<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd"> --> <chapter id="windowmanager"> <title >The window manager</title> <para >The default window manager provided by &kde; is the K Window Manager (&kwin;). Please read <quote >The K Window Manager Handbook</quote > (which should be accessible from the <application >&kde; Help Centre</application >) for usage information.</para> <qandaset> <qandaentry> <question> <para >Are there keyboard shortcuts for &kwin; operations?</para> </question> <answer> <para >Yes. Please refer to "The K Window Manager Handbook" for the list of shortcuts available.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >Can I define my own set of keyboard shortcuts?</para> </question> <answer> <para >Yes. Launch the <application >&kde; Control Centre</application > and select <menuchoice ><guimenu >Regional & Accessibility</guimenu ><guimenuitem >Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem ></menuchoice > to configure window manager bindings like maximising windows, &etc;. </para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >When I "iconify" a window, it disappears. Where does it go?</para> </question> <answer> <para >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> <para >There are a few ways to access <quote >disappeared</quote > windows:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para >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> </listitem> <listitem> <para >If you click the &MMB; on the root window (&ie;, the background of the desktop), &kwin; will give you a list of all available tasks.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >How do I maximise windows only vertically or horizontally?</para> </question> <answer> <para >Provided your window is not already maximised, clicking on the maximise button with the &LMB;/&MMB;/&RMB; will maximise fully/vertically/horizontally respectively.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >What is <quote >shading</quote > a window?</para> </question> <answer> <para >By <quote >shading</quote > a window we mean <quote >rolling up</quote > the window leaving just the title bar visible. You can do this by double clicking on the window title bar.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <!-- Not sure this is still applicable <qandaentry> <question> <para >Is it possible to have FVWM2-like shadow frameworks for the placement of windows?</para> </question> <answer> <para >Yes. Run <application >&kde; Control Center</application > and select <guimenu >Look and Feel</guimenu> followed by <guisubmenu >Window Behavior</guisubmenu > and finally <guimenuitem >Advanced</guimenuitem >. There is a dialog option that allows you to set the placement policy you want.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> --> </qandaset> </chapter>