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@@ -69,5 +69,7 @@ finally, start Opie with:
Opie should now be running (if you should have to reboot, which is rare, Opie
-will start automatically). From here, you can use either the ``Software''
+will start automatically). From here, you can use either the "Software"
application in the Settings tab, or run ipkg from the command line to install
other Opie apps. Check out the various task-opie-* ipkgs to install various sets
+
+
of apps at once (you can always uninstall individual apps individually). You
@@ -82,2 +84,4 @@ To completely install Opie on the Zaurus, you will have to install OpenZaurus,
which includes Opie. However, individual Opie applications will work fine on the
+
+
default Zaurus rom. Do not install Opie's launcher on a default Zaurus ROM
@@ -91,6 +95,6 @@ though.
Now that Opie is installed and running, it's time to start using it. When you
-first start Opie, you will see the ``Launcher'' from which you can start all of
-your Applications, and the ``Taskbar'' along the bottom, where you can see all
+first start Opie, you will see the "Launcher" from which you can start all of
+your Applications, and the "Taskbar" along the bottom, where you can see all
the running applications, select an input method, and interact with the
-installed ``applets''.
+installed "applets".
</para>
@@ -102,4 +106,6 @@ icon or button you want to click on. The main difference between using the
stylus and using a mouse is that you cannot right click with a stylus, so things
+
+
that require a right click are kept to a minimum. However, it is sometimes
-necessary to right click, and this is implemented with a ``press and hold''.
+necessary to right click, and this is implemented with a "press and hold".
Any time you want to do something that you think would require a right click on
@@ -113,6 +119,8 @@ click usually does on a desktop interface.
<para>
-The Launcher behaves like the ``desktop'' on most PC GUIs. When no applications
+The Launcher behaves like the "desktop" on most PC GUIs. When no applications
+
+
are running or visible, you will have access to the Launcher. You can also map
a hardware key to bring the Launcher to the top without closing any of the
-running applications (this is similar to ``minimising'' all the applications
+running applications (this is similar to "minimising" all the applications
that are running).
@@ -122,2 +130,4 @@ Along the top of the Launcher you will see a list of tabs which function as
categories for your applications. You can click on the tab for the category you
+
+
want to view, and then click on the icon for the application that you wish to
@@ -126,2 +136,4 @@ you install any games, they will appear in the Games tab). When new
applications are installed, they will usually appear in one of these three tabs,
+
+
or in a tab of their own. To add or delete tabs or to move applications between
@@ -131,4 +143,6 @@ by changing the directories in /opt/QtPalmtop/apps.
<para>
-There is also a tab to the far right called the ``Documents'' tab, which allows
+There is also a tab to the far right called the "Documents" tab, which allows
you to quickly open your most often used documents. You can click on a document
+
+
to open it up in the proper application. For help on adding files to the
@@ -140,7 +154,7 @@ Documents tab see \ref{docadd} on page \pageref{docadd}
<para>
-Opie has a ``Taskbar'' that always runs along the bottom of the screen in Opie,
-except for a few ``fullscreen'' applications that cover it up. The Taskbar is
+Opie has a "Taskbar" that always runs along the bottom of the screen in Opie,
+except for a few "fullscreen" applications that cover it up. The Taskbar is
what lets you select which input method you would like to use, shows what
-applications are running, and is also where the ``applets'' draw their icons.
-On the left of the Taskbar is an ``O'' button that opens a menu which has an
+applications are running, and is also where the "applets" draw their icons.
+On the left of the Taskbar is an "O" button that opens a menu which has an
entry for every tab in the Launcher, allowing you to star an applications
@@ -158,3 +172,3 @@ the screen, allowing you to interact with it.
<para>
-To the right of the ``O'' menu you will see an icon for the currently selected
+To the right of the "O" menu you will see an icon for the currently selected
input method. Clicking this will bring up the input method, allowing you to
@@ -169,7 +183,9 @@ become the current input method, with its icon replacing the previous one.
