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19	<email>sebas@kde.org</email>	19		<email>sebas@kde.org</email>
20	</author>	20		</author>
21	<author><firstname>Claus</firstname> <surname>Christensen</surname></author>	21		<author><firstname>Claus</firstname> <surname>Christensen</surname></author>
		22		<author>
		23		<personname>
		24		<firstname>Ivan</firstname>
		25		<surname>Stanton</surname>
		26		</personname>
		27		<email>2112871@jeffcoschools.us</email>
		28		</author>
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23	</authorgroup>	30		</authorgroup>
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27	<holder>Sebastian Kügler</holder>	34		<holder>Sebastian Kügler</holder>
28	</copyright>	35		</copyright>
29		36
		37		<copyright>
		38		<year>2017</year>
		39		<holder>Ivan Stanton</holder>
		40		</copyright>
		41
30	<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>	42		<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>
31		43
32	<date>2016-08-21</date>	44		<date>2017-03-26</date>
33	<releaseinfo>Plasma 5.7</releaseinfo>	45		<releaseinfo>Plasma 5.10</releaseinfo>
34		46
35	<abstract>	47		<abstract>
36	<para>	48		<para>
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54	<chapter id="introduction">	66		<chapter id="introduction">
55	<title>Introduction</title>	67		<title>Introduction</title>
56		68
57	<para><!--https://www.kde.org/workspaces/-->	69		<para>
58	&plasma; provides a modern and customizable environment for running your favorite applications	70		&plasma; provides a modern and customizable environment for running your favorite applications and accessing your information wherever it may be. Other common attributes of the &plasma; Desktop include advanced window management and desktop effects, support for &plasma; Widgets, integrated search, hardware management and a high degree of customizability. &plasma; is simple by default and powerful when needed. This means that a user can configure pretty much anything about the desktop, but doesn't have to. It is &kde;'s flagship product.
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59	and accessing your information wherever it may be. Other common attributes of the &plasma; Desktop	71		</para>
60	include advanced window management and desktop effects, support for KDE Plasma Widgets,	72
61	integrated search, hardware management and a high degree of customizability.	73		<para>
		74		This manual tells you how to use &plasma;.
62	</para>	75		</para>
63		76
64	</chapter>	77		</chapter>
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73	<title>&plasma; Widgets and Containments</title>	86		<title>&plasma; Widgets and Containments</title>
74		87
75	<para>	88		<para>
76	The essence of &plasma; revolves around two basic concepts:	89		&plasma; is based on the concepts of Widgets and Containments. Widgets are small applications that live in a containment. Containments are places to put these widgets.
77	</para>
78
79	<variablelist>
80	<varlistentry>
81	<term>&plasma; Widgets</term>
82	<listitem>
83	<para>
84	Applets, or small applications that live on the desktop.
85	</para>
86	</listitem>
87	</varlistentry>
88	<varlistentry>
89	<term>Containments</term><!--FIXME remove it, just a technical term with no meaning for joe user?-->
90	<listitem>
91	<para>
92	Applets that act as the container for the &plasma; widgets
93	</para>	90		</para>
94	</listitem>
95	</varlistentry>
96	</variablelist>
97		91
98	<para>	92		<para>
99	On a default desktop, there are two main elements: the Panel and the Desktop	93		The containments of the &plasma; desktop are the panel and the desktop.
100	itself. Both are containments in the &plasma; sense.
101	</para>	94		</para>
102		95
103	</sect2>	96		</sect2>
		97		</sect1>
104		98
105	<sect2 id="default-plasma-desktop">	99		<sect1 id="default-plasma-desktop">
106	<title>Default &plasma; Desktop</title>	100		<title>Default &plasma; Desktop</title>
107		101
108	<para><note><para>The &plasma; Desktop can be configured in countless ways. The screenshot seen below shows a fairly standard desktop. Some distributions apply extensive customizations, so your desktop may look different.
