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<bookinfo>
<title>The &kwrite; Handbook</title>
<authorgroup>
<author>&Thad.McGinnis; &Thad.McGinnis.mail;</author>
<author>&Anne-Marie.Mahfouf; &Anne-Marie.Mahfouf.mail;</author>
<author>&Anders.Lund; &Anders.Lund.mail;</author>
<othercredit role="developer">
&Christoph.Cullmann; &Christoph.Cullmann.mail;
<!-- <contrib>Core Developer and Maintainer</contrib> -->
</othercredit>

<othercredit role="reviewer">
&Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail;
<!-- <contrib>Reviewer</contrib> -->
</othercredit>

<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->

</authorgroup>

<copyright>
<year>2000</year><year>2001</year>
<holder>&Thad.McGinnis;</holder>
</copyright>
<copyright>
<year>2005</year>
<holder>&Anne-Marie.Mahfouf; &Anne-Marie.Mahfouf.mail;</holder>
<holder>&Anders.Lund; &Anders.Lund.mail;</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>

<date>2005-12-27</date>
<releaseinfo>4.5.0</releaseinfo>

<abstract>
<para>&kwrite; is a text editor for &kde;</para>
</abstract>

<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>KWrite</keyword>
<keyword>text</keyword>
<keyword>editor</keyword>
</keywordset>

</bookinfo>

<chapter id="introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>

<para>
&kwrite; is more than a text editor for the &kde; Desktop. It is meant
to be a programmer's editor, and could be considered as at least a
partial alternative to more powerful editors.  It may be best used in
conjunction with &konqueror; for source file browsing for different
languages. &kwrite; also works very well as a simple text editor.  One
of &kwrite;'s main features is the colorized syntax, customized for many
different programming languages such as: C/C++, &Java;, Python, Perl,
Bash, Modula 2, &HTML;, and Ada.
</para>

</chapter>

<chapter id="on-screen-fundamentals">
<title>Some Fundamentals</title>

<para>
&kwrite; is very simple to use. Anyone that has used a text editor
should have no problems.
</para>

<sect1 id="drag-and-drop">
<title>Drag and Drop</title>

<para>
&kwrite; uses the &kde; Drag and Drop protocol. Files may be dragged and
dropped onto &kwrite; from the Desktop, &konqueror; or some remote &FTP;
site opened in one of &konqueror;'s windows.
</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="command-line-options">
<title>Command Line Options</title>

<para>
Though &kwrite; may most often be started from the &kde; program menu, or
a desktop icon, it can also be opened at the command line prompt of a
terminal window.  There are a few useful options that are available when
doing this.
</para>

<sect2 id="specify-a-file">
<title>Specify a File</title>

<para>By specifying the path and name of a particular file the user can
have &kwrite; open (or create) that file immediately upon startup.  This
option might look something like the following:</para>

<informalexample><screen>
<prompt>%</prompt> <userinput><command>kwrite</command>
<option><replaceable>/home/myhome/docs/myfile.txt</replaceable></option>
</userinput>
</screen>
</informalexample>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="editing-files-on-the-internet">
<title>Specify a file on the internet</title>

<para>The above-mentioned method could even be used to open files on the
internet (if the user has an active connection at the time.)  An example of
this might look like the following:</para>

<informalexample><screen>
<prompt>%</prompt> <userinput><command>kwrite</command>
<option><replaceable>ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/Welcome.msg</replaceable>
</option></userinput>
</screen>
</informalexample>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="other-command-line-options">
<title>Other Command Line Options</title>

<para>The following command line help options are available</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kwrite</command>
<option>--help</option></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>This lists the most basic options available at the command
line.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kwrite</command>
<option>--help-qt</option></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>This lists the options available for changing the way
&kwrite; interacts with &Qt;.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kwrite</command>
<option>--help-kde</option></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>This lists the options available for changing the way
&kwrite; interacts with &kde;.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kwrite</command>
<option>--help-all</option></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>This lists all of the command line options.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kwrite</command>
<option>--author</option></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Lists &kwrite;'s authors in the terminal
window</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kwrite</command>
<option>--version</option></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Lists version information for &Qt;, &kde;, and &kwrite;. Also
available through <userinput><command>kwrite</command>
<option>-v</option></userinput> </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kwrite</command>
<option>--stdin</option></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Causes &kwrite; to read the document content from STDIN. This
is similar to the common option <option>-</option> used in many command line
programs, and allows you to pipe command output into &kwrite;.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kwrite</command>
<option>--encoding</option> <parameter>encoding</parameter>
<parameter>&URL;</parameter></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Causes &kwrite; to use the specified encoding for the document.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kwrite</command>
<option>--line</option> <parameter>line</parameter>
<parameter>&URL;</parameter></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Navigate to the specified line after opening the document.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kwrite</command>
<option>--column</option> <parameter>column</parameter>
<parameter>&URL;</parameter></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Navigate to the specified column after opening the document.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="keybindings">
<title>Shortcuts</title>

<para>Many of the shortcuts are configurable by way of the <link
 linkend="settings">Settings</link> menu.  By default &kwrite; honors the
following shortcuts:</para>
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<tbody>

<row><entry><para><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>Insert</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Toggle between Insert and Overwrite mode. When in insert mode the
editor will add any typed characters to the text while pushing along any data to
the right of the text cursor. Overwrite mode causes the entry of each character
to eliminate the character immediately to the right of the text
cursor.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Left
Arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Move the cursor one character to the left </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Right
Arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Move the cursor one character to the right </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Up
Arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Move the cursor up one line  </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Down
Arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Move the cursor down one line </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Page
Up</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Move the cursor up one page  </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Page
Up</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Previous Bookmark  </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Page
Down</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Move the cursor down one page  </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Page
Down</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Next Bookmark  </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>Backspace</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Delete the character to the left of the cursor </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>Home</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Move the cursor to the beginning of the line </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>End</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Move the cursor to the end of the line </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>Delete</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Delete the character to the right of the cursor (or any selected
text)</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Left
Arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Mark text one character to the left </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Right
Arrow</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Mark text one character to the right </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Help</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>What's this?</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para><link linkend="find-again"> Find again</link></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para><link linkend="find-previous"> Find Previous</link></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Select All</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Deselect</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>B</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Block Selection Mode</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>B</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Set a Bookmark</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Copy the marked text to the clipboard. </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Comment</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Uncomment</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para><link linkend="find"> Find</link></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>G</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Go to line...</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>I</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Indent selection</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>I</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Unindent selection</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>J</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Join Lines</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> <link linkend="new">New</link> document</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>O</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para><link linkend="open">Open a document</link> </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para><link linkend="print">Print</link> </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Quit - close active copy of editor </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para><link linkend="replace"> Replace</link></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Invokes the <link
linkend="save"><guilabel>Save</guilabel></link> command.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>U</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Uppercase</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>U</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Lowercase</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Alt;&Ctrl;<keycap>U</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Capitalize</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>V</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Paste the clipboard text into line edit. </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>W</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para><link linkend="close">Close</link> </para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>X</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Delete the marked text and copy it to the clipboard.
</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para><link linkend="undo">Undo</link></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para><link linkend="redo">Redo</link></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>-</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Collapse One Local Level</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>-</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Collapse Toplevel</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>+</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Expand One Local Level</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>+</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Expand Toplevel</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>F5</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para><link linkend="reload"> Reload</link></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>F6</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para>Show/Hide Icon Border</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>F7</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Switch to Command Line</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>F9</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Show/Hide Folding Markers</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>F10</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Dynamic Word Wrap</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>F11</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
<entry><para> Show/Hide Line Numbers</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</sect1>
</chapter>