<para>
-In Opie, dialogs, as well as some applications, have a button labeled ``Ok'' on
-the right side of the window title bar, in addition to the normal ``x''. For
-dialogs, the ``Ok'' button will apply your changes and close the window, while
-the ``x'' will cancel them before closing the window (for people used to most
-desktop GUI's the ``Ok'' and ``x'' behave like the ``Ok'' and ``Cancel'' buttons
+In Opie, dialogs, as well as some applications, have a button labeled "Ok" on
+the right side of the window title bar, in addition to the normal "x". For
+dialogs, the "Ok" button will apply your changes and close the window, while
+the "x" will cancel them before closing the window (for people used to most
+desktop GUI's the "Ok" and "x" behave like the "Ok" and "Cancel" buttons
+
+
you would normally see in the bottom right of the dialog window).
@@ -177,5 +193,5 @@ you would normally see in the bottom right of the dialog window).
<para>
-For applications that have an ``Ok'' button as well as the ``x'' button that all
-applications have, the ``Ok'' button will usually save the current file and then
-close the application, while the ``x'' button will close the application without
+For applications that have an "Ok" button as well as the "x" button that all
+applications have, the "Ok" button will usually save the current file and then
+close the application, while the "x" button will close the application without
saving.
@@ -187,3 +203,3 @@ saving.
<para>
-First, you should shutdown Opie from the ``Shutdown'' app in the Settings tab.
+First, you should shutdown Opie from the "Shutdown" app in the Settings tab.
Normally, simply running
@@ -196,2 +212,4 @@ will upgrade Opie. However, if you currently have a version with the 1.5.0
version number, you will have to upgrade it differently, because Opie now uses a
+
+
different version number (the 1.5.0 was Qtopia's version number, we now use our
@@ -222,3 +240,3 @@ or click the add icon in the toolbar (looks like a blank piece of paper).
First, you need to give the person a name. You can do this by either entering
-their name in the name field, or by pressing ``Full Name...'', which will open
+their name in the name field, or by pressing "Full Name...", which will open
up a new dialog that lets you enter each part of their name individually. Three
@@ -229,3 +247,3 @@ some common ways of ordering their first and last names, or type in a custom
one. You can also select a category for the user to be filed under, and clicking
-the button labeled ``...'' lets you edit the available catagories (these are
+the button labeled "..." lets you edit the available catagories (these are
convinient for displaying just the contacts you want when you have a lot of
@@ -236,3 +254,3 @@ The address tab lets you edit the contact's buisness and home addresses (select
which one you want to change from the pulldown menu at the top). The bottom
-field behaves just like the three custom fields in the ``General'' tab (and if
+field behaves just like the three custom fields in the "General" tab (and if
you select the same thing from the pulldown list, it will modify the same
@@ -245,4 +263,4 @@ name of their spouse, etc.
<para>
-When you are done, click ``Ok'' in the top right of the screen (you can always
-edit their profile later), click the ``x'' to cancel, and not add the contact.
+When you are done, click "Ok" in the top right of the screen (you can always
+edit their profile later), click the "x" to cancel, and not add the contact.
</para>
@@ -255,3 +273,3 @@ will open up the same dialog used to add a user, except their information that
is already entered will already be filled in. To finalise the changes, click
-``Ok'', or to cancel them, click ``x''.
+"Ok", or to cancel them, click "x".
</para>
@@ -264,2 +282,4 @@ trash can icon, or go to Contact \begin{math}\rightarrow\end{math}Delete. A
dialog will pop up asking if you want to actually delete that contact, click yes
+
+
to delete it, no will cancel.
@@ -272,11 +292,11 @@ To find a specific person, click the find icon (green magnifying glass), or go
to <GUIMenu>Contact</GUIMenu><GUIMenuItem>Find</GUIMenuItem>. A dialog will pop
-up, and in the ``Find what'' input, enter the string you want to search for. You
+up, and in the "Find what" input, enter the string you want to search for. You
can also select if you want the search to be case sensative, and if you want it
to search backwards from the currently selected user. The Category drop down
-menu lets you search only a specific category (``All'' to search all of them).
