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diff --git a/doc/konqueror/filemanager.docbook b/doc/konqueror/filemanager.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c6fb880ba --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/konqueror/filemanager.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,898 @@ +<chapter id="filemanager"> +<chapterinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Pamela.Roberts;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<date>2005-04-01</date> +<releaseinfo>3.4</releaseinfo> +</chapterinfo> + +<title>&konqueror; the File Manager</title> + +<sect1 id="dirfolders"> +<title>Folders and Paths</title> +<para>In &UNIX; and &Linux; all folders are arranged in a simple +inverted tree structure descending and branching down from from a single top +level folder. This means that you can get from any folder to +any other by going <quote>up</quote> until you reach a common point then +<quote>down</quote> through the appropriate subfolders until you reach +your +target. </para> + +<para>The position of any file or folder in the tree can be described by its +<quote>path</quote>, which is a simple list of the folders you would have +to descend through to get to the target folder or file. For example +<filename class="directory">/home/pam</filename> is the subfolder <filename +class="directory">pam</filename> of the subfolder <filename +class="directory">home</filename> of the top level folder, and <filename> +/home/pam/words.txt</filename> is the file <filename>words.txt</filename> in +that subfolder. The leading <quote>/</quote> in these paths represents the +top level folder.</para> + +<para>Every folder accessible by your system — including those on +other hard disk partitions, your floppy and &CD-ROM; — will appear +in the tree descending +from /, their exact paths will depend on how your system was set up (see +also +the section on <link linkend="floppy-cd">Floppy and &CD-ROM; Drives</link>). +</para> +<para>Every user on a &UNIX; / &Linux; system has their own <quote>home</quote> +folder to hold their personal files and settings; for example +<filename class="directory">/home/john</filename> and +<filename class="directory">/home/mary</filename>. The +symbol <keycap>~</keycap> is often used to represent the user's home +folder, so that <filename>~/letter.txt</filename> refers to the file +<filename>letter.txt</filename> in my home folder.</para> +<para>Note that the term <quote>directory</quote> is often used instead of +<quote>folder</quote>.</para> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="viewmode"> +<title>View Modes</title> +<para>In File Manager mode, &konqueror; shows you what files and +subfolders are held in a folder, and can provide you with some +information about them.</para> +<para>The <quote>path</quote> of the folder you are looking at is shown in +the Titlebar, and also in the Location Toolbar, prefixed with <quote>file: +</quote> to indicate that the folder is part of your computer's normal file +system. For example <filename>file:/home/pam</filename>.</para> + +<para>The way that &konqueror; displays the files and folders depends mainly +on your choice of View Mode. This can be selected from the <menuchoice> +<guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>View Mode</guisubmenu></menuchoice> +sub menu, which gives you the following options: +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Icon View</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Displays the name and a suitable icon for each file or folder. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>MultiColumn View</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Similar to <guimenuitem>Icon View</guimenuitem> except that the +display is neatly formatted into regular columns.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Detailed List View</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Displays each file or folder on a separate line, as a small +icon followed by the file or folder name followed by information about the +item. The amount of information shown is controlled by the <menuchoice> +<guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Show Details</guisubmenu></menuchoice> +sub menu settings. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Text View</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Similar to <guimenuitem>Detailed List View</guimenuitem> +except that icons are not shown and the first character in each line will be +<quote>/</quote> if the item is a folder. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Tree View</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>This option is useful for <link linkend="navigation"> +navigating</link> through the folder tree below the current folder. +The display is similar to <guimenuitem>Detailed List View</guimenuitem> +except that the start of each line will show a small <keycap>+</keycap> sign +in a box if the item is a folder. +<mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> clicking on the box will expand the display to +show the contents of that folder.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Info List View</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Similar to <guimenuitem>Detailed List View</guimenuitem> +except that, where applicable, it shows the number of lines, words and +characters and file format for each file. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<para>The default file icons shown in <guimenuitem>Icon View</guimenuitem> and +<guimenuitem>MultiColumn View</guimenuitem> modes can be replaced by small +preview images of the file contents, see the section <link linkend="previews"> +File Previews</link> of this handbook for more details.