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  • Page 1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop www.novell.com KDE User Guide June 21, 2006...
  • Page 2 Novell, the Novell logo, the N logo and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. * Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other third party...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Guide Part I KDE Desktop 1 Getting Started with the KDE Desktop Logging In and Selecting a Desktop ....Logging Out ......Desktop Components .
  • Page 4 Part II Office and Collaboration 3 The OpenOffice.org Office Suite Understanding OpenOffice.org ....Word Processing with Writer ....Using Spreadsheets with Calc .
  • Page 5 Using Kopete ......8 Using Voice over IP Configuring Linphone ..... . . Testing Linphone .
  • Page 6 Part III Internet 1 3 Browsing with Konqueror 13.1 Tabbed Browsing ......13.2 Automatic Scrolling ..... . . 13.3 Profiles .
  • Page 7 1 8 Using Digital Cameras with Linux 18.1 Connecting to the Camera ....18.2 Accessing the Camera ..... . 18.3 Using Digikam .
  • Page 8 Software Development ..... . Index...

  • Page 9: About This Guide

    About This Guide This manual introduces the KDE desktop of your SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop and a variety of applications you will encounter when working with the KDE desktop. It guides you through using these applications and helps you perform key tasks. It is intended mainly for end users who want to make efficient use of KDE in everyday life.

  • Page 10: Additional Documentation

    GNOME desktop. For an overview of all manuals shipped with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, refer to http://www.novell.com/documentation/sled10/, where you can also download the manuals. You can also access the information online in the Help Center of your desktop.
  • Page 11 • File, File → Save As: menu items, buttons • Dancing Penguins (Chapter Penguins, ↑Reference): This is a reference to a chapter in another book. About This Guide...

  • Page 13: Part I Kde Desktop

    Part I. KDE Desktop...

  • Page 15: Getting Started With The Kde Desktop

    This chapter assists you in becoming familiar with the KDE desktop of your SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop. If you have not yet installed your system, see Installation Quick Start at http://www.novell.com/documentation/sled10/. KDE stands for K Desktop Environment and is a graphical user interface that has many applications designed to help you in your daily work.
  • Page 16 NOTE: Auto Login If your computer is not run in a networking environment and you are the only person using it, you can automatically log in to the desktop environment on boot. In this case, you do not see any login screen. This feature, called auto login, can be enabled or disabled during installation or at any time using the YaST user management module.
  • Page 17 Session Type Specifies the desktop to run when you log in. If desktops other than KDE are in- stalled, they appear in the list. Make changes only if you want to use a session type other than your default (usually KDE). Future sessions are automatically of the same type unless you change the session type manually.

  • Page 18: Switching Desktops

    3 Enter your username. 4 Enter your password. The GNOME desktop is started. See GNOME User Guide http://www.novell.com/documentation/ for more information about using the GNOME desktop. sled10/ 5 To switch back to KDE again, click Desktop → Log Out on the panel of the GNOME desktop then click OK.

  • Page 19: Logging Out

    • From the main menu, select Lock Session. • Use the keyboard shortcut defined in the KDE Control Center. Usually, this is Ctrl TIP: Looking Up KDE Keyboard Shortcuts If you want to look up the keyboard shortcuts defined in KDE, select Per- sonal Settings →...

  • Page 20: Desktop Components

    • Click the Logout icon in the panel. If your panel does not include the logout icon, you can add it to the panel as described in Section 1.1.3, “Locking Your Screen” (page 18). 1.3 Desktop Components The graphical desktop environment should not pose any problems for former Windows or Macintosh users.
  • Page 21 My Computer Displays information about hardware, network status, operating system, hard disks, common folders, and removable devices. For more information, refer to Sec- tion 1.3.3, “Accessing Removable Media” (page 26). Network Browsing Displays network services you can access. Some of the services might require au- thentication.
  • Page 22 Quick Launcher Next to the main menu icon, find the quick launcher. It holds some icons for the most important functions or applications to enable you to start them without going through the main menu. It also contains an icon for the Help Center, which provides online help for your system.
  • Page 23 it from the main menu, you can use the search function provided in the All Applications section. Figure 1.4 Main Menu Search Function Just type a part of the application name into the search field without pressing the Enter key afterwards. If the application is installed on your system, the menu structure leading to this application is highlighted in the main menu.
  • Page 24 login screen where you can log in as a different user. You can access the first session by pressing . To access a new session, press instead of . Ad- Ctrl ditional sessions can be accessed by pressing Ctrl Lock Session If you leave your computer you can prevent unauthorized access by others by locking your screen.
  • Page 25 To view the data with a file manager, select Open in New Window and click OK. The Konqueror file manager appears, showing the contents of the removable device. Figure 1.6 Viewing the Contents of an USB Stick If you want the same action to be performed every time you insert a removable medium of that type, activate Always do this for this type of media in the autodetection dialog before clicking OK.
  • Page 26 Figure 1.7 KDE Configuration Dialog for Removable Media 5 Click the Advanced tab and make sure the Enable medium application autostart after mount check box is selected. 6 Click OK to apply the changes and close the configuration dialog. Now every time you insert a medium of this type, the configured action is executed automat- ically and the autodetection dialog does not appear any more.
  • Page 27 Figure 1.8 My Computer If you start Konqueror as a file manager (see Section 1.4, “Managing Folders and Files with Konqueror” (page 29)) and click Storage Media on the start window or enter media:/ in the location bar, Konqueror displays the storage devices as shown in Figure 1.9, “Displaying Media in Konqueror”...
  • Page 28 Figure 1.9 Displaying Media in Konqueror You can also name removable devices, such as USB sticks, with Konqueror. Right- click the USB stick in Konqueror and select Properties. On the General tab, enter a name in the input field and click OK. When inserting the stick the next time, Konqueror displays the name of the stick.

  • Page 29: Managing Folders And Files With Konqueror

    Right-click the medium to remove and select Safely Remove or Eject. Safely Remove unmounts the medium after which you can disconnect the medium from your computer. Eject automatically opens the CD or DVD drive of your computer. 1.3.4 Managing the Trash Bin The trash bin is a directory for files marked for deletion.
  • Page 30 Figure 1.10 The File Manager Konqueror The Konqueror file manager window consists of the following elements: Menu Bar The menu bar holds menu items for actions like copying, moving, or deleting files, changing views, starting additional tools, defining your settings, and getting help. Toolbar The toolbar provides quick access to frequently used functions that can also be accessed through the menu.
  • Page 31 can be accessed from it. In the following, find a short overview of the most important directories in a Linux file system: /home holds the private data of every user who has an account on your system. The files located here can only be modified by their owner or the system adminis- trator.
  • Page 32 View, Tree View, or Detailed List View. If you click a file, Konqueror shows a preview of the contents or loads the file into an application for further processing. If you hold the mouse pointer over the file, Konqueror shows a tool tip with detailed information about the file, such as owner, permissions, or last modification date.

  • Page 33: Creating A New Folder

    To delete a file or folder, proceed as follows: • Select the object and press or right-click the file then select Move to Trash from the context menu. The object is moved to the trash bin. If necessary, you can restore the file or folder from there or delete it completely.
  • Page 34 tional” way to change access permissions in a shell, you can also use the graphical user interface Konqueror provides. To set permissions for a file, choose from the following options in Konqueror: Forbidden Users can see the filename in the file system but cannot open the file and read it. Can Read Users can open and read the file but cannot change it.
  • Page 35 more flexibly than the traditional permission concept allows. They allow assigning permissions to individual users or groups even if these do not correspond to the original owner or the owning group. For more in-depth information about ACLs, refer to Chapter 12, Access Control Lists in Linux (↑Deployment Guide). To grant certain users or groups access permission to a file or folder, proceed as fol- lows: 1 Open Konqueror and select the file or folder for which to change access permis-...
  • Page 36 and x indicate that the user has read, write, and execute access to the file or folder. Figure 1.12 Assigning Permissions to a Certain User 7 You can modify the access rights for the user by clicking the corresponding check marks for this user in the column r, w, or x.
  • Page 37 Figure 1.13 Configuring File Associations in Konqueror 1 In Konqueror, click Settings → Configure Konqueror → File Associations. 2 To search for an extension, enter the extension in Find Filename Pattern. Only file types with a matching file pattern appear in the list. For example, to modify the application for *.png files, enter png in Find Filename Pattern.
  • Page 38 a Click OK then determine the extensions of the filename. b Specify a description in the text field and select which application to use. 5 Click OK. 1.4.5 Saving View Profiles You can temporarily change the view of certain folders by selecting a different View Mode in the View menu.

  • Page 39: Accessing Network Resources

    Apart from this functionality, you can also create image galleries that show your images in an album-like fashion. Open your image directory in Konqueror and click Tools → Create Image Gallery. A dialog opens where you can specify the background and foreground colors, the page title, the location to save the gallery, and other settings.

  • Page 40: Opening Or Creating Documents With Openoffice.org

    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop offers various different ways of accessing and creating network-shared resources. Given that the network structure and the configuration of your computer allow for it, you can easily browse your network for shared resources and services with your file manager, Konqueror. To do so, click the Network Browsing icon on the desktop.

  • Page 41: Finding Data On Your Computer Or In The File System

    To start OpenOffice.org, press and enter OOo or click the Office icon on the desktop. For an introduction to OpenOffice.org, see Chapter 3, The OpenOffice.org Office Suite (page 77) or view the help in an OpenOffice.org program. 1.7 Finding Data on your Computer or in the File System KDE provides more than one application for finding data on your computer or in the file system.
  • Page 42 1 Start KFind from the main menu or command line. 2 Click the Name/Location tab to perform a basic search. 3 Specify the name of the file to find in Named. You can use the following wild cards: Asterisk The asterisk (*) stands for any number of missing characters (even zero). For example, searching for marc* can find the files marc, marc.png, and marc_must_not_read_this.kwd.

  • Page 43: Exploring The Internet

    4 Specify the folder in which to search in Look In or click Browse to find the folder. 5 Click the Contents tab. 6 In File Type, specify the type of file to find. 7 In Containing Text, enter the word or phrase the file you are searching for must contain.

  • Page 44: E-Mail And Scheduling

    1.9 E-Mail and Scheduling KMail is an e-mail client that supports e-mail protocols like POP3 and IMAP. It also has multiple e-mail account support, powerful filters, PGP/GnuPG privacy, and online attachments. Start KMail from the main menu or press and enter kmail. Kontact is a personal information management (PIM) tool that combines well-known applications like KMail, KOrganizer, and KAddressBook into a single interface.

  • Page 45: Important Utilities

    1.11 Important Utilities The following pages introduce a number of small KDE utilities intended to assist in daily work. These applications perform various tasks, such as managing your Internet connections and your passwords, creating data archives, and viewing PDF files. 1.11.1 Managing Internet Connections To surf the Internet or send and receive e-mail messages, connect an ISDN or ethernet card or a modem to your machine and configure it.

