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<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY package "tdebase">
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<!ENTITY kappname "&kicker;">
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<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
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<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE">
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]>
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<!-- The language must NOT be changed here. -->
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<book lang="&language;">
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<bookinfo>
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<title>The &kicker; Handbook</title>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>&Orville.Bennett; &Orville.Bennett.mail;</author>
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<author>&Dirk.Doerflinger; &Dirk.Doerflinger.mail;</author>
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<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
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</authorgroup>
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<copyright>
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<year>2001</year><year>2002</year>
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<holder>&Dirk.Doerflinger;</holder>
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</copyright>
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<copyright>
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<year>2004</year>
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<holder>&Orville.Bennett;</holder>
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</copyright>
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<copyright>
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<year>2005</year>
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<holder>Titus Laska</holder>
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</copyright>
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<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>
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<date>2006-06-15</date>
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<releaseinfo>3.5.2</releaseinfo>
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<abstract>
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<para>
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&kicker; is the &tde; application starter panel and is also capable of
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some useful applets and extensions. It usually resides on the bottom of
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the desktop.
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</para>
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</abstract>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>Kicker</keyword>
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<keyword>tdebase</keyword>
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<keyword>panel</keyword>
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<keyword>application</keyword>
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<keyword>starter</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</bookinfo>
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<chapter id="introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>
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&kicker; is the application launcher panel of the Trinity Desktop Environment.
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Besides the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu, where you can start applications,
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&kicker; is also capable of running docked applets like the pager, the
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taskbar or the clock, and extensions, such as child panels.
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</para>
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<para>
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&kicker; usually resides on the bottom of the desktop, but it can also
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be moved to any other border. Please report any problems or feature
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requests to the &tde; mailing lists.
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</para>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="using-kicker">
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<title>Using &kicker;</title>
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<para>
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This is what you see on a freshly installed &tde;, assuming that you
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skipped <application>KPersonalizer</application>. If you are using
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lower resolution, some of the icons may not appear immediately. To
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cater for those smaller resolutions, the screenshot below is divided
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in two parts.
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</para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Here is a screenshot of the left side of &kicker;</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screenshot_left.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Screenshot Left</phrase>
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</textobject>
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<caption>
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<para>
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This is a screenshot of the left side of &kicker;
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</para>
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</caption>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>And here is the right side</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="screenshot_right.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Screenshot Right</phrase>
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</textobject>
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<caption>
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<para>
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This is the right side of &kicker;
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</para>
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</caption>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<para>
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Of course, this is only one way &kicker; might appear on the
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screen. There are many more configurations available.
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</para>
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<sect1 id="newbie">
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<title>A quick tour for new &tde; users</title>
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<para>
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If you are experienced with this kind of application launcher, you can
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ignore this chapter and move on to <link linkend="basics">&kicker;
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basics</link>.
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</para>
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<para>
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The main use of &kicker; is starting applications. This is
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done by clicking icons, either from the panel or from the
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<guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu. &kicker; shows some more things too, so let's
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see.
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</para>
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<para>
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Having a look at the screenshots above, there are from left to right:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>The <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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It is used for launching applications and some other useful
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things. Refer to <link linkend="k-menu">The <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu
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</link>for more information.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Application start icons</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Here are some icons of commonly used applications. They can be moved and
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removed and others can be added. Some of them have a special meaning,
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which you can read more about in <link linkend="basics">&kicker;
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basics</link>. Resting the mouse over an icon without clicking shows the
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name and a short description of that application, if you have set that in
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the <link linkend="configuring">Settings Dialog</link>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>The Pager applet</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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This displays a small view of the virtual desktops. Clicking one section
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of it will activate that desktop. Please refer to <link
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linkend="applets">Applets</link>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>The Taskbar</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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All running applications are displayed as buttons in the
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taskbar. Clicking an application's button will bring this application on
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top. If it was on top before, it will be iconified. More
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information is available in the <link linkend="applets">Applets</link>
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section.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>System Tray</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The system tray is able to swallow some kind of applications like - in
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this case - &klipper; and the &korganizer; Reminder Daemon. There are
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many other applications that dock in the system tray, for example &juk;
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and &kopete;. Clicking the icons with the
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<mousebutton>left</mousebutton> or the <mousebutton>right</mousebutton>
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mousebutton performs specific actions defined for each
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application.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Clock</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The Clock applet is - of course - a small, useful clock. It can have
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various styles, have a look at the <link
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linkend="applets">applets</link> section for more information.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>The <guibutton>Hide panel</guibutton> button</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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This button lets you fade out &kicker; for having more space on the
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screen. When &kicker; is faded out, only the <guibutton>Hide panel</guibutton> button
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will remain in order to fade in &kicker; again.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>
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This was only the description of &kicker; on its initial launch. It can
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be configured in many ways and styles and more applets can be
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added. There are even some extensions like the external taskbar you can
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add. See <link linkend="basics">&kicker; basics</link>, <link
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linkend="applets">Applets </link> and <link
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linkend="extensions">Extensions </link>for more information.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="basics">
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<title>&kicker; basics</title>
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<sect1 id="general-usage">
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<title>General usage</title>
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<para>
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As mentioned before, there are a lot of things that can be added to
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&kicker;. This section will tell you everything about application
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starting, folder browsing and adding some kinds of applets and
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extensions. Lots of things can be done from the context
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menu with <guimenuitem>Configure Panel...</guimenuitem> or via the &kcontrolcenter;'s section <menuchoice><guimenu>Desktop</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Panels</guisubmenu></menuchoice>.
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</para>
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<sect2 id="adding-apps">
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<title>Adding applications</title>
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<para>
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There are three different ways to add an application to &kicker;:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Drag and Drop</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Simply drag any file from &konqueror; into &kicker; and it's there. Dragging
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also works from the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu with any entry. You can
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change the attributes like optional command line parameters or the icon
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by clicking it with the &RMB; and choosing <guimenuitem>Configure
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<replaceable>applicationname</replaceable> Button...</guimenuitem> from the
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context menu.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Using the context menu to add a &tde; application</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Click the &RMB; on any free space
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in &kicker; and choose <guisubmenu>Add Application to Panel</guisubmenu>.
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There you can choose an application
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which will then be added to &kicker;.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Using the context menu to add a
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non-&tde;-application</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Non-&tde;-applications ⪚
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<application>xosview</application> or <application>xemacs</application>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Click the &RMB; on any free space
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in &kicker; and choose <guisubmenu>Add Application to
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Panel</guisubmenu> and then <guimenuitem>Add Non-TDE
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Application</guimenuitem>. In the newly appearing window, enter <guilabel>Button title</guilabel>
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and a <guilabel>Description</guilabel> of the application in the first two text boxes. Then fill
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in the command of the application you
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wish to add in the <guilabel>Executable:</guilabel> text box. You can
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also append command line arguments, have
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the application start from a terminal, and choose the icon which will
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appear in &kicker; by clicking the <guiicon>gear</guiicon>. If you don't
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choose an icon, the application will use the gear as a default.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>
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Applications can be moved or removed by &RMB; click and choosing
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<guimenuitem>Move <replaceable>application name</replaceable> Button</guimenuitem> or
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<guimenuitem>Remove <replaceable>application name</replaceable> Button</guimenuitem>.
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You can also move icons using the &MMB; if you have one. To do this click on an icon using the &MMB;, hold for a second and then drag the icon to its new position.