<chapter id="the-menu-entries">
<title>The Menu Entries</title>

<sect1 id="file">
<title>The <guimenu>File</guimenu> Menu</title>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>
<term id="new">
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>
This starts a new Document in the editor. If there is a current
document with unsaved changes the user is given a chance to save it.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term id="open">
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>O</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Open...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>

<listitem>
<!--
This is description of a standard dialog and so should go in the UG,
with a pointer to it. In fact, I'll probably nick this very stuff for
the UG
- Phil
<para>
This command opens a file.  It does this by means of a dialog box which
allows the user to navigate the file system.  The dialog operates like a
small file manager. Clicking on folders displayed in the central
window directs the dialog to enter that folder - displaying its
contents.  There is an entry/dropdown box which can be used to type in
directly the location and name of the file or by clicking the arrow at
the side choose from a drop down box of recently used locations. Below
this is a filter which similarly may have data entered directly or
chosen from a drop down box of recent filter types.  The filter facility
lets only files that meet its specifications be displayed in the central
window. If the filter contained text such as <literal
role="extension">*.txt</literal> then only files with the <literal
role="extension">txt</literal> extension would be visible in the
selection window. Below the filter is a status bar giving information
about the number of files and subfolders within the current
folder.
</para>

<para>
The toolbar, which is located at the top of the dialog, has left and
right arrow buttons that let the user move back and forth through
previously selected folders as well as an up arrow button for moving
up the folder tree. The button with the little house takes the user
to his or her home folder and the one with the two arrows curved in
on each other updates the view of the current folder. The flag button
lets the user set a new bookmark at the current folder or go to one
that was previously set.
</para>

<para>
The last button on the toolbar allows you to create a new folder, and
even change some basic settings for the dialog box, and finally there is
dropdown box with a list of some commonly frequented folders.
</para>
-->
<para>Displays a standard &kde; <guilabel>Open File</guilabel>
dialog. Use the file view to select the file you want to open, and
click on <guibutton>Open</guibutton> to open it. You can find more
information about the &kde; <guilabel>Open File</guilabel> dialog in
the &kde; User Guide.</para>

</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term id="open-recent">
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Open Recent</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This is a shortcut to open recently saved documents. Clicking on this
item opens a list to the side of the menu with several of the most
recently saved files. Clicking on a specific file will open it in
&kwrite; - if the file still resides at the same
location.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term id="save">
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This saves the current document.  If there has already been a save of
the document then this will overwrite the previously saved file without
asking for the user's consent.  If it is the first save of a new
document the save as dialog (described below) will be invoked.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term id="save-as">
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Save As...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This allows a document to be saved with a new file name. This is done by
means of the file dialog box described above in the <link
linkend="open">Open</link> section of this help file.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term id="reload">
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F5</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Reload</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Reloads the active file from disk. This command is useful if another program or
process has changed the file while you have it open in &kwrite;.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term id="print">
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Print...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Opens a simple print dialog allowing the user to specify what, where,
and how to print.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term id="export-as-html">
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Export as HTML...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Export your file in HTML format so your document can be viewed as a web page.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term id="close">
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>W</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Close</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Close the active file with this command. If you have made unsaved changes, you
will be prompted to save the file before &kwrite; closes it.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term id="quit">
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This will close the editor window, if you have more than one instance of
&kwrite; running, through the <guimenuitem>New View</guimenuitem> or
<guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem> menu items, those instances will
not be closed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="edit">
<title>The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> Menu</title>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term id="undo"><menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Undo</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>This is used to eliminate or reverse the most recent user action
or operation.
<!--
Just what constitutes such an action may be better
understood by referring to the <link linkend="group-undos">Group
Undos</link> portion of this help file.
-->
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="redo"/><menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Redo</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>This will reverse the most recent change (if any) made using Undo</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="cut"/><menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>X</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>This command deletes the current selection and places it on the
clipboard.
The  clipboard is a feature of &kde; that works invisibly to provide a way to
transfer data between applications.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="copy"/><menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>This copies the currently selected text to the clipboard so that it may
be pasted elsewhere.  The clipboard is a feature of &kde; that works invisibly
to provide a way to transfer data between applications.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="copy-as-html"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Copy as
HTML</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>This copies the currently selected text to the clipboard as HTML.</para>
 </listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="paste"/><menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>V</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>This will insert the contents of the clipboard at the cursor position.
The clipboard is feature of &kde; that works invisibly to provide a way to
transfer data between applications.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="select-all"/><menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Select All</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>This will select the entire document. This could be very useful for
copying the entire file to another application.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="deselect"/><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Deselect</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>Deselects the selected text in the editor if any.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="block-selection-mode"/><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>B</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Bloc
Selection Mode</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>Toggles Selection Mode. When the Selection Mode is “BLOCK”, you can make
vertical selections, ie select column 5 to 10 in lines 9 to 15.
The status bar shows the current state of the Selection Mode, either “NORM” or
“BLK”.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="overwrite-mode"/><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Insert</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Overwrite
Mode</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>Toggles the Insert/Overwrite modes. When the mode is "INS", you
insert characters where the cursor is. When the mode is "OVR", writing
characters will replace the current characters if your cursor is positioned
before any character. The status bar shows the current state of the Overwrite
Mode, either “INS” or “OVR”.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="find"/><menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Find</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>This opens the find dialog which is used to specify the <guilabel>Text to
Find</guilabel> in the document. There is small text box for entering the search
pattern which also doubles as a dropdown box. Clicking on the dropdown arrow at
the side of the box makes available other recent search patterns. Other
parameters are included to make the search more efficient. Selecting
<guilabel>Case Sensitive</guilabel> will limit finds to entries that match the
case (upper or lower) of each of the characters in the search  pattern.
<guilabel>Find Backwards</guilabel> directs the search to proceed in an upwardly
direction. The <guilabel>Selected Text</guilabel> option keeps the  search
within currently selected text. Checking <guilabel>Whole Words Only</guilabel>
prevents the search from stopping on words that contain the searched for
pattern. The <guilabel>Search from Cursor</guilabel> option begins the search
from the current position of the cursor within the document rather  than from
the beginning.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="find-again"/><menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Find Next</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
 <listitem>
<para>This repeats the last find operation, if any, without calling the find
dialog box.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term id="find-previous">
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Find Previous</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This repeats the last find operation, if any, without calling the find
dialog box, and searching backwards instead of forwards through the
document.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="replace"/><menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Replace...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>This command opens the replace dialog box. The replace dialog is
almost identical to the above-mentioned find dialog. In addition to the features
in the find dialog it contains a <guilabel>Replace With:</guilabel> text
entry/dropdown box.  Using this dialog the user can specify both the text to be
found and text with which to replace it. The additional <guilabel>Prompt
On Replace</guilabel> option allows the user to have &kwrite; ask for
confirmation before each replacement.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term id="go-to-line">
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>G</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Go to line</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>
This opens the goto line dialog box which is used to have the cursor
jump to a particular line (specified by number) in the document.  The
line number may be entered directly into the text box or graphically by
clicking on the up or down arrow spin controls at the side of the text
box. The little up arrow will increase the line number and the down
arrow decrease it.  There is also a slide control to the right of the
text box which allows the user to move the goto point in the document in
an analog manner.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect1>
<sect1 id="view-menu">
<title>The <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu</title>

