put them under <filename class="directory">$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/env/</filename>, where $<envar>TDEDIR</envar> is the prefix &tde; is installed (you can find this out using the command
written there applies to the development list as well.</para></important></para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I get access to &tde; <acronym>SVN</acronym>?</para>
<para>How do I get access to &tde; <acronym>GIT</acronym>?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>The &tde; project uses <acronym>SVN</acronym> to develop the
<para>The &tde; project uses <acronym>GIT</acronym> to develop the
core parts of the software. Usually, when you have changed one of the
parts (⪚ fixed a bug), and you want to commit this change, the best
way is to create a patch against a current snapshot and send this
patch to the developer/maintainer of the respective program.</para>
<para>If you are doing this more or less regularly, there are instructions here on how to get write access to the <acronym>SVN</acronym> repository: <ulink url="http://developer.kde.org/documentation/other/developer-faq.html#q1.8">
http://developer.kde.org/documentation/other/developer-faq.html#q1.8</ulink>. But be aware that more users will slow
down <acronym>SVN</acronym> access for all developers, so we want to
keep the number of people with direct <acronym>SVN</acronym> access
reasonably small. But feel free to ask!</para>
<para>If you are doing this more or less regularly, then contact the developers
to obtain write access to the <acronym>GIT</acronym> repository:
<para>Can I have read-only access to the <acronym>SVN</acronym> repository?</para>
<para>Can I have read-only access to the <acronym>GIT</acronym> repository?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Yes. Instructions on how to get anonymous, read-only <acronym>SVN</acronym> access are here: <ulink url="http://developer.kde.org/source/anonsvn.html">
<para>Are there any <acronym>SVN</acronym> mirror sites for &tde;?</para>
<para>Are there any <acronym>GIT</acronym> mirror sites for &tde;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>No, there are currently no anonymous <acronym>SVN</acronym> mirror sites for &tde;. If you're interested in setting one up, please contact <email>sysadmin@kde.org</email>
<para>No, currently there are no anonymous <acronym>GIT</acronym> mirror sites for &tde;.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<!--<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I go about translating &tde; programs into my native
language?</para>
@ -169,7 +156,7 @@ Translators' and Documenters' Web Site</ulink> to see whether your
program is already translated (most are). Otherwise you will find
information there on how to do it yourself.</para>
@ -46,14 +46,13 @@ use the &RMB; on the desktop and choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Create New</gui
<answer>
<para>The icons can be found only in <filename
class="directory">$<envar>TDEDIRS</envar>/share/icons</filename> or <filename
class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/.kde/share/icons</filename> or
<filename class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/.kde2/share/icons</filename>. To use icons
class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/.trinity/share/icons</filename>. To use icons
stored in other locations, you must either copy them into one of the
above-mentioned fixed &tde; locations or make symlinks.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<!--<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I use the mouse scroll wheel in &tde;?</para>
</question>
@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ above-mentioned fixed &tde; locations or make symlinks.</para>
<para>Mouse wheel support comes with &Qt; 2.0 and above, so &tde; based on
that will automatically support the use of the mouse scroll wheel if your system is configured correctly. Check your &X-Server; settings support the use of a scrollwheel if it is not working.</para>
url="http://www.konqueror.org">http://www.konqueror.org</ulink> where a
&konqueror; specific <acronym>FAQ</acronym> can be found.</para>
<para>The default file manager in &tde; is &konqueror;. Please refer to
the <ulink url="help:/konqueror/index.html">
Konqueror Handbook</ulink> for detailed information.</para>
<qandaset>
@ -44,20 +43,18 @@ server.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I specify the startup folder for &konqueror;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Using the &RMB;, click on the Home icon and choose
<guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Under the
<guilabel>Application</guilabel> tab you will probably find something like
<command>kfmclient openProfile filemanagement</command>; just append
<filename class="directory">file:/whereever/you/want</filename> with the
folder you would like &konqueror; to start in.</para>
<para>With the desktop Home icon, using the &RMB;, select the icon and choose
<guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. Select the
<guilabel>URL</guilabel> tab. Type <filename class="directory">/whereever/you/want</filename>
with the folder you would like &konqueror; to start in.</para>
<para>From within &konqueror; the process is similar. Ensure the Navigation Panel is active
(press <keycap>F9</keycap>). From the Navigation Panel tabs, select the Home icon.
