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Moving from Windows to
Linux

If you are coming from Microsoft Windows*, take a look at how familiar elements of
Windows translate to SUSE Linux Enterprise®. After logging in, you will notice that
the desktop has a familiar layout and recognizable icons, many of them similar to the
Windows and Macintosh desktops.

Figure B.1

KDE Desktop

Summary of Contents for LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP1 - KDE 14-05-2007

Page 1: ...SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop www novell com 10 SP1 May 14 2007 KDE User Guide...

Page 2: ...is manual specifically for the printed format is reproduced and or distributed for noncommercial use only The express authorization of Novell Inc must be obtained prior to any other use of any manual...

Page 3: ...1 8 Exploring the Internet 32 1 9 E Mail and Scheduling 32 1 10 Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOffice org 32 1 11 Managing Passwords with KWallet Manager 33 1 12 Displaying Decompressing and...

Page 4: ...4 1 Kontact Overview 97 4 2 Mail 100 4 3 Contacts 105 4 4 Calendar 107 4 5 Syncing Data with a Handheld 109 4 6 Kontact for GroupWise Users 109 4 7 For More Information 111 5 GroupWise Linux Client E...

Page 5: ...3 9 3 Sharing Folders in Mixed Environments 154 9 4 Managing Windows Files 157 9 5 Configuring and Accessing a Windows Network Printer 160 9 6 Configuring Shortcuts to Network Folders 162 9 7 Configur...

Page 6: ...s and Graphics 205 14 5 Searching with Konqueror 205 14 6 Bookmarks 208 14 7 Java and JavaScript 208 14 8 Enabling Advertisement Blockers 209 14 9 For More Information 209 15 Browsing with Firefox 211...

Page 7: ...ieving Information 246 19 4 Managing Albums 246 19 5 Managing Tags 247 19 6 Creating Powerful Search Filters 249 19 7 Exporting Image Collections 250 19 8 Viewing and Editing Images 252 19 9 Useful To...

Page 8: ...op 296 B 5 Setting Up Printers 297 B 6 Switching between Applications 298 B 7 Accessing Network Resources 299 C Getting to Know Linux Software 301 C 1 Office 301 C 2 Network 306 C 3 Multimedia 309 C 4...

Page 9: ...alize your desktop according to your needs and wishes Office and Collaboration Use the office and collaboration software your SUSE Linux Enterprise offers such as the OpenOffice org suite several e ma...

Page 10: ...de This manual introduces the GNOME desktop of your SUSE Linux Enterprise and a variety of applications you will encounter when working with the GNOME desktop It guides you through using these applica...

Page 11: ...groups Alt Alt F1 a key to press or a key combination keys are shown in uppercase as on a keyboard File File Save As menu items buttons Dancing Penguins Chapter Penguins Another Manual This is a refer...

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Page 13: ...Part I KDE Desktop...

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Page 15: ...is based on the default configuration of the KDE desktop shipped with your product If you or your system administrator has modified the defaults some aspects may be different such as appearance or key...

Page 16: ...fields for username and password and the following menu items Session Type Specifies the desktop to run when you log in If desktops other than KDE are in stalled they appear in the list Make changes...

Page 17: ...omain from the list 2 Enter your Windows username 3 Enter your Windows password and press Enter 1 1 1 Controlling a Session The Session Manager starts after your username and password are authenticate...

Page 18: ...at http www novell com documentation sled10 for more information about using the GNOME desktop 5 To switch back to KDE again click Desktop Log Out on the panel of the GNOME desktop then click OK The s...

Page 19: ...ing Out When you are finished using the computer you can log out and leave the system running or restart or shut down the computer If your system provides power management you can also suspend the com...

Page 20: ...s directories applications functions and removable media like CDs or DVDs The desktop has the following icons by default Trash Contains files and folders that have been deleted For information about u...

Page 21: ...system and easy access to some important functions or applications If you hold your pointer over an icon a short description is displayed Figure 1 3 KDE Panel Kicker The panel typically consists of th...

Page 22: ...the volume control and several other helper applications To learn how to configure the appearance and behavior of your desktop including the main menu desktop icons or the panel refer to Section 2 2 C...

Page 23: ...as your home directory or media devices Run Command Opens a dialog where you can enter an command to start the application The name of the command is often but not always the application name written...

Page 24: ...management you are also offered to suspend the computer making the next system start much faster than a complete boot 1 3 2 Inserting or Connecting Removable Media If you insert or connect removable m...

Page 25: ...s been encrypted with LUKS Linux Unified Key Setup KDE recognizes this and prompts for the password as shown in Figure 1 7 Automatic Detection of an Encrypted USB Stick page 13 Enter the password to a...

Page 26: ...Medium types drop down list and select the type of medium for which to configure a certain action The list of available actions now only shows actions applicable to the medium type selected 4 Select t...

Page 27: ...k Peripherals Storage Media The configu ration dialog appears on the right 3 Click Default and Apply The next time you insert a medium the autodetection dialog appears again leaving you the choice of...

Page 28: ...ble devices such as USB sticks with Konqueror Right click the USB stick in Konqueror and select Properties On the General tab enter a name in the input field and click OK When inserting the stick the...

Page 29: ...g icons from the file manager or the desktop to the trash bin icon by keeping the left mouse button pressed Then release to drop them there Alternatively right click an icon and select Move to Trash f...

Page 30: ...the pointer over an icon a short description is displayed To the right the toolbar features the Konqueror icon which is animated while a directory or Web page is loaded Location Bar The location bar s...

Page 31: ...usr share doc find any kind of documentation on your Linux system and the installed packages The manual subdirectory holds a digital copy of this manual as well as the other manuals and the release n...

Page 32: ...permissions to the folders and files involved in your action Read more about changing access permissions in Section 1 4 3 Changing Access Permissions page 21 TIP Selecting Objects in Konqueror Clickin...

Page 33: ...older 2 Select Create Folder 3 In the New Folder dialog enter a name for the new folder and click OK 1 4 3 Changing Access Permissions Because Linux is a multiuser system every file in a Linux file sy...

Page 34: ...ions for a folder the following options are available in Konqueror Forbidden Users can see the folder name in the file system but cannot open the folder Can View Content Users can see the folder conte...

Page 35: ...folder proceed as fol lows 1 Open Konqueror and select the file or folder for which to change access permis sions 2 Open the Properties dialog for the file or folder and click the Permissions tab 3 Cl...

Page 36: ...orresponding check marks for this user in the column r w or x 8 When all access permissions are set according to your wishes click OK to close the dialog 9 Click OK to apply your changes and to close...

Page 37: ...ns description and the order of the applications If your tool is not listed click Add in Application Preference Order then enter the command To change the order of the list entries click the program t...

Page 38: ...with Konqueror With Konqueror you can also access your digital camera Connect your camera to the USB port A camera icon should appear on the desktop Click this icon to open the camera in Konqueror The...

Page 39: ...zed organized view Click an image to access its full size view Figure 1 13 Creating an Image Gallery with Konqueror For viewing your images you can also use Gwenview To start Gwenview press Alt F2 and...

Page 40: ...k share types that you can access Click a network resource type then click the network share to access You might be required to authenticate to the resource by providing a username and password Figure...

Page 41: ...gure 1 15 Finding Files with KFind 1 6 1 Finding Files To perform a search for certain filenames proceed as follows 1 Start KFind from the main menu or command line 2 Click the Name Location tab to pe...

