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<tip category="TDE|General">
<html>
<P>
There is a lot of information about TDE on the
<A HREF="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/">TDE web site</A>.</P>
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.tdevelop.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="crystalsvg/48x48/filesystems/desktop.png">

<tip category="General|I18N">
<html>
<p>
TDE is translated into many languages. You can change the country and
language with the Control Center in "Regional &amp; Accessibility"
->."Country/Region &amp; Language".
</p>

<p>For more information about KDE translations and translators, see <a
href="http://i18n.kde.org/">http://i18n.kde.org</a>.
</p>
<br>
<center>
<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/apps/locale.png">
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Andrea Rizzi</em></p>

</tip>


<tip category="TDE2">
<html>
<p>
You can minimize all your windows on the current desktop at once and

</html>
</tip>

<tip category="TDE|Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>
If you temporarily need more screen real-estate, you can <strong>"fold

settings in the Control Center (Desktop->Panels, Hiding tab).
</p>

<p>For more information about Kicker, the TDE Panel, see <a
href="help:/kicker">the Kicker Handbook</a>.
</p>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="TDE|Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>
The program Klipper, which is started by default and resides in the

</html>
</tip>

<tip category="TDE|Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>
The window list, which is accessible via an icon on the panel, provides a


<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>For quick access to TDEPrint Manager type
<strong>"print:/manager"</strong>... --  <em>"Type where?"</em>,
 you may ask. Type it...</p>
<ul>

</html>
</tip>

<tip category="TDE2|Desktop">
<html>
<p>
Double-clicking on the titlebar of any window "shades" it, which means

second time will make the window visible again.<br>
Of course, you can change this behavior within the Control Center.
</p>
<p>For more information about ways to manipulate windows in TDE, take
a look at <a href="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html">the TDE User Guide</a>.</p>
</html>
</tip>


<center><img src="crystalsvg/48x48/apps/kcmkwm.png"></center></p>

<p>For more information, see <a
href="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html">the TDE
User Guide</a>.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<html>
<p>
You can assign <b>keyboard shortcuts</b> to your favorite applications in the
TDE menu editor (K-menu->Settings->Menu Editor). Select the application
(e.g. Konsole), then click on the image next to "Current shortcut
key:". Press the key combination you want (say, Ctrl+Alt+K).
<p>That is it: now you can fire up Konsoles with Ctrl+Alt+K.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="TDE2|Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>
You can configure the number of virtual desktops by adjusting the "Number


<p>For more information about using virtual desktops, look at <a
href="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html#using-multiple-desktops">the
TDE User Guide</a>.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="TDE|General">
<html>
<p>The Trinity Desktop Environment is a fork of the K Desktop Environment
version 3.5, which was originally written by the KDE Team, a world-wide
network of software engineers committed to Free Software development. TDE
was first released in April 2010.</p>
<p>The KDE project was founded in October 1996 and was first released
on July 12, 1998.</p>
<p>You can <em>support the TDE project</em> with work (programming, designing,
documenting, proof-reading, translating, etc.) and financial or
hardware donations. Please contact the TDE team if you are interested in
donating, or if you would like to contribute in other ways.</p>
if you are interested in donating, or <a
href="mailto:kde-quality@kde.org">kde-quality@kde.org</a> if you would
like to contribute in other ways.</p>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="TDE|Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>TDE provides some shortcuts to change the size of a window:</p>
<table><tr>
<th>To maximize a window...</th>	<th>click the maximize button...</th>
</tr><tr>


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


<tip category="General">
<html>
<p align="center"><strong>TDEPrinting (I)</strong></p>
<p><strong>kprinter</strong>, TDE's new printing utility supports
different print subsystems. These subsystems differ very much
in their abilities.</p>
<p>Among the supported systems are:


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

<p>Not all print subsystems provide equal abilities
for TDEPrint to build on.</p>
<p>The TDE developers recommend installing a <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

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
TDE is based on a well-designed C++ foundation. C++ is a programming
language well suited to desktop development. The TDE object model
extends the power of C++ even further.
 <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>

pressing Tab or Shift+Tab.</p>
<p>For more information about using virtual desktops, look at <a
href="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html#using-multiple-desktops">the
TDE User Guide</a>.</p>
</html>
</tip>


