<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd"> --> <chapter id="panel"> <title>The panel</title> <qandaset> <qandaentry> <question> <para>How do I add applications to the &tde; panel (&kicker;)?</para> </question> <answer> <para>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 <menuchoice><guimenu>Panel Menu</guimenu><guisubmenu>Add to Panel</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Application Button</guisubmenu></menuchoice> and then the application for which you want to add a link.</para> <para>For more ways of adding buttons to the panel, refer to the &kicker; Handbook.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para>Is it possible to change the <guibutton>K</guibutton> button of the panel to another picture?</para> </question> <answer> <para>The simplest way is to download a new icon theme with a &kmenu; icon you prefer from <ulink url="http://www.kde-look.org">http://www.kde-look.org</ulink> and install it using the &kcontrolcenter;.</para> <para>In order to change only the &kmenu; icon you can overwrite the <filename>kmenu.png</filename> image for every size in an icon theme set. So, for &tde; default icons this would be <filename>$<envar>TDEDIR</envar>/share/icons/default.kde/<replaceable>size</replaceable>/apps/kmenu.png</filename>, where <replaceable>size</replaceable> is one of the sizes included in the &tde; icon theme. </para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question> <para> After an upgrade my &kmenu; appears to be empty! How can I get my menu back? </para> </question> <answer> <para> In &tde; 3.2 and later local modifications to the &kmenu; are stored in <filename>$<envar>HOME</envar>/.config/menus/applications-kmenuedit.menu </filename>. Try moving this file out of the way and then issuing the command <userinput><command>kbuildsycoca</command> <option>--noincremental</option></userinput>. This should restore you to the default system menus. </para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question><para>My desktop panel has disappeared. How can I get it back?</para> </question> <answer> <para>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 &tde; and/or the panel.</para> <para>The easiest way to get the panel back is to launch the <guilabel>Run Command</guilabel> window by pressing <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap> </keycombo> and entering <userinput><command>kicker</command></userinput> and then pressing the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button.</para> <para>If the panel continues to disappear, you may wish to either remove or edit by hand your <filename>$<envar>TDEHOME</envar>/share/config/kickerrc</filename> file, where <filename class="directory">$<envar>TDEHOME</envar></filename> is usually <filename class="directory">~/.kde</filename>. If you choose to edit it by hand, start by removing the applet entry groups.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry><question> <para>Where did the Icon Zooming option that used to be in &kicker; go? </para></question> <answer><para> Icon zooming was not actively maintained and had caused severe bugs and usability issues. It was replaced in &tde; 3.4 by the new mouse over effects, which combine esthetics with useful information. </para></answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question><para>How can I start an application minimized to the system tray?</para> </question> <answer> <para>Use <command>ksystraycmd</command>. For example, to start a &konsole; hidden in the system tray, run <userinput><command>ksystraycmd </command> <option>--hidden</option> <command>konsole</command></userinput>. For more information about <command>ksystraycmd</command>, see the section <quote>Advanced Window Management</quote> in the &tde; User Guide.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> <qandaentry> <question><para>How do I use the &Windows; key to open the &kmenu;?</para> </question> <answer><para>Previous versions of &tde; provided a trick to allow you to use the &Windows; key both as a modifier (so you could have shortcuts like <keycombo action="simul"><keysym>Win</keysym><keycap>R</keycap> </keycombo>), and as a regular key (so that pressing <keysym>Win</keysym> 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 &tde;, you have two options: either use a different shortcut to open the &kmenu; (the default is <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F1</keycap> </keycombo>), or remap the <keysym>Win</keysym> key to be a regular key, rather than a modifier.</para> <para>If you choose to do the second, here's one way: <orderedlist> <listitem><para>Find the keycode for your <keysym>Win</keysym> key using <command>xev</command>: Run the command <userinput><command>xev</command></userinput> in a &konsole;, and press the <keysym>Win</keysym> key. Look in the output of <command>xev</command> for <computeroutput>keycode <replaceable>n</replaceable></computeroutput>, where <replaceable>n</replaceable> is the keycode of the <keysym>Win</keysym> key.</para> </listitem> <listitem><para>Use <command>xmodmap</command> to remap the <keysym>Win</keysym> key. An appropriate command is <userinput><command>xmodmap <option>-e</option> 'keycode <replaceable>n</replaceable>=Menu'</command></userinput>.</para> </listitem> <listitem><para>In the &kcontrolcenter;, go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Regional & Accessibility</guimenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> and set the shortcut for <guilabel>Popup Launch Menu</guilabel> to the <keysym>Win</keysym> key. You should now be able to popup the &kmenu; by pressing the <keysym>Win</keysym> key.</para> </listitem> <listitem><para>One more step is required to save the changes across settings: Create a file <filename>~/.kde/env/win-key.sh</filename> (create the directory if it doesn't exist), and add the <command>xmodmap</command> command you used previously to it. The change should now be applied every time you start &tde;.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> </para> </answer> </qandaentry> </qandaset> </chapter> <!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file Local variables: mode: xml sgml-omittag:nil sgml-shorttag:nil sgml-namecase-general:nil sgml-general-insert-case:lower sgml-minimize-attributes:nil sgml-always-quote-attributes:t sgml-indent-step:0 sgml-indent-data:true sgml-parent-document:("index.docbook" "book" "chapter") sgml-exposed-tags:nil sgml-local-catalogs:nil sgml-local-ecat-files:nil End: -->