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+<chapter id="sidebar">
+
+<chapterinfo>
+<authorgroup>
+<author>&Pamela.Roberts;</author>
+<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
+</authorgroup>
+
+<date>2002-09-22</date>
+<releaseinfo>3.1</releaseinfo>
+</chapterinfo>
+
+<title>The Navigation Panel</title>
+
+<para>The Navigation Panel appears as a separate view at the left of
+&konqueror;'s window. It can be invoked with <menuchoice><guimenu>Window
+</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Navigation Panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or
+toggled on and off with the <keycap>F9</keycap> key.</para>
+
+<mediaobject>
+<imageobject><imagedata format="PNG" fileref="dirtree.png"/></imageobject>
+<textobject>
+<phrase>With the Navigation Panel</phrase>
+</textobject>
+</mediaobject>
+
+<para>It contains a number of tabbed pages; <mousebutton>left</mousebutton>
+click on a tab's icon to view that page. <mousebutton>Left</mousebutton>
+clicking on the icon for the visible page will collapse the Navigation Panel
+so that only the tab icons are visible.</para>
+<variablelist>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guilabel>Bookmarks</guilabel></term>
+<listitem><para>This page shows a tree view of your Bookmarks. <mousebutton>
+Left</mousebutton> click on an item to open it in the main view.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guilabel>History</guilabel></term>
+<listitem><para>This page shows a tree view of your browsing History.
+<mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> clicking on an item will open it in the main
+view, or you can open it in a new &konqueror; window by <mousebutton>right
+</mousebutton> clicking and selecting <guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem>
+from the pop up menu.</para>
+<para>You can remove an item from the history by <mousebutton>right
+</mousebutton> clicking on it and selecting <guimenuitem>Remove Entry
+</guimenuitem>. Selecting <guimenuitem>Clear History...</guimenuitem> will
+clear out the entire history.</para>
+<para>The pop up menu you get when you <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click
+on any entry in the History page also gives you the option of choosing
+whether the entire history is sorted by name or by date.</para>
+<para>Selecting <guimenuitem>Preferences...</guimenuitem> from this pop up
+menu brings up the <guilabel>History Sidebar</guilabel> control module. This
+can be used to set the maximum size of your history and set a time after which
+items are automatically removed. You can also set different fonts for new and
+old &URL;s.
+The <guilabel>Detailed tooltips</guilabel> checkbox controls how much
+information is displayed when you hover the mouse pointer over an item in the
+history page.</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guilabel>Home Folder</guilabel></term>
+<listitem><para>This page shows a tree view of the subfolders your home
+folder. Note that <quote>hidden</quote> folders (those with names
+beginning with a dot) are not shown.
+<mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> click on an item to open it in the
+main view, or <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click to display a pop up
+menu allowing you to open the subfolder in a new window or as a new tab
+page of the main view.
+</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guilabel>Network</guilabel></term>
+<listitem><para>This page is intended to show a tree view of your important
+network connections, although local folders can also be included. Again,
+you can <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> click on an item to open it in the
+main view or <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click to bring up a menu with
+a wider range of possibilities.</para>
+<para>The folders shown in the <guilabel>Network</guilabel> page are held in
+the folder <filename class="directory">
+~/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/virtual_folders/remote/</filename>, and you can make
+new ones just as you would make any other subfolder. The items within
+these folders are held as <literal role="extension">.desktop</literal> files
+and can be created with &konqueror;'s <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Create New</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>Link to Location (URL)...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guilabel>Root Folder</guilabel></term>
+<listitem><para>The Root Folder tree has the path <filename
+class="directory">/</filename>, and is the base folder of your system's
+local files. If you expand the <quote>Root</quote> folder you will find
+another folder called <filename class="directory">root</filename>. This
+belongs to the system administrator or Super User and is her home folder.
+You will also find a folder called
+<filename class="directory">home</filename>, in which you should be able to
+find your own <quote>Home</quote> folder again.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guilabel>Services</guilabel></term>
+<listitem><para>This page provides quick access to the following services:
+</para>
+<para>The <guilabel>Audio CD Browser</guilabel>.</para>
+<para><guilabel>Devices</guilabel>. This shows your hard disc
+partitions, floppy and &CD-ROM;. <mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> click on
+a device or partition name to mount it and display its contents in the main
+view. A mounted device or partition can be unmounted by <mousebutton>right
+</mousebutton> clicking on the device name and selecting <guimenuitem>Unmount
+</guimenuitem> from the pop up menu.
+</para>
+<para>The <guilabel>LAN Browser</guilabel> allows you to browse other
+machines connected to your Local Area Network.</para>
+<para>The <guilabel>Print System Browser</guilabel> tree gives you quick
+access to &kde;'s print manager <application>Kprinter</application>.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+<para>The Navigation Panel configuration can be changed by <mousebutton>right
+</mousebutton> clicking on the empty area below the bottom tab icon or by
+<mousebutton>left</mousebutton> clicking on the <guilabel>Configuration
+Button</guilabel> icon (the top icon in the previous screenshot, it may not
+be present in your setup). Doing this brings up a menu with the following
+options:</para>
+<variablelist>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guisubmenu>Add New</guisubmenu></term>
+<listitem><para>This option lets you add a new tab page to the Navigation
+Panel. The new page can contain the <guimenuitem>Sidebar Media Player
+</guimenuitem> (a <link linkend="konq-plugin">&konqueror; Plugin</link>
+feature) or a new
+<guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem> tree view.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guimenuitem>Multiple Views</guimenuitem></term>
+<listitem><para>Selecting this option splits the Navigation Panel so that
+two tab pages can be seen at once.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guimenuitem>Show Tabs Left</guimenuitem></term>
+<listitem><para>This option lets you choose whether the tab icons are shown at
+the left or right of the Navigation Panel.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guimenuitem>Show Configuration Button</guimenuitem></term>
+<listitem><para>Use this option to show or hide the <guilabel>Configuration
+Button</guilabel> icon.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+<para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> clicking on a tab icon brings up a
+menu with the following options:</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guimenuitem>Set URL</guimenuitem></term>
+<listitem><para>Only available for folder pages, this option lets you
+change the &URL; (path) of the folder viewed in that page.</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guimenuitem>Set Icon</guimenuitem></term>
+<listitem><para>To change the tab icon.</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guimenuitem>Remove</guimenuitem></term>
+<listitem><para>To remove the tab page from the Navigation Panel.</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+
+</chapter>
+<!--
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