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+<!DOCTYPE book SYSTEM "/usr/local/sgml/4.2sgml/docbook.dtd">
+<book><title>Opie User Manual</title>
+<part><title>Getting Started</title>
+<chapter><title>What is Opie?</title>
+<para>
+Opie is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for the Linux operating system (and
+might work on other OSes as well). It was originally designed for handheld
+computers (such as the Compaq/HP iPAQ and the Sharp Zaurus), but which could
+probably function well in other environments requiring a light GUI, such as an
+old laptop, or an internet kiosk. It is bassed upon QT/Embedded from Trolltech,
+which is in turn a graphical environment designed for embedded applications,
+based upon the QT toolkit.
+</para>
+<para>
+Opie has been designed for devices with small screens, and a touchscreen input
+device (ie, only one mouse click, and no constant mouse position), as well as
+designed to fit in a relatively small amount of storage space (about 5 megabytes
+for the base libraries and the launcher).
+</para>
+</chapter>
+<chapter><title>Installation</title>
+<section><title>iPAQ</title>
+<para>
+To install opie on an iPAQ, you will need a fresh Familiar installation (ie,
+install Familiar, and stop before you do ipkg install task-complete or ipkg
+install task-x), go to http://familiar.handhelds.org to get the latest version,
+and to get installation instructions (again, stop after the initial boot and do
+not install X, as it is not necessary, and will only take up space).
+</para>
+
+<note>
+<para>
+Note: If you had qpe/qtopia installed previously, \emph{completely} remove it,
+and remove the src line for it from your /etc/ipkg.conf file before attempting
+to install opie.
+</para>
+</note>
+<para>
+Once you have Familiar installed, set up a network connection between your iPAQ
+and the ouside world (again, see the Familiar site for instructions on this),
+and then run this command:
+<informalexample>
+<literallayout>
+ echo src opie "http://131.152.105.154/feeds/ipaq/unstable/" \
+ >> /etc/ipkg.conf
+</literallayout>
+</informalexample>
+then, run:
+<informalexample>
+<literallayout>
+ ipkg update && ipkg install task-opie
+</literallayout>
+</informalexample>
+If you have a 3100 or 3800 series iPAQ, run:
+<informalexample>
+<literallayout>
+ ipkg install qt-embedded-rotation
+</literallayout>
+</informalexample>
+finally, start Opie with:
+<informalexample>
+<literallayout>
+ /etc/init.d/opie start
+</literallayout>
+</informalexample>
+</para>
+
+<para>
+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''
+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
+will probably want to install opie-embeddedkonsole first, so you have access to
+the command line in Opie.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Zaurus</title>
+<para>
+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
+though.
+</para>
+</section>
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter><title>Using Opie</title>
+<para>
+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
+the running applications, select an input method, and interact with the
+installed ``applets''.
+</para>
+
+<section><title>Getting Around</title>
+<para>
+Getting around in Opie is very easy, you simply click your stylus on whatever
+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''.
+Any time you want to do something that you think would require a right click on
+a normal pc, try pressing the stylus down and holding it still for a few
+seconds. This usually opens up a context sensative menu, much like a right
+click usually does on a desktop interface.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Launcher</title>
+<para>
+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
+that are running).
+</para>
+<para>
+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
+launch. By default, there will be an Applications tab and a Settings tab (if
+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
+the tabs, you can use the Tab Manager application, or you can edit them by hand,
+by changing the directories in /opt/QtPalmtop/apps.
+</para>
+<para>
+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
+Documents tab see \ref{docadd} on page \pageref{docadd}
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Taskbar</title>
+<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
+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
+entry for every tab in the Launcher, allowing you to star an applications
+without going back to the Launcher, or quiting the application that you are
+running. On the right hand side of the Taskbar, you will probably see a clock
+(unless you installed task-opie-minimal), which is actually just another applet
+that draws the time instead of an icon.
+</para>
+<para>
+When an application is run, it adds its icon to the Taskbar, starting from the
+right side of the input method icon, with new application's icons appearing to
+the right. If you click on the icon for an application, it will be brought to
+the screen, allowing you to interact with it.
+</para>
+<para>
+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
+type into the currently running application. To the right of the input method
+icon is a small arrow pointing up, which will open a menu of all the currently
+installed input methods when clicked. When you select one of these, it will
+become the current input method, with its icon replacing the previous one.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Dialogs</title>
+<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
+you would normally see in the bottom right of the dialog window).
+</para>
+<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
+saving.
+</para>
+</section>
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter><title>Upgrading</title>
+<para>
+First, you should shutdown Opie from the ``Shutdown'' app in the Settings tab.
+Normally, simply running
+<informalexample>
+<literallayout>
+ ipkg update && ipkg upgrade
+</literallayout>
+</informalexample>
+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
+own). To upgrade from one of these older versions, run:
+<informalexample>
+<literallayout>
+ ipkg update
+ ipkg install opie-update
+</literallayout>
+</informalexample>
+Opie should then be upgraded.
