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3. Usage

To start it-
at command prompt type- kgutenbook or click on the icon, in the KDE menu.
You should be connected to the internet by now.
It'll first ask you to set up a few things.
You need to select a gutenberg ftp site, and then download the gutenberg library index.

To download the newest gutenberg library index, or the newest ftp list, click on the 'Download' button, or Alt-D
To select a gutenberg etext to download- select 'Library' button, or Alt- L
To open local etexts- select 'Open' button, or Alt- O.
To move forward in the etext- 'Forward' button, or Alt- F, and Backwards- Alt-B
To save the current position and etext, 'setMark' button, or Alt-R.
To return to the bookmark- 'goto BookMark', or Alt-M
To change font- 'Font', or Alt- T.

The 'Print' button currently does not work.

3.1 General Usage

Key events:

Keypress

Key_M: "m"
Go to last set Bookmark;

Keypress

Key_D: "d"
Download library index file, and/or ftp site list;

Keypress

Key_L: "l"
Choose etext to download;

Keypress

Key_O: "o"
Open local etext library();

Keypress

Key_F: "f"
Moves a page forward through etext;

Keypress

Key_B: "b"
Moves a page backwards through etext;

Keypress

Key_P: "p"
Prints the current etext - I have yet to test this function;

Keypress

Key_S: "s"
SearchBtn();

Keypress

Key_E: "e"
ByeBye(); E

Keypress

Key_R: "r"
Set the current location in the etext as a bookmark.

Keypress

Key_T: "t"
ChangeFont();

Keypress

Key_C: "c"
Clear's the etext.

Keypress

Key_H: "h"
HelpBtn();

Keypress

Key_K: "k"
Looks up the currently highlighted word in the wwwebster database,
using a web browser.

And


Keypress

Key_Next:( page down)
Forward through the etext.

Keypress

Key_Prior:( page up)
BackBtn();

Keypress

Key_Space:
ForwardBtn();


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