<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd"> --> <chapter id="applications"> <title >&kde; applications</title> <qandaset> <qandaentry> <question> <para >&kppp;</para> </question> <answer> <para >Many &kde; users report problems using &kppp;. But before you complain about &kppp;, make sure you have already checked the following:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem ><para >Can you dialup to your <acronym >ISP</acronym > without using &kppp;? If you cannot, then perhaps &kppp; is not the culprit after all.</para ></listitem> <listitem ><para >Have you gone through the &kppp; documentation at least three times and followed its instructions and trouble-shooting suggestions?</para ></listitem> </itemizedlist> <para >The &kppp; documentation can be accessed through the <application >&kde; Help Centre</application >. Last, but not least, the &kppp; homepage is at <ulink url="http://ktown.kde.org/~kppp/" >http://ktown.kde.org/~kppp/</ulink >.</para> <para >Now, if you still encounter problems, here's what might help you solve them:</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry ><term >How do I change the &MTU; setting in &kppp;?</term> <listitem ><para >Open up the &kppp; dialogue box and select <guibutton >Setup</guibutton >. Choose an existing account and click <guibutton >Edit</guibutton >, or <guibutton >New</guibutton > to create a new dialup account. Select the <guilabel >Dial</guilabel > tab and click <guibutton >Arguments</guibutton >. Type what you want to change in the Argument textbox (⪚ <userinput >mtu 296</userinput >) and click <guibutton >Add</guibutton >. When you are satisfied, click <guibutton >Close</guibutton >.</para> <para >To check whether the options <quote >took</quote >, do one of the following:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para >In a terminal window, run <userinput ><command >/sbin/ifconfig</command > ppp0</userinput > and look at the reported &MTU; in the output. It should match your request.</para> </listitem> <listitem ><para >Add <option >debug</option > and <option >kdebug</option > (each on a separate line) to your <filename >/etc/ppp/options</filename > file and restart your &PPP; session. You will find debugging messages in <filename >/var/log/messages</filename >, including &MRU; and &MTU; settings.</para ></listitem> </itemizedlist> <para >If you want, the &MRU; and &MTU; settings can be added to the <filename >options</filename > file, one complete setting per line, no quotes or dashes.</para ></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term >&kppp; connects at a slower speed than normal.</term> <listitem ><para >The following might do the trick:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem ><para >Try executing <command >setserial spd_hi</command >.</para ></listitem> <listitem ><para >The default &MTU; value is 1500, which maybe too large for a dialup connection. Try changing it to a smaller value like <userinput >296</userinput > or <userinput >576</userinput >.</para ></listitem> <listitem ><para >Check in your <filename class="directory" >$<envar >HOME</envar >/.kde/share/config</filename > for the <filename >kppprc</filename >. Ensure the correct modem speed is actually defined there.</para ></listitem> </itemizedlist ></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >&konsole;</para> </question> <answer> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term >How do I page-up or page-down?</term> <listitem ><para >Use <keycombo action="simul" > <keycap >Shift</keycap ><keycap >Page Up</keycap ></keycombo > and <keycombo action="simul" ><keycap >Shift</keycap ><keycap >Pg Dn</keycap ></keycombo >. </para ></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term >How do I perform a simple <quote >copy</quote > from &konsole; to anything else?</term> <listitem ><para >When I do a <command >ls</command >, first I select with the mouse the desired text, press <keycombo action="simul" >&Ctrl;<keycap >C</keycap ></keycombo >, then I make the target application active, point the mouse to the relevant part and press <keycombo action="simul" >&Ctrl;<keycap >V</keycap ></keycombo >. Alternatively, highlight the text by dragging with the &LMB; down and paste by clicking with the &MMB; (or both buttons if you are using a 2 button mouse with 3 button emulation). </para ></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term >Why can't &konsole; find the <quote >9x15</quote > and the 2 <quote >console</quote > bitmap fonts installed with &kde;?</term> <listitem> <para ><application >FontConfig</application > must find the three fonts installed in: <filename class="directory" >$<envar >KDEDIR</envar >/share/fonts</filename >. If the &kde; install does not install these fonts in a directory that already exists (⪚ <filename class="directory" >/usr/share/fonts</filename >) then you must add this directory to the configuration file <filename class="directory" >/etc/fonts/local.conf</filename >. This should be the first line after <quote ><fontconfig></quote >. For example: <programlisting> <fontconfig> <dir>/usr/kde3/share/fonts</dir> </fontconfig> </programlisting > After adding the directory, run (as root): <userinput ><command >fc-cache</command > -v</userinput > and check that it found the directory.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >&kmail;</para> </question> <answer> <para >&kmail; has its own home page at <ulink url="http://kmail.kde.org" >http://kmail.kde.org</ulink > where an <acronym >FAQ</acronym > is available.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> </qandaset> </chapter>