109	</para>
110	<para>Similarly, the graphical appearance of the interface elements can be styled. These screenshots uses the &plasma; default style, Breeze.</para></note>
111	</para>
112	<para>	102		<para>
113	<screenshot>	103		<screenshot>
114	<screeninfo>A fairly standard &plasma; Desktop</screeninfo>	104		<screeninfo></screeninfo>
115	<mediaobjectco>	105		<mediaobject>
116	<imageobjectco>
117	<areaspec units="other" otherunits="imagemap">
118	<area id="im1" linkends="panel-launcher" coords="0,519,31,551"/> <!-- #1 kickoff launcher #-->
119	<area id="im2" linkends="panel-launcher" coords="0,735,30,598"/><!-- #1 kickoff launcher icon -->
120	<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="37,483,69,516"/--><!-- #2 panel icons # -->
121	<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="23,558,83,597"/--><!-- #2 panel icons red box -->
122	<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="97,666,137,707"/--><!-- #3 pager # -->
123	<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="76,519,107,551"/--><!-- #3 pager plasmoid -->
124	<area id="im3" linkends="panel-taskbar" coords="288,519,320,551"/><!-- #4 task manager # -->
125	<area id="im4" linkends="panel-taskbar" coords="102,558,615,598"/><!-- #4 task manager red box -->
126	<area id="im5" linkends="panel-system-tray" coords="652,519,683,551"/><!-- #5 system tray # -->
127	<area id="im6" linkends="panel-system-tray" coords="618,557,728,598"/><!-- #5 system tray red box -->
128	<area id="im7" linkends="panel-digital-clock" coords="739,534,772,566"/><!-- #6 clock # -->
129	<area id="im8" linkends="panel-digital-clock" coords="729,573,781,598"/><!-- #6 clock plasmoid -->
130	<area id="im9" linkends="panel-toolbox" coords="750,477,782,508"/><!-- #7 panel cashew # -->
131	<area id="im10" linkends="panel-toolbox" coords="783,573,800,598"/><!-- #7 panel cashew icon -->
132	<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="733,11,765,44"/--><!-- #8 desktop cashew # -->
133	<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="772,0,800,25"/--><!-- #8 desktop cashew icon -->
134	<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="374,88,406,119"/--><!-- #9 folder view # -->
135	<!--area linkends="FIXME" coords="10,18,361,204"/--><!-- #9 folder view plasmoid -->
136	<area id = "im11" linkends="panel-launcher" coords="0,665,40,707"/> <!-- #1 kickoff launcher #-->
137	</areaspec>
138	<imageobject>	106		<imageobject>
139	<imagedata fileref="plasma-desktop-annotated.png" format="PNG"/>	107		<imagedata fileref="desktop_sample.png" format="PNG"/>
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140	</imageobject>	108		</imageobject>
141	</imageobjectco>	109		<textobject>
142	</mediaobjectco>	110		<phrase>Default &plasma; Desktop</phrase>
		111		</textobject>
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		112		</mediaobject>
143	</screenshot>	113		</screenshot>
144	</para>	114		</para>
145	<orderedlist>
146	<listitem><para>The program starter. Usually this will be <link linkend="panel-launcher">Application Launcher</link>.</para></listitem>
147	<listitem><para>A couple of icons giving easy access to often used applications</para></listitem>
148	<!--listitem><para>The Pager widget</para></listitem-->
149	<listitem><para>The <link linkend="panel-taskbar">Task Manager</link>, which shows the titles of windows belonging to the applications currently running. No application had opened a window, when the screenshot was taken</para></listitem>
150	<listitem><para>The <link linkend="panel-system-tray">System Tray</link></para></listitem>
151	<listitem><para>The <link linkend="panel-digital-clock">Digital Clock</link> widget</para></listitem>
152	<listitem><para>The <link linkend="panel-toolbox">Panel Toolbox</link></para></listitem>
153	<listitem><para>The <link linkend="desktop">Desktop</link> Toolbox</para></listitem>
154	<listitem><para>A Folder View widget, showing the content of the Desktop folder</para></listitem>
155	</orderedlist>
156		115
157	</sect2>	116		<para>
		117		The default &plasma; desktop consists of:
		118		</para>
		119
		120		<itemizedlist>
		121		<listitem><para>
		122		The Desktop Toolbox, a menu in the top left corner, which gives you options regarding widgets and activities
		123		</para></listitem>
		124
		125		<listitem><para>Hovering over the same corner will show all open apps
		126		</para></listitem>
		127
		128		<listitem><para>A panel stretching across the bottom of the screen, including an application launcher, a pager, a task manager, a digital clock, a system tray, and a <guimenu>Panel Settings</guimenu> menu. Each of these are described in the following sections.
