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diff --git a/doc/kspread/configdialog.docbook b/doc/kspread/configdialog.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8936eef58 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kspread/configdialog.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,377 @@ +<chapter id="configdialog"> +<chapterinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author> +<firstname>Pamela</firstname> +<surname>Robert</surname> +<affiliation> +<address><email>pamroberts@blueyonder.co.uk</email></address> +</affiliation> +</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> +</chapterinfo> +<title>The &kspread; Configuration Dialog Box</title> + +<para>Selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Configure &kspread;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> opens a dialog box +with several pages, selected with the icons at the left of the dialog box, +which allow you to change many aspects of &kspread;'s operation.</para> + +<sect1 id="configlocale"> +<title><guilabel>Locale Settings</guilabel></title> +<para> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="configure1.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Locale Settings Configuration.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> +</para> +<para>This page of &kspread;'s configuration dialog box shows how items +such as numbers, date, time and money are displayed.</para> +<para>If you have loaded a spreadsheet that was generated using a different +locale, then pressing the <guibutton>Update Locale Settings</guibutton> +button on this page will update it to conform to your locale settings as they are fixed in &kcontrolcenter;.</para> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="configinterface"> +<title><guilabel>Interface</guilabel></title> +<para> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="configure2.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Interface Configuration.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> +</para> +<para>This page of &kspread;'s configuration dialog box (obtained by selecting +<guimenuitem>Configure &kspread;...</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Settings +</guimenu> menu) controls some more &kspread; features:</para> + +<para><variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Number of sheets open at the beginning:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Controls how many worksheets will be created if the +option <guilabel>Blank Worksheet</guilabel> is chosen when +&kspread; is started. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Number of files to show in Recent Files list:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Controls the maximum number of filenames that are shown +when you select <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guisubmenu> +Open Recent</guisubmenu></menuchoice>. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Autosave Delay (minutes):</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Here you can select the time between autosaves, or disable +this feature altogether by choosing <guilabel>Do not save automatically</guilabel> +(drag the slider to the far left). +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Create backup files</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Check this box if you want some backup files created. This is checked per default. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show vertical scrollbar</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Check or uncheck this box to show or hide the vertical +scrollbar in all sheets. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show horizontal scrollbar</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Check or uncheck this box to show or hide the horizontal +scrollbar in all sheets. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show column header</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Check this box to show the column letters across the top of each +worksheet. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show row header</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Check this box to show the row numbers down the left side. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show tabs</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This check box controls whether the sheet tabs are shown +at the bottom of the worksheet. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show formula toolbar</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Here is where you can choose to show or hide the <guilabel>Formula</guilabel> bar. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show status bar</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Uncheck this box if you want to hide the status bar. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist></para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="configmisc"> +<title><guilabel>Misc</guilabel></title> +<para> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="configure3.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Miscellaneous Configuration.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> +</para> +<para>The <guilabel>Misc</guilabel> page of &kspread;'s configuration +dialog box contains the following items;</para> + +<para><variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Completion mode:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Lets you choose the (auto) text completion mode from a +range of options in the drop down selection box. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Pressing enter moves cell cursor:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Select whether pressing the <keysym>Enter</keysym> +key will move the cursor <guilabel>Down</guilabel>, <guilabel>Up</guilabel>, +<guilabel>Right</guilabel>, <guilabel>Left</guilabel> or <guilabel>Down, +First Column</guilabel> as determined by the setting in this drop down selection box. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Method of calc:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This drop down selection box can be used to choose the +calculation performed by the <link linkend="statusbarsum">Statusbar Summary +</link> function. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Indentation step (cm):</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Lets you define the amount of indenting used by the +<guimenuitem>Increase Indent</guimenuitem> option in the <guimenu>Format +</guimenu> menu. +</para> +<para>The unit taken here is the one you fixe in the Configure +&kspread; dialog, in the Page Layout tab in the <guilabel>Default page +unit:</guilabel> setting. </para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show error message for invalid formulae</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>If this box is checked a message box will pop up when what +you have entered into a cell cannot be understood by &kspread;. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<!--<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show comment indicator</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>If this box is checked cells containing comments will be +marked by a small red triangle at the top right corner. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry>--> + +</variablelist></para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="configcolor"> +<title><guilabel>Color</guilabel></title> +<para> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="configure4.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Color Configuration.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> +</para> +<para>This page of &kspread;'s configuration dialog box lets you choose the +color of the sheet grid. If you do not want the grid to appear at all, uncheck the <guilabel>Show grid</guilabel> box in +the <menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guisubmenu>Sheet</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Sheet Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice> dialog.</para> + +<para>This page also lets you select the color of the lines used to indicate +the printed page borders when the <guimenuitem>Show Page Borders</guimenuitem> +box in the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu is checked.</para> +<para>Click on the current color to display the standard KDE <guilabel>Select Color</guilabel> dialog.</para> + +<para><variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Grid color:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Click here to change the grid color &ie; the color of the borders of each cell. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Page borders:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>When the <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Page Borders</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item is checked, the page borders are displayed. Click here to choose another color for the borders than the default red. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist></para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="configpagelayout"> +<title><guilabel>Page Layout</guilabel></title> +<para> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="configure5.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Page Layout Configuration.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> +</para> +<para>This page of &kspread;'s configuration dialog box lets you set up the +default page size, orientation and units used by the printer and by the +<guilabel>Page Layout</guilabel> dialog box (obtained by selecting +<guimenuitem>Page Layout...</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Format +</guimenu> menu.</para> + +<para><variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Default page size:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Choose the default page size for your worksheet among all the most common page sizes. Note that you can overwrite the page size for the current sheet using the <menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Page Layout...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> dialog. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Default page orientation:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Choose the default sheet orientation: portrait or landscape. +Note that you can overwrite the orientation for the current sheet using the +<menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Page +Layout...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> dialog. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Default page unit:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Choose the default unit that will be used in your all your sheets. Note that you can overwrite the unit for the current sheet using the <menuchoice><guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Page Layout...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> dialog. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist></para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="configspelling"> +<title><guilabel>Spelling</guilabel></title> +<para> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="configure6.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Spelling Configuration.</phrase> + </textobject> + </mediaobject> +</para> +<para>This page lets you configure the behavior of &kspread;'s spell +checker.</para> +<para><variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Create root/affix combinations not in dictionary</guilabel> +</term> +<listitem><para>If this box is checked then when &kspread; finds a word in +the document which it does not recognize but which consists of a recognized +root word plus a recognized prefix or suffix it will accept it, whereas if +the box is not checked the spell checker will reject it. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Consider run-together words as spelling errors</guilabel> +</term> +<listitem><para>If this box is checked then common words which are run +together will be considered to be spelling errors, for example <emphasis> +cannot</emphasis>. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Dictionary:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This drop down selection box can be used to select +alternative dictionaries. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Encoding:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>To select the character encoding that should be used. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Client:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This combo box lets you select between different spell +checking programs that may be present on your computer. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Skip all uppercase words</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Check this box if you want the spellchecker to ignore +uppercase words, which are usually acronyms such as &kde;. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Do not check title case</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Check this box if you want the spellchecker to ignore +the title case, for example My Own Spreadsheet or My own spreadsheet. If this is unchecked, the spell checker will ask for a uppercase letter in the title nouns. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist></para> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="opt-tts"><title>Configure Text-To-Speech options</title> +<para>See the <link linkend="a11y-tts">Text-to-Speech</link> section +in the accessibility chapter for further details.</para> +</sect1> +</chapter> + +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-parent-document: ("index.docbook" "book" "chapter") +sgml-minimize-attributes:nil +sgml-general-insert-case:lower +sgml-indent-step:0 +sgml-indent-data:nil +End: +--> |