In the Navigation Panel directory, use the &RMB; to select the top level <filename class="directory">Home Folder</filename> and select <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@ -76,11 +73,11 @@ folder you would like &konqueror; to start in.</para>
<para>Where did the delete entry from my right-click context menu go?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>In &tde; 3.4 the delete context menu entries that bypass the
trashcan are no longer displayed by default. To enable them, go to
<para>The Delete context menu entry that bypasses the
Trash can is not displayed by default. To enable that menu option, go to
<para>Does &tde; support transparency and other visual effects provided by the new composite extension to X.org?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para> Yes! An exciting new feature for &tde; 3.4 is support for the new X composite extension. This allows for effects such as translucency and drop shadows for all windows, easily configurable through &twin;'s configuration dialog. This requires you to be using X.org version 6.8.0 or newer and have:
<para>Yes. &tde; supports for the X composite extension and provides its own compositor. This allows for effects such as translucency and drop shadows for all windows, easily configurable through &twin;'s configuration dialog. For those using an xorg.conf file, be sure the following is included:
<screen>
Section "Extensions"
@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection
</screen>
In your <filename>xorg.conf</filename>. If you have an nvidia graphics card and use the nvidia driver you can improve the performance of these effects by also adding the RenderAccel option to the Device section for your graphics card:
<!-- This option is enabled by default -->
<!--Those users with an Nvidia graphics card and driver can improve the performance of these effects by adding the RenderAccel option to the Device section for the graphics card:
<screen>
Section "Device"
Identifier "nvidia-fx5200"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
</screen>
Once you have configured X.org correctly, transparency and other effects can be enabled through the <menuchoice><guimenu>Desktop</guimenu><guimenuitem>Window Behavior</guimenuitem></menuchoice> &kcontrolcenter; module, under the <guilabel>Translucency</guilabel> tab.
</screen>-->
After correctly configuring xorg.conf, transparency and other effects can be enabled through the <menuchoice><guimenu>Desktop</guimenu><guimenuitem>Window Behavior</guimenuitem></menuchoice> &kcontrolcenter; module, under the <guilabel>Translucency</guilabel> tab.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ them into the menu?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Use &kmenuedit;. To access it use the &RMB; on the
<guibutton>K</guibutton> button and select <guimenu>Menu Editor</guimenu>.</para>
<guibutton>T</guibutton> button and select <guimenu>Menu Editor</guimenu>.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@ -63,15 +64,17 @@ folders.</para>
<para>How do I exit &tde;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Simply click on the <guibutton>K</guibutton> button and select
<guimenu>Logout</guimenu>. In addition, if you
<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on an
empty area of the desktop, you will be presented with a menu
containing logout as one of the options.
<para>On the panel (kicker) use the &LMB; to select the <guibutton>T</guibutton>
button and select <guimenu>Log Out...</guimenu>. Another method is to use the &RMB;
to select an empty area of the desktop, which opens a popup menu,
containing <guimenu>Log Out...</guimenu> as one of the options.
Another option is to use a keyboard shortcut, which on many systems is
A fourth option is to add the <application>Lock/Logout</application> button applet.
<note><para>Depending on your configuration of the &X-Window;, <keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;&Backspace;</keycombo>
might also do the trick by killing the X server, but its use prevents
session management and cannot be recommended.</para></note></para>
might also exit &tde; by killing the X server, but using that shortcut prevents
session management and is recommended only for emergencies.</para></note></para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@ -88,14 +91,13 @@ connected, it will just sit there (idling).</para>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Is it really necessary to upgrade to the latest version?</para>
<para>Is it really necessary to update to the latest version?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>We recommend to always use the latest stable release. If you
don't, it will probably be difficult to get answers to your
questions. If you have a problem with an old version, the answer will
probably be <quote>Please upgrade and try again</quote>. Note that
new versions also sometimes fix security problems.</para>
<para>We recommend updating to the latest stable release, or at least to stay within
a release version. Otherwise, getting answers to questions might be challenging.
