From 3c152dcd9b0f62c878a1a56150fcbed404adb44c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Darrell Anderson Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 21:15:27 -0500 Subject: Help handbook updates. --- doc/faq/configtde.docbook | 141 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/faq/configtde.docbook') diff --git a/doc/faq/configtde.docbook b/doc/faq/configtde.docbook index 7ef125401..dd5c45686 100644 --- a/doc/faq/configtde.docbook +++ b/doc/faq/configtde.docbook @@ -10,26 +10,25 @@ How do I set the language used by &tde;? - -There are two ways to set the language &tde; uses in the +First ensure the appropriate tde-i18n language package is installed. +Thereafter there are two ways to set the language &tde; uses in the messages it will display: - Using the &tde; Control Center -Fire up the &tde; Control Center and select -Regional & Accessibility followed by -Country/Region & Language. You can select your language and location -here. If &tde; cannot find a translation in the first language -chosen, it will fall back on the default language. This is usually +Open the &tde; Control Center and select +Regional & Accessibility then +Country/Region & Language. You can select your language and location +here. If &tde; cannot find a translation in the first language +chosen, it will fall back on the default language. This is usually (American) English by default. Using the &tde; Control Center is the preferred way of choosing languages in &tde;. Using the LANG environment variable The second method uses the standard locale setting on -your system. To change the language, simply set the environment -variable LANG accordingly. For example, if your shell +your system. To change the language, simply set the environment +variable LANG accordingly. For example, if your shell is bash, execute export LANG=de to set German as the language used. @@ -45,10 +44,9 @@ to set German as the language used. -Yes, you can configure it using the &tde; Control Center -Regional & Accessibility -Keyboard Layout - configuration page. +Yes, configure the switcher using the &tde; Control Center +Regional & Accessibility +Keyboard Layout configuration page. @@ -59,27 +57,27 @@ Yes, you can configure it using the &tde; Control Center -Your distribution/&UNIX; flavor may have its own setup tools to +Your &UNIX; distribution might have its own setup tools to change this (⪚ YaST on &SuSE; &Linux;). This will be the safest way to enable the &tde; login screen. However, if for some reason -you do not wish to use these tools, the following instructions may be useful. -First, you need to change to the xdm runlevel (runlevel 5 on +you do not wish to use these tools, the following instructions might be useful. +First, ychange to the xdm runlevel (runlevel 5 on &RedHat; and &SuSE; systems) by editing your -/etc/inittab file. In the file, you should have -a line saying id:3:initdefault:. Change it to -id:5:initdefault:. Now, at the end of the file, +/etc/inittab file. In the file, there should be +a line saying id:3:initdefault:. Change it to +id:5:initdefault:. At the end of the file, comment out the following line: x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/X11/xdm -nodaemon and replace it with -x:5:respawn:/opt/kde/bin/tdm +x:5:respawn:/opt/trinity/bin/tdm -nodaemon. -The location of &tdm; may differ on your +The location of &tdm; might differ on your system. For changes to take effect immediately, type init -5 (for &RedHat; systems) at the shell prompt. +5 (for &RedHat; systems) at the shell prompt. It is risky to initiate a graphical login without -checking beforehand whether it works. If it fails to work, you would -be in for a hard time getting back.... +checking beforehand whether it works. If it fails to work, you would +be in for a hard time getting back. @@ -93,15 +91,13 @@ off secure. - I would like to click the &LMB; anywhere on the desktop and have the TDE menu displayed. -Open the &tde; Control Center and -choose Desktop -Behavior. You -can now choose the behavior of mouse clicks on the desktop. To have +Use the &RMB; to select the desktop. From the popup menu, select +Configure Desktop. From the icon list +select the Behavior icon. Choose the behavior of mouse clicks on the desktop. To have the TDE menu open from a single &LMB; click, change the entry labeled Left button to say Application Menu. @@ -110,12 +106,10 @@ the entry labeled Left button to say -Where do I find information regarding &tde; themes? +Where do I find additional &tde; themes? -Go to http://kde.themes.org/ or http://www.kde-look.org. +Go to http://www.kde-look.org. @@ -124,30 +118,31 @@ url="http://www.kde-look.org">http://www.kde-look.org. How do I change &MIME; Types? -If you are using &konqueror;, do this instead: first, open a -&konqueror; window and choose +When using &konqueror;, open a &konqueror; window and choose SettingsConfigure -Konqueror, then File Associations. Find the type you want to change +Konqueror. From the icon list select +File Associations. Find the mime type you want to change (⪚ text/english or image/gif), and set the application preference order to whatever you want. +The same thing can be accomplished by using the &tde; Control Center +. Select TDE ComponentsFile Associations. -&tde; (&tdm;) does not read my -.bash_profile! +&tde; (&tdm;) does not read my .bash_profile. The login managersxdm and &tdm; do not run a login shell, so .profile, .bash_profile, &etc; are not -sourced. When the user logs in, xdm runs +sourced. When the user logs in, xdm runs Xstartup as root and then -Xsession as user. So the normal practice is to add +Xsession as user. The normal practice is to add statements in Xsession to source the user -profile. Please edit your Xsession and +profile. Please edit your Xsession and .xsession files. @@ -157,49 +152,48 @@ profile. Please edit your Xsession and How do I use &TrueType; fonts in &tde;? - -You need to install &TrueType; font support into your &X-Window; configuration. -Please take a look at Install &TrueType; font support into your &X-Window; configuration. + + If you have a bunch of &TrueType; fonts from &Microsoft; -&Windows;, edit the XF86Config file to get the -fonts from the font folder. Then just tell &tde; to use these new -fonts with the font administrator utility. - +&Windows;, edit the xorg.conf file to get the +fonts from the font folder. Then configure &tde; to use these new +fonts with the Font Administrator utility. -Is it possible to enter, show and work with the Euro Symbol in +Is it possible to enter, show, and work with the Euro Symbol in &tde;? -Yes and no. For details, look here: http://www.koffice.org/kword/euro.php. +Yes. Open the &tde; Control Center and select +Regional & Accessibility, then +Keyboard Layout. Select the Xkb Options +tab and enable the Enable xkb options check box. Choose a compose key. +Enable Adding Eurosign to certain keys and select the desired key. How do I run a program at &tde; startup? - -There are many ways to do that. If what you want to do -is to run some scripts that would set some environment variables (for -example, to start gpg-agent, ssh-agent and others), you can put -these scripts into $TDEHOME/env/ and make sure their names end in +There are several ways to do that. If you want to +run some scripts that set environment variables (for +example, to start gpg-agent, ssh-agent and others), place the +scripts into $TDEHOME/env/. Make sure their names end in .sh. $TDEHOME is -usually a folder named .kde -(note the period at the beginning) in your home +usually a folder named .trinity +(notice the period at the beginning) in your home folder. If you want scripts to be executed for all &tde; users, you can -put them under $TDEDIR/env/, where $TDEDIR is the prefix &tde; was -installed to (you can find this out using the command -tde-config --prefix). -If you wish to start a program after &tde; has started, you may want to use the +put them under $TDEDIR/env/, where $TDEDIR is the prefix &tde; is installed (you can find this out using the command +tde-config --prefix). +If you wish to start a program after &tde; has started, you may want to use the Autostart folder. To add entries to the Autostart folder: @@ -218,31 +212,30 @@ the Command text box. - -How can I allow more than one user to be logged in a at a time? Can &tde; do fast user switching? +How can I allow more than one user to be logged in a at a time? Can &tde; do fast user switching? - +Yes, when starting &tde; through the graphical login mode. When starting &tde; +from the command line using startx, then toggle to a different console +to login in. To enable more than one user to log in at one time on the same -computer (sometimes referred to as fast user switching) you -need to tell the program that logs you in that it can use more than one +computer (sometimes referred to as fast user switching) +configure the program that logs you in to allow more than one session (or, in &X-Window; terms, display) at a time. - In &tde;, this program is called &tdm; which stands for &tde; Display Manager. If you are not using &tdm; as your login screen then you will need to consult the documentation for the software you are using on how to accomplish multiple sessions. - By default, this will be configured at installation time automatically if &tdm; supports virtual terminals on your system (currently Linux only). If it was not configured automatically, consult the &tdm; manual, section -Specifying permanent &X-Server;s. -After modifying tdmrc, you will have to let &tdm; know about it; just +Specifying permanent &X-Server;s. +After modifying tdmrc, you will have to restart &tdm;; just invoke killall -HUP tdm. -- cgit v1.2.1