100644 index c89a2539b..000000000 --- a/doc/userguide/panel-and-desktop.docbook +++ /dev/null @@ -1,298 +0,0 @@ -<chapter id="panel-and-desktop"> - -<title>The Panel and the Desktop</title> - -<sect1 id="kicker-panel"> -<title>&kicker;, the &tde; Panel</title> - -<indexterm -significance="preferred"><primary>Panel</primary></indexterm> -<indexterm -significance="preferred"><primary>&kicker;</primary></indexterm> - -<para>&kicker; is the application launcher panel of the Trinity Desktop -Environment. By default, it appears along the bottom of the screen, -and takes up the whole of the width of the screen, but this is -configurable. &kicker; is something of a one-stop shop for (almost!) -everything that you might want quick access to. Besides the &ticon; -Menu, where you can start applications, &kicker; is also capable of -running docked applets like the pager, the taskbar or the clock, and -extensions, such as child panels. With all these options, you will -probably want to configure &kicker; so that it works best for you. The -next section describes some common ways to customize the panel.</para> -<!-- TODO: steal screenies from kicker manual --> -</sect1> - -<!-- FIXME: Titles and id's in this section should be more consistent --> -<sect1 id="kicker-configuring"> -<title>Configuring &kicker;</title> - - -<sect2 id="customize-panel-icons"> -<title>Customizing the icons on the panel</title> - -<para>When you first start &tde;, kicker displays some icons next to -the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu. These can be used to start the -applications that they represent. To see which application is launched - by each icon, hold the mouse cursor over the icon until a tooltip (a -small popup label) appears telling you the name of the application.</para> - -<para>These default icons might not represent the applications you use -most often, so you can remove the ones you do not want and add icons -for other applications that you use. To remove an icon, &RMB;-click on -the icon, and select <guilabel>Remove <replaceable>application -name</replaceable> Button</guilabel> in the popup menu that -appears. To add a new icon, &RMB;-click on an empty space on the -panel, and follow the menu entry <guisubmenu>Add Application to Panel -</guisubmenu>. This leads you to a copy of the -<guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu, where you can find all of the &tde; -applications. For example, to add an icon for the &juk; music player, -follow through the menus to <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Add Application -to Panel</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Multimedia</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>&juk; (Music -Player)</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The icon will appear on the -panel in the space that you <mousebutton>right</mousebutton>-clicked on.</para> - -</sect2> - - -<sect2 id="adding-extras-and-applets"> -<title>Adding extras and applets</title> - -<indexterm><primary>Applets</primary></indexterm> - -<para>&kicker; can add many types of items as well as application -launch icons. You can find these items using the same menu as before, -but this time selecting -<guisubmenu>Add Applet to Panel...</guisubmenu> -or -<guisubmenu>Add New Panel</guisubmenu>. -The items in the <guilabel>Add Applet</guilabel> window are small -programs that can reside on the panel. An example of an applet is the -<guilabel>Desktop Preview & Pager</guilabel><indexterm><primary>Pager</primary></indexterm>, which shows a small image of each of your virtual -desktops. (For more information about virtual desktops, see <xref -linkend="using-multiple-desktops" />). You can switch to a different -virtual desktop by clicking on its image in the desktop pager. -<!-- TODO: screenie --></para> -<para>You can find information about the other applets available for -&kicker; in the &kicker; manual. Just enter -<userinput>help:/kicker</userinput> in the -<guilabel>Location</guilabel> bar in &konqueror;.</para> -</sect2> - -<sect2 id="the-system-tray"> -<sect2info> -<authorgroup> -<author> -<personname> -<firstname>Simon</firstname> -<surname>Vermeersch</surname> -</personname> -<email>titeuf@ph34rus.org</email> -</author> -</authorgroup> -</sect2info> - -<title>The System Tray</title> - -<!-- Simon Vermeersch --> -<para>The system tray is where programs that are run, but not directly needed are -kept. Some programs (like music players) are shown there, because you -probably want to keep them open, but so that it does not take too much space on -your screen, it will put an icon in the system tray.</para> - -<para>When you <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on such an icon, a -popup menu will appear where you can see some options of the program (like -play, pause, stop, ... in a music player).</para> -<para>When you <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> click on it, the main window -of the program will appear. If you hover your mouse above the icon, a tool -tip will appear with some information (in the music player case information -like the current song). Programs that normally support system tray icons are -music players, IRC clients, organizers, ...</para> - -<para>In most of these programs you can configure if you want an icon to be -shown or not. For other tricks and tips with the system tray see the section on <xref linkend="system-tray" />.</para> - -</sect2> - -<sect2 id="removing-panel-items"> -<title>Removing Panel Items</title> - -<!-- TODO: Need a screenie to show the handles, since they're not very --> -<!-- easy to describe (and also very small - possible --> -<!-- accessibility/usability issue? --> -<para>You can remove applets and other special items from the panel -using the arrow on its handle on the applet's left. Right click on the -arrow, and choose <guimenuitem>Remove <replaceable>applet -name</replaceable></guimenuitem>.</para> -</sect2> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="kicker-taskbar"> -<title>The Taskbar</title> -<!-- TODO: Screenie (again), write more about why taskbar is useful --> -<para>The taskbar is an item on the panel which displays an entry for -each window that you have opened. You can use the taskbar to switch -between windows by clicking on the entry of the window you want to -activate. The taskbar has entries for windows on each virtual desktop, -including windows which have been minimized.