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<chapter id="desktop">
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<title
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>The desktop</title>
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<qandaset>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para
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>How do I add an application to the desktop?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>Just choose the desired application from the <guimenu
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>K</guimenu
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> menu and drag and drop it to the Desktop. </para
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>
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<para
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>For applications not listed in the <guimenu
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>K</guimenu
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> menu, use the &RMB; on the desktop and choose <menuchoice
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><guimenuitem
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>Create New</guimenuitem
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><guisubmenu
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>File</guisubmenu
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> <guimenuitem
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>Link to Application...</guimenuitem
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></menuchoice
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> and fill in the configuration for the application you want to link to. </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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>How do I mount/unmount a device from the desktop?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>First, make sure you are allowed to <command
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>mount</command
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>/<command
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>umount</command
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> the relevant device as a user. </para>
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<para
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>Then you can add any device via &RMB; on the desktop and then choosing <guimenuitem
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>Create New</guimenuitem
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>. </para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para
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>Where are the icons kept?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>The icons can be found only in <filename class="directory"
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>$<envar
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>KDEDIRS</envar
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>/share/icons</filename
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> or <filename class="directory"
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>$<envar
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>HOME</envar
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>/.kde/share/icons</filename
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> or <filename class="directory"
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>$<envar
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>HOME</envar
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>/.kde2/share/icons</filename
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>. To use icons stored in other locations, you must either copy them into one of the above-mentioned fixed &kde; locations or make symlinks.</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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>How do I use the mouse scroll wheel in &kde;?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>Mouse wheel support comes with &Qt; 2.0 and above, so &kde; based on that will automatically support the use of the mouse scroll wheel.</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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>Why can't I get system sound to work, like for opening windows?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>System sound currently does not work on non-FreeBSD and non-&Linux; systems. This is being worked on. If you use FreeBSD or &Linux;, you have found a bug, so please report it.</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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>How do I launch applications in a particular desktop?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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>&kde; comes with a program called &kstart;. To start an <application
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>xterm</application
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> on the second desktop and then activate it use: <userinput
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><command
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>kstart</command
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> <option
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>--desktop 2 --activate --window "xterm" </option
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>xterm</userinput
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>.</para>
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<para
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>Note that the <option
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>--window</option
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> option is important. It takes an argument which is a regular expression matching the title of the window to apply the settings to.</para>
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<para
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>Please read <command
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>kstart</command
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> <option
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>--help-all</option
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> for more magic available with &kstart; (and there is an abundance). </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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>Where do I save my files if I want them to appear directly on the desktop?</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para
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><filename class="directory"
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>$<envar
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>HOME</envar
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>/Desktop</filename
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>. You might need to refresh your desktop after you have saved your files.</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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</qandaset>
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</chapter>
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