<FILENAME filename="index.html"><html><head><title>The System Settings 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="This documentation describes system configuration and administration center for your desktop."><meta name="keywords" content="KDE, System, Settings, configuration, administration, config, admin"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The System Settings 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">System Settings</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="systemsettings"></a>The <span class="application">System Settings</span> Handbook</h1></div><div><div class="authorgroup"><p class="author"><span class="firstname">Richard</span> <span class="othername">A.</span> <span class="surname">Johnson</span> <code class="email"><rjohnson@kde.org></code></p></div></div><div>Revision <span class="releaseinfo">Plasma 5.20 (<span class="date">2021-04-11</span>)</span></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2007 <span class="firstname">Richard</span> <span class="othername">A.</span> <span class="surname">Johnson</span></p></div><div><p><a href="help:/kdoctools5-common/fdl-notice.html">Legal Notice</a></p></div><div><div><div class="abstract"><p> This documentation describes system configuration and administration center for your desktop. </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-kapp.html">2. Using <span class="application">System Settings</span></a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="using-kapp.html#starting">Starting <span class="application">System Settings</span></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="screen.html">The <span class="application">System Settings</span> Screen</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="general.html"><span class="application">System Settings</span> Categories and Modules</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="exiting.html">Exiting the <span class="application">System Settings</span></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="configuring.html">Configuring <span class="application">System Settings</span></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="run-modules-individually.html">Running Individual <span class="application">System Settings</span> Modules</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="modules.html">3. The <span class="application">System Settings</span> Modules</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="credits.html">4. 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, System, Settings, configuration, administration, config, admin"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The System Settings Handbook"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="The System Settings Handbook"><link rel="prev" href="index.html" title="The System Settings Handbook"><link rel="next" href="using-kapp.html" title="Chapter 2. Using System Settings"><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-kapp.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> The <span class="application">System Settings</span> provides the user with a centralized and convenient way to configure all of the settings for your desktop. </p><p> <span class="application">System Settings</span> is made up of multiple modules. Each module is a separate application, however the <span class="application">System Settings</span> organizes all of these applications into a single location. </p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p> Each <span class="application">System Settings</span> module can be executed individually </p><p> See section entitled <a class="link" href="run-modules-individually.html" title="Running Individual System Settings Modules">Running individual <span class="application">System Settings</span> modules</a> for more information. </p></div><p> <span class="application">System Settings</span> groups all of the configuration modules into several categories: </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="general.html#appearance">Appearance</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="general.html#workspace">Workspace</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="general.html#personalization">Personalization</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="general.html#network">Network</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="general.html#hardware">Hardware</a></p></li><li class="listitem"><p><a class="link" href="general.html#system_administration">System Administration</a></p></li></ul></div><p> </p><p> The modules that make up <span class="application">System Settings</span> fall under one of the above categories, making it easier to locate the correct configuration module. </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-kapp.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td class="prevCell">The <span class="application">System Settings</span> Handbook </td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"> Using <span class="application">System Settings</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-kapp.html"><html><head><title>Chapter 2. Using System Settings</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, System, Settings, configuration, administration, config, admin"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The System Settings Handbook"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="The System Settings Handbook"><link rel="prev" href="introduction.html" title="Chapter 1. Introduction"><link rel="next" href="screen.html" title="The System Settings Screen"><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">System Settings</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="screen.html">Next</a></td></tr></table></div><div id="contentBody"><div class="chapter"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="using-kapp"></a>Chapter 2. Using <span class="application">System Settings</span></h1></div></div></div><p> This section details the use of <span class="application">System Settings</span> itself. For information on each individual module, please see <a class="link" href="modules.html" title="Chapter 3. The System Settings Modules"><span class="application">System Settings</span> Modules</a>. </p><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="starting"></a>Starting <span class="application">System Settings</span></h2></div></div></div><p> The <span class="application">System Settings</span> can be started in one of three ways: </p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p> By selecting <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">System Settings</span></span> from the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Application Menu</span></span>. </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> By pressing <span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>F2</strong></span> or <span class="keycap"><strong>Alt</strong></span>+<span class="keycap"><strong>Space</strong></span>. This will bring up the <span class="application">KRunner</span> dialog. Type <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>systemsettings</strong></span></span>, and press <span class="keysym">Enter</span>. </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Type <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="command"><span class="command"><strong>systemsettings &</strong></span></span> at any command prompt. </p></li></ol></div><p> All three of these methods are equivalent, and produce the same result. </p></div><FILENAME filename="screen.html"><html><head><title>The System Settings Screen</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, System, Settings, configuration, administration, config, admin"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The System Settings Handbook"><link rel="up" href="using-kapp.html" title="Chapter 2. 