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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 Configuring System and Security Aspects ....Part II Office and Collaboration 3 The OpenOffice.org Office Suite Understanding OpenOffice.org ....Word Processing with Writer .
Page 5 7 Instant Messaging with Kopete Configuring Kopete ..... . . Adding Contacts ......Adding Groups .
Page 6 12.4 Starting Print Jobs in KDE ..... 12.5 Monitoring Print Jobs in KDE ....Part III Internet 1 3 Managing Network Connections 13.1...
Page 7 1 7 Reading News Feeds with Akregator Part IV Multimedia 1 8 Manipulating Graphics with The GIMP 18.1 Graphics Formats ......18.2 Starting The GIMP .
Page 8 A Finding the Information You Need Included Documentation ..... Additional Resources and More Information ... . . B Moving from Windows to Linux Starting Applications from the Main Menu .
Page 9: About This Guide
About This Guide This manual introduces the KDE desktop of your SUSE Linux Enterprise® 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 for SUSE Linux Enterprise, 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. 3 Documentation Conventions The following typographical conventions are used in this manual: •...
Page 11 • ls, --help: commands, options, and parameters • user: users or groups • Alt , Alt + F1 : a key to press or a key combination; keys are shown in uppercase as on a keyboard • File, File > Save As: menu items, buttons •...
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®. 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 start your system. If you did not set up your system and your user account yourself, check with your system administrator for your username and password. The program managing the login process depends on the desktop environment installed on your system. For KDE, it is KDM. If the GNOME desktop is additionally installed on your system, it may be GDM.
Page 17 If your system administrator has created an encrypted home directory for you (which is useful as a protection against theft or unauthorized removal of the hard disk), your home directory is mounted on login. After login, you can directly access the data as usual—without entering another password.
Page 18: Switching Desktops
3 Enter your username. 4 Enter your password. The GNOME desktop is started. See GNOME User Guide at 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
TIP: Looking Up KDE Keyboard Shortcuts If you are interested in other KDE keyboard shortcuts, look them up in the KDE control center, described in Section 2.1, “The KDE Control Center” (page 45). For quick access, you can also add the Lock and Logout icons to the panel. To do so, right-click the panel then click Add Applet to Panel.
Page 20: Desktop Components
1.3 Desktop Components The graphical desktop environment should not pose any problems for former Windows* or Macintosh* users. The main components of the desktop are the icons on the desktop and the panel at the bottom of the screen. Figure 1.2 An Example KDE Desktop Desktop icons represent files, directories, applications, functions, and removable media, like CDs or DVDs.
Page 21 Network Browsing Displays network services you can access. Some of the services might require au- thentication. To learn more, refer to Chapter 9, Accessing Network Resources (page 151). Printer Opens KJobViewer, which displays print jobs you have sent to printers. See Sec- tion 12.4, “Starting Print Jobs in KDE”...
Page 22 Desktop Previewer Next to the quick launcher, find the desktop previewer, which shows your different desktops. These virtual desktops enable you to organize your work. If you use many programs simultaneously, you might want to run some programs in one desktop and other programs in the other desktop.
Page 23 Figure 1.4 Main Menu Search Function Just type a part of the application name into the search field without pressing the Enter key afterward. If the application is installed on your system, the menu structure leading to this application is highlighted in the main menu. The following section provides information about a number of actions that can be trig- gered from the main menu.
Page 24 Lock Session If you leave your computer you can prevent unauthorized access by others by locking your screen. After locking, a screen saver starts. Access to the session can only be regained with a password. To unlock, enter your normal login password. Log Out Opens a dialog with several options: you can end the current session, turn off the computer, restart the computer, or cancel the logout.
Page 25 Figure 1.6 Viewing the Contents of a USB Stick For 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 detection dialog before clicking If you insert or connect a removable medium to the system that has been encrypted with LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup), KDE recognizes this and prompts for the password as shown in...
Page 26 Procedure 1.1 Configuring Removable Media Handling In the autodetection dialog, you can also configure how KDE should handle several types of removable media. For example, if you know that a certain type of medium that you use often always contains photos, you can configure it to open an image viewer application automatically: 1 In the autodetection dialog, click Configure.
Page 27 Procedure 1.2 Restoring Default Media Handling Options To reset the action assigned to the type of medium and restore the default options, proceed as follows: 1 Start the KDE control center from the main menu by selecting Personal Settings. 2 In the left-hand navigation bar, click Peripherals > Storage Media. The configu- ration dialog appears on the right.
Page 28 If you start Konqueror as a file manager (see Section 1.4, “Managing Folders and Files with Konqueror” (page 17)) and click Storage Media on the start window or enter media:/ in the location bar, Konqueror displays the storage devices as shown in Figure 1.10, “Displaying Media in Konqueror”...
Page 29: Managing Folders And Files With Konqueror
NOTE: Removing Media Safely If you want to remove or disconnect a medium from your computer, make sure that the data on the medium is currently not accessed by any application or user. Otherwise risk a loss of data. To safely remove the medium, proceed as follows: 1.
Page 30 Start Konqueror as a file manager by clicking the house icon in the panel. Konqueror displays the contents of your home directory. Figure 1.11 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.
Page 31 and so on. In Linux, all files and directories are located in a tree-like structure. The topmost directory is referred to as the file system root or just /. All other directories 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.
Page 32 Display Field The display field shows the contents of the selected directory or file. In the View menu, choose between different view modes to display the contents, such as Icon 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.
Page 33: Creating A New Folder
to another by simply dragging them. When dropping the objects, you are asked whether the objects should be moved or copied. To delete a file or folder, proceed as follows: • Select the object and press Del or right-click the file then select Move to Trash from the context menu.
Page 34 the user concept of Linux, refer to Section “Users and Access Permissions” (Chapter 15, Working with the Shell, ↑Deployment Guide). Instead of using the “traditional” way to change access permissions in a shell, you can also use the graphical user interface Konqueror provides.
Page 35 Apart from this traditional permission concept for file system objects, you can also use access control lists (ACLs) with Konqueror. With ACLs, permissions can be defined 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.
Page 36 and x indicate that the user has read, write, and execute access to the file or folder. 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. 8 When all access permissions are set according to your wishes, click OK to close the dialog.
Page 37 Figure 1.12 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 4a Click OK then determine the extensions of the filename. 4b 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: Finding Data On Your Computer Or In The File System
SUSE Linux Enterprise offers various different ways of accessing and creating network- shared resources. Given that the network structure and the configuration of your com- puter allow for it, you can easily browse your network for shared resources and services with your file manager, Konqueror.
Page 41: Finding Files
tions, source code, images, music files, applications, and much more. For more infor- mation, refer to Chapter 11, Searching with Kerry (page 179). With KFind, you can locate files on your computer or in the file system using a variety of search criteria, such as file content, dates, owner, or file size.
Page 42 Question Mark The question mark (?) stands for exactly one character. For example, searching for mar? can find marc, but marc? cannot find anything if your files are named marc and marc.png. You can put as many question marks in the search term as you want. It finds exactly that number of characters. You can combine those two wild card symbols in any search term.
Page 43: Moving Text Between Applications
9 Click Find to perform the search. For detailed information about the search options available, refer to the KFind online help. For advanced searches, you may want to use search patterns or regular expressions. KRegExpEditor offers search options based on regular expressions. You can install KRegExpEditor with YaST as the package kdeutils3-extra.
Page 44: Exploring The Internet
1.8 Exploring the Internet In KDE, the default Web browser is Konqueror. To start Konqueror, click the Konqueror icon on the panel or press Alt + F2 and enter konqueror. Learn more about Konqueror as a Web browser in Chapter 14, Browsing with Konqueror (page 203).
Page 45: Managing Passwords With Kwallet Manager
For an introduction to OpenOffice.org, see Chapter 3, The OpenOffice.org Office Suite (page 63) or view the help in an OpenOffice.org program. 1.11 Managing Passwords with KWallet Manager Remembering all the passwords for protected resources to which you need to log in can be problematic.
Page 46 You can alter the settings at any time by right-clicking the KWallet icon in the panel and selecting Configure Wallet. A dialog box opens where you can select several options. By default, all passwords are stored in one wallet, kdewallet, but you can also add new wallets.
