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<para>In the upper part of this control module you can see several tabs: <guilabel>Focus</guilabel>, <guilabel>Actions</guilabel>, <guilabel>Moving</guilabel> and <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel>. In the <guilabel>Focus</guilabel> panel you can configure how windows gain or lose focus, &ie; become active or inactive. Using <guilabel>Actions</guilabel> you can configure how windows react to mouse clicks. <guilabel>Moving</guilabel> allows you to configure how windows move and place themselves when started. The <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> options cover some specialized options involving moving windows between desktops and <quote>window shading</quote>. </para>
<para>Please note that the configuration in this module will not take effect if you don't use &kde;'s native window manager, &twin;. If you do use a different window manager, please refer to its documentation for how to customise window behaviour. </para>
<para>The <quote>focus</quote> of the desktop refers to the window which the user is currently working on. The window with focus is often referred to as the <quote>active window</quote>. </para>
<para>Focus does not necessarily mean the window is the one at the front — this is referred to as <quote>raised</quote>, and although this is configured here as well, focus and raising of windows are configured independently.</para>
<para>Moving the mouse pointer actively over a normal window activates it. New windows such as the mini command line invoked with <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> will receive the focus, without you having to point the mouse at them explicitly. </para>
<para>In other window managers, this is sometimes known as <quote>Sloppy focus follows mouse</quote>. </para>
<para>The window that happens to be under the mouse pointer becomes active. If the mouse is not over a window (for instance, it's on the desktop) the last window that was under the mouse has focus. New windows such as the mini command line invoked with <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> will not receive the focus, you must move the mouse over them to type. </para>
<para>Similar to <guilabel>Focus under mouse</guilabel>, but even more strict with its interpretation. Only the window under the mouse pointer is active. If the mouse pointer is not over a window, no window has focus. New windows such as the mini command line invoked with <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> will not receive the focus, you must move the mouse over them to type. </para>
<note><para>Note that <guilabel>Focus under mouse</guilabel> and <guilabel>Focus strictly under mouse</guilabel> prevent certain features, such as the <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;	</keycombo> walk-through-windows dialogue, from working properly.</para>
<para>By placing a mark in front of <guilabel>Auto Raise</guilabel>, &kde; can bring a window to the front if the mouse is over that window for a specified period of time. This is very useful with the <guilabel>Focus follows Mouse</guilabel> option. You can determine the delay by using the slider bar/spin box combination. </para>
<para>Setting the delay too short will cause a rapid fire changing of windows, which can be quite distracting. Most people will like a delay of 100-300 ms. This is responsive, but it will let you slide over the corners of a window on your way to your destination without bringing that window to the front. </para>
<para>If you do not use <guilabel>Auto Raise</guilabel>, make sure the <guilabel>Click Raise</guilabel> option has a mark in front of it. You will not be happy with both <guilabel>Auto Raise</guilabel> and <guilabel>Click Raise</guilabel> disabled, the net effect is that windows are not raised at all. </para>
<para>In the <guilabel>Navigation</guilabel> frame you can configure the way switching between applications or desktops using <keycombo action="simul"> &Alt;<keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> or <keycombo action="simul"> &Ctrl;<keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo>. </para>
<para>Switching applications using <keycombo action="simul">&Alt; <keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo>, &ie; holding down &Alt; while repeatedly pressing the <keycap>Tab</keycap> key, can take place in &kde; mode or in <acronym>CDE</acronym> mode: in &kde; mode you will see a box in the middle of the screen showing you the currently selected application while you are still holding down the &Alt; key. In <acronym>CDE</acronym> mode focus goes to each new window as it's selected. </para>
<para>Next there is an option where you can choose to <guilabel>Traverse windows on all desktops</guilabel> or not. With this enabled, switching windows with <keycombo action="simul"> &Alt;<keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> will show all windows, on all desktops, and take you to the appropriate desktop for the window you select. With it disabled, only windows on your current desktop are selectable with <keycombo action="simul"> &Alt;<keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo>, and you must use <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> to switch to other desktops yourself. </para>
