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+<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" 
+"dtd/kdex.dtd" [
+  <!ENTITY kappname "&kde; Quick Start Guide">
+  <!ENTITY package "kdebase">
+  <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
+  <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here -->
+]>
+
+<book lang="&language;">
+<bookinfo>
+	
+<title>An Introduction to &kde;</title>
+
+<authorgroup>
+
+<author>
+<surname>The &kde; Team</surname>
+</author>
+<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
+</authorgroup>
+
+<date>2004-08-28</date>
+<releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo>
+
+<copyright>
+<year>1999</year><year>2000</year><year>2001</year><year>2002</year>
+<holder>The &kde; Team</holder>
+</copyright>
+
+<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>
+
+<abstract>
+<para>An introduction to the K Desktop Environment</para>
+<para>Quick Start Guide to &kde;</para></abstract>
+
+<keywordset>
+<keyword>KDE</keyword>
+<keyword>quick start</keyword>
+<keyword>introduction</keyword>
+</keywordset>
+</bookinfo>
+
+<chapter id="introduction">
+<title>Introduction</title>
+
+<para>
+This document is a brief introduction to the K Desktop Environment. It
+will familiarize you with some of the basic features of &kde;.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+This guide is far from covering all aspects of the K Desktop or even most
+of them. It will only describe some of the most basic ways to accomplish a few
+of the most common tasks.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+We assume that you are already familiar with at least one graphical
+user interface, for example <trademark>CDE</trademark>,
+<trademark>Geos</trademark>, <trademark>GEM</trademark>, &NeXTSTEP;,
+&Mac;, <trademark>OS/2</trademark> or &Microsoft; &Windows;. So we
+will not explain the usage of the mouse or the keyboard but
+concentrate on hopefully more interesting things.
+</para>
+
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="an-overview-of-kde">
+<title>An Overview of &kde;</title>
+
+<para>
+This section is for users who prefer to learn by exploring and want
+only a brief orientation to get started. Later sections provide a more
+thorough introduction to the environment, with helpful hints and
+shortcuts. If you are impatient to get started, skim this section, go
+play for a bit, then come back and peruse the other sections of this
+guide as needed.
+</para>
+
+<note>
+<para>
+&kde; provides a highly configurable desktop environment. This
+overview assumes that you are using the default environment.
+</para>
+</note>
+
+<sect1 id="the-kde-desktop">
+<title>The &kde; Desktop</title>
+
+<para>A typical &kde; desktop consists of several parts:</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem>
+<para>A <interface>panel</interface> at the bottom of the screen, used
+to start applications and switch between desktops. Among other things, it
+contains the &kmenu;, a large &kicon;
+which displays a menu of applications to start when clicked. 
+</para>
+</listitem>
+
+<listitem>
+<para>
+A <interface>taskbar</interface>, by default embedded in the panel, used
+to switch between and manage currently running applications. Click on an
+application on the taskbar to switch to the application.
+</para>
+</listitem> 
+
+<listitem>
+<para>
+The <interface>desktop</interface> itself, on which frequently used
+files and folders may be placed. &kde; provides multiple desktops,
+each of which has its own windows. Click on the numbered buttons on
+the panel to switch between desktops.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="ready-set-go">
+<title>Ready, Set, Go!</title>
+
+<para>Here are a few quick tips to get you up and running.</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+To start an application, click on the &kicon; button on
+the panel (called the <link linkend="starter">&kmenu;</link>)
+and choose an item from the menu.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Click the icon that looks like a picture of a house on
+the panel to access the files in your home folder using
+&konqueror;, &kde;'s File Manager utility.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>K menu</guimenu>
+<guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>Konsole</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to get a &UNIX;
+command prompt, or press <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;
+<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> to get a mini command prompt window to
+execute a single command.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Choose the <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Control Center</guimenuitem>
+</menuchoice>item on the &kmenu;
+to configure &kde;.
+</para>
+</listitem> 
+
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Press <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> to
+switch between applications and <keycombo
+action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> to switch between
+desktops using the keyboard.
+</para>
+</listitem> 
+
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Use the &RMB; mouse button to access context menus for the panel,
+desktop, and most &kde; applications.
+</para>
+</listitem> 
+</itemizedlist>
+
+</sect1>
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="launching-applications">
+<title>Launching Applications</title>
+
+<sect1 id="starter">
+<title>Using the &kmenu; and the Panel</title>
+
+<para>
+At the bottom of the screen you will find the desktop panel, which is called
+&kicker;.  You use the panel to launch applications. Have a look at the
+button on the left with a large &kicon;.