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Another way to remove an application is by clicking the &RMB; on any free space
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and then choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>Remove from Panel</guimenu>
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<guisubmenu>Application</guisubmenu></menuchoice> and then the application you want to be
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removed.
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</para>
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<!-- NOTE: Lauri: I'd say it would confuse users if I'd mention Non-TDE-Apps -->
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<!-- explicitly here. Please add them if you think there's a need. -->
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="adding-folders">
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<title>Adding Folders</title>
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<para>
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Folders can be added by simply dragging a folder to any free space of
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&kicker;. Quick Browsers can also be added from the context
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menu or the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu.
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</para>
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<para>
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There are two different ways to have a folder in &kicker;, you can
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choose between them in the menu appearing after dropping.
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guimenuitem>Add as File Manager &URL;</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Choosing this will add a link to the selected folder. Clicking
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this <guiicon>folder</guiicon> icon will open &konqueror; displaying the
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contents of this folder.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guimenuitem>Add as Quick Browser</guimenuitem></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>If you add a folder this way, it will be displayed as a submenu of
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&kicker;. This submenu contains <guimenuitem>Open in File
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Manager</guimenuitem>, which does the same as a file manager &URL;, and
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<guimenuitem>Open in Terminal</guimenuitem>, which opens a terminal with
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this folder as the working path. Also, this submenu contains the contents of
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that folder. Sub-folders are displayed as new submenus like the Quick
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Browser itself. The maximum number of displayed elements can be set in
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the <link linkend="configuring">Settings Dialog</link>.
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Quick Browsers can also be added from the context menu of
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&kicker; and then choosing <guimenuitem>Add Applet to Panel...</guimenuitem> and
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then <guilabel>Special Buttons</guilabel> on the right top of the
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<guilabel>Add Applet</guilabel> dialog.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>
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Both kinds of folders can be moved or removed by &RMB; click and
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choosing <guimenuitem>Move <replaceable>application name</replaceable> Button</guimenuitem> or
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<guimenuitem>Remove <replaceable>application name</replaceable> Button</guimenuitem>.
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You can also move icons using the &MMB; if you have one. To do this click on an icon using the &MMB;, hold for a second and then drag the icon to its new position.
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Another way to remove a folder is by clicking the &RMB; on any free space
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and then choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>Remove from Panel</guimenu>
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<guisubmenu>Applet</guisubmenu></menuchoice> and then the applet you want to be
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removed.
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</para>
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<para>
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File manager &URL;s can also be configured from the
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context menu, just like any other folder anywhere in
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&tde;.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="adding-special-icons">
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<title>Special Icons</title>
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<para>
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Some icons in &kicker; have a special meaning. They are added by
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choosing <guimenuitem>Add Applet to Panel...</guimenuitem> and
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then <guilabel>Special Buttons</guilabel> on the right top of the
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<guilabel>Add Applet</guilabel> dialog.
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>The <guilabel>TDE Menu</guilabel> Icon</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guiicon><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
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fileref="k_menu_icon.png"
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format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></guiicon> The
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<guiicon>TDE Menu icon</guiicon> is one of the most necessary icons in
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&kicker;. As you might guess, it opens the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu,
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which you can learn more about in <link linkend="k-menu">The K
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Menu</link>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>The <guilabel>Window List Menu</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guiicon><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
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fileref="windowlist_icon.png"
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format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></guiicon> Clicking this
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<guiicon>icon</guiicon> will show the <guimenu>Window
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list</guimenu>. Its first entry, <guimenuitem>Unclutter
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Windows</guimenuitem>, tries to move the windows on your active desktop
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in a way to see as many as possible.
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</para>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Cascade Windows</guimenuitem> puts all windows on the
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active desktop over each others, the most recently on top and the others
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sorted by the time they where last used.</para> <para>Below those
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entries is a list of all currently running applications, grouped by the
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desktops on which they are running. Clicking on an application will activate it.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>The <guilabel>Bookmarks Menu</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guiicon><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
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fileref="bookmarks_icon.png"
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format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></guiicon> The
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<guiicon>Bookmarks</guiicon> icon provides fast access to your
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bookmarks. They appear in the same way as if you click the
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<guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu in &konqueror;. Clicking a bookmark in
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the menu will launch &konqueror; with the &URL; which
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is behind that bookmark.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>The <guilabel>Recent Documents</guilabel> Icon</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guiicon><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
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fileref="recent_docs_icon.png"
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format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></guiicon>
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This menu shows the most recently used documents. Clicking the element
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<guimenuitem>Clear History</guimenuitem> will remove those entries,
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which may be useful for privacy reasons.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>The <guilabel>Show Access</guilabel> Icon</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guiicon><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
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fileref="desktop_icon.png"
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format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></guiicon> The
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<guiicon>Show desktop</guiicon> icon lets you have quick access to all
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the things you have on your desktop by minimizing all currently open
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applications. Clicking it once will toggle it to show the desktop. The
|
|
icon will remain pressed until you either click it
|
|
again, which will restore your minimized apps, or reactivate an
|
|
application from the taskbar.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>The <guilabel>Quick File Browser</guilabel> Item</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guiicon><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
|
|
fileref="quickbrowser_icon.png"
|
|
format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></guiicon>Adding a
|
|
<guiicon>Browse</guiicon> icon will open a dialog which will
|
|
let you choose a path and an icon, which will appear as a
|
|
<guimenu>Quick File Browser</guimenu> menu. Refer to the <link
|
|
linkend="adding-folders">Adding Folders</link> section for more information
|
|
about quick browsers.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>The <guilabel>Non-&tde; Application Launcher</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<!-- <guiicon><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata -->
|
|
<!-- fileref="nonkdeapp_icon.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> -->
|
|
<!-- </inlinemediaobject></guiicon> -->
|
|
The <guilabel>Non-&tde; Application Launcher</guilabel> lets you add an
|
|
application which doesn't appear in the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu to &kicker;.
|
|
Refer to <link linkend="adding-apps">Adding Applications</link> for more
|
|
information about Non-&tde; Applications.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>The <guilabel>Terminal Sessions</guilabel> Icon</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guiicon><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
|
|
fileref="terminals_icon.png"
|
|
format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></guiicon> This icon
|
|
provides a menu of the available Terminal sessions, just as &konsole; does
|
|
when you click and hold its <guiicon>New Session</guiicon> button.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>The <guilabel>Print System</guilabel> Icon</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guiicon><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
|
|
fileref="printsys_icon.png"
|
|
format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></guiicon>This icon gives
|
|
direct access to &tde;'s printing system. &tde; is able to utilize various printing
|
|
systems according to users' wishes. The options shown below will vary depending
|
|
on the printing system in use. Clicking the &LMB; on the icon opens
|
|
a menu which gives the following options:
|
|
|
|
<itemizedlist>
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Add Printer...</guimenuitem> This will start &tde;'s Add Printer
|
|
Wizard which allows you to simply add a new printer to your system.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>&tde; Print Settings</guimenuitem> This item will open the &tde; Print
|
|
Configuration dialog.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para><guimenuitem>Configure Server</guimenuitem> This item allows configuration
|
|
of a &CUPS; Server. An authorization dialog, requiring validation, will be presented
|
|
to you before allowing any changes.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Print Manager</guimenuitem> This item starts the Printing Manager,
|
|
&tde;'s main printing control center.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Print Browser (&konqueror;)</guimenuitem> This item will
|
|
start &konqueror; with the <literal>print:/</literal> io-slave to
|
|
browse all kinds of printers.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Print File...</guimenuitem> This item opens a dialog which lets
|
|
you easily print one or more files.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
The next items with the names of all your printers open the KJobviewer window for each printer.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="removing-icons">
|
|
<title>Removing all kinds of icons</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Clicking the &RMB; on any icon, whether it's an application,
|
|
folder or special icon and then choosing
|
|
<guimenuitem>Remove <replaceable>name</replaceable></guimenuitem> from the appearing context
|
|
menu will remove the icon from &kicker;.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Another way of removing icons is clicking the &RMB; on any free space in
|
|
&kicker; and choosing <guimenuitem>Remove From Panel</guimenuitem> and then
|
|
<guimenuitem>Applet</guimenuitem>, <guimenuitem>Application</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>All</guimenuitem>. You can then choose the button you want to remove in
|
|
the submenu.</para>
|
|
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Please note that removing an icon from &kicker; won't remove the
|
|
application on the disk!
