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diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/panel/index.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/panel/index.docbook deleted file mode 100644 index 665e69c2f..000000000 --- a/doc/kcontrol/panel/index.docbook +++ /dev/null @@ -1,244 +0,0 @@ -<?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 % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> -]> - -<article lang="&language;"> -<articleinfo> - -<authorgroup> -<author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> -<author>&Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail;</author> -<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> -</authorgroup> - -<date>2005-02-20</date> -<releaseinfo>3.4</releaseinfo> - -<keywordset> -<keyword>KDE</keyword> -<keyword>KControl</keyword> -<keyword>panel</keyword> -</keywordset> -</articleinfo> - -<sect1 id="panel"> -<title>Panel</title> - -<para> The &tde; panel (often referred to as &kicker;) is the bar that -you'll usually find at the bottom of the screen when you start up &tde; -for the first time. For detailed help on &kicker;'s usage you can type - <ulink url="help:/kicker">help:/kicker</ulink> in &konqueror; to read -the user manual.</para> - -<para>The panel gives you quick access to applications and makes it -easier for you to organize your desktop. Using the &tde; panel you -can:</para> - -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para>launch applications using the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu or -the application buttons</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>switch desktops using the panel's pager applet</para> -</listitem> -<listitem><para>switch active windows, and minimize or maximize them</para> -</listitem> -<listitem><para>browse folder using the browser menu functionality -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>access panel applets that extend the panel's functionality, -offering for example mixers, clocks or a system monitor</para> </listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -<sect2 id="panel-position"> -<title><guilabel>Arrangement</guilabel></title> - -<para>In the <guilabel>Arrangement</guilabel> tab you can configure the size and -position of the panel.</para> - -<para>If you have more than one panel on screen, you can select at the -top of the window which panel you wish to configure.</para> - -<para>In the section labeled <guilabel>Position</guilabel> is a set of -12 small buttons arranged in a square. Each button corresponds to a -location for the panel. Click on a button and notice where the panel -is located on the preview monitor to the right.</para> - -<tip><para>Generally, the available space in kicker is used more -efficiently if the panel is aligned horizontally, &ie; attached to the -top or bottom screen border.</para></tip> - -<para>In the section labeled <guilabel>Length</guilabel>, you can use -the combo box and slider to adjust the <emphasis>minimum</emphasis> -length of the panel. If you place a mark in the checkbox labeled -<guilabel>Expand as required to fit contents</guilabel>, the panel -will become longer if more space is needed. When less space is -required on the panel, the panel will shrink down to the minimum size. -If there is no mark in the checkbox, then the panel is fixed to the -length specified in this section.</para> - -<para>The final section of this table is labeled -<guilabel>Size</guilabel>, and refers to the -<emphasis>height</emphasis> of the panel. The panel's size can be -<guilabel>Tiny</guilabel>, <guilabel>Small</guilabel>, -<guilabel>Medium</guilabel>, <guilabel>Large</guilabel> or -<guilabel>Custom</guilabel>. If you choose -<guilabel>Custom</guilabel> mode, you can resize &kicker; by -specifying a height in the combobox.</para> - -<para>If you have multiple monitors, you can configure the panel for -each screen entirely independently. If you are not sure which screen -is which, Press the <guibutton>Identify</guibutton> and a number will -appear centred on each screen.</para> -<!-- TODO: It's not centered on dual head non-xinerama, they both -appear on the primarey head, file a bug --> - -<para>Then simply choose the screen you wish to configure from the -drop down box labelled <guilabel>Xinerama screen</guilabel>, or choose -<guilabel>All Screens</guilabel> to have identical configurations on -each.</para> - -</sect2> - -<sect2 id="panel-hiding"> -<title>Hiding</title> - -<para>Depending on your screen resolution you may find that the panel -takes away too much of your precious screen real estate. To save -screen space, the panel offers manual hiding of the panel, an auto -hide feature, and the ability to allow other windows to lay on top of -the panel. These features are selected in the section entitled -<guilabel>Hide Mode</guilabel>.</para> - -<para>The <guilabel>Hide Mode</guilabel> section has three options:</para> -<variablelist> -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Only hide when panel-hiding button is clicked</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>When this option is selected, the panel will remain visible at -the location you defined unless you click on the button at the far right (for horizontally -oriented) or bottom (for vertically oriented) button. This button has an arrow on it pointed -to the edge of the screen.</para> - -<para>Once clicked, the panel will disappear. If the button is clicked again, the panel will re-appear -at the same location.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Hide automatically</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>If this option is selected, then the panel will automatically disappear after -the number of seconds specified in the combo box below the option. To make the panel reappear, -simply move the mouse pointer to the edge of the screen where the panel is located, and the -panel will reappear immediately.