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Menu File Preferences

Using this menu you may change the program's base settings.


Callsigns

All callsigns are SSID sensitive, so DL1NC means DL1NC-0 and not all SSIDs from DL1NC-0 to DL1NC-15.


Ports

The window "available ports" shows all known AX.25-interfaces. (currently all AX.25-interfaces provided by the LinuX kernel). Each port may be selected and by checking the box use it may be enabled for use by LinKT.

Screen

The Screen-Configuration has three folders:

Generic
The buffersizes setting determines how many lines are stored in the QSO-/TX-window for scroll back access.
The QSO-Window panel determines the QSO-Window position. It can be above or underneath the TX-Window.
In addition this dialog allows you to select the fonts and font-sizes for each of the QSO- and TX-Windows.
Colors
This enables you to select the colors for the connection windows:
blackschwarz
whiteweiß
darkgraydunkelgrau
graygrau
lightgrayhellgrau
redrot
greengrün
blueblau
cyanzyan (aqua?)
magentaviolett (rosa)
yellowgelb
darkreddunkelrot
darkgreendunkelgrün
darkbluedunkelblau
darkcyandunkelzyan
darkmagentadunkelviolett (violett)
darkyellowdunkelgelb (ocker)

If you are using a rather thin font on a dark background, it is reasonable to activate the bold attribute.

The particular settings are:
Colors QSO-Win
This is for the text received from a remote station (RX-text), the text sent out by us and the connect-status information.
Colors TX-Win
Typed Text and Background.
Color of highlighted text
Color of text if marked using the mouse.
Others
TX-Windowsize
This determines how many percent of a connect window is used by the TX-window. The rest is used by the QSO-window.
automatic line-break
Default value; this determines if and then at which column LinKT inserts a linebreak. The wordwrap can be set for each individual callsign too; this is only the default setting.
close window on disconnect
If this is enabled and a disconnect occurs, the corresponding window will disappear. Otherwise it stays open.
hide window when switching channel
If enabled there is only one connect window on your desktop. When switching to another QSO by CTRL-PgUP/PgDN or via CallKey the window will disappear and the newly selected window will show up in its place.
local echo
Every line sent by you will be displayed at the QSO-window (using the TX-color, see above).
beep on CTRL-G
If a CTRL-G character (BEL, ASCII 0x08) is received, LinKT generates a short beep on your PC speaker.


Sound

If you enable sounds, you can bind certain events to sound files which will be played when the event occurs. To do so, the KDE kaudiosaver must be running. We recommend to play around with Sound Systemsounds at the KDE Control Center.

You can choose a sound (as WAV-File) from the list sounds and associate is with disconnect, connect or the remote command //RING. The list can be extended using the Add WAV button. Pressing at Play WAV will play the selected sound file.


Away

You may enter up to four different "away" messages, which can be sent to all connected stations using the away feature. The messages can contain macros.


Shortcuts

These enable you to associate pre-selected text (which may contain macros) with shortcut keys. The pre-selected text is sent by pressing the CTRL-Key and a numeric key simultanously during a QSO.


CallKey

This is a special feature of LinKT. There is no direct association between TNC-channels and LinKT's QSO-windows like there is in traditional packet terminals. Instead of this, you can bind certain frequently used callsigns to function-keys (F1 to F10). By default, the association does not respect SSID, if you want a different SSID for the same callsign to be bound to a different CallKey you have to check the ssid box. That makes sense whenever there is more than one service available under a single callsign.


Fothers

These are settings which do not fit in any of the other categories, (surprise).


Directories

You may use this to specify which directories which LinKT will use to save BIN, 7plus and text files.


Files

Using the folders ctext, qtext, info, help and news , you may edit the corresponding files in ~/.kde/share/apps/linkt/. You may use macros. The import button loads a selected file into the editor.

The following files are used by LinKT:
File Content
ctext This is the connect-text, which every station will receive when connecting to your station
qtext This text is transmitted whenever a remote station disconnects using the //QUIT-command
help.linkt This will be transmitted when the remote-station issues the //HELP command.
info.linkt Same as above, but for //INFO.
news.linkt Same as above, but for//NEWS.

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