The Menu EntriesThe File Menu&Ctrl;NFileNew ProjectCreates a new project.
You have to choose the project type (Audio CD, Data DVD, ...).
&Ctrl;OFileOpen...Opens an existing project which
can be selected with KDE's Open File dialog.
&Ctrl;RFileOpen Recent
This is a shortcut to re-open recently opened
projects. The sub-menu belonging to this item
contains a list of these projects, clicking on a specific file
will open it again.
&Ctrl;SFileSaveSaves the current project.
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 will be invoked.
FileSave As...Saves the current project with a new
file name. KDE's Save As dialog appears to specify
name and directory of the new project file.
FileSave AllSaves all open projects.
This is the same as selecting
FileSave for each of them.
&Ctrl;CFileCloseCloses the current project.
If a project has been modified but not yet saved
then &k3b; will ask what to do.
You can choose to save or discard the changes,
and you also have the opportunity to cancel closing
and keep the project open.
FileClose AllCloses all open projects. For each unsaved
project &k3b; will ask what to do, just like it does when
FileClose is selected.
&Ctrl;QFileQuitQuits &k3b; after closing all of its open
projects. For every unsaved project &k3b; will ask what to do,
just like it does when
FileClose is selected.
The Project MenuProjectAdd Files...
When this item is selected, the appearing dialog
lets you choose one or more files to be added
to the project. This has the same effect as dragging
files directly from the Contents View into the Project View.
If the current project is a data disc project,
the added files will appear in the disc's root directory.
ProjectClear ProjectRemoves all files and directories
from the current project.
The project itself remains open.
&Ctrl;BProjectBurn...Opens the Burn dialog for the current project.
This is in fact the same as the Properties dialog - the only
difference is that there is an additional Burn button which
causes &k3b; to burn a disc from project data. The Burn dialog
won't open if the project does not contain any files.
&Ctrl;PProjectProperties...Opens the Properties dialog for the current project.
Here you can specify a lot of options concerning
the project. Every project type has got a different set of
options, most of them can be explained by using What's This
(accessible by right-mouse-clicking).
ProjectImport Session
This Item only appears if a Data CD/DVD or Video DVD project
is active. It causes K3b to import the file entries
from the previous session to the current project.
You can use this when compiling files for multi-session discs.
Hence that data from the previous session is always included,
even if you don't choose to make use of this command.
It just helps to know what's on the disc already.
ProjectClear Imported Session
This Item only appears if a Data CD/DVD or Video DVD project
is active. It causes K3b to remove the file entries
from the current project that were imported by
ProjectImport Session while keeping all of the other data
in the project. Hence that making use of this command doesn't
actually remove anything from the disc that will be burned,
it just hides these files again.
ProjectEdit Boot Images
This Item only appears if a Data CD/DVD or Video DVD project
is active. Here you can specify boot images
in order to create bootable CDs or DVDs. A boot image can be
a direct copy of a floppy or hard disk (for example, created
by the dd shell command) as well as another disc's boot image.
In any case it's a single file containing a complete, bootable
system that is burned as a normal file. In order to let the
computer know that the disc contains a boot image, the burning
application creates a boot catalog file whose name can be
determined in the dialog window.
The Tools MenuToolsCopy CD...Opens the CD Copy dialog.
Without the need of a project file, it provides
the ability to copy a CD's content to another disc.
Alternatively, you can choose only to create an image
of the source CD which can be burned anytime. There is
also an option to clone the CD instead of normal
copying, which should be preferred when copying CDs
with defective sectors or Video CDs.
ToolsCopy DVD...Opens the DVD Copy dialog.
Without the need of a project file, it provides
the ability to copy a DVD's content to another disc.
Alternatively, you can choose only to create an image
of the source DVD which can be burned anytime.
Video transcoding within the DVD Copy dialog
is not yet supported, so the destination disc
has to be large enough to contain all of the
source disc's (video) data in its original form.
ToolsErase CD-RW...Opens the Erase CD-RW dialog.
With its help you can clear the contents of a CD-RW,
or part of it.
ToolsFormat DVD±RW...Opens the DVD Formatting dialog.
With its help you can format a DVD-R(W) or DVD+R(W),
which causes the disc's contents to be deleted.
&k3b; gives the choice between the "Overwrite" and
"Incremental" writing modes.
ToolsBurn CD Image...Burns a previously created CD image.
The Burn CD Image dialog asks to select an
*.iso,
*.cue or
*.toc file
as data source that you can instantly burn by pressing
the Start button.
(Nero *.nrg files
are currently not supported, so you have to make use
of other tools like Nrg2Iso.)
ToolsBurn DVD ISO Image...Burns a previously created DVD image.
The Burn Iso9660 Image dialog asks to select an
*.iso file as data
source that you can instantly burn by pressing
the Start button.
ToolsEncode Video...A DVD video that has already been ripped can be
encoded with a little help from the Encoding Video
dialog. This dialog box normally opens after ripping the DVD
from within the Contents View, but can also be used standalone.
It contains information about the ripped DVD video, encoding
options and even video resizing and cropping abilities.
ToolsDiskinfoShows information about the inserted disk.
This information will be displayed in the Contents View and
covers disk properties like type, size and track length
of the CD or DVD in your drive.
The Settings MenuSettingsToolbarsPops up a list of &k3b;'s toolbars.
If a toolbar entry is checked, it means that
the toolbar is currently visible.
SettingsShow/Hide Statusbar
This enables you to show or hide the small bar
at the bottom of the main window containing
various information about &k3b;'s status and activities.
SettingsShow DirectoriesToggles the visibility of the Directory View.
This view enables you to select directories and disc drives.
When selected, their contents will appear in the Contents View.
Disc drives have also got a context menu providing functions
like Disk Info, (un)mounting the drive or ejecting the medium.
SettingsShow ContentsToggles the visibility of the Contents View.
This view enables you to select files that can be dragged
into the Project View in order to add them to the project.
The Contents View also acts as an interface to rip
audio CDs and video discs when a disc drive containing
an appropriate CD/DVD is selected in the Directory View.
SettingsShow Document HeaderToggles the visibility of the document header
belonging to the Project View. This is a small bar that is
only visible if the Project View contains any open projects.
The document header has no functionality, yet it's nice
eye candy and improves clarity by separating
the Project View from the other views.
SettingsConfigure Shortcuts...
This command opens a dialog box where the key bindings
for &k3b;'s menu commands may be changed.
After selecting one of the available commands
from the upper part of the dialog, the shortcut
for this action can be changed in the lower part.
SettingsConfigure Toolbars...
This command opens a dialog box where the toolbars
can be customized. The drop down box on top
of the dialog determines which toolbar can be edited
at the moment. The Available Actions list on the left contains
all commands that can be added to the toolbar,
the Current Actions list on the right shows the ones
that are already there. Items can be added by selecting
the appropriate command out of the Available Actions list and
pressing the right button to move it to the Current Actions
list. Removing an item works the other way round.
The up and down buttons change the commands's position
within the toolbar.
Settings&k3b; Setup
This opens &k3bsetup; which helps setting the
right permissions needed by &k3b; in order to burn
CDs and DVDs. Linux' user rights management permits program
execution and access to disc drives if no permissions have
been granted by the administrator. &k3bsetup; cannot set
permissions without administrator privileges, so you have
to enter the root password when starting up.
SettingsConfigure &k3b;...Opens the Options dialog
where general program settings can be configured.
Although most of &k3b;'s functionality should work out
of the box, this dialog allows to customize and fine-tune
the program.
The Help Menu
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