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diff --git a/doc/kandy/index.docbook b/doc/kandy/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c1a952a33 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kandy/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,348 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY kappname "&kandy;"> + <!ENTITY package "kdepim"> + <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> + <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> +]> + +<book lang="&language;"> +<bookinfo> +<title>The &kandy; Handbook</title> +<authorgroup> +<author> +<firstname>Cornelius</firstname> +<surname>Schumacher</surname> +<affiliation> +<address><email>schumacher@kde.org</email></address> +</affiliation> +</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> +<date>2002-02-05</date> +<releaseinfo>0.03.00</releaseinfo> +<abstract> +<para>&kandy; is an application for synchronizing the data on a mobile phone +with the data on the desktop.</para> +</abstract> +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>kdepim</keyword> +<keyword>kandy</keyword> +<keyword>synchronizing</keyword> +<keyword>phone</keyword> +</keywordset> +</bookinfo> + +<chapter id="using-kandy"> +<title>Using &kandy;</title> + +<sect1 id="terminal"> +<title>The Terminal Window</title> + +<para>The terminal window provides a low-level interface for controlling +the mobile phone via <command>AT</command> modem commands. You can type +in commands in the upper middle field: the lower-middle fields show +the direct response of the mobile phone; the right side of the main +window shows the processed output.</para> + +<para> On the left side you have the list of available commands; you +can execute them by double-clicking on them or by pressing the +<guibutton>Execute</guibutton> button. The modem response output +fields show what happens. If you have typed in a new command you can +add it to the list of available commands by pressing the +<guibutton>Add</guibutton> button; a dialog will pop up to allow you +select a name and parameters for the command.</para> + +<para>The command list is saved to an &XML; file by selecting +<guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem> from the menu or by pressing the +corresponding toolbar button. You can load an existing file by selecting +<guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem> from the menu.</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="mobilegui"> +<title>Mobile Interface Window</title> + +<para>By choosing <guimenuitem>Mobile GUI</guimenuitem> from the +<guimenu>Show</guimenu> menu of the terminal window you open the +Interface Window for your mobile phone. This shows a comprehensive view +of the status and data present on the phone including the +phonebook. There are twos list of phonebook data: one representing the +&kde; address book; the other representing the data on the +phone.</para> + +<para>You can read the phone books by pressing the +<guibutton>Read</guibutton> button right under the corresponding +list. By pressing the <guibutton>Write</guibutton> button you write back +the data shown in the list to the corresponding phonebook. By pressing +<guibutton>Save to File</guibutton> you can store the mobile phonebook +as list of comma-separated values to disk. After loading the phonebook +data using the <guibutton>Read</guibutton> buttons you can merge the +phonebooks by pressing the <guibutton>Merge</guibutton> button: this +will put data only present in one of the phonebooks into the other and +vice versa; if conflicts occur during this process, a dialog pops +up.</para> + +<para>The <guibutton>Sync</guibutton> button performs all the actions +needed for syncing the phonebooks. It reads the data from the &kde; +addressbook and the mobile phone, does the merge and writes it +back.</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="configuring"> +<title>Configuring &kandy;</title> + +<para>By selecting the entry <guimenuitem>Configure Kandy</guimenuitem> +from the menu you get the preferences dialog of &kandy;. You can set the +name of the serial device where your mobile is connected in this +dialog; examples for the name of the serial device under &Linux; are +<filename class="devicefile">/dev/ttyS0</filename> for the first and +<filename class="devicefile">/dev/ttyS1</filename> for the second serial +interface of your computer. You can also set which windows are opened +by default when starting &kandy;.</para> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="menu-ref"> +<title>Menu Reference</title> + +<sect1> +<title><guimenu>File</guimenu> menu</title> + +<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>Exit</action> &kandy;.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="show-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Show</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Show</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Terminal</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Open the terminal window</action>, where you can interact +with your phone via <command>AT</command> commands.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="modem-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Modem</guimenu> menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<guimenu>Modem</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Connect</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Connect to your phone.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<guimenu>Modem</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Disconnect</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Disconnect from your phone.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="settings-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Show Toolbar</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Toggle whether the toolbar should be displayed.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenu>Show Statusbar</guimenu> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Toggle whether the statusbar should be displayed.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Open a standard dialog to modify shortcut +keybindings.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure Toolbars...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Open a standard dialog to modify the icons on the +toolbar.</action></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term> +<menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure Kandy...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +</term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Opens a dialog where you can customize the +application.</action>; this is described further in the <xref +linkend="configuring"/> section.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="help-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Help</guimenu> menu</title> + +&help.menu.documentation; + +</sect1> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="credits"> +<title>Credits and Licenses</title> + +<para>&kandy; copyright 2001 Cornelius Schumacher +<email>schumacher@kde.org</email>.</para> + +<para>Documentation by Cornelius Schumacher, with additions by Lauri +Watts <email>lauri@kde.org</email>.</para> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +&underGPL; +&underFDL; + +</chapter> + +<appendix id="installation"> +<title>Installation</title> + +<sect1 id="getting-kandy"> +<title>How to obtain &kandy;</title> + +&install.intro.documentation; + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="kandy-requirements"> +<title>Requirements</title> + +<para>You will need to have the kdelibs package installed in order to +successfully compile the kdepim package that contains &kandy;. The +kdelibs package may be found at the same location as the kdepim +package.</para> + +<para>The &kaddressbook; is part of the kdebase package. This can also +be found at the same location as the kdepim package.</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="compilation"> +<title>Compilation and Installation</title> + +&install.compile.documentation; + +<para>Compiling and installing the required kdelibs package follows the +same process. If you encounter any problems compiling or installing +&kandy;, help may be obtained from the <ulink +url="http://www.kde.org/mailinglists.html">&kde; mailing lists </ulink> +or from the Usenet newsgroup: comp.windows.x.kde.</para> +</sect1> +</appendix> + +<appendix id="developer-info"> +<title>Developer Information</title> + +<sect1 id="dcop"> +<title><acronym>DCOP</acronym> Interface</title> + +<para>&kandy; provides a <acronym>DCOP</acronym> interface +<interfacename>KandyIface</interfacename> with the following functions: +<function>syncPhonebook()</function> syncs the mobile phone book book +with the &kde; address book. This is equivalent to pressing the +<guibutton>Sync</guibutton> button in the Mobile Interface +Window. <function>exit()</function> closes &kandy;.</para> + +</sect1> + +</appendix> + +</book> + +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-minimize-attributes:nil +sgml-general-insert-case:lower +sgml-indent-step:0 +sgml-indent-data:nil +End: + +// vim:ts=2:sw=2:tw=78:noet +--> |