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<bookinfo>
<title>The &dolphin; Handbook</title>

<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Peter</firstname>
<othername></othername>
<surname>Penz</surname>
<affiliation>
<address><email>peter.penz@gmx.at</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Orville</firstname>
<surname>Bennett</surname>
<affiliation>
<address>&Orville.Bennett.mail;</address>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Michael</firstname>
<surname>Austin</surname>
<affiliation>
<address><email>tuxedup@users.sourceforge.net</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>David</firstname>
<surname>Edmundson</surname>
<affiliation>
<address><email>kde@davidedmundson.co.uk</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Alan</firstname>
<surname>Blanchflower</surname>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Frank</firstname>
<surname>Reininghaus</surname>
<affiliation>
<address><email>frank78ac@googlemail.com</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>

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</authorgroup>

<copyright>
<year>2006</year>
<holder>Peter Penz</holder>
</copyright>
<copyright>
<year>2006</year>
<holder>&Orville.Bennett;</holder>
<holder>Michael Austin</holder>
</copyright>
<copyright>
<year>2009</year>
<holder>Frank Reininghaus</holder>
</copyright>

<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>

<date>2009-10-21</date>
<releaseinfo>1.4.0</releaseinfo>

<abstract>
<para>
&dolphin; is the default file manager for &kde;, designed with usability as a primary focus.
</para>
</abstract>

<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>Dolphin</keyword>
<keyword>Filemanager</keyword>
<keyword>file</keyword>
<keyword>management</keyword>
</keywordset>

</bookinfo>

<chapter id="introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>

<para>
&dolphin; is &kde;'s default file manager. It aims to improve usability at the
user interface level. &dolphin; focuses only on being a file manager whereas
&konqueror;, which was &kde;'s default file manager in &kde; 3 and can still be
used for file management, is a universal viewer for many file types.
</para>

<para>
This development approach allows for concentrating on optimizing the user
interface for the specific task of file management.
</para>

<para>
Please report any problems or feature requests to the &dolphin; author via the
bug report dialog. This is accessible from the
<menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>Report Bug...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
menu of the application.
</para>

</chapter>

<chapter id="using-dolphin">
<title>Using &dolphin;</title>

<sect1 id="dolphin-user-interface">
<title>&dolphin; User Interface</title>

<para>
The screenshot below shows &dolphin;'s default user interface:
</para>

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Screenshot of &dolphin;'s default user interface</screeninfo>
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<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="default-ui.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>&dolphin;'s default user interface.</phrase>
</textobject>
<caption><para>&dolphin;'s default user interface.</para></caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>
The elements of the default user interface are:

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
The menu bar, which provides access to all commands and configuration options.
See the <link linkend="commands-menubar">Command Reference</link> for a list of
all menu commands.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
The toolbar, which can be used for quick access to frequently used actions. The
toolbar can be customized by clicking it with the &RMB; and choosing
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Configure Toolbars...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the context menu or via
<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure Toolbars...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the main menu.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
The location bar, which always displays the path to the current folder. It can
be switched between two different modes, see the
<link linkend="location-bar">section on the location bar</link> for details.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
The <link linkend="dolphin-view">view</link>, which shows all files
and folders in the current folder.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
The <link linkend="places-panel"><guilabel>Places</guilabel> panel</link>, which
provides quick access to bookmarked locations and disks or other media.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
The <link linkend="information-panel"><guilabel>Information</guilabel> panel</link>,
which shows a preview of the current folder or the file which is currently hovered
with the mouse and can be used for rating the file and adding tags or comments to it.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
The status bar. It displays the name, size and type of the file which is
currently hovered with the mouse, or the number and size of the files which are
selected. At the right, there is a zoom slider that permits to adjust the size
of the icons in the view.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</para>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="dolphin-view">
<title>The &dolphin; View</title>

<sect2 id="dolphin-view-using">
<title>Using the View</title>

<para>
The view displays all files and folders in the current folder. These items
can be accessed or manipulated in different ways:

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
A file or folder can be opened by clicking it with the &LMB; (or
double-clicking, if <guilabel>Double-click to open files and folders</guilabel>
is enabled in the <link linkend="preferences-dialog-navigation"><quote>Navigation</quote>
section of the settings</link>).
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
Clicking any item or the white area around the items with the &RMB; opens a
context menu which provides access to many frequently used actions for the item
or the current folder, respectively.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
If the &LMB; is pressed on an item, but not immediately released, the item can
be dragged and dropped in another folder in the current view or in another
&dolphin; view (in another &dolphin; window or in the same window if the
view is split, see below) to move or copy it or to create a symbolic link.
Items can even be dropped in another application to open them in this application.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