  • Page 46: Starting Kwallet

    Starting KWallet When KWallet starts for the first time (for example, when you access a Web site where you must enter a password to log in), a dialog appears with the welcome screen. Choose between Basic setup (recommended) and Advanced setup. If you choose Basic setup, in the next screen you can choose whether to store personal information.
  • Page 47 Figure 1.17 The KWallet Manager Window You can add or delete folders. Selecting a folder updates the folder entry list and the summary display. Selecting a folder entry updates the entry contents pane and allows you to edit that entry. Entries can also be created or deleted using the context menu for the folder contents.

  • Page 48: Copying Your Wallet To Another Computer

    6 Type in your password and click Save. KWallet saves your password to the subfolder selected. Copying Your Wallet to Another Computer For the most part, KWallet resides silently in the panel and is automatically activated if needed. However, you can copy your wallet files to another computer (for example, your laptop).

  • Page 49: Taking Screen Shots

    Figure 1.18 Ark: File Archive Preview Once you have opened an archive, perform various actions. Action offers options such as Add File, Add Folder, Delete, Extract, View, Edit With, and Open With. To create a new archive, select File → New. Enter the name of the new archive in the dialog that opens and specify the format using Filter.

  • Page 50: Viewing Pdf Files With Kpdf

    Figure 1.19 KSnapshot To take a screen shot, use Snapshot Delay to determine the time (in seconds) to wait between clicking New Snapshot and the actual creation of the screen shot. If Only Grab the Window Containing the Pointer is selected, only the window containing the pointer is saved.
  • Page 51 To view two pages in the main window, select View → Two Pages. The view depends on what last two options you activate in the View menu. Another nice option is to select the area in which you are interested with the select tool from the toolbar.

  • Page 52: Controlling Sound With Kmix

    To check which fonts are currently available, type the URL into the address fonts:/ field of a Konqueror session. This displays two windows: Personal and System. User-installed fonts are installed to the folder Personal. Only root can install to the System folder.

  • Page 53: Managing Software

    1.12.1 Obtaining Software Updates Novell offers a continuous stream of software security updates for your product. Using the Software Updater applet in your desktop panel, you can easily apply security updates with just a few clicks. Whenever you connect to the Internet, Software Updater auto- matically checks whether updates for your system are available from the updated sources specified in the Software Updater configuration and those set up during installation.
  • Page 54 Configuring Additional Packages Sources Apart from the official update source provided by Novell, you can configure Software Updater to check additional package sources for updates. Ask your system administrator for additional package sources that are available for your product and for connection details.
  • Page 55 The officially supported update catalogs were automatically selected when you registered at the Novell update server. However, if you have added any custom installation sources, you can select a set of catalogs from those sources to be checked in addition to the preselected ones.
  • Page 56 Figure 1.24 Selecting a Catalog 3 Select the catalogs you want or deselect those you do not need and close the configuration window by clicking the in the upper right corner. Selecting and Applying Updates When updates are available, the panel icon changes color. To review and apply updates, proceed as follows: 1 Click the panel icon.

  • Page 57: Installing Software

    3 Click Update. 1.12.2 Installing Software Software Installer lets you install software on your machine. To install software, proceed as follows: 1 Select Install Software from the main menu. Figure 1.26 Selecting the Packages to Install 2 Select the software from the list that you want to install or search for software by typing a search term in the search field and clicking Search.
  • Page 58 Figure 1.27 Adding an Additional Package Source 3 Click Add Service. Figure 1.28 Determining the Service Type 4 Select the type of the update repository from the drop-down list. Software Installer currently supports YUM, RCE, ZENworks, and user-mounted sources. 5 Add the connection details for the source type you selected (server URI and registration key) and click Add.

  • Page 59: Removing Software

    2 Click Configure. 3 Select the Catalogs tab. Figure 1.29 Selecting a Catalog 4 Select the catalogs you want or deselect those you do not need and close the configuration window by clicking the in the upper right corner. 1.12.3 Removing Software Software Remover lets you remove software from your machine.

  • Page 60: For More Information

    Figure 1.30 Selecting the Software Packages to Remove 2 Select the software you want to remove. You can click Details for more informa- tion about the selected software. 3 Click Remove. 1.13 For More Information As well as the applications described here for getting started, KDE can run a lot of other applications.

  • Page 61: Customizing Your Settings

    Customizing Your Settings You can change the way your KDE desktop looks and behaves to suit your own personal tastes and needs. If you only want to change the appearance of individual desktop objects, you can usually access a configuration dialog by right-clicking the object. For customiz- ing certain groups of desktops elements or changing the overall appearance of your KDE desktop, refer to Section 2.2, “Configuring Your Desktop with the Control Center”...
  • Page 62 4 To change the properties of the new object, right-click the new icon and select Properties. A dialog appears, showing four tabs where you can change the properties of the object, such as the permissions. 5 Apply your changes and leave the dialog with OK. Procedure 2.2 Changing Panel Elements Add new elements to the quick launch area and the system tray in the panel as follows: 1 Right-click an empty patch of the panel.
  • Page 63 Figure 2.1 Adding an Applet to the Panel c Select the applet to add and click Add to Panel. The applet is inserted into the panel. d To remove the applet from the panel, right-click the icon and select Quit. When the context menu of the applet does not provide a Quit menu item, hold the mouse pointer over the left-side boundary of the area and right- click the small black arrow displayed there.

  • Page 64: Configuring Your Desktop With The Control Center

    2.2 Configuring Your Desktop with the Control Center With KDE, you can personalize your desktop to a very high degree. You can change a variety of settings, such as the desktop background, screen saver, fonts, keyboard and mouse configuration, and sounds. Adjust these settings with the modules of the KDE Control Center.
  • Page 65 The following sections introduce the major categories and contain procedures for some common changes you may want to apply to your KDE desktop. Detailed information about the settings of each category is provided by the Help button on each page of set- tings or in the help center.
  • Page 66 Style holds options for user interface elements (called widgets) in KDE, such as buttons, menus, and scroll bars. You can choose a certain style and see a preview of it. With Theme Manager, choose, install, or modify configuration sets (themes) for your KDE desktop.
  • Page 67 5 Choose a certain Position for your picture in the Options group. 6 If you do not want a certain picture on the background, click No picture. 7 From the Options group, click the left button below Colors to select the color for your background.
  • Page 68 Panels controls panel options such as size, position, length, and display. You can also change the appearance of the panel with transparency, background images, and icon zooming. Because the main menu is also part of the panel, also configure various menu options here, including the applications shown in your main menu.
  • Page 69 3 Click the Menus tab. 4 You can define whether you want to see the applications names or the descriptive text (or both) in the main menu. Select from Name only, Name (Description), Description only, and Description (name). 5 If you want to change a menu item, click Edit K Menu. The K Menu Editor shows a list of menu items on the left.
  • Page 70 Use Local Network Browsing if you want to browse a local network. It is like “Network Neighborhood.” Take into account that you may need some additional software, espe- cially the LISa daemon (see package kdenetwork3-lisa). In Proxy, you can customize proxy and SOCKS servers. Normally, if your administrator does not tell you to use this, it is probably not useful for you.
  • Page 71 In Session Manager, define how KDE handles sessions on login and shutdown. By default, KDE remembers your previous session and restores the applications you were using the next time you login. You can define different options here, such as excluding individual applications from being restored.
  • Page 72 2.2.6 Regional & Accessibility This category holds regional settings as well as options for handicapped users. In Accessibility, configure functions that can help individuals with difficulties in hearing or motor function. These include certain sound and keyboard options. The Country/Region & Language section lets you configure options that are specific for your location, such as language, currency, and number and date format.

  • Page 73: System Administration

    The Privacy module manages personal Web browsing data. For example, use it to clear the cache, delete the history of visited Web sites, or remove unwanted cookies. 2.2.8 Sound & Multimedia Use this category to perform all settings for the playback of audio CDs and for the sound system.
  • Page 74 The module Linux Kernel only takes effect if you have installed the source of your kernel. It is only useful if you are a developer compiling a new kernel and want to customize some options. Login Manager configures the KDE login manager, KDM. You can change the appear- ance, fonts used, background shown, shutdown behavior, what users are displayed at login, and some convenience issues for the login screen.

  • Page 75: Part Ii Office And Collaboration

    Part II. Office and Collaboration...

  • Page 77: The Openoffice.org Office Suite

    You can also open and edit files in other formats, including Mi- crosoft Office, then save them back to this format, if needed. This chapter covers infor- mation about the Novell® edition of OpenOffice.org and some of the key features you should be aware of when getting started with the suite.

  • Page 78: Understanding Openoffice.org

    These include: 3.1.2 Integration with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop The Novell Edition of OpenOffice.org features redesigned tool bar icons for maximum consistency with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, including support for desktop ap-...
  • Page 79 3.1.2 Excel VBA Macro Interoperability The Novell Edition of OpenOffice.org eases the migration of many macros from Mi- crosoft Excel. Although not all macros can be successfully migrated, this interoperabil- ity offers more than the standard edition, which does not support migration of macros.
  • Page 80 3.1.3 Using the Standard Edition of OpenOffice.org The standard edition of OpenOffice.org also works with SLED. If you install the latest version of OpenOffice.org, all of your Novell Edition files remain compatible. However, the standard edition does not contain the Novell enhancements. KDE User Guide...
  • Page 81 3.1.4 Compatibility with Other Office Applications OpenOffice.org can work with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases in many other formats, including Microsoft Office. They can be seamlessly opened like other files and saved back to the original format. Because the Microsoft formats are proprietary and the specifications are not available to other applications, there are occa- sionally formatting issues.
  • Page 82 IMPORTANT Documents from a Windows partition are usually in a subdirectory of /windows. 5 Make sure that all other settings are appropriate, then click Next. 6 Review the summary of the actions to perform, then start the conversion by clicking Convert. The amount of time needed for the conversion depends on the number of files and their complexity.
  • Page 83 Click File → Send If you want to e-mail a document to a Microsoft Word user: → Document as MS-Doc Attachment. Your default e-mail program opens with the file attached. 3.1.5 Starting OpenOffice.org 1 Start the application in one of the following ways: •...
  • Page 84 3.1.7 Customizing OpenOffice.org You can customize OpenOffice.org to best suit your needs and working style. Toolbars, menus, and keyboard shortcuts can all be reconfigured to help you more quickly access the features you use the most. You can also assign macros to application events if you want specific actions to occur when those events take place.

  • Page 85: Customizing Menus

    7 Click OK. You can quickly choose the buttons that appear on a particular toolbar. 1 Click the arrow icon at the end of the toolbar you want to change. 2 Click Visible Buttons to display a list of buttons. 3 Select the buttons in the list that appears to enable (check) or disable (uncheck) them.

  • Page 86: Changing The Global Settings

    4 Click OK. Customizing Events OpenOffice.org also provides ways to assign macros to events such as application startup or the saving of a document. The assigned macro runs automatically whenever the selected event occurs. 1 Click Tools → Customize → Events. 2 Select the event you want to change.
  • Page 87 The following table lists the settings categories along with a brief description of each category: Table 3.2 Global Setting Categories Settings Category Description OpenOffice.org Various basic settings, including your user data (such as your address and e-mail), important paths, and settings for printers and external programs.

