To open a new tab in firefox press the plus button on the right of the tab bar or press :kbd:`Control + t`. To close a tab press the button with an x on the right side of the tab or press :kbd:`Control +W`. To view your browsing history press the button that looks like a stack of books with the last one at the end the third item down will show you history. To view your downloaded files press the button that looks like three stacked books with a fourth leaning over -> Downloads.
To go back to a previous page in firefox press the button pointing to the left. To go forward to a page you have visited before but have now gone back from press the button with the arrow pointing to the right. To download a file directly to your local disk right click on the save file as and then you will get options to save the file where you want.
To go back to a previous page in firefox press the button pointing to the left. To open the page you were previously at in a new tab middle click the back button. To go forward to a page you have visited before but have now gone back from press the button with the arrow pointing to the right. Middle click on the forward button to open the page you went back from in a new tab. To download a file directly to your local disk right click on the save file as and then you will get options to save the file where you want.
To go to a specific url in the address bar you can type it in the the main bar in the middle. If you have a url in your clipboard you can paste it here or into the address bar right click and paste and go. Or if you right click into the the clipboard and not immediately go to the page and type in a sub page right click paste and then type to go a specific sub page of the same site and then press enter to go to the page.
@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ While you download your file a progress bar with will show your download for eac
The button with two || circled is a pause button that can pause all downloads and uploads. To start downloading and uploading again to press a button with a triangle to start uploading and downloading again.
To remove a torrent from the list of torrent files right click on it or :kbd:`Delete` and click remove. To delete the files and remove the torrent from the list right click Delete files and remove or press :kbd:`Shift +Delete`.
If you want have a move compact view :menuselection:`View --> Compact View` or press :kbd:`Alt + C`.
To sort your torrents by activity :menuselection:`View --> Sort by Activity`. To sort your torrents by age :menuselection:`View --> Sort by Age`. To sort your torrents by name :menuselection:`View --> Sort by Name`. To sort your torrents by Progress :menuselection:`View --> Sort by Progress`. To sort your torrents by Queue :menuselection:`View --> Sort by Queue`. To sort your torrents by ratio uploaded to downloaded :menuselection:`View --> Sort by ratio`. To sort your torrents by size :menuselection:`View --> Sort by Size`. To sort your torrents by State :menuselection:`View --> Sort by State`. To sort your torrents by time to finish downloading :menuselection:`View --> Sort by time left`. To reverse the sort order :menuselection:`View --> Reverse sort order`.
@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ To use Sasl authentication to autologin to an account no matter which nickname y
If you want to have settings for automatic recoonecting :menuselection:`File --> Network --> Configure network` and slect the Connection tab. The checkbox for auto reconnect will automatically rejoin chats if you get disconnected. The wait filed shows how long to between the retries between each try. The checkbox for rejoin all channels after reconnecting lets you rejoin all of your channels without having to manual rejoin each. The number of retries is how many times to retry to connect before stopping. To have an unlimited number of retries click the unlimited number of checkboxes.
To add close the list of nicknames or channels press the X button. To reopen the view of nicks :menuselection:`View --> Nicks`.
To add close the list of nicknames or channels press the X button. To reopen the view of nicks :menuselection:`View --> Nicks`. To close the list of all chats press the X button to close a list of all channel and private messages you are in. To reopen it press the :menuselection:`View --> Chat lists --> All chats`.
To make your chat full screen :menuselection:`View --> Full Screen Mode` or :kbd:`Control + Shift +F`.
To change your settings on your notifications :menuselection:`Settings --> Notificiations`.
@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ To open a recently used file in libreoffice they are shown in the main part of t
Libreoffice all of the different components have a window menu that lets you switch between a document in libreoffice writer and libreoffice calc. To do this go to :menuselection:`Window` and sleect the window that you want to switch to.
Libreoffice if you shutdown without saving your work libreoffice will automatically recover the document. If you do not want to recover a document press the discard button. If you want to automatically recover the document press the start button.
@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ To move between cells press the arrow keys. To enter data into cells type in the
To save your spreadsheet you need to press the button that looks like a floppy disk, press the keyboard shortcut or go to :menuselection:`file --> save`. To save with a different file name :menuselection:`File --> Save as`. To open a file press the button that looks like a brown folder and add selct the file you want from the dialog.
To copy data you can right click copy, press the button with two pieces of paper or press :kbd:`control + c`. To paste data press control :kbd:`control +v`, :menuselection:`edit --> paste`, right click paste or press the botton that is a clipboard with a piece of paper on it. To cut text press :kbd:`control+x` or press the sciors button to cut text.
To copy data you can right click copy, press the button with two pieces of paper or press :kbd:`control + c`. To paste data press control :kbd:`control +v`, :menuselection:`edit --> paste`, right click paste or press the botton that is a clipboard with a piece of paper on it. To cut text press :kbd:`control+x` or press the sciors button to cut text. If you want to paste your text unformatted press :kbd:`Control+Shift + Alt+V` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste Unformatted Text`.
To insert an image press :menuselection:`Insert --> Image`. To get to the dialog of how to insert a chart :menuselection:`Insert --> Chart`. The the first selection is to choose a column, bar, Pie, Area, Line, XY(Scatter), Bubble, Net, Stock, or Column and Line chart. To change the subtype of graph click the pciture of a chart that looks like the type you want.
If you want to insert a new column to the left of a column right click on the letter for the column Insert column left. If you want the new column to the right is right click on the letter and insert column right. If you want to delete a column right click on the letter and delete column. To insert a row above the current row right click on the number and insert row above. To insert a row below the current row right click on the number and insert row below. To delte a row right click the number delete rows.
To change the size of a row or colum of cells click in between the border of that particular row or column and drag with the mouse to give yourself room.
When you open libreoffice impress you will get a dialog to select a templete with a preview select which one you want to use by left clicking and then click open. To add a title to a slide click where it says click to add title.
To open a previous presentation you have been working on press the button that looks like a folder with a piece of paper in it and navigate to the file you want and open it. To save your presentation press the button that looks like a floppy disk or :menuselection:`File --> Save`. To save a new copy under a custom file name :menuselection:`File --> Save As`. To save a file as a pdf :menuselection:`File --> Export as PDF`.
To open a previous presentation you have been working on press the button that looks like a folder with a piece of paper in it and navigate to the file you want and open it or :menuselection:`File --> Open`. To view your recently opened files press :menuselection:`File --> Recent Documents`. To save your presentation press the button that looks like a floppy disk or :menuselection:`File --> Save`. To save a new copy under a custom file name :menuselection:`File --> Save As`. To save a file as a pdf :menuselection:`File --> Export as PDF`.
To type text into a presentation click in one of the boxes for your theme and type in the text with controls for the text on the right hand side. To insert a picture press the button with what looks like a photograph of a tree and select the file you want to insert.
To type text into a presentation click in one of the boxes for your theme and type in the text with controls for the text on the right hand side. To insert a picture press the button with what looks like a photograph of a tree and select the file you want to insert. To insert audio or video to your presentation :menuselection:`Insert --> Audio or video`.
If you want to print your slides you can press :kbd:`Control + p` or :menuselection:`File --> Print`.
To spell check your presentation press :kbd:`F7` or :menuselection:`Tools --> Spellcheck`. If you want to print your slides you can press :kbd:`Control + p` or :menuselection:`File --> Print`.
If you want to paste text into a slideshow press :kbd:`Control + V` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste`. To copy text select it first and then press :kbd:`Control + C` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy`. To cut text select it first and the press :kbd:`Control +X` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Cut`.
@ -16,17 +16,21 @@ Lubuntu ships with libreoffice writer 6.1.1.2
Useage
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To use libreoffice writer type what you wish to type into the main part of the window. If you wish to save your data press the icon that looks like a floppy disk or press :kbd:`control + s`. To open a previously saved document press the button that looks like a folder or press :kbd:`control + o`. To load or save a file from the menu :menuselection:`File --> Open` to open a file or :menuselection:`File --> Save`. To save your file as a new file name :menuselection:`File --> Save As`. To have save your file as a pdf press the button that is a sheet of paper with curved red lines on it or go :menuselection:`File --> Export` and select the file type as pdf. This same export menu will let you save in formats for other programs for compatibility with microsoft word.
To use libreoffice writer type what you wish to type into the main part of the window. If you wish to save your data press the icon that looks like a floppy disk or press :kbd:`control + s`. To open a previously saved document press the button that looks like a folder or press :kbd:`control + o`. To load or save a file from the menu :menuselection:`File --> Open` to open a file or :menuselection:`File --> Save`. To save your file as a new file name :menuselection:`File --> Save As`. To view your recent documents :menuselection:`File --> Recent Documents`. To have save your file as a pdf press the button that is a sheet of paper with curved red lines on it or go :menuselection:`File --> Export` and select the file type as pdf. This same export menu will let you save in formats for other programs for compatibility with microsoft word.
To change the font size There is a drop down box with a number in it you can type the font size you want in this box or select from the dropdown menu. You can change the font with the drop down box to the left of the font size which you can type and it autocompletes the fonts or select from the drop down menu. To make your text bold you can select the text with the mouse and press the button that looks like **B** or press :kbd:`control + B`. To make the font italic press the button that looks like *I* or press :kbd:`control + I` after selecting the text or keep typing with it to be italic. To make strikethrough press the button that is a s with a line through it.
To change the font size There is a drop down box with a number in it you can type the font size you want in this box or select from the dropdown menu. You can change the font with the drop down box to the left of the font size which you can type and it autocompletes the fonts or select from the drop down menu. To make your text bold you can select the text with the mouse and press the button that looks like **B** or press :kbd:`control + B`. To make the font italic press the button that looks like *I* or press :kbd:`control + I` after selecting the text or keep typing with it to be italic. To make strikethrough press the button that is a s with a line through it. If you want a floating window on how to style your text :menuselection:`Format --> Character`.
