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diff --git a/doc/konqueror/faq.docbook b/doc/konqueror/faq.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5429c71e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/konqueror/faq.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,169 @@ +<chapter id="faq"> +<chapterinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Pamela.Roberts;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<date>2003-11-06</date> +<releaseinfo>3.2</releaseinfo> +</chapterinfo> + +<title>Questions and Answers</title> + +<qandaset> + +<!-- Link is dead, unfortunately. I suppose this is a more general thing anyway +<qandaentry> +<question><para>How can I browse web sites using non latin + scripts?</para></question> +<answer><para>Detailed instructions can be found at <ulink +url="http://www.konqueror.org/i18n.html">http://www.konqueror.org/i18n.html</ulink></para></answer> +</qandaentry> +--> + +<qandaentry> +<question><para>Can I run &konqueror; from another window +manager?</para></question> + +<answer><para>Just install &Qt;, kdelibs and kdebase, and from your favorite +window manager, launch &konqueror;. It should work just fine, but if it +doesn't (&kde; developers don't test that case often), report it to <ulink +url="http://bugs.kde.org">http://bugs.kde.org</ulink> and try running +<application>kdeinit</application> before running &konqueror;; it usually +helps.</para></answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question><para>Where does &konqueror; keep all its configuration +data?</para></question> +<answer><para>Generally in the <filename>~/.kde</filename> folder (this may +be <filename>~/.kde3</filename> on your system, depending on how &kde; 3 +was installed). Don't alter these files unless you really know what you are +doing.</para> + +<itemizedlist> + +<listitem><para>The <filename +class="directory">~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/profiles</filename> folder +holds individual files containing settings for each of your <link +linkend="save-settings">profiles. </link></para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Your bookmarks are held in <filename +class="directory">~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/bookmarks.xml</filename></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Cookies are held in <filename +class="directory">~/.kde/share/apps/kcookiejar/cookies</filename></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Your history, as used for the auto-completion feature, is in +<filename>~/.kde/share/config/konq_history</filename></para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>In the folder <filename +class="directory">~/.kde/share/config/</filename> the files +<filename>konqiconviewrc</filename>, <filename>konqlistviewrc</filename> and +<filename>konquerorrc</filename> hold a whole lot of general configuration +settings.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>The folder +<filename class="directory">~/.kde/share/cache/http/</filename> +contains the browser cache.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>The Navigation Panel uses the files and subfolders in +<filename +class="directory">~/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng</filename></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>Any folder specific view settings are put into <literal +role="extension">.directory</literal> files in the individual +folders.</para></answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question><para>How do I clear out the history file?</para></question> +<answer><para>There are two <quote>histories</quote>:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>One is used for text completion in the Location Toolbar text entry +box. To clear this <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on the text entry +box and select <guimenuitem>Clear History +</guimenuitem>.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>The other is the log of visited locations. Select the History +page in the Navigation Panel, +<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on an entry and choose +<guimenuitem>Remove Entry</guimenuitem> to remove just that entry or +<guimenuitem>Clear History</guimenuitem> to delete all +entries.</para></listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question><para>How do I enable, disable or clear the browser +cache?</para></question> <answer> +<para>If you select <guimenuitem>Cache</guimenuitem> in the dialog launched by +selecting +<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure Konqueror... +</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, you will be presented with a dialog box that lets +you disable the cache, clear it or set its size, and change the caching +policy.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question><para>How can I change the timeout values used by &konqueror; +when web browsing?</para></question> <answer> +<para>In the Control Center <menuchoice><guimenu>Internet & Network</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice> page.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question><para>How do I set my <quote>home</quote> page - the page loaded +on startup?</para></question> +<answer><para>Start &konqueror; with the <guiicon>Web Browser</guiicon> icon +on the panel. Open the page you want to be loaded in any new <quote>Web +Browser</quote> window and select <guimenuitem>Save View Profile "Web +Browsing"</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu.</para> + +<para>All new &konqueror; windows that are started with the <guiicon>Web +Browser</guiicon> icon on the panel, or from the <guimenu>location</guimenu> +menu, and new empty tabs, will now start at this page.</para> + +<note><para>This does not change the behavior of the +<guiicon>Home</guiicon> button on the &konqueror; toolbar, which will +continue to take you to the &URI; defined in the &konqueror; configuration +module. You can reach that module from within &konqueror;, via +<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure +Konqueror</guimenuitem><guilabel>Behavior</guilabel></menuchoice>. By +default this is set to <userinput>~</userinput>, which is your Home folder. +You may set this to any &URI;, either local or remote, and pressing the +<guiicon>Home</guiicon> icon on the toolbar will display it.</para></note> + +<para>To have &konqueror; start up with no page loaded, use +<userinput>about:blank</userinput>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question><para>I can't find the answer to my question here.</para></question> +<answer> +<para>Take a look at <ulink url="http://www.konqueror.org/faq.html"> +http://www.konqueror.org/faq.html</ulink> or +<ulink url="http://www.konqueror.org/konq-java.html"> +http://www.konqueror.org/konq-java.html</ulink>.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +</qandaset> + +</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: +--> |