Page 42: ...click Find 1 6 2 Performing an Advanced File Search For a more detailed search you can also specify further options such as a text the file to find must contain 1 Start KFind from the main menu or th...

Page 43: ...cursor to the position to which to insert the text Click the middle button on the mouse to insert the text on a two button mouse press both mouse buttons simultaneously With some applications if a tex...

Page 44: ...Start KMail from the main menu or press Alt F2 and enter kmail Kontact is a personal information management PIM tool that combines well known applications like KMail KOrganizer and KAddressBook into...

Page 45: ...11 1 Starting KWallet When KWallet starts for the first time for example when you access a Web site where you must enter a password to log in a dialog appears with the welcome screen Choose between B...

Page 46: ...uccessful login the KWallet Manager window opens It is divided into four different parts the top left part displays a summary the top right part displays subfolders the lower left part shows a list wi...

Page 47: ...mpty 5 Click Show Contents to open an input field where you can enter your new pass word 6 Type in your password and click Save KWallet saves your password to the subfolder selected 1 11 3 Copying You...

Page 48: ...the archive in Konqueror and select Preview in Archiver Alter natively select File Open in Ark to open the file directly Figure 1 17 Ark File Archive Preview Once you have opened an archive perform v...

Page 49: ...the actual creation of the screen shot If Only Grab the Window Containing the Pointer is selected only the window containing the pointer is saved To save the screen shot click Save Snapshot and desig...

Page 50: ...board You can even save the area to a file 1 15 Controlling Sound with KMix YaST identifies and configures the sound cards of your computer automatically Other wise start the YaST Hardware module and...

Page 51: ...anaging packages on a Linux system requires root privileges The ZEN tools and rug have their own user management system that allows users to install software up dates When a user first invokes an acti...

Page 52: ...age versions available Each entry has a short description and if applicable a category icon Security patches are marked with a yellow shield Optional patches are marked with a light blue circle Recomm...

Page 53: ...nce is a search panel you can use to search for packages or to filter the list Mark the check box of packages that should be installed then press Install to start the package installation Possible dep...

Page 54: ...about these packages Each service can offer one or more catalogs The service tab lists all services available together with type and status information if you cannot see the latter two adjust the wind...

Page 55: ...ird party software for which updates are deployed on a single server After SUSE Linux Enterprise is installed two services are preconfigured your installa tion source DVD CD ROM or network resource as...

Page 56: ...modify the Software Updater settings As an unprivileged user you can only view the settings Refer to the rug man page for an explanation of the settings 1 17 For More Information As well as the applic...

Page 57: ...n dialog by right clicking the object To change the overall appearance and behavior of your KDE desktop use the KDE control center It offers access to numerous configuration modules and dialogs some o...

Page 58: ...and Removing Panel Elements page 55 The sidebar provides different categories each with a subset of settings Click a category icon to explore the possibilities provided there You can always return to...

Page 59: ...ops on the taskbar Two further sections allow you to control the behavior of windows Internet Network Lets you define Bluetooth options and preferences such as time out values for certain connections...

Page 60: ...users such as sound and keyboard options and mouse gestures Security Privacy Go here to change your password set options for KWallet the KDE password management tool configure encryption for KDE or m...

Page 61: ...xt menu appears from which to choose whether to copy move or create a link to the object 2 To add a new desktop object you can also right click an empty space on the desktop and select Create New From...

Page 62: ...or to let KDE start a random screen saver Find these options at the end of the screen saver list 6 Under Settings determine after how long a time of inactivity the screen saver should start and wheth...

Page 63: ...m picture click the folder button beneath the list and select an image file from the file system 4 Click Slide Show to have multiple images appear in a slide show mode 5 If you do not want a picture o...

Page 64: ...onfiguration dialog appears where you can increase or reduce the number of virtual desktops You can also change the default names of the desktop 2 Click OK to apply the changes and close the configura...

Page 65: ...d as follows 1 Install the following packages with YaST compiz kde xgl xgl hardware list and compiz 2 Check whether your hardware supports desktop effects at all by reviewing the etc X11 xgl hardware...

Page 66: ...r right of the current one keep holding Ctrl Alt and use and Zoom into certain parts of the desktop Select the area to enlarge and right click while holding the Windows key Show all windows opened on...

Page 67: ...d set its value to Xorg 5 Click Finish to apply the changes 6 Reboot your machine 2 4 Configuring the Panel You can add the following objects to your panel applications applets mini programs and furth...

Page 68: ...the dialog box that appears select the applet to add and click Add to Panel The applet is inserted into the panel 3c To remove the applet from the panel right click the icon and select Quit If the co...

Page 69: ...the small black arrow displayed there From the context menu select Move Click again to insert the area at the new position You can configure many aspects of the main panel and of additional panels For...

Page 70: ...tive button and click the button on the right to choose a color 7 To make the panel appear transparent activate Enable transparency To in crease visibility of the transparent panel also for very dark...

Page 71: ...u Editor shows a list of menu items on the left 5a Click the item in the list and change its options on the right 5b You can add new menu items submenus or separators with the File menu or the toolbar...

Page 72: ...ress field of a Konqueror session This displays two windows Personal and System User installed fonts are installed Personal Only root can install to the System folder To install new fonts proceed as f...

Page 73: ...Part II Office and Collaboration...

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Page 75: ...aware of when getting started with the suite Section 3 1 Understanding OpenOffice org page 64 Section 3 2 Word Processing with Writer page 76 Section 3 3 Using Spreadsheets with Calc page 86 Section...

Page 76: ...or window manager you use Regardless of the appearance the basic layout and functions are the same 3 1 Understanding OpenOffice org This section contains information that applies to all of the applica...

Page 77: ...ics such as fixes for the standard editions missing keybindings and the merge and center problem Support for R1C1 style addresses Interoperation between OpenOffice org Data Pilots and Microsoft Pivot...

Page 78: ...s projected Inclusion of a set of fonts licensed from AGFA which are metrically compatible with some key default Microsoft fonts and are transparently mapped to the corre sponding Microsoft fonts when...

Page 79: ...edition does not contain the enhancements made in the Novell edition 3 1 3 Compatibility with Other Office Applications OpenOffice org can work with documents spreadsheets presentations and databases...

Page 80: ...ick Next 4 Specify where OpenOffice org should look for templates and documents to convert and in which directory the converted files should be placed IMPORTANT Documents from a Windows partition are...

Page 81: ...documents CSV is useful for spreadsheets OpenOffice org might also offer your recipient s preferred format especially Microsoft formats If you want to e mail a document as a PDF Click File Send E mai...

Page 82: ...suit your needs and working style Toolbars menus and keyboard shortcuts can all be reconfigured to help you more quickly access the features you use the most You can also assign macros to application...

Page 83: ...he document OpenOffice org module The customized toolbar is used whenever you open that module Document filename The customized toolbar is used whenever you open that document 6 Repeat to customize ad...

Page 84: ...lect the function and assign the keys or key combinations Click Help for more information about the options in the Customize dialog 3 Modify add or delete keyboard shortcuts as desired 4 Click OK Cust...

Page 85: ...appear depend on the module you are working in For example if you are in Writer the OpenOffice org Writer category appears in the list but the OpenOffice org Calc category does not The OpenOffice org...

Page 86: ...onts and layout that Writer should use OpenOf fice org Writer Writer Changes the settings related to the HTML authoring features of OpenOffice org OpenOf fice org Writer Web Calc Changes the settings...

