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<?xml version="1.0" ?>
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<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.5-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdedbx45.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY kappname "&plasma;">
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<!ENTITY package "kde-module">
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<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
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<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE">
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]>
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<book id="plasma-desktop" lang="&language;">
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<bookinfo>
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<title>The &plasma; Handbook</title>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<personname>
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<firstname>Sebastian</firstname>
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<surname>Kügler</surname>
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</personname>
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<email>sebas@kde.org</email>
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</author>
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<author><firstname>Claus</firstname> <surname>Christensen</surname></author>
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<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
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</authorgroup>
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<copyright>
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<year>2008–2010</year>
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<holder>Sebastian Kügler</holder>
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</copyright>
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<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>
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<date>2021-07-23</date>
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<releaseinfo>Plasma 5.20</releaseinfo>
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<abstract>
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<para>
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&plasma; is the core user interface to the desktop.
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</para>
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</abstract>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>Plasma</keyword>
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<keyword>Plasmoid</keyword>
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<keyword>Widget</keyword>
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<keyword>Containments</keyword>
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<keyword>Desktop</keyword>
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<keyword>Runner</keyword>
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<keyword>Kicker</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</bookinfo>
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<chapter id="introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para><!--https://www.kde.org/workspaces/-->
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&plasma; provides a modern and customizable environment for running your favorite applications
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and accessing your information wherever it may be. Other common attributes of the &plasma; Desktop
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include advanced window management and desktop effects, support for &kde; &plasma; Widgets,
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integrated search, hardware management and a high degree of customizability.
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</para>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="using-kapp">
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<title>Using &plasma;</title>
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<sect1 id="plasma-components">
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<title>&plasma; Components</title>
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<sect2 id="plasmoids-and-containments">
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<title>&plasma; Widgets and Containments</title>
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<para>
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The essence of &plasma; revolves around two basic concepts:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>&plasma; Widgets</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Applets, or small applications that live on the desktop.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Containments</term><!--FIXME remove it, just a technical term with no meaning for joe user?-->
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Applets that act as the container for the &plasma; widgets
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>
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On a default desktop, there are two main elements: the Panel and the Desktop
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itself. Both are containments in the &plasma; sense.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="default-plasma-desktop">
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<title>Default &plasma; Desktop</title>
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<para><note><para>The &plasma; Desktop can be configured in countless ways. The screenshot seen below shows a fairly standard desktop. Some distributions apply extensive customizations, so your desktop may look different.
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</para>
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<para>Similarly, the graphical appearance of the interface elements can be styled. These screenshots uses the &plasma; default style, Breeze.</para></note>
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>A fairly standard &plasma; Desktop</screeninfo>
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<mediaobjectco>
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<imageobjectco>
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<areaspec units="other" otherunits="imagemap">
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<area id="im1" linkends="panel-launcher" coords="0,519,31,551"/> <!-- #1 kickoff launcher #-->
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<area id="im2" linkends="panel-launcher" coords="0,735,30,598"/><!-- #1 kickoff launcher icon -->
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<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="37,483,69,516"/--><!-- #2 panel icons # -->
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<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="23,558,83,597"/--><!-- #2 panel icons red box -->
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<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="97,666,137,707"/--><!-- #3 pager # -->
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<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="76,519,107,551"/--><!-- #3 pager plasmoid -->
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<area id="im3" linkends="panel-taskbar" coords="288,519,320,551"/><!-- #4 task manager # -->
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<area id="im4" linkends="panel-taskbar" coords="102,558,615,598"/><!-- #4 task manager red box -->
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<area id="im5" linkends="panel-system-tray" coords="652,519,683,551"/><!-- #5 system tray # -->
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<area id="im6" linkends="panel-system-tray" coords="618,557,728,598"/><!-- #5 system tray red box -->
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<area id="im7" linkends="panel-digital-clock" coords="739,534,772,566"/><!-- #6 clock # -->