-When you click ``Find'', it will start search for the string in all the fields
+menu lets you search only a specific category ("All" to search all of them).
+When you click "Find", it will start search for the string in all the fields
in all the contacts. When it finds a match, it will highlight the user in the
main view. You can use this to search for (as an example) who a certain phone
-number belongs to, by entering the phone number in the ``find what'' field, and
-clicking ``Find''.
+number belongs to, by entering the phone number in the "find what" field, and
+clicking "Find".
</para>
@@ -293,6 +313,6 @@ contacts who's names begin with that letter. These work much like entering text
on a mobile phone. For example, to view all the contacts whos name starts with
-``B'', press the ``ABC'' group twice (since ``B'' is the second letter in that
+"B", press the "ABC" group twice (since "B" is the second letter in that
group). To go back to displaying all of the letters, click it two more times
(pressing it four times brings you back to all the letters, so you pressed it 2
-times to get to ``B'' and 2 more times to get back to all letters. 2+2=4).
+times to get to "B" and 2 more times to get back to all letters. 2+2=4).
</para>
@@ -319,4 +339,4 @@ Navigation in the Calendar is simple. Along the top are five different buttons
that allow you to set the type of view, which correspond to the five items in
-the ``View'' menu. Each one (except for ``Today'') changes the amount of time
-shown on the screen. ``Day'' shows one day, ``Week'' one week, etc. Today is the
+the "View" menu. Each one (except for "Today") changes the amount of time
+shown on the screen. "Day" shows one day, "Week" one week, etc. Today is the
same as Day, except that it automatically sets the view to the current day.
@@ -329,2 +349,4 @@ represent the days of the current week, and on the left and right sides of the
navigation bar are arrows, which allow you to move one day in that direction. If
+
+
you are on the last day of the week, pressing the arrow will bring you into the
@@ -338,2 +360,4 @@ hour. If you select one, any new appointments will automatically default to
begining at that time and ending an hour later (which you can, of course, change
+
+
when you create the appointment).
@@ -353,2 +377,4 @@ each day of the week, and rows, representing each hour of the day. In the
navigation bar at the top, there are two scroll boxes, the one on the left shows
+
+
the current year, and the one to the right shows which week it is of that year.
@@ -362,2 +388,4 @@ see a blue square which represents an appointment, which you can press to see
details of the appointment. If you press anywhere in the free space, you will go
+
+
to the day of the column that you clicked in.
@@ -372,2 +400,4 @@ between them. This is convinient if you need to see a list of all your
appointments, but do not need to see how your time is mapped out. The navigation
+
+
bar has an arrow button on either side, allowing you to move to the next or
@@ -376,4 +406,6 @@ year. Pressing the week number button will bring up a calendar dialog, which
allows you to select the week you are viewing. Selecting a day from the calendar
+
+
will bring you to the week that day is in. To the right of that is a button with
-a ``2'' in it. When this is depressed, the main view will show two weeks at a
+a "2" in it. When this is depressed, the main view will show two weeks at a
time, instead of one. The last item is a label which shows the range of dates
@@ -387,4 +419,8 @@ itself will bring you to the day view for that day. Under each day is a list of
all the appointments for that day, as well as their start times. If you click on
+
+
an appointment, you will go to an edit dialog for that appointment, which lets
-you view its details. Next to each day heading is a ``+'' sign, clicking it will
+you view its details. Next to each day heading is a "+" sign, clicking it will
+
+
create a new appointment for that day.
@@ -396,4 +432,8 @@ create a new appointment for that day.