&dolphin; remembers the history of visited folders. To navigate backward or
forward in the history, the corresponding buttons in the toolbar can be used:
</para>

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Screenshot of &dolphin;'s toolbar</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="toolbar-navigation.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>The Back and Forward buttons in the toolbar.</phrase>
</textobject>
<caption>
<para>
The <guibutton>Back</guibutton> and <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> buttons in
the toolbar can be used to navigate in the history.
</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="dolphin-view-appearance">
<title>&dolphin; View Appearance</title>

<para>
The toolbar contains buttons to control the appearance of the view:
</para>

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Screenshot of &dolphin;'s toolbar</screeninfo>
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<textobject>
<phrase>The buttons in the toolbar which control the appearance of the view.</phrase>
</textobject>
<caption><para>
The buttons in the toolbar which control the appearance of the view.
</para></caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>
All the settings discussed below and other options concerning, &eg;, the
sorting of the files in the current folder can also be modified in the
<guimenu>View</guimenu> menu and in the
<link linkend="view-properties-dialog">View Properties dialog</link>. By
default, these settings are remembered for each folder separately. This
behavior can be changed in the
<link linkend="preferences-dialog-general"><quote>General</quote></link> section of the settings.
</para>

<sect3 id="dolphin-view-modes">
<title>View Modes</title>

<para>
The first three buttons in the above screenshot switch between &dolphin;'s
view modes.

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
In the <guibutton>Icons</guibutton> view, which is the default, files will be
represented by an icon that visualizes the file type, and a folder icon will be
shown for subfolders.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
In the <guibutton>Details</guibutton> view, the folder contents are displayed
as a detailed list which contains the name, size and last modification time of
each item. Additional columns can be added by clicking a column header with the
&RMB;.
</para>

<para>
The details view offers the option <guilabel>Expandable Folders</guilabel>,
which can be enabled in the <link linkend="preferences-dialog-viewmodes"><quote>View Modes</quote>
section of the settings</link>. This option permits to view the current directory
in a tree-like fashion: Each subfolder of the current folder can be
<quote>expanded</quote> by clicking on the <guiicon>+</guiicon> button next to it.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
In the <guilabel>Columns</guilabel> view, multiple levels of the folder
structure can be viewed at once. If a subfolder is clicked, a new pane showing
the contents of that folder is opened at the right edge of the view.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="preview">
<title>Preview</title>

<para>
If <guibutton>Preview</guibutton> is enabled, the icons are based on the actual
file or folder contents. E.g., for images a scaled down preview of the image is
shown.
</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="split-view">
<title>Split</title>

<para>
If <guibutton>Split</guibutton> is clicked, two views are shown which can
display the contents of different folders. This can be convenient for moving or
copying files.
</para>

</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="selection">
<title>Selecting Items in the View</title>

<para>
There are several ways to select items in the view. Once a group of items
is selected, all actions, such as
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem></menuchoice>,
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem></menuchoice>,
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Move to Trash</guimenuitem></menuchoice>,
and drag and drop operations, affect all selected items.
</para>

<sect3 id="selection-mouse">
<title>Selecting Items Using the Mouse</title>

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
You can press the &LMB; somewhere in the view and draw a rectangle around
a group of items before releasing the button. This will select all items in the
rectangle and clear the previous selection. If the &Shift; key is pressed during
the selection process, the previous selection is kept.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
If the &Ctrl; key is pressed while an item is clicked with the &LMB;, the
selection state of this item is toggled. If the &Ctrl; key is pressed while a
rectangle is drawn around a group of items as described above, the selection
state of all items in the rectangle will be toggled.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
If the &Shift; key is pressed while an item is clicked with the &LMB;, all items
between the previous current item and the clicked item will be selected.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
If <guilabel>Show selection marker</guilabel> is enabled in the
<link linkend="preferences-dialog-general-behavior"><quote>Behavior</quote>
tab of the <guilabel>General</guilabel> section of the settings</link>, a small
<guiicon>+</guiicon> or <guiicon>-</guiicon> button appears in the top
left corner of the item which is currently hovered with the mouse. Clicking
this sign selects or deselects the item, respectively.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="selection-keyboard">
<title>Selecting Items Using the Keyboard</title>

