From ad7a4fdcc5551ac857a3a22eed5df4830d524d66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Darrell Anderson Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:41:00 -0600 Subject: Add whatistde.docbook file to replace whatiskde.docbook. Note: tde-i18n localization files to be updated later. --- doc/khelpcenter/whatistde.docbook | 125 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 125 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/khelpcenter/whatistde.docbook (limited to 'doc/khelpcenter/whatistde.docbook') diff --git a/doc/khelpcenter/whatistde.docbook b/doc/khelpcenter/whatistde.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..964edc9ee --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/khelpcenter/whatistde.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ + + +2002-01-18 +3.00.00 + +What is &tde;? + + + +What is &tde;? + +&tde; is a desktop environment. In other words, &tde; is a +collection of programs, technologies and documentation that attempt to +make life easier for computer users. &tde; is targeted at &UNIX; +workstations. &tde; features network transparency and a contemporary work +philosophy. + +The Trinity Desktop Environment is a fork of the K Desktop Environment +version 3.5, originally written by the KDE Team, a world-wide network of +software engineers committed to Free Software development. + +The creators of the K Desktop Environment are a world-wide group of +software engineers. This group's major goal in free software development is to +provide high quality software that empowers the user with easy control of his +computer's resources. + +The &tde; developers continue the tradition of KDE 3.5. + +&tde; seeks to fill the need for an easy to use desktop for +&UNIX; workstations, similar to the desktop environments found under +&MacOS; or &Windows; 95/NT. &tde; meets the requirement +of users for an easy to use work environment. Tools used to reach +this end are: enhanced inter-application communication, component +reuse, generalized drag and drop, uniform look and feel and many +more. Thus, &tde; offers much more than the traditional &UNIX; window +managers. + +Stability, scaleability and openness are qualities which have +made &UNIX; the undisputed choice for the information technology +professional for many years. &tde; builds on top of this excellent +base framework and brings new, much needed qualities: usability, user +friendliness and beauty! &tde; was the first, and stays the forefront +player in bringing these qualities to &UNIX;, which constituted for +years, the premier platform for server computers and scientific +institutions, but wasn't very attractive for desktop users. + +Without &UNIX; the Internet would not exist, or at least would +have a vastly different form. &UNIX; has not, until now, addressed the +needs of the average computer user. This fact is particularly +unfortunate, since a number of implementations of &UNIX; (&Linux;, FreeBSD, NetBSD, &etc;) are freely +available on the Internet, all of which are of exceptional quality and +stability. + + + + +&tde; The Desktop Environment + +In combination with a free implementation of &UNIX;, &tde; +provides to the world an open and completely free desktop computing +platform either at home or at work. + + This platform is available to anyone free of charge including +its source code for anyone to modify. + +While there will always be room for improvement we believe we +have now delivered a viable alternative to some of the more commonly +found and commercial operating systems/desktops combinations available +today. It is our hope that the combination of &UNIX; and &tde; will +finally bring the same open, reliable, stable, and monopoly free +computing to the average computer user that scientists and computing +professionals world-wide have enjoyed for years. + + + + +&tde; The Application Development Framework + +&tde; focuses on the user's needs, but it's obvious that this +focus is more easily achieved by also giving developers the best +tools. &tde; code contains, and comes with, some of the best +development technologies of the modern computing age. + +Authoring applications under &UNIX;/X11 used to be an extremely +tedious and labor intensive process. &tde; recognizes the fact that a +computing platform is only as good as the number of first class +applications available to the users of that particular +platform. + +&tde; defines new technologies in &DCOP; and KParts, created to +offer a component document model and technology. Together with the +complete &tde; libraries programming interface, &DCOP;/KParts are set +in direct competition with other similar technologies like &Microsoft; +MFC/COM/ActiveX technologies. The +excellent quality and the high level of refinement of &tde;'s +application programming interface (API) enables +developers to focus on original and interesting issues and avoid +reinventing the wheel. + + + + +&tde; The Office Application Suite + +In its current form, &tde; provides, apart from the essential desktop +component applications, a suite of powerful office programs known to the +world by the name &koffice;. + +&koffice; is based on the &tde; &DCOP;/KParts +technologies. It currently contains: a word processor with desktop +publishing capabilities (&kword;), a spreadsheet application (&kspread;) +and accompanying charting program (&kchart;), a presentation program +(&kpresenter;) and a vector drawing program (&kontour;). Tying things +together is the KOffice Workspace, an +integrated shell to ease the use of the &koffice; components in +conjunction with each other. Additional components include an email +client, a news reader, and a powerful PIM (Personal +Information Manager - an organizer). + + + + -- cgit v1.2.1