Page 87: ...enOffice org by simplifying formatting tasks for a variety of different types of documents OpenOffice org comes with a few tem plates and you can find additional templates on the Internet You can also...

Page 88: ...word processor with page and text formatting capabilities Its interface is similar to interfaces for other major word processors and it includes some features that are usually found only in expensive...

Page 89: ...uments try a wizard Wizards are small utilities that let you make some basic decisions then produce a ready made document from a template For example to create a business letter click File Wizards Let...

Page 90: ...created in OpenOffice org and saved as Word files can be opened in Microsoft Word without any trouble So if you use OpenOffice org in an environment where you frequently share documents with Word user...

Page 91: ...pes For example you can define a checklist with square check boxes List and a bullet list with round bullets then easily apply the correct style when creating your lists Opening the Styles and Formatt...

Page 92: ...u only need to change the style from bold to italics and all text that has been formatted with that style automatically changes from bold to italics Text formatted with a menu option or button overrid...

Page 93: ...e character style list 2 Click New 3 Click OK 4 Name your style and choose the settings you want applied with that style For details about the style options available in any tab click that tab and the...

Page 94: ...ice org HOW_TO index html Creating a Template A template is a text document containing only the styles and content that you want to appear in every document such as your address information and letter...

Page 95: ...o open the Navigator click Edit Navigator The elements listed in the Navigator vary according to the document loaded in Writer Figure 3 3 Navigator Tool in Writer Click an item in the Navigator to jum...

Page 96: ...Writer so you can safely use master documents to manage your projects To create a master document 1 Click New Master Document or Open an existing document and click File Send Create Master Document 2...

Page 97: ...lick the arrow at the bottom of the Formatting and Styles window 3 Select HTML Styles 4 Create your HTML document using the styles to tag your text 5 Click File Save As 6 Select the location where you...

Page 98: ...cell in which it is inserted You can also create charts from cell values Section 3 3 1 Using Formatting and Styles in Calc page 86 Section 3 3 2 Using Templates in Calc page 87 3 3 1 Using Formatting...

Page 99: ...e styles you need for that template are available in the Formatting and Styles window A detailed explanation of templates is beyond the scope of this section However more information is found in the h...

Page 100: ...s or transparencies If you have used other presentation software you can move comfortably to Impress which works very similarly to other presentation software Impress can open and save Microsoft Power...

Page 101: ...ing the way each slide looks what fonts are used and other graphical elements Impress uses two types of master pages Slide master Contains elements that appear on all slides For example you might want...

Page 102: ...de masters can be applied to selected slides or to all slides in the presentation 1 Open your presentation then click View Master Slide Master 2 Optional If you want to apply the slide master to multi...

Page 103: ...nd personal use Databases created in Base can be used as data sources such as when creating form letters It is beyond the scope of this document to detail database design with Base More infor mation c...

Page 104: ...e Table Next define the fields you want to use in your database table 1 In the Table Wizard click Personal The Sample tables list changes to show the predefined tables for personal use If you had clic...

Page 105: ...click Automatically add a primary key click Auto value then click Next 10 Accept the default name for the table select Create a form based on this table then click Finish Creating a Form Next create t...

Page 106: ...your database tables and forms you are ready to enter your data You can also design queries and reports to help sort and display the data Refer to OpenOffice org online help and other sources listed i...

Page 107: ...r document outside the Draw frame The drawing is automatically inserted into your document 3 7 Creating Mathematical Formulas with Math It is usually difficult to include complex mathematical formulas...

Page 108: ...enOffice org What You Can Find Location Extensive help on performing any task in OpenOffice org OpenOffice org online help menu Manuals tutorials user and developer forums users openoffice org mailing...

Page 109: ...d an RSS reader Start Kontact from the main menu Alternatively enter kontact in a command line or in the Run Command dialog You can also open the individual components instead of the combined applicat...

Page 110: ...n in the status bar at the bottom of the application win dow The subject sender and time of receipt of each message are listed in the header area to the right Click a message to select it and display...

Page 111: ...mber of frames By default view a small calendar of this month and a week view of the current week Also find a list of to dos a detailed view of the current event or to do and a list of calendars with...

Page 112: ...can add a new feed or manip ulate existing feeds within this folder 4 2 Mail Kontact uses KMail as its e mail component To configure it open the mail component then select Settings Configure KMail KMa...

Page 113: ...ity to a folder so that when replying to a message in that folder the assigned identity is selected Under the General tab enter your name organization and e mail address Under Cryptography select your...

Page 114: ...making this selection a window appears in which to enter SMTP server data Provide a name and enter the server address as given to you by your ISP If the server wants you to authenticate yourself enab...

Page 115: ...n decide whether the attached file should be signed or encrypted When you are finished composing your message send it immediately with Message Send or move it to the outbox with Message Send Later If...

Page 116: ...window and drop them into the appropriate folder in the left window Messages can also be moved by highlighting the messages then pressing M or selecting Message Move to In the list of folders that app...

Page 117: ...ers do not act as expected monitor them with Tools Filter Log Viewer When logging is enabled in this dialog it shows how messages are processed by your filters and can help locate the problem 4 3 Cont...

Page 118: ...enter the contact s encryption data such as public key Misc has additional information such as a photograph and the location of the user s Free Busy information Use Custom Fields to add your own infor...

Page 119: ...ise or an LDAP server Select Settings Show Extension Bar Address Books to view the current address books Press Add to add one then select the type and enter the required information The check boxes in...

Page 120: ...window as that available from the menu Alternatively select a time range in the Cal endar view and right click Specify the attendees of an event by entering their data manually in the dialog or by in...

Page 121: ...The check boxes in front of the calendars show the activation status of each To prevent the display of a calendar without deleting it uncheck it Remove deletes the selected calendar from the list 4 5...

Page 122: ...se Users This section contains hints to help GroupWise users work with some of the differences between GroupWise and Kontact Contact Information You can add your GroupWise Messenger and e mail contact...

Page 123: ...dee for events you schedule Make sure that you remember to invite yourself 4 7 For More Information Kontact includes help for itself and its various components Access it with Help Kontact Handbook The...

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Page 125: ...nt to help you start using the GroupWise Cross Platform client quickly and easily 5 1 Getting Acquainted with the Main GroupWise Window Your main work area in GroupWise is called the Main Window From...

Page 126: ...for You might also want to open a certain folder in one window and look at your Calendar in another You can open as many Main Windows as your computer s memory allows The basic components of the Main...

Page 127: ...e brackets Next to the Sent Items folder the number in square brackets shows how many items are pending to be sent from Caching mode Here is what you ll find in each of the default folders Section Use...

Page 128: ...ms Folder Sent Items Query Folder Previous Sent Items Folder Current No items actually reside in this folder This folder is a Find Results folder which means All sent items reside in this folder unles...

Page 129: ...plete them The following is a comparison between the Checklist folder and the Task List query folder found in previous versions of GroupWise Table 5 2 Comparison Between Checklist Folder and Task List...

Page 130: ...st of the Calendar and can be marked Completed from the Calendar Checklist items do not display in the Task List of the Calendar Tasks that are past due show as red in the Calen dar Documents Folder Y...

Page 131: ...the Trash can be viewed opened or returned to your Mailbox before the Trash is emptied Emptying the Trash removes items in the Trash from the system You can empty your entire Trash or empty only selec...

Page 132: ...line mode and Caching mode You might be able to run GroupWise in either mode or your system administrator might require that you use only a certain mode Most GroupWise features are available in all bo...

