<tip category="KDE|General">
<html>
<P>
There's a lot of information about KDE on the
<A HREF="http://www.kde.org/">KDE web site</A>. There are
also useful sites for major applications like
<A HREF="http://www.konqueror.org/">Konqueror</A>, 
<A HREF="http://www.koffice.org/">KOffice</A> and
<A HREF="http://www.kdevelop.org/">KDevelop</A>, or important
KDE utilities like
<A HREF="http://printing.kde.org/">KDEPrint</A>,
which can be put to its full usage even outside KDE...
</P>
<br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/filesystems/desktop.png">
</center>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General|I18N">
<html>
<p>
KDE is translated to many languages. You can change the country and
language with the Control Center or in
K-Menu->Preferences->Personalization->Country & Language.
</p>
<br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/locale.png">
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Andrea Rizzi</em></p>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="KDE2">
<html>
<p>
You can minimize all your windows on the current desktop at once and
thus reach the desktop itself by clicking on the desktop icon on the
panel.</p><br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/filesystems/desktop.png">
</center>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="KDE|Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>
If you temporarily need more screen real-estate, you can <strong>"fold
in" the panel</strong> by clicking on one of the arrows at the ends of 
the panel. Alternatively, make it auto-hide
(Preferences/Look&Feel/Panel/Hiding).</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="KDE|Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>
The program Klipper, which is started by default and resides in the
system tray at the right end of the panel, keeps a number of text
selections around. These can be retrieved or even (in the case of
URLs, for example) be executed.</p><br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/klipper.png">
</center>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="KDE|Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>
The window list, which is accessible via an icon on the panel, provides a
quick overview of all windows on all virtual desktops.</p><br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/window_list.png">
</center>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Konqueror">
<html>
<p>The <b>"Location" label</b> in Konqueror is draggable.</p>
<p>This means you can create shortcuts (e.g. on the desktop or the panel)
by dragging it there with the mouse. You can also drop it on to Konsole or
edit fields to get the URL typed in there (as you can with links or files
displayed in Konqueror).</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>For quick access to KDEPrint Manager type
<strong>"print:/manager"</strong>... --  <em>"Type where?"</em>,
 you ask. Type it...</p>
<ul>
  <li>...either in Konqueror's <i>address field</i>,</li>
  <li>...or in a <i>Run Command</i> dialog,
         opened by hitting <strong>[Alt+F2]</strong>.</li>
</ul>
</p>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/devices/printer1.png">
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="KDE2|Desktop">
<html>
<p>
Double-clicking on the titlebar of any window "shades" it, which means
that only the titlebar stays visible. Double-clicking the titlebar a
second time will make the window visible again.<br>
Of course, you can change this behavior by using the Control Center.
</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Desktop">
<html>
<p>
You can cycle through the windows on a virtual desktop by holding the
Alt key and pressing Tab or Shift-Tab.</p><br>
<center><img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/kcmkwm.png"></center></p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Keyboard">
<html>
<p>
You can assign <b>keyboard shortcuts</b> to your favorite applications in the
KDE menu editor (K-menu -> System -> Menu Editor). Select the application
(e.g. Konsole), then the tab "Advanced" and enter e.g. "Ctrl+Alt+K"
(or use the "Change" button).</p>
<p>That's it! Now fire up Konsoles with Ctrl+Alt+K!</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="KDE2|Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>
You can configure the number of virtual desktops by selecting
Preferences/Look&Feel/Desktop/Number of Desktops from the K menu.
</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="KDE|General">
<html>
<p>The KDE project was founded in October 1996 and had its first release,
1.0, on July 12, 1998.</p>
<p>You can <em>support the KDE project</em> with work (programming, designing,
documenting, proof-reading, translating, etc.) and financial or
hardware donations. Please contact <a
 href="mailto:kde-ev@kde.org">kde-ev@kde.org</a>
if you are interested.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="KDE|Win2Unix">
<html>
<table><tr>
<th>Maximize a window</th>	<th>Click the maximize button</th>
</tr><tr>
<td>full-screen</td>		<td>with the left mouse button</td>
</tr><tr>
<td>vertically only</td>	<td>with the middle mouse button</td>
</tr><tr>
<td>horizontally only</td>	<td>with the right mouse button</td>
</tr></table>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>You can stay up to date with new developments in KDE and releases
by regularly checking the web site <A
 HREF="http://www.kde.org">http://www.kde.org</A>.</p>
<BR>
<center><img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/konqueror.png"></center></p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p align="center"><strong>KDEPrinting (I)</strong></p>
<p><strong>kprinter</strong>, KDE's new printing utility supports
different print subsystems. These subsystems differ very much
in their abilities.</p>
<p>Amongst the supported systems are:
<ul>
<li>CUPS, the new Common UNIX Printing System;</li>
<li>LPR/LPD, traditional BSD-style printing;</li>
<li>RLPR (no need for "printcap" editing or root privileges to
use network printers);</li>
<li>print through external program (generic).</li>
</ul>
<p align="right"><strong>-->&nbsp;</strong></p>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="General">
<html>
<p align="center"><strong>KDEPrinting (II)</strong></p>

<p>Not all print subsystems provide equal abilities
for KDEPrint to build on.</p>
<p>The <A HREF="http://printing.kde.org/">KDEPrinting Team</A>
recommends installing a <A
HREF="http://www.cups.org/"><strong>CUPS-based</strong></A>
software as the underlying print subsystem.</p>
<p> CUPS provides easy usage, powerful features, broad printer
support and a modern design (based on IPP, the "Internet
Printing Protocol"). Its usefulness is proven for home users
as well as for large networks.