The month view looks like a normal monthly calendar, allowing you to see on what
+
+
days of the month you have appointments. In the navigation bar, there are two
pairs of arrows. The pair with an arrow and a vertical line will take you to the
+
+
first or last month of the currently selected year, while the normal arrow
@@ -406,2 +446,4 @@ The main view is divided up into a grid, where the columns are the days of the
week, and the rows are the weeks (just like an ordinary calendar). The currently
+
+
selected day has a bold box drawn around it, and if the day has an appointment,
@@ -419,2 +461,4 @@ day.
To add an appointment, click on the add appointment button in the toolbar at the
+
+
top of the window (an image of a blank page), and a dialog will open up,
@@ -428,4 +472,6 @@ short description of the appointment, or select a common one from the dropdown
list. The location field allows you to do the same. The category dropdown allows
+
+
you to assign the appointment to a category, which you can use later to view
-only some of your appointments. The button labeled ``...'' to the right of that
+only some of your appointments. The button labeled "..." to the right of that
will open up a dialog where you can add, delete, or edit certain categories.
@@ -441,4 +487,6 @@ minutes field for the start time, it will automatically set the minutes field
for the end time to the same thing, but you can change this by selecting the end
+
+
field and giving it its own minutes field. Because of this, it is fastest to set
-the start time first and then the end time. There is also an ``all day''
+the start time first and then the end time. There is also an "all day"
checkbox, which will make the appointment take up the entire day.
@@ -449,7 +497,11 @@ list. To change the available timezones, click the world icon, and it will open
the City Time application. Refer to its documentation for changing the
-timezones. If you want to have an alarm go off, check the ``alarm'' checkbox,
+timezones. If you want to have an alarm go off, check the "alarm" checkbox,
and then set the number of minutes before the appointment that you want the
-alarm to sound. If you set the dropdown list next to that to ``silent'' you will
-only be given a visual alarm, wheras if you set the alarm to ``Loud'', there
+alarm to sound. If you set the dropdown list next to that to "silent" you will
+
+
+only be given a visual alarm, wheras if you set the alarm to "Loud", there
will be an alarm sound as well. Note: opie-alarm must be installed for alarms to
+
+
work.
@@ -461,5 +513,7 @@ often the appointment repeats. Selecting one of these buttons will change the
interface below, to represent the available options for that type of repetition
-(selecting ``None'' will turn off repetition if you turned it on and no longer
-want it). When you are done, click ``ok'' in the upper right to select that type
-of repetition, or ``x'' to set it back to what it was (none if it is a new
+(selecting "None" will turn off repetition if you turned it on and no longer
+want it). When you are done, click "ok" in the upper right to select that type
+
+
+of repetition, or "x" to set it back to what it was (none if it is a new
appointment).
@@ -467,9 +521,9 @@ appointment).
<para>
-Finally, you can add notes to the appointment by clicking the ``Notes...''
+Finally, you can add notes to the appointment by clicking the "Notes..."
button which will open a dialog with a text entry field for adding notes. Press
-``ok'' to accept the changes to the notes, ``x'' to cancel.
+"ok" to accept the changes to the notes, "x" to cancel.
</para>
<para>
-When you are done setting up the appointment, click ``ok'' in the top right of
-the window, or ``x'' to cancel adding the appointment.
+When you are done setting up the appointment, click "ok" in the top right of
+the window, or "x" to cancel adding the appointment.
</para>
@@ -481,4 +535,4 @@ but they will all open the same dialog. The dialog is the same as the Add
Appointment dialog, except that the fields will already be filled in with the
-information that the appointment contains. Clicking ``ok'' will keep your
-changes, ``x'' will revert them to what they were before you edited them.
+information that the appointment contains. Clicking "ok" will keep your
+changes, "x" will revert them to what they were before you edited them.
</para>
@@ -492,3 +546,3 @@ text you want to search for, as well as the category you want to search for, as
well as the start date, and whether you want the search to be case sensitive.
-Click ``Find'' to find the next appointment that matches your criteria.
+Click "Find" to find the next appointment that matches your criteria.