To copy text select it with the mouse or :kbd:`Shift + arrow key` then press :kbd:`Control +C` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy`. To cut text select it first and then press :kbd:`Control +X` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Cut`. To paste text press :kbd:`Control +V` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste`. To paste with no formatting press :kbd:`Control + Alt + Shift+ V` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste Unformatted Text`.
To change font color press the button that has a T with a drop on it and a red underline this will bring down several differenent colors you can change your text to a color you want.
To make text superscript press the button with A and a smaller B located above it as if it in superscript. To make text subscript press the button that is an A with a smaller B located slightly below it.
If you want text in a text box that can be moved with the mouse press the button that looks like a T with a box around it or :menuselection:`Insert --> Text box`. To insert a hyperlink press :kbd:`Control + K` or :menuselection:`Insert --> Hyperlink`. To add multiple columns to your document :menuselection:`Format --> Columns`.
If you want text in a text box that can be moved with the mouse press the button that looks like a T with a box around it or :menuselection:`Insert --> Text box`. To insert a hyperlink press :kbd:`Control + K` or :menuselection:`Insert --> Hyperlink`.
To add multiple columns to your document :menuselection:`Format --> Columns`. To have multiple columns in the field that says :guilabel:`Columns` and set to the number of columns you want. When you are done with your settings press the :guilabel:`OK` button or if you decide you do not want to make changes to columns press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button.
To check the spelling of your document press the ABC button with a checkmark, from the menu -> tools spelling or press :kbd:`f7`. After you are done writing your document you can press the button that looks like a printer to print, press :kbd:`control+ p` or :menuselection:`file --> print`. To view your word count of how many words are currently in the document is with nothing slected at the bottom of the libreoffice writer window. If you select text with the mouse you can also see the word count of selection from the same spot.
To check the spelling of your document press the ABC button with a checkmark, from the menu -> tools spelling or press :kbd:`f7`. To view how your document looks before printing it :menuselection:`File --> Print preview` or :kbd:`Control +Shift +O`. To get back to editing your document press the same thing again or click the close preview button. After you are done writing your document you can press the button that looks like a printer to print, press :kbd:`control+ p` or :menuselection:`file --> print`. To view your word count of how many words are currently in the document is with nothing slected at the bottom of the libreoffice writer window. If you select text with the mouse you can also see the word count of selection from the same spot.
To insert special symbols or characters press the button with the Ω symbol or from the menu :menuselection:`Insert --> Special character`. To insert a page break press :kbd:`control + enter` or from the menu :menuselection:`Insert --> Page Break`.
@ -42,6 +46,10 @@ To select all text in the document press :kbd:`control + A` or :menuselection:`E
To zoom for the entire page to be visible :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Entire Page`. To zoom so you can see the width of the page and everything is bigger :menuselection:`View --> Zoom ---> Page width`.
To have a view of the document with no margins shown like on a webpage :menuselection:`View --> Web` or To get back to the original view :menuselection:`View --> Menu`. To toggle a vertical scrollbar :menuselection:`View --> Scrollbars --> Vertical Scroll bar`. To have a horizontal scrollbar :menuselection:`View --> Scrollbars --> Horizontal Scroll bar`.
To toggle your view of rulers press :kbd:`Control + Shift +R` or :menuselection:`View --> Rulers --> Rulers`.
To open a pdf file use :menuselection:`File --> Open` from the menu or :kbd:`Control + O` on the keyboard. If you have a pdf open use :menuselection:`File --> Open` in new tab from the menu, click the Open in new tab button or press :kbd:`Control + T`. To refresh a pdf click the Refresh button or press :kbd:`F5` just like most web browsers. To switch between tabs on the keyboard you can press control :kbd:`control + tab` to go the next tab or :kbd:`control + shift + tab` to cycle through your tabs in the opposite direction. At the bottom of the tab menu will be a list of all your tabs you have open with the title of each document. To close the tab press the red X button on the tab or press :kbd:`Control +W`. To close all tabs on qpdfview press :kbd:`Control + Shift +W`.
If you want to view a particular page select the box (e.g. page 1/3) and tpye the page number (e.g. page 3/3). To move to the previous and next page use the left and right arrow buttons respectively. There are numerous zoom option, including percentage, page width, page size, continous, and multiple pages. Another way to jump to a particular page is to press :kbd:`control + j` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Jump to Page`. To go back to page which you have just come from press :kbd:`control + enter` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Jump backward`. To jump forward a page press control + shift + enter or :menuselection:`Edit --> Jump Forward`.
If you want to view a particular page select the box (e.g. page 1/3) and type the page number (e.g. page 3/3). To move to the previous and next page use the left and right arrow buttons respectively. There are numerous zoom option, including percentage, page width, page size, continous, and multiple pages. Another way to jump to a particular page is to press :kbd:`control + j` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Jump to Page`. To go back to page which you have just come from press :kbd:`control + enter` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Jump backward`. To jump forward a page press control + shift + enter or :menuselection:`Edit --> Jump Forward`.
To print your pdf press :kbd:`Control + P` or :menuselection:`File --> Print`. If you are printing the pdf in black and white you can however tpggle previewing the file in black and white by pressing :kbd:`Control + U` or :menuselection:`View --> Convert to grayscale`.
To print your pdf press :kbd:`Control + P` or :menuselection:`File --> Print`. If you are printing the pdf in black and white you can however tpggle previewing the file in black and white by pressing :kbd:`Control + U` or :menuselection:`View --> Convert to grayscale`. To invert the colors of your pdf press :kbd:`Control +I` or :menuseleciton:`View --> Invert Colors`. To trim the margins off your pdf file press :kbd:`control +Shift +U` or :menuselection:`View --> Trim margins`. If you want to turn any of the alrenetes colors or trimmed margins off press or use the menu in the same thing again.
To select text or an image from qpdfview press :kbd:`control+c` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy to clipboard`. Then the cursor will turn into a crosshair and you will be able to expand a box to slect either text or an image and a menu to select copying the text, selecting the text, copying the image, and saving the image to file.
To select text or an image from qpdfview press :kbd:`control+c` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy to clipboard`. Then the cursor will turn into a crosshair and you will be able to expand a box to slect either text or an image and a menu to select copying the text, selecting the text, copying the image, or saving the image to file.
To save your pdf file is to :menuselection:`File --> Save` or you can press :kbd:`Control + s`. You can save the file with a different name with :menuselection:`File --> SAve as`. To save a copy of the document click :menuselection:`File --> Save a copy`.
@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ qpdfview also includes some very useful docks. To view the outline dock, in the
To view two pages at once like if you want to see a two page spread of an illustration in a pdf of a book press :kbd:`Control + 6` or :menuselection:`View --> Two pages`. To get your view back to normal press :kbd:`Control +6` agian or :menuselection:`View --> Two pages` again. To toggle the view of three pages at a time press :kbd:`Control +4` or :menuselection:`View --> Multiple pages`.
To search through your pdf file you can press :kbd:`control + f` or from the menu :menuselection:`edit --> search`. You will get taken to the results and will appear highligheted in yellow to see through the results you can press the down arrow to see results farther in the document and press the up arrow to see results towards the start of the document.
To search through your pdf file you can press :kbd:`control + f` or from the menu :menuselection:`edit --> search`. You will get taken to the results and will appear highligheted in yellow to see through the results you can press the down arrow to see results farther in the document and press the upward pointed arrow button to see results towards the start of the document.
To make qpdfview fullscreen you can press :kbd:`f11`. To enter presentation mode you can press :kbd:`f12` wihch is makes the content of the pdf take up the fullscreen and gives you no menubars. To exit presentation mode you can press :kbd:`f12` again. To advance to the next page in the presentation press the spacebar or the right arrow. To go back a page in presentation press the left arrow.
To make qpdfview fullscreen you can press :kbd:`f11`. To enter presentation mode you can press :kbd:`f12` wihch is makes the content of the pdf take up the fullscreen and gives you no menubars. To exit presentation mode you can press :kbd:`f12` again. To advance to the next page in the presentation press the :kbd:`spacebar` or the :kbd:`right arrow`. To go back a page in presentation press the :kbd:`left arrow`. To exit the presentation press :kbd:`escape`.
To make an annotation press :kbd:`Control +A` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Add annotation`. To view the annotation you have made or edit it again press click on what looks like a sticky note with a pin in it. To remove your annotation right click on the annotation and click remove annotation. If you just want to highligh something slect add highlight at the context menu right then.
@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ Customizing
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To add your own settings to qpdfview you can get to a settings window with :menuselection:`Edit --> Settings`. The checkbox for open url allows you to turn on or off Opening URL within within qpdfview. The autorefresh checkbox relaods the pdf whenever the file changes which is useful if you are authoring pdf files. If you want to scroll once to go to an entire page press the minimal scrolling checkbox. To change the color of highlights tpye a hex number for a color or select one from the drop down menu by name.
If you want to reset these settings to the defaults is to press the defaults button. If you just want defaults on the current tab you can press the defaults on current tab button. If you want to return to viewing your pdf with the same settings press the OK button. If you wish to discard your changes press the cancel button.
If you want to reset these settings to the defaults is to press the :guilabel:`defaults` button. If you just want defaults on the current tab you can press the :guilabel:`defaults on current tab` button. If you want to return to viewing your pdf with the same settings press the :guilabel:`OK` button. If you wish to discard your changes press the :guilabel:`cancel` button.
To deal with settings on graphics press press on the graphics tab. The settings for paper color will has a drop down menu for previewing what it is like printing on colored paper. The checkbox for prefetch will preload pages not directly viewed by the pdf viewer not directly on the screen however this will use more resources. The drop down for cache size will larger will use up more resources but will make loading pdfs much faster.
