<!--FIXME: -general toolbar info -basic keyboard shortcuts? --> <chapter id="ui"> <title>Finding Your Way Around</title> <sect1 id="visualdict"> <sect1info> <authorgroup> <author><firstname>Claus</firstname> <surname>Christensen</surname></author> <author>&TC.Hollingsworth; &TC.Hollingsworth.mail;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> </sect1info> <title>A Visual Dictionary</title> <para>The &plasma-workspaces; feature many different graphical user interface elements, commonly known as <quote>widgets</quote>. This guide will introduce you to their names and functions.</para> <sect2 id="visualdict-screens"> <title>The Big Picture</title> <sect3 id="visualdict-windows"> <title>Windows</title> <screenshot> <screeninfo>A Window</screeninfo> <mediaobjectco> <imageobjectco> <areaspec units="other" otherunits="imagemap"> <!--these ids are used only internally by DocBook so we keep them short--> <area id="im-win1a1" linkends="visualdict-statusbar" coords="47,522,752,566" /> <area id="im-win1a2" linkends="visualdict-scrollbar" coords="720,127,760,513" /> <area id="im-win1a3" linkends="visualdict-central-widget" coords="48,127,719,515" /> <area id="im-win1a4" linkends="visualdict-toolbar" coords="51,95,570,128" /> <area id="im-win1a5" linkends="visualdict-menubar" coords="4,67,46,109" /> <area id="im-win1a6" linkends="visualdict-menubar" coords="49,75,311,93" /> <area id="im-win1a7" linkends="visualdict-menu" coords="50,51,72,70" /> <area id="im-win1a8" linkends="visualdict-button" coords="74,52,93,69" /> <area id="im-win1a9" linkends="visualdict-button" coords="678,51,747,70" /> <area id="im-win1a10" linkends="visualdict-titlebar" coords="106,40,676,74" /> <area id="im-win1a11" linkends="visualdict-button" coords="691,6,740,49" /> <area id="im-win1a12" linkends="visualdict-titlebar" coords="346,0,388,37" /> <area id="im-win1a13" linkends="visualdict-button" coords="61,1,103,43" /> <area id="im-win1a14" linkends="visualdict-menu" coords="14,2,57,45" /> </areaspec> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="visualdict-window.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> </imageobjectco> </mediaobjectco> </screenshot> <para>This is the window of the &kwrite;, a text editor. Click on part of the window to learn more about it.</para> <orderedlist> <listitem><para> The <emphasis role="bold">Window Menu</emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A <link linkend="visualdict-button">Button</link> to place this window on all desktops </para></listitem> <listitem><para> The <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-titlebar">Titlebar</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> Buttons to <emphasis>minimize</emphasis>, <emphasis>maximize</emphasis>, or <emphasis>close</emphasis> the window </para></listitem> <listitem><para> The <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-menubar">Menubar</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> The <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-toolbar">Toolbar</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A very large <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-text-area">Text Area</link></emphasis> that acts as this program's <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-central-widget">Central Widget</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A vertical <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-scrollbar">Scrollbar</link></emphasis> (there is also a horizontal scrollbar below the text box) </para></listitem> <listitem><para> The <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-statusbar">Statusbar</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> </orderedlist> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Another Window</screeninfo> <mediaobjectco> <imageobjectco> <areaspec units="other" otherunits="imagemap"> <area id="im-win2a1" linkends="visualdict-panel" coords="580,80,763,529" /> <area id="im-win2a2" linkends="visualdict-slider" coords="383,490,573,536" /> <area id="im-win2a3" linkends="visualdict-context-menu" coords="199,225,451,462" /> <area id="im-win2a4" linkends="visualdict-icon" coords="198,187,224,225" /> <area id="im-win2a5" linkends="visualdict-icon" coords="121,187,197,276" /> <area id="im-win2a6" linkends="visualdict-icon" coords="282,110,515,165" /> <area id="im-win2a7" linkends="visualdict-icon" coords="124,111,211,163" /> <area id="im-win2a8" linkends="visualdict-breadcrumb" coords="108,76,415,109" /> <area id="im-win2a9" linkends="visualdict-panel" coords="1,73,107,544" /> </areaspec> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="visualdict-window2.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> </imageobjectco> </mediaobjectco> </screenshot> <para>This is the another window, that of the &dolphin; file manager. Click on part of the window to learn more about it.</para> <orderedlist> <listitem><para> A <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-panel">panel</link></emphasis> that contains a list of Places on the computer system </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-breadcrumb">Breadcrumb</link></emphasis> of the path of the displayed folder </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A folder <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-icon">Icon</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A file <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-icon">Icon</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A highlighted <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-icon">Icon</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-context-menu">Context Menu</link></emphasis> listing actions that can be performed on a file </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-slider">Slider</link></emphasis> that changes the size of the <link linkend="visualdict-icon">Icons</link> displayed </para></listitem> <listitem><para> More <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-panel">Panels</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> </orderedlist> </sect3> <sect3 id="visualdict-gui"> <title>&GUI; Elements</title> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Some &GUI; Elements</screeninfo> <mediaobjectco> <imageobjectco> <areaspec units="other" otherunits="imagemap"> <area id="im-g1a1" linkends="visualdict-button" coords="15,505,690,549" /> <area id="im-g1a2" linkends="visualdict-button" coords="683,129,722,170" /> <area id="im-g1a3" linkends="visualdict-button" coords="636,140,681,161" /> <area id="im-g1a4" linkends="visualdict-drop-down-box" coords="225,137,631,327" /> <area id="im-g1a5" linkends="visualdict-tab" coords="581,28,625,71" /> <area id="im-g1a6" linkends="visualdict-tab" coords="172,112,632,135" /> <area id="im-g1a7" linkends="visualdict-icon-list" coords="5,58,171,495" /> </areaspec> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="visualdict-gui1.