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diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/khtml/nsplugin.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/khtml/nsplugin.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1f8547461 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kcontrol/khtml/nsplugin.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +<sect2 id="nsplugins"> +<title>&Netscape; Plugins</title> + +<sect3 id="nsplugins-intro"> +<title>Introduction</title> + +<para>As &Netscape;'s <application>Navigator</application> has been a +web browsing standard for many years, so-called &Netscape; plugins have +appeared that allow rich web content. Using those plugins, web sites +can contain <acronym>PDF</acronym> files, flash animations, video, &etc; +With &konqueror;, you can still use these plugins to take advantage of +rich web content.</para> + +<note><para>&Netscape; plugins should not be confused with &konqueror; +plugins. The latter ones specifically extend &konqueror;'s +functionality; they are normally not used to display rich web +content.</para></note> + +</sect3> + +<sect3 id="nsplugins-scan"> +<title>Scan</title> + +<para>&konqueror; has to know where your &Netscape; plugins are +installed. This can be in several places, &ie; you might have +system-wide plugins in <filename +class="directory">/opt/netscape/plugins</filename> and your personal +plugins in <filename +class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/.netscape/plugins</filename>. +However, &konqueror; will not automatically use the installed plugins: +it first has to scan a list of folders. You can initiate the scan +by clicking <guibutton>Scan for new plugins</guibutton>. Alternatively, +you can enable <guilabel>Scan for new plugins at &kde; startup</guilabel> +so &konqueror; will scan the appropriate folders every time &kde; +starts up, to see whether new plugins have been installed.</para> + +<note><para>Enabling <guilabel>Scan for new plugins at &kde; +startup</guilabel> can considerably slow down the startup procedure, +and is known to give difficulty on certain installations. Turn this +option off if you experience problems.</para></note> + +<para>To find plugins, &konqueror; will look in the folders +specified in the <guilabel>Scan Folders</guilabel> frame. When you +use this control module for the first time, this list will already be +filled with reasonable paths that should work on most operating systems. +If you need to provide a new path, click the <guibutton>New</guibutton> +button; then you can either enter the new path in the text edit box to +the left, or choose a folder using the file dialog by clicking the +<guibutton>New...</guibutton> button. As scanning the folders can take +a little time, you might want to remove folders from the list where +you know that no plugins are installed: do this by selecting a folder +and clicking <guibutton>Remove</guibutton>. Using the +<guibutton>Up</guibutton> and <guibutton>Down</guibutton> buttons you +can change the order in which folders will be scanned by moving the +selected folder up or down.</para> + +<para>As usual, click <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to save your changes +permanently.</para> + +</sect3> + +<sect3 id="nsplugins-plugins"> +<title>Plugins</title> + +<para>In this tab, you can see a list of the &Netscape; plugins found by +&konqueror;, displayed as a tree. Double click on a plugin to fold it +out and you'll see that the different mime types this plugin can handle +will be displayed as branches. Fold out a mime type to see its +info.</para> + +<para>This tab is mostly for informational purposes. The only +configurable option is <guilabel>Use artsdsp to pipe plugin sound +through aRts</guilabel>, which is enabled by default. Disable this if +you wish plugins to use their own method for sounds, and you have +configured &arts; in such a way that third-party applications can do +so (for example, by having it exit when idle, or by having it use a +custom sound device on modern soundcards which allow this.)</para> + +</sect3> + +<sect3 id="nsplugins-author"> +<title>Section Author</title> + +<para>This section written by: Jost Schenck +<email>[email protected]</email></para> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +</sect3> + +</sect2> |