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It usually resides on the bottom of +the desktop. + + + + +KDE +Kicker +kdebase +panel +application +starter + + + + + +Introduction + + + +&kicker; is the application launcher panel of the K Desktop Environment. +Besides the K Menu, where you can start applications, +&kicker; is also capable of running docked applets like the pager, the +taskbar or the clock, and extensions, such as child panels. + + + +&kicker; usually resides on the bottom of the desktop, but it can also +be moved to any other border. Please report any problems or feature +requests to the &kde; mailing lists. + + + + + +Using &kicker; + + +This is what you see on a freshly installed &kde;, assuming that you +skipped KPersonalizer. If you are using +lower resolution, some of the icons may not appear immediately. To +cater for those smaller resolutions, the screenshot below is divided +in two parts. + + + +Here is a screenshot of the left side of &kicker; + + + + +Screenshot Left + + + +This is a screenshot of the left side of &kicker; + + + + + + +And here is the right side + + + + +Screenshot Right + + + +This is the right side of &kicker; + + + + + + +Of course, this is only one way &kicker; might appear on the +screen. There are many more configurations available. + + + +A quick tour for new &kde; users + + +If you are experienced with this kind of application launcher, you can +ignore this chapter and move on to &kicker; +basics. + + + +The main use of &kicker; is starting applications. This is +done by clicking icons, either from the panel or from the +K Menu. &kicker; shows some more things too, so let's +see. + + + +Having a look at the screenshots above, there are from left to right: + + + + + +The K Menu + + +It is used for launching applications and some other useful +things. Refer to The K Menu +for more information. + + + + + +Application start icons + + +Here are some icons of commonly used applications. They can be moved and +removed and others can be added. Some of them have a special meaning, +which you can read more about in &kicker; +basics. Resting the mouse over an icon without clicking shows the +name and a short description of that application, if you have set that in +the Settings Dialog. + + + + + +The Pager applet + + +This displays a small view of the virtual desktops. Clicking one section +of it will activate that desktop. Please refer to Applets. + + + + + +The Taskbar + + +All running applications are displayed as buttons in the +taskbar. Clicking an application's button will bring this application on +top. If it was on top before, it will be iconified. More +information is available in the Applets +section. + + + + + +System Tray + + +The system tray is able to swallow some kind of applications like - in +this case - &klipper; and the &korganizer; Reminder Daemon. There are +many other applications that dock in the system tray, for example &juk; +and &kopete;. Clicking the icons with the +left or the right +mousebutton performs specific actions defined for each +application. + + + + + +Clock + + +The Clock applet is - of course - a small, useful clock. It can have +various styles, have a look at the applets section for more information. + + + + + +The Hide panel button + + +This button lets you fade out &kicker; for having more space on the +screen. When &kicker; is faded out, only the Hide panel button +will remain in order to fade in &kicker; again. + + + + + + +This was only the description of &kicker; on its initial launch. It can +be configured in many ways and styles and more applets can be +added. There are even some extensions like the external taskbar you can +add. See &kicker; basics, Applets and Extensions for more information. + + + + + + + + +&kicker; basics + + +General usage + + +As mentioned before, there are a lot of things that can be added to +&kicker;. This section will tell you everything about application +starting, folder browsing and adding some kinds of applets and +extensions. Lots of things can be done from the context +menu with Configure Panel... or via the &kcontrolcenter;'s section Desktop Panels. + + + +Adding applications + + +There are three different ways to add an application to &kicker;: + + + + +Drag and Drop + + +Simply drag any file from &konqueror; into &kicker; and it's there. Dragging +also works from the K Menu with any entry. You can +change the attributes like optional command line parameters or the icon +by clicking it with the &RMB; and choosing Configure +applicationname Button... from the +context menu. + + + + + +Using the context menu to add a &kde; application + + +Click the &RMB; on any free space +in &kicker; and choose Add Application to Panel. +There you can choose an application +which will then be added to &kicker;. + + + + + +Using the context menu to add a +non-&kde;-application + + +Non-&kde;-applications ⪚ +xosview or xemacs. + + + +Click the &RMB; on any free space +in &kicker; and choose Add Application to +Panel and then Add Non-KDE +Application. In the newly appearing window, enter Button title +and a Description of the application in the first two text boxes. Then fill +in the command of the application you +wish to add in the Executable: text box. You can +also append command line arguments, have +the application start from a terminal, and choose the icon which will +appear in &kicker; by clicking the gear. If you don't +choose an icon, the application will use the gear as a default. + + + + + + +Applications can be moved or removed by &RMB; click and choosing +Move application name Button or +Remove application name Button. +You can also move icons using the &MMB; if you have one. To do this click on an icon using the &MMB;, hold for a second and then drag the icon to its new position. +Another way to remove an application is by clicking the &RMB; on any free space +and then choosing Remove from Panel +Application and then the application you want to be +removed. + + + + + + + + +Adding Folders + + +Folders can be added by simply dragging a folder to any free space of +&kicker;. Quick Browsers can