<?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 lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2002-02-12</date> <releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>KControl</keyword> <keyword>system notification</keyword> <keyword>notification</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="sys-notify"> <title>System Notification Settings</title> <para>&kde;, like all applications, needs to inform the user when a problem occurs, a task is completed, or something has happened. &kde; uses a set of <quote>System Notifications</quote> to keep the user informed on what is happening.</para> <para>Using this module, you can determine what &kde; does to communicate each event.</para> <para>The panel consists of a large list of specific events which need to be communicated to the user. This list is organized into a tree, so that you can rapidly find the notification you are looking for.</para> <para>To configure a notification, simply click on a group, which will open up a subgroup. You can click on subgroups, which may lead to more subgroups, or it may lead to a list of notifications.</para> <para>Once you have found the notification you are looking for, double-click on the notification.</para> <para>You will be presented with 4 options:</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Log to file</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>This will tell &kde; to add the notification to the end of a file. Once you place a mark in front of this option, you can enter a filename at the bottom of the module. If you click on the <guiicon>folder</guiicon> to the right of the blank, you can browse through your filesystem and select the file you want.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Play sound</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>When this notification is activated, &kde; will play a sound. Once you place a mark in front of this option, you can enter a filename at the bottom of the module. </para> <para>If you click on the <guiicon>folder</guiicon> to the right of the blank, you can browse through your filesystem and select the file you want.</para> <para>By clicking the arrow button to the right of the <guiicon>folder</guiicon> button, you can hear the sound.</para> <para>Maybe you want to use a special media player to play sound files, ⪚ because you use sound files in a special format or you don't use the &arts; sound daemon. In that case, check the <guilabel>Use external player</guilabel> option and enter the full path and name of the program you want to use into the text field.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Show messagebox</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>When this notification is activated, a message box appears in the middle of the screen to inform the user of the message.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Standard error output</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>When this notification is activated, the message is sent to the standard output.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <tip><para>You are not limited to choosing one option, you can use any combination of these four options for each notification.</para></tip> <para>You can turn off (or on) all sounds at once, for all installed applications, with the <guibutton>Enable All Sounds</guibutton> or <guibutton>Disable All Sounds</guibutton> Button. Which of these you see depends on the current status.</para> </sect1> </article>