Page 133: ...a single shared computer 5 3 Understanding Your Mailbox All of your items whether you send or receive them are stored in your GroupWise Mailbox You can quickly display only received items sent items...

Page 134: ...t has been queued but has not been uploaded Appears next to an item you have sent If the item has been opened by at least one person this icon appears until all recipients have 1 opened the mail phone...

Page 135: ...rwarded and delegated Appears next to an item you have replied to forwarded and dele gated Posted item Specific version of a document Official version of a document Unopened mail message with a low st...

Page 136: ...to display more infor mation about the appointment in the box below However the user or resource owner must give you appointment Read rights in the Access List before this icon appears Appears on your...

Page 137: ...lp F1 In an item Search for text F2 Main Window Calendar Refresh the view F5 In an item Opens the Spell Checker F7 Item List Mark the selected item private F8 In an item Open the font dialog box F9 It...

Page 138: ...cted item unread Ctrl R In an item Save a draft in the Work in Progress folder Ctrl S In text Underline text Ctrl U In text Paste selected text Ctrl V In text Cut selected text Ctrl X In text Undo the...

Page 139: ...Alt F4 From an item exit the item From a dialog box exit the dialog box Main Window Calendar item Activate the menu bar Use the underlined letters in the menu names Alt letter In a new item Send item...

Page 140: ...fields buttons and areas Shift Tab In text dialog box In text indent the text Ctrl Tab In a tabbed dialog box open the next tab In an item Zooms in the message body of an item Alt Up Arrow In an item...

Page 141: ...stration documentation go to the GroupWise 7 area on the Novell Documentation Web site http www novell com documentation gw7 This user guide is also available from the GroupWise client by clicking Hel...

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Page 143: ...ifferent desktop programs KPilot relies on conduits KPilot itself is the program that oversees any data exchange between the two computer devices Using a particular function of the handheld on your de...

Page 144: ...in menu or with the command kaddressbook KNotes Memos This conduit allows you to transfer notes created with KNotes to the handheld s memo application Start the KDE application from the main menu or w...

Page 145: ...ds on the type of cradle docking unit used with the handheld There are two types of these USB cradles or cables and serial cradles or cables 6 2 1 Configuring the Connection from within KPilot The eas...

Page 146: ...nnection with a serial handheld cradle is different from that of a USB cradle Depending on which cradle is used you may or may not need to create a symbolic link named dev pilot USB Normally a USB cra...

Page 147: ...zer stores its files in the directory kde share apps korganizer However given that the directory kde begins with a dot it may not be shown by the file selection dialog In this case enter the complete...

Page 148: ...exchanged with the handheld Otherwise KPilot fails to carry out the sync operation 6 5 Working with KPilot Synchronizing the data of KDE applications with those of the handheld computer is easy Simply...

Page 149: ...again during the next sync operation After a full backup all copies of the handheld s programs and databases are found in kde share apps kpilot DBBackup USERNAME where USERNAME is the name of the use...

Page 150: ...useful tool for the installation of handheld programs These programs normally have the extension prc and they are ready to start immediately after uploading them to the handheld Before using such add...

Page 151: ...ering instant messaging services before using such service Click New to open a configuration assistant that can assist you in completing your user profile The next step lists the available messaging s...

Page 152: ...nother PC this data is imported and automatically added to your contact list To create a contact entry manually click File Add Contact A new assistant appears to help with creation However you must be...

Page 153: ...saging service After the successful login you are visible to others The main application windows features a list of contacts You must have contacts to chat with others see Section 7 2 Adding Contacts...

Page 154: ...chatting sessions with this person You can view other options by right clicking a username A pop up menu opens An important option is Start Chat to start a chatting session With Rename Contact and Rem...

Page 155: ...following requirements are met Your sound card is properly configured A headset or a microphone and speakers are attached to your computer For dialing in to regular phone networks a SIP account is re...

Page 156: ...t your settings 7 Accept the video manager selection V4L 8 Choose the video input device and test your settings 9 Check the summary of your settings and apply them Ekiga allows you to maintain multipl...

Page 157: ...nd View Control Panel or select the view mode icon on the left side of the GUI and the different tabs at the bottom The Full View is shown in Figure 8 1 Ekiga User Interface page 145 All icons in the...

Page 158: ...nt call to another party Ctrl T Save the current picture to hard disk Ctrl S Close the Ekiga user interface Ctrl W Quit Ekiga Ctrl Q Start the account manager Ctrl E Open the Ekiga Preferences overvie...

Page 159: ...need to tweak the sound parameters during a call click View View Mode Full View to show four tabs holding more options The second one holds the Audio options for Playback level and Recording level Us...

Page 160: ...irst select Personal with your mouse Then right click into the address window and select New Contact Alternatively just press Ctrl N The following entries are required for a valid contact Name Enter t...

Page 161: ...as well as more detailed documentation For information about the support of the H323 teleconferencing protocol in Linux see http www openh323 org This is also a good starting point when searching for...

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Page 163: ...bers of your network Make your data readable or writable for users from any Windows or Linux workstation Learn more about this in Section 9 3 Sharing Folders in Mixed Environments page 154 Managing Wi...

Page 164: ...broadcast messages to all clients in the network These messages and the clients replies to them enable your machine to detect any available shares or services For broadcasts to work effectively your m...

Page 165: ...ou have only read access or also write access to the shared folders depends on the permissions granted to you by the owner of the shares To access network shares click the Network Browsing icon on you...

Page 166: ...ick the window background then select Properties from the context menu 3 In the Properties dialog click the Share tab When file sharing is not yet gener ally enabled you are informed about this on the...

Page 167: ...red items at the bottom of the dialog by clicking Add and specifying the folder s exact path Figure 9 3 Detailed Sharing Options 8 Activate Share with Samba to enable Samba file sharing If needed appl...

Page 168: ...red items The folder icon then appears without a plug Other members of your network can reach your share by entering smb in the location bar of Konqueror and clicking the appropriate workgroup icon an...

Page 169: ...a with KDE Applications KDE applications such as the Kate text editor allow you to open files on the Windows server manipulate them and save them to the Windows server Single Sign On KDE applications...

Page 170: ...r folder using Konqueror proceed as you would when creating a Linux folder 1 Right click the background of the Konqueror folder view to open the menu 2 Select Create New Folder 3 Enter the new folder...

Page 171: ...t and select SMB Shares Figure 9 7 Saving a File to a Remote Windows Folder 5 Navigate to your Windows folder 6 Enter the filename and click Save The file is saved on the Windows server Make use of Ko...

Page 172: ...hange through Konqueror 4 Write or read your e mails and log out as usual 9 5 Configuring and Accessing a Windows Network Printer Being part of a corporate network and authenticating against a Windows...

Page 173: ...herals Printers Figure 9 9 Adding a Printer 3 Select Add Add Special pseudo Printer Figure 9 10 Adding Printer Details 4 Enter the printer s name a short description and its location Accessing Network...

Page 174: ...t The printer is ready for use To print to the Windows network printer configured above just select it from the list of available printers in KPrinter 9 6 Configuring Shortcuts to Network Folders With...

Page 175: ...y URL for this share in the location bar Figure 9 12 New Network Folder If you add a network folder in this way you can also access this folder easily when opening or saving a file from a KDE applicat...

Page 176: ...the context menu select Link Here A new icon appears on your desktop If you click that icon Konqueror opens and displays the content of this directory 9 7 Configuring and Using a Small Web Server The...

