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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/konqueror/bookmarks.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/konqueror/bookmarks.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..f2ce152d90a --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/konqueror/bookmarks.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,245 @@ +<chapter id="bookmarks"> +<chapterinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author +>&Pamela.Roberts;</author> +<othercredit role="translator" +><firstname +>John</firstname +><surname +>Knight</surname +><affiliation +><address +><email +>[email protected]</email +></address +></affiliation +><contrib +>Conversion to British English</contrib +></othercredit +> +</authorgroup> +<date +>2003-11-05</date +> <releaseinfo +>3.2</releaseinfo +> </chapterinfo> + +<title +>Using Bookmarks</title> + +<para +>Although you can use &konqueror;'s bookmarks to record the locations of your own files and folders, they are most useful when you are surfing the Web, letting you build up a list of useful sites.</para> + +<para +>To open the <guimenu +>Bookmarks</guimenu +> menu you may either <mousebutton +>left</mousebutton +> click on the <guimenu +>Bookmarks</guimenu +> menu or use the <keycombo action="simul" +>&Alt;<keycap +>B</keycap +></keycombo +> shortcut. Once the list is visible, you can navigate through it with the arrow keys or with your mouse, then press &Enter; or <mousebutton +>left</mousebutton +> click to visit the selected location.</para> + +<para +>To add a new item to the list use <menuchoice +><guimenu +>Bookmarks </guimenu +><guimenuitem +>Add Bookmark</guimenuitem +></menuchoice +> or <keycombo action="simul" +>&Ctrl;<keycap +>B</keycap +></keycombo +> or <mousebutton +>right</mousebutton +> click on a clear space in the web page or folder view and select <guimenuitem +>Bookmark this Location</guimenuitem +> from the pop up menu.</para> + +<para +>The <guimenu +>Bookmarks</guimenu +> list can contain subfolders containing other bookmarks, you can create these with <menuchoice +><guimenu +>Bookmarks </guimenu +><guimenuitem +>New Bookmark Folder...</guimenuitem +></menuchoice +> . To add a bookmark into a subfolder rather than into the main Bookmark list, select the folder from within the <guimenu +>Bookmarks</guimenu +> list and use the <guimenuitem +>Add Bookmark</guimenuitem +> item in that folder.</para> + +<para +>You can also access your bookmarks from the <link linkend="sidebar" +> <guilabel +>Navigation Panel</guilabel +></link +>.</para> + +<sect1 id="orgbmark"> +<title +>The Bookmark Editor</title> + +<para +>The <menuchoice +><guimenu +>Bookmarks</guimenu +><guimenuitem +>Edit Bookmarks</guimenuitem +> </menuchoice +> option opens the <guilabel +>Bookmark Editor</guilabel +>.</para> +<para +>This shows a tree view of your bookmarks and bookmark subfolders. As is usual for tree views in &kde;, subfolders are shown with a small square at the left of the folder name; if the square contains a <keycap +>+</keycap +> sign <mousebutton +>left</mousebutton +> clicking on it will expand the view to show the contents of that subfolder and the <keycap +>+</keycap +> sign will change to <keycap +>-</keycap +>, <mousebutton +>left</mousebutton +> clicking on the <keycap +>-</keycap +> sign will collapse the subfolder view.</para> + +<para +>To select an item in the list you can <mousebutton +>left</mousebutton +> click on it, or you can navigate through the list by using the <keysym +> Up arrow</keysym +> and <keysym +>Down arrow</keysym +> keys to move around, <keysym +>Right arrow</keysym +> to expand a subfolder and <keysym +> Left arrow</keysym +> to collapse it.</para> + +<para +>You can move an item to a different place in the list by using the normal Drag and Drop or <guimenuitem +>Cut</guimenuitem +> and <guimenuitem +> Paste</guimenuitem +> methods. The order in which the items appear in the <guilabel +>Bookmark Editor</guilabel +> is the order they will appear in the <guimenu +>Bookmarks</guimenu +> drop down list. The <menuchoice +><guimenu +>Insert </guimenu +><guimenuitem +>Insert Separator</guimenuitem +></menuchoice +> option can be used to insert separating lines into the list wherever you wish.</para> + +<para +>A new subfolder can be created at the selected point in the list by using the <guimenuitem +>Create New Folder...</guimenuitem +> option in the <guimenu +>Insert</guimenu +> menu or from the drop down menu you get when you <mousebutton +>right</mousebutton +> click on an item in the main part of the window, or with <keycombo action="simul" +>&Ctrl;<keycap +>N</keycap +></keycombo +> </para> + +<para +>To change the name of a bookmark or folder select it then press <keycap +>F2</keycap +> or choose the <guimenuitem +>Rename</guimenuitem +> item from the <guimenu +>Edit</guimenu +> menu or the pop up menu that appears when you <mousebutton +>right</mousebutton +> click on the item. Similarly, you can edit the &URL; by pressing <keycap +>F3</keycap +> or choosing the <guimenuitem +> Change URL</guimenuitem +> menu item.</para> + +<para +>The <guilabel +>Bookmark Editor</guilabel +> lets you import bookmarks from a range of other browsers into &konqueror;'s bookmark list, putting them into a new folder or replacing all current bookmarks. To do this select <guisubmenu +>Import</guisubmenu +> from the <guimenu +>File</guimenu +> menu. The <menuchoice +><guimenu +>File</guimenu +><guisubmenu +>Export</guisubmenu +> </menuchoice +> option can be used to export &konqueror;'s bookmarks to a &Netscape; or Mozilla browser.</para> + +<para +>If you often use the &Netscape; browser as well as &konqueror;, then rather than importing your &Netscape; bookmarks into &konqueror; it is better to select the <guimenuitem +>Show Netscape Bookmarks in Konqueror Windows</guimenuitem +> item in the <guimenu +>Settings</guimenu +> menu. If you do this any updates to &Netscape;'s bookmarks are automatically seen by &konqueror;.</para> + +<para +>To select which bookmark subfolder is used to hold the Bookmark Toolbar items select the subfolder then choose <guimenuitem +>Set as Toolbar Folder</guimenuitem +> from the <guimenu +>Edit</guimenu +> menu.</para> + +<para +>If you are tidying up your bookmarks and have forgotten what a particular web page is, you can easily open it from within the <guilabel +> Bookmark Editor</guilabel +> by <mousebutton +>right</mousebutton +> clicking on the item and selecting <guimenuitem +>Open in Konqueror</guimenuitem +> from the pop up menu. If you just want to check that the &URL; is still valid select <guimenuitem +>Check Status</guimenuitem +> instead.</para> + +<important +><para +>Don't forget to save your changes with <menuchoice +> <guimenu +>File</guimenu +><guimenuitem +>Save</guimenuitem +></menuchoice +> or <keycombo action="simul" +>&Ctrl;<keycap +>S</keycap +></keycombo +> before you leave the <guilabel +>Bookmark Editor</guilabel +>. </para +></important> +</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: +--> |