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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 2. Working with Your Desktop</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="susebooks.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Documentation"><link rel="up" href="part.kde.desktop.html" title="Part I. Introduction"><link rel="prev" href="cha.kde.start.html" title="Chapter 1. Getting Started with the KDE Desktop"><link rel="next" href="cha.kde.cust.html" title="Chapter 3. Customizing Your Settings"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header" border="0" class="bctable"><tr><td width="80%"><div class="breadcrumbs"><p><a href="index.html"> Documentation</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><a href="book.kdeuser.html">KDE User Guide</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><a href="part.kde.desktop.html">Introduction</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><strong><a accesskey="p" title="Chapter 1. Getting Started with the KDE Desktop" href="cha.kde.start.html"><span>◀</span></a> <a accesskey="n" title="Chapter 3. Customizing Your Settings" href="cha.kde.cust.html"><span>▶</span></a></strong></p></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="chapter" title="Chapter 2. Working with Your Desktop"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="cha.kde.use"></a>Chapter 2. Working with Your Desktop<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#cha.kde.use">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.startprogr">2.1. Starting Programs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.dolphin">2.2. Using Dolphin File Manager</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.klipper">2.3. Moving Text between Applications</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.find">2.4. Finding Data on your Computer or in the File System</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.media">2.5. Accessing Removable Media and External Devices</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.virtdesk">2.6. Using Virtual Desktops</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.connecitivity">2.7. Managing Internet Connections</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.internet">2.8. Exploring the Internet</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.mailpim">2.9. E-Mail and Scheduling</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#id417764">2.10. Instant Messaging</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.kwallet">2.11. Managing Passwords</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.ooo">2.12. Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOffice.org</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.viewer">2.13. Viewing PDF Files and Other Documents</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.ksnapshot">2.14. Taking Screen Shots</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.ark">2.15. Displaying, Decompressing, and Creating Archives</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#id312424">2.16. Creating CDs or DVDs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.images">2.17. Viewing and Managing Digital Images</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.amarok">2.18. Managing Your Music Collection</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.trouble">2.19. Troubleshooting</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.more">2.20. For More Information</a></span></dt></dl></div><p>
The following sections give you a short introduction to the key
functionalities and applications. Learn how to cope with basic and daily
tasks and how small KDE utilities like a password manager or a clipboard
tool can ease your life.
</p><div class="sect1" title="2.1. Starting Programs"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.startprogr"></a>2.1. Starting Programs<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.startprogr">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
You can start programs either from the main menu or from the command
line, using the <span class="guimenu">Run Command</span> dialog or a shell.
Additionally, you can start programs from the desktop or the panel by
left-clicking the program icon once.
</p><div class="tip"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" summary="Tip: Selecting and Starting Objects"><tr class="head"><td width="32"><img alt="[Tip]" src="admon/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Selecting and Starting Objects</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
Clicking an object once in openSUSE usually starts an action
directly: a program starts, a preview of the file is displayed, or the
folder is opened. To former users of Windows, this behavior may be
rather unusual. If you just want to select one or several objects
without any other action, press <span class="keycap">Ctrl</span> then click
the object. Conversely, alter your mouse settings in the KDE Personal
Settings as described in <a class="xref" href="cha.kde.cust.html#pro.kde.cust.hw.mouse" title="Procedure 3.11. Adjusting the Mouse Settings">Procedure 3.11, “Adjusting the Mouse Settings”</a>.
</p></td></tr></table></div><div class="sect2" title="2.1.1. Using the Main Menu"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.kde.use.startprogr.menu"></a>2.1.1. Using the Main Menu<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.startprogr.menu">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
To open the main menu, click the main menu icon in the panel or press
<span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F1</span>. The
main menu consists of the following elements: a search function at the
top and several tabs at the bottom, providing quick access to the key
functions of the menu.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="40%"><tr><td><img src="images/kde_main_menu.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div><p>
The following tabs are available:
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><span class="guimenu">Favorites</span>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Shows a default selection of key programs for quick access.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span class="guimenu">Applications</span>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Shows all applications installed on your system. The
function-oriented menu structure makes it easy to find the right
application for your purposes even if you do not know the application
name yet. To navigate through the structure, click an entry and use
the arrow icons at the right or the left to switch back and forth. To
switch back to the top-level hierarchy from anywhere in the
structure, just click the tab's name or icon.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span class="guimenu">Computer</span>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Gives quick access to some places often needed, such as important
system folders (<code class="filename">home</code> directory, network folders)
and media devices. Also allows you to quickly access system
information, and to change your system configuration with YaST, if
necessary.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span class="guimenu">Recently Used</span>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Lists the most recently opened programs and files. To reopen a
program or file, just click the entry. To remove all recently used
programs or files from the list, right-click below the relevant
heading and select <span class="guimenu">Clear Recent Applications</span> or
<span class="guimenu">Clear Recent Documents</span>.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><span class="guimenu">Leave</span>
</span></dt><dd><p>
Shows several options for leaving the session, such as logging out,
locking the screen (access can only be regained with a password),
shutting down or restarting the computer. For more information, see
<a class="xref" href="cha.kde.start.html#sec.kde.start.leave" title="1.3. Leaving Your System">Section 1.3, “Leaving Your System”</a>.