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
If an arrow key, <keycap>Page Up</keycap>, <keycap>Page Down</keycap>,
<keycap>Home</keycap>, or <keycap>End</keycap> is pressed, the new current item
is selected, and the previous selection is cleared.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
If the &Ctrl; key is held while one of the above keys is pressed, the selection
remains unchanged.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
If the &Shift; key is held while one of the above keys is pressed, all items
between the previous current item and the new current item will be selected.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
If <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keysym>Space</keysym></keycombo> is pressed,
the selection state of the current item is toggled.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo> selects all items
in the view.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo> toggles the
selection state of all items in the view.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="location-bar">
<title>Location Bar</title>

<para>
The location bar, which can be found on top of &dolphin;'s view, displays
the path to the current folder. The location bar has two modes.
</para>

<sect2 id="location-bar-bread-crumb">
<title>Bread Crumb Mode</title>

<para>
In the <quote>bread crumb</quote> mode, which is the default, each folder name in
the path to the current folder is a button which can be clicked to quickly open
that folder. Moreover, clicking the <quote>&gt;</quote> sign to the right of a
folder opens a menu which permits to quickly open a subfolder of that folder.
</para>

<para>
The icon in front of the path can be clicked in both modes to open a menu which
offers quick access to <quote>places</quote> and storage media. You can add and
edit places, see the <link linkend="places-panel">section about the Places Panel</link>
for details.
</para>

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Screenshot of the location bar in bread crumb mode</screeninfo>
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<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="locationbar-breadcrumb.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Location bar in bread crumb mode.</phrase>
</textobject>
<caption><para>Location bar in bread crumb mode.</para></caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="location-bar-editable">
<title>Editable Mode</title>

<para>
When in bread crumb mode, clicking in the grey area to the right of the path
with the &LMB; switches the location bar to the <quote>editable</quote> mode,
in which the path can be edited using the keyboard. To switch back to bread
crumb mode, click the check mark at the right of the location bar with the &LMB;.
</para>

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Screenshot of the location bar in editable mode</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="locationbar-editable.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Location bar in editable mode.</phrase>
</textobject>
<caption><para>Location bar in editable mode.</para></caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

</sect2>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="panels">
<title>Panels</title>

<para>
&dolphin; allows a number of panels to be placed next to the view. These can
be enabled in <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Panels</guisubmenu></menuchoice>.
By clicking and dragging a panel title, the panel can be moved to a different position.
</para>

<sect2 id="places-panel">
<title>Places</title>

<para>
The <guilabel>Places</guilabel> panel is located at the left of the window by
default. The <guilabel>Places</guilabel> panel shows any locations you have
bookmarked. It also shows any disk or media attached to the computer.
</para>

<para>
The easiest way to add a folder to the <guilabel>Places</guilabel> panel is to
drag it and drop it in the panel. Moreover, you can click inside the panel with
the &RMB; and choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Add Entry...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the context menu.
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="information-panel">
<title>Information</title>

<para>
The <guilabel>Information</guilabel> panel shows extended information about the
selected items(s), including size, type, and date of last modification. It also
features a large preview of the selected item and permits to assign a rating,
tags, and comments to it.
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="folders-panel">
<title>Folders</title>

<para>
The <guilabel>Folders</guilabel> panel shows a tree view structure of the file
system. It only shows folders. Clicking a folder with the &LMB; opens this folder
in the &dolphin; view.
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="terminal-panel">
<title>Terminal</title>

<para>
This panel contains a terminal. The terminal will open at the folder currently
shown in the &dolphin; view. Changing the folder in the active &dolphin;
view will update the working folder of the terminal. The terminal only
works with local media. Note: Changing folder in the terminal will not
affect the &dolphin; view.
</para>

</sect2>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="quick-tips">
<title>Quick Tips</title>

<para>
The following are a number of tips to save time when using &dolphin;.
</para>

<sect2 id="quick-bookmarking">
<title>Quick Bookmarking</title>

<para>
To quickly create a bookmark in the <guilabel>Places</guilabel> panel for the
current folder, right click in the work space and click
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Add to Places</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in the context menu.
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="finding-file">
<title>Finding Files</title>

<para>
&dolphin; is capable of searching for files. If <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo>
is pressed or using <menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Find File...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>,
&kfind; will open already set up to search within the current folder and any sub-folders.
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="mounting-storage-media">
<title>Mounting Storage Media</title>

<para>
A quick way to mount Storage Media is to click on the device in the
<guilabel>Places</guilabel> panel. This will mount and open the device in &dolphin;.
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="undo-actions">
<title>Undo Actions</title>

