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<chapter id="desktop">
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<title>The desktop</title>
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<qandaset>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>How do I add an application to the desktop?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>Just choose the desired application from the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu and drag and drop it to the Desktop.
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</para>
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<para>For applications not listed in the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu,
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use the &RMB; on the desktop and choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Create New</guimenuitem><guisubmenu>File</guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Link to Application...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and fill in the configuration for the application you want to link to.
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</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>How do I mount/unmount a device from the desktop?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>First, make sure you are allowed to <command>mount</command>/<command>umount</command> the relevant device as a user.
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</para>
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<para>Then you can add any device via &RMB; on the desktop and then choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>Create New</guimenu><guimenuitem>Link to Device</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and then selecting the device of the type you wish to control from the desktop. Fill in the settings for the device in the dialog that appears and click <guilabel>OK</guilabel>. You can use the resulting desktop icon to mount/unmount the device from the desktop.
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</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>Where are the icons kept?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>The icons can be found only in <filename
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class="directory">$<envar>TDEDIRS</envar>/share/icons</filename> or <filename
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class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/.trinity/share/icons</filename>. To use icons
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stored in other locations, you must either copy them into one of the
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above-mentioned fixed &tde; locations or make symlinks.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>How do I use the mouse scroll wheel in &tde;?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>Mouse wheel support comes with &Qt; 2.0 and above, so &tde; based on
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that will automatically support the use of the mouse scroll wheel if your system is configured correctly. Check your &X-Server; settings support the use of a scrollwheel if it is not working.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>-->
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>How do I launch applications in a particular desktop?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>&tde; comes with a program called &kstart;.
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To start an <application>xterm</application> on the second desktop and then activate it use:
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<userinput><command>kstart</command> <option>--desktop
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2 --activate --window "xterm" </option>xterm</userinput>.</para>
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<para>Note that the <option>--window</option> option is important. It takes an
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argument which is a regular expression matching the title of the window to
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apply the settings to.</para>
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<para>Please read <command>kstart</command> <option>--help-all</option> for more magic
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available with &kstart; (and there is an abundance).
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</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>Where do I save my files if I want them to appear directly on
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the desktop?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para><filename
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class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/Desktop</filename>. You might
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need to refresh your desktop after you have saved your files.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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</qandaset>
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</chapter>
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