Page 177: ...d Web server like Apache kpf was primarily conceived as an easy way to share files with others while chatting on IRC Internet Relay Chat or chat rooms kpf is typically set up to serve files from a pub...

Page 178: ...that any symbolic links included do not point outside your published folder because that would give others access to areas of your system that are not intended for public viewing 4 Complete the remain...

Page 179: ...machine you can monitor the network traffic on your file server by right clicking the globe icon and selecting Monitor A short set of statistics similar to the following is given Figure 9 16 File Serv...

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Page 181: ...ey pair One part of it the public key is distributed to your communication partners who can use it to encrypt the files or e mail messages they send The other part of the key pair the private key is u...

Page 182: ...Key Confirm your settings with OK The next dialog prompts you to enter a password twice The relative strength of your chosen password is measured and displayed by the Pass word strength meter The pro...

Page 183: ...OK the dialog for creating a new e mail message with KMail appears Enter the recipient and click Send The recipient receives your key and can then send you encrypted contents Clipboard You can place...

Page 184: ...Keys Sign Keys In the following dialog designate the private key to use for the signature An alert reminds you to check the authenticity of this key before signing it If you have performed this check...

Page 185: ...any automatic actions by KGpg 10 4 The Key Server Dialog Several Internet based key servers offer the public keys of many users To engage in encrypted communication with a large number of users use t...

Page 186: ...ayed in a new window Select the key to include in your key ring and click Import See Figure 10 4 Hits and Import page 174 Confirm the following message with OK then exit the key server dialog with Clo...

Page 187: ...ns Encrypt clipboard and Decrypt clipboard as well as the option for opening the integrated editor 10 5 1 Encrypting and Decrypting the Clipboard Files copied to the clipboard can easily be encrypted...

Page 188: ...tead of creating contents for encryption in an external editor then encrypting the file with one of the methods described above you can use the integrated editor of KGpg to create the file Open the ed...

Page 189: ...information about the encryption method refer to the brief and clear introduction on the GnuPG project pages at http www gnupg org documentation howtos html en This document also provides a list of f...

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Page 191: ...smooth integration into the KDE environment through the Kerry interface Find more about Beagle in GNOME User Guide 11 1 Searching Using Kerry To find data using the Kerry tool follow these steps 1 Pre...

Page 192: ...ble You can change the sort order before or after the search is completed You can limit the results by date of last modification To show all results regard less of the date of the last modification cl...

Page 193: ...182 for detailed instructions On the Backends tab choose which of the available Beagle back ends should be enabled To disable a back end uncheck it For example if you do not want your Kopete con versa...

Page 194: ...tray and choose Configure Kerry 2 Click the Indexing tab 3 Click Add in the bottom part Privacy of the tab 4 In the dialog that opens choose a folder not to index by selecting the Folder option Specif...

Page 195: ...http www novell com documentation sled10 NOTE Troubleshooting If you have problems configuring your printer ask your system administrator An in depth coverage of printer configuration for administrat...

Page 196: ...bed in the following If you are not sure which option to choose and which information to enter ask your system administrator For detailed information about how to access and configure a Windows networ...

Page 197: ...UPS or a printer configured on another operating system using IPP Network printer w IPP IPP HTTP A printer connected to the network using the IPP HTTP protocol Other printer type If your printer does...

Page 198: ...OK to close the Printing Manager dialog 12 4 Starting Print Jobs in KDE In KDE you usually start print jobs with KPrinter This application is started automat ically each time you print from a KDE appl...

Page 199: ...b determines the page selection all pages of the selected document the currently selected one or a range and the number of copies You may also choose to print only the even or only the odd numbered pa...

Page 200: ...er with Move to Printer With Restart reprint a document To do this select Filter Toggle Completed Jobs select the desired document and click Jobs Restart Clicking Jobs Job IPP Report shows the technic...

Page 201: ...he status column indicates whether a job is still in the queue currently being printed or already completed Next the size of the document is displayed in kilobytes and number of pages The default prio...

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Page 205: ...with Linux Deployment Guide 13 1 Using KNetworkManager The appropriate NetworkManager applet should start automatically with the desktop environment The applet is then shown as an icon in the system...

Page 206: ...icking the icon opens the KNetworkManager menu with various options for managing network connections See Figure 13 1 Available Networks in the KNetwork Manager Applet page 194 The menu contains availa...

Page 207: ...set encryption parameters if necessary To see all trusted and untrusted networks click Options Show Networks 13 1 2 Dial Up Connections To access dial up connections choose Dial Up Connections When d...

Page 208: ...sing your saved configuration file in a standard file dialog 6 Press Forward After the VPN is configured you can select it from VPN Connections To close a VPN connection click Disconnect VPN 13 1 4 Ne...

Page 209: ...t off easily using the KNetworkManager applet You can also switch off all network connections both wired and wireless To switch off wireless networking in the KDE desktop right click the KNetworkMan a...

Page 210: ...the access type start the modem ISDN network or DSL configuration of YaST If you are using an ISDN connection and selected Channel Bundling in YaST add a second ISDN channel to an existing connection...

Page 211: ...st scan for suitable wireless networks to which to connect Select the tab Scan for Wireless Networks and start the scan with Start Scan For KInternet to continuously scan the network environ ment also...

Page 212: ...Include the VPN Option NetworkManager applets and VPN support for NetworkManager are distributed in separate packages If your NetworkManager applet does not include the VPN option check if the packag...

Page 213: ...internet is installed If KInternet is installed but is not running for some reason you can start it manually To start it manually run kinternet from a command prompt KInternet Does Not Include All Dev...

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Page 215: ...t the browser with the icon in the panel Konqueror opens with the Web browser profile As a browser Konqueror offers tabbed browsing the possibility of saving Web pages with graphics Internet keywords...

Page 216: ...s for saving your Web session in Konqueror The next time you log in Konqueror loads the exact URLs visited last time To open a new tab select Window New Tab or press Ctrl Shift N To change the behavio...

Page 217: ...The next time you need your tab collection go to Settings Load View Profile and find the name listed in the menu After you select it Konqueror restores your tabs 14 4 Saving Web Pages and Graphics As...

Page 218: ...onqueror 2 Click the icon in the search bar 3 Choose Select Search Engines 4 Make sure that Enable Web shortcuts is activated 5 Enable the respective search engine and close the dialog with Ok You can...

Page 219: ...the field opens a small help The search query is specified as The challenge is inserting this at the correct position Use http search novell com qfsearch SearchServlet sortbydate true noredirect true...

Page 220: ...pe Bookmarks Change your bookmarks by right clicking the entry A pop up menu appears in which to select the desired action cut copy delete etc When you are satisfied with the result save the bookmarks...

Page 221: ...ng Annoying Advertisements 1 Start Konqueror 2 Go to Settings Configure Konqueror AdBlock Filter 3 Activate Enable filters 4 Click Insert 5 Enter an expression for the Web page to filter For example h...

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Page 223: ...different search engines helps you find the in formation you need Start the program from the main menu or by entering the command firefox The main program features are described in the following secti...

Page 224: ...thin one window To open a new tab select File New Tab This opens an empty tab in the Firefox window Alternatively right click a link and select Open link in new tab Right click the tab itself to acces...

Page 225: ...tion about SUSE using the current engine click in the search bar type SUSE and hit Enter The results appear in your window To choose your search engine click the icon to the left of the search bar A m...

Page 226: ...age If your browser currently displays multiple Web sites on tabs only the URL on the currently selected tab is added to your list of bookmarks When adding a bookmark you can specify an alternative na...