+</para>
+
+<para> 
+This button is called the &kmenu;. It has
+a small arrow on the top to indicate that it will pop up a menu if you
+click on it. Just do it! The popup offers you easy access to all &kde;
+applications installed on your computer system.
+</para>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Customizing &kicker;</title>
+
+<!-- FIXME: To add a button, use the little arrows on kicker, not the K menu 
+I am not sure I agree - some distributions fade or hide the applet handles by default, but
+I haven't found one yet that hides the kmenu. (JLH) --> 
+
+<para>If you use one application or tool very often, then you may want to have even faster
+access to it. In this case you can add a single application or an entire sub-menu of the
+&kmenu; as a special quick-launch button on the panel. If you want to reach an application
+directly via a launch button, click with the &RMB; either on a clear space on the panel or on the
+&kmenu; icon. Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Panel Menu</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Add Application to Panel...
+</guisubmenu></menuchoice> and then navigate to the application or menu you would like to add to 
+the panel.</para>
+
+	
+<para>
+You can add an entire menu this way, or one of the &kicon;
+button sub-menus.  For example, if you have &koffice; installed and
+want quick access to all the &koffice; applications, without having to
+navigate through the &kmenu;, then instead of choosing an
+application, click on the <guimenuitem>Add this menu</guimenuitem> menu
+entry.  Now you will have instant access to all the &koffice;
+applications, without having to put an icon for each on the panel.
+</para>
+
+<note>
+<para>
+You can move all items of the panel around with the
+<guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem> command of the context menu. Just click
+with the <mousebutton>third</mousebutton> mouse button (the
+<mousebutton>third</mousebutton> mouse button is normally the
+<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> button, but if you have configured your
+mouse differently, for example for left-handers, it might also be the
+<mousebutton>left</mousebutton> one). A menu will pop up where you can
+choose <guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem>. Now move the mouse and see how
+the icon follows while still staying on the panel. When you are done,
+simply hit the <mousebutton>first</mousebutton> mouse button (by default
+the <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> one). As you may have noticed,
+there is also a menu entry <guimenuitem>Remove</guimenuitem> in case you
+are tired of a certain launch button on your desktop.
+</para> 
+</note>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Using Context menus</title>
+
+<para>
+This leads us to another interesting topic: in many places, you can
+click the <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> mouse button to display a
+<interface>context menu</interface> with choices that are applicable to
+the item you clicked. It is therefore always a good idea to try out the
+<mousebutton>third</mousebutton> mouse button on something, if you do
+not know what to do with it. Even the background of the desktops has
+such a menu!  
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Other Panel features</title>
+
+<para>
+There are other interesting things possible with the panel. One
+may be important if you have a low resolution on your monitor: it is
+the <quote>hide-and-show</quote> function, activated by clicking on the
+small arrowed button, which is at one or both ends of the panel.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Perhaps you just do not like the panel extending the full width of the
+screen.  That's easily changed!  &RMB; on an empty space in the panel,
+and choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Configure Panel...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.  In the &kcontrolcenter;
+dialog that pops up, you can choose <guilabel>Length</guilabel> on
+the <guilabel>Appearance</guilabel> tab, and use the slider there to set
+the panel to less than 100% width.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+If you're following along, and have that dialog open anyway, then feel
+free to play with all the options, and use the
+<guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to see the effect they have.  You can
+easily reset everything to the default configuration, by simply pressing
+the <guibutton>Use Defaults</guibutton> button.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+By the way, if you are not sure what a certain button does in &kde;,
+just move the mouse pointer over it and wait for a short while: &kde;
+has a built-in mini context help, called <quote>tool tips</quote>, which
+explains the functionality of such controls in a few words.  
+</para>
+
+
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="want-command-line-back">
+<title>But I want my command line back!</title>
+
+<para>
+Just calm down, there is nothing to fear. &kde; does not want to take your
+beloved (and sometimes very effective) command line away from you. You can move
+your files with the desktop, but you can also use the &UNIX; commands you are
+accustomed to. In fact,&kde; puts command line power at your fingertips,
+in perhaps some surprising places.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+&kde; provides a very sophisticated command line window called
+&konsole;.  Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>K menu</guimenu> 
+<guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>Konsole</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to start it. This may
+be something you want on your panel: luckily it's already there in the
+default configuration!