<tip category="General|Help">
<html>
<P>
TDE's help system can display not only TDE's own HTML-based help, but
also info and man pages.</P>
<p>For more ways of getting help, see <a
href="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/getting-help.html">the TDE User
Guide</a>.</p>

<br>

<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>
<p>For more information about customizing Kicker, the TDE Panel, see
<a href="help:/kicker">the Kicker Handbook</a>.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
Need comprehensive info about TDEPrinting?<br> </p>
<p> Type <strong>help:/tdeprint/</strong> into a Konqueror address field
and get the TDEPrint Handbook</a>
displayed.</p>
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/">tdeprint mailing list</a>)
 are available at
<a href="http://printing.kde.org/">printing.kde.org</a>...
</p>
<center>
<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/devices/printer1.png">
</html>


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

<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>
<p>For more information about personalizing Kicker, the TDE Panel,
take a look at <a href="help:/kicker">the Kicker Handbook</a>.</p>
</html>
</tip>

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

You can add a little command line to your panel by selecting Panel
Menu->Add to Panel->Applet->Run Command from the K menu.
</p>
<p>For information about other applets available for the TDE Panel,
take a look at <a href="help:/kicker">the Kicker Handbook</a>.</p>
</html>
</tip>


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

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
TDE's mail client (KMail) provides seamless <strong>PGP/GnuPG
 integration</strong>
for encrypting and signing your email messages.</p>
<p>See <a href="help:/kmail/pgp.html">the KMail Handbook</a> for

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
TDE's CD player, KsCD, accesses the Internet CD database freedb to provide you
Sweden, France, Canada, USA, Australia, Namibia, Argentina, and even in
Norway!</p>
<p>
To see where KDE developers can be found, take a look at <a href="http://worldwide.kde.org">worldwide.kde.org</a>.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
KDE's CD player, KsCD, accesses the Internet CD database freedb to provide you
with title/track information.
</p>
<p>Full details of KsCD's functions are available in <a


<tip category="General">
<html>
<p align="center"><strong>TDE Command Line Printing (I)</strong></p>
<p> Want to print from command line, without missing TDE's printing power?</p>
<p> Type <strong>'kprinter'</strong>. Up pops the
TDEPrint dialog. Select printer, print options and
print files (note that 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"


<tip category="General">
<html>
<p align="center"><strong>TDE Command Line Printing (II)</strong></p>
<p>
You may specify print files and/or name a printer from the command line:
<pre>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
The K in TDE does not stand for anything. It is the character that comes
before L in the Latin alphabet, which stands for Linux. It was chosen
because TDE runs on many types of UNIX (and perfectly well 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>


<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>If you want to contribute your own "tip of the day", please send the tip to
<a href="trinity-devel@lists.pearsoncomputing.net">trinity-devel@lists.pearsoncomputing.net</a>,
and we will consider the tip for the next release.</p>
it in the next release.</p>
</html>
</tip>


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 TDE are represented by the gear icon
in Konqueror. In the Konsole window, they are often colored red
(depending on your settings).
</p>

</html>
</tip>

<tip category="TDE|Win2Unix|General">
<html>
<p>
If you want to make your desktop look more interesting, you can find

</html>
</tip>

<tip category="TDE|Win2Unix">
<html>
<p>
Did you know that you can use the middle mouse button to paste

<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 TDE 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.

<tip category="Multimedia">
<html>
<p>
Sound in TDE is coordinated by the <b>artsd</b> sound server. You can
configure the sound server from the Control Center by selecting
Sound &amp; Multimedia->Sound Server.
</p>

<tip category="Multimedia">
<html>
<p>
You can associate sounds, pop up windows, and more with TDE events. This can be configured
from the Control Center by selecting Sound &amp; Multimedia->System Notifications.
</p>
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Jeff Tranter</em></p><br>

<tip category="Multimedia">
<html>
<p>
Most non-TDE 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>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
TDE's 'kioslaves' do not just work in Konqueror: you can use network
URLs in any TDE application. For example, you can enter a URL like
ftp://www.server.com/myfile in the Kate Open dialog, and Kate will
open the file and save changes back to the FTP server when you click
on 'Save.'

Konqueror's location bar.
</p>
<p>
In fact, all TDE applications support fish:// URLs - try entering one
in the Open dialog of Kate, for instance
</p>
</html>

<tip category="KMail">
<html>
<p>
KMail, the TDE email client, has built-in support for several popular
spam filtering apps. To set up automatic spam filtering in KMail,
configure your favorite spam filter as you like it, then go to
Tools->Anti-spam wizard in KMail.