also be added from the context +menu or the K Menu. + + + +There are two different ways to have a folder in &kicker;, you can +choose between them in the menu appearing after dropping. + + + + +Add as File Manager &URL; + +Choosing this will add a link to the selected folder. Clicking +this folder icon will open &konqueror; displaying the +contents of this folder. + + + + +Add as Quick Browser + +If you add a folder this way, it will be displayed as a submenu of +&kicker;. This submenu contains Open in File +Manager, which does the same as a file manager &URL;, and +Open in Terminal, which opens a terminal with +this folder as the working path. Also, this submenu contains the contents of +that folder. Sub-folders are displayed as new submenus like the Quick +Browser itself. The maximum number of displayed elements can be set in +the Settings Dialog. +Quick Browsers can also be added from the context menu of +&kicker; and then choosing Add Applet to Panel... and +then Special Buttons on the right top of the +Add Applet dialog. + + + + + + + +Both kinds of folders can be moved or removed by &RMB; click and +choosing Move application name Button or +Remove application name Button. +You can also move icons using the &MMB; if you have one. To do this click on an icon using the &MMB;, hold for a second and then drag the icon to its new position. +Another way to remove a folder is by clicking the &RMB; on any free space +and then choosing Remove from Panel +Applet and then the applet you want to be +removed. + + + +File manager &URL;s can also be configured from the +context menu, just like any other folder anywhere in +&kde;. + + + + + +Special Icons + + +Some icons in &kicker; have a special meaning. They are added by +choosing Add Applet to Panel... and +then Special Buttons on the right top of the +Add Applet dialog. + + + + +The K Menu Icon + + + The +K Menu icon is one of the most necessary icons in +&kicker;. As you might guess, it opens the K Menu, +which you can learn more about in The K +Menu. + + + + + + +The Window List Menu + + + Clicking this +icon will show the Window +list. Its first entry, Unclutter +Windows, tries to move the windows on your active desktop +in a way to see as many as possible. + + + +Cascade Windows puts all windows on the +active desktop over each others, the most recently on top and the others +sorted by the time they where last used. Below those +entries is a list of all currently running applications, grouped by the +desktops on which they are running. Clicking on an application will activate it. + + + + + + +The Bookmarks Menu + + + The +Bookmarks icon provides fast access to your +bookmarks. They appear in the same way as if you click the +Bookmarks menu in &konqueror;. Clicking a bookmark in +the menu will launch &konqueror; with the &URL; which +is behind that bookmark. + + + + + +The Recent Documents Icon + + + +This menu shows the most recently used documents. Clicking the element +Clear History will remove those entries, +which may be useful for privacy reasons. + + + + + +The Show Access Icon + + + The +Show desktop icon lets you have quick access to all +the things you have on your desktop by minimizing all currently open +applications. Clicking it once will toggle it to show the desktop. The +icon will remain pressed until you either click it +again, which will restore your minimized apps, or reactivate an +application from the taskbar. + + + + + +The Quick File Browser Item + + +Adding a +Browse icon will open a dialog which will +let you choose a path and an icon, which will appear as a +Quick File Browser menu. Refer to the Adding Folders section for more information +about quick browsers. + + + + + +The Non-&kde; Application Launcher + + + + + +The Non-&kde; Application Launcher lets you add an +application which doesn't appear in the K menu to &kicker;. +Refer to Adding Applications for more +information about Non-&kde; Applications. + + + + + + +The Terminal Sessions Icon + + + This icon +provides a menu of the available Terminal sessions, just as &konsole; does +when you click and hold its New Session button. + + + + + +The Print System Icon + + +This icon gives +direct access to &kde;'s printing system. &kde; is able to utilize various printing +systems according to users' wishes. The options shown below will vary depending +on the printing system in use. Clicking the &LMB; on the icon opens +a menu which gives the following options: + + + +Add Printer... This will start &kde;'s Add Printer +Wizard which allows you to simply add a new printer to your system. + + +&kde; Print Settings This item will open the &kde; Print +Configuration dialog. + + + +Configure Server This item allows configuration +of a &CUPS; Server. An authorization dialog, requiring validation, will be presented +to you before allowing any changes. + + + + +Print Manager This item starts the Printing Manager, +&kde;'s main printing control center. + + + +Print Browser (&konqueror;) This item will +start &konqueror; with the print:/ io-slave to +browse all kinds of printers. + + + +Print File... This item opens a dialog which lets +you easily print one or more files. + + + +The next items with the names of all your printers open the KJobviewer window for each printer. + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Removing all kinds of icons + + +Clicking the &RMB; on any icon, whether it's an application, +folder or special icon and then choosing +Remove name from the appearing context +menu will remove the icon from &kicker;. + + +Another way of removing icons is clicking the &RMB; on any free space in +&kicker; and choosing Remove From Panel and then +Applet, Application or All. You can then choose the button you want to remove in +the submenu. + + + +Please note that removing an icon from &kicker; won't remove the +application on the disk! + + + + + + +Adding Applets + + +&kicker; comes with a set of applets like the taskbar or the +mini-pager. They can be added by choosing Add +Applet to Panel... from the context menu, +which can be opened by +clicking the &RMB; on any free space in &kicker;. In the upcoming +dialog, choose an applet to add and click the Add to +Panel button. + + + +Applets can be moved by dragging them on their handle with holding the +&LMB;, or the &MMB;, or by choosing +Move from the context menu. + + + +You can learn more about the applets in the section Applets. + + + + +Removing Applets + +Applets can be removed by choosing the Remove applet name option from the context menu, which appears when the +&RMB; is clicked on the applet's handle (left or top side of the applet) or on the icon itself. + + + + + + +Adding Extensions + + +There is also the possibility to add external extensions to &kicker;, +like the External Taskbar, the Dock +Application Bar for WindowMaker +dock-applications, Kasbar, an iconic kind of +taskbar, an Universal Sidebar and even child Panels which behave like new instances of +&kicker;. + + + +Extensions can be added by selecting them from the +submenu Add New Panel in the context +menu of &kicker;. +Most of the extensions can be moved to any border of the screen by +dragging them with the &LMB; on a free space. If that does not work, +open the context menu on any free space in &kicker;, +choose Configure Panel... and set up the panel +positions in the appearing dialog. + + + +More about extensions can be read in the extensions section. + + + + + +Removing Extensions + + +You can remove extensions by clicking Remove +in their context menu, usually located in the +fade-out handles or by selecting them from the Remove +Panel submenu of the &kicker; context +menu. + + + + + + +Configuring Application Buttons + + +Every application starter has some preferences you +can set from their context menu with Configure application nameButton.... Usually applications +and folders have the same preferences as in &konqueror;. Only the +applications which are located in the K Menu (for +experienced users: those which have a .desktop extension in the applnk folder) have a special kind of config +dialog. + + + +The <guilabel>General</guilabel> Tab + + +Here you can see some information about the application link. You can also +choose an icon by clicking on the icon button +. +This may be useful if you want the icon on the panel behave different +to the analog one in the K Menu. + + + + + + +The <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> Tab + + +Here you can see the permissions of the link file. Please refer to the +manuals or handbooks of your operating system for more about +permissions. + + + + + +The <guilabel>Application</guilabel> Tab + + +You can set the behavior of the application when it's executed on this page. + + + + +Name + + +Here you can set the name of the application which will be shown in the tooltip. + + + + + +Description + + +Here you can set an informative title which will be shown in the tooltip. + + + + +Once the Description is set however, it alone will be +shown in the tooltip. + + + + + + +Comment + + +See Description. + + + + +If you set a Name and a Comment, they will +be shown as tooltips of the start icons in the style Name - Comment. + + + + + + +Command + + +Usually, there is only the name of the binary that has to be started +when clicking on the icon. You can search for another application to be +started by clicking the Browse... button and/or add +special command line parameters to the application. + + + + + +Work path + + +Not yet written + + + + + + + +Supported file types: + + +In this section you can choose what kinds of filetypes are handled by +this application. Please refer to &konqueror; handbook for more about this. + + + + + +Advanced Options + + +This button allows for further configuration of the application to be run. + + + + +Run in terminal + + +If this box is checked, the application will be executed in a terminal +window. You can also add special Terminal options. + + + + + +Run as different user + + +Checking this option will let the application start with the permission +of the user you typed in the field Username. You +will be prompted for the user's password on application start. This +option may be very useful if you want to start some applications as +superuser. + + + + + +Enable launch feedback + + +If this box is checked, this will display feedback when an application icon is clicked +with the &LMB;. + + + + + +Place in system tray + + +When checked, the application's icon will show up in the panel system tray. +You will then be able to hide or show the application by clicking on the system +tray icon. Clicking on it using the &RMB; will allow also you to undock, or quit the +application. + + + + + +DCOP registration + + +Not yet written + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Configuring &kicker; + + +This section describes the ways &kicker; can be configured. It's only +about the basic &kicker; settings, configuration of the applets are +described in their sections + + + +You can change the settings by either clicking +Configure Panel... in the context +menu of &kicker;, or in &kcontrolcenter; by +going to Desktop and then selecting the +Panels or the Taskbar module. + + + + +The Panel Section + + +Extensions + +Panels and panel extensions are configured +on the same page. Simply choose one of your extensions (⪚ +Child Panel) from the Settings for: listbox. You will then +be adjust its settings rather than that of the Main Panel. + + + + + +<guilabel>Arrangement</guilabel> + + +In the Arrangement tab you can configure some basic +functionality of the &kde; panel (&ie; functionality you'd find in other +panel applications as well; later we'll come to the more interesting +features). + + + +In the Position frame you can choose which +screen border the panel should be attached to. Please note that usually +the available space is used more efficiently if the panel is aligned +horizontally, &ie; attached to the top or bottom screen border. If you +want to play around with different settings you can change the panel's +position even easier by dragging the panel from one border to the other. + + + +The Length frame lets you define how much space a panel +will occupy on the side of the screen