		129		</para></listitem>
		130		</itemizedlist>
158	</sect1>	131		</sect1>
159		132
160	<sect1 id="panel">	133		<sect1 id="widgets">
161	<title>The Panel</title>	134		<title>Default Widgets</title>
162		135
163	<para>The default panel holds a few &plasma; widgets: starting from the left, there is the	136		<para>
164	application launcher.</para>	137		Widgets are small applications that live in either the &plasma; panel or the &plasma; desktop.
		138		</para>
		139
		140		<para>
		141		To change a widget to one with a similar function, right click on it (preferably an empty space inside it) and choose <guimenuitem>Alternatives</guimenuitem>.
		142		</para>
		143
		144		<para>
		145		To change the settings for a widget called Widget, right click on it (preferably an empty space inside it) and click <guimenuitem>Widget Settings</guimenuitem>.
		146		</para>
		147
		148		<sect2 id="application-launchers">
		149		<title>Application Launchers</title>
165		150
166	<sect2 id="panel-launcher">	151		<sect3 id="application-launcher">
167	<title>Application Launcher</title>	152		<title>Application Launcher</title>
168		153
		154		<para>
169	<screenshot>	155		<screenshot>
170	<screeninfo>Application launcher</screeninfo>	156		<screeninfo></screeninfo>
171	<mediaobject>	157		<mediaobject>
172	<imageobject>	158		<imageobject>
173	<imagedata fileref="application-launcher.png" format="PNG"/>	159		<imagedata fileref="launcher.png" format="PNG"/>
174	</imageobject>	160		</imageobject>
175	<textobject>	161		<textobject>
176	<phrase>Application launcher</phrase>	162		<phrase>Launcher</phrase>
177	</textobject>	163		</textobject>
178	</mediaobject>	164		</mediaobject>
179	</screenshot>	165		</screenshot>
180	<para>You can use it to start applications, open recently	166		</para>
181	opened files and the usual logout/shutdown options. There is also a structure
182	that allows you to browse through your applications. The layout has been
183	optimized for the use case that is most common: starting an application. The
184	default tab is the <guilabel>Favorites</guilabel> tab that holds the most-used
185	entries. In the beginning, you'll probably find yourself using the
186	<guilabel>Applications</guilabel> tab more often.
187	Once you have found out what your most frequently started applications are,
188	<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click on the items and select the
189	<guimenuitem>Add to Favorites</guimenuitem> to add them to your
190	<guilabel>Favorites</guilabel> (or directly into the panel or on the desktop.
191	Note that you need to <quote>unlock</quote> &plasma; by means of <mousebutton>right</mousebutton>
192	clicking on the desktop for any kind of modification).</para>
193	</sect2>
194		167
195	<sect2 id="panel-menu">	168		<para>
196	<title>Application Menu</title>	169		The default launcher (cleverly named <guilabel>Application Launcher</guilabel>) consists of 5 menus. These are seen in the part of the launcher closest to the panel.
		170		</para>
197		171
198	<para>If you prefer the	172		<para>
199	traditional menu-style application launcher, change it by	173		KDE launchers have five categories: <guilabel>Favorites</guilabel>, <guilabel>Applications</guilabel>, <guilabel>Computer</guilabel>, <guilabel>History</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Leave</guilabel>.
200	<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> clicking on the menu button and selecting
201	<guimenuitem>Alternatives</guimenuitem>.