</para> + +<sect2 id="filetipinfo"> +<title>File Tip Info</title> +<para>Checking the <guilabel>Show file tips</guilabel> box in the <guilabel> +Behavior</guilabel> page of the &konqueror; Configuration dialog causes a +small pop up information +window to appear when the mouse pointer is hovered over a file or folder name +or icon in <guimenuitem>Icon View</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem> +MultiColumn View</guimenuitem> mode. +</para> +<para>If the <guilabel>Show previews in file tips</guilabel> checkbox is +checked the pop up window will also show a small image of the file contents. +</para> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="previews"> +<title>File Previews</title> +<para>Selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preview +</guisubmenu></menuchoice> from the Menubar will bring up a sub menu +that lets you enable file previews for certain types of file.</para> +<para>Generally this means that the file's icon will be replaced by a small +image showing the file contents.</para> +<para>If file preview is enabled for <guimenuitem>Sound Files</guimenuitem> +the file will be played whenever the mouse cursor is hovering over the file +name or icon.</para> +<para>Note that file previews are only available in <guimenuitem>Icon View +</guimenuitem> and <guimenuitem>MultiColumn View</guimenuitem> modes.</para> +<para>Because &konqueror; has to read much more data than just the file name +details to generate a preview, file previews may not be appropriate +when viewing files on a floppy or from a remote system. The <guilabel>Previews +</guilabel> page of the File Manager Configuration +dialog allows you to disable file previews for protocols such as +<link linkend="ftp">ftp</link> where reading the extra data would take too +long.</para> +</sect2> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="navigation"> +<title>Navigation</title> +<para>To get to a file with &konqueror; you first need to navigate +through the folder tree to find the folder containing that +file.</para> + +<para>To move between folders you can simply step up and down the +tree:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>To descend into a subfolder <mousebutton>left +</mousebutton> click on its name or +icon -- or if you have already <quote>selected</quote> it (see below) -- then just press +<keycap>Enter</keycap>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To go up the folder tree you can click on the <guiicon>Up +</guiicon> button in the Toolbar, use<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keysym>Up Arrow</keysym></keycombo>, or use the Menubar +<menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Up</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +option.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>To <quote>select</quote> a file or folder in the displayed folder +without opening it in any way use the <keysym>up</keysym> and <keysym>down +</keysym> arrow keys to move through the items. +The selected item will be highlighted and some information about it +will be displayed in the Status Bar.</para> + +<para>Setting the <link linkend="viewmode">View Mode</link> to <guimenuitem> +Tree View</guimenuitem> can help you locate folders in the tree below the +current folder; in this mode each folder is shown with a small box at +the left. If the box contains a <keycap>+</keycap> sign, <mousebutton>left +</mousebutton> clicking on the box (not on the folder name or icon) will +display a sub tree showing files and subfolders contained in that folder. +The small box will then change to show a <keycap>-</keycap> sign. +<mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> click on that to collapse the sub tree. Once +you have found the folder you are looking for, <mousebutton>left +</mousebutton> click on the folder name or icon to open it.</para> + +<para>The <link linkend="sidebar">Navigation Panel</link> can also help you +find your way around the file system.</para> + +<para>You can go directly to any folder by typing its path into the +Location Toolbar window or into the dialog box invoked by the Menubar +<menuchoice><guimenu>Location</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open Location</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> item or by <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap> +O</keycap></keycombo>. &konqueror;'s <link linkend="path-complete"> +Text Completion</link> feature may be useful when you do this. Don't forget +that in &Linux; / &UNIX; file and folder names are case sensitive.</para> + +<para>When you have moved to a new folder you can go back to your +previous choice by using the Toolbar <guiicon>Back</guiicon> button, the +Menubar +<menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Back</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +item, or <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keysym>Left +Arrow</keysym></keycombo>. Once you have gone back you can go forward. Use the Toolbar +<guiicon>Forward</guiicon> button, the Menubar +<menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Forward</guimenuitem></menuchoice> item or <keycombo +action="simul">&Alt;<keysym>Right +Arrow</keysym></keycombo>.</para> + +<para>Alternatively, you can also choose to enter the parent folder by clicking on the Toolbar <guiicon>Up</guiicon>, the <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Up</guimenuitem></menuchoice> item, or with <keycombo +action="simul">&Alt;<keysym>Up +Arrow</keysym></keycombo>.</para> + +<tip><para>Holding the &LMB; pressed while the mouse pointer is +over the Toolbar <guiicon>Up</guiicon>, <guiicon>Back</guiicon> or +<guiicon>Forward</guiicon> buttons brings up a menu of recently visited +locations.</para></tip> + +<sect2 id="file-find"> +<title>Finding Files and Folders</title> + +<para>If you don't know or can't remember where a file or folder is within +your system, then use the Toolbar <guiicon>Find File</guiicon> button or the +Menubar <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Find +File...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option. This will embed the file finder +application &kfind; into &konqueror;'s window. See the &kfind; Handbook +for help in using &kfind;. +</para> + +<note><para>If the name of a file or folder begins with a period (dot), then +it is a <quote>hidden</quote> file or folder, and will not normally be shown +by &konqueror;. To see hidden files or folders use the Menubar <menuchoice> +<guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Hidden Files</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> option.