<para>The <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu allows you to manage settings
specific to the active editor, and to manage frames.</para>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>
<term>
<anchor id="view-new-window"/>
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Opens a new window with the same text.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>
<anchor id="view-command-line"/>
<menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>F7</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Switch to Command Line</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Displays the Katepart command line at the bottom of the window.
In the command line, type "help" to get help and "help list" to get a list of
commands.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>
<anchor id="view-schema"/>
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Schema</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Select a font schema.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>
<anchor id="view-dynamic-word-wrap"/>
<menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F10</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Dynamic Word Wrap</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>The text lines will be wrapped at the view
border on the screen.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>
<anchor id="view-dynamic-word-wrap-indicators"/>
<menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F10</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Dynamic Word Wrap Indicators</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
 <para>Choose when and how the dynamic word wrap indicators should be
displayed. This is only available if the <guilabel>Dynamic Word
Wrap</guilabel> option is checked.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>
<anchor id="view-show-static-word-wrap"/>
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Static Word Wrap Marker</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>If this option is checked, a vertical line will be drawn at the
word wrap column as defined in the <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure Editor...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in the
Editing tab. Please note that the word wrap marker is only drawn if you
use a fixed pitch font.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>
<anchor id="view-show-icon-border"/>
<menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F6</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Icon Border</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This is a toggle item. Setting it on checked will make the
side of the active editor, and vice versa.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>
<anchor id="view-show-line-numbers"/>
<menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F11</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Line Numbers</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This is a toggle Item. Setting it on checked will make a pane displaying
the line numbers of the document visible in the left border of the active
editor, and vice versa.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>
<anchor id="view-scrollbar-marks"/>
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Show Scrollbar Marks</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>If this option is checked, the view will show marks on the vertical
scrollbar.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>
<anchor id="view-hide-folding-markers"/>
<menuchoice>
<shortcut><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F9</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenuitem>Hide Folding Markers</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>If this option is checked, the marks for code folding will be
hidden.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>
<anchor id="view-code-folding"/>
<menuchoice>
<guimenuitem>Code Folding</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>-</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenuitem>Collapse Toplevel</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem><para>Collapse all toplevel regions in the document.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>Shift</keycap><keycap>+</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenuitem>Expand Toplevel</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem><para>Expand all toplevel regions in the document.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>-</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenuitem>Collapse One Local Level</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem><para>Collapse the region closest to the cursor.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
<keycap>+</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenuitem>Expand One Local Level</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem><para>Expand the region closest to the cursor.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="go">
<title>The <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> Menu</title>
<variablelist>

<varlistentry>
<term id="set-bookmark">
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>B</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Set Bookmark</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Sets or removes a bookmark in the current line of the active document. (If it's
there, it is removed, otherwise one is set).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term id="clear-bookmarks">
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Clear All Bookmarks</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This command will remove all the markers from the document as well as
the list of markers which is appended at the bottom of this menu item.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="bookmarks-previous">
<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Alt</keycap>
<keycap>Page Up</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu><guimenuitem>Previous</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem><para>This will move the cursor to beginning of the first above line
with a bookmark. The menuitem text will include the line number and the first
piece of text on the line. This item is only available when there is a bookmark
in a line above the cursor.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="bookmarks-next">
<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Alt</keycap>
<keycap>Page Down</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
<guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu><guimenuitem>Next</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>This will move the cursor to beginning of the next line with a
bookmark. The menuitem text will include the line number and the first piece of
text on the line. This item is only available when there is a bookmark in a line
below the cursor.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>

<para>
At the bottom of this menu, a list of markers appears if any markers are
available for this window.
</para>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="tools">
<title>The <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> Menu</title>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="tools-read-only"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Read Only Mode</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
 <listitem>
<para>Set the current document to Read Only mode. This prevents any text
addition and any changes in the document formatting.</para>
 </listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="tools-filetype"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Filletype</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
 <listitem>
<para>Choose the filetype scheme you prefer for the active document. This
overwrites the global filetype mode set in <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure
Editor...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in the Filetypes tab for your current
document only.</para>
 </listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="tools-highlighting"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Highlighting</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
 <listitem>
<para>Choose the Highlighting scheme you prefer for the active document. This
overwrites the global highlighting mode set in <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure
Editor...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> for your current document only.</para>
 </listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="tools-indentation"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Indentation</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
 <listitem>
<para>Choose the style of indentation you want for your active document.
This overwrites the global indentation mode set in <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure
Editor...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> for your current document only.</para>
 </listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="tools-encoding"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Encoding</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
 <listitem>
<para>You can overwrite the default encoding set in <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure
Editor...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in the <guilabel>Open/Save</guilabel> tab
to set a different encoding for your current document. The encoding you
set here will be only valid for your current document.</para>
 </listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="tools-end-of-line"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>End of Line</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
 <listitem>
<para>Choose your prefered end of line mode for your active
document. This overwrites the global end of line mode set in <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure
Editor...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> for your current document only.</para>
 </listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="Spelling..."/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Spelling...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
</term>