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The toolbar provides the user with the ability to go back into the main view from within a module using <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">All Settings</span></span>. You can also find a <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guimenu">Help</span></span> menu as well as a <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Configure</span></span> button which provides you a dialog with alternate view settings. </p><p>To search for something within all of the modules, start to type keywords into the search field at the right of the toolbar in the <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">All Settings</span></span> view. When you start typing, a list of matching topics will popup. Select one and only the groups with settings for this keyword are enabled, the other are greyed out.</p><p>When the icon window has the focus, you can type the first letter of any module or module group name to select it. Typing this letter again the selection moves to the next match. </p><p> Underneath the toolbar is an icon view of the individual modules or module groups that make up <span class="application">System Settings</span> grouped by different categories. By default, if your mouse stays a few seconds over an icon, a tooltip appears, either explaining the purpose of the module or showing the modules in this group. </p></div></div><div id="footer"><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="using-kapp.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Contents</a></td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="general.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td class="prevCell">Using <span class="application">System Settings</span> </td><td class="upCell">Using <span class="application">System Settings</span></td><td class="nextCell"> <span class="application">System Settings</span> Categories and Modules</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="general.html"><html><head><title>System Settings Categories and Modules</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, System, Settings, configuration, administration, config, admin"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The System Settings Handbook"><link rel="up" href="using-kapp.html" title="Chapter 2. Using System Settings"><link rel="prev" href="screen.html" title="The System Settings Screen"><link rel="next" href="exiting.html" title="Exiting the System Settings"><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"> <span class="application">System Settings</span> Categories and Modules</div></div></div></div><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="screen.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell">Using <span class="application">System Settings</span></td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="exiting.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="general"></a><span class="application">System Settings</span> Categories and Modules</h2></div></div></div><p>A brief overview of all categories and their modules:</p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><a name="appearance"></a><span class="term">Appearance</span></dt><dd><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p> Global Theme </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Plasma Style </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Application Style (Application Style, Window Decorations) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Colors </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Font (Fonts, Font Management) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Icons </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Cursors </p></li></ul></div></dd><dt><a name="workspace"></a><span class="term">Workspace</span></dt><dd><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p> Workspace Behavior (General Behavior, Desktop Effects, Screen Edges, Touch Screen, Screen Locking, Virtual Desktops, Activities) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Window Management (Window Behavior, Task Switcher, KWin Scripts, Window Rules) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Shortcuts (Shortcuts, Custom Shortcuts) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Startup and Shutdown (Login Screen (SDDM), Autostart, Background Services, Desktop Session, Splash Screen) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Search (File Search, Krunner, Web Search Keywords) </p></li></ul></div></dd><dt><a name="personalization"></a><span class="term">Personalization</span></dt><dd><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p> Notifications </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Users </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Regional Settings (Language, Formats, Spell Check, Date & Time) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Accessibility </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Applications (Default Applications, File Associations, Locations, Launch Feedback) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> KDE Wallet </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Online Accounts </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> User Feedback </p></li></ul></div></dd><dt><a name="network"></a><span class="term">Network</span></dt><dd><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p> Settings (Proxy, Connection Preferences, SSL Preferences, Cache, Cookies, Browser Identification, Windows Shares) </p></li></ul></div></dd><dt><a name="hardware"></a><span class="term">Hardware</span></dt><dd><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p> Input Devices (Keyboard, Mouse, Game Controller, Graphic Tablet, Touchpad) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Display and Monitor (Display Configuration, Compositor, Gamma, Night Color) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Audio </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Multimedia (Audio CDs, CDDB Retrieval) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Power Management (Energy Saving, Activity Settings, Advanced Settings) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Bluetooth </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Removable Storage (Device Actions, Digital Camera, Removable Devices) </p></li></ul></div></dd><dt><a name="system_administration"></a><span class="term">System Administration</span></dt><dd><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p> System Information </p></li></ul></div></dd></dl></div><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>Use the search field at the top right in <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">All Settings</span></span> view to find all matching modules for a given keyword. Start typing a keyword opens a list of keywords and only the matching modules are enabled.