which it resides. By default this is on the +bottom so changing this value will affect a panel's width. The value can be anywhere +from 1% to 100%. +Checking the check box Expand as required to fit contents +makes sure that a panel is at least as big as needed to show every icon and +applet. + + + +The Size frame lets you define how large a panel will be. +The panel's size can be tiny, small, medium, large or custom. Depending on +which applets you use you may find that some applets work better at +different panel sizes. + + + + + +<guilabel>Hiding</guilabel> + + +Depending on your screen resolution you may find that the panel takes +away too much of your precious screen real estate. To save screen space, +the panel offers an auto hide feature. When this feature is enabled, the +panel will hide when the mouse cursor has not been moved over it for a +configurable amount of time. If you move the mouse to the panel's screen +border it will show up again. Select the Hide automatically +option in the Hide Mode frame to enable this feature. +You can also configure the amount of time the panel will wait before +it hides here. The check box Show panel when switching +desktops makes sure that the panel will be shown on the new +chosen desktop. Otherwise, if there are too many applets and icons on +&kicker;, two small scroll buttons will be displayed to scroll the whole +panel. + + + +When the panel's hide buttons are enabled you'll see buttons on both +sides of the panel, with arrows showing to the screen border. If you +click on one of these buttons, the panel will slide away in that +direction. After that, you'll see a remaining show button in that +corner, which will make the panel show again. Check the appropriate +checkbox if you want the hide buttons to show up on any side of +&kicker;. Using the slider you can change the width of the buttons. + + + +You can toggle which hide buttons the chosen panel should have with +the check boxes in the group Panel-Hiding Buttons. + + + +The Panel Animation frame allows you to choose +whether the panel will softly slide away or just disappear. +Checking the Animate panel hiding will allow you +to configure the speed of the animation using the sliders. Unchecking, +naturally, disables the panel animations. + + + + + +Menus + + +In the Menus tab you can configure the panel menu's +behavior. This affects the K menu you will often use +to launch applications, the browser menus you can use to access +folders and other menus like the recent documents menu. + + + +The K Menu frame offers you some options to +configure the K menu's functionality. The +Bookmarks and Recent Documents options +will enable submenus showing your konqueror +bookmarks and the last documents you've opened using &kde; applications +respectively. The Quick Browser option will enable a browser menu. +Enabling the Show side image check box will display a neat +image on the left side of the K menu. +The Menu item format entry allows you to set how +detailed the K menu entries will be. +The Name only option simply shows the application's name in the menu. +The Name (Description) option will show a small description +besides the name of the application. +The Description (Name) and Name +(Description) options will show both name and description in +the KMenu. + + + +In the QuickBrowser Menus frame you can configure +whether the panel's browser menus will show hidden files or not (hidden +files on &UNIX; systems are those whose filenames begin with a dot) as +well as how many files at most will be shown in a browser menu; the +latter option may be especially useful if you have a rather small screen +resolution, as the browser menus would otherwise quickly fill up your screen +when you browse folders containing many files. + + + +The quick start section in the K menu offers quick +access to programs you have used often or recently. In the +QuickStart Menu Items frame you +can choose whether this section will show the most recently or the most +frequently used programs. Using the option Maximum number of +entries you can configure how many +programs the quick start section will remember. + + + + + +<guilabel>Appearance</guilabel> + + +Using the Appearance tab you can configure the +panel's overall appearance. + + + +The check box Enable icon mouseover effects +toggles the large animated tooltips of &kicker;. They show name and +description of the icons and applets the mousepointer is positioned on. + + + +If Show tooltips is checked, the classical small +tooltips with descriptions of the icons and applets will be shown if the +mousepointer rests over an icon for some seconds. Note that this +has no effect as long as the option to Enable icon mouseover +effects is enabled. + + + +The &kde; panel supports so-called tiled buttons. This +means that the buttons shown on the panel will be drawn using +configurable images/colors. + + + +For every kind of panel button there is a combo box offering a custom +color option and tiled images. When the value is changed from "Default", +tiles are enabled for this kind of button. You can also see a preview of a tile +before use via the combo box. + + + +The different kinds of buttons are: + + + + +K Menu tiles + + +The icon for the K Menu will be displayed as a tile + + + + + +Applications tiles + + +The icons which start applications will be displayed as tiles + + + + + +Desktop access tiles + + +The Desktop Access icon will be displayed as a tile + + + + + +QuickBrowser menus Tiles + + +The icons for Quickbrowsers will be displayed as +tiles + + + + + +Window list Tiles + + +The Window List icon will be displayed as a tile + + + + + + +The Enable transparency option, when checked, allows the +panel to appear transparent. + + + +The background image is a picture that will be used +to draw the panel's background, just like you can use a picture for the +desktop background. Check the Enable background +image option to enable this feature. You can specify an image +file in the edit box below or choose one by clicking on the +Open file dialog button. You may also check the +Colorize to match