<FILENAME filename="index.html"><html><head><title>The Dolphin Handbook</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-default.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-docs.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-localised.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"><meta name="description" content="Dolphin is the default file manager by KDE, designed with usability as a primary focus."><meta name="keywords" content="KDE, Dolphin, Filemanager, file, management"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Dolphin Handbook"><link rel="next" href="introduction.html" title="Chapter 1. Introduction"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="KDE XSL Stylesheet V1.14 using libxslt"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div id="content"><div id="header"><div id="header_content"><div id="header_left"><div id="header_right"><img src="help:/kdoctools5-common/top-kde.jpg" width="36" height="34"> The <span class="application">Dolphin</span> Handbook</div></div></div></div><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"></td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="introduction.html">Next</a></td></tr></table></div><div id="contentBody"><div lang="en" class="book"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="dolphin"></a>The <span class="application">Dolphin</span> Handbook</h1></div><div><div class="authorgroup"><p class="author"><span class="firstname">Peter</span> <span class="othername"></span> <span class="surname">Penz</span> <code class="email"><peter.penz@gmx.at></code></p><p class="author"><span class="firstname">Orville</span> <span class="surname">Bennett</span> <code class="email"><obennett@hartford.edu></code></p><p class="author"><span class="firstname">Michael</span> <span class="surname">Austin</span> <code class="email"><tuxedup@users.sourceforge.net></code></p><p class="author"><span class="firstname">David</span> <span class="surname">Edmundson</span> <code class="email"><kde@davidedmundson.co.uk></code></p><p class="author"><span class="firstname">Alan</span> <span class="surname">Blanchflower</span> </p><p class="author"><span class="firstname">Frank</span> <span class="surname">Reininghaus</span> <code class="email"><frank78ac@googlemail.com></code></p></div></div><div>Revision <span class="releaseinfo">KDE Gear 22.04 (<span class="date">2022-01-17</span>)</span></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2006 Peter Penz</p></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2006 <span class="firstname">Orville</span> <span class="surname">Bennett</span>, Michael Austin</p></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2009 Frank Reininghaus</p></div><div><p><a href="help:/kdoctools5-common/fdl-notice.html">Legal Notice</a></p></div><div><div><div class="abstract"><p>
<span class="application">Dolphin</span> is the default file manager by <span class="orgname">KDE</span>, designed with usability as a primary focus.
</p></div></div></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="introduction.html">1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="using-dolphin.html">2. Using <span class="application">Dolphin</span></a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="using-dolphin.html#dolphin-user-interface"><span class="application">Dolphin</span> User Interface</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="dolphin-view.html">The <span class="application">Dolphin</span> View</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="dolphin-view.html#dolphin-view-using">Using the View</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="dolphin-view.html#dolphin-view-appearance"><span class="application">Dolphin</span> View Appearance</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="dolphin-view.html#selection">Selecting Items in the View</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="location-bar.html">Location Bar</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="location-bar.html#location-bar-bread-crumb">Bread Crumb Mode</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="location-bar.html#location-bar-editable">Editable Mode</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="location-bar.html#location-place-context">Places and Context</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="panels.html">Panels</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="panels.html#places-panel">Places</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="panels.html#information-panel">Information</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="panels.html#folders-panel">Folders</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="panels.html#terminal-panel">Terminal</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="quick-tips.html">Quick Tips</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="quick-tips.html#quick-bookmarking">Quick Bookmarking</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="quick-tips.html#filter-files">Filtering Files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="quick-tips.html#finding-searching-in-file">Finding Files and Searching in Files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="quick-tips.html#mounting-storage-media">Mounting Storage Media</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="quick-tips.html#undo-actions">Undo Actions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="quick-tips.html#batch-rename">Renaming A Batch Of Files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="quick-tips.html#compare-files">Comparing A Selection Of Files or Folders</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="configuring-dolphin.html">3. Configuring <span class="application">Dolphin</span></a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog">The <span class="application">Dolphin</span> Preferences Dialog</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog-general">General</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog-startup">Startup</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog-viewmodes">View Modes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog-navigation">Navigation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog-context-menu">Services</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog-trash">Trash</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-user-feedback">User Feedback</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="view-properties.html">Folder View Display Style</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="view-properties.html#view-properties-dialog">The View Display Style dialog</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="command-reference.html">4. Command Reference</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="command-reference.html#commands-menubar">The Menubar in <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s Main Window</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-reference.html#idm1059">The File Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-reference.html#idm1214">The Edit Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-reference.html#idm1353">The View Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-reference.html#idm1552">The Go Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-reference.html#idm1614">The Tools Menu</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="command-reference.html#idm1661">The Settings and Help Menu</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="misc-questions.html">5. Miscellaneous Questions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="credits.html">6. Credits and License</a></span></dt></dl></div><FILENAME filename="introduction.html"><html><head><title>Chapter 1. Introduction</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-default.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-docs.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-localised.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"><meta name="keywords" content="KDE, Dolphin, Filemanager, file, management"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Dolphin Handbook"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="The Dolphin Handbook"><link rel="prev" href="index.html" title="The Dolphin Handbook"><link rel="next" href="using-dolphin.html" title="Chapter 2. Using Dolphin"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="KDE XSL Stylesheet V1.14 using libxslt"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div id="content"><div id="header"><div id="header_content"><div id="header_left"><div id="header_right"><img src="help:/kdoctools5-common/top-kde.jpg" width="36" height="34"> Introduction</div></div></div></div><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="index.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="using-dolphin.html">Next</a></td></tr></table></div><div id="contentBody"><div class="chapter"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="introduction"></a>Chapter 1. Introduction</h1></div></div></div><p>
<span class="application">Dolphin</span> is <span class="productname">Plasma</span>'s default file manager. It aims to improve usability at the
user interface level. <span class="application">Dolphin</span> focuses only on being a file manager whereas
<span class="application">Konqueror</span>, which was <span class="orgname">KDE</span>'s default file manager in <span class="orgname">KDE</span> 3 and can still be
used for file management, is a universal viewer for many file types.
</p><p>
This design approach allows the developers to concentrate on optimizing the user
interface for the specific task of file management.
</p><p>
Please report any problems or feature requests to the <span class="application">Dolphin</span> author via the
bug report dialog. This is accessible either from the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Control</span></span>
button at the right of the toolbar in the default mode without
menubar; or from <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Help</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Report Bug...</span></span>
menu of the application, if the menubar is shown.
</p></div></div><div id="footer"><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="index.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Contents</a></td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="using-dolphin.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td class="prevCell">The <span class="application">Dolphin</span> Handbook </td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"> Using <span class="application">Dolphin</span></td></tr></table></div><div id="footer_text">Would you like to make a comment or contribute an update to this page?<br>Send feedback to the <a href="mailto:kde-doc-english@kde.org" class="footer_email">KDE Docs Team</a></div></div></div></body></html></FILENAME><FILENAME filename="using-dolphin.html"><html><head><title>Chapter 2. Using Dolphin</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-default.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-docs.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-localised.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"><meta name="keywords" content="KDE, Dolphin, Filemanager, file, management"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Dolphin Handbook"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="The Dolphin Handbook"><link rel="prev" href="introduction.html" title="Chapter 1. Introduction"><link rel="next" href="dolphin-view.html" title="The Dolphin View"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="KDE XSL Stylesheet V1.14 using libxslt"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div id="content"><div id="header"><div id="header_content"><div id="header_left"><div id="header_right"><img src="help:/kdoctools5-common/top-kde.jpg" width="36" height="34"> Using <span class="application">Dolphin</span></div></div></div></div><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="introduction.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="dolphin-view.html">Next</a></td></tr></table></div><div id="contentBody"><div class="chapter"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="using-dolphin"></a>Chapter 2. Using <span class="application">Dolphin</span></h1></div></div></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="dolphin-user-interface"></a><span class="application">Dolphin</span> User Interface</h2></div></div></div><p>
The screenshot below shows <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s default user interface:
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="default-ui.png" alt="Dolphin's default user interface."><div class="caption"><p><span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s default user interface.</p></div></div></div><p>
The elements of the default user interface are:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
The toolbar, which can be used for quick access to frequently used actions. The
toolbar can be customized by clicking it with the <span class="mousebutton">right</span> mouse button and choosing
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Configure Toolbars...</span></span>
from the context menu, with <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Configure Toolbars...</span></span>
from the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Control</span></span> button at the
right of the toolbar or via <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Settings</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Configure Toolbars...</span></span>
from the main menu.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="toolbar.png" alt="The default toolbar."><div class="caption"><p>
Toolbar items where the icon is sufficient for knowing the command do not have text
alongside the icons. This can be changed by a <span class="mousebutton">right</span> mouse button click and selecting the item text
below <span class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Show Text</span></span>. The <span class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Control</span></span>
button at the right side of the toolbar is only displayed if the menubar is hidden.