Page 47 Procedure 1.3 Inserting New Entries in Your Wallet 1 In the top right part of the window, select the subfolder to which to add an entry. The lower left part shows a list of entries belonging to the subfolder. You can add a new entry to Maps or Passwords.
Page 48: Displaying, Decompressing, And Creating Archives
1.12 Displaying, Decompressing, and Creating Archives To save space on the hard disk, use a packer that compresses files and directories to a fraction of their original size. The application Ark can be used to manage such archives. It supports common formats, such as zip, tar.gz, tar.bz2, lha, and rar. Start Ark from the main menu or from the command line with ark.
Page 49: Taking Screen Shots
1.13 Taking Screen Shots With KSnapshot, you can create snapshots of your screen or individual application windows. Start the program from the main menu or by pressing Alt + F2 and entering ksnapshot. The KSnapshot dialog consists of two parts. The upper area (Current Snapshot) contains a preview of the current screen and three buttons for creating and saving the screen shots.
Page 50: Viewing Pdf Files With Kpdf
1.14 Viewing PDF Files with KPDF PDF is probably one of more important document formats. KPDF is a KDE program that can view and print them. Start KPDF by pressing Alt + F2 and entering kpdf. Load a PDF file with File > Open. KPDF displays it in its main window.
Page 51: Managing Packages With The Zen Tools
by right-clicking the device icon. You can mute or hide each one of them separately. For further information about KMix, refer to the online help. Figure 1.19 The KMix Mixer 1.16 Managing Packages with the ZEN Tools The ZEN tools serve as graphical front-ends for the ZENworks Management Daemon (zmd), allowing you easily to install or remove software, apply security updates, and manage services and catalogs with just a few clicks.
Page 52 NOTE: Packages versus Patches Officially released updates from Novell show up as Patches. New package ver- sions from other sources show up as Packages. To get details about a certain entry, mark it with the mouse and click the Details link under the list window.
Page 53: Installing Software
Figure 1.20 Selecting the Software Updates 1.16.3 Installing Software To install software packages, start Install Software from the menu or run zen-installer. The interface is almost identical to Software Updater (see Sec- tion 1.16.2, “Obtaining and Installing Software Updates” (page 40)). The only difference is a search panel you can use to search for packages or to filter the list.
Page 54: Configuring The Software Updater
complete products), Patterns (see Section “Installing and Removing Patterns” (Chapter 8, System Configuration with YaST, ↑Deployment Guide) for details on patterns), Packages, and Patches. Mark the check box of a list entry that should be removed then press Re- move to start the package uninstallation. If other packages depend on the ones marked by you, these are also removed.
Page 55 With Mount, embed a directory mounted on your machine. This is useful, for ex- ample, in a network that regularly mirrors the Novell YUM server and exports its content to the local network. To add the directory, provide the full path to the direc- tory in Service URI.
Page 56: For More Information
WARNING: Unsubscribing from Catalogs To install packages from a catalog, you must be subscribed to this catalog. If you unsubscribe, the packages from this catalog are still listed in the update window, but you cannot install them. Preferences On the Preferences tab, specify whether Software Updater should be launched at start- up or not.
Page 57: 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. There are several ways to influence the look and feel of the KDE desktop depending on the scope of changes to make. For users, the following options are available: •...
Page 58 Figure 2.1 KDE Control Center TIP: Starting Individual Modules You can also start individual modules of the KDE control center from a terminal or by adding a special applet to your panel. To start modules from a shell, enter kcmshell --list to get a list of all modules available.
Page 59 changes. Reset all items on the page to the default values by clicking Default. Changing some settings may require root permissions. Log in as root if prompted to do so. The following list introduces the major categories and highlights the most important settings you can change there.
Page 60 the type of port with which it is connected to your computer or modify keyboard and mouse settings, such as repeat delay, single or double clicking options, and double-click intervals. You can assign default actions to certain types of removable media (for example, always start KsCD when detecting an audio CD) and configure printers.
Page 61: Configuring Desktop Objects
2.2 Configuring Desktop Objects Your KDE desktop comes with a predefined set of desktop icons. By adding various objects such as folders, files, or links, you can create additional icons on your desktop and arrange them as you like. Procedure 2.1 Creating and Arranging Desktop Icons 1 To add a new desktop object, for example, from the main menu or the Konqueror file manager, select an entry and drag it onto the desktop.
Page 62 Procedure 2.2 Configuring the Screen Saver 1 Right-click an empty space on the desktop and select Configure Desktop. 2 In the dialog that opens, click Screen Saver. 3 In the list of screen savers, click a screen saver to see a preview in the right side of the dialog.
Page 63 Procedure 2.3 Changing the Desktop Background 1 Right-click an empty patch of the desktop and select Configure Desktop. A con- figuration dialog appears. 2 In Settings for Desktop select the virtual desktops to which the changes should apply. 3 To change the picture on the background, click Picture and select one of the pictures in the list.
Page 64 Some users might need more desktops than provided by default. Procedure 2.4 Adding Additional Virtual Desktops 1 Right-click the desktop previewer in the panel and select Configure Desktops. A configuration dialog appears where you can increase or reduce the number of virtual desktops.
Page 65: Configuring 3D Desktop Effects
2.3 Configuring 3D Desktop Effects Configuring desktop effects (Xgl) for your KDE desktop is as simple as a few clicks in YaST and the KDE control center (Personal Settings). Figure 2.2 3D Desktop Effects on KDE To find out whether your hardware supports desktop effects and to prepare for the configuration, proceed as follows: 1 Install the following packages with YaST: compiz-kde, xgl, xgl-hardware-list, and compiz.
Page 66 3 In the list on the left, unfold the Desktop > Display manager entries. 4 Select the DISPLAYMANAGER_XSERVER entry and set its value to Xgl. 5 Click Finish to apply the changes. 6 Reboot your machine. Desktop effects should now be available to you. These are the most prominent features available when using desktop effects and their default keyboard shortcuts: •...
Page 67: Configuring The Panel
To disable desktop effects in a running session, proceed as follows: 1 Open the KDE control center and select KDE Components > Session Manager. 2 In the Advanced group, set Preferred Window Manager to kwin. 3 Apply your settings and leave the module. To disable desktop effects permanently, proceed as follows: 1 Start YaST.
Page 68 2b Select the application to add from one of the categories of the submenu. The application icon is inserted into the panel. 2c To change the icon for the application, right-click the button and select Configure Application Button. By clicking the application icon in the dialog box that appears, open a new window in which to select a different icon.
Page 69 Procedure 2.6 Moving Elements within Panels 1 To move an application icon to a different position in the panel, right-click the icon and select Move. The mouse pointer changes into a cross-hair. Drag the pointer to the place in the panel to insert the icon then press the left mouse button. The icon is inserted at the new position.
Page 70 2 If you added additional panels, a list appears at the top of the window, showing the available panels. Select the panel to configure. 3 If desired, choose a different position on the desktop, adjust the panel length, or increase or decrease the panel size and Apply your settings. 4 To activate or deactivate automatic hiding of the panel or change the default hiding options, click Hiding on the left window pane.
Page 71 Figure 2.3 Editing the Main Menu 3 Click the Menus tab. 4 You can define whether 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 To change a menu item, click Edit K Menu.
Page 72: Configuring System And Security Aspects
2.5 Configuring System and Security Aspects By default, SUSE Linux Enterprise provides various fonts commonly available in dif- ferent file formats (Bitmap, TrueType, etc.). These are known as system fonts. Users can additionally install their own fonts from various collections. Such user-installed fonts are, however, only visible and available to the corresponding user.
Page 73: Part Ii Office And Collaboration
Part II. Office and Collaboration...
Page 75: 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 76: Understanding Openoffice.org
This section contains information that applies to all of the application modules in OpenOffice.org. Module-specific information can be found in the sections relating to each module. • Section 3.1.1, “Advantages of the Novell Edition of OpenOffice.org” (page 65) • Section 3.1.2, “Using the Standard Edition of OpenOffice.org”...
Page 77 3.1.1 Advantages of the Novell Edition of OpenOffice.org SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop includes the Novell edition of OpenOffice.org. The Novell edition includes several enhancements that are not yet included in the standard edition. Calc Enhancements The Novell edition of OpenOffice.org Calc includes the following enhancements that are not found in the standard edition: •...
Page 78 • An improved OpenSymbol font, which provides better support of bullets, displaying attractive bullets rather than “missing glyph” square boxes that sometimes appear OpenClipart The linux version of the Novell edition of OpenOffice.org includes a large selection of free clipart from the OpenClipart project. To access http://openclipart.org...
