@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ To add your own settings to qpdfview you can get to a settings window with :menu
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.
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 of pdfs much faster.
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.
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Pcmanfm-Qt has different view modes which can be changed in the view menu. To select a view that has bigger thumbnails to view pictures before deciding to open them :menuselection:`View --> View --> Thumbnail View`. If you want to view lists of move data about something like the file size the time it is modified select detailed list view by :menuselection:`View --> View --> Detailed list view`. If you really want to have see as many files in a small area use the compact view or :menuselection:`View --> View --> Compact View`. To return to the original view of pcmanfm-qt is to :menuselection:`View --> View --> Icon View`.
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`.
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.
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To add a new widget click on the widget on the panel configuration screen and press the + button and select the widget you want to add some of which are not on the panel by default. To move an applet down on the order of presentation press the down arrow while the up arrow moves the applet up on the order of presentation. To remove an applet you do not want you can press the - button. The wrench button has the settings for certain but not all of the applets in the panel for example the application menu and task manager are customizeable but quick launch and show desktop do not.
Shipped applets ont enabled by default:
- Cpu Monitor
- Color Picker
- Panel Dom Tree
- Sensors
- System Statisitics
..image:: panel-config-widgets.png
To configure options for your application menu right click on the menu configure application menu or from the panel configuration dialog with the widget selected for application menu click on the wrench button. The checkbox for icon lets you choose a custom icon to use in your menu if you want one and then the use the folder button to browse for the path of the custom file you want for your menu. The checkbox for menu text lets you add text that can be anything you want to your menu. To change the shortcut to open the menu from the default :kbd:`Alt + f1` you can press the button for keyboard shortcut and a countdown will begin a countdown and press the button.
Lyn Perrine
6 years ago