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Subject:    branches/KDE/3.5/kdebase/doc/userguide
From:       Frederik Schwarzer <schwarzerf () gmail ! com>
Date:       2006-12-04 19:26:19
Message-ID: 1165260379.001301.7615.nullmailer () svn ! kde ! org
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SVN commit 610628 by schwarzer:

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@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 <sect1 id="background">
 <title>Background</title>
-<para>The desktop Background, more commonly known as the wallpaper, allows you
-to display certain images on your desktop. The settings for the Background are
+<para>The desktop background, more commonly known as the wallpaper, allows you
+to display certain images on your desktop. The settings for the background are
 found in the &kcontrolcenter;, or by <mousebutton>right</mousebutton>-clicking
 on the desktop and selecting <guilabel>Configure Desktop...</guilabel>.</para>
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 <sect1 id="colors">
 <title>Colors</title>
-<para>The Colors settings of the &kcontrolcenter; allow you to control the
+<para>The <guilabel>Colors</guilabel> settings of the &kcontrolcenter; allow you to control the
 colors that are used for various window elements, such as window titlebars,
 window backgrounds, text, and buttons. You can change the color of each window
 element by selecting the element from the drop down list and choosing a color
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@
 window titlebars, window backgrounds, text, and buttons. You can change the
 color of individual widgets by selecting the widget from the drop down list and
 choosing a color for it. You can then save your changes by clicking on
-<guibutton>Save Scheme</guibutton>. This will save your settings in a Color
+<guibutton>Save Scheme...</guibutton>. This will save your settings in a Color
 Scheme file. Color schemes are text files, with a <literal
 role="extension">.kcsrc</literal> extension, that contain
 entries for each window widget and its color, in RGB format. It is also very
 easy to add color schemes that you have downloaded by clicking on
-<guibutton>Import Scheme</guibutton> and pointing to the <literal
+<guibutton>Import Scheme...</guibutton> and pointing to the <literal
 role="extension">.kcsrc</literal> file. With color schemes, you can save the
 changes you have done in one convenient file or easily change to a predefined
 color setting, without having to change each window element separately.</para>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 the &kcontrolcenter;. Simply select the icon theme you want to use and click
 on <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to switch to the new theme. To install new icon
 themes, all you need to do is to click on <guibutton>Install New
-Theme</guibutton> and browse to the location of the icon theme archive. There is
+Theme...</guibutton> and browse to the location of the icon theme archive. There is
 no need to extract the contents of the archive into a directory. In fact, the
 Icons module only accepts archived icon themes. To remove an icon theme, simply
 select the theme from the list and click on <guibutton>Remove Theme</guibutton>.
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@
 <caption><para>The default &kde; splash screen</para></caption>
 </mediaobject>
 
-<para>The Splash Screen is the animated image or screen that is displayed while
+<para>The splash screen is the animated image or screen that is displayed while
 &kde; loads after you log in. Each user can have a different splash screen.
 Changing the splash screen for the current user can be done in the Splash
 Screen module of the &kcontrolcenter;. Select the splash screen you want to
 use and click on <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>. You can also test what a splash
 screen will look like by selecting the splash screen and clicking on
 <guibutton>Test</guibutton>. Installing a new splash theme is very easy. Just
-click on <guibutton>Add</guibutton> and browse to the splash screen archive you
+click on <guibutton>Add...</guibutton> and browse to the splash screen archive you
 want to add. There is no need to extract the contents of the archive. Removing
 splash screens is also easily done by selecting the splash screen and clicking
 on <guibutton>Remove</guibutton>. Note that you cannot remove splash screens
@@ -123,18 +123,19 @@
 decorations come in source code that must be compiled, or as binary packages
 that must be installed. Basically, Window decorations are plugins or small
 programs that instruct <application>KWin</application>, &kde;'s Window Manager,
-how to display window frames. </para>
+how to display window frames.</para>
 