Page 79 3.1.2 Using the Standard Edition of OpenOffice.org You can use the standard edition of OpenOffice.org rather than the Novell edition. 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 enhancements made in the Novell edition.
Page 80 documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/ 0600MG-MigrationGuide.pdf]. Converting Documents to the OpenOffice.org Format OpenOffice.org can read, edit, and save documents in a number of formats. It is not necessary to convert files from those formats to the OpenOffice.org format to use those files. However, if you want to convert the files, you can do so. To convert a number of documents, such as when first switching to OpenOffice.org, do the following: 1 Select File >...
Page 81 When sharing documents with others, you have several options. If the recipient needs to be able to edit the file: Save the document in the format the other user needs. For example, to save as a Microsoft Word file, click File Save As, then select the Microsoft Word file type for the version of Word the other user needs.
Page 82 • In a terminal window, enter ooffice. The OpenOffice.org window opens. Click File New, then choose the module you want to open. If any OpenOffice.org application is open, you can open any of the other applications by clicking File > New > Name of Application. 3.1.5 Improving OpenOffice.org Load Time To speed up the load time of OpenOffice.org by preloading the application at system startup:...
Page 83: Customizing Menus
2 Click Customize Toolbar. 3 Select the toolbar you want to customize. The toolbar you clicked should already be selected. You can change the toolbar you want to customize by selecting the desired toolbar from the Toolbar menu. 4 Select the check boxes next to the commands you want to appear on the toolbar, and deselect the check boxes next to the commands you don’t want to appear.
Page 84: Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
2 Select the menu you want to change, or click New to create a new menu. Click Help for more information about the options in the Customize dialog. 3 Modify, add, or delete menu items as desired. 4 Click OK. Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts You can reassign currently assigned keyboard shortcuts and assign new shortcuts to frequently used functions.
Page 85: Changing The Global Settings
Changing the Global Settings Global settings can be changed in any OpenOffice.org application by clicking Tools > Options on the menu bar. This opens the window shown in the figure below. A tree structure is used to display categories of settings. Figure 3.1 The Options Window The following table lists the settings categories along with a brief description of each category:...
Page 86 Settings Description Application Category Load/Save Includes the settings related to the opening and saving of several file types. There is a dialog for general settings and several special dialogs to define how external formats should be handled. Language Covers the various settings related to languages and Settings writing aids, such as your locale and spell checker settings.
Page 87: Finding Templates
Settings Description Application Category OpenOf- Provides dialogs to set and edit connections and Base fice.org registered databases. Base Charts Defines the default colors used for newly created charts. Internet Includes the dialogs to configure any proxies and to change settings related to search engines. IMPORTANT All settings listed in the table are applied globally for the specified applications.
Page 88: Word Processing With Writer
Table 3.3 Where to Find OpenOffice.org Templates and Extras Location What You Can Find OpenOffice.org documentation Web site Templates for Calc spreadsheets, CD [http://documentation cases, seed packets, fax cover sheets, and more .openoffice.org/Samples _Templates/User/template_2 _x/index.html] Worldlabel.com [http://www Templates for many types of labels .worldlabel.com/Pages/ openoffice-template.htm] For more information about templates, see...
Page 89: Creating A New Document
• Section 3.2.3, “Formatting with Styles” (page 78) • Section 3.2.4, “Using Templates to Format Documents” (page 81) • Section 3.2.5, “Working with Large Documents” (page 83) • Section 3.2.6, “Using Writer as an HTML Editor” (page 85) 3.2.1 Creating a New Document There are two ways to create a new document: To create a document from scratch, click File >...
Page 90: Formatting With Styles
in the toolbar to print and save your document. With the options under Insert, add extra items to your document, such as a table, picture, or chart. 3.2.2 Sharing Documents with Other Word Processors You can use Writer to edit documents created in a variety of other word processors. For example, you can import a Microsoft Word document, edit it, and save it again as a Word document.
Page 91 Type of Style What it Does create an emphasis style that italicizes selected text when you apply the style to it. Frame Applies standardized formatting to frames. For example, if your document uses sidebars, you can create frames with specified graphics, borders, location, and other formatting so that all of your sidebars have a consistent appearance.
Page 92: Menu Options
window. This tip applies to some other windows in OpenOffice.org as well, in- cluding the Navigator. Applying a Style To apply a style, select the element you want to apply the style to, and then double- click the style in the Styles and Formatting window. For example, to apply a style to a paragraph, place the cursor anywhere in that paragraph and double-click the desired style.
Page 93: Using Templates To Format Documents
2 Click Modify. 3 Change the settings for the selected style. For information about the available settings, refer to the OpenOffice.org online help. 4 Click OK. Creating a Style OpenOffice.org comes with a collection of styles to suit many users’ needs. However, most users eventually need a style that does not yet exist.
Page 94 template. You can always change your template, but a little planning can save you a lot of time later. NOTE You can convert Microsoft Word templates like you would any other Word document. See Section “Converting Documents to the OpenOffice.org Format” (page 68) for information.
Page 95: Working With Large Documents
3.2.5 Working with Large Documents You can use Writer to work on large documents. Large documents can be either a single file or a collection of files assembled into a single document. Navigating in Large Documents The Navigator tool displays information about the contents of a document. It also lets you quickly jump to different elements.
Page 96 A master document is a Writer document that serves as a container for multiple Writer files. You can maintain chapters or other subdocuments as individual files collected in the master document. Master documents are also useful if multiple people are working on a document.
Page 97: Using Writer As An Html Editor
same name, the master document will use the formatting specified for that style in the first document you import. 3.2.6 Using Writer as an HTML Editor In addition to being a full-featured word processor, Writer also functions as an HTML editor.
Page 98: Using Spreadsheets With Calc
3.3 Using Spreadsheets with Calc Calc is the OpenOffice.org spreadsheet application. Create a new spreadsheet with File > New > Spreadsheet or open one with File > Open. Calc can read and save in Microsoft Excel's format, so it is easy to exchange spreadsheets with Excel users. NOTE Calc can process many VBA macros in Excel documents;...
Page 99: Using Templates In Calc
5 Click OK. Modifying a Style 1 Click Format Styles and Formatting. 2 In the Formatting and Styles window, click either the Cell Styles or the Page Styles icon. 3 Right-click the name of the style you want to change, then click Modify. 4 Change the desired formatting options.
Page 100: Using Presentations With Impress
2 Create the styles and content that you want to use in any spreadsheet that uses this template. 3 Click File Templates Save. 4 Specify a name for the template. 5 In the Categories box, click the category you want to place the template in. The category is the folder where the template is stored.
Page 101: Using Master Pages
Opens Impress with a blank slide. Use this option to create a new presentation from scratch, without any preformatted slides. • Create a presentation from a template Opens Impress with your choice of template. Use this option to create a new presentation with a predesigned OpenOffice.org template or a template you’ve created or installed yourself, such as your company’s presentation template.
Page 102 This opens the current slide master in Master View. 3 Right-click the left-hand panel, then click New Master. 4 Edit the slide master until it has the desired look. 5 Click Close Master View or View Normal to return to Normal View. When you have created all of the slide masters you want to use in your presen- tations, you can save them in an Impress template.
Page 103: Using Databases With Base
Applies the selected slide master to the current slide, or to any slides you select before applying the slide master. For example, if you want to apply a different slide master to the first slide in a presentation, select that slide, then change to Master View and apply a slide master to that slide.
Page 104 • Section “What’s Next?” (page 94) Creating the Database First, create the database. 1 Click File New Database. 2 Select Create a new database, then click Next. 3 Click Yes, register the database for me to make your database information available to other OpenOffice.org modules, select both check boxes in the bottom half of the dialog, then click Finish.
Page 105 To move all available fields to the Selected fields menu, click the double right- arrow. 5 Use the up-arrow and down-arrow to adjust the order of the selected fields. The fields appear in the table and forms in the order in which they are listed. 6 Click Next.
Page 106: Creating Graphics With Draw
Modifying the Form After the form has been defined, you can modify the appearance of the form to suit your preferences. 1 Close the form that opened when you finished the previous step. 2 In the main window for your database, right-click the form you want to modify (there should be only one option), then click Edit.
Page 107: Creating Mathematical Formulas With Math
1 Open Draw, then create the graphic. 2 Save the graphic. 3 Copy the graphic and paste it into the document, or insert the graphic directly from the document. One particularly useful feature of Draw is the ability to open it from other OpenOf- fice.org modules so you can create a drawing that is automatically imported into your document.