</p></div></div></div></li><li class="listitem"><p>
The location bar, which always displays the path to the current folder. It can
be switched between two different modes, see the
<a class="link" href="location-bar.html" title="Location Bar">section on the location bar</a> for details.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
The <a class="link" href="dolphin-view.html" title="The Dolphin View">view</a>, which shows all files
and folders in the current folder.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
The <a class="link" href="panels.html#places-panel" title="Places"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Places</span></span> panel</a>, which
provides quick access to bookmarked locations and disks or other media.
</p><p>If desktop search and file indexing are enabled in the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Desktop Search</span></span>
module in the <span class="application">System Settings</span> the panel provides <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Recent</span></span>
items and allows you to search for <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Documents</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Images</span></span>,
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Audio Files</span></span> and <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Video</span></span>.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
The status bar. It displays the name, size and type of the file which is
currently hovered over with the mouse, or the number and size of the files which are
selected. At the right, there is a zoom slider that allows you to adjust the size
of the icons in the view.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
The menubar (hidden by default), which provides access to all commands and configuration options.
See the <a class="link" href="command-reference.html#commands-menubar" title="The Menubar in Dolphin's Main Window">Command Reference</a> for a list of
all menu commands. The menubar can be toggled with
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Show Menubar</span></span> (<span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>M</strong></span>)
from the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Settings</span></span> menu or the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Control</span></span> button.
</p><p>If the menubar is hidden, all its actions are available from the
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Control</span></span> button.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
The additional <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Information</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Folders</span></span>
and <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Terminal</span></span> panels are hidden
by default, for more information see <a class="link" href="panels.html" title="Panels"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Panels</span></span>.</a>
</p></li></ul></div><p>
</p></div><FILENAME filename="dolphin-view.html"><html><head><title>The Dolphin View</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-default.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-docs.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-localised.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"><meta name="keywords" content="KDE, Dolphin, Filemanager, file, management"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Dolphin Handbook"><link rel="up" href="using-dolphin.html" title="Chapter 2. Using Dolphin"><link rel="prev" href="using-dolphin.html" title="Chapter 2. Using Dolphin"><link rel="next" href="location-bar.html" title="Location Bar"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="KDE XSL Stylesheet V1.14 using libxslt"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div id="content"><div id="header"><div id="header_content"><div id="header_left"><div id="header_right"><img src="help:/kdoctools5-common/top-kde.jpg" width="36" height="34"> The <span class="application">Dolphin</span> View</div></div></div></div><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="using-dolphin.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell">Using <span class="application">Dolphin</span></td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="location-bar.html">Next</a></td></tr></table></div><div id="contentBody"><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="dolphin-view"></a>The <span class="application">Dolphin</span> View</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="dolphin-view-using"></a>Using the View</h3></div></div></div><p>
The view displays all files and folders in the current folder. These items
can be accessed or manipulated in different ways:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
A file or folder can be opened by clicking it with the <span class="mousebutton">left</span> mouse button (or
double-clicking, if <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Open by double-clicking instead</span></span>
is enabled in the <span class="application">System Settings</span> in the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Workspace</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">General Behavior</span></span> module).
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
Clicking any item or the white area around the items with the <span class="mousebutton">right</span> mouse button opens a
context menu which provides access to many frequently used actions for the item
or the current folder, respectively.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
If the <span class="mousebutton">left</span> mouse button is pressed on an item, but not immediately released, the item can
be dragged and dropped in another folder in the current view or in another
<span class="application">Dolphin</span> view (in another <span class="application">Dolphin</span> window or in the same window if the
view is split, see below) to move or copy it or to create a symbolic link.
Items can even be dropped in another application to open them in that application.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
<span class="application">Dolphin</span> remembers the history of visited folders. To navigate backward or
forward in the history, the corresponding buttons in the toolbar can be used:
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="toolbar-navigation.png" alt="The Back and Forward buttons in the toolbar."><div class="caption"><p>
The <span class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Back</span></span> and <span class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Forward</span></span> buttons in
the toolbar can be used to navigate in the history.
</p></div></div></div><p>If you click with the <span class="mousebutton">middle</span> mouse button the item in the history is opened in a new tab
thus keeping the current tab with its content.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="dolphin-view-appearance"></a><span class="application">Dolphin</span> View Appearance</h3></div></div></div><p>
The toolbar contains buttons to control the appearance of the view:
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="toolbar-view-appearance.png" alt="The buttons in the toolbar which control the appearance of the view."><div class="caption"><p>
The buttons in the toolbar which control the appearance of the view.
</p></div></div></div><p>
All the settings discussed below and other options concerning, <abbr class="abbrev">e.g.</abbr> the
sorting of the files in the current folder, can also be modified in the
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> menu and in the
<a class="link" href="view-properties.html#view-properties-dialog" title="The View Display Style dialog">View Display Style dialog</a>. By
default, these settings are remembered for each folder separately. This
behavior can be changed in the
<a class="link" href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog-general" title="General"><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">General</span>”</span></a> section of the settings.
</p><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="dolphin-view-modes"></a>View Modes</h4></div></div></div><p>
The first three buttons in the above screenshot switch between <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s
view modes.
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
In the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Icons</span></span> view, which is the default, files will be
represented by an icon that visualizes the file type, and a folder icon will be
shown for subfolders. The names of folders and files, and the items enabled in
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Additional Information</span></span>,
are displayed below the icons.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
The <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Compact</span></span> view shows the folder contents as icons with
the name beside it and the items enabled in
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Additional Information</span></span>
below the name. The items are grouped in columns similar to the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Short View</span></span>
in the <span class="orgname">KDE</span> file dialog.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
In the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Details</span></span> view, the folder contents are displayed
as a detailed list which contains the name, size and last modification time of
each item. Additional columns can be added by clicking a column header with the
<span class="mousebutton">right</span> mouse button.
</p><p>In the context menu of the header line, you can add or remove side padding
by checking or unchecking the respective menu item and choose between a custom
or automatic column width. Automatic width adjusts the width of all columns once to display the
longest item in the column completely, except for the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Name</span></span> column where
the extension is replaced by <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">...</span>”</span>
</p><p>The order of columns can be changed by drag and drop of column headers, except for
the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Name</span></span> header, which is always the first column in this view.
