<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article id="paths" lang="&language;"> <title>Paths</title> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Michael</firstname> <surname>Anderson</surname> <affiliation> <address><email>nosrednaekim@gmail.com</email></address> </affiliation> </author> <author><firstname>Anne-Marie</firstname> <surname>Mahfouf</surname> <affiliation> <address><email>annma@kde.org</email></address> </affiliation></author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2009-11-17</date> <releaseinfo>&kde; 4.4</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>KControl</keyword> <keyword>desktop</keyword> <keyword>paths</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <para>This is a module to configure essential paths for the &kde; desktop.</para> <para> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Configure some &kde; paths</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="paths.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> <textobject> <phrase>Configure some &kde; paths</phrase> </textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> </para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Desktop path:</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>The Desktop folder contains all the files which you see on your desktop. The default path is usually <filename class="directory">~/Desktop</filename> but you can change here the location of this folder. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Autostart path:</guilabel></term> <listitem><para> The Autostart folder contains applications or links to applications or scripts you want to start whenever &kde; starts. You can change the location of this folder if you want to. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Documents path:</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>This folder will be used by default to load or save documents from or to.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Download path:</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>This folder will be used by default to save your downloaded items.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Movies path:</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>This folder will be used by default to load or save movies from or to.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Pictures path:</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>This folder will be used by default to load or save pictures from or to.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Music path:</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>This folder will be used by default to load or save music from or to.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <para>If you change a path and click <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> a dialog appears where you can choose to move the content to the new folder or use the new folder without moving the files.</para> </article>