|
|
</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="adding-applets">
|
|
<title>Adding Applets</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
&kicker; comes with a set of applets like the taskbar or the
|
|
mini-pager. They can be added by choosing <guisubmenu>Add
|
|
Applet to Panel...</guisubmenu> from the context menu,
|
|
which can be opened by
|
|
clicking the &RMB; on any free space in &kicker;. In the upcoming
|
|
dialog, choose an applet to add and click the <guibutton>Add to
|
|
Panel</guibutton> button.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Applets can be moved by dragging them on their handle with holding the
|
|
&LMB;, or the &MMB;, or by choosing
|
|
<guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem> from the context menu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
You can learn more about the applets in the section <link
|
|
linkend="applets">Applets</link>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="removing-applets">
|
|
<title>Removing Applets</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Applets can be removed by choosing the <guimenuitem>Remove <replaceable>applet name</replaceable></guimenuitem> option from the context menu, which appears when the
|
|
&RMB; is clicked on the applet's handle (left or top side of the applet) or on the icon itself.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="adding-extensions">
|
|
<title>Adding Extensions</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
There is also the possibility to add external extensions to &kicker;,
|
|
like the <guimenuitem>External Taskbar</guimenuitem>, the <guimenuitem>Dock
|
|
Application Bar</guimenuitem> for WindowMaker
|
|
dock-applications, <guimenuitem>Kasbar</guimenuitem>, an iconic kind of
|
|
taskbar, an <guimenuitem>Universal Sidebar</guimenuitem> and even child <guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem>s which behave like new instances of
|
|
&kicker;.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Extensions can be added by selecting them from the
|
|
submenu <guisubmenu>Add New Panel</guisubmenu> in the context
|
|
menu of &kicker;.
|
|
Most of the extensions can be moved to any border of the screen by
|
|
dragging them with the &LMB; on a free space. If that does not work,
|
|
open the context menu on any free space in &kicker;,
|
|
choose <guimenuitem>Configure Panel...</guimenuitem> and set up the panel
|
|
positions in the appearing dialog.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
More about extensions can be read in the <link
|
|
linkend="extensions">extensions</link> section.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="removing-extensions">
|
|
<title>Removing Extensions</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
You can remove extensions by clicking <guimenuitem>Remove</guimenuitem>
|
|
in their context menu, usually located in the
|
|
fade-out handles or by selecting them from the <guisubmenu>Remove
|
|
Panel</guisubmenu> submenu of the &kicker; context
|
|
menu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="configuring-apps">
|
|
<title>Configuring Application Buttons</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Every <guiicon>application starter</guiicon> has some preferences you
|
|
can set from their context menu with <guimenuitem>Configure <replaceable>application name</replaceable>Button...</guimenuitem>. Usually applications
|
|
and folders have the same preferences as in &konqueror;. Only the
|
|
applications which are located in the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu (for
|
|
experienced users: those which have a <literal
|
|
role="extension">.desktop</literal> extension in the <filename
|
|
class="directory">applnk</filename> folder) have a special kind of config
|
|
dialog.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="general-tab">
|
|
<title>The <guilabel>General</guilabel> Tab</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Here you can see some information about the application link. You can also
|
|
choose an icon by clicking on the <guibutton>icon button</guibutton>
|
|
<!-- and change the filename of the link file -->.
|
|
This may be useful if you want the icon on the panel behave different
|
|
to the analog one in the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<!-- Note: illogic-al: Modification not possible from Kicker's Properties menu
|
|
as root usually owns these .desktop files-->
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="permissions-tab">
|
|
<title>The <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> Tab</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Here you can see the permissions of the link file. Please refer to the
|
|
manuals or handbooks of your operating system for more about
|
|
permissions.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="application-tab">
|
|
<title>The <guilabel>Application</guilabel> Tab</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
You can set the behavior of the application when it's executed on this page.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Name</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Here you can set the name of the application which will be shown in the tooltip.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Description</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Here you can set an informative title which will be shown in the tooltip.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Once the <guilabel>Description</guilabel> is set however, it alone will be
|
|
shown in the tooltip.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Comment</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
See <guilabel>Description</guilabel>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>
|
|
If you set a <guilabel>Name</guilabel> and a <guilabel>Comment</guilabel>, they will
|
|
be shown as tooltips of the start icons in the style <quote>Name - Comment</quote>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Command</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Usually, there is only the name of the binary that has to be started
|
|
when clicking on the icon. You can search for another application to be
|
|
started by clicking the <guibutton>Browse...</guibutton> button and/or add
|
|
special command line parameters to the application.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Work path</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Not yet written
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<!--<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Panel Embedding</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This feature is not implemented yet.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para>&kicker; has the possibility to swallow some applications
|
|
like <abbrev>e.g.</abbrev> <application>XOSView</application>. This means that
|
|
the application will show up directly in the panel. Therefore you have to
|
|
insert the exact title of the application window in the <guilabel>Window
|
|
Title</guilabel> Textfield. You can also specify an application that will be
|
|
executed when clicking on the swallowed application by typing it's name in the
|
|
<guilabel>Execute on click</guilabel> field.</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>-->
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Supported file types:</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
In this section you can choose what kinds of filetypes are handled by
|
|
this application. Please refer to &konqueror; handbook for more about this.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Advanced Options</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This button allows for further configuration of the application to be run.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Run in terminal</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
If this box is checked, the application will be executed in a terminal
|
|
window. You can also add special Terminal options.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Run as different user</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Checking this option will let the application start with the permission
|
|
of the user you typed in the field <guilabel>Username</guilabel>. You
|
|
will be prompted for the user's password on application start. This
|
|
option may be very useful if you want to start some applications as
|
|
superuser.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Enable launch feedback</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
If this box is checked, this will display feedback when an application icon is clicked
|
|
with the &LMB;.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Place in system tray</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
When checked, the application's icon will show up in the panel system tray.
|
|
You will then be able to hide or show the application by clicking on the system
|
|
tray icon. Clicking on it using the &RMB; will allow also you to undock, or quit the
|
|
application.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>DCOP registration</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Not yet written
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
</chapter>
|
|
|
|
<chapter id="configuring">
|
|
<title>Configuring &kicker;</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
This section describes the ways &kicker; can be configured. It's only
|
|
about the basic &kicker; settings, configuration of the applets are
|
|
described in their <link linkend="applets">sections</link>
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
You can change the settings by either clicking
|
|
<guimenuitem>Configure Panel...</guimenuitem> in the context
|
|
menu of &kicker;, or in &kcontrolcenter; by
|
|
going to <guilabel>Desktop</guilabel> and then selecting the
|
|
<guilabel>Panels</guilabel> or the <guilabel>Taskbar</guilabel> module.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="panel">
|
|
<title>The Panel Section</title>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="panel-extensions">
|
|
<title>Extensions</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Panels and panel <link linkend="extensions">extensions</link> are configured
|
|
on the same page. Simply choose one of your extensions (⪚
|
|
Child Panel) from the <guilabel>Settings for:</guilabel> listbox. You will then
|
|
be adjust its settings rather than that of the Main Panel.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="panel-arrangement">
|
|
<title><guilabel>Arrangement</guilabel></title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
In the <guilabel>Arrangement</guilabel> tab you can configure some basic
|
|
functionality of the &tde; panel (&ie; functionality you'd find in other
|
|
panel applications as well; later we'll come to the more interesting
|
|
features).