202	</para>	174		</para>
203	<screenshot>
204	<screeninfo>Application menu</screeninfo>
205	<mediaobject>
206	<imageobject>
207	<imagedata fileref="application-menu.png" format="PNG"/>
208	</imageobject>
209	<textobject>
210	<phrase>Application menu</phrase>
211	</textobject>
212	</mediaobject>
213	</screenshot>
214	</sect2>
215		175
216	<sect2 id="panel-launcher-settings">	176		<para>
217	<title>Application Launcher Settings</title>	177		One can simply search their files and folders by typing when focused on the application launcher.
		178		</para>
218		179
219	<para>If you want to configure the application launcher, change it by	180		<para>
220	<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> clicking on the menu button and selecting	181		<guilabel>Favorites</guilabel> lists apps you have marked as favorite. By default, these include a web browser, a software manager, a text editor, a setting manager, and a file manager.
221	<guimenuitem>Application Launcher Settings</guimenuitem>.
222	</para>	182		</para>
223	<screenshot>
224	<screeninfo>Application launcher settings</screeninfo>
225	<mediaobject>
226	<imageobject>
227	<imagedata fileref="application-launcher-settings.png" format="PNG"/>
228	</imageobject>
229	<textobject>
230	<phrase>Application launcher settings</phrase>
231	</textobject>
232	</mediaobject>
233	</screenshot>
234	</sect2>
235		183
236	<sect2 id="panel-taskbar">	184		<para>
237	<title>Taskbar</title>	185		<guilabel>Applications</guilabel> is divided into 10 categories. Most of them are self-explanatory.
		186		</para>
		187
		188		<itemizedlist>
		189		<listitem><para><guilabel>Development</guilabel> lists apps for those who create software. It has a subcategory for translation.
		190		</para></listitem>
		191
		192		<listitem><para><guilabel>Education</guilabel> is divided into subcategories like <guilabel>Mathematics</guilabel>, <guilabel>Miscellaneous</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Science</guilabel>. It includes everything relevant to academics and learning.
		193		</para></listitem>
		194
		195		<listitem><para><guilabel>Settings</guilabel> has configuration applications in it.
		196		</para></listitem>
		197
		198		<listitem><para><guilabel>Games</guilabel>, <guilabel>Graphics</guilabel>, <guilabel>Multimedia</guilabel>, <guilabel>Internet</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Settings</guilabel> are self-explanatory.
		199		</para></listitem>
		200
		201		<listitem><para><guilabel>Office</guilabel>, <guilabel>Utilities</guilabel>, <guilabel>Lost and Found</guilabel>, and <guilabel>System</guilabel> contain everything that does not belong in other categories. They are otherwise self-explanatory.
		202		</para></listitem>
		203		</itemizedlist>
238		204
239	<para>	205		<para>
240	The taskbar is another widget on the panel. It shows an area for all open windows on	206		Right clicking on an app under <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> allows you to add it to your <guilabel>Favorites</guilabel> or your panel.
241	all desktops by default. You can make it show all open windows on the current
242	desktop only by checking <guimenuitem>Only show tasks from the
243	current desktop</guimenuitem> when you right click on the task manager, between
244	two windows. The size of the text on the taskbar items can be set
245	in &systemsettings; under the
246	<menuchoice><guimenu>Appearance</guimenu><guisubmenu>Fonts</guisubmenu>
247	</menuchoice>. Right-clicking on the taskbar
248	brings the Settings dialog where you can choose several options to customize
249	your taskbar.
250	<screenshot>
251	<screeninfo>Here is a screenshot of the taskbar settings dialog</screeninfo>
252	<mediaobject>
253	<imageobject>
254	<imagedata fileref="taskbar-settings.png" format="PNG"/>
255	</imageobject>
256	<textobject>
257	<phrase>Taskbar settings dialog</phrase>
258	</textobject>
259	</mediaobject>
260	</screenshot>
261	</para>	207		</para>
262	</sect2>
263		208
264	<sect2 id="panel-system-tray">	209		<para>
265	<title>System Tray</title>	210		<guilabel>Computer</guilabel> lists available data devices, along with system actions and important system folders.
		211		</para>
266		212
267	<para>	213		<para>
268	Another default panel item is the <application>System Tray</application>, which	214		<guilabel>History</guilabel> lists recently opened files and applications.