<para>
&dolphin; is capable of undoing changes you have made to files. For example if
you moved a file to the Trash, &dolphin; can undo this and move it back to its
original location. To undo an action, press <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo>
or select <menuchoice> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Undo: (action name)</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>
in the menu, &eg; <guimenuitem>Undo: Rename</guimenuitem>.
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="batch-rename">
<title>Renaming A Batch Of Files</title>

<para>
&dolphin; is capable of renaming a number of files at the same time. Each file
will have the file name specified, including a number, &eg;, Image1.jpg,
Image2.jpg, Image3.jpg. This can be useful, &eg;, for pictures taken with a digital camera.
</para>

<para>
If you wish to rename a batch of files, first select the files to be renamed.
This can be done by pressing the &LMB; and drawing a rectangle around the files
to be renamed before releasing it, or by holding &Ctrl; and clicking each file
to be renamed (see <link linkend="selection">Selecting Items in the View</link>
for more details on item selection). Then open the batch-rename dialog by pressing
<keycap>F2</keycap> or via the File menu:
<menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Rename...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
</para>

<para>
Then enter the name you wish to give the files. The # character must be present
within the name. The files will then be renamed, where the # character is
replaced by a different number for each file.
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="compare-files">
<title>Comparing A Selection Of Files</title>

<para>
If the &kompare; application is installed, you can use it to see the differences
between two files.
</para>

<para>
First select the two files to be compared. Then launch the &kompare; application
via the Tools menu: <menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Compare Files</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
&kompare; will then open showing the differences between the files.
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="filter-files">
<title>Filtering Files</title>

<para>
&dolphin; is capable of filtering files, &ie;, showing only those items in the
view whose name contains a given text. For example, if you wish to show
only the <acronym>MP3</acronym> files within a folder, you could filter for <quote>.mp3</quote>.
This would then filter out all files whose name does not contain <quote>.mp3</quote>.
</para>

<para>
To filter files, first enable the filter bar, either by pressing <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>I</keycap></keycombo>
or via the menu: <menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Show Filter Bar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
You can then enter the text to be filtered in the filter bar. The filter bar can
be disabled either by pressing &Esc;, or using the menu:
<menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Show Filter Bar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
</para>

</sect2>

</sect1>

</chapter>

<chapter id="configuring-dolphin">
<title>Configuring &dolphin;</title>

<para>
&dolphin; distinguishes two different kinds of settings:

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
Settings which affect the general behavior of &dolphin;. These can be configured
using the <link linkend="preferences-dialog">Preferences Dialog</link>.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
Settings which determine how the contents of a folder are displayed in &dolphin;.
These settings are called <link linkend="view-properties">View Properties</link>
and can be controlled with toolbar buttons, via the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu,
and with the <link linkend="view-properties-dialog">View Properties Dialog</link>.
In the default configuration, the view properties are remembered for each folder,
but &dolphin; can also be configured to use common view properties for all folders
in the <link linkend="preferences-dialog-general-behavior"><quote>General</quote>
section of the settings</link>.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</para>

<sect1 id="preferences-dialog">
<title>The &dolphin; Preferences Dialog</title>

<para>
The Preferences Dialog is opened via <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure &dolphin;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in the menu in
&dolphin;'s main window. The settings are divided into several groups which can
be accessed by clicking the corresponding icon on the left of the dialog.
</para>

<sect2 id="preferences-dialog-startup">
<title>Startup</title>

<para>
This group contains settings which control the appearance of &dolphin; on startup.

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Screenshot of the Startup settings in &dolphin;'s preferences dialog</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="preferences-startup.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Startup Settings.</phrase>
</textobject>
<caption><para>Startup Settings in &dolphin;'s Preferences Dialog.</para></caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
The <guilabel>Home Folder</guilabel> is the folder which is opened on startup. The
location of the folder can be entered directly or chosen in a dialog which can
be opened by clicking the button showing a <quote>folder</quote> icon. Moreover,
the current location or the default location (which is the user's home folder)
can be used as the Home Folder by clicking the corresponding button.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
<guilabel>Split View Mode</guilabel> controls if the
<link linkend="dolphin-view">&dolphin; view</link> is split on startup
or not.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
<guilabel>Editable location bar</guilabel> controls if the location bar is in
editable mode on startup. The bread crumb mode of the location bar is used
otherwise. See the <link linkend="location-bar">section about the location bar</link>
for details about the two modes.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
If <guilabel>Show full path inside location bar</guilabel> is enabled, the full
path of the current location is shown in the bread crumb mode of the location bar.
Otherwise, a shortened version of the path is shown if it begins with the path of
one of the places in the <guilabel>Places</guilabel> panel.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
<guilabel>Show filter bar</guilabel> controls if the filter bar is shown on
startup or not. See the <link linkend="filter-files">section on the filter bar</link>
for details.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="preferences-dialog-viewmodes">
<title>View Modes</title>

<para>
This group contains settings which control the behavior of &dolphin;'s view
modes. The three view modes (Icons, Details, and Columns) are accessible via the
tab bar on top.

