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diff --git a/doc/kate/fundamentals.docbook b/doc/kate/fundamentals.docbook
index f00c4a8e1..fe8167625 100644
--- a/doc/kate/fundamentals.docbook
+++ b/doc/kate/fundamentals.docbook
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
<para>
If you have ever used a text editor, you will have no problem using
&kate;. In the next two sections, <link linkend="starting-kate">Starting
-&kate; </link> and in <link linkend="working-with-kate">Working with
-&kate;</link>, we'll show you everything you need to get up and running
+&kate; </link> and <link linkend="working-with-kate">Working with
+&kate;</link>, you will find everything you need to get up and running
quickly.
</para>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ command line.
<title>From the Menu</title>
<para>
Open the &tde; program menu by clicking on the
-<guiicon>big K</guiicon> icon on the toolbar at the bottom left of your
+<guiicon>big T</guiicon> icon on the toolbar at the bottom left of your
screen. This will raise the <guimenu>program menu</guimenu>. Move your
cursor up the menu to the <menuchoice><guimenu>Utilities</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Editors</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item. A list
@@ -59,19 +59,19 @@ file.
</informalexample>
<para>
-If you have an active connection, and permission, you can take advantage
+If you have an active connection and permission, you can take advantage
of &tde;'s network transparency to open files on the internet.
</para>
<informalexample>
<screen>
-<prompt>%</prompt><userinput><command>kate</command> <option><replaceable>ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/README_FIRST</replaceable></option></userinput>
+<prompt>%</prompt><userinput><command>kate</command> <option><replaceable>http://git.trinitydesktop.org/cgit/tdebase/plain/doc/kate/index.docbook</replaceable></option></userinput>
</screen>
</informalexample>
<sect3 id="command-line-options">
<title>Command Line Options</title>
-<para>&kate; accepts following command line options:</para>
+<para>&kate; accepts the following command line options:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
@@ -88,24 +88,72 @@ This lists the most basic options available at the command line.
<option>--help-qt</option></userinput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
-This lists the options available for changing the way &kate; interacts
-with &Qt;.
+This lists the options available for changing the way &kate; interacts with &Qt;.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
-<term><userinput><command>kate</command> <option>--help-kde</option></userinput></term>
+<term><userinput><command>kate</command> <option>--help-tde</option></userinput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
-This lists the options available for changing the way &kate; interacts
-with &tde;.
+This lists the options available for changing the way &kate; interacts with &tde;.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><userinput><command>kate</command> <option>--help-tde-tempfile</option></userinput></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+This lists the available &tde;-tempfile specific options.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
+<option>--help-all</option></userinput></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+This lists all of the command line options.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
+<option>--author</option></userinput></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Lists &kate;'s authors in the terminal window.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
+<option>-v</option> <option>--version</option></userinput></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Lists version information for &Qt;, &tde;, and &kate;.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
+<option>--license</option></userinput></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Shows license information.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
<option>-s</option> <option>--start</option> <parameter>name</parameter></userinput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -125,7 +173,7 @@ well.
<para>
Causes &kate; to use and existing instance if there is one. If you want all
documents to open in one kate instance, you can add this option to the default
-command in your kde application configuration, as well as create a shell alias
+command in your &tde; application configuration, as well as create a shell alias
in your command intepreter if it supports that.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -133,6 +181,17 @@ in your command intepreter if it supports that.
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
+<option>-f</option> <option>--force-sdi</option> </userinput></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+If the multiple document interface (MDI) setting is enabled, forces &kate; to
+use the single document interface (SDI) mode.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
<option>-p</option> <option>--pid</option> <parameter>PID</parameter></userinput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -144,7 +203,7 @@ Only reuses an instance with the specified PID (Process ID). Used with the
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
-<option>--encoding</option> <parameter>encoding</parameter>
+<option>-e</option> <option>--encoding</option> <parameter>encoding</parameter>
<parameter>URL</parameter></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Uses the specified encoding for the document.