</p><p>
The details view allows you to view the current folder
in a tree-like fashion if <a class="link" href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog-viewmodes-details" title="Details">
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Expandable folders</span></span></a> are enabled:
Each subfolder of the current folder can be
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">expanded</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">collapsed</span>”</span> by clicking on the <span class="guiicon">></span>
or <span class="guiicon">v</span> icon next to it.</p></li></ul></div><p>
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="grouping-view.png" alt="Grouped View"><div class="caption"><p>All view modes support grouping by the sort type selected
in <span class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Sort by</span></span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="dolphin-view-information"></a>Information in the View</h4></div></div></div><p>
In all view modes <span class="application">Dolphin</span> shows at least an icon and a name for each item.
Using <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Additional Information</span></span> in the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span>
menu or the context menu of the header in <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Details</span></span> mode, you can select
more information for each item to be shown:
</p><p>
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Size</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Date</span></span>,
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Type</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Rating</span></span>,
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Tags</span></span> or <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Comment</span></span>.
</p><p>Depending on the file type, additionally, sorting criteria can be selected:
</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Document</span></span>: Number of words and lines</td></tr><tr><td><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Image</span></span>: Size and orientation</td></tr><tr><td><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Audio</span></span>: Artist, album, duration and track</td></tr></table><p>
</p><p>The <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Other</span></span> submenu allows you to select
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Path</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Link Destination</span></span>,
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Copied From</span></span>,
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Permissions</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Owner</span></span> or
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">User Group</span></span>.
</p></div><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="preview"></a>Preview</h4></div></div></div><p>
If <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Preview</span></span> is enabled, the icons are based on the actual
file or folder contents; <abbr class="abbrev">e.g.</abbr> for images a scaled down preview of the image is
shown.
</p></div><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="split-view"></a>Split</h4></div></div></div><p>
If <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Split</span></span> is clicked, two views are shown which can
display the contents of different folders. This can be convenient for moving or
copying files.
</p></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="selection"></a>Selecting Items in the View</h3></div></div></div><p>
There are several ways to select items in the view. Once a group of items
is selected, all actions, such as
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Cut</span></span>,
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Copy</span></span>,
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Move to Trash</span></span>,
and drag and drop operations, affect all selected items.
</p><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="selection-mouse"></a>Selecting Items Using the Mouse</h4></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
You can press the <span class="mousebutton">left</span> mouse button somewhere in the view and draw a rectangle around
a group of items before releasing the button. This will select all items in the
rectangle and clear the previous selection. If the <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span> key is pressed during
the selection process, the previous selection is kept.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
If the <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span> key is pressed while an item is clicked with the <span class="mousebutton">left</span> mouse button, the
selection state of this item is toggled. If the <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span> key is pressed while a
rectangle is drawn around a group of items as described above, the selection
state of all items in the rectangle will be toggled.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
If the <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span> key is pressed while an item is clicked with the <span class="mousebutton">left</span> mouse button, all items
between the previous current item and the clicked item will be selected.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
If <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Show selection marker</span></span> is enabled in the
<a class="link" href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog-general-behavior" title="Behavior Tab"><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Behavior</span>”</span>
tab of the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">General</span></span> section of the settings</a>, a small
<span class="guiicon">+</span> or <span class="guiicon">-</span> button appears in the top
left corner of the item which is currently hovered over with the mouse. Clicking
this sign selects or deselects the item, respectively.
</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="selection-keyboard"></a>Selecting Items Using the Keyboard</h4></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
If an arrow key, <span class="keycap"><strong>Page Up</strong></span>, <span class="keycap"><strong>Page Down</strong></span>,
<span class="keycap"><strong>Home</strong></span>, or <span class="keycap"><strong>End</strong></span> is pressed, the new current item
is selected, and the previous selection is cleared.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
If the <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span> key is held while one of the above keys is pressed, the selection
remains unchanged.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
If the <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span> key is held while one of the above keys is pressed, all items
between the previous current item and the new current item will be selected.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
If <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keysym">Space</span> is pressed,
the selection state of the current item is toggled.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
<span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>A</strong></span> selects all items
in the view.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
<span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>A</strong></span> toggles the
selection state of all items in the view.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
Select a file or folder by typing the first few letters of its name and the
first matching item is selected.
To clear the selection and cancel the keyboard search press <span class="keycap"><strong>Esc</strong></span> or wait longer than
the timeout of 1 second.
</p></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div id="footer"><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="using-dolphin.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Contents</a></td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="location-bar.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td class="prevCell">Using <span class="application">Dolphin</span> </td><td class="upCell">Using <span class="application">Dolphin</span></td><td class="nextCell"> Location Bar</td></tr></table></div><div id="footer_text">Would you like to make a comment or contribute an update to this page?<br>Send feedback to the <a href="mailto:kde-doc-english@kde.org" class="footer_email">KDE Docs Team</a></div></div></div></body></html></FILENAME><FILENAME filename="location-bar.html"><html><head><title>Location Bar</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-default.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-docs.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-localised.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"><meta name="keywords" content="KDE, Dolphin, Filemanager, file, management"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Dolphin Handbook"><link rel="up" href="using-dolphin.html" title="Chapter 2. Using Dolphin"><link rel="prev" href="dolphin-view.html" title="The Dolphin View"><link rel="next" href="panels.html" title="Panels"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="KDE XSL Stylesheet V1.14 using libxslt"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div id="content"><div id="header"><div id="header_content"><div id="header_left"><div id="header_right"><img src="help:/kdoctools5-common/top-kde.jpg" width="36" height="34"> Location Bar</div></div></div></div><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="dolphin-view.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell">Using <span class="application">Dolphin</span></td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="panels.html">Next</a></td></tr></table></div><div id="contentBody"><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="location-bar"></a>Location Bar</h2></div></div></div><p>
The location bar, which can be found above <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s view, displays
the path to the current folder. The location bar has two modes.
</p><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="location-bar-bread-crumb"></a>Bread Crumb Mode</h3></div></div></div><p>
In the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">bread crumb</span>”</span> mode, which is the default, each folder name in
the path to the current folder is a button which can be clicked to quickly open
that folder. Moreover, clicking the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">></span>”</span> sign to the right of a
folder opens a menu which allows you to quickly open a subfolder of that folder.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="locationbar-breadcrumb.png" alt="Location bar in bread crumb mode."><div class="caption"><p>Location bar in bread crumb mode.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="location-bar-editable"></a>Editable Mode</h3></div></div></div><p>
When in bread crumb mode, clicking in the gray area to the right of the path
with the <span class="mousebutton">left</span> mouse button switches the location bar to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">editable</span>”</span> mode,
in which the path can be edited using the keyboard. To switch back to bread
crumb mode, click the check mark at the right of the location bar with the <span class="mousebutton">left</span> mouse button.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="locationbar-editable.png" alt="Location bar in editable mode."><div class="caption"><p>Location bar in editable mode.</p></div></div></div><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="location-bar-editable-kioslaves"></a>Using Kioslaves</h4></div></div></div><p>If the location bar is empty in editable mode, a drop down box appears in
front of the bar listing all available kioslaves on your system. Kioslaves are
programs built into <span class="orgname">KDE</span> which add support for many different protocols to
<span class="application">Dolphin</span> and other <span class="orgname">KDE</span> applications.</p><p>For example with the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">fish</span>”</span> kioslave <span class="application">Dolphin</span> can be
used to manage files and folders on a remote host that is accessible
via <acronym class="acronym">SSH</acronym>. To do this you would type <strong class="userinput"><code>fish://username@remotehost</code></strong>
into the location bar. Similar remote file management can be done on
remote hosts accessible via the <acronym class="acronym">FTP</acronym>, <acronym class="acronym">NFS</acronym>, SFTP, <acronym class="acronym">SMB</acronym> (<acronym class="acronym">CIFS</acronym>) or webdav protocols.</p><p>It is also possible to use the kioslaves drop down box to access
<span class="application">System Settings</span>, fonts, trash, other programs and devices attached to your computer.