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Screenshot of the Icons View settings in &dolphin;'s preferences dialog</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="preferences-viewmodes-icons.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>View Modes Settings.</phrase>
</textobject>
<caption><para>View Modes Settings in &dolphin;'s Preferences Dialog.</para></caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

</para>

<sect3 id="preferences-dialog-viewmodes-common">
<title>Common settings for all view modes</title>

<para>
All three view modes have some common settings:

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
Sliders which control the size of the icons. The <guilabel>Default</guilabel> or
<guilabel>Preview</guilabel> sizes are used if previews are disabled or enabled,
respectively. Note that the icon size can be changed easily with the zoom slider
in the status bar if the corresponding option is enabled in the
<link linkend="preferences-dialog-general-statusbar"><quote>General</quote>
section of the settings</link>.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
A setting for the font used in the view mode: either the system font or a
custom font can be chosen.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

The settings which apply to only one of the view modes are discussed below.
</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="preferences-dialog-viewmodes-icons">
<title>Icons</title>

<para>
Besides the <link linkend="preferences-dialog-viewmodes-common">common settings
of all view modes</link>, the icons view has the following settings:

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>

In the <guilabel>Text</guilabel> section:

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
<guilabel>Number of lines</guilabel> is the number of lines of text which appear
next to the icons. If the name of a file or folder is too long to fit into the
chosen number of lines, it will be abbreviated, and <quote>...</quote> will be
added at the end.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
<guilabel>Text Width</guilabel> controls the maximum width that is reserved for
the text of a file item.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>

In the <guilabel>Grid</guilabel> section:

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
If <guilabel>Arrangement</guilabel> is set to <guilabel>Rows</guilabel> or
<guilabel>Columns</guilabel>, the items will be arranged in rows from left to right or
in columns from top to bottom, respectively.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
<guilabel>Grid spacing</guilabel> controls how far the items are apart in the view.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="preferences-dialog-viewmodes-details">
<title>Details</title>

<para>
Besides the <link linkend="preferences-dialog-viewmodes-common">common settings
of all view modes</link>, the details view has only one setting:

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
If <guilabel>Expandable Folders</guilabel> is enabled, the details view can show
the contents of all subfolders of the current folder as a tree. A branch of the
tree can be expanded or collapsed by clicking the <guibutton>+</guibutton> or
<guibutton>-</guibutton> button next to each subfolder.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</para>
</sect3>

<sect3 id="preferences-dialog-viewmodes-columns">
<title>Columns</title>

<para>
Besides the <link linkend="preferences-dialog-viewmodes-common">common settings
of all view modes</link>, the columns view has only one setting:

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
The <guilabel>Text Width</guilabel> setting controls the width of each column in the view.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</para>

</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="preferences-dialog-navigation">
<title>Navigation</title>

<para>
This group contains settings which control how navigation in the folder
structure and in archives works.

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Screenshot of the Navigation settings in &dolphin;'s preferences dialog</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="preferences-navigation.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Navigation Settings.</phrase>
</textobject>
<caption><para>Navigation Settings in &dolphin;'s Preferences Dialog.</para></caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
&dolphin; can be configured to open items with a single mouse click
(<guilabel>Single-click to open files and folders</guilabel>) or a double mouse
click (<guilabel>Double-click to open files and folders</guilabel>). In the
latter case, a single mouse click will select the file or folder.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
Archives will be opened inside &dolphin;, and not in an external application, if
<guilabel>Open Archives as folder</guilabel> is enabled.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
If <guilabel>Open folders during drag operations</guilabel> is enabled, dragging
an item with the mouse and hovering a folder with it for a short time will open
that folder. This permits to move or copy items quickly to folders which are
several levels deeper in the folder hierarchy.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="preferences-dialog-services">
<title>Services</title>

<para>
This group offers a selection of services that can be shown in the
<guisubmenu>Actions</guisubmenu> submenu of &dolphin;'s context menu which
appears when clicking a file or folder with the &RMB;.
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="preferences-dialog-trash">
<title>Trash</title>

<para>
This group contains settings which control the behavior of the trash.

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Screenshot of the Trash settings in &dolphin;'s preferences dialog</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="preferences-trash.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Trash Settings.</phrase>
</textobject>
<caption><para>Trash Settings in &dolphin;'s Preferences Dialog.</para></caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
Files which are older than a configurable number of days can be deleted automatically.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
The size of the trash can be limited to a configurable percentage of the disk
size. If this limit is reached, a warning can be issued, or the oldest or
largest files can be deleted automatically.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</para>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="preferences-dialog-general">
<title>General</title>

<para>
This group contains settings which control the general behavior of &dolphin;.
The group is divided further into four subgroups which can be accessed using the
tab bar on top.

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Screenshot of the General settings in &dolphin;'s preferences dialog</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="preferences-general-behavior.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>General Settings.</phrase>
</textobject>
<caption><para>General Settings in &dolphin;'s Preferences Dialog.</para></caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

</para>

<sect3 id="preferences-dialog-general-behavior">
<title>Behavior Tab</title>

<para>

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
In the <guilabel>View Properties</guilabel> section, it can be configured if the
<link linkend="view-properties"> view properties</link> are stored for each
folder or if common view properties are to be used for all folders.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
In the <guilabel>Ask for Confirmation When</guilabel> section, warning dialogs which
are shown before potentially harmful actions can be enabled.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
If <guilabel>Rename Inline</guilabel> is enabled, no dialog asking for a new
file name will be opened when renaming a file or folder. Instead, the name can
be edited directly inside the view.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
When hovering a file or folder with the mouse, a small window with information
about it is shown next to it if <guilabel>Show tooltips</guilabel> is enabled.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
<guilabel>Show selection marker</guilabel> shows a small <guibutton>+</guibutton>
or <guibutton>-</guibutton> button above an item's icon if the item is hovered
with the mouse. These can be used to select or deselect the item.
</para></listitem>
<!-- not in 4.3 -->
<listitem><para>
<guilabel>Natural sorting of items</guilabel> controls how items are sorted in
the view. If this option is enabled, the sort order of three example files
will be
<orderedlist>
<listitem><para>File1,</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>File2,</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>File10.</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
If this option is disabled, the normal alphabetical sorting will be used, which
leads to the sort order
<orderedlist>
<listitem><para>File1,</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>File10,</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>File2.</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="preferences-dialog-general-previews">
<title>Previews Tab</title>

<para>
In this tab, it can be configured for which file types previews are shown.
Moreover, the maximum filesize for which previews are generated can be chosen,
and it can be configured if thumbnails embedded in files are used or not.
</para>

<para>
If previews are enabled for folders, previews of some files in the folder will
be shown inside a folder's icon.
</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="preferences-dialog-general-contextmenu">
<title>Context Menu Tab</title>

<para>
In this tab, it can be chosen if the <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>,
<guimenuitem>Copy To</guimenuitem>, and <guimenuitem>Move To</guimenuitem>
commands are shown in the context menu which appears when right-clicking a file
or folder.
</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="preferences-dialog-general-statusbar">
<title>Status Bar Tab</title>

<para>
In this tab, some additional items can be enabled for the status bar, provided
the status bar is wide enough:

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
A <guilabel>zoom slider</guilabel> which can be used to change the icon size quickly.
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
A bar that shows how much space is free on the current drive.
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

</para>

</sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="view-properties">
<title>Folder View Properties</title>

<para>
The following settings control how the contents of a folder are displayed in the
&dolphin; view, and are stored on a per-folder basis by default:

<itemizedlist>

<listitem><para>
The view mode (Icons, Details, Columns)
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
The sorting of items, which is determined by the sort order (ascending,
descending) and the attribute (such as name, size,...) that the items are
sorted by
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
Sorting of folders and files &ndash; are folders shown first or not?
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
Previews &ndash; are they shown instead of icons (based on the settings made in
<link linkend="preferences-dialog-general-previews"><guilabel>Previews</guilabel>
tab of &dolphin;'s General settings</link>) or not?
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
Are items shown in groups in the Icons view?
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
Are hidden files shown?
</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>
What additional information (besides the name) is shown in the Icons or Details view?
</para></listitem>

</itemizedlist>

The view properties can be configured in the
<menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu></menuchoice> menu, some (such as the view
mode) can also be changed using toolbar buttons.
</para>

<sect2 id="view-properties-dialog">
<title>The View Properties Dialog</title>

<para>

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Screenshot of the View Properties dialog</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="viewproperties-dialog.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>The View Properties dialog.</phrase>
</textobject>
<caption><para>The View Properties Dialog.</para></caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

