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<book lang="&language;">
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<bookinfo>
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<title>The &knotes; Handbook</title>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<firstname>Fabian</firstname>
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<surname>Dal Santo</surname>
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<affiliation>
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<address><email>linuxgnu@yahoo.com.au</email></address>
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</affiliation>
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</author>
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<author>
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<firstname>Greg</firstname>
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<othername>M.</othername>
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<surname>Holmes</surname>
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</author>
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<othercredit role="reviewer">
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<firstname>Lauri</firstname>
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<surname>Watts</surname>
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<contrib>Reviewer</contrib>
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</othercredit>
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</authorgroup>
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<copyright>
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<year>2000</year>
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<holder>Greg M. Holmes</holder>
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</copyright>
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<copyright>
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<year>2001</year>
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<holder>Fabian Del Santo</holder>
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</copyright>
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<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>
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<date>2003-09-18</date>
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<releaseinfo>3.0</releaseinfo>
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<abstract><para>&knotes; is a sticky notes application for the
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desktop.</para></abstract>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>Knotes</keyword>
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<keyword>kdeutils</keyword>
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<keyword>notes</keyword>
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<keyword>popup</keyword>
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<keyword>pop-up</keyword>
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<keyword>knotes</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</bookinfo>
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<chapter id="introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>&knotes; is a program that lets you write the computer
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equivalent of sticky notes. The notes are saved automatically when
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you exit the program, and they display when you open the
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program. </para>
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<para>You may print and mail your notes if you configure &knotes; to
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use helper applications. </para>
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<para>Display features of notes such as color and font may be
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customized for each note. You may also customize the
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defaults. </para>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="using-knotes">
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<title>Using &knotes;</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Creating a new note:</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To create a new note &RMB; click on the &knotes; panel
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icon and select <guimenuitem>New Note</guimenuitem> or using the
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shortcut <keycombo
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action="simul">&Alt;&Shift;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo>.</para>
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<para>You can create a new note containing the contents of the
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clipboard by selecting <guimenuitem>New Note From
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Clipboard</guimenuitem> or using the shortcut <keycombo
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action="simul">&Alt;&Shift;<keycap>C</keycap></keycombo>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Writing your note:</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To write your note, simply type the note in the space provided.
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Normal keyboard and mouse editing functions are supported.
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<mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> clicking in the editing space provides the
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following menu options:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Undo</guimenuitem></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Redo</guimenuitem></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Paste</guimenuitem></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Clear</guimenuitem></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Select All</guimenuitem></para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>Text may be selected by holding down the &LMB; and moving the
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mouse, or by holding down the &Shift; key and using the
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<keycap>arrow</keycap> keys.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Inserting the date:</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To insert the current date in the Note &RMB; click on the title
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bar of the note and select <guimenuitem>Insert
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Date</guimenuitem>.</para>
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<para>The current date and time will be inserted at the cursor
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position in the text of the note.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Renaming a note:</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To rename a note &RMB; click on the note title bar and select
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<guimenuitem>Rename...</guimenuitem>.</para>
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<para>Type the new name of the note in the dialog that appears. To
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accept the new name, press the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button. To
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exit the dialog without renaming the note, press the
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<guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> button. To clear what you have typed
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and start over, click the <guibutton>Clear</guibutton> button.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Mailing a note:</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To mail a note &RMB; click on the note title bar and select
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<guimenuitem>Mail...</guimenuitem>.</para>
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<para>What happens next depends on how you configured the Mail action in the
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<guilabel>Preferences...</guilabel> dialog.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Printing a note:</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To print a note &RMB; click on the note title bar and select
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<guimenuitem>Print</guimenuitem>.</para>
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<para>A standard &kde; print dialog will open.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Deleting a note:</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To delete a note &RMB; click on the note title bar and select
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<guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Hiding a note:</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To hide a note, click the <guiicon>X</guiicon> in the upper
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right corner of the title bar of the note. The note will no longer be
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displayed on the screen. The note itself will not be deleted.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Displaying notes:</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>When you start &knotes;, all notes will display on the screen. If you
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hide a note and later want to display it, &LMB; on the &knotes; panel
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icon and select the note you wish to display.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Desktop functions:</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To send a note to a specific desktop, &RMB; click on the title
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bar of the note and select <guisubmenu>To Desktop</guisubmenu>.
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Choose the desktop desired, or alternatively, <guimenuitem>All
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desktops</guimenuitem></para>
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<para>To make the note remain on top of other windows &RMB; click on
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the title bar of the note and select <guimenuitem>Always On
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Top</guimenuitem>.</para>
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<para>To return the note to more normal window behavior, simply repeat
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this process.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Quitting &knotes;</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>To quit &knotes; &RMB; click on the panel icon and select
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<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="configuration">
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<title>Configuration</title>
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<sect1 id="defaults">
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<title>Configuring &knotes; Default Settings</title>
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<para>To configure &knotes; &RMB; click on the panel icon. Select
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<guimenuitem>Configure KNotes...</guimenuitem> The &knotes;
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<guilabel>KNotes Defaults</guilabel> dialog will open.</para>
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<variablelist>
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<title>The <guilabel>Display</guilabel> Section</title>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Text color:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>The color square shows the current text color. By clicking this
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color square you open the standard &kde; color selection
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dialog.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Background color:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>The color square shows the current background color. By
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clicking this color square you open the standard &kde; color selection
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dialog.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Default width:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>The width of the note in pixels. Edit this number as
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desired.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Default height:</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>The height of the note in pixels. Edit this number as
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desired.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Show note in taskbar</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>By default, &knotes; notes do not show an entry in the
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taskbar for each note. If you prefer they do so, enable this
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option.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>The <guilabel>Editor</guilabel> Section</title>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Tab Size</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>This is the size of the indent produced by the 	
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key in spaces. Edit this number as desired.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Auto Indent</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>This is a check box. If selected, auto-indenting is
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on.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Rich Text</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Not yet implemented</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Title Font: Click to Change</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>You can change the font used for the title of your
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notes.</para>
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<para>Click this button to open the standard &kde; font selection
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dialog.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Text Font: Click to Change</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>You can change the font used for the text of your notes.</para>
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<para>Click this button to open the standard &kde; font selection
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dialog.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<variablelist>
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<title>The <guilabel>Actions</guilabel> Section</title>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Mail Action</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>Type a mail command and any required command line switches in
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this box.</para>
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<para>By using <token>%f</token> in the command line you can pass
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the filename of the note body to the mail command.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="customizing-display">
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<title>Customizing a Single Note Display</title>
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<para>You can customize each note independently of the global
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settings. The settings you can customize are identical to those
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described in the <link linkend="configuration">Configuration</link>
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section, but they will apply only to the note you are changing. Any
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other open notes, and any new notes you create, will use the default
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settings.</para>
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<para>To customize a single note display &RMB; click on the note title
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bar and select <guimenuitem>Preferences...</guimenuitem>.</para>
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<para>The <guilabel>Local Settings</guilabel> dialog will open,
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allowing you to configure the note.</para>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="credits">
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<title>Credits and License</title>
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<para>&knotes;</para>
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<para>Program copyright 1997 Bernd Wuebben <email>wuebben@kde.org</email></para>
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<para>Contributors:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Wynn Wilkes<email>wynnw@calderasystems.com</email></para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>Documentation copyright 2000 Greg M. Holmes
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<email>holmegm@earthlink.net</email></para>
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<para>Documentation updated 2001 by Fabian Del Santo
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<email>linuxgnu@yahoo.com.au</email> and 2003 by &Lauri.Watts;
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&Lauri.Watts.mail;.</para>
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