Konqueror is the file manager and Web
browser for the KDE desktop. Konqueror allows
you to configure your KDE desktop, configure your Red Hat Linux system, play
multimedia files, browse digital images, surf the Web, and more from one
interface. This section explains some of the ways
Konqueror can help you work with and enjoy
your Red Hat Linux experience.
To start Konqueror for file management, click
on your home directory icon .
Konqueror will open up in a window on
your desktop, allowing you to navigate through your home directory and
throughout your Red Hat Linux file system. After exploring, you can return to your
home directory by clicking the Home button on the
toolbar.
You can navigate through the file system by clicking on folders
within the main window frame or through the hierarchical file system
viewer on the navigation panel as shown in Figure 3-7. Files and folders in the main window frame
can be moved or copied to another folder or sent to the trash. You can
also delete files and folders by right-clicking on the item and choosing
.
Konqueror can also generate thumbnail
icons for text, images, PostScript/PDF files, and Web files. You can
even generate preview sounds from mp3 files. From the toolbar choose
=> and choose
the file types for which you would like to see thumbnail icons
generated. Thumbnails will be immediately generated for any associated
files in the Konqueror window.
Another useful feature of Konqueror is
the navigation panel. This panel appears on the
left side of the Konqueror window by
default. The navigation panel makes many of your personalized
resources available to you in convenient tabbed icons. Figure 3-8 shows the navigation
panel.
The navigation panel lets you access your Web bookmarks, browsing
history, network resources, file system, and has a built-in media player
for playing multimedia files without having to open a separate
application. The navigation panel makes
Konqueror an effieient solution for users who
wish to have fast and easy access to all of their information.