</p></dd></dl></div><p>
Additionally, the menu displays your login name and the hostname of your
computer. This information is useful when you are logged in as a
different user or to a remote computer—it always shows you which
system you are currently working on.
</p></div><div class="sect2" title="2.1.2. Using KRunner"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.kde.use.startprogr.krunner"></a>2.1.2. Using KRunner<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.startprogr.krunner">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
KRunner is a helper application which lets you quickly start programs.
It also offers a search function for finding applications or locations.
Refer to <a class="xref" href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.startprogr.search" title="2.1.3. Searching for Programs">Section 2.1.3, “Searching for Programs”</a> for more
information.
</p><p>
Press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> to open the input field. Type a command, for example,
<span class="command"><strong>dolphin</strong></span>, and press <span class="keycap">Enter</span> to
start the application. The command to start the application is often
(but not always) the application name written in lowercase.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="70%"><tr><td><img src="images/kde_krunner.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div><p>
You can also use KRunner to show current processes running on your
system. To do so, start KRunner and click the <span class="guimenu">Show System
Activity</span> icon. The dialog that appears also allows you to kill
processes (for example, to terminate a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">runaway</span>”</span>
application).
</p><p>
KRunner's abilities can be extended by a huge number of plug-ins that
provide additional functionality. For example, if the <span class="guimenu">Web
Shortcuts</span> plug-in is activated, you can use the web Web
shortcuts defined in Konqueror also in KRunner: send search requests
directly to a search engine like Google* without opening the browser and
visiting the Web sites before. For more information, refer to
Section “Using Web Shortcuts” (Chapter 13, <i>Konqueror: Browsing the Web</i>, ↑Application Guide).
</p><p>
Click the wrench symbol to explore the full range of KRunner's
abilities: If the <span class="guimenu">Contacts</span> plug-in is activated, just
enter the name of one of your contacts and then press
<span class="keycap">Enter</span> to open KMail and to start typing your mail.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="70%"><tr><td><img src="images/kde_krunner_extensions.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div><p>
If the relevant plug-in is activated, you can also use KRunner as a
calculator or to convert units.
</p></div><div class="sect2" title="2.1.3. Searching for Programs"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.kde.use.startprogr.search"></a>2.1.3. Searching for Programs<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.startprogr.search">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
Both the main menu and KRunner offer a search function that lets you
quickly start programs, even if you do not know the exact application
name or command yet. To search for an application, start typing a
command or part of the application name in the main menu
<span class="guimenu">Search</span> field of the menu or the input field in the
<span class="guimenu">Run Command</span> dialog. Each character you enter further
narrows your search.
</p><p>
From the list below the input field, choose the application or object
matching your query.
</p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2.2. Using Dolphin File Manager"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.dolphin"></a>2.2. Using Dolphin File Manager<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.dolphin">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
With KDE 4, Dolphin has replaced Konqueror as the default file manager,
while Konqueror still is still shipped and mainly functions as Web
browser. For more information about Konqueror as Web browser, see
Chapter <i>Konqueror: Browsing the Web</i> (↑Application Guide). To start Dolphin, click the card box icon
in the panel or press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter <span class="command"><strong>dolphin</strong></span>.
</p><div class="sect2" title="2.2.1. Dolphin Main Window"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.kde.dolphin.oview"></a>2.2.1. Dolphin Main Window<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.dolphin.oview">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
The Dolphin main window consists of the following elements:
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td><img src="images/dolphin_main.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div><p title="Menu Bar:"><b>Menu Bar: </b>
The menu bar holds menu items for actions like copying, moving, and
deleting files, changing views, starting additional tools, defining your
settings, and getting help.
</p><p title="Toolbar:"><b>Toolbar: </b>
The toolbar provides quick access to frequently used functions that can
also be accessed via the menu. If you hover the mouse pointer over an
icon, a short description is displayed.
</p><p title="Location Bar:"><b>Location Bar: </b>
The location bar displays the path to the current directory. It is
available in two versions. One shows the path to the current directory
with icons for every parent folder in a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">bread crumb</span>”</span> view.
Click any icon in the bread crumb view to change to that directory. The
second version of the location bar shows the path to the current
directory as a string of text you can edit.
</p><p title="Panels:"><b>Panels: </b>
By default, Dolphin shows only the <span class="guimenu">Places</span> panel on
the left and the <span class="guimenu">Information panel</span> on the right.
<span class="guimenu">Places</span> allows quick access to some often used places
like your home directory, the <code class="filename">/root</code> directory of
the file system, the trash bin, or removable media. There are several
other panels you can add to the main window.
</p><p title="Display Field (Working Space):"><b>Display Field (Working Space): </b>
The display field shows the contents of the selected directory or file.
By default, Dolphin displays the contents of your home directory on
start-up. Clicking a folder or file in Dolphin directly starts an
action: Dolphin loads the file into an application for further
processing, or opens the folder.
</p><p title="Status Bar:"><b>Status Bar: </b>
Shows information about the currently selected object.