<para>If you check the <guilabel>Desktop navigation wraps around</guilabel> checkbox, then after you reach the <quote>last</quote> desktop, pressing <keycap>Tab</keycap> again will select the first desktop again.</para>
<para>Many people name their virtual desktops according to their purpose or some other naming scheme. You may find it convenient to select the <guilabel>Popup desktop name on desktop switch</guilabel>, so you can quickly tell that you've switched to the right one.</para>
<para>This section provides a single dropdown box. You can select either <guilabel>Shade</guilabel>, several variations of <guilabel>Maximise</guilabel> or <guilabel>Lower</guilabel>. </para>
<para>Selecting <guilabel>Maximise</guilabel> causes &kde; to maximise the window whenever you doubleclick on the titlebar. You can further choose to maximise windows only horizontally or only vertically.</para>
<para><guilabel>Shade</guilabel>, on the other hand, causes the window to be reduced to simply the titlebar. Double clicking on the titlebar again, restores the window to its normal size. </para>
<para>You can have windows automatically unshade when you simply place the mouse over their shaded titlebar. Just check the <guilabel>Enable Hover</guilabel> check box in the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab of this module. This is a great way to reclaim desktop space when you're cutting and pasting between a lot of windows, for example. </para>
<para>This section allows you to determine what happens when you single click on the titlebar or frame of a window. Notice that you can have different actions associated with the same click depending on whether the window is active or not. </para>
<para>For each combination of mousebuttons, modifiers, Active and Inactive, you can select the most appropriate choice. The actions are as follows: </para>
<para>This makes the clicked window active, raises it to the top of the display, and passes a mouse click to the application within the window. </para>
<para>This makes the clicked window active and raises the window to the top of the display. The mouse click is not passed on to the application within the window. </para>
<title><guilabel>Inner Window, titlebar and frame</guilabel></title>
<para>This bottom section, allows you to configure additional actions, when a modifier key (by default &Alt;) is pressed, and a mouse click is made on a window.</para>
<para>Once again, you can select different actions for <mousebutton>Left</mousebutton>, <mousebutton>Middle</mousebutton> and <mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> button clicks. </para>
<para>The options here determine how windows appear on screen when you are moving them. Most of these options exact a price in performance, so if you want to streamline your desktop, you should turn them off. However, if you have a fast computer, they may make your day a little more pleasant, so leave them on.</para>
<para>Enable this option if you want a window's content to be fully shown while moving it, instead of just showing a window <quote>skeleton</quote>. The result may not be satisfying on slow computers without graphic acceleration.</para>
<para>Enable this option if you want a window's content to be shown while resizing it, instead of just showing a window <quote>skeleton</quote>. The result, again, may not be satisfying on slower computers.</para>
<para>When enabled, this feature activates the border of maximised windows, and allows you to move or resize them just as you can normal windows.</para>
<para>The placement policy determines where a new window will appear on the desktop. <guilabel>Smart</guilabel> will try to achieve a minimum overlap of windows, <guilabel>Cascade</guilabel> will cascade the windows, and <guilabel>Random</guilabel> will use a random position. <guilabel>Centred</guilabel> will open all new windows in the centre of the screen, and <guilabel>Zero-Cornered</guilabel> will open all windows with their top left corner in the top left corner of the screen.</para>
<para>The rest of this page allows you to configure the <guilabel>Snap Zones</guilabel>. These are like a magnetic field along the side of the desktop and each window, which will make windows snap alongside when moved near.</para>
<para>Here you can set the snap zone for screen borders. Moving a window within the configured distance will make it snap to the edge of the desktop.</para>
<para>Here you can set the snap zone for windows. As with screen borders, moving a window near to another will make it snap to the edge as if the windows were magnetised.</para>
<para>If this option is enabled, a shaded window will un-shade automatically when the mouse pointer has been over the title bar for some time. Use the slider to configure the delay un-shading. </para>
<para>Finally, you can configure <guilabel>Active Desktop Borders</guilabel>. If this is enabled, moving the mouse to a screen border will change your desktop. This is useful if you want to drag windows from one desktop to another.</para>
<para>You can set this option to <guilabel>Disabled</guilabel>, which is the default, to <guilabel>Only when moving windows</guilabel>, or to <guilabel>Always enabled</guilabel> in which case just pushing your mouse against the side of the screen will switch you to a new desktop.</para>