  • Page 88: Finding Templates

    Settings Category Description Formula Provides a single dialog to set special print options for formu- las. Chart Defines the default colors used for newly created charts. Data Sources Defines how external data sources should be accessed. IMPORTANT All settings listed in the table are applied globally. They are used as defaults for every new document you create.

  • Page 89: Word Processing With Writer

    Location What You Can Find Worldlabel.com (http://www Templates for many types of labels .worldlabel.com/Pages/ openoffice-template.htm) For more information about templates, see Section 3.2.4, “Using Templates to Format Documents” (page 94) and Section 3.3.2, “Using Templates in Calc” (page 100). 3.2 Word Processing with Writer OpenOffice.org Writer is a full-featured word processor with page and text formatting capabilities.
  • Page 90 Wizards → Letter. Using the wizard's dialogs, easily create a basic document using a standard format. A sample wizard dialog is shown in Figure 3.2, “An OpenOffice.org Wizard” (page 90). Figure 3.2 An OpenOffice.org Wizard Enter text in the document window as desired. Use the Formatting toolbar or the Format menu to adjust the appearance of the document.

  • Page 91: Formatting With Styles

    So, if you use OpenOffice.org in an environment where you frequently share documents with Word users, you should have little or no trouble exchanging document files. Just open the files, edit them, and save them as Word files. 3.2.3 Formatting with Styles OpenOffice.org uses styles for applying consistent formatting to various elements in a document.

  • Page 92: Menu Options

    Type of What it Does Style list with round bullets, then easily apply the correct style when creating your lists. Opening the Styles and Formatting Window The Styles and Formatting window (called the Stylist in earlier versions of OpenOf- fice.org), is a versatile formatting tool for applying styles to text, paragraphs, pages, frames, and lists.
  • Page 93 button, then later decide you want emphasized text to be italicized, you need to find all of your bolded text and manually change it to italics. If you use a character style, you only need to change the style from bold to italics and all text that has been formatted with that style automatically changes from bold to italics.

  • Page 94: Using Templates To Format Documents

    Make sure you are in the list of styles for the type of style you want to create. For example, if you are creating a character style, make sure you are in the character style list. 2 Click New. 3 Click OK. 4 Name your style and choose the settings you want applied with that style.

  • Page 95: Working With Large Documents

    Creating a Template A template is a text document containing only the styles and content that you want to appear in every document, such as your address information and letterhead on a letter. When a document is created or opened with the template, the styles are automatically applied to that document.
  • Page 96 Figure 3.3 Navigator Tool in Writer Click an item in the Navigator to jump to that item in the document. Creating a Single Document from Multiple Documents If you are working with a very large document, such as a book, you might find it easier to manage the book with a master document, rather than keeping the book in a single file.

  • Page 97: Using Writer As An Html Editor

    To create a master document: 1 Click New → Master Document. Open an existing document and click File → Send → Create Master Document. 2 Insert subdocuments. 3 Click File → Save. The OpenOffice.org help files contain more complete information about working with master documents.

  • Page 98: Using Spreadsheets With Calc

    2 Click the arrow at the bottom of the Formatting and Styles window. 3 Select HTML Styles. 4 Create your HTML document, using the styles to tag your text. 5 Click File → Save As. 6 Select the location where you want to save your file, name the file, and select HTML Document (.html) from the Filter list.

  • Page 99: Using Formatting And Styles In Calc

    3.3.1 Using Formatting and Styles in Calc Calc comes with a few built-in cell and page styles to improve the appearance of your spreadsheets and reports. Although these built-in styles are adequate for many uses, you will probably find it useful to create styles for your own frequently used formatting preferences.

  • Page 100: Using Templates In Calc

    3.3.2 Using Templates in Calc If you use different styles for different types of spreadsheets, you can use templates to save your styles for each spreadsheet type. Then, when you create a particular type of spreadsheet, open the applicable template and the styles you need for that template are available in the Formatting and Styles window.

  • Page 101: Using Presentations With Impress

    3.4 Using Presentations with Impress Use OpenOffice.org Impress to create presentations for screen display or printing, such as slide shows or transparencies. If you have used other presentation software, you can move comfortably to Impress, which works very similarly to other presentation software. Impress can open and save Microsoft Powerpoint presentations, which means you can exchange presentations with Powerpoint users, as long as you save your presentations in Powerpoint format.
  • Page 102 • Slide master Contains elements that appear on all slides. For example, you might want your company logo to appear in the same place on every slide. The slide master also determines the text formatting style for the heading and outline of every slide that uses that master page, as well as any information you want to appear in a header or footer.

  • Page 103: Using Databases With Base

    1 Open your presentation, then click View → Master → Slide Master. 2 (Optional) If you want to apply the slide master to multiple slides, but not to all slides, select the slides that you want to use that slide master. To select multiple slides, in the Slides Pane, Control-click on the slides you want to use that slide master.
  • Page 104 3.5.1 Creating a Database Using Predefined Options Base comes with several predefined database fields to help you create a database. The steps in this section are specific to creating an address book using predefined fields, but it should be easy to follow them to use the predefined fields for any of the built-in database options.
  • Page 105 3 In the Available fields menu, click the fields you want to use in your address book. You can select one item at a time, or you can shift-click multiple items to select them. 4 Click the single right-arrow to move the selected items to the the Selected fields menu.
  • Page 106 3 Select the option to use the form to display all data and leave all of the check boxes empty, then click Next. 4 Apply a style and field border, then click Next. For this example, accept the default selections. 5 Name the form, select the Modify the form option, then click Finish.

  • Page 107: Creating Graphics With Draw

    3.6 Creating Graphics with Draw Use OpenOffice.org Draw to create graphics and diagrams. You can save your drawings in today’s most common formats and import them into any application that lets you import graphics, including the other OpenOffice.org modules. You can also create Flash versions of your drawings.

  • Page 108: Creating Mathematical Formulas With Math

    3.7 Creating Mathematical Formulas with Math It is usually difficult to include complex mathematical formulas in your documents. The OpenOffice.org Math equation editor lets you create formulas using operators, functions, and formatting assistants. You can then save those formulas as objects that can be imported into other documents.
  • Page 109 Location What You Can Find OpenOffice.org Migration Guide Information about migrating to (oooauthors.org/en/authors/ OpenOffice.org from other office suites, including Microsoft Office userguide2/migration/ OtherMSOFiles_25_June_PK.sxw) Taming OpenOffice.org (http://www Books, news, tips and tricks .taming-openoffice-org.com/) OpenOffice.org Macros (http://www Extensive information about creating and using macros .pitonyak.org/oo.php) The OpenOffice.org Office Suite...

  • Page 111: Kontact: E-Mailing And Calendaring

    Kontact: E-Mailing and Calendaring Kontact combines the functionality of a number of KDE applications into a convenient, single interface for personal information management. These applications include KMail for e-mail, KOrganizer for the calendar, KAddressbook for contacts, and KNotes for notes. It is also possible to sync data with external devices, such as a PalmPilot or other handheld device.
  • Page 112 Figure 4.1 The Kontact Window Showing the Summary 4.1.1 Mail The folder area to the left contains a list of your mail folders (mail boxes) indicating the total number of messages and how many are still unread. To select a folder, simply click it.
  • Page 113 not want to forget. Display only messages with a certain status using Status in the search bar. 4.1.2 Contacts The upper left frame of this component shows all addresses in the currently activated address books. The lower left frame lists your address books and shows whether each one is currently active.

  • Page 114: Mail

    4.1.7 Feeds The Feeds window is divided into three frames—a tree view with RSS feeds on the left, an article list on the top right, and the article view on the bottom right side. Click a feed in the tree view to display it. Right-click a feed to update, edit, or delete it. Right- click a folder in the tree view to open a menu where you can add a new feed or manip- ulate existing feeds within this folder.
  • Page 115 4.2.1 Configuring Identities and Accounts Kontact can manage multiple e-mail accounts, such as your private e-mail address and your business address. When writing an e-mail, select one of the identities previously defined by clicking View → Identity. To create a new identity profile, select Settings →...
  • Page 116 in Mbox or Maildir format), POP3, or IMAP. Make the settings appropriate for your server. 4.2.2 Importing E-Mail from Other Mail Programs To import e-mail from other applications, select Tools → Import Messages from the mail view in Kontact. It currently features import filters for Outlook Express, the mbox format, e-mail text format, Pegasus Mail, Opera, Evolution, and more.
  • Page 117 4.2.4 Encrypted E-Mail and Signatures To encrypt your e-mail, first generate a key pair as described in Chapter 10, Encryption with KGpg (page 185). To configure the details of the encryption procedure, select Set- tings → Configure KMail → Identities to specify the identity under which to send en- crypted and signed messages.

  • Page 118: Contacts

    4.2.6 Filters Filters are a convenient method of automatically processing incoming mail. They use aspects of the mail, such as sender or size, to move mail to certain folders, delete un- wanted mails, bounce mails back to the sender, or perform a number of other actions. Setting Up a Filter To create a filter from scratch, select Settings →...

  • Page 119: Adding Contacts

    Figure 4.3 The Kontact Address Book 4.3.1 Adding Contacts To add a contact with the name and e-mail address from an e-mail, right-click the address in the mail component and select Open in Address Book. To add a new contact without using an e-mail, select File →...
  • Page 120 The wizard then adds the available re- sources to Kontact. Kontact can access multiple address books, such as shared ones offered by Novell GroupWise or an LDAP server. Select Settings → Show Extension Bar → Address Books to view the current address books.

  • Page 121: Calendar

    4.4 Calendar Kontact uses KOrganizer as its calendar component. To configure it, use Settings → Configure KOrganizer. With the calendar, enter appointments and schedule meetings with others. If desired, you can be reminded of upcoming events. You can also import, export, and archive calendars with the options in File.

  • Page 122: Syncing Data With A Handheld

    data from the address book, click Select Addressee then select the corresponding entries from the dialog. To schedule the event based on the participants' availability, go to Free/Busy and click Pick Date. Use the Recurrence tab to configure an event that happens on a regular basis. Attach- ments can be convenient for linking other information with the event, such as an agenda for a meeting.

  • Page 123: Kontact For Groupwise Users

    4.6 Kontact for GroupWise Users If you are used to working in GroupWise, you should have very little trouble adjusting to Kontact. The two programs share many concepts and provide many of the same services. This section discusses notable terminology differences, as well as some tips to help GroupWise users make the most of Kontact.

  • Page 124: For More Information

    Contact Information You can add your GroupWise Messenger and e-mail contacts to your Kontact contact information. Then you can create an e-mail or open an instant messaging session with that contact by right-clicking the name in the Contact view. Color Coding It is helpful to color code GroupWise items, as well as items from other sources.

