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<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
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<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here -->
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]>
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<article lang="&language;">
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<articleinfo>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>&Mike.McBride;</author>
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<author>&Jost.Schenck;</author>
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<author>&tde-authors;</author>
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<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
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</authorgroup>
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<copyright>
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<year>2010</year>
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<holder>&Mike.McBride;</holder>
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<holder>&Jost.Schenck;</holder>
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</copyright>
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<copyright>
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<year>&tde-copyright-date;</year>
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<holder>&tde-team;</holder>
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</copyright>
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<releaseinfo>&tde-release-version;</releaseinfo>
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<date>Reviewed: &tde-release-date;</date>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword>TDE</keyword>
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<keyword>KControl</keyword>
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<keyword>System Settings</keyword>
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<keyword>desktop</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</articleinfo>
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<sect1 id="multiple-desktops">
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<title>Multiple Desktops</title>
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<sect2 id="multiple-desktops-introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>&tde; supports multiple desktops, widely known as virtual desktops.</para>
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<para>Virtual desktops are like having multiple computers. In older operating systems, users
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had access only to one desktop. Virtual desktops work much the same way as having multiple
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computers. Many users configure their virtual desktops by grouping similar tasks.</para>
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<para>Virtual desktops apply only to each user's session. Other users logged in also can define
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virtual desktops.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="multiple-desktops-number">
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<title>Number of Desktops</title>
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<para>&tde; offers the possibility to define up to 20 virtual
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desktops. In this module you can configure the number of desktops as well
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as names. Use the slider or spinner widgets to adjust the number of
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desktops. Assign names to the desktops by entering text into the respective
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text fields.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="multiple-desktops-switching">
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<title>Desktop Switching</title>
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<para>There are several ways to switch to the different desktops.</para>
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<para>When you enable <guilabel>Mouse wheel over desktop switches
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desktop</guilabel>, then scrolling the wheel over an empty space on the
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desktop will change to the next virtual desktop numerically, in the
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direction scrolled. Scrolling forward (up) will select the desktop in the
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next numerical order. Scrolling backwards (down) will do the opposite.</para>
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<para>Keyboard shortcuts provide a way to switch desktops. For virtual
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desktops 1 through 12, use <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo>,
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<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>,
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<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo>, etc. For virtual desktops
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13 through 20, use <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo>,
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<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>,
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<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Shift;<keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo>, etc.</para>
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<para>Another keyboard shortcut includes <keycombo action="simul"> &Ctrl;	</keycombo>.</para>
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<para>A feature called <guilabel>Active Desktop Borders</guilabel> can be used with the mouse pointer
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to switch desktops. This feature is configured in the
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<ulink url="help:/kcontrol/windowbehavior/index.html#advanced">Window Behavior Advanced</ulink>
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module.</para>
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<para>Another method is to install the Desktop Preview & and Pager Menu panel applet. The
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default &tde; desktop has this applet already installed with a default number of virtual desktops
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set to four. When this applet is installed in the panel, miniature desktops can be viewed and
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selected with the mouse pointer.</para>
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<para>Like the desktop mouse wheel scrolling support, the scroll wheel can be used with the pager
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applet too.</para>
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<para>The Desktop Preview & and Pager Menu panel applet has its own set of configuration
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options. Like many panel applets, the Desktop Preview & and Pager Menu panel applet has a handle,
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from which a popup menu appears when using the &RMB;. When the popup menu appears, select the
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<guimenuitem>Desktop Preview & Pager Menu</guimenuitem> option, then
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select the <guisubmenu>Pager Options</guisubmenu> submenu option.</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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</article>
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