<chapter id="welcome-to-kde"> <chapterinfo> <date>2002-01-18</date> <releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo> </chapterinfo> <title>Welcome to &kde;</title> <anchor id="welcome"/> <para> <emphasis>The &kde; team welcomes you to user-friendly &UNIX; computing.</emphasis> </para> <sect1 id="welcome-page"> <title>Welcome to the K Desktop Environment</title> <sect2 id="welcome-information-about-kde"> <title>Information about &kde;</title> <para>&kde; is a powerful graphical desktop environment for &UNIX; workstations. A &kde; desktop combines ease of use, contemporary functionality and outstanding graphical design with the technological superiority of the &UNIX; operating system. </para> <para><link linkend="what-is-kde">What is the K Desktop Environment?</link></para> <para><link linkend="contact">Contacting the &kde; Project</link></para> <para><link linkend="support">Supporting the &kde; Project</link></para> <para><link linkend="links">Useful links</link></para> </sect2> <sect2 id="welcome-getting-the-most-out-of-kde"> <title>Getting the most out of &kde;</title> <sect3 id="welcome-general-documentation"> <title>General documentation</title> <para><ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/quickstart">A Quick Start Guide to the Desktop</ulink></para> <para><ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/userguide">&kde; User's guide</ulink></para> <para><ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/faq">Frequently asked questions</ulink></para> </sect3> <sect3 id="welcome-basic-applications"> <title>Basic applications</title> <para><ulink url="help:/kicker">Desktop Panel</ulink></para> <para><ulink url="help:/kcontrol">Control Center</ulink></para> <para><ulink url="help:/konqueror">File Manager</ulink></para> </sect3> </sect2> </sect1> </chapter>