</p></div><div class="sect2" title="2.2.2. Managing Files and Folders"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.kde.dolphin.files"></a>2.2.2. Managing Files and Folders<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.dolphin.files">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
To perform actions like copying, moving, creating or deleting files, you
need appropriate permissions to the folders and files involved in your
action.
</p><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 2.1. Copying, Moving, or Delete Files or Folders"><a name="pro.kde.dolphin.files"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 2.1. Copying, Moving, or Delete Files or Folders</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#pro.kde.dolphin.files">¶</a></span></p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
In order to select one or multiple files and folders in Dolphin, move
your mouse pointer over the file or folder but do not click. A green
cross appears on the upper-left edge. To select the file or folder now,
click the green cross icon. Conversely, press
<span class="keycap">Ctrl</span> and click the file or files. To deselect
again, click the red minus icon that appears if the object is currently
selected.
</p></li><li id="step.kde.dolphin.cut"><p>
Right-click and select <span class="guimenu">Copy</span> or <span class="guimenu">Cut
</span> from the context menu.
</p></li><li><p>
Navigate to the destination folder in which to insert the object.
</p></li><li><p>
To create a new folder at the current location, select <span class="guimenu">File</span>+<span class="guimenu">Create New</span>+<span class="guimenu">Folder</span> or press <span class="keycap">F10</span>.
Enter a folder name in the new window and press
<span class="keycap">Enter</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
To insert the object you copied or cut in
<a class="xref" href="cha.kde.use.html#step.kde.dolphin.cut" title="Step 2">Step 2</a>, right-click the destination
folder in the main display field and select <span class="guimenu">Paste</span>.
The object is copied or moved there.
</p></li><li><p>
To delete a file or folder, right-click the object in the main display
field and select <span class="guimenu">Move to Trash</span> from the context
menu. The object is moved to the trash bin. From there, you can restore
it if necessary or delete the object irretrievably.
</p></li></ol></div><p>
To quickly filter for certain filenames in the current directory, press
<span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>+<span class="keycap">I</span> or
select <span class="guimenu">Tools</span>+<span class="guimenu">Show Filter
Bar</span> to add the <span class="guimenu">Filter</span> input
field to the bottom of the Dolphin main window. Type any part of the
filename you are searching for to see all files in the current directory
containing the search string. For more detailed and advanced searches,
press <span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>+<span class="keycap">F</span> to use KFind. For more information, refer to
<a class="xref" href="cha.kde.use.html#sec.kde.use.find" title="2.4. Finding Data on your Computer or in the File System">Section 2.4, “Finding Data on your Computer or in the File System”</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect2" title="2.2.3. Configuring Dolphin"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.kde.dolphin.conf"></a>2.2.3. Configuring Dolphin<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.dolphin.conf">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
Dolphin offers many options to adjust the view and the overall settings
according to your needs.
</p><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 2.2. Changing the View"><a name="pro.kde.dolphin.conf.view"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 2.2. Changing the View</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#pro.kde.dolphin.conf.view">¶</a></span></p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
To toggle between the bread crumb view and the editable version of the
location bar, press
<span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>+<span class="keycap">L</span>
or click at the far right end of the location bar. Enter a path to a
directory by typing it in. After typing an address, press
<span class="keycap">Enter</span>.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="60%"><tr><td><img src="images/dolphin_location_bar.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div><p>
To delete the contents of the location bar click the black
<code class="literal">X</code> symbol on the left. To switch back to the bread
crumb view, press <span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>+<span class="keycap">L</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
To change the view of the currently displayed folder, either click
<span class="guimenu">Icons</span>, <span class="guimenu">Details</span>, or
<span class="guimenu">Columns</span> in the toolbar. Dolphin remembers the
selected view for each folder. Conversely, press <span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>+<span class="keycap">1</span>, <span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>+<span class="keycap">2</span>, or
<span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>+<span class="keycap">3</span>
to switch between the view modes. Click <span class="guimenu">Split</span> or
press <span class="keycap">F3</span> to view the contents of the current folder in
two separate columns. Now you can navigate to a different directory in
each column and easily drag or drop objects or compare the contents of
directories.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="90%"><tr><td><img src="images/kde_dolphin_splitview.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
To make Dolphin also show hidden files, select <span class="guimenu">View</span>+<span class="guimenu">Show Hidden Files</span> or press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">+</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
To view more details about the files (like access permissions or
ownership), select <span class="guimenu">View</span>+<span class="guimenu">Additional Information</span> and enable the
relevant options.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="50%"><tr><td><img src="images/dolphin_hiddenfiles.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
To add further directories to the <span class="guimenu">Places</span> panel, drag
a folder from the working space to the <span class="guimenu">Places</span> panel
and drop it there. Right-click and use the context menu to hide, edit
or remove entries from <span class="guimenu">Places</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
If you want to add more panels to the main window, select <span class="guimenu">View</span>+<span class="guimenu">Panels</span> and
select additional panels such as <span class="guimenu">Information</span>,
<span class="guimenu">Folders</span>, or <span class="guimenu">Terminal</span>.
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="bullet"><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
The <span class="guimenu">Information</span> panel shows the properties and a
preview of the currently selected file. It also lets you add comments
to the file.