Page 108: Finding Help And Information About Openoffice.org
3.8 Finding Help and Information About OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org contains extensive online help. In addition, a large community of users and developers support it. As a result, it is seldom hard to find help or information about using the OpenOffice.org. The following table shows some of the places where you can go for additional information.
Page 109: 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 110 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 111 Messages can be marked with different status flags. Change the status with Message > Mark Message. You can use this feature to assign a status to a message, such as important or ignored. For example, you can highlight important messages that you do not want to forget.
Page 112: Mail
4.1.6 Notes Use the Notes component to keep sticky notes to yourself. If you are using KDE, use the KNote icon in the system tray to make your notes visible on the desktop. 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.
Page 113 Figure 4.2 The Kontact Mail Component 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 > Configure KMail then Identities >...
Page 114 each e-mail with your contact information. To activate this option, select Enable Signa- ture and decide whether to obtain the signature from a file, an input field, or the output of a command. With Picture, you can specify the path to a small (48x48 pixel) monochrome icon to display in all your mails if the recipient's software supports this feature.
Page 115 4.2.3 Creating Messages To compose new messages, select Message > New Message or click the corresponding icon in the toolbar. To send messages from different e-mail accounts, select one of the identities as described in Section 4.2.1, “Configuring Identities and Accounts” (page 101).
Page 116 e-mails deleted with Del or Edit > Move to Trash. drafts is where you can save un- finished messages. If you are using IMAP, the IMAP folders are listed below the local folders. Each incoming mail server has its folders in the Folder list. If you want to organize your messages in additional folders, create new folders by se- lecting Folder >...
Page 117: Contacts
Applying Filters Filters are applied in the order listed in the dialog accessed with Settings > Configure Filters. Change the order by selecting a filter and clicking the arrow buttons. Filters are only applied to new incoming messages or sent messages as specified in the filter's advanced options.
Page 118: Adding Contacts
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 > New Contact in the address component. Both methods open a dialog in which to enter information about the contact.
Page 119: Calendar
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 120: Scheduling An Event
Figure 4.4 The Kontact Calendar 4.4.1 Scheduling an Event Add a new event or meeting with Actions > New Event. Enter the desired details. Under Reminder, specify the exact time (minutes, hours, or days in advance) when the attendees should be reminded of the event. If an event recurs, specify the appropriate interval. Another way to create an event at a specific point in the calendar is to double-click the corresponding field in one of the program's calendar views.
Page 121: Syncing Data With A Handheld
4.4.2 Adding Calendars IMPORTANT: Groupware Calendars The best way to add groupware resources is with Groupware Wizard, a separate tool. To use it, close Kontact then run groupwarewizard in a command line or from the Office group of the KDE menu. Select the server type, such as SLOX, GroupWise, or Exchange, from the list offered then enter the address and authentication data.
Page 122: Contact Information
4.6.1 Terminology Differences The following table lists some key terminology differences between Kontact and GroupWise. Table 4.1 Kontact and GroupWise Terminology Differences GroupWise Kontact Appointments Events Busy search Free/Busy Notes Journal entries Posted, nonposted items An event without attendees is posted. If an event has attendees, it is a Sent item.
Page 123: For More Information
Inviting Attendees to Events Unlike GroupWise, Kontact does not automatically enter you as an attendee for events you schedule. Make sure that you remember to invite yourself. 4.7 For More Information Kontact includes help for itself and its various components. Access it with Help > Kontact Handbook.
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 Automatically Detect 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 AOL* Instant Messenger (AIM), GroupWise® Messenger, ICQ, IRC, Jabber*, Lotus* Sametime, MSN, SMS, and Yahoo!*. 7.1 Configuring Kopete Configure Kopete by entering your personal user data.
Page 152: Adding Contacts
Figure 7.1 Kopete Configuration Panels Use Chat window and Colors & Fonts to adjust the appearance of the chat windows for communication with other participants. Choose from the classic themes of the cor- responding providers or create a custom theme by adjusting the font or color to your preferences.
Page 153: Using Kopete
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. When this is done, you should set your status by clicking File > Set Status >...
Page 154 Figure 7.3 Chat Window If you want to see your former chatting session, select a contact and go to Edit > View History. This menu item opens a dialog where you can search and view your chatting sessions with this person. You can view other options by right-clicking a username.
Page 155: Using Voice Over Ip With Ekiga
Using Voice over IP with Ekiga Modern telecommunication means far more than just making a phone call. It is also about exchanging text messages and sometimes even video conferencing. Roaming enables you to be reachable under one phone number all across the world. Ekiga brings these features to your Linux desktop, allowing you to communicate over broadband Internet.
Page 156 1 Enter your full name (name and surname). 2 Enter your ekiga.net account data or choose not to sign up with ekiga.net. To add other accounts later, configure them using Edit > Accounts. 3 Determine your connection type. 4 Determine the type of firewall to use to enable you to make calls with Ekiga. 5 Choose the audio manager to use.
Page 157: The Ekiga User Interface
8.2 The Ekiga User Interface All functions of Ekiga are available through the menu bar. Shortcuts to the most impor- tant functions are available in a toolbar to the left and by special key combinations. Figure 8.1 Ekiga User Interface The user interface has different modes.
Page 158 Many of functions of Ekiga are available with keyboard shortcuts. Table 8.1, “Keyboard Shortcuts for Ekiga” (page 146) summarizes the most important ones. Table 8.1 Keyboard Shortcuts for Ekiga Ctrl Sequence Description Ctrl + O Initiate a call with the current number. Ctrl + D Hang up.
Page 159: Making A Call
8.3 Making a Call Once Ekiga is configured appropriately, making a call is straightforward. 1 Start Ekiga using the menu or the command line. 2 Enter the SIP address of the party to call at the SIP address prompt. The address should look like sip:username@domainname or username@hostname for direct local calls or like username@sipserver or userid@sipserver for proxied calls or calls using the service of a SIP provider.
Page 160: Using The Address Book
Panel Applet Normally, the Ekiga panel applet would run silently without giving any notice of its existence. This changes as soon as a call comes in. The main window of Ekiga opens and you hear a ring sound on your headset or speakers. Once you have noticed an incoming call, just click Accept to answer the call then start talking.
Page 161: For More Information
To call any contact from the address book, double-click this contact. The call is initiated immediately. 8.6 For More Information The official home page of Ekiga is http://www.ekiga.org/. This site offers answers to frequently asked questions as well as more detailed documentation. For information about the support of the H323 teleconferencing protocol in Linux, see http://www.openh323.org/.
Page 163: 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® 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 164: 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 162). Configuring a Small Web Server If you need a simple way to share information with others, set up a lean Web server.
Page 165: 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 166: 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 167 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 168 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 169: Managing Windows Files
9.4 Managing Windows Files With your SUSE Linux Enterprise machine being an Active Directory client as described in Chapter 12, 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 170 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 171 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 172: 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 Alt + F2 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 173 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 174: 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 175 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 176: 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 177 IMPORTANT: Security Considerations Before setting up a file server with kpf, check with your system administrator whether your company's security policies allow this. You should never set up a file server in a corporate or private environment if you are not entirely sure that your network is protected by an outer firewall.
Page 178 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 179 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 181: 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 182 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 170). When you start KGpg in later sessions, only a small icon with a padlock appears in the system tray.
Page 183: 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 184: 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 185: 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 186 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 187: 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 188: Dragging And Dropping
