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diff --git a/doc/userguide/getting-help.docbook b/doc/userguide/getting-help.docbook deleted file mode 100644 index facea078d..000000000 --- a/doc/userguide/getting-help.docbook +++ /dev/null @@ -1,155 +0,0 @@ -<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> |