The <guilabel>View Properties</guilabel> dialog can be used to quickly modify
several view properties at once. This is done for the current folder, for the
current folder including all subfolders, or even for all folders, depending on
the choice made in the <guilabel>Apply View Properties To</guilabel> section.
</para>

<para>
If <guilabel>Use as default for new folders</guilabel> is enabled, the chosen view
properties will also be used for all folders which do not have customized view
properties yet.
</para>

</sect2>

</sect1>

</chapter>

<chapter id="command-reference">
<title>Command Reference</title>

<sect1 id="commands-menubar">
<title>The Menubar in &dolphin;'s Main Window</title>

<sect2>
<title>The File Menu</title>
<para>
<variablelist>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Create New</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Creates a new object (such as a folder or a text file) in the current
folder.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens a new &dolphin; window.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>T</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>New Tab</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens a new tab.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>W</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Close Tab</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Closes the current tab.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Renames the currently selected item(s).</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Del</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Move to Trash</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Moves the currently selected item(s) to the
trash.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Del</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Permanently deletes the currently selected item(s). The items are not moved
to the trash and cannot be restored.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Return</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Shows the properties dialog for the currently selected
item(s).</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Exits &dolphin;.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</para>
</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>The Edit Menu</title>
<para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Undo</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Undoes the last action performed by &dolphin;.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>X</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Cuts the currently selected item(s).</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Copies the currently selected item(s).</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>V</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Paste Clipboard Contents...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Pastes the currently copied/cut items to the current
folder. If the clipboard does not contain files or folders, the clipboard
contents (such as text or image data) will be pasted into a new file.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Select All</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Selects all files and folders in the current
folder.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Invert Selection</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>
Selects all unselected items and deselects all selected items in the current folder.
</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>The View Menu</title>
<para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>+</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Zoom In</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Increases the size of icons in the view.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>-</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Zoom Out</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Decreases the size of icons in the view.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>View Mode</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Changes the view mode to <guimenuitem>Icons</guimenuitem>
(<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>1</keycap></keycombo>), <guimenuitem>Details</guimenuitem>
(<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>2</keycap></keycombo>) or <guimenuitem>Columns</guimenuitem>
(<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>3</keycap></keycombo>).</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Sort By</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Changes whether items are sorted by <guimenuitem>Name</guimenuitem>,
<guimenuitem>Size</guimenuitem>, <guimenuitem>Date</guimenuitem>,
<guimenuitem>Permissions</guimenuitem>, <guimenuitem>Owner</guimenuitem>,
<guimenuitem>Group</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Type</guimenuitem>.
<guimenuitem>Descending</guimenuitem> reverses the sort order.
<guimenuitem>Folders First</guimenuitem> sorts folders before files.
</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Additional Information</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Displays additional information</action> like
<guimenuitem>Size</guimenuitem>, <guimenuitem>Date</guimenuitem>,
<guimenuitem>Permissions</guimenuitem>, <guimenuitem>Owner</guimenuitem>,
<guimenuitem>Group</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Type</guimenuitem> in the different
views.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Preview</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Displays a symbolic preview of the file contents </action> in the different
view modes.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show in Groups</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Displays</action> the content of the
current folder grouped by the option selected in <guimenuitem>Sort By</guimenuitem> 
(only available in the Icons view mode).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>.</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Hidden Files</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Shows all the hidden files and sub-folders within the current
folder.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Split</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Enables and disables the split view mode.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F5</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Reload</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Reloads the current folder.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Stop</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Stops loading/reading the contents of the current
folder.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Panels</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Enables and disables</action> the different <link linkend="panels">panels</link>:
<guimenuitem>Places</guimenuitem> (<keycap>F9</keycap>), <guimenuitem>Information</guimenuitem>
(<keycap>F11</keycap>), <guimenuitem>Folders</guimenuitem> (<keycap>F7</keycap>) and
<guimenuitem>Terminal</guimenuitem> (<keycap>F4</keycap>).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>L</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Location Bar</guisubmenu>
<guimenuitem>Editable Location</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Changes the location bar between the two modes; the
<link linkend="location-bar-bread-crumb">bread crumb mode</link> and the
<link linkend="location-bar-editable">editable mode</link>.
</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycap>F6</keycap>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Location Bar</guisubmenu>
<guimenuitem>Replace Location</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Switches the location bar to <link linkend="location-bar-editable">editable mode</link>,
if necessary, and selects the location such that it can be replaced quickly.
</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>View</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Adjust View Properties...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens the <link linkend="view-properties-dialog">View Properties
Dialog</link>.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</para>
</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>The Go Menu</title>
<para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Up</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Go</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Up</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Changes to the folder above the current folder.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Left</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Go</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Back</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Changes to the previously viewed folder.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Right</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Go</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Forward</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Undoes</action> a <quote>Go Back</quote> action.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Home</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Go</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Home</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Changes to the users home folder, &eg;,
/home/Peter/.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Go</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Recently Closed Tabs</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Shows a list of recently closed tabs which can
be reopened.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>The Tools Menu</title>
<para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Find File...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens &kfind; within the current folder.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>I</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Filter Bar</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Enables and disables the <link linkend="filter-files">filter bar</link>.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>F4</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Open Terminal</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens &konsole; within the current folder.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Compare Files</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Compare the currently selected files with
&kompare;.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Select Remote Charset</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Offers to choose the charset used by a remote
connection manually.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>The Settings Menu</title>
<para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>M</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show Menubar</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Hides and shows the menubar.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Toolbars Shown</guisubmenu>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Hides and shows the <guimenuitem>Main Toolbar</guimenuitem> 
and the <guimenuitem>Search Toolbar</guimenuitem>.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens the shortcut configuration dialog.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure Toolbars...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens the toolbar configuration dialog.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure &dolphin;...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Opens the &dolphin; configuration dialog.</action></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>The Help Menu</title>
&help.menu.documentation;
</sect2>