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
In the <guilabel>Position</guilabel> frame you can choose which
|
|
screen border the panel should be attached to. Please note that usually
|
|
the available space is used more efficiently if the panel is aligned
|
|
horizontally, &ie; attached to the top or bottom screen border. If you
|
|
want to play around with different settings you can change the panel's
|
|
position even easier by dragging the panel from one border to the other.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <guilabel>Length</guilabel> frame lets you define how much space a panel
|
|
will occupy on the side of the screen which it resides. By default this is on the
|
|
bottom so changing this value will affect a panel's width. The value can be anywhere
|
|
from 1% to 100%.
|
|
Checking the check box <guilabel>Expand as required to fit contents</guilabel>
|
|
makes sure that a panel is at least as big as needed to show every icon and
|
|
applet.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <guilabel>Size</guilabel> frame lets you define how large a panel will be.
|
|
The panel's size can be tiny, small, medium, large or custom. Depending on
|
|
which applets you use you may find that some applets work better at
|
|
different panel sizes.
|
|
<!--You can also change the size by clicking the &RMB; on any free space
|
|
and choosing a size from the <guimenu>Size</guimenu> menu.-->
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="panel-hiding">
|
|
<title><guilabel>Hiding</guilabel></title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Depending on your screen resolution you may find that the panel takes
|
|
away too much of your precious screen real estate. To save screen space,
|
|
the panel offers an auto hide feature. When this feature is enabled, the
|
|
panel will hide when the mouse cursor has not been moved over it for a
|
|
configurable amount of time. If you move the mouse to the panel's screen
|
|
border it will show up again. Select the <guilabel>Hide automatically</guilabel>
|
|
option in the <guilabel>Hide Mode</guilabel> frame to enable this feature.
|
|
You can also configure the amount of time the panel will wait before
|
|
it hides here. The check box <guilabel>Show panel when switching
|
|
desktops</guilabel> makes sure that the panel will be shown on the new
|
|
chosen desktop. Otherwise, if there are too many applets and icons on
|
|
&kicker;, two small scroll buttons will be displayed to scroll the whole
|
|
panel.
|
|
</para>
|
|
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|
<para>
|
|
When the panel's hide buttons are enabled you'll see buttons on both
|
|
sides of the panel, with arrows showing to the screen border. If you
|
|
click on one of these buttons, the panel will slide away in that
|
|
direction. After that, you'll see a remaining show button in that
|
|
corner, which will make the panel show again. Check the appropriate
|
|
checkbox if you want the hide buttons to show up on any side of
|
|
&kicker;. Using the slider you can change the width of the buttons.
|
|
</para>
|
|
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<para>
|
|
You can toggle which hide buttons the chosen panel should have with
|
|
the check boxes in the group <guilabel>Panel-Hiding Buttons</guilabel>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
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|
<para>
|
|
The <guilabel>Panel Animation</guilabel> frame allows you to choose
|
|
whether the panel will softly slide away or just disappear.
|
|
Checking the <guilabel>Animate panel hiding</guilabel> will allow you
|
|
to configure the speed of the animation using the sliders. Unchecking,
|
|
naturally, disables the panel animations.
|
|
</para>
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|
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</sect2>
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|
|
|
<sect2 id="panel-menus">
|
|
<title>Menus</title>
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|
|
|
<para>
|
|
In the <guilabel>Menus</guilabel> tab you can configure the panel menu's
|
|
behavior. This affects the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu you will often use
|
|
to launch applications, the browser menus you can use to access
|
|
folders and other menus like the recent documents menu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <guilabel>TDE Menu</guilabel> frame offers you some options to
|
|
configure the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu's functionality. The
|
|
<guilabel>Bookmarks</guilabel> and <guilabel>Recent Documents</guilabel> options
|
|
will enable submenus showing your <application>konqueror</application>
|
|
bookmarks and the last documents you've opened using &tde; applications
|
|
respectively. The <guilabel>Quick Browser</guilabel> option will enable a browser menu.
|
|
Enabling the <guilabel>Show side image</guilabel> check box will display a neat
|
|
image on the left side of the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu.
|
|
The <guilabel>Menu item format</guilabel> entry allows you to set how
|
|
detailed the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu entries will be.
|
|
The <guilabel>Name only</guilabel> option simply shows the application's name in the menu.
|
|
The <guilabel>Name (Description)</guilabel> option will show a small description
|
|
besides the name of the application.
|
|
The <guilabel>Description (Name)</guilabel> and <guilabel>Name
|
|
(Description)</guilabel> options will show both name and description in
|
|
the KMenu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
In the <guilabel>QuickBrowser Menus</guilabel> frame you can configure
|
|
whether the panel's browser menus will show hidden files or not (hidden
|
|
files on &UNIX; systems are those whose filenames begin with a dot) as
|
|
well as how many files at most will be shown in a browser menu; the
|
|
latter option may be especially useful if you have a rather small screen
|
|
resolution, as the browser menus would otherwise quickly fill up your screen
|
|
when you browse folders containing many files.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The quick start section in the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> menu offers quick
|
|
access to programs you have used often or recently. In the
|
|
<guilabel>QuickStart Menu Items</guilabel> frame you
|
|
can choose whether this section will show the most recently or the most
|
|
frequently used programs. Using the option <guilabel>Maximum number of
|
|
entries</guilabel> you can configure how many
|
|
programs the quick start section will remember.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="panel-appearance">
|
|
<title><guilabel>Appearance</guilabel></title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Using the <guilabel>Appearance</guilabel> tab you can configure the
|
|
panel's overall appearance.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The check box <guilabel>Enable icon mouseover effects</guilabel>
|
|
toggles the large animated tooltips of &kicker;. They show name and
|
|
description of the icons and applets the mousepointer is positioned on.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
If <guilabel>Show tooltips</guilabel> is checked, the classical small
|
|
tooltips with descriptions of the icons and applets will be shown if the
|
|
mousepointer rests over an icon for some seconds. Note that this
|
|
has no effect as long as the option to <guilabel>Enable icon mouseover
|
|
effects</guilabel> is enabled.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The &tde; panel supports so-called <quote>tiled buttons</quote>. This
|
|
means that the buttons shown on the panel will be drawn using
|
|
configurable images/colors.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
For every kind of panel button there is a combo box offering a custom
|
|
color option and tiled images. When the value is changed from "Default",
|
|
tiles are enabled for this kind of button. You can also see a preview of a tile
|
|
before use via the combo box.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The different kinds of buttons are:
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>TDE Menu</guilabel> tiles</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The icon for the <guiicon>TDE Menu</guiicon> will be displayed as a tile
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Applications</guilabel> tiles</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The icons which start applications will be displayed as tiles
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Desktop access</guilabel> tiles</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <guiicon>Desktop Access</guiicon> icon will be displayed as a tile
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>QuickBrowser menus</guilabel> Tiles</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The icons for <guiicon>Quickbrowsers</guiicon> will be displayed as
|
|
tiles
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Window list</guilabel> Tiles</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <guiicon>Window List</guiicon> icon will be displayed as a tile
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <guilabel>Enable transparency</guilabel> option, when checked, allows the
|
|
panel to appear transparent.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The background image is a picture that will be used
|
|
to draw the panel's background, just like you can use a picture for the
|
|
desktop background. Check the <guilabel>Enable background
|
|
image</guilabel> option to enable this feature. You can specify an image
|
|
file in the edit box below or choose one by clicking on the
|
|
<guiicon>Open file dialog</guiicon> button. You may also check the