</para> +<para>Another reason &konqueror; may not show the file or folder you are +looking for is that you may have the <link linkend="konq-plugin"><guisubmenu> +View Filter</guisubmenu></link> plugin set to display only certain types of +file.</para></note> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="floppy-cd"> +<title>Floppy and &CD-ROM; Drives</title> + +<para>Any floppy disk, &CD; drive or other hard disk partition that you have +on your system will usually appear in the <filename class="directory">/ +</filename>, <filename class="directory">/media</filename>, <filename class="directory">/mnt</filename> or +<filename class="directory">/auto</filename> folder, having a path something +like <filename class="directory">/mnt/floppy</filename> or +<filename class="directory">/cdrom</filename>. The details will depend on +how your system was set up.</para> + +<para>&UNIX; / &Linux; requires that you <command>mount</command> a floppy disk +or &CD-ROM; when you have inserted it into the drive, and <command>mount +</command> other hard disk partitions when you want to access them. You also +need to unmount a floppy disk or &CD-ROM; before removing it to register that +it is no longer available. </para> + +<para>How you do this will depend on how your system:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>You may have an <application>Automount</application> facility, +in which case you don't have to bother about explicitly mounting and +unmounting, +although you may find that the &CD-ROM; occasionally starts up by itself for no +apparent reason.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>You may have <guiicon>Floppy</guiicon>, &CD-ROM; and hard disk +icons on your desktop, in which case &LMB; click on the icon to mount it. +Doing this should also bring up a &konqueror; window showing the contents of +the floppy, &CD-ROM; or partition. To unmount, <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> +click on the icon and choose the <guimenuitem>Unmount</guimenuitem> item. +Visit the section <link linkend="making">Create New...</link> in this Handbook +to see how to create such an icon.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Or you can do it the traditional way by typing into a text +console window:</para> + +<para><userinput><command>mount /mnt/floppy</command></userinput></para> + +<!-- This markup doesn't work properly, it puts 'mount' and '/mnt/floppy' +on separate lines +<screen> +<userinput><command>mount</command> + <option><replaceable>/mnt/floppy</replaceable></option></userinput> +</screen> --> + +<para>to mount, for example, the floppy drive, and</para> + +<!-- Same as above +<screen> +<userinput><command>umount</command> + <option><replaceable>/mnt/floppy</replaceable></option></userinput></screen> +--> + +<para><userinput><command>umount /mnt/floppy</command></userinput></para> + +<para>to unmount it (<command>umount</command> not <command>unmount</command>). +</para> + +<note><para>Rather than having to open a text console to type the +<command>mount +</command> or <command>umount</command> commands, you may prefer to use +&konqueror;'s <menuchoice><guimenu> Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Execute Shell +Command</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +(<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>E</keycap></keycombo>) + feature. +</para></note> + +</listitem> + +</itemizedlist> +</sect2> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="deleting"> +<title>Deleting Files and Folders</title> + +<para>&konqueror; gives you two ways to dispose of an unwanted file or +folder:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>You can move it to the <filename>Trash</filename> folder, which +is the safest method as you can get it back if you realize that you have made a +mistake.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>You can just plain Delete it, which +removes the entry from the folder and adds the disk area occupied by the +file(s) to the system's list of free disk areas, in the same way as the +<command>rm</command> command.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>The simplest way to remove a file or folder is to position +the mouse pointer over its name or icon and press the &RMB;, which +will bring up a menu containing the options <guimenuitem>Move to +Trash</guimenuitem> and <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>.</para> + +<para>Or, if you have <quote>selected</quote> the item, the Menubar +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu will give you the choice of +<quote><guimenuitem>Move to Trash</guimenuitem></quote> and +<quote><guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem></quote> options.</para> + +<para><keycap>Del</keycap> will move the selected item or items to Trash.</para> + +<para><keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Del</keycap></keycombo> +will really, truly and irrevocably delete the selected item or +items.</para> + +<note><para>You won't be able to remove a file or folder if you don't have +the necessary permissions; see the section on <link linkend="super-user">Super +User Mode</link> for further details.</para></note> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="moving"> +<title>Moving and Copying</title> + +<para>To copy a file or subfolder between folders you can:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Position the mouse pointer over its name or icon and hold down +the &RMB;, which will bring up a menu containing the +<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem> option. Choose that.</para> + +<para>Or if the item is <quote>selected</quote> you can use the +<guiicon>Copy</guiicon> button on the Toolbar or the Menubar +<menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +item, or the <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo> +shortcut key combination. You can also select <link linkend="multiple">multiple</link> files or folders to copy/move as well.