  • Page 125: Groupwise Linux Client: E-Mailing And Calendaring

    GroupWise Linux Client: E-Mailing and Calendaring GroupWise® is a robust, dependable messaging and collaboration system that connects you to your universal mailbox anytime and anywhere. This section gives you an intro- ductory overview of the GroupWise client to help you start using the GroupWise Cross- Platform client quickly and easily.
  • Page 126 Figure 5.1 Groupwise Main Window You can open more than one Main Window in GroupWise by clicking Window, then clicking New Main Window. This is useful if you proxy for another user. You can look at your own Main Window and the Main Window belonging to the person you are proxying for.

  • Page 127: Folder And Item List Header

    5.1.2 Folder and Item List Header The Folder and Item List header provides a drop-down list where you can select the mode of GroupWise you want to run (Online or Caching), select to open your archived or backup mailbox, and select a proxy mailbox. 5.1.3 Folder List The Folder List at the left of the Main Window lets you organize your GroupWise items.
  • Page 128 Mailbox Folder The Mailbox displays all the items you have received, with the exception of scheduled items (appointments, tasks, and reminder notes) you have accepted or declined. Accepted scheduled items are moved to the Calendar. Sent Items Folder The Sent Items folder displays all sent items from the Mailbox and Calendar.
  • Page 129 Contacts Folder The Contacts folder , by default, represents the Frequent Contacts address book in the Address Book. Any modification you make in the Contacts Folder is also made in the Frequent Contacts address book. From this folder, you can view, create and modify contacts, resources, organizations and groups.
  • Page 130 Checklist Folder Task List Folder Any item type can reside in this Only tasks show in this folder. Tasks are sched- folder. uled items that are associated with a due date. To mark an item completed, click To mark an item completed, open the item, then the check box next to the item in click Completed.

  • Page 131: Shared Folders

    Junk Mail Folder All e-mail items from addresses and Internet domains that are junked through Junk Mail Handling are placed in the Junk Mail folder . This folder is not created in the folder list unless a Junk Mail option is enabled. While Junk Mail options are enabled, this folder cannot be deleted.

  • Page 132: Using Different Groupwise Modes

    5.1.4 Item List The Item List on the right side of the Main Window displays your mail and phone messages, appointments, reminder notes, tasks, and document references. You can sort the Item List by clicking a column heading. To reverse the sort order, click the column heading a second time.

  • Page 133: Understanding Your Mailbox

    5.2.2 Caching Mode Caching mode stores a copy of your network mailbox, including your messages and other information, on your local drive. This allows you to use GroupWise whether or not your network or Post Office Agent is available. Because you are not connected to the network all the time, this mode cuts down on network traffic and has the best per- formance.
  • Page 134 5.3.2 Icons Appearing Next to Items in Your Mailbox and Calendar The icons that appear next to items in your Mailbox and Calendar show information about the items. The following table explains what each icon means. Table 5.3 Icon Descriptions Icon Description Next to an item you have sent in Caching mode, the...
  • Page 135 Icon Description Draft item. Appears next to an item you have sent. Appears next to an item you have replied to. Appears next to an item you have forwarded. Appears next to an item you have delegated. Appears next to an item you have replied to and forwarded Appears next to an item you have replied to and delegated.

  • Page 136: Using The Toolbar

    Icon Description Unopened reminder note with a low, standard, or high priority. Opened reminder note with a low, standard, or high priority. Unopened phone message with a low, standard, or high priority. Opened phone message with a low, standard, or high priority. The sender has requested that you reply to this item.

  • Page 137: Using Shortcut Keys

    5.5 Using Shortcut Keys You can use a number of shortcut keys in GroupWise for accessibility or to save time when you perform various operations. The table below lists some of these keystrokes, what they do, and the context where they work. Table 5.4 Shortcut Keys Keystroke...
  • Page 138 Keystroke Action Where It Works Ctrl+M Open a new mail message Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box Ctrl+O Open the selected message Item List Ctrl+P Open the Print dialog box Main Window, item Ctrl+Q Turn the QuickViewer on and off Main Window, Calendar Ctrl+R Mark the selected item unread...
  • Page 139 Keystroke Action Where It Works Ctrl+Shift+T Open a new task Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box Ctrl+Shift+R Open a new reminder note Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box Ctrl+Shift+P Open a new phone message Main Window, Calendar, item, dialog box Alt+F4 From the Main Window or Calen- Main Window, Calendar,...

  • Page 140: Learning More

    Keystroke Action Where It Works Shift+Home Shift + [letter] In the Folder List, Shift + the first Folder list letter of a subfolder name goes to the subfolder. Cycle through fields, buttons, and Main Window, Calendar, areas dialog box, item Shift+Tab Reverse the order of cycling Main Window, Calendar,...

  • Page 141: Online Help

    Page For the latest version of the GroupWise user guide and for extensive GroupWise admin- istration documentation, go to the GroupWise 7 area on the Novell Documentation Web site (http://www.novell.com/documentation/gw7). This user guide is also available from the GroupWise client by clicking Help → User Guide.

  • Page 143: Synchronizing A Handheld Computer With Kpilot

    Synchronizing a Handheld Computer with KPilot Handheld computers are in widespread use among users who need to have their schedules, to-do lists, and notes with them everywhere they go. Often users want the same data available on both the desktop and the portable device. This is where KPilot comes in—it is a tool to synchronize data on a handheld with that used by the KDE applications KAddressBook, KOrganizer, and KNotes, which are part of Kontact.

  • Page 144: Conduits Used By Kpilot

    Some conduits open a file during a sync operation, which means that the corresponding program should not be running at that time. Specifically, KOrganizer should not be running during a sync operation. 6.1 Conduits Used by KPilot The conduits used by KPilot can be enabled and configured after selecting Settings → Configure KPilot.

  • Page 145: Configuring The Handheld Connection

    Figure 6.1 Configuration Dialog with the Available Conduits 6.2 Configuring the Handheld Connection To be able to use KPilot, first set up the connection with the handheld computer. The configuration depends on the type of cradle (docking unit) used with the handheld. There are two types of these: USB cradles or cables and serial cradles or cables.

  • Page 146: Configuring The Kaddressbook Conduit

    2 Enter your username and the name of the device to which the handheld is con- nected. 3 Choose from one of the following options: • Select Autodetect Handheld & Username if you want the assistant to detect your handheld. If the autodetection fails, refer to Section 6.2.2, “Creating a /dev/pilot Link”...

  • Page 147: Managing To-Do Items And Events

    the details: what to do in case of conflicts, the way in which backup databases are saved, and how certain fields stored on the handheld should be assigned to the fields expected by KAddressBook. 6.4 Managing To-Do Items and Events On the KDE desktop, to-dos (tasks) and events (appointments) are managed with KOr- ganizer.

  • Page 148: Working With Kpilot

    Figure 6.3 Dialog Showing the Path to a KOrganizer Calendar File KOrganizer should not be running when data is being exchanged with the handheld. Otherwise KPilot fails to carry out the sync operation. 6.5 Working with KPilot Synchronizing the data of KDE applications with those of the handheld computer is easy.
  • Page 149 Figure 6.4 The Main Window of KPilot 6.5.1 Backing Up Data from the Handheld To do a full backup, select File → Backup. The backup is performed during the next sync operation. After that, switch back by selecting File → HotSync from the menu. Otherwise, the time-consuming full backup will be performed again during the next sync operation.
  • Page 150 6.5.2 Installing Programs on the Handheld The File Installer module is an interesting and useful tool for the installation of handheld programs. These programs normally have the extension .prc and they are ready to start immediately after uploading them to the handheld. Before using such add-on pro- grams, read their licenses as well as the instructions included.

  • Page 151: Instant Messaging With Kopete

    Instant Messaging with Kopete Kopete is an online messenger application allowing multiple partners connected to the Internet to chat with each other. Kopete currently supports all common messenger protocols, such as ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, SMS, Jabber, and IRC. 7.1 Configuring Kopete Configure Kopete by entering your personal user data.

  • Page 152: Adding Contacts

    Figure 7.1 Kopete Configuration Panels The next item in the configuration dialog is Appearance. It influences how Kopete is displayed. Emoticons provides a selection of various types of smileys. Use Chat window and Colors & Fonts to adjust the appearance of the chat windows for communication with other participants.

  • Page 153: Using Kopete

    Drag and drop contacts into the desired folder. Grouping contacts can give a better overview. Figure 7.2 The Main Kopete Window Empty groups can be disabled by activating Settings → Hide Empty Groups. 7.4 Using Kopete It is necessary to establish a connection to the Internet to be able to chat with other participants.
  • Page 154 Remove Contact, you can run the respective action. The pop-up menu also contains a submenu item with the username where you can block the user or get user information. KDE User Guide...

  • Page 155: Using Voice Over Ip

    Using Voice over IP Linphone is a small Web phone application for your Linux desktop. It allows you to make two-party calls over the Internet. There is no need for special hardware items: a standard workstation with a properly configured sound card, microphone, and speakers or headphones is all you need to get started with Linphone.

  • Page 156: Determining The Connection Type

    GNOME Panel Applet Linphone can be added to the GNOME panel. Right-click an empty area in the panel, select Add to Panel, and select Linphone. Linphone is then permanently added to the panel and automatically started on login. As long as you do not receive any incoming calls, it runs in the background.

  • Page 157: Configuring The Network Parameters

    person wants to call you. As long as there is no firewall between you and the other party, no further configuration is required. Calling across Networks or the Internet (Static IP Setup) If you are connected to the Internet using a static IP address, anyone who wants to call you just needs your username and the hostname or IP address of your workstation to create a valid SIP URL, as described in Section “Calling in the Same Network”...

  • Page 158: Configuring The Sound Device

    NAT Traversal Options Enable this option only if you find yourself in a private network behind a firewall and if you do not use a SIP provider to route your calls. Select the check box and enter the IP address of the firewall machine in dot notation, for example, 192.168.34.166.
  • Page 159 SIP Port Determine on which port the SIP user agent should run. The default port for SIP is 5060. Leave the default setting unchanged unless you know of any other appli- cation or protocol that needs this port. Identity Anyone who wants to call you directly without using a SIP proxy or a SIP provider needs to know your valid SIP address.

  • Page 160: Testing Linphone

    is also needed to keep the SIP server informed about the current status of the connection and the location of the caller. For SIP identity, enter the SIP URL that should be used for local calls. To use this server also as a SIP proxy, enter the same data for SIP Proxy.

  • Page 161: Making A Call

    8.3 Making a Call Once Linphone is configured appropriately, making a call is straightforward. Depending on the type of call (see Section 8.1.2, “Determining the Connection Type” (page 156) for reference), the calling procedures differ slightly. 1 Start Linphone using the menu or a command line. 2 Enter the SIP address of the other party at the SIP address prompt.

  • Page 162: Answering A Call

    8.4 Answering a Call Depending on the run mode selected for Linphone, there are several ways you would notice an incoming call: Normal Application Incoming calls can only be received and answered if Linphone is already running. You then hear the ring sound on your headset or your speakers. If Linphone is not running, the call cannot be received.