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> </imageobjectco> </mediaobjectco> </screenshot> <para>This screenshot, from the &systemsettings; Country/Region & Language panel, shows some &GUI; elements. Click on part of the window to learn more about it.</para> <orderedlist> <listitem><para> An <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-icon-list">Icon List</link></emphasis> (the first item is selected) </para></listitem> <listitem><para> Some <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-tab">Tabs</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> An open <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-drop-down-box">Drop Down Box</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-button">Button</link></emphasis> that resets the <link linkend="visualdict-drop-down-box">Drop Down Box</link> to its default value </para></listitem> <listitem><para> An item in the <link linkend="visualdict-drop-down-box">Drop Down Box</link> that has been selected </para> </listitem> <listitem><para> Some more <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-button">Buttons</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> </orderedlist> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Some More &GUI; Elements</screeninfo> <mediaobjectco> <imageobjectco> <areaspec units="other" otherunits="imagemap"> <area id="im-gui2a1" linkends="visualdict-menu-button" coords="306,451,349,493" /> <area id="im-gui2a2" linkends="visualdict-menu-button" coords="172,405,298,538" /> <area id="im-gui2a3" linkends="visualdict-spin-box" coords="522,204,638,253" /> <area id="im-gui2a4" linkends="visualdict-check-box" coords="425,98,467,162" /> <area id="im-gui2a5" linkends="visualdict-tree-view" coords="368,63,411,100" /> <area id="im-gui2a6" linkends="visualdict-tree-view" coords="164,101,424,403" /> </areaspec> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="visualdict-gui2.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> </imageobjectco> </mediaobjectco> </screenshot> <para>This screenshot, from the &systemsettings; Custom Shortcuts panel, shows some more &GUI; elements.</para> <orderedlist> <listitem><para> A <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-tree-view">Tree View</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-check-box">Check Box</link></emphasis> that has been selected </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A pair of <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-spin-box">Spin Boxes</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-menu-button">Menu Button</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> </orderedlist> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Even More &GUI; Elements</screeninfo> <mediaobjectco> <imageobjectco> <areaspec units="other" otherunits="imagemap"> <area id="im-gui3a1" linkends="visualdict-text-box" coords="562,235,603,252" /> <area id="im-gui3a2" linkends="visualdict-text-box" coords="214,253,767,280" /> <area id="im-gui3a3" linkends="visualdict-radio-button" coords="187,193,468,252" /> <area id="im-gui3a4" linkends="visualdict-list-box" coords="8,101,185,547" /> </areaspec> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="visualdict-gui3.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> </imageobjectco> </mediaobjectco> </screenshot> <para>This screenshot, from the &systemsettings; Default Applications panel, shows even more &GUI; elements. Click on part of the window to learn more about it.</para> <orderedlist> <listitem><para> A <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-list-box">List Box</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A pair of <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-radio-button">Radio Buttons</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> <listitem><para> A <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-text-box">Text Box</link></emphasis> </para></listitem> </orderedlist> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Some Combo Boxes</screeninfo> <mediaobjectco> <imageobjectco> <areaspec units="other" otherunits="imagemap"> <area id="im-gui4a1" linkends="visualdict-combo-box" coords="268,128,722,288" /> </areaspec> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="visualdict-gui4.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> </imageobjectco> </mediaobjectco> </screenshot> <para>Finally, this screenshot, from another <link linkend="visualdict-tab">tab</link> of the &systemsettings; Country/Region & Language panel, shows five <emphasis role="bold"><link linkend="visualdict-combo-box">Combo Boxes</link></emphasis> </para> </sect3> </sect2> <sect2 id="visualdict-widgets"> <title>The Widgets</title> <informaltable> <tgroup cols="3"> <colspec colnum="1" align="left"/> <colspec colnum="3" align="center"/> <thead> <row> <entry align="center">Name</entry> <entry>Description</entry> <entry>Screenshot</entry> </row> </thead> <tbody valign="top"> <!--I'm using the name QMainWindow uses for these, but perhaps there's a more regular-user friendly term?--> <row id="visualdict-central-widget"> <entry>Central Widget</entry> <entry>The main area of the running application. This might be the document you are editing in a word processor or the board of a game like Chess.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-central-widget.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-button"> <entry>Button</entry> <entry>These can be clicked with the &LMB; to perform an action.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-button.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-breadcrumb"> <entry>Breadcrumb</entry> <entry>Shows the path in a hierarchical system, such as a filesystem. Click on any part of the path to go up in the tree to that location. Click on the arrow to the right of part of the path to go to another child element of that path. </entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-breadcrumb.