See the drop down box for the full list of capabilities available from kioslaves on your system.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="locationbar-kioslaves-menu.png" alt="Location bar showing list of available kioslaves."><div class="caption"><p>List of available kioslaves.</p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="location-place-context"></a>Places and Context</h3></div></div></div><p>
If the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Places</span></span> panel is hidden; in both modes an additional icon
in front of the path is displayed. This icon can be clicked with the <span class="mousebutton">left</span> mouse button to open a
menu which offers quick access to <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">places</span>”</span> and storage media. See the
<a class="link" href="panels.html#places-panel" title="Places">section about the Places Panel</a> for details.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="locationbar-places-icon.png" alt="Location bar with Places icon"></div></div><p>The context menu of the location bar offers actions to switch between the modes and
to copy and paste the path using the clipboard. Check the last option in this context menu to
display either the full path starting with the root folder of the file system or to display
the path starting with the current places entry.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="locationbar-context-menu.png" alt="Location bar context menu"></div></div></div></div></div><div id="footer"><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="dolphin-view.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Contents</a></td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="panels.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td class="prevCell">The <span class="application">Dolphin</span> View </td><td class="upCell">Using <span class="application">Dolphin</span></td><td class="nextCell"> Panels</td></tr></table></div><div id="footer_text">Would you like to make a comment or contribute an update to this page?<br>Send feedback to the <a href="mailto:kde-doc-english@kde.org" class="footer_email">KDE Docs Team</a></div></div></div></body></html></FILENAME><FILENAME filename="panels.html"><html><head><title>Panels</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-default.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-docs.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-localised.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"><meta name="keywords" content="KDE, Dolphin, Filemanager, file, management"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Dolphin Handbook"><link rel="up" href="using-dolphin.html" title="Chapter 2. Using Dolphin"><link rel="prev" href="location-bar.html" title="Location Bar"><link rel="next" href="quick-tips.html" title="Quick Tips"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="KDE XSL Stylesheet V1.14 using libxslt"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div id="content"><div id="header"><div id="header_content"><div id="header_left"><div id="header_right"><img src="help:/kdoctools5-common/top-kde.jpg" width="36" height="34"> Panels</div></div></div></div><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="location-bar.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell">Using <span class="application">Dolphin</span></td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="quick-tips.html">Next</a></td></tr></table></div><div id="contentBody"><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="panels"></a>Panels</h2></div></div></div><p>
<span class="application">Dolphin</span> allows a number of panels to be placed next to the view. These can
be enabled in <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Show Panels</span></span>.
By unlocking the panels and clicking and dragging a panel title, the panel can be moved
to a different position, even outside the window.
</p><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="places-panel"></a>Places</h3></div></div></div><p>
The <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Places</span></span> panel is located at the left of the window by
default. The <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Places</span></span> panel shows any locations you have
bookmarked. It also shows any disk or media attached to the computer, recently accessed items
and allows you to search for certain type of files. The order of these entries can be changed by drag and drop.
</p><p>
The easiest way to add a folder to the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Places</span></span> panel is to
drag it and drop it in the panel. Moreover, you can click inside the panel with
the <span class="mousebutton">right</span> mouse button and choose <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Add Entry...</span></span>
from the context menu. The first procedure creates a system wide bookmark, the second
procedure can be used to add the current path of the location bar or any desired folder or device.
A dialog opens where label, location and icon can be edited and the usage of this entry
can be restricted to <span class="application">Dolphin</span>.
</p><p>A <span class="mousebutton">right</span> mouse button click opens the context menu to edit, add, hide or remove entries
and change the icon size to one of the predefined values or lock/unlock the panels.
</p><p>The context menu has an action to open the entry in a new tab.
Devices can be unmounted using the context menu.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="information-panel"></a>Information</h3></div></div></div><p>
The <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Information</span></span> panel shows extended information about the
selected items(s) or about the current folder or the file which is currently hovered
over with the mouse, including size, type, and date of last modification. It also
features a large preview of the selected item and allows you to assign a rating,
tags, and comments to it.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="folders-panel"></a>Folders</h3></div></div></div><p>
The <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Folders</span></span> panel shows a tree view structure of the file
system. It only shows folders. Clicking a folder with the <span class="mousebutton">left</span> mouse button opens this folder
in the <span class="application">Dolphin</span> view.
</p><p>Use <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Limit to Home Directory</span></span> to hide all folders from
the tree view except your <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Home</span></span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="terminal-panel"></a>Terminal</h3></div></div></div><p>
This panel contains a terminal. The terminal will open at the folder currently
shown in the <span class="application">Dolphin</span> view. Changing the folder in the active <span class="application">Dolphin</span>
view will update the working folder of the terminal. Changing the directory in
the terminal will update the working folder in the <span class="application">Dolphin</span> view. The
terminal only works with local media.
</p></div></div></div><div id="footer"><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="location-bar.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Contents</a></td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="quick-tips.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td class="prevCell">Location Bar </td><td class="upCell">Using <span class="application">Dolphin</span></td><td class="nextCell"> Quick Tips</td></tr></table></div><div id="footer_text">Would you like to make a comment or contribute an update to this page?<br>Send feedback to the <a href="mailto:kde-doc-english@kde.org" class="footer_email">KDE Docs Team</a></div></div></div></body></html></FILENAME><FILENAME filename="quick-tips.html"><html><head><title>Quick Tips</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-default.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-docs.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/kde-localised.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"><meta name="keywords" content="KDE, Dolphin, Filemanager, file, management"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Dolphin Handbook"><link rel="up" href="using-dolphin.html" title="Chapter 2. Using Dolphin"><link rel="prev" href="panels.html" title="Panels"><link rel="next" href="configuring-dolphin.html" title="Chapter 3. Configuring Dolphin"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="KDE XSL Stylesheet V1.14 using libxslt"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div id="content"><div id="header"><div id="header_content"><div id="header_left"><div id="header_right"><img src="help:/kdoctools5-common/top-kde.jpg" width="36" height="34"> Quick Tips</div></div></div></div><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="panels.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell">Using <span class="application">Dolphin</span></td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="configuring-dolphin.html">Next</a></td></tr></table></div><div id="contentBody"><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="quick-tips"></a>Quick Tips</h2></div></div></div><p>
The following are a number of tips to save time when using <span class="application">Dolphin</span>.
</p><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="quick-bookmarking"></a>Quick Bookmarking</h3></div></div></div><p>
To quickly create a bookmark in the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Places</span></span> panel for the
current folder, <span class="mousebutton">right</span> mouse button click in the work space and click
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Add to Places</span></span> in the context menu.
</p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>
The corresponding menu item visibility can be toggled via the
<a class="link" href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog-context-menu" title="Services"><span class="application">Dolphin</span> context menu settings</a>.
</p></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="filter-files"></a>Filtering Files</h3></div></div></div><p>
<span class="application">Dolphin</span> is capable of filtering files, <abbr class="abbrev">i.e.</abbr> showing only those items in the
view whose name contains a given text. For example, if you wish to show
only the <acronym class="acronym">MP3</acronym> files within a folder, you could filter for <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">.mp3</span>”</span>.
This would then filter out all files whose name does not contain <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">.mp3</span>”</span>.
</p><p>
To filter files, first enable the filter bar, either by pressing <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>I</strong></span>
or via the menu: <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Filter...</span></span>.
You can then enter the text to be filtered for in the filter bar. The filter bar can
be disabled either by pressing <span class="keycap"><strong>Esc</strong></span>, or with a <span class="mousebutton">left</span> mouse button click on the
<span class="guiicon">Hide Filter Bar</span> icon.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="finding-searching-in-file"></a>Finding Files and Searching in Files</h3></div></div></div><p>
<span class="application">Dolphin</span> is capable of searching for files and for content in files. If <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>F</strong></span> is pressed or <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Search...</span></span> is used, the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Search</span></span>
bar will open already set up to search for files within the current folder and any sub-folders.