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
The <span class="guimenu">Folder</span> panel shows a tree view of the whole
file system and lets you navigate through all subdirectories of
<code class="filename">/root</code>.
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
The <span class="guimenu">Terminal</span> panel attaches a command line to the
bottom of the main Dolphin window. Whenever you click a directory in
the display field, the <span class="guimenu">Terminal</span> panel also changes
to that directory, so you can easily switch to the command line for
certain tasks you prefer to execute in a shell.
</p></li></ul></div></li></ol></div><p>
You can even detach the panels from the main Dolphin window by clicking
the left icon at the top of each panel. Click the panel's title bar and
drag it to another place on the desktop. To reintegrate the panel into
the Dolphin window again, click the left symbol at the top of the panel
again.
</p><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 2.3. Changing Dolphin's Overall Behavior"><a name="id399180"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 2.3. Changing Dolphin's Overall Behavior</b></p><p>
If you want to change Dolphin's overall behavior or view, select
<span class="guimenu">Settings</span>+<span class="guimenu">Configure
Dolphin</span> and explore the options offered in the
Dolphin configuration dialog.
</p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
To use the same view mode for all folders, click the
<span class="guimenu">General</span> category in the left sidebar. On the
<span class="guimenu">Behavior</span> tab, activate <span class="guimenu">Use Common View
Properties for All Folders</span>. If you want to adjust the options
for the individual view modes, click <span class="guimenu">View Modes</span> in
the left sidebar and set the options according to your wishes. Click
<span class="guimenu">Apply</span> to save the changes.
</p></li><li><p>
If you want Dolphin to show a different default directory on start-up,
or if you want to permanently use the editable location bar instead of
the bread crumb view, change the relevant options in the
<span class="guimenu">Startup</span> category.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">OK</span> to save the changes and to close the
Dolphin configuration dialog.
</p></li></ol></div></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2.3. Moving Text between Applications"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.klipper"></a>2.3. Moving Text between Applications<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.klipper">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
To copy text to the clipboard and insert it again, former MS Windows
users automatically try the keyboard shortcut <span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>+<span class="keycap">C</span> and
<span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>+<span class="keycap">V</span>,
which often works in Linux as well. Copying and inserting texts is even
easier in Linux: to copy a text to the clipboard, just select the text
with the mouse then move the mouse cursor to the position to which to
insert the text. Click the middle (or wheel) button on the mouse to
insert the text (on a two-button mouse, press both mouse buttons
simultaneously).
</p><p>
With some applications, if text is already selected in the application
where you want to insert the text, this method does not work because the
text in the clipboard is overwritten by the other selected text. For such
cases, the KDE application Klipper is very useful. Klipper
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">remembers</span>”</span> the last entries you have moved to the
clipboard. By default, Klipper is started when KDE is loaded and appears
as a clipboard icon in the panel. To view the clipboard contents, click
the Klipper icon or press <span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>+<span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">V</span>. The most recent entry is listed on top and is marked as
active with a black check mark. If extensive text was copied to Klipper,
only the first line of the text is displayed.
</p><p>
To copy an older text fragment from Klipper to an application, select it
by clicking it, move the mouse pointer to the target application, then
middle-click. For further information about Klipper, see the Klipper
online help.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.4. Finding Data on your Computer or in the File System"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.find"></a>2.4. Finding Data on your Computer or in the File System<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.find">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
With KFind, you can locate files on your computer or in the file system
using a variety of search criteria, such as file content, dates, owner,
or file size. Start it from the main menu with <span class="guimenu">Applications</span>+<span class="guimenu">Find Files/Folders</span>. Conversely, press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter <span class="command"><strong>kfind</strong></span>.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="fig.kde.use.kfind"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.1. Finding Files with KFind</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#fig.kde.use.kfind">¶</a></span></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="80%"><tr><td><img src="images/kde_find.png" width="100%" alt="Finding Files with KFind"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><div class="sect2" title="2.4.1. Finding Files"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.kde.use.find.basic"></a>2.4.1. Finding Files<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.find.basic">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><div class="procedure"><a name="pro.kde.use.kfind.files"></a><p>
To perform a search for certain filenames, proceed as follows:
</p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Start KFind from the main menu or command line.
</p></li><li><p>
Click the <span class="guimenu">Name/Location</span> tab to perform a basic
search.
</p></li><li><p>
Specify the name of the file to find in <span class="guimenu">Named</span>. You
can use the following wild cards:
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">Asterisk</span></dt><dd><p>
The asterisk (*) stands for any number of missing characters
(even zero). For example, searching for
<span class="command"><strong>marc*</strong></span> can find the files
<span class="emphasis"><em>marc</em></span>,<span class="emphasis"><em> marc.png</em></span>, and
<span class="emphasis"><em>marc_must_not_read_this.kwd</em></span>.
Searching for <span class="guimenu">mar*.kwd</span> can find
<span class="emphasis"><em>marketplace.kwd</em></span> and
<span class="emphasis"><em>marc_must_not_read_this.kwd</em></span>.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Question Mark</span></dt><dd><p>
The question mark (?) stands for exactly one character. For
example, searching for <span class="command"><strong>mar?</strong></span> can find
<span class="emphasis"><em>marc</em></span>, but <span class="command"><strong>marc?</strong></span> cannot find
anything if your files are named <span class="emphasis"><em>marc</em></span> and
<span class="emphasis"><em>marc.png</em></span>. You can put as many question marks
in the search term as you want. It finds exactly that number of
characters.
