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authorTimothy Pearson <kb9vqf@pearsoncomputing.net>2015-10-05 13:46:54 -0500
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+<?php
+ include("../tde-head-and-foot.php");
+ doHeader("The window manager", "Documentation", "FAQ", "../");
+?>
+<STYLE>
+ .question {font-weight:bold;}
+ TD {padding-top:10px}
+</STYLE>
+<table width="100%" class="header"><tbody><tr><td align="left" class="navLeft" width="33%"><a accesskey="p" href="desktop.php">Prev</a></td><td align="center" class="navCenter" width="34%"></td><td align="right" class="navRight" width="33%">
+
+ <a accesskey="n" href="filemanager.php">Next</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
+<p class="chapter" lang="en">
+<p class="titlepage">
+<p>
+<p><h2 class="title"><a name="windowmanager"></a>Chapter 7. The window manager</h2><p>The default window manager provided by TDE is the Trinity Window
+
+Manager (TWin). Please refer to
+
+"Windows, How To Work Them" in the Trinity user guide for more information.</p>
+<p class="qandaset"><dl><dt>7.1. <a href="windowmanager.php#idm140487998247152">Are there keyboard shortcuts for TWin operations?</a></dt><dt>7.2. <a href="windowmanager.php#idm140487998242912">Can I define my own set of keyboard shortcuts?</a></dt><dt>7.3. <a href="windowmanager.php#idm140487998238000">When I "iconify" a window, it disappears. Where does it
+
+go?</a></dt><dt>7.4. <a href="windowmanager.php#idm140487998228224">How do I maximize windows only vertically or horizontally?</a></dt><dt>7.5. <a href="windowmanager.php#idm140487998222144">What is shading a window?</a></dt><dt>7.6. <a href="windowmanager.php#idm140487998218432">How can I start an application with special window options, like
+
+maximized/minimized/to stay on top?</a></dt></dl><table border="0" summary="Q and A Set"><col align="left" width="1%"><tbody><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998247152"></a><a name="idm140487998246896"></a><b>7.1.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Are there keyboard shortcuts for TWin operations?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Yes. Please use to the Trinity Control Center (KControl),
+
+Regional &amp; Accessibility-&gt;
+
+Keyboard Shortcuts, for the
+
+list of available shortcuts.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998242912"></a><a name="idm140487998242592"></a><b>7.2.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Can I define my own set of keyboard shortcuts?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Yes. Launch the
+
+TDE Control Center and select
+
+Regional &amp; Accessibility-&gt;Keyboard Shortcuts to
+
+configure window manager bindings like maximizing windows, etc..
+
+</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998238000"></a><a name="idm140487998237712"></a><b>7.3.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>When I "iconify" a window, it disappears. Where does it
+
+go?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>With many X Window System GUIs, the minimize button (a little dot) will
+
+erase the window that the program is running in and create, instead,
+
+an icon on the desktop. TDE does not do this. Instead, when a
+
+window is iconified it is simply hidden (but the program is still
+
+running).</p><p>There are a few ways to access disappeared windows:</p>
+<p class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>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 gray.</p></li><li><p>If you click the middle mouse button on the root window (i.e.,
+
+the background of the desktop), TWin will give you a list
+
+of all available tasks.</p></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998228224"></a><a name="idm140487998227904"></a><b>7.4.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How do I maximize windows only vertically or horizontally?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Provided your window is not already maximized, clicking on the
+
+maximize button with the left mouse button/middle mouse button/right mouse button will
+
+maximize fully/vertically/horizontally respectively.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998222144"></a><a name="idm140487998221888"></a><b>7.5.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>What is shading a window?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>By shading a window we mean rolling up the window leaving just
+
+the title bar visible. You can do this by double clicking on the
+
+window title bar.</p></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="idm140487998218432"></a><a name="idm140487998218176"></a><b>7.6.</b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>How can I start an application with special window options, like
+
+maximized/minimized/to stay on top?</p></td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td><td align="left" valign="top"><p>Use the <strong class="command">kstart</strong> command. As an example, to
+
+open KCalc with the Stay on Top option, use:
+
+<pre class="screen"><code class="prompt">%</code> <strong class="userinput"><code><strong class="command">kstart</strong> <code class="option">--ontop</code> <code class="option">kcalc</code></code></strong></pre>
+
+</p><p>For maximized windows, use the <code class="option">--maximize</code>
+
+option, for minimized windows, use <code class="option">--iconify</code>. You can
+
+see a full list of <strong class="command">kstart</strong> options with
+
+<strong class="userinput"><code><strong class="command">kstart</strong>
+
+<code class="option">--help-all</code></code></strong>.</p>
+<p class="warning" ><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p>If you're using <strong class="command">kstart</strong> to start
+
+applications at TDE startup, you should use the
+
+<code class="option">--window</code> option. See the TDE User Guide, section
+
+Advanced Window Management for more information about
+
+this feature.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" class="bottom-nav"><tr><td width="33%" align="left" valign="top" class="navLeft"><a href="desktop.php">Prev</a></td><td width="34%" align="center" valign="top" class="navCenter"><a href="index.php">Home</a></td><td width="33%" align="right" valign="top" class="navRight"><a href="filemanager.php">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="33%" align="left" class="navLeft">The desktop</td><td width="34%" align="center" class="navCenter"><a href="index.php">Up</a></td><td width="33%" align="right" class="navRight">The File Manager</td></tr></table>
+<?php
+ doFooter();
+?>
+