Page 227: ...mark If you need your newly created bookmark in the sidebar check Load this bookmark in the sidebar 15 3 2 Importing Bookmarks from Other Browsers If you used a different browser in the past you proba...

Page 228: ...edure 15 1 Adding a Live Bookmark Manually 1 Open the bookmark manager with Bookmarks Organize Bookmarks A new window opens 2 Select File New Live Bookmark A dialog box opens 3 Insert a name for the l...

Page 229: ...stall add ons known as extensions For example add a new download manager and mouse gestures This has the advantage that Firefox itself stays small and unbloated To add an extension click Tools Add ons...

Page 230: ...w theme 1 Click Tools Add ons Themes 2 In the new dialog that appears click Get Themes If you already installed a theme find it in the list as in Figure 15 4 Installing Firefox Themes page 218 Figure...

Page 231: ...ck it then choose Add a Keyword for this Search from the menu that opens 3 The Add Bookmark dialog appears In Name name this Web page for example Wikipedia en 4 For Keyword enter your abbreviation of...

Page 232: ...nter or a file in which to save the output With Properties set the paper size specify the print command choose grayscale or color and determine the margins When satisfied with your settings approve wi...

Page 233: ...t with Konqueror KGet is added to the system tray as an icon with a downward arrow Click this arrow to view KGet transfers Figure 16 1 KGet 16 1 Adding Transfers to the List To add a transfer click Fi...

Page 234: ...fers inserted from this point are not started immediately but are queued 3 To start the clock double click the entry then click Advanced 4 Enter the day month year and time to start the transfer click...

Page 235: ...d view it in a separate tab Figure 17 1 Akregator Showing Some News Akregator contains some predefined news feeds for KDE You can add news feeds manually or some Web sites announce it For example a We...

Page 236: ...r example http www novell com newsfeeds rss coolsolutions xml A new window opens where you can change the feed name URL or the update interval With the Feed Archive tab change how long articles should...

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Page 239: ...included in your system may vary slightly from the version discussed here The layout of the individual windows and window sections is especially likely to vary The GIMP is an extremely complex program...

Page 240: ...Press Continue in each dialog unless you are familiar with the settings and prefer another setup 18 2 2 The Default Windows Three windows appear by default They can be arranged on the screen and exce...

Page 241: ...elected tool If it is not visible open it by double clicking the tool s icon in the toolbox Layers Channels Paths Undo In the first section use the drop down box to select the image to which the tabs...

Page 242: ...cient for Web page graphics A higher resolution should be used for images to print For most printers a resolution of 300 pixels per inch results in an acceptable quality In Colorspace select whether t...

Page 243: ...to set desired gamma brightness and contrast values These sliders are not available in binary mode Changes are visible in the preview im mediately Once all settings have been made click Scan to scan...

Page 244: ...itself Even if you need an image in another format it is usually a good idea to save a copy as XCF to simplify future modifications Infor mation about layers is available in Section 18 5 6 Layers pag...

Page 245: ...easonable default values are provided 18 5 Editing Images The GIMP provides a number of tools for making changes to images The functions described here are those most interesting for home users 18 5 1...

Page 246: ...es are changed proportionately when the value in one of the fields is changed Adjust the resolution with X resolution and Y resolution Interpolation is an expert option that controls the scale method...

Page 247: ...r square areas In the tool options select among Free Select Fixed Size and Fixed Aspect Ratio to control the shape and size of the selection To make a square selection in the free select mode hold Shi...

Page 248: ...Partial selection allows smooth transitions between se lected and unselected areas To use a different color for displaying the quick mask right click the quick mask button then select Configure Color...

Page 249: ...If that color is not what you want try again The arrow button to the right of Current enables saving a number of possible colors Click the arrow to copy the current color to the history A color can t...

Page 250: ...sily add text to an image With the tool options select the desired font font size color justification indent and line spacing Then click a starting point in the image A small dialog opens in which to...

Page 251: ...ly select the desired channel in Channel Then drag the black white and middle markers in the slider in Input Levels Alternatively use the dropper tools to select points in the image that should serve...

Page 252: ...opened when a layer is right clicked in the dialog The two icon spaces before the image name are used for toggling image visibility eye icon when visible and for linking layers Linked layers are mark...

Page 253: ...should appear in the list In some cases it may be necessary to select an appropriate driver with Setup Printer Select the appropriate paper size with Media Size and the type in Media Type Other settin...

Page 254: ...o the internal help system This documentation is also available in HTML and PDF formats at http docs gimp org Find many tutorials explaining basic or advanced image manipulation techniques with The GI...

Page 255: ...t pixel re moval Various filter and effect plug ins help create little works of art from your digital images Start digiKam from the main menu or by pressing Alt F2 and entering digikam On start up dig...

Page 256: ...e or PTP also known as PictBridge are the most widely used protocols Some camera models do not work with either one and need special drivers provided by gphoto2 Section 19 10 Troubleshooting page 262...

Page 257: ...download thumbnails and display them as in Figure 19 2 Downloading Pictures from a Camera page 245 Right click an image to open a pop up menu with the options to View the image display some Properties...

Page 258: ...image belongs and any tags or ratings assigned to this image EXIF EXIF information is provided by the camera and contains all sorts of technical de tails about the camera and the image such as camera...

Page 259: ...lbum as the preview icon in the My Albums list To select a different one right click the respective photograph and select Set as Album Thumbnail from the context menu 19 5 Managing Tags Managing lots...

Page 260: ...s album When finished click Apply and OK to apply your settings Proceed similarly with all other albums and images To retrieve all images in your entire collection that carry a certain tag in this cas...

Page 261: ...My Searches The following example illustrates how to create an Advanced Search using rating or tag information to search for images 1 Select the Searches tab to the left of the main window 2 Right cli...

Page 262: ...alog using its various submenus After that click OK to initiate the burning process 2a With Selection determine which part of your collection should be archived by selecting albums and tags 2b In HTML...

Page 263: ...ayed in the resulting gallery with Album 2d Specify size compression and file type for the thumbnails used for gallery navigation in Thumbnails To export your collection to an external image gallery o...

Page 264: ...image and to insert histograms Using the His togram option you can judge the exposure of your image while viewing it Figure 19 5 Checking the Histogram Use the Image menu to edit the properties comme...

Page 265: ...semi transparency digiKam adds your text layer to the original image 19 8 1 Fixing and Tweaking Your Images Use the Fix menu to address a number of common defects related to digital imagery Colors Tw...

Page 266: ...ng wide angle or telephoto lenses To observe the functionality of the Fix options look at Inpainting for example Assume some dust or scratch on your lens ruined an image To remove this kind of artifac...

Page 267: ...o a text file For subsequent images open the Image Inpainting dialog click Load then select the text file and apply the filter settings with OK Figure 19 6 Using Inpainting to Remove Artifacts 19 8 2...

Page 268: ...ce allowing you to manipulate your image size by pixel or percentage Select whether to keep the aspect ratio Blowup performs basically the same resizing operation on your image In addition to a simple...

Page 269: ...lly apply compositional rules to it The Composition Guide helps to create a crop selection that results in a visually pleasing image Dotted lines are displayed that guide you to a better composition o...

Page 270: ...eas of a certain color in the original image by selecting any of the Black White with Filter options Simulate the tint effect of various chemicals in the dark room by selecting one of the Black White...

