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| author | tpearson <tpearson@283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da> | 2010-01-20 01:29:50 +0000 |
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| committer | tpearson <tpearson@283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da> | 2010-01-20 01:29:50 +0000 |
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Added old abandoned KDE3 version of koffice
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diff --git a/doc/kexi/intro.docbook b/doc/kexi/intro.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..dc62ba008 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kexi/intro.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +<!-- + <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" > +--> + +<chapter id="introduction"> +<title>Introduction</title> + +<!-- The introduction chapter contains a brief introduction for the +application that explains what it does and where to report +problems. Basically a long version of the abstract. Don't include a +revision history. (see installation appendix comment) --> + +<para> + &kexi; is a database management application. It can be used for + creating databases, 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 design. +</para> + +<para> + &kexi; is part of the &koffice; productivity suite for the K Desktop + Environment. +</para> + +<para> + In addition to storing your &kexi; databases in files, &kexi; can also + store your data on a <firstterm>database server</firstterm>. Using + a database server allows you to share your database with other + people, and also allows more than one person to use the database at + one time. The following database servers are supported by &kexi;: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + MySQL (See <ulink url="http://www.mysql.com/" + >http://www.mysql.com/</ulink>) + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + PostgreSQL (See <ulink url="http://www.postgresql.org/" + >http://www.postgresql.org/</ulink>) + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> +</para> + +<para> + More information about &kexi; can be found at the &kexi; page on the + &koffice; website + at <ulink + url="http://www.koffice.org/kexi/">http://www.koffice.org/kexi/</ulink>, + and on the website for &kexi; itself + at <ulink url="http://www.kexi-project.org/about.html" + >http://www.kexi-project.org/about.html</ulink>. +</para> + +<para> + If you have any questions about &kexi;, there are two mailing lists + you can use. The <ulink url="mailto:kexi@kde.org">Kexi user mailing + list</ulink> can be used to ask questions about using &kexi; or about + the &kexi; project. The <ulink url="mailto:kexi-devel@kde.org">Kexi + development mailing list</ulink> can be used to ask questions about + the development of &kexi;. Further information on how to subscribe + to these lists, together with a few other ways of making contact with + &kexi; developers, can be found at: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <ulink + url="http://www.kexi-project.org/support.html" + >http://www.kexi-project.org/support.html</ulink> + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> +</para> +</chapter> + |
