Working with the File manager
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If you will do one thing quite a lot, it is working with your files and folders. You'll find that most of it is exactly the same as you are already familiar with on Windows.
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File manipulation
Open a file - Double-click the file. It will open right in the Konqueror window. You can also open directories, applications and links by double-clicking them.
Open a file with a specific application - Right-click a data file, choose Open With from the pop-up menu and then select one of the available applications to open the file. The applications listed are those that are set up to open the file.
Delete a file -Right click the file and select Delete. You will be asked if you really want to delete the file. Click Yes to permanently delete it.
Copy a file - Right click the file and select Copy. This copies the file to your clipboard. After that, you can paste it to another folder. Click the Klipper (clipboard) icon in the panel to see a list of copied files. Klipper holds the seven most recently copied files, by default. Click the Klipper icon and select Configure Klipper to change the number of copied files Klipper will remember.
Paste a file - Right click (an open area of a folder) and select Paste. A copy of the file you copied previously is pasted in the current folder.
Link a file/folder (a.k.a. symlink or Shortcut) - Drag-and-drop the original file/folder to the location that you want to create the link in. When the menu appears, click Link Here. Wherever you dropped it you will see the same file/folder name displayed, but if you look closely you’ll notice a little arrow in the lower-left corner of the icon and the Properties will show “linked to /original file or folder”
Move a file - With the original folder and target folder both opened on the desktop, click and hold the left mouse button on the file you want to move, drag the file to an open area of the target folder and release the mouse button. From the menu that appears, click Move. (You can also can use this menu to copy or create a link to the file)
Viewing information about files and folders
View quick file information - Right click the file and select Properties.
View hidden files - From the menu, click on View->Show Hidden Files to toggle hidden files and folders on and off.
View file system tree - Selecting View->View mode->Tree view provides a tree view of your folder, displaying folders above the current folder in the file system. You can click a folder in the tree view to jump directly to that folder. Multicolumn, Detailed List and Text views are also available.
Change icon view - Select View->Icon size and then choose Large, Medium or Small to set the size of the icons that are displayed in the window.
Searching for Files
You can also use the Konqueror Find feature. Open a folder and choose Tools->Find File. The Find box will appear in your window. Simply type the name of the file you want to search for and the folder you want to search in. Then click the Find button.
Creating New Files and Folders
You can create a variety of file types when using the Konqueror window. Choose Edit->Create New, and select Folder (to create a new folder) or one of several different types under the File or Device submenu. Depending on which version of Konqueror you are using, you might be able to create some or all of the file types that follow:
HTML File — Opens a dialog box that lets you type the name of an HTML file to create.
Illustration Document — Opens a dialog box that lets you create a document in kontour format (an illustration). Type the document name you want to create and click OK.
Link to Application — Opens a window that lets you type the name of an application. Click the Permissions tab to set file permissions (Exec must be on if you want to run the file as an application). Click the Execute tab and type the name of the program to run (in the field Execute on click) and a title to appear in the title bar of the application (in the field Window Title). If it is a text-based command, select the Run in terminal check box. Select the check box to Run as a different user and add the username. Click the Application tab to assign the application to handle files of particular MIME types. Click OK.
Link to Location (URL) — Selecting this menu item opens a dialog box that lets you create a link to a Web address. Type a name to represent the address and type the name of the URL (Web address) for the site. (Be sure to add the http://, ftp://, or other prefix.)
Presentation Document — Opens a dialog box to create a document in kpresenter format (a presentation). Type the document name you want to createand click OK. The document should have a .kpr or .kpt extension if you want it to automatically open in kpresenter.
Spreadsheet Document — Opens a dialog box that lets you create a document in kspread format (a spreadsheet). Type the document name you want to create and click OK. The document should have a .ksp extension if you want it to automatically open in kspread.
Text Document — Opens a dialog box that enables you to create a text document in KWord. Type a filename for the text file and click OK.
Text File — Opens a dialog box that lets you create a document in text format and place it in the Konqueror window. Type the name of the text document to create and click OK.
Under the Device submenu, you can make the following selections:
CD-ROM Device — Opens a dialog box that lets you type a new CD-ROM device name. Click the Device tab and type the device name (/dev/cdrom),/mnt/cdrom), and the file system type (you can use the mount point (such as iso9660 for the standard CD-ROM file system, ext2 for Linux, or msdos for DOS). When the icon appears, you can open it to mount the CD-ROM and display its contents.
CDWRITER Device — From the window that opens, enter the device name of your CD writer.
DVD-ROM Device — Opens a dialog box that lets you type a new CD-ROM or DVD-ROM device name. Click the Device tab and type the device name (such as /dev/cdrom), the mount point (such as /mnt/cdrom), and the file system type (you can use iso9660 for the standard CD-ROM file system, ext2 for Linux,or msdos for DOS). When the icon appears, you can open it to mount the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM and display its contents.
