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<chapter id="windowmanager">
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<title
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>The window manager</title>
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<para
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>The default window manager provided by &kde; is the K Window Manager (&twin;). Please read <quote
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>The K Window Manager Handbook</quote
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> (which should be accessible from the <application
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>&kde; Help Centre</application
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>) for usage information.</para>
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<qandaset>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para
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>Are there keyboard shortcuts for &twin; operations?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>Yes. Please refer to "The K Window Manager Handbook" for the list of shortcuts available.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para
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>Can I define my own set of keyboard shortcuts?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>Yes. Launch the <application
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>&kde; Control Centre</application
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> and select <menuchoice
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><guimenu
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>Regional & Accessibility</guimenu
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><guimenuitem
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>Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem
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></menuchoice
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> to configure window manager bindings like maximising windows, &etc;. </para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para
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>When I "iconify" a window, it disappears. Where does it go?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>With many &X-Window; &GUI;s, the minimise button (a little dot) will erase the window that the program is running in and create, instead, an icon on the desktop. &kde; does not do this. Instead, when a window is iconified it is simply hidden (but the program is still running).</para>
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<para
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>There are a few ways to access <quote
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>disappeared</quote
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> windows:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para
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>If you are running the taskbar part of &kicker;, you can choose to have a list of tasks displayed on your desktop. Iconified tasks will have their names displayed in grey.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para
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>If you click the &MMB; on the root window (&ie;, the background of the desktop), &twin; will give you a list of all available tasks.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para
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>How do I maximise windows only vertically or horizontally?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>Provided your window is not already maximised, clicking on the maximise button with the &LMB;/&MMB;/&RMB; will maximise fully/vertically/horizontally respectively.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para
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>What is <quote
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>shading</quote
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> a window?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>By <quote
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>shading</quote
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> a window we mean <quote
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>rolling up</quote
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> the window leaving just the title bar visible. You can do this by double clicking on the window title bar.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para
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>Is it possible to have FVWM2-like shadow frameworks for the
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placement of windows?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>Yes. Run <application
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>&kde; Control Center</application
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> and select <guimenu
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>Look and Feel</guimenu>
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followed by <guisubmenu
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>Window Behavior</guisubmenu
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> and finally
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<guimenuitem
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>Advanced</guimenuitem
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>. There is a dialog option that
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allows you to set the placement policy you want.</para>
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