</p></dd></dl></div><p>
You can combine those two wild card symbols in any search term.
</p></li><li><p>
Specify the folder to search in <span class="guimenu">Look In</span> or click
<span class="guimenu">Browse</span> to find the folder you want. Select
<span class="guimenu">Include Subfolders</span> to also search all subfolders
starting from your specified folder.
</p></li><li><p>
Press <span class="keycap">Enter</span> or click <span class="guimenu">Find</span>.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" title="2.4.2. Performing an Advanced File Search"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.kde.use.find.adv"></a>2.4.2. Performing an Advanced File Search<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.find.adv">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
For a more detailed search, you can also specify further options, such
as text that the file to find must contain:
</p><div class="procedure"><a name="pro.kde.use.kfind.adv"></a><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Start KFind from the main menu or the command line.
</p></li><li><p>
Click the <span class="guimenu">Name/Location</span> tab.
</p></li><li><p>
Specify the name of the file to find in <span class="guimenu">Named</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Specify the folder in which to search in <span class="guimenu">Look In</span> or
click <span class="guimenu">Browse</span> to find the folder.
</p></li><li><p>
Click the <span class="guimenu">Contents</span> tab.
</p></li><li><p>
In <span class="guimenu">File Type</span>, specify the type of file to find.
</p></li><li><p>
In <span class="guimenu">Containing Text</span>, enter the word or phrase that
the file you are searching for must contain.
</p></li><li><p>
If you want to specify further options, click the
<span class="guimenu">Properties</span> tab and choose the options you want.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Find</span> to perform the search.
</p></li></ol></div><p>
For detailed information about the search options available, refer to
the KFind online help.
</p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2.5. Accessing Removable Media and External Devices"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.media"></a>2.5. Accessing Removable Media and External Devices<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.media">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
If you insert removable media (such as CDs or DVDs) into your computer's
drive, or connect external devices such as USB sticks, external hard
disks, media players or digital cameras, these are usually automatically
detected. In KDE 4, a panel widget alerts you to any recently plugged or
inserted devices.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id334286"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.2. Device Notifier</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="60%"><tr><td><img src="images/kde_devicenotifier.png" width="100%" alt="Device Notifier"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
Click on the entry to show the device's contents with Dolphin.
</p><p>
If the device is not automatically displayed in the device notifier, try
to access it manually with Dolphin.
</p><p>
Start the Dolphin file manager and switch to the editable version of the
location bar as described in <a class="xref" href="cha.kde.use.html#pro.kde.dolphin.conf.view" title="Procedure 2.2. Changing the View">Procedure 2.2, “Changing the View”</a>.
Enter <span class="command"><strong>/media</strong></span> to access any type of drive mounted
there. If the medium has been detected, it is also listed in the
<span class="guimenu">Places</span> panel. Click the relevant entry to show the
contents. Digital cameras can also be accessed by entering the URL
<a class="ulink" href="camera:/" target="_top">camera:/</a> into Dolphin's location bar. In case your camera
is not automatically detected, configure it first with the KDE 4 Personal
Settings or with digiKam as described in
Section “Configuring Your Camera” (Chapter 17, <i>Managing Your Digital Image Collection with DigiKam</i>, ↑Application Guide). Navigate through the camera's
directory structure until the files are shown. Use the usual Dolphin file
management features to copy the files as desired.
</p><p>
Another way to access detected media devices is to click the <span class="guimenu">My
Computer</span> icon on your desktop. The detected devices are listed
in the <span class="guimenu">Disk Information</span> section.
</p><div class="note"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" summary="Note: Removing Media Safely"><tr class="head"><td width="32"><img alt="[Note]" src="admon/note.png"></td><th align="left">Removing Media Safely</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
If you want to remove or disconnect a device from your computer, make
sure that the data on it is currently not being accessed by any
application or user. Otherwise, you risk a loss of data. To safely
remove the device, proceed as follows:
</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li><p>
Open a view that displays the removable device (for example, with
Dolphin or <span class="guimenu">My Computer</span>).
</p></li><li><p>
Right-click the device in the <span class="guimenu">Places</span> panel (or
below <span class="guimenu">Disk Information</span>) and select <span class="guimenu">Safely
Remove</span> or <span class="guimenu">Eject</span>. <span class="guimenu">Safely Remove
</span> unmounts the device, after which you can disconnect it from
your computer. <span class="guimenu">Eject</span> automatically opens the CD or
DVD drive of your computer.
</p></li></ol></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2.6. Using Virtual Desktops"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.virtdesk"></a>2.6. Using Virtual Desktops<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.virtdesk">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
The desktop environment allows you to organize your programs and tasks on
several virtual desktops between which you can switch the pager in the
panel (see <a class="xref" href="cha.kde.start.html#sec.kde.start.comp" title="1.2. Exploring the Desktop Components">Section 1.2, “Exploring the Desktop Components”</a>). If you often run a
lot of programs simultaneously, this minimizes the number of windows to
arrange on your screen. You might, for example, use one desktop for
e-mailing and keeping your calendar and another for word processing or
graphics applications.