<listitem><para><action>This initiates the spellchecking program - a program
designed to help the user catch and correct any spelling errors.</action>
Clicking on this entry will start the checker and bring up the speller dialog
box through which the user can control the process.  There are four settings
lined up vertically in the center of the dialog with their corresponding labels
just to the left.  Starting at the top they are:</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Unknown word:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Here, the spellchecker indicates the word currently under
consideration.  This happens when the checker encounters a word not in its
dictionary - a file containing a list of correctly spelled words against which
it compares each word in the editor.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Replace with:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para> If the checker has any similar words in its dictionary the
first one will be listed here.  The user can accept the suggestion, type in his
or her own correction, or choose a different suggestion from the next
box.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Suggested Words:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para> The checker may list here a number of possible replacements for
the word under consideration.  Clicking on any one of the suggestions will cause
that word to be entered in the <guilabel>Replacement:</guilabel> box,
above.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Language:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para> If you have installed multiple dictionaries, here you can
select which dictionary/language should be used.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>On the right side of the dialog box are 5 buttons that allow the user to
control the spellcheck process.  They are:</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guibutton>Add to Dictionary</guibutton></term>
<listitem><para>Pressing this button adds the word in the <guilabel>Misspelled
Word:</guilabel> box to the checker's dictionary. This means that in the future
the checker will always consider this word to be correctly
spelled.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guibutton>Replace</guibutton></term>
<listitem><para> This button has the checker replace the word under
consideration in the document with the word in the
<guilabel>Replacement:</guilabel> box.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guibutton>Replace All</guibutton></term>
<listitem><para> This button causes the checker to replace not only the current
<guilabel>Unknown word:</guilabel> but to automatically make the same
substitution for any other occurrences of this <guilabel>Misspelled
Word:</guilabel> in the document.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guibutton>Ignore</guibutton></term>
<listitem><para>Activating this button will have the checker move on without
making any changes.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guibutton>Ignore All</guibutton></term>
<listitem><para> This button tells the checker to do nothing with the current
<guilabel>Unknown word:</guilabel> and to pass over any other instances of
the same word.</para> <note><para>This only applies to the current spellcheck
run.  If the checker is run again later it will stop on this same
word.</para></note></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<!--<para>Located horizontally along the bottom of the spellcheck dialog is a
progress bar.  As the checking process proceeds the bar will fill from left to
right providing a graphical representation of how far along in the document the
process has reached.  In addition, the progress is displayed numerically in
the center of the progress bar.</para>//-->

<!--<note><para>A numerical display of the spellcheck
process is simultaneously displayed in the status bar of the editor.  The <link
linkend="show-statusbar">status bar</link> is the horizontal strip at the bottom
of the editor just outside of the text entry area.</para></note>//-->

<para>Three more buttons are located horizontally along the bottom of the
spellcheck dialog.  They are:</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guibutton>Help</guibutton></term>
<listitem><para> This invokes the &kde; help system starting at the &kwrite; help
pages (this document).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guibutton>Finished</guibutton></term>
<listitem><para> This button ends the spellcheck process, and returns to the
document.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guibutton>Cancel</guibutton></term>
<listitem><para> This button cancels the spellcheck process, all modifications
are reverted, and you will return to your document.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="tools-spelling-from-cursor"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Spelling (from cursor)...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
 <listitem>
<para>This initiates the spellchecking program but it starts where your cursor
is instead of at the beginning of the document.</para>
 </listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="tools-spellcheck-selection"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Spellcheck Selection...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
 <listitem>
<para>Spellchecks the current selection.</para>
 </listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="indent"/><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>I</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Indent</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>This increases the paragraph's indentation by one step. The size of the
step depends on the <link linkend="pref-indent"> indentation
settings</link>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="unindent"/><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>I</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Unindent</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>

<listitem>
<para>This reduces the paragraph's indentation by one step. The size of the step

depends on the <link linkend="pref-indent"> indentation settings</link>.</para>

</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="cleanindent"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Clean
Indentation</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>  <listitem>
<para>This cleans the indentation for the current selection or for the
line the cursor is currently in. Cleaning the indentation ensures that
all your selected text follows the indentation mode you choose.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="tools-align"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Align</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>Causes a realign of the current line or selected lines using the
indentation mode and indentation settings in the doucment.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Comment</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>This adds one space to the beginning of the line
where the text cursor is located or to the beginning of any
selected lines.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Uncomment</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>This removes one space (if any exist) from the beginning of the
line where the text cursor is located or from the beginning of any
selected lines.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>U</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Uppercase</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>Put the selected text or the letter after the cursor in
uppercase.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>U</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Lowercase</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>Put the selected text or the letter after the cursor in
lowercase.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;&Ctrl;<keycap>U</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Capitalize</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>Capitalize the selected text or the current
word.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>J</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Join Lines</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>Joins the selected lines, or the current line and the line below
with one white space character as a separator. Leading/trailing white space on
joined lines is removed in the affected ends.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Word Wrap Document</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>Apply static word wrapping on all the document. That means that
a new line of text will automatically start when the current
line exceeds the length specified by the Wrap words at: option
in the Editing tab in <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure
Editor...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>