</para></listitem>
@@ -152,7 +211,7 @@ Only reuses an instance with the specified PID (Process ID). Used with the
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
-<option>--line</option> <parameter>line</parameter>
+<option>-l</option> <option>--line</option> <parameter>line</parameter>
<parameter>URL</parameter></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Navigates to the specified line after opening the document.
</para></listitem>
@@ -160,7 +219,7 @@ Only reuses an instance with the specified PID (Process ID). Used with the
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
-<option>--column</option> <parameter>column</parameter>
+<option>-c</option> <option>--column</option> <parameter>column</parameter>
<parameter>URL</parameter></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Navigates to the specified column after opening the document.
</para></listitem>
@@ -168,7 +227,7 @@ Only reuses an instance with the specified PID (Process ID). Used with the
<varlistentry>
<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
-<option>--stdin</option></userinput></term>
+<option>-i</option> <option>--stdin</option></userinput></term>
<listitem><para>Reads the document content from STDIN. This
is similar to the common option <option>-</option> used in many command line
programs, and allows you to pipe command output into &kate;.</para></listitem>
@@ -183,46 +242,6 @@ deleted (if they are local files and you have sufficient permissions) when
closed, unless they are modified since they were opened.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
-<option>--help-all</option></userinput></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-This lists all of the command line options.
-</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry>
-<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
-<option>--author</option></userinput></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-Lists &kate;'s authors in the terminal window.
-</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry>
-<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
-<option>-v</option> <option>--version</option></userinput></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-Lists version information for &Qt;, &tde;, and &kate;.
-</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry>
-<term><userinput><command>kate</command>
-<option>--license</option></userinput></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-Shows license information.
-</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
</sect3>
</sect2>
@@ -288,21 +307,8 @@ flexibility. In this section we'll look at three items:
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
-Toggles the Documents on and off. If the Documents/Filesystem Browser window is
-not open, &kate; launches the side bar as a separate, undocked,
-window. To dock the window grab the two thin parallel lines above the
-tabs by clicking on them with your &LMB; and holding the button
-down. Drag the the window into &kate;'s editing window and release the
-&LMB; when you have positioned the Documents/Filesystem Browser window as you
-prefer.
-</para>
-
-<tip>
-<para>
-If you have grabbed the two parallel lines successfully your mouse
-pointer will turn into two crossed arrows as you drag.
-</para>
-</tip>
+Toggles the Documents on and off. If the Documents/Filesystem Browser side bar
+window is not open, &kate; will open the side bar window.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -411,11 +417,11 @@ text)</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
-<entry><para><link linkend="find"> Find</link></para></entry>
+<entry><para><link linkend="kate-part-find-replace">Find</link></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
-<entry><para><link linkend="find-again"> Find again</link></para></entry>
+<entry><para>Find again</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>B</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
@@ -441,7 +447,7 @@ text)</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
-<entry><para><link linkend="replace"> Replace</link></para></entry>
+<entry><para><link linkend="kate-part-find-replace">Replace</link></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
@@ -458,11 +464,11 @@ text)</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
-<entry><para><link linkend="undo">Undo</link></para></entry>
+<entry><para><link linkend="edit-undo">Undo</link></para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><para><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo></para></entry>
-<entry><para><link linkend="redo">Redo</link></para></entry>
+<entry><para><link linkend="edit-redo">Redo</link></para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
@@ -514,14 +520,14 @@ the start of the window title, which then have the form
<para>When opening files on the command line with <option>--start
<replaceable>name</replaceable></option> or if a session is selected using the
session chooser, the specified session is loaded prior to the files specified
-on the command line. To open files from the commandline in a new, unnamed
-session, configure kate to start a new session pr default in the session page of
+on the command line. To open files from the command line in a new, unnamed