269	is used by traditional applications and widgets as a dock. Right clicking on the	215		</para>
270	<application>System Tray</application> allows you to open the settings dialog,	216
271	where you can set entries to display and their visibility.	217		<para>
		218		<guilabel>Leave</guilabel> has various actions for when you stop using your computer. It allows you lock the screen, log out, switch your user, reboot, suspend, or shut down.
		219		</para>
		220		</sect3>
		221
		222		<sect3 id="application-dashboard">
		223		<title>Application Dashboard</title>
		224
		225		<para>
		226		In addition to the default launcher, &plasma; provides 2 other launchers: the <guilabel>Application Dashboard</guilabel> and the <guilabel>Application Menu</guilabel>. You can select an app menu by right-clicking on the current one and then <guimenuitem>Alternatives</guimenuitem>.
272	</para>	227		</para>
273	<screenshot>
274	<screeninfo>System Tray settings dialog</screeninfo>
275	<mediaobject>
276	<imageobject>
277	<imagedata fileref="system-tray-settings.png" format="PNG"/>
278	</imageobject>
279	<textobject>
280	<phrase>System Tray settings dialog</phrase>
281	</textobject>
282	</mediaobject>
283	</screenshot>
284	</sect2>
285		228
286	<sect2 id="device-notifier">	229		<para>
287	<title>Device Notifier</title>	230		<guilabel>Application Dashboard</guilabel> shows <guilabel>Favorites</guilabel> and <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> by default. On the right sidebar, all the default <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> categories are visible, in addition to <guilabel>Recent Applications</guilabel> and <guilabel>Recent Documents</guilabel> categories replacing <guilabel>History</guilabel> and a <guilabel>Power/Session</guilabel> category replacing <guilabel>Leave</guilabel>.
		231		</para>
288		232
289	<para>	233		<para>
290	An icon located usually in the system tray is the <application>Device Notifier</application>.	234		Interestingly, by selecting the option in the top-bar, one can add widgets via the <guilabel>Application Dashboard</guilabel>.
291	Plug in a <acronym>USB</acronym> disk and a dialog will open that allows you to
292	open the device in &dolphin; or another associated application.
293	</para>	235		</para>
		236		</sect3>
		237
		238		<sect3 id="application-menu">
		239		<title>Application Menu</title>
		240
294	<para>	241		<para>
295	<screenshot>	242		<screenshot>
296	<screeninfo></screeninfo>	243		<screeninfo></screeninfo>
297	<mediaobject>	244		<mediaobject>
298	<imageobject>	245		<imageobject>
299	<imagedata fileref="device_notifier_widget.png" format="PNG"/>	246		<imagedata fileref="menu.png" format="PNG"/>
300	</imageobject>	247		</imageobject>
301	<textobject>	248		<textobject>
302	<phrase></phrase>	249		<phrase>Menu</phrase>
303	</textobject>	250		</textobject>
304	</mediaobject>	251		</mediaobject>
305	</screenshot>	252		</screenshot>
306	</para>	253		</para>
307	<para>The <application>Device Notifier</application> is used for handling pluggable devices such as <acronym>USB</acronym> pendrives (also called flash drives or thumb drives), digital cameras, external <acronym>USB</acronym> hard drives, &etc; It also comes into play when a medium such as a &CD; or DVD is loaded into an optical drive.	254
		255		<para>
		256		<guilabel>Application Menu</guilabel> has the same categories as on the right sidebar of the <guilabel>Application Dashboard</guilabel>. Hovering over these categories opens a popup menu with the contents of them. <guilabel>Application Menu</guilabel> has a left sidebar with your favorite apps and some power options.
