<chapter id="sidebar"> <chapterinfo> <authorgroup> <author >&Pamela.Roberts;</author> <othercredit role="translator" ><firstname >John</firstname ><surname >Knight</surname ><affiliation ><address ><email >anarchist_tomato@herzeleid.net</email ></address ></affiliation ><contrib >Conversion to British English</contrib ></othercredit > </authorgroup> <date >2002-09-22</date > <releaseinfo >3.1</releaseinfo > </chapterinfo> <title >The Navigation Panel</title> <para >The Navigation Panel appears as a separate view at the left of &konqueror;'s window. It can be invoked with <menuchoice ><guimenu >Window </guimenu ><guimenuitem >Show Navigation Panel</guimenuitem ></menuchoice > or toggled on and off with the <keycap >F9</keycap > key.</para> <mediaobject> <imageobject ><imagedata format="PNG" fileref="dirtree.png"/></imageobject> <textobject> <phrase >With the Navigation Panel</phrase > </textobject> </mediaobject> <para >It contains a number of tabbed pages; <mousebutton >left</mousebutton > click on a tab's icon to view that page. <mousebutton >Left</mousebutton > clicking on the icon for the visible page will collapse the Navigation Panel so that only the tab icons are visible.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term ><guilabel >Bookmarks</guilabel ></term> <listitem ><para >This page shows a tree view of your Bookmarks. <mousebutton > Left</mousebutton > click on an item to open it in the main view.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><guilabel >History</guilabel ></term> <listitem ><para >This page shows a tree view of your browsing History. <mousebutton >Left</mousebutton > clicking on an item will open it in the main view, or you can open it in a new &konqueror; window by <mousebutton >right </mousebutton > clicking and selecting <guimenuitem >New Window</guimenuitem > from the pop up menu.</para> <para >You can remove an item from the history by <mousebutton >right </mousebutton > clicking on it and selecting <guimenuitem >Remove Entry </guimenuitem >. Selecting <guimenuitem >Clear History...</guimenuitem > will clear out the entire history.</para> <para >The pop up menu you get when you <mousebutton >right</mousebutton > click on any entry in the History page also gives you the option of choosing whether the entire history is sorted by name or by date.</para> <para >Selecting <guimenuitem >Preferences...</guimenuitem > from this pop up menu brings up the <guilabel >History Sidebar</guilabel > control module. This can be used to set the maximum size of your history and set a time after which items are automatically removed. You can also set different fonts for new and old &URL;s. The <guilabel >Detailed tooltips</guilabel > checkbox controls how much information is displayed when you hover the mouse pointer over an item in the history page.</para ></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><guilabel >Home Folder</guilabel ></term> <listitem ><para >This page shows a tree view of the subfolders your home folder. Note that <quote >hidden</quote > folders (those with names beginning with a dot) are not shown. <mousebutton >Left</mousebutton > click on an item to open it in the main view, or <mousebutton >right</mousebutton > click to display a pop up menu allowing you to open the subfolder in a new window or as a new tab page of the main view. </para ></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><guilabel >Network</guilabel ></term> <listitem ><para >This page is intended to show a tree view of your important network connections, although local folders can also be included. Again, you can <mousebutton >left</mousebutton > click on an item to open it in the main view or <mousebutton >right</mousebutton > click to bring up a menu with a wider range of possibilities.</para> <para >The folders shown in the <guilabel >Network</guilabel > page are held in the folder <filename class="directory" > ~/.kde/share/apps/konqsidebartng/virtual_folders/remote/</filename >, and you can make new ones just as you would make any other subfolder. The items within these folders are held as <literal role="extension" >.desktop</literal > files and can be created with &konqueror;'s <menuchoice ><guisubmenu >Create New</guisubmenu > <guimenuitem >Link to Location (URL)...</guimenuitem ></menuchoice > option.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><guilabel >Root Folder</guilabel ></term> <listitem ><para >The Root Folder tree has the path <filename class="directory" >/</filename >, and is the base folder of your system's local files. If you expand the <quote >Root</quote > folder you will find another folder called <filename class="directory" >root</filename >. This belongs to the system administrator or Super User and is her home folder. You will also find a folder called <filename class="directory" >home</filename >, in which you should be able to find your own <quote >Home</quote > folder again.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><guilabel >Services</guilabel ></term> <listitem ><para >This page provides quick access to the following services: </para> <para >The <guilabel >Audio CD Browser</guilabel >.</para> <para ><guilabel >Devices</guilabel >. This shows your hard disc partitions, floppy and &CD-ROM;. <mousebutton >Left</mousebutton > click on a device or partition name to mount it and display its contents in the main view. A mounted device or partition can be unmounted by <mousebutton >right </mousebutton > clicking on the device name and selecting <guimenuitem >Unmount </guimenuitem > from the pop up menu. </para> <para >The <guilabel >LAN Browser</guilabel > allows you to browse other machines connected to your Local Area Network.</para> <para >The <guilabel >Print System Browser</guilabel > tree gives you quick access to &kde;'s print manager <application >Kprinter</application >.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <para >The Navigation Panel configuration can be changed by <mousebutton >right </mousebutton > clicking on the empty area below the bottom tab icon or by <mousebutton >left</mousebutton > clicking on the <guilabel >Configuration Button</guilabel > icon (the top icon in the previous screenshot, it may not be present in your setup). Doing this brings up a menu with the following options:</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term ><guisubmenu >Add New</guisubmenu ></term> <listitem ><para >This option lets you add a new tab page to the Navigation Panel. The new page can contain the <guimenuitem >Sidebar Media Player </guimenuitem > (a <link linkend="konq-plugin" >&konqueror; Plugin</link > feature) or a new <guimenuitem >Folder</guimenuitem > tree view.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><guimenuitem >Multiple Views</guimenuitem ></term> <listitem ><para >Selecting this option splits the Navigation Panel so that two tab pages can be seen at once.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><guimenuitem >Show Tabs Left</guimenuitem ></term> <listitem ><para >This option lets you choose whether the tab icons are shown at the left or right of the Navigation Panel.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><guimenuitem >Show Configuration Button</guimenuitem ></term> <listitem ><para >Use this option to show or hide the <guilabel >Configuration Button</guilabel > icon.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <para ><mousebutton >Right</mousebutton > clicking on a tab icon brings up a menu with the following options:</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term ><guimenuitem >Set URL</guimenuitem ></term> <listitem ><para >Only available for folder pages, this option lets you change the &URL; (path) of the folder viewed in that page.</para ></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><guimenuitem >Set Icon</guimenuitem ></term> <listitem ><para >To change the tab icon.</para ></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><guimenuitem >Remove</guimenuitem ></term> <listitem ><para >To remove the tab page from the Navigation Panel.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </chapter> <!-- Local Variables: mode: sgml sgml-omittag: nil sgml-shorttag: t sgml-minimize-attributes: nil sgml-general-insert-case: lower sgml-parent-document:("index.docbook" "book" "chapter") End: -->