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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 @@ +<!-- +<?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 &kde; 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 &kde; default icons this would be <filename>$<envar>KDEDIR</envar>/share/icons/default.kde/<replaceable>size</replaceable>/apps/kmenu.png</filename>, +where <replaceable>size</replaceable> is one of the sizes included in the +&kde; icon theme. +</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para> +After an upgrade my &kmenu; appears to be empty! How can I get my menu back? +</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para> +In &kde; 3.2 and later local modifications to the &kmenu; are stored +in +<filename>$<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 &kde; 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>$<envar>KDEHOME</envar>/share/config/kickerrc</filename> +file, where <filename +class="directory">$<envar>KDEHOME</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 &kde; 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 &kde; +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 &kde; 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 &kde;, 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 &kde;.</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: +--> |