Each release always contains bug fixes and enhancements. Often a problem with an old version
has been fixed in a more recent release. Newer versions also fix security problems. Only seldom are bug and security fixes backported to older releases.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@ -115,10 +117,9 @@ focus.</para></step>
button mouse and are emulating a three button mouse, push both buttons
simultaneously.</para></step>
</procedure>
<para>For more information about using the clipboard in &tde; please see the &klipper; hand book, accessed by typing <userinput><command>help:/klipper</command></userinput>
into the &konqueror; address bar. </para>
<para>The standard keyboard shortcuts for copying is <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo>, to cut is <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>X</keycap></keycombo>, and to paste is <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>V</keycap></keycombo>.</para>
<para>&tde; provides a multiple layer clipboard called &klipper;. Refer to the <ulink
url="help:/klipper">&klipper; handbook</ulink> for further information.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@ -128,27 +129,19 @@ into the &konqueror; address bar. </para>
<guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Click on the <guibutton>K</guibutton> button and select
<para>Click on the <guibutton>T</guibutton> button and select
@ -42,14 +42,12 @@ conjunction with using <command>artsplay</command> in a second terminal can give
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
I've upgraded to the latest version of &tde; keeping my old configuration, and my system sounds don't work anymore!</para></question>
I've updated to the latest version of &tde; keeping my previous configuration and my system sounds don't work anymore!</para></question>
<answer><para>
Assuming you've installed &arts; correctly and you still have the codecs installed your previous &tde; installation needed, chances are this is a small problem with your <filename>knotifyrc</filename>. To confirm this, try creating an entirely new user and seeing if system notifications work under the new account. If they do, try moving your <filename>$<envar>TDEHOME</envar>/share/config/knotifyrc</filename> out of the way for your original user to see if this solves the problem.
Assuming you've installed &arts; correctly and you still have the codecs installed your previous &tde; installation needed, possibly there is a problem with your <filename>knotifyrc</filename>. To confirm this, try temporarily
renaming the file. A new one will be created when starting &tde;.
<para>You can also enter any of these in the <guilabel>Location</guilabel> text
<para>You can enter any of these in the <guilabel>Location</guilabel> text
box in &konqueror;.</para>
<para>Or you can use the <application>&tde; Help Center</application> if you are using &tde;
2. Simply start the <application>&tde; Help Center</application> by clicking on the icon (the blue
book with the yellow key) on the toolbar. Once the <application>&tde; Help Center</application> has
loaded, the window on the left will contain an entry called
<guilabel>Unix manual pages</guilabel>. Click once on this entry, and
you can browse through all the installed manual pages on your
<para>Uou can use the <application>&tde; Help Center</application>. Start the <application>&tde; Help Center</application> by selecting <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>TDE menu</guimenu>. Once the <application>&tde; Help Center</application> has loaded, the window on the left will contain an entry called
<guilabel>Unix manual pages</guilabel>. Select that entry to browse through all the installed manual pages on your
<para>&konqueror; is &tde;'s open source, standards compliant webbrowser.
It's home page is
<ulink
url="http://www.konqueror.org">http://www.konqueror.org</ulink> where a
&konqueror; specific <acronym>FAQ</acronym> can be found.</para>
<para>&konqueror; is &tde;'s default web browser. Please refer to
the <ulink url="help:/konqueror/index.html">
Konqueror Handbook</ulink> for detailed information.</para>
<qandaset>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>Where does the name &konqueror; come from?</para></question>
<answer><para>It's a word play on the other browsers' names. After the Navigator and the Explorer comes the Conqueror; it's spelled with a K to show that it's part of &tde;. The name change also moves away from <quote>kfm</quote> (the &tde; file manager, &konqueror;'s predecessor) which represented only file management.</para></answer>
<answer><para>It's a word play on the other browsers' names. After the Navigator
and the Explorer comes the Conqueror.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>Can I run &konqueror; without running &tde;?</para></question>
<answer><para>Yes. Just install &Qt;, tdelibs and tdebase, and from your favorite window manager just launch &konqueror;. It should work just fine, but if it doesn't (&tde; developers don't test that case often), report it to http://bugs.kde.org and try running "tdeinit" before running &konqueror;, it usually helps.
