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<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN"
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"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; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author>
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<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
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</authorgroup>
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<date>2006-06-24</date>
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<releaseinfo>3.5.2</releaseinfo>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>KControl</keyword>
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<keyword>taskbar</keyword>
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<keyword>configure</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</articleinfo>
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<sect1 id="taskbar">
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<title>Taskbar</title>
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<sect2>
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<title><guilabel>Taskbar</guilabel></title>
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<para>The taskbar is a quick way to switch between applications. The taskbar
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can be located in the panel (default), or outside the panel on the
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desktop.</para>
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<para>This module has options to control how the taskbar operates:</para>
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<para><guilabel>Show windows from all desktops</guilabel>, determines
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if all open windows are included in the taskbar or not. By default,
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the taskbar only shows the open windows <emphasis>on the current
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desktop</emphasis>. If this option is enabled, the taskbar will show
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all open windows <emphasis>on all desktops</emphasis>.
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<guilabel>Sort windows by desktop</guilabel> changes the
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sort order of the icons on the taskbar, so that windows on virtual
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desktop 1 are shown first (to the left, or at the top of the taskbar),
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followed by windows on virtual desktop 2, and so on.</para>
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<para><guilabel>Sort alphabetically by application name</guilabel> shows
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the icons in an alphabetical sort order on the taskbar.</para>
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<para>You can have the taskbar <guilabel>Show only minimized
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windows</guilabel>. In this case, when you minimize a window, it will
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show up on the taskbar, and when you open it again, its taskbar entry
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will disappear.</para>
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<para>You can disable <guilabel>Show application icons</guilabel>, and show just the
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text. You might want to do this to save space on your taskbar, for
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example.</para>
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<para>Using the <guilabel>Show window list button</guilabel> option,
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you can enable a little button to be shown in the taskbar: this button
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will open a popup menu offering access to applications on other desktops
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as well as some useful actions, like <guilabel>Unclutter
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Windows</guilabel> or <guilabel>Cascade Windows</guilabel>.</para>
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<para><guilabel>Group similar tasks</guilabel> allows
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you to save some space on your taskbar, by only showing one icon for
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each running application, no matter how many windows are shown. You can
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click on the icon to display a menu of all the windows that are
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available. This is most useful when you have enabled <guilabel>Show windows
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from all desktops</guilabel>.</para>
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<para>The next option allows you to set the <guilabel>Appearance</guilabel> to <guilabel>Elegant</guilabel>, <guilabel>Classic</guilabel> or <guilabel>For Transparency</guilabel>.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title><guilabel>Actions</guilabel></title>
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<para>The next set of options allow you to customize the actions
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performed with different mouse clicks on taskbar icons.</para>
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<para>You can select any action from the list for the <guilabel>Left button</guilabel>,
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the <guilabel>Middle button</guilabel> and the <guilabel>Right button</guilabel>.</para>
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<para>The options available are:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Show Task List</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Show the list of tasks grouped under the icon you have clicked
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on. If there is only one task or window for that icon, it will become
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the active window.</para>
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<para>This is the default action for the &LMB;.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Cycle Through Windows</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>If there is more than one task grouped under the icon, switch
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from one to the next, until you release the button (&ie; when you have
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reached the window you are looking for). If there is only one task or
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window for that icon, it will become the active window.</para>
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<para>This is the default action for the &MMB; if window grouping is
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enabled.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Show Operations Menu</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Show the operations menu for the application. This allows you
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to minimize, maximize, &etc;, move windows between desktops, and close
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windows. You can perform these actions on all windows grouped under
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that icon, or on any single window, by choosing it from the
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submenu.</para>
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<para>This is the default action for the &RMB;.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Raise Task</guilabel>, <guilabel>Lower
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Task</guilabel>, <guilabel>Minimize Task</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>These three options make sense only if window grouping is
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disabled. They are fairly self-explanatory. Raise means to make
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active, bring to the front, and give focus. Lower means, send to the
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back, and give focus to whichever window is now on top.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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</article> |