</sect1>

<sect1 id="settings">
<title>The <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu</title>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="show-toolbar"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Toolbar</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
When checked, this displays a movable toolbar containing buttons used to
initiate frequently used commands. When unchecked the toolbar is hidden.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="show-statusbar"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show
Statusbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>When checked, this displays a small bar at the bottom of the editor
containing information about the status of the current document.  When unchecked
the statusbar is hidden.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="show-path"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show
Path</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>When selected, this displays in the titlebar the path (its location in the
file system) of the current document.  When unchecked the path is hidden.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="preferences"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure Editor...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This menu item opens a dialog whereby several different <link
linkend="pref-dialog">settings</link> may be adjusted.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="choose-editor"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Choose Editor...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Choose the default text editing component that you wish to use in &kwrite;. You
can choose <guilabel>System Default</guilabel>, <guilabel>Embedded
Advanced Text Editor</guilabel> or <guilabel>&Qt; Designer Based
Text Editor</guilabel> (note that the &Qt; Designer Based Text Editor is
only available if you have KDevelop installed on your system). If you choose
<guilabel>System Default</guilabel>, &kwrite; will honor your changes in
&kcontrolcenter;.  All other choices will override that setting.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="configure-keybindings"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure
Shortcuts...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>This command opens a dialog box whereby the <link
linkend="keybindings">shortcuts</link> may be changed.  A display window at the
top of the dialog box shows the list of commands (actions) that can have
keyboard shortcuts.  Below the display are three radio buttons.  The user may
choose between No Key, Default Key, and Custom Key.  (Note that a set of radio
buttons only allows the selection of one of the offered items - in the way that
buttons on a car radio only offer the selection of one preset station.  Also,
the Default Key selection  is only available for those commands that actually
have a 'default' shortcut.)  Selecting the Custom Key option activates the three
check boxes and key button at the bottom of the dialog. The user may then select
a key combination for the command in question by means of the check boxes and
key button. For example, with the About &kde; command selected in the display
window, the user could select &Ctrl; and <keycap>Alt</keycap>, click on  the key
button, and then press the <keycap>K</keycap> key on the keyboard.  This would
mean that anytime he or she held down the &Ctrl; and  <keycap>Alt</keycap>
buttons and pressed <keycap>K</keycap> (while using
&kwrite;) the About &kde; display box would be called. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="configure-toolbars"/><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure
Toolbars...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>This will open the dialog whereby the toolbar configuration may
be changed.   The user can choose which shortcut buttons should appear on the
toolbar. A display window on the left lists the commands available to placed
on the toolbar.  A display on the right lists those commands already on the
toolbar.  A set of four arrow buttons between the two displays manipulates the
selections.  The right pointing arrow places any command selected in the left
pane onto the right pane, <abbrev>i.e.</abbrev>, it is added to the toolbar.
The left arrow does just the opposite, removing any action selected in the right

window from the toolbar.  The up and down pointing arrows change the position of

an action selected in the right window which changes the position of its button

in the toolbar.</para> </listitem>
</varlistentry>



<!--
<varlistentry>
<term>
<menuchoice><guimenu>>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure
Highlighting</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>Opens a dialog box allowing configuration of the syntax
highlighting.  The dialog is described in <xref
linkend="pref-highlighting"/>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>  -->

<!--<varlistentry>
<term>
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F6</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Icon Border</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Toggle the display of a border on the left of the editing window, where
bookmarks are displayed next to the line they apply to.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>//-->

<!--<varlistentry>
<term id="vertical-selection">
<menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F4</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Vertical Selection</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This is used to turn on or off the vertical selection feature.  Vertical
selection allows text to be selected by column as well as by row.  In other
words with this feature the user is able to select text contained in only
particular contiguous columns and rows.  In affect the user can select a
rectangular area of text anywhere in the document.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>  //-->

<!--<varlistentry>
<term id="set-highlight">
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Highlight Mode</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This allows the user to choose the style of color highlighting which the
editor uses to display the text. The styles are selected by programming
language. The font/color information is not stored with the document.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>  //-->

<!--<varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="end-of-line"/>
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guisubmenu>End of
Line</guisubmenu></menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para>This opens a sub-menu from which the user can select the type of
<quote>end of
line</quote> code for &kwrite; to use, <abbrev>i.e.</abbrev>, the accepted
standard
used by &UNIX;, &Mac; or MSDOS/&Windows; systems.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>  //-->

</variablelist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="help">
<title>The <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</title>

&help.menu.documentation;

</sect1>
</chapter>

<chapter id="pref-dialog">
<title>Configure &kwrite;</title>

<para>
Selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure
Editor...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the menu brings up the
<guilabel>Configure Editor</guilabel> dialog box.  This dialog can be
used to alter a number of different settings.  The settings available
for change vary according to which category the user chooses from a
vertical list on the left side of the dialog.  By means of three buttons
along the bottom of the box the user can control the process.
</para>

<para>
She or he may invoke the <guilabel>Help</guilabel> system, accept the
current settings and close the dialog by means of the
<guibutton>OK</guibutton> button, or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> the
process. The categories <guilabel>Colors</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Fonts</guilabel> <guilabel>Indent</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Select</guilabel>, <guilabel>Edit</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Spelling</guilabel> and <guilabel>Highlighting</guilabel> are
detailed below.
</para>

<sect1 id="appearance">
<title>Appearance</title>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Word Wrap</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry id="appearance-settings">
<term><guilabel>Dynamic word wrap</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>If this option is checked, the text lines
will be wrapped at the view border on the screen.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Dynamic word wrap indicators</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Choose when the Dynamic word wrap indicators
should be displayed.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Vertically align dynamically wrapped lines
to indentation depth:
</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Enables the start of dynamically wrapped
lines to be aligned  vertically to the indentation level of the first
line.  This can help to make code and markup more
readable.</para><para>Additionally, this allows you to
set a maximum width of the screen, as a percentage,
after which dynamically wrapped lines will no longer be vertically aligned.
For example, at 50%, lines whose indentation levels are deeper than 50% of the
width of the screen will not have vertical alignment applied to subsequent
wrapped lines.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Code Folding</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Show folding markers (if available)
</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>If this option is checked, the current view will display marks
for code folding, if code folding is available.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Borders</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Show icon border
</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>If this is checked, you will see an icon border on the left
hand side. The icon border shows bookmark signs for instance.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Show line numbers
</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>If this is checked, you will see line numbers on the left
hand side.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Show scrollbar marks
</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>If this option is checked the current view
will show marks on the vertical scrollbar. These marks will
for instance show bookmarks.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Sort Bookmarks Menu
</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>By position
</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>The bookmarks will be ordered by the line
numbers they are placed at.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>By creation
</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Each new bookmark will be added to the bottom,
independently from where it is placed in the document.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Show identation lines
</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>If this is checked, the editor wil display
vertical lines to help identifying indent lines.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="prefcolors">
<title>Fonts &amp; Colors</title>

<para>This section of the dialog lets you configure all fonts and colors in
any color scheme you have, as well creating new schemes or deleting existing
ones. Each scheme has settings for colors, fonts and normal and highlight text
styles.
</para>

<para>&kwrite; will preselect the currently active scheme for you, if you want to
work on a different scheme start by selecting that from the
<guilabel>Schema</guilabel> combobox.</para>

