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diff --git a/faq/filemanager.php b/faq/filemanager.php new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5c17bcd --- /dev/null +++ b/faq/filemanager.php @@ -0,0 +1,213 @@ +<?php + include("../tde-head-and-foot.php"); + doHeader("The File Manager", "Documentation", "FAQ", "../"); +?> +<STYLE> + .question {font-weight:bold;} + TD {padding-top:10px} +</STYLE> +<table width="100%" class="header"><tbody><tr><td align="left" class="navLeft" width="33%"><a accesskey="p" href="windowmanager.php">Prev</a></td><td align="center" class="navCenter" width="34%"></td><td align="right" class="navRight" width="33%"> + + <a accesskey="n" href="webbrowser.php">Next</a></td></tr></tbody></table> +<p class="chapter" lang="en"> +<p class="titlepage"> +<p> +<p><h2 class="title"><a name="filemanager"></a>Chapter 8. The File Manager</h2><p>The default file manager in TDE is Konqueror. Please refer to + +the Konqueror Handbook for detailed information.</p> +<p class="qandaset"><dl><dt>8.1. <a href="filemanager.php#idm140487998198336">How can I change the appearance of a folder in + +Konqueror?</a></dt><dt>8.2. <a href="filemanager.php#idm140487998151568">How can I do non-anonymous FTP transfers with Konqueror?</a></dt><dt>8.3. <a href="filemanager.php#idm140487998143952">How do I specify the startup folder for Konqueror?</a></dt><dt>8.4. <a href="filemanager.php#idm140487998134960">How do I rename files?</a></dt><dt>8.5. <a href="filemanager.php#idm140487998131888">Where did the delete entry from my right-click context menu go?</a></dt><dt>8.6. <a href="filemanager.php#idm140487998127952">How do I configure the programs that Konqueror uses to + +open different types of files?</a></dt><dt>8.7. <a href="filemanager.php#idm140487998118352">When I try to click on a folder in Konqueror, I get the + +message: There appears to be a configuration error. You have + +associated Konqueror with inode/directory, but it cannot handle this file + +type.</a></dt><dt>8.8. <a href="filemanager.php#idm140487998109904">What are %i and + +%m parameters in a file's Properties Command line?</a></dt><dt>8.9. <a href="filemanager.php#idm140487998095152">How do I make Konqueror start up without a menu bar? + +I can't save a view profile when the menu bar is invisible!</a></dt></dl><table border="0" summary="Q and A Set"><col align="left" width="1%"><tbody><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998198336"></a><a name="idm140487998198016"></a><b>8.1.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How can I change the appearance of a folder in + +Konqueror?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Right-click the folder, select Properties, + +click on the large icon in the dialog which appears, and choose another + +icon.</p><p>To change the icon displayed for entries in the + +TDE Menu, use the Menu Editor, + +located at Settings->Menu + +Editor. + +</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998151568"></a><a name="idm140487998151312"></a><b>8.2.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How can I do non-anonymous FTP transfers with Konqueror?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Normally, if you enter a URL like + +<strong class="userinput"><code>ftp://<em class="replaceable"><code>ftp.somehost.com</code></em></code></strong>, + +Konqueror will attempt an anonymous login to the FTP server. If you + +want to login as a particular user, enter a URL like + +<strong class="userinput"><code>ftp://<em class="replaceable"><code>username@ftp.somehost.com</code></em></code></strong> + +instead. Konqueror will ask for your password and connect to the + +server.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998143952"></a><a name="idm140487998143632"></a><b>8.3.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How do I specify the startup folder for Konqueror?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>With the desktop Home icon, using the right mouse button, select the icon and choose + +Properties. Select the + +URL tab. Type <code class="filename">/whereever/you/want</code> + +with the folder you would like Konqueror to start in.</p><p>From within Konqueror the process is similar. Ensure the Navigation Panel is active + +(press <strong class="keycap">F9</strong>). From the Navigation Panel tabs, select the Home icon. + +In the Navigation Panel directory, use the right mouse button to select the top level <code class="filename">Home Folder</code> and select Properties.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998134960"></a><a name="idm140487998134704"></a><b>8.4.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How do I rename files?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Simply right click on the file and select + +Rename or press the keyboard shortcut <strong class="keycap">F2</strong> with a file selected.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998131888"></a><a name="idm140487998131632"></a><b>8.5.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Where did the delete entry from my right-click context menu go?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>The Delete context menu entry that bypasses the + +Trash can is not displayed by default. To enable that menu option, go to + +Settings->Configure + +Konqueror and select + +Behaviour in the iconbar to the left. Enable the checkbox + +Show 'Delete' context menu entries which bypass the + +trashcan. + +</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998127952"></a><a name="idm140487998127696"></a><b>8.6.