The K Desktop Environment

2.4. Configuration

2.4.1. Configuring the Display in Knotes

To configure the display:

  1. Right-click on the panel icon.

  2. Select Preferences...

    The Knotes Defaults - KNotes dialog will open.

  3. 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.

Note Width

The width of the note in pixels. Edit this number as desired.

Note Height

The height of the note in pixels. Edit this number as desired.

2.4.2. Configuring the Editor in Knotes

To customize the editor:

  1. Right click on the panel icon.

  2. Select Preferences...

    The Knotes Defaults - KNotes dialog will open.

  3. 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 checkbox. If selected, auto-indenting is on.

Current Font: Click to Change

Click this button to open the standard KDE font selection dialog.

2.4.3. Configuring Actions in Knotes

To configure actions in Knotes:

  1. Right-click on the Knotes panel icon.

  2. Select Preferences...

    The Knotes Defaults - KNotes dialog will open.

  3. 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.

Print Action

Type a printing command and any required command line switches in this box.

Use the following variables in the command line:

"%p" is the printer name.

"%t" is the title.

"%f" is the filename of the note body.