308	</para>	257		</para>
309	<para>When you plug in an external device, or load a new medium into a drive, the <guilabel>Notifier</guilabel> window pops up (you can also open it explicitly by clicking on its Panel icon.) It stays open while the cursor is over it, otherwise it hides itself after a few seconds.	258		</sect3>
		259		</sect2>
		260
		261		<sect2 id="pagers">
		262		<title>Pagers</title>
		263
		264		<sect3 id="desktop-pager">
		265		<title>Desktop Pager</title>
		266
		267		<para>
		268		The <guilabel>Desktop Pager</guilabel> lets you switch between virtual desktops. It shows diagrams of all the windows on each desktop. Virtual desktops are explained in detail <link linkend="virtual-desktops">later</link>.
310	</para>	269		</para>
311	<para>The <guilabel>Notifier</guilabel> window shows a list of all the devices it currently knows about. Moving the mouse cursor over a device will highlight how many possible actions are associated with that device.	270
		271		</sect3>
		272
		273		<sect3 id="activity-pager">
		274		<title>Activity Pager</title>
		275
			lueckUnsubmitted Not Done Clocks appear in systemtray lueck: Clocks appear in systemtray
			ivanthekdefanAuthorUnsubmitted Not Done On up-to-date neon dev unstable, the default panel has a clock right of the system tray. ivanthekdefan: On up-to-date neon dev unstable, the default panel has a clock right of the system tray.
		276		<para>
		277		The <guilabel>Activity Pager</guilabel> is like the <guilabel>Desktop Pager</guilabel> but with activities. Activities are explained <link linkend="activities2">later</link>.
312	</para>	278		</para>
		279		</sect3>
		280
		281		</sect2>
		282
		283		<sect2 id="task-managers">
		284		<title>Task Managers</title>
		285
		286		<para>
		287		<guilabel>Task Managers</guilabel> list open windows. Right-clicking on an app in a task manager other than <guilabel>Window List</guilabel> allows you to do most anything that could be done in the header-bar, as well as moving it between desktops, starting a new instance of the same application, and pinning it to the task manager.
		288		</para>
		289
		290		<sect3 id="task-manager">
		291		<title>Task Manager</title>
		292
		293		<para>
		294		<guilabel>Task Manager</guilabel> shows a list of open windows in the current activity with icons and window titles.
		295		</para>
		296
313	<para>	297		<para>
314	<screenshot>	298		<screenshot>
315	<screeninfo></screeninfo>	299		<screeninfo></screeninfo>
316	<mediaobject>	300		<mediaobject>
317	<imageobject>	301		<imageobject>
318	<imagedata fileref="device_notifier_widget_actions.png" format="PNG"/>	302		<imagedata fileref="tasksettings.png" format="PNG"/>
319	</imageobject>	303		</imageobject>
320	<textobject>	304		<textobject>
321	<phrase></phrase>	305		<phrase>Task Manager settings</phrase>
322	</textobject>	306		</textobject>
323	</mediaobject>	307		</mediaobject>
324	</screenshot>	308		</screenshot>
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325	</para>	309		</para>
326	<para>Clicking anywhere in the shaded box around the device name (but not on the eject/unmount icon if present) expands the entry to show the list of possible actions for that device. The set of actions depends on the device; it is configurable from the <application>Device Notifier</application>'s context menu or from the &systemsettings; modules <ulink url="help:/kcontrol/solid-actions/index.html">Device Actions</ulink> and <ulink url="help:/kcontrol/solid-device-automounter/index.html">Removable Devices</ulink>. Simply select one with the mouse or keyboard to launch that action.	310
327	</para>	311		</sect3>
328	<para>There is also a small icon to the right of each entry showing whether that device is currently accessible (or <emphasis>mounted</emphasis>) or not. Only when a device is not mounted is it safe to physically disconnect it from the computer. Clicking on the icon causes the device to be unmounted and/or the medium to be ejected if it is currently mounted, and will mount it if it is not. Note that unmounting/ejecting might fail if the device still has open files on it, &eg; if a large file copy hasn't finished. In most cases you can just wait a while and try again. When an unmounting has succeeded, a success icon will be shown on the <application>Device Notifier</application>'s icon.	312
		313		<sect3 id="icons-only-task-manager">
		314		<title>Icons-only Task Manager</title>
		315
		316		<para>
		317		<guilabel>Icons-only Task Manager</guilabel> shows a list of open windows in the current activity with icons only.
