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<bookinfo>
<title>The &systemsettings; Handbook</title>

<authorgroup>
<author>
&Richard.Johnson;
&Richard.Johnson.mail;
</author>
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</authorgroup>

<copyright>
<year>2007</year>
<holder>&Richard.Johnson;</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>

<date>2011-11-21</date>
<releaseinfo>1.0 (&kde; 4.8)</releaseinfo>

<abstract>
<para>
This documentation describes &kde;&apos;s system configuration and administration center.
</para>
</abstract>

<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>System</keyword>
<keyword>Settings</keyword>
<keyword>configuration</keyword>
<keyword>administration</keyword>
<keyword>config</keyword>
<keyword>admin</keyword>
</keywordset>

</bookinfo>

<chapter id="introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>

<para>
The &kde; &systemsettings; provides the user with a centralized and convenient way to configure all of the &kde; settings.
</para>

<para>
&systemsettings; is made up of multiple modules. Each module is a separate application, however the &kde; &systemsettings; organizes all of these applications into a single location.
</para>

<tip>
<para>
Each &systemsettings; module can be executed individually
</para>
<para>
See section entitled <link linkend="run-modules-individually">Running
individual &systemsettings; modules</link> for more information.
</para>
</tip>

<para>
&systemsettings; groups all of the configuration modules into several categories:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><link linkend="application-appearance">Common Appearance and Behavior</link></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><link linkend="workspace-appearance">Workspace Appearance and Behavior</link></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><link linkend="network">Network and Connectivity</link></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><link linkend="hardware">Hardware</link></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><link linkend="system-administration">System Administration</link></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>

<para>
The modules that make up &systemsettings; fall under one of the above categories, making it easier to locate the correct configuration module.
</para>

</chapter>

<chapter id="using-kapp">
<title>Using &systemsettings;</title>

<para>
This section details the use of &systemsettings; itself. For information on each individual module, please see <link linkend="modules">&systemsettings; Modules</link>.
</para>

<sect1 id="starting">
<title>Starting &systemsettings;</title>

<para>
The &kde; &systemsettings; can be started in one of three ways:
</para>

<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
By selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>K Button</guimenu><guisubmenu>Applications</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>System Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
  By pressing <keycombo>&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>. This will bring up the &krunner; dialog. Type <command>systemsettings</command>, and press &Enter;.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Type <command>systemsettings &amp;</command> at any command prompt.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>

<para>
All three of these methods are equivalent, and produce the same result.
</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="screen">
<title>The &kde; &systemsettings; Screen</title>

<para>
When you start &systemsettings;, you are presented with a window, which is divided into three functional parts.
</para>

<para>
Across the top is a toolbar. The toolbar provides the user with the ability to go back into the main view from within a module using the <guibutton>Overview</guibutton>.
You can also find a <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menu as well as a <guibutton>Configure</guibutton> button which provides you a dialog with alternate view settings.
</para>
<para>To search for something within all of the modules, start to type keywords into the search field at the right of the toolbar in the <guibutton>Overview</guibutton>. When you start typing, a list of matching topics will popup. Select one and only the groups with settings for this  keyword are enabled, the other are greyed out.</para>

