<sect1 id="file-manager">
<sect1info>

<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Mike</firstname>
<surname>McBride</surname>
</author>
</authorgroup>

<date>24/11/2000</date>
<releaseinfo>1.00.00</releaseinfo>

<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>KControl</keyword>
<keyword>file manager</keyword>
</keywordset>
</sect1info>
<title>File Manager</title>

<para>In this module, you can configure various aspects of
<application>Konqueror</application>'s file manager functionality. </para>

<note><para><application>Konqueror</application>'s web browser functionality has
its <link linkend="konq-browsing">own configuration module</link>.</para></note>

<sect2 id="fileman-use">
<title>Use</title> 

<para> The configuration options for the file manager are
organized under four tabs as described below:</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Behavior</term>
<listitem><para>This tab contains global options for
<application>Konqueror</application>, such as the directory tree's reaction to
changes in adjoining views, whether directories are opened in new windows,
etc.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Appearance</term> 
<listitem><para>This tab contains options customizing the appearance of
<application>Konqueror</application> windows, such as the font and color of
text, background color, etc.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Trash</term>
<listitem><para>This tab contains options for customizing the default behavior
of <application>Konqueror</application> when you "delete" a
file.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Other</term>
<listitem><para>This tab contains a couple of miscellaneous options</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<sect3 id="filemane-behav">
<title>Behavior</title>
			
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Open Directories in Separate Windows</term>
<listitem> <para>If this option is checked, a new
<application>Konquerer</application> window will be created when you open a
directory, rather than simply showing that directory's contents in the current
window.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
					
<varlistentry>
<term>Home <abbrev>URL</abbrev></term>
<listitem><para>This is the <abbrev>URL</abbrev> (<abbrev>e.g.</abbrev> a
directory or a web page) where <application>Konqueror</application> will jump to
when the "<guibutton>Home</guibutton>" button is pressed.</para><para>The
default is the users home directory.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>


</variablelist>

</sect3>
				
<sect3>	
<title>Appearance</title>
					
<para>The following settings determine how text and colors are displayed in
<application>Konqueror</application> windows.</para>

<para><guilabel>Font Size</guilabel> Lets you control the size of text, while
the <guilabel>Standard Font</guilabel> setting determines the font face
used.</para>

<para>The <guilabel>Normal Text Color</guilabel> determines the normal color of the
text</para>
					
<para>When <guilabel>Word-wrap icon text</guilabel> is checked, long filenames
will be wraped onto multiple lines, rather than showing only the part of the
filename that fits on a single line.</para>
					
<tip> <para> If you uncheck this option, you can still see word-wrapped
filenames by pausing the mouse pointer over the icon.</para></tip>
					
<para>When <guilabel>Underline filenames</guilabel> is checked, filenames will
be underlined so that they look like links on a web page.</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="fileman-trash">	
<title>Trash</title>
				
<para>The <guilabel>Ask confirmation for</guilabel> setting tells
<application>Konqueror</application> what to do when you choose to
<quote>Delete</quote>, <quote>Trash</quote>, or <quote>Shred</quote> a file
in a <application>Konqueror</application> window.  If the box is checked,
Konqueror asks for confirmation before performing the action.</para>

</sect3>

<sect3> 
<title>Other</title>

<para> The <guilabel>"Terminal Program"</guilabel> entry indicates which program
will be used for command-line work.  It will be run when you select
"<guimenuitem>Open Terminal</guimenuitem>".</para>

<para>The <guilabel>Show network operations in a single window</guilabel>
works as follows.  If unchecked, and you download a file, a dialog box will appear
that shows the status of the download.  </para>

<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Download Dialog Box</screeninfo>
  <mediaobject>
  <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="kfileman2.png" format="png"> </imageobject>
  <textobject> <phrase>Download Dialog Box</phrase> </textobject>
  <caption>
  <para>Individual Download Dialog Box</para>
  </caption>
  </mediaobject>
</screenshot> 

<para>If you start a new transfer, another dialog box will appear. (Netscape
users will be familiar with this behavior)  </para>


<para>If checked, all transfer status windows will be grouped
together under a single dialog box.</para>
<screenshot>
  <screeninfo>Download Dialog Box</screeninfo>
  <mediaobject>
  <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="kfileman1.png" format="png"> </imageobject>
  <textobject> <phrase>Download Dialog Box</phrase> </textobject>
  <caption>
  <para>Collected Download Dialog Box</para>
  </caption>
  </mediaobject>
</screenshot> 

<para>If you choose to use the Collected download dialog box, you can delete
transfers by clicking once on the transfer you want to cancel, then clicking the
<guibutton>Delete</guibutton> Button on the left.</para>

</sect3></sect2>
<sect2 id="file-author"><title>Section Author</title>
<para>Ellis Whitehead <email>ewhitehe@uni-freiburg.de</email></para>
<para>Updated by Mike McBride <email>mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email></para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