<sect2 id="prefcolors-colors">
<title>Colors</title>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry id="prefcolors-colors-text-background">
<term><guilabel>Text Area Background</guilabel></term>
<listitem>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry id="pref-colors-normal-text">
<term><guilabel>Normal text</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This is the default background for the editor area, it will be
the dominant color on the editor area.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="pref-colors-selected-text">
<term><guilabel>Selected Text</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This is the background for selected text. The default is
the global selection color, as set in your &kde; color preferences.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="pref-colors-current-line">
<term><guilabel>Current Line</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Set the color for the current line. Setting this a bit different
from the Normal text background helps to keep focus on the current line.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="pref-colors-marks">
<term><guilabel>Bookmark</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This combo lets you set overlay colors for various mark types.
The color is mixed into the background color of a marked line, so that a line
with more marks or a marked line that is current has a background that is a mix
of more colors. The mark colors are also used if you enable display of scrollbar
marks.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="prefcolors-colors-other-elements">
<term><guilabel>Other Elements</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Left Border Background</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This color is used for the marks, line numbers and folding
marker borders in the left side of the editor view when they are displayed.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Line Numbers</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This color is used to draw the line numbers on the left side of
the view when displayed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Bracket Highlight</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This color is used to draw the background of matching brackets.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Word Wrap Markers</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This color is used to draw a pattern to the left of dynamically
wrapped lines when those are aligned vertically, as well as for the static word
wrap marker.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Tab Markers</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This color is used to draw white space indicators when enabled.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="prefcolors-fonts">
<title>Fonts</title>
<para>
Here you can choose the font for the schema.  You can choose from
any font available on your system, and set a default size. A sample text
displays at the bottom of the dialog, so you can see the effect of your choices.
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="prefcolors-normal-text-styles">
<title>Normal Text Styles</title>
<para>The normal text styles are inherited by the highlight text styles,
allowing the editor to present text in a very consistent way, for example comment
text is using the same style in allmost all of the text formats that kate can
highlight.</para>
<para>The name in the list of styles is using the style configured for
the item, providing you with an immediate preview when configuring a style.
</para>
<para>Each style lets you select common attributes as well as foreground
and background colors. To unset a background color, rightclick to use the
context menu.</para>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="prefcolors-highlighting-text-styles">
<title>Highlighting Text Styles</title>
<para>Here you can edit the text styles used by a specific highlight definition.
The editor preselects the highlight used by your current document. To work on a
different highlight, select one in the <guilabel>Highlight</guilabel> combobox
above the style list.
</para>
<para>The name in the list of styles is using the style configured for
the item, providing you with an immediate preview when configuring a style.
</para>
<para>Each style lets you select common attributes as well as foreground
and background colors. To unset a background color, rightclick to use the
context menu. In addition you can see if a style is equal to the default style
used for the item, and set it to that if not.</para>
<para>You will notice that many highlights contain other highlights represented
by groups in the style list. For example most highlights import the Alert
highlight, and many source code formats imports the Doxygen highlight. Editing
colors in those groups only affects the styles when used in the edited highlight
format.
</para>
</sect2>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="pref-cursor-selection">
<title>Cursor &amp; Selection</title>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Text Cursor Movement</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Smart home</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>When selected, pressing the home key will cause the cursor to
skip white space and go to the start of a line's text.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Wrap cursor</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>When on, moving the insertion cursor using the <emphasis
role="bold">Left</emphasis> and <emphasis role="bold">Right</emphasis> keys will
go on to previous/next line at beginning/end of the line, similar to most
editors.</para><para>When off, the insertion cursor cannot be moved left of the
line start, but it can be moved off the line end, which can be very handy for
programmers. When this option is chosen, moving the cursor with the arrow keys
off the end of a line (to the right) causes it to jump down to the beginning of
the next line. Likewise when the cursor is moved past the beginning of a line
(to the left) it jumps up to the end of the preceding line. When this option is
not selected, moving the cursor right past the end of a line merely causes it to
continue horizontally in the same line and trying to move it left past the
beginning does nothing.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Page Up/Page Down moves cursor</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>This option changes the behavior of the cursor when the user presses
the <keycap>Page Up</keycap> or <keycap>Page Down</keycap> key. If unselected
the text cursor will maintain its relative position within the visible text in
&kwrite; as new text becomes visible as a result of the operation.  So if the
cursor is in the middle of the visible text when the operation occurs it will
remain there (except when one reaches the beginning or end.)  With this option
selected, the first key press will cause the cursor to move to either the top or
bottom of the visible text as a new page of text is displayed.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Autocenter cursor (lines):</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Sets the number of lines to maintain visible above and below the cursor
when possible.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Selection Mode</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Normal</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Selections will be overwritten by typed text and will be lost on
cursor movement.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Persistent</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Selections will stay even after cursor movement and typing.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="pref-edit">
<title>Editing</title>
<variablelist>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Tabulators</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Insert spaces instead of tabulators</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>When this is enabled the editor will insert a calculated number of spaces
according to the position in the text and the <option>tab-width</option> setting
when you press the <keycap>TAB</keycap> key.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Show tabulators</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>When this is enabled &kwrite; will display a small dot as a visual
representation of tabulator characters.</para>
<note><para>This also causes dots to be drawn to indicate trailing white space.
This will be fixed in a future version of &kwrite;</para></note>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term id="pref-tab-width">Tab Width</term> <listitem><para>If the
<link  linkend="pref-word-wrap"><guilabel>Replace Tabs By
Spaces</guilabel></link>
option is selected this entry determines the number of
spaces with which the editor will automatically replace
tabs.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term id="pref-word-wrap"><guilabel>Static Word Wrap</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>
Word wrap is a feature that causes the editor to automatically start a new line
of text and move (wrap) the cursor to the beginning of that new line.  &kwrite;
will automatically start a new line of text when  the current line reaches the
length specified by the <link linkend="pref-wrap-words-at">Wrap Words
At:</link> option.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Enable static word wrap</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Turns static word wrap on or off.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Show static word wrap markers
(if applicable)</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>If this option is checked, a vertical line will be drawn at the word wrap
column as defined in the <menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure Editor...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in the Editing tab.
Please note that the word wrap marker is only drawn if you use a fixed pitch
font.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term id="pref-wrap-words-at"><guilabel>Wrap words at:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>If the <link linkend="pref-word-wrap">Word Wrap</link> option is selected
this entry  determines the length (in characters) at which the editor will
automatically start a new line.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Remove Trailing Spaces</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>&kwrite; will automatically eliminate extra spaces
at the ends of lines of text.</para></listitem> </varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Auto Brackets</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>When
the user types a left bracket ([, (, or {) &kwrite; automatically enters the
right bracket (}, ), or ]) to the right of the cursor.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry> <term>Maximum <link linkend="undo">undo</link> steps:</term>
<listitem><para>Here the user may specify the number of steps &kwrite; will
retain in memory for purposes of undoing entries and actions. This means that
the higher the number of steps set the more memory &kwrite; will use for this.
Setting  this entry to 10 would mean that the user would be be able reverse the
last ten operations, <abbrev>i.e.</abbrev> click the <guibutton>undo</guibutton>
button 10 times and obtain results.</para></listitem> </varlistentry>