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-check-box"> <entry>Check Box</entry> <entry>These can be clicked to select and unselect items. They are typically used in a list of several selections. Selected items typically display a check mark, whereas unselected items will have an empty box.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-check-box.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-color-selector"> <entry>Color Selector</entry> <entry>This allows a color to be selected for various purposes, such as changing the color of text. For more information, see <xref linkend="colors"/></entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-color-selector.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-combo-box"> <entry>Combo Box</entry> <entry>A combination of a <link linkend="visualdict-drop-down-box">Drop Down Box</link> and a <link linkend="visualdict-text-box">Text Box</link>. You can select an option from the list, or type in the text box. Some combo boxes may automatically complete entries for you, or open the list with a list of choices that match what you have typed.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-combo-box.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-context-menu"> <entry>Context Menu</entry> <entry>Many user interface elements in the &kde-sc; contain a context menu, which can be opened by clicking on something with the &RMB;. This menu contains options and actions that usually affect the user interface element that was right-clicked.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-context-menu.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-dialog-box"> <entry>Dialog Box</entry> <entry>A small window that appears above a larger application window. It may contain a message, warning, or configuration panel, among others.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-dialog-box.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-drop-down-box"> <entry>Drop Down Box</entry> <entry>This provides a list of items, from which you may select one.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-drop-down-box.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-icon"> <entry>Icon</entry> <entry>A graphical representation of something, such as a file or action. They typically, but not always, also contain a text description, either beneath or to the right of the icon.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-icon.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-icon-list"> <entry>Icon List</entry> <entry>This provides a list of items represented by an <link linkend="visualdict-icon">Icon</link> and a description. It is typically used in the left panel of configuration panels to allow selection from various types of configuration categories.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-icon-list.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-list-box"> <entry>List Box</entry> <entry>This is a list of items that typically allows multiple items to be selected. To select a group of contiguous items, press the &Shift; key and click the first and last items. To select multiple items that are not contiguous, press the &Ctrl; key and select the desired items.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-list-box.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-menu"> <entry>Menu</entry> <entry>A list of selections, that usually perform an action, set an option, or opens a window. These can be opened from <link linkend="visualdict-menubar">menubars</link> or <link linkend="visualdict-menu-button">menu buttons</link>.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-menu.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-menubar"> <entry>Menubar</entry> <entry>These are located at the top of nearly every window and provide access to all the functions of the running application. For more information, see <xref linkend="menus"/>.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-menubar.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-menu-button"> <entry>Menu Button</entry> <entry>A special type of <link linkend="visualdict-button">button</link> that opens a <link linkend="visualdict-menu">menu</link>.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-menu-button.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-panel"> <entry>Panel <emphasis>or</emphasis> Sidebar <emphasis>or</emphasis> Tool View</entry> <entry>These are located on the sides or bottom of the <link linkend="visualdict-central-widget">central widget</link> and allow you to perform many different tasks in an application. A text editor might provide a list of open documents in one, while a word processor might allow you to select a clip art image.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-panel.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-progress-bar"> <entry>Progress Bar</entry> <entry>A small bar that indicates that a long-running operation is being performed. The bar may indicate how much of the operation has completed, or it may simply bounce back and forth to indicate that the operation is in progress. </entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-progress-bar.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-radio-button"> <entry>Radio Button</entry> <entry>These are used in a list of options, and only permit one of the options in the list to be selected.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-radio-button.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-scrollbar"> <entry>Scrollbar</entry> <entry>Allows you to navigate a document.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-scrollbar.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-slider"> <entry>Slider</entry> <entry>Allows a numeric value to be selected by moving a small bar either horizontally or vertically across a line.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-slider.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-spin-box"> <entry>Spin Box</entry> <entry>This permits a numerical value to be selected, either by using the up and down arrows to the right of the box to raise or lower the value, respectively, or by typing the value into the <link linkend="visualdict-text-box">text box</link>.