Copyright © 2000 Greg M. Holmes
Copyright © 2001 Fabian Del Santo
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KNotes is a sticky notes application for the desktop.
Table of Contents
Introduction
KNotes is a program that lets you write the computer equivalent of sticky notes. The notes are saved automatically when you exit the program, and they display when you open the program.
You may print and mail your notes if you configure KNotes to use helper applications.
Display features of notes such as color and font may be customized for each note. You may also customize the defaults.
Configuration
To configure the display:
Procedure 2.1.
Right click on the panel icon.
Select Preferences...
The KNotes KNotes Defaults dialog will open.
Choose the Display icon from the three icons at the left.
The following choices are available:
- Text Color
The color square shows the current text color. By clicking this color square you open the standard KDE color selection dialog.
- Background Color
The color square shows the current background color. By clicking this color square you open the standard KDE color selection dialog.
- Default Width
The width of the note in pixels. Edit this number as desired.
- Default Height
The height of the note in pixels. Edit this number as desired.
Configuring the Editor in KNotes
To customize the editor:
Procedure 2.2.
Right click on the panel icon.
Select Preferences...
The KNotes KNotes Defaults dialog will open.
Choose the Editor icon from the three icons at the left.
The following choices are available:
- Tab Size
This is the size of the tab in spaces. Edit this number as desired.
- Auto Indent
This is a check box. If selected, auto-indenting is on.
- Edit Rich Text
Not yet implemented
- Title Font: Click to Change
You can change the font used for the title of your notes.
Click this button to open the standard KDE font selection dialog.
- Text Font: Click to Change
You can change the font used for the text of your notes.
Click this button to open the standard KDE font selection dialog.
Configuring Actions in KNotes
To configure actions in KNotes:
Procedure 2.3.
Right-click on the KNotes panel icon.
Select Preferences...
The KNotes Defaults - KNotes dialog will open.
Choose the Actions icon from the three icons at the left.
The following choices are available:
- Mail Action
Type a mail command and any required command line switches in this box.
By using %f in the command line you can pass the filename of the note body to the mail command.
Using KNotes
To create a new note:
Procedure 3.1.
Right click on the KNotes panel icon.
Select New Note.
Writing Your Note
To write your note, simply type the note in the space provided. Normal keyboard and mouse editing functions are supported.
Right clicking in the editing space provides the following menu options:
Undo
Redo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Clear
Select All
Text may be selected by holding down the left mouse button and moving the mouse, or by holding down the Shift key and using the arrow keys.
Inserting the Date
To insert the current date in the Note:
Procedure 3.2.
Right click on the title bar of the note.
Select Insert Date.
The current date and time will be inserted at the cursor position in the text of the note.
Renaming a Note
To rename a note:
Procedure 3.3.
Right click on the note title bar.
Select Rename.
Type the new name of the note in the dialog that appears. To accept the new name, press the OK button. To exit the dialog without renaming the note, press the Cancel button. To clear what you have typed and start over, click the Clear button.
Mailing a Note
To mail a note:
Procedure 3.4.
Right click on the note title bar.
Select Mail.
What happens next depends on how you configured the Mail action in the Preferences... dialog.
Printing a Note
To print a note:
Procedure 3.5.
Right click on the note title bar.
Select Print.
A standard KDE print dialog will open.
Deleting a Note
Hiding a Note
To hide a note, click the X in the upper right corner of the title bar of the note. The note will no longer be displayed on the screen. The note itself will not be deleted.
Displaying Notes
When you start KNotes, all notes will display on the screen. If you hide a note and later want to display it:
Procedure 3.7.
Right click on the KNotes panel icon.
Select Notes.
Choose the note you want to display.
Desktop Functions
To send a note to a specific desktop:
Procedure 3.8.
Right click on the title bar of the note.
Select To Desktop
Choose the desktop desired, or alternatively, All desktops
To make the note remain on top of other windows:
Procedure 3.9.
Right click on the title bar of the note.
Select Always On Top.
To return the note to more normal window behavior, simply repeat this process.
Customizing a Note Display
You can customize each note independently of the global settings. The settings you can customize are identical to those described in the Configuration section, but they will apply only to the note you are changing. Any other open notes, and any new notes you create, will use the default settings.
To customize a note display:
Procedure 3.10.
Right click on the note title bar.
Select Note Preferences....
The Local Settings dialog will open.
Choose the Display icon from the three icons at the left.
Quitting KNotes
Credits and License
KNotes
Program copyright 1997 Bernd Wuebben <wuebben@kde.org>
Contributors:
Wynn Wilkes<wynnw@calderasystems.com>
Documentation copyright 2000 Greg M. Holmes <holmegm@earthlink.net>
Documentation updated 2001 by Fabian Del Santo <linuxgnu@yahoo.com.au>.
This documentation is licensed under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.
This program is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
Installation
KNotes is part of the KDE project http://www.kde.org/.
KNotes can be found in the kdepim package on ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/, the main FTP site of the KDE project.
Requirements
In order to print or mail notes, you need to have helper applications installed, such as a2ps and KMail. You will need to configure KNotes to use these helper applications.
Compilation and Installation
In order to compile and install KNotes on your system, type the following in the base directory of the KNotes distribution:
% ./configure % make % make install
Since KNotes uses autoconf and automake you should have no trouble compiling it. Should you run into problems please report them to the KDE mailing lists.