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Navigate to the folder you want to copy the item into then +Paste the item into the new folder by using the Toolbar +<guiicon>Paste</guiicon> button or the Menubar +<menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option or the <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>V</keycap></keycombo> shortcut, or by +moving the mouse pointer to a clear area of the window and holding the &RMB; +down to bring up a menu containing the <guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem> option. +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>Moving a file or subfolder between folders can be done in the +same +way as copying, except that you choose the <guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem> +option +or <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>X</keycap></keycombo> +instead of <guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem>. The item that you have +<guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem> will be removed from the original folder when +you do the <guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem> into the new folder.</para> + +<para>You can also copy or move selected item(s) to another folder by using +<menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Copy Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice> (<keycap>F7</keycap>) or +<menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Move Files</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> (<keycap>F8</keycap>), or by selecting +<guimenuitem>Copy To</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Move To</guimenuitem> from +the drop down menu you get when you <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on +an file or folder name in the File Manager window.</para> + +<note><para>You may not be able to copy or move a file or folder if +you don't have the necessary permissions. See the section on <link +linkend="super-user">Super User Mode</link> for further +details.</para></note> + +<sect2 id="dnd"> +<title>Using Drag 'n Drop</title> + +<para>&konqueror; also supports Drag and Drop copying and moving of files and +folders.</para> + +<para>You can do this by having two instances of &konqueror;, one showing the +folder you want to copy from, the other showing the target folder. +Position the mouse pointer over the item you wish to copy or move, then, +holding the &LMB; pressed, <quote>drag</quote> it to a clear space in the +target + +folder. Release the button and you will be +presented with a menu choice of <guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem> or +<guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem>. Take care to <quote>drop</quote> the item into + an empty area of the target +folder view - dropping it on top of another file name or icon can cause +problems.</para> + +<para>You can also set up &konqueror; to show more than one folder within +its window and drag & drop between them.</para> + +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata format="PNG" fileref="dragdrop.png"/></imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>Split Views for Drag & Drop</phrase> +</textobject> +</mediaobject> + +<para>This screenshot illustrates the use of the Menubar +<menuchoice><guimenu>Window</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Split View +Left/Right</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option, also available with the shortcut +<keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>L</keycap> +</keycombo>, +to split the main &konqueror; window into two views, each showing the contents +of a different folder.</para> + +<para>To be able to show different folders in each view they should not be +linked; the little boxes at the bottom right of each view should be empty. +</para> + +<para>The <quote>active</quote> view, that is the one whose path is shown in +the Location Toolbar and which responds to navigation and Menubar commands, is +shown by the little green light in the bottom left corner. To make a view +active, <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> click on an empty area of the view or +on its Status Bar.</para> + +<para>To remove an active view from &konqueror;'s window use the <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>R</keycap> +</keycombo> shortcut, or the Menubar <menuchoice><guimenu>Window</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Remove +Active View</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option, or &RMB; click on the Status Bar +and choose the <guimenuitem>Remove Active View</guimenuitem> option from the +resulting menu.</para> + +<para>If you use &konqueror; tabs, you can drag and drop between tabs +by dragging the file to the tab label, without letting go yet. The +destination tab will pop to the front, allowing you to continue +dragging and then drop the file.</para> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="dups"> +<title>Duplicate File Names</title> +<para>If you try to paste a file into a folder that already +contains a file with the same name, &konqueror; will pop up a dialog box warning +you that the file already exists. You can then choose to: +</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para> +<guilabel>Overwrite</guilabel> the old file with the newly copied one. +The <guibutton>Overwrite All</guibutton> button can be used if you have copied +multiple items.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Cancel the paste operation by pressing the <guibutton>Skip +</guibutton> or <guibutton>Skip All</guibutton> button.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Give the file that is being copied a different name. You can +do this by typing a new name into the text entry box or get &konqueror; to +<guibutton>Propose</guibutton> one. When you have done this press the +<guibutton>Rename</guibutton> button.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</sect2> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="multiple"> +<title>Selecting Multiple Files</title> + +<para>You sometimes want to delete, copy or move a number of files that are +similar in some way. For example you may wish to move all of the .png graphics +files from one folder to another. &konqueror; makes this easy by letting you +select multiple files based on similarities in their file names.</para> + +<para>Use the Menubar +<menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guisubmenu>Selection</guisubmenu> +<guimenuitem>Select...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> item or the shortcut +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>+</keycap></keycombo>. This +brings up a little dialog box in which you enter a filename containing +the wildcard characters <keycap>*</keycap>, which matches any number +of characters, and <keycap>?</keycap> which matches a single +character. Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton> and &konqueror; will +highlight all files with matching names. For example;</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para> <userinput><filename>flag*.png</filename></userinput> will +select all filenames starting with the letters <quote>flag</quote> and ending +with <quote><literal role="extension">.png</literal></quote>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><userinput><filename>memo?.txt</filename></userinput> will +select <filename>memo1.txt</filename> and <filename>memo9.txt</filename> but +not <filename>memo99.txt</filename>.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>When you have selected a range of files, you can narrow down the +selection +by uing the Menubar <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Unselect...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option or <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>-</keycap></keycombo> to specify +which of the selected files should be removed from the selection.</para> + +<para>Use <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>U</keycap></keycombo> +or the Menubar <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Unselect All</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option or just +&LMB; click on a clear area of the view to cancel the +selection.</para> + +<para>You can even invert the selection: that is, deselect all selected +files and select those that were previously unselected. Use the +Menubar <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Invert +Selection</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option or <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>*</keycap></keycombo> to do this.</para> + +<para>You can also select multiple files and folders by holding the <keycap>&Ctrl;</keycap> button while you click on each individual file or folder. This enables you to then move or copy multiple files and folders to a different location at one time by using the same method above.</para> + +<para>A number of useful shortcut keys can be used in list, tree and text +view modes:</para> +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><keycap>Space</keycap></term> +<listitem> +<para>Toggle the current selection. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><keycap>Insert</keycap></term> +<listitem> +<para>Toggle the current selection and move down to the next item. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keysym>Up Arrow</keysym></keycombo>, +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keysym>Down Arrow</keysym></keycombo>, +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Home</keycap></keycombo>, +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>End</keycap></keycombo>, +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Page Up</keycap></keycombo>, +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Page Down</keycap></keycombo> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Move the selection, toggling the selection of everything on the way. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keysym>Up Arrow</keysym></keycombo>, +<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keysym>Down Arrow</keysym></keycombo>, +<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Home</keycap></keycombo>, +<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>End</keycap></keycombo>, +<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Page Up</keycap></keycombo>, +<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Page Down</keycap></keycombo> +</term> +<listitem> +<para>Deselect everything, then move the selection, selecting everything on +the way. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<para>Once you have selected the right files then the normal delete, copy or +move commands will act on all of the selected files at once. </para> + +<note><para>Depending on your keyboard type and locale, you may find +that the <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>+</keycap></keycombo>, <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>-</keycap></keycombo> and <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>*</keycap></keycombo> shortcuts +only work with the Numeric keypad <keycap>+</keycap>, <keycap>-</keycap> and +<keycap>*</keycap> keys.</para></note> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="making"> +<title>Create New</title> + +<para>When &konqueror; is in File Manager mode, picking +<guisubmenu>Create New</guisubmenu> from the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +menu or from the context menu you get by &RMB; clicking on a free +area in a folder view gives you a submenu letting you create any +of the following in the current folder:</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guisubmenu>File</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Link To Application...