tde-i18n/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/faq/desktop.docbook

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<chapter id="desktop">
<title>The desktop</title>

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<question>
<para>How do I add an application to the desktop?</para>
</question>
<answer>

<para>Just choose the desired application from the <guimenu>K</guimenu> menu and drag and drop it to the Desktop. </para> 
<para>For applications not listed in the <guimenu>K</guimenu> menu, use the &RMB; on the desktop and choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Create New</guimenuitem><guisubmenu>File</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Link to Application...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and fill in the configuration for the application you want to link to. </para>

</answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I mount/unmount a device from the desktop?</para>
</question>
<answer>

<para>First, make sure you are allowed to <command>mount</command>/<command>umount</command> the relevant device as a user. </para>
<para>Then you can add any device via &RMB; on the desktop and then choosing <guimenuitem>Create New</guimenuitem>. </para>

</answer>
</qandaentry>


<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Where are the icons kept?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>The icons can be found only in <filename class="directory">$<envar>TDEDIRS</envar>/share/icons</filename> or <filename class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/.trinity/share/icons</filename> or <filename class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/.kde2/share/icons</filename>. To use icons stored in other locations, you must either copy them into one of the above-mentioned fixed &kde; locations or make symlinks.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I use the mouse scroll wheel in &kde;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>Mouse wheel support comes with &Qt; 2.0 and above, so &kde; based on that will automatically support the use of the mouse scroll wheel.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Why can't I get system sound to work, like for opening windows?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>System sound currently does not work on non-FreeBSD and non-&Linux; systems. This is being worked on. If you use FreeBSD or &Linux;, you have found a bug, so please report it.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>How do I launch applications in a particular desktop?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>&kde; comes with a program called &kstart;. To start an <application>xterm</application> on the second desktop and then activate it use: <userinput><command>kstart</command> <option>--desktop 2 --activate --window "xterm" </option>xterm</userinput>.</para>
<para>Note that the <option>--window</option> option is important. It takes an argument which is a regular expression matching the title of the window to apply the settings to.</para>
<para>Please read <command>kstart</command> <option>--help-all</option> for more magic available with &kstart; (and there is an abundance). </para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>Where do I save my files if I want them to appear directly on the desktop?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para><filename class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/Desktop</filename>. You might need to refresh your desktop after you have saved your files.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
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