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<area id="im8" linkends="panel-digital-clock" coords="729,573,781,598"/><!-- #6 clock plasmoid -->
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<area id="im9" linkends="panel-toolbox" coords="750,477,782,508"/><!-- #7 panel cashew # -->
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<area id="im10" linkends="panel-toolbox" coords="783,573,800,598"/><!-- #7 panel cashew icon -->
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<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="733,11,765,44"/--><!-- #8 desktop cashew # -->
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<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="772,0,800,25"/--><!-- #8 desktop cashew icon -->
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<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="374,88,406,119"/--><!-- #9 folder view # -->
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<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="10,18,361,204"/--><!-- #9 folder view plasmoid -->
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<area id = "im11" linkends="panel-launcher" coords="0,665,40,707"/> <!-- #1 kickoff launcher #-->
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</areaspec>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="plasma-desktop-annotated.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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</imageobjectco>
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</mediaobjectco>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>The program starter. Usually this will be <link linkend="panel-launcher">Application Launcher</link>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>A couple of icons giving easy access to often used applications</para></listitem>
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<!--listitem><para>The Pager widget</para></listitem-->
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<listitem><para>The <link linkend="panel-taskbar">Task Manager</link>, which shows the titles of windows belonging to the applications currently running. No application had opened a window, when the screenshot was taken</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>The <link linkend="panel-system-tray">System Tray</link></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>The <link linkend="panel-digital-clock">Digital Clock</link> widget</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>The <link linkend="panel-toolbox">Panel Toolbox</link></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>The <link linkend="desktop">Desktop</link> Toolbox</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>A Folder View widget, showing the content of the Desktop folder</para></listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="panel">
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<title>The Panel</title>
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<para>The default panel holds a few &plasma; widgets: starting from the left, there is the
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application launcher.</para>
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<sect2 id="panel-launcher">
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<title>Application Launcher</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Application launcher</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="application-launcher.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Application launcher</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<para>You can use it to start applications, open recently
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opened files and the usual logout/shutdown options. There is also a structure
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that allows you to browse through your applications. The layout has been
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optimized for the use case that is most common: starting an application. The
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default tab is the <guilabel>Favorites</guilabel> tab that holds the most-used
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entries. In the beginning, you'll probably find yourself using the
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<guilabel>Applications</guilabel> tab more often.
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Once you have found out what your most frequently started applications are,
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<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on the items and select the
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<guimenuitem>Add to Favorites</guimenuitem> to add them to your
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<guilabel>Favorites</guilabel> (or directly into the panel or on the desktop.
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Note that you need to <quote>unlock</quote> &plasma; by means of <mousebutton>right</mousebutton>
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clicking on the desktop for any kind of modification).</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="panel-menu">
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<title>Application Menu</title>
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<para>If you prefer the
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traditional menu-style application launcher, change it by
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<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> clicking on the menu button and selecting
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<guimenuitem>Alternatives</guimenuitem>.
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</para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Application menu</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="application-menu.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Application menu</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="panel-launcher-settings">
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<title>Application Launcher Settings</title>
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<para>If you want to configure the application launcher, change it by
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<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> clicking on the menu button and selecting
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<guimenuitem>Configure Application Launcher</guimenuitem>.
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</para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Application launcher settings</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="application-launcher-settings.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Application launcher settings</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="panel-taskbar">
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<title>Taskbar</title>
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<para>
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The taskbar is another widget on the panel. It shows an area for all open windows on
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all desktops by default. You can make it show all open windows on the current
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desktop only by checking <guimenuitem>Only show tasks from the
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current desktop</guimenuitem> when you right click on the task manager, between
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two windows. The size of the text on the taskbar items can be set
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in &systemsettings; under the
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<menuchoice><guimenu>Appearance</guimenu><guisubmenu>Fonts</guisubmenu>
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</menuchoice>. Right-clicking on the taskbar
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brings the Settings dialog where you can choose several options to customize
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your taskbar.