Camera Device — In the dialog box that opens, identify the device name for the camera devices that provides access to your digital camera.
Floppy Device — Opens a dialog box in which you type a new floppy name. Click the Device tab and type the device name (/dev/fd0), the mount point /mnt/floppy), and the file system type (you can use auto to autodetect the contents, ext2 for Linux, or msdos for DOS). When the icon appears,open it to mount the floppy and display its contents.
ZIP Device — Opens a dialog box in which you type a new ZIP device name. Click the Device tab and type the device name (/dev/sdb1), the mount point /mnt/zip1), and the file system type.
Hard Disc Device — Opens a dialog box that lets you type the name of a new hard disk or hard-disk partition. Click the Device tab and type the device(/dev/hda1), the mount point (such as /mnt/win), and the file system type(you can use auto to autodetect the contents, ext2 or ext3 for Linux,or vfat for a Windows file system). When the icon appears, you can open it to mount the file system and display its contents.
Configuring Konqueror Options
You can change many of the visual attributes of the Konqueror window, including which menu bars and toolbars appear. You can have any of the following bars appear on the Konqueror window: Menubar, Toolbar, Extra Toolbar, Location Toolbar, and Bookmark Toolbar. Select Settings, and then click the bar you want to have appear (or not appear). The bar appears when a check mark is shown next to it.
You can modify a variety of options for Konqueror by choosing Settings->Configure Konqueror. The Konqueror Settings window appears, offering the following options:
Behavior — Change file manager behavior.
Appearance — Change file manager fonts and colors.
Previews & Meta-Data — An icon in a Konqueror folder can be made to resemble the contents of the file it represents. For example, if the file is a JPEG image,the icon representing the file could be a small version of that image. Using the Previews features, you can limit the size of the file used (1MB is the default)because many massive files could take too long to refresh on the screen. You can also choose to have any thumbnail embedded in a file to be used as the icon or have the size of the icon reflect the shape of the image used.
File Associations — Describes which programs to launch for each file type.
Web Behavior — Click the Behavior (Browser) button to open a window to configure the Web browser features of Konqueror. By enabling Form Completion, Konqueror can save form data you type and, at a later time, fill that information into other forms. If your computer has limited resources, you can speed up page display by clearing the Automatically Load Images check box or by disabling animations.
Java and JavaScript — Enable or disable Java and JavaScript content contained in Web pages in your Konqueror window.
Fonts — Choose which fonts to use, by default, for various fonts needed on Web pages (standard font, fixed font, serif font, sans serif font, cursive font,and fantasy font). The serif fonts are typically used in body text, while sans serif fonts are often used in headlines. You can also set the Minimum and Medium font sizes.
Web Shortcuts — Display a list of keyword shortcuts you can use to go to different Internet sites. For example, follow the word “ask” with a search string to search the Ask Jeeves (www.ask.com) Web site.
History Sidebar — Modify the behavior of the list of sites you have visited(the history). There’s also a button to clear your history. (To view your history list in Konqueror, open the left side panel, and then click the tiny scroll icon.)
Cookies — Choose whether cookies are enabled in Konqueror. By default, you are asked to confirm that it is okay each time a Web site tries to create or modify a cookie. You can change that to either accept or reject all cookies.You can also set policies for acceptance or rejection of cookies based on host and domain names.
Cache — Indicate how much space on your hard disk can be used to store the sites you have visited (based on the value in the Disk Cache Size field).
Proxy — Click Proxy to configure Konqueror to access the Internet through a proxy server (by default, Konqueror tries to connect there directly). You need to enter the address and port number of the computer providing HTTP and/or FTP proxy services. Alternatively, you can have Konqueror try to automatically detect the proxy configuration.
Stylesheets — Choose whether to use the default stylesheet, a user-defined stylesheet, or a custom stylesheet. The stylesheet sets the font family, font sizes, and colors that are applied to Web pages. (This won’t change particular font requests made by the Web page.) If you select a custom stylesheet, click the Customize tab to customize your own fonts and colors.
Crypto — Display a list of secure certificates that can be accepted by the Konqueror browser. By default, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) versions 2 and 3 certificates are accepted, as is TLS support (if supported by the server). You can also choose to be notified when you are entering or leaving a secure Web site.
Browser Identification — Set how Konqueror identifies itself when it accesses a Web site. By default, Konqueror tells the Web site that it is the Mozilla Web browser. You can select Konqueror to appear as different Web browsers to specific sites. You must sometimes do this when a site denies you access because you do not have a specific type of browser (even though Konqueror may be fully capable of displaying the content).
Plugins — Display a list of directories that Konqueror will search to find plugins. Konqueror can also scan your computer to find plug-ins that are installed for other browsers in other locations.
Performance — Display configuration settings that can be used to improve Konqueror performance. You can preload an instance after KDE startup or minimize memory usage.