</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
</html>
</tip>



<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
KDE is based on a well-designed C++ foundation. C++ is a programming
language well suited to desktop development. The KDE object model
extends the power of C++ even further. See
 <a href="http://developer.kde.org/">http://developer.kde.org/</a>
for details.</p><br>
<center><img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/konqueror.png"></center>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Konqueror">
<html>
<p>
You can use Konqueror to <strong>browse through tar archives</strong>,
even compressed ones. You can extract files simply by dragging them
to another place, e.g. another Konqueror window or the desktop.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Keyboard">
<html>
<p>
You can cycle through the virtual desktops by holding the Ctrl key and
pressing Tab or Shift-Tab.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>You can start <strong>kprinter</strong> as a standalone program
from any xterm, Konsole window or from the "Mini-CLI" (started via
<i>[ALT+F2]</i>). Then select the file to print. You are allowed 
not just one piece or one type at a time, but many, which you can 
print at once...
</p>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/devices/printer2.png"></center>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
</html>
</tip>



<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>You may at any time switch <strong>kprinter</strong> to another
print subsystem "on the fly" (and you don't need to be root to do it.)
</p>
<p>Laptop users who frequently change to different environments may find
<A HREF="ftp://truffula.com/pub/">RLPR</A> a useful complement to CUPS
(or any other print subsystem they use as their preferred one).
</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General|Help">
<html>
<P>
KDE's help system can display not only KDE's own HTML-based help, but
also info and man pages.</P><br>
<center><img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/khelpcenter.png"></center>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Desktop">
<html>
<P>Clicking with the right mouse button on panel icons or applets opens a
popup menu that allows you to move or remove the item, or add a new one.</P>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<P>If a toolbar is not large enough to display all buttons on it, you can
click on the small arrow at the far right end of the toolbar to see
the remaining buttons.</P>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
Need comprehensive info about KDEPrinting?<br> </p>
<p> Type <strong>help:/kdeprint/</strong> into a Konqueror address field
and get the
 <a href="http://printing.kde.org/documentation/handbook/">KDEPrint Handbook</a>
displayed.</p> <p>This, plus more material (like a
 <a href="http://printing.kde.org/faq/">FAQ</a>, various 
 <a href="http://printing.kde.org/documentation/tutorials/">Tutorials</a>, 
a "TipsNTricks" section and the
 <a href="http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-print/">kdeprint mailing list</a>) 
 are available at
<a href="http://printing.kde.org/">printing.kde.org</a>... 
</p>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/devices/printer2.png">
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="General">
<html>
<P>You can run non-KDE applications without problems on a KDE
desktop. It is even possible to integrate these into the menu system.
The KDE program "kappfinder" will look for known programs to integrate
them into the menu.</P>
</html>
</tip>

<tip  category="General|Desktop">
<html>
<p>You can quickly move the panel to another screen edge by "grabbing" it with
the left mouse button and moving it to where you want it.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
If you need to kill some time, KDE comes with an extensive collection
of games.</p><br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/package_games.png">
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="LookNFeel">
<html>
<p>You can <strong>quickly change the background</strong> image of the
desktop by dragging a graphics image from a Konqueror window to the
desktop background.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="LookNFeel">
<html>
<p>You can change the background color of the desktop by dragging a color
from a color selector in any application to the desktop background.
</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Panel">
<html>
<p>
A fast way to get your favorite application onto your panel is to
right-click the panel (Panel Menu) and select Add/Button/whatever.
</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Panel">
<html>
<p>
You can add more applets to your panel by selecting Panel
Menu/Add/Applet from the K menu.
</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Panel">
<html>
<p>
You can add a little command line to your panel by selecting Panel
Menu/Add/Applet/Application Launcher from the K menu.