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Here is a screenshot of the taskbar settings dialog</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="taskbar-settings.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Taskbar settings dialog</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="panel-system-tray">
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<title>System Tray</title>
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<para>
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Another default panel item is the <application>System Tray</application>, which
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is used by traditional applications and widgets as a dock. Right clicking on the
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<application>System Tray</application> allows you to open the settings dialog,
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where you can set entries to display and their visibility.
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</para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>System Tray settings dialog</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="system-tray-settings.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>System Tray settings dialog</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="device-notifier">
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<title>Device Notifier</title>
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<para>
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An icon located usually in the system tray is the <application>Device Notifier</application>.
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Plug in a &USB; disk and a dialog will open that allows you to
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open the device in &dolphin; or another associated application.
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo></screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="device_notifier_widget.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase></phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<para>The <application>Device Notifier</application> is used for handling pluggable devices such as &USB; pendrives (also called flash drives or thumb drives), digital cameras, external &USB; hard drives, &etc; It also comes into play when a medium such as a &CD; or DVD is loaded into an optical drive.
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</para>
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<para>When you plug in an external device, or load a new medium into a drive, the <guilabel>Notifier</guilabel> window pops up (you can also open it explicitly by clicking on its Panel icon.) It stays open while the cursor is over it, otherwise it hides itself after a few seconds.
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</para>
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<para>The <guilabel>Notifier</guilabel> window shows a list of all the devices it currently knows about. Moving the mouse cursor over a device will highlight how many possible actions are associated with that device.
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</para>
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<para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo></screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="device_notifier_widget_actions.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase></phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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</para>
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<para>Clicking anywhere in the shaded box around the device name (but not on the eject/unmount icon if present) expands the entry to show the list of possible actions for that device. The set of actions depends on the device; it is configurable from the <application>Device Notifier</application>'s context menu or from the &systemsettings; modules <ulink url="help:/kcontrol/solid-actions/index.html">Device Actions</ulink> and <ulink url="help:/kcontrol/solid-device-automounter/index.html">Removable Devices</ulink>. Simply select one with the mouse or keyboard to launch that action.
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</para>
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<para>There is also a small icon to the right of each entry showing whether that device is currently accessible (or <emphasis>mounted</emphasis>) or not. Only when a device is not mounted is it safe to physically disconnect it from the computer. Clicking on the icon causes the device to be unmounted and/or the medium to be ejected if it is currently mounted, and will mount it if it is not. Note that unmounting/ejecting might fail if the device still has open files on it, ⪚ if a large file copy hasn't finished. In most cases you can just wait a while and try again. When an unmounting has succeeded, a success icon will be shown on the <application>Device Notifier</application>'s icon.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="panel-hidden">
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<title>Hidden Items</title>
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<para>The <application>System Tray</application> normally holds some more entries like
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&klipper;, &kmix; &etc;</para>
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<para>Some of the default entries in the <application>System Tray</application> are hidden
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to save space in the bar. To display these entries click on the small white triangle
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<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="system-tray-up-arrow.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject></inlinemediaobject>, then use
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the &LMB; to launch a widget or the &RMB; to open its settings dialog.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="panel-digital-clock">
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<title>Digital Clock</title>
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<para>
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The right-most &plasma; widget in the default panel holds the <application>Digital
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Clock</application>.
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This clock can display the time in different timezones as well as have its size
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changed. The clock will adjust its font size to the area it is given by the
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surrounding containment (that is the panel in this case). If you choose to
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display the date, this date will be rendered using the <guimenuitem>Small
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font</guimenuitem> option from the &systemsettings; <guilabel>Font</guilabel>
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dialog. The time will take the rest of the space. So in the end, you'll choose
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yourself the amount of information displayed, and if that fits. If you want to
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display more information, make the panel larger or put the clock on the desktop
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where it can grow freely.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="panel-pager">
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<title>Pager</title>
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<para>
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An optional item on your panel is the <application>Pager</application>.
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It allows you to switch between your virtual desktops.
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If you change the layout of the <application>Pager</application>
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through the <guimenuitem>Number of rows</guimenuitem> option,
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which will also affect the layout and animations that are shown in &kwin;’s
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<guimenuitem>Desktop Grid</guimenuitem> effect.<!-- – (Switch on desktop effect,
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press <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F8</keycap></keycombo> to see it.)
