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author | Slávek Banko <[email protected]> | 2020-11-17 19:52:37 +0100 |
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committer | Slávek Banko <[email protected]> | 2020-11-17 19:52:37 +0100 |
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Move the khelpcenter guides to the directory level in which they are installed.
Signed-off-by: Slávek Banko <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/doc/khelpcenter/faq/panel.docbook b/doc/khelpcenter/faq/panel.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..68330ac9a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/khelpcenter/faq/panel.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,155 @@ +<!-- +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" + "dtd/kdex.dtd"> +--> + +<chapter id="panel"> +<title>The panel</title> + +<qandaset> +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>How do I add applications to the &tde; panel (&kicker;)?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>There are several ways to add an application to the panel. +The easiest is to right-click on the panel, and from the context +menu that appears, select <guimenu>Add Application to +Panel</guimenu>.</para> +<para>For more ways of adding buttons to the panel, refer to the +<ulink url="help:/kicker">Kicker</ulink> Handbook.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>How do I change the menu <guibutton>T</guibutton> button of +the panel to another picture?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>The simplest way is to right-click on the panel, from the context menu +select <guimenu>Configure Panel</guimenu>, from the icon list on the left side, +select Menus, then inside the TDE Menu grouping, select the TDE Menu button icon. +</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>After updating &tde;, my &kmenu; appears to be empty! How can I get my menu back? +</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para> +User modifications to the &kmenu; are stored in +<filename>$<envar>HOME</envar>/.config/menus/applications-tdemenuedit.menu</filename>. +Try moving this file out of the way and then issuing the +command <userinput><command>tdebuildsycoca</command> +<option>--noincremental</option></userinput>. This should restore you to the +default system menus. If that is the case you'll have to recreate your customized menu. +</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question><para>My desktop panel has disappeared. How can I get it +back?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>The panel disappearing is usually due to a crash. This might be +caused by loading an applet that has a fatal bug or a bad installation +of &tde; and/or the panel.</para> +<para>The easiest way to get the panel back is to launch the +<guilabel>Run Command</guilabel> window by pressing <keycombo +action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> and entering +<userinput><command>kicker</command></userinput>, and then pressing the +<guibutton>OK</guibutton> button.</para> +<para>If the panel continues to disappear, you may wish to either +remove or edit by hand your +<filename>$<envar>TDEHOME</envar>/share/config/kickerrc</filename> +file, where <filename +class="directory">$<envar>TDEHOME</envar></filename> is usually +<filename class="directory">~/.trinity</filename>. If you choose to edit +by hand, start by removing the applet entry groups.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<!--<qandaentry><question> +<para>Where did the Icon Zooming option that used to be in &kicker; go? +</para></question> +<answer><para> +Icon zooming was not actively maintained and had caused severe bugs and usability issues. It was replaced in &tde; 3.4 by the new mouse over effects, which combine esthetics with useful information. +</para></answer> +</qandaentry>--> + +<qandaentry> +<question><para>How can I start an application minimized to the system +tray?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>Use <command>ksystraycmd</command>. For example, to start a &konsole; hidden +in the system tray, run <userinput><command>ksystraycmd </command> +<option>--hidden</option> <command>konsole</command></userinput>. For +more information about <command>ksystraycmd</command>, see the section +<quote>Advanced Window Management</quote> in the &tde; +<ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html#advanced-window-management"> +User Guide</ulink>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question><para>How do I use the &Windows; key to open the &kmenu;?</para> +</question> +<answer><para>Previous versions of &tde; provided a trick to allow you to +use the &Windows; key both as a modifier (so you could have shortcuts +like <keycombo action="simul"><keysym>Win</keysym><keycap>R</keycap> +</keycombo>), and as a regular key (so that pressing +<keysym>Win</keysym> on its own could open the &kmenu;). This feature +was removed for reasons of usability and accessibility, as well as +keeping the code clean. For current versions of &tde;, you have two +options: either use a different shortcut to open the &kmenu; (the +default is <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F1</keycap> +</keycombo>), or remap the <keysym>Win</keysym> key to be a regular +key, rather than a modifier.</para> + +<para>If you choose to do the second, here's one way: + +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Find the keycode for your <keysym>Win</keysym> key +using <command>xev</command>: Run the command +<userinput><command>xev</command></userinput> in a &konsole;, and +press the <keysym>Win</keysym> key. Look in the output of +<command>xev</command> for +<computeroutput>keycode <replaceable>n</replaceable></computeroutput>, +where <replaceable>n</replaceable> is the keycode of the +<keysym>Win</keysym> key.</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem><para>Use <command>xmodmap</command> to remap the +<keysym>Win</keysym> key. An appropriate command is <userinput><command>xmodmap +<option>-e</option> 'keycode +<replaceable>n</replaceable>=Menu'</command></userinput>.</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem><para>In the &kcontrolcenter;, go to +<menuchoice><guimenu>Regional & +Accessibility</guimenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> and set the shortcut for <guilabel>Popup Launch +Menu</guilabel> to the <keysym>Win</keysym> key. You should now be +able to popup the &kmenu; by pressing the <keysym>Win</keysym> key.</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem><para>One more step is required to save the changes across +settings: Create a file <filename>~/.trinity/env/win-key.sh</filename> +(create the directory if it doesn't exist), and add the +<command>xmodmap</command> command you used previously to it. The +change should now be applied every time you start &tde;.</para> +</listitem> +</orderedlist> +</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +</qandaset> +</chapter> |