Hi, Yuri. Thanks so much for your response. I wasn't expecting one. I will try the online resources again. I haven't had much luck searching them in the past.
Joe On 11/27/2013 12:32 AM, Yuri Chornoivan wrote: > ???????? Tue, 26 Nov 2013 23:25:09 +0200, Joe <josephj at main.nc.us>: > >> How do I search an entire manual - not just the current page? Not >> knowing how to do this (if it is even possible) is the main reason I >> rarely use KDE manuals. >> >> I've been using KDE since Mandrake 9.1 and really like it, but >> help/documentation for figuring out how to do things in it is it's >> weakest point. I'm using KDE 4.8.5 now on kubuntu precise. >> >> As an example, now I need to figure out why Removable Devices >> automounting of a partition is not working on login (it worked until >> after a big backports ppa upgrade I did yesterday. It looks like that >> module has a completely new access method under the hood.) I am looking >> for an explanation of the automounting options settings and have not >> found it. >> >> I know it would be a lot of work, but I would like KDE documentation to >> work the same way help works in LibreOffice. >> >> Joe > > Hi, > > The problem is that offline searching is disabled because its engine > is proven to be unreliable. We are waiting for developer to implement > new engine (maybe Nepomuk-based). > > For now, you can use our online documentation systems: > > http://docs.kde.org/ > > http://userbase.kde.org/ > > Both allows full-text search. You can also download PDF files for big > manuals and use Okular for fine-grained search. > > It is also possible to use KRunner (Alt+F2) to find an application or > System Settings module to accomplish some needed tasks. > > Hope this helps. > > Best regards, > Yuri