+</para>
+  
+<para>
+Sometimes, you only want to enter one command on the command line. In
+these cases, you do not need a full-blown terminal. Just hit
+<keycombo>&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> and you get a
+small command line where you can enter one command. The command line
+window will disappear afterwards, but it remembers your command.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+When you pop up this window (which we call
+<application>minicli</application> by the way) and hit the <keycap>Up
+arrow</keycap>, you can browse through all the commands you have
+previously entered.  Also, you can enter &URL;s in
+<application>minicli</application> to open a &konqueror; window with
+the specified &URL;.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+&konqueror; and the editor &kate; can both display terminal windows,
+which behave just like &konsole;.  In &konqueror;, you can turn this
+on with the menu choice
+<menuchoice><guimenu>Window</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Terminal
+Emulator</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.  The embedded terminal will display
+at the bottom of your &konqueror; window, and the really clever thing
+is that it will follow your clicks in the file manager view, changing
+folder as you do.  In &kate; you can display a terminal with the
+menu choice <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show
+Console</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+</para>
+
+<tip>
+<para>
+To display a &UNIX; man page, enter
+<userinput><command>man:</command><replaceable>command</replaceable></userinput>
+in <application>minicli</application>, where <replaceable>command</replaceable>
+is the name of a &UNIX; command.
+</para>
+</tip>
+
+<tip>
+<para>
+To search for a word or words on the Google search engine, you can try entering
+<userinput><command>gg:</command><replaceable>word or
+words</replaceable></userinput>.  There are a whole lot more of these
+shortcut commands, and you can even add your own!  Take a look in
+&kcontrolcenter;, in the tab <menuchoice><guilabel>Web Browsing</guilabel>
+	<guilabel>Enhanced Browsing</guilabel></menuchoice>.
+</para>
+</tip>
+
+<para>
+Finally, there's a way to have your command line always available, no
+matter what you're doing - add one to your &kicker; panel! 
+</para>
+
+<para>Simply &RMB; click on an empty space in the panel and choose
+<menuchoice><guilabel>Add Applet to Panel...</guilabel></menuchoice>. In the dialog that appears,
+scroll down until you see the <guilabel>Run Command</guilabel> list item. Select
+it with the &LMB; and click <guilabel>Add to Panel</guilabel>. This will embed a mini-cli
+directly into your panel, complete with command history.</para>
+
+<para>
+So, in conclusion, the command line is never far from view when you're
+using &kde;.
+</para>
+
+</sect1>
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="working-with-windows">
+<title>Working with Windows</title>
+
+<para>
+If you have not already done so, start an application using the <link 
+linkend="starter">&kmenu;</link>; say, 
+<guimenuitem>Find Files</guimenuitem>.
+</para>
+
+<sect1 id="window-what-now">
+<title>A window! What now?</title>
+
+<para>
+Well, usually people work <emphasis>inside</emphasis> windows, but
+sometimes you may want to manipulate windows. Here's a quick overview
+of some of the most common window related functions:
+</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term>Move a window</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Drag the window's title bar, or hold the &Alt; key down
+and drag anywhere in the window.
+</para>
+</listitem> 
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>Resize a window:</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Drag the window's border, or hold the &Alt; key down and drag with the
+&RMB; anywhere in the window. 
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>Maximize a window</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Click the maximize button in the titlebar (in the default decoration it
+is the square, next to the X) to make the window fill the screen, or if
+the window is already maximized, to shrink it back to its original
+size.  Clicking with the &MMB; maximizes the window vertically, and with
+the &RMB;, horizontally.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>Iconify a window</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Click the <guilabel>Minimize</guilabel> button in the titlebar (next to <guilabel>Maximize</guilabel>)
+to hide the window.  Restore it by clicking on the window's icon in the
+taskbar.
+</para>
+</listitem> 
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term>Switch between windows</term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Aside from the usual mouse click to switch to another window,
+you can use <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;
+<keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> to switch windows.  See below for more
+techniques.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Titlebar buttons</title>
+
+<para>
+&kde; windows have some pretty standard buttons on their titlebars which
+give you fast access to some common operations. The default button
+layout looks like this:
+</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<title>On the left side:</title>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+A <guilabel>Menu</guilabel> button. This usually shows a mini icon for the application. Click
+on it to get a window operations menu.  Shortcut: <keycombo
+action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo> opens the window
+menu.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<title>On the right side:</title>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+A <guilabel>Minimise</guilabel> button. 
+</para>
+</listitem>
+
+<listitem>
+<para>
+A <guilabel>Maximize</guilabel> button. 
+</para>
+</listitem>
+
+<listitem>
+<para>
+A <guilabel>Close</guilabel> button. This closes the window. Shortcut: <keycombo
+action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F4</keycap></keycombo>.  
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Switching between windows</title>
+
+<para>
+Now that we know how to deal with windows, we encourage you to open
+some other windows using the panel, since we will now discuss how to
+switch between different windows. Since this is such a common
+activity, &kde; offers several ways to do it; pick your favorite!
