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docs/desktop/C/desktop.xml (+128/-116)
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1=== modified file 'docs/desktop/C/desktop.xml'
2--- docs/desktop/C/desktop.xml 2011-10-17 00:57:20 +0000
3+++ docs/desktop/C/desktop.xml 2012-03-25 02:50:23 +0000
4@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
5 &legalnotice;
6 <abstract>
7 <para>
8-This document is for configuring the &kubuntu; desktop, layout and themes.
9+This document is for configuring the &kubuntu; desktop, layout, and themes.
10 </para>
11 </abstract>
12 </articleinfo>
13@@ -23,20 +23,20 @@
14 <title>Introduction to Desktop Customization</title>
15
16 <para>
17-One great thing about KDE is the ability to customize just about every aspect
18+One great thing about &kde; is the ability to customize just about every aspect
19 of the desktop environment. Wallpapers, themes, widgets, color schemes, splash
20-screens and more, the options for customization are endless.
21-</para>
22-
23-<para>
24-<ulink url="http://www.kde-look.org">KDE-Look.org</ulink> is the number one
25-location to find customized settings for the KDE desktop. Some of the
26-applications within KDE even allow direct connections to KDE-Look to download a
27-new configuration or image.
28-</para>
29-
30-<para>
31-For further information concerning Desktop Customization, please review the
32+screens, and more &mdash; the options for customization are endless.
33+</para>
34+
35+<para>
36+<ulink url="http://www.kde-look.org">&kde;-Look.org</ulink> is the number one
37+location to find customized settings for the &kde; desktop. Some of the
38+applications within &kde; even allow direct connections to &kde;-Look to
39+download a new configuration or image.
40+</para>
41+
42+<para>
43+For further information concerning desktop customization, please review the
44 <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/system-settings">System Settings
45 Documentation</ulink>.
46 </para>
47@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@
48 </para>
49
50 <sect2 id="kde-startup" status="complete">
51-<title>Run programs automatically when KDE starts</title>
52+<title>Run programs automatically when &kde; starts</title>
53
54 <procedure>
55 <step>
56 <para>
57-The easiest way to run programs automatically when KDE starts is to use the
58-<emphasis>Startup and Shutdown</emphasis> feature of KDE. KDE can be set up to be
59-exactly right with every login.
60+The easiest way to run programs automatically when &kde; starts is to use the
61+<emphasis>Startup and Shutdown</emphasis> feature of &kde;. &kde; can be set
62+up to be exactly right with every login.
63 </para>
64 </step>
65
66@@ -73,21 +73,22 @@
67
68 <step>
69 <para>
70-Another method to start programs automatically with login is to copy the desktop
71-entry of the application from <filename>/usr/share/applications</filename> to
72-the <filename>~/.kde/Autostart</filename> directory.
73+Another method to start programs automatically with login is to copy the
74+desktop entry of the application from
75+<filename>/usr/share/applications</filename> to the
76+<filename>~/.kde/Autostart</filename> directory.
77 </para>
78 </step>
79 </procedure>
80 </sect2>
81
82 <sect2 id="login-kde-automatic" status="complete">
83-<title>Login automatically to KDE when the computer starts</title>
84+<title>Login automatically to &kde; when the computer starts</title>
85
86 <para>
87-It is possible to login a user automatically when the computer boots. This is
88-not recommended for most computers, as it is not secure and may allow other
89-users access to private information.
90+It is possible to log a user in automatically when the computer boots. This is
91+not recommended for most computers, however, as it is not secure and may allow
92+other users access to private information.
93 </para>
94
95 <procedure>
96@@ -99,15 +100,15 @@
97
98 <step>
99 <para>
100-Under the <guilabel>System Administation</guilabel> section, select the <guilabel>Login
101-Screen</guilabel>.
102+Under the <guilabel>System Administation</guilabel> section, select the
103+<guilabel>Login Screen</guilabel>.