</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para>This option is most useful if you want to create an icon that +will open a particular application. It opens a dialog box with three tabbed +pages. The first, <guilabel>General</guilabel>, is where you choose an icon and +the text that will appear with it. The second page, +<guilabel>Permissions</guilabel>, lets you select who can use or modify the +icon. In the <guilabel>Application</guilabel> page you must enter the <guilabel>Command</guilabel> that +will run the application, for example, <userinput>kedit</userinput> to start up +the &kedit; text editor. <userinput>kedit /home/pam/todo.txt</userinput> would +open the file <filename>/home/pam/todo.txt</filename> in &kedit;. Advanced +options such as the file types which the application can open are also +available from this page.</para> + +<para>To make the application icon appear on your desktop, create the link in +your <filename class="directory">~/Desktop</filename> folder (this may be +called something slightly different depending on how &kde; was installed on +your system) or get to the +<guisubmenu>Create New...</guisubmenu> sub menu by +<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> clicking on a free area of the desktop +instead of within &konqueror;'s window.</para> + +<para>If you have a lot of specialized application links and don't want to +clutter up the desktop, then why not create them in your Applications +folder. You can get there in &konqueror; by choosing +<menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Then create a single icon +on your desktop to open your Applications folder, which is usually in +<filename class="directory">~/.kde/share/applnk</filename>.</para> + +<para>To put an application link icon into the panel, first create it in the +Applications folder then drag the icon onto a clear area of the +panel.</para> + +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guisubmenu>File</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Link To Location (URL)...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para>This lets you create an icon to open &konqueror; at a +particular +folder or web page. As with <guimenuitem>Link To +Application...</guimenuitem> +you can make the application icon appear on your desktop by creating the link +in +your <filename>~/Desktop</filename> folder or going to the +<guisubmenu>Create +New...</guisubmenu> sub menu by right clicking on a free area of the +desktop. When you first create it the text shown with the icon will be the full +path or &URL;. You can change it by right clicking on the icon, selecting +<guimenuitem>Properties...</guimenuitem> and entering the preferred text in +the +<guilabel>General</guilabel> tab page.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guisubmenu>Device</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Floppy Device...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para>Use this option to create an icon that will mount a floppy disk +and open an instance of &konqueror; showing the disk's contents. To unmount the +disk when you have finished with it <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on +the icon and select <guimenuitem>Unmount</guimenuitem>. In practice it doesn't +have to be a floppy disk but can be any hard disk or partition on your system +that is not normally mounted. However, in most cases you will want to create the icon +on +your desktop.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Hard Disk...</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>This option is similar to <guimenuitem>Floppy +Device...</guimenuitem> but for a hard disk drive or + partition.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>CD/DVD-ROM Device...</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>This option is similar to <guimenuitem>Floppy +Device...</guimenuitem> but for a <acronym>CD</acronym> or <acronym>DVD</acronym> +drive.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Folder...</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>An easy way of creating a new (sub)folder.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Text File...</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Use this to create an ordinary, empty, text file. A +dialog box will be opened for you to enter the name of your new +file.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>HTML File...</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Creates a skeleton <acronym>HTML</acronym> source file. When +you +type the new file's name into the dialog box it is probably best to give +it a <literal role="extension">.html </literal> extension to avoid +confusion.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Presentation Document...</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Creates a skeleton &koffice; +&kpresenter; document. Give its name a <literal role="extension">.kpr</literal> +extension.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Text Document...</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Creates a skeleton <application>KOffice</application> &kword; +document using the standard &kword; style template. Give its name a <literal +role="extension">.kwd</literal> extension.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Spread Sheet Document...</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Use this to create a new <application>KOffice</application> +&kspread; spreadsheet file, and name it with a <literal +role="extension">.ksp</literal> extension.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guimenuitem>Illustration Document...</guimenuitem></term> +<listitem><para>Creates a new <application>KOffice</application> &kontour; +document. Name it with the extension <literal +role="extension">.kil</literal>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="newname"> +<title>Changing Names and Permissions</title> + +<para>The two easiest ways to change the name of a file or folder is to either +<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on it and select +<guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>, or select the file or folder and then press the <keycap>F2</keycap> button.</para> + +<para>To change the name or permissions of a file or folder +<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on its name or icon and select the +<guimenuitem>Properties...