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Many window systems require you to click the mouse in another window
+to begin using it. This is &kde;'s default behavior, termed
+<quote>Click To Focus</quote> focus policy. But you can also configure
+your desktop in a way that moving the mouse pointer on to a window will
+activate it. This is called <quote>Focus Follows Mouse</quote>. If you
+select this policy using the <link linkend="configure">&kde; Control
+Center</link>, the window under the mouse pointer is always the active
+one. It does not necessarily come to the front automatically, but you
+can still click on to the titlebar or the border of a window or, a
+&kde; special, you can use the &Alt; key and click the &MMB;
+anywhere on the window to raise it.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Here are some other methods to switch windows:
+</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Pick a window from the <emphasis>window list</emphasis> menu. To open
+the menu, click the &MMB; on
+an empty area of the desktop, or click the icon with several windows
+on the panel, or finally click the up arrow at the left hand end of
+the taskbar in the panel.
+</para>
+</listitem> 
+
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Hold down the &Alt; key and press <keycap>Tab</keycap> to cycle through
+the windows.
+</para>
+</listitem> 
+
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Use the taskbar (see below).
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="using-taskbar">
+<title>Using the Taskbar</title>
+
+<para>
+The <interface>taskbar</interface> displays a list of small icons, one
+for each window on the desktop. In the default &kde; setup the taskbar
+is located inside the panel, but it can also be located at the top or
+the bottom of the screen.  </para>
+
+<para>
+The taskbar is very powerful.  In the default configuration, if you
+have more than one window from the same application open, they will be
+<quote>grouped</quote>, so that you see one icon per application in
+the taskbar.</para>
+
+<para>A simple &LMB;
+click on the taskbar button will pop up a list of the open windows for
+that application and you can choose the window you want to
+use. Choosing one of these entries with the
+<mousebutton>left</mousebutton> will bring you to the selected
+window immediately.  Click on a taskbar entry with the
+<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> and you will see a menu allowing you
+to operate on all the windows grouped under that icon, or each window
+individually.</para>
+
+<para>
+You can choose to see all the windows on all the desktops in your
+taskbar, no matter which desktop you are currently viewing, or to only
+see the icons for the desktop you are looking at.  You can also choose
+to ungroup the icons, so that each open window will have its own icon
+in the taskbar. These and many more options are available simply by
+right clicking on the taskbar handle (the small textured bar at the
+left hand side) and choosing <guimenuitem>Configure Taskbar...</guimenuitem>.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The icons on the taskbar resize themselves to make room for
+applications, so you can fit many more applications than you might
+think.  Making the panel wider will let the taskbar icons take on a row
+and column layout, but they will still resize to fit more icons.  
+</para>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="using-v-desktops">
+<title>Using Virtual Desktops</title>
+
+<para>
+Now, what was that <quote>sticky</quote> thing?
+</para>
+
+<para>
+It may happen that you have more windows open than space on your
+desktop. In this case you have three possibilities: 
+</para>
+
+<orderedlist>
+<listitem>
+<para> 
+Leave all windows open (cluttered desktop)
+</para>
+</listitem>
+
+<listitem>
+<para> 
+Iconify those windows which you do not need at present and use
+the taskbar or <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;
+<keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> to switch between them
+(still a bit confusing and much work!) 
+</para>
+</listitem> 
+
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Recommended: Do what a real operating system does if there is not enough
+physical memory: Use virtual memory, in this case virtual desktops. 
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</orderedlist>
+
+<para>
+The third option is the way to go! &kde; can handle several different desktops,
+each with its own windows. The default configuration provides four
+desktops.  You can switch between the virtual desktops easily with a
+click on one of the desktop buttons on the panel. Also <keycombo
+action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F1...F4</keycap></keycombo> will send you
+to the corresponding desktop immediately, or <keycombo
+action="simul">&Ctrl; <keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> will cycle through
+the desktops.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Virtual desktops are very nice. But sometimes you want a window to be
+present on <emphasis>every</emphasis> desktop. This could be, for example,
+a small chat window, an alarm clock or whatever. In this case you can
+use the above mentioned <quote>sticky</quote> button which will pin the
+window on the background so that it will appear on every virtual
+desktop.
+</para> 
+
+<para>
+The sticky button can also be used to move a window from one virtual
+desktop to another one: push the sticky pin on the window, switch to a
+different desktop, and release the pin by pushing it again. You can
+achieve the same result by using the context popup menu of the
+window's entry in the taskbar (menu item <guimenuitem>To Current
+Desktop</guimenuitem>) or the <guimenuitem>To Desktop</guimenuitem>
+option on the window operations menu.
