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<tip category="TDE|General">
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<html>
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<P>
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There is a lot of information about TDE on the
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<A HREF="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/">TDE web site</A>.</P>
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<br>
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<center>
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<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/places/desktop.png">
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</center>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General|I18N">
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<html>
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<p>
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TDE is translated into many languages. You can change the country and
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language with the Control Center in "Regional & Accessibility"
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->."Country/Region & Language".
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</p>
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<center>
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<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/apps/locale.png">
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<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Andrea Rizzi</em></p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="TDE">
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<html>
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<p>
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You can minimize all your windows on the current desktop at once and
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thus reach the desktop itself by clicking on the desktop icon on the
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panel.</p>
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<p>If you do not currently have the icon there, you can add it by right clicking on the panel, and then selecting Add to Panel->Special Button->Desktop Access.
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<br>
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<center>
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<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/places/desktop.png">
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</center>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="TDE|Win2Unix">
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<html>
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<p>
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If you temporarily need more screen real-estate, you can <strong>"fold
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in" the panel</strong> by clicking on one of the arrows at the ends of
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the panel. Alternatively, make it hide automatically by changing the
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settings in the Control Center (Desktop->Panels, Hiding tab).
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</p>
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<p>For more information about Kicker, the TDE Panel, see <a
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href="help:/kicker">the Kicker Handbook</a>.
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</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="TDE|Win2Unix">
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<html>
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<p>
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The program Klipper, which is started by default and resides in the
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system tray at the right end of the panel, keeps a number of text
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selections around. These can be retrieved or even (in the case of
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URLs, for example) be executed.</p>
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<p>You can find more information about using Klipper in <a
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href="help:/klipper">the Klipper Handbook</a></p>
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<br>
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<center>
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<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/klipper.png">
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</center>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="TDE|Win2Unix">
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<html>
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<p>
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The window list, which is accessible via an icon on the panel, provides a
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quick overview of all windows on all virtual desktops. Alternatively,
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press Alt+F5 to display the window list.</p><br>
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<center>
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<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/actions/window_duplicate.png">
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</center>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Konqueror">
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<html>
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<p>The <b>"Location" label</b> in Konqueror is draggable.</p>
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<p>This means you can create shortcuts (e.g. on the desktop or the panel)
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by dragging it there with the mouse. You can also drop it on to Konsole or
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edit fields to get the URL typed in there (as you can with links or files
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displayed in Konqueror).</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<p>For quick access to TDEPrint Manager type
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<strong>"print:/manager"</strong>... -- <em>"Type where?"</em>,
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you may ask. Type it...</p>
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<ul>
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<li>...either in Konqueror's <i>address field</i>,</li>
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<li>...or in a <i>Run Command</i> dialog,
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opened by pressing <strong>Alt+F2</strong>.</li>
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</ul>
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</p>
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<center>
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<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/devices/printer.png">
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<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="TDE|Desktop">
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<html>
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<p>
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Double-clicking on the titlebar of any window "shades" it, which means
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that only the titlebar stays visible. Double-clicking the titlebar a
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second time will make the window visible again.<br>
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Of course, you can change this behavior within the Control Center.
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</p>
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<p>For more information about ways to manipulate windows in TDE, take
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a look at <a href="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html">the TDE User Guide</a>.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Desktop">
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<html>
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<p>
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You can cycle through the windows on a virtual desktop by holding the
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Alt key and pressing Tab or Shift+Tab.</p><br>
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<center><img src="crystalsvg/48x48/apps/kcmkwm.png"></center></p>
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<p>For more information, see <a
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href="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html">the TDE
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User Guide</a>.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Keyboard">
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<html>
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<p>
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You can assign <b>keyboard shortcuts</b> to your favorite applications in the
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TDE menu editor (TDE Menu->Settings->Menu Editor). Select the application
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(e.g. Konsole), then click on the image next to "Current shortcut
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key:". Press the key combination you want (say, Ctrl+Alt+K).
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<p>That is it: now you can fire up Konsoles with Ctrl+Alt+K.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="TDE|Win2Unix">
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<html>
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<p>
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You can configure the number of virtual desktops by adjusting the "Number
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of desktops" slider in the Control Center (Desktop->Multiple Desktops).
