[plasma/plasma-desktop] doc/kcontrol/baloo: Update baloo KCM docs
Yuri Chornoivan
null at kde.org
Tue Apr 6 14:59:51 BST 2021
Git commit a1468740561e0ca5e69f0ca926fbfc8537a7c484 by Yuri Chornoivan.
Committed on 06/04/2021 at 13:59.
Pushed by yurchor into branch 'master'.
Update baloo KCM docs
M +37 -13 doc/kcontrol/baloo/index.docbook
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/commit/a1468740561e0ca5e69f0ca926fbfc8537a7c484
diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/baloo/index.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/baloo/index.docbook
index cc535c84d..64b87a603 100644
--- a/doc/kcontrol/baloo/index.docbook
+++ b/doc/kcontrol/baloo/index.docbook
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
</authorgroup>
-<date>2017-07-28</date>
-<releaseinfo>Plasma 5.10</releaseinfo>
+<date>2021-04-06</date>
+<releaseinfo>Plasma 5.20</releaseinfo>
<keywordset>
<keyword>Plasma</keyword>
@@ -38,30 +38,54 @@ It internally uses a technology called Baloo to efficiently search through the f
to use the indexing results for faster access to your documents.
</para>
+<para>
+Activate the <guilabel>Enable File Search</guilabel> item if you want to use desktop search capabilities in &dolphin; and other &kde; applications. Uncheck the item if you do not want to use the file search with Baloo (it is possible to use other search technologies, ⪚ &kfind;).
+</para>
+
+<para>Use <guilabel>Also index file content</guilabel> to also index the file contents additional to the file names.
+</para>
+
+<para>Check the <guilabel>Index hidden files and folders</guilabel> item to make Baloo index the hidden files and folders.
+</para>
+
+<note>
+ <para>
+ Any file or folder name that starts with a period (<literal>.</literal>) is hidden by default.
+ </para>
+</note>
+
<variablelist>
-<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Do not search in these locations</guilabel></term>
+<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Folder specific configuration</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- You are presented with a list of folders which should not be searched. By default only
+ You are presented with a list of folders that can be indexed. By default only
your entire <filename class="directory"><envar>$HOME</envar></filename> folder is
indexed, and no other folders or drives are indexed.
</para>
<para>
Removable media is never indexed by default. It can be explicitly removed from
- the list of exclude folders and it will then be indexed.
+ the list of excluded folders and it will then be indexed.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ It is possible to use the combo box next to each item in the list to configure if it is <guimenuitem>Indexed</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Not indexed</guimenuitem>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Use the trash button to remove an item from the list.
+ </para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry><term><guibutton>Add folder configuration...</guibutton></term>
+<listitem>
+ <para>
+ Press this button to open selector with two options, namely <guimenuitem>Start indexing a folder...</guimenuitem> and <guimenuitem>Stop indexing a folder...</guimenuitem>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Clicking any of the above-mentioned options displays the standard &plasma; <guilabel>Select a folder to filter</guilabel> dialog and allows you to choose the folder to be treated accordingly.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
</variablelist>
-<para>By default <guilabel>Enable File Search</guilabel> is activated, uncheck this setting if
-you do not want to use the file search at all.
-</para>
-
-<para>Use <guilabel>Also index file content</guilabel> to also index the file contents additional to the file names.
-</para>
-
<para>For more info about additional configuration options ⪚ how to add a drive mounted outside your
<filename class="directory"><envar>$HOME</envar></filename> folder please read
<ulink url="https://community.kde.org/Baloo/Configuration">Baloo/Configuration</ulink>.</para>
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