|
|
<guilabel>Colorize to match the desktop color scheme</guilabel> box to
|
|
modify the background image's colors. You'll see a preview of the selected
|
|
picture on the right.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="panel-applets">
|
|
<title>Applets</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Applets are small plugins that extend the panel's functionality. &tde;
|
|
comes with some applets but they may be provided by third parties as
|
|
well.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Panel applets can be started using two different ways: internally or
|
|
externally. While <quote>internal</quote> is the preferred way to load
|
|
applets, this can raise stability or security problems when you are
|
|
using poorly programmed third-party applets. To address these problems,
|
|
applets can be marked <quote>trusted</quote>. You might want to
|
|
configure the panel to treat trusted applets different from untrusted
|
|
ones. Your options are:
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<itemizedlist>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Load only trusted applets internal</guilabel>: All applets but
|
|
the ones marked <quote>trusted</quote> will be loaded using an external
|
|
wrapper application.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Load startup config applets internal</guilabel>: The applets
|
|
shown on &tde; startup will be loaded internally, others will be loaded
|
|
using an external wrapper application.</para></listitem>
|
|
<listitem><para><guilabel>Load all applets internal</guilabel>: will
|
|
load all applets internally, regardless of whether they are trusted or
|
|
not.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
For stability and security reasons, we recommend using one of the first
|
|
two options and that you mark only those applets as 'trusted' that come
|
|
with the &tde; base packages.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
To mark applets <quote>trusted</quote> or <quote>untrusted</quote> you
|
|
can move them from one of the shown listboxes to the other. Just try
|
|
selecting an applet in the list of trusted applets and click the
|
|
<guibutton>>></guibutton> button. This will move the selected
|
|
applet to the other list, while clicking the
|
|
<guibutton><<</guibutton> button will move the selected applet of
|
|
the list of available applets to the list of trusted ones.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
-->
|
|
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="taskbar-settings">
|
|
<title>The <guilabel>Taskbar</guilabel> Section</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
This section changes the settings of the taskbar. Changes affect the
|
|
external taskbar and also taskbar applets on &kicker; or child-panels.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>Show windows from all desktops</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
If this box is checked, the taskbar will show all running apps of every
|
|
desktop. Otherwise, only the applications of the current desktop are
|
|
shown.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>Sort windows by desktop</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Checking this box will sort all <guibutton>taskbar buttons</guibutton>
|
|
in a group for each desktop, otherwise they are sorted by the order they
|
|
are started. This will not affect grouped tasks if they are spread over
|
|
more than one desktop.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>Sort alphabetically by window name</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
To be written</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>Show only minimized windows</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
If this box is checked, only windows which have been minimized will be
|
|
shown in the taskbar. If <guilabel>Show windows from all desktops</guilabel>
|
|
has been checked then all minimized windows will be shown. Otherwise, only the
|
|
minimized windows of the current virtual desktop will be shown.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>Show application icons</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
If this box is checked, every <guibutton>taskbar button</guibutton> will
|
|
have the icon of the running application beside its title.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>Show window list button</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>Checking this box will show the small <guibutton>window list
|
|
button</guibutton>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>Group similar tasks</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="taskbar_group.png"
|
|
format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
This is an option which helps you if you often lack space in your
|
|
taskbar. If it is set to <guilabel>Always</guilabel>, several
|
|
instances of the same application are grouped together in one taskbar
|
|
button. Select <guilabel>When Taskbar Full</guilabel> to make &kicker;
|
|
only group similar tasks if there is not much space left in the taskbar.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
You can define the mouse actions of the taskbar buttons with the settings in
|
|
the <guilabel>Actions</guilabel> frame. Each action can be one of the
|
|
following:</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>
|
|
<guilabel>Show Task List</guilabel>
|
|
</term>
|
|
<listitem><para>Clicking with the
|
|
mouse button will open a menu displaying all
|
|
tasks in that group. If you click an entry of that menu with any mouse
|
|
button, the corresponding application will become active.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Show Operations Menu</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>Clicking with the mousebutton will open a menu with all
|
|
applications of that group, where every application has its window
|
|
menu as a submenu and there are some group specific entries like
|
|
<guimenuitem>Close All</guimenuitem> which closes all applications of
|
|
that group, <guisubmenu>All to Desktop</guisubmenu> which lets you
|
|
define on which desktop the whole group appears and
|
|
<guimenuitem>Maximize All</guimenuitem>, <guimenuitem>Minimize
|
|
All</guimenuitem> and <guimenuitem>Restore All</guimenuitem> which
|
|
appends those actions to all applications of that group.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Cycle Through Windows</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem><para>If this action is chosen, each
|
|
click with the mousebutton on the <guibutton>taskbar button</guibutton> will
|
|
activate one of that group's applications, one after each others.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Activate Task</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Activate Task</guilabel>: Clicking with the mousebutton will activate
|
|
the first application in that group without opening the group menu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Raise Task</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>The first application of that group will be
|
|
put in the foreground without giving focus to it.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Lower Task</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The first application of that group will be
|
|
put in the background. It won't lose the focus.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Minimize Task</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>The first application of that group will be
|
|
minimized. If it is already minimized, it will be restored again.</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<para>Please note that some of these settings only have effect if a
|
|
taskbar button contains more than one application.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
</chapter>
|
|
|
|
<chapter id="k-menu">
|
|
<title>The <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu is one of the central elements of
|
|
&kicker;.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
There are five main groups in the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu which will
|
|
be described now from bottom to top.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="kde-group">
|
|
<title>The &tde; Group</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
This group is for the common &tde; things in the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu>
|
|
Menu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guimenuitem>Log Out...</guimenuitem></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This entry is used to finish the &tde; session. It also shuts down the
|
|
&X-Window; session.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guimenuitem>Lock Session</guimenuitem></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
With this entry you can lock your session if you don't want anybody else
|
|
to access your desktop. If you have set a screensaver, it will appear when
|
|
locked, otherwise the screen will turn black. If you hit any key, you
|
|
will be prompted for your user password. This is independent from the
|
|
screensaver's password settings.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>Special Configuration</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Clicking with the &RMB; on the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu, will produce a
|
|
special submenu. In this submenu is the <guisubmenu>Panel Menu</guisubmenu>.
|
|
Here you can change the settings of &kicker;, described in the
|
|
<link linkend="configuring">Configuring &kicker;</link> section, add
|
|
things to &kicker; (see in <link linkend="basics">&kicker; Basics</link>
|
|
for more), or reach the <guisubmenu>Help</guisubmenu> Menu, but as you are
|
|
reading this, you probably found it yourself.