the desktop color scheme box to +modify the background image's colors. You'll see a preview of the selected +picture on the right. + + + + + + + + + + + +The <guilabel>Taskbar</guilabel> Section + + +This section changes the settings of the taskbar. Changes affect the +external taskbar and also taskbar applets on &kicker; or child-panels. + + + + +Show windows from all desktops + + +If this box is checked, the taskbar will show all running apps of every +desktop. Otherwise, only the applications of the current desktop are +shown. + + + + + +Sort windows by desktop + + +Checking this box will sort all taskbar buttons +in a group for each desktop, otherwise they are sorted by the order they +are started. This will not affect grouped tasks if they are spread over +more than one desktop. + + + + + +Sort alphabetically by window name + + +To be written + + + + +Show only minimized windows + + +If this box is checked, only windows which have been minimized will be +shown in the taskbar. If Show windows from all desktops +has been checked then all minimized windows will be shown. Otherwise, only the +minimized windows of the current virtual desktop will be shown. + + + + + +Show application icons + + +If this box is checked, every taskbar button will +have the icon of the running application beside its title. + + + + + +Show window list button + +Checking this box will show the small window list +button. + + + + + +Group similar tasks + + + + + + +This is an option which helps you if you often lack space in your +taskbar. If it is set to Always, several +instances of the same application are grouped together in one taskbar +button. Select When Taskbar Full to make &kicker; +only group similar tasks if there is not much space left in the taskbar. + + + + + + + + +You can define the mouse actions of the taskbar buttons with the settings in +the Actions frame. Each action can be one of the +following: + + + + +Show Task List + +Clicking with the +mouse button will open a menu displaying all +tasks in that group. If you click an entry of that menu with any mouse +button, the corresponding application will become active. + + + + +Show Operations Menu + + +Clicking with the mousebutton will open a menu with all +applications of that group, where every application has its window +menu as a submenu and there are some group specific entries like +Close All which closes all applications of +that group, All to Desktop which lets you +define on which desktop the whole group appears and +Maximize All, Minimize +All and Restore All which +appends those actions to all applications of that group. + + + + +Cycle Through Windows +If this action is chosen, each +click with the mousebutton on the taskbar button will +activate one of that group's applications, one after each others. + + + +Activate Task + + +Activate Task: Clicking with the mousebutton will activate +the first application in that group without opening the group menu. + + + + +Raise Task + +The first application of that group will be +put in the foreground without giving focus to it. + + + +Lower Task + + +The first application of that group will be +put in the background. It won't lose the focus. + + + +Minimize Task + +The first application of that group will be +minimized. If it is already minimized, it will be restored again. + + + + +Please note that some of these settings only have effect if a +taskbar button contains more than one application. + + + + + + + +The <guimenu>K</guimenu> Menu + + +The K Menu is one of the central elements of +&kicker;. + + + +There are five main groups in the K Menu which will +be described now from bottom to top. + + + +The &kde; Group + + +This group is for the common &kde; things in the K +Menu. + + + + +Log Out... + + +This entry is used to finish the &kde; session. It also shuts down the +&X-Window; session. + + + + + +Lock Session + + +With this entry you can lock your session if you don't want anybody else +to access your desktop. If you have set a screensaver, it will appear when +locked, otherwise the screen will turn black. If you hit any key, you +will be prompted for your user password. This is independent from the +screensaver's password settings. + + + + + +Special Configuration + + +Clicking with the &RMB; on the K Menu, will produce a +special submenu. In this submenu is the Panel Menu. +Here you can change the settings of &kicker;, described in the +Configuring &kicker; section, add +things to &kicker; (see in &kicker; Basics +for more), or reach the Help Menu, but as you are +reading this, you probably found it yourself. +You can also start the Menu Editor via this submenu. + + + + + + + + +<guilabel>Run Command...</guilabel> + + +This will bring up a small but powerful application start dialog. + + + +In the standard case, you just type in a command and press +Enter or click Run. But there +is also an Options >> button which will bring up +some starting options to the command window. + + + + +Run in terminal window + + +Checking this box will let the application start in a terminal which means that +you will be able to see any command-line messages the application may give. + + + + + +Run as a different user + + +If this box is checked, you can specify a user with whose permission the +application should run in the Username textfield. +If you specify another user, you will have to give a password at the box +below. + + + + + +Run with different priority + + +Check this option to run with a different priority. A higher priority +will tell the operating system to give more processing time to the +applications. You can use the slider to change the priority. If you +want to give your app a higher priority than the default one (middle +position), you will need to enter the root password below. + + + + + +Run with realtime scheduling + + +The Scheduler is the part of the operating system which processes will +run and which have to wait. Usually, an application will run with normal +schedule, which means it can use the processing time it gets from the +operating system, but you can also set it to +realtime. This means that the