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</p>
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<p>For more information about using virtual desktops, look at <a
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href="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html#using-multiple-desktops">the
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TDE User Guide</a>.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="TDE|General">
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<html>
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<p>The <b>Trinity Desktop Environment</b> was born as a fork of the
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K Desktop Environment version 3.5, which was originally written by the KDE Team,
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a world-wide network of software engineers committed to Free Software development.
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The name <i>Trinity</i> was chosen because the word means <i>Three</i> as in
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<i>continuation of KDE 3</i>.</p>
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<p>Since then, TDE has evolved to be an independent and standalone computer desktop
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environment project. The developers have molded the code to its own identity without
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giving up on the efficiency, productivity and traditional user interface experience
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characteristic of the original KDE 3 series.</p>
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<p>The KDE project was founded in October 1996 and was first released
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on July 12, 1998.</p>
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<p>TDE first release dates back to April 2010.</p>
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<p>You can <em>support the TDE project</em> with work (programming, designing,
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documenting, proof-reading, translating, etc.) and financial or
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hardware donations. Please contact the TDE team if you are interested in
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donating, or if you would like to contribute in other ways.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="TDE|Win2Unix">
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<html>
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<p>TDE provides some shortcuts to change the size of a window:</p>
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<table><tr>
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<th>To maximize a window...</th> <th>click the maximize button...</th>
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</tr><tr>
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<td>...full-screen,</td> <td>...with the left mouse button</td>
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</tr><tr>
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<td>...vertically only,</td> <td>...with the middle mouse button</td>
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</tr><tr>
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<td>...horizontally only,</td> <td>...with the right mouse button</td>
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</tr></table>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<p>You can stay up to date with new developments in TDE and releases
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by regularly checking the <a href="http://www.trinitydesktop.org/">TDE web site</A>.</p>
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<BR>
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<center><img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/konqueror.png"></center></p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<p align="center"><strong>TDEPrinting (I)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>tdeprinter</strong>, TDE's printing utility supports
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different print subsystems. These subsystems differ very much
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in their abilities.</p>
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<p>Among the supported systems are:
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<ul>
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<li>CUPS, the new Common UNIX Printing System;</li>
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<li>LPR/LPD, traditional BSD-style printing;</li>
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<li>RLPR (no need for "printcap" editing or root privileges to
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use network printers);</li>
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<li>printing through an external program (generic).</li>
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</ul>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<p align="center"><strong>TDEPrinting (II)</strong></p>
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<p>Not all print subsystems provide equal abilities
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for TDEPrint to build on.</p>
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<p>The TDE developers recommend installing a <A
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HREF="http://www.cups.org/"><strong>CUPS-based</strong></A>
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software as the underlying print subsystem.</p>
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<p> CUPS provides easy usage, powerful features, broad printer
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support and a modern design (based on IPP, the "Internet
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Printing Protocol"). Its usefulness is proven for home users
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as well as for large networks.
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</p>
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<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<p>
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TDE is based on a well-designed C++ foundation. C++ is a programming
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language well suited to desktop development. The TDE object model
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extends the power of C++ even further.</p>
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<center><img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/konqueror.png"></center>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Konqueror">
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<html>
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<p>
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You can use Konqueror to <strong>browse through tar archives</strong>,
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even compressed ones. You can extract files simply by dragging them
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to another place, e.g. another Konqueror window or the desktop.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Keyboard">
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<html>
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<p>
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You can cycle through the virtual desktops by holding the Ctrl key and
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pressing Tab or Shift+Tab.</p>
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<p>For more information about using virtual desktops, look at <a
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href="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html#using-multiple-desktops">the
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TDE User Guide</a>.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<p>You can start <strong>tdeprinter</strong> as a standalone program
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from any xterm, Konsole window or from the "Run Command" dialog (started
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by pressing <i>Alt+F2</i>). Then select the file to print. You can print
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as many items of different types as you want, all at once.
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</p>
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<center>
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<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/devices/printer.png"></center>
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<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<p>You may at any time switch <strong>tdeprinter</strong> to another
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print subsystem "on the fly" (and you do not need to be root to do it.)
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</p>
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<p>Laptop users who frequently change to different environments may find
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RLPR a useful complement to CUPS (or any other print subsystem they use
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as their preferred one).