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-spin-box.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-statusbar"> <entry>Status Bar</entry> <entry>These are located at the bottom of many applications and display information about what the application is currently doing. For instance, a web browser might indicate the progress of loading a web page, while a word processor might display the current word count.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-statusbar.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-tab"> <entry>Tab</entry> <entry>These appear at the top of an area of a window, and permit that area of the window to be changed to a variety of different selections.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-tab.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-text-area"> <entry>Text Area</entry> <entry>Allows a large amount of text to be typed in, typically multiple lines or paragraphs. Unlike a <link linkend="visualdict-text-box">Text Box</link>, pressing &Enter; will usually result in a line break. </entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-text-area.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-text-box"> <entry>Text Box</entry> <entry>A single-line text entry that allows a small amount of text to be typed in. Typically, pressing &Enter; will perform the same action as clicking the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-text-box.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-titlebar"> <entry>Titlebar</entry> <entry>This is located at the top of every window. It contains the name of the application and usually information about what the application is doing, like the title of the web page being viewed in a web browser or the filename of a document open in a word processor.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-titlebar.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-toolbar"> <entry>Toolbar</entry> <entry>These are located near the top of many applications, typically directly underneath the <link linkend="visualdict-menubar">menu bar</link>. They provide access to many common functions of the running application, like <emphasis>Save</emphasis> or <emphasis>Print</emphasis>.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-toolbar.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> <row id="visualdict-tree-view"> <entry>Tree View</entry> <entry>A Tree View allows you to select from a hierarchical list of options. A section, or category, of the Tree View may be unexpanded, in which case no options will appear beneath it and the arrow to the left of the title will be pointing right, toward the title. It may also be expanded, in which case several options will be listed below it, and the arrow to the left of the title will be pointing down, toward the options. To expand a portion of the tree view, click the arrow to the left of the title of the section you wish to expand, double-click on the title, or select the title using your keyboard's arrow keys and press the &Enter; or <keycap>+</keycap> key. To minimize a portion of the tree view, you may also click the arrow, double-click on the title, or press the &Enter; or <keycap>-</keycap> key.</entry> <entry> <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="visualdict-tree-view.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> </entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> </sect2> </sect1> <sect1 id="menus"> <sect1info> <authorgroup> <author>&TC.Hollingsworth; &TC.Hollingsworth.mail;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> </sect1info> <title>Common Menus</title> <para>Many &kde; applications contain these menus. However, most applications will have more menu entries than those listed here, and others may be missing some of the entries listed here.</para> <screenshot id="screenshot-menus"> <screeninfo>A Menu Bar</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="menus.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> <textobject><phrase>A menubar</phrase></textobject> <caption><para>The menubar in <ulink url="http://kde.org/applications/graphics/gwenview/">&gwenview;</ulink>. </para></caption> </mediaobject> </screenshot> <para>Some applications, like &dolphin;, do not show a menubar by default. You can show it by pressing <keycombo>&Ctrl;<keycap>M</keycap></keycombo>. You can also use this to hide the menubar in applications that support doing so.</para> <sect2 id="menus-file"> <title>The File Menu</title> <para>The <guimenu>File</guimenu> menu allows you to perform operations on the currently open file and access common tasks in applications.</para> <para>Common menu items include:</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Creates a new file. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Opens a new window. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>O</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Opens an already existing file. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Saves the file. If the file already exists it will be overwritten. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save As...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Saves the file with a new filename. <!--FIXME some apps allow to save in a different format by changing the Filter (gwenview) or encoding (kate) --> </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save All</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Saves all open files. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut><keycap>F5</keycap></shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reload</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Reloads the current file. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reload All</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Reloads all open files. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Print...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Prints the file. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>W</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Close</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Closes the current file. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Close All</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Closes all open files. </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> Exits the program. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> <sect2 id="menus-edit"> <title>The Edit Menu</title> <para>The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu allows you to modify the currently open file.</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> Undo the last action you performed in the file. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Redo</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Redo the last action you performed in the file. </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> Removes the currently selected portion of the file, if any, and places a copy of it in the clipboard buffer. </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> Places a copy of the currently selected portion of the file, if any, in the clipboard buffer. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>V</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Copies the first item in the clipboard buffer to the current location in the file, if any. </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> Selects the entire contents of the currently open file. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Find...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Allows you to search for text in the currently open file. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Replace...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Allows you to search for text in the currently open file and replace it with something else. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut><keycap>F3</keycap></shortcut> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Find Next</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Go to the next match of the last Find operation. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Find Previous</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Go to the previous match of the last Find operation. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> <sect2 id="menus-view"> <title>The View Menu</title> <para>The <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu allows you to change the layout of the currently open file and/or the running application.</para> <para>This menu has different options depending on the application you are using.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="menus-tools"> <title>The Tools Menu</title> <para>The <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> menu allows you to perform certain actions on the currently open file.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>O</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Automatic Spell Checking</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Check for spelling errors as you type. For more information, see <xref linkend="spellcheck-auto"/>. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Spelling...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> This initiates the spellchecking program - a program designed to help the user catch and correct any spelling errors. For more information, see <xref linkend="spellcheck-check"/>. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Spelling (from cursor)...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> This initiates the spellchecking program, but only checks the portion of the document from the current location of the cursor to the end. For more information, see <xref linkend="spellcheck-check"/>. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Spellcheck Selection...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> This initiates the spellchecking program, but only checks the currently selected text in the document. For more information, see <xref linkend="spellcheck-check"/>. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Change Dictionary...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> This allows you to change the dictionary used to check spellings. For more information, see <xref linkend="spellcheck-config"/>. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> <sect2 id="menus-settings"> <title>The Settings Menu</title> <para>The <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> allows you to customize the application.</para> <para>This menu typically contains the following items:</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> <guimenuitem>Show Statusbar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem> <para> Toggles the display of the statusbar on and off. Some &kde; applications use statusbar at the bottom of their screen to display useful information. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guisubmenu>Toolbars Shown</guisubmenu> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Allows you to show and hide the various toolbars supported by the application. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Allows you to enable, disable, and modify keyboard shortcuts. For more information, see <xref linkend="shortcuts"/>. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure Toolbars...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Allows you to customize the contents, layout, text, and icons of toolbars. For more information, see <xref linkend="toolbars"/>. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure Notifications...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> <listitem><para>This item displays a standard &kde; notifications configuration dialog, where you can change the notifications (sounds, visible messages, &etc;) used by the application.</para> <para>For more information how to configure notifications please read the documentation for the &systemsettings; module <ulink url="help:/kcontrol/kcmnotify/index.html" >Manage Notifications</ulink>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure <replaceable>Application</replaceable>...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para> Opens the configuration panel for the currently running application. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> <sect2 id="menus-help"> <title>The Help Menu</title> <para>The <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menu gives you access to the application's documentation and other useful resources.</para> <!