To deal with settings on graphics press press on the :guilabel:`graphics` tab. The settings for paper color will has a drop down menu for previewing what it is like printing on colored paper. The checkbox for prefetch will preload pages not directly viewed by the pdf viewer not directly on the screen however this will use more resources. The drop down for cache size will larger will use up more resources but will make loading pdfs much faster.
To change the interface settings click on the :guilabel:`interface` tab. If you want the tabs to be spread out press the spread tabs checkbox. The the tab position changes where the tabbar on the window. The tab visibility can be set to as needed, always or never. The checkbox for new tab next to current tab opens new tabs next to the current one. The field for recently used lets you set the maximum number of files to keep around in recently used.
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Lximage is the default image viewer for lubuntu.
Useage
------
To open a picture press :menuselection:`File --> Open`, :kbd:`Control + O`, or press the button that looks like a opening folder. If you do not like the picture press :kbd:`Del` or :menuselection:`File --> Delete`.
To open a picture press :menuselection:`File --> Open`, :kbd:`Control + O`, or press the button that looks like a opening folder. If you do not like the picture press :kbd:`Del` or :menuselection:`File --> Delete`. If you want to upload a picture to share it online press :menuselection:`Edit --> Upload`.
To use lximage use the arrow to the right to view the next file in the folder and the arrow to the left to view the previous folder. To open a new picture press the open button which looks like a blue folder with a piece of paper in it. To save the file as something press the button that looks like a floppy disk.
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ To rotate an image to the right press the circular arrrow that points to the rig
To flip your image on the vertical axis :menuselection:`Edit --> Flip Vertically`. To flip your image on the horizontal axis :menuselection:`Edit --> Flip Horizonatally`.
To copy an image to the clipboard you can :menuselection:`Copy to Clipboard`. To paste an image to the clipboard :menuselection:`Paste to Clipboard`.
To copy an image to the clipboard you can :menuselection:`Copy to Clipboard`. To paste an image to the clipboard :menuselection:`Paste from Clipboard`.
To view the next picture on your image press the right arrow and conversly to view the previous image press the left arrow. To view thumbnials of the current directory you can toggle thumbnials and thumbnails will show at the buttom with a scrollbar at the bottom of the window to view the whole folder. You can also scroll between different pictures with the mousewheel as well. To jump to the first picture press :kbd:`home` or :menuselection:`Go --> First File`. To jump to the last picture press :kbd:`end` or :menuselection:`Go --> Last File`.
To use screenshot the whole screen takes a screenshot of your entire screen, current window only takes only the current window and capture an area of the screen lets you select an area interacetively. To start the interactive area left click and then drag the mouse in a rectangle to select the area you want to take a screenshot. There is also a delay for the screenshot you can set like a timer for a camera in the bottom right corner of the screen.
To have your titlebar and frame around the window on a current window is a checkbox on the bottom. The include mouse cursor will include your mouse cursor in the screenshot.
To have your titlebar and frame around the window on a current window is a checkbox on the bottom. The :guilabel:`Include mouse cursor` checkbox will include your mouse cursor in the screenshot.
After taking your screenshot it will open up in the image viewer and to save it press :kbd:`Control + S` or :menuselection:`File --> Save`.
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ To change the dpi or dots per inch is the dpi drop down menu for scanner resolut
To zoom in press the magnifying glass button with a plus sign conversely to move out press the magnifying glass button with a minus sign. To change your resolution change the scan resolution drop down and select the dots per inch you want to use.
To change the brightness of a scan slide the slider or input an a positive or negative number into the the numeric field. To change constrast slide the slider or input a positive or negative number in the numeric field.
To change the brightness of a scan slide the :guilabel:`brightness`slider or input an a positive or negative number into the the numeric field. To change constrast slide the:guilabel:`Contrast` slider or input a positive or negative number in the numeric field.
To select part of a scan you particularly want to save is to click over a preview of a scan and you will drag the selection with the mouse. To clear selections that can be automatically selected but canceled with a brown smudge with an x on it.
If you wish to open a text file press the button that looks like a black and white folder or press :kbd:`control + o` to open a file. To open a new file press the button that looks like a piece of paper with a plus sign. To save your file after typing in the main part of the window press the button that looks like a floppy disk or press controlTo save your file after typing in the main part of the window press the button that looks like a floppy disk or press :kbd:`control +s`. To reload a file if something else has changed that file in featherpad press the arrow that loops back on itself to reload the page.
If you wish to open a text file press the button that looks like a black and white folder or press :kbd:`control + o` to open a file. To view your recently modified files :menuselection:`File --> Recently modified`. To open a new file press the button that looks like a piece of paper with a plus sign. To save your file after typing in the main part of the window press the button that looks like a floppy disk or press controlTo save your file after typing in the main part of the window press the button that looks like a floppy disk or press :kbd:`control +s`. To reload a file if something else has changed that file in featherpad press the arrow that loops back on itself to reload the page.
To type things into your text file the main part of the window similar to a word porcessor. If you are programming with featherpad the file extension will probably automatically select the correct syntax highlighting. To view line numbers of the file press :kbd:`control +l` or :menuselection:`options --> line numbers`.
To type things into your text file the main part of the window similar to a word porcessor. If you are programming with featherpad the file extension will probably automatically select the correct syntax highlighting. To view line numbers of the file press :kbd:`control +l` or :menuselection:`options --> line numbers`. To enable word wrap press :kbd:`Control +W` or :menuselection:`options --> wrap lines`.
To open a new tab and empty text file press the button with a piece of paper with a plus symbol on it. If you wish to close a tab press the red x button.
To open a new tab and empty text file press the button with a piece of paper with a plus symbol on it, or press :kbd:`Control + N`. If you wish to close a tab press the red x button. To switch between tabs click on the tab is not the close button. To switch to the next tab press :kbd:`Alt + Right arrow` or :menuselection:`File --> Next tab`. To switch to the previous tab press :kbd:`Alt + Left arrow` or :menuselection:`File --> Previous Tab`.
If you make a mistake and want to undo it press :kbd:`control + z` or press the button that looks like a curved arrow pointing towards the left. To redo a change you have undone press the button with a curved arrow pointing towards the right.
To select all text in the text file press :kbd:`Control +A` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Select All`. To copy text from featherpad press :kbd:`Control +C` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy`. To paste text press :kbd:`Control+ V` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste`. To Cut text press :kbd:`Control+X` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Cut`. If you have text selected you can delete it by pressing :kbd:`Delete` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Delete`.
To search your text file press :kbd:`Control + f` or :menuselection:`search --> find` from the menu. Then in the bar on the bottom search for the text you want. Press the down arrow to move to the next result and the up arrow to move for the previous result in the text file. To jump to a particular line in a file press :kbd:`control +j` or search jump to or the button that looks like >>. Then in the bar at the bottom type in what line you want to jump to. To find and replace text press :kbd:`control +r` or :menuselection:`search --> Replace`. Type the text you want to Find in the find field and type what you want to put in with the Replace with field and then press enter to finish the finding and replacing through the whole file.
To change what font you want select :menuselection:`option --> font` to change your font sizes. To change each font on the on the font level. To change the size type the size you or select it from the drop down menu. To select a font size simply use a font style of italic or oblique.
To change what font you want select :menuselection:`option --> font` to change your font sizes. To change each font on the on the font level. To change the size type the size you or select it from the :guilabel:`Size`drop down menu. To select a font size simply use a font style of italic or oblique. To add an underlined font check the :guilabel:`Underline` checkbox. To view a sample of your font :guilabel:`Sample` and will preview your text.
To print a text :menuselection:`file --> Print` or press :kbd:`control + p`.
To do simple arithmetic click the numbers and then press the sign for addition, multiplication, subtraction, or division. You can also type in the numbers and press + for addition, - for subtraction, * for multiplication and / for division. To view the answer press the button that is an =.
To do simple arithmetic click the numbers and then press the sign for addition, multiplication, subtraction, or division. You can also type in the numbers and press :guilabel:`+` for addition, :guilabel:`-` for subtraction, :guilabel:`x` for multiplication and :guilabel:`/` for division. To view the answer press the button that is an :guilabel:`=`.
..image:: Kcalc.png
To make a number negative press the button that looks like a +/-. To insert decimals press the decimal point button which looks like . when you get to the part which is less than a whole number. To clear input from Kcalc Press the button with a C on it. To group operations so they happen together use the parenthesis to make things grouped to gether for example 2*(2+3) would give the result of 10 because it would add 2 and 3 and then multiply by two.
To make a number negative press the button that looks like a :guilabel:`+/-`. To insert decimals press the decimal point button which looks like . when you get to the part which is less than a whole number. To clear input from Kcalc Press the button with a C on it. To group operations so they happen together use the parenthesis to make things grouped to gether for example 2*(2+3) would give the result of 10 because it would add 2 and 3 and then multiply by two.
To copy and answer out of Kcalc press :kbd:`control + c` or :menuselection:`edit --> copy` from the menu. To paste a number into Kcalc you can press :kbd:`control + v` or :menuselection:`edit --> paste` from the menu. To cut the text from Kcalc press :kbd:`control +x` or :menuselection:`edit --> cut` from the menu.
Scientific calculator mode advanced fuctionality
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If you want even more functionality of Kcalc there is also scientific mode which is acessed from :menuselection:`settings --> scientific mode` radio button. The button 1/x takes takes 1 and divides it by the number currently on the calculator also known as taking the reciprocal. x! read x factorial will take the number X you entered and multiple each number going down to 1 for example 5! would multiply 5*4*3*2*1.
If you want even more functionality of Kcalc there is also scientific mode which is acessed from :menuselection:`settings --> scientific mode` radio button. The button :guilabel:`1/x` takes takes 1 and divides it by the number currently on the calculator also known as taking the reciprocal. :guilabel:`x!` read x factorial will take the number X you entered and multiple each number going down to 1 for example 5! would multiply 5*4*3*2*1.