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</p>
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<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General|Help">
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<html>
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<P>
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TDE's help system can display TDE's HTML-based help, but
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also info and man pages.</P>
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<p>For more ways of getting help, see <a
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href="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/getting-help.html">the TDE User
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Guide</a>.</p>
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<br>
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<center><img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/khelpcenter.png"></center>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Desktop">
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<html>
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<P>Clicking with the right mouse button on panel icons or applets opens a
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popup menu that allows you to move or remove the item, or add a new
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one.</P>
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<p>For more information about customizing Kicker, the TDE Panel, see
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<a href="help:/kicker">the Kicker Handbook</a>.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<P>If a toolbar is not large enough to display all buttons on it, you can
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click on the small arrow at the far right end of the toolbar to see
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the remaining buttons.</P>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<p>
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Need comprehensive info about TDEPrinting?<br> </p>
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<p> Type <strong>help:/tdeprint/</strong> into a Konqueror address field
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and get the TDEPrint Handbook</a>
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displayed.</p>
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<center>
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<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/devices/printer.png">
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<P>You can run non-TDE applications without problems on a TDE
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desktop. It is even possible to integrate them into the menu system.
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The TDE program "KAppfinder" will look for known programs to integrate
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them into the menu.</P>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General|Desktop">
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<html>
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<p>You can quickly move the panel to another screen edge by "grabbing" it with
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the left mouse button and moving it to where you want it.</p>
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<p>For more information about personalizing Kicker, the TDE Panel,
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take a look at <a href="help:/kicker">the Kicker Handbook</a>.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<p>
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If you want to kill some time, TDE comes with an extensive collection
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of games.</p><br>
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<center>
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<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/categories/applications-games.png">
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="LookNFeel">
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<html>
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<p>You can <strong>quickly change the background</strong> image of the
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desktop by dragging a graphics image from a Konqueror window to the
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desktop background.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="LookNFeel">
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<html>
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<p>You can change the background color of the desktop by dragging a color
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from a color selector in any application to the desktop background.
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</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Panel">
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<html>
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<p>
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A fast way to get your favorite application onto your panel is to
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right-click the panel (Panel Menu) and select Add to Panel->Application->whatever.
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</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Panel">
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<html>
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<p>
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You can add more applets to your panel by selecting Panel
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Menu->Add->Applet from the TDE menu.
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</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Panel">
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<html>
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<p>
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You can add a little command line to your panel by selecting Panel
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Menu->Add to Panel->Applet->Run Command from the TDE menu.
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</p>
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<p>For information about other applets available for the TDE Panel,
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take a look at <a href="help:/kicker">the Kicker Handbook</a>.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Panel|LookNFeel">
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<html>
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<p>Want to see the local time of your friends or
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business partners <b>around the world</b>?</p>
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<p>Just press the middle mouse button on the <b>panel clock</b>.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Panel|LookNFeel">
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<html>
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<p>Your <b>panel clock</b> can be configured to display the time
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in <b>plain</b>, <b>digital</b>, <b>analog</b> or <b>fuzzy-style</b>
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mode.</p>
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<p>See <a href="help:/kicker/clock-applet.html">the Kicker
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Handbook</a> for more information.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Keyboard">
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<html>
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<p>
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If you know its name, you can <strong>execute any program</strong> by pressing
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<strong>Alt+F2</strong>
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and entering the program name in the command-line window provided.<p>
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<br>
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<center>
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<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/apps/kmenu.png">
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Keyboard|Konqueror">
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<html>
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<p>
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You can <strong>browse any URL</strong> by pressing
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<strong>Alt+F2</strong> and entering the URL in the
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command-line window provided.
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</p><br>
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<center>
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<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/places/network.png">
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Konqueror|Keyboard">
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<html>
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<p>If you are using Konqueror and want to type another location into
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the location field below the toolbar to get there, you can clear the
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whole field very quickly with the black button with a white cross
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to the left of the "Location" label and start typing.</p>
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<p>You can also press Ctrl+L to clear the location field and place the
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text cursor there.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Keyboard|Help">
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<html>
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<p>
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You can access a <strong>man page</strong> by entering a
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hash mark (#) and the name of the man page wherever you can enter
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a URL, like in the location field of the web browser or the
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<strong>Alt+F2</strong> command-line.</p><br>
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<center>
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<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/khelpcenter.png">
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Keyboard|Help">
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<html>
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<p>
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You can access an <strong>info page</strong> by entering a double hash mark (##)
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and the
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name of the info page wherever you can enter a URL, like in the URL
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line of the web browser or the <strong>Alt+F2</strong> command-line.
