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Proposed Trinity User Guide Outlines/Table of Contents
by Darrell Anderson 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

This is a proposed outline/TOC. My ego is not at stake and I encourage and welcome comments and changes! Darrell =========================== Trinity Quick Start Guide (Same outline as OpenSuse guide) =========================== Getting Started Desktop Icons Desktop Context Menu KDE Panel Main Menu Button Quick Launcher Desktop Previewer Taskbar System Tray Starting Programs Customizing the Desktop Changing Individual Desktop Elements Adding Program Icons to the Desktop Customizing the KDE Panel Changing the Desktop Background Using the KDE Control Center Using Virtual Desktops Moving an Application to a Virtual Desktop Adding Additional Virtual Desktops Using 3D Desktops Effects Using Konqueror Konqueror Main Window Menu Bar Toolbar Location Bar Navigation Panel Display Field Managing Files and Folders with Konqueror Browsing the Internet with Konqueror Managing Passwords with KWallet E-Mailing and Calendaring Starting Kontact for the First Time Instant Messaging with Kopete Viewing PDF Files Searching for Data Using KFind Searching by Name Searching by Contents or Properties Creating a CD or DVD Managing a Digital Image Collection Managing a Music Collection Managing Printers Starting KOffice Ending the Session More Information =========================== Trinity User Guide =========================== Introduction Welcome What is Trinity? Trinity Philosophy A Brief History Of Trinity The "K" and "T" In App Names Is Trinity Right For You? Moving from Windows to Trinity About This Guide Help Us Help You Conventions Used Colophon (includes credit to other sources and others) The Trinity Team Authors Editors Designers Developers The Trinity Desktop Logins Text Based Graphical Starting the Session Understanding the Desktop Using the Mouse The T-Menu The Panel (Kicker) The Workspace Switcher The Taskbar The Desktop Space Placing An Applet On the Panel Removing An Applet From the Panel Configuring the Panel Launchers Setting the Date and Time Managing Windows The Titlebar Manipulating the Window Focus Maximize and Minimize Resize Move Move To Workspaces Switching Between Open Windows Ending the Session Logout Shutting Down the System Customization the Desktop KControl Control Center Accessibility Desktop Background Desktop Behavior Multiple Desktops Screen Savers Display Desktop Themes Fonts Style Icons Colors Connecting and Using Hardware Displays Hardware Identification Floppy Disk Drives Using the Disk Formatting the Disk CD-ROM Drives CD-RW Drives DVD Drives Burning CDs and DVDs Duplicating CDs Creating A Data CD Writing "ISO" Images Backing Up DVDs USB Devices Webcams Printers Setup and Configuration Managing Print Jobs Using the Printer Page Scanners Using the Scanner Preview Scan Save Help Sound Cards Working With Trinity KRunner Files and Folders The File System Ownerships and Permissions Viewing and Modifying the Permissions Of A File Or Folder The Trash Can The Konqueror File Manager Accessing Files and Programs Creating New Folders Copy Files and Folders Moving Files and Folders Renaming Files and Folders Deleting Files and Folders Finding Files and Data Using A Text Editor Starting KWrite Inputing Text Marking Text Deleting Text Copy, Cut, and Paste Undo Saving Text Find and Replace Opening A File Preferences Other text Editors Kate Kedit Creating PDF Documents Multimedia The Volume Control Applet Multimedia Players Playing Audio CDs and Music Playing Digital Audio Files Synchronizing Media Files Watching Videos and Movies Graphics Viewers Editing Converting Formats Photos DigiKam Online Activities The Internet Service Provider (ISP) Connectivity: Dial-Up Modem Configuration Activating the Modem Troubleshooting Connectivity: Broadband DSL/Cable Internet Configuration DHCP Over Ethernet Activating the ADSL Link Connectivity: Wireless The Konqueror Web Browser The Navigation Toolbar The Menu Bar The Side Bar The Main Display Panel Navigation Tab Bar Configuring Konqueror Finding Information on the Internet Using A Portal Using An Internet Search Engine Search Basics Example Reading and Composing Email Email Requirements Using KMail Reading Mail Composing Mail Sending Mail Receiving Mail Deleting Mail Folders Account Configuration Account Settings Server Settings Outgoing Server (SMTP) All Other Configuration Receiving Mail Inbox Folder Composing Emails Offline Mode Sending and Receiving Emails Deleting Emails Folders Advanced Folder Views Message Tagging Message History Navigation Improved Search Stay Informed Easy Access To Popular Web Mail Services Phishing Protection Junk and Spam Outfit Your Inbox Message Templates Add-Ons Manager For Extensions and Themes Instant Messaging RSS Feeds Blogging Office and Personal Tasks Staying Organized Taking Notes KOffice Suite KWord KSpread KPresenter Chalk Kivio KChart Karbon KChart KFormula KPlato KDGantt Kexi Kugar Advanced Topics Introduction to the Terminal File System Structure Basic Security Concepts Securing Trinity Users and Groups System Updates Firewall Encryption Installing Trinity Troubleshooting Resolving Problems Troubleshooting Guide Dr. Konqi Getting Help Mailing Lists Bugzilla Learning More What Else Can I Do With Trinity? Finding Additional Help and Support Glossary Licenses GNU General Purpose License GNU Free Documentation License Index