--taken from kdelibs.git/kdoctools/customization/en/entities/help-menu.docbook and edited slightly to fit into buildingblocks--> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut> <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo> </shortcut> <guimenu>Help</guimenu> <guimenuitem><replaceable>Application</replaceable> Handbook</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem><para><action>Invokes the KDE Help system</action> starting at the running application's handbook.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <shortcut> <keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo> </shortcut> <guimenu>Help</guimenu> <guimenuitem>What's This?</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem><para><action>Changes the mouse cursor to a combination arrow and question mark.</action> Clicking on items within the application; will open a help window (if one exists for the particular item) explaining the item's function.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>Help</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Report Bug...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para><action>Opens the Bug report dialog</action> where you can report a bug or request a <quote>wishlist</quote> feature.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <!--FIXME two different dialogs, either via web (default if aboutData->bugAddress() == "" or == "submit@bugs.kde.org" ) or via email (see krecipes doc rev 1306076) --> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>Help</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Switch Application Language...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para><action>Opens a dialog</action> where you can edit the <guilabel>Primary language</guilabel> and <guilabel>Fallback language</guilabel> for this application.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <!--FIXME: which languages are available here? how is that determined? --> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>Help</guimenu> <guimenuitem>About <replaceable>Application</replaceable></guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para><action>This will display version and author information for the running application.</action></para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>Help</guimenu> <guimenuitem>About KDE</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para><action>This displays the &kde; Development Platform version and other basic information.</action></para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <!--FIXME Tip of the Day missing--> </sect2> <sect2 id="menus-ack"> <title>Thanks and Acknowledgments</title> <para>Special thanks to an anonymous Google Code-In 2011 participant for writing much of this documentation.</para> </sect2> </sect1> <sect1 id="kbd"> <sect1info> <authorgroup> <author>&TC.Hollingsworth; &TC.Hollingsworth.mail;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> </sect1info> <title>Common Keyboard Shortcuts</title> <para>The &plasma-workspaces; provide keyboard shortcuts that allow you to perform many tasks without touching your mouse. If you use your keyboard frequently, using these can save you lots of time.</para> <para>This list contains the most common shortcuts supported by the workspace itself and many applications available within. Every application also provides its own shortcuts, so be sure to check their manuals for a comprehensive listing.</para> <note><para> The <keysym>Meta</keysym> key described below is a generic name for the custom key found on many different keyboards. On keyboards designed for &Microsoft; &Windows;, this key is usually called the <keysym>Windows</keysym> key, and will have a picture of the &Windows; logo. On keyboards designed for &Mac; computers, this key is known as the <keysym>Command</keysym> key and will have a picture of the <trademark class="registered">Apple</trademark> logo and/or the <keycap>⌘</keycap> symbol. On keyboards designed for &UNIX; systems, this key is really known as the <keysym>Meta</keysym> key and is typically labeled with a diamond: <keycap>◆</keycap>. </para></note> <sect2 id="kbd-windows"> <title>Working with Windows</title> <para>These shortcuts allow you to perform all kinds of operations with windows, whether it be opening, closing, moving, or switching between them.</para> <sect3 id="kbd-windows-start-stop"> <title>Starting and Stopping Applications</title> <para>These shortcuts make it easy to start and stop programs.</para> <informaltable> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> <entry>Shortcut</entry> <entry>Description</entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Quit</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Esc</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>System Activity</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;&Esc;</keycombo></entry> <entry>Force Quit</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry><ulink url="help:/plasma-desktop/krunner.html">Run Command Interface</ulink></entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F4</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Close</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> </sect3> <sect3 id="kbd-windows-moving"> <title>Moving Around</title> <para>These shortcuts allow you to navigate between windows, activities, and desktops efficiently.</para> <informaltable> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> <entry>Shortcut</entry> <entry>Description</entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F10</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Present Windows</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F9</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Present Windows on current desktop</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F7</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Present Windows of current application only</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F11</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Desktop Cube</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F12</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Show Dashboard</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Activate Window Demanding Attention</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;	</keycombo></entry> <entry>Walk through windows</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>`</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Walk