From 11f3dd1d15b41cb813fe4fcdfc57a75da7adc14a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Darrell Anderson Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:59:48 -0500 Subject: Update Help center: Reorganize TOC, rename files; initial update of FAQ, Welcome, Quick Start guides; numerous revisions. --- doc/faq/configtde.docbook | 250 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 250 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/faq/configtde.docbook (limited to 'doc/faq/configtde.docbook') diff --git a/doc/faq/configtde.docbook b/doc/faq/configtde.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8f687f69b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/faq/configtde.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,250 @@ + + +Configuring &tde; + + + + +How do I set the language used by &tde;? + + + +There are two ways to set the language &tde; uses in the +messages it will display: + + +Using the &tde; Control Center +Fire up the &tde; Control Center and select +Regional & Accessibility followed by +Country/Region & Language. You can select your language and location +here. If &tde; cannot find a translation in the first language +chosen, it will fall back on the default language. This is usually +(American) English by default. +Using the &tde; Control Center is the preferred way of choosing +languages in &tde;. + +Using the LANG environment variable +The second method uses the standard locale setting on +your system. To change the language, simply set the environment +variable LANG accordingly. For example, if your shell +is bash, execute +export LANG=de +to set German as the language used. + + + + + + + +Is there any keyboard switcher for international keyboards for +&tde;? + + + +Yes, you can configure it using the &tde; Control Center +Regional & Accessibility +Keyboard Layout + configuration page. + + + + + + +How do I replace the standard text login screen with the +&tde; login screen? + + +Your distribution/&UNIX; flavor may have its own setup tools to +change this (⪚ YaST on &SuSE; &Linux;). This will +be the safest way to enable the &tde; login screen. However, if for some reason +you do not wish to use these tools, the following instructions may be useful. +First, you need to change to the xdm runlevel (runlevel 5 on +&RedHat; and &SuSE; systems) by editing your +/etc/inittab file. In the file, you should have +a line saying id:3:initdefault:. Change it to +id:5:initdefault:. Now, at the end of the file, +comment out the following line: +x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/X11/xdm -nodaemon and +replace it with +x:5:respawn:/opt/kde/bin/tdm +-nodaemon. +The location of &tdm; may differ on your +system. +For changes to take effect immediately, type init +5 (for &RedHat; systems) at the shell prompt. +It is risky to initiate a graphical login without +checking beforehand whether it works. If it fails to work, you would +be in for a hard time getting back.... + + + +For FreeBSD, you should edit the file /etc/ttys +and change one of the lines that look like +ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure +to instead say ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/tdm -nodaemon" xterm +off secure. + + + + + + +I would like to click the &LMB; anywhere on the +desktop and have the K menu displayed. + + +Open the &tde; Control Center and +choose Desktop +Behavior. You +can now choose the behavior of mouse clicks on the desktop. To have +the K menu open from a single &LMB; click, change +the entry labeled Left button to say +Application Menu. + + + + + +Where do I find information regarding &tde; themes? + + +Go to http://kde.themes.org/ or http://www.kde-look.org. + + + + + +How do I change &MIME; Types? + + +If you are using &konqueror;, do this instead: first, open a +&konqueror; window and choose +SettingsConfigure +Konqueror, then File Associations. Find the type you want to change +(⪚ text/english or +image/gif), and set the application preference order +to whatever you want. + + + + + +&tde; (&tdm;) does not read my +.bash_profile! + + +The login managersxdm and &tdm; do +not run a login shell, so .profile, +.bash_profile, &etc; are not +sourced. When the user logs in, xdm runs +Xstartup as root and then +Xsession as user. So the normal practice is to add +statements in Xsession to source the user +profile. Please edit your Xsession and +.xsession files. + + + + + +How do I use &TrueType; fonts in &tde;? + + + +You need to install &TrueType; font support into your &X-Window; configuration. +Please take a look at x.themes.org for the fonts, and +xfsft: +&TrueType; Font Support For X11 or X-&TrueType; Server Project Home +Page for the font servers. + +If you have a bunch of &TrueType; fonts from &Microsoft; +&Windows;, edit the XF86Config file to get the +fonts from the font folder. Then just tell &tde; to use these new +fonts with the font administrator utility. + + + + + + +Is it possible to enter, show and work with the Euro Symbol in +&tde;? + + +Yes and no. For details, look here: http://www.koffice.org/kword/euro.php. + + + + +How do I run a program at &tde; startup? + +There are many ways to do that. If what you want to do +is to run some scripts that would set some environment variables (for +example, to start gpg-agent, ssh-agent and others), you can put +these scripts into $TDEHOME/env/ and make sure their names end in +.sh. $TDEHOME is +usually a folder named .kde +(note the period at the beginning) in your home +folder. If you want scripts to be executed for all &tde; users, you can +put them under $TDEDIR/env/, where $TDEDIR is the prefix &tde; was +installed to (you can find this out using the command +tde-config --prefix). +If you wish to start a program after &tde; has started, you may want to use the +Autostart folder. To add +entries to the Autostart folder: + +Open &konqueror;. + +Select GoAutostart + from the menubar. + +Right-click in the window view area and select Create NewFileLink to +Application + + +Click on the Application tab in +the window that appears and enter the name of the command to run in +the Command text box. + + + + + + + + + +How can I allow more than one user to be logged in a at a time? Can &tde; do fast user switching? + + + +To enable more than one user to log in at one time on the same +computer (sometimes referred to as fast user switching) you +need to tell the program that logs you in that it can use more than one +session (or, in &X-Window; terms, display) at a time. + +In &tde;, this program is called &tdm; which stands for &tde; +Display Manager. If you are not using &tdm; as your login screen +then you will need to consult the documentation for the software you are using on how to +accomplish multiple sessions. + +By default, this will be configured at installation time automatically +if &tdm; supports virtual terminals on your system (currently Linux only). +If it was not configured automatically, consult the &tdm; manual, section +Specifying permanent &X-Server;s. +After modifying tdmrc, you will have to let &tdm; know about it; just +invoke killall -HUP tdm. + + + + -- cgit v1.2.1