</p></div></div></div><div id="footer"><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="screen.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Contents</a></td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="exiting.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td class="prevCell">The <span class="application">System Settings</span> Screen </td><td class="upCell">Using <span class="application">System Settings</span></td><td class="nextCell"> Exiting the <span class="application">System Settings</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="exiting.html"><html><head><title>Exiting the System Settings</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, System, Settings, configuration, administration, config, admin"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The System Settings Handbook"><link rel="up" href="using-kapp.html" title="Chapter 2. 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You can change from <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Icon View</span></span> (default view) to <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Sidebar View</span></span>. In <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Sidebar View</span></span> mode, the welcome page shows the frequently used modules for quick access. </p><p> You can also turn off the detailed tooltips by unchecking <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guilabel">Show detailed tooltips</span></span>. 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The <span class="application">System Settings</span> Modules</h1></div></div></div><p> In order to make it as easy as possible, the <span class="application">System Settings</span> has organized options into six categories. Under each category, there are icons grouped together under subcategories. Each icon is called a module. When you double click on a module icon, you will be presented with the options of the module in the main window. </p><p> Each module will have some or all of the following buttons: </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term">Help</span></dt><dd><p> This button will provide help specific to the current module. Clicking the button will open <span class="application">KHelpCenter</span> in a new window providing detailed information on the module. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">Defaults</span></dt><dd><p> Clicking this button will restore this module to its default values. 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If you have changed anything, clicking <span xmlns:doc="http://nwalsh.com/xsl/documentation/1.0" class="guiitem"><span class="guibutton">Apply</span></span> will cause the changes to take effect. </p></dd></dl></div><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> You must either <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Reset</span>”</span> or <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Apply</span>”</span> the changes before changing to another module. </p><p> If you try to change without saving or resetting your options, you will be asked if you want to save your changes, or discard them. </p></div></div></div><div id="footer"><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="run-modules-individually.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Contents</a></td><td class="nextCell"><a accesskey="n" href="credits.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td class="prevCell">Running Individual <span class="application">System Settings</span> Modules </td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"> Credits and License</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="credits.html"><html><head><title>Chapter 4. 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Meyer. </p><p> Program copyright 2009 Ben Cooksley. </p><p> Contributors: </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p> Will Stephenson <code class="email">(wstepheson AT kde.org)</code> </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Michael D. Stemle, Jr. <code class="email">(manchicken AT notsosoft.net)</code> </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Matthias Kretz <code class="email">(kretz AT kde.org)</code> </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> <span class="firstname">Daniel</span> <span class="surname">Molkentin</span> <code class="email">(molkentin AT kde.org)</code> </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> <span class="firstname">Matthias</span> <span class="surname">Elter</span> <code class="email">(elter AT kde.org)</code> </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Frans Englich <code class="email">(englich AT kde.org)</code> </p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Michael Jansen <code class="email">(kde AT michael-jansen.biz)</code> </p></li></ul></div><p> </p><p> Documentation Copyright (c) 2008 <span class="firstname">Richard</span> <span class="othername">A.</span> <span class="surname">Johnson</span> <code class="email">(rjohnson AT kde.org)</code> </p><p><a name="gnu-fdl"></a>This documentation is licensed under the terms of the <a class="ulink" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/fdl-license.html" target="_top">GNU Free Documentation License</a>.</p><p>This program is licensed under the terms of the <a class="ulink" href="help:/kdoctools5-common/gpl-license.html" target="_top">GNU General Public License</a>.</p></div></div><div id="footer"><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"><a accesskey="p" href="modules.html">Prev</a></td><td class="upCell"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Contents</a></td><td class="nextCell"></td></tr><tr><td class="prevCell">The <span class="application">System Settings</span> Modules </td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"> </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></div></div><div id="footer"><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><tr><td class="prevCell"> </td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"> Introduction</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>
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