through windows of the current application</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Open the Window Operations menu</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;&Alt;<keysym>Up</keysym></keycombo></entry> <entry>Switch to Window Above</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;&Alt;<keysym>Down</keysym></keycombo></entry> <entry>Switch to Window Below</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;&Alt;<keysym>Left</keysym></keycombo></entry> <entry>Switch to Window to the Left</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;&Alt;<keysym>Right</keysym></keycombo></entry> <entry>Switch to Window to the Right</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> </sect3> <sect3 id="kbd-activity-pan-zoom"> <title>Panning and Zooming</title> <para>Need to get a closer look? The &plasma-workspaces; allow you to zoom in and out and move your entire desktop around, so you can zoom in even when the application you are using doesn't support it.</para> <informaltable> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> <entry>Shortcut</entry> <entry>Description</entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <!-- <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;<keycap></keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry></entry> </row> --> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;<keycap>=</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Zoom In</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;<keycap>-</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Zoom Out</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;<keycap>0</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Zoom Normal</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;<keysym>Up</keysym></keycombo></entry> <entry>Pan Up</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;<keysym>Down</keysym></keycombo></entry> <entry>Pan Down</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;<keysym>Left</keysym></keycombo></entry> <entry>Pan left</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;<keysym>Right</keysym></keycombo></entry> <entry>Pan Right</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> </sect3> </sect2> <sect2 id="kbd-activities"> <title>Working with Activities and Virtual Desktops</title> <para>These shortcuts allow you to switch between and manage <ulink url="help:/plasma-desktop/zooming-user-interface.html">Activities</ulink> and <ulink url="help:/kcontrol/desktop/">virtual desktops</ulink>.</para> <informaltable> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> <entry>Shortcut</entry> <entry>Description</entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>View all your Activities</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;	</keycombo></entry> <entry>Next Activity</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;&Shift;	</keycombo></entry> <entry>Previous Activity</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="seq"> <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> <keycap>R</keycap> </keycombo></entry> <entry>Remove this Activity</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="seq"> <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> <keycap>S</keycap> </keycombo></entry> <entry>Activities Settings</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Switch to Desktop 1</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Switch to Desktop 2</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Switch to Desktop 3</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F4</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Switch to Desktop 4</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> </sect2> <sect2 id="kbd-desktop"> <title>Working with the Desktop</title> <para>These shortcuts allow you to work with the &plasma-desktop; and panels. </para> <informaltable> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> <entry>Shortcut</entry> <entry>Description</entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row> <entry><keycombo action="seq"> <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> <keycap>A</keycap> </keycombo></entry> <entry>Add Widgets</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="seq"> <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> <keycap>R</keycap> </keycombo></entry> <entry>Remove Widgets</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="seq"> <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> <keycap>L</keycap> </keycombo></entry> <entry>Lock/Unlock Widgets</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="seq"> <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> <keycap>N</keycap> </keycombo></entry> <entry>Next Widget</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="seq"> <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> <keycap>P</keycap> </keycombo></entry> <entry>Previous Widget</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="seq"> <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> <keycap>S</keycap> </keycombo></entry> <entry>Widget Settings</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F12</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Show Dashboard</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="seq"> <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> <keycap>T</keycap> </keycombo></entry> <entry>Run the Associated Application</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;&Shift;<keycap>F12</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Enable/Disable Desktop Effects</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> </sect2> <sect2 id="kbd-help"> <title>Getting Help</title> <para>Need some help? The manual for the current application is only a keypress away, and some programs even have additional help that explains the element in focus.</para> <informaltable> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> <entry>Shortcut</entry> <entry>Description</entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row> <entry><keycap>F1</keycap></entry> <entry>Help</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>What's This?</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> </sect2> <sect2 id="kbd-docs"> <title>Working with Documents</title> <para>Whether it's a text document, spreadsheet, or web site, these shortcuts make performing many kinds of tasks with them easy.