application has all +the process time until it gives it away. You will need to enter the root +password to use Run with realtime scheduling. + + + + +This can be dangerous. If the application hangs and cannot give up the +processor, the complete system might hang. + + + + + + + + + + + + +The Actions Group + + +This group contains some very useful dynamic menus as described in the +Menus section of &kicker;'s settings. + + + + +Quick Browser + + +This submenu contains quick browsers for three very useful folders: +home, root, and system configuration. + + + + + +Recent Documents + + +This menu shows the most recently used documents (works only with &kde; +applications for the moment). Clicking the element Clear +History will remove those entries, what may be useful for +privacy reasons. + + + + + +Bookmarks + + +This submenu shows your personal bookmarks just like &konqueror; +does. Refer to the &konqueror; Handbook for more help on this. + + + + + + + + + +The All Applications Group + + +The submenus for application starting are located in this group. You can +use &kmenuedit; to add, remove or move the entries. Applications will have a +short description if either the Name (Description) or +Description (Name) option is enabled in the settings. + + + + +The Most Used Applications Group + + +This group holds either the most recently or the most frequently used +applications. See the Menus +Configuration section for more about that. + + + + + + +Applets + + +Applets are small applications running inside of &kicker;. Almost +everything besides the application starter buttons +are applets. They can be added from the context menu +by choosingAdd Applet to Panel. Every +applet contains a small arrow in its handle. Clicking it will bring up a menu +which lets you move or remove it, set the Preferences, if there are any and set +the preferences of &kicker;. + + + +The Taskbar Applet + + +The taskbar applet shows buttons for the running applications. The +application, which has the focus, is shown as a pressed button. If an +application is minimized, the title displayed in the taskbar will fade +to gray. + + + + +If you click on the button of the active application, it will be +minimized. This means also that if you click twice on an inactive +application, it will also be minimized. + + + + +A click with the &RMB; on a button will show the standard application +menu. Only the entry To Current Desktop +differs: if you have set the taskbar to show the applications of all +desktops, you can move this app to the current desktop. + + + +There is also a small icon on the left or top side of the taskbar, which +opens a menu. This is called the windows list +icon. The menu's first entry, Unclutter +Windows, tries to move the windows on your active desktop +in a way to see as many as possible. Cascade +Windows puts all windows on the active desktop over each +others, the most recently on top and the others sorted by the time they +where last used. + + + +Below those entries is a list of all currently running applications, +grouped by the desktops on which they are running. Clicking on the name +of a desktop will switch to that one, clicking an application will also +activate it. You can specify the mouse behavior. Please refer to Taskbar settings for more about that. + + + + +Configuring the Taskbar Applet + + +You can configure the taskbar by clicking the &RMB; on the small move +handle. + + +Please refer to for details about the +preferences of the taskbar. + + + + + + + +The Mini-Pager Applet + + +This little applet shows a preview of the virtual desktops, lets you +switch between virtual desktops and gives you the ability to move windows +from one desktop to another by dragging them. + + + +There is also a very useful context menu used to +configure this applet: + + + + +Configure Desktops... + + +This opens the configuration dialog for virtual desktops. There you can +specify how many desktops you want to have and give them names. + + + + + +Pager Options + + +In this submenu you can configure the appearance of the Mini-Pager. It +provides the following functionality: + + + + + +Pager Layout + + +In this section you can choose in how many Rows +or Columns the desktop previews are arranged, +if you want to see which windows are currently visible on the desktops +and if icons should indicate the applications running on the different +vitual desktops. + + + + + +Text Label + + +Here you can choose if the desktop previews should be labeled by their +numbers, their names or if you you don't want them to be labeled at all. + + + + + +Background + + +You can set the background of the pager to +Elegant, Transparent +or equivalent to the Desktop Wallpaper. + + + + + + + + + + +Launch Pager + + +This launches the application &kpager;, which provides functions similar +to those offered by the Mini-Pager applet. + + + + + + + + + +The Clock Applet + + +As you might already guess, the clock applet is a small clock which +resides in &kicker;. + + + +A click with the &LMB; on the clock will show a small calendar. You can +use the single arrows to switch the months or the +double arrows for switching years. This won't +have any effect of your date settings, it's just for your information. + + + +There are some things you can do with the clock applet. This can be done +from the context menu. + + + +<guisubmenu>Type</guisubmenu> + + +There are four ways the clock can appear: + + + + +Plain + + +This lets the clock appear as a simple text that shows the time in plain text. + + + + + +Digital + + +This lets the clock appear as a digital clock showing the time in the +well known seven segment style. + + + + + +Analog + + +If this is set, the clock will be displayed as an old styled analog +clock. + + +This may only be useful if you set &kicker; to normal or large +size. + + + + + + +Fuzzy + + +This is a very unorthodox style of time display. Try it out, it is +really funny! + + + + + + + + +<guimenuitem>Show Timezone</guimenuitem> + + +Select available timezones or open the Timezones +tab of Configure dialog of the clock applet with +Configure