This is of course the same for any other &tde; application. </para>
<answer><para>Yes. Install &Qt;, tdelibs, and tdebase. From your window manager launch &konqueror;. It should work just fine, but if it doesn't (&tde; developers don't often test that use case), report the problem to <ulink
url="http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net/">http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net/</ulink>. Before reporting a bug, try running "tdeinit" before running &konqueror;. This is of course the same for any other &tde; application running in
a non &tde; setup.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>Why doesn't &konqueror; show the contents of an image's <sgmltag class="attribute">ALT</sgmltag> attribute in a tooltip?</para></question>
<answer><para>
There is no standard that states the <sgmltag class="attribute">ALT</sgmltag> attribute should appear as a tooltip. The specification calls for <sgmltag class="attribute">ALT</sgmltag> to be displayed in place of the image, as in text-mode only browsers such at lynx or w3m. Abusing the <sgmltag class="attribute">ALT</sgmltag> attribute is bad for accessibility. Tooltips are supposed to come from the <sgmltag class="attribute">TITLE</sgmltag> attribute and this is implemented in &konqueror;
There is no standard that states the <sgmltag class="attribute">ALT</sgmltag> attribute should appear as a tooltip. The specification calls for <sgmltag class="attribute">ALT</sgmltag> to be displayed in place of the image, as in text-mode only browsers such at lynx or w3m. Abusing the <sgmltag class="attribute">ALT</sgmltag> attribute is bad for accessibility. Tooltips are supposed to come from the <sgmltag class="attribute">TITLE</sgmltag> attribute and this is implemented in &konqueror;.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
@ -37,10 +38,10 @@ There is no standard that states the <sgmltag class="attribute">ALT</sgmltag> at
</question>
<answer>
<para>&konqueror; can be used with &HTTP; and &FTP; proxies. To set
and then in the <application>Bookmark Editor</application> select
<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem>. Then select
the browser you would like to import bookmarks from. In the Open dialog,
<para>To import bookmarks from another browser into &konqueror;, from the menu
bar select <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu>, then select <guimenuitem>Edit Bookmarks</guimenuitem>.
In the <application>Bookmark Editor</application>, select
<guimenu>File</guimenu> then select <guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem>. Select
the browser from which you would like to import bookmarks. In the Open dialog,
navigate to the location of the folder or file your bookmarks are
contained in and click <guilabel>Open</guilabel>
located.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>How can I make &konqueror; only show certain bookmarks in the bookmarks toolbar?</para></question>
<answer><para>In &konqueror; go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure &konqueror;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Then select <guilabel>Web Behaviour</guilabel> from the icon list. Under the <guilabel>Bookmarks</guilabel> heading, place a check in the box next to <guilabel>Show only marked bookmarks in bookmark toolbar</guilabel>. Now in the <application>Bookmark Editor</application> an option to <guilabel>Show in Toolbar</guilabel> appears on clicking with the &RMB; on any bookmark entry or in the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu when the entry is highlighted. Folders can also be shown in the bookmarks toolbar in much the same way.</para></answer>
&konqueror;...</guisubmenu></menuchoice>. Then select <guilabel>Web Behaviour</guilabel> from the icon list. Under the <guilabel>Bookmarks</guilabel> heading, place a check in the box next to <guilabel>Show only marked bookmarks in bookmark toolbar</guilabel>.</para>
<para>In the <application>Bookmark Editor</application> an option to <guilabel>Show in Toolbar</guilabel> appears on clicking with the &RMB; on any bookmark entry or in the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu when the entry is highlighted. Folders can also be shown in the bookmarks toolbar in much the same way.</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
@ -71,16 +74,17 @@ contained in and click <guilabel>Open</guilabel>
Why does &konqueror; display a plain grey square when I try to view flash animations, even though the flash plugin is installed?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Under the latest versions of X.org, having the composite extension loaded can cause problems with the flash plugin. Try disabling the composite extension and see if normal flash operation is restored.
