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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.
Starts new search using parameters specified in parameters dialog.
Clears results and starts with new parameters.
Stops running search process.
Asks Kfm to start default binding for selected file.
Adds selected file to chosen archive.
Deletes selected files and asks Kfm to refresh directory.
Shows properties of selected file.
Asks Kfm to open folder containing selected file.
Saves results to file specified in Options->Preferences dialog.
Shows KFind documentation.
Exits KFind.
This dialog is the main part of KFind
. It's used for specifying
parameter for find utility. There are three find parameters groups:
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.
This dialog allows searching for files created or modified within a specified time period.
This dialog allows file searches for specific types of files e.g Postscript-documents, JPEG image files or WAV sound files.
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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