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don't see that in 4.7-->
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For larger pagers, selecting <guimenuitem>Display windows icons</guimenuitem>
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typically makes sense.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<!-- other items in a kde compiled from sources -->
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<!-- Activity Manager -->
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<!-- Notifications -->
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<!-- Show the Desktop -->
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="panel-toolbox">
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<title>The Panel Toolbox</title>
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<para>If your desktop is unlocked (you can do that by
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<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> clicking on the desktop, or when no
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application has the focus, with <keycombo
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action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, <keycap>L</keycap>), a small &plasma;
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logo will appear in the bottom right corner in the panel.
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Click on this toolbox, and the panel controller opens.</para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Panel Settings</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="panel-settings.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Panel Settings</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<para>The panel controller allows you to reposition, resize and realign the panel. The
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&plasma; widgets living in this panel will adjust their size automatically.
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&plasma; widgets have basic knowledge about sizing, provided by the containment. They
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are programmed to take advantage of that size, and inform the applet about how
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much space they possibly need. In the end, the containment gives a possible size
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to the applets, the applets obey.</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="add-applets">
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<title>Adding Applets</title>
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<para>
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Unlock the desktop and you'll be able to add and remove &plasma; widgets from panel
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or desktop. You add &plasma; widgets by simply dragging them where you want them.
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<mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on an widget to remove it.
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Add Widgets</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="add-widgets.png" format="PNG"/>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Add Widgets</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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The <guibutton>Get New Widgets</guibutton> button allows you to add widgets
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you've previously downloaded and download new &plasma; widgets.
|
||
Currently it supports native &plasmagik; packages
|
||
and some &Mac; OS X dashboard widgets. Widgets you install this way can then be
|
||
accessed just like regular, preinstalled widgets.
|
||
</para>
|
||
</sect1>
|
||
|
||
<sect1 id="desktop">
|
||
<title>The Desktop</title>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
The desktop is in fact another containment. One that does not put size
|
||
constraints on the applets. Applets can be moved and sized freely. On the
|
||
unlocked desktop, &plasma; widgets will show a frame when you move the mouse over
|
||
them. This applet handle allows you to move, resize, relocate and realign the
|
||
panel. It also allows you to drag &plasma; widgets on the desktop. The buttons in the
|
||
corner are used to resize, rotate configure and remove the applet. When
|
||
rotated, a &plasma; widget will act magnetic towards 12 o'clock, so it is easy to get
|
||
them back into sensible position. By default, most applets keep their aspect
|
||
ratio when they are being resized. If you want to freely resize an applet,
|
||
hold the &Ctrl; key pressed while resizing.
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
Right clicking on the desktop also offers you to configure aspects such as the
|
||
wallpaper and the layout used, and the mouse actions. It offers to download new
|
||
wallpapers through &knewstuff;.
|
||
</para>
|
||
<para>On the <guilabel>Tweaks</guilabel> page you can configure to hide the desktop Toolbox
|
||
and adjust the widget handling.
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<screenshot>
|
||
<screeninfo>Desktop Settings</screeninfo>
|
||
<mediaobject>
|
||
<imageobject>
|
||
<imagedata fileref="desktop-settings.png" format="PNG"/>
|
||
</imageobject>
|
||
<textobject>
|
||
<phrase>Desktop Settings</phrase>
|
||
</textobject>
|
||
</mediaobject>
|
||
</screenshot>
|
||
|
||
<para>To change the &plasma; theme or download a new one through &knewstuff;
|
||
open the <menuchoice><guimenu>Appearance</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Desktop
|
||
Theme</guimenuitem></menuchoice> page in the &systemsettings;.</para>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
With open applications, it quickly gets hard to see the &plasma; widgets on your
|
||
desktop. The <emphasis role="bold">Dashboard</emphasis> gets those &plasma; widgets
|
||
in front of you, much like the <guilabel>Show desktop</guilabel> functionality
|
||
you are used to from traditional desktops.
