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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="windowmanager">
+<title
+>The window manager</title>
+
+<para
+>The default window manager provided by &kde; is the K Window Manager (&kwin;). Please read <quote
+>The K Window Manager Handbook</quote
+> (which should be accessible from the <application
+>&kde; Help Centre</application
+>) for usage information.</para>
+
+<qandaset>
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para
+>Are there keyboard shortcuts for &kwin; operations?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para
+>Yes. Please refer to "The K Window Manager Handbook" for the list of shortcuts available.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para
+>Can I define my own set of keyboard shortcuts?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para
+>Yes. Launch the <application
+>&kde; Control Centre</application
+> and select <menuchoice
+><guimenu
+>Regional &amp; Accessibility</guimenu
+><guimenuitem
+>Keyboard Shortcuts</guimenuitem
+></menuchoice
+> to configure window manager bindings like maximising windows, &etc;. </para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para
+>When I "iconify" a window, it disappears. Where does it go?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para
+>With many &X-Window; &GUI;s, the minimise button (a little dot) will erase the window that the program is running in and create, instead, an icon on the desktop. &kde; does not do this. Instead, when a window is iconified it is simply hidden (but the program is still running).</para>
+<para
+>There are a few ways to access <quote
+>disappeared</quote
+> windows:</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>If you are running the taskbar part of &kicker;, you can choose to have a list of tasks displayed on your desktop. Iconified tasks will have their names displayed in grey.</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para
+>If you click the &MMB; on the root window (&ie;, the background of the desktop), &kwin; will give you a list of all available tasks.</para>
+</listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para
+>How do I maximise windows only vertically or horizontally?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para
+>Provided your window is not already maximised, clicking on the maximise button with the &LMB;/&MMB;/&RMB; will maximise fully/vertically/horizontally respectively.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para
+>What is <quote
+>shading</quote
+> a window?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para
+>By <quote
+>shading</quote
+> a window we mean <quote
+>rolling up</quote
+> the window leaving just the title bar visible. You can do this by double clicking on the window title bar.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+
+<!-- Not sure this is still applicable
+<qandaentry>
+<question>
+<para
+>Is it possible to have FVWM2-like shadow frameworks for the
+placement of windows?</para>
+</question>
+<answer>
+<para
+>Yes. Run <application
+>&kde; Control Center</application
+> and select <guimenu
+>Look and Feel</guimenu>
+followed by <guisubmenu
+>Window Behavior</guisubmenu
+> and finally
+<guimenuitem
+>Advanced</guimenuitem
+>. There is a dialog option that
+allows you to set the placement policy you want.</para>
+</answer>
+</qandaentry>
+-->
+</qandaset>
+</chapter>
+