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+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [
+  <!ENTITY kappname "&kruler;">
+  <!ENTITY package "kdegraphics">
+  <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here -->
+  <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
+]>
+
+<book lang="&language;">
+
+<bookinfo>
+<title>The &kruler; Handbook</title>
+
+<authorgroup>
+<author>
+<firstname>Lauri</firstname>
+<surname>Watts</surname>
+<affiliation>
+<address><email>&Lauri.Watts.mail;</email></address>
+</affiliation>
+</author>
+
+<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
+</authorgroup>
+
+<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>
+
+<copyright>
+<year>2001</year>
+<holder>&Lauri.Watts;</holder>
+</copyright>
+
+<date>2005-12-10</date>
+<releaseinfo>3.5</releaseinfo>
+
+<!-- Abstract about this handbook -->
+
+<abstract>
+<para>
+&kruler; can be used to measure objects on the screen.
+</para>
+</abstract>
+
+<keywordset>
+<keyword>KDE</keyword>
+<keyword>KRuler</keyword>
+<keyword>kdegraphics</keyword>
+</keywordset>
+
+</bookinfo>
+
+<chapter id="introduction">
+<title>Introduction</title>
+
+<para>&kruler; is a very simple application, with only one aim in life.  To
+measure distances on your screen.</para>
+
+<para>To start &kruler;, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Graphics</guimenu> 
+<guisubmenu>More Applications</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>KDE Screen Ruler</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from your
+<guimenu>K</guimenu> menu.</para>
+
+<para>Clicking with the &LMB; on the &kruler; will turn the cursor to a cross
+with four arrows and enables you to drag &kruler; around the screen.</para>
+
+<para>When you move the mouse over &kruler;, your cursor will turn into an
+elongated arrow, with a circle at one end.  As you move the cursor, &kruler; will
+display how far from the point marked <guilabel>0</guilabel> the circle on the
+end of the cursor currently is.  &kruler; will also display the
+&HTML; color code of the color currently under the circle.
+This is very useful for picking out colors from an image.  If you move the
+mouse far enough that the arrow cursor is no longer touching &kruler;, the
+cursor will revert to normal, allowing you to carry on working with your other
+applications.</para>
+
+<para>You can change the orientation using the context menu, described in the
+next chapter.</para>
+
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="menu-reference">
+<title>Menu Reference</title>
+
+<para>Clicking with the &RMB; on the ruler will pop up a context menu, with the
+following entries:</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>This submenu contains entries that allow you to change the orientation of
+&kruler;</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycap>N</keycap>
+</shortcut>
+<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>North</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Turns &kruler; so the ruler is horizontal, and the measurements are on the
+top (North) of the ruler</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycap>E</keycap>
+</shortcut>
+<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>East</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Turns &kruler; so the ruler is vertical, and the measurements are on the
+right (East) of the ruler</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycap>S</keycap>
+</shortcut>
+<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>South</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Turns &kruler; so the ruler is horizontal, and the measurements are on the
+bottom (South) of the ruler</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycap>W</keycap>
+</shortcut>
+<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>West</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Turns &kruler; so the ruler is vertical, and the measurements are on the
+left (West) of the ruler</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycap>R</keycap>
+</shortcut>
+<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>Turn Right</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Turns the ruler 90 Degrees to the right.  For example, if it is oriented
+South, it will rotate to be oriented West.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycap>L</keycap>
+</shortcut>
+<guisubmenu>Orientation</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>Turn Left</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Turns the ruler 90 Degrees to the left.  For example, if it is oriented
+West, it will rotate to be oriented South.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guisubmenu>Length</guisubmenu>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>This submenu contains entries that allow you to change the length of
+&kruler;</para>
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;
+<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo>
+</shortcut>
+<guisubmenu>Length</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>Short</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Makes &kruler; short - about 385 pixels long.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>M</keycap></keycombo>
+</shortcut>
+<guisubmenu>Length</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>Medium</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Makes &kruler; a medium length - about 640 pixels long.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>T</keycap></keycombo>
+</shortcut>
+<guisubmenu>Length</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>Tall</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Makes &kruler; long - about 960 pixels in length.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo>
+</shortcut>
+<guisubmenu>Length</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>Full Screen Width</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Makes &kruler; the same size as your screen width.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo>
+</shortcut>
+<guimenuitem>Choose Color...</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Displays the standard &kde; color picker dialog, where you can choose the
+background color for &kruler;.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F</keycap></keycombo>
+</shortcut>
+<guimenuitem>Choose Font...</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Displays the standard &kde; font dialog where you can choose the font for
+&kruler;.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<guisubmenu>Help</guisubmenu>
+</menuchoice>
+</term> 
+<listitem>
+&help.menu.documentation;
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>
+<menuchoice>
+<shortcut>
+<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo>
+</shortcut>
+<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>
+</term>
+<listitem>
+<para><action>Quits</action> &kruler;</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="credits-and-license">
+<title>Credits and Licenses</title>
+
+<para>&kruler;</para>
+
+<para>Copyright 2000, 2001 Till Krech <email>till@snafu.de</email></para>
+
+<para>Thanks to Gunnstein Lye <email>gl@ez.no</email> for the initial port to
+&kde; 2</para>
+
+<para>Documentation Copyright &Lauri.Watts;
+&Lauri.Watts.mail;</para>
+
+<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS -->
+
+&underFDL;
+&underGPL;
+
+</chapter>
+
+<appendix id="installation">
+<title>Installation</title>
+
+&install.intro.documentation;
+
+&install.compile.documentation;
+
+</appendix>
+
+&documentation.index; 
+</book>
+<!--
+Local Variables:
+mode: sgml
+sgml-minimize-attributes: nil
+sgml-general-insert-case: lower
+End:
+-->
+