<varlistentry> <term>Smart search text from:</term>
<listitem><para>This determines where &kwrite; will get the search
text from (this will be automatically entered into the Find Text
dialog):
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Nowhere:</emphasis> Don't guess the search
text.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Selection Only:</emphasis> Use
    the current text selection, if available. </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Selection, then Current Word:</emphasis>
Use the current selection if available, otherwise use the current word.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Current Word
Only:</emphasis> Use the word that    the cursor is currently resting on, if
available. </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Current Word, then Selection:</emphasis>
Use the current word if    available, otherwise use the current selection.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
Note that, in all the above modes, if a
search string has not been or cannot be determined, then the Find Text Dialog
will fall back to the last search text.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<!--<varlistentry>
<term id="pref-replace-tabs-by-spaces"><guilabel>Replace Tabs By
Spaces</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>&kwrite; will replace any tabs  with
the number of spaces indicated in the <link  linkend="pref-tab-width">Tab
Width:</link> entry.</para></listitem>  </varlistentry>

<varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Show Tabs</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>The editor will display a symbol to indicate
the presence
of a tab in the text.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>  -->
</variablelist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="pref-indent">
<title>Indentation</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Automatic indentation</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Indentation mode:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Select the automatic indentation mode you want to use as default. It is
strongly recommended to use <userinput>None</userinput> or
<userinput>Normal</userinput>here, and use filetype configurations to set other
indentation modes for text formats like C/C++ code or &XML;.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Insert leading Doxygen "*" when typing</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Automatically insert a leading "*" while typing within a doxygen
style comment. This setting is only enabled when applicable.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Indentation with Spaces</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Use spaces instead of tabs to indent</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>This  replaces tabs with the number of spaces set in <guilabel>Number of
spaces:</guilabel> below.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Emacs style mixed mode</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Use a mix of tabs and space characters for indentation.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Number of spaces:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Set the number of spaces you want to use for indentation when you
check <guilabel>Use spaces instead of tabs to indent</guilabel>
above.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Keep Indent Profile</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>When this is enabled, the editor will not unindent lines in a
selection further when the line with the least indentation becomes unindented.
If you sometimes unindent blocks of indented code, this may be helpful.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Keep Extra Spaces</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Indentations of more than the selected number of spaces
will not be shortened.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Keys to use</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Tab key indents</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>This  allows the <keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>tab</keycap></keycombo> key to be used to indent.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Backspace key indent</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>This allows the <keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>backspace</keycap></keycombo> key to be used to
indent.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Tab Key Mode if Nothing Selected</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Insert indent characters</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>This allows the <keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> key insert indent
characters.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Insert tab character</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>This allows the <keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> key insert a tab.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Indent current line</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>This allows the <keycombo
action="simul"><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> key indent the current
line.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<!--<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Auto Indent</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>This causes
new lines to begin with the same indentation level as the previous
line.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>  -->
</variablelist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="pref-open-save">
<title>Open &amp; Save</title>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>File Format</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Encoding:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>This sets the default character encoding for your files.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>End of line:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Choose your prefered end of line mode for your active
document. You have the choice between &UNIX;, DOS/&Windows; or Macintosh.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Automatic end of line detection</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Check this if you want the editor to autodetect the end of line
type. The first found end of line type will be used for the whole file.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Memory Usage</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Maximum loaded blocks per file:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>The editor will load given number of blocks (of around 2048 lines) of
text into memory;  if the filesize is bigger than this the other blocks
are swapped to disk and loaded transparently as-needed.</para>
<para>This can cause little delays while navigating in the document; a
larger block count increases the editing speed at the cost of memory.
</para><para>For normal usage, just choose the highest possible block count:
limit it only if you have problems with the memory usage.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Automatic Cleanups on Load/Save</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Remove trailing spaces</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>The editor will automatically eliminate extra spaces at the ends of lines
of text while loading/saving the file.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Folder Config File</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Search depth for config file:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>The editor will search the given number of folder levels upwards
for &kwrite; config file and load the settings line from it.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Backup on Save</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Backing up on save will cause &kwrite; to copy the disk file to
&lt;prefix&gt;&lt;filename&gt;&lt;suffix&gt;' before saving changes.
The suffix defaults to <emphasis role="bold">~</emphasis> and prefix is empty by
default. </para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Local files</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Check this if you want backups of local files when
saving.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Remote files</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Check this if you want backups of remote files when saving.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Prefix</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Enter the prefix to prepend to the backup file names.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Suffix</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Enter the suffix to add to the backup file names.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="pref-highlighting">
<title>Highlighting</title>
<para>This group of options is used to customize the highlighting styles for
each programming language type. Any changes you made in other areas of this
dialog apply only to this type.</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Highlight:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This is used to choose the language type to
configure.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Informations</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
View the properties of the chosen language highlighting rules:
author name and license.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Properties</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>File extensions:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This is the list of file extensions used to determine which
files to highlight using the current syntax highlight mode.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>MIME types:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Clicking the wizard button will display a dialog with a list of
all available mime types to choose from.</para><para>The <emphasis
role="bold">File Extensions</emphasis> entry will automatically be edited as
well.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Priority:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Set the priority of the highlight rule.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guibutton>Download...</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Click this button to download new or updated syntax highlight descriptions
from the &kate; website.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>
<!-- obsolete annma 24 December 2005
<para>The <guilabel>Configure
Highlighting</guilabel> dialog consists of
two pages, <guilabel>Defaults</guilabel> and <guilabel>Highlighting
Modes</guilabel>. The user can select which page to view by
clicking on the appropriate tab at the top of the dialog</para>

<para>Items available on the <guilabel>Defaults</guilabel> page are as
follows:</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Default Item Styles</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The user can configure the default appearance for
particular items. This would allow a programmer to more easily identify
different items (types of entries) in his or her code.
</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Item</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This drop down box offers a variety of items that the user
might want to highlight.  They include <guilabel>Normal</guilabel> for
text does not fit in any of the other categories, <guilabel>Comment</guilabel>,
<guilabel>String</guilabel>, <guilabel>Keyword</guilabel> and many more.  Not
all of these entries will need to be configured for every language and so may be
selected as needed.  The options in the rest of this section apply
to the entry selected in this box.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Normal</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This allows the user to choose the
item's normal (unselected) color.  This is done by means
of a color selection dialog box, a further explanation of which
may be found in the <link linkend="prefcolors">Colors</link> section of <link
linkend="pref-dialog">Configure &kwrite;</link>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Bold</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This option determines whether or
not the item should be displayed in bold text.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Italic</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This option determines whether or
not the item should be displayed in italic text.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Selected</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This allows the user to choose the
item's color when selected.  This is done by means of a
color selection dialog box, a further explanation of which
may be found in the <link linkend="prefcolors">Colors</link> section of <link
linkend="pref-dialog">Configure &kwrite;</link>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>Items on the <guilabel>Highlight Modes</guilabel> tab allow the
user to define more specific highlighting depending on the language
style.</para>