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</p>
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<br>
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<center>
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<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/khelpcenter.png">
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Keyboard|Desktop">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
If you cannot access the titlebar, you can still <strong>move a window</strong>
|
|
on the screen by holding the Alt key, clicking anywhere into the window
|
|
and "dragging" it with the mouse.</p><br>
|
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<p>Of course, you can change this behavior by using the Control Center.</p>
|
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</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p> Want TDE's printing power in non-TDE apps? </p>
|
|
<p> Then use <strong>'tdeprinter'</strong> as "print command".
|
|
Works with Firefox, SeaMonkey, PaleMoon, Chrome/Chromium, Epiphany, gv, Acrobat Reader,
|
|
LibreOffice, OpenOffice, any GNOME application and many more...</p>
|
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<center>
|
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<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/devices/printer.png">
|
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<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
|
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</html>
|
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</tip>
|
|
|
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<tip category="Keyboard|Desktop">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
You can <strong>resize a window</strong> on the screen by holding the Alt key,
|
|
right-clicking anywhere into the window and moving the mouse.</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
TDE's mail client (KMail) provides seamless <strong>PGP/GnuPG
|
|
integration</strong>
|
|
for encrypting and signing your email messages.</p>
|
|
<p>See <a href="help:/kmail/pgp.html">the KMail Handbook</a> for
|
|
instructions on setting up encryption.</p>
|
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</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
TDE's CD player, KsCD, accesses the Internet CD database freedb to provide you
|
|
with title/track information.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Full details of KsCD's functions are available in <a
|
|
href="help:/kscd">the KsCD Handbook</a>.</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Keyboard|Konsole">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Some people open many terminal windows just to enter <em>one single</em>
|
|
command.</p>
|
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<ul>
|
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<li>Use <strong>Alt+F2</strong> for just firing up programs (Alt+F2 "kword") or
|
|
<li>use Konsole sessions ("New" in toolbar) if you need text output.
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="LookNFeel">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
You can change the color of the window titlebars by clicking on the title bar of the
|
|
color example in the <em>Appearance & Themes</em> module within the Control Center.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>This works for all of the other available colors too.</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p align="center"><strong>TDE Command Line Printing (I)</strong></p>
|
|
<p> Want to print from command line, without missing TDE's printing power?</p>
|
|
<p> Type <strong>'tdeprinter'</strong>. Up pops the
|
|
TDEPrint dialog. Select printer, print options and
|
|
print files (note that you may select <em>different</em>
|
|
files of <em>different</em> types for <em>one</em> print job...). </p>
|
|
<p>This works from Konsole, any x-Terminal, or "Run Command"
|
|
(called by pressing <em>Alt+F2</em>)</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p align="center"><strong>TDE Command Line Printing (II)</strong></p>
|
|
<p>
|
|
You may specify print files and/or name a printer from the command line:
|
|
<pre>
|
|
tdeprinter -d infotec \
|
|
/home/kurt/paragliding.jpg \
|
|
../tdeprint-handbook.pdf \
|
|
/opt/trinity/flyer.ps
|
|
</pre>
|
|
This prints 3 different files (from different folders) to printer "infotec".
|
|
</p>
|
|
<center>
|
|
<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/devices/printer.png">
|
|
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="LookNFeel">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
The difference between window manager styles and old-fashioned themes is
|
|
that the former even reflect window titlebar color settings from the
|
|
Control Center and might implement different features.</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
The K in KDE did not stand for anything special. The K was the
|
|
character that came before L in the Latin alphabet, which stands for Linux.
|
|
The K was chosen because KDE ran on many types of UNIX and FreeBSD.
|
|
|
|
The T in TDE does stand for something special. The T stands for Trinity
|
|
which means three because Trinity is a continuation of the KDE 3.5 code base.
|
|
The T also represents the name of the Trinity project that brought you this
|
|
desktop environment. TDE also runs on many types of UNIX and FreeBSD.</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Desktop">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Under the <em>"B II"</em> window decoration, the title bars
|
|
automatically move by themselves so they are always visible. You can
|
|
edit your title bar decoration by right clicking on your title bar and
|
|
selecting "Configure Window Behavior...".</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Keyboard">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>If you do not like the default completion mode (e.g. in Konqueror), you
|
|
can right-click on the edit-widget and choose a different mode, e.g.