The x squared button will take a x*x and multiply it by itself. The button with x and a superscript y will take x the number you have in will exponeniate x to the power of y. The x 10 with a supercript y will end up multiplying x by 10 to the power of y so for example to multiply 5 by 10 to the power of 3 entering in will give the answer of 5,000.
To change the unit that angles are measured in for triginometric units in Kcalc. Degrees take 360 to form a full circle while, 2Π radians form a full circle and 400 gradians form a full circle. The radio button for Deg is to select Degrees as the unit for angles, Rad selects radian as the unit of measurment of angles and Grad selects Gradians as the unit of measurement for angles. The Sin button takes what you have as the input and takes the trigonometric sine function of that value measured in the unit for angles you have selected. The cos button takes the cosine of the vlaue in the unit of angle you have selected. The tan button takes the tangent of the angle in the current units.
To change the unit that angles are measured in for triginometric units in Kcalc. Degrees take 360 to form a full circle while, 2Π radians form a full circle and 400 gradians form a full circle. The radio button for Deg is to select Degrees as the unit for angles, Rad selects :guilabel:`radian` as the unit of measurment of angles and :guilabel:`Grad` selects Gradians as the unit of measurement for angles. The :guilabel:`Sin` button takes what you have as the input and takes the trigonometric sine function of that value measured in the unit for angles you have selected. The :guilabel:`cos` button takes the cosine of the vlaue in the unit of angle you have selected. The :guilabel:`tan` button takes the tangent of the angle in the current units.
Along the top to create a new tab in pcmanfm-qt you can use the button with a file and a plus on it to open a new tab or press :kbd:`control +t`. The left pointing arrow button is a back button while the right pointing arrow button moves you forward in the directories that you have moved in the file manager. The button for the arrow pointing upward is to go up one level in the directory tree to the so called parent directory. To rename your files right click on the file and click rename or press :kbd:`f2`.
To create a new empty text file press :kbd:`Control + Alt +N` or :menuselection:`File --> Create New --> Blank File` and type in the name of the file you want. To create a new folder or directory press :menuselection:`File --> Create New Folder` or press :kbd:`Control+ Shift +N` and input the new folder name. To delete your files from pcmanfm-qt will first put them in the trash so they are not gone forever. To move a file into the trash right click that file move to trash or press :kbd:`Delete`. To get a file out of the trash in places trash to get to your trash or :menuselection:`Go --> Trash`. To remove a file from the trash right click restore. To permanently delete all files from the trash can right click on the places empty trash.
If you single click on a file you will select it. If you double click on it you will open it in the default program to open that file. If you right click on a file you can select which program to open a file with if you have multiple programs to open it. If you want to selct multiple files you can hold down control and select the files. To copy files select the file right click copy or press :kbd:`control +c`. To cut files select them right click cut and or press :kbd:`control + x`. After copying or cutting a file you can paste them with right click paste or press :kbd:`control +v`. To select all files in a directory is to press :kbd:`Control+ A` or right click Select All for all of the files. To select multiple files with the mouse you can hold down :kbd:`Control` and left click to select all of the files.
To connect to a remote server such as a NAS go to the :menuselection:`go --> Connect to server` and authenticate to your remote storage. If you want to plug in removeable storage you can open the storage on the left with devices. This also happens other internal filesystems on your computer. To eject removeable media press the button on the left with a circled up arrow to eject.
To connect to a remote server such as a NAS go to the :menuselection:`go --> Connect to server` and authenticate to your remote storage. If you want to plug in removeable storage you can open the storage on the left sidebar with devices. This same applies to other internal filesystems on your computer. To eject removeable media press the button on the left with a circled up arrow to eject.
To see hidden files press :kbd:`control +h`, right click show hidden, or go to:menuselection:`view --> show hidden`. Press the same thing again to hide hidden files again. To open a terminal in your current folder press :kbd:`f4` or :menuselection:`Tool --> Open terminal` from the menu. To search for files press :kbd:`f3` or :menuselection:`Tool --> search` for files. To view the properties of a file or folder right click on it and select properties from the menu or press :kbd:`Alt +Enter`. General will show you the size of the file where the file is and when it was last modified or accessed.
To see hidden files press :kbd:`control +h` or go to:menuselection:`view -> show hidden`. To open a terminal in your current folder press :kbd:`f4` or :menuselection:`Tool --> Open terminal` from the menu. To search for files press :kbd:`f3` or :menuselection:`Tool --> search` for files. To view the properties of a file or folder right click on it and select properties from the menu. General will show you the size of the file where the file is and when it was last modified or accessed. The permissions tab will show you who owns the file which if you can't change it will be grayed out and who has permisson to read modify and execute the file.
The :guilabel:`permissions` tab will show you who owns the file which if you can't change it will be grayed out and who has permisson to read modify and execute the file. To change permision of files the :guilabel:`Owner`, :guilabel:`Group`, or :guilabel:`Other` drop down menu will allow you to choose whether you can read, read and write, or forbidden. To make something executeable such as a script you wrote check the :guilabel:`Make the file executable`.
Pcmanfm-qt can actually launch other applications in places Applications and then gets all the tasks in the menu in lxqt-panel.
Pcmanfm-qt can actually launch other applications in places Applications or :menuselection:`Go --> Applications`and then gets all the tasks in the menu in lxqt-panel. To view what files are on your desktop :menuselection:`Go --> Desktop` or on the places sidebar press the desktop item on the left.
To add a bookmark :menuselection:`Bookmarks --> Add to Bookmarks` and it will make a bookmark. To later access this bookmark it will be on the left hand side under bookmarks and under the bookmarks menu.
To add a bookmark :menuselection:`Bookmarks --> Add to Bookmarks` and it will make a bookmark. To later access this bookmark it will be on the left hand side under :guilabel:`bookmarks` and under the bookmarks menu.
If you want to run an executeable script from pcmanfm double click and then click execute on the executeable. If you wish to edit the script you can press the open button.
@ -31,6 +35,8 @@ Pcmanfm-Qt has different view modes which can be changed in the view menu. To se
To reverse the order that pcmanfm-Qt sorts files :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> Descending` or conversly to switch back :menuselection:`View --> Sorting -->Ascending.` To sort by file name :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> By file name`. To sort by modification :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> By modification time`. To sort by file size :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> By file size`. To sort by file type :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> By file type`. To sort by owner :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> By Owner`. To seperate all folders first in sorting check the checkbox in :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> Folder First`. To sort with case sensitive check the checkbox in :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> Case sensitive`.
To change your path bar to buttons :menuselection:`View --> Pathbar --> Location` and to get
back to a pathbar you can type into :menuselection:`View --> Pathbar --> Path Buttons`.
pcmanfm-qt when right clicking has special options for dealing with archieves such as tar or zip files. To extract the files in the current directory right click and select extract here. You can also extract to another location with right clicking and selecting extract to and a dialog will pop up showing to where to extract the file.
@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ To delete a note click on the note and press the button with a page X on it, pre
If you make a mistake tpying and want to undo your changes press :kbd:`Control + z` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Undo`. If you wish to paste text into noblenote press :kbd:`Control + v` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste`.
to bring back up your note noblenote will leave a notebook icon in the system tray on the lower right hand corner of the panel by default which can bring back up the noblenote window.
To bring back up your note noblenote will leave a notebook icon in the system tray on the lower right hand corner of the panel by default which can bring back up the noblenote window.
To play 2048-qt you use the arrows keys to combine blocks with the same number on them without having no possible moves at which point the game is over. As you combine numbers your score increases by the sum of the new block(s) you make and is shown towards the upper right hand corner of the window. Your high score is the best you have done at this game and is also shown towards the upper right hand corner.
If midway you want to restart to a new game press the new game button on the right hand side or :menuselection:`File --> New Game`.
If midway you want to restart to a new game press the :guilabel:`New Game` button on the right hand side or :menuselection:`File --> New Game`.
@ -5,17 +5,19 @@ Pulse Audio volume control is the the default volume mixer for Lubuntu.
Useage
------
The playback tab of pulseaudio volume control gives you the ability to the control the output device, mute, or change the volume of each application. To change the Volume of each application on the playback slide the slider to the right for more volume or to the left for less volume. The button with an X over the speaker is a mute button and if it is a darker gray that application is currently muted and can't make any sound. The drop down menu has next to the word on shows the output source. This program also in software allows you to go over 100 percent if it is too quiet.
The :guilabel:`playback` tab of pulseaudio volume control gives you the ability to the control the output device, mute, or change the volume of each application. To change the Volume of each application on the playback slide the slider to the right for more volume or to the left for less volume. The button with an X over the speaker is a mute button and if it is a darker gray that application is currently muted and can't make any sound. The drop down menu has next to the word on shows the output source. This program also in software allows you to go over 100 percent if it is too quiet.
..image:: pavucontrol-playback.png
The output devices tab shows different output for different sounds. To mute one output such as a set of speakers presss the button that looks like a speaker with an X on it. To increase the volume of an output slide the slider for that output to the right. To decrease the volume for each output slide the slider to the left.
The :guilabel:`output devices` tab shows different output for different sounds. To mute one output such as a set of speakers presss the button that looks like a speaker with an X on it. To increase the volume of an output slide the slider for that output to the right. To decrease the volume for each output slide the slider to the left.
..image:: pavucontrol-qt.png
To mute your microphone in pulseaudio toggle the button that looks like a speaker. To adjust input volume slide the slider to the right to increase volume or to the left to decrease volume. To select which input such as line in or microphone for your device is in a drop down menu.
The :guilabel:`input devices` tab manager your sound inputs. To mute your microphone in pulseaudio toggle the button that looks like a speaker. To adjust input volume slide the slider to the right to increase volume or to the left to decrease volume. To select which input such as line in or microphone for your device is in a drop down menu.
..image:: pavucontrol-input.png
The :guilabel:`Configuration` tab has different sound profiles.
