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# Chapter 9. Questions and Answers

9.1. How can I browse web sites using non latin scripts?
9.2. Can I run Konqueror from another window manager?
9.3. Where does Konqueror keep all its configuration data?
9.4. How do I clear out the history file (it's getting rather large)?
9.5. How do I enable, disable or clear the browser cache?
9.6. Konqueror can't run the Netscape® Flash player plugin.

9.1. How can I browse web sites using non latin scripts?

Detailed instructions can be found at http://www.konqueror.org/i18n.html

9.2. Can I run Konqueror from another window manager?

Just install Qt™, kdelibs and kdebase, and from your favourite window manager, just launch Konqueror. It should work just fine, but if it doesn't (KDE developers don't test that case often), report it to http://bugs.kde.org and try running kdeinit before running Konqueror, it usually helps.

9.3. Where does Konqueror keep all its configuration data?

Generally in the `~/.kde` (or `~/.kde2`) directories. Don't alter these files unless you really know what you are doing.

- The `~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/profiles` directory holds individual files containing settings for each of your profiles.

- Your bookmarks are held in `~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/bookmarks.xml`

- Cookies are held in `~/.kde/share/apps/kcookiejar/cookies`

- Your history, as used for the auto-completion feature, is in `~/.kde/share/config/konq_history`

- In the directory `~/.kde/share/config/` the files `konqiconviewrc`, `konqlistviewrc` and `konquerorrc` hold a whole lot of general configuration settings.

- The directory `~/.kde/share/apps/kio_http/cache/` contains the browser cache.

- The Sidebar View uses the files and subdirectories in `~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/dirtree`

Any directory specific view settings are put into `.directory` files in the individual directories.

9.4. How do I clear out the history file (it's getting rather large)?

The only way at the moment is to delete the `~/.kde/share/config/konq_history` file, Konqueror will create a new, empty, one next time you use it. But note that you can't use Konqueror to delete this file; you have to open a text terminal and do `rm `~/.kde/share/config/konq_history``

9.5. How do I enable, disable or clear the browser cache?

For some reason this is done using the Proxies dialog box, choose Settings->Configure Konqueror...->Proxies

9.6. Konqueror can't run the Netscape® Flash player plugin.

This is a problem with the Flash plugin itself. It won't start up until it can grab the audio device, in KDE artsd holds onto this.

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