The Chat Window's Menus
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The Chat Window's Menus

Chat Menu

Chat->Send Message (Ctrl+Enter)

Sends a message.

Chat->Save (Ctrl+S)

Saves the content of the chat to a file.

Chat->Print... (Ctrl+P)

Prints off a hard copy of the chat.

Chat->Contacts

This menu lists all the people in the chat. You have access to the same contact menu you get by right-clicking a contact's name in the Contact List, allowing you to perform contact specific actions such as sending them a file, viewing their user info or blocking them.

Chat->Close (Ctrl+W)

Closes the current chat. If there are chats taking place in other tabs in this window, the window will stay open.

Chat->Quit (Ctrl+Q)

Closes all chats taking place in this window.

Edit Menu

Edit->Cut (Ctrl+X)

Cutting text works as with most editors: the selected text is removed and put into the clipboard. Note that you can also select text and drag it to a new position.

Edit->Copy (Ctrl+C)

Copying text works as with most editors: the selected text is copied to the clipboard. Note that you can also select text while holding the Ctrl key, and drag it to a new position to copy it.

Edit->Paste (Ctrl+V)

Pasting works the same as with most editors: the text from the clipboard is pasted at the current cursor position.

Format Menu

Format->Add Smiley

This menu contains all the smileys/emoticons that the current emoticon scheme includes. You can change the scheme in the Configure Kopete Dialog.

Format->Text Color...

Opens a color selector that modifies the text color.

Format->Background Color...

Opens a color selector that modifies the background color.

Format->Font

This menu allows you to change the font used in the chat.

Format->Font Size

This menu allows you to change the font size used in the chat.

Tabs Menu

Tabs->Tab Placement

This menu allows you to change whether tabs appear at the top or the bottom of the chat view.

Tabs->Detach Chat (Ctrl+Shift+B)

Separates the current chat into its own window.

Tabs->Move Chat to Window

You can move chats between windows using this menu. Choose the chat window the tab should move to from the menu.

Tools Menu

This menu contains items added by the plugins you have loaded. See the plugins chapter for details.

Settings Menu

Settings->Show Menubar (Ctrl+M)

Separates the current chat into its own window.

Settings->Toolbars->Show Main Toolbar (Kopete)

Shows/hides the main toolbar.

Settings->Toolbars->Show Status (Kopete)

Shows/hides Kopete's status bar. This is where buddy pictures appear.

Settings->Toolbars->Show Format Toolbar (Kopete)

Shows/hides the text formatting toolbar.

Settings->Show Statusbar

Separates the current chat into its own window.

Settings->Show Chat Members List

This menu controls whether the Chat Members List appears on the left or right of the Chat View, and whether it is visible at all.

Settings->Configure Shortcuts...

Shows the KDE standard Configure Shortcuts dialog, where you can change keyboard shortcuts that work in the chat window.

Settings->Configure Toolbars...

Displays the KDE standard Configure Toolbars dialog, which lets you customise the chat window's toolbars.

Help Menu

These are the KDE standard items for the Help menu:

Help->Kopete Handbook (F1)

Invokes the TDE Help system starting at the Kopete help pages. (this document).

Help->What's This? (Shift+F1)

Changes the mouse cursor to a combination arrow and question mark. Clicking on items within Kopete will open a help window (if one exists for the particular item) explaining the item's function.

Help->Report Bug...

Opens the Bug report dialog where you can report a bug or request a “wishlist” feature.

Help->About Kopete

This will display version and author information.

Help->About TDE

This displays the TDE version and other basic information.

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