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<H3><A NAME="s4">4. Main Window</A></H3>
The Main Window is initially divided into four sections:
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<TD><LI>The Menu Bar</TD>
<TD>which is described in detail in the chapter <A HREF="#ss4.1">`The Menus'</A></TD>
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<TD><LI>The Tool Bar</TD>
<TD>You can close here all connections. For a detailed
description see the chapter
<A HREF="#ss4.2">`The Tool Bar'</A></TD>
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<TD><LI>The Sending Window</TD>
<TD>The Messages you type in this window are transmitted to your
talk-partners. For a detailed description see the chapter
<A HREF="#ss4.3">`The Sending Window'</A></TD>
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<TD><LI>The Status Bar</TD>
<TD>You can find here the last status message. For a detailed
description see the chapter
<A HREF="#ss4.4">`The Status Bar'</A></TD>
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<H3><A NAME="ss4.1">4.1 The Menu Bar:</A></H3>
The items within the menus <B>File</B> and <B>Help</B> act as
described in the <A HREF="../KDEStandMenu.html">KDE Standard Menu Help</A>.
<H3><A NAME="sss4.1.1">4.1.1 Connection:</A></H3>
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<B>Talk to ...</B>
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Opens a dialog window, in which you can insert a talk address to talk to.
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<B>Addressbook ...</B>
</TD><TD>
Opens a dialog window, in which new entries of the addressbook can be
inserted, or existing ones can be changed or deleted.
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<B>Close all connections</B>
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Disconnects all existing connections and closes the talk windows.
This command has the same result as pressing the <B>Close All</B>
button in the main window.
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<B>Ping</B>
</TD><TD>
Tests the connection to all ktalk clients of version 0.2.7 or newer. The
results are presented in a new window.
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<B>File Transfer</B>
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With this command a file can be transfered between ktalk clients of
version 0.2.7 or newer. A new window pops up in which you can enter a
file name and a receiver. At the receiver another window pops up, in
which he can accept (or reject) the transfer, and possibly change the
file name. Instead of using this dialog, you can also drag a local file
from a kfm window and drop it onto the ktalk window.
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<B>Show messages ...</B>
</TD><TD>
Opens a window that shows all messages about connections and problems.
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<H3><A NAME="sss4.1.2">4.1.2 Options:</A></H3>
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<B>Message Font ...</B>
</TD><TD WIDTH="66%">
Opens a dialog window to change the font of the message window.
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<B>Talk Font ...</B>
</TD><TD>
Opens a dialog window to change the font of the sending window and
the talk windows.
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<B>Options...</B>
</TD><TD>
Opens a dialog, in which the options of the ktalk client can be
specified.
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<B>Transmit Full Name</B><BR>
When this option is activated, the name of the user is transmitted to
other ktalk clients of version 0.2.7 or newer. Enter the name you want
to submit into the field. You can reset it to the value that is contained
in the file <CODE>/etc/passwd</CODE> by pressing the "Reset" button.
(The entry of that file can be changed with <CODE>chfn</CODE>.)<P>
<B>Translate Special Characters:</B><BR>
You can specify the type of translation that should be done with characters
of the range 128 to 255. The value "western europe" is appropriate for German,
French and the Scandinavian languages, "eastern europe" for Slovakian and
Czech. You will only need the translation if you are communicating with an
old talk client that doesn't support these characters directly.<P>
<B>Sound on incoming announcements</B><BR>
You can specify here whether a speaker beep or a sound file should be played
on a new incoming talk request. With the button "Test" you can hear the sound
file specified.<P>
<B>Only One Window</B><BR>
If this option is activated, every new talk connection is added to the main
window. If it is deactivated, every connected talk partner is shown in a
separate window.<P>
<B>Beep on new connection</B><BR>
If activated, a speaker beep is played when a connection is established.<P>
<B>Close on Disconnect</B><BR>
If activated, the connection window is closed automatically when a connection
is finished. If not activated, the window remains open, so you can mark text
with the mouse, for example.<P>
<B>Exit on no Window</B><BR>
If activated, ktalk exits automatically after the last talk window is closed.
This option is also activated with the commandline parameter "--autoexit".<P>
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<H3><A NAME="ss4.2">4.2 The Tool Bar:</A></H3>
The tool bar only consits of the button to close all talk connections.
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<H3><A NAME="ss4.3">4.3 The Sending Window:</A></H3>
The text that you insert into the sending window ("I write here") is
sent to every talk partner you are connected to. If no connection
exists, no text can be inserted. By pressing the <B>Close all</B>
button all connections are closed and all talk windows are closed.
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A few special cases of input:<BR>
All special characters of the standart ASCII character set (32 - 126)
are working. Furthermore the <B>[TAB]</B> key and <B>[CTRL]</B> +
<B>[G]</B> (which rings the alarm bell on the computer of every
connected talk partner) are working.<BR>
You can delete a character with the <B>[BACKSPACE]</B> key, a word with
<B>[CTRL]</B> + <B>[W]</B> and the complete line with <B>[CTRL]</B> +
<B>[U]</B>.<BR>
If the length of the line is longer than the width of the window, the
line is broken automatically, but the line break is not sent.<BR>
You can insert a text out of the <EM>X clipboard</EM> by pressing the
middle mouse button. The text is <EM>always</EM> inserted at the end.
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<H3><A NAME="ss4.4">4.4 The Status Bar:</A></H3>
The status bar shows the last message about connections and problems.
You can open a window with all messages by clicking into it with the
left mouse button or choose <B>Connection/Show messages...</B> in the
menu.
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