From 4aed2c8219774f5d797760606b8489a92ddc5163 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: toma Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:56:58 +0000 Subject: Copy the KDE 3.5 branch to branches/trinity for new KDE 3.5 features. BUG:215923 git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/kdebase@1054174 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da --- doc/faq/panel.docbook | 193 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 193 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/faq/panel.docbook (limited to 'doc/faq/panel.docbook') diff --git a/doc/faq/panel.docbook b/doc/faq/panel.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5814dc613 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/faq/panel.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@ + + + + +The panel + + + + + +How do I add applications to the &kde; panel (&kicker;)? + + +There are several ways to add an application to the panel, of +which the easiest is to right-click on the panel, and from the context +menu which appears, select Panel +MenuAdd to +PanelApplication +Button and then the application for which +you want to add a link. For more ways of adding buttons +to the panel, refer to the &kicker; Handbook. + + + + + + + +Is it possible to change the K button of +the panel to another picture? + + +The simplest way is to download a new icon theme with a &kmenu; icon +you prefer from +http://www.kde-look.org and +install it using the &kcontrolcenter;. +In order to change only the &kmenu; icon you can overwrite the +kmenu.png image for every size in an icon theme set. +So, for &kde; default icons this would be $KDEDIR/share/icons/default.kde/size/apps/kmenu.png, +where size is one of the sizes included in the +&kde; icon theme. + + + + + + + +After an upgrade my &kmenu; appears to be empty! How can I get my menu back? + + + + +In &kde; 3.2 and later local modifications to the &kmenu; are stored +in +$HOME/.config/menus/applications-kmenuedit.menu +. Try moving this file out of the way and then issuing the +command kbuildsycoca +. This should restore you to the +default system menus. + + + + + +My desktop panel has disappeared. How can I get it +back? + + + + +The panel disappearing is usually due to it crashing. This is +most often caused by loading an applet that has a fatal bug or due to +a bad installation of &kde; and/or the panel. + +The easiest way to get the panel back is to launch the +Run Command window by pressing &Alt;F2 and entering +kicker and then pressing the +OK button. + +If the panel continues to disappear, you may wish to either +remove or edit by hand your +$KDEHOME/share/config/kickerrc +file, where $KDEHOME is usually +~/.kde. If you choose to edit +it by hand, start by removing the applet entry groups. + + + + + +Where did the Icon Zooming option that used to be in &kicker; go? + + +Icon zooming was not actively maintained and had caused severe bugs and usability issues. It was replaced in &kde; 3.4 by the new mouse over effects, which combine esthetics with useful information. + + + + + +How can I start an application minimized to the system +tray? + + +Use ksystraycmd. For example, to start a &konsole; hidden +in the system tray, run ksystraycmd + konsole. For +more information about ksystraycmd, see the section +Advanced Window Management in the &kde; +User Guide. + + + + +How do I use the &Windows; key to open the &kmenu;? + + +Previous versions of &kde; provided a trick to allow you to +use the &Windows; key both as a modifier (so you could have shortcuts +like WinR +), and as a regular key (so that pressing +Win on its own could open the &kmenu;). This feature +was removed for reasons of usability and accessibility, as well as +keeping the code clean. For current versions of &kde;, you have two +options: either use a different shortcut to open the &kmenu; (the +default is &Alt;F1 +), or remap the Win key to be a regular +key, rather than a modifier. + +If you choose to do the second, here's one way: + + +Find the keycode for your Win key +using xev: Run the command +xev in a &konsole;, and +press the Win key. Look in the output of +xev for +keycode n, +where n is the keycode of the +Win key. + + +Use xmodmap to remap the +Win key. An appropriate command is xmodmap + 'keycode +n=Menu'. + + +In the &kcontrolcenter;, go to +Regional & +AccessibilityKeyboard Shortcuts + and set the shortcut for Popup Launch +Menu to the Win key. You should now be +able to popup the &kmenu; by pressing the Win key. + + +One more step is required to save the changes across +settings: Create a file ~/.kde/env/win-key.sh +(create the directory if it doesn't exist), and add the +xmodmap command you used previously to it. The +change should now be applied every time you start &kde;. + + + + + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.1