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+<!--
+<?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 <menuchoice><guimenu>Create New</guimenu><guimenuitem>Link to Device</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and then selecting the device of the type you wish to control from the desktop. Fill in the settings for the device in the dialog that appears and click <guilabel>OK</guilabel>. You can use the resulting desktop icon to mount/unmount the device from the desktop.  
+</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">$<envar>HOME</envar>/.kde2/share/icons</filename>.  To use icons
+stored in other locations, you must either copy them into one of the
+above-mentioned fixed &kde; locations or make symlinks.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>How do I use the mouse scroll wheel in &kde;?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>Mouse wheel support comes with &Qt; 2.0 and above, so &kde; based on
+that will automatically support the use of the mouse scroll wheel if your system is configured correctly. Check your &X-Server; settings support the use of a scrollwheel if it is not working.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>How do I launch applications in a particular desktop?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para>&kde; comes with a program called &kstart;.
+To start an <application>xterm</application> on the second desktop and then activate it use:
+
+<userinput><command>kstart</command> <option>--desktop 
+2 --activate --window "xterm" </option>xterm</userinput>.</para>
+<para>Note that the <option>--window</option> option is important. It takes an
+argument which is a regular expression matching the title of the window to
+apply the settings to.</para>
+<para>Please read <command>kstart</command> <option>--help-all</option> for more magic
+available with &kstart; (and there is an abundance).
+</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para>Where do I save my files if I want them to appear directly on
+the desktop?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para><filename
+class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/Desktop</filename>.  You might
+need to refresh your desktop after you have saved your files.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+</qandaset>
+</chapter>