</p><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 2.4. Moving an Application to Another Virtual Desktop"><a name="proc.kde.use.virtdesk.move"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 2.4. Moving an Application to Another Virtual Desktop</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#proc.kde.use.virtdesk.move">¶</a></span></p><p>
You can display a running application on one or all virtual desktops or
move it to other desktops.
</p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Open the application.
</p></li><li><p>
Right-click the title bar of the application.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">To Desktop</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Select the desktop on which to place the application.
</p></li><li><p>
To switch between desktops, click the desired desktop in the pager in
the panel.
</p></li></ol></div><p>
Some users might need more desktops than provided by default. Learn how
to add additional desktops in <a class="xref" href="cha.kde.cust.html#pro.kde.cust.desk.vdesk" title="Procedure 3.5. Adding Additional Virtual Desktops">Procedure 3.5, “Adding Additional Virtual Desktops”</a>.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.7. Managing Internet Connections"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.connecitivity"></a>2.7. Managing Internet Connections<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.connecitivity">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id333826"></a><p>
To surf the Internet or send and receive e-mail messages or use Instant
Messengers, you must have configured an Internet connection with YaST
or NetworkManager. For more details, see Section “Configuring a Network Connection with YaST” (Chapter 21, <i>Basic Networking</i>, ↑Reference)
and Chapter <i>Using NetworkManager</i> (↑Start-Up).
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.8. Exploring the Internet"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.internet"></a>2.8. Exploring the Internet<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.internet">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
Once an Internet connection is established, either use Firefox or
Konqueror for browsing. Konqueror is KDE's Web browser but openSUSE
also includes Firefox. To start Konqueror or Firefox, press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter
<span class="command"><strong>konqueror</strong></span> or <span class="command"><strong>firefox</strong></span>.
</p><p>
With features like tabbed browsing, pop-up window blocking, and download
and image management, both browsers combine the latest Web technologies.
Their easy access to different search engines helps you to find the
information you need.
</p><p>
For more information about Firefox, see Chapter <i>Browsing with Firefox</i> (↑Application Guide).
Learn more about Konqueror as a Web browser in
Chapter <i>Konqueror: Browsing the Web</i> (↑Application Guide).
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.9. E-Mail and Scheduling"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.mailpim"></a>2.9. E-Mail and Scheduling<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.mailpim">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
For reading and managing your mails and appointments, you can use Kontact
as your personal information management tool (PIM). Kontact combines KDE
applications like KMail, KOrganizer, and KAddressBook into a single
interface. This gives you easy access to your e-mail, calendar, address
book, and other PIM functionality. KMail can also manage multiple e-mail
accounts, such as your private and business e-mails. To start Kontact,
press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter <span class="command"><strong>kontact</strong></span>.
</p><p>
Before you can send or receive mails, you must configure an e-mail
account. When starting KMail for the first time, a configuration wizard
appears that assists you in setting up your account. For detailed
information about configuring and using Kontact, see
Chapter <i>Kontact: E-Mailing and Calendaring</i> (↑Application Guide).
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.10. Instant Messaging"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id417764"></a>2.10. Instant Messaging<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#id417764">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
Kopete is an online messenger application that allows multiple partners
connected to the Internet to chat with each other. Kopete currently
supports a number of common messenger protocols. To be able to use
instant messaging (IM), you must register with a provider offering IM
services and configure a Kopete account.
</p><p>
To start Kopete, press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter <span class="command"><strong>kopete</strong></span>.
Learn more about Kopete in Chapter <i>Kopete: Instant Messaging</i> (↑Application Guide).
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.11. Managing Passwords"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.kwallet"></a>2.11. Managing Passwords<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.kwallet">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
When you enter a password in a KDE application for the first time (in
KMail or Konqueror, for example), you are asked if you want to store the
password in an encrypted wallet. If you click <span class="guimenu">Yes</span>,
KWallet wizard starts by default. KWallet is a password management tool
that can collect all passwords and store them in an encrypted file. For
more information on how to configure and use KWallet, refer to
<a class="xref" href="cha.kde.kwallet.html" title="Chapter 8. Managing Passwords with KWallet Manager">Chapter 8, <i>Managing Passwords with KWallet Manager</i></a>.
</p><p>
Whereas KWallet is designed to centrally manage passwords for several KDE
applications, Firefox also offers the ability to store data when you
enter a username and a password on a Web site. If you accept by clicking
<span class="guimenu">Remember</span>, the password will be stored on your hard
disk in an encrypted format. The next time you access this site, Firefox
will automatically fill in the login data.
</p><p>
To review or manage your passwords in Firefox, click <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>+<span class="guimenu">Preferences</span>+<span class="guimenu">Security</span>+<span class="guimenu">Saved Passwords...</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.12. Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOffice.org"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.ooo"></a>2.12. Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOffice.org<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.ooo">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
The office suite OpenOffice.org offers a complete set of office tools, including
word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, vector drawing, and database
components. Because OpenOffice.org is available for a number of operating systems,
you can use the same data across different computing platforms. You can
also open and edit files in Microsoft Office formats then save them back
to this format, if needed.
