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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/kdebase/kcontrol/kcmnotify/index.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/kdebase/kcontrol/kcmnotify/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7ebe5b1ce1f --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/kdebase/kcontrol/kcmnotify/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,145 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" +"dtd/kdex.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> +<!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE" +> <!-- change language only here --> +]> + +<article lang="&language;"> +<articleinfo> + +<authorgroup> +<author +>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> +<othercredit role="translator" +><firstname +>John</firstname +><surname +>Knight</surname +><affiliation +><address +><email +>anarchist_tomato@herzeleid.net</email +></address +></affiliation +><contrib +>Conversion to British English</contrib +></othercredit +> +</authorgroup> + +<date +>2002-02-12</date> +<releaseinfo +>3.00.00</releaseinfo> + +<keywordset> +<keyword +>KDE</keyword> +<keyword +>KControl</keyword> +<keyword +>system notification</keyword> +<keyword +>notification</keyword> +</keywordset> +</articleinfo> + +<sect1 id="sys-notify"> +<title +>System Notification Settings</title> + +<para +>&kde;, like all applications, needs to inform the user when a problem occurs, a task is completed, or something has happened. &kde; uses a set of <quote +>System Notifications</quote +> to keep the user informed on what is happening.</para> + +<para +>Using this module, you can determine what &kde; does to communicate each event.</para> + +<para +>The panel consists of a large list of specific events which need to be communicated to the user. This list is organised into a tree, so that you can rapidly find the notification you are looking for.</para> + +<para +>To configure a notification, simply click on a group, which will open up a subgroup. You can click on subgroups, which may lead to more subgroups, or it may lead to a list of notifications.</para> + +<para +>Once you have found the notification you are looking for, double-click on the notification.</para> + +<para +>You will be presented with 4 options:</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term +><guilabel +>Log to file</guilabel +></term> +<listitem +><para +>This will tell &kde; to add the notification to the end of a file. Once you place a mark in front of this option, you can enter a filename at the bottom of the module. If you click on the <guiicon +>folder</guiicon +> to the right of the blank, you can browse through your filesystem and select the file you want.</para +></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +><guilabel +>Play sound</guilabel +></term> +<listitem +><para +>When this notification is activated, &kde; will play a sound. Once you place a mark in front of this option, you can enter a filename at the bottom of the module. </para> +<para +>If you click on the <guiicon +>folder</guiicon +> to the right of the blank, you can browse through your filesystem and select the file you want.</para> +<para +>By clicking the arrow button to the right of the <guiicon +>folder</guiicon +> button, you can hear the sound.</para> + +<para +>Maybe you want to use a special media player to play sound files, ⪚ because you use sound files in a special format or you don't use the &arts; sound daemon. In that case, check the <guilabel +>Use external player</guilabel +> option and enter the full path and name of the program you want to use into the text field.</para +></listitem> + +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +><guilabel +>Show messagebox</guilabel +></term> +<listitem +><para +>When this notification is activated, a message box appears in the middle of the screen to inform the user of the message.</para +></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term +><guilabel +>Standard error output</guilabel +></term> +<listitem +><para +>When this notification is activated, the message is sent to the standard output.</para +></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +<tip +><para +>You are not limited to choosing one option, you can use any combination of these four options for each notification.</para +></tip> + +<para +>You can turn off (or on) all sounds at once, for all installed applications, with the <guibutton +>Enable All Sounds</guibutton +> or <guibutton +>Disable All Sounds</guibutton +> Button. Which of these you see depends on the current status.</para> + +</sect1> + +</article>
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