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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/konqueror/sidebar.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/konqueror/sidebar.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..24e4cdf9761 --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/konqueror/sidebar.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,330 @@ +<chapter id="sidebar"> + +<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 +>2002-09-22</date +> <releaseinfo +>3.1</releaseinfo +> </chapterinfo> + +<title +>The Navigation Panel</title> + +<para +>The Navigation Panel appears as a separate view at the left of &konqueror;'s window. It can be invoked with <menuchoice +><guimenu +>Window </guimenu +><guimenuitem +>Show Navigation Panel</guimenuitem +></menuchoice +> or toggled on and off with the <keycap +>F9</keycap +> key.</para> + +<mediaobject> +<imageobject +><imagedata format="PNG" fileref="dirtree.png"/></imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase +>With the Navigation Panel</phrase +> +</textobject> +</mediaobject> + +<para +>It contains a number of tabbed pages; <mousebutton +>left</mousebutton +> click on a tab's icon to view that page. <mousebutton +>Left</mousebutton +> clicking on the icon for the visible page will collapse the Navigation Panel so that only the tab icons are visible.</para> +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><guilabel +>Bookmarks</guilabel +></term> +<listitem +><para +>This page shows a tree view of your Bookmarks. <mousebutton +> Left</mousebutton +> click on an item to open it in the main view.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><guilabel +>History</guilabel +></term> +<listitem +><para +>This page shows a tree view of your browsing History. <mousebutton +>Left</mousebutton +> clicking on an item will open it in the main view, or you can open it in a new &konqueror; window by <mousebutton +>right </mousebutton +> clicking and selecting <guimenuitem +>New Window</guimenuitem +> from the pop up menu.</para> +<para +>You can remove an item from the history by <mousebutton +>right </mousebutton +> clicking on it and selecting <guimenuitem +>Remove Entry </guimenuitem +>. Selecting <guimenuitem +>Clear History...</guimenuitem +> will clear out the entire history.</para> +<para +>The pop up menu you get when you <mousebutton +>right</mousebutton +> click on any entry in the History page also gives you the option of choosing whether the entire history is sorted by name or by date.</para> +<para +>Selecting <guimenuitem +>Preferences...</guimenuitem +> from this pop up menu brings up the <guilabel +>History Sidebar</guilabel +> control module. This can be used to set the maximum size of your history and set a time after which items are automatically removed. You can also set different fonts for new and old &URL;s. The <guilabel +>Detailed tooltips</guilabel +> checkbox controls how much information is displayed when you hover the mouse pointer over an item in the history page.</para +></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><guilabel +>Home Folder</guilabel +></term> +<listitem +><para +>This page shows a tree view of the subfolders your home folder. Note that <quote +>hidden</quote +> folders (those with names beginning with a dot) are not shown. <mousebutton +>Left</mousebutton +> click on an item to open it in the main view, or <mousebutton +>right</mousebutton +> click to display a pop up menu allowing you to open the subfolder in a new window or as a new tab page of the main view. </para +></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><guilabel +>Network</guilabel +></term> +<listitem +><para +>This page is intended to show a tree view of your important network connections, although local folders can also be included. Again, you can <mousebutton +>left</mousebutton +> click on an item to open it in the main view or <mousebutton +>right</mousebutton +> click to bring up a menu with a wider range of possibilities.</para> +<para +>The folders shown in the <guilabel +>Network</guilabel +> page are held in the folder <filename class="directory" +> ~/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/virtual_folders/remote/</filename +>, and you can make new ones just as you would make any other subfolder. The items within these folders are held as <literal role="extension" +>.desktop</literal +> files and can be created with &konqueror;'s <menuchoice +><guisubmenu +>Create New</guisubmenu +> <guimenuitem +>Link to Location (URL)...</guimenuitem +></menuchoice +> option.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><guilabel +>Root Folder</guilabel +></term> +<listitem +><para +>The Root Folder tree has the path <filename class="directory" +>/</filename +>, and is the base folder of your system's local files. If you expand the <quote +>Root</quote +> folder you will find another folder called <filename class="directory" +>root</filename +>. This belongs to the system administrator or Super User and is her home folder. You will also find a folder called <filename class="directory" +>home</filename +>, in which you should be able to find your own <quote +>Home</quote +> folder again.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><guilabel +>Services</guilabel +></term> +<listitem +><para +>This page provides quick access to the following services: </para> +<para +>The <guilabel +>Audio CD Browser</guilabel +>.</para> +<para +><guilabel +>Devices</guilabel +>. This shows your hard disc partitions, floppy and &CD-ROM;. <mousebutton +>Left</mousebutton +> click on a device or partition name to mount it and display its contents in the main view. A mounted device or partition can be unmounted by <mousebutton +>right </mousebutton +> clicking on the device name and selecting <guimenuitem +>Unmount </guimenuitem +> from the pop up menu. </para> +<para +>The <guilabel +>LAN Browser</guilabel +> allows you to browse other machines connected to your Local Area Network.</para> +<para +>The <guilabel +>Print System Browser</guilabel +> tree gives you quick access to &kde;'s print manager <application +>Kprinter</application +>.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<para +>The Navigation Panel configuration can be changed by <mousebutton +>right </mousebutton +> clicking on the empty area below the bottom tab icon or by <mousebutton +>left</mousebutton +> clicking on the <guilabel +>Configuration Button</guilabel +> icon (the top icon in the previous screenshot, it may not be present in your setup). Doing this brings up a menu with the following options:</para> +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><guisubmenu +>Add New</guisubmenu +></term> +<listitem +><para +>This option lets you add a new tab page to the Navigation Panel. The new page can contain the <guimenuitem +>Sidebar Media Player </guimenuitem +> (a <link linkend="konq-plugin" +>&konqueror; Plugin</link +> feature) or a new <guimenuitem +>Folder</guimenuitem +> tree view.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><guimenuitem +>Multiple Views</guimenuitem +></term> +<listitem +><para +>Selecting this option splits the Navigation Panel so that two tab pages can be seen at once.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><guimenuitem +>Show Tabs Left</guimenuitem +></term> +<listitem +><para +>This option lets you choose whether the tab icons are shown at the left or right of the Navigation Panel.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><guimenuitem +>Show Configuration Button</guimenuitem +></term> +<listitem +><para +>Use this option to show or hide the <guilabel +>Configuration Button</guilabel +> icon.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para +><mousebutton +>Right</mousebutton +> clicking on a tab icon brings up a menu with the following options:</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term +><guimenuitem +>Set URL</guimenuitem +></term> +<listitem +><para +>Only available for folder pages, this option lets you change the &URL; (path) of the folder viewed in that page.</para +></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><guimenuitem +>Set Icon</guimenuitem +></term> +<listitem +><para +>To change the tab icon.</para +></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term +><guimenuitem +>Remove</guimenuitem +></term> +<listitem +><para +>To remove the tab page from the Navigation Panel.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + + +</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: +--> |