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>
TDE applications offer short "What's This?" help texts for many
features. Just click on the question mark on the window titlebar, and
then click on the item you need help on. (In some themes, the button
is a lowercase "i" instead of a question mark).

<tip category="KWin">
<html>
<p>
TDE supports several different window focus modes: take a look in the
Control Center, under Desktop->Window Behavior. For example, if you
use the mouse a lot, you might prefer the "Focus follows mouse" setting.
</p>

<p>You can use Konqueror's help:/ kioslave to have quick and easy
access to an application's handbook by typing <b>help:/</b>, directly
followed by the application name, in the Location bar. So, for example
to view the handbook for kwrite simply type help:/kwrite.</p>
</html>
</tip>

<tip category="LookNFeel">
<html>
<p>Thanks to the <a href="http://svg.kde.org" title="ksvg">KSVG
project</a>, TDE has full support for the Scalable Vector Graphics
(SVG) image filetypes. You can view these images in Konqueror and even
set an SVG image as a background for your desktop.</p>

<p>There is a great bunch of <a
href="http://kdelook.org/index.php?xcontentmode=7" title="kdelook
SVG">SVG wallpapers</a> for your desktop background available at <a
href="http://kdelook.org" title="kdelook">kde-look.org</a>.</p>


<tip category="accessbility">
<html>
<p>TDE is always looking to improve its accessibility, and with the
launch of KTTS (TDE Text-to-Speech) you now have the power to convert
strings of text into audible speech. </p>

<p>KTTS is constantly improving, and currently provides support to
speak all or any portion of plain text files (as viewed in Kate), HTML
pages in Konqueror, text in the TDE clipboard, as well as speech of
TDE notifications (KNotify).</p>

<p>To start the KTTS system, you can either select KTTS in the TDE
menu, or hit Alt+F2 to run a command and then type <b>kttsmgr</b>. For
more information on KTTS, check the <a href="help:/kttsd" title="KTTSD
Handbook">KTTSD Handbook</a>.</p>


<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>Though TDE is a very stable desktop environment, programs may
occasionally freeze or crash, particularly if you are running the
development version of a program, or a program made by a
third-party. In this case, you can forcibly kill the program if need


<tip category="Kontact">
<html>
<p>KMail is TDE's email client, but did you know that you can
integrate it -- along with other programs -- to bring them all under
one roof? Kontact was made to be a Personal Information Management
suite, and it integrates all components under it seamlessly.</p>

<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>You can use the mouse wheel to quickly perform a number of tasks;
here are a few you might not have known of:

<ul><li>Ctrl+Mouse-Wheel in the Konqueror web browser to change the font-size,
or in Konqueror file manager to change icon size.</li>

<li>Shift+Mouse-Wheel for fast scrolling in all TDE applications.</li>

<li>Mouse-Wheel over the taskbar in Kicker to quickly alternate between
different windows.</li>


<tip category="General">
<html>
<p>Although TDE will automatically restore your TDE programs that were
left open after you logged out, you can specifically tell TDE to start
particular applications on start up; see the <a
href="help:/khelpcenter/faq/configure.html#id2574142" title="Autostart
FAQ">FAQ entry</a> for more information.</p>


<tip category="Kontact">
<html>
<p>You can integrate Kontact, TDE's Personal Information Management
suit, with Kopete, TDE's Instant Messenger client, so that you can
view contacts' online status, as well as respond to them easily from
KMail itself. For a step-by-step guide, check <a
href="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/integrated-messaging.html"
title="Integrated Messaging">the TDE User Guide</a>.</p>
</html>
</tip>


encrypted files, and permit access to them with the use of one master
password.</p>

<p>KWallet can be accessed from kcontrol, TDE's Control Center; from
there, simply go to Security &amp; Privacy->TDE Wallet. For more
information on KWallet and on how to use it, check <a
href="help:/kwallet" title="kwallet">the handbook</a>.</p>


<html>
<p>Different virtual desktops can be customized individually, to a
certain extent. For example, you can specify a particular background
for a given desktop: Take a look in TDE's Control Center, under
Appearance &amp; Themes->Background, or right-click on the desktop and
select Configure Desktop.</p>
</html>

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

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