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<article lang="&language;">
<articleinfo>


<authorgroup>
<author>&Jonathan.Singer; &Jonathan.Singer.mail;</author>
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</authorgroup>

<date>2002-02-12</date>
<releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo>

<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>KControl</keyword>
<keyword>konsole</keyword>
<keyword>terminal</keyword>
</keywordset>
</articleinfo>

<sect1 id="konsole">
<title>&konsole;</title>

<para>In this module, you can configure basic settings for &konsole;,
the &kde; terminal.  You can also easily create new schemata (appearance
files) for &konsole;.</para>

<para>This module contains several tab pages:
<guilabel>General</guilabel>, <guilabel>Schema</guilabel>,
<guilabel>Session</guilabel> and <guilabel>Write
Daemon</guilabel>.</para>

<sect2>
<title><guilabel>General</guilabel></title>

<para>This tab page allows you to configure aspects of &konsole;'s
functions.  It contains the following options:</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Use Konsole as default terminal
application</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>If you wish to have &kde; use another terminal application by
default, uncheck this box and enter the preferred application
(<application>wterm</application>, <application>rxvt</application>,
&etc;) in the text field below.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Show Terminal Size when Resizing</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>By default, &konsole; will show the size (in characters) of the
window when you are resizing, allowing you to make the window a
specific size.  Uncheck this box to turn off this
behavior.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Show Frame</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Draw an inner frame around the inside of the &konsole; window.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Confirm quit with open sessions</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>When set, a warning appears when you try to close a  &konsole;
window with multiple sessions.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Blinking Cursor</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>If you have trouble spotting the cursor in the
&konsole; window, you can have it blink to draw your
attention.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Line Spacing</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Change the space between lines of text.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Consider the following characters part of a word when
double clicking</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>It is a common &UNIX; behavior to select a whole word
when you double click on it, however, the computer's idea of a word may
differ from yours.  Add characters here that you would like to be
considered always to be <quote>part of a word</quote>.  For example,
adding the <literal>@</literal> character will allow you to double
click to select an entire email address.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Schema</title>

<para>The <guilabel>Schema</guilabel> page will allow you to easily
create, edit and save schemata, with text and background coloring,
transparency and background images.</para>


<!-- 
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Font</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Use the drop-down box to select the default font size.  Use the
<guibutton>Custom...</guibutton> button to select your own combination
of font, size, and style.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
 
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Full Screen</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Check the box to make &konsole; windows full-screen by
default.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</listitem> 
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Bars</guilabel></term>
<listitem>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Show menubar</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Check to show the menubar by default.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Show toolbar</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Check to show the toolbar by default.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Show frame</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Check to show the frame by default.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Scrollbar position</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>Select the default position of the scrollbar:
<guilabel>Hide</guilabel> (no scrollbar), <guilabel>Left</guilabel>, or
<guilabel>Right</guilabel>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
-->
</sect2>

</sect1>
</article>