</sect1>
</chapter>

<chapter id="misc-questions">
<title>Miscellaneous Questions</title>

<qandaset id="misclist">
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Has &dolphin; replaced &konqueror;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>
&dolphin; is not intended to be a competitor to &konqueror;: &konqueror; acts as
universal viewer being able to show &HTML; pages, text documents, folders and a
lot more, whereas &dolphin; focuses on being only a file manager. This approach
allows to optimize the user interface for the task of file management.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How can I get involved with the development of &dolphin;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>
The easiest way to get involved with &dolphin; is to drop the developers an email.
If you email Peter Penz (Lead Developer/Project Leader), what you can do, how
much time you can devote &etc;, he will let you know what you can do in the
project. If you wish to contribute to the documentation you can also email
Peter Penz.
</para>
<para>
The email address of Peter Penz can be found on the main page of the
documentation, or in the <link linkend="credits">Credits section</link>.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How can I submit bug reports?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>
The official channel for submitting bug reports is via the &kde; bug tracking
system. The &kde; bug tracker can be found at
<ulink url="http://bugs.kde.org">http://bugs.kde.org</ulink>.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How can I submit feature requests?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>
The official channel for submitting feature requests is via the &kde; bug
tracking system. The &kde; bug tracker can be found at
<ulink url="http://bugs.kde.org">http://bugs.kde.org</ulink>.
</para>

</answer>

</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
</chapter>

<chapter id="credits">

<title>Credits and License</title>

<para>
&dolphin;
</para>
<para>
Program copyright 2005&ndash;2009 Peter Penz <email>peter.penz@gmx.at</email>
</para>
<para>
Contributors:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Cvetoslav Ludmiloff <email>ludmiloff@gmail.com</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Stefan Monov <email>logixoul@gmail.com</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Michael Austin <email>tuxedup@users.sourceforge.net</email></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>&Orville.Bennett; &Orville.Bennett.mail;</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>

<para>
Documentation copyright 2005 Peter Penz <email>peter.penz@gmx.at</email>
</para>
<para>
Documentation copyright 2006 &Orville.Bennett; &Orville.Bennett.mail;
</para>
<para>
Documentation copyright 2006 Michael Austin <email>tuxedup@users.sourceforge.net</email>
</para>
<para>
Documentation copyright 2009 Frank Reininghaus <email>frank78ac@googlemail.com</email>
</para>

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</chapter>

<appendix id="installation">
<title>How to get &dolphin;</title>

<para>&dolphin; is part of the kdebase package which an essential part of
&kde;.</para>

<para>For instructions on acquiring &kde; please see <ulink
url="http://www.kde.org">http://www.kde.org</ulink>.</para>

<para>For further information about &dolphin; you might want to visit
<ulink url="http://dolphin.kde.org">http://dolphin.kde.org</ulink> or
<ulink url="http://userbase.kde.org/Dolphin">http://userbase.kde.org/Dolphin</ulink>.</para>

</appendix>

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