Computerbank Distro Configuration

Desktop

Icons

Floppy Device

Home

Trash

linux_userguide.pdf

Panel Buttons

K Menu

Show desktop

File Manager

OpenOffice.org Writer

Web Browser (Firefox/Iceweasel)

(RHS) Clock

Panel Configuration (normally locked)

Arrangement

Position: left, bottom

Length: 100%

Size: normal

Hiding

Hide Mode:

Only hide when a panel-hiding button is clicked

Panel-Hiding Buttons:

Show left panel-hiding button - off

Show right panel-hiding button - on

Panel Animation: off

Menus

K Menu:

Name (Description)

Show side image - on

Optional Menus - none

Quickbrowser Menus:

Show hidden files – off

Max entries 30

QuickStart Menu Items:

Show the applications most frequently used

Max entries 0

Appearance

General:

Enable icon mouseover effects – off

Show tooltips - on

Button backgrounds:

all default

Panel Background:

Enable transparency – off

Enable background image – /usr/share/apps/kicker/wallpapers/default.png

Colorize to match the desktop color scheme - off

Advanced options:

Hide button size – 14 pixels

Applet handles – fade out

Transparency:

Tint color: mid grey (HTML=#A2A2A2)

Tint amount: approx 1/3 from min

Also apply to panel with menu bar: off

Taskbar

Taskbar

Sort alphabetically by application name: on

Show only minimized windows: off

Show application icons: on

Show window list button: off

Group similar tasks: When Taskbar Full

Appearance; Elegant

Actions

Left button – Show Task List

Middle button – Cycle Through Windows

Right button – Show Operations Menu

Control Center

Appearance & Themes

Setting for : All Desktops

Background

Background: No picture

Options:

Position: disabled

Colors: Vertical Gradient

Both colours; HTML #90B9F6

Blending: disabled

Balance: disabled

Reverse roles: disabled

Advanced Options

Background Program: none

Use the following program for drawing the background: off

Background Icon Text

Text Color: HTML #000000 (Black)

Use solid color behind text: off

Enable shadow: off

Lines for icon text: 2

Width for icon text: Auto

Memory Usage

Size of background cache: 2048 KB

Colors – Redmond 95, Apply colors to non-KDE applications

Fonts – All set to Sans Serif 13, except Fixed width: Monospace 13

GTK Styles and Fonts – default

Icons – default (Crystal SVG)

Launch Feedback

Busy Cursor: Passive busy cursor, 60 sec

Taskbar Notification: Enable, 60 sec

Screen Saver: not enabled

Splash Screen – Redmond

Style

Style tab: MS Windows 9x, Enable tooltips

Effects tab: Enable GUI effects

Combobox effect: Animate

Tool tip effect: fade

Rubberband effect: Disable

Menu effect: Fade

Menu tear-off handles: Disable

Menu drop shadow: no tick

Toolbar tab: default

Theme Manager: none selected

Window Decorations: default (Redmond)

Desktop

Behavior: defaults for all tabs

Multiple Desktops: 1

Panels: see 'Panel Configuration' above

Taskbar: see 'Taskbar' above

Window Behavior:

Focus tab: default

Titlebar Actions tab: default

Window Actions tab: default

Moving tab:

Display Content in moving windows: on

Display Content in resizing windows: on

Display window geometry ...: off

Animate minimize and restore: off

Allow moving and resizing of maximized windows: on – Placement: Smart

Border snap zone: 10 pixels

Window snap zone: 10 pixels

Snap windows only when overlapping: off

Advanced tab:

Shading:

Animate: on
Enable hover: on – Delay 250 msec

Active Desktop Borders: Disabled

Focus stealing prevention level: Low

Hide utility windows for inactive applications: on

Translucency tab:

Use translucency/shadows: off (default)

Window-Specific Settings: defaults

Internet and Network

Connection Preferences: default

Local Network:

Windows Shares tab: blank

LISa Daemon: module not found

lan:/ Ioslave: module not found

Network Settings: do not change

Proxy: defaults

Service Discovery:

Browse local network: on

Publishing mode: Local network

Web browser: defaults except

Java and Javascript

Java tab: Enable Java globally: on

Wireless Network: do not change

KDE Components

Component Chooser

Email Client – thunderbird

Web Browser – firefox

File associations: do not change

File Manager: defaults

KDE Performance: defaults

KDE Resources: do not change

Service Maanager: do not change

Session Manager:

General:

Confirm logout: on

Offer shutdown options: on

On login:

Start with an empty session

Default Shutdown Option:

Turn off computer

Spell Checker: default

Peripherals

Digital Camera: blank

Display:

Screen size – 1024 x 768

Refresh Rate: 75 Hz (if possible)

Apply settings on KDE startup: off

Joystick: do not change

Keyboard

Keyboard Repeat: default

Numlock on KDE Startup

Leave unchanged (Turn on)

Key click volume: 0%

Mouse

General tab: default except

Icons: Double-click ...

