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diff --git a/doc/konqueror/introduction.docbook b/doc/konqueror/introduction.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..14fc2a6c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/konqueror/introduction.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<chapter id="introduction"> +<chapterinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Pamela.Roberts;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<date>2003-10-20</date> +<releaseinfo>3.2</releaseinfo> +</chapterinfo> + +<title>Overview</title> + +<para><emphasis>&konqueror;</emphasis> is an advanced +<link linkend="filemanager">file manager</link> for the +K Desktop Environment, providing file management functions ranging from simple +cut/copy and paste operations to advanced local and remote network file +browsing. Folder contents can be displayed in a variety of text and icon +<link linkend="viewmode">view modes</link>, which can include thumbnail +preview images of file contents. File and folder properties can easily be +examined and changed and applications launched with a simple click of the +&LMB;.</para> + +<para><emphasis>&konqueror;</emphasis> is an <acronym>HTML</acronym> 4.01 +compliant <link linkend="browser">web browser</link> with built in support for +JavaScript (ECMA-262), <acronym>CSS</acronym> (Cascading Style Sheets) and +bidirectional scripts (such as Arabic and Hebrew). It provides support for the secure +running of &Java; applets, &Netscape; plugins for viewing &Flash;, &RealAudio; and &RealVideo; and <acronym>SSL</acronym> for secure +communications. Advanced features include automatic &URL; and form completion, +the ability to import bookmarks from other browsers and tabbed browsing. +</para> + +<para><emphasis>&konqueror;</emphasis> is also an excellent full featured +<link linkend="ftp">FTP</link> client.</para> + +<para><emphasis>&konqueror;</emphasis> is a universal viewing application, +capable of displaying images and documents without having to launch another +application. It does this by embedding components (&kde; Parts) provided by +other applications; from &kview; for image viewing, &kdvi; for +<acronym>DVI</acronym> viewing, &kghostview; for &PostScript; documents and +from the various &koffice; applications for their document types. +</para> + +<para><emphasis>&konqueror;</emphasis> is a fully customizable application +which anyone can <link linkend="config">configure</link> to suit their own +needs, from changing the overall style and the sizes of text and icons to +selecting which items appear in the Menubar, changing the number and +positions of the toolbars and even defining new shortcut key combinations. +Different configuration <link linkend="save-settings">profiles</link> can be +saved for easy recall as needed. +</para> + +</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: +--> |