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How do I configure the programs that Konqueror uses to + +open different types of files?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>In order to configure file associations, you should go to the + +KDE Control Center and choose the item File + +Associations under the category TDE + +Components.</p><p> + +Suppose the default PDF viewer is now KGhostView and + +you would prefer to use KPDF as a viewer. You + +would simply type <strong class="userinput"><code>pdf</code></strong> in the search box at the top of + +the dialog, choose pdf in the + +application group and move + +KPDF up. In the Embedding + +tab you can also choose which component other applications will use to + +display files (for example, when viewing files in Konqueror or using + +Ark's embedded viewer). + +</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998118352"></a><a name="idm140487998118032"></a><b>8.7.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>When I try to click on a folder in Konqueror, I get the + +message: There appears to be a configuration error. You have + +associated Konqueror with inode/directory, but it cannot handle this file + +type.</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Make sure the embedding settings for inode/directory + +are correct: + + +<p class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p>In Konqueror, go to + +Settings->Configure + +Konqueror and then to the File + +Associations page.</p></li><li><p>Open + +inode->directory in the tree view.</p></li><li><p>Click on + +the + +Embedding tab. Make sure that Left Click + +Action is set to Show file in embedded + +viewer, and by default Icon View (konq_iconview) + +is at the top + +of Services Preference Order.</p></li></ol> + +</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998109904"></a><a name="idm140487998109648"></a><b>8.8.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>What are <code class="option">%i</code> and + +<code class="option">%m</code> parameters in a file's Properties Command line?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>They are used by all TDE applications (since they are implemented in + +<code class="classname">TDEApplication</code> and all good TDE programs create a + +<code class="classname">TDEApplication</code> object before they even look at the + +command line arguments).</p><p>A standard line for a TDE + +application looks like this: <strong class="userinput"><code><strong class="command">foo</strong> + +<code class="option">... %i %m -caption \"%c\"</code></code></strong>. Pretty confusing, + +-but it has been designed in that way so that it can integrate legacy, + +non-TDE applications as smoothly as possible. Konqueror, when executing + +the line above, will extend the command to + +<strong class="userinput"><code><strong class="command"><em class="replaceable"><code>foo</code></em></strong> <code class="option">-icon + +something.png -miniicon something_mini.png -caption \"The + +Foo\"</code></code></strong>. Both the icon and the mini-icon as well as "The + +Foo" are properties defined in the <code class="filename">.desktop</code> file. If + +the icons are not defined, they simply default to the executable name + +<em class="replaceable"><code>foo</code></em>.</p><p>This way a user can change these things in KMenuEdit for his or her + +applications. The <code class="option">-caption</code> option is important, because no + +user will accept that the menu item Editor starts + +something called kedit-0.9pl4-build47. Instead, users + +expect a window called Editor. Furthermore these + +names are localized, i.e. an American English user launches + +CD-Player and gets a window called + +CD-Player while a German user launches + +CD-Spieler and gets a window called + +CD-Spieler.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998095152"></a><a name="idm140487998094832"></a><b>8.9.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How do I make Konqueror start up without a menu bar? + +I can't save a view profile when the menu bar is invisible!</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>The easiest way to do this is to edit Konqueror's + +configuration file manually. Add the following lines to + +<code class="filename">~/.trinity/share/config/konquerorrc</code>: + +<pre class="programlisting"> + +[KonqMainWindow] + +MenuBar=Disabled + +</pre> + +</p><p>On restarting Konqueror, the menubar should be hidden.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" class="bottom-nav"><tr><td width="33%" align="left" valign="top" class="navLeft"><a href="windowmanager.php">Prev</a></td><td width="34%" align="center" valign="top" class="navCenter"><a href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="33%" align="right" valign="top" class="navRight"><a href="webbrowser.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="33%" align="left" class="navLeft">The window manager</td><td width="34%" align="center" class="navCenter"><a href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="33%" align="right" class="navRight">Webbrowsing with Konqueror</td></tr></table> +<?php + doFooter(); +?> + |