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diff --git a/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/getting-help.docbook b/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/getting-help.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..facea078d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/getting-help.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,155 @@ +<sect1 id="getting-help"> + +<title>Getting Help</title> + +<sect2 id="user-manuals"> +<title>User Manuals</title> + +<indexterm><primary>User Manual</primary></indexterm> +<para>Most applications come with a user manual<indexterm><primary>User Manual</primary><secondary>Handbook +</secondary></indexterm>, which can be reached in various ways:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> +<para>By pressing <keycap>F1</keycap> while inside the application.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para>From the menu bar: +<menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem><replaceable>Application name +</replaceable></guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para>By browsing in &khelpcenter;<indexterm><primary>&khelpcenter;</primary></indexterm>.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para>By using the help KIOslave in &konqueror;. For example, in the Location bar, type <userinput>help:/<replaceable>Application name</replaceable></userinput>, where <replaceable>Application name</replaceable> is the name of the application. +</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="context-help"> +<title>Context and <quote>What's This</quote> Help</title> + +<para>Many applications also provide context help in two forms: +Tooltips and <quote>What's This</quote> help.</para> + +<sect3 id="tooltips"> +<title>Tooltips</title> + +<indexterm><primary>Tooltips</primary></indexterm> +<para>Tooltips are small informational windows or balloons that appear when +hovering the mouse pointer over an item.</para> + +<para>&tde; uses tooltips in many places to provide brief help or +information on the screen about an item. For instance, most toolbar buttons +inside applications will display their name in a tooltip when resting or hovering +the mouse pointer over them.</para> + +<para>Tooltips have another function, which is not specifically tied to +help. In the &konqueror; file manager and on the Desktop, tooltips can +provide information about files. This information is commonly referred to as +<quote>meta information.</quote></para> + +<para>Learn more about meta-information tooltips in the section +about <link linkend="file-manager">the &konqueror; file manager</link>.</para> + +</sect3> + +<sect3 id="whats-this-help"> +<title><quote>What's This?</quote></title> + +<indexterm><primary>What's This?</primary></indexterm> + +<para><quote>What's This?</quote> help usually is more detailed than tooltips. +Access <quote>What's This?</quote> help in two ways:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> +<para>By selecting the <guibutton>?</guibutton> button in the titlebar of the +window.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para>By pressing the key combination +<keycombo>&Shift;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo>.</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>The mouse pointer will change to a pointer with a question mark. +Select an item to learn more, and a small window will +pop up displaying information.</para> + +</sect3> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="mailing-lists-newsgroups-and-irc"> +<title>Mailing Lists, Newsgroups, and <acronym>IRC</acronym></title> + +<sect3 id="mailing-lists"> +<title>Mailing Lists</title> + +<indexterm><primary>Mailing Lists</primary></indexterm> +<para>&tde-team; provides some mailing lists to provide help +and guidance with using and configuring &tde;:</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term>The &tde; User List +<indexterm><primary>&tde; User Mailing List</primary></indexterm></term> +<listitem> +<para>This mailing list focuses specifically on questions +and discussions about using &tde;. For example, +the question <quote>How do I change the margin size for KWord +documents</quote> is appropriate for this list.</para> +<para>Subscribe to this list at <ulink +url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/mailinglist.php">http://www.trinitydesktop.org/mailinglist.php</ulink>.</para> +<para>Find list archives at <ulink +url="http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/">http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/</ulink>.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect3> + +<sect3> +<title>IRC</title> + +<para>There is a #trinity channel on Freenode (irc.freenode.net) for support and other general talk about &tde;. +Access this channel by using any of &tde;'s popular IRC clients, which include <application>Konversation</application>, +&ksirc; and &kopete;. For more information, check the <xref linkend="irc"/> section.</para> + +</sect3> +</sect2> + + +<sect2 id="more-resources"> +<title>More Resources</title> + +<para>Other resources that might prove useful:</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term>trinitydesktop.org/rss.php (RSS Feed) +<indexterm><primary>&tde; News Resource</primary></indexterm></term> +<listitem> +<para>The RSS feed news resource to stay informed about &tde;.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><ulink +url="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/wiki">http://www.trinitydesktop.org/wiki</ulink> +<indexterm><primary>The &tde; Wiki</primary></indexterm></term> +<listitem> +<para>The &tde; Wiki. The wiki should not be used as a substitute for the +respective application's handbook or official &tde; documentation.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + +</sect1> |