104 </para>
105 </step>
106
107 <step>
108 <para>
109-Select the <guibutton>Convenience</guibutton> tab. Check the <guilabel>Enable
110-Autologin</guilabel> and select the user to autologin from the drop-down menu
111+Select the <guibutton>Convenience</guibutton> tab. Check <guilabel>Enable
112+Autologin</guilabel>, select the user to autologin from the drop-down menu,
113 and select an appropriate time delay.
114 </para>
115 </step>
116@@ -118,8 +119,8 @@
117 <title>Start a Program Manually</title>
118
119 <para>
120-Sometimes it can be useful to start a program manually, such as when the program
121-does not have an entry in the menu. This is easy to do with the
122+Sometimes it can be useful to start a program manually, such as when the
123+program does not have an entry in the menu. This is easy to do with the
124 <application>KRunner</application> application.
125 </para>
126
127@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@
128
129 <step>
130 <para>
131-Enter the name of the program to run, and press the
132+Enter the name of the program to run and press the
133 <keycap>Enter</keycap> key.
134 </para>
135 </step>
136@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@
137 </sect2>
138
139 <sect2 id="numlock-on-startup" status="complete">
140-<title>Automatically turn on NumLock when KDE starts</title>
141+<title>Automatically turn on <keycap>NumLock</keycap> when &kde; starts</title>
142
143 <procedure>
144 <step>
145@@ -154,17 +155,19 @@
146
147 <step>
148 <para>
149-Under the <guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel> section, click on the <guilabel>Hardware</guilabel> tab, locate the subsection titled
150-<guilabel>NumLock on KDE Startup</guilabel>, enable the <guibutton>Turn
151-On</guibutton> checkbox. Click on <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to save the
152+Under the <guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel> section,
153+<mousebutton>click</mousebutton> on the <guilabel>Hardware</guilabel> tab,
154+locate the subsection titled <guilabel>NumLock on &kde;
155+Startup</guilabel>, enable the <guibutton>Turn On</guibutton> checkbox.
156+<mousebutton>Click</mousebutton> on <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to save the
157 settings.
158 </para>
159 </step>
160 </procedure>
161
162 <para>
163-The change will take effect with the next log-in to KDE. To test it right away,
164-turn off NumLock and restart KDE.
165+The change will take effect with the next log-in to &kde;. To test it right
166+away, turn off <keycap>NumLock</keycap> and restart &kde;.
167 </para>
168 </sect2>
169
170@@ -173,51 +176,53 @@
171 <title>Edit Kickoff Application Launcher</title>
172
173 <para>
174-Kubuntu comes with the <application>KDE Menu Editor</application>, so menus
175+&kubuntu; comes with the <application>KDE Menu Editor</application>, so menus
176 can be customized and entries added for applications that don't automatically
177 appear after they are installed. To add, remove, or modify an entry, use the
178-following procedure.
179+following procedure:
180 </para>
181
182 <procedure>
183 <step>
184 <para>
185-Open <application>KDE Menu Editor</application> by
186-<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> clicking on <application>Kickoff Application
187-Launcher</application> icon (the KDE Menu) and choosing <guimenuitem>Edit Applications...</guimenuitem>. If the <application>Kicker</application> is locked,
188-<application>KDE Menu Editor</application> can be opened by pressing
189-<keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> and typing
190-<userinput>kmenuedit</userinput> followed by pressing the <keycap>Enter</keycap>
191-key.
192+Open <application>&kde; Menu Editor</application> by
193+<mousebutton>right</mousebutton>-clicking on <application>Kickoff Application
194+Launcher</application> icon (the &kde; Menu) and choosing <guimenuitem>Edit
195+Applications...</guimenuitem>. If the <application>Kicker</application> is
196+locked, <application>&kde; Menu Editor</application> can be opened by pressing
197+<keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> and typing
198+<userinput>kmenuedit</userinput> followed by pressing the
199+<keycap>Enter</keycap> key.