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
</sect1>
|
||
|
||
<sect1 id="folder-view">
|
||
<title>Folder View</title>
|
||
<para>The <guilabel>Folder View</guilabel> widget is used to display entries like folders or
|
||
files from a folder, by default from <filename class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/Desktop</filename>.
|
||
</para>
|
||
<para>You can choose to view either all files, or filter either by specific regular expressions
|
||
(⪚, all files with a certain extension) or by file type (⪚ just images).
|
||
</para>
|
||
<para>This widget also supports basic file management properties (moving, copying, cutting
|
||
and pasting for example), and you can have as many as you want on your desktop.
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<screenshot>
|
||
<screeninfo>Folder View</screeninfo>
|
||
<mediaobject>
|
||
<imageobject>
|
||
<imagedata fileref="folder-view.png" format="PNG"/>
|
||
</imageobject>
|
||
<textobject>
|
||
<phrase>Folder View</phrase>
|
||
</textobject>
|
||
</mediaobject>
|
||
</screenshot>
|
||
|
||
<para>If you select the layout <guilabel>Folder View</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Desktop Settings</guilabel>
|
||
you can use one Folder View as the whole desktop, effectively replicating the "old style" desktop paradigm.
|
||
</para>
|
||
</sect1>
|
||
|
||
<sect1 id="krunner">
|
||
<title>&krunner;</title>
|
||
<para>
|
||
&krunner; is a versatile mini command-line. You can use it to start applications,
|
||
open web pages, access bookmarks, search through your desktop data, calculate
|
||
short equations, and many more. Pressing <keycombo
|
||
action="simul">&Alt;&Space;</keycombo> or <keycombo
|
||
action="simul">&Alt;<keysym>F2</keysym></keycombo> opens the &krunner; dialog.
|
||
You just start typing and &krunner; will start searching matches as soon as
|
||
you've entered more than two characters. You can open the settings dialog to
|
||
learn about &krunner;’s functionality, provided by plugins. You can
|
||
navigate through the matches using the tab and arrow keys.
|
||
</para>
|
||
<!-- without tab no arrow keys-->
|
||
<screenshot>
|
||
<screeninfo>&krunner; dialog</screeninfo>
|
||
<mediaobject>
|
||
<imageobject>
|
||
<imagedata fileref="krunner.png" format="PNG"/>
|
||
</imageobject>
|
||
<textobject>
|
||
<phrase>&krunner; dialog</phrase>
|
||
</textobject>
|
||
</mediaobject>
|
||
</screenshot>
|
||
|
||
<para>Use the <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="krunner-configure.png" format="PNG"/>
|
||
</imageobject></inlinemediaobject> button to open the <guilabel>KRunner</guilabel> &systemsettings;
|
||
module and configure where and what to search for in &krunner;.
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<para>&krunner; supports <quote>Desktop Actions</quote> which are additional actions an application can
|
||
offer to perform common actions or jump directly to a certain task from Task Manager.
|
||
Common examples are <guilabel>Open New Incognito Window</guilabel> to open your browser directly in private mode,
|
||
<guilabel>Compose Email</guilabel> without launching the full-fledged email client first or the actions
|
||
provided by &spectacle;:
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<screenshot>
|
||
<screeninfo>&krunner; Desktop Actions</screeninfo>
|
||
<mediaobject>
|
||
<imageobject>
|
||
<imagedata fileref="krunner-desktop-actions.png" format="PNG"/>
|
||
</imageobject>
|
||
<textobject>
|
||
<phrase>&krunner; Desktop Actions</phrase>
|
||
</textobject>
|
||
</mediaobject>
|
||
</screenshot>
|
||
|
||
<para>If you press the &Down; key in an empty &krunner; a history of the recent entities
|
||
is shown. After invoking a search result, its query will move to the top, so repeatedly used
|
||
commands never fall out of the list.
|
||
</para>
|
||
<para>Remove single entries from the list using the <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="remove.png" format="PNG"/>
|
||
</imageobject></inlinemediaobject> button or clear the complete history in the
|
||
&krunner; settings.