Version
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Lubuntu ships with version 0.4.0 Pulse Audio Volume Control.
To open media stored locally on your system click media open :menuselection:`media --> Open file` and navigate your local files or press :kbd:`control +o` on the keyboard to open files stored locally on your machine. If you wish to open media from somewhere on the internet on :menuselection:`media --> open network stream` or press :kbd"`control + n`. To open a whole directory use :menuselection:`media --> Open Directory` or press :kbd:`control +F`. VLC also keeps track of recently opened media in case you want to view media again in :menuselection:`Media --> Open Recent Media --> file name`. If you have copied a path in your clipboard or something you can press :kbd:`Control +V`.
To pause playback of a file press the button that look like two verical lines. To resume playback press the right playback button. To toggle fullscreen press the button which has the four corners of the screen to make it fullscreen and the four screens to have it back into windowed mode.
To pause playback of a file press the button that look like two verical lines or :menuselection:`Playback --> Pause`. To resume playback press the right playback button. To toggle fullscreen press the button which has the four corners of the screen or :menuselection:`Video --> Fullscreen`to make it fullscreen and the four screens to have it back into windowed mode. To have vlc always on top :menuselection:`View --> Always at night`.
On the bottom right of vlc there is a bar that gets wider for volume. Click farther to the right to increase volume within vlc. Or hover the cursor over this bar and use the mousewheel to control volume. The button that looks like a speaker next to this toggles mute in vlc. Another way to mute the volume is to :menuselection:`Audio --> Mute`.
On the bottom right of vlc there is a bar that gets wider for volume. Click farther to the right to increase volume within vlc or press :kbd:`Up arrow` to increase volume or :kbd:`Down arrow` to decrease volume. Or hover the cursor over this bar and use the mousewheel to control volume. The button that looks like a speaker next to this toggles mute in vlc. Another way to mute the volume is to :menuselection:`Audio --> Mute`.
To make the same sound come out of both speakers go to :menuselection:`Audio --> Stereo mode --> Mono`. The sound to make a different left and right channel on each speaker will be :menuselection:`Audio --> Stereo Mode --> Stereo`. To make all sound come from the left channel :menuselection:`Audio --> Stereo Mode --> Left` and likewise for Right.
To see how long you have been watching the current piece of media counts up above the play pause button in a time. At the other side a number will show the length of the media you are playing and inbetween is a slider with the current time. Moving the slider to the left will rewind playback while moving it to the left will fast forward playback.
To see how long you have been watching the current piece of media counts up above the play pause button in a time. At the other side a number will show the length of the media you are playing and inbetween is a slider with the current time. Moving the slider to the left will rewind playback while moving it to the left will fast forward playback. Whenyou mouseover the progress for playback it will show the time at that point and that will jump to that time when you left click. Another way to jump to a specific time is to press :kbd:`control +T` or :menuselection:`Playback --> Jump to specific time`.
To open an equalizier press the button that looks like several physical slider swichtes and on the audio effects equalizer tab press enable on the equalizer. Then to increase or decrease the sound at each frequency up to increase the volcume at that frequency.
To view a playlist of music or videos you can view press the button that is several horizontal lines and then a trianglular play button on it or press :kbd:`Control + l`. This will bring up a whole view of your playlist. To add more files to your playlist right click on the bottom of the playlist window and click add file to add an additonal file. To move the playlist to a particular file and to have that play double click that file. To change the view of the playlist right click playlist view mode to the version of the playlist you like the look of the best.
To loop the current playlist over and over press the button with an arrow pointing to the right and then another arrow below it pointing to the left.
To view a playlist of music or videos you can view press the button that is several horizontal lines and then a trianglular play button on it or press :kbd:`Control + l`. This will bring up a whole view of your playlist. To return to your original view press :kbd:`Control + l`. To add more files to your playlist right click on the bottom of the playlist window and click add file to add an additonal file. To move the playlist to a particular file and to have that play double click that file. To change the view of the playlist right click playlist view mode to the version of the playlist you like the look of the best.
To randomize your playlist press the button with two crossing arrows on it.
To loop the current playlist over and over press the button with an arrow pointing to the right and then another arrow below it pointing to the left. To randomize your playlist press the button with two crossing arrows on it.
To speed up playback faster than normal press the :kbd:`+` key or use :menuselection:`Playback --> Speed --> Faster`. To slow down playback slower than normal press the :kbd:`-` key :menuselection:`Playback --> Speed --> Slower`.
To speed up playback faster than normal press the :kbd:`+` key or use :menuselection:`Playback --> Speed --> Faster`. To slow down playback slower than normal press the :kbd:`-` key :menuselection:`Playback --> Speed --> Slower`. If you want to reset your speed to normal :menuselection:`Playback --> Speed --> Normal speed`. If you want to have vlc end at the end of the playlist click the checkbox :menuselection:`Media --> Quit at end of playlist`.
To view info on your media press :kbd:`Control + I` or click :menuselection:`Tools --> Media info`.
@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ To view how much RAM is being used on your system is under mem and then a [ numb
Load average shows your system laod over the past one five and fiften minute is why there are three numbers see `wikipedia load (computing) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_(computing)>`_ for more infmormation. Uptime shows how long your computer has been booted.
After the bottom there is a green bar that says PID for the Process ID of a user, The user the process responds to, RES is how much RAM the process is currently using. CPU% shows how much as a percent of CPU time the process is using, mem% is a precent of the RAM your proess is using. TIme shows how long the process has been running. COmmand shows the command line command of the process.
After the bottom there is a green bar that says PID for the Process ID of a user, The user the process responds to, RES is how much RAM the process is currently using. CPU% shows how much as a percent of CPU time the process is using, mem% is a precent of the RAM your proess is using. TIme shows how long the process has been running. COmmand shows the command line command of the process.
You can press F1 to help you with settings on htop. F2 brings about a customizeable settings on htop. F3 lets you search for a particular process. F4 makes it so you can only see processes matching a certain partern. F5 is what you press to veiw file in a tree. PRessing F9 lets you kill a process with different signals to send to the process and 15 will terminate the process while 9 will Kill it. Lastly F10 will quit htop and return you to a terminal.
You can press :kbd:`F1` to help you with settings on htop. :kbd:`F2` brings about a customizeable settings on htop. :kbd:`F3` lets you search for a particular process. To reverse sort order press :kbd:`Shift +I`. :kbd:`F4` makes it so you can only see processes matching a certain partern. :kbd:`F5` is what you press to veiw file in a tree. Pressing :kbd:`F9` lets you kill a process with different signals to send to the process and 15 will terminate the process while 9 will Kill it. Lastly :kbd:`F10` will quit htop and return you to a terminal.
@ -5,18 +5,20 @@ qterminal is the default terminal of Lubuntu that also has a drop down version.
Useage
------
To open a new tab go to the :menuselection:`file --> new tab` or press :kbd:`control + shift + t` or click the button that looks like a +. To close a tab press the X button near the right hand side of the tab. If you want to switch between tabs click on the different click on that tab or press the left and right arrows in the upper right corner on the tabbar. Another way to switch between tabs is :kbd:`control + page up` or :kbd:`control + page down`. If you want to copy text from the temrinal press :kbd:`control + shift + c` to copy text. If you wish to paste text into the terminal you can :kbd:`control + shift + v` however you should be really careful it is not a malicious command and shows the command you are pasting in. If you want to open a new terminal window :kbd:`Control+ Shift+ N` or go :menuselection:`file --> new window`.
To open a new tab go to the :menuselection:`file --> new tab` or press :kbd:`control + shift + t` or click the button that looks like a +. To close a tab press the X button near the right hand side of the tab. If you want to switch between tabs click on the different click on that tab or press the left and right arrows in the upper right corner on the tabbar. Another way to switch between tabs is :kbd:`control + page up` or :kbd:`control + page down`. If you want to copy text from the temrinal press :kbd:`control + shift + c` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy selection`to copy text. If you wish to paste text into the terminal you can :kbd:`control + shift + v`or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste Clipboard`however you should be really careful it is not a malicious command and shows the command you are pasting in. If you want to paste selected text in the terminal press :kbd:`Shift + Insert` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste Selection`. If you want to open a new terminal window :kbd:`Control+ Shift+ N` or go :menuselection:`file --> new window`.
If you get a url in your terminal you can right click copy link address to copy the link. To open your link directly press :kbd:`Control + left click`. To zoom in on the terminal press :kbd:`Control + Shift + +` or right click and select zoom in. To zoom out press :kbd:`Control + -` or right click zoom out. To return to the original zoom press :kbd:`Control + 0` or right click original zoom.
If you get a url in your terminal you can right click copy link address to copy the link. To open your link directly press :kbd:`Control + left click`. To zoom in on the terminal press :kbd:`Control + Shift + +` or right click and select zoom in. To zoom out press :kbd:`Control + -` or right click zoom out. To return to the original zoom press :kbd:`Control + 0` or right click original zoom. If you want qterminal to be fullscreen press :kbd:`F11` to make it fullscreen then :kbd:`F11` again to make it back to its original size.
Customizing
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To change your preferences go to :menuselection:`file --> preferences`. To change your font press the font change the font and size press the change button in the preferences dialog. The color scheme field lets you say change how different colored things in the terminal colors appear. The widget style lets you overwrite the system widget style with something other than system default. The scrollbar position lets you move the scrollbar to the left or right or remove it entirely. The tabs position moves the bar to that part of the window of qterminal.
To change your preferences go to :menuselection:`file --> preferences`. To change your font press the font change the font and size press the change button in the preferences dialog. The color scheme field lets you say change how different colored things in the terminal colors appear. The widget style lets you overwrite the system widget style with something other than system default. The scrollbar position lets you move the scrollbar to the left or right or remove it entirely. The tabs position moves the bar to that part of the window of qterminal. The cursor shape changes the shape of the cursor between block cursor a large block, underline cursor a small underline, or i beam which is quite small like a | character.