</para> <informaltable> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> <entry>Shortcut</entry> <entry>Description</entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row> <entry><keycap>F5</keycap></entry> <entry>Refresh</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Select All</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Undo</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Redo</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>X</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Cut</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Copy</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>V</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Paste</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>New</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Print</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Save</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Find</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>W</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Close Document/Tab</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> </sect2> <sect2 id="kbd-files"> <title>Working with Files</title> <para>Whether your in an Open/Save dialog or the &dolphin; file manager, these shortcuts save you time when performing operations on files. Note that some of the concepts used with files are the same as with documents, so several of the shortcuts are identical to their counterparts listed above.</para> <informaltable> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> <entry>Shortcut</entry> <entry>Description</entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Z</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Undo</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>X</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Cut</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Copy</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>V</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Paste</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Select All</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>L</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Replace Location</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Invert Selection</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Left</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Back</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Right</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Forward</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Up</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Up (to folder that contains this one)</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Home</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Home Folder</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycap>Delete</keycap></entry> <entry>Move to Trash</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>Delete</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Delete Permanently</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> </sect2> <sect2 id="kbd-vol-bright"> <title>Changing Volume and Brightness</title> <para>In addition to the standard keys, many computer keyboards and laptops nowadays have special keys or buttons to change the speaker volume, as well as the brightness of your monitor if applicable. If present, you can use these keys in the &plasma-workspaces; to perform those tasks.</para> <para>If you do not have such keys, see <xref linkend="kbd-modifying"/> for information on how to assign keys for these tasks.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="kbd-leaving"> <title>Leaving Your Computer</title> <para>All done? Use these shortcuts and put your computer away!</para> <informaltable> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> <row> <entry>Shortcut</entry> <entry>Description</entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>Insert</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Switch User</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>L</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Lock Session</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>Delete</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Logout</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;&Shift;<keycap>Delete</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Logout without confirmation</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;&Shift;<keycap>Page Down</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Shut Down without confirmation</entry> </row> <row> <entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;&Shift;<keycap>Page Up</keycap></keycombo></entry> <entry>Reboot without confirmation</entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </informaltable> </sect2> <sect2 id="kbd-modifying"> <title>Modifying Shortcuts</title> <para>The shortcuts described in <link linkend="kbd-windows">Working With Windows</link>, <link linkend="kbd-leaving">Leaving Your Computer</link>, and <link linkend="kbd-vol-bright">Changing Volume and Brightness</link> are called <emphasis>global shortcuts</emphasis>, since they work regardless of which window you have open on your screen. These can be modified in the <ulink url="help:/kcontrol/keys/">Global Shortcuts panel of &systemsettings;</ulink>, where they are separated by &kde; component.</para> <para>The shortcuts described in <link linkend="kbd-activities">Working with Activities and Virtual Desktops</link> and <link linkend="kbd-desktop">Working with the Desktop</link> can be modified by clicking on the <ulink url="help:/plasma-desktop/using-kapp.html">Desktop Toolbox</ulink> and selecting <guimenuitem>Shortcut Settings</guimenuitem>.</para> <para>The shortcuts described in <link linkend="kbd-docs">Working with Documents</link> and <link linkend="kbd-help">Getting Help</link> are set by individual programs. Most &kde; programs allow you to use the <link linkend="shortcuts">common shortcut editing dialog</link> to modify these. The shortcuts described in <link linkend="kbd-files">Working With Files</link> can be edited in the same manner when used inside a file manager like &dolphin; or &konqueror;, but cannot be modified in the case of Open/Save dialogs, &etc; </para> </sect2> </sect1> </chapter>