Fix tdebase entities, text strings for future maintenance of handbook files. This partially resolves bug report 694.
Update konqueror user agent strings. This partially resolves bug report 774.
Update TDM help options. This resolves bug report 618.
Fix KTips branding issues and obsolete web addresses. This resolves bug report 842.
<para>Are there any <acronym>SVN</acronym> mirror sites for &kde;?</para>
<para>Are there any <acronym>SVN</acronym> mirror sites for &tde;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>No, there are currently no anonymous <acronym>SVN</acronym> mirror sites for &kde;. If you're interested in setting one up, please contact <email>sysadmin@kde.org</email>
<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>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I go about translating &kde; programs into my native
<para>How do I go about translating &tde; programs into my native
language?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Look at the <ulink url="http://i18n.kde.org">The &kde;
<para>Look at the <ulink url="http://i18n.kde.org">The &tde;
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>
@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ 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
stored in other locations, you must either copy them into one of the
above-mentioned fixed &kde; locations or make symlinks.</para>
above-mentioned fixed &tde; locations or make symlinks.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I use the mouse scroll wheel in &kde;?</para>
<para>How do I use the mouse scroll wheel in &tde;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Mouse wheel support comes with &Qt; 2.0 and above, so &kde; based on
<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>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ that will automatically support the use of the mouse scroll wheel if your system
<para>How do I launch applications in a particular desktop?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>&kde; comes with a program called &kstart;.
<para>&tde; comes with a program called &kstart;.
To start an <application>xterm</application> on the second desktop and then activate it use:
@ -27,26 +27,26 @@ lists</ulink>) or newsgroups.</para>
<answer>
<para>So you have heard the rumors. Or you have seen the screenshots.
And you are dying to get hold of &kde;. But you know next to nothing
And you are dying to get hold of &tde;. But you know next to nothing
about this whole <quote>alternative OS</quote> business. Don't worry!
You only need to do some (well, maybe not some) reading, that's
all!</para>
<para>&kde; does not run on any version of &Microsoft; &Windows; or OS/2 (yet). To run
&kde;, you need to have a &UNIX; system. Please refer to <xref
<para>&tde; does not run on any version of &Microsoft; &Windows; or OS/2 (yet). To run
&tde;, you need to have a &UNIX; system. Please refer to <xref
linkend="platform"/> for more details.</para>
<para>Decide on a platform and set it up for your system. This
<acronym>FAQ</acronym> can not help you with this, since &kde;<ulink
<acronym>FAQ</acronym> can not help you with this, since &tde;<ulink
url="http://www.kde.org"> runs on many &UNIX;</ulink> platforms. </para>
<!-- Taken out because we can not help with all platforms and KDEisnotLINUX -->
<para>Finally, you are ready to commence the &kde; installation.
Please start reading from the next section. To get &kde;, please
<para>Finally, you are ready to commence the &tde; installation.