</para>
@@ -511,12 +565,12 @@ the task. The lower the number, the more important it is. The categories behave
in much the same way that they do in Calendar, you can select the category from
-the drop down menu, or you can click the ``...'' button to add, delete, or edit
-categories. To give the task a due date, check the ``Due'' checkbox, and then
+the drop down menu, or you can click the "..." button to add, delete, or edit
+categories. To give the task a due date, check the "Due" checkbox, and then
click the button next to it (it should contain the current date). That will open
-a calendar from which you can select the due date. The ``Completed'' check box
-is the same as the checkbox next to each item in the main view. The ``Summary''
+a calendar from which you can select the due date. The "Completed" check box
+is the same as the checkbox next to each item in the main view. The "Summary"
field is for a short summary that will be visible in the main view, as well as
in the Today application. The down arrow next to it will copy the text in the
-``Summary'' field into the large text field below it, which is used for a more
-detailed description of the task. Click ``ok'' in the upper right to add the
-new task, or ``x'' to close the window without adding the new task.
+"Summary" field into the large text field below it, which is used for a more
+detailed description of the task. Click "ok" in the upper right to add the
+new task, or "x" to close the window without adding the new task.
</para>
@@ -530,3 +584,3 @@ dialog should apear as if you were adding a task, but the information for that
task should already be filled in. You can change any of it you want to, and then
-click ``ok'' in the top right corner to save the changes, or ``x'' to go back to
+click "ok" in the top right corner to save the changes, or "x" to go back to
the way it was.
@@ -552,9 +606,9 @@ pop up. Enter the text you want to search for in the description, and select the
category that you want it to search through (this will speed the search up, if
-you know what category it is in). You can also select ``case sensative'' which
+you know what category it is in). You can also select "case sensative" which
makes the search pay attention to the case of what you type (so if you look for
-``mow lawn'', it won't find a task called ``Mow lawn''). ``Search Backwards''
-will search backwards from the currently selected task. Click ``Find'' to
+"mow lawn", it won't find a task called "Mow lawn"). "Search Backwards"
+will search backwards from the currently selected task. Click "Find" to
initiate the search, when it finds a task that matches the string, it will
select it. If you click Find again, it will find the next one in the list (or
-the previous one, if ``Search backwards'' is selected).
+the previous one, if "Search backwards" is selected).
</para>
@@ -588,3 +642,3 @@ The file manager allows easy access to your file system, letting you browse,
copy, move, delete and link files. You can also use it to open the file in an
-application based upon the file type, or add the file to your ``Documents'' tab,
+application based upon the file type, or add the file to your "Documents" tab,
as well as several other filesystem related things.
@@ -599,3 +653,3 @@ arrow will take you up one level in the directory structure (so, if you are in
/usr/bin, it will take you to /usr, regardless of where you were before). The
-``Dir'' menu shows the current path, with each directory as a menu item. So, if
+"Dir" menu shows the current path, with each directory as a menu item. So, if
you are in /opt/QtPalmtop/bin there will be four entries: /, opt, QtPalmtop, and
@@ -615,6 +669,6 @@ select multiple files, simply click on each one you want to select.
To copy a file from one directory to another, press and hold on the filename,
-and select ``Copy'' from the menu that pops up. Then, change into the directory
+and select "Copy" from the menu that pops up. Then, change into the directory
that you want to copy it into, and press the "paste" icon (an image of a
clipboard and a piece of paper). To move a file, do the same thing, except
-select ``Cut'' from the first menu, instead of ``Copy''. You can also move or
+select "Cut" from the first menu, instead of "Copy". You can also move or
copy multiple files by selecting all of them and using the cut or copy buttons
@@ -627,3 +681,3 @@ in the toolbar.
