<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY kpdf "<application>KPDF</application>"> <!ENTITY kappname "&kpdf;"> <!ENTITY package "kdegraphics"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE"> <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> ]> <book lang="&language;"> <bookinfo> <title>The &kpdf; Handbook</title> <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Albert</firstname> <othername></othername> <surname>Astals Cid</surname> <affiliation> <address><email>tsdgeos@yahoo.es</email></address> </affiliation> </author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> <date>2005-02-20</date> <releaseinfo>1.0</releaseinfo> <!-- Abstract about this handbook --> <abstract> <para>&kpdf; is a &kde; PDF viewer based on xpdf code.</para> </abstract> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>kpdf</keyword> <keyword>pdf</keyword> </keywordset> </bookinfo> <chapter id="introduction"> <title>Introduction</title> <para>&kpdf; is a &kde; PDF viewer based on xpdf code. Although being based on xpdf code, &kpdf; has some unique features like continuous mode, presentation support, etc.</para> </chapter> <chapter id="navigating"> <title>Navigating</title> <para>This section describes how you can navigate a document in &kpdf;.</para> <para> You can scroll up and down the viewing area with the <keycap>Up Arrow</keycap> and <keycap>Down Arrow</keycap> keys, using the mouse wheel, pressing &LMB; and dragging while in normal mode or using <keycap>Page Up</keycap> and <keycap>Page Down</keycap> keys. </para> <para> If you click on a page thumbnail the viewing area will be brought to that page. </para> <para> If the document has a table of contents, clicking on a table of contents item will bring the document to to the page linked to that item. </para> <para> If the document has links in it, you can click on them and the view will change to the page it links to. If the link is to a web page the default browser will be invoked. </para> <para> You can go to the first page of the document using <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Space</keycap></keycombo> or using <menuchoice> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>First Page</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> <para> You can go to the last page of the document using <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>End</keycap></keycombo> or using <menuchoice> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Last Page</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> <para> You can go to the next page of the document using <keycap>Space</keycap>, the <guibutton>Next Page</guibutton> Toolbar button or using <menuchoice> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Next Page</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> <para> You can go to the previous page of the document using <keycap>Backspace</keycap>, the <guibutton>Previous Page</guibutton> Toolbar button or using <menuchoice> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Previous Page</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> </chapter> <chapter id="presentationMode"> <title>Presentation Mode</title> <para> Presentation mode can be enabled in <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Presentation</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. It shows the document in a page per page basis. The pages are shown with zoom to page, that means all the page is visible. To navigate between pages you have to use &LMB; (next page) and &RMB; (previous page). You can exit presentation mode using <keycap>ESC</keycap> key. </para> <para> Presentation mode has a few configuration options, you can find their meaning at <link linkend="configuring">Configuring &kpdf;</link> </para> </chapter> <chapter id="primary-menu-items"> <title>The Menubar</title> <sect1 id="menufile"> <title>The <guimenu>File</guimenu> Menu</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut> <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>O</keycap></keycombo> </shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Open...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para> <action>Open</action> a file. If a file is currently being displayed it will be closed. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Open Recent</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para> <action>Open</action> a file selected from a drop-down list of recently opened files. If a file is currently being displayed it will be closed. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Save As...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Save</action> the currently open file.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Print...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para> <action>Print</action> the currently displayed document. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Print Preview...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para> <action>Shows</action> a preview of how the currently displayed document will print with the default options. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Display</action> some basic information about the document.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl; <keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Close</action> &kpdf;.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="menuedit"> <title>The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> Menu</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl; <keycap>F</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Find...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Finds</action> a string in the document text.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycap>F3</keycap></shortcut> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Find Next</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Finds</action> the previous searched string again.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="menumoude"> <title>The <guimenu>Mouse mode</guimenu> Menu</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>Mouse mode</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Normal</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para>The mouse will have its normal behaviour, &LMB; for dragging the document and following links and &RMB; for adding bookmarks and fit to width.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>Mouse mode</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Zoom tool</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para>The mouse will work as a zoom tool. Clicking &LMB; and dragging will zoom the view to the selected area, clicking &RMB; will bring the document back to the previous zoom.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>Mouse mode</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Select</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para>The mouse will work as a select tool. In that mode clicking &LMB; and dragging will give the option of copying the text/image of current the selected area to the clipboard, images can be saved to a file too.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="menuview"> <title>The <guimenu>View</guimenu> Menu</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Presentation</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Activates</action> the <link linkend="presentationMode">presentation mode</link>.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>+</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Zoom In</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Increase the magnification</action> of the document view.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>-</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Zoom Out</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Decrease the magnification</action> of the document view.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Fit to Page Width</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Changes the magnification</action> of the document view so that the pages width fill all the view space.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Fit to Page</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Changes the magnification</action> of the document view so that the pages fits completely on the view space.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Continuous</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Enables</action> the continuous page mode.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Two Pages</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Enables</action> the two page mode.