Start to type into the find input box and the search starts immediately.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="baloo-search.png" alt="Search files and for content in files"><div class="caption"><p><span class="application">Dolphin</span> searching files and for content in files.</p></div></div></div><p>
</p><p>The search is case insensitive, and does not require surrounding wildcards
(<strong class="userinput"><code>*foo*</code></strong> and <strong class="userinput"><code>foo</code></strong> are equivalent),
but you can use wildcards inside the search term. <strong class="userinput"><code>*</code></strong> will match
zero or more characters, <strong class="userinput"><code>?</code></strong> only one single character.</p><p>This feature can be used with running Baloo services; without these services
a KIOSlave is launched to provide the search results.</p><p>The option from <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Everywhere</span></span> with activated Baloo
services searches in all indexed folders, without Baloo this option
starts the search from the user's <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="replaceable"><em class="replaceable"><code>Home</code></em></span> folder.</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="baloo-search-more-options.png" alt="Search with More Options"><div class="caption"><p><span class="application">Dolphin</span> searching with More Options.</p></div></div></div><p>
Use the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">More Options</span></span> button to extend the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Search</span></span>
bar. This provides a very comfortable way for
the user to shrink the number of search results.</p><p>To start a search select one or more file types (<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Documents</span></span>,
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Audio</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Video</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Images</span></span>),
a time period, rating, and tag, if you have defined any via
<strong class="userinput"><code>tag:<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="replaceable"><em class="replaceable"><code>foo</code></em></span></code></strong> in the input box.</p><p>It is possible to clear selection using the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Clear Selection</span></span> button.</p><p>Alternatively you can use these options in the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Places</span></span> panel
together with the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Filter</span></span> bar to find files using Baloo or limit
the search to files matching the filter expression.</p><p>Use the Save icon to save a search to the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Search For</span></span>
section in the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Places</span></span> panel to quickly access it again in the future.
</p><p>
Use the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">More Search Tools</span></span> drop-down list to select other search tools than Baloo.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="mounting-storage-media"></a>Mounting Storage Media</h3></div></div></div><p>
A quick way to mount Storage Media is to click on the device in the
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Places</span></span> panel. This will mount and open the device in <span class="application">Dolphin</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="undo-actions"></a>Undo Actions</h3></div></div></div><p>
<span class="application">Dolphin</span> is capable of undoing changes you have made to files. For example if
you moved a file to the Trash, <span class="application">Dolphin</span> can undo this and move it back to its
original location. To undo an action, press <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Z</strong></span>
or select <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Undo: (action name)</span></span>
in the menu, <abbr class="abbrev">e.g.</abbr> <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Undo: Rename</span></span>.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="batch-rename"></a>Renaming A Batch Of Files</h3></div></div></div><p>
<span class="application">Dolphin</span> is capable of renaming a number of files at the same time. Each file
will have the file name specified, including a number, <abbr class="abbrev">e.g.</abbr>, Image1.jpg,
Image2.jpg, Image3.jpg. This can be useful, <abbr class="abbrev">e.g.</abbr>, for pictures taken with a digital camera.
</p><p>
If you wish to rename a batch of files, first select the files to be renamed.
This can be done by pressing the <span class="mousebutton">left</span> mouse button and drawing a rectangle around the files
to be renamed before releasing it, or by holding <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span> and clicking each file
to be renamed (see <a class="link" href="dolphin-view.html#selection" title="Selecting Items in the View">Selecting Items in the View</a>
for more details on item selection). Then open the batch-rename dialog by pressing
<span class="keycap"><strong>F2</strong></span> or via the File menu:
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">File</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Rename...</span></span>
</p><p>
Then enter the name you wish to give the files. The # character must be present
within the name. The files will then be renamed, where the <strong class="userinput"><code>#</code></strong>
character is replaced by a different consecutive number for each file.
</p><p>If all file extensions in your selection are different, the name of all files
can be changed without using a <strong class="userinput"><code>#</code></strong> placeholder while preserving
the file extensions. This is <abbr class="abbrev">e.g.</abbr> useful to rename a video file and all associated
subtitle files, which have the same filename, but different extensions.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="compare-files"></a>Comparing A Selection Of Files or Folders</h3></div></div></div><p>
If the <span class="application">Kompare</span> application is installed, you can use it to see the differences
between two files or folders.
</p><p>
First select the two files or folders to be compared. Then launch the <span class="application">Kompare</span> application
via the Tools menu: <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Tools</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Compare Files</span></span>.
<span class="application">Kompare</span> will then open showing the differences between the files or folders.
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<span class="application">Dolphin</span> distinguishes two different kinds of settings:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
Settings which affect the general behavior of <span class="application">Dolphin</span>. These can be configured
using the <a class="link" href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog" title="The Dolphin Preferences Dialog">Preferences Dialog</a>.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
Settings which determine how the contents of a folder are displayed in <span class="application">Dolphin</span>.
These settings are called <a class="link" href="view-properties.html" title="Folder View Display Style">View Display Styles</a>
and can be controlled with toolbar buttons, via the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> menu,
and with the <a class="link" href="view-properties.html#view-properties-dialog" title="The View Display Style dialog">View Display Style dialog</a>.
In the default configuration, all folders use the same display style,
but <span class="application">Dolphin</span> can also be configured to remember each folder's display style separately
in the <a class="link" href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog-general-behavior" title="Behavior Tab"><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">General</span>”</span>
section of the settings</a>.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
</p><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="preferences-dialog"></a>The <span class="application">Dolphin</span> Preferences Dialog</h2></div></div></div><p>
The Preferences Dialog is opened via <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Settings</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Configure <span class="application">Dolphin</span>...</span></span> in the menu in
<span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s main window. The settings are divided into several groups which can
be accessed by clicking the corresponding icon on the left of the dialog.
</p><p>All settings except for the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Startup</span></span> page and the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Status Bar</span></span>
tab on the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">General</span></span> page are shared with <span class="application">Konqueror</span> in filemanager mode.
</p><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-general"></a>General</h3></div></div></div><p>
This group contains settings which control the general behavior of <span class="application">Dolphin</span>.
The group is divided further into four subgroups which can be accessed using the
tab bar at the top.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="preferences-general-behavior.png" alt="General Settings."><div class="caption"><p>General Settings in <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s Preferences Dialog.</p></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-general-behavior"></a>Behavior Tab</h4></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
In the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">View</span></span> section, you can configure whether the same
<a class="link" href="view-properties.html" title="Folder View Display Style">view display style</a> is shared among all folders
or folders remember their own individual view display styles.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Sorting Mode</span></span> controls how items are sorted in
the view. If <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Natural sorting</span></span> is enabled, the sort order of three example files
will be
</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>File1,</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>File2,</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>File10.</p></li></ol></div><p>
If this option is disabled, the normal alphabetical sorting case sensitive or case insensitive
will be used, which leads to the sort order
</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>File1,</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>File10,</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>File2.</p></li></ol></div><p>
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
When hovering over a file or folder with the mouse, a small window with relevant
information is shown if <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Show tooltips</span></span> is enabled.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Show selection marker</span></span> shows a small <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">+</span></span>
or <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">-</span></span> button above an item's icon if the item is hovered over
with the mouse. These can be used to select or deselect the item.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
Enable <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Rename inline</span></span> to use this mode if only one item is currently selected.
