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<!--
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN"
 "dtd/kdex.dtd">
-->

<chapter id="desktop">
<title
>The desktop</title>

<qandaset>
<qandaentry>
<question>
<para
>How do I add an application to the desktop?</para>
</question>
<answer>

<para
>Just choose the desired application from the <guimenu
>K</guimenu
> menu and drag and drop it to the Desktop. </para
> 
<para
>For applications not listed in the <guimenu
>K</guimenu
> menu, use the &RMB; on the desktop and choose <menuchoice
><guimenuitem
>Create New</guimenuitem
><guisubmenu
>File</guisubmenu
> <guimenuitem
>Link to Application...</guimenuitem
></menuchoice
> and fill in the configuration for the application you want to link to. </para>

</answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question>
<para
>How do I mount/unmount a device from the desktop?</para>
</question>
<answer>

<para
>First, make sure you are allowed to <command
>mount</command
>/<command
>umount</command
> the relevant device as a user. </para>
<para
>Then you can add any device via &RMB; on the desktop and then choosing <guimenuitem
>Create New</guimenuitem
>. </para>

</answer>
</qandaentry>


<qandaentry>
<question>
<para
>Where are the icons kept?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para
>The icons can be found only in <filename class="directory"
>$<envar
>KDEDIRS</envar
>/share/icons</filename
> or <filename class="directory"
>$<envar
>HOME</envar
>/.kde/share/icons</filename
> or <filename class="directory"
>$<envar
>HOME</envar
>/.kde2/share/icons</filename
>. To use icons stored in other locations, you must either copy them into one of the above-mentioned fixed &kde; locations or make symlinks.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question>
<para
>How do I use the mouse scroll wheel in &kde;?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para
>Mouse wheel support comes with &Qt; 2.0 and above, so &kde; based on that will automatically support the use of the mouse scroll wheel.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question>
<para
>Why can't I get system sound to work, like for opening windows?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para
>System sound currently does not work on non-FreeBSD and non-&Linux; systems. This is being worked on. If you use FreeBSD or &Linux;, you have found a bug, so please report it.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question>
<para
>How do I launch applications in a particular desktop?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para
>&kde; comes with a program called &kstart;. To start an <application
>xterm</application
> on the second desktop and then activate it use: <userinput
><command
>kstart</command
> <option
>--desktop 2 --activate --window "xterm" </option
>xterm</userinput
>.</para>
<para
>Note that the <option
>--window</option
> option is important. It takes an argument which is a regular expression matching the title of the window to apply the settings to.</para>
<para
>Please read <command
>kstart</command
> <option
>--help-all</option
> for more magic available with &kstart; (and there is an abundance). </para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question>
<para
>Where do I save my files if I want them to appear directly on the desktop?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para
><filename class="directory"
>$<envar
>HOME</envar
>/Desktop</filename
>. You might need to refresh your desktop after you have saved your files.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandaset>
</chapter>