<!-- <?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>TDE</guimenu> menu and drag and drop it to the Desktop. </para> <para>For applications not listed in the <guimenu>TDE</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">$<envar>TDEDIRS</envar>/share/icons</filename> or <filename class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/.trinity/share/icons</filename>. To use icons stored in other locations, you must either copy them into one of the above-mentioned fixed &tde; locations or make symlinks.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <!--<qandaentry> <question> <para>How do I use the mouse scroll wheel in &tde;?</para> </question> <answer> <para>Mouse wheel support comes with &Qt; 2.0 and above, so &tde; 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>&tde; 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>