+session, configure kate to start a new session per default in the session page of
the configuration dialog or use <option>--start</option> with an empty string:
<replaceable>''</replaceable>.</para>
<para>Since &kate; 2.5.1 the <acronym>PID</acronym> of the current instance is
exported to the environment variable <envar>KATE_PID</envar>. When opening files
-from the built in terminal Kate will automatically select the current instance
+from the built in terminal, Kate will automatically select the current instance
if nothing else is indicated on the command line.</para>
<sect2 id="old-behavior">
@@ -533,7 +539,7 @@ However, if you prefer the old &kate; behavior (one instance opens all files),
you can easily achieve that by following this simple strategy:
<itemizedlist>
-<listitem><para>Make kate allways start with the <option>--use</option>
+<listitem><para>Make &kate; always start with the <option>--use</option>
parameter by adding that to the command in the application preferences,
and additionally using a shell alias.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Configure &kate; to load the last used session at startup.</para>
@@ -552,9 +558,6 @@ and additionally using a shell alias.</para></listitem>
<title>Getting Help</title>
-<sect2>
-
-<title>With &kate;</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
@@ -562,13 +565,13 @@ and additionally using a shell alias.</para></listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Offers detailed documentation on all menu commands,
-configuration options, tools, dialogs, plugins &etc; as well as
-descriptions of of the &kate; window, the editor and various concepts
+configuration options, tools, dialogs, plugins &etc; as well as a
+description of the &kate; window, the editor and various concepts
used in the application.</para>
<para>Press <keycap>F1</keycap> or use the
-<menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu></menuchoice>
-<guisubmenu>Contents</guisubmenu> menu topic to view this
+<menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Kate handbook</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu topic to view this
manual.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -576,19 +579,19 @@ manual.</para></listitem>
<varlistentry id="whats-this">
<term>What's This Help</term>
<listitem>
-<para>What's This help offers immediate help with single elements of
+<para>What's This Help offers immediate help with single elements of
graphical windows, such as buttons or other window areas.</para>
-<para>We strive to provide What's This help for any elements for which
+<para>We strive to provide What's This Help for any element for which
it makes sense. It is available throughout the configuration dialog,
and in many other dialogs as well.</para>
-<para>To employ What's This help, press
+<para>To employ What's This Help, press
<keycombo>&Shift;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo> or use the
<menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>What's
This</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item to enable What's This
mode. The cursor will turn into an arrow with a question mark, and you
-can now click any element in the window to read the What's This help
+can now click any element in the window to read the What's This Help
for that element, if it is available.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -603,19 +606,6 @@ documentation.</para>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
-</sect2>
-
-<sect2>
-<title>With Your Text Files</title>
-
-<para>&kate; does not (yet!) provide any means for reading document
-related documentation. Depending on the file you are editing, you may
-find the <link linkend="kate-mdi-tools-konsole">Built in
-&konsole;</link> helpful for viewing related &UNIX; manual pages or
-info documentation, or you can use &konqueror;.</para>
-
-</sect2>
-
</sect1>
</chapter>
diff --git a/doc/kate/index.docbook b/doc/kate/index.docbook
index f2bc04f8c..01835025f 100644
--- a/doc/kate/index.docbook
+++ b/doc/kate/index.docbook
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
<author>&Anders.Lund; &Anders.Lund.mail;</author>
<author>&Seth.Rothberg; &Seth.Rothberg.mail;</author>
<author>&Dominik.Haumann; &Dominik.Haumann.mail;</author>
+<author>&tde-authors;</author>
<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
</authorgroup>
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
</copyright>
<copyright>
<year>&tde-copyright-date;</year>
-<holder>The &tde; Team</holder>
+<holder>&tde-team;</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ configuration files. This document was written in &kate;.
&kate;. Program copyright 2000, 2001, 2002 - 2005 by the &kate; developer team.
</para>
<para>
-&kate;. Program copyright &tde-copyright-date; by the &tde; Team.
+&kate;. Program copyright &tde-copyright-date; by &tde-team;.
</para>
<variablelist>
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ documentation</para></listitem>
<para>Documentation copyright 2002, 2003, 2005 &Anders.Lund;
&Anders.Lund.mail;</para>
-<para>Documentation copyright &tde-copyright-date; The &tde; Team.</para>
+<para>Documentation copyright &tde-copyright-date; &tde-team;.</para>
<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS -->
&underFDL; <!-- FDL: do not remove -->