Some Other Cool Productivity Apps

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In addition to the traditional office suite applications, there are a number of other applications included with your system that can be grouped together under the “productivity” label. You’ve already heard mention of (and perhaps even installed) the Linux home finance program, GnuCash, but there are many other applications that are installed and available to you, such as the following:

  • Gcalctool, a calculator with both basic and scientific modes (from the Main menu select Accessories > Calculator)

  • Gpdf, the GNOME PDF file viewer (from the Main menu select Graphics > More Graphics Applications > PDF file viewer)

  • Kdeprintfax, a fax sending and receiving utility (from the Main menu select Accessories > kdeprintfax)

  • Dia, the diagram creator (from the Main menu select Office > Dia Diagrams)

  • Mr. Project, the work-project manager (from the Main menu select Office > Project Management)

In addition to these more or less standard utilities, there are also some other rather interesting applications installed on your system. One of these is KTimer, which allows you to run a command at the end of a given time period (see Figure 15-10). For example, let’s say that you want to make sure that you take a break from your work every hour so as to keep yourself sane. You can set up KTimer so that it will bring up your favorite game, Xmahjongg, in one hour by selecting the number of seconds in the Delay box (3,600 seconds is an hour), checking the Loop checkbox (if you want this to happen again and again, every hour), and entering the command you desire to be executed (xmahjongg in this example). You can run KTimer by going to the Main menu and selecting Accessories > More Accessories > KTimer.

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Figure 15-10: Setting up an hourly command with KTimer

Another fun and handy application is KJots (see Figure 15-11). KJots is a notepad of sorts, and it is organized into books and pages. Books are general topic areas that you create, and they are filled with pages, where you write, or jot down, your notes. There is also a Hotlist section at the bottom of the window, where you can place buttons that take you directly to those books you need most often. All in all, it’s a very simple piece of software, but once you start using it, you’ll find that it is quite useful. To run KJots, just go to the Main menu and select Accessories > More Accessories > Kjots.

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Figure 15-11: Making notes with KJots



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Linux for Non-Geeks. A Hands-On, Project-Based, Take-It-Slow Guidebook
Linux for Non-Geeks: A Hands-On, Project-Based, Take-It-Slow Guidebook
ISBN: 1593270348
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 188

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