Under the latest versions of X.org, having the composite extension loaded can cause problems with the flash plugin. Try disabling the composite extension and see whether normal flash operation is restored.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
@ -199,14 +192,18 @@ associated Konqueror with text/html, but it cannot handle this file
type.</quote></para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>You need to make sure that the embedding settings for the text/html
<para>Make sure the embedding settings for the text/html
<listitem><para><ulink url="http://kde-apps.org">http://kde-apps.org</ulink> -- The largest directory of third-party &tde; applications.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><ulink url="http://kde-apps.org">http://kde-apps.org</ulink> -- mdash; The largest directory of third-party &tde; applications.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>As you may have noticed, a wealth of information is accessible from the respective handbooks themselves, which can be accessed either by using the help KIO slave in &konqueror; (that is, type <userinput>help:/<replaceable>application</replaceable></userinput> in the Location toolbar), or by selecting it in the &khelpcenter;.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>You can also likely find out quite a bit of information from the &tde; website, itself, at <ulink url="http://kde.org">http://kde.org</ulink>.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
<title>Personal Information Management</title>
<para>&tde; <acronym>PIM</acronym> (Personal Information Manager) is a sub-project of &tde;, and it aims to provide an application suite to manage personal information. It has several components, but these can all be brought under one application -- &kontact;, which is the personal information manager. Below is an overview of a few of its popular components; that is, a few of the applications that integrate into it.</para>
<para>&tde; <acronym>PIM</acronym> (Personal Information Manager) is a sub-project of &tde;, and it aims to provide an application suite to manage personal information. It has several components, but these can all be brought under one application -- mdash; &kontact;, which is the personal information manager. Below is an overview of a few of its popular components; that is, a few of the applications that integrate into it.</para>
<para>Internet Relay Chat (<acronym>IRC</acronym>) has been around far longer than most <acronym>IM</acronym>
systems, and is still widely used. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication.</para>
<para>The #kde channel is under Freenode, the <acronym>IRC</acronym> server, which provides an interactive environment for coordination and support of peer-directed projects, including -- and placing particular stress upon -- those relating to free software and open source projects, such as &tde;.</para>
<para>The #kde channel is under Freenode, the <acronym>IRC</acronym> server, which provides an interactive environment for coordination and support of peer-directed projects, including -- mdash; and placing particular stress upon -- mdash; those relating to free software and open source projects, such as &tde;.</para>
<para>While &kopete; has a <acronym>IRC</acronym> plugin, and handles both channels and nicks well,
@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ actually use the OASIS OpenDocument file format.
<varlistentry>
<term>&kexi;</term>
<listitem><para>The data management component. It can be used for creating database schemas, inserting data, performing queries, and processing data. Forms can be created to provide a custom interface to your data. All database objects -- tables, queries and forms -- are stored in the database, making it easy to share data and database design.</para>
<listitem><para>The data management component. It can be used for creating database schemas, inserting data, performing queries, and processing data. Forms can be created to provide a custom interface to your data. All database objects -- mdash; tables, queries and forms -- mdash; are stored in the database, making it easy to share data and database design.</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Website: <ulink url="http://www.koffice.org/kexi/">http://www.koffice.org/kexi/</ulink> and <ulink url="http://kexi-project.org">http://kexi-project.org</ulink>.</para></listitem>
@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ applications into your &tde; desktop.</para>
<sect3 id="special-window-settings">
<title>Other Special Window Settings</title>
<para>While you can use &kstart; to assign particular window settings, &tde; also allows you to alter these -- as well as other similar settings -- from the program window itself. Simply select the left-most button in the window titlebar (or just hit <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo> once the window is focued), and then go to <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Special Window Settings...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. As you can see, from here you change various things from its geometry upon startup, to whether it should have a border or not.</para>
<para>While you can use &kstart; to assign particular window settings, &tde; also allows you to alter these -- mdash; as well as other similar settings -- mdash; from the program window itself. Simply select the left-most button in the window titlebar (or just hit <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo> once the window is focued), and then go to <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Special Window Settings...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. As you can see, from here you change various things from its geometry upon startup, to whether it should have a border or not.</para>
Darrell Anderson
13 years ago