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<chapter id="sidebar">
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<chapterinfo>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>&Pamela.Roberts;</author>
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<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
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</authorgroup>
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<date>2002-09-22</date>
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<releaseinfo>3.1</releaseinfo>
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</chapterinfo>
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<title>The Navigation Panel</title>
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<para>The Navigation Panel appears as a separate view at the left of
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&konqueror;'s window. It can be invoked with <menuchoice><guimenu>Window
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</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Navigation Panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or
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toggled on and off with the <keycap>F9</keycap> key.</para>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject><imagedata format="PNG" fileref="dirtree.png"/></imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>With the Navigation Panel</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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<para>It contains a number of tabbed pages; <mousebutton>left</mousebutton>
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click on a tab's icon to view that page. <mousebutton>Left</mousebutton>
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clicking on the icon for the visible page will collapse the Navigation Panel
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so that only the tab icons are visible.</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Bookmarks</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>This page shows a tree view of your Bookmarks. <mousebutton>
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Left</mousebutton> click on an item to open it in the main view.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>History</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>This page shows a tree view of your browsing History.
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<mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> clicking on an item will open it in the main
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view, or you can open it in a new &konqueror; window by <mousebutton>right
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</mousebutton> clicking and selecting <guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem>
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from the pop up menu.</para>
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<para>You can remove an item from the history by <mousebutton>right
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</mousebutton> clicking on it and selecting <guimenuitem>Remove Entry
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</guimenuitem>. Selecting <guimenuitem>Clear History...</guimenuitem> will
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clear out the entire history.</para>
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<para>The pop up menu you get when you <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click
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on any entry in the History page also gives you the option of choosing
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whether the entire history is sorted by name or by date.</para>
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<para>Selecting <guimenuitem>Preferences...</guimenuitem> from this pop up
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menu brings up the <guilabel>History Sidebar</guilabel> control module. This
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can be used to set the maximum size of your history and set a time after which
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items are automatically removed. You can also set different fonts for new and
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old &URL;s.
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The <guilabel>Detailed tooltips</guilabel> checkbox controls how much
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information is displayed when you hover the mouse pointer over an item in the
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history page.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Home Folder</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>This page shows a tree view of the subfolders your home
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folder. Note that <quote>hidden</quote> folders (those with names
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beginning with a dot) are not shown.
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<mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> click on an item to open it in the
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main view, or <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click to display a pop up
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menu allowing you to open the subfolder in a new window or as a new tab
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page of the main view.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Network</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>This page is intended to show a tree view of your important
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network connections, although local folders can also be included. Again,
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you can <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> click on an item to open it in the
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main view or <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click to bring up a menu with
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a wider range of possibilities.</para>
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<para>The folders shown in the <guilabel>Network</guilabel> page are held in
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the folder <filename class="directory">
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~/.trinity/share/apps/konqsidebartng/virtual_folders/remote/</filename>, and you can make
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new ones just as you would make any other subfolder. The items within
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these folders are held as <literal role="extension">.desktop</literal> files
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and can be created with &konqueror;'s <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Create New</guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Link to Location (URL)...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Root Folder</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>The Root Folder tree has the path <filename
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class="directory">/</filename>, and is the base folder of your system's
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local files. If you expand the <quote>Root</quote> folder you will find
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another folder called <filename class="directory">root</filename>. This
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belongs to the system administrator or Super User and is her home folder.
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You will also find a folder called
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<filename class="directory">home</filename>, in which you should be able to
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find your own <quote>Home</quote> folder again.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Services</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>This page provides quick access to the following services:
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</para>
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<para>The <guilabel>Audio CD Browser</guilabel>.</para>
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<para><guilabel>Devices</guilabel>. This shows your hard disc
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partitions, floppy and &CD-ROM;. <mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> click on
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a device or partition name to mount it and display its contents in the main
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view. A mounted device or partition can be unmounted by <mousebutton>right
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</mousebutton> clicking on the device name and selecting <guimenuitem>Unmount
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</guimenuitem> from the pop up menu.
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</para>
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<para>The <guilabel>LAN Browser</guilabel> allows you to browse other
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machines connected to your Local Area Network.</para>
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<para>The <guilabel>Print System Browser</guilabel> tree gives you quick
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access to &tde;'s print manager <application>Kprinter</application>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>The Navigation Panel configuration can be changed by <mousebutton>right
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</mousebutton> clicking on the empty area below the bottom tab icon or by
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<mousebutton>left</mousebutton> clicking on the <guilabel>Configuration
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Button</guilabel> icon (the top icon in the previous screenshot, it may not
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be present in your setup). Doing this brings up a menu with the following
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options:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guisubmenu>Add New</guisubmenu></term>
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<listitem><para>This option lets you add a new tab page to the Navigation
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Panel. The new page can contain the <guimenuitem>Sidebar Media Player
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</guimenuitem> (a <link linkend="konq-plugin">&konqueror; Plugin</link>
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feature) or a new
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<guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem> tree view.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guimenuitem>Multiple Views</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>Selecting this option splits the Navigation Panel so that
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two tab pages can be seen at once.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guimenuitem>Show Tabs Left</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>This option lets you choose whether the tab icons are shown at
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the left or right of the Navigation Panel.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guimenuitem>Show Configuration Button</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>Use this option to show or hide the <guilabel>Configuration
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Button</guilabel> icon.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> clicking on a tab icon brings up a
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menu with the following options:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guimenuitem>Set URL</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>Only available for folder pages, this option lets you
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change the &URL; (path) of the folder viewed in that page.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guimenuitem>Set Icon</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>To change the tab icon.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guimenuitem>Remove</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem><para>To remove the tab page from the Navigation Panel.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</chapter>
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