runtime/doc/kcontrol/kcmtaskbar/index.docbook

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  12 <author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author>
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  16 <date>2006-06-24</date>
  17 <releaseinfo>3.5.2</releaseinfo>
  18
  19 <keywordset>
  20 <keyword>KDE</keyword>
  21 <keyword>KControl</keyword>
  22 <keyword>taskbar</keyword>
  23 <keyword>configure</keyword>
  24 </keywordset>
  25 </articleinfo>
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  27 <sect1 id="taskbar">
  28 <title>Taskbar</title>
  29
  30 <sect2>
  31 <title><guilabel>Taskbar</guilabel></title>
  32
  33 <para>The taskbar is a quick way to switch between applications.  The taskbar
  34 can be located in the panel (default), or outside the panel on the
  35 desktop.</para>
  36
  37 <para>This module has options to control how the taskbar operates:</para>
  38
  39 <para><guilabel>Show windows from all desktops</guilabel>, determines
  40 if all open windows are included in the taskbar or not.  By default,
  41 the taskbar only shows the open windows <emphasis>on the current
  42 desktop</emphasis>.  If this option is enabled, the taskbar will show
  43 all open windows <emphasis>on all desktops</emphasis>.
  44 <guilabel>Sort windows by desktop</guilabel> changes the
  45 sort order of the icons on the taskbar, so that windows on virtual
  46 desktop 1 are shown first (to the left, or at the top of the taskbar),
  47 followed by windows on virtual desktop 2, and so on.</para>
  48
  49 <para><guilabel>Sort alphabetically by application name</guilabel> shows
  50 the icons in an alphabetical sort order on the taskbar.</para>
  51
  52 <para>You can have the taskbar <guilabel>Show only minimized
  53 windows</guilabel>.  In this case, when you minimize a window, it will
  54 show up on the taskbar, and when you open it again, its taskbar entry
  55 will disappear.</para>
  56
  57 <para>You can disable <guilabel>Show application icons</guilabel>, and show just the
  58 text.  You might want to do this to save space on your taskbar, for
  59 example.</para>
  60
  61 <para>Using the <guilabel>Show window list button</guilabel> option,
  62 you can enable a little button to be shown in the taskbar: this button
  63 will open a popup menu offering access to applications on other desktops
  64 as well as some useful actions, like <guilabel>Unclutter
  65 Windows</guilabel> or <guilabel>Cascade Windows</guilabel>.</para>
  66
  67 <para><guilabel>Group similar tasks</guilabel> allows
  68 you to save some space on your taskbar, by only showing one icon for
  69 each running application, no matter how many windows are shown.  You can
  70 click on the icon to display a menu of all the windows that are
  71 available.  This is most useful when you have enabled <guilabel>Show windows
  72 from all desktops</guilabel>.</para>
  73
  74 <para>The next option allows you to set the <guilabel>Appearance</guilabel> to <guilabel>Elegant</guilabel>, <guilabel>Classic</guilabel> or <guilabel>For Transparency</guilabel>.</para>
  75
  76 </sect2>
  77
  78 <sect2>
  79 <title><guilabel>Actions</guilabel></title>
  80
  81 <para>The next set of options allow you to customize the actions
  82 performed with different mouse clicks on taskbar icons.</para>
  83
  84 <para>You can select any action from the list for the <guilabel>Left button</guilabel>,
  85 the <guilabel>Middle button</guilabel> and the <guilabel>Right button</guilabel>.</para>
  86
  87 <para>The options available are:</para>
  88
  89 <variablelist>
  90 <varlistentry>
  91 <term><guilabel>Show Task List</guilabel></term>
  92 <listitem>
  93 <para>Show the list of tasks grouped under the icon you have clicked
  94 on.  If there is only one task or window for that icon, it will become
  95 the active window.</para>
  96 <para>This is the default action for the &LMB;.</para>
  97 </listitem>
  98 </varlistentry>
  99
 100 <varlistentry>
 101 <term><guilabel>Cycle Through Windows</guilabel></term>
 102 <listitem>
 103 <para>If there is more than one task grouped under the icon, switch
 104 from one to the next, until you release the button (&ie; when you have
 105 reached the window you are looking for). If there is only one task or
 106 window for that icon, it will become the active window.</para>
 107
 108 <para>This is the default action for the &MMB; if window grouping is
 109 enabled.</para>
 110
 111 </listitem>
 112 </varlistentry>
 113
 114 <varlistentry>
 115 <term><guilabel>Show Operations Menu</guilabel></term>
 116 <listitem>
 117 <para>Show the operations menu for the application.  This allows you
 118 to minimize, maximize, &etc;, move windows between desktops, and close
 119 windows. You can perform these actions on all windows grouped under
 120 that icon, or on any single window, by choosing it from the
 121 submenu.</para>
 122 <para>This is the default action for the &RMB;.</para>
 123 </listitem>
 124 </varlistentry>
 125
 126 <varlistentry>
 127 <term><guilabel>Raise Task</guilabel>, <guilabel>Lower
 128 Task</guilabel>, <guilabel>Minimize Task</guilabel></term>
 129 <listitem>
 130 <para>These three options make sense only if window grouping is
 131 disabled.  They are fairly self-explanatory.  Raise means to make
 132 active, bring to the front, and give focus.  Lower means, send to the
 133 back, and give focus to whichever window is now on top.</para>
 134 </listitem>
 135 </varlistentry>
 136 </variablelist>
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