|
|
automatic or manual completion. Manual completion works in a similar
|
|
way to
|
|
completion in a UNIX shell. Use Ctrl+E to invoke it.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Panel">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>If you want another panel, to make more space for your applets and
|
|
buttons, press right mouse button on the panel to invoke the panel menu
|
|
and select "Add to Panel->Panel->Panel".</p><p>
|
|
(You can then put anything on the fresh panel, adjust its size and
|
|
so on.)</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>If you want to contribute your own "tip of the day", please send the tip to
|
|
<a href="devels@trinitydesktop.org">devels@trinitydesktop.org</a>,
|
|
and we will consider the tip for the next release.</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Konqueror">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
If you drag a file from Konqueror or from the desktop to Konsole, you
|
|
will have the choice between pasting the URL or entering that folder.</p>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Choose the one you want, so you do not have to write the entire path
|
|
in the terminal window.</p>
|
|
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Gerard Delafond</em></p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
You can hide mixer devices in KMix by clicking on "Hide" in the
|
|
context menu that appears when you click with the right mouse button
|
|
on one of the sliders.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>Take a look at <a href="help:/kmix">the KMix Handbook</a> for more
|
|
KMix tips and tricks.</p>
|
|
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Stefan Schimanski</em></p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Konqueror">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
You can add your own "Web Shortcuts" to Konqueror by selecting
|
|
Settings->Configure Konqueror->Web Shortcuts. Click "New..." and
|
|
complete the fields.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>For further instructions, and details about the advanced features
|
|
available with Web Shortcuts, see <a
|
|
href="help:/konqueror/enhanced-browsing.html">the Konqueror Handbook</a>.</p>
|
|
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Michael Lachmann and Thomas Diehl</em></p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Win2Unix">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Each UNIX user has a so-called Home folder in which their
|
|
files as well as user-dependent configuration files are saved. If you
|
|
work in a Konsole window, you can easily change to your home folder
|
|
by entering the <b>cd</b> command without any parameters.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Carsten Niehaus</em></p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Win2Unix">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
You might wonder why there are very few (if any) files whose
|
|
names end in <code>.exe</code> or <code>.bat</code> on UNIX
|
|
systems. This is because filenames on UNIX do not need an
|
|
extension. Executable files in TDE are represented by the gear icon
|
|
in Konqueror. In the Konsole window, they are often colored red
|
|
(depending on your settings).
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Carsten Niehaus</em></p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="TDE|Win2Unix|General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
If you want to make your desktop look more interesting, you can find
|
|
tons of themes, widget styles window decorations and more at <a href="http://trinity-look.org/">trinity-look.org</a>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Carsten Niehaus</em></p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="TDE|Win2Unix">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Did you know that you can use the middle mouse button to paste
|
|
text? Try selecting some text with the left mouse button and click
|
|
elsewhere with the middle mouse button. The selected text will be
|
|
pasted at the click position. This even works between different programs.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Carsten Niehaus</em></p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Want to print by using "DragNDrop"?
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Drag a file and drop it on the "Files" tab of an opened
|
|
<strong>tdeprinter</strong> dialog. </p>
|
|
<p>Then continue as you would normally: select a printer, job options, etc.
|
|
and click the "Print" button.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<center>
|
|
<img src="crystalsvg/48x48/devices/printer.png">
|
|
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Kurt Pfeifle</em></p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
If you need to calculate a distance on the screen, the program
|
|
<em>kruler</em> can be of great help.</p>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Furthermore, if you need to look closely at the ruler to count single
|
|
pixels, <em>kmag</em> may be very useful. (<em>kmag</em> is part of the TDE
|
|
Accessibility package. It might already be
|
|
available on your distribution.) <em>kmag</em> works
|
|
just like <em>xmag</em>, with the difference that it magnifies on the fly.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Jesper Pedersen</em></p><br>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Multimedia">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Sound in TDE is coordinated by the <b>artsd</b> sound server. You can
|
|
configure the sound server from the Control Center by selecting
|
|
Sound & Multimedia->Sound Server.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Jeff Tranter</em></p><br>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Multimedia">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
You can associate sounds, pop up windows, and more with TDE events. This can be configured
|
|
from the Control Center by selecting Sound & Multimedia->System Notifications.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Jeff Tranter</em></p><br>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Multimedia">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Most non-TDE sound applications that do not know about the sound server can be
|
|
run using the <b>artsdsp</b> command. When the application is run, accesses to
|
|
the audio device will be redirected to the <b>artsd</b> sound server.
|
|
</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
The command format is:<br>
|
|
<b>artsdsp</b> <em>application</em> <em>arguments</em> ...
