# Using &kpilot; Main Window Interface

This chapter describes the usage of &kpilot;'s main window and its menu structure. The main window of &kpilot; also contains the &HotSync;-log, which can be useful when debugging problems.

&kpilot; starts up with a splash screen, and then switches to showing the &HotSync;-log, as shown here.

## The Main Window

&kpilot; Main Window
The Main Window

The Main Window

The main window contains the application menu, which we will deal with here.

The File menu contains the synchronization menu items. Note that these items do not start the sync process, they only select what the new sync will be. To really start it, you must press the HotSync button on your &PalmPilot;'s cradle (or on the &handheld; itself, when there is no cradle).

It is not possible to cancel a sync operation once the request has been made.

For more information regarding the synchronization functionality, please check the Synchronization Chapter of this handbook, where you can find detailed descriptions of the synchronization methods and options offered by &kpilot;.

File HotSync

  Make the next sync a &HotSync;. For more information, please check the Syncing your &handheld; data section of this handbook.

File FullSync

  (not available with all installations) Make the next sync a FullSync. For more information, please check the Syncing your &handheld; data section of this handbook.

File Copy Handheld to PC

  This runs all conduits and syncs all databases, but instead of merging the information from both sources, it will copy the handheld data to the PC. Use with care, as this option erases the changes you made in your PC since the last sync.

File Copy PC to Handheld

  This runs all conduits and syncs all databases, but instead of merging the information from both sources, it will copy the PC data to the handheld. Use with care, as this option erases the changes you made in your handheld since the last sync.

File Quit

  Quits &kpilot;, closing the main window and stopping the daemon if that configuration option is enabled.

The Settings menu allows you to configure &kpilot; main interface and fine-tune the synchronization process with the &handheld;.

Settings Show Statusbar

  Click this menu item to toggle &kpilot;'s status bar on and off, or in other words, to show it if hidden, or to hide it if shown.

Settings Show Toolbar

  Click this menu item to toggle &kpilot;'s toolbar on and off, or in other words, to show it if hidden, or to hide it if shown.

Settings Configure Shortcuts...

  Displays &kpilot;'s shortcut configuration dialog, allowing you change or create key bindings, which are associations between actions (for example, opening &kpilot;'s configuration dialog) and keys or key combinations (for instance, &Ctrl;&Shift;A).

Settings Configure Toolbars...

  Displays &kpilot;'s toolbar configuration dialog. This dialog lists all actions available for use on the toolbar, and the actions currently displayed, allowing you to add or remove actions, and move the actions which already are on the toolbar.

Settings Configure KPilot...

  Displays &kpilot;'s configuration dialog, allowing you to match your hardware with the configuration, so that &kpilot; can talk with your &handheld;, and to configure the way &kpilot; synchronizes your &PalmPilot; with your desktop applications (through conduits). The Configuring &kpilot; chapter of this handbook offers detailed information about these configuration options.

## Built-in Applications

To select one of the Built in applications, just click its icon on &kpilot;'s sidebar.

KPilot's Sidebar
KPilot's Sidebar

KPilot's Sidebar

Selecting one of the built-in applications will cause that application to appear in &kpilot;'s main window.

### The File Installer

Just hit the Add File... button to add a file to the Files to Install: list. These files will be installed on your &PalmPilot; during the next &HotSync; if Sync Files is checked in the conduits section of the configuration dialog. If you choose not to install these files on the &PalmPilot;, just hit Clear List to remove any pending files.

The file installer application supports dragging and dropping into the Files to Install:area. Provided Sync Files is checked in the settings dialog they will be installed the next time you HotSync.

An internal copy of the file is kept, so you can even drag and drop &URL;s from &konqueror;!

The File Installer
The File Installer

The File Installer