If this option is disabled or several items are selected, a dialog will be displayed for renaming.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Enabling <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Switch between split panes with tab key</span></span>
allows to switch split views with the <span class="keycap"><strong>Tab</strong></span> key.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Disable <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Turning off split view closes active pane</span></span>
to close the inactive pane when you are turning off the split view mode, <abbr class="abbrev">e.g.</abbr> pressing <span class="keycap"><strong>F3</strong></span>.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
</p></div><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-general-previews"></a>Previews Tab</h4></div></div></div><p>
In this tab, you can configure for which file types previews are shown.
Moreover, the maximum size of local and remote files for which previews are generated can be chosen.
</p><p>
If previews are enabled for folders, previews of some files in the folder will
be shown inside a folder's icon.
</p></div><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-general-confirmations"></a>Confirmations Tab</h4></div></div></div><p>
In the ask for confirmation section, you can enable warning dialogs that
are shown before potentially harmful actions.
</p><p>
It is also possible to choose the default action <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">When opening an executable file</span></span>. There are three options, namely <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Always ask</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Open in application</span></span>, and <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Run script</span></span>.
</p><div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p>The confirmation settings for <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Moving files or folders to trash</span></span> and
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Deleting files or folders</span></span> affect file operations in <span class="application">Dolphin</span>, <span class="application">Konqueror</span>,
<span class="application">Gwenview</span> and all <span class="orgname">KDE</span> applications using the default <span class="orgname">KDE</span> file dialog,
whereas <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Closing Dolphin windows
with multiple tabs</span></span> is a <span class="application">Dolphin</span> specific setting.</p></div></div><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-general-statusbar"></a>Status Bar Tab</h4></div></div></div><p>
In this tab, some additional items can be enabled for the status bar, provided
the status bar is wide enough:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
The <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Show status bar</span></span> item can be used for toggling status bar visibility.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
The <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Show zoom slider</span></span> item allows switching visibility of the icon size widget.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
The <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Show space information</span></span> item can be used to switch on and off a bar that shows how much space is free on the current drive.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
</p></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-startup"></a>Startup</h3></div></div></div><p>
This group contains settings which control the appearance of <span class="application">Dolphin</span> on startup.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="preferences-startup.png" alt="Startup Settings."><div class="caption"><p>Startup Settings in <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s Preferences Dialog.</p></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
The <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Show on startup</span></span> option allows choosing the folder which is opened on startup.
</p><p>
If the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Folders, tabs, and window state from last time</span></span> item is selected then
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: circle; "><li class="listitem"><p>When launched from the <acronym class="acronym">GUI</acronym> or CLI without any <acronym class="acronym">URL</acronym>s, <span class="application">Dolphin</span> restores session</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>When rebooting with <span class="application">Dolphin</span> open, it restores session normally after the system comes back</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>When launched with <acronym class="acronym">URL</acronym>s, <span class="application">Dolphin</span> window is opened showing those <acronym class="acronym">URL</acronym>s instead of restoring session</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>When <span class="application">Dolphin</span> is already running and a new window is opened, that new window shows a single tab with the same <acronym class="acronym">URL</acronym> as was visible in the previously-open <span class="application">Dolphin</span> instance</p></li></ul></div><p>
The location of the folder can also be entered directly or chosen in a dialog which can
be opened by clicking the button showing a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">folder</span>”</span> icon. Moreover,
the current location or the default location (which is the user's home folder)
can be used as the startup folder by clicking the corresponding button.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Begin in split view mode</span></span> controls if the
<a class="link" href="dolphin-view.html" title="The Dolphin View"><span class="application">Dolphin</span> view</a> is split on startup
or not for new windows.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Show filter bar</span></span> controls if the filter bar is shown on
startup or not. See the <a class="link" href="quick-tips.html#filter-files" title="Filtering Files">section on the filter bar</a>
for details.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Make location bar editable</span></span> controls if the location bar is in
editable mode on startup. The bread crumb mode of the location bar is used
otherwise. See the <a class="link" href="location-bar.html" title="Location Bar">section about the location bar</a>
for details about the two modes.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Open new folders in tabs</span></span> controls whether <span class="application">Dolphin</span> should open a new folder in a new tab of the current instance when called externally. If not enabled, the new folders will be opened in new instances of <span class="application">Dolphin</span>. By default this option is enabled.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
If <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Show full path inside location bar</span></span> is enabled, the full
path of the current location is shown in the bread crumb mode of the location bar.
Otherwise, a shortened version of the path is shown if it begins with the path of
one of the places in the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Places</span></span> panel.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Show full path in title bar</span></span> makes it easy to distinguish
between files or folders with the same name in different folders.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-viewmodes"></a>View Modes</h3></div></div></div><p>
This group contains settings which control the behavior of <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s view
modes. The three view modes (Icons, Compact, and Details) are accessible via the
tab bar at the top.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="preferences-viewmodes-icons.png" alt="View Modes Settings."><div class="caption"><p>View Modes Settings in <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s Preferences Dialog.</p></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-viewmodes-common"></a>Common settings for all view modes</h4></div></div></div><p>
All three view modes have some common settings:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
Sliders which control the size of the icons. The <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Default</span></span> or
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Preview</span></span> sizes are used if previews are disabled or enabled,
respectively. Note that the icon size can be changed easily with the zoom slider
in the status bar if the corresponding option is enabled in the
<a class="link" href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog-general-statusbar" title="Status Bar Tab"><span class="quote">“<span class="quote">General</span>”</span>
section of the settings</a>.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
A setting for the font used in the view mode: either the system font or a
custom font can be chosen.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
The other settings in the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Text</span></span> section which apply to only
one of the view modes are discussed below.
</p></div><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-viewmodes-icons"></a>Icons</h4></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Width</span></span> controls the minimum width that is reserved for
the text of a file item.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Maximum lines</span></span> means maximum number of text lines below the icon.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
</p></div><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-viewmodes-compact"></a>Compact</h4></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Maximum width</span></span> controls the maximum width that is reserved for
the text of a file item.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
</p></div><div class="sect3"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-viewmodes-details"></a>Details</h4></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Expandable folders</span></span> determines whether any folders that have subfolders
are displayed in a tree view, where the sub items can be expanded by <span class="mousebutton">left</span> mouse button clicking the
<span class="guiicon">></span> icon and collapsed by clicking the <span class="guiicon">v</span> icon.
</p><p>
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Folder size displays</span></span> allows defining the property to use then sorting folders by their size. It is possible to sort folders by <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Number of items</span></span> or <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Size of contents</span></span> and choose a limit to the recursive level (can be useful to constrain unneeded iterations in the deep folder structures or on the slow file systems).
</p><p>
The <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Date style</span></span> option can be used to configure the mode to display dates in <span class="application">Dolphin</span>. It is possible to choose between <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Relative</span></span> (<abbr class="abbrev">e.g.</abbr>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Yesterday, 3:00pm</span>”</span>) or <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Absolute</span></span> (<abbr class="abbrev">e.g.</abbr>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">2020-12-23 15:00</span>”</span>).
</p></li></ul></div><p>
</p></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-navigation"></a>Navigation</h3></div></div></div><p>
This group contains settings which control how navigation in the folder
structure and in archives works.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="preferences-navigation.png" alt="Navigation Settings."><div class="caption"><p>Navigation Settings in <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s Preferences Dialog.</p></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
The option to open items with a single or double mouse click is a system wide setting and can be
changed in the <span class="application">System Settings</span> in the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Workspace</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">General Behavior</span></span> module.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
Archives will be opened inside <span class="application">Dolphin</span>, and not in an external application, if
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Open Archives as folder</span></span> is enabled.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
If <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Open folders during drag operations</span></span> is enabled, dragging
an item with the mouse and hovering over a folder with it for a short time will open
that folder. This allows you to move or copy items quickly to folders which are
several levels deeper in the folder hierarchy.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-context-menu"></a>Services</h3></div></div></div><p>
This group offers a selection of services that can be shown in the
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Actions</span></span> submenu of <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s context menu which
appears when clicking a file or folder with the <span class="mousebutton">right</span> mouse button.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="preferences-context-menu.png" alt="Services Settings."><div class="caption"><p>Services Settings in <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s Preferences Dialog.</p></div></div></div><p>
Using the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Download New Services</span></span> you can fetch additional
services for the context menu.