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p align="right"><em>Contributed by Jeff Tranter</em></p><br>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Panel">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
By holding down the <b>Shift</b> button while moving a container (button
|
|
or applet) on the Panel, the container can then be used to push forward
|
|
other containers.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
TDE's 'tdeio slaves' do not just work in Konqueror: you can use network
|
|
URLs in any TDE application. For example, you can enter a URL like
|
|
ftp://www.server.com/myfile in the Kate Open dialog, and Kate will
|
|
open the file and save changes back to the FTP server when you click
|
|
on 'Save.'
|
|
</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Network">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
You can use Konqueror to access your files on any server that you have
|
|
ssh access to. Just enter fish://<em>username</em>@<em>hostname</em> in
|
|
Konqueror's location bar.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>
|
|
In fact, all TDE applications support fish:// URLs - try entering one
|
|
in the Open dialog of Kate, for instance
|
|
</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="KMail">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
KMail, the TDE email client, has built-in support for several popular
|
|
spam filtering apps. To set up automatic spam filtering in KMail,
|
|
configure your favorite spam filter as you like it, then go to
|
|
Tools->Anti-spam wizard in KMail.
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>
|
|
For more information, look at <a
|
|
href="help:/kmail/the-anti-spam-wizard.html">the KMail Handbook
|
|
Anti-Spam Wizard chapter</a>.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="TWin">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
You can make a window go below other windows by middle-clicking on its titlebar.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
TDE applications offer short "What's This?" help texts for many
|
|
features. Just click on the question mark on the window titlebar, and
|
|
then click on the item you need help on. (In some themes, the button
|
|
is a lowercase "i" instead of a question mark).
|
|
</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="TWin">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
TDE supports several different window focus modes: take a look in the
|
|
Control Center, under Desktop->Window Behavior. For example, if you
|
|
use the mouse a lot, you might prefer the "Focus follows mouse" setting.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Konqueror">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Konqueror can continuously scroll webpages up or down: just press
|
|
Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow. Press the key combination again to
|
|
increase the speed, or any other key to stop the scrolling.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General|Help">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>You can use Konqueror's help:/ tdeioslave to have quick and easy
|
|
access to an application's handbook by typing <b>help:/</b>, directly
|
|
followed by the application name, in the Location bar. So, for example
|
|
to view the handbook for kwrite simply type help:/kwrite.</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="LookNFeel">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>Thanks to the original KSVG project, TDE has full support for Scalable
|
|
Vector Graphics (SVG) image filetypes. You can view these images in
|
|
Konqueror and even set an SVG image as a background for your desktop.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>There is a great bunch of <a
|
|
href="http://trinity-look.org" title="trinitylook
|
|
SVG">SVG wallpapers</a> for your desktop background available at <a
|
|
href="http://trinity-look.org" title="trinitylook">trinity-look.org</a>.</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Konqueror">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>Konqueror's Web Shortcuts feature lets you submit a query directly
|
|
to a search engine without having to visit the website
|
|
first. For example, entering <b>gg:konqueror</b> in Location bar and
|
|
pressing Enter will search Google for items relating to Konqueror.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>To see what further Web Shortcuts are available, and to make your
|
|
own, from Konqueror just select Settings->Configure Konqueror... which
|
|
will open the Settings dialog box, and then just click on the Web
|
|
Shortcuts icon.</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="accessbility">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>TDE developers are always looking to improve accessibility, and with
|
|
KTTS (TDE Text-to-Speech) you have the power to convert
|
|
strings of text into audible speech. </p>
|
|
|
|
<p>KTTS currently provides support to
|
|
speak all or any portion of plain text files (as viewed in Kate), HTML
|
|
pages in Konqueror, text in the TDE clipboard, as well as speech of
|
|
TDE notifications (KNotify).</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>To start the KTTS system, you can either select KTTS in the TDE
|
|
menu, or press Alt+F2 to run a command and then type <b>kttsmgr</b>. For
|
|
more information on KTTS, check the <a href="help:/kttsd" title="KTTSD
|
|
Handbook">KTTSD Handbook</a>.</p>
|
|
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="General">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>Though TDE is a very stable desktop environment, programs may
|
|
occasionally freeze or crash, particularly if you are running the
|
|
development version of a program, or a program made by a
|
|
third-party. In this case, you can forcibly kill the program if need
|
|
be.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Pressing <b>Ctrl+Alt+Esc</b> will bring up the skull-and-crossbones
|
|
cursor, and once you click on a window with it the program will be
|
|
automatically killed. Note, however, that this is an untidy way of
|
|
shutting down the program which may result in data being lost, and
|
|
some partner processes may still remain running. This should only be
|
|
used as a last resort.</p>
|
|
</html>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<tip category="Kontact">
|
|
<html>
|
|
<p>KMail is TDE's email client, but did you know that you can
|
|
integrate it -- along with other programs -- to bring them all under
|
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one roof? Kontact was made to be a Personal Information Management
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suite, and it integrates all components under it seamlessly.</p>
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<p>Other possible programs to integrate with Kontact include
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KAddressBook (for handling Contacts), KNotes (for keeping notes),
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KNode (to keep up-to-date with the latest news), and KOrganizer (for a