  • Page 163: Troubleshooting

    Subscribe Policy Your subscribe policy determines whether your presence or absence can be tracked by others. To call any contact from the address book, select this contact with the mouse, click Select to make the address appear in the address field of the main window, and start the call with Call or Answer as usual.

  • Page 164: Glossary

    DTMF does not work. You tried to check your voice mail using the DTMF pad, but the connection could not be established. There are three different protocols used for the transmission of DTMF data, but only two of these are supported by Linphone (SIP INFO and RTP rfc2833).

  • Page 165: For More Information

    codec Codecs are algorithms specially designed to compress audio and video data. jitter Jitter is the variance of latency (delay) in a connection. Audio devices or connection- oriented systems, like ISDN or PSTN, need a continuous stream of data. To com- pensate for this, VoIP terminals and gateways implement a jitter buffer that collect the packets before relaying them onto their audio devices or connection-oriented lines (like ISDN).

  • Page 167: Accessing Network Resources

    Accessing Network Resources From your desktop, you can access files and directories or certain services on remote hosts or make your own files and directories available to other users in your network. SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop offers various different ways of accessing and creating network shared resources: Network Browsing Your file manager, Konqueror, lets you browse your network for shared resources...

  • Page 168: General Notes On File Sharing And Network Browsing

    Configuring Shortcuts to Network Folders By creating shortcuts to remote network folders (FTP, WebDAV, Windows Network Drives, and SSH), interacting with them can be greatly simplified. Learn how to configure this in Section 9.6, “Configuring Shortcuts to Network Folders” (page 178). Configuring a Small Web Server If you need a simple way to share information with others, set up a lean Web server.

  • Page 169: Accessing Network Shares

    9.2 Accessing Network Shares Networking workstations can be set up to share folders. Typically, files and folders are marked to let remote users access them. These are called network shares. If your system is configured to access network shares, you can use your file manager to access these shares and browse them just as easily as if they were located on your local machine.

  • Page 170: Sharing Folders In Mixed Environments

    9.3 Sharing Folders in Mixed Environments Sharing and exchanging documents is a must-have in corporate environments. Konqueror offers you file sharing with Samba, which makes your files and folders available to both Linux and Windows users. To configure Samba file sharing with Konqueror, proceed as follows: 1 Open Konqueror.
  • Page 171 6 To limit the number of users allowed to share folders to certain groups, click Allowed Users, select Only users of a certain group are allowed to share folders, click Choose Group, and select the appropriate group from the list in the window that opens.
  • Page 172 More Samba Options These contain basic settings like name, an optional comment, and basic access rights as well as user and security settings and an option to hide particular files and subfolders in the shared folder. 9 Apply your settings and leave the file sharing dialog with OK. The folder icon now appears in Konqueror with a plug.

  • Page 173: Managing Windows Files

    9.4 Managing Windows Files With your SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop machine being an Active Directory client as described in Chapter 11, Active Directory Support (↑Deployment Guide), you can browse, view, and manipulate data located on Windows servers. The following examples are just the most prominent ones: Browsing Windows Files with Konqueror Use Konqueror's smb:/ browsing option to browse your Windows data.
  • Page 174 Figure 9.5 Browsing Data on the AD Server 3 Click the Users folder and select your personal user folder icon. The contents of your My Documents folder are displayed. To create folders in your Windows user folder using Konqueror, proceed as you would when creating a Linux folder: 1 Right-click the background of the Konqueror folder view to open the menu.
  • Page 175 Figure 9.6 Editing a Text File with Kate 3 To save the newly created text, select Save as. 4 Click the Network Folders icon to the left and select SMB Shares. Figure 9.7 Saving a File to a Remote Windows Folder 5 Navigate to your Windows folder.

  • Page 176: Configuring And Accessing A Windows Network Printer

    1 Make sure that you have a valid MS Exchange account under your current Win- dows user identity. 2 Request the Exchange server's address from your system administrator. 3 Press and enter konqueror http://address_exchange_server. You are logged in to your Exchange account without having to reauthenticate. Figure 9.8 Accessing MS Exchange through Konqueror 4 Write or read your e-mails and log out as usual.
  • Page 177 2 Select Peripherals → Printers. Figure 9.9 Adding a Printer 3 Select Add → Add Special (pseudo) Printer. Figure 9.10 Adding Printer Details 4 Enter the printer's name, a short description, and its location. Accessing Network Resources...

  • Page 178: Configuring Shortcuts To Network Folders

    5 Enter a command line similar to the following example in Command Settings: smbclient //domain/printer -k -d 0 -c 'put %in' > /dev/null 2>&1 Replace domain and printer with the exact values matching your setup. 6 Check Enable output file and select application/postscript to pipe all your print jobs to a postscript file.
  • Page 179 Figure 9.11 Adding a Network Folder After finishing, you can access the network share in Konqueror by clicking the newly created link instead of entering a lengthy URL for this share in the location bar. Figure 9.12 New Network Folder If you add a network folder in this way, you can also access this folder easily when opening or saving a file from a KDE application.

  • Page 180: Configuring And Using A Small Web Server

    Figure 9.13 Opening a File from a Network Share TIP: Linking to Network Shares on the Desktop For quick access to network shares you need very often, you can also create links to these resources on your desktop. To do so, select the desired resource in Konqueror and drag it onto your desktop while keeping the left mouse button pressed.
  • Page 181 Web server is a potential target for hacker's exploits. Setting up a Web server in a secure way is a very hard job and kpf was not designed to act as such a Web server. kpf is designed to be used for sharing files with friends, not to act as a fully-fledged Web server like Apache.
  • Page 182 Figure 9.14 Selecting the File Server Root Directory All files in the folder and its subfolders, including hidden files (files that start with a dot) and symbolic links, are made publicly available, so be careful not to share sensitive information, such as passwords, cryptographic keys, your address book, or documents private to your organization.
  • Page 183 Figure 9.15 Published Contents On the hosting machine, you can monitor the network traffic on your file server by right-clicking the globe icon and selecting Monitor. A short set of statistics similar to the following is given. Figure 9.16 File Server Statistics Accessing Network Resources...

  • Page 185: 0 Encryption With Kgpg

    Encryption with KGpg KGpg is an important component of the encryption infrastructure on your system. With the help of this program, generate and manage all needed keys. Use its editor function for the quick creation and encryption of files or use the applet in your panel to encrypt or decrypt by dragging and dropping.
  • Page 186 settings provided, also set the expiration time for the key, the key size, and the encryption algorithm used. See Figure 10.1, “KGpg: Creating a Key” (page 186). When you start KGpg in later sessions, only a small icon with a padlock appears in the system tray.

  • Page 187: Exporting The Public Key

    Figure 10.2 The Key Manager 10.2 Exporting the Public Key After generating your key pair, make the public key available to other users. This enables them to use it to encrypt or sign the messages or files they send you. To make the public key available for others, select Keys →...

  • Page 188: Importing Keys

    10.3 Importing Keys If you receive a key in a file (for example, as an e-mail attachment), integrate it in your key ring with Import Key and use it for encrypted communication with the sender. The procedure is similar to the procedure for exporting keys already described. 10.3.1 Signing Keys Keys can be signed like every other file to guarantee their authenticity and integrity.

  • Page 189: The Key Server Dialog

    Select your trust level, for example, select I Have Done Very Careful Checking. After finishing this dialog, you need to enter your passphrase to finish the key signing process. The newly imported key now displays a green trust level for a trusted key. The trust level of the keys in your key ring is indicated by a colored bar next to the key name.
  • Page 190 Figure 10.3 Search Screen for Importing a Key If your search on the key server is successful, a list of all retrieved server entries is displayed in a new window. Select the key to include in your key ring and click Import. Figure 10.4, “Hits and Import”...

  • Page 191: Text And File Encryption

    10.4.2 Exporting Your Keys to a Key Server To export your key to one of the freely accessible key servers on the Internet, select the Export tab in the key server dialog. Designate the target server and the key to export by means of two drop-down menus.

  • Page 192: For More Information

    key. The decrypted version is now available for processing in the clipboard and in the KGpg editor. 10.5.2 Encrypting and Decrypting by Dragging and Dropping To encrypt or decrypt files, click the icons on the desktop or in the file manager, drag them to the padlock in the panel, and drop them there.
  • Page 193 documentation/howtos.html.en. This document also provides a list of further information sources. Encryption with KGpg...

  • Page 195: 1 Searching With Kerry

    Searching with Kerry Kerry is a KDE front-end for the Beagle search tool, which indexes your personal in- formation space to help you find whatever you need. You can use Kerry to find docu- ments, e-mails, Web history, IM/ITC conversations, source code, images, music files, applications, and much more.

  • Page 196: Configuring Kerry

    of Mars, Venus, or both. To exclude search terms, use a minus symbol (–) in front of them. For example, Mars -Venus finds all data containing any occur- rence of Mars but without any occurrence of Venus. To search for an exact phrase, enclose the phrase in quotes.
  • Page 197 1 Right-click the Kerry icon in the tray and choose Configure Kerry. 2 Click the Indexing tab. 3 If you do not want to stop indexing your home folder, keep the option Index my home folder checked. Add more folders to the list of indexed folders by pressing Add and choosing a folder in the dialog that opens.

  • Page 199: 2 Managing Printers

    KDE Printing Manager. After configuring the printer correctly, you can address it from any application. For information about how to manage printers with iPrint® refer to the iPrint User Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation/sled10/. NOTE: Troubleshooting If you have problems configuring your printer, ask your system administrator.
  • Page 200 In the left-hand navigation bar of the KDE Control Center, click Peripherals → Printers. Figure 12.1 Printing Manager You can set up a printer as root with the help of a wizard, as described in the following. If you are not sure which option to choose and which information to enter, ask your system administrator.

  • Page 201: Modifying Printer Settings

    • Remote LPD queue: A printer attached to a different UNIX or Linux system that can be accessed over a TCP/IP network (for example, a printer attached to another Linux system on your network). • SMB shared printer (Windows): A printer attached to a different system that is sharing the printer over a SMB network (for example, a printer attached to a Microsoft Windows machine).

  • Page 202: Deleting A Printer

    3 In the display field showing the list of available printers, select the printer to modify. 4 Right-click and select Configure. 5 Modify the properties in the configuration dialog then click OK. 12.3 Deleting a Printer 1 Start the Printer Manager from the main menu (Utilities → Printing → Printing Manager).
  • Page 203 To specify the number of copies and various other options, click Expand at the bottom left. The window then expands and shows three tabs: Copies, Advanced Options, and Additional Tags. See Figure 12.2, “Starting a Print Job with KPrinter” (page 203). Figure 12.2 Starting a Print Job with KPrinter The Copies tab determines the page selection (all pages of the selected document, the currently selected one, or a range) and the number of copies.