Timezones.... + + + + +<guimenuitem>Adjust Date & Time</guimenuitem> + + +This option starts the Date & Time +configuration module in the section System Administration of the &kcontrolcenter;. + + + +You will need the super user password for adjusting date and time. + + + + + + +<guimenuitem>Date & Time Format</guimenuitem> + + +This will open the Country/Region & Language module in the section Regional & Accessibility of the &kcontrolcenter; +where you can set your formats on the page Times & Dates. There aren't any special permissions needed for that. + + + + + +<guisubmenu>Copy to Clipboard</guisubmenu> + + +If you need to paste the actual date and/or time in another application +(⪚ in a text editor), you can copy it to the clipboard with this +function. After selecting one of the available formats, the actual date +and/or time is placed in the clipboard using the appropriate format. + + + + + +<guimenuitem>Configure Clock...</guimenuitem> + + +Here you can set some general preferences of the clock applet. + + + + +Appearence + + +In the Clock Type settings you can choose between +the clock styles like in the context menu. + + + + + + + +The Plain Clock options + +In the Display section you can check if you +want to have the date and/or the seconds shown. In +Time you can choose if you want the common &kde; +look or your own custom colors and font. + + + + + +The Digital Clock options + +In the Display section you can check if you +want to have the date, the seconds and/or blinking dots shown. In +Time you can choose if you want the common +LCD-Look or your own custom colors. + + + + + +The Analog Clock options + + +In the Display section you can check if you want to +have the date and/or seconds shown. In Time you +can choose if you want the common LCD-Look or your +own custom colors. +You can also set the level of antialiasing, which means that lines will get +blurred a little bit to prevent steps in the drawing. High quality antialiasing +may catch some system load on low-end systems. + + + + + +The Fuzzy Clock options + + +In the Display section you can check if you want to +have the date shown. In Time +you can choose the colors and the font of the fuzzy clock. There is also a slider to set the +Fuzziness. This cannot be described in the +documents, just do your own experiments. + + + + + + + + + + + +The Quick Launcher Applet + + +This is a compressed application launcher. It is very useful especially +if the panel is set to normal or large size. You can add applications by +drag and drop or from the context menu. The +context menu is also used to remove an application. + + + + +The System Tray Applet + + +The System Tray is used to dock some special applications ⪚ +&klipper; or &juk;. The applications shown in the system tray all +provide individual funtionality. If you need help concerning these +options, please refer to the application handbooks. + + + +The System Tray's context menu provides the option +Configure System Tray... . If you click on it, +a dialog pops up which lets you choose applications that should not be +permanently visible in the System Tray. Hidden icons can be made visible +by clicking on the small arrow appearing on the left or top side of the +applet. + + + + +Lock/Logout Applet + +This little applet contains two buttons. +The Lock the session is used to lock the session if you +ever want to leave your &kde; unattended and don't want anybody to access it. +The Log out is used to close your &kde; session. + + + + +The Application Launcher Applet + + +This applet provides a simple command line embedded in &kicker;. Nothing +more, nothing less. + + + + + +The Runaway Process Catcher Applet + + +This applet shows a smiley which will get angry when any process catches +up too much system resources. If an application uses too much, a +messagebox will appear and ask you how to handle that application. + + + +Clicking it with the &LMB; will show a configuration dialog. Here you +can set the Update interval, which is set in +seconds, and the CPU load threshold. At the +moment, there is no real advice for setting this up, you will have to do +some experimenting. These settings will probably change in a future +release. There is also a section Programs to ignore +where you can add applications that use many resources naturally, +⪚ compilers or 3D renderers. + + + + + +&klipper; Applet + + +This applet does exactly the same like the &klipper; residing in the system +tray. It has the advantage, that it consumes a little bit less system +resources, which only matters on really slow systems, but has the +disadvantage, that it uses more space than &klipper; in the system +tray. You can read more about that in the manual for +&klipper;. + + + + + + +Panel Extensions + + +There are also some features that run outside of &kicker;, the +extensions. They are added from the +context menu by choosing Add New Panel. You can move them to any +screenborder by dragging them at the small applet +handle on their side and remove it by right clicking on an empty space and choose Remove Panel. + + + +The style of the extensions can be configured in the section of &kicker;'s preferences. + + + + +The External Taskbar Panel Extension + + +The external taskbar is just the same as the taskbar applet with the +only difference that it provides its own panel. Refer to the taskbar applet section for help about +it. + + + + + +The Child Panel Extension + + +This is just a panel like &kicker; itself, where you can add all the +stuff &kicker; is also capable. So you can have as many &kicker;s as you +want. Just add a child panel and add applications and applets to it. + + + + + +The <application>KasBar</application> Extension + + +The KasBar is an iconic replacement of the +taskbar. It always shows the icons of all currently running applications +on any desktop, they can be chosen by clicking with the &LMB;. The +active window is highlighted, minimized windows will show a little +triangle pointing downwards instead of the square in the lower right of +the icons. A triangle pointing to the right indicates that the +application is