The K Desktop Environment

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3. Onscreen Fundamentals

In this section will be briefly described Kfind user interface.

The Kfind window is separated into three areas: toolbar, search parameters dialog, and viewing area. The viewing area and statusbar are visible only after receiving search results.

3.1 Toolbar

Start Search

Starts new search using parameters specified in parameters dialog.

New Search

Clears results and starts with new parameters.

Stop Search

Stops running search process.

Open

Asks Kfm to start default binding for selected file.

Add to Archive

Adds selected file to chosen archive.

Delete

Deletes selected files and asks Kfm to refresh directory.

Properties

Shows properties of selected file.

Open Containing Folder

Asks Kfm to open folder containing selected file.

Save Search Results

Saves results to file specified in Options->Preferences dialog.

Help

Shows KFind documentation.

Quit

Exits KFind.

3.2 Search Parameters Dialog

This dialog is the main part of KFind. It's used for specifying parameter for find utility. There are three find parameters groups:

Name and location

This dialog is used to specify a filename to look for. This Filename is entered into combobox and can contain following wildcards:

? matches any character

* matches any sequence of characters

[ ] matches a defines set of characters, e.g. [a-zA-Z0-9] matches upper and lower case ASCII letters and digits.

\ sign is alphanumerical or a point

The combo box stores names history. The Browse button is used to specify directory where the search will be performed. Whether the find should look into subdirectories is specified by Include subfolders check button.
Date Modified

This dialog allows searching for files created or modified within a specified time period.

Advanced

This dialog allows file searches for specific types of files e.g Postscript-documents, JPEG image files or WAV sound files.

3.3 Viewing Area

The viewing area contains results of find process. After a file has been selected, the functions open, add to archive,delete, properties and open containing folder are enabled. Double clicking causes execution.

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