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 189: For More Information
10.6 For More Information For theoretical background information about the encryption method, refer to the brief and clear introduction on the GnuPG project pages at http://www.gnupg.org/ documentation/howtos.html.en. This document also provides a list of further information sources. Encryption with KGpg...
Page 191: 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 192 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 193: Configuring Kerry
11.2 Configuring Kerry You can configure Kerry by right-clicking its icon in the tray and choosing Configure Kerry or by clicking Configure in Kerry's main window. The configuration dialog has four tabs. On the Search tab, you can change the Default result sort order, Maximum number of results displayed on one page, or shortcuts for activating Kerry Beagle Search.
Page 194 5 Press OK. 11.2.2 Preventing Files and Directories from Being Indexed To exclude some folders or files from being indexed by Kerry, follow these steps: 1 If the Kerry Beagle configuration dialog is not open yet, right-click the Kerry icon in the tray and choose Configure Kerry. 2 Click the Indexing tab.
Page 195: 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 196 To set up a printer in KDE, start the Printing Manager from the main menu (Tools > Printing > Printing Manager). Alternatively, press Alt + F2 and enter kcontrol. 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.
Page 197: Modifying Printer Settings
• Local printer (parallel, serial, USB): A printer that is attached to your workstation through a parallel, serial, or USB connection. • 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).
Page 198: Deleting A Printer
2 Click Administrator Mode and enter your root password. 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 (Tools >...
Page 199 drag them from the desktop and drop them into the list or use the file dialog to locate them. 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.
Page 200: 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 188) opens, listing all the print jobs queued on your printer. As long as your print job is not active, you can edit it.
Page 201 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 203: Part Iii Internet
Part III. Internet...
Page 205: 3 Managing Network Connections
Managing Network Connections To surf the Internet or send and receive e-mail messages, you must have configured an Internet connection with YaST. Depending on your environment, in YaST select whether to use NetworkManager. In KDE, you can then establish Internet connections with NetworkManager or KInternet.
Page 206 A wired connection has been established. Currently there is no connection to the Internet. A wireless connection has been established. Blue bars show the strength of the signal. More blue bars means better signal strength. A connection is being established or terminated. Right-clicking the icon opens the KNetworkManager menu with various options for managing network connections.
Page 207: Wireless Networks
13.1.1 Wireless Networks The signal strength of wireless networks is shown in the menu. Encrypted wireless networks are marked with a lock icon. To connect to an encrypted network, choose it from the menu. In the dialog that opens, choose the type of Encryption the network uses and enter the appropriate Passphrase or Key.
Page 208: Networkmanager And Security
To configure a new VPN connection with KNetworkManager, left-click the KNetwork- Manager applet and follow these steps: 1 Choose VPN Connections > Configure VPN. 2 Press Add and Forward to start a configuration wizard. 3 In the next dialog, choose the type of VPN connection to create. 4 Name your configuration in Connection name.
Page 209: Kinternet
If the encryption setting changes but the name and MAC address remain the same, NetworkManager attempts to connect, but it first asks you to confirm the new encryption settings and provide any updates, such as a new key. In a system with a wireless connection only, NetworkManager does not automatically start the connection during boot.
Page 210 Currently there is no connection to the Internet. The connection is being established or terminated. The connection has been established. Data is being transmitted to or from the Internet. An error has occurred. If a connection has already been configured with YaST, use View Log to identify the reason for the error.
Page 211: Troubleshooting
To establish Internet connections automatically, use dial on demand (DoD). If this mode is selected, KInternet automatically connects to your Internet service provider (ISP) as soon as a request is submitted. After a certain time-out, the connection is ter- minated. A DoD connection is evident from the blue D at the bottom right corner of the KInternet icon.
Page 212 13.3.1 KNetworkManager Some common problems related to KNetworkManager include the applet not starting, a missing VPN option, and issues with SCPM. NetworkManager Desktop Applet Does Not Start The KNetworkManager applet should start automatically if the network is set up for NetworkManager control.
Page 213 13.3.2 KInternet Problems related to KInternet include the applet not starting or not all devices appearing. KInternet Desktop Applet Does Not Start If KInternet does not start automatically, first make sure that the package kinternet is installed. If KInternet is installed but is not running for some reason, you can start it manually.
Page 215: 4 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 216: 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 217: Profiles
14.3 Profiles Section 14.1, “Tabbed Browsing” (page 204) 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 218 14.5.1 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 219 If you do not find your preferred search engine here, easily define a new one. For ex- ample, to search Novell's Cool Solutions™ for some interesting articles, normally go to http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions, find the search page, and enter your query. This can be simplified by using the following procedure: Procedure 14.2 Creating New Web Shortcuts...
Page 220: Bookmarks
14.6 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 221: Enabling Advertisement Blockers
block access for others. Java and JavaScript are often disabled for security reasons. Unfortunately, some Web pages require JavaScript for correct display. 14.8 Enabling Advertisement Blockers Some Web pages open annoying advertisements. With the help of Konqueror, these windows can be blocked. Proceed as follows: Procedure 14.3 Blocking Annoying Advertisements 1 Start Konqueror.
Page 223: 5 Browsing With Firefox
Browsing with Firefox Included with your SUSE Linux Enterprise 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.
Page 224 Figure 15.1 The Browser Window of Firefox 15.1.1 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 225: Finding Information
15.1.2 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. 15.2 Finding Information There are two ways to find information in Firefox: the search bar and the find bar.
Page 226: Managing Bookmarks
15.2.3 Searching in the Current Page To search inside a Web page, click Edit > Find in This Page or press Ctrl + F . The find bar opens. Usually, it is displayed at the bottom of a window. Type your query in the input field.
Page 227 Figure 15.2 Using the Firefox Bookmark Manager To open the bookmark manager, click Bookmark > Organize 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 228: 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 in the Feed Location, for example, http://www.novell.com/newsfeeds/rss/coolsolutions .xml. Firefox updates your live bookmarks. 4 Close your bookmark manager.
Page 229: Customizing Firefox
If you need further control of the download manager, open the configuration window from Edit > Preferences and go to the Main tab. Here, determine the download folder and how the manager behaves. 15.5 Customizing Firefox Firefox can be customized extensively. You can install extensions, change themes, and add smart keywords for your online searches.
Page 230: Changing Themes
15.5.2 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 231: Printing From Firefox
If a theme is installed, you can always switch to a different theme without restarting by clicking Tools > Add-ons > Themes then Use Theme. If you do not use a theme anymore, you can delete it in the same dialog with Uninstall. 15.5.3 Adding Smart Keywords to Your Online Searches Searching the Internet is one of the main tasks a browser can perform for you.
Page 232: 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 233: 6 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 Alt + F2 then entering kget. When KGet is started for the first time, you can choose to have it integrated with Kon- queror.
Page 234: Timer-Controller Transfers
Modify the preferences for your downloads by clicking Settings > Configure KGet. 16.2 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 235: 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 17.1, “Akregator Showing Some News”...
Page 236 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 237: Part Iv Multimedia
Part IV. Multimedia...
Page 239: 8 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 240: Starting The 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. Inkscape or the drawing application of OpenOffice.org, for example, use this format.
Page 241 Figure 18.1 The Main Window 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 242: Getting Started
18.3 Getting Started Although The GIMP can be a bit overwhelming for new users, most quickly find it easy to use once they work out a few basics. Crucial basic functions are creating, opening, and saving images. 18.3.1 Creating a New Image To create a new image, select File >...
Page 243: Scanning An Image
18.3.3 Scanning an Image Instead of opening an existing image or creating a new one, you can scan one. To scan directly from The GIMP, make sure that the package xsane is installed. To open the scanning dialog, select File > Acquire > XSane: Device dialog. Create a preview when the object to scan is smaller than the total scanning area.
Page 244: Saving Images
18.4 Saving Images No image function is as important as File > Save. It is better to save too often than too rarely. Use File > Save as to save the image with a new filename. It is a good idea to save image stages under different names or make backups in another directory so you can easily restore a previous state.