+</para>
+
+</sect1>
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="managing-your-files">
+<title>Managing your files</title>
+
+<!-- NB Deliberate use of 'directory' rather than 'folder', since we're talking -->
+<!-- about folders on disk -->
+<para>
+A common metaphor of graphical desktops is the use of folders to
+represent folders on your hard disk. Folders contain files and
+other folders. A &kde; application called &konqueror;, the K File
+Manager, uses this metaphor to help you manage your files.
+</para>
+
+<sect1 id="using-konqueror">
+<title>Using &konqueror;</title>
+
+<para>
+The first time you start &kde;, a window with lots of icons in it
+appears. This is a &konqueror; window displaying the files in your
+home folder (the area where your personal files are stored). The
+pathname of the folder is displayed under the window's tool bar. If
+you do not see such a window now, click the icon on the panel that
+looks like a folder with a picture of a house.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+To open a file or folder, simply click it once with the &LMB;.
+You can also choose
+<menuchoice><guimenu>Window</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show
+Navigation Panel</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the menu to display the folder
+hierarchy for more direct navigation. Or you can edit the path
+displayed under the toolbar to get to a specific folder quickly.
+</para>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Opening Files</title>
+
+<para>
+&kde; comes with a set of applications to view and edit files of many
+common types, and when you click a file containing, say, a document
+or image, &konqueror; will start the appropriate application to
+display the file. If it does not know what application to start to open
+a file you clicked, &konqueror; will prompt you for the name of the
+application to run, and when you have chosen, &konqueror; will offer
+to remember your choice for the next time you open a file of that type.
+</para>
+
+<note>
+<para>
+&konqueror; uses MIME types to associate
+files with applications.
+</para>
+</note> 
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Dragging and Dropping Icons</title>
+
+<para>
+To copy or move a file, simply drag its icon to the desktop, to
+another &konqueror; window, or to a folder icon.  When you release the
+button, &konqueror; displays a menu to allow you to choose to copy,
+move, or create a link to the file.
+</para>
+
+<note>
+<para>
+Note that if you choose to create a link, &kde; creates a &UNIX;
+symbolic link (not a hard link), so if you move or delete the original
+file, the link will be broken.
+</para>
+</note>
+
+<para>
+Most &kde; applications also support drag and drop operations: you can
+drag an icon on to a window of a running application, or on to an icon of
+an application that is not started, to have the application open the
+file. Try it!
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Setting File Properties</title>
+ 
+<para>
+To change file properties, such as its name and permissions, &RMB;
+click the icon and choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> from
+the menu.
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="archives-and-networks">
+<title>Working with Archives and Networks</title>
+
+<para>
+In the recent past, you needed special software to access files on the
+Internet. Not any more!
+</para>
+
+<para>
+&kde; supports a technology called <quote>Network Transparent
+Access</quote> (<acronym>NTA</acronym>) which allows you to work with
+files on the other side of the world as easily as those on your local
+hard disk.</para>
+
+<para>
+For example, to access files on an &FTP; server, just choose
+<menuchoice><guimenu>Location</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open
+Location</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from a &konqueror; menu, and enter
+the <acronym>URL</acronym> of an &FTP; server.  You can drag and drop
+files to and from the folders on the server just as if they were on
+your local disk. You'll even be able to open files on the &FTP; server
+without having to manually copy them to your local disk (&kde; does it for you
+when necessary).
+</para>
+
+<note>
+<para>
+Note that &konqueror; uses anonymous &FTP; access, which may restrict
+your access to files on the &FTP; server.  If you have an account on
+the server, you can supply your user <abbrev>ID</abbrev> as part of
+the <acronym>URL</acronym>, like this:
+<userinput><command>ftp://</command><parameter>userid</parameter>@<parameter>server</parameter>/<parameter>folder</parameter></userinput>
+</para>
+
+<para>
+&konqueror; will prompt you for your password, and if the login
+succeeds, you will have full access to your files on the server.
+</para>
+</note>
+
+<para>
+If you are used to the
+<trademark><application>WinZip</application></trademark> utility on
+&Microsoft; &Windows;, then you will be happy to hear that &kde; can
+look into tar archives, too. It treats such archives just like a
+normal folder, and you can browse into the archive, open files, &etc; In
+general, accessing files on the Internet and in archives should look
+and feel just like accessing files on your local disk, except for
+delays imposed by the network and extracting the archive.
