<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" > --> <chapter id="filemanager"> <title >The File Manager and Web Browser</title> <para >The file manager and web browser of &kde; is &konqueror;. The &konqueror; home page is located at <ulink url="http://www.konqueror.org" >http://www.konqueror.org</ulink > where a &konqueror; specific <acronym >FAQ</acronym > can be found.</para> <qandaset> <qandaentry> <question> <para >How do I use &konqueror; as a web browser with proxy?</para> </question> <answer> <para >&konqueror; can be used with &HTTP; and &FTP; proxies. To set up the proxy server in &konqueror;, just select <menuchoice ><guimenu >Settings</guimenu ><guisubmenu >Configure &konqueror;...</guisubmenu ></menuchoice > from the &konqueror; menu and go to the <guilabel >Proxies</guilabel > tab.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >How can I change the appearance of a directory in &konqueror;?</para> </question> <answer> <para >When displaying a directory,&konqueror; looks for a hidden file called <filename >.directory</filename > inside the directory. You can create such a file yourself to modify the way in which the directory is displayed. The file is simply a <filename >.desktop</filename > file. For example:</para> <screen> [Desktop Entry] Type=Directory Icon=trashcan_full EmptyIcon=trashcan_empty Name=Trash Name[af]=GEMORS ... Name[no_NY]=Papirkorg ... Comment=Contains removed files </screen> <para >This is the file used to describe the <filename class="directory" >Trash</filename > directory. It changes the icon used to display the directory and sets the (displayed) name of the directory according to the national language</para > <para >For the directories that build up the <guimenu >K</guimenu > menu, you can also use &kmenuedit; to change the appearance.</para > </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >How can I do non-anonymous &FTP; transfers with &konqueror;?</para> </question> <answer> <para >Normally, if you enter a &URL; like <userinput >ftp://<replaceable >ftp.somehost.com</replaceable ></userinput >, &konqueror; will attempt an anonymous login to the &FTP; server. If you want to login as a particular user, enter a &URL; like <userinput >ftp://<replaceable >username@ftp.somehost.com</replaceable ></userinput > instead. &konqueror; will ask for your password and connect to the server.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry > <question > <para >What are <option >%i</option > and <option >%m</option > in the Execute line?</para > </question > <answer> <para >They are used by all &kde; applications (since they are implemented in <classname >KApplication</classname > and all good &kde; programs create a <classname >KApplication</classname > object before they even look at the command line arguments).</para > <para >A standard line for a &kde; application looks like this: <userinput ><command >foo</command > <option >... %i %m -caption \"%c\"</option ></userinput >. Pretty confusing, but it has been designed in that way so that it can integrate legacy, non-&kde; applications as smoothly as possible. &konqueror;, when executing the line above, will extend the command to <userinput ><command ><replaceable >foo</replaceable ></command > <option >-icon something.png -miniicon something_mini.png -caption \"The Foo\"</option ></userinput >. Both the icon and the mini-icon as well as "The Foo" are properties defined in the <filename >.desktop</filename > file. If the icons are not defined, they simply default to the executable name <replaceable >foo</replaceable >.</para> <para >This way a user can change these things in &kmenuedit; for his or her applications. <option >-caption</option > is important, because no user will accept that the menu item <guimenuitem >Editor</guimenuitem > starts something called <guilabel >kedit-0.9pl4-build47</guilabel >. Instead, he expects a window called <guilabel >Editor</guilabel >. Furthermore these names are localised, <abbrev >i.e.</abbrev > an American user launches <guimenuitem >CD-Player</guimenuitem > and gets a window called <guilabel >CD-Player</guilabel > while a German user launches <guimenuitem >CD Spieler</guimenuitem > and gets a window called <guilabel >CD-Spieler</guilabel >.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >How do I specify the startup directory for &konqueror;?</para> </question> <answer> <para >&RMB; click on the &konqueror; icon and choose <guimenuitem >Preferences</guimenuitem >. Under the <guilabel >Execute</guilabel > tab you would probably find something like <command >kfmclient openProfile filemanagement</command >; just append <filename class="directory" >file:/whereever/you/want</filename > with the directory you would like &konqueror; to start in.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question id="nsbookmark"> <para >How do I import &Netscape; bookmarks?</para> </question> <answer> <para >There is no need to import anything at all. &Netscape; bookmarks are automatically available under the <guimenu >Bookmarks</guimenu > menu in &konqueror; with no configuration on your part necessary. The <application >Bookmark Editor</application > is able to convert &Netscape; bookmarks to the format used by &konqueror;, if you want this.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >How do I fool a site into believing &konqueror; is &Netscape; or some other browser?</para> </question> <answer> <para >Fire up the <application >&kde; Control Centre</application > and select <menuchoice ><guimenu >Web Browsing</guimenu ><guimenuitem >User Agent</guimenuitem ></menuchoice >. Add the desired user agent accordingly.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >How do I configure &konqueror; to run &Java; applets?</para> </question> <answer> <para >Choose <menuchoice ><guimenu >Settings</guimenu ><guisubmenu >Configure &konqueror;</guisubmenu ><guimenuitem >&konqueror; Browser</guimenuitem ></menuchoice > from &konqueror;'s menubar. Note that you have to be viewing a web page for the <guimenu >Settings</guimenu > menu not to be greyed out. If it doesn't work, please check the <ulink url="http://www.konqueror.org/konq-java.html" >Konqueror + Java HOWTO</ulink >.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >What is this new <guilabel >Smart</guilabel > policy for JavaScript web popups?</para> </question> <answer> <para >This new policy attempts to block intrusive JavaScript popup windows. If the user does not click on a button or submit a form to trigger the popup, then the popup is not permitted. Some sites will open a second new window from within the first and in that case, the second window will not show. </para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >Why doesn't my banking site work with &konqueror;? It pops up a new window with the login screen in other browsers, but not in &konqueror;.</para> </question> <answer> <para > Make sure you have Javascript enabled, and the default JavaScript web popups policy set to <guilabel >Ask</guilabel > or <guilabel >Allow</guilabel >. The <guilabel >Smart</guilabel > policy is not always sufficient for some banks. Many banks also require &Java; support. You can find more help on enabling this at <ulink url="http://www.konqueror.org/" >http://www.konqueror.org/</ulink >. </para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >Why can't &konqueror; render &GIF; images?</para> </question> <answer> <para >It is because you did not enable &GIF; support in &Qt;. Please see <xref linkend="gif"/> for more details.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >How do I rename files?</para> </question> <answer> <para >Simply <mousebutton >right</mousebutton > click on the file and select <guimenuitem >Rename</guimenuitem > or click once on an already selected file.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> </qandaset> </chapter>