<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd"> --> <chapter id="desktop"> <title >The desktop</title> <qandaset> <qandaentry> <question> <para >How do I add an application to the desktop?</para> </question> <answer> <para >Just choose the desired application from the <guimenu >K</guimenu > menu and drag and drop it to the Desktop. </para > <para >For applications not listed in the <guimenu >K</guimenu > menu, use the &RMB; on the desktop and choose <menuchoice ><guimenuitem >Create New</guimenuitem ><guisubmenu >File</guisubmenu > <guimenuitem >Link to Application...</guimenuitem ></menuchoice > and fill in the configuration for the application you want to link to. </para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >How do I mount/unmount a device from the desktop?</para> </question> <answer> <para >First, make sure you are allowed to <command >mount</command >/<command >umount</command > the relevant device as a user. </para> <para >Then you can add any device via &RMB; on the desktop and then choosing <guimenuitem >Create New</guimenuitem >. </para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >Where are the icons kept?</para> </question> <answer> <para >The icons can be found only in <filename class="directory" >$<envar >KDEDIRS</envar >/share/icons</filename > or <filename class="directory" >$<envar >HOME</envar >/.kde/share/icons</filename > or <filename class="directory" >$<envar >HOME</envar >/.kde2/share/icons</filename >. To use icons stored in other locations, you must either copy them into one of the above-mentioned fixed &kde; locations or make symlinks.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >How do I use the mouse scroll wheel in &kde;?</para> </question> <answer> <para >Mouse wheel support comes with &Qt; 2.0 and above, so &kde; based on that will automatically support the use of the mouse scroll wheel.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >Why can't I get system sound to work, like for opening windows?</para> </question> <answer> <para >System sound currently does not work on non-FreeBSD and non-&Linux; systems. This is being worked on. If you use FreeBSD or &Linux;, you have found a bug, so please report it.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >How do I launch applications in a particular desktop?</para> </question> <answer> <para >&kde; comes with a program called &kstart;. To start an <application >xterm</application > on the second desktop and then activate it use: <userinput ><command >kstart</command > <option >--desktop 2 --activate --window "xterm" </option >xterm</userinput >.</para> <para >Note that the <option >--window</option > option is important. It takes an argument which is a regular expression matching the title of the window to apply the settings to.</para> <para >Please read <command >kstart</command > <option >--help-all</option > for more magic available with &kstart; (and there is an abundance). </para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para >Where do I save my files if I want them to appear directly on the desktop?</para> </question> <answer> <para ><filename class="directory" >$<envar >HOME</envar >/Desktop</filename >. You might need to refresh your desktop after you have saved your files.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> </qandaset> </chapter>