+</para>
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="using-templates">
+<title>Using Templates to access Applications and Devices</title>
+
+<para>
+In &kde; it's easy to put icons on the panel or the desktop to access
+your applications.  It's just as easy to add icons to access other
+items of interest.  &kde; has templates for shortcuts to:
+</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Applications
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Printers
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Mountable Devices (&eg; floppy drives)
+</para>
+</listitem> 
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Internet resources (&eg; <acronym>WWW</acronym> documents, &FTP;
+folders)
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Documents for some of &kde;'s &koffice; applications.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<para>
+You can add any of these items to the desktop by &RMB; clicking where
+you want the icon, and choosing <guisubmenu>Create New</guisubmenu>
+and selecting the item you want to link to.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Nearly every item in the &kmenu;, on the desktop, and on
+the panel refers to a <literal role="extension">.desktop</literal>
+file on disk. The <literal role="extension">.desktop</literal> file
+specifies what icon to display, as well as specific information about
+what the icon represents (an application, device, or
+<acronym>URL</acronym>). You can drag any <literal
+role="extension">.desktop</literal> file to the panel to create a
+quick-launch button.
+</para>
+
+<!-- 
+<sect2>
+<title>Setting up printers</title>
+
+<para>
+You can create icons for your printers so that you can print a file by
+dragging it to a printer icon. Here's how:
+</para>
+
+<procedure>
+<step><para>Open the Templates folder located on the desktop. </para></step>
+<step><para>Drag the Program icon in the folder to the desktop. Choose
+<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem> from the menu that appears when you drop the
+icon.</para></step>
+<step><para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click the new icon, and choose
+<guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> from the context menu.</para></step>
+<step><para>On the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab, change the name to
+<filename>Printer.kdelnk</filename>.</para></step>
+<step><para>On the <guilabel>Execute</guilabel> tab, enter the following in the
+first <guilabel>Execute</guilabel> field:</para>
+<screen><command>lpr <option>%f</option></command></screen>
+<note><para>This example assumes that you print using the <command>lpr</command>
+command. If you use a different command, enter the one you
+use.</para></note></step>
+<step><para>Still in the <guilabel>Execute</guilabel> tab, click the icon that
+looks like a <guiicon>cog</guiicon>, and select the <guiicon>Printer</guiicon> icon from the list that appears.</para></step>
+</procedure>
+
+<para>Now you should be able to drag a file to the Printer icon and have it
+printed on your default printer.</para> 
+</sect2>
+
+--> 
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Mounting devices</title>
+
+<para>
+&UNIX; provides access to storage devices other than the primary
+<hardware>hard disk</hardware> through a process called
+<emphasis>mounting</emphasis>. &kde; uses <literal
+role="extension">.desktop</literal> files to allow you to easily
+mount, unmount, and access files on secondary storage devices such as
+<hardware>floppy</hardware> drives and &cdrom; drives.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+As an example, here are the steps needed to create an icon to access
+files on a floppy disk:
+</para>
+
+<note>
+<para>
+Many systems require you to be logged in as <systemitem
+class="username">root</systemitem> to mount and unmount devices.
+</para>
+</note>
+
+<procedure>
+<step>
+<para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the desktop and choose
+<menuchoice><guisubmenu>Create
+New</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Device</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>Floppy Device...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+</para>
+</step>
+<step>
+<para>
+On the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab of the resulting dialog, change
+the name to whatever you like, in the text box at the top.
+</para>
+</step>
+
+<step>
+<para>
+On the <guilabel>Device</guilabel> tab, enter <filename
+class="devicefile">/dev/fd0</filename> (or the path to the floppy device
+as it is named on your system) as the <guilabel>Device</guilabel>.
+</para>
+</step>
+<step>
+<para>
+You can add a <guilabel>Mount Point</guilabel> here too.  This should be
+an existing folder, but empty.  Common mount points are <filename
+class="directory">/mnt/floppy</filename> or <filename
+class="directory">/floppy</filename>, but you can just as easily have floppy
+disks mounted on <filename class="directory">~/mydisk</filename> if you
+want.
+</para>
+</step> 
+<step>
+<para>
+Click the <guilabel>Unmounted Icon</guilabel> and select the picture
+of a floppy disk without the green light.
+</para>
+</step>
+<step>
+<para>
+Once you're happy with your choices, choose <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
+and you are finished!
+</para>
+</step>
+</procedure>
+
+<para>
+Now, place a properly formatted floppy in the drive and click the
+<guiicon>Floppy</guiicon> icon to have &kde; mount the floppy drive and display
+the files on the disk. Before removing the disk from the drive, &RMB;
+click the <guiicon>Floppy</guiicon> icon and choose
+<guimenuitem>Unmount</guimenuitem> from the menu.
