<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article id="kwincompositing" lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <title>Desktop Effects</title> <authorgroup> <author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2013-12-05</date> <releaseinfo>&kde; 4.12</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>KControl</keyword> <keyword>desktop</keyword> <keyword>effects</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="desktop-effects"> <title>Desktop Effects</title> <sect2 id="desktop-effects-intro"> <title>Introduction</title> <para>This module is used to configure desktop effects for &kde;.</para> <para>This panel is divided into three tabs: <guilabel>General</guilabel>, <guilabel>All Effects</guilabel> and <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel>.</para> <sect3 id="desktop-effects-general"> <title><guilabel>General</guilabel> tab</title> <para>At the top of this tab in the section <guilabel>Activation</guilabel> is a checkbox labeled <guilabel>Enable desktop effects at startup</guilabel>. If there is no mark in front of this checkbox, then all visual effects are disabled.</para> <para>All desktop effects can be turned on and off using the global shortcut <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;&Shift;<keycap>F12</keycap></keycombo>. </para> <para>Below that section there are some settings for the simple desktop effects like improved window management, various animations, effects for desktop switching and the animation speed.</para> </sect3> <sect3 id="desktop-alleffects"> <title><guilabel>All Effects</guilabel> tab</title> <para>The main part of this page is a list of all available effects grouped by <guilabel>Accessibility</guilabel>, <guilabel>Appearance</guilabel>, <guilabel>Candy</guilabel>, <guilabel>Focus</guilabel>, <guilabel>Tools</guilabel> and <guilabel>Window Management</guilabel>. Use the incremental search bar above the list window to find items in the list.</para> <para>Check an effect in the list to enable it. Display the <guilabel>About</guilabel> dialog by clicking the info button at the right side of the list item. Some effects have settings options, in this case there is a tool button at the left of the info button. Click it to open a configuration dialog.</para> </sect3> <sect3 id="desktop-advanced"> <title><guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab</title> <para>On this tab you can select a <guilabel>Compositing type</guilabel> and the <guilabel>Qt graphics system</guilabel>. In the next two sections you can configure <guilabel>General Options</guilabel> and <guilabel>OpenGL Options</guilabel>. </para> </sect3> </sect2> </sect1> </article>