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The KWrite Text Editor
4.2 The File Menu
‘New’ (
Ctrl -
N ) This creates a new file and, at the same time, opens a new
KWrite window in which to start typing your text.
‘Open. . . ’ (
Ctrl -
O ) Use this to open an existing file. It opens a file selection di-
alog that resembles a file manager. The left-hand area provides a number
of quick navigation buttons to list the files in your home directory or on the
floppy with just one click, without having to navigate through the entire di-
rectory hierarchy. Alternatively, use the entry field in the toolbar at the top
or browse directories with the arrow buttons. As soon as a directory is se-
lected, the files and subdirectories in it are listed in the right-hand part of
the dialog. To speed things up, narrow down the list according to the file
type by specifying the file extension, such as *.txt, under ‘Filter’.
To mark the current directory for quick access at a later time, click the star
button in the toolbar and create a bookmark for it. Any directory book-
marked in this way can subsequently be reached via the menu to avoid
going through the entire file system again. Use the configuration menu ac-
cessible with the wrench button to customize the way in which the items in
the dialog are sorted and viewed.
‘Recently Opened Files’ This opens a menu from which you can open the re-
cently opened files.
‘Save’ (
Ctrl -
S ) This saves the document in its current form. If you have been
editing a new document, the program displays a dialog with which to spec-
ify the name of the file and its location (directory).
‘Save As. . . ’ This opens a dialog in which to specify the name and the directory
under which to save the document. The dialog is essentially the same as the
one displayed after selecting ‘File’ ➝ ‘Open. . . ’.
‘Reload’ (
F5 ) This reloads the currently opened file, reverting it to its state as
saved on disk.
‘Print. . . ’ (
Ctrl -
P ) This opens a simple dialog in which to define printing op-
tions for the document and start the print job.
‘Close’ (
Ctrl -
W ) This closes the currently loaded document. If there are changes
that have not yet been saved, a dialog opens to ask whether to do so.
‘Quit’ (
Ctrl -
Q ) This exits the editor. If there are unsaved changes to a loaded
document, KWrite shows a dialog asking whether to save before exiting.
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