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+</sect1>
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="configure">
+<title>Configuring your desktop</title>
+
+<para>
+If you do not like something about the way the desktop looks or
+operates, you can probably change it. &kde; is very configurable and you
+can change almost every aspect of the appearance and the behavior of
+your desktop. Unlike many other &UNIX; desktop environments, you do not
+have to edit cryptic configuration files either (but you can if you
+really want to!)  You use the &kcontrolcenter;, a special program for
+configuring your desktop.
+</para>
+
+<sect1 id="using-kde-control">
+<title>Using the <application>&kde; Control Center</application></title>
+
+<para>
+Launch the &kcontrolcenter; from the <link linkend="starter">&kmenu;</link>.
+A window with two panes appears, displaying a list of
+modules in the left pane.
+</para>  
+
+<para> 
+Open a module by clicking its name; a list of submodules will
+appear. Then, click one of the submodule category names to edit its
+configuration in the right pane.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Changing the configuration is fairly straightforward. A help button is
+available on each configuration panel to explain settings that are not
+obvious.  Each panel has buttons labeled <guibutton>Help</guibutton>,
+<guibutton>Use Defaults</guibutton>, <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>, and
+<guibutton>Reset</guibutton>, which work as follows:
+</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guibutton>Help</guibutton></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Displays a short help text in the left hand pane, including a link to a
+longer manual for the module in question.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guibutton>Use Defaults</guibutton></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Sets all the options in the current module back to the default at the
+time &kde; was installed.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guibutton>Apply</guibutton></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Applies the current settings in the currently open module.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><guibutton>Reset</guibutton></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+Resets the options to the state they were in when you opened the module.
+If you have already used the <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button, then
+this button will reset the options to the state they were in when you
+pressed <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+<note>
+<para>
+If you make changes on one configuration panel and move to a different module
+without clicking <guibutton>OK</guibutton> or <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>
+first, &kcontrolcenter; will prompt you to ask whether your changes should be applied
+first.
+</para>
+</note>
+
+</sect1>
+
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="logging-out">
+<title>Logging out</title>
+
+<para>
+We sincerely hope that using &kde; gives you so much fun and
+pleasure that you never want to log out. But if you do, simply choose
+<menuchoice><guimenu>K menu</guimenu>
+<guimenuitem>Logout</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+There is also a logout button directly on the panel, which looks like a
+small power button.  Or you can press <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;
+&Alt; <keycap>Delete</keycap></keycombo> to log out.
+</para>
+
+<sect1 id="session-management">
+<title>Session Management</title>
+
+<para>
+When you log out, &kde; can remember which applications you had open, as
+well as where all the windows were located, so that it can open them
+for you the next time you log in. This feature is termed
+<emphasis>Session Management</emphasis>. &kde;-aware applications will
+restore themselves to the state they were in when you logged out.  For
+example, &kate; remembers which files you were editing.  </para>
+
+<para>
+Non-&kde; applications do not memorize their state on logout, and
+&kde; will warn you to make sure that you have saved any important
+data in them when you start to log out.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+To illustrate session management, choose <menuchoice>
+<guimenu>K menu</guimenu><guisubmenu>Editors</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>Kate</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> to start &kate;. Open
+a text document to edit. Now log out and back in. You will observe
+that &kate; will be restored to the exact same position on the screen,
+including the right virtual desktop, and the document we left open in
+&kate; before we logged out is opened again automatically.  &kate;
+will even remember whether you had unsaved changes to your document
+before you logged out and will save them to the file you were working
+on if you choose <guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem> from the
+<guimenu>File</guimenu> menu.
+</para>
+
+</sect1>
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter id="kde-an-exciting-journey">
+<title>&kde;, an exciting Journey</title>
+
+<para>
+We hope you enjoyed this brief tour of the K Desktop environment and
+that this unique desktop environment will help you get your work done
+faster and more comfortably than ever.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Please remember that the &kde; project is not a commercial venture,
+but rather a project run by volunteers from all over the world. We
+would like to invite you to join the &kde; project and become part of
+this unique network of people. If you are a programmer you might
+consider helping us write &kde; applications. If you are an artist or
+have experience with graphic design, consider creating icons sets,
+color schemes, sound schemes and logos for &kde;.  If you enjoy
+writing we would love for you to join our documentation project.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+As you can see there are many ways in which you can help. You are
+cordially invited to join this world-wide network of people dedicated
+to making &kde; the best desktop environment for any computer. Please
+visit <ulink url="http://www.kde.org">www.kde.org</ulink> for more
+information.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<emphasis>Welcome aboard on this exciting journey, </emphasis>
+</para>
+<para>
+<literal>Your &kde; Team</literal>
+</para>
+</chapter>
+
+<!--
+2004-08-27
+Removed because it probably should not be here, and it will only end up
+getting out-of-date if it is (Phil)
+<chapter id="advanced-topics">
+<title>Advanced Topics</title>
+
+<sect1 id="mime">
+<title>&MIME; Types</title>
+
+<para>
+&kde; comes with a number of &MIME; types predefined, but you can add
+your own &MIME; types by choosing
+<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+<guisubmenu>Configure Konqueror...</guisubmenu>
+</menuchoice> and then <guilabel>File
+Associations</guilabel> in a &konqueror; window.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+&kde;'s handling of &MIME; types is very powerful, and very
+configurable.  On the one hand, you can set a default action to be
+performed when you click on a file in &konqueror;.  Just as usefully,
+you can add many more actions, which are then available with a &RMB;
+click menu on the file in question.
