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+<!--
+<?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
+>K</guimenu
+> menu and drag and drop it to the Desktop. </para
+>
+<para
+>For applications not listed in the <guimenu
+>K</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 <guimenuitem
+>Create New</guimenuitem
+>. </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"
+>$<envar
+>KDEDIRS</envar
+>/share/icons</filename
+> or <filename class="directory"
+>$<envar
+>HOME</envar
+>/.kde/share/icons</filename
+> or <filename class="directory"
+>$<envar
+>HOME</envar
+>/.kde2/share/icons</filename
+>. To use icons stored in other locations, you must either copy them into one of the above-mentioned fixed &kde; locations or make symlinks.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para
+>How do I use the mouse scroll wheel in &kde;?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para
+>Mouse wheel support comes with &Qt; 2.0 and above, so &kde; based on that will automatically support the use of the mouse scroll wheel.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para
+>Why can't I get system sound to work, like for opening windows?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para
+>System sound currently does not work on non-FreeBSD and non-&Linux; systems. This is being worked on. If you use FreeBSD or &Linux;, you have found a bug, so please report it.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para
+>How do I launch applications in a particular desktop?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para
+>&kde; comes with a program called &kstart;. To start an <application
+>xterm</application
+> on the second desktop and then activate it use: <userinput
+><command
+>kstart</command
+> <option
+>--desktop 2 --activate --window "xterm" </option
+>xterm</userinput
+>.</para>
+<para
+>Note that the <option
+>--window</option
+> option is important. It takes an argument which is a regular expression matching the title of the window to apply the settings to.</para>
+<para
+>Please read <command
+>kstart</command
+> <option
+>--help-all</option
+> for more magic available with &kstart; (and there is an abundance). </para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para
+>Where do I save my files if I want them to appear directly on the desktop?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para
+><filename class="directory"
+>$<envar
+>HOME</envar
+>/Desktop</filename
+>. You might need to refresh your desktop after you have saved your files.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+</qandaset>
+</chapter>