200 </para>
201 </step>
202
203 <step>
204 <para>
205-In <application>KDE Menu Editor</application>'s left-hand pane, choose the
206+In <application>&kde; Menu Editor</application>'s left-hand pane, choose the
207 submenu the new entry should appear in.
208 </para>
209 </step>
210
211 <step>
212 <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>New
213-Item</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or press the <guibutton>New Item</guibutton>
214-button. In the <guilabel>New Item</guilabel> window, choose a
215-<guilabel>Name</guilabel>. Then add the <guilabel>Description</guilabel>,
216-<guilabel>Comment</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Command</guilabel>. Select the icon
217-by clicking on <guilabel>Icon</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Command</guilabel> will
218-usually be the package name, <guilabel>Name</guilabel> is what will appear on
219-the menu, and the <guilabel>Comment</guilabel> will appear in the tooltip that
220-appears near the menu entry. <guilabel>Icons</guilabel> are chosen from
221-<filename>/usr/share/icons/icon_theme</filename> directory by default, or can be
222-chosen from any directory.
223+Item</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or <mousebutton>left</mousebutton>-click the
224+<guibutton>New Item</guibutton> button. In the <guilabel>New Item</guilabel>
225+window, choose a <guilabel>Name</guilabel>. Then add the
226+<guilabel>Description</guilabel>, <guilabel>Comment</guilabel>, and
227+<guilabel>Command</guilabel>. Select the icon by clicking on
228+<guilabel>Icon</guilabel>. The <guilabel>Command</guilabel> will usually be the
229+package name, <guilabel>Name</guilabel> is what will appear on the menu, and
230+the <guilabel>Comment</guilabel> will appear in the tooltip that appears near
231+the menu entry. <guilabel>Icons</guilabel> are chosen from
232+<filename>/usr/share/icons/icon_theme</filename> directory by default, or can
233+be chosen from any directory.
234 </para>
235 </step>
236 </procedure>
237
238 <para>
239 To change the order of menu entries, click and drag the entry in the
240-<application>KDE Menu Editor</application> window.
241+<application>&kde; Menu Editor</application> window.
242 </para>
243 </sect2>
244
245@@ -254,8 +259,9 @@
246
247 <step>
248 <para>
249-For <emphasis role="bold">Microsoft TrueType core fonts</emphasis>, install the
250-<ulink url="apt:ttf-mscorefonts-installer">ttf-mscorefonts-installer</ulink>
251+For <emphasis role="bold"><trademark class="registered">Microsoft
252+TrueType</trademark> core fonts</emphasis>, install the <ulink
253+url="apt:ttf-mscorefonts-installer">ttf-mscorefonts-installer</ulink>.
254 package.
255 </para>
256 </step>
257@@ -273,8 +279,8 @@
258 <para>
259 Individual fonts can be installed easily by opening
260 <application>Konqueror</application> and typing <userinput>fonts:/</userinput>
261-into the location bar. The font can then be installed, either system-wide or for
262- personal use, by dragging and dropping into the respective folders.
263+into the location bar. The font can then be installed, either system-wide or
264+for personal use, by dragging and dropping into the respective folders.
265 </para>
266 </sect2>
267
268@@ -289,38 +295,41 @@
269 <step>
270 <para>
271 &kubuntu; allows themes to be changed simply. Go to the
272-<application>Kickoff Application Launcher</application> (K Menu)
273-</para>
274-</step>
275-
276-<step>
277-<para>
278-Click on Computer
279-</para>
280-</step>
281-
282-<step>
283-<para>
284-Open <application>System Settings</application>, thru &menusyset;. .
285-</para>
286-</step>
287-
288-<step>
289-<para>
290-In the <guilabel>Worksapce Appearance and Behavior</guilabel> section, click on <guibutton>Workspace Appearance</guibutton>
291+<application>Kickoff Application Launcher</application> (K Menu).
292+</para>
293+</step>
294+
295+<step>
296+<para>
297+<mousebutton>Left</mousebutton>-click on <guilabel>Computer</guilabel>.