+</para>
+
+
+<procedure>
+<title>To link a certain file type with a particular application:</title>
+<step>
+<para>
+Make sure the application you want to start this file type has an
+entry in the &kmenu;.
+</para>
+</step>
+
+<step>
+<para>In &konqueror; find or make a file with the extension you wish to
+link.
+</para>
+</step> 
+
+<step>
+<para>
+<mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the file, and choose
+<guimenuitem>Edit File Type</guimenuitem> from the context menu, or
+choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Edit File
+Type</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in &konqueror;'s menu bar.
+</para>
+</step>
+
+<step> <para> Add file masks for the application by clicking the
+<guibutton>Add</guibutton> button, and entering the file pattern you
+want. Remember that &UNIX; is case sensitive, so you may need to add
+variations - <userinput>*.mp3</userinput> may need
+<userinput>*.MP3</userinput> added as well, for example.  Add as many
+extensions as you like in this way.  </para> </step>
+
+<step>
+<para>
+Add a description if you like.  This is optional.
+</para>
+</step>
+
+<step>
+<para>In the section labeled <guilabel>Application Preference
+Order</guilabel>, press the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button.  A
+miniature copy of the &kmenu; will
+open, where you can choose the application you want files of this type
+to be opened with.
+</para>
+</step>
+
+<step>
+<para>
+Sometimes, you may want to use a different application to open this
+file type.  For example, you might like to use &kate; to open text
+files you wish to edit, and &kedit; for text files that you just want
+to take a quick peek into.  You can add more applications in the same
+way as you did in the last step, and you can change the preferred
+order using the <guibutton>Move Up</guibutton> and <guibutton>Move
+Down</guibutton> buttons.
+</para>
+</step> 
+
+<step>
+<para>
+If you're satisfied with your choices, you can click the
+<guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button to save your changes without
+closing the dialog box.  This gives you the opportunity to test in the
+<application>Konqueror</application> window that your file association
+is correct.  You can choose <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to save your
+changes and close the dialog box, or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> if
+you have changed your mind and just want to close the dialog box.
+</para>
+</step>
+</procedure>
+  
+<para>
+Be sure to try your new association by opening a folder containing
+a file of the type you just selected. Click on the file, and the
+program needed to edit it should start.
+</para>
+
+<note>
+<para>
+&MIME; types are a way of describing the contents of files.  You may
+be used to using file extensions for that purpose, and you may know
+that on &UNIX; systems the file extension often bears little or no
+relation to the contents of the file.  On the other hand, it may be
+vital - for example, some implementations of <command>gunzip</command>
+will not operate on files that are not named <literal
+role="extension">.gz</literal>.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+&MIME; types naturally make use of filename patterns, but not
+necessarily the extensions - you can set up any filename pattern you
+like.  For example, if you always want to open any files relating to a
+particular client with &kate;,  and you make a habit of naming the files
+with the client's name at the beginning so that they naturally group in
+the &konqueror; window, then you can set up a filename pattern that
+matches <literal>^<replaceable>clientname</replaceable>*</literal>.
+Then any files that have <replaceable>clientname</replaceable> at the
+beginning (the <token>^</token> character means <quote>starts with...</quote>) and
+without any regard to the rest of the filename. 
+</para>
+</note>
+
+</sect1>
+
+</chapter>
+-->
+<chapter id="credits">
+<title>Credits</title>
+<sect1 id="authors">
+<title>Authors</title>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Matthias Ettrich
+<email>[email protected]</email></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Kalle Dahlheimer <email>[email protected]</email></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Torben Weiss <email>[email protected]</email></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Bernd Wuebben <email>[email protected]</email></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Stephen Schaub <email>[email protected]</email> -
+Editor</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Robert Williams <email>[email protected]</email> -
+Editor</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Lauri Watts <email>[email protected]</email></para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS -->
+
+&underFDL;
+
+</sect1>
+</chapter>
+</book>
+
+<!--
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