To delete a file, press and hold it to bring up its menu, then select
-``Delete'', and click ``Yes'' (or ``No'' to cancel). Delete will delete all the
+"Delete", and click "Yes" (or "No" to cancel). Delete will delete all the
currently selected files, which may be more than the one that you pressed and
@@ -637,3 +691,3 @@ To change a file's name, first bring up the input method you want to use (unless
you are going to use the hardware keyboard), then press and hold on the
-filename, and select ``rename''. A new file will appear with a ``Name'' field
+filename, and select "rename". A new file will appear with a "Name" field
that is editable, enter the new name, and click another file to keep the new
@@ -647,4 +701,4 @@ To create a directory, first bring up the input method you want to use (if you
are using one), and then click the new directory button (an image of a file
-folder with a ``+'' sign). A new folder will be created with the name ``New
-Folder'', and the folder name will be editable. Enter the name you want and then
+folder with a "+" sign). A new folder will be created with the name "New
+Folder", and the folder name will be editable. Enter the name you want and then
click another file to create the folder.
@@ -657,4 +711,4 @@ To view a file, press and hold on a file, and the menu that comes up will
contain two entries for vieing the file, the first depends on the filetype, but
-usually lets you open the file in a specific program. The second is ``view as
-text'' which will open the file up in TextEdit (regardless of whether or not it
+usually lets you open the file in a specific program. The second is "view as
+text" which will open the file up in TextEdit (regardless of whether or not it
is actually a text file).
@@ -663,6 +717,6 @@ is actually a text file).
-<section><title>Adding to ``Documents''</title>
+<section><title>Adding to "Documents"</title>
<para>
-To add a file to your ``Documents'', press and hold the file, and select ``Add
-to documents'' from the menu. This will add the file to the documents tab, which
+To add a file to your "Documents", press and hold the file, and select "Add
+to documents" from the menu. This will add the file to the documents tab, which
you can use to quickly open the file (simply click on the icon for the file in
@@ -675,5 +729,5 @@ opening files.
<para>
-To sort the files, use the ``Sort'' menu to select wich field you want to sort
-the files by (``by Name'', for instance, will sort the file alphabetically by
-name). If ``Ascending'' is checked, the files will be sorted in ascending order,
+To sort the files, use the "Sort" menu to select wich field you want to sort
+the files by ("by Name", for instance, will sort the file alphabetically by
+name). If "Ascending" is checked, the files will be sorted in ascending order,
if it is not, they will be sorted in descending order. You can also press the
@@ -685,5 +739,5 @@ name of the column in the main view to sort by that field.
<para>
-The ``View'' menu lets you choose which files to view. If ``Hidden'' is checked,
-hidden files will be visible (in Linux, hidden files start with a ``.''). If
-``Symlinks'' is checked, symbolic links (files or directories which are merely
+The "View" menu lets you choose which files to view. If "Hidden" is checked,
+hidden files will be visible (in Linux, hidden files start with a "."). If
+"Symlinks" is checked, symbolic links (files or directories which are merely
links to other files or directories) will be visible.
@@ -705,3 +759,3 @@ beginner). I will, however, give a quick overview of using a Linux shell.
<para>
-Along the top of the window is a row of menus and icons. The ``Font'' menu lets
+Along the top of the window is a row of menus and icons. The "Font" menu lets
you select the font size that you want the console to use, while the Options
@@ -713,8 +767,8 @@ pulldown list with various common commands in it.
<para>
-The first submenu in the options menu is the ``Command List'' menu, which lets
-you edit or hide the command list pulldown. The ``Tabs on top'' or ``Tabs on
-bottom'' (depending on which is currently enabled) allows you to select where
-the tabs representing multiple terminal sessions are drawn. The ``Colors''
-submenu lets you select from a color scheme, or make your own, and the ``Scroll
-Bar'' submenu lets you select where or if the scroll bar is drawn.