</p><p>
If you have installed <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s plugins for <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Bazaar</span></span>,
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Mercurial</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Git</span></span> or
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Subversion</span></span> from the kdesdk module these services are shown in the list.
If these plugins are enabled and you enter a folder which is under version control,
the version state (locally changed, up to date <abbr class="abbrev">etc.</abbr>) is indicated by icons
and you have additional entries in the
context menu like commit, update, add, remove <abbr class="abbrev">etc.</abbr>
</p><p>
In the service list you can also choose if the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Copy To</span></span>,
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Move To</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Add to Places</span></span>,
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Sort By</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">View Mode</span></span>,
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Open in New Tab</span></span>, <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Open in New Window</span></span>,
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Copy Location</span></span>, and <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Duplicate Here</span></span>
commands are shown in the context menu.
</p><p>
<span class="application">Dolphin</span> has to be restarted to activate the changes for some of these settings.
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="preferences-dialog-trash"></a>Trash</h3></div></div></div><p>
This group contains settings which control the behavior of the trash.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="preferences-trash.png" alt="Trash Settings."><div class="caption"><p>Trash Settings in <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s Preferences Dialog.</p></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
Files which are older than a configurable number of days can be deleted automatically.
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
The size of the trash can be limited to a configurable percentage of the disk
size. If this limit is reached, a warning can be issued, or the oldest or
largest files can be deleted automatically.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="preferences-user-feedback"></a>User Feedback</h3></div></div></div><p>
This group contains settings which control your contributing information on the <span class="application">Dolphin</span> usage to its developers.
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="preferences-user-feedback.png" alt="User Feedback Settings."><div class="caption"><p>User Feedback Settings in <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s Preferences Dialog.</p></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
You can contribute some feedback on <span class="application">Dolphin</span> if you wish. Use sliders to configure your level of participation.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
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The following settings control how the contents of a folder are displayed in the
<span class="application">Dolphin</span> view, and are stored on a per-folder basis by default:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
The view mode (Icons, Compact, Details)
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
The sorting of items, which is determined by the sort order (ascending,
descending) and the attribute (such as name, size,...) that the items are
sorted by
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
Sorting of folders and files – are folders shown first or not?
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
Previews – are they shown instead of icons (based on the settings made in
<a class="link" href="configuring-dolphin.html#preferences-dialog-general-previews" title="Previews Tab"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Previews</span></span>
tab of <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s General settings</a>) or not?
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
Are items shown in groups in the views?
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
Are hidden files shown?
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
What additional information (besides the name) is shown in the Icons or Details view?
</p></li></ul></div><p>
The view display style can be configured in the
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> menu, some (such as the view
mode) can also be changed using toolbar buttons.
</p><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="view-properties-dialog"></a>The View Display Style dialog</h3></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="screenshot"><div xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="mediaobject"><img src="viewproperties-dialog.png" alt="The View Display Style dialog."><div class="caption"><p>The View Display Style Dialog.</p></div></div></div><p>
The <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">View Display Style</span></span> dialog can be used to quickly modify
the view display styles for many folders at once. This is done for the current folder, for the
current folder including all subfolders, or even for all folders, depending on
the choice made in the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Apply to</span></span> section.
</p><p>
If <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Use as default view settings</span></span> is enabled, the chosen view
properties will also be used for all folders which do not have customized view
properties yet.
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be accessed with toolbar buttons or with items in the menu of the
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Control</span></span> toolbar button.</p><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="commands-menubar"></a>The Menubar in <span class="application">Dolphin</span>'s Main Window</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="idm1059"></a>The File Menu</h3></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">File</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Create New</span></span></span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Creates a new object (such as a folder or a text file) in the current
folder.</span></p><p>You will find an explanation of all available objects in <span class="application">Konqueror</span>'s handbook in the chapter
<a class="ulink" href="help:/konqueror/making.html" target="_top">Create New</a>.</p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>
It is possible to create your own <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Create New...</span></span> submenu items. Use files from <a class="ulink" href="https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kio/-/tree/master/src/new_file_templates" target="_top">KIO source repository</a> as a reference and put the resulting <code class="filename">.desktop</code> file into the <code class="filename">.local/share/templates</code> in your home directory (the address can be determined using the <strong class="userinput"><code>kf5-config --path templates</code></strong> command in <span class="application">Konsole</span>), then restart <span class="application">Dolphin</span>.
</p></div></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">File</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">New Window</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>N</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Opens a new <span class="application">Dolphin</span> window.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">File</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">New Tab</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>T</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Opens a new tab.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">File</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Close Tab</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>W</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Closes the current tab.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">File</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Undo close tab</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>T</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Reopens the last closed tab.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">File</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Rename</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>F2</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Renames one currently selected item inline.
Opens the <a class="link" href="quick-tips.html#batch-rename" title="Renaming A Batch Of Files">batch rename dialog</a> if several
items are selected.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">File</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Move to Trash</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Del</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Moves the currently selected item(s) to the
trash.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">File</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Delete</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Del</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Permanently deletes the currently selected item(s). The items are not moved
to the trash and cannot be restored.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">File</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Show Target</span></span></span></dt><dd><p>This action highlights a link target in a new <span class="application">Dolphin</span> window.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">File</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Duplicate Here</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>D</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Creates duplicates of selected items appending <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="replaceable"><em class="replaceable"><code> copy</code></em></span> to the end of their names.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">File</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Properties</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Return</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Shows the properties dialog for the currently selected
item(s).</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">File</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Quit</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Q</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Exits <span class="application">Dolphin</span>.</span></p></dd></dl></div><p>
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="idm1214"></a>The Edit Menu</h3></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Undo</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Z</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Undoes the last action performed by <span class="application">Dolphin</span>.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Cut</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>X</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Cuts the currently selected item(s).</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Copy</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>C</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Copies the currently selected item(s).</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Paste Clipboard Contents...</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>V</strong></span></strong></span>) or
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Paste one File</span></span> or
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Paste one Folder</span></span> or
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Paste x Items</span></span></span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Pastes the currently copied/cut items to the current
folder. If the clipboard does not contain files or folders, the clipboard
contents (such as text or image data) will be pasted into a new file.
The name of this file has to be entered in a dialog.
</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Copy to inactive split view</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>F5</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Copies the currently selected item(s) from the active split view to the inactive split view.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Move to inactive split view</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>F6</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Moves the currently selected item(s) from the active split view to the inactive split view.
Is disabled if the current user does not have write permission on the selected item(s).</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Filter...</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>I</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Enables and disables the <a class="link" href="quick-tips.html#filter-files" title="Filtering Files">filter bar</a>.</span>
You can also use the alternate shortcut <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>/</strong></span>
for this action.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Search...</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>F</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Opens the find bar. Enter a search term into the edit box and select to search for filename
or in contents of files starting from the current folder or everywhere.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Select All</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>A</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Selects all files and folders in the current
folder.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Edit</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Invert Selection</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>A</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">
Selects all unselected items and deselects all selected items in the current folder.