</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Keyboard">
<html>
<p>
If you know its name, you can <strong>execute any program</strong> by hitting
<strong>Alt-F2</strong>
and entering the program name in the command-line window provided.<p>
<br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/go.png">
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Keyboard|Konqueror">
<html>
<p>
You can <strong>browse any URL</strong> by hitting
<strong>Alt-F2</strong> and entering the URL in the
command-line window provided.
</p><br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/filesystems/ftp.png">
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Konqueror|Keyboard">
<html>
<p>If you are using Konqueror and want to type another location into
the location field below the toolbar to get there, you can clear the
whole field very quickly with the black button with a white cross
to the left of the "Location" label and start typing.</p>
<p>You can also press Ctrl-O to open a dialog to enter another location.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Keyboard|Help">
<html>
<p>
You can access a <strong>man page</strong> by entering a
hash mark (#) and the name of the man page wherever you can enter
a URL, like in the location field of the web browser or the
<strong>Alt-F2</strong> command-line.</p><br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/khelpcenter.png">
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Keyboard|Help">
<html>
<p>
You can access an <strong>info page</strong> by entering a hash mark (#)
 and the
name of the info page wherever you can enter a URL, like in the URL
line of the web browser or the <strong>Alt-F2</strong> command-line.
</p>
<br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/khelpcenter.png">
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Keyboard|Desktop">
<html>
<p>
If you can't access the titlebar, you can still <strong>move a window</strong>
on the screen by holding the Alt key, clicking anywhere into the window
and "dragging" it with the mouse.</p><br>
Of course, you can change this behavior by using the Control Center.
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p> Want KDE's printing power in non-KDE apps?  </p>
<p> Then use <strong>'kprinter'</strong> as "print command"....
Works with Netscape, Mozilla, Galeon, gv, Acrobat Reader,
 StarOffice, OpenOffice, any GNOME application and many more...</p>
<p>See <a href="http://printing.kde.org/faq/kdeprint.phtml#out">printing.kde.org</a> 
for more detailed hints...
</p>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/devices/printer1.png">
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="Keyboard|Desktop">
<html>
<p>
You can <strong>resize a window</strong> on the screen by holding the Alt key,
right-clicking anywhere into the window and moving the mouse.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
KDE's mail client (KMail) provides seamless <strong>PGP/GnuPG
 integration</strong>
for encrypting and signing your email messages.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
You can find KDE developers all over the world, e.g., in Germany,
Sweden, France, Canada, USA, Australia, Namibia, Argentina, even in
Norway!</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
KDE's CD player accesses the Internet CD database freedb to provide you
with title/track information.
</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Keyboard|Konsole">
<html>
<p>
Some people open many terminal windows just to enter <em>one single</em>
command.</p>
<ul>
<li>Use <strong>Alt-F2</strong> for just firing up programs (Alt-F2 "kword") or
<li>use Konsole sessions ("New" in toolbar) if you need text output.
</ul>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="LookNFeel">
<html>
<p>
You can change the color of the window titlebars by selecting
<em>Preferences/Look&Feel/Colors</em> from the K menu.
</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p align="center"><strong>KDE Command Line Printing (I)</strong></p>
<p> Want to print from command line, without missing KDE's printing power?</p>
<p> Type <strong>'kprinter'</strong>. Up pops the
KDEPrint dialog. Select printer, print options and
print files (and yes!! you may select <em>different</em>
files of <em>different</em> types for <em>one</em> print job...). </p>
<p>This works from Konsole, any x-Terminal, or "Run Command"
(called by pressing <em>Alt+F2</em>)</p>
<p align="right"><strong>-->&nbsp;</strong></p>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="General">
<html>
<p align="center"><strong>KDE Command Line Printing (II)</strong></p>
<p>
You may specify print files and/or name a printer from the command line:
<pre> kprinter -d infotec \
          /home/kurt/paragliding.jpg \
          ../kdeprint-handbook.pdf \
          /opt/kde3/flyer.ps
</pre>
 This prints 3 different files (from different directories) to printer "infotec".
 </p>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/devices/printer1.png">
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="LookNFeel">
<html>
<p>
The difference between window manager styles and old-fashioned themes is
that the former even reflect window titlebar color settings from the
control center and might implement different features.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
The K in KDE stands for nothing. It is the first character in the
Latin alphabet before the L which stands for Linux. It was chosen
because KDE runs on many Unixes (and just perfect on FreeBSD).