329	</para>	318		</para>
330	</sect2>	319		</sect3>
331		320
332	<sect2 id="panel-hidden">	321		<sect3 id="window-list">
333	<title>Hidden Items</title>	322		<title>Window List</title>
334		323
335	<para>The <application>System Tray</application> normally holds some more entries like	324		<para>
336	&klipper;, &kmix; &etc;</para>	325		<guilabel>Window List</guilabel> is a panel icon which, when clicked, shows a list of open windows in the current activity with icons and window titles.
		326		</para>
		327		</sect3>
337		328
338	<para>Some of the default entries in the <application>System Tray</application> are hidden
339	to save space in the bar. To display these entries click on the small white triangle
340	<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="system-tray-up-arrow.png" format="PNG"/>
341	</imageobject></inlinemediaobject>, then use
342	the &LMB; to launch a widget or the &RMB; to open its settings dialog.</para>
343	</sect2>	329		</sect2>
344		330
345	<sect2 id="panel-digital-clock">	331		<sect2 id="clocks">
		332		<title>Clocks</title>
		333
		334		<para>
		335		Clocks tell the time. Clicking on a clock opens a calendar.
		336		</para>
		337
		338		<sect3 id="digital-clock">
346	<title>Digital Clock</title>	339		<title>Digital Clock</title>
347		340
348	<para>	341		<para>
349	The right-most &plasma; widget in the default panel holds the <application>Digital	342		The <guilabel>Digital Clock</guilabel> shows the time in a digital format (Hour:Minute AM/PM).
350	Clock</application>.	343		</para>
351	This clock can display the time in different timezones as well as have its size	344		</sect3>
352	changed. The clock will adjust its font size to the area it is given by the	345
353	surrounding containment (that is the panel in this case). If you choose to	346		<sect3 id="analog-clock">
354	display the date, this date will be rendered using the <guimenuitem>Small	347		<title>Analog Clock</title>
355	font</guimenuitem> option from the &systemsettings; <guilabel>Font</guilabel>	348
356	dialog. The time will take the rest of the space. So in the end, you'll choose	349		<para>
357	yourself the amount of information displayed, and if that fits. If you want to	350		The <guilabel>Analog Clock</guilabel> shows the time like a mechanical clock would.
358	display more information, make the panel larger or put the clock on the desktop	351		</para>
359	where it can grow freely.	352
		353		</sect3>
		354
		355		<sect3 id="fuzzy-clock">
		356		<title>Fuzzy Clock</title>
		357
		358		<para>
		359		The <guilabel>Fuzzy Clock</guilabel> shows the time in the imprecise format you might sometimes use when talking to friends.
		360		</para>
		361
		362		</sect3>
		363
		364		<sect3 id="calendar">
		365		<title>Calendar</title>
		366
		367		<para>
		368		The <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel> shows the date of the month. When at a large size on the desktop, it shows a calendar by default.
360	</para>	369		</para>
		370		</sect3>
		371
361	</sect2>	372		</sect2>
362		373
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363	<sect2 id="panel-pager">	374		<sect2 id="system-tray">
364	<title>Pager</title>	375		<title>System Tray</title>
365		376
366	<para>	377		<para>
367	An optional item on your panel is the <application>Pager</application>.	378		The <guilabel>System Tray</guilabel> is a collection of various widgets:
368	It allows you to switch between your virtual desktops.
369	If you change the layout of the <application>Pager</application>
370	through the <guimenuitem>Number of rows</guimenuitem> option,
371	which will also affect the layout and animations that are shown in &kwin;’s
372	<guimenuitem>Desktop Grid</guimenuitem> effect.<!-- – (Switch on desktop effect,
373	press <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F8</keycap></keycombo> to see it.)
374	don't see that in 4.7-->
375	For larger pagers, selecting <guimenuitem>Display windows icons</guimenuitem>
376	typically makes sense.