The box for showing close button on each tab if unchecked will not have a button to close each tab will not have the red x button on each tab.
The box for showing close button on each tab if unchecked will not have a button to close each tab will not have the red x button on each tab.
To apply these changes to see how they appear on qterminal press the apply button. If you like your new customized terminal layout press the OK button or if you wish to cancel your changes press the cancel button.
To apply these changes to see how they appear on qterminal press the :guilabel:`apply` button. If you like your new customized terminal layout press the OK button or if you wish to cancel your changes press the :guilabel:`cancel` button.
The :guilabel:`Behavior` tab changes history, pasting, and different kinds of emulation. The button for unlimited history will save an unlimited amount of history. The history size in line lets you save only that many lines of history. The checkbox for Confirm multiline paste brings up a confirmation for pasting multiple lines.
If you want to connect to a network on nm-tray left click the icon in the system tray. If you have a wired connection with DHCP it should connect automatically. If you want to disconnect your from a network under active connections left click to disconnect. To connect to wifi left click on the nm-tray applet and connect the wifi name applet and then enter the password for the wifi.
After connecting to a wifi your known connections will by left clicking on nm-tray of wifi connections under known connections. The list of active connections are networks you are currently connected to. The list of wifi networks is listed under wifi networks you are connected to.
To get information on your current connection to the network your can right click on nm-tray to connection information to get info on your current Ip address connection speed and driver in use for the connection. To toggle notifications on connecting and disconnecting to networks right click on the nm-tray tray icon and check or uncheck the checkbox for enable notifications.
To get information on your current connection to the network your can right click on nm-tray connection information to get info on your current Ip address connection speed and driver in use for the connection. To toggle notifications on connecting and disconnecting to networks right click on the nm-tray tray icon and check or uncheck the checkbox for enable notifications.
@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ If you use a single monitor you can change your single monitor resolution on the
If you want to rotate a monitor on the advanced tab from the menu labeled rotation choose the way you want to rotate the monitor with inverted being upsdie down. Below you can also choose the refresh rate of monitor from the drop down menu to choose how fast your monitor refreshes.
To display info on your monitor click the info tab and read that info. The fields explained will be the NAme of the monitor the serial numberthe size of the display and the serial number.
To display info on your monitor click the :guilabel:`info` tab and read that info. The fields explained will be the Name of the monitor the serial numberthe size of the display and the serial number.
To save your monitor settings press the save button and a pop up will show that your have your settings ok for you and press yes. The saved setting will save with a name for your time. If you want to apply your saved settings press the settings button with the wrench and screwdriver. To choose your saved settings press the apply button and your settings will be applied. To give your saved settings a meaninful name you can press the rename button with a name for what you want and can remember what it is. If you want to delete theese setting later press the delete button.
To save your monitor settings press the :guilabel:`save` button and a pop up will show that your have your settings ok for you and press :guilabel:`yes`. To view your saved settings press the :guilabel:`Settings` button. Your saved settings are by default saved under the time and date. If you want to apply your saved settings press the settings button with the wrench and screwdriver. To choose your saved settings press the setting you want and the :guilabel:`apply` button and your settings will be applied. To give your saved settings a meaninful name you can press the :guilabel:`rename` button with a name for what you want and can remember what it is. If you want to delete theese setting later press the :guilabel:`delete` button.
@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ Power management manages what to do on laptop batteries when the power is low wh
Useage
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LXQt power management watches your battery, laptop lid, and idleness on the screen. Each one of the checkbox is to battery laptop lid and idleness is a checkbox to enable or disable each. When you add when power is low select what you want to do suspend shutodwn hibernate or something. The lid watcher lets you choose to suspend or shut off your computer when the lid is closed on battery or on AC.
LXQt power management watches your battery, laptop lid, and idleness on the screen. Each one of the checkbox is to battery laptop lid and idleness is a checkbox to enable or disable each. When you add when power is low select what you want to do suspend shutodwn hibernate or something.
The level low changes when the battery is considered low power.
On a laptop power management should show a + with a ring around it represeneting your current battery charge on your laptop when it is charging with a full green circle meaning you are fully charged in the system tray. If your battery is discharging you will see a - sybmol at the center of the circle. If you hover the mouse cursor over this it will show the percent of charge as a percentage and whether the battery is charging or discharging. When your battery is fully charged it will turn into a black circle.
The :guilabel:`Lid` tab manages settings for when you close your laptop lid. The lid watcher lets you choose to suspend or shut off your computer when the lid is closed on battery or on AC. The checkbox for :guilabel:`Enable Lid Watcher` enables actions to be taken when the laptop lid is closed and of course unchecking means it won't take any action. The :guilabel:`On battery` field changes what action to take when your laptop which each does it like it sounds like.
The :guilabel:`Idle` tab manages what happens when you walk away from your keyboard. The :guilabel:`When idle then` you slect whether you want to do nothing, Lock Screen, Suspend, hibernate, Shutdown or turn off monitor. The :guilabel:`Idle time` fields tell you how long to wait when you are away before the idleness watcher takes the action you wish.
@ -5,15 +5,17 @@ Session Settings is a way to change what happens when log into Lubuntu. Here you
Usage
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To change the window manager used by LXQt, on the basic settings tab use the drop down menu labeled window manager. Choose from the drop down list or search if the drop down list does not contain your new window manager. LXQt modules lists the different part of LXQt if you find you do not want part of LXQt active you can enable or disable them here. If you wish to start the compton X11 compositor you can do so here, we have chosen to disable it at default to lower machine.
The :guilabel:`Basic Settings` tab lets you change with a window manager and LXQt modules. To change the window manager used by LXQt, on the basic settings tab use the drop down menu labeled window manager. Choose from the drop down list or search if the drop down list does not contain your new window manager. LXQt modules lists the different part of LXQt if you find you do not want part of LXQt active you can enable or disable them here. If you wish to start the compton X11 compositor you can do so here, we have chosen to disable it at default to lower system resources by default.
The checkbox for ask confirmation for leaving session gives you a simple yes no dialog to amke sure you really want to leave so you do not lose your work uncheck it if you do not want this and find this dialog annoying. The lock screen before suspending /hibrenating locks your screen before suspending and hibernating and is checked by default unchecking this will leave this so the screen is not unlocked after suspending or hibernating.
The checkbox for ask confirmation for leaving session gives you a simple yes no dialog to make sure you really want to leave so you do not lose your work uncheck it if you do not want this and find this dialog annoying. The lock screen before suspending or hibrenating locks your screen before suspending and hibernating and is checked by default unchecking this will leave this so the screen is not unlocked after suspending or hibernating.
The autostart applications lets you choose which applications to autostart like managers for print queues. All of these are check-boxes to start various programs. You can start a program at startup by adding it here. Click the add button, give the process a name e.g. "Terminal drop down" and type in the appropriate terminal command e.g. "terminal -d"
The :guilabel:`Default Applications` tab lets you change your default browser and terminal emeulator. The drop down for terminal emulator lets you change the terminal emulator and the drop down for web browser lets you change your webbrowser.
The tab for session settings has many effects for you environment variables for your session. Several of theese varibles relate to hidpi support see `<https://forum.lxqt.org/t/detailed-guide-to-enable-high-dpi-scaling-on-lxqt/507/5>`_ .
The :guilabel:`Autostart` tab has settings for what to autostart. The autostart applications lets you choose which applications to autostart like managers for print queues. All of these are check-boxes to start various programs. You can start a program at startup by adding it here. Click the add button, give the process a name e.g. "Terminal drop down" and type in the appropriate terminal command e.g. "terminal -d"
If you want to undo changes you have done press the reset button with brown smudge with an X and reset on it.
The tab for :guilabel:`Environment (Advanced)` has many effects for you environment variables for your session. Several of theese varibles relate to hidpi support see `<https://forum.lxqt.org/t/detailed-guide-to-enable-high-dpi-scaling-on-lxqt/507/5>`_ .
If you want to undo changes you have done press the :guilabel:`reset` button.
@ -9,10 +9,16 @@ Lubuntu ships with version 0.13.0 of Users and Groups.
Useage
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To create a new useage create a new user enter your password to make sure it is really you enter the users name and username then enter the new password twice by hand. To change the users permission click account type and enter your password and select desktop user to not give permission to change the system or admin to change system settings.
The :guilabel:`users` tab lets you manage Users.To create a new useage create a new user enter your password to make sure it is really you enter the users name and username then enter the new password twice by hand. To change the users permission click account type and enter your password and select desktop user to not give permission to change the system or admin to change system settings.
To change your users password you can press on the button with a key and enter the new password and enter new password and then use a password to authenticate that you have permission to do this.
The :guilabel:`Groups` tabs lets you see info on groups and change properties. The :guilabel:`Name` field shows the name of the group. The :guilabel:`Group ID` shows the numeric group id of the group in the name field. The :guilabel:`Members` show the members of the current group.
..warning::
Changing user and group permissions without knowing what you are doing could break your system.
@ -10,13 +10,12 @@ Lubuntu ships with version 0.4.0 of Window effects.
Useage
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To toggle enable client side shadows press the Enable client side shadows checkbox. The checkbox for Aviod drawing shadows on dock/panel windows will stop drawing shadows on the panel. The label for color lets you change the color of your shadows. The field for blur radius for shadows changes how big to blur the shadows. The left offset for shadows is how far to move the shadows to the left with a larger number makes the shadow appear farther to the right. The top offset for shadows the larger the number farther down the shadow appears below the window. The field for translucany of for shadows is how opaque or clear to make the shadows 1 is opqaque shadows and 0 is clear.