</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>If you want to know when <b>the next release</b> of KDE is planned,
look for the release schedule on <a
 href="http://developer.kde.org/">http://developer.kde.org</a>. If you only
find old release schedules, there will probably be some weeks/months of
intensive development left before the next release.</p><br>
<center><img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/konqueror.png"></center>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Desktop">
<html>
<p>
Under the <em>"B II"</em> window decoration, the title bars
automatically move by themselves so they are always visible! You can
edit your title bar decoration by right clicking on your title bar and
selecting "Configure...".</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Keyboard">
<html>
<p>If you don't like the default completion mode e.g. in Konqueror, you
can right-click on the edit-widget and choose a different mode, e.g.
automatic or manual completion. Manual completion works similar to
completion in a Unix shell. Use Ctrl-E to invoke it.
</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Panel">
<html>
<p>If you want another panel, to make more space for your applets and 
buttons, press right mouse button on the panel to invoke the panel menu
and select "Add->Extension->Child Panel".</p><p>
(You can then put anything on the fresh panel, adjust its size and
so on.)</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>If you want to contribute your own "tip of the day", please send it to
<a href="mailto:kalle@kde.org">kalle@kde.org</a>, and we'll be happy to
 integrate
it for the next release.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Konqueror">
<html>
<p>
If you drag a file from Konqueror or from the desktop to Konsole, you
will have the choice between pasting the URL or entering that directory.</p>
<p>
Choose the one you want, so you do not have to write the entire path
in the terminal window.</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Gerard Delafond</em></p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
You can hide mixer devices in KMix by clicking on "Hide" in the
context menu that appears when you click with the right mouse button
on one of the sliders.
</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Stefan Schimanski</em></p>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="Konqueror">
<html>
<p>
You can add your own "Internet Keyword search provider" by selecting
Settings->Configure Konqueror->Enhanced Browsing. Click "Add..." and
complete the fields.
</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Michael Lachmann and Thomas Diehl</em></p>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>
Each Unix user has a so-called Home directory in which his or her
files as well as user-dependent configuration files are saved. If you
work in a Konsole window, you can easily change to your home directory
by entering the <b>cd</b> command without any parameters.
</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Carsten Niehaus</em></p>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>
You might wonder why there are very few (if any) files whose
names end in <code>.exe</code> or <code>.bat</code> on Unix
systems. This is because filenames on Unix do not need an
extension. Executable files in KDE are represented by the gear icon
in Konqueror. In the Konsole window, they are often colored red 
(depending on your settings).
</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Carsten Niehaus</em></p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="KDE|Win2Unix|General">
<html>
<p>
If you want to make your desktop look more interesting, you can find
tons of themes on <a href="http://www.kde-look.org/">www.kde-look.org</a>.
</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Carsten Niehaus</em></p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="KDE|Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>
Did you know that you can use the middle mouse button to paste
text? Try selecting some text with the left mouse button and click
elsewhere with the middle mouse button. The selected text will be
pasted at the click position. This even works between different programs.
</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Carsten Niehaus</em></p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
Want to print by using "DragNDrop"?
</p>
<p>
Drag a file and drop it on the "Files" tab of an opened
<strong>kprinter</strong> dialog. </p>
<p>Then continue as you would normally: select a printer, job options, etc.
and hit the "Print" button.
</p>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/devices/printer2.png">
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
If you need to calculate a distance on the screen, the program
<em>kruler</em> can be of great help.</p>
<p>
Furthermore, if you need to look closely at the ruler to count single
pixels, <em>kmag</em> may be very useful. (It is not part of the KDE base
installation but needs to be installed separately. It might already be
available on your distribution.) <em>kmag</em> works
just like <em>xmag</em>, with the difference that it magnifies on the fly.
</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Jesper Pedersen</em></p><br>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="Multimedia">
<html>
<p>
Sound in KDE is coordinated by the <b>artsd</b> sound server. You can
configure the sound server from the Control Center by selecting
Sound->Sound Server.
</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Jeff Tranter</em></p><br>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="Multimedia">
<html>
<p>
You can associate sounds with KDE events. This can be configured
from the Control Center by selecting Sound->System Notifications.
</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Jeff Tranter</em></p><br>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="Multimedia">
<html>
<p>
Most non-KDE sound applications that do not know about the sound server can be
run using the <b>artsdsp</b> command. When the application is run, accesses to
the audio device will be redirected to the <b>artsd</b> sound server.
</p>

<p>
The command format is:<br>
<b>artsdsp</b> <em>application</em> <em>arguments</em> ...
</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Jeff Tranter</em></p><br>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="Panel">
<html>
<p>
By holding down the <b>Shift</b> button while moving a container (button
or applet) on the Panel, the container can then be used to push forward
other containers.
</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="Keyboard">
<html>
<p>
You can let KDE turn the <b>NumLock</b> ON or OFF at startup.
</p>
<p>
Open the Control Center  -> Peripherals -> Keyboard -> Advanced and make your
 choice.
</p>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
This is the last tip in the tips database. Clicking "Next" will take you back to
 the first tip.
</p>
</html>
</tip>