|
|
You can also start the <application>Menu Editor</application> via this submenu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="run-command">
|
|
<title><guilabel>Run Command...</guilabel></title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
This will bring up a small but powerful application start dialog.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
In the standard case, you just type in a command and press
|
|
<keycap>Enter</keycap> or click <guibutton>Run</guibutton>. But there
|
|
is also an <guibutton>Options >></guibutton> button which will bring up
|
|
some starting options to the command window.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Run in terminal window</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Checking this box will let the application start in a terminal which means that
|
|
you will be able to see any command-line messages the application may give.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Run as a different user</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
If this box is checked, you can specify a user with whose permission the
|
|
application should run in the <guilabel>Username</guilabel> textfield.
|
|
If you specify another user, you will have to give a password at the box
|
|
below.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Run with different priority</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Check this option to run with a different priority. A higher priority
|
|
will tell the operating system to give more processing time to the
|
|
applications. You can use the slider to change the priority. If you
|
|
want to give your app a higher priority than the default one (middle
|
|
position), you will need to enter the root password below.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Run with realtime scheduling</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The Scheduler is the part of the operating system which processes will
|
|
run and which have to wait. Usually, an application will run with normal
|
|
schedule, which means it can use the processing time it gets from the
|
|
operating system, but you can also set it to
|
|
realtime. This means that the application has all
|
|
the process time until it gives it away. You will need to enter the root
|
|
password to use <guilabel>Run with realtime scheduling</guilabel>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<warning>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This can be dangerous. If the application hangs and cannot give up the
|
|
processor, the complete system might hang.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</warning>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="actions">
|
|
<title>The Actions Group</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
This group contains some very useful dynamic menus as described in the
|
|
<link linkend="panel-menus">Menus</link> section of &kicker;'s settings.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guisubmenu>Quick Browser</guisubmenu></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This submenu contains quick browsers for three very useful folders:
|
|
home, root, and system configuration.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guisubmenu>Recent Documents</guisubmenu></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This menu shows the most recently used documents (works only with &tde;
|
|
applications for the moment). Clicking the element <guimenuitem>Clear
|
|
History</guimenuitem> will remove those entries, what may be useful for
|
|
privacy reasons.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guisubmenu>Bookmarks</guisubmenu></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This submenu shows your personal bookmarks just like &konqueror;
|
|
does. Refer to the &konqueror; Handbook for more help on this.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="application-group">
|
|
<title>The All Applications Group</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The submenus for application starting are located in this group. You can
|
|
use &kmenuedit; to add, remove or move the entries. Applications will have a
|
|
short description if either the <guilabel>Name (Description)</guilabel> or
|
|
<guilabel>Description (Name)</guilabel> option is enabled in the settings.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="most-recently-group">
|
|
<title>The Most Used Applications Group</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
This group holds either the most recently or the most frequently used
|
|
applications. See the <link linkend="panel-menus">Menus
|
|
Configuration</link> section for more about that.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
</chapter>
|
|
|
|
<chapter id="applets">
|
|
<title>Applets</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Applets are small applications running inside of &kicker;. Almost
|
|
everything besides the <guiicon>application starter buttons</guiicon>
|
|
are applets. They can be added from the context menu
|
|
by choosing<guisubmenu>Add Applet to Panel</guisubmenu>. Every
|
|
applet contains a small arrow in its handle. Clicking it will bring up a menu
|
|
which lets you move or remove it, set the Preferences, if there are any and set
|
|
the preferences of &kicker;.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="taskbar-applet">
|
|
<title>The Taskbar Applet</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The taskbar applet shows buttons for the running applications. The
|
|
application, which has the focus, is shown as a pressed button. If an
|
|
application is minimized, the title displayed in the taskbar will fade
|
|
to gray.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<tip>
|
|
<para>
|
|
If you click on the button of the active application, it will be
|
|
minimized. This means also that if you click twice on an inactive
|
|
application, it will also be minimized.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
A click with the &RMB; on a button will show the standard application
|
|
menu. Only the entry <guimenuitem>To Current Desktop</guimenuitem>
|
|
differs: if you have set the taskbar to show the applications of all
|
|
desktops, you can move this app to the current desktop.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
There is also a small icon on the left or top side of the taskbar, which
|
|
opens a menu. This is called the <guibutton>windows list
|
|
icon</guibutton>. The menu's first entry, <guimenuitem>Unclutter
|
|
Windows</guimenuitem>, tries to move the windows on your active desktop
|
|
in a way to see as many as possible. <guimenuitem>Cascade
|
|
Windows</guimenuitem> puts all windows on the active desktop over each
|
|
others, the most recently on top and the others sorted by the time they
|
|
where last used.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Below those entries is a list of all currently running applications,
|
|
grouped by the desktops on which they are running. Clicking on the name
|
|
of a desktop will switch to that one, clicking an application will also
|
|
activate it. You can specify the mouse behavior. Please refer to <link
|
|
linkend="taskbar-settings">Taskbar</link> settings for more about that.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="configure-taskbar-applet">
|
|
<title>Configuring the Taskbar Applet</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
You can configure the taskbar by clicking the &RMB; on the small move
|
|
handle.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Please refer to <xref linkend="taskbar-settings"/> for details about the
|
|
preferences of the taskbar.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="pager-applet">
|
|
<title>The Mini-Pager Applet</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
This little applet shows a preview of the virtual desktops, lets you
|
|
switch between virtual desktops and gives you the ability to move windows
|
|
from one desktop to another by dragging them.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
There is also a very useful context menu used to
|
|
configure this applet:
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guimenuitem>Configure Desktops...</guimenuitem></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This opens the configuration dialog for virtual desktops. There you can
|
|
specify how many desktops you want to have and give them names.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guisubmenu>Pager Options</guisubmenu></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
In this submenu you can configure the appearance of the Mini-Pager. It
|
|
provides the following functionality:
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guimenuitem>Pager Layout</guimenuitem></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
In this section you can choose in how many <guimenuitem>Rows</guimenuitem>
|
|
or <guimenuitem>Columns</guimenuitem> the desktop previews are arranged,
|
|
if you want to see which windows are currently visible on the desktops
|
|
and if icons should indicate the applications running on the different
|
|
vitual desktops.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guimenuitem>Text Label</guimenuitem></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Here you can choose if the desktop previews should be labeled by their
|
|
numbers, their names or if you you don't want them to be labeled at all.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guimenuitem>Background</guimenuitem></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
You can set the background of the pager to
|
|
<guimenuitem>Elegant</guimenuitem>, <guimenuitem>Transparent</guimenuitem>
|
|
or equivalent to the <guimenuitem>Desktop Wallpaper</guimenuitem>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guimenuitem>Launch Pager</guimenuitem></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This launches the application &kpager;, which provides functions similar
|
|
to those offered by the Mini-Pager applet.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="clock-applet">
|
|
<title>The Clock Applet</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
As you might already guess, the clock applet is a small clock which
|
|
resides in &kicker;.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
A click with the &LMB; on the clock will show a small calendar. You can
|
|
use the <guibutton>single arrows</guibutton> to switch the months or the
|
|
<guibutton>double arrows</guibutton> for switching years. This won't
|
|
have any effect of your date settings, it's just for your information.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
There are some things you can do with the clock applet. This can be done
|
|
from the context menu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="clock-type">
|
|
<title><guisubmenu>Type</guisubmenu></title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
There are four ways the clock can appear:
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>Plain</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This lets the clock appear as a simple text that shows the time in plain text.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>Digital</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This lets the clock appear as a digital clock showing the time in the
|
|
well known seven segment style.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>Analog</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
If this is set, the clock will be displayed as an old styled analog
|
|
clock.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>This may only be useful if you set &kicker; to normal or large
|
|
size.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>Fuzzy</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This is a very unorthodox style of time display. Try it out, it is
|
|
really funny!