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
If you want to know what is going on on your system, pressing <keycombo
|
||
action="simul">&Ctrl;&Esc;</keycombo> gives you quick access to a list of windows
|
||
and processes, with options to monitor their output and kill processes.
|
||
</para>
|
||
</sect1>
|
||
|
||
<sect1 id="activities-interface">
|
||
<title>Activities</title>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
The desktop toolbox, accessed via the upper left corner has a button for
|
||
displaying your activities, of which &plasma; allows you to have more than one.
|
||
Basically, that is multiple desktop containments hosting multiple sets of &plasma; widgets.
|
||
Display the <quote>Activities</quote> bar, select one of the predefined activities
|
||
or choose <guilabel>Create Activity</guilabel>
|
||
to create a new containment, select your new containment and customize suiting your taste.
|
||
&plasma;’s activities and &kwin;’s desktop grid are similar in that respect, but there
|
||
is a fundamental difference. While virtual desktop are used to group and organize windows,
|
||
&plasma;’s activities are used to group and organize &plasma; widgets. This way, you can
|
||
switch between activities and have relevant &plasma; widgets supporting the task you are
|
||
currently trying to accomplish. You can create a <quote>Free time</quote> activity, with
|
||
comic strips, a puzzle and other &plasma; widgets, and a <quote>Work</quote> activity,
|
||
with relevant <acronym>RSS</acronym> feeds, calculator and calendar, for example.
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
To delete an activity, press the <guibutton>Stop Activity</guibutton> button on
|
||
<quote>Activities</quote> bar (press <keycombo
|
||
action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> then <keycombo
|
||
action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo> to open this bar) then click
|
||
the red 'X' (or press <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>
|
||
then <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo>) and confirm the
|
||
deletion.
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
</sect1>
|
||
|
||
<sect1 id="shortcuts">
|
||
<title>Shortcuts</title>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
Most of &plasma;’s functionality is also accessible through keyboard
|
||
shortcuts. The various combinations should be pressed in sequence, that
|
||
is for example <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, <keycap>A</keycap>
|
||
means: Press &Alt; and <keycap>D</keycap>, release and press <keycap>A</keycap>.
|
||
</para>
|
||
<para>Currently, the following default shortcuts can be used:
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<variablelist>
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, <keycap>A</keycap></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Add Widgets</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, <keycap>R</keycap></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Remove Widget</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, <keycap>L</keycap></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Lock/Unlock Widgets</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;<keycap>=</keycap></keycombo></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Zoom out</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;<keycap>-</keycap></keycombo></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Zoom in</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, <keycap>N</keycap></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Next Widget</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, <keycap>P</keycap></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Previous Widget</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, <keycap>S</keycap></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Widget settings</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Activities</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Remove this Activity</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Desktop Settings</para></listitem> <!--FIXME also Panel Settings?-->
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;	</keycombo></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Next Activity</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;&Shift;	</keycombo></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Previous Activity</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F12</keycap></keycombo></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Show Desktop</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, <keycap>T</keycap></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Run the Associated Application</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
<varlistentry>
|
||
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Meta;	</keycombo></term>
|
||
<listitem><para>Open the Activities panel</para></listitem>
|
||
</varlistentry>
|
||
|
||
</variablelist>
|
||
|
||
</sect1>
|
||
|
||
</chapter>
|
||
|
||
<chapter id="credits">
|
||
<title>Credits and License</title>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
&plasma;
|
||
</para>
|
||
<para>
|
||
Program copyright 2008 &Aaron.J.Seigo; &Aaron.J.Seigo.mail;
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<para>
|
||
Documentation Copyright © 2008–2010 Sebastian Kügler <email>sebas@kde.org</email>
|
||
</para>
|
||
|
||
<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS -->
|
||
|
||
&underFDL;
|
||
|
||
</chapter>
|
||
|
||
&documentation.index;
|
||
</book>
|
||
|
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