<?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 lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <title>Social Desktop Configuration</title> <authorgroup> <author><personname><firstname>Frederik</firstname><surname>Gladhorn</surname></personname> <email>gladhorn@kde.org</email> </author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2009-12-16</date> <releaseinfo>&kde; 4.4</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>Systemsettings</keyword> <keyword>Social Desktop</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <para>The Social Desktop (Open Collaboration Services) settings module lets you configure your user accounts for Open Collaboration Service Providers.</para> <para>At the time of writing <ulink url="http://opendesktop.org/">openDesktop.org </ulink> is the first provider that you can use. You can use the web site or this settings dialog to register and manage your account. </para> <para>The benefit is that you can do more things in <quote>Get Hot New Stuff</quote>: vote for items, become a fan of them and upload new content. A configured account also allows you to use the social Plasma widgets to their full extent. </para> <para>Using the &systemsettings; module:</para> <para>You can select which provider to configure at the top. Either enter your existing user name and password to let &kde; use them. You can verify that these work by using the <guibutton>Test Login</guibutton> button</para> <para>If you do not have an account yet, use the <guilabel>Register</guilabel> tab. Here you need to fill out all fields. After clicking <guibutton>Register...</guibutton> you will receive an email from the server to activate your account. </para> </article>