Configuration

Configuring Default Settings
To configure click on the panel icon. Select Configure KNotes... The KNotes Settings dialog will open.

The Display Section
Text color: 	The color square shows the current text color. By clicking this color square you open the standard color selection dialog.
Background color: 	The color square shows the current background color. By clicking this color square you open the standard color selection dialog.
Default width: 	The width of the note in pixels. Edit this number as desired.
Default height: 	The height of the note in pixels. Edit this number as desired.
Show note in taskbar 	By default, notes do not show an entry in the taskbar for each note. If you prefer they do so, enable this option.
Remember desktop 	If you use several virtual desktops and this option is selected, notes will appear only on the specific desktop.

The Editor Section
Tab Size 	This is the size of the indent produced by the key in spaces. Edit this number as desired.
Auto Indent 	This is a check box. If selected, auto-indenting is on.
Rich text 	 Check this option to have a format toolbar at the bottom of any note window.
Title font: 	You can change the font used for the title of your notes.
Click Choose... to open the standard font selection dialog.
Text font 	 You can change the font used for the text of your notes.
Click Choose... to open the standard font selection dialog.

The Actions Section
Mail action 	Type a mail command and any required command line switches in this box.
By using %f in the command line you can pass the plain text of the note and by using %t the title of the note to the mail command.

The Network Section
Accept incoming notes 	Enable this option to allow receiving notes from other computers.
Sender ID 	The id will be shown in the note title together with the original title, hostname or ip and date of sending.
Port 	The port used for sending the notes via the network, default is 24837.

The Print Section
Theme 	The theme used to print the note.

The Collections Section
Folders 	On this tab you can select which folders are shown activating the checkbox in front of folders, change the default saving folder and add subfolders for notes.
Accounts 	On this tab you can edit the local maildir folders to be used for notes.

The Misc Section
Misc settings 	Enable to display the number of notes in the tray icon
To customize the default title you can use %d for current date in short format, %I for current date in long format and %t for current time.

Customizing a Single Note Display
You can customize each note independently of the global settings. The settings you can customize are identical to those described in the Configuration section, but they will apply only to the note you are changing. Any other open notes, and any new notes you create, will use the default settings.
To customize a single note display click on the note title bar and select Preferences....
A dialog with the Display Settings and Editor Settings pages will open, allowing you to configure the note.