Advanced tab: default except

Pointer threshold: 4 pixels

Printers: do not change

Storage Media: default

Power Control

use defaults

Regional & Accessibility

Accessibility: defaults

Country/Region & Language:

Locale tab

Country or region: Australia

Languages: US English

Numbers tab: defaults

Money tab: defaults

Time & Dates tab:

Calendar: Gregorian

Time format: PH:MM:SS AMPM

Date format: SHORTWEEKDAY, dD SHORTMONTH YYYY

Short date format: DD/MM/YY (DD/MM/YYYY)

First day of the week: Monday

Other tab

Input Actions: do not change

Keyboard Layout: Enable keyboard layouts: off

Keyboard Shortcuts: do not change

Security & Privacy

Crypto: defaults

Password & User Account: defaults

Privacy: Privacy Settings: "Select All"

Sound & Multimedia

Sound System

General tab

Enable the sound system: on

Networked sound

Enable networked sound: off

Skip prevention

Run with the highest possible priority: off

Auto-Suspend

Auto-suspend if idle after 1 seconds

Hardware tab

Select & Configure your Audio Device:

Select the audio device: Autodetect

Full duplex: off

Use custom sampling rate: off

Override device location: off

Use other custom options: off

Select your MIDI device: blank/off

System Bell: default

System notifications: defaults

System Administration

Date & Time:

Area: Melbourne, Region: Australia (need Administrator Mode to change)

Font Installer: blank (need Administrator Mode for system fonts)

K3b Setup: do not change

Login Manager: (need Administrator Mode to change)

Paths:

Desktop path: /home/user/desktop

Autostart path: /home/user/.kde/.Autostart

Documents path: /home/user

Application Menu

Edutainment

Kalzium

KHangMan

KStars

KTouch

Tuxmath

Games

Arcade

Defendguin

Frozen-Bubble

Galag

KBounce

KSirtet

Pingus

SuperTux

Board Games

KMahjongg

KReversi

Shisen-Sho

Xboard

Card Games

KPoker

Patience

Kidsgames

Potato Guy

Tuxmath

Tux Paint

TuxTyping

Tactics & Strategy

KAtomic

KBattleship

KMines

KSokoban

Ksuduko

Graphics

GIMP Image Editor

gtkam

Kfax

KolourPaint

OpenOffice.org Draw

Tux Paint

Scanning

Kooka

XSane

Internet

Camstream

Firefox Web Browser

Gaim Instant Messenger

Konqueror

Skype

Thunderbird Mail Client

Thunderbird Profile Manager

Xchat IRC

Internet Connection Tools

Configure Internet Connection

Connect to Internet

Disconnect from Internet

KPPP

Monitor Internet Connection

ADSL/PPPOE Configuration

Multimedia

Audacity

Kmix

KsCD

RealPlayer 10

Streamtuner

Timidity

VLC

xine

XMMS

CD Burning

K3b

K3b Setup

Office

Adobe Reader

GNUCash

Kontact

Kfax

KaddressBook

OpenOffice.org Calc

OpenOffice.org Impress

OpenOffice.org Math

OpenOffice.org Writer

Settings

Adduser

Configure the Panel

Menu Editor

Menu Updating Tool

Screensaver

Printers

Printing Manager

KjobViewer

Mtink

HPOJ

HPLIP

System

Guarddog

KinfoCenter

Konsole

KSysGuard

Synaptic package Manager

Start-Stop Network

Start Network

Stop Network

Start SSH Server

Remote Devices

Wireless

Kwifi Manager

KWave Control

Wireless Assistant

Utilities

Ark

Kate

KCalc

K Dictionary

KdeprintFax

KFloppy

Klipper

Virus Scanner

Control Center

Find Files/Folders

Help

File Manager

Special Settings

(changes to original settings: additions are underlined, deletions are crossed out)

/etc/init.d/klogd

KLOGD="-c 4"

/etc/sysctl.conf

# Uncomment the following to stop low-level messages on console

#kernel.printk = 4 4 1 7

Stops "DROPPED" messages appearing on root console when connected to a Network

~/.dmrc

[Desktop]
Session=defaultkde

Sets default session to KDE

.kde/share/config/kdeglobals

[Global Shortcuts]

...

Switch to Desktop nn=none

(where nn is from 1 to 20)

Allows Ctrl+Fn key combinations to work in OpenOffice.org

/etc/skel/.openoffice.org2/user/registry/data/org/openoffice/Office/Views.xcu

Remove lines in the file that contain /home/user/

New users that get created with the adduser script have the default directory that OpenOffice.org uses in the "File Open" dialogue set to /home/user rather than that of the user just created.

Application Settings

Mozilla Firefox

Bookmarks

Home page:
http://www.google.com.au/

Bookmarks Toolbar Folder:
http://vic.computerbank.org.au
http://doc.vic.computerbank.org.au
http://www.google.com.au
http://www.linuxprinting.org
http://www.happypenguin.org

Cache: 50 M Byte

OpenOffice.org

Tools | Options | OpenOffice.org

General

Open/Save dialogs: Use OpenOffice.org dialogs

Memory

Graphics cache: 64 MB

Tools | Options | Load/Save | General

Default File Format:

Text Document Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP
HTML HTML Document (default)
Master OpenOffice.org 1.0 Master Document (Open Document Master Document)
Spreadsheet Microsoft Excel 97/2000/XP
Presentation Powerpoint 97/2000/XP
Drawing OpenOffice.org 1.0 Drawing (Open Document Drawing)
Formula OpenOffice.org 1.0 Formula (Open Document Formula)

Tools | Options | OpenOffice.org Writer

General

Settings: Measurement Unit = Centimeter

View

Ruler: set both Horizontal and Vertical to Centimeter