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comprehensive calendar).</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<p>You can use the mouse wheel to quickly perform a number of tasks;
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here are a few you might not have known of:
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<ul><li>Ctrl+Mouse-Wheel in the Konqueror web browser to change the font-size,
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or in Konqueror file manager to change icon size.</li>
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<li>Shift+Mouse-Wheel for fast scrolling in all TDE applications.</li>
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<li>Mouse-Wheel on the speaker icon on the TDE system tray for quick adjustment of sound volume.</li>
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<li>Mouse-Wheel over the taskbar in Kicker to quickly alternate between
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different windows.</li>
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<li>Mouse-Wheel over the Desktop Previewer and Pager to change
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desktop.</li></ul></p>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Konqueror">
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<html>
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<p>By pressing F4 in Konqueror you can open a terminal at your current
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location.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<p>Although TDE will automatically restore your TDE programs that were
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left open after you logged out, you can specifically tell TDE to start
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particular applications on start up; see the <a
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href="help:/khelpcenter/faq/configure.html" title="Autostart
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FAQ">FAQ entry</a> for more information.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Kontact">
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<html>
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<p>You can integrate Kontact, TDE's Personal Information Management
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suit, with Kopete, TDE's Instant Messenger client, so that you can
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view contacts' online status, as well as respond to them easily from
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KMail itself. For a step-by-step guide, check <a
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href="help:/khelpcenter/userguide/integrated-messaging.html"
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title="Integrated Messaging">the TDE User Guide</a>.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Kontact">
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<html>
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<p>By entering <b>kmail --composer</b> in Konsole you can
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have KMail only open up the composer window, so that you do not have to
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open the entire email client when you only want to send an email to
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someone.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="General">
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<html>
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<p>While remembering passwords may be tedious, and writing them down
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on paper or in a text file may be insecure and untidy, TDEWallet is an
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application that can save and manage all of your passwords in strongly
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encrypted files, and permit access to them with the use of one master
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password.</p>
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<p>TDEWallet can be accessed from kcontrol, TDE's Control Center; from
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there, simply go to Security & Privacy->TDE Wallet. For more
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information on TDEWallet and on how to use it, check <a
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href="help:/tdewallet" title="tdewallet">the TDEWallet handbook</a>.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Desktop">
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<html>
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<p>By pressing the Middle Mouse-Button on the desktop you can get a
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brief list of all the windows on each desktop. From here you can also
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unclutter or cascade the windows.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Desktop">
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<html>
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<p>Different virtual desktops can be customized individually, to a
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certain extent. For example, you can specify a particular background
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for a given desktop: Take a look in TDE's Control Center, under
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Appearance & Themes->Background, or right-click on the desktop and
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select Configure Desktop.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Konqueror">
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<html>
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<p>While tabbed browsing in Konqueror is very useful, you can take
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this one step further if you choose to have a split view in order to
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view two locations at the same time. To access this feature, in
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Konqueror select Window->Split View, with either Top-Bottom or
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Left/Right, depending upon your choice.</p>
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<p>This setting will also only apply to a particular tab, rather than
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all tabs you have, so you can choose to have the split view for only
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some of the tabs where you might think it is useful.</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Keyboard">
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<html>
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<p>
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You can let TDE turn the <b>NumLock</b> ON or OFF at startup.