  • Page 204: Monitoring Print Jobs In Kde

    12.5 Monitoring Print Jobs in KDE Start KJobViewer from the main menu or with kjobviewer from the command line. A window like that in Figure 12.3, “Monitoring Print Jobs with KJobViewer” (page 204) opens, listing all the print jobs queued on your printer. As long as your print job is not active, you can edit it.
  • Page 205 The icons in the toolbar correspond to the functions you can access by way of the menu. Display a help text explaining the function by holding the mouse pointer over one of the icons. The job list consists of eight columns. The job ID is automatically assigned by the print system to identify the various jobs.

  • Page 207: Part Iii Internet

    Part III. Internet...

  • Page 209: 3 Browsing With Konqueror

    Browsing with Konqueror Konqueror is not only a versatile file manager. It is also a modern Web browser. If you start the browser with the icon in the panel, Konqueror opens with the Web browser profile. As a browser, Konqueror offers tabbed browsing, the possibility of saving Web pages with graphics, Internet keywords, bookmarks, and support for Java and JavaScript.

  • Page 210: Tabbed Browsing

    Start Konqueror from the main menu or by entering the command konqueror. To load a Web page, enter its address in the location bar, for example, http://www .suse.com. Konqueror now tries to reach the address and display the page. Entering the protocol at the beginning of the address (http:// in this case) is not strictly re- quired.

  • Page 211: Profiles

    13.3 Profiles Section 13.1, “Tabbed Browsing” (page 210) described how to handle tabs in Konqueror. You can save your tabs with URLs and the position of the window in a profile. This differs from the session management already mentioned. With profiles, your saved tabs are at hand without the intensive start-up time of session management.
  • Page 212 13.5.1 Using the Search Bar Konqueror contains a search bar where you can choose from many search engines. If you want to search for a specific term, proceed as follows: 1 Start Konqueror. 2 Locate the search bar. It is on the right side after the location bar. 3 Click the icon inside the search bar.
  • Page 213 If you do not find your preferred search engine here, easily define a new one. For ex- ample, to search our support database for some interesting articles, normally go to http://portal.suse.com/, find the search page, and enter your query. This can be simplified Procedure 13.2 Creating New Web Shortcuts 1 Go to the search bar, click the icon, and select Select Search Engines.

  • Page 214: Bookmarks

    13.6 Bookmarks Instead of remembering and reentering addresses for sites visited often, you can book- mark these URLs using the Bookmark menu. As well as Web page addresses, you can also bookmark any directories of your local disk in this way. To create a new bookmark in Konqueror, click Bookmarks →...

  • Page 215: Enabling Advertisment Blockers

    Konqueror allows you to enable or disable these two languages. This can even be done in a domain-specific way, which means that you can permit access for some hosts and block access for others. Java and JavaScript are often disabled for security reasons. Unfortunately, some Web pages require JavaScript for correct display.

  • Page 217: 4 Browsing With Firefox

    Browsing with Firefox Included with your SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop is the Mozilla Firefox Web browser. With features like tabs, pop-up window blocking, and download and image management, Firefox combines the latest Web technologies. You can view more than one Web page in a single window. You can suppress annoying advertisements and disable images that only slow you down.
  • Page 218 Figure 14.1 The Browser Window of Firefox 14.1.1 Tabbed Browsing If you often use more than one Web page at a time, tabbed browsing may make it easier to switch between them. Load Web sites in separate tabs within one window. To open a new tab, select File →...

  • Page 219: Finding Information

    14.1.2 Using the Sidebar Use the left side of your browser window for viewing bookmarks or the browsing his- tory. Extensions may add new ways to use the sidebar as well. To display the Sidebar, select View → Sidebar and select the desired contents. 14.2 Finding Information There are two ways to find information in Firefox: the search bar and the find bar.

  • Page 220: Managing Bookmarks

    14.2.3 Searching in the Current Page To search inside a Web page, click Edit → Find in This Page or press . The Ctrl find bar opens. Usually, it is displayed at the bottom of a window. Type your query in the input field.
  • Page 221 Figure 14.2 Using the Firefox Bookmark Manager To open the bookmark manager, click Bookmark → Manage Bookmarks. A window opens and displays your bookmarks. With New Folder, create a new folder with a name and a description. If you need a new bookmark, click New Bookmark. This lets you insert the name, location, keywords, and also a description.

  • Page 222: Using The Download Manager

    2 Select File → New Live Bookmark. A dialog box opens. 3 Insert a name for the live bookmark and add your URL, for example, http:// www.novell.com/newsfeeds/rss/coolsolutions.xml. Firefox updates your live bookmarks. 4 Close your bookmark manager. 14.4 Using the Download Manager With the help of the download manager, keep track of your current and past downloads.

  • Page 223: Customizing Firefox

    If you need further control of the download manager, open the configuration window from Edit → Preferences and go to the Downloads tab. Here, determine the download folder, how the manager behaves, and some configuration of file types. 14.5 Customizing Firefox Firefox can be customized extensively.

  • Page 224: Changing Themes

    14.5.2 Changing Themes If you do not like the standard look and feel of Firefox, install a new theme. Themes do not change the functionality, only the appearance of the browser. When installing a theme, Firefox asks for confirmation first. Allow the installation or cancel it. After a successful installation, you can enable the new theme.

  • Page 225: Printing From Firefox

    If a theme is installed, you can always switch to a different theme without restarting by clicking Tools → Themes then Use Theme. If you do not use a theme anymore, you can delete it in the same dialog with Uninstall. 14.5.3 Adding Smart Keywords to Your Online Searches Searching the Internet is one of the main tasks a browser can perform for you.

  • Page 226: For More Information

    select Print Background (colors & images). Click the Margins & Header/Footer tab to adjust margins and select what to include in the headers and footers. After you configured your settings, print a Web page with File → Print. Select the printer or a file in which to save the output.

  • Page 227: 5 Transferring Data From The Internet

    Transferring Data from the Internet KGet is the download manager for KDE. It manages your transfers in a window. You can stop, resume, delete, queue, and add transfers. Start KGet from the main menu or by pressing then entering kget. When KGet is started for the first time, you can choose to have it integrated with Kon- queror.

  • Page 228: Timer-Controller Transfers

    Modify the preferences for your downloads by clicking Settings → Configure KGet. 15.2 Timer-Controller Transfers You can configure KGet to perform transfers at a specific time. 1 Start KGet. 2 Click Options → Offline Mode. All transfers inserted from this point are not started immediately but are queued.

  • Page 229: 6 Reading News Feeds With Akregator

    Reading News Feeds with Akregator If you want to get the latest news, get your information with a news feed reader. One reader is Akregator. It connects to a server that contains a newsticker file and downloads it then shows the headlines and sometimes a small text to give an overview. See Fig- ure 16.1, “Akregator Showing Some News”...
  • Page 230 5 Click this folder and choose Feed → Add Feed. 6 Insert the feed URL, for example, http://www.novell.com/newsfeeds/ rss/coolsolutions.xml. A new window opens where you can change the feed name, URL, or the update interval. With the Feed Archive tab, change how long articles should be stored.

  • Page 231: Part Iv Multimedia

    Part IV. Multimedia...

  • Page 233: 7 Manipulating Graphics With The Gimp

    Manipulating Graphics with The GIMP The GIMP (The GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a program for creating and editing pixel graphics. In most aspects, its features are comparable to those of Adobe Photoshop and other commercial programs. Use it to resize and retouch photographs, design graphics for Web pages, make covers for your custom CDs, or almost any other graphics project.

  • Page 234: Starting Gimp

    Unlike pixel graphics, vector graphics do not store information for all individual pixels. Instead, they store information about how image points, lines, or areas are grouped to- gether. Vector images can also be scaled very easily. The drawing application of OpenOffice.org, for example, uses this format.

  • Page 235: Getting Started In Gimp

    The current foreground and background color are shown in two overlapping boxes. The default colors are black for the foreground and white for the background. Click the box to open a color selection dialog. Swap the foreground and background color with the bent arrow symbol to the upper right of the boxes.

  • Page 236: Opening An Existing Image

    In the Image Size section, set the size of the image to create in pixels or another unit. Click the unit to select another unit from the list of available units. The ratio between pixels and a unit is set in Resolution, which appears when the Advanced Options section is open.

  • Page 237: Saving Images

    In the xsane dialog, use the sliders to set desired gamma, brightness, and contrast values. Changes are visible in the preview immediately. Once all settings have been made, click Scan to scan the image. 17.3.4 The Image Window The new, opened, or scanned image appears in its own window. The menu bar in the top of the window provides access to all image functions.
  • Page 238 This is the native format of the application. It saves all layer and path information along with the image itself. Even if you need an image in another format, it is usually a good idea to save a copy as XCF to simplify future modifications. This is the format used for GIMP patterns.

  • Page 239: Printing Images

    17.5 Printing Images To print an image, select File → Print from the image menu. If your printer is configured in the system, it should appear in the list. In some cases, it may be necessary to select an appropriate driver with Setup Printer. Select the appropriate paper size with Media Size and the type in Media Type.

  • Page 240: For More Information

    17.6 For More Information The following resources are useful for a GIMP user, even if some of them apply to older versions. • Help provides access to the internal help system. This documentation is also available in HTML and PDF formats at http://docs.gimp.org. •...

  • Page 241: 8 Using Digital Cameras With Linux

    Using Digital Cameras with Linux Managing photos from your camera can be fun if you have the right tools. Linux offers several handy utilities for sorting and organizing your photographs. These include gphoto2, Konqueror, Digikam, and f-spot. A comprehensive list of supported cameras is available at http://www.gphoto .org/proj/libgphoto2/support.php.

  • Page 242: Accessing The Camera

    18.2 Accessing the Camera There are three possibilities for accessing the pictures on the camera. It depends on your camera and which protocol it supports. Usually it is USB mass storage, which is handled by the hotplug system, or PTP (also known as PictBridge). Some camera models do not work with either protocol.

  • Page 243: Configuring Your Camera

    tory that already contains a collection of photographs, Digikam treats each subfolder as an album. On start-up, Digikam presents a window with two sections: your albums are displayed to the left and the photographs of the current album are displayed to the right. See Fig- ure 18.1, “The Main Window of Digikam”...

  • Page 244: Getting Information

    uring Your Camera” (page 243). Digikam opens a window and begins to download thumbnails and displays them as in Figure 18.2, “Downloading Pictures from Camera” (page 244). Right-click an image to open a pop-up menu with the options to View, display some Properties or EXIF Information, Download, or Delete the image.

  • Page 245: Managing Albums

    General lists the name, type, owner, and some other basic information. The more inter- esting part is the EXIF tab. The camera stores some metadata for each photograph. Digikam reads these properties and displays them in this list. Find the exposure time, pixel dimensions, and others.

  • Page 246: Managing Tags

    18.3.5 Managing Tags Managing lots of different photographs with different albums can sometimes be complex. To organize individual photographs, Digikam provides the My Tag system. For example, you have photographed your friend John at different times and you want to collect all images, independent of your album. This let you find all photographs very easily.
  • Page 247 b HTML Interface: Decide whether your image collection should be accessible via an HTML interface and whether autorun functionality should be added to your CD/DVD archive. Set a selection title and image, font, and back- ground properties. c Media Volume Descriptor: Change the settings for volume description, if necessary.