 <para>In order to add a new window decoration, you need to compile it from
 source code. If a binary package for your distribution or system is provided,
 you simply need to install it using your distribution's package manager. Please
 refer to your distribution's manual for instructions on how to do this. Once the
 window decoration has been installed, it can be accessed in the Window
-Decorations settings in the &kcontrolcenter;. In the Window Decoration tab,
-a list installed of window decorations can be seen in the drop-down box. Simply
+Decorations settings in the &kcontrolcenter;. In the
+<guilabel>Window Decoration</guilabel> tab,
+a list of installed window decorations can be seen in the drop down box. Simply
 select the decoration you want to use and click on <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>.
 Different window decorations have different capabilities and settings. Play
-around with the different options available. The Buttons tab allow you to
+around with the different options available. The <guilabel>Buttons</guilabel> tab allows you to
 control the buttons on the window titlebar. Enable the <guilabel>Use custom
 titlebar button positions</guilabel> check box in order to rearrange, remove, or
 add buttons. To add buttons to the titlebar, drag an item from the list to the
@@ -157,15 +158,14 @@
 <para>To add an IceWM theme, select IceWM as the window decoration and click on
 the <guilabel>Open &kde;'s IceWM theme folder</guilabel> link in the window
 decoration description area. This will open a Konqueror window
-to<filename><replaceable>
-$KDEHOME/share/apps/kwin/icewm-themes</replaceable></filename>. Extract your
-IceWM theme to this folder. The theme will then be added to the list of IceWM
-themes. Select the theme you want to use and click on
+to <filename>$<envar>KDEHOME</envar>/share/apps/kwin/icewm-themes</filename>.
+Extract your IceWM theme to this folder. The theme will then be added to
+the list of IceWM themes. Select the theme you want to use and click on
 <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>.</para>
 
 <para>To add a deKorator theme after you've installed deKorator, select
-deKorator from the window decorations list and go to the <guilabel>Themes
-tab</guilabel>. Click on <guibutton>Install New Theme</guibutton> and locate
+deKorator from the window decorations list and go to the <guilabel>Themes</guilabel>
+tab. Click on <guibutton>Install New Theme</guibutton> and locate
 your deKorator theme archive. Make sure that the version of the deKorator theme
 matches the deKorator version installed on your system. Once the theme has been
 added, select the theme you want to use and click on <guibutton>Set Theme
@@ -201,17 +201,19 @@
 or install binary packages.</para>
 
 <para>Once a widget style has been installed, it will be added to the list of
-available in the Style module in the &kcontrolcenter;. The Style tab allows
+available in the <guilabel>Style</guilabel> module in the &kcontrolcenter;.
+The <guilabel>Style</guilabel> tab allows
 you to select a widget style from the list and to configure it if the style has
-a Configure feature. Different styles have different options. A preview of the
-selected style is available at the lower portion of the tab. The Effects tab
-control different visual effects for some widgets like comboboxes and tooltips.
-The Toolbar tab gives some options on the general appearance of toolbars.</para>
+a <guibutton>Configure...</guibutton> feature. Different styles have different options. A preview of the
+selected style is available at the lower portion of the tab. The
+<guilabel>Effects</guilabel> tab
+controls different visual effects for some widgets like comboboxes and tooltips.
+The <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel> tab gives some options on the general appearance of toolbars.</para>
 
 <para>Additional widget styles can be found in <ulink
 url="http://www.kde-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=
 8x9x10x11x12x13x14x15x16">the different &kde; subsections of the
-Themes/Styles</ulink> of &kde;-Look.org. Take note that Styles come in source
+Themes/Styles</ulink> of &kde;-Look.org. Take note that styles come in source
 code or binary package forms. They are not &kde; theme files.</para>
 </sect1>
 
@@ -220,13 +222,13 @@
 <para>&kde; allows you to save the different changes you made to your desktop's
 appearance in one file, using the Theme Manager in &kcontrolcenter;. Once you
 have set up your desktop the way you want, click on <guibutton>Create New
-Theme</guibutton>. Enter the details you want to give your theme, such as theme
+Theme...</guibutton>. Enter the details you want to give your theme, such as theme
 name, author, version, &etc;, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> when done.
 This will add your theme to the list of available themes and save your settings
-in a &kde; Theme. A &kde; Theme (<literal role="extension">.kth</literal> file)
+in a &kde; theme. A &kde; theme (<literal role="extension">.kth</literal> file)
 instructs &kde; on what window decoration, style, or color scheme to use for
-that particular theme. To add a &kde; Theme from an outside source, click on
-<guibutton>Install New Theme</guibutton> and locate the &kde; Theme file.
+that particular theme. To add a &kde; theme from an outside source, click on
+<guibutton>Install New Theme...</guibutton> and locate the &kde; theme file.
 Removing a theme is easily done by clicking on <guibutton>Remove
 Theme</guibutton>. If you made changes to your theme, you have to either create
 a new theme name for it, or remove the previous version first to be able to use
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