Please start reading from the next section. To get &tde;, please
refer to <xref linkend="where-to-get-kde"/>. Last but not least, if
you encounter any problems while installing &kde;, please do not
hesitate to make use of the &kde; <link
you encounter any problems while installing &tde;, please do not
hesitate to make use of the &tde; <link
linkend="mailing-lists">mailing lists</link> and <link
linkend="newsgroups">newsgroups</link>. But do bear this in mind: no
question is too silly to ask, but some are too silly to answer,
@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ especially when they are already answered in this <acronym>FAQ</acronym>.</para>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>What kind of hardware do I need to run &kde; ?</para>
<para>What kind of hardware do I need to run &tde; ?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>To run &kde; it is recommended that you have at least a pentium II processor, 64MB of memory and 500MB of free disk space for a basic installation. While &kde; may run on slower configurations than this, performance can be severely impaired. Generally, if your computer runs an &X-Server; already with other desktop environments or window managers it's probably fast enough to run &kde;.</para>
<para>To run &tde; it is recommended that you have at least a pentium II processor, 64MB of memory and 500MB of free disk space for a basic installation. While &tde; may run on slower configurations than this, performance can be severely impaired. Generally, if your computer runs an &X-Server; already with other desktop environments or window managers it's probably fast enough to run &tde;.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@ -74,16 +74,16 @@ especially when they are already answered in this <acronym>FAQ</acronym>.</para>
<para>You can find several kinds of binary and source packages for
different distributions and operating systems on the &kde-ftp;. The
binary packages are not made by the &kde; Team, but by the
binary packages are not made by the &tde; Team, but by the
distributors themselves, or some dedicated individuals. Please refer to
In addition, there are optional libraries that might improve &kde; if
In addition, there are optional libraries that might improve &tde; if
installed on your system. An example is OpenSSL which will enable
&konqueror; to browse web pages securely and is needed in a version
>=0.9.6. These should be provided by your distributor; if not, ask
@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ is available in each of the aforementioned package formats.</para>
<listitem>
<para>Required</para>
<para>This package contains shared libraries that are needed by all
&kde; applications.</para>
&tde; applications.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ is available in each of the aforementioned package formats.</para>
<listitem>
<para>Required</para>
<para>This package contains the base applications that form the core
of the K Desktop Environment like the window manager, the terminal
of the Trinity Desktop Environment like the window manager, the terminal
emulator, the control center, the file manager, and the panel.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ download manager &kget;, and several other network-related programs.</para>
<listitem>
<para>Optional</para>
<para>
Educational and entertaining applications for &kde;'s younger users.
Educational and entertaining applications for &tde;'s younger users.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ KDE accessibility programs such as a screen magnifier and speech synthesizer fro
<term>tdevelop</term>
<listitem>
<para>Optional</para>
<para>A complete Integrated Development Environment for &kde; and Qt</para>
<para>A complete Integrated Development Environment for &tde; and Qt</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ every package you want to install.</para></step>
<varlistentry>
<term>Installation of the source <filename>.tar.bz2</filename> files</term>
<listitem>
<para>Since there are always changes and updates to the way &kde; is compiled, please
<para>Since there are always changes and updates to the way &tde; is compiled, please
refer to <ulink url="http://developer.kde.org/build/index.html">Download and Install from Source</ulink> for the most up to date installation instructions for the source packages.
</para>
<para>The general approach should work in most cases though.
@ -351,16 +351,16 @@ already are, just type <command>make
<para>Post-installation procedures</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>First of all, please make sure that you have added &kde;'s binary
<para>First of all, please make sure that you have added &tde;'s binary
installation folder (⪚ <filename
class="directory">/usr/local/kde/bin</filename>) to your <envar>PATH</envar>
and &kde;'s
and &tde;'s
library installation folder to your <envar>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</envar> (only
necessary on systems that do not support rpath; on &Linux; &ELF;, it
should work without). This environment variable may be called
differently on some systems, ⪚ it is called
<envar>SHLIB_PATH</envar> on &IRIX;. Then set the environment variable
<envar>TDEDIR</envar> to the base of your &kde; tree, ⪚ <filename
<envar>TDEDIR</envar> to the base of your &tde; tree, ⪚ <filename
class="directory">/usr/local/kde</filename>.
<caution>
<para>Please bear in mind that it is unwise to set
<para>I upgraded &kde; and it seemed to go fine, but when I start it,
<para>I upgraded &tde; and it seemed to go fine, but when I start it,
I get a blank gray screen, and nothing happens. There are errors in
the console about DCOPserver. What's going on?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>
&kde; uses several temporary files during its operation.
&tde; uses several temporary files during its operation.