  • Page 248: Useful Tools

    3 Determine the location of your new album inside the gallery. 4 Click New Album and provide the information requested by Digikam. 5 Upload the images to the new album with Add Photos. 18.3.7 Useful Tools Digikam provides several tools to simplify some tasks. Find them in the Tools menu. The following is a small selection of the available tools.
  • Page 249 Figure 18.3 Creating a Template for a Calendar Finding Duplicate Photographs Sometimes you photograph similar scenes repeatedly and want to keep only the best shots. This is the perfect task for the Find Duplicate plug-in. Go to Tools → Find Duplicate Images. Select the albums or tags to handle. Under Method &...
  • Page 250 Figure 18.4 Results of Find Batch Processes Digikam also provides some batch processes that perform a specific task on lots of files. This can be renaming, converting, resizing, and much more. Find them under Tools → Batch Processes. 18.3.8 Basic Image Viewing and Editing with Digikam Digikam includes its own lean image viewing and editing program.
  • Page 251 apply various colored filters (for example, to export a colored image to black and white), and efficiently reduce red eyes in portrait shots. The most important menus are: Image Use Edit Comments & Tags to enter comments to a particular image and to assign a tag (category) to this image.

  • Page 252: For More Information

    18.4 For More Information For more information about using digital cameras with Linux, refer to the following Web sites: • http://digikam.sourceforge.net/—Information about Digikam • http://www.gphoto.org—Information about gPhoto2 • http://www.gphoto.org/proj/libgphoto2/support.php—A comprehensive list of supported cameras • http://www.thekompany.com/projects/gphoto/—Information about Kamera, a KDE front-end for gPhoto2 KDE User Guide...

  • Page 253: 9 Playing Music And Movies

    Playing Music and Movies During installation, YaST normally identifies and configures the sound cards of your computer automatically. Otherwise (or if you installed a new sound card), start YaST and configure the sound card manually in the Sound module. When your sound card has been configured, you can control the volume and balance with a mixer and start other sound applications.

  • Page 254: Playing Music Files

    TIP: Starting the Mixer Generally, it is advisable to open a mixer application before opening other sound applications. Use the mixer to test and adjust the control settings for the input and output of the sound card. 19.2 Playing Music Files In Linux, find a variety of programs for playing music files, such as OGG or WAV files.

  • Page 255: Quick Start

    Figure 19.1 The amaroK Media Player Quick Start On start-up, amaroK scans the folders that are part of your collection for music files. Although you can use amaroK without building a collection, it is recommended to do so, because most of the powerful, advanced features are only available with an existing collection.
  • Page 256 The Sidebar Browsers Context With this tab, view information and statistics about your collection and the current artist. Switch to different views using the tabs on top of the Context browser. The Home view provides statistics on your listening habits, listing your favorite, newest, and least-played tracks or albums.
  • Page 257 IMPORTANT: Sharing Playlists with Other Players Save playlists in m3u or pls format, so you can share them with any other players using these formats. Smart Playlists offer various views of your collection, such as tracks never played, newest tracks, or tracks by genre. Right-click to add subfolders or to create your own smart playlists.
  • Page 258 The Cover Manager With amaroK, you can assign a cover to each album of your collection. With the Cover Manager, easily add, delete, and retrieve album covers. Start the cover manager with Tools → Cover Manager. A tree view in the left part of the window lists all artists in your collection.
  • Page 259 Visualizations amaroK comes with a number of visualizations that display a graphical effect for the music played. Native amaroK visualizations are displayed in the player window. Cycle through the various available display modes by clicking the animation. In addition to the above, amaroK also supports the visualization plug-ins of the XMMS media player.

  • Page 260: Handling Audio Cds

    playlists as you want and you can share your JuK playlists with other media players. You can also edit the tags of your music files. Start JuK with the main menu or press and enter juk. Find more information about JuK in the online help. 19.3 Handling Audio CDs There are many ways to listen to your favorite music tracks.
  • Page 261 Figure 19.2 The KsCD User Interface 19.3.2 Compressing Audio Data: Ripping Audio compression can be handled by various tools. The following sections feature a command line approach to encoding and playing audio data as well as some graphical applications capable of audio compression. Command Line Tools for Encoding and Playback of Audio Data Ogg Vorbis (package vorbis-tools) is a free audio compression format that is now...
  • Page 262 Compressing Audio Data Using KAudioCreator KAudioCreator is a lean CD ripper application (see Figure 19.3, “Ripping Audio CDs with KAudioCreator” (page 262)). Once started, it lists all the tracks of your CD in the CD Tracks tab. Select the tracks to rip and encode. To edit the track information, use the Album Editor under File →...

  • Page 263: Playing Movie Files

    here. The Ogg Vorbis Encoder tab determines the quality of the encoding. To configure online lookup of album, track, and artist information for your ripped audio data, select Add Track Information. Start the ripping process by inserting the CD into the CD-ROM drive and entering audiocd:/ in the Location bar.
  • Page 264 Figure 19.5 Kaffeine Main Window The formats you can view with Kaffeine depends on the back-end (by default, Xine is used). Xine interprets many of the most common multimedia formats available. For more information, refer to http://xinehq.de/. Kaffeine can also play multimedia streamed over the Internet and can be used as a plug- in for Konqueror.
  • Page 265 Figure 19.6 RealPlayer for Linux Playing Music and Movies...

  • Page 267: 0 Burning Cds And Dvds

    Burning CDs and DVDs K3b is a comprehensive program for writing data and audio CDs and DVDs. Start the program from the main menu or by entering the command k3b. The following sections brief you on how to start a basic burning process to get your first Linux-made CD or DVD.
  • Page 268 Figure 20.1 Creating a New Data CD Then select Burn from the toolbar or hit . A dialog with six tabs offering various Ctrl options for writing the CD opens. See Figure 20.2, “Customizing the Burning Process” (page 268). Figure 20.2 Customizing the Burning Process KDE User Guide...
  • Page 269 The Writing tab has various settings for the burning device, the speed, and the burning options. The following options are offered here: Burning Device The detected writer is displayed under this pop-up menu. You can select the speed here too. WARNING: Select the Writing Speed with Care Normally, you should select Auto, which chooses the maximum writing speed possible.

  • Page 270: Creating An Audio Cd

    Remove Image Remove the temporary image file from hard disk when finished. Verify Written Data Check the integrity of the written data by comparing the MD5 sums of the original and the burned data. The Image tab is only accessible if the option Only create image from the previous tab is selected.

  • Page 271: Copying A Cd Or Dvd

    The dialog for burning an audio CD is not very different from the dialog for burning a data CD. However, the Disc at once and the Track at once modes have greater impor- tance. The Track at once mode inserts an intermission of two seconds after each track. TIP: Preserving Data Integrity When burning audio CDs, choose a lower burning speed to reduce the risk of burning errors.

  • Page 272: Writing Iso Images

    Figure 20.3 Copying a CD Check On the fly to burn the CD as soon as it has been read or select Only create image to create an image in the path specified on the Image tab in the Write image file to option and burn the image later.

  • Page 273: Creating A Multisession Cd Or Dvd

    20.5 Creating a Multisession CD or Multisession discs can be used to write data in more than one burning session. This is useful, for example, for writing backups that are smaller than the media. In each session, you can add another backup file. The interesting part is that you are not only limited to data CDs or DVDs.

  • Page 274: For More Information

    20.6 For More Information Apart from the two main functions described above, K3b offers other functions, such as the creation of DVD copies, reading audio data in WAV format, rewriting CDs, and playing music with the integrated audio player. A detailed description of all available program features is available at http://k3b.sourceforge.net.

  • Page 275: A Finding The Information You Need

    To support you in your everyday work with SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop and to help you explore your Linux system, Novell and the open source community at large have created a wealth of information. We have compiled relevant information and made it available to you in various formats.
  • Page 276 in the panel, or by entering the susehelp command, you are taken to the main window of the Help Center as shown below. Figure A.1 Main Window of the Help Center The menu and the toolbar provide options for printing contents from the Help Center, searching the currently displayed page, and navigating and customizing the Help Center.
  • Page 277 some online databases that cover special hardware and software issues for your product. All these sources can be searched comfortably once a search index has been generated. The contents of your Help Center depends on which software packages are currently installed and which languages are selected as your system languages.
  • Page 278 Figure A.2 Generating a Search Index Procedure A.2 Using the Full Text Search 1 Click Search Options and enter the string to find. 2 To combine your search strings with operands, click Method and select the operand to use. 3 To limit the number of hits to display, choose an option from Max. Results. 4 To restrict your search to certain types of documentation, choose an option from Scope.

  • Page 279: Additional Resources And More Information

    A.2 Additional Resources and More Information You can also access the specific manuals and documentation delivered with your product on the Internet at http://www.novell.com/documentation/ sled10/. If you are searching for additional information, you can also refer to the following In- ternet sites:...
  • Page 280 • SUSE Support Database [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:SDB] • Novell Technical Support Knowledgebase [http://support.novell.com/ search/kb_index.jsp] • Novell Discussion Groups [http://support.novell.com/forums/index .html] • KDE Documentation Web site [http://www.kde.org/documentation] • Documentation Web site for KDE applications [http://www.kde-apps.org/ In addition, general-purpose search engines are often helpful. For example, you might try the search terms “Linux CD-RW help”...

  • Page 281: B Moving From Windows To Linux

    Moving from Windows to Linux If you are coming from Microsoft Windows, take a look at how familiar elements of Windows translate to SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop. After logging in, you will notice that the desktop has a familiar layout and recognizable icons, many of them similar to the Windows and Macintosh desktops.

  • Page 282: Starting Applications From The Main Menu

    B.1 Starting Applications from the Main Menu Similar to the Start menu on Windows, you can access all the programs installed on your system from the main menu. To open the menu click the green SUSE icon in the left corner of the panel. The function-oriented menu structure makes it easy to find the right application for your purpose even if you do not know the application names yet.

  • Page 283: Managing Files

    B.2 Managing Files To start Konqueror, the default KDE file manager (and Internet browser), press and enter konqueror. To view the contents of your home directory, click Personal Files. To open this view directly, use the quick start icon with a house in the panel. Figure B.3 Windows Explorer and Konqueror For more information about Konqueror as a file manager, see Section 1.4, “Managing...

  • Page 284: Customizing Your Desktop

    Figure B.4 Windows Command Prompt and Konsole Terminal Read more about working with the command line in Chapter 14, Working with the Shell (↑Deployment Guide). B.4 Customizing Your Desktop To change to the way your KDE desktops looks and behaves, press and enter kcontrol.

  • Page 285: Setting Up Printers

    Figure B.5 Windows Control Panel and KDE Control Center For more information, see Section 2.2, “Configuring Your Desktop with the Control Center” (page 64). B.5 Setting Up Printers To set up or add a printer to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, start the Printing Manager from the main menu.