<para>
Underneath the toolbar is an icon view of the individual modules that 
make up &systemsettings; grouped by different categories. By default, 
if your mouse stays a few seconds over an icon, a detailed tooltip 
appears, explaining the purpose of the module.
</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="general">
<title>&systemsettings; Categories and Modules</title>
<para>A brief overview of all categories and their modules:</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry id="application-appearance" >
<term>Common Appearance and Behavior</term>
<listitem>
<para><itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Account Details (Password &amp; User Account, Paths, KDE Wallet, Social Desktop, Web Shortcuts)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Application Appearance (Style, Colors, Icons, Fonts, Emoticons)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Application and System Notifications (Manage Notifications, System Bell, Launch Feedback)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
File Associations
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Locale (Country/Region &amp; Language, Spell Checker)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Personal Information (Akonadi Resources Configuration, KDE Resources)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Shortcuts and Gestures (Custom Shortcuts, Standard Keyboard Shortcuts, Global Keyboard Shortcuts)
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="workspace-appearance" >
<term>Workspace Appearance and Behavior</term>
<listitem>
<para><itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Desktop Effects
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Workspace Appearance (Window Decorations, Cursor Theme, Desktop Theme, Splash Screen)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Accessibility (Accessibility, Text-to-Speech)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Default Applications
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Desktop Search
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Window Behavior (Task Switcher, Window Behavior, Window Rules)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Workspace Behavior (Virtual Desktops, Screen Edges, Workspace)
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="network" >
<term>Network and Connectivity</term>
<listitem>
<para><itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Network Settings (Proxy, Connection Preferences, Service Discovery)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Sharing (Windows Shares)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
SSL Preferences
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="hardware" >
<term>Hardware</term>
<listitem>
<para><itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Printer Configuration
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Device Actions
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Digital Camera
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Display and Monitor (Size &amp; Orientation, Screen Saver, Gamma, Multiple Monitors)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Information Sources
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Input Devices (Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick, Remote Controls)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Power Management (Energy Savings Settings, Activity settings, Advanced settings)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Removable Devices
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Multimedia (Audio CDs, CDDB Retrieval, Phonon)
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="system-administration" >
<term>System Administration</term>
<listitem>
<para><itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
Date &amp; Time
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Font Management
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Login Screen
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Startup and Shutdown (Autostart, Service Manager, Session Management)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Task Scheduler
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

</variablelist>

<tip><para>Use the search field in <guibutton>Overview</guibutton> to find all matching modules for a given keyword.</para></tip>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="exiting">
<title>Exiting the &kde; &systemsettings;</title>

<para>
&systemsettings; can be exited in one of two ways:
</para>

<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Press <keycombo>&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo> on the keyboard.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Click on the <guibutton>Close</guibutton> button located in the toolbar.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="configuring">
<title>Configuring &systemsettings;</title>

<para>
The <guiicon>Configure</guiicon> icon in the toolbar allows you to change some &systemsettings; parameters.
You can change from <guilabel>Icon View</guilabel> (default view) to <guilabel>Classic Tree View</guilabel>.
</para>

<para>
You can also turn off the detailed tooltips by unchecking <guilabel>Show detailed tooltips</guilabel>. 
You will then get only normal tooltips.
</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="run-modules-individually">
<title>Running Individual &systemsettings; Modules</title>

<para>
Individual modules can be run without running &systemsettings; using the command <command>kcmshell4</command> from the command line. Type <command>kcmshell4 --list</command> to see a list of the available &kde; &systemsettings; modules.
</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>

<chapter id="modules">
<title>The &kde; &systemsettings; Modules</title>

<para>
In order to make it as easy as possible, the &kde; &systemsettings; has organized options into five categories. Under each category, there are icons grouped together under subcategories. Each icon is called a module. When you click on a module icon, you will be presented with the options of the module in the main window.
</para>

<para>
Each module will have some or all of the following buttons:
</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Help</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This button will provide help specific to the current module. Clicking the button will open &khelpcenter; in a new window providing detailed information on the module.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Defaults</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Clicking this button will restore this module to its default values. You must click <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to save the options.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Reset</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This button will &quot;Reset&quot; the module to the previous settings.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Apply</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Clicking this button will save all changes to &kde;. If you have changed anything, clicking <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> will cause the changes to take effect.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<note>
<para>
You must either &quot;Reset&quot; or &quot;Apply&quot; the any changes before changing to another module.
</para>
<para>
If you try to change without saving or resetting your options, you will be asked if you want to save your changes, or discard them.
</para>
</note>

</chapter>

<chapter id="credits">

<title>Credits and License</title>

<para>
&systemsettings;
</para>
<para>
Program copyright 2007 Benjamin C. Meyer.
</para>
<para>
Contributors:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Will Stephenson <email>wstepheson@kde.org</email>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Michael D. Stemle, Jr. <email>manchicken@notsosoft.net</email>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Matthias Kretz <email>kretz@kde.org</email>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
&Daniel.Molkentin; &Daniel.Molkentin.mail;
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
&Matthias.Elter; &Matthias.Elter.mail;
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Frans Englich <email>englich@kde.org</email>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Michael Jansen <email>kde@michael-jansen.biz</email>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>

<para>
Documentation Copyright &copy; 2008 &Richard.Johnson; &Richard.Johnson.mail;
</para>

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