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="show-timezone">
|
|
<title><guimenuitem>Show Timezone</guimenuitem></title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Select available timezones or open the <guilabel>Timezones</guilabel>
|
|
tab of <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> dialog of the clock applet with
|
|
<guimenuitem>Configure Timezones...</guimenuitem>.</para>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="adjust-time">
|
|
<title><guimenuitem>Adjust Date & Time</guimenuitem></title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
This option starts the <guilabel>Date & Time</guilabel>
|
|
configuration module in the section <guilabel>System Administration</guilabel> of the &kcontrolcenter;.</para>
|
|
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>
|
|
You will need the super user password for adjusting date and time.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="date-format">
|
|
<title><guimenuitem>Date & Time Format</guimenuitem></title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
This will open the <guilabel>Country/Region & Language</guilabel> module in the section <guilabel>Regional & Accessibility</guilabel> of the &kcontrolcenter;
|
|
where you can set your formats on the page <guilabel>Times & Dates</guilabel>. There aren't any special permissions needed for that.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="copy-date">
|
|
<title><guisubmenu>Copy to Clipboard</guisubmenu></title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
If you need to paste the actual date and/or time in another application
|
|
(⪚ in a text editor), you can copy it to the clipboard with this
|
|
function. After selecting one of the available formats, the actual date
|
|
and/or time is placed in the clipboard using the appropriate format.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 id="clock-preferences">
|
|
<title><guimenuitem>Configure Clock...</guimenuitem></title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Here you can set some general preferences of the clock applet.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><guilabel>Appearence</guilabel></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
In the <guilabel>Clock Type</guilabel> settings you can choose between
|
|
the clock styles like in the context menu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<!--para>
|
|
The <guilabel>Date</guilabel> group lets you pick font and color of the
|
|
date, which is shown when activated for the specific clock type.
|
|
</para>-->
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>The <guilabel>Plain Clock</guilabel> options</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>In the <guilabel>Display</guilabel> section you can check if you
|
|
want to have the date and/or the seconds shown. In
|
|
<guilabel>Time</guilabel> you can choose if you want the common &tde;
|
|
look or your own custom colors and font.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>The <guilabel>Digital Clock</guilabel> options</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>In the <guilabel>Display</guilabel> section you can check if you
|
|
want to have the date, the seconds and/or blinking dots shown. In
|
|
<guilabel>Time</guilabel> you can choose if you want the common
|
|
<acronym>LCD</acronym>-Look or your own custom colors.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>The <guilabel>Analog Clock</guilabel> options</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
In the <guilabel>Display</guilabel> section you can check if you want to
|
|
have the date and/or seconds shown. In <guilabel>Time</guilabel> you
|
|
can choose if you want the common <acronym>LCD</acronym>-Look or your
|
|
own custom colors.
|
|
You can also set the level of antialiasing, which means that lines will get
|
|
blurred a little bit to prevent steps in the drawing. High quality antialiasing
|
|
may catch some system load on low-end systems.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term>The <guilabel>Fuzzy Clock</guilabel> options</term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
In the <guilabel>Display</guilabel> section you can check if you want to
|
|
have the date shown. In <guilabel>Time</guilabel>
|
|
you can choose the colors and the font of the fuzzy clock. There is also a slider to set the
|
|
<guilabel>Fuzziness</guilabel>. This cannot be described in the
|
|
documents, just do your own experiments.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="launcher-applet">
|
|
<title>The Quick Launcher Applet</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
This is a compressed application launcher. It is very useful especially
|
|
if the panel is set to normal or large size. You can add applications by
|
|
drag and drop or from the context menu. The
|
|
context menu is also used to remove an application.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="systemtray-applet">
|
|
<title>The System Tray Applet</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The System Tray is used to dock some special applications ⪚
|
|
&klipper; or &juk;. The applications shown in the system tray all
|
|
provide individual funtionality. If you need help concerning these
|
|
options, please refer to the application handbooks.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The System Tray's context menu provides the option
|
|
<guimenuitem>Configure System Tray...</guimenuitem> . If you click on it,
|
|
a dialog pops up which lets you choose applications that should not be
|
|
permanently visible in the System Tray. Hidden icons can be made visible
|
|
by clicking on the small arrow appearing on the left or top side of the
|
|
applet.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="lockout-applet">
|
|
<title>Lock/Logout Applet</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This little applet contains two buttons.
|
|
The <guibutton>Lock the session</guibutton> is used to lock the session if you
|
|
ever want to leave your &tde; unattended and don't want anybody to access it.
|
|
The <guibutton>Log out</guibutton> is used to close your &tde; session.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="run-applet">
|
|
<title>The Application Launcher Applet</title>
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<para>
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This applet provides a simple command line embedded in &kicker;. Nothing
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more, nothing less.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="naughty-applet">
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<title>The Runaway Process Catcher Applet</title>
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<para>
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This applet shows a smiley which will get angry when any process catches
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up too much system resources. If an application uses too much, a
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messagebox will appear and ask you how to handle that application.
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</para>
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<para>
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Clicking it with the &LMB; will show a configuration dialog. Here you
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can set the <guilabel>Update interval</guilabel>, which is set in
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seconds, and the <guilabel>CPU load threshold</guilabel>. At the
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moment, there is no real advice for setting this up, you will have to do
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some experimenting. These settings will probably change in a future
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release. There is also a section <guilabel>Programs to ignore</guilabel>
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where you can add applications that use many resources naturally,
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⪚ compilers or 3D renderers.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="klipper-applet">
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<title>&klipper; Applet</title>
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<para>
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This applet does exactly the same like the &klipper; residing in the system
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tray. It has the advantage, that it consumes a little bit less system
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resources, which only matters on really slow systems, but has the
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disadvantage, that it uses more space than &klipper; in the system
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tray. You can read more about that in the manual for
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<ulink url="help:/klipper/index.html">&klipper;</ulink>.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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<chapter id="extensions">
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<title>Panel Extensions</title>
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<para>
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There are also some features that run outside of &kicker;, the
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extensions. They are added from the
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context menu by choosing <guisubmenu>Add New Panel</guisubmenu>. You can move them to any
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screenborder by dragging them at the small applet
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handle on their side and remove it by right clicking on an empty space and choose <guimenuitem>Remove Panel</guimenuitem>.
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</para>
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<para>
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The style of the extensions can be configured in the <xref
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linkend="panel-extensions"/> section of &kicker;'s preferences.
