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<html><head><title>Opie Console: Getting started</title></head><body>
-<h1>Opie Console: Getting started</h1>
+<h1>Opie Console: Getting started</h1><br><p>
-<p>Opie Console is profile oriented. A "Profile" contains the
+Opie Console is profile oriented. A "Profile" contains the
information necessary to connect to a remote host. For example
it determines which connection type, terminal type, font, color and more
-to be used.<br>
+to be used.<p><p>
To set up a connection you can either use a previously saved profile
-or choose to create a connection on the fly.<br>
+or choose to create a connection on the fly.<p><p>
To create a new connection, you can either go to "Connection" and select "New Connection",
-or click the "New" Button (<img src="new.png" width="14" height="14">) or
-choose "New from Profile" and use a previously saved Profile.<br>
+or click the "New" Button (<img src="new.png" width="14" height="14">).
+To use a previously saved profile, select "New from Profile" in the menu.<br><p>
-<a href="opie-console/profiles.html">How to use the Profile Dialog</a><br>
+After you clicked OK on the New Connection Dialog, or if you load a
+previously saved profile, a new tab will be created in the main
+window. Depending on your preference the connection will be automaticly
+established or you need to connect by clicking on the "Connection" menu and
+then "Connect". To disconnect, select "Disconnect".<br><p>
-<p>After you clicked OK on the Connection Dialog you will see a new tab
-was created. Depending of your preference either you're already connected
-or you need to connect.<br>
-<p>To connect click on the "Connection" menu and then on "connect". If you want to
-disconnect you need to click "disconnect".<br>
+When you're done select "Close Window". This will close the the connection
+and remove the widget from the main application view.<br><p>
-<p>When you're done select "Close Window" from the "Connection" this will also
-close the the connection and remove the widget from the main application view.<br>
-<p>If an application in the terminal hangs you may choose to terminate that Connection<br>
+If an application in the terminal hangs you may choose to terminate that
+Connection<br><p>
-<p>Text which gets selected inside the Terminal Widget will be transparently copied
-to the clipboard. You do not need to add it your self via a copy button.
+Text which gets selected inside the Terminal Widget will be transparently copied
+to the clipboard, so you do not need to copy via a copy button.
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diff --git a/help/en/html/opie-console/profiles.html b/help/en/html/opie-console/profiles.html
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--- a/help/en/html/opie-console/profiles.html
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@@ -6,42 +6,44 @@
<body>
<h1>Profile Editing</h1>
- <p>There are two ways to create a Connection by either using 'New Connection'
+ <p>There are two ways to create a Connection, either using 'New Connection'
( <img src="new.png"> ) or to use a previously saved profile.
Both ways involve the usage of the Profile Dialog.<br>
- <p>The dialog is divided into four tabs Profile, Connection, Terminal and
- Special.<br>
- <P><B>Profile</b> - In profile you need to set a Profile name below
- the equally named label. <br>
- <P><B>Connection</b> - Then you need to choose a Connection type.
- In this version Opie Console supports a legacy console called
- 'local console', a Serial and a Modem connection mode.
- Depending on this choice the second tab will have a different GUI.
- <a href="#con">More below.</a><br>
- <P><B>Terminal</b> - Here you may select a terminal emulation
- widget.<br>
- <P>The last item on this page is a option to automatically
- connect on creation.<br>
- <br><br>
- <a name="con"></a><p> The Connection Tab depends on the Connection
- Type used.<br>
- For local console there is no option available.<br>
+ <p>The Profile Editor dialog is divided into four tabs,
+ <a href="#profile">Profile</a>, <a href="#connection">Connection</a>,
+ <a href="#terminal">Terminal</a> and <a href="#keys">Special Keys</a>.<br>
+
+ <P><B><a name="profile">Profile</a></b> - In Profile you need to set a
+ Profile name and select a connection type. So far, opie-console supports
+ a 'local console', a Serial and a Modem connection type. You may also
+ choose for this profile to auto connect after loading by checking the box
+ at the bottom.<br>
+
+ <P><B><a name="connection">Connection</a></b> - According to the type of
+ connection you selected in the previous tab, the options here will vary.
+ For local console there is no option available.
Modem and Serial share most of the configuration. You can select
a device to use, the speed, the flow control and the parity. On top
of that Modem let's you choose a number to dial and to configure
a set of AT commands.<br>
- <br><br>
- <p>The Terminal Tab let's you choose a Terminal Type, a color scheme,
- the font.<br>
- <br><br>
- <p>The fourth tab is there to configure the additional software keys for
- a connection.<br>
- <br><br>
- <P>Clicking the OK button on the top right position accepts this dialog
- and the profile will be used.
+ <P><B><a name="terminal">Terminal</a></b> - The Terminal Tab lets you
+ choose a Terminal Type, a color scheme, and the font size.<br><p>
+
+ <b><a name="keys">Special Keys</a></b> - The fourth tab is there to
+ customize the drop-down software keyboard for each profile. You can
+ select how many rows and columns you want on your keyboard. To edit a
+ key, tap on the key and select a label, enter the Q Keycode and the
+ Unicode Value. Click <a href="opie-console/fkeyboard.html">here</a> for
+ more information about these values.
+
+ <br>
+ <P>Clicking the OK button on the top right corner saves this profile
+ and loads the profile for use.
+ <!-- this shoudlnt really go here....
+
<h2>Using the Profile Editor</h2>
<p>The Configuration Dialog can be accessed by either clicking
on the 'Connection' Menu and then 'Configure Profiles' or by the
@@ -49,5 +51,7 @@
<p>The list view contains the already saved profiles. You can add
, remove and modify profiles by selecting one and clicking the
appropriate button.<br>
+
+ -->
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