Page 245: Editing Images
for information about indexed images. The file size can often be quite small if only a few colors are used. With its support for transparency, lossless compression, free availability, and in- creasing browser support, PNG is replacing GIF as the preferred format for Web graphics with transparency.
Page 246 A small window opens with information about the starting point and the size of the se- lected area. Adjust these values by clicking and dragging a corner of the crop box or by adjusting the values in the window. From Selection adjusts the crop to fit the current selection (selections are explained in Section 18.5.2, “Selecting Parts of Images”...
Page 247: Selecting Parts Of Images
18.5.2 Selecting Parts of Images It is often useful to perform an image operation on only part of an image. To do this, the part of the image with which to work must be selected. Areas can be selected using the select tools available in the toolbox, using the quick mask, or combining different options.
Page 248: Applying And Removing Color
Intelligent Scissors Click a series of points in the image. As you click, the points are connected based on color differences. Click on the first point to close the area. Convert it to a regular selection by clicking inside it. Using the Quick Mask The quick mask is a way of selecting parts of an image using the paint tools.
Page 249 Selecting Colors Paint tools use the foreground color. To select the color, first click the display box of the foreground color. A dialog with four tabs opens. These tabs provide different color selection methods. Only the first tab, shown in Figure 18.2, “The Basic Color Selector Dialog”...
Page 250 To select a color that already exists in your image, use the color picker tool, the icon for which resembles an eye dropper. With the tool options, set whether the foreground or background color should be selected. Then click a point in the image that shows the desired color.
Page 251: Adjusting Color Levels
painting, the source point, marked by a cross, moves as well. If the Alignment is set to Non Aligned (the default setting), the source resets to the original when you release the left mouse button. 18.5.4 Adjusting Color Levels Images often need a little adjusting to get ideal print or display results. In many programs designed for inexperienced users, the brightness and contrast levels are modified.
Page 252: Image Modes
Changes can also be undone and redone with the Edit menu. Alternatively, use the shortcuts Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y . 18.5.6 Layers Layers are a very important aspect of The GIMP. By drawing parts of your image on separate layers, change, move, or delete those parts without damaging the rest of the image.
Page 253: Printing Images
and Script-fu. Experimenting is the best way to find out what is available. Xtns in the toolbox includes a number of items for creating buttons, logos, and other things. 18.6 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.
Page 254: For More Information
propriate print size and resolution in the image. Adjust the image's position on the page with the fields in Position or by dragging the image in Preview. When satisfied with the settings, press Print. To save the settings for future use, instead use Print and Save Settings.
Page 255: 9 Managing Your Digital Image Collection
Managing Your Digital Image Collection Managing digital photographs in Linux is very straightforward. KDE's digiKam downloads your images directly from your camera. It helps you organize and manipulate your images to get the best possible result to present to others. The application includes several useful plug-ins that can convert your images to various different formats.
Page 256: Configuring Your Camera
Figure 19.1 The Main Window of digiKam 19.1 Configuring Your Camera To download images from your digital camera, simply connect the camera to the USB port of your computer using the USB cable provided by the camera manufacturer. De- pending on your camera model, you may need to switch your camera to a special data transfer mode.
Page 257: Downloading Pictures From The Camera
To set up a camera in digiKam, select Camera > Add Camera. First, try to detect the camera automatically with Auto-Detect. If this fails, browse the list of supported cameras for your model with Add. If your camera model is not included in the list, try an older model or use USB/IEEE mass storage camera and confirm with OK.
Page 258: Retrieving Information
Select all images to download from the camera by pressing the left mouse button or by clicking individual images with Ctrl pressed. Click Download and select the destination from the list or create a new album with New Album, which automatically suggests a filename with the current date.
Page 259: Managing Tags
• Upload new images from the camera and create the target album on-the-fly during the download. • Create a new album by clicking New Album in the toolbar. • Import an existing folder of images from your hard disk (select Album > Import > Import Folders).
Page 260 If you need to process a huge number of images, an easier way to do the tagging would be using the Edit Comments & Tags option from the context menu that opens when an image is right-clicked. This dialog allows you to assign tags to this image, enter an optional descriptive comment, and rate this image.
Page 261: Creating Powerful Search Filters
19.6 Creating Powerful Search Filters Any image collection soon becomes unmanageable if you do not find a means to search for the images you need and find them without much of a hassle. To help you organize your collection, digiKam offers you two search options: Simple Search A basic search.
Page 262: Exporting Image Collections
Figure 19.4 Creating an Advanced Search Filter 19.7 Exporting Image Collections digiKam provides several export options that help archive and publish your personal image collections. It offers archiving to CD or DVD (with k3b), HTML export, and export to a remote gallery. To save your image collection to CD or DVD, proceed as follows: 1 Select File >...
Page 263 To create an HTML export of your image collection, proceed as follows: 1 Select File > Export > HTML Export. 2 Adjust the settings in Create Image Galleries to your needs, using the various submenus. When you are done, click OK to initiate the gallery creation. 2a Determine which part of your collection should be archived by selecting al- bums and tags in Selection.
Page 264: Viewing And Editing Images
19.8 Viewing and Editing Images digiKam comes with a comprehensive image viewing and editing suite consisting of various plug-ins. To enter digiKam's viewing and editing mode, double-click an image thumbnail. To use the plug-ins, you need to install the digikamplugins package. Use View to zoom in and out of your image and to insert histograms.
Page 265 Add Border Select the type of border. Depending on the type of border you have selected, choose one or two colors to be used for the border and set the width of the border around your image. digiKam creates the border and saves the changes to the original copy of your image.
Page 266 Restoration Provides an all-inclusive treatment to images suffering from all sorts of digital de- fects, such as noise and scratches. Noise Reduction Remove artifacts, such as those caused by dust on your lens or sensor. Compensate for pixel noise caused by high ISO settings of your digital camera and reduce noise and artifacts in low quality scans.
Page 267 TIP: Creating and Reusing Your Own Filter Settings If you need to use the same set of settings more than once, for example, if a scratch on the lens ruined an entire series of images, create your set of filter settings. Save them for later use by clicking Save As and saving them to a text file.
Page 268 Crop, Aspect Ratio Crop Crop your image. Crop cuts to any rectangular selection on top of your image. Aspect Ratio Crop crops the image following various sophisticated design principles. Perspective Adjustment Adjust the perspective of an image. For example, if you notice some odd angles in shots containing vertical or horizontal lines, use this tool to set them right.
Page 269 X:Y Ratio These ratios match most of the common paper sizes used to print photographs. Pick the one that suits your purpose best. Golden Ratio A ratio (1:1.618) that is traditionally used by artists and architects to create harmonious results. Use Max.
Page 270 Figure 19.7 Creating a Custom Crop Using Aspect Ratio Crop 19.8.3 Applying Filters and Effects You can select from a variety of basic effects and filters to apply to your images to give them a more artistic or over-the-top look: Black &...
Page 271 Oil Paint Simulate an oil painting. Determine the brush size and the degree of smoothing to apply to your image. Emboss Pretend your image had been embossed to a sheet of paper. Choose an appropriate depth. Solarize Image Simulate an overexposure to sunlight. Distortion Effects Apply various strange distortion effects, such as fish eyes, to your image.
Page 272: Useful Tools
Figure 19.8 Simulating IR Photography 19.9 Useful Tools digiKam offers several little helpers for organizing your image collection and for pro- cessing your images. Find them in the Tools menu: Find Duplicate Images If you suspect your collection to contain a number of duplicates, use this option to find and delete them.
Page 273 RAW Image Converter (Single) digiKam supports converting images from various vendor-specific RAW formats to common image formats such as JPEG or PNG. Using this option, convert single images. If you need to convert several images, consider using a batch conversion (Tools >...
Page 274: Troubleshooting
Figure 19.9 Batch Processing: Solarizing Images 19.10 Troubleshooting Although SUSE Linux Enterprise and digiKam support a broad range of cameras, you might occasionally hit one of the following problems when using your digital camera with SUSE Linux Enterprise: Downloading Images from Your Camera Fails If downloading your images fails no matter which protocol you have chosen (PTP or USB), try using the command line instead of digiKam.
Page 275: For More Information
Your Camera is not Officially Supported by digiKam Try gphoto2 --list-cameras and the information at http://www to obtain more information about the status of your camera's .gphoto.org/ support by Linux. If the camera is not listed there, remove the storage medium from the camera and use a card reader device (either an external or internal one).
