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diff --git a/doc/konqueror/bookmarks.docbook b/doc/konqueror/bookmarks.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..99eac7ab7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/konqueror/bookmarks.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ +<chapter id="bookmarks"> +<chapterinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Pamela.Roberts;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<date>2003-11-05</date> +<releaseinfo>3.2</releaseinfo> +</chapterinfo> + +<title>Using Bookmarks</title> + +<para>Although you can use &konqueror;'s bookmarks to record the locations of +your own files and folders, they are most useful when you are surfing the +Web, letting you build up a list of useful sites.</para> + +<para>To open the <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu you may either +<mousebutton>left</mousebutton> click on the +<guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu or use the <keycombo +action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>B</keycap></keycombo> shortcut. Once +the list is visible, you can navigate through it with the arrow keys or with +your mouse, then press &Enter; or +<mousebutton>left</mousebutton> click to visit the selected location.</para> + +<para>To add a new item to the list use <menuchoice><guimenu>Bookmarks +</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add Bookmark</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>B</keycap></keycombo> or +<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on a clear space in the web page or +folder view and select <guimenuitem>Bookmark this Location</guimenuitem> from +the pop up menu.</para> + +<para>The <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> list can contain subfolders containing +other bookmarks, you can create these with <menuchoice><guimenu>Bookmarks +</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Bookmark Folder...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> . +To add a bookmark into a subfolder rather than into the main Bookmark list, +select the folder from within the <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> list and use +the <guimenuitem>Add Bookmark</guimenuitem> item in that folder.</para> + +<para>You can also access your bookmarks from the <link linkend="sidebar"> +<guilabel>Navigation Panel</guilabel></link>.</para> + +<sect1 id="orgbmark"> +<title>The Bookmark Editor</title> + +<para>The <menuchoice><guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu><guimenuitem>Edit +Bookmarks</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> option opens the <guilabel>Bookmark +Editor</guilabel>.</para> +<para>This shows a tree view of your bookmarks and bookmark subfolders. +As is usual for tree views in &kde;, subfolders are shown with a small square +at the left of the folder name; if the square contains a <keycap>+</keycap> +sign <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> clicking on it will expand the view to +show the contents of that subfolder and the <keycap>+</keycap> sign will +change to <keycap>-</keycap>, <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> clicking on the +<keycap>-</keycap> sign will collapse the subfolder view.</para> + +<para>To select an item in the list you can <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> +click on it, or you can navigate through the list by using the <keysym> +Up arrow</keysym> and <keysym>Down arrow</keysym> keys to move around, +<keysym>Right arrow</keysym> to expand a subfolder and <keysym> +Left arrow</keysym> to collapse it.</para> + +<para>You can move an item to a different place in the list by using the +normal Drag and Drop or <guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem> and <guimenuitem> +Paste</guimenuitem> methods. The order in which the items appear in +the <guilabel>Bookmark Editor</guilabel> is the order they will appear in the +<guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> drop down list. The <menuchoice><guimenu>Insert +</guimenu><guimenuitem>Insert Separator</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option can +be used to insert separating lines into the list wherever you wish.</para> + +<para>A new subfolder can be created at the selected point in the list by +using the <guimenuitem>Create New Folder...</guimenuitem> option in the +<guimenu>Insert</guimenu> menu or from the drop down menu you get when you +<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on an item in the main part of the +window, or with <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo> +</para> + +<para>To change the name of a bookmark or folder select it then press +<keycap>F2</keycap> or choose the <guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem> item from +the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu or the pop up menu that appears when you +<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on the item. Similarly, you can edit +the &URL; by pressing <keycap>F3</keycap> or choosing the <guimenuitem> +Change URL</guimenuitem> menu item.</para> + +<para>The <guilabel>Bookmark Editor</guilabel> lets you import bookmarks from +a range of other browsers into &konqueror;'s bookmark list, putting them into + a new folder or replacing all current bookmarks. To do this select +<guisubmenu>Import</guisubmenu> from the <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu. The +<menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guisubmenu>Export</guisubmenu> +</menuchoice> option can be used to export &konqueror;'s bookmarks to a +&Netscape; or Mozilla browser.</para> + +<para>If you often use the &Netscape; browser as well as &konqueror;, then +rather than importing your &Netscape; bookmarks into &konqueror; it is +better to select the <guimenuitem>Show Netscape Bookmarks in Konqueror +Windows</guimenuitem> item in the <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu. If you +do this any updates to &Netscape;'s bookmarks are automatically seen by +&konqueror;.</para> + +<para>To select which bookmark subfolder is used to hold the Bookmark +Toolbar items select the subfolder then choose <guimenuitem>Set as Toolbar +Folder</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu.</para> + +<para>If you are tidying up your bookmarks and have forgotten what a +particular web page is, you can easily open it from within the <guilabel> +Bookmark Editor</guilabel> by <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> clicking +on the item and selecting <guimenuitem>Open in Konqueror</guimenuitem> from +the pop up menu. If you just want to check that the &URL; is still valid +select <guimenuitem>Check Status</guimenuitem> instead.</para> + +<important><para>Don't forget to save your changes with <menuchoice> +<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo> before you leave +the <guilabel>Bookmark Editor</guilabel>. +</para></important> +</sect1> + + +</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: +--> |