<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY kappname "&knotes;"> <!ENTITY package "kdepim"> <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <book lang="&language;"> <bookinfo> <title>The &knotes; Handbook</title> <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Fabian</firstname> <surname>Dal Santo</surname> <affiliation> <address><email>linuxgnu@yahoo.com.au</email></address> </affiliation> </author> <author> <firstname>Greg</firstname> <othername>M.</othername> <surname>Holmes</surname> </author> <othercredit role="reviewer"> <firstname>Lauri</firstname> <surname>Watts</surname> <contrib>Reviewer</contrib> </othercredit> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <copyright> <year>2000</year> <holder>Greg M. Holmes</holder> </copyright> <copyright> <year>2001</year> <holder>Fabian Del Santo</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> <date>2002-02-05</date> <releaseinfo>2.20.00</releaseinfo> <abstract><para>&knotes; is a sticky notes application for the desktop.</para></abstract> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>Knotes</keyword> <keyword>kdeutils</keyword> <keyword>notes</keyword> <keyword>popup</keyword> <keyword>pop-up</keyword> <keyword>knotes</keyword> </keywordset> </bookinfo> <chapter id="introduction"> <title>Introduction</title> <para>&knotes; is a program that lets you write the computer equivalent of sticky notes. The notes are saved automatically when you exit the program, and they display when you open the program. </para> <para>You may print and mail your notes if you configure &knotes; to use helper applications. </para> <para>Display features of notes such as color and font may be customized for each note. You may also customize the defaults. </para> </chapter> <chapter id="configuration"> <title>Configuration</title> <sect1 id="configuring-display"> <title>Configuring the Display in &knotes;</title> <para>To configure the display:</para> <procedure> <step><para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the panel icon.</para></step> <step><para>Select <guimenuitem>Preferences...</guimenuitem></para> <para>The &knotes; <guilabel>&knotes; Defaults</guilabel> dialog will open.</para> </step> <step><para>Choose the <guiicon>Display</guiicon> icon from the three icons at the left.</para></step> </procedure> <para>The following choices are available:</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Text Color</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>The color square shows the current text color. By clicking this color square you open the standard &kde; color selection dialog.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Background Color</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>The color square shows the current background color. By clicking this color square you open the standard &kde; color selection dialog.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Default Width</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>The width of the note in pixels. Edit this number as desired.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Default Height</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>The height of the note in pixels. Edit this number as desired.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="configuring-editor"> <title>Configuring the Editor in &knotes;</title> <para>To customize the editor:</para> <procedure> <step><para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the panel icon.</para></step> <step><para>Select <guimenuitem>Preferences...</guimenuitem></para> <para>The &knotes; <guilabel>&knotes; Defaults</guilabel> dialog will open.</para></step> <step><para>Choose the <guiicon>Editor</guiicon> icon from the three icons at the left.</para></step> </procedure> <para>The following choices are available:</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Tab Size</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>This is the size of the tab in spaces. Edit this number as desired.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Auto Indent</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>This is a check box. If selected, auto-indenting is on.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Edit Rich Text</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>Not yet implemented</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Title Font: Click to Change</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>You can change the font used for the title of your notes.</para> <para>Click this button to open the standard &kde; font selection dialog.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Text Font: Click to Change</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>You can change the font used for the text of your notes.</para> <para>Click this button to open the standard &kde; font selection dialog.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="configuring-actions"> <title>Configuring Actions in &knotes;</title> <para>To configure actions in &knotes;:</para> <procedure><step><para>Right-click on the &knotes; panel icon.</para></step><step> <para>Select <guimenuitem>Preferences...</guimenuitem></para> <para>The &knotes; <guilabel>Defaults - KNotes</guilabel> dialog will open.</para></step> <step><para>Choose the <guiicon>Actions</guiicon> icon from the three icons at the left.</para></step> </procedure> <para>The following choices are available:</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Mail Action</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>Type a mail command and any required command line switches in this box.</para> <para>By using <token>%f</token> in the command line you can pass the filename of the note body to the mail command.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Print</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>Type a printing command and any required command line switches in this box.</para> <para>Use the following variables in the command line:</para> <para><token>%p</token> is the printer name.</para> <para><token>%t</token> is the title.</para> <para><token>%f</token> is the filename of the note body.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> --> </variablelist> </sect1> </chapter> <chapter id="using-knotes"> <title>Using &knotes;</title> <sect1 id="create-new-note"> <title>Creating a New Note</title> <para>To create a new note:</para> <procedure> <step><para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the &knotes; panel icon.</para></step> <step><para>Select <guimenuitem>New Note</guimenuitem>.</para></step> </procedure> </sect1> <sect1 id="typing-the-note"> <title>Writing Your Note</title> <para>To write your note, simply type the note in the space provided. Normal keyboard and mouse editing functions are supported.