Page 277: 0 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 278: Playing Music Files
The main difference between the various mixers is the outer appearance of the user in- terface. However, there are a number of mixers that are designed for specific hardware. One example is envy24control, a mixer for the Envy 24 sound chip. Another one is hdspmixer, which is for RME Hammerfall cards.
Page 279: Quick Start
Figure 20.1 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 280 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 281 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 282 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 283 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 284: Handling Audio Cds
20.3 Handling Audio CDs There are many ways to listen to your favorite music tracks. Either play a CD or play digitized versions of them. The following section features some CD player applications as well as some applications that can be used for digitizing audio CDs. For information about how to create your own CDs, refer to Chapter 21, Burning CDs and DVDs...
Page 285 20.3.2 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 supported by the majority of audio players and even portable MP3 players.
Page 286 Figure 20.3 Ripping Audio CDs with KAudioCreator Compressing Audio CDs Using Konqueror Before you start the actual ripping process with Konqueror, configure the handling of audio CDs and the Ogg Vorbis encoder in the KDE Control Center. Select Sound & Multimedia >...
Page 287: Playing Movie Files
Figure 20.4 Ripping Audio Data with Konqueror To keep uncompressed audio data on your disk, just select the .wav files and drag them into another Konqueror window to copy them to their final destination. To start the Ogg Vorbis encoding, drag the Ogg Vorbis folder or files from this folder to another Konqueror window.
Page 288 Figure 20.5 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 289 Figure 20.6 RealPlayer for Linux Playing Music and Movies...
Page 291: 1 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 292 Figure 21.1 Creating a New Data Project Then select Burn from the toolbar or hit Ctrl + B . A dialog with six tabs offering various options for writing the CD or DVD opens. See Figure 21.2, “Customizing the Burning Process”...
Page 293 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. However, if you increase this value but your system is not able to send the data fast enough, the likelihood of buffer underruns in- creases.
Page 294: Creating An Audio Cd
use Tools > Burn CD Image. If this option is used, all other options in this section are deactivated. 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.
Page 295: Copying A Cd Or Dvd
the track first. Right-click and select Properties. A new window opens in which to enter your information. 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.
Page 296: Writing Iso Images
Figure 21.3 Copying a CD Check On the fly to burn the medium while it read from another device. 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. 21.4 Writing ISO Images If you already have an ISO image, go to Tools >...
Page 297: Creating A Multisession Cd Or Dvd
21.5 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 298: For More Information
21.6 For More Information Apart from the two functions described above, K3b offers other functions, such as 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.org/.
Page 299: A Finding The Information You Need
To support you in your everyday work with SUSE Linux Enterprise® and to help you explore your Linux system, Novell, SUSE, and the open source community have created a wealth of information. Relevant information is compiled and made available in various formats.
Page 300 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. The display field in the right part of the window always shows the currently selected contents, such as online manuals, search results, or Web pages.
Page 301 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 302 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 303: Additional Resources And More Information
You can also access the specific manuals and documentation for 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: Novell Technical Support Knowledgebase http://www.novell.com/support/ Product Support Community Resources http://support.novell.com/forums/index.html KDE Documentation Web Site http://www.kde.org/documentation...
Page 305: 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®. 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 306: 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 307: Managing Files
B.2 Managing Files To start Konqueror, the default KDE file manager (and Internet browser), press Alt + F2 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 308: Customizing Your Desktop
Figure B.4 Windows Command Prompt and Konsole Terminal Read more about working with the command line in Chapter 15, Working with the Shell (↑Deployment Guide). B.4 Customizing Your Desktop To change to the way your KDE desktops looks and behaves, press Alt + F2 and enter kcontrol.
Page 309: Setting Up Printers
Figure B.5 Windows Control Panel and KDE Control Center For more information, see Section 2.1, “The KDE Control Center” (page 45). B.5 Setting Up Printers To set up or add a printer to SUSE Linux Enterprise, start the Printing Manager from the main menu.
Page 310: 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 311: 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 offers various different ways of accessing and creating network- shared resources.
Page 313: 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 314 Table C.1 Office Software for Windows and Linux Task Windows Application Linux Application Office Suite Microsoft Office, StarOffice*, OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, OpenOffice.org KOffice Word Processor Microsoft Word, StarOf- OpenOffice.org/StarOffice fice/OpenOffice.org Writer, Writer, KWord WordPerfect Spreadsheet Microsoft Excel, StarOf- OpenOffice.org/StarOffice fice/OpenOffice.org Calc Calc, Gnumeric, KSpread Presentation Microsoft PowerPoint*,...
Page 315 such as HTML and XML. For more information, refer to http://freemind .sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page. GnuCash GnuCash is a software tool to control both your personal and business finances. Learn more about GnuCash at http://www.gnucash.org. Gnumeric Gnumeric is a spreadsheet solution for the GNOME desktop environment. Find more information about Gnumeric at http://www.gnumeric.org.
Page 316 array of financial features and tools. Learn more about KMyMoney at http:// kmymoney2.sourceforge.net. 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.
Page 317 version of OpenOffice.org even exists, enabling Windows users to switch to an open source alternative while still using Windows. Find more information about OpenOffice.org at and read our OpenOf- http://www.openoffice.org/ fice.org chapter for a short introduction to the office suite. Planner Planner is a project management tool for the GNOME desktop aiming to provide functionality similar to the project management tools used under Windows.
Page 318: Network
VYM (View Your Mind) VYM is a software for visualizing your thoughts by creating and manipulating mind maps. Most manipulations do not require more than one mouse click. Branches can be inserted, deleted, and reordered very easily. VYM also offers a set of flags allowing you to mark certain parts of the map (important, time critical, etc.).
Page 319 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/. Evolution Evolution is personal information management software for the GNOME desktop combining mail, calendar, and address book functionality. It offers advanced e- mail filter and search options, provides sync functionality for Palm devices, and allows you to run Evolution as an Exchange or GroupWise®...
Page 320 kbear KBear is a KDE FTP client with the ability to have concurrent connections to multiple hosts, three separate view modes, support for multiple protocols (like FTP and SFTP), a site manager plug-in, firewall support, logging capabilities, and much more. Find more information at http://sourceforge.net/projects/ kbear.
Page 321: Multimedia
Linphone Linphone is a smart and lean Voice over IP client using the SIP protocol to establish calls. Find more information at http://www.linphone.org/. You can also read our Linphone chapter. Mozilla Thunderbird Thunderbird is an e-mail client application that comes as part of the Mozilla suite. It is also available for Microsoft Windows and MacOS, which facilitates the tran- sition from one of these operating systems to Linux.
Page 322 Table C.3 Multimedia Software for Windows and Linux Task Windows Application Linux Application Audio CD Player CD Player, Winamp, Windows KsCD, Grip, Helix Banshee Media Player CD Burner Nero, Roxio Easy CD Creator CD Ripper WMPlayer kaudiocreator, Sound Juicer, Helix Banshee Audio Player Winamp, Windows Media amaroK, XMMS, Rhythmbox,...
Page 323 GStreamer. Find more information about amaroK at http://amarok.kde .org/. You can also read the introduction to amaroK in KDE User Guide. Audacity Audacity is a powerful, free sound editing tool. Record, edit, and play any Ogg Vorbis or WAV file. Mix tracks, apply effects to them, and export the results to WAV or Ogg Vorbis.
Page 324 KsCD KsCD is a neat little CD player application for the KDE desktop. Its user interface very much resembles that of a normal hardware CD player, guaranteeing ease of use. KsCD supports CDDB, enabling you to get any track and album information from the Internet or your local file system.
Page 325 and LilyPond. Find more information about Noteedit at http://developer .berlios.de/projects/noteedit/. Rhythmbox Rhythmbox is a powerful, multitalented media player for the GNOME desktop. It allows you to organize and browse your music collection using playlists and even supports Internet radio. Find more information about Rhythmbox at http://www .gnome.org/projects/rhythmbox/.
Page 326: Graphics
Xine Xine is a multimedia player that plays CDs, DVDs, and VCDs. It interprets many multimedia formats. For more information, refer to http://xinehq.de/. XMMS XMMS is the traditional choice for multimedia playback. It is focused on music playback, offering support for CD playback and Ogg Vorbis files. Users of Winamp should find XMMS comfortable because of its similarity.