The :guilabel:`Shadow` tab manages how compton draws shadows. To toggle enable client side shadows press the Enable client side shadows checkbox. The checkbox for Aviod drawing shadows on dock/panel windows will stop drawing shadows on the panel. The label for color lets you change the color of your shadows. The field for blur radius for shadows changes how big to blur the shadows. The left offset for shadows is how far to move the shadows to the left with a larger number makes the shadow appear farther to the right. The top offset for shadows the larger the number farther down the shadow appears below the window. The field for translucany of for shadows is how opaque or clear to make the shadows 1 is opqaque shadows and 0 is clear.
The :guilabel:`opacity` tab is for transparency settings. Setting Opacity to 1.00 makes it opaque while 0 makes it entirely clear. Menus, inactive windows, active windows titlebars and borders all can have their opacity changed indepently.
The opacity tab is for transparency settings. Setting Opacity to 1.00 makes it opaque while 0 makes it entirely clear. Menus, inactive windows, active windows titlebars and borders all can have their opacity changed indepently.
The :guilabel:`Fade` tab manages fading windows opening or closing or opacity changes. There is a checkbox for fading window during opactity changes so if the opacity changes it will smoothly fade. With this settings windows will fade in and out when opened and closed unless you don't them to which you can press the Avoid fade in out when windows opening and closing.
Fading windows can have some differences. There is a checkbox for fading window during opactity changes so if the opacity changes it will smoothly fade. With this settings windows will fade in and out when opened and closed unless you don't them to which you can press the Avoid fade in out when windows opening and closing.
To have your settings applied you will need to press the apply button. If you want to cancel your changes press the cancel button.
To have your settings applied you will need to press the :guilabel:`apply` button. If you want to cancel your changes press the :guilabel:`cancel` button.
@ -10,24 +10,25 @@ Lubuntu ships with version 0.13.0 of appearance.
Useage
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To change the useage Qt widget will change the buttons and tooblbars look on lubuntu in Qt applications. Check to apply Set GTk settings will apply to GTk applications. The checkbox to apply on single click has makes things you normally need two clicks for one click.
To change the useage Qt widget will change the buttons and tooblbars look on lubuntu in Qt applications. Check the checkbox :guilabel:`apply Set GTk` settings will apply native themes to GTk applications. The field for :guilabel:`GTK 2 Theme` will select a theme for GTK2 applications. The :guilabel:`GTK3 theme` field sets the theme with GTK3 applications. The checkbox :guilabel:`Activate on single click` has makes things you normally need two clicks for one click.
..image:: appearance.png
The icons theme changes desktop icons on your computer and if you click on the icon theme which is previewed on horizontal rows. The icon theme is will change how all the icon look and how some button looks in other windows as well for like reset button as well.
The :guilabel:`icons theme tab` changes desktop icons on your computer and if you click on the icon theme which is previewed on horizontal rows. The icon theme is will change how all the icon look and how some button looks in other windows as well for like reset button as well.
..image:: appearance-icon-theme.png
The tab for LXQt theme lets you change how the panel and notifictions appear.
The tab for :guilabel:`LXQt theme` lets you change how the panel and notifictions appear.
To change the font size that desktop applications use choose the font tab and use the point size and enter in the size you want or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease font size respectively. To change the default font there is a drop down box for font name that you can type the font name you or select from the drop down menu. The checkbox for antialias and font hinting for fonts lets you also set antialiased fonts which are enabled for easier screen viewing. The DPI sets the resolution of your screen or dots per inch.
The :guilabel:`Font` tab has settings for fonts. To change the font size that desktop applications use choose the font tab and use the point size and enter in the size you want or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease font size respectively. To change the default font there is a drop down box for font name that you can type the font name you or select from the drop down menu. The checkbox for antialias and font hinting for fonts lets you also set antialiased fonts which are enabled for easier screen viewing. The DPI sets the resolution of your screen or dots per inch.
..image:: appearance-font.png
The cursor theme lets you change how the cursor looks with two themes installed by default but more available in the package repositories.
The :guilabel:`cursor` tab has one option to change cursor theme lets you change how the cursor looks with two themes installed by default but more available in the package repositories.
If you want to reset your changes you will need to click the reset button to revert your changes to how they were before.
If you want to reset your changes you will need to click the :guilabel:`reset` button to revert your changes to how they were before.
@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ Brightness is a tool to control your screen brightness. If you are using a lapto
Useage
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To use brightness click on the dial towards the right window of the window. To make the screen dimmer use the left arrow key or click on the dial and drag it towards the left. If you want to make the screen more bright press the right arrow key or drag the dial towards the right. After doing this you will be asked to confirm the current brightness is ok while needing to select yes. If you do not respond it will go back to the old brightness which is useful because if you made your screen illegible it will revert to the old settings.
To use brightness click on the dial towards the right window of the window. To make the screen dimmer use the :kbd:`left arrow` key or click on the dial and drag it towards the left. If you want to make the screen more bright press the :kbd:`right arrow` key or drag the dial towards the right. After doing this you will be asked to confirm the current brightness is ok while needing to select :guilabel:`yes`. If you do not respond it will go back to the old brightness which is useful because if you made your screen illegible it will revert to the old settings.
If you do not want to confirmation click the :guilabel:`Require Confirmation after settings chang`.
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Date and time is a program that lets you change your timezone toggle wheter to g
Useage
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If you want to toggle synchronizing the time of network press the radio button of Enable network time synchronization button. To change the timezone of your computer press the timezone gear and select your time zone from the long list. The checkbox for RTC is in local time is for the real time clock on your motherboard.
The tab for :guilabel:`Date and time` sets what time it is and settings for synchronize it via the network.If you want to toggle synchronizing the time of network press the radio button of Enable network time synchronization button. To change the timezone of your computer press the timezone gear and select your time zone from the long list. The checkbox for RTC is in local time is for the real time clock on your motherboard.
If you do not wish to synchronize your clock via network time protocol. Once you want to be able to change your time locally you will be able to change it in the time put will type your time in the time in the time by typing a new time in.
To change the desktop background you can either type the path of the file you can type in Wallpaper image file or use browse to bring up a dialog to choose which the desktop. The drop down of wallpaper mode lets you change how the image you select for a wallpaper changes. If you want an image to have multiple copies of a smaller image select tile image from the drop down. If you do not want an image and just a solid color select fill with background color only.
The drop down menu for icon size lets you choose a different size of desktop icons you can chooose a size that looks good on your screen.
The drop down menu for :guilabel:`icon size` lets you choose a different size of desktop icons you can choose a size that looks good on your screen.
The box labeled select font lets you choose which font and size information from a dialog box. On the left is a box for which font to select on on the bottom or type the name on top. The middle lets you choose the font style of the font on your desktop. On the far right is a choice for the size of your font which you can select from the menu. The box for text color brings up a widget to pick color of either the text color or the shadow color of the icons.
The box labeled :guilabel:`select font` lets you choose which font and size information from a dialog box. On the left is a box for which font to select on on the bottom or type the name on top. The middle lets you choose the font style of the font on your desktop. On the far right is a choice for the size of your font which you can select from the menu. The box :guilabel:`select text color` brings up a widget to pick color of either the text color or the shadow color of the icons.
@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ Desktop notifications are the settings for your desktop notifactions such as whe
Useage
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To change where Desktop notifications appear on your screen click the button that appears on the portion of your screen where you want them with the outline being your window under the basic settings tab. To change duration of desktop notifications there is up and down to add or reduce the number of seconds to show notifications for the default is 10 seconds. The sizes width lets you choose how wide to make notifications. The spacing field changes how far to place the notification from each other.
The :guilabel:`Basic Settings` tab lets you change where Desktop notifications appear on your screen click the button that appears on the portion of your screen where you want them with the outline being your window.
On the :guilabel:`Advanced Settings` lets you change duration of desktop notifications there is up and down to add or reduce the number of seconds to show notifications for the default is 10 seconds. The sizes :guilabel:`width` field lets you choose how wide to make notifications. The :guilabel:`spacing` field changes how far to place the notification from each other.
@ -9,20 +9,22 @@ Lubuntu ships with version 0.13.0 of Keyboard and Mouse.
Useage
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To increase the sensitivity of the mouse drag the slider next to sensitivity towards the right or conversely to decrease senseativity drag the slider towards less sensitivity. To increase acceleration of the mouse drag the slider to the right for accelration and to make the mouse accelerate slower drag it to the left. The settings should apply immediately so make sure the mouse moves how you want it. If you do not like the new settings press the reset button to go back to your previous settings.
The :guilabel:`Mouse` tab provides settings for how fast the mouse moves scrolls and double clicks. To increase the sensitivity of the mouse drag the slider next to sensitivity towards the right or conversely to decrease senseativity drag the slider towards less sensitivity. To increase acceleration of the mouse drag the slider to the right for accelration and to make the mouse accelerate slower drag it to the left. The settings should apply immediately so make sure the mouse moves how you want it. If you do not like the new settings press the reset button to go back to your previous settings.
If you wish to only have to click once to activate buttons normally requiring two clicks check the single click to activate items checkbox. If you wish to swap left and right buttons on your mouse press the left handed button on the mouse. Note that this also swaps the button on a touchpad.
..image:: keyboardandmouse.png
The cursor tab on the left lets you change your cursor theme which is quite useful if you are say running virtual machines so the cursor does not look the same in the host and the guest. To change a theme scroll down to which theme you want under preview but you will have to logout and log back in again for this to fully take effect.
If you wish to only have to click once to activate buttons normally requiring two clicks check the :guilabel:`single click to activate items` checkbox. If you wish to swap left and right buttons on your mouse check the :guilabel:`left handed` checkbox. Note that this also swaps the button on a touchpad.
If you want to change how quickly it takes to repeat a keyboard shortcut move the slider to the right on the repeat delay to take longer to repeat key presses or to the left to decrease the time it takes to repeat. The repeat interval is how quickly after the repeat delay the held down key will repeat itself which moving to the right will make it take longer to increase while to the left will make it take a short time to repeat itself. The turn on numlock after login will make it like numlock is set on login on your computer.