</span></p></dd></dl></div><p>
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="idm1353"></a>The View Menu</h3></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Zoom In</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>+</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Increases the size of icons in the view.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Zoom Out</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>-</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Decreases the size of icons in the view.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Zoom Reset</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>0</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Resets the size of icons in the view to default.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">View Mode</span></span></span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Changes the view mode to <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Icons</span></span>
(<span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>1</strong></span>), <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Compact</span></span>
(<span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>2</strong></span>) or <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Details</span></span>
(<span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>3</strong></span>).</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Sort By</span></span></span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Changes whether items are sorted</span> by <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Name</span></span>
or other criteria described in <a class="link" href="dolphin-view.html#dolphin-view-information" title="Information in the View">Information in the View</a>.</p><p><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Descending</span></span> reverses the sort order.
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Folders First</span></span> sorts folders before files.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Show Additional Information</span></span></span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Displays additional information</span>
described in <a class="link" href="dolphin-view.html#dolphin-view-information" title="Information in the View">Information in the View</a>.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Show Previews</span></span></span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Displays a symbolic preview of the file contents </span> in the different
view modes.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Show in Groups</span></span></span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Displays</span> the content of the
current folder grouped by the option selected in <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Sort By</span></span>.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Show Hidden Files</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>.</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Shows all the hidden files and sub-folders within the current
folder.</span>There is an alternate shortcut <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>H</strong></span>
for this action.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Split</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>F3</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Enables and disables the split view mode.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Reload</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>F5</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Reloads the current folder.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Stop</span></span></span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Stops loading/reading the contents of the current
folder.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Show Panels</span></span></span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Enables and disables</span> the different <a class="link" href="panels.html" title="Panels">panels</a>:
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Places</span></span> (<span class="keycap"><strong>F9</strong></span>), <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Information</span></span>
(<span class="keycap"><strong>F11</strong></span>), <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Folders</span></span> (<span class="keycap"><strong>F7</strong></span>),
<span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Terminal</span></span> (<span class="keycap"><strong>F4</strong></span>).
With <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Lock Panels</span></span> the panel header with caption and two buttons is
hidden to save space and the panels are immutable, with <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Unlock Panels</span></span>
the header is visible and the panel can be moved to the right or left or even
outside the main window.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Location Bar</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Editable Location</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>F6</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Changes the location bar between the two modes; the
<a class="link" href="location-bar.html#location-bar-bread-crumb" title="Bread Crumb Mode">bread crumb mode</a> and the
<a class="link" href="location-bar.html#location-bar-editable" title="Editable Mode">editable mode</a>.
</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Location Bar</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Replace Location</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>L</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Switches the location bar to <a class="link" href="location-bar.html#location-bar-editable" title="Editable Mode">editable mode</a>,
if necessary, and selects the location such that it can be replaced quickly.
</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">View</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Adjust View Display Style...</span></span></span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Opens the <a class="link" href="view-properties.html#view-properties-dialog" title="The View Display Style dialog">View Display Style
Dialog</a>.</span></p></dd></dl></div><p>
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="idm1552"></a>The Go Menu</h3></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Go</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Up</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Up</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Changes to the folder above the current folder.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Go</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Back</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Left</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Changes to the previously viewed folder.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Go</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Forward</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Right</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Undoes</span> a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Go Back</span>”</span> action.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Go</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Home</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Home</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Changes to the users home folder, <abbr class="abbrev">e.g.</abbr>
/home/Peter/.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Go</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Recently Closed Tabs</span></span></span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Shows a list of recently closed tabs which can
be reopened.</span></p></dd></dl></div><p>
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="idm1614"></a>The Tools Menu</h3></div></div></div><p>
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Tools</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Open Terminal</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>F4</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Opens <span class="application">Konsole</span> within the current folder.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Tools</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Open Preferred Search Tool</span></span> (<span class="shortcut"><strong><span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>F</strong></span></strong></span>)</span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Opens preferred search tool in the current folder.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Tools</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenuitem">Compare Files</span></span></span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Compare the currently selected files or folders with
<span class="application">Kompare</span>. This action is only enabled if two files or folders are selected.</span></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Tools</span></span> → <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guisubmenu">Select Remote Charset</span></span></span></dt><dd><p><span class="action">Allows you to choose the charset used by a remote
connection manually.</span></p></dd></dl></div><p>
</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="idm1661"></a>The Settings and Help Menu</h3></div></div></div><p>
<span class="application">Dolphin</span> has the common <span class="orgname">KDE</span> <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Settings</span></span> and <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Help</span></span>
menu items, for more information read the sections about the <a class="ulink" href="help:/fundamentals/menus.html#menus-settings" target="_top">Settings Menu</a> and <a class="ulink" href="help:/fundamentals/menus.html#menus-help" target="_top">Help Menu</a>
of the <span class="orgname">KDE</span> Fundamentals.
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<span class="application">Dolphin</span> is not intended to be a competitor to <span class="application">Konqueror</span>: <span class="application">Konqueror</span> acts as
a universal viewer being able to show <acronym class="acronym">HTML</acronym> pages, text documents, folders and a
lot more, whereas <span class="application">Dolphin</span> focuses on being only a file manager. This approach
allows the optimization of the user interface for the task of file management.
</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm1686"></a><a name="idm1687"></a><p><b>5.2.</b></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How can I get involved with the development of <span class="application">Dolphin</span>?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
The easiest way to get involved with <span class="application">Dolphin</span> is to subscribe to the developer
mailing list <a class="ulink" href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kfm-devel" target="_top">kfm-devel</a>
and drop an email to the developer mailing list. Email what you can do, how much time
you can devote <abbr class="abbrev">etc.</abbr>, the developers will let you know what you can do in the
project. If you wish to contribute to the documentation please email the
<a class="ulink" href="mailto:kde-doc-english@kde.org" target="_top"><span class="orgname">KDE</span> Documentation Team</a> list.
</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm1697"></a><a name="idm1698"></a><p><b>5.3.</b></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How can I submit bug reports?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
The official channel for submitting bug reports is via the <span class="orgname">KDE</span> bug tracking
system. The <span class="orgname">KDE</span> bug tracker can be found at
<a class="ulink" href="https://bugs.kde.org" target="_top">https://bugs.kde.org</a>.
</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm1705"></a><a name="idm1706"></a><p><b>5.4.</b></p></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How can I submit feature requests?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
The official channel for submitting feature requests is via the <span class="orgname">KDE</span> bug
tracking system. The <span class="orgname">KDE</span> bug tracker can be found at
<a class="ulink" href="https://bugs.kde.org" target="_top">https://bugs.kde.org</a>.
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<span class="application">Dolphin</span>
</p><p>
Program copyright 2006–2014 Peter Penz <code class="email">(peter.penz AT gmx.at)</code>,
Frank Reininghaus <code class="email">(frank78ac AT googlemail.com)</code> and Emmanuel Pescosta
<code class="email">(emmanuelpescosta099 AT gmail.com)</code> </p><p>
Contributors:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>Cvetoslav Ludmiloff <code class="email">(ludmiloff AT gmail.com)</code></p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Stefan Monov <code class="email">(logixoul AT gmail.com)</code></p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Michael Austin <code class="email">(tuxedup AT users.sourceforge.net)</code></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><span class="firstname">Orville</span> <span class="surname">Bennett</span> <code class="email">(obennett AT hartford.edu)</code></p></li></ul></div><p>
</p><p>
Documentation copyright 2005 Peter Penz <code class="email">(peter.penz AT gmx.at)</code>
</p><p>
Documentation copyright 2006 <span class="firstname">Orville</span> <span class="surname">Bennett</span> <code class="email">(obennett AT hartford.edu)</code>
</p><p>
Documentation copyright 2006 Michael Austin <code class="email">(tuxedup AT users.sourceforge.net)</code>
</p><p>
Documentation copyright 2009 Frank Reininghaus <code class="email">(frank78ac AT googlemail.com)</code>
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