Page 327 Task Windows Application Linux Application Creating 3D Graphics 3D Studio MAX, Maya, POV- POV-Ray, Blender, Ray, Blender KPovmodeler Managing Digital Pho- Software provided by the cam- DigiKam, f-spot tographs era manufacturer Scanning Vuescan Vuescan, The GIMP Image Viewing ACDSee gwenview, gThumb, Eye of Gnome, f-spot Blender Blender is a powerful rendering and animation tool available on many platforms,...
Page 328 f-spot f-spot is a flexible digital photograph management tool for the GNOME desktop. It lets you create and manage albums and supports various export options like HTML pages or burning of image archives to CD. You can also use it as an image viewer on the command line.
Page 329 KPovmodeler KPovmodeler is a POV-Ray front-end that integrates with the KDE desktop. KPovmodeler saves users from needing a detailed knowledge of POV-Ray scripting by translating the POV-Ray language in an easy-to-understand tree view. Native POV-Ray scripts can be imported to KPovmodeler as well. Find more information at http://www.kpovmodeler.org.
Page 330: System And File Management
C.5 System and File Management The following section provides an overview of Linux tools for system and file manage- ment. Get to know text and source code editors, backup solutions, and archiving tools. Table C.5 System and File Management Software for Windows and Linux Task Windows Application Linux Application...
Page 331 Ark is a GUI-based pack program for the KDE desktop. It supports common formats, such as zip, tar.gz, tar.bz2, lha, and rar. You can view, select, pack, and unpack single files within an archive. Due to Ark's integration with Konqueror, you can also trigger actions (such as unpacking an archive) from the context menu in the file manager, similar to WinZip.
Page 332 GOCR GOCR is an OCR (optical character recognition) tool. It converts scanned images of text into text files. Find more information at http://jocr.sourceforge .net/. gzip, tar, bzip2 There are plenty of packaging programs for reducing disk usage. In general, they differ only in their pack algorithm.
Page 333 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. For an introduction to using Nautilus as a file manager, see GNOME User Guide.
Page 334: Software Development
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 335 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 336 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 337: D Support Of Tablet Pcs
Support of Tablet PCs SUSE Linux Enterprise® comes with support for Tablet PCs with serial Wacom devices. Although the majority of installation is the same as on other systems, several packages must be added manually. Then configure the input device properly. After you have installed the Tablet PC packages and configured your digitizer correctly, input with the pen, also called a stylus, can be used for the following actions and appli- cations:...
Page 338: Installing Tablet Pc Packages
NOTE: Keyboard or Mouse Needed for Installation During installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise, the pen cannot be used as an input device. If your Tablet PC does not feature a built-in keyboard or touch pad, connect an external keyboard or mouse to your Tablet PC for installation of your system.
Page 339: Configuring Your Wacom Device
D.2 Configuring Your Wacom Device After the Tablet PC packages have been installed, configure your tablet device. Currently, SUSE Linux Enterprise does not support configuration of Wacom devices with SaX2. Instead, it is necessary to edit a system configuration file. Only the system administrator can make the changes to the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
Page 340 Example D.1 Configuration for Wacom Devices 1. Add the following InputDevice sections: Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "Mouse[5]" Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0" Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" Option "InputFashion" "Tablet" Option "Mode" "Absolute" Option "SendCoreEvents" "on" Option "Type" "cursor" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom"...
Page 341 2. Add the following lines to the ServerLayout section: InputDevice "Mouse[5]" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "Mouse[7]" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "Mouse[9]" "SendCoreEvents" With these changes, your /etc/X11/xorg.conf should resemble the following: [...] Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" Identifier "Mouse[3]" Option "Buttons" "5" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Name"...
Page 342 [...] Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout[all]" InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Mouse[3]" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "Mouse[5]" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "Mouse[7]" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "Mouse[9]" "SendCoreEvents" Option "Clone" "off" Option "Xinerama" "off" Screen "Screen[0]" EndSection Default mouse configuration. Newly added configuration for tablet cursor input device. Newly added configuration for the tablet stylus input device.
Page 343: Using Common Tablet Pc Features
D.3 Using Common Tablet PC Features After your Wacom device has been configured, you can now make use of your pen as input device. D.3.1 Using the Virtual Keyboard To log in to the KDE or GNOME desktop or to unlock the screen, you can either enter your username and password as usual or via the virtual keyboard, xvkbd, displayed below the login field.
Page 344 2 To rotate your display, click the icon and select the desired orientation from the context menu. Your display is immediately tilted to the new direction. Also the orientation of the graphics tablet changes so it can still interpret the movement of the pen correctly.
Page 345 D.3.4 Taking Notes and Sketching with the To create drawings with the pen, you can use a professional graphics editor like The GIMP or try one of the note taking applications, Xournal or Jarnal. With both Xournal and Jarnal, you can take notes, create drawings, or comment PDF files with the pen. As a Java-based application available for several platforms, Jarnal also offers basic collaboration features.
Page 346 of text using only the pen (or other input devices—it can even be driven with an eye tracker). Start Dasher from the main menu or with dasher from a shell. Move your pen in one direction and the applications starts to zoom into the letters on the right side. From the letters passing the cross hairs in the middle, the text is created or predicted and is printed to the upper part of the window.
Page 347: Troubleshooting
D.4 Troubleshooting Virtual Keyboard Does Not Appear on Login Screen Occasionally, the virtual keyboard is not displayed on the login screen. To solve this, restart the X server by pressing Ctrl + Alt + <— or press the appropriate key on your Tablet PC (if you use a slate model without integrated keyboard).
Page 348: For More Information
D.5 For More Information Some of the applications mentioned here do not offer integrated online help, but you can find some useful information about usage and configuration in your installed system in /usr/share/doc/package/packagename or on the Web: • For the Xournal manual, refer to http://xournal.sourceforge.net/ manual.html •...
Page 349: Index
Gwenview, 316 Index Inkscape, 316 Kivio, 316 KolourPaint, 316 Symbols KPovmodeler, 317 POV-Ray, 317 VueScan, 317 Active Directory multimedia, 309 accessing data, 157 amaroK, 266, 310 amaroK, 266 Audacity, 311 applications, 301 Grip, 311 development, 322 Helix Banshee, 311 Anjuta, 322 K3b, 279, 312 CVS, 322 Kaffeine, 311...
Page 350 GroupWise, 113 Audacity, 311 kbear, 308 Konqueror, 203, 308 Kontact, 97, 308 browsers (see Web browsers) Konversation, 308 Kopete, 139, 308 Linphone, 309 calendars Mozilla Thunderbird, 309 GroupWise, 113 Opera, 309 Kontact, 99, 107 Skype, 309 XChat, 309 copying, 283 office creating, 279-286 Evolution, 307...
Page 351 download managers shared, 27, 151-167 Firefox, 216 Firefox, 211-220, 307 downloads bookmarks, 214 managing, 221 importing, 215 DVDs managing, 214 copying, 283 configuring, 217 creating download manager, 216 data, 279 extensions, 217 ISO images, 284 finding on page, 214 navigating, 211 printing, 219 searching with, 213, 219 e-mail applications...
Page 352 undo, 239 copying DVDs, 283 views, 231 data CDs, 279 gphoto2, 262 data DVDs, 279 graphics KAddressbook (see Kontact) albums, 246 KAudioCreator, 273 digital cameras, 243 editing, 227-242, 252 Akregator (newsticker), 223 file formats, 232 Ark, 36 galleries, 27 configuring pixel, 227 desktop background, 51 resizing, 233-234...
Page 353 KGet, 221 feeds, 100 KGpg, 169-177 filters, 104 clipboard encryption, 175 folders, 103 creating keys, 169 GroupWise, 107, 109 editor, 176 identities, 101 exporting public keys, 171 importing mail, 102 file encryption, 175 journal, 99 importing keys, 172 notes, 100 key servers, 173 PDAs and, 109 exporting keys, 175...
Page 354 files, 151 Ogg Vorbis, 273 Internet, 197 oggenc, 273 printers, 151, 160 mixers, 265 shares, 153 KMix, 38 wireless, 199 players, 266 news feed, 223 amaroK, 266 newsticker, 223 KsCD, 272 Ogg Vorbis, 273 oggenc, 273 digital cameras, 12 media, 12 partitions GNU Parted, 319 voice over IP, 143-149...

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About this Guide

Part I KDE Desktop

1 Getting Started with the KDE Desktop

2 Customizing Your Settings

Part II Office and Collaboration

3 The Openoffice.org Office Suite

4 Kontact: E-Mailing and Calendaring

5 Groupwise Linux Client: E-Mailing and Calendaring

6 Synchronizing a Handheld Computer with Kpilot

7 Instant Messaging with Kopete

8 Using Voice over IP with Ekiga

9 Accessing Network Resources

10 Encryption with Kgpg

1 Searching with Kerry

2 Managing Printers

Part III Internet

3 Managing Network Connections

4 Browsing with Konqueror

5 Browsing with Firefox

6 Transferring Data from the Internet

17 Reading News Feeds with Akregator

Part IV Multimedia

8 Manipulating Graphics with the GIMP

9 Managing Your Digital Image Collection

20 Playing Music and Movies

1 Burning Cds and Dvds

A Finding the Information You Need

B Moving from Windows to Linux

C Getting to Know Linux Software

D Support of Tablet Pcs

Index

Quick Links

Troubleshooting

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