</guimenuitem> item, or if you have +<quote>selected</quote> the file or folder, then you can use the Menubar +<menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option.</para> + +<para>This will bring up the Properties dialog box with two tabbed +pages:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>General</guilabel>, which gives you some +information about the item and lets you change its name and, for a folder, +the associated icon.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Permissions</guilabel>, which shows you the item's +ownership and access permissions and lets you change the permissions. +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<sect2 id="copyrename"> +<title>Copy and Rename</title> +<para>If you want to make a copy of an existing file with a different name -- +perhaps as a backup -- in the same folder as the original file, do a normal +<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem> then when you <guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem> +it a dialog box will pop up complaining that the file already exists. +Just type the new name into the dialog's text box and press the +<guibutton>Rename</guibutton> button (or if you are feeling lazy pressing the +<guibutton>Propose</guibutton> button will generate a new name for you).</para> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="super-user"> +<title>Super User Mode</title> + +<para>If you are running as a normal user and try to access files outside of +your own home folder you will often be prevented from doing so and get an +error message such as <errorname>Access Denied</errorname>. </para> + +<para>To access these files you need to be logged in as the system +administrator, often known as the Super User or <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>. </para> + +<para>Rather than logging out then in again, you can launch &konqueror; from +the +<guimenu>K</guimenu> Menu in Super User mode by selecting +<menuchoice><guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>File Manager - Super + User Mode +</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. You will be asked for the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> +login password but as long as you can provide that &konqueror; will be started +up with full access privileges to all files on your system.</para> + +<warning><para>Take care. As Super User (<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>), you have complete control of +your system, and a wrong command can easily do irrevocable damage.</para> +<para>Also, connecting to the internet as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> is an extremely bad idea, as it +seriously increases your vulnerability to malicious hacking.</para></warning> + +</sect2> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="file-associations"> +<title>Configuring File Associations</title> + +<!-- TODO: The content should probably be here too, but this'll do for --> +<!-- now. --> +<para>&kde; provides many applications which can open many different +types of file. Most of the time, the defaults will work with no +problems, but &konqueror; provides a powerful system to allow you to +change the applications used to open each file type. For more details, +choose the +<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure +Konqueror...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item, select +<guilabel>File Associations</guilabel> in the configuration dialog, +and click on <guibutton>Help</guibutton>.</para> + +</sect1> + + +<sect1 id="commandline"> +<title>At the Command Line</title> + +<para>Although &konqueror; is a very powerful and flexible +<acronym>GUI</acronym> file manager, there are occasions when the experienced +&Linux; / &UNIX; user wants to get down to the basics and work at the text +command line level.</para> + +<para>You can, of course, open an instance of &konsole;, perhaps with +&konqueror;'s Menubar <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open +Terminal</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option or with <keycombo +action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>T</keycap></keycombo>.</para> +<para>If you only want to launch a program or view a &URL;, the <menuchoice> +<guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Run Command</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +(<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>) option may be +easier.</para> + +<para><menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Execute Shell Command... +</guimenuitem></menuchoice> (<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl; +<keycap>E</keycap></keycombo>) opens a small command line dialog window where +you can enter a shell command such as <userinput>ps -ax | grep kdeinit +</userinput>. Note that it does not support full featured terminal control +characters, so applications such as <userinput>top</userinput> and <userinput> +less</userinput> will not work properly, but it is available immediately +without the delay involved in starting &konsole;. +</para> + +<para>For more complex operations, &konqueror; has another nice feature: the +Menubar <menuchoice><guimenu>Window</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Terminal +Emulator</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option, which opens up a terminal window as +a new view within &konqueror;. As long as the link icon is visible at the +bottom right corner of each view, the terminal will follow any folder changes +you make in the normal file manager view.</para> + +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata format="PNG" fileref="cmndline.png"/></imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>Including the terminal emulator</phrase> +</textobject> +</mediaobject> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-omittag: nil +sgml-shorttag: t +sgml-minimize-attributes: nil +sgml-general-insert-case: lower +sgml-parent-document:("index.docbook" "book" "chapter") +End: +--> |