<para>One need not set every available option, items not configured
specifically will use the default configuration specified on the
previous <guilabel>Defaults</guilabel> tab.</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Config Select</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This group of options is used to customize the
highlighting styles for each programming language type.  Any changes you
made in other areas of this dialog apply only to this
type.</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Highlight</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This is used to choose the language
type to  configure</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Item</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This is to choose the syntax item to
configure.  Remember this  only configures
<emphasis>this</emphasis> item for
<emphasis>this</emphasis>
language.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>As an example, if the user wished to configure the
appearance of <quote>comments</quote> while writing C++, she or he
could choose C++ in the <guilabel>Highlight</guilabel> drop down box, and then
choose Comment in the <guilabel>Item</guilabel> drop down box. To have
<quote>comments</quote> look the same across all languages, the user would need
to configure this in the <guilabel>Defaults</guilabel> page of this dialog box
while leaving <quote>comments</quote> unconfigured within the more
specific <guilabel>Highlight Modes</guilabel> page.</para>
</listitem> </varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Item Style</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Here the user can configure the general
appearance of the above
selected item.  Checking the
<guilabel>Default</guilabel> check box causes the
default style as configured on the previous tab to be set, or
the appearance can be configured directly.  The available
options are the same as on the
<guilabel>Defaults</guilabel> tab:
<guilabel>Normal</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Selected</guilabel>, <guilabel>Bold</guilabel>
and <guilabel>Italic</guilabel>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Highlight Auto Select</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>&kwrite; can apply syntax highlighting
automatically, depending on the file extension or mime-type of the opened file.
The defaults are fairly comprehensive, but users that regularly edit files with
non-standard extensions can add them here.  Wildcards are allowed in the
<guilabel>File Extensions</guilabel> text box.  For example, the
default entry for the C++ language is
<userinput>*.cpp;*.cc;*.C;*.h</userinput>. Opening a file called
<filename>foo.h</filename> would automatically apply the
C++ style to it.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Item Font</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Here the user can choose the font for the
selected item.</para>
<para>The default style can be applied by checking the
<guilabel>Default</guilabel> check box or the user can
choose a specific font
<guilabel>Family</guilabel>, <guilabel>Size</guilabel>
and <guilabel>Charset</guilabel>.  The available options are
the same as those on the <guilabel>Defaults</guilabel> tab.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>-->
</sect1>

<sect1 id="pref-filetypes">
<title>Filetypes</title>
<para>This page allows you to override the default configuration for documents
of specified mimetypes. When the editor loads a document, it will try if it
matches the file masks or mimetypes for one of the defined filetypes, and if so
apply the variables defined. If more filetypes match, the one with the highest
priority will be used.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Filetype:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>The filetype with the highest priority is the one displayed in
the first drop down box. If more filetypes were found, they are
also listed.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>New</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This is used to create a new filetype. After
you click on this button, the fields below get empty and you
can fill the properties you want for the new filetype.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Delete</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>To remove an existing filetype, select it from the drop down
box and press the Delete button.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem> </varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Properties of current filetype</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>The filetype with the highest priority is the one displayed in
the first drop down box. If more filetypes were found, they are also
listed.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Name:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>The name of the filetype will be the text of the corresponding
menu item. This name is displayed in the
<menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Filetypes</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice ></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Section:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>The section name is used to organize the file types in
menus. This is also used in the
<menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Filetypes</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice> menu.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Variables:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This string allows you to configure &kwrite;'s settings for the
files selected by this mimetype using &kwrite; variables. You can set almost any
configuration option, such as highlight, indent-mode, encoding,
etc.</para><para>For a full list of known variables, see the
manual.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>File extensions:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>The wildcards mask allows you to select files by filename. A
typical mask uses an asterisk and the file extension, for example
<filename>*.txt; *.text</filename>. The string is a semicolon-separated list of
masks.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>MIME types:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Displays a wizard that helps you easily select
mimetypes.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Priority:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Sets a priority for this file type. If more than one file type
selects the same file, the one with the highest priority will be
used.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem> </varlistentry>

</variablelist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="pref-shortcuts">
<title>Shortcuts</title>
<para>You can change here the shortcut keys configuration. Select an
action and click on <guilabel>Custom</guilabel> if you want a different shortcut
for this action.</para>
<para>The search line alllows you to look for a specific action and see
its associated shortcut.</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="pref-plugins">
<title>Plugins</title>
<para>This tab lists all available plugins and you can check those you
want to use. Once a plugin is checked, the
<guibutton>Configure</guibutton> button is enabled and you can click it
in order to configure the highlighted plugin.</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>

<chapter id="credits">
<title>Credits and Licenses</title>

<para>&kwrite; Copyright 2001 by the &kate; team.</para>

<para>
Based on the original &kwrite;, which was Copyright 2000 by Jochen Wilhelmy
<email>digisnap@cs.tu-berlin.de</email>
</para>

<para>Contributions:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>&Christoph.Cullmann; &Christoph.Cullmann.mail;</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Michael Bartl <email>michael.bartl1@chello.at</email></para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Phlip <email>phlip_cpp@my-deja.com</email></para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>&Anders.Lund; &Anders.Lund.mail;</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Matt Newell <email>newellm@proaxis.com</email></para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>&Joseph.Wenninger; &Joseph.Wenninger.mail;</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Jochen Wilhely <email>digisnap@cs.tu-berlin.de</email></para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>&Michael.Koch; &Michael.Koch.mail;</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>&Christian.Gebauer; &Christian.Gebauer.mail;</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>&Simon.Hausmann; &Simon.Hausmann.mail;</para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Glen Parker <email>glenebob@nwlink.com</email></para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>Scott Manson <email>sdmanson@altel.net</email></para>
</listitem>

<listitem>
<para>&John.Firebaugh; &John.Firebaugh.mail;</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>
Original documentation by &Thad.McGinnis; &Thad.McGinnis.mail;
</para>

<para>
Updated  by &Anne-Marie.Mahfouf; &Anne-Marie.Mahfouf.mail; and
&Anders.Lund; &Anders.Lund.mail;
</para>

<para>
This version of the &kwrite; Handbook is based on the original by
&Cristian.Tibirna; &Cristian.Tibirna.mail;
</para>

<para>
Converted to docbook/proofreading by &Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail;
</para>

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