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</p>
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<p>
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Open the Control Center, select Peripherals->Keyboard and make your
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choice.
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</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="TDE">
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<html>
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<p>Do you already know the <i>TDE IRC channel</i>?</p>
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<p>
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<b>network:</b> irc.libera.chat
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<br />
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<b>channel:</b> #trinity-desktop
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<p>
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<p>Important to note that we have moved from Freenode to Libera Chat as of <b>May 9th, 2021</b>, so be sure to update any outdated links.</p>
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<p>You can join if you have some questions or want to meet some other people from the TDE community.</p>
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<p>There is a small but friendly group of people always there. Sometimes you can also meet the developers there and give them your feedback or ask other users for help. It is also the place where you can ask about ways to start contributing to TDE.</p>
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<p><b>Join now!</b></p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="TDE">
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<html>
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<p>You can write your <b>own TQt and TDE applications</b>.</p>
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<p>TDE offers you all you need to do that. Start by looking at the <a href="https://trinitydesktop.org/docs/qt3/" title="tqtapi">TQt API docs</a> and advance to learn about the <a href="https://trinitydesktop.org/docs/trinity/index.html" title="tdeapi">TDE specific API</a>.<p>
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<p>You can also use the <a href="https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Category:Developers" title="tdewiki">TDE wiki for developers</a>.</p>
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<p>TDE allows you to contribute to its development by joining the <a href="https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/gitea/" title="tgw">TDE Gitea Workspace (TGW)</a>. Create an account and start to develop right now! You can submit code fixes, changes and full new applications with ease. Or you could report issues and provide suggestions to the other TDE developers.</p>
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<p>If you develop a useful and working application, it could be included within TDE. Exactly like in the old KDE3 days! There is a great need for additional, modern TDE applications.</p>
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<p><b>You can contribute this way too, to make TDE great again!</b></p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="TDE">
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<html>
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<p>TDE is about <b>freedom</b> and about <b>choice</b>. It will not patronize you as a user and will not force you to use specific tools or init systems.</p>
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<p>In contrast to that, it supports <i>different backends</i> and it is developed with choice in mind, following the Unix/Linux tradition.</p>
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<p>The TDE hardware manager for example, supports different backends for udisks, udevil and pmount, networkmanager and so on and can be extended.</p>
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<p>You are not limited to Linux either, because TDE aims to support different Unix variants (BSD and Solaris for example) too.</p>
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<p>Isn't that wonderful?</p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="TDE">
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<html>
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<p>Do you already know the <a href="https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org" title="tdewiki">TDE wiki?</a><p>
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<p>This place is intended for sharing information among users, like the old KDE3 wiki.</p>
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<p>There is a lof of <i>useful information</i> there. You can contribute to it too.</p>
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<p>Just create your account there and share tips, step by step instructions, documentation or old KDE3 wiki content, which you think could be usefull in TDE.</p>
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<p><b>The TDE community will be thankful for your contribution!</b></p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="TDE">
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<html>
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<p>Chances are that you have come across some <i>FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubts) about TDE</i>, which is spreaded on some news portals.</p>
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<p>TDE started as a fork of KDE3 back in 2010 and since then it has continued to offer the same <i>excellent performances</i> and <i>low memory usage</i> that KDE3 offered back in the days, still running smoothly on old hardware. By maintaining TQt3 (its own fork of Qt3) and its own code, TDE continues to offer a secure, responsive and efficient desktop environment, focusing on stability and functionality rather than the latest eye-candy effect.</p>
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<p>People from all around the world have joined the TDE project and its great community is growing all the time in spite of a lot of internet scepticism.</p>
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<p><b>Go and spread the news around the world!</b></p>
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</html>
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</tip>
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<tip category="Panel">
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<html>
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<p>You can get a lof of wonderful dockapps for the TDE <i>application dock bar</i> from the repositories of your distribution or at the <a href="https://www.dockapps.net/" title="dockappsrepo">dockapps repository</a>.</p>
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<p>Dockapps are just tiny applications, comparable to SuperKaramba widgets, that uses 64x64 pixels and provide you with useful feedback in a small space.</p>
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<p>You can start them from Konsole, after adding the application dock bar to your desktop. It will display them and you can use them like in WindowMaker or any other windowmanager supporting dockapps.</p>
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<p>Just try some and enjoy!</p>
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<p>
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