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</para>
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<sect1 id="external-taskbar-extension">
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<title>The External Taskbar Panel Extension</title>
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<para>
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The external taskbar is just the same as the taskbar applet with the
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only difference that it provides its own panel. Refer to the <link
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linkend="taskbar-applet">taskbar applet section</link> for help about
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it.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="child-panel-extension">
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<title>The Child Panel Extension</title>
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<para>
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This is just a panel like &kicker; itself, where you can add all the
|
|
stuff &kicker; is also capable. So you can have as many &kicker;s as you
|
|
want. Just add a child panel and add applications and applets to it.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="kasbar-extension">
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<title>The <application>KasBar</application> Extension</title>
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|
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<para>
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The <application>KasBar</application> is an iconic replacement of the
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|
taskbar. It always shows the icons of all currently running applications
|
|
on any desktop, they can be chosen by clicking with the &LMB;. The
|
|
active window is highlighted, minimized windows will show a little
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|
triangle pointing downwards instead of the square in the lower right of
|
|
the icons. A triangle pointing to the right indicates that the
|
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application is shaded.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect1>
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|
|
|
<sect1 id="dock-application-bar-extension">
|
|
<title>The Dock Application Bar Extension</title>
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|
|
|
<para>
|
|
The Dock Application Bar is an external bar which lets WindowMaker
|
|
applications be docked. Just run your dockable WindowMaker programs, if
|
|
the Dock Application Bar is running, they will be automatically docked.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect1>
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|
|
|
</chapter>
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|
|
|
<chapter id="commands">
|
|
<title>Command Reference</title>
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|
|
|
<sect1 id="keybinding">
|
|
<title>The Panel</title>
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|
|
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<para>
|
|
There is only one standard shortcut available in &kicker;:
|
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</para>
|
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|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo></term>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Opens the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
</variablelist>
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|
|
</sect1>
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|
|
|
</chapter>
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|
|
|
<chapter id="faq">
|
|
<title>Questions and Answers</title>
|
|
|
|
<qandaset>
|
|
<qandaentry>
|
|
<question>
|
|
<para>
|
|
How can I add applications, applets or anything else to the panel?
|
|
</para>
|
|
</question>
|
|
<answer>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Click the &RMB; on any free space in &kicker; and choose
|
|
what you want to add. See in <link linkend="basics">&kicker; Basics</link>
|
|
for more about that.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</answer>
|
|
</qandaentry>
|
|
|
|
<qandaentry>
|
|
<question>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Can I have an external Taskbar just like in &tde; 1?
|
|
</para>
|
|
</question>
|
|
<answer>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Yes, you can just click the &RMB; on any empty space in &kicker; and
|
|
then choose <guisubmenu>Add</guisubmenu>,
|
|
<guisubmenu>Panel</guisubmenu> and the <guimenuitem>External
|
|
Taskbar</guimenuitem>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</answer>
|
|
</qandaentry>
|
|
|
|
<qandaentry>
|
|
<question>
|
|
<para>
|
|
How can I move &kicker; to another screen border?
|
|
</para>
|
|
</question>
|
|
|
|
<answer>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Simply drag it by holding the &LMB; on any empty space in &kicker; to
|
|
any screen border.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</answer>
|
|
</qandaentry>
|
|
|
|
<qandaentry>
|
|
<question>
|
|
<para>
|
|
How can I move extensions to another screen border?
|
|
</para>
|
|
</question>
|
|
|
|
<answer>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Just drag them by holding the &LMB; on the small
|
|
<guibutton>handles</guibutton> on the left or the top of the extension.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</answer>
|
|
</qandaentry>
|
|
|
|
<qandaentry>
|
|
<question>
|
|
<para>
|
|
I want the taskbar to show all applications I am running, independent on
|
|
which desktop they are. Is that possible?
|
|
</para>
|
|
</question>
|
|
<answer>
|
|
<para>
|
|
It is. Click the &RMB; on the small <guibutton>handle</guibutton> of the
|
|
taskbar, then choose <guimenuitem>Configure Taskbar...</guimenuitem> and check
|
|
<guilabel>Show windows from all desktops</guilabel> in the appearing dialog.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</answer>
|
|
</qandaentry>
|
|
|
|
<qandaentry>
|
|
<question>
|
|
<para>
|
|
How can I access the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu without using the mouse?
|
|
</para>
|
|
</question>
|
|
<answer>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Simply press <keycombo
|
|
action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo> and it will appear.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</answer>
|
|
</qandaentry>
|
|
|
|
<qandaentry>
|
|
<question>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Is there a way to add a menu containing all desktop icons to &kicker;?
|
|
</para>
|
|
</question>
|
|
<answer>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Just start &konqueror;, go to your home folder and drag the
|
|
<guiicon>Desktop</guiicon> icon to any free space of &kicker;, then
|
|
choose <guimenuitem>Add as Quick Browser</guimenuitem> from the
|
|
appearing menu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</answer>
|
|
</qandaentry>
|
|
|
|
<qandaentry>
|
|
<question>
|
|
<para>
|
|
How can I change the color and style of &kicker;?
|
|
</para>
|
|
</question>
|
|
<answer>
|
|
<para>
|
|
You can change the colors of the panel with the global color module of
|
|
the <application>Control Center</application> or you can style the panel
|
|
itself, see in <xref linkend="panel-appearance"/> for more about that.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</answer>
|
|
</qandaentry>
|
|
|
|
<qandaentry>
|
|
<question>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Why is the clock showing the wrong time?
|
|
</para>
|
|
</question>
|
|
<answer>
|
|
<para>
|
|
On some &RedHat;systems, the clock always shows the time in
|
|
&GMT;. This is a bug in the system setup, and not
|
|
directly related to &kicker;. However, to solve it, just create this
|
|
symbolic link: <userinput><command>ln</command> <option>-s</option>
|
|
<filename>/usr/share/zoneinfo</filename>
|
|
<filename>/usr/lib/zoneinfo</filename></userinput>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</answer>
|
|
</qandaentry>
|
|
|
|
<qandaentry>
|
|
<question>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Is it possible to change the <guiicon>T</guiicon> button of the panel to
|
|
another picture?
|
|
</para>
|
|
</question>
|
|
<answer>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Look for <filename>$HOME/.trinity/share/apps/kicker/pics/go.png</filename>
|
|
and <filename>$HOME/.trinity/share/apps/kicker/pics/mini/go.png</filename>
|
|
and replace them. Do not forget to flatten the replacements to one
|
|
layer, or else you will not see anything. Create the folders if
|
|
they do not already exist. Then restart &kicker;.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</answer>
|
|
</qandaentry>
|
|
|
|
<qandaentry>
|
|
<question>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Why is my <guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu> menu not working?
|
|
</para>
|
|
</question>
|
|
<answer>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Your menu entries may be mixed up for some reason. Simply run
|
|
<command>tdebuildsycoca</command> on a commandline.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</answer>
|
|
</qandaentry>
|
|
</qandaset>
|
|
|
|
&reporting.bugs;
|
|
<!-- &updating.documentation; -->
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</chapter>
|
|
|
|
<chapter id="credits">
|
|
|
|
<title>Credits and License</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
&kicker;
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Program copyright 1999-2000 The &tde; Team <ulink
|
|
url="http://www.kde.org"> (www.kde.org)</ulink>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<itemizedlist>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>&Matthias.Elter; &Matthias.Elter.mail;
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>&Matthias.Ettrich; &Matthias.Ettrich.mail;
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>&Wilco.Greven; &Wilco.Greven.mail;
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>&Rik.Hemsley; &Rik.Hemsley.mail;
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>&Daniel.M.Duley; &Daniel.M.Duley.mail;
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>&Preston.Brown; &Preston.Brown.mail;
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
|
|
<para>Original documentation copyright 2001, 2002 &Dirk.Doerflinger;
|
|
&Dirk.Doerflinger.mail;</para>
|
|
<para>Portions copyright 2004 &Orville.Bennett;
|
|
<email>&Orville.Bennett.mail;</email></para>
|
|
<para>Portions copyright 2005 Titus Laska
|
|
<email>titus.laska@gmx.de</email></para>
|
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|
<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS -->
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&underFDL; <!-- FDL: do not remove -->
|
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&underBSDLicense; <!-- BSD License -->
|
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|
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</chapter>
|
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&documentation.index;
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