+</para>
+</chapter>
+</part>
+
+<part><title>Applications</title>
+<chapter><title>Contacts</title>
+<para>
+Contacts is a way to keep track of all the people you know, and how to contact
+them. as well as other information, such as their birthday, the company they
+work for, etc.
+<para>
+
+<section><title>Adding Contacts</title>
+<para>
+To Add a user, go to <GUImenu>Contact</GUImenu><GUIMenuItem>Add</GUIMenuItem>,
+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
+up a new dialog that lets you enter each part of their name individually. Three
+of the entry fields have pulldown menus instead of labels that let you set which
+parameter these input fields control. The File As field lets you control how
+their name is displayed in the main view, use the pulldown arrow to select from
+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
+convinient for displaying just the contacts you want when you have a lot of
+them).
+</para>
+<para>
+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
+you select the same thing from the pulldown list, it will modify the same
+parameter).
+</para>
+<para>
+The Details tab is used for miscelaneous things like the person's position, the
+name of their spouse, etc.
+</para>
+<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.
+</para>
+</section>
+<section><title>Editing Contacts</title>
+<para>
+To edit the contacts, select the person you want to edit, anc click the pencil
+icon, or go to <GUIMenu>Contact</GUIMenu><GUIMenuItem>Edit</GUIMenuItem>, and it
+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''.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Deleting Contacts</title>
+<para>
+To delete a contact, select the person from the list of contacts, and click the
+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.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Editing Contacts</title>
+<para>
+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
+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
+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''.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Viewing Contacts</title>
+<para>
+To view only the contacts in a certain category, go to the View menu, and check
+the categories you want to view.
+</para>
+<para>
+The list of letters on the bottom of the window lets you look at only the
+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
+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).
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Personal Details</title>
+<para>
+Change your personal details by going to <GUIMenu>Contact </GUIMenu>
+<GUIMenuItem>My Personal Details</GUIMenuItem>. This is used in today to
+display who the device belongs to, as well as other apps.
+</para>
+</section>
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter><title>Calendar</title>
+<para>
+The Calendar is a way to keep track of all your appointments, birthdays,
+meetings, or any other event that you would put in a calendar.
+</para>
+
+<section><title>Navigation</title>
+<para>
+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
+same as Day, except that it automatically sets the view to the current day.
+</para>
+<section><title>The Day view</title>
+<para>
+The day view shows your day divided up into blocks representing each hour. At
+the top is the navigation bar, wher you will see a row of buttons, which
+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
+first day of the next week (or vice-versa if you are going backwards). There is
+also a button that lists the current day, which you can press to select a day to
+view from a calendar dialog.
+</para>
+<para>
+In the main view, there is a collumn of buttons, each of which represents one
+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).
+</para>
+<para>
+Clicking on an appointment will open a menu that lets you edit, delete or beam
+the appointment. Beam will beam the appointment to any device supporting the
+Obex protocol (PalmOS based devices, cellphones, etc). libopieobex must be
+installed to use this feature.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>The Week View</title>
+<para>
+The week view allows you to see your week divided up into columns, representing
+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.
+To the right of both of those is a label which shows the date range for the
+currently selected week.
+</para>
+<para>
+In the main view, you see the week divided up into rows and collumns
+representing the days of the week, and hours of the day. In each cell, you will
+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.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>The Week List View</title>
+<para>
+The week list view shows you all the appointments that you have that week
+without graphically representing how long they are or showing the free time
+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
+previous week, as well as a button which gives the current week number for that
+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
+time, instead of one. The last item is a label which shows the range of dates
+for the currently selected week.
+</para>
+<para>
+The main view is comprised of several rows, each of which represents a day of
+the week. If you have an appointment on that day, the date will be red,
+otherwise it will be black (the current day is blue). Clicking on the date
+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
+create a new appointment for that day.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>The Month View</title>
+<para>
+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
+buttons will take you to the next or previous month. There is a dropdown menu
+which allows you to select the month, and a entry field which allows you to
+select the year (press the up or down arrows, or enter in your own year).
+</para>
+<para>
+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,
+there will be a small blue square in the bottom right corner of it (that square
+will have a smaller white square if it is a recurring appointment). If the
+appointment is an all day event, it will be drawn as a green dot instead. When
+you click on the sqaure of a day, you will be taken to the day view for that
+day.
+</para>
+</section>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Adding Appointments</title>
+<para>
+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,
+allowing you to enter information about the appointment (depending on the
+current view, and what you may have selected, there may be certain default
+settings).
+</para>
+<para>
+At the top of the window is the description field, where you can enter in a
+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
+will open up a dialog where you can add, delete, or edit certain categories.