+The first submenu in the options menu is the "Command List" menu, which lets
+you edit or hide the command list pulldown. The "Tabs on top" or "Tabs on
+bottom" (depending on which is currently enabled) allows you to select where
+the tabs representing multiple terminal sessions are drawn. The "Colors"
+submenu lets you select from a color scheme, or make your own, and the "Scroll
+Bar" submenu lets you select where or if the scroll bar is drawn.
</para>
@@ -749,6 +803,6 @@ You can edit or hide this menu from <GUIMenu>Options</GUIMenu>
A shell is a program that accepts input from a user, and runs commands. Each
-``command'' in the shell is actually a separate program (unless you are using a
+"command" in the shell is actually a separate program (unless you are using a
shell like BusyBox, which makes some of the more common commands part of its own
program in order to save space). Shells can actually be very powerful, and many
-of them allow you to write something called ``shell scripts'' which are just a
+of them allow you to write something called "shell scripts" which are just a
sequence of commands, sometimes with some flow control statements, saved to a
@@ -766,8 +820,8 @@ than most other shells.
To run a program or a command (remember, a command is just another program), you
-simply type the name of the program and hit ``Return'' (in Linux, program names
-do not have a special suffix like they do in windows, in fact the ``.''
+simply type the name of the program and hit "Return" (in Linux, program names
+do not have a special suffix like they do in windows, in fact the "."
character has no special meaning unless it is at the begining of a filename, in
-which case it makes the file ``hidden''). When you type a program name and hit
-``Return'' the shell looks in a special list of directories called your
-``path'', and if it cannot find it in any of those directories, it stops looking
+which case it makes the file "hidden"). When you type a program name and hit
+"Return" the shell looks in a special list of directories called your
+"path", and if it cannot find it in any of those directories, it stops looking
and tells you it could not find them. If you want to run a program that is not
@@ -775,3 +829,3 @@ in your path, you must specify an absolute or relative path to that program.
For instance, to run a program that is in the directory you are currently in,
-you would type <literal>./program</literal> (``./'' is a special directory that
+you would type <literal>./program</literal> ("./" is a special directory that
is explained below), or to run a program in /home/username/ you would call
@@ -780,7 +834,7 @@ is explained below), or to run a program in /home/username/ you would call
<para>
-Most programs take ``arguments'' when run from the command line. An argument is
+Most programs take "arguments" when run from the command line. An argument is
a string that contains no spaces that changes how the program behaves (a text
editor, for instance, might take a single argument, which would be the name of
-the file you wish to edit). Usually, you can use the arguments ``-h'' or
-``--help'' to get a list of the common arguments that that program takes, along
+the file you wish to edit). Usually, you can use the arguments "-h" or
+"--help" to get a list of the common arguments that that program takes, along
with a short usage description, and a short description of what each argument
@@ -792,4 +846,4 @@ does.
<para>
-The command that you will use most often in the shell is probably the ``cd''
-command, which stands for ``change directory.'' With this command, you can move
+The command that you will use most often in the shell is probably the "cd"
+command, which stands for "change directory." With this command, you can move
around in the file system, by issuing the command like this: <userinput>cd
@@ -798,3 +852,3 @@ directory]</replaceable> is the directory you want to move to.
This directory name does not have to include the entire directory structure, but
-can be ``relative'' which means it assumes you are talking about directories
+can be "relative" which means it assumes you are talking about directories
relative to the directory you are in. For example, if you are in a directory
@@ -806,6 +860,6 @@ starting with / ( / is a special directory called the "root" directory, and does
not have a "parent" directory, which means that it is not in any other
-directory). There are also two special directories called ``./'' and ``../''.
-The ``./'' directory is the current directory you are in, and you will probably
+directory). There are also two special directories called "./" and "../".
+The "./" directory is the current directory you are in, and you will probably
never use this in conjunction with the cd command (why would you want to move to
-the directory you are already in?). The ``../'' directory represents the parent
+the directory you are already in?). The "../" directory represents the parent
directory of the directory you are currently in, so if you are in
@@ -820,3 +874,3 @@ directory (usually /home/username or /root for the root user).
