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diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/kcmlaunch/index.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/kcmlaunch/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..78bf7008f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kcontrol/kcmlaunch/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?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> + +<authorgroup> +<author>&Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<date>2006-06-24</date> +<releaseinfo>3.5.2</releaseinfo> + +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>KControl</keyword> +<keyword>launch feedback</keyword> +<keyword>cursor</keyword> +<keyword>busy</keyword> +</keywordset> + +</articleinfo> + +<sect1 id="launch-feedback"> +<title><guilabel>Launch Feedback</guilabel></title> + +<para>Sometimes it is reassuring to know that your computer didn't just +ignore your command, and something is happening behind the scenes. In +this module you can configure visible feedback to help you know if you +really hit that icon or not.</para> + +<para>The traditional way to indicate that your computer is busy is to +modify the cursor, and you can turn this on by choosing a +<guilabel>Busy Cursor</guilabel>.</para> + +<para>With this option enabled, your cursor will have an icon attached +to it for a short time, when a new application is being launched. You +can configure how long this icon is displayed beside your cursor with the +<guilabel>Startup indication timeout:</guilabel> spinbox. The +default is 30 seconds.</para> + +<para>There are several variations of busy cursor available, including +a <guilabel>Blinking Cursor</guilabel>, a <guilabel>Bouncing Cursor</guilabel> +or a <guilabel>Passive Busy Cursor</guilabel> icon with no animation.</para> + +<para>Traditional &kde; launch notification has taken another form, +which you can also enable and disable here. Normally when you start an +application, it gets an immediate entry in the taskbar, with the icon +replaced by a spinning hourglass to let you know something is +happening. You can toggle this behavior on and off with the +<guilabel>Enable taskbar notification</guilabel> checkbox, and when it's +enabled, you can set a time in the <guilabel>Startup indication timeout +:</guilabel> spinbox.</para> + +<para>Not all applications that you start will eventually show a +window, or an entry in the taskbar. Some of them, for example, are +docked into the &kde; system tray. Alternatively, it might be that you +sent it off to a different virtual desktop, and <guilabel>Show windows +from all desktops</guilabel> is unchecked in the &kcontrolcenter; module +<guimenuitem>Taskbar</guimenuitem>. Setting a timeout ensures that, +even in these cases, you can still get launch feedback, but also that +it will go away when the job is done.</para> + +</sect1> +</article>
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