Page 271: ...effects such as fish eyes to your image Determine type level and repetition Add Film Grain Add film grain to your image to give it a rough look Blur Effects Blur your image to simulate the image bein...

Page 272: ...r search Click OK to initiate the search If your collection contains any du plicates you get a split screen showing both images and can select one of them for deletion to eliminate the duplicate Creat...

Page 273: ...mber of images To queue images for batch processing and perform the actual processing proceed as follows 1 Select Tools Batch Processes Image Effects or right click the album s name and select Batch P...

Page 274: ...f the following problems when using your digital camera with SUSE Linux Enterprise Downloading Images from Your Camera Fails If downloading your images fails no matter which protocol you have chosen P...

Page 275: ...rt the images to your digiKam collection with Albums Import Add Images or Albums Import Import Folders 19 11 For More Information For more information about using digital cameras with Linux refer to t...

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Page 277: ...e of these ap plications are installed on your Linux system by default With the applications described here control the volume and balance of playback and play CDs music and movie files In case one of...

Page 278: ...r handles various audio formats and plays the streaming audio broadcasts of radio stations on the Internet The file types supported depend on the engine used currently xine or Helix On first start ama...

Page 279: ...on and your playlists a file browser and an interface to an iPod Change the browser by clicking a tab on the far left The right part contains the playlist window and below it the player if you have no...

Page 280: ...e collection Define the order your titles are displayed in the browser with Group By You can choose between predefined criteria or create your own sort criteria using Primary Secondary and Tertiary Th...

Page 281: ...keeping a relatively small playlist that is easy to maintain Refer to the online documentation open it with F1 for details Media Device If you own an iPod you can use this browser to play music from i...

Page 282: ...covers should be fetched then click Fetch Missing Covers IMPORTANT Proper Tagging Needed amaroK fetches the covers from Amazon using the query string Artist Album This information is extracted from t...

Page 283: ...tray You can use this icon to control a large number of amaroK s features Hovering the mouse over the icon displays information about the track currently played A single left click closes the applica...

Page 284: ...IA FireWire or USB need to use CDDA Compact Disk Digital Audio to extract the audio data first then play it as digital PCM The players featured in the following sections do not support CDDA Use XMMS i...

Page 285: ...supports encoding with a variable bit rate In this way an even higher degree of compression can be achieved Instead of the bit rate specify the desired quality with the parameter q b determines the av...

Page 286: ...ically Do not change this default setting unless the autodetection failed and you need to set the CD device manually Error correction and encoder priority can also be set here The Ogg Vorbis Encoder t...

Page 287: ...rbis encoding drag the Ogg Vorbis folder or files from this folder to another Konqueror window The encoding starts as soon as you drop the Ogg Vorbis folder at its destination 20 4 Playing Movie Files...

Page 288: ...Kaffeine can also play multimedia streamed over the Internet and can be used as a plug in for Konqueror It provides the usual options for playing files in full screen mode navigating through files an...

Page 289: ...Figure 20 6 RealPlayer for Linux Playing Music and Movies 277...

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Page 291: ...1 Creating a Data CD or DVD To create a data CD go to File New Project New Data CD Project To create a data DVD go to File New Project New Data DVD Project The project view appears in the lower part o...

Page 292: ...offering various options for writing the CD or DVD opens See Figure 21 2 Customizing the Burning Process page 280 Figure 21 2 Customizing the Burning Process The Writing tab has various settings for...

Page 293: ...there are also three modes available DAO incremental and overwrite For DVDs DAO mode does not support multisession If you want a multisession DVD select the incremental mode The overwrite mode allows...

Page 294: ...n and operating system used in the creation of this project In the File system tab specify settings for the file system RockRidge Joliet UDF Also determine how symbolic links file permissions and blan...

Page 295: ...o CDs choose a lower burning speed to reduce the risk of burning errors After adjusting all settings to your needs start the actual burning process using Burn Alternatively save these settings for fut...

Page 296: ...to enter the location of the Image to Burn K3b calculates a check sum and dis plays it in MD5 Sum If the ISO file was downloaded from the Internet this sum shows if the download was successful Use the...

Page 297: ...ject Burn 3 In the dialog box that appears go to the Settings tab and select Start Multisession In the case of DVD you must not use DAO Writing mode because it does not support multisession 4 Configur...

Page 298: ...described above K3b offers other functions such as reading audio data in WAV format rewriting CDs and playing music with the integrated audio player A detailed description of all available program fe...

Page 299: ...e range of documen tation There you can access SUSE Linux Enterprise specific information as well as application descriptions provided by the open source community When installing new software with Ya...

Page 300: ...ly selected contents such as online manuals search results or Web pages The navigation area in the left part of the window contains several tabs Contents Presents a tree view of all available informat...

Page 301: ...ou can combine several search criteria To use the full text search generate a search index and set the search parameters If the search index has not yet been generated the system automatically prompts...

Page 302: ...cumentation choose an option from Scope With Default a predefined selection of documents is searched All includes all types of documents in the search Custom lets you define which documents to include...

Page 303: ...munity Resources http support novell com forums index html KDE Documentation Web Site http www kde org documentation Documentation Web Site for KDE Applications http www kde apps org In addition gener...

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Page 305: ...ndows take a look at how familiar elements of Windows translate to SUSE Linux Enterprise After logging in you will notice that the desktop has a familiar layout and recognizable icons many of them sim...

Page 306: ...easy to find the right application for your purpose even if you do not know the application names yet Find more information about the main menu in Section 1 3 1 Accessing the Main Menu page 10 Figure...

Page 307: ...uick start icon with a house in the panel Figure B 3 Windows Explorer and Konqueror For more information about Konqueror as a file manager see Section 1 4 Managing Folders and Files with Konqueror pag...

Page 308: ...with the Shell Deployment Guide B 4 Customizing Your Desktop To change to the way your KDE desktops looks and behaves press Alt F2 and enter kcontrol Some of the settings you might want to change inc...

Page 309: ...ter page 45 B 5 Setting Up Printers To set up or add a printer to SUSE Linux Enterprise start the Printing Manager from the main menu You can add and delete printers manage print jobs and configure yo...

Page 310: ...dows KDE lets you set up multiple desktops where each one can run different programs Switch between them with a single click TIP Using Shortcut Keys You can also use shortcut keys to switch between yo...

Page 311: ...ing and creating network shared resources Given that the network structure and the configuration of your com puter allow for it you can easily browse your network for shared resources and services wit...

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Page 313: ...more information This list is by no means complete because software devel opment is an evolutionary process and new applications are being created every minute TIP Missing Applications Not all applic...

Page 314: ...ice org Impress Presentation OpenOffice org Calc Kst Gnuplot Grace Xmgr Lab Plot Microsoft Excel MicroCall Origin Data Plotting OpenOffice org Base Rekall kexi Mergeant PostgreSQL Microsoft Access Ope...

Page 315: ...ry mature 2D plotting tool for almost all flavors of Unix including Linux Create and edit plots with a graphical user interface Grace supports an un limited number of graphs per plot Its export format...

Page 316: ...ing two or three dimensional data plots Graphs can be produced both from data and functions and one plot might include multiple graphs It also offers various data analysis methods Find more informatio...

Page 317: ...kall is a tool for manipulating databases Supported databases include MySQL PostgreSQL XBase with XBSQL IBM DB2 and ODBC Use Rekall to generate different sorts of reports and forms design database que...

Page 318: ...C 2 Network The following section features various Linux applications for networking purposes Get to know the most popular Linux browsers and e mail and chat clients Table C 2 Network Software for Win...

