Suse LINUX Professional 9.3 Update 00662644461625 User Manual
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tion mark symbol at the top right in the title bar. The mouse pointer is then
displayed with a question mark. If you click an icon, a brief help text is dis-
played, if available. The ‘Help’ menu also provides a short introduction to
Konqueror and the possibility to report bugs and other concerns to the de-
velopers. ‘About Konqueror’ and ‘About KDE’ provide information about
the version, license, authors, and translators of the project.
displayed with a question mark. If you click an icon, a brief help text is dis-
played, if available. The ‘Help’ menu also provides a short introduction to
Konqueror and the possibility to report bugs and other concerns to the de-
velopers. ‘About Konqueror’ and ‘About KDE’ provide information about
the version, license, authors, and translators of the project.
4.3.4
The Toolbar
The toolbar provides quick access to frequently-used functions that can also be
accessed via the menu. If you let the mouse pointer rest above an icon, a short de-
scription is displayed. Right-click a free space in the toolbar to open a menu with
which to change the position of the toolbar, switch from icons to text, change the
icon size, and display or hide the individual bars. Start the configuration dialog
with ‘Configure Toolbars’. To the right, the toolbar features the Konqueror icon,
which is animated while a directory or Web page is loaded.
accessed via the menu. If you let the mouse pointer rest above an icon, a short de-
scription is displayed. Right-click a free space in the toolbar to open a menu with
which to change the position of the toolbar, switch from icons to text, change the
icon size, and display or hide the individual bars. Start the configuration dialog
with ‘Configure Toolbars’. To the right, the toolbar features the Konqueror icon,
which is animated while a directory or Web page is loaded.
4.3.5
The Location Bar
The location bar is preceded by a black symbol with a white X. If you click this
icon, the contents of the line are deleted, allowing entry of a new location. Valid
locations can be path specifications, like the one that appears when the home di-
rectory is displayed, or Web page URLs. After entering an address, press
icon, the contents of the line are deleted, allowing entry of a new location. Valid
locations can be path specifications, like the one that appears when the home di-
rectory is displayed, or Web page URLs. After entering an address, press
Enter
or click ‘Go’ to the right of the input line. Access directories or Web pages visited
recently via the black arrow to the right of the location bar. This function saves
some typing if you need to access certain contents repeatedly. If there are loca-
tions that you need to view again and again, it is more convenient to create book-
marks for them.
recently via the black arrow to the right of the location bar. This function saves
some typing if you need to access certain contents repeatedly. If there are loca-
tions that you need to view again and again, it is more convenient to create book-
marks for them.
4.3.6
The Main Window
The main window displays the content of the selected directory. If you click an
icon, the respective file is displayed in Konqueror or loaded into the appropriate
application for further processing. Clicking an RPM package lists the contents
of the file. Selecting ‘Install package with YaST’ prompts for the
icon, the respective file is displayed in Konqueror or loaded into the appropriate
application for further processing. Clicking an RPM package lists the contents
of the file. Selecting ‘Install package with YaST’ prompts for the
root
password
entry, after which the package is installed.
If you right-click an icon, a menu opens. The kind of menu displayed depends
on the file type and offers common actions, such as ‘Cut’, ‘Copy’, ‘Paste’, and
on the file type and offers common actions, such as ‘Cut’, ‘Copy’, ‘Paste’, and
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4.3. Konqueror as a File Manager