</para> <para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> clicking in the editing space provides the following menu options:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Undo</guimenuitem></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Redo</guimenuitem></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Clear</guimenuitem></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guimenuitem>Select All</guimenuitem></para></listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>Text may be selected by holding down the <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> mouse button and moving the mouse, or by holding down the &Shift; key and using the <keycap>arrow</keycap> keys.</para> </sect1> <sect1 id="inserting-the-date"> <title>Inserting the Date</title> <para>To insert the current date in the Note:</para> <procedure> <step><para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the title bar of the note.</para></step> <step><para>Select <guimenuitem>Insert Date</guimenuitem>.</para></step> </procedure> <para>The current date and time will be inserted at the cursor position in the text of the note.</para> </sect1> <sect1 id="renaming-a-note"> <title>Renaming a Note</title> <para>To rename a note:</para> <procedure> <step><para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the note title bar.</para></step> <step><para>Select <guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>.</para></step> </procedure> <para>Type the new name of the note in the dialog that appears. To accept the new name, press the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button. To exit the dialog without renaming the note, press the <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button. To clear what you have typed and start over, click the <guibutton>Clear</guibutton> button.</para> </sect1> <sect1 id="mailing-a-note"> <title>Mailing a Note</title> <para>To mail a note:</para> <procedure> <step><para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the note title bar.</para></step> <step><para>Select <guimenuitem>Mail</guimenuitem>.</para></step> </procedure> <para>What happens next depends on how you configured the Mail action in the <guilabel>Preferences...</guilabel> dialog.</para> </sect1> <sect1 id="printing-a-note"> <title>Printing a Note</title> <para>To print a note:</para> <procedure> <step><para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the note title bar.</para></step> <step><para>Select <guimenuitem>Print</guimenuitem>.</para></step> </procedure> <!-- <para>What happens next depends on how you configured the Print action in the <guilabel>Preferences...</guilabel> dialog.</para> --> <para>A standard &kde; print dialog will open.</para> </sect1> <sect1 id="deleting-a-note"> <title>Deleting a Note</title> <para>To delete a note:</para> <procedure> <step><para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the note title bar.</para></step> <step><para>Select <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>.</para></step> </procedure> </sect1> <sect1 id="hiding-a-note"> <title>Hiding a Note</title> <para>To hide a note, click the <guiicon>X</guiicon> in the upper right corner of the title bar of the note. The note will no longer be displayed on the screen. The note itself will not be deleted.</para> </sect1> <sect1 id="displaying-notes"> <title>Displaying Notes</title> <para>When you start &knotes;, all notes will display on the screen. If you hide a note and later want to display it:</para> <procedure> <step><para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the &knotes; panel icon.</para></step> <step><para>Select <guimenuitem>Notes</guimenuitem>.</para></step> <step><para>Choose the note you want to display.</para></step> </procedure> </sect1> <sect1 id="desktop-functions"> <title>Desktop Functions</title> <para>To send a note to a specific desktop:</para> <procedure> <step><para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the title bar of the note.</para></step> <step><para>Select <guimenuitem>To Desktop</guimenuitem></para></step> <step><para>Choose the desktop desired, or alternatively, <guimenuitem>All desktops</guimenuitem></para></step> </procedure> <para>To make the note remain on top of other windows:</para> <procedure> <step><para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the title bar of the note.</para></step> <step><para>Select <guimenuitem>Always On Top</guimenuitem>.</para></step> </procedure> <para>To return the note to more normal window behavior, simply repeat this process.</para> </sect1> <sect1 id="customizing-display"> <title>Customizing a Note Display</title> <para>You can customize each note independently of the global settings. The settings you can customize are identical to those described in the <link linkend="configuration">Configuration</link> section, but they will apply only to the note you are changing. Any other open notes, and any new notes you create, will use the default settings.</para> <para>To customize a note display:</para> <procedure> <step><para><guimenuitem>Right</guimenuitem> click on the note title bar.</para></step> <step><para>Select <guimenuitem>Note Preferences...</guimenuitem>.</para> <para>The <guilabel>Local Settings</guilabel> dialog will open.</para></step> <step><para>Choose the <guiicon>Display</guiicon> icon from the three icons at the left.</para></step> </procedure> </sect1> <sect1 id="quit-knotes"> <title>Quitting &knotes;</title> <para>To quit &knotes;:</para> <procedure> <step><para><mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on the panel icon.</para></step> <step><para>Select <guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem>.</para></step> </procedure> </sect1> </chapter> <chapter id="credits"> <title>Credits and License</title> <para>&knotes;</para> <para>Program copyright 1997 Bernd Wuebben <email>wuebben@kde.org</email></para> <para>Contributors:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para>Wynn Wilkes<email>wynnw@calderasystems.com</email></para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>Documentation copyright 2000 Greg M. Holmes <email>holmegm@earthlink.net</email></para> <para>Documentation updated 2001 by Fabian Del Santo <email>linuxgnu@yahoo.com.au</email>.</para> <!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> &underFDL; &underGPL; </chapter> <appendix id="installation"> <title>Installation</title> <sect1 id="getting-knotes"> <title>How to obtain &knotes;</title> &install.intro.documentation; </sect1> <sect1 id="requirements"> <title>Requirements</title> <para>In order to print or mail notes, you need to have helper applications installed, such as <command>a2ps</command> and &kmail;. You will need to configure &knotes; to use these helper applications. </para> </sect1> <sect1 id="compilation"> <title>Compilation and Installation</title> &install.compile.documentation; </sect1> </appendix> &documentation.index; </book> <!-- Local Variables: mode: sgml sgml-minimize-attributes:nil sgml-general-insert-case:lower sgml-indent-step:0 sgml-indent-data:nil End: // vim:ts=2:sw=2:tw=78:noet -->