</para> - -<para>If you place a mark in the checkbox labeled <guilabel>Show panel when switching -desktops</guilabel>, the panel will automatically reappear when you switch desktops. (The panel -will disappear again after the specified number of seconds.)</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Allow other windows to cover the panel</guilabel></term> -<listitem><para>As this option's label implies, the panel is always on the desktop when -this option is selected. It is now possible, however, for application windows to lay -on top of the panel.</para> - -<para>To restore the panel, simply move the mouse cursor to the screen -location specified in the drop box labeled <guilabel>Raise when the pointer touches -the screen's:</guilabel>. You can change this value by selecting one of the choices -provided in the drop down box.</para> - -<para>Once the panel has moved back on top of the application window, it will stay there -until an application window becomes active again.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -<para>The next section down is labeled <guilabel>Panel-Hiding Buttons</guilabel>. It -consists of two check boxes: <guilabel>Show left panel-hiding button</guilabel> and -<guilabel>Show left panel-hiding button</guilabel>. Use these checkboxes to show and -hide the left and right manual panel hiding buttons.</para> - -<para>If there is no mark in the checkbox labeled <guilabel>Animate -panel hiding</guilabel>, then whenever the toolbar is hidden, is simply disappears. If there -is a mark in the check box, then the panel appears to slide off the edge of the screen.</para> - -<para>You can determine how quickly the panel appears to move by adjusting the slider from -<guilabel>Fast</guilabel> to <guilabel>Slow</guilabel>.</para> -</sect2> - -<sect2 id="panel-menus"> -<title>Menus</title> - -<para>In the <guilabel>Menus</guilabel> tab you can configure the panel -menu's behavior. This affects the TDE menu you will often use to launch -applications, the browser menus you can use to access folders and other -menus like the recent documents menu.</para> - -<para>The <guilabel>TDE Menu</guilabel> frame offers you some options to -configure the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu's functionality. This frame consists -of 4 items:</para> - -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para>The <guilabel>Menu item format:</guilabel> radio -buttons have three options. This determines how the application name -(&ie; &konqueror;, &kword;, &etc;) and the description (&ie; Web -Browser, Word Processor, &etc;) are displayed on the &kmenu;. -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>The <guilabel>Optional Menus</guilabel> checkboxes allow -you to -determine which special menu items appear in the &kmenu;.</para> -<para>The <guilabel>Bookmarks</guilabel> -menu allows you to quickly select from the same bookmarks that are available in &konqueror;.</para> -<para>The <guilabel>Find</guilabel> menu offers access to the &kfind; application to search for local files, and a quick link to a search engine to search for things on the Internet.</para> -<para>The <guilabel>Konqueror Profiles</guilabel> menu allows you to -launch &konqueror; with any of your configured profiles.</para> -<para>The <guilabel>Network Folders</guilabel> menu can launch a -&konqueror; file manager window displaying any of your configured -network folders.</para> -<para>The <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> menu allows you to launch each &kcontrol; module -directly from the TDE menu.</para> -<para>The <guilabel>Print System</guilabel> menu provides several menu entries to help manage -the printer(s) attached to your system.</para> -<para>The <guilabel>Quick Browser</guilabel> menu gives you quick links to locations on your hard drive.</para> -<para>The <guilabel>Recent Documents</guilabel> menu lists the most recently edited documents and will automatically -launch the application to edit or view this document.</para> -<para>The <guilabel>System</guilabel> menu allows you quick access to -some commonly visited places, including your Home folder, and the -Trash. You may find this useful instead of having a separate entry for -each of these in the &kmenu;</para> -<para>The <guilabel>Terminal Sessions</guilabel> menu provides menu items to launch several different types of -terminal programs (command line interfaces).</para> -</listitem> - -<listitem><para><guilabel>Show side image</guilabel> will add a small -image to the side of the menu. This is purely decorative.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>The <guibutton>Edit TDE Menu</guibutton> button launches the &tde; -menu editor.</para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -<para> In the <guilabel>QuickBrowser Menus</guilabel> area you can configure -whether the panel's browser menus will show hidden files or not (hidden -files on &UNIX; systems are those whose filenames begin with a dot) as -well as how many files at most will be shown in a browser menu. The -latter option may be especially useful if you have a rather small screen -resolution, as then the browser menus will quickly fill up your screen -when you browse folders containing many files.</para> - -<para>The quick start section in the TDE menu offers quick access to -programs you have used often or recently. In the <guilabel>Quick Start Menu Items</guilabel> -frame you can choose whether -this section will show the most recently or the most frequently used -programs. Using the option <guilabel>Maximum number of entries</guilabel> -combo box, you can configure how many programs the quick start -section will remember.</para> - -</sect2> - - - -</sect1> - -</article> |