Add alpha capability to GeoRef images.

[andy/viking.git] / help / C / viking.xml

diff --git a/help/C/viking.xml b/help/C/viking.xml
index d95b9d0cbd24d976d31912803657c5346cecafc3..c30dea8ddfd6f7315aff9a8face1f8d931ca11ff 100644 (file)
--- a/help/C/viking.xml
+++ b/help/C/viking.xml
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ This is to increase the compatibility between &appname; and similar applications
 &appname; has several shortcut keys or key combinations for commands as listed in the main window along side the command.
 </para>
 <para>
-Some function keys follow standard GUI behaviour:
+By default some function keys follow standard GUI behaviour:
 </para>
 <itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para><keycap>F1</keycap> Help (view this manual)</para></listitem>
@@ -362,12 +362,33 @@ Then there are shortcuts specific to &appname; to switch projection modes, zoom
 <listitem><para><keycap>Ctrl+Left</keycap> Pan the viewport West</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para><keycap>Ctrl+Keypad+</keycap> Zoom In</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para><keycap>Ctrl+Keypad-</keycap> Zoom Out</para></listitem>
-<listitem><note><para>These work irrespective of the <xref linkend="tools"/> mode selected</para></note></listitem>
 </itemizedlist>
+<important><para>These work irrespective of the <xref linkend="tools"/> mode selected</para></important>
 For other combinations see the menu entry themselves.
 </para>
 </section>
 
+<section>
+<title>Keyboard Configuration</title>
+<para>Keyboard configuration is supported by the standard GTK+ way of changing shortcuts for menu entries.</para>
+<para>Hover over the menu option with the mouse pointer and press the keyboard shortcut you want to bind it to.</para>
+<para>To delete a keyboard assignment, press <keycap>Backspace</keycap> whilst over the menu entry.</para>
+<note>
+<para>
+       If the keyboard shortcut is already in use you will not receive any notification that new action replaces the old action.
+       This is probably why most distributions have this facility disabled by default.
+       Thus you will need to enable <emphasis>Editable menu accelerators</emphasis> for your system.
+       Check the Desktop Menu and Toolbar Control or other User Interface preferences for this setting.
+</para>
+</note>
+<note>
+<para>
+       For Windows systems this can be done by adding the line <emphasis>gtk-can-change-accels=1</emphasis> to <filename>%USERPROFILE%\.gtkrc-2.0</filename> (create the file if it does not exist).
+</para>
+</note>
+<para>From &app; 1.6+ the keyboard configuration is automatically loaded and saved between sessions in the <xref linkend="config_keys"/></para>
+</section>
+
 <section><title>Tracks vs Routes</title>
 <para>
 In theory a route is path you are planning to follow and a track of where you have actually been. The GPX specification splits these into two separate catergories, although tracks contain everything route may have.
@@ -3345,8 +3366,16 @@ Accept: */*
           </variablelist>
          </para>
        </section>
+
       </section>
 
+    <section id="config_keys" xreflabel="Keyboard Shortcuts File">
+      <title>Keyboard Shortcuts (Accelerator) Settings</title>
+      <para>This is held in the file <filename>~/.viking/keys.rc</filename></para>
+      <para>It is in the standard GTK Accelerator map format. Values are automatically read in and saved between &app; sessions.</para>
+      <para>This file is not intended to be manually edited, but since it is a plain text file it can be changed if desired.</para>
+    </section>
+
 </section>
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