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="menugo"> <title>The <guimenu>Go</guimenu> Menu</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl; <keycap>Home</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>First Page</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Go to the first page</action> of the document.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycap>Backspace</keycap></shortcut> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Previous Page</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para>View the <action>previous page</action> of the document.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycap>Space</keycap></shortcut> <guimenu>Go</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Next Page</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para>View the <action>next page</action> of the document.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl; <keycap>End</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> <guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Last Page</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Go to the last page</action> of the document.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="settings-menu"> <title>The <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Show Menubar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Toggle the Menubar display</action> on and off. Once hidden it can be made visible using the &RMB; menu.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Show Toolbar</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Toggle the Toolbar display</action> on and off.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Watch File</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para>If this is selected the display will <action>automatically updated</action> if the document file changes.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Full Screen Mode</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para><action>Enables</action> the full screen mode. Note that full screen mode is different from <link linkend="presentationMode">presentation mode</link> as the only peculiarity of full screen mode is that it hides the window decorations, the menubar and the toolbar.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para>Opens a window that lets you configure the keyboard shortcuts for many menu commands.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Configure Toolbars...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para>Opens a window that lets you choose which icons are visible in the toolbar.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Configure &kpdf;...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </term> <listitem> <para>Opens the <link linkend="configuring">Configure</link> window.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="menuhelp"> <title><guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</title> &help.menu.documentation; </sect1> </chapter> <chapter id="configuring"> <title>Configuring &kpdf;</title> <sect1 id="general"> <title>General</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term>Show left panel</term> <listitem> <para>Whether to show the left panel.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Show search bar in thumbnails view</term> <listitem> <para>Whether to show search bar in thumbnails view or not. That search bar is useful for filtering pages that contain a given string.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Link thumbnails list with the page</term> <listitem> <para>Whether the thumbnails view will always show the current page or not.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Show scrollbars</term> <listitem> <para>Whether to show scrollbars.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Show hints and info messages</term> <listitem> <para>Whether to show some informative messages on startup, file load, etc.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="accessibility"> <title>Accessibility</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term>Draw border around images</term> <listitem> <para>Whether to draw a border around images.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Draw border around links</term> <listitem> <para>Whether to draw a border around links.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Change colors</term> <listitem> <para><action>Enables</action> the color changing options.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Invert colors</term> <listitem> <para><action>Inverts</action> colors on the view, i.e. black things will be shown white.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Change paper color</term> <listitem> <para><action>Changes</action> paper color.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Change dark and light colors</term> <listitem> <para><action>Changes</action> the dark and light color, that means black will not be rendered as black but as the dark color and the same for white.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Convert to black and white</term> <listitem> <para><action>Converts</action> the document to black and white.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="performance"> <title>Performance</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term>Enable transparency effects</term> <listitem> <para>Draw selections and other special graphics using transparency effects. Disable the option to draw them using outline or opaque fill styles and increase speed on selections.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Enable background generation</term> <listitem> <para>Use a background thread to generate the pages. By disabling this option the GUI will become less reactive (will be blocked if necessary), but pages will be displayed a bit faster.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Memory usage profiles</term> <listitem> <para>&kpdf; can achieve best performance by tuning the memory usage, based on your system and your tastes. The more memory you let it to use, the faster the program will behave. The Default profile is good for every system, but you can prevent &kpdf; from using more memory than necessary by selecting the Low profile, or let it get the most out of your system using Aggressive.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> <sect1 id="presentation"> <title>Presentation</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term>Advance every</term> <listitem> <para>Enables auto advancing of pages given a time period.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Loop after last page</term> <listitem> <para>When navigating on presentation mode and going past the last page the first page will appear.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Background color</term> <listitem> <para>The color that will fill the part of the screen not covered by the page when on presentation mode.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Default transition</term> <listitem> <para>The transition between page and page if the document does not specify one.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Mouse cursor</term> <listitem> <para>Whether the mouse should be always hidden, always shown or hidden after a small time of inactivity.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Show progress indicator</term> <listitem> <para>Whether to show a progress circle that shows the current page and the total number of pages on the upper right corner.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>Show summary page</term> <listitem> <para>Whether to show a summary page at the beginning of the presentation with the title, author and number of pages of the document.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> </chapter> <chapter id="credits"> <title>Credits and License</title> <itemizedlist> <title>Program Copyright:</title> <listitem><para>Albert Astals Cid<email>tsdgeos@yahoo.es</email> Current maintainer</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Christophe Devriese<email>oelewapperke@ulyssis.org</email></para></listitem> <listitem><para>Wilco Greven <email>greven@kde.org</email> Original author</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Enrico Ros<email>eros.kde@email.it</email> Refactoring for 3.4</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> &underFDL; &underGPL; </chapter> &documentation.index; </book> <!-- Local Variables: mode: sgml sgml-minimize-attributes:nil sgml-general-insert-case:lower sgml-indent-step:0 sgml-indent-data:nil End: // vim:ts=2:sw=2:tw=78:noet -->