</p><p>
Start OpenOffice.org from the main menu or click the Office icon on the desktop.
You can also start individual components, like the word processor, by
pressing <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and entering <span class="command"><strong>oowriter</strong></span>.
</p><p>
For an introduction to OpenOffice.org, see Chapter <i>The OpenOffice.org Office Suite</i> (↑Application Guide) or view
the help in an OpenOffice.org program.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.13. Viewing PDF Files and Other Documents"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.viewer"></a>2.13. Viewing PDF Files and Other Documents<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.viewer">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
Documents that need to be shared or printed across platforms can be saved
as PDF (Portable Document Format) files, for example, in the OpenOffice.org suite.
View them with Okular, the default KDE document viewer.
</p><p>
Start Okular from the main menu or press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter
<span class="command"><strong>okular</strong></span>.
</p><p>
To open a document, select <span class="guimenu">File</span>+<span class="guimenu">Open</span> and choose the desired file from
the file system. Navigate through the documents by using the navigation
icons at the top or bottom of the window. If your PDF document provides
bookmarks, you can access them in the left panel of the viewer.
</p><p>
Okular also allows you to review a document by highlighting certain text
parts or adding annotations. For more information about working with
Okular, see <a class="xref" href="cha.okular.html" title="Chapter 4. Viewing PDF Files and Other Documents with Okular">Chapter 4, <i>Viewing PDF Files and Other Documents with Okular</i></a>.
</p><p>
You can also view PDF files with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If Acrobat Reader
is not installed by default, install the
<code class="systemitem">acroread</code> package with YaST. To start Acrobat
reader, press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter <span class="command"><strong>acroread</strong></span> or start the program
from the main menu. Click <span class="guimenu">File</span>+<span class="guimenu">Open</span>, locate the desired PDF file and
click <span class="guimenu">Open</span> to view the file.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.14. Taking Screen Shots"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.ksnapshot"></a>2.14. Taking Screen Shots<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.ksnapshot">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id327261"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id327269"></a><p>
With KSnapshot, you can create snapshots of your screen or individual
application windows. Start the program from the main menu or by pressing
<span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and entering <span class="command"><strong>ksnapshot</strong></span>. On start-up,
KSnapshot takes a snapshot of the screen and displays it as preview. You
can choose to save the current snapshot, to open it with an graphics
application or to copy it to the clipboard. Before creating a new
snapshot, check if the options in the lower part of the window match your
needs. For example, to automatically capture a dialog window or a certain
region (instead of the full screen), adjust the <span class="guimenu">Capture
Mode</span>. If you need to take some other actions first (like
selecting a certain object in the window), adjust the <span class="guimenu">Snapshot
Delay</span> and choose if to <span class="guimenu">Include the window
decorations</span> or not. Then click <span class="guimenu">New Snapshot</span>
to take a new snapshot which you then can save or edit further.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="fig.ksnapshot"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.3. KSnapshot</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#fig.ksnapshot">¶</a></span></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="50%"><tr><td><img src="images/ksnapshot.png" width="100%" alt="KSnapshot"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"></div><div class="sect1" title="2.15. Displaying, Decompressing, and Creating Archives"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.ark"></a>2.15. Displaying, Decompressing, and Creating Archives<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.ark">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id333316"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id395317"></a><p>
To save space on the hard disk, use a packer that compresses files and
directories to a fraction of their original size. The application Ark can
be used to manage such archives. It supports common formats, such as
<code class="literal">zip</code>, <code class="literal">tar.gz</code>,
<code class="literal">tar.bz2</code>, <code class="literal">lha</code>,
<code class="literal">rar</code> and <code class="literal">LZMA/XZ</code>.
</p><p>
Start Ark from the main menu or from the command line with
<span class="command"><strong>ark</strong></span>.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="fig.kdeplus.ark"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 2.4. Ark: File Archive Preview</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#fig.kdeplus.ark">¶</a></span></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="70%"><tr><td><img src="images/ark.png" width="100%" alt="Ark: File Archive Preview"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
Once you have opened an archive, perform various actions.
<span class="guimenu">Action</span> offers options such as <span class="guimenu">Add
File</span>, <span class="guimenu">Add Folder</span>, <span class="guimenu">Delete</span>,
<span class="guimenu">Extract</span>, <span class="guimenu">View</span>, <span class="guimenu">Edit
With</span>, and <span class="guimenu">Open With</span>.
</p><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 2.5. Creating an Archive"><a name="id403905"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 2.5. Creating an Archive</b></p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
To create a new archive, select <span class="guimenu">File</span>+<span class="guimenu">New</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Enter the name of the new archive in the dialog that opens, and specify
the format using <span class="guimenu">Filter</span>.
</p><p>
After confirming with <span class="guimenu">Save</span> or by pressing
<span class="keycap">Enter</span>, the Ark window shows an empty archive.
</p></li><li><p>
To fill the archive, drag and drop files and directories from the file
manager into this window or click <span class="guimenu">Add File</span> or
<span class="guimenu">Add Folder</span> to add the objects you want to add to the
archive.
