tex/vym.tex
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     1.4  
     1.5  \section{Concept of \vym}
     1.6  %TODO may add a general introduction here...
     1.7 -\subsection{Windows: mapeditor and noteeditor}
     1.8 -\vym uses two windows: an editor for the map itself and another one for
     1.9 +\subsection{Windows: Mapeditor, Noteeditor, and more}
    1.10 +\vym uses mainly two windows: an editor for the map itself and another one for
    1.11  notes, which are part of the map. Let's call them {\em mapeditor} and
    1.12  {\em noteeditor}: 
    1.13  \begin{center}
    1.14 @@ -160,6 +160,10 @@
    1.15  information e.g. the content of a email easily in a {\em branch}: Just
    1.16  type or copy\&paste it into the {\em noteeditor}. Working with notes is
    1.17  explained in \ref{noteeditor}
    1.18 + 
    1.19 +Another window which can be toggled on or off is the {\em history
    1.20 +window}. It can be used to see the latest actions performed on a map and
    1.21 +also to undo and redo actions. Details are in \ref{historywindow}.
    1.22  
    1.23  \subsection{Menus and Context menus}
    1.24  On top of each window you find the menubar. The options you find there
    1.25 @@ -577,9 +581,9 @@
    1.26  \end{center}
    1.27  
    1.28  \subsection{Import and export notes}
    1.29 -The note is always saved automatically within the \vym file itself.
    1.30 +The note is always saved automatically within the \vym map itself.
    1.31  Nevertheless sometimes it is nice to import a note from an external file
    1.32 -or write it. Use "File\ra~Import" and "File\ra~Export" to do so. 
    1.33 +or write it. Use "Map\ra~Import" and "Map\ra~Export" to do so. 
    1.34  
    1.35  \subsection{Edit and print note}
    1.36  Editing works like in any simple texteditor, including undo and redo
    1.37 @@ -630,17 +634,6 @@
    1.38  an email. Normally \vym will generate a new paragraph for each new line.
    1.39  This usually is not what you want, so you can choose from the menu
    1.40  
    1.41 -\subsection{Advanced actions}
    1.42 -\subsubsection*{Edit \ra Convert subsubsections:}
    1.43 -This turns subsubsections in selected text (or all text, if nothing is
    1.44 -selected) into linebreaks. This is especially useful for snippets of
    1.45 -source code.
    1.46 -
    1.47 -\subsubsection*{Edit \ra Join Lines:}
    1.48 -Tries to format text, so that empty lines are used to delimit
    1.49 -paragraphs. This is done for selected text (or all text, if nothing is
    1.50 -selected). Especially useful for text like emails, meeting minutes etc.
    1.51 -
    1.52  \section{Hello world}
    1.53  This section is about how \vym can interact with other applications.
    1.54  Many applications meanwhile can read and write their data using XML, the
    1.55 @@ -658,7 +651,7 @@
    1.56  use \vym to maintain the bookmark mess? To create a new map containing
    1.57  your current KDE bookmarks just choose
    1.58  \begin{itemize}
    1.59 -	\item File \ra Import\ra KDE Bookmarks
    1.60 +	\item Map \ra Import\ra KDE Bookmarks
    1.61  \end{itemize}
    1.62  
    1.63  \subsubsection*{Mind Manager}
    1.64 @@ -669,7 +662,7 @@
    1.65  \href{http://mindjet.de}{http://mindjet.de}} into \vym maps. Notes and
    1.66  pictures are not converted at the moment. You can import files with
    1.67  \begin{itemize}
    1.68 -	\item File \ra Import\ra Mind Manager
    1.69 +	\item Map \ra Import\ra Mind Manager
    1.70  \end{itemize}
    1.71  
    1.72  
    1.73 @@ -701,7 +694,7 @@
    1.74  currently limited, but it possible to export presentations which can be
    1.75  opened in Open Office Impress. By selecting
    1.76  \begin{itemize}
    1.77 -	\item File \ra Export\ra Open Office
    1.78 +	\item Map  \ra Export\ra Open Office
    1.79  \end{itemize}
    1.80  you get a file dialogue where you can choose the output file and the
    1.81  file type:
    1.82 @@ -740,7 +733,7 @@
    1.83  as experimental, there are no options (yet). 
    1.84  By selecting
    1.85  \begin{itemize}
    1.86 -	\item File \ra Export\ra \LaTeX 
    1.87 +	\item Map  \ra Export\ra \LaTeX 
    1.88  \end{itemize}
    1.89  you will be asked in a file dialog for the name of the output file. This
    1.90  file should be included in a \LaTeX document using command  
    1.91 @@ -753,7 +746,7 @@
    1.92  running konquerors via DCOP of the changed file. \vym does not create a
    1.93  backup!
    1.94  \begin{itemize}
    1.95 -	\item File \ra Export \ra KDE Bookmarks
    1.96 +	\item Map \ra Export \ra KDE Bookmarks
    1.97  \end{itemize}
    1.98  
    1.99  
   1.100 @@ -808,6 +801,9 @@
   1.101  
   1.102  \section{Advanced Editing}
   1.103  
   1.104 +\subsection{Changing the history: Undo and Redo}
   1.105 +%FIXME
   1.106 +
   1.107  \subsection{How to deal with Bookmarks} \label{bookmarks}
   1.108  \subsubsection*{Open new tabs instead of new windows}
   1.109  If you use konqueror as browser, \vym will remember the konqueror which
   1.110 @@ -939,6 +935,7 @@
   1.111  choose between {\em Import Add} and {\em Import Replace}: The imported
   1.112  data will be added after the selection resp. replace the selection.
   1.113  
   1.114 +\label{historywindow}
   1.115  
   1.116  \section{\vym on Mac OS X}
   1.117  \subsection{Overview}
   1.118 @@ -973,7 +970,22 @@
   1.119  
   1.120  \begin{appendix}
   1.121  
   1.122 -\section{Starting \vym}
   1.123 +\section{\vym initialization process and configuration}
   1.124 +\subsection{Configuration file}
   1.125 +On startup \vym will look for a configuration for user specific settings
   1.126 +like window positions, toolbars etc. If this file does not already
   1.127 +exist, it will be created. The file is located in the users home
   1.128 +directory. The exact position depends on the platform:
   1.129 +\begin{center}
   1.130 +\begin{tabular}{cl}
   1.131 +	{\bf Platform}	& {\bf Configuration file} \\ \hline
   1.132 +	Linux		& {\tt $\sim$/.config/InSilmaril/vym.conf  } \\
   1.133 +	Mac OS X	& {\tt /Users/NAME/Library/Preferences/com.insilmaril.vym.plist  } \\
   1.134 +\end{tabular}
   1.135 +\end{center}
   1.136 +The file can be edited manually, or on Mac~OS~X with Property List
   1.137 +Editor (installed with xtools).
   1.138 +
   1.139  \subsection{Path to ressources}
   1.140  \vym will try to find its ressources (images, stylesheets, filters,
   1.141  etc.) in the following places: