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8 <title>The desktop</title>
13 <para>How do I add an application to the desktop?</para>
17 <para>Just choose the desired application from the <guimenu>K</guimenu> menu and drag and drop it to the Desktop.
19 <para>For applications not listed in the <guimenu>K</guimenu> menu,
20 use the &RMB; on the desktop and choose <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Create New</guimenuitem>
21 <guimenuitem>Link to Application...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and fill in the configuration for the application you want to link to.
29 <para>How do I mount/unmount a device from the desktop?</para>
33 <para>First, make sure you are allowed to <command>mount</command>/<command>umount</command> the relevant device as a user.
35 <para>Then you can add any device by clicking on the desktop with the &RMB; and then choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>Create New</guimenu><guisubmenu>Link to Device</guisubmenu></menuchoice>. Select the device of the type you wish to control. Fill in the settings for the device in the dialog that appears and click <guilabel>OK</guilabel>. You can use the resulting desktop icon to mount/unmount the device from the desktop.
44 <para>Where are the icons kept?</para>
47 <para>The icons can be found only in <filename
48 class="directory">$<envar>KDEDIRS</envar>/share/icons</filename> or <filename
49 class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/.kde/share/icons</filename>. To use icons
50 stored in other locations, you must either copy them into one of the
51 above-mentioned fixed &kde; locations or make symlinks.</para>
57 <para>How do I use the mouse scroll wheel in &kde;?</para>
60 <para>Mouse wheel support comes with &Qt; 2.0 and above, so &kde; based on
61 that will automatically support the use of the mouse scroll wheel if your system is configured correctly. Check that your &X-Server; settings support the use of a scrollwheel if it is not working.</para>
67 <para>How do I launch applications in a particular desktop?</para>
70 <para>&kde; comes with a program called &kstart;.
71 To start an <application>xterm</application> on the second desktop and then activate it use:
73 <userinput><command>kstart</command> <option>--desktop
74 2 --activate --window "xterm" </option>xterm</userinput>.</para>
75 <para>Note that the <option>--window</option> option is important. It takes an
76 argument which is a regular expression matching the title of the window to
77 apply the settings to.</para>
78 <para>Please read <command>kstart</command> <option>--help-all</option> for more magic
79 available with &kstart; (and there is an abundance).
86 <para>Where do I save my files if I want them to appear directly on
91 class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/Desktop</filename>. You might
92 need to refresh your desktop after you have saved your files.</para>
98 <para>I've deleted the Trash icon on my desktop. How can I get it
102 <para>Right-click on the desktop and in the context menu that appears,
103 choose <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Create
104 New...</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Link to Location (URL)...</guimenuitem>
105 </menuchoice>. Set the <guilabel>File name</guilabel> to
106 <userinput>Trash</userinput> and the location to
107 <userinput>trash:/</userinput>. Click on <guibutton>OK</guibutton> and
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