</p></li><li><p>
To remove a file from the archive, select the file and click
<span class="guimenu">Delete</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
If all files to be archived are displayed in the window, just close
Ark. Ark automatically compresses everything into the previously
selected archive format and saves the archive.
</p></li></ol></div><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 2.6. Viewing and Extracting Archives"><a name="id326932"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 2.6. Viewing and Extracting Archives</b></p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
To view the contents of an archive, start Ark and select <span class="guimenu">File</span>+<span class="guimenu">Open</span> to open the
file. Conversely, just drag the archive from an open file manager
window to the Ark window.
</p></li><li><p>
To see a preview of individual files, select a file and click
<span class="guimenu">Preview</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
To extract all files from the archive, click
<span class="guimenu">Extract</span>.
</p><p>
If you want to extract individual files from the archive only, select
one or more files (by keeping the <span class="keycap">Ctrl</span> key
pressed) and click <span class="guimenu">Extract</span>. In the following dialog,
you can still decide to save <span class="guimenu">All Files</span> or the
<span class="guimenu">Selected Files Only</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Enter the path to the <span class="guimenu">Destination Folder</span>, select if
to <span class="guimenu">Open Destination Folder After Extraction</span> and
click <span class="guimenu">OK</span> to extract the files.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2.16. Creating CDs or DVDs"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id312424"></a>2.16. Creating CDs or DVDs<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#id312424">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
If you possess a CD or DVD writer, you can burn files to a CD or DVD with
K3b. To start K3b, press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter <span class="command"><strong>k3b</strong></span>. Learn
more about K3b in Chapter <i>K3b: Burning CDs and DVDs</i> (↑Application Guide).
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.17. Viewing and Managing Digital Images"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.images"></a>2.17. Viewing and Managing Digital Images<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.images">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
You can view digital images in the file manager
or with Gwenview. Start Gwenview by pressing <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and entering
<span class="command"><strong>gwenview</strong></span>. Gwenview can load and save all image formats
supported by KDE. It shows them either as thumbnails, in full screen
view, or in slide show mode. When browsing JPEG images with EXIF
information, Gwenview automatically rotates them according to the EXIF
Orientation tag.
</p><p>
For managing and editing your digital images, digiKam is the right
choice. Download your images from the camera, edit and improve them,
organize them in albums (or flag them with tags for easy retrieval,
independent of folders or albums), and archive them on CD (or export them
to a Web image gallery).
</p><p>
To start digiKam, press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter <span class="command"><strong>digikam</strong></span>.
Find an introduction to digiKam in Chapter <i>Managing Your Digital Image Collection with DigiKam</i> (↑Application Guide).
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.18. Managing Your Music Collection"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.amarok"></a>2.18. Managing Your Music Collection<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.amarok">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
KDE's Amarok music player allows you to play various audio formats,
create playlists,
and listen to streaming audio broadcasts of radio stations on the
Internet. The file types supported depend on the engine used for
Amarok. To start Amarok, press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter <span class="command"><strong>amarok</strong></span>. To
define the folders where Amarok should look for your music files, from
the main menu select <span class="guimenu">Settings</span>+<span class="guimenu">Configure Amarok</span>+<span class="guimenu">Collection</span> and set the options according to your wishes. For more
information about Amarok, refer to Chapter <i>Playing Music and Movies: Amarok, Kaffeine and More</i> (↑Application Guide).
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="2.19. Troubleshooting"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.trouble"></a>2.19. Troubleshooting<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.trouble">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">Plasma Crashes</span></dt><dd><p>
In case your desktop (or plasma crashes), use the following commands
to kill and restart plasma:
</p><pre class="screen">kbuildsycoca4
kquitapp plasma-desktop
kstart plasma-desktop
</pre></dd><dt><span class="term">Plasma Configuration Files</span></dt><dd><p>
If you ever need to manually modify the Plasma configuration files,
find them in your system under <code class="filename">
~/.kde4/share/config/plasmarc</code> and
<code class="filename">~/.kde4/share/config/plasma-appletsrc</code>. The first
one stores global settings like the desktop theme, while the latter
stores the settings for all the individual applets.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect1" title="2.20. For More Information"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.kde.use.more"></a>2.20. For More Information<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.kde.use.more">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
As well as the applications described here for getting started, KDE can
run many other applications. Find detailed information on many important
applications in the other parts of this manual.
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="bullet"><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
To learn more about KDE and KDE applications, also refer to
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.kde.org/" target="_top">http://www.kde.org/</a> and
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.kde-apps.org/" target="_top">http://www.kde-apps.org/</a>.
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
Communicate and discuss topics with other KDE users and get help at
<a class="ulink" href="http://forum.kde.org/index.php" target="_top">http://forum.kde.org/index.php</a>.
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
To learn more about the helper applications included in KDE, see also
<a class="ulink" href="http://utils.kde.org/" target="_top">http://utils.kde.org/</a>.
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
To report bugs or add feature requests, go to
<a class="ulink" href="http://bugs.kde.org/" target="_top">http://bugs.kde.org/</a>.
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