  • Page 286: Switching Between Applications

    Figure B.6 Windows Printers and Faxes and KDE Printing Manager B.6 Switching between Applications Similar to the taskbar on Windows, the bottom panel in KDE lets you easily switch between open windows. Unlike Windows, KDE lets you set up multiple desktops where each one can run different programs.

  • Page 287: Accessing Network Resources

    B.7 Accessing Network Resources From your desktop, you can access files and directories or certain services on remote hosts or make your own files and directories available to other users in your network. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop offers various different ways of accessing and creating network-shared resources.

  • Page 289: C Getting To Know Linux Software

    Getting to Know Linux Software Linux comes with a wealth of applications, often offering more than one solution to specific needs. The difficulty is finding the application that suits your needs best. The next few sections introduce some of the most powerful Linux counterparts of common Windows software.
  • Page 290 Table C.1 Office Software for Windows and Linux Task Windows Application Linux Application Office Suite MS Office, StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, OpenOffice.org KOffice Word Processor MS Word, StarOf- OpenOffice.org/StarOffice fice/OpenOffice.org Writer, Writer, KWord WordPerfect Spreadsheet MS Excel, StarOf- OpenOffice.org/StarOffice Calc, fice/OpenOffice.org Calc Gnumeric, KSpread Presentation MS PowerPoint, StarOf-...
  • Page 291 GnuCash GnuCash is a software tool to control both your personal and business finances. Keep track of income and expenses and manage your bank accounts and stock portfolios all using one piece of software. Learn more about GnuCash at http:// www.gnucash.org.
  • Page 292 KOffice KOffice is an integrated office suite for the KDE desktop. It comes with various modules like word processing (KWord), spreadsheets (KSpread), presentations (KPresenter), several image processing applications (Kivio, Karbon14, Krita), a database front-end (Kexi), and many more. Find more information about KOffice at http://www.koffice.org/.
  • Page 293 manager (Base), a presentation manager (Impress), a drawing program (Draw), and a formula editor for generating mathematical equations and formulas (Math). Users familiar with the MS Office family of applications find a very similar appli- cation interface and all the functionality to which they are accustomed. Because OpenOffice.org is capable of importing data from MS Office applications, the transition from one office suite to the other is very smooth.

  • Page 294: Network

    Taskjuggler Taskjuggler is a lean, but very powerful project management software. Take control of your projects using the Gantt charting features or by generating all kinds of reports (in XML, HTML, or CSV format). Those users who are not comfortable with controlling applications from the command line can use a graphical front-end to Taskjuggler.
  • Page 295 Task Windows Application Linux Application Voice over IP X-Lite Linphone, Skype FTP Clients leechftp, wsftp gftp, kbear Epiphany Epiphany is a lean, but powerful Web browser for the GNOME desktop. Many of its features and extensions resemble Firefox. Find more information about Epiphany at http://www.gnome.org/projects/epiphany/.
  • Page 296 gftp gftp is an FTP client using the GTK toolkit. Its features include simultaneous downloads, resume of interrupted file transfers, file transfer queues, download of entire directories, FTP proxy support, remote directory caching, passive and non- passive file transfers, and drag and drop support. Find more information at http://gftp.seul.org.
  • Page 297 at http://www.kontact.org/. You can also read our Kontact chapter in KDE User Guide. Konversation Konversation is an easy-to-use IRC client for KDE. Its features include support for SSL connections, strikeout, multichannel joins, away and unaway messages, ignore list functionality, Unicode, autoconnect to a server, optional time stamps in chat windows, and configurable background colors.

  • Page 298: Multimedia

    end-to-end encryption. When using Skype, configuring the firewall or router is not necessary. For more information, refer to http://www.skype.com/ products/. XChat XChat is an IRC client that runs on most Linux and UNIX platforms as well as under Windows and MacOS X. Find more information about XChat at http:// www.xchat.org/.
  • Page 299 Task Windows Application Linux Application Music Notation Finale, SmartScore, Sibelius LilyPond, MusE, Noteedit, Rosegarden Video Creator and Windows Movie Maker, MainActor, Kino Editor Adobe Premiere, Media Studio Pro, MainActor TV Viewer AVerTV, PowerVCR 3.0, xawtv (analog), motv (ana- CinePlayer DVR log), xawtv4, tvtime, kdetv, zapping, Kaffeine amaroK...
  • Page 300 Kaffeine Kaffeine is a versatile multimedia application supporting a wide range of audio and video formats including Ogg Vorbis, WMV, MOV, and AVI. Import and edit play lists of various types, create screen shots, and save media streams to your local hard disk.
  • Page 301 MainActor MainActor is a fully fledged video authoring software. Because there is a Windows version of MainActor, transition from Windows is easy. Find more information about MainActor at http://www.mainactor.com/. MPlayer MPlayer is a movie player that runs on several systems. Find more information about MPlayer at http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/ info.html.

  • Page 302: Graphics

    range of audio and video formats. Find more information about Totem at http:// www.gnome.org/projects/totem/. tvtime tvtime is a lean TV viewer application supporting analog TV. Find more information about tvtime, including a comprehensive usage guide, at http://tvtime .sourceforge.net/. xawtv and motv xawtv is a TV viewer and recorder application supporting analog TV.
  • Page 303 Table C.4 Graphics Software for Windows and Linux Task Windows Application Linux Application Simple Graphic Edit- MS Paint KolourPaint Professional Graphic Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop The GIMP, Krita Editing Pro, Corel PhotoPaint, The GIMP Creating Vector Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, OpenOffice.org Draw, Graphics OpenOffice.org Draw, Free- Inkscape, Dia...
  • Page 304 Digikam Digikam is a smart digital photo management tool for the KDE desktop. Importing and organizing your digital images is a matter of a few clicks. Create albums, add tags to spare you from copying images around different subdirectories, and eventu- ally export your images to your own Web site.
  • Page 305 Kivio Kivio is a flow-charting application that integrates into the KOffice suite. Former users of Visio find a familiar look and feel in Kivio. Find more information about Kivio at http://www.koffice.org/kivio/. KolourPaint KolourPaint is an easy-to-use paint program for the KDE desktop. You can use it for tasks such as painting or drawing diagrams and editing screen shots, photos, and icons.

  • Page 306: System And File Management

    VueScan VueScan is a scanning software available for several platforms. You can install it parallel to your vendor's scanner software. It supports the scanner's special hardware, like batch scanning, autofocus, infrared channels for dust and scratch suppression, and multiscan to reduce scanner noise in the dark areas of slides. It features simple and accurate color correction from color negatives.
  • Page 307 Task Windows Application Linux Application Backup Software ntbackup, Veritas KDar, taper, dump Adobe Reader Adobe Reader for Linux is the exact counterpart of the Windows and Mac versions of this application. The look and feel on Linux are the same as on other platforms. The other parts of the Adobe Acrobat suite have not been ported to Linux.
  • Page 308 GNU Parted GNU Parted is a command line tool for creating, destroying, resizing, checking, and copying partitions and the file systems on them. If you need to create space for new operating systems, use this tool to reorganize disk usage and copy data between different hard disks.
  • Page 309 KPDF KPDF is a PDF viewing application for the KDE desktop. Its features include searching the PDF and full screen reading mode like in Adobe Reader. Find more information at http://kpdf.kde.org/. Nautilus Nautilus is the default file manager of the GNOME desktop. It can be used to create folders and documents, display and manage your files and folders, run scripts, write data to a CD, and open URI locations.
  • Page 310 C.6 Software Development This section introduces Linux IDEs, toolkits, development tools, and versioning systems for professional software development. Table C.6 Development Software for Windows and Linux Task Windows Application Linux Application Integrated Development Borland C++, Delphi, Visual KDevelop, Eric, Eclipse, Environments Studio, .NET MonoDevelop, Anjuta...
  • Page 311 full-featured Java development environment. Find more information at http:// www.eclipse.org. Eric Eric is an IDE optimized for Python and Python-Qt development. Find more infor- mation about Eric at http://www.die-offenbachs.de/detlev/eric3 .html. GCC is a compiler collection with front-ends for various programming languages. Check out a complete list of features and find extensive documentation at http:// gcc.gnu.org.
  • Page 312 enable Unix developers to build and deploy cross-platform .NET applications. MonoDevelop complements the Mono development with an IDE. Find more infor- mation about MonoDevelop at http://www.monodevelop.com/. Qt is a program library for developing applications with graphical user interfaces. It allows you to develop professional programs rapidly. The Qt library is available not only for Linux, but for a number of Unix flavors and even for Windows and Macintosh.
  • Page 313 gThumb, 304 Index Gwenview, 304 Inkscape, 304 Kivio, 305 Symbols KolourPaint, 305 KPovmodeler, 305 POV-Ray, 305 Active Directory VueScan, 306 accessing data, 173 multimedia, 298 logging in, 17 amaroK, 254, 299 amaroK, 254 Audacity, 299 applications, 289 Grip, 299 development, 310 Helix Banshee, 299 Anjuta, 310 K3b, 267, 300...
  • Page 314 gftp, 296 Evince, 307 GnomeMeeting, 296 KPDF, 309 GroupWise, 125 Xpdf, 309 kbear, 296 Audacity, 299 Konqueror, 209, 296 Kontact, 111, 296 Konversation, 297 browsers (see Web browsers) Kopete, 151, 297 Linphone, 155, 297 Mozilla Thunderbird, 297 calendars Opera, 297 GroupWise, 125 Skype, 297 Kontact, 113, 121...
  • Page 315 connecting, 241 shared, 39, 167–183 Digikam, 242–250 Windows, 82 Konqueror, 38 Firefox, 217–226, 295 PTP protocol, 242 bookmarks, 220 download managers importing, 221 Firefox, 222 managing, 220 downloads configuring, 223 managing, 227 download manager, 222 extensions, 223 finding on page, 220 navigating, 217 e-mail applications printing, 225...
  • Page 316 vector, 233 KWallet, 45 viewing, 38 locking, 18 GroupWise, 123, 125–141 panels, 21 Kontact with, 123 printing, 202 terminology, 123 session manager, 17 utilities, 45–50 KGet, 227 KGpg, 185–193 image editing clipboard encryption, 191 Digikam, 250 creating keys, 185 Internet editor, 192 chatting, 151 exporting public keys, 187...
  • Page 317 calendar, 113, 121 automatically, 16 contacts, 113, 118 login manager, 16 creating messages, 116 remotely, 17 encryption, 117 sessions, 17 Exchange, 120, 122 logging out, 19 feeds, 114 filters, 118 folders, 117 media, 24 GroupWise, 120, 122–123 Mozilla (see Firefox) identities, 115 importing mail, 116 journal, 113...
  • Page 318 Firefox, 225 Web pages GIMP, 239 archiving, 211 KDE, 202 Web servers network printer, 176 kpf, 180 PTP protocol, 242 Samba, 170 scanning GOCR, 308 screen locking, 18 screen shots KSnapshot, 49 sound data compression KAudioCreator, 262 Konqueror, 262 Ogg Vorbis, 261 oggenc, 261 mixers, 253 KMix, 52...

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