The :guilabel:`cursor` tab on the left lets you change your cursor theme which is quite useful if you are say running virtual machines so the cursor does not look the same in the host and the guest. To change a theme scroll down to which theme you want under preview but you will have to logout and log back in again for this to fully take effect.
Screenshots
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..image:: keyboardandmouse.png
..image:: input-cursor.png
The :guilabel:`Keyboard` tab has settings for changing keyboard settings. If you want to change how quickly it takes to repeat a keyboard shortcut move the slider to the right on the repeat delay to take longer to repeat key presses or to the left to decrease the time it takes to repeat. The repeat interval is how quickly after the repeat delay the held down key will repeat itself which moving to the right will make it take longer to increase while to the left will make it take a short time to repeat itself. The turn on numlock after login will make it like numlock is set on login on your computer.
..image:: keyboard-settings-tab.png
The :guilabel:`Keyboard Layout` tab has settings to add a new keyboard layout. In the top center of the window is a listing of your current keyboard layout and any varaint applied to it.
To change your locale the :guilabel:`Region` shows the name of your local and in the drop down menu you can type the name of your locale to search through the locales or scroll through the long list. Under the :guilabel:`Examples` will show how numbers Time Currency and measurment units will be shown on your system. If you do not like the changes you can press the :guilabel:`Reset` button.
Discover allows you to search for applications by using the search box. Clicking on a program will give you a description of it. When installing or removing software, you will be prompted for your password. You can also browse through different categories on the left clicking on the different categories. To move back from a category or search press the back button which functions similar to the back button in a web browser. In the results after selecting your program you are looking at you can select a screenshot and get a bigger view of the screenshot click on the screenshot.
To search for programs in discover type in the search bar in the upper left or press :kbd:`Control + F`.
To search for programs in discover type in the search bar in the upper left or press :kbd:`Control + F`. To view featured applications press the blue rectangle on the top left hand corner.
Discover allows you to update software using the Updates tab located on the bottom of the left column. You can click the button to "check for updates" manually.
Discover allows you to update software using the Updates tab located on the bottom of the left column. You can click the :guilabel:`Check for updates`button to check for updates manually. If you have updates that need to be installed Update with a gear and will be highlighted in orange and the number of updates that are available.
To remove software use the Installed tab. You can browse your installed packages, search using the search bar (upper left corner), and the click the remove button to remove software.
To remove software use the :guilabel:`Installed` tab. You can browse your installed packages, search using the search bar (upper left corner), and the click the remove button to remove software.
In the upper right corner of discover you can have a Sort category to sort your search results by name, rating, size, and release date.
In the upper right corner of discover you can have a :guilabel:`Sort` category to sort your search results by name, rating, size, and release date.
To update your packages press the gear button with a clockwise pointed arrow. If updates are available press the upward pointing arrow with a dot on top to install the updates.
To search for a program to install type into the bar at the top that says search. If you find something you want to install you can right click and then mark for installation. When the package you want to install has additional dependencies will show up if you think twice about wanting to install you can click the cancel button to not pull in all those dependeices or press ok to continue looking for software to install. To apply your changes you can press the green checkbox button that says apply changes and you will end up entering your password to confirm you want to install and then the package will be installed.
To search for a program to install type into the bar at the top that says :guilabel:`search`. If you find something you want to install you can right click and then mark for installation. When the package you want to install has additional dependencies will show up if you think twice about wanting to install you can click the :guilabel:`cancel` button to not pull in all those dependeices or press :guilabel:`ok` to continue looking for software to install. To apply your changes you can press the green checkbox button that says apply changes and you will end up entering your password to confirm you want to install and then the package will be installed. If you want to undo the the last operation you have done for installing packages press :kbd:`Control+z` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Undo`. To get rid of all your marked packages for installation :menuselection:`Edit --> Unmark All`.
When you find your package you want to install on the bottom half of the screen there is a bar of tabs. The detail tab has a description of the package you are currently selected. The Technical Details will show you where the package comes from what category it is and what the installed size would be and what size it takes to download the package. The depenedncies tab shows you what other packages are needed by the package you wish to install.
When you find your package you want to install on the bottom half of the screen there is a bar of tabs. The :guilabel:`detail` tab has a description of the package you are currently selected. The :guilabel:`Technical Details` will show you where the package comes from what category it is and what the installed size would be and what size it takes to download the package. The :guilabel:`depenedncies` tab shows you what other packages are needed by the package you wish to install. Toview the changes of a package the :guilabel:`Changes List` and scroll down to view them.
If you want to see your history of package updates and installed from the :menuselection:`menu --> view --> history` or press :kbd:`control + h`.
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LXQt Panel is the bar situated at the bottom of your screen by default. The pane
Usage
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The application menu allows you to browse and search through available programs; a keyboard shortcut is conveniently available for this and is set to :kbd:`Alt +F1` by default. The desktop switcher allows you to switch to another virtual desktop, allowing you to keep your workspace organized. The quick launch bar allows you to conveniently launch your file explorer (PCManFM) and web browser (Firefox). To add a program to quick launch open the menu and find it there and drag it down onto the panel.
The application menu allows you to browse and search through available programs; a keyboard shortcut is conveniently available for this and is set to :kbd:`Alt +F1` by default. The menu has many subcategories to launch each application. The leave menu has how to Hibernate, Leave, Logout, Reboot, Shutdown, or Suspend. The desktop switcher allows you to switch to another virtual desktop, allowing you to keep your workspace organized. The quick launch bar allows you to conveniently launch your file explorer (PCManFM) and web browser (Firefox). To add a program to quick launch open the menu and find it there and drag it down onto the panel.
..image:: menu_search.png
@ -29,11 +29,15 @@ As mentioned before, the panel is highly configurable and you can customize it b
Customizing
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To change many panel settings right click not on the main taskbar and click the wrench button for panel settings. To move the panel their is a drop down menu of position that can move it to where you want. The alignment drop down menu lets you set the alignment of the panel on your screen if you choose to move it or make it only a portion of the screen. The size menu lets you increase or decrease the width of the panel. Lenght has two fields the one is either px or percent is for to change the length of the panel in pixels while percent is a percent of the entire screen size that changes if you change resolution. The first is the number of pixels or percent of the screen you want the panel to cover. The icon size makes the size of the icons bigger or smaller on the panel.
To change many panel settings right click not on the main taskbar and click the wrench button for panel settings.
The :guilabel:`Panel` tab has settings for the color and position of the panel. To move the panel their is a drop down menu of position that can move it to the side of the screen you want. The alignment drop down menu lets you set the alignment of the panel on your screen if you choose to move it or make it only a portion of the screen. The size menu lets you increase or decrease the width of the panel. Length has two fields the one is either px or percent is for to change the length of the panel in pixels while percent is a percent of the entire screen size that changes if you change resolution. The first is the number of pixels or percent of the screen you want the panel to cover. The icon size makes the size of the icons bigger or smaller on the panel.
If you want to autohide the panel check the auto hide checkbox in panel settings. To show how long your panel will appear when it comes back after hiding in miliseconds.
..image:: lxqt-panel-config.png
To change to a custom font color press the color button checkbox. Press the dropper button to bring up a widget to choose the custom color. The checkbox for background color sets a background color custom for the background of lxqt-panel and the dropper brings up how to select which color. To add an image to your panel background press the checkbox and select your image for the file in the dialog.
The :guilabel:`Widgets` lets you change the widgets or individual items on the panel and their configuration. To change to a custom font color press the color button checkbox. Press the dropper button to bring up a widget to choose the custom color. The checkbox for background color sets a background color custom for the background of lxqt-panel and the dropper brings up how to select which color. To add an image to your panel background press the checkbox and select your image for the file in the dialog.
The checkbox for override icon theme lets you choose a non system default icon theme for lxqt-panel. The dropdown then lets you see what that icon theme from the dropdown list. If you do not like your changes to the system you can press the reset button to reset changing to before trying to customize the panel.
@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ To change options for your task manager or taskbar open the panel configuration
To change the look of your taskbar in the same window as above the appearance section the button style will change whetehre to show only the icon or the icon only for only the icons. To show window and the text label of the program press text and icon. Icons only will work best with a panel aligned to the left or right. To have only the text and no icons slecet only text. To change the maximum width of a button change the maximum button width which is measured in pixels to how wide on maximum a button could be.
The settings for removeable media is able to be opened up is right click the applet Configure Removeable media you can select show info, popup menu, or do nothing. If you want to reset the setting for this press the reset button.
To change the settings on your clock right click on the clock and then configure world clock. The format drop down menu allows you to change how the clock shows. To sleect a short format allows you to have a preselected short format which shows a 12 hour format and am just telling you what time it is. Selecting long from the menu will show you the time with seconds and the time zone. To have a customizeale clock message select custom and then checkboxes to show seconds, pad the hours with zeros or to use a 12 hour format. The time zone checkbox will show your your time zone. The position of says where to put the time zone on the clock.
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Runner allows you to search for and launch applications and commands in the LXQt
Usage
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To search for a program, press :kbd:`Alt + F2` and start typing a command. The search results will show below, similar to address bar behavior in browsers. All installed applications can be launched this way and lxqt-runner can configured to store a history of recent programs.
To search for a program, press :kbd:`Alt + F2` and start typing a command. The search results will show below, similar to address bar behavior in browsers. All installed applications can be launched this way and lxqt-runner can configured to store a history of recent programs. If you want to clear history open the downard pointing menu :menuselection:`Clear History`. The runner even lets you logout, shutdown, or other ways to leave your session through the runner.
To switch to the next virtual desktop press :kbd:`Control +Alt + Right arrow`. To shift to the previous virtual desktop press :kbd:`Control+ Alt + Left Arrow`. To Do this with a combination of mouse wheel and keyboard :kbd:`Alt+ Mousewheel`.