These are usually to be found in the following locations:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><filename>~/.DCOPserver-*</filename> (there are usually two of these; one is a symlink to the other)</para></listitem>
@ -669,14 +669,14 @@ These are usually to be found in the following locations:</para>
<command>cron</command> or shutdown script is emptying out the
<filename class="directory">/tmp</filename> folder, then strange
things will happen. These files, and the symlinks, will all be
created automatically at the start of &kde; so you can safely remove
them <emphasis>while &kde; is not running</emphasis>.</para>
created automatically at the start of &tde; so you can safely remove
them <emphasis>while &tde; is not running</emphasis>.</para>
<para>If you are only getting a gray screen when you start &kde;, or if you get an error message telling you to <errorname>Check your installation</errorname>, then shut down X and delete all the files listed above, then try to restart X.</para>
<para>If you are only getting a gray screen when you start &tde;, or if you get an error message telling you to <errorname>Check your installation</errorname>, then shut down X and delete all the files listed above, then try to restart X.</para>
<para>Normally (&ie; when not upgrading between &kde; versions) it's
<para>Normally (&ie; when not upgrading between &tde; versions) it's
quite safe to leave these files intact, and you may shave a few
seconds off your &kde; startup time by doing so.</para>
seconds off your &tde; startup time by doing so.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ You should be able to download it from any
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I uninstall &kde; applications compiled from
<para>How do I uninstall &tde; applications compiled from
<para>Does &kde; support transparency and other visual effects provided by the new composite extension to X.org?</para>
<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 &kde; 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! 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:
<screen>
Section "Extensions"
@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Once you have configured X.org correctly, transparency and other effects can be
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>What about &kde; programs that do not have icons? How do I get
<para>What about &tde; programs that do not have icons? How do I get
them into the menu?</para>
</question>
<answer>
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ them into the menu?</para>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Does &kde; have a graphical &FTP; client?</para>
<para>Does &tde; have a graphical &FTP; client?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Yes, and it is none other than your favorite file
@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ folders.</para>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I exit &kde;?</para>
<para>How do I exit &tde;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Simply click on the <guibutton>K</guibutton> button and select
@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ new versions also sometimes fix security problems.</para>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I copy and paste in &kde;?</para>
<para>How do I copy and paste in &tde;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>The simplest method is to use your mouse:</para>
@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ 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 &kde; please see the &klipper; hand book, accessed by typing <userinput><command>help:/klipper</command></userinput>
<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>
</answer>
@ -148,17 +148,17 @@ allows people remote access over the Net to pick up the latest source
code and even to check in new files if they have permission. It is
also open source (you pay for support if you want it), and since it is
free it is the system of choice for people writing more free products,
such as &kde;.</para>
such as &tde;.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Does &kde; support dual screen (Xinerama)?</para>
<para>Does &tde; support dual screen (Xinerama)?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Yes, you need to have a multi-headed X server
(⪚ MetroX or XFree86 4.0 and above) and a &kde; >= 2.2.1
(⪚ MetroX or XFree86 4.0 and above) and a &tde; >= 2.2.1
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@ -175,12 +175,12 @@ such as &kde;.</para>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I check which version of &kde; I am using?</para>
<para>How do I check which version of &tde; I am using?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Fire up your <application>&kde; Control
Center</application>. It comes up with an Info Screen including the version of &kde;
The &kde; version is also included in the application's
<para>Fire up your <application>&tde; Control
Center</application>. It comes up with an Info Screen including the version of &tde;
The &tde; version is also included in the application's
<guimenuitem>About</guimenuitem> dialog.
</para>
</answer>
@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ The &kde; version is also included in the application's
<para>How do I add applications to the &kde; panel (&kicker;)?</para>
<para>How do I add applications to the &tde; panel (&kicker;)?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>There are several ways to add an application to the panel, of
@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ you prefer from
install it using the &kcontrolcenter;.</para>
<para>In order to change only the &kmenu; icon you can overwrite the
<filename>kmenu.png</filename> image for every size in an icon theme set.
So, for &kde; default icons this would be <filename>$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/share/icons/default.kde/<replaceable>size</replaceable>/apps/kmenu.png</filename>,
So, for &tde; default icons this would be <filename>$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/share/icons/default.kde/<replaceable>size</replaceable>/apps/kmenu.png</filename>,
where <replaceable>size</replaceable> is one of the sizes included in the
&kde; icon theme.
&tde; icon theme.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ After an upgrade my &kmenu; appears to be empty! How can I get my menu back?
Darrell Anderson
12 years ago