shaded. + + + + +The Dock Application Bar Extension + + +The Dock Application Bar is an external bar which lets WindowMaker +applications be docked. Just run your dockable WindowMaker programs, if +the Dock Application Bar is running, they will be automatically docked. + + + + + + +Command Reference + + +The Panel + + +There is only one standard shortcut available in &kicker;: + + + + +&Alt;F1 + + +Opens the K Menu + + + + + + + + + + +Questions and Answers + + + + + +How can I add applications, applets or anything else to the panel? + + + + +Click the &RMB; on any free space in &kicker; and choose +what you want to add. See in &kicker; Basics +for more about that. + + + + + + + +Can I have an external Taskbar just like in &kde; 1? + + + + +Yes, you can just click the &RMB; on any empty space in &kicker; and +then choose Add, +Panel and the External +Taskbar. + + + + + + + +How can I move &kicker; to another screen border? + + + + + +Simply drag it by holding the &LMB; on any empty space in &kicker; to +any screen border. + + + + + + + +How can I move extensions to another screen border? + + + + + +Just drag them by holding the &LMB; on the small +handles on the left or the top of the extension. + + + + + + + +I want the taskbar to show all applications I am running, independent on +which desktop they are. Is that possible? + + + + +It is. Click the &RMB; on the small handle of the +taskbar, then choose Configure Taskbar... and check +Show windows from all desktops in the appearing dialog. + + + + + + + +How can I access the K Menu without using the mouse? + + + + +Simply press &Alt;F1 and it will appear. + + + + + + + +Is there a way to add a menu containing all desktop icons to &kicker;? + + + + +Just start &konqueror;, go to your home folder and drag the +Desktop icon to any free space of &kicker;, then +choose Add as Quick Browser from the +appearing menu. + + + + + + + +How can I change the color and style of &kicker;? + + + + +You can change the colors of the panel with the global color module of +the Control Center or you can style the panel +itself, see in for more about that. + + + + + + + +Why is the clock showing the wrong time? + + + + +On some &RedHat;systems, the clock always shows the time in +&GMT;. This is a bug in the system setup, and not +directly related to &kicker;. However, to solve it, just create this +symbolic link: ln +/usr/share/zoneinfo +/usr/lib/zoneinfo. + + + + + + + +Is it possible to change the K button of the panel to +another picture? + + + + +Look for $HOME/.kde/share/apps/kicker/pics/go.png +and $HOME/.kde/share/apps/kicker/pics/mini/go.png +and replace them. Do not forget to flatten the replacements to one +layer, or else you will not see anything. Create the folders if +they do not already exist. Then restart &kicker;. + + + + + + + +Why is my Settings menu not working? + + + + +Your menu entries may be mixed up for some reason. Simply run +kbuildsycoca on a commandline. + + + + + +&reporting.bugs; + + + + + + +Credits and License + + +&kicker; + + + +Program copyright 1999-2000 The &kde; Team (www.kde.org). + + + + +&Matthias.Elter; &Matthias.Elter.mail; + + + + +&Matthias.Ettrich; &Matthias.Ettrich.mail; + + + + +&Wilco.Greven; &Wilco.Greven.mail; + + + + +&Rik.Hemsley; &Rik.Hemsley.mail; + + + + +&Daniel.M.Duley; &Daniel.M.Duley.mail; + + + + +&Preston.Brown; &Preston.Brown.mail; + + + + + +Original documentation copyright 2001, 2002 &Dirk.Doerflinger; +&Dirk.Doerflinger.mail; +Portions copyright 2004 &Orville.Bennett; +&Orville.Bennett.mail; +Portions copyright 2005 Titus Laska +titus.laska@gmx.de + + + +&underFDL; +&underBSDLicense; + + + +&documentation.index; + + + + + + diff --git a/doc/kicker/k_menu_icon.png b/doc/kicker/k_menu_icon.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b3ca6b647 Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/kicker/k_menu_icon.png differ diff --git a/doc/kicker/man-appletproxy.1.docbook b/doc/kicker/man-appletproxy.1.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4081f6c19 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kicker/man-appletproxy.1.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ + + +]> + + + +KDE User's Manual + +Lauri +Watts + +&Lauri.Watts.mail; +Feb 25, 2005 +K Desktop Environment + + + +appletproxy +1 + + + +appletproxy +&kde; panel applet proxy + + + + +appletproxy +desktopfile +--configfile file +--callbackid id +KDE Generic Options +Qt Generic Options + + + + +Description +appletproxy is a small application that +allows you to run a &kicker; (&kde; panel) applet outside of &kicker; +itself. The applet will appear in it's own window, making this a convenient +way to debug panel applets. + + + +Options + + + + +The applet's desktop file + + + +The config file to be used + + + + +&DCOP; callback id of the applet container. + + + + + + + + +See Also + +kicker(1) + + + + +Examples + + + +appletproxy knewsticker + +Run &knewsticker; in a standalone window. + + + + + + + +Authors +&kappname; was written by &Matthias.Elter; and &Matthias.Ettrich; and +is maintained by &Aaron.J.Seigo; &Aaron.J.Seigo.mail; + +This man page was written for &kde; 3.4 by &Lauri.Watts; +&Lauri.Watts.mail; + + + diff --git a/doc/kicker/man-kicker.1.docbook b/doc/kicker/man-kicker.1.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..99f984670 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kicker/man-kicker.1.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ + + + +]> + + + +KDE User's Manual +&Lauri.Watts;&Lauri.Watts.mail; +February 27, 2005 +K Desktop Environment + + + +kicker +1 + + + +kicker +&kicker; is the &kde; panel + + + + +kicker +KDE Generic Options +Qt Generic Options + + + + +Description +&kicker; is the &kde; panel. It normally contains application +starters, applets, and a clock. + + + + +Files + + + +$KDEHOME/share/apps/kickerrc + +User specific configuration file. This file is not normally intended +to be edited directly; Most configuration items can be controlled from +&kcontrol;. + + + + +$PREFIX/share/apps/kickerrc + +Global configuration file. 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