+</para>
+<para>
+To enter a start and end time, select the date for each from the dropdown menu,
+and then you can either manually enter a time, or you can use the three rows of
+numbers to more quickly enter it in. To use the fast input method, first click
+in the text entry field of the time you want to edit, then you need to select
+the hour. The first two rows are the hours, click whichever one you want. The
+third row of numbers are the minutes, in units of five. When you select the
+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''
+checkbox, which will make the appointment take up the entire day.
+</para>
+<para>
+Underneath this you can set the timezone of the appointment from the dropdown
+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,
+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
+will be an alarm sound as well. Note: opie-alarm must be installed for alarms to
+work.
+</para>
+<para>
+To set whether the appointment repeats, click the "Repeat" button and a new
+dialog will open up. At the top is a row of buttons, which lets you set how
+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
+appointment).
+</para>
+<para>
+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.
+</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.
+</para>
+</section>
+<section><title>Editing Appointments</title>
+<para>
+How you start editing an appointment varies depending on what view you are in,
+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.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Finding Appointments</title>
+<para>
+To find a specific appointment, click the find button in the toolbar (small
+green magnifying glass) and it will open a find dialog. Here you can enter the
+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.
+</para>
+</section>
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter><title>Todo</title>
+<para>
+Todo is designed for storing information about things you need to do, but which
+arent going to happen at a specific time, like "change the oil" or "mow the
+lawn". You can also give todo items a deadline, if they have to be completed by
+a certain time.
+</para>
+
+<section><title>Adding Tasks</title>
+<para>
+Go to Data \begin{math}\rightarrow\end{math}New Task, or click on the new task
+icon (blank page). The priority drop down menu lets you select the priority of
+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
+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''
+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.
+</para>
+</section>
+<section><title>Editing Tasks</title>
+<para>
+To edit a task, you can select it, and then go to
+<GUIMenu>Data</GUIMenu><GUIMenuItem>Edit
+Task</GUIMenuItem>, or click the edit task icon (an image of a pencil). The same
+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
+the way it was.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Deleting Tasks</title>
+<para>
+To delete a task, first select it, and then either select
+<GUIMenu>Data</GUIMenu>
+<GUIMenuItem>Delete...</GUIMenuItem> or press the Delete icon (an image of
+a trash can). A dialog should pop up, asking if you want to delete the task,
+click yes to delete it, or no to cancel.
+</para>
+</section>
+<section><title>Finding Tasks</title>
+<para>
+To find a task, either go to
+<GUIMenu>Options</GUIMenu><GUIMenuItem>Find</GUIMenuItem>
+, or
+click the find icon (an image of a green magnifying glass), and a dialog should
+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
+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
+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).
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Viewing Tasks</title>
+<para>
+To only view tasks filled under certain categories, go to the Category menu, and
+check the categories you want to view. Also, under the Options menu, you can
+select whether or not you want completed tasks to be visible, and whether or not
+you want to see the deadline.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Completing Tasks</title>
+<para>
+To mark a task as completed without deleting it, you can either check the
+checkbox next to it in the main view, or edit it, and check the "completed"
+check box in the edit dialog. If <GUIMenu>Options</GUIMenu>
+<GUIMenuItem>Completed<GUIMenuItem> tasks is not checked, the task will
+disapear when you mark it completed. but do not worry, it is not gone forever,
+just check Completed tasks in the options menu, and you can see and edit it
+again.
+</para>
+</section>
+</chapter>
+
+<chapter><title>File Manager</title>
+<para>
+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,
+as well as several other filesystem related things.
+<para>
+
+<section><title>Navigating</title>
+<para>
+To enter a directory, simply press its icon or name in the main view. There are
+also two buttons in the toolbar which help with navigation. The back arrow will
+take you back to the directory you were previously looking at, while the up
+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
+you are in /opt/QtPalmtop/bin there will be four entries: /, opt, QtPalmtop, and
+bin. Selecting one of these will take you immediately to that directory.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Selecting Files</title>
+<para>
+When you click on a file, its selection status is toggled. So the first time you
+click on it, it will be selected, and the second time it will be deselected. To
+select multiple files, simply click on each one you want to select.
+</para>
+</section>
+<section><title>Moving Files</title>
+<para>
+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
+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
+copy multiple files by selecting all of them and using the cut or copy buttons
+in the toolbar.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Deleting Files</title>
+<para>
+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
+currently selected files, which may be more than the one that you pressed and
+held on.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Renaming Files</title>
+<para>
+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
+that is editable, enter the new name, and click another file to keep the new
+name.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Creating Directories</title>
+<para>
+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
+click another file to create the folder.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Viewing Files</title>
+<para>
+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
+is actually a text file).
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<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
+you can use to quickly open the file (simply click on the icon for the file in
+the Documents tab). Some programs also use the Documents list to aid in quickly
+opening files.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Sorting Files</title>
+<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,
+if it is not, they will be sorted in descending order. You can also press the
+name of the column in the main view to sort by that field.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Viewing Options</title>
+<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
+links to other files or directories) will be visible.
+</para>
+</section>
+</chapter>
+</book> \ No newline at end of file