Page 319: ...is very flexible allowing you to customize almost anything you want searches toolbars skins buttons etc Neat add ons and extensions can be downloaded from the Firefox Web site https addons update moz...

Page 320: ...ontact is the KDE personal information management suite It includes e mail calendar address book and Palm sync functions Like Evolution it can act as an Exchange or GroupWise client Kontact combines s...

Page 321: ...in functions are easily reached through their respective panels Because this tool is also available for Windows it allows a much easier transition to Linux for those who have been using it under Windo...

Page 322: ...ayer Audacity SoundForge Cooledit Auda city Audio Editor alsamixer Kmix sndvol32 Sound Mixer LilyPond MusE Noteedit Rosegarden Finale SmartScore Sibelius Music Notation MainActor Kino Windows Movie Ma...

Page 323: ...ions for the GNOME desktop It supports CDDB lookups for track and album data Find more information at http www nostatic org grip Kaffeine Kaffeine is a versatile multimedia application supporting a wi...

Page 324: ...e breaking or polyphonic collisions All these issues are automatically resolved by LilyPond It supports many special nota tions like chord names and tablatures The output can be exported to PNG TeX PD...

Page 325: ...g computers sound juicer Totem Totem is a movie player application for the GNOME desktop It supports Shoutcast m3u asx SMIL and ra playlists lets you use keyboard controls and plays a wide range of au...

Page 326: ...g at http zapping sourceforge net cgi bin view Main WebHome C 4 Graphics The following section presents some of the Linux software solutions for graphics work These include simple drawing applications...

Page 327: ...network or UML charts Export formats include SVG PNG and EPS To support your own custom diagram types provide the new shapes in a special XML format Find more information about Dia at http www gnome...

Page 328: ...wer for KDE It features a folder tree window and a file list window that provides easy navigation of your file hierarchy Find more information at http gwenview sourceforge net home Inkscape Inkscape i...

Page 329: ...ing technique called ray tracing Because there is a Windows version of POV Ray it does not take much for Windows users to switch to the Linux version of this application Find more information about PO...

Page 330: ...nce KPDF Xpdf Adobe Reader PDF Viewer GOCR Recognita FineReader Text Recognition zip tar gzip bzip2 etc zip rar arj lha etc Command Line Pack Programs Ark File Roller WinZip GUI Based Pack Pro grams Y...

Page 331: ...of a file system Find more information at http dump sourceforge net Evince Evince is a document viewer for PDF and PostScript formats for the GNOME desktop Find more information at http www gnome org...

Page 332: ...Dar Kerr stands for KDE disk archiver and is a hardware independent backup solution KDar uses catalogs unlike tar so it is possible to extract a single file without reading the whole archive and it is...

Page 333: ...command mode and insert mode The basic features are the same as in all text editors vim offers some unique options like macro recording file format detection and conversion and multiple buffers in a...

Page 334: ...ms Anjuta Anjuta is an IDE for GNOME GTK application development It includes an editor with automated formatting code completion and highlighting As well as GTK it supports Perl Pascal and Java develo...

Page 335: ...rs Find more information about Glade at http glade gnome org GTK GTK is a multiplatform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces It is used for all GNOME applications The GIMP and several others...

Page 336: ...gs for Qt development are summarized under http developer kde org language bindings Qt Designer Qt Designer is a user interface and form builder for Qt and KDE development It can be run as part of the...

Page 337: ...ylus can be used for the following actions and appli cations Logging in to KDM or GDM Unlocking your screen on the KDE and GNOME desktops Actions that can also be triggered by other pointing devices s...

Page 338: ...lication xournal an application for note taking and sketching xstroke a gesture recognition program for the X Window System xvkbd a virtual keyboard for the X Window System x11 input wacom the X input...

Page 339: ...tc X11 xorg conf and an introduction to manual con figuration of the X Window System refer to Section Manually Configuring the X Window System Chapter 23 The X Window System Deployment Guide WARNING A...

Page 340: ...Mode Absolute Option Type stylus EndSection Section InputDevice Driver wacom Identifier Mouse 9 Option Device dev ttyS0 Option ForceDevice ISDV4 Option InputFashion Eraser Option Mode Absolute Option...

Page 341: ...tion ZAxisMapping 4 5 EndSection Section InputDevice Driver wacom Identifier Mouse 5 Option Device dev ttyS0 Option ForceDevice ISDV4 Option InputFashion Tablet Option Mode Absolute Option SendCoreEve...

Page 342: ...ursor input device Newly added configuration for the tablet stylus input device Newly added configuration for the tablet eraser input device The tablet input devices Mouse 5 Mouse 7 and Mouse 9 are ad...

Page 343: ...the left lower corner to open the xvkbd main menu Figure D 1 xvkbd Virtual Keyboard If you want to use xvkbd after login start it from the main menu or with xvkbd from a shell D 3 2 Rotating Your Disp...

Page 344: ...t When activated xstroke sends the input to the currently focused window 1 Start xstroke from the main menu or with xstroke from a shell This adds a pencil icon to your system tray 2 Start the applica...

Page 345: ...rnal net htm When saving your contents Jarnal stores the data in an archive format jaj that also contains a file in SVG format Start Jarnal or Xournal from the main menu or by entering jarnal or xourn...

Page 346: ...hairs in the middle the text is created or predicted and is printed to the upper part of the window To stop or start writing click the display once with the pen Modify the zooming speed at the bottom...

Page 347: ...e To simulta neously change the orientation of your graphics tablet the command needs to be modified as described below For normal orientation 0 rotation xrandr o 0 xsetwacom set Mouse 7 Rotate 0 For...

Page 348: ...refer to http xournal sourceforge net manual html The Jarnal documentation is located at http www dklevine com general software tc1000 jarnal htm documentation Find the xstroke man page at http daves...

Page 349: ...giKam 243 315 Eye of Gnome 315 f spot 316 GIMP 227 317 gThumb 316 Gwenview 316 Inkscape 316 Kivio 316 KolourPaint 316 KPovmodeler 317 POV Ray 317 VueScan 317 multimedia 309 amaroK 266 310 Audacity 311...

Page 350: ...7 Planner 305 PostgreSQL 305 Rekall 305 StarOffice 305 Taskjuggler 305 VYM 306 PDF viewers Adobe Reader 318 Evince 319 KPDF 320 Xpdf 321 Audacity 311 B browsers see Web browsers C calendars GroupWise...

Page 351: ...20 permissions 21 shared 27 151 167 Firefox 211 220 307 bookmarks 214 importing 215 managing 214 configuring 217 download manager 216 extensions 217 finding on page 214 navigating 211 printing 219 sea...

Page 352: ...82 configuring 280 copying CDs 283 copying DVDs 283 data CDs 279 data DVDs 279 KAddressbook see Kontact KAudioCreator 273 KDE Akregator newsticker 223 Ark 36 configuring desktop background 51 desktop...

Page 353: ...saving Web pages 205 starting 204 tabs 204 Web shortcuts 205 Kontact 97 111 308 accounts 101 address books 105 attachments 103 calendar 99 107 contacts 99 105 creating messages 103 encryption 103 Exch...

Page 354: ...MP 241 KDE 186 network printer 160 PTP protocol 244 S Samba 154 scanning GOCR 320 screen locking 6 screen shots KSnapshot 37 sound data compression KAudioCreator 273 Konqueror 274 Ogg Vorbis 273 oggen...

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