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<chapter id="windowmanager">
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<title>The window manager</title>
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<para>The default window manager provided by &kde; is the K Window
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Manager (&twin;). Please read <quote>The
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K Window Manager Handbook</quote> (which should be accessible from the
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<application>&kde; Help Center</application>) for usage information.</para>
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<qandaset>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>Are there keyboard shortcuts for &twin; operations?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>Yes. Please refer to "The K Window Manager Handbook" for the
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list of shortcuts available.</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>Can I define my own set of keyboard shortcuts?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>Yes. Launch the
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<application>&kde; Control Center</application> and select
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<menuchoice><guimenu>Regional & Accessibility</guimenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to
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configure window manager bindings like maximizing windows, &etc;.
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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>When I "iconify" a window, it disappears. Where does it
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go?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>With many &X-Window; &GUI;s, the minimize button (a little dot) will
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erase the window that the program is running in and create, instead,
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an icon on the desktop. &kde; does not do this. Instead, when a
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window is iconified it is simply hidden (but the program is still
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running).</para>
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<para>There are a few ways to access <quote>disappeared</quote> windows:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>If you are running the taskbar part of &kicker;,
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you can choose to have a list of tasks displayed on your desktop.
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Iconified tasks will have their names displayed in gray.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>If you click the &MMB; on the root window (&ie;,
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the background of the desktop), &twin; will give you a list
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of all available tasks.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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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 maximize windows only vertically or horizontally?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>Provided your window is not already maximized, clicking on the
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maximize button with the &LMB;/&MMB;/&RMB; will
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maximize fully/vertically/horizontally respectively.</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>What is <quote>shading</quote> a window?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>By <quote>shading</quote> a window we mean <quote>rolling up</quote> the window leaving just
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the title bar visible. You can do this by double clicking on the
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window title bar.</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 can I start an application with special window options, like
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maximized/minimized/to stay on top?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>Use the <command>kstart</command> command. As an example, to
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open &kcalc; with the <quote>Stay on Top</quote> option, use:
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<screen><prompt>%</prompt> <userinput><command>kstart</command> <option>--ontop</option> <option>kcalc</option></userinput></screen>
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</para>
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<para>For maximized windows, use the <option>--maximize</option>
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option, for minimized windows, use <option>--iconify</option>. You can
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see a full list of <command>kstart</command> options with
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<userinput><command>kstart</command>
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<option>--help-all</option></userinput>.</para>
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<warning><para>If you're using <command>kstart</command> to start
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applications at &kde; startup, you should use the
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<option>--window</option> option. See the &kde; User Guide, section
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<quote>Advanced Window Management</quote> for more information about
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this feature.</para>
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</warning>
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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>Is it possible to have FVWM2-like shadow frameworks for the
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placement of windows?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>Yes. Run <application>&kde; Control Center</application> and select <guimenu>Look and Feel</guimenu>
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followed by <guisubmenu>Window Behavior</guisubmenu> and finally
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<guimenuitem>Advanced</guimenuitem>. There is a dialog option that
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allows you to set the placement policy you want.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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-->
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</qandaset>
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</chapter>
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