<para>
-To move files around, you need to use the ``cp'' (copy) and ``mv'' (move)
+To move files around, you need to use the "cp" (copy) and "mv" (move)
commands. Both of these are run the same way: \verb+command originalfile
@@ -831,4 +885,4 @@ destination, and no filename, it will use the filename for the original file.
<para>
-To delete a file, run the ``rm'' command, and to delete a directory, run the
-``rmdir'' command, each of them take the file to be removed as their only
+To delete a file, run the "rm" command, and to delete a directory, run the
+"rmdir" command, each of them take the file to be removed as their only
argument. The rmdir command requires the directory to be empty, so if you want
@@ -841,3 +895,3 @@ to delete a directory that is not empty, along with all its contents, run
<para>
-In Linux, you can have a special file called a ``symbolic link'' that acts just
+In Linux, you can have a special file called a "symbolic link" that acts just
like a copy of another file, except it takes up less space. This is convinient
@@ -848,4 +902,4 @@ there is only one file, the link is just a file pointing to the original file).
This is also useful for naming applications independant of their version number.
- For instance, you could have a link called ``application'' that points to
-``application1.0''. To create a link, use the following command:
+ For instance, you could have a link called "application" that points to
+"application1.0". To create a link, use the following command:
<userinput>ln -s originalfile link</userinput>.
@@ -860,6 +914,6 @@ This is also useful for naming applications independant of their version number.
<para>
-The ``Software'' application, also called oipkg, is what is used to install and
-remove software. It is actually a frontend to the command line program ``ipkg''
+The "Software" application, also called oipkg, is what is used to install and
+remove software. It is actually a frontend to the command line program "ipkg"
so most things you can do with oipkg you can also do with ipkg. Oipkg can
-install things either remotely from a web server (called a ``feed'') or it can
+install things either remotely from a web server (called a "feed") or it can
install an ipkg package file that resides on the local filesystem.
@@ -876,6 +930,6 @@ Embedded Konsole to avoid the bug.
<para>
-To install software, first select ``Opie'' from the ``Section'' pulldown menu,
-the press the ``+'' icon next to ``Feeds'' in the main view. This will show all
+To install software, first select "Opie" from the "Section" pulldown menu,
+the press the "+" icon next to "Feeds" in the main view. This will show all
the available Opie packages (you can change which packages to view by selecting
-something else from the ``Section'' pulldown). Installed packages are marked
+something else from the "Section" pulldown). Installed packages are marked
with a blue circle, while packages that are not installed are marked with a red
@@ -884,3 +938,3 @@ open box, with a blue circle coming out of it, indicating that you have marked
this package to be installed. Mark as many packages as you wish this way, and
-then press the ``Apply'' icon (same red box and blue dot icon) to install all
+then press the "Apply" icon (same red box and blue dot icon) to install all
the marked packages. It will also remove any packages marked for removal (see
@@ -889,4 +943,4 @@ removed and installed, with some check boxes on the bottom, which represent
arguments to be sent to ipkg, which you can usually ignore. After verifying
-that all the packages to be installed are correct, press ``Ok'' in the upper
-right corner (or press ``x'' to cancel and go back to the package selection
+that all the packages to be installed are correct, press "Ok" in the upper
+right corner (or press "x" to cancel and go back to the package selection
window). The packages should then install, and you should see their icons
@@ -899,4 +953,4 @@ appear in the Launcher, if they are Opie applications.
Removing software is the same as installing software, except you will press the
-blue circle icon of an installed package, and it will have a red ``X'' over it.
-Then press the apply icon, and ``Ok''. You can install and remove packages at
+blue circle icon of an installed package, and it will have a red "X" over it.
+Then press the apply icon, and "Ok". You can install and remove packages at
the same time by marking the ones you want to install and the ones you want to
@@ -907,2 +961,2 @@ remove, and then pressing apply.
</part>
-</book> \ No newline at end of file
+</book>