</para> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="using-the-clipboard"> -<sect1info> -<authorgroup> -<author>&Philip.Rodrigues; -</author> -</authorgroup> -</sect1info> - -<title>Using the Clipboard</title> - -<indexterm><primary>Clipboard</primary></indexterm> - -<para>Very often, it's useful to move some text, or an object in a -program, from one place to another. It's also very common to need to -duplicate some text, for example, if you're typing the same thing -several times. The system used for doing this is known as the -<firstterm>clipboard</firstterm>. There are two slightly different ways to use this system, -known technically as the <quote>selection</quote> and the -<quote><glossterm>clipboard</glossterm></quote>. We'll look at them separately: -</para> - -<!-- TODO: Describe how to select text --> - -<sect2 id="the-selection"> -<title>The Selection</title> -<indexterm><primary>Selection</primary></indexterm> - -<para>This method uses the mouse to copy text from one place to -another. The method is: -<orderedlist> - -<listitem><para>Select the text you want to copy.</para> -</listitem> - -<listitem><para>Click the &MMB; at the place you want the text to be -copied to. This can be in the same program as you copied the text -from, or in another program entirely.</para> -</listitem> -</orderedlist> -If you have three buttons on your mouse, this is easy, but if not, all -is not lost! If you have only two buttons, try clicking them both at -the same time instead of the &MMB;. -<!-- Should we mention Emulate3Buttons in XF86Config here? --> -</para> -</sect2> - -<sect2 id="the-clipboard-proper"> -<title>The Clipboard</title> -<indexterm><primary>Cut</primary></indexterm> -<indexterm><primary>Paste</primary></indexterm> -<para>With this method, you can copy text, or <quote>cut</quote> it -(that is, remove it from one place and move it to another). You can -use either the mouse and the menu entries, or the keyboard with this -method. I'll list both ways, with the menu entry to use, followed by -the keyboard shortcut which will do the same thing, like this:</para> -<para> -<menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>X</keycap> -</keycombo> -</shortcut><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem> -</menuchoice> </para> -<para> -<orderedlist> -<title>Moving (<quote>Cutting</quote>) Text</title> -<listitem><para>Select the text you want to cut.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem><para>From the menu, select -<menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo - action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>X</keycap> -</keycombo> -</shortcut><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem> -</menuchoice>, and the text will be removed from its current location.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem><para>Position the text cursor at the point you want to -insert the text. This can be in the same application you got the text -from, or another application entirely. Select -<menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>V</keycap> -</keycombo> -</shortcut><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem> -</menuchoice>, and the text will appear at the point where you placed -the cursor.</para> -</listitem> -</orderedlist> -</para> - -<para> -Copying text from one place to another is very similar: -<orderedlist> -<title>Copying Text</title> -<listitem><para>Select the text you want to copy.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem><para>From the menu, select -<menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>C</keycap> -</keycombo> -</shortcut><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem> -</menuchoice>, and the text will be copied in the clipboard.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem><para>Position the text cursor at the point you want to -insert the text. This can be in the same application you got the text -from, or another application entirely. Select -<menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>V</keycap> -</keycombo> -</shortcut><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem> -</menuchoice></para> -</listitem> -</orderedlist> -</para> - - -</sect2> -<sect2 id="klipper"> -<title>More Advanced Clipboard Use</title> -<indexterm><primary>&klipper;</primary></indexterm> -<indexterm><primary>Clipboard</primary><secondary>History</secondary></indexterm> -<!-- Should we describe this advanced use, or just point to it? --> -<para>The instructions above describe the default <glossterm>clipboard</glossterm> -behavior. The &klipper; application, which you can add as an applet in -the panel (see <xref linkend="kicker-configuring"/> for instructions -on how to do this), provides some useful clipboard-related features, -like a clipboard history, and the ability to change the behavior of -the clipboard and selection. Take a look at the &klipper; Handbook for -more information.</para> - -<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> -<itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> - -<listitem><para>You can find more information about &kicker;, the -&tde; Panel, in &khelpcenter; or by entering -<userinput>help:/kicker</userinput> in &konqueror;'s -<guilabel>Location</guilabel> bar.</para> -</listitem> - -<listitem><para>The &klipper; -Handbook has information about the advanced clipboard management -features in &tde;. You can read it in &khelpcenter; or by entering -<userinput>help:/klipper</userinput> in &konqueror;'s -<guilabel>Location</guilabel> bar.</para> -</listitem> - -</itemizedlist> - - -</sect2> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="kicker-related-information"> -<title>Related Information</title> -<itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> -<listitem><para>Though some information has been presented here, there is a lot more information on &kicker; tips, options, tricks and hacks, in the &kicker; handbook. You can access it via the &khelpcenter; or by simply entering <userinput>help:/kicker</userinput> in the &konqueror; Location toolbar.</para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -</sect1> - -</chapter> |