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Forcing Trinity To Crash
by Darrell Anderson 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

Oddball request, but I need a way to crash Trinity. :) I created bug report 769 (http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net/show_bug.cgi?id=769). Basically, on one particular computer I am able to get Ark to crash consistently. Yesterday I started tinkering with building my packages with separate debug packages rather than building the debugging symbols into one package. I figure outside of the devs and packagers most end-users are not interested in that support. :( Today on that same computer I installed new packages for kdelibs, kdebase, and kdeutils: six packages instead of three. Now I can't get Ark to crash. 1. I don't pretend to understand the nuances of debugging symbols, but by splitting the debug symbols into a separate package, could I have resolved the bug? Does that make sense? 2. I need a way to crash something in Trinity so I can test my split packages. I have browsed through the bugzilla and could not find anything that was repeatable here. Would someone please suggest a way to test the Dr. Konqi crash handler so I can generate a backtrace? My request is not related to point 1 above --- I just want to test whether my new package scheme is working and I need a way to verify I can generate a backtrace in Trinity. Perhaps there is a built-in easter egg or something that can do just that? Darrell

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tqt3/qt3, libart
by Darrell Anderson 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

In Git, what is the difference between tqt3 and qt3? What is dependencies/libart and when would I build that package? Darrell

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TDE-3.5.13 - Base system completed
by Baho Utot 28 Dec '11

28 Dec '11

I have now successfully packaged the following for Arch Linux with the PKGBUILDs and some bash scripts for building this set. They will need to be built using a clean chroot see this link for explaination: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:Building_in_a_Clean_Chro… The PKGBUILD script will show the dependencies for each package. I will moving on to the applications shortly, I need a little break ;) If anyone is interested i have placed the scripts here: git clone https://github.com/baho-utot/trinity.git until they can be incorperated into the tde-packaging repo. # # Dependencies # qt3 - autotools - complete tqtinterface - cmake - complete arts - cmake - complete dbus-tqt - cmake - complete dbus-1-tqt - cmake - complete # # Desktop # kdelibs - cmake - complete kdebase - cmake - complete kdebindings - not needed - not needed kdeaccessibility- autotools - complete kdeutils - autotools - complete kdemultimedia - autotools - complete kdeadmin - autotools - complete kdeartwork - autotools - complete kdegames - autotools - complete kdetoys - autotools - complete kdeedu - autotools - complete kdepim - cmake - complete kdesdk - autotools - complete kdeaddons - autotools - complete kdevelop - cmake - complete kdewebdev - cmake - complete kdegraphics - cmake - complete Thanks to everyone

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kdemultimedia and akode
by Bruce Dubbs 27 Dec '11

27 Dec '11

I wanted to share a few things about kdemultimedia. First I didn't see akode in the repository, but I have a copy of akode-2.0.2. With a small patch to allow it to build with gcc-4.6.1, I was able to install it with: sed -i "s/#include <iostream>/&\n#include <cstdlib>/" \ akode/lib/auto_sink.cpp sed -i 's@#include "../lib/decoder.h"@&\n#include <cstdlib>@' \ akode/akodeplay/akodeplay.cpp sed -i "s/<assert.h>/&\n#include <string.h>\n/" \ akode/lib/player.cpp sed -i "s/<iostream>/&\n#include <string.h>\n/" \ akode/lib/magic.cpp ./configure --prefix=$TRINITY_PREFIX --without-ffmpeg make If you want the patch (2 lines change), I'd be glad to send it. I should probably put that and the seds above into one patch. ----- Second, I was able to build kdemultimedia, but one module had a problem picking up where tqt was located. The following did work for me: cp -v /usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4 admin/libtool.m4.in cp -v /usr/share/libtool/config/ltmain.sh admin/ltmain.sh sed -i -e "s@/usr/include/tqt@$TRINITY_PREFIX/include/tqt@" \ admin/acinclude.m4.in make -f admin/Makefile.common sed -i -e "s@^gentable_LDADD.*$@& -L$TRINITY_PREFIX/lib@" \ noatun/library/Makefile.in ./configure --prefix=$TRINITY_PREFIX \ --with-qt-dir=$QTDIR \ --enable-closure \ --with-vorbis \ --with-alsa \ --with-audiofile \ --with-flac \ --with-akode \ --with-extra-includes=$TRINITY_PREFIX/include \ --with-extra-libs=$TRINITY_PREFIX/lib:$QTDIR/lib && #--with-xine \ #--with-cdparanoia \ #--with-lame \ #--with-theora \ #--with-gstreamer \ #--with-kscd-cdda \ make I still need to add some more prerequisites and test some more, but the PKGBUILD for kdemultimedia indicated akode wasn't available, so I thought I'd share. -- Bruce

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Trinity Application Descriptions
by Darrell Anderson 27 Dec '11

27 Dec '11

I created an etherpad containing TDE application descriptions. I extracted much of the information from Helpbook abstracts and then massaged the information accordingly. The extraction process was not fluid or easy to read, even after cleanup. I suspect a few apps are missing from the list. The descriptions are more or less grouped the same as the T-Menu. Everybody please feel free to edit the list as needed. Tim, Calvin: In my web site improvement suggestions I recommended an applications description page. Ideally, we should have full web pages for certain apps, but this list will provide a nice start. Darrell

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Konqueror does not always update file pane
by Darrell Anderson 26 Dec '11

26 Dec '11

Is anybody else experiencing this? For example if I manage files outside of Konqueror, the file pane does not automatically update. I have to refresh the pane to see the changes. Is there a config setting that could affect this? Darrell

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Packaging naming with GIT
by Darrell Anderson 25 Dec '11

25 Dec '11

With SVN I used a package naming scheme based upon the previous official release number and SVN version: kdebase-3.5.12-125202-i486-1.txz With the official tarballs the package name excluded the SVN version: kdebase-3.5.13-i486-1.txz I expect to continue that naming scheme with official release tarballs, although the version numbers change: kdebase-r14.0-i486-1.txz Enter GIT. GIT uses a weird hash number for each patch version. Is there a more straightforward version number? Or will I have to start naming GIT builds using a date and time scheme? kdebase-20120101_2200-i486-1.txz More generally, should we adopt a common package naming scheme, as much as possible within the limitations of each distro's package naming conventions? Might be nice if all of us use a somewhat similar naming scheme. Ideas? Comments? Darrell

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kdenetwork-3.5.13 build
by Bruce Dubbs 25 Dec '11

25 Dec '11

I've been trying to sort out kdenetwork-3.5.13 dependencies for those users who may only want to create a partial build of kdenetwork. I've applied the patch in git, but it looks like one file has not been fixed. phonesessionclient.cc still points to tqname.h. I've added the following to my build script: CLIENT="kopete/protocols/jabber/jingle/libjingle/talk/session/phone/phonesessionclient.cc" sed -i -e 's/tqname.h/qname.h/' $CLIENT Whew! Eight directory levels! However, the sed allows the program to complete the build. I've still got a bit of research to do, but I will create a new patch for LFS and send it to you unless you do it first. -- Bruce

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
by Calvin Morrison 25 Dec '11

25 Dec '11

Greetings All, Almost a year ago, January 31st exactly, I first emailed Timothy Pearson about helping out with Trinity. I wanted to create an improved website and start contributing. Soon I found that I was I could. This has manifested itself in fixing up some bugs, getting trinity on arch, working on the website, planning meetings - everything here and there and in between. Oh my how a year passes. I proudly announce whenever the topic arises that I help contribute and develop the traditional desktop. I am so very proud of everyone involved. For a small development team and limited resources, I think everyone is doing an amazing job. We have a dedicated user base that is growing everyday. Trinity is well on it's way to becoming a Linux household name. Looking back at this year we had some bumps in the road. The release of 3.5.13 was originally scheduled for the first half of the year. Then in June we had a 2 week outage of Tim's servers. We Had a bit of a bumpy (yet successful!) release of 3.5.13 with some mirror problems and we've had to fend off various folks as well as keep the masses calm. But we also release a great product. Trinity Desktop 3.5.13. What a release! It has paved the way for great things to come. We closed a whole host of bugs, and finally have packages available for all of the major distributions, thanks to our dedicated packages. Beta ARM support and other awesome technical feats by timothy have never failed to impress me. The 3.5.13 release has set us up to put out an even better R14 release, and looking into the next year I foresee greatness! Trinity rising triumphantly out of the ashes of the Linux desktop world, soldering in tablet interfaces and lack of configuration. Like a phoenix out of the ashes! ;) But seriously, thank you so much to everyone who has contributed! Thank you to Baho and L0ner, my newly found archlinux packages. To Darrell the unrelenting bug reporter, who has helped us work though many an issue. To Laurent who has provided technical help many a time on the lists. To Robert Xu, my good friend and ally, who has helped lament a season of Chemistry and Physics induced headaches. To David Hare, Kate Draven and Dr Nikolaus Klepp who have helped end users needs by answering repeatedly on the trinity-users mailing list. Thank you to everyone I haven't mentioned, there are simply to many. Most of all I want to pitch my undying support for our tireless leader, Timothy Pearson. His work on Trinity has enabled all of us to come together and move forward. He has guided us through 3 successful releases and will lead us to many more. Tim is an excellent computer programmer and also a amazingly calm and reserved gentleman. Hats of to Tim and a round of applause! I am so excited for R14, and I'm really excited in the direction we are heading, let's make Trinity the best it can be. A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Calvin Morrison

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