298+</para>
299+</step>
300+
301+<step>
302+<para>
303+Open <application>System Settings</application>, thru &menusyset;.
304+</para>
305+</step>
306+
307+<step>
308+<para>
309+In the <guilabel>Worksapce Appearance and Behavior</guilabel> section,
310+<mousebutton>left</mousebutton>-click on <guibutton>Workspace
311+Appearance</guibutton>.
312 </para>
313 </step>
314
315 </procedure>
316
317 <para>
318-From here, it's possible to choose from the list of installed themes.
319+From here, it's possible to choose from the list of installed themes.
320 </para>
321
322 <procedure>
323 <step>
324 <para>
325-To install a new theme, click on the button at the bottom right.
326+To install a new theme, <mousebutton>left</mousebutton>-click on the
327+<guibutton>Get New Decorations...</guibutton> button on the bottom right.
328 </para>
329 </step>
330
331@@ -345,23 +354,25 @@
332 <title>Adding New Plasmoids to the Desktop</title>
333
334 <para>
335-Adding Plasmoids (also called Widgets) is done from the desktop itself.
336+Adding Plasmoids (also called Widgets) is done from the desktop.
337 </para>
338
339 <procedure>
340 <step>
341 <para>
342-Find the small cashew-shaped button and click on it to bring up a menu.
343-</para>
344-</step>
345-<step>
346-<para>
347-Select the Add Widets... button to bring up a list of widgets.
348-</para>
349-</step>
350-<step>
351-<para>
352-From here select the desired widget.
353+Find the <guibutton>New Activity</guibutton> button in the upper right corner
354+of your desktop and <mousebutton>left</mousebutton>-click it to bring up a
355+menu.
356+</para>
357+</step>
358+<step>
359+<para>
360+Select <guilabel>Add Widgets...</guilabel> to bring up a list of Widgets.
361+</para>
362+</step>
363+<step>
364+<para>
365+From here, select the desired Widget.
366 </para>
367 </step>
368 </procedure>
369@@ -369,14 +380,16 @@
370 <procedure>
371 <step>
372 <para>
373-To install a new widget, select the Get New Widgets button on the upper left of
374-the window.
375+To install a new Widget, <mousebutton>left</mousebutton>-click the
376+<guibutton>Get New Widgets...</guibutton> button on the upper right corner of
377+the Widgets window.
378 </para>
379 </step>
380 <step>
381 <para>
382-Select search and download or install from file, and follow the
383-on screen instructions from there.
384+Select <guilabel>Download New Plasma Widgets</guilabel> or <guilabel>Install
385+Widget From Local File...</guilabel>, and follow the on-screen instructions
386+from there.
387 </para>
388 </step>
389 </procedure>
390@@ -388,26 +401,25 @@
391 <procedure>
392 <step>
393 <para>
394-Find the small cashew-shaped button and click on it to bring up a menu.
395-</para>
396-</step>
397-<step>
398-<para>
399-Click on Add Panel
400-</para>
401-</step>
402-<step>
403-<para>
404-Find the new panel cashew and <mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> click on it to
405-alter the properties of the panel.
406+Find the <guibutton>New Activity</guibutton> button in the upper right corner
407+of your desktop and <mousebutton>left</mousebutton>-click it to bring up a
408+menu.
409+</para>
410+</step>
411+<step>
412+<para>
413+<mousebutton>Left</mousebutton>-click on <guilabel>Add Panel</guilabel>.
414+</para>
415+</step>
416+<step>
417+<para>
418+Find the new panel cashew and <mousebutton>left</mousebutton>-click it to
419+alter the properties of the panel, like changing its height or width, or
420+adding Widgets, for example.
421 </para>
422 </step>
423 </procedure>
424
425-<para>
426-There are settings for height, width, add widgets and all of the other
427-properties of the panel.
428-</para>
429 </sect1>
430
431 </article>

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