377	</para>	379		</para>
		380
		381		<itemizedlist>
		382		<listitem>
		383		<para>Menus/launchers for running, but closed applications</para>
		384		</listitem>
		385
		386		<listitem>
		387		<para><guilabel>Wifi manager</guilabel>. Click on it for a list of available networks.</para>
		388		</listitem>
		389
		390		<listitem>
		391		<para><guilabel>Device Notifier</guilabel> - Plug in a USB disk and a dialog will open that allows you to open the device in &dolphin; or another associated application. Can be used as a standalone widget.</para>
		392		</listitem>
		393
		394		<listitem>
		395		<para><guilabel>Clipboard</guilabel> - clipboard viewer. Can be used as a standalone widget.</para>
		396		</listitem>
		397
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		398		<listitem>
		399		<para><guilabel>Volume Control</guilabel> - allows you to set volume for certain devices and applications. Can be used as a standalone widget.</para>
		400		</listitem>
		401
		402		<listitem>
		403		<para><guilabel>Notifications</guilabel> - notifications from various apps</para>
		404		</listitem>
		405
		406		<listitem>
		407		<para><guilabel>Battery Monitor</guilabel> - shows remaining batteries' capacity and whether it is charging. Also lets you change screen brightness</para>
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		408		</listitem>
		409
		410		<listitem>
		411		<para><guilabel>Updates</guilabel> - allows you to upgrade when upgrades are available. Can be used as a standalone widget.</para>
		412		</listitem>
		413
		414		<listitem>
		415		<para><guilabel>Printers</guilabel> - lists connected printers</para>
		416		</listitem>
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		417
		418		<listitem>
		419		<para><guilabel>KDE Connect</guilabel> - allows you to view and manage connected smartphones and <trademark>Android</trademark> tablets</para>
		420		</listitem>
		421		</itemizedlist>
		422
		423		<para>
		424		The <guilabel>System Tray</guilabel> shows only currently relevant widgets. For example, if the battery is charging or discharging, the <guilabel>Battery Monitor</guilabel> displays.
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		425		</para>
		426
378	</sect2>	427		</sect2>
379	<!-- other items in a kde compiled from sources -->
380	<!-- Activity Manager -->
381	<!-- Notifications -->
382	<!-- Show the Desktop -->
383		428
384	</sect1>	429		<sect2 id="additional-widgets">
		430		<title>Additional Widgets</title>
385		431
386	<sect1 id="panel-toolbox">	432		<sect3 id="twod-plots">
387	<title>The Panel Toolbox</title>	433		<title>2D Plots</title>
388		434
389	<para>If your desktop is unlocked (you can do that by	435		<para>
390	<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> clicking on the desktop, or when no	436		The <guilabel>2D Plot</guilabel> applet allows you to enter an equation in the top bar, then see it plotted in a random color below.
391	application has the focus, with <keycombo	437		</para>
392	action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, <keycap>L</keycap>), a small &plasma;	438		</sect3>
393	logo will appear in the bottom right corner in the panel.
394	Click on this toolbox, and the panel controller opens.</para>
395		439
396	<screenshot>	440		<sect3 id="activities">
397	<screeninfo>Panel Settings</screeninfo>	441		<title>Activities</title>
398	<mediaobject>
399	<imageobject>
400	<imagedata fileref="panel-settings.png" format="PNG"/>
401	</imageobject>
402	<textobject>
403	<phrase>Panel Settings</phrase>
404	</textobject>
405	</mediaobject>
406	</screenshot>
407		442
408	<para>The panel controller allows you to reposition, resize and realign the panel. The	443		<para>
409	&plasma; widgets living in this panel will adjust their size automatically.	444		The <guilabel>Activities</guilabel> widget is meant for panels. Clicking on it opens the Activity Manager in a sidebar to the left.
410	&plasma; widgets have basic knowledge about sizing, provided by the containment. They	445		</para>
411	are programmed to take advantage of that size, and inform the applet about how	446		</sect3>
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412	much space they possibly need. In the end, the containment gives a possible size
413	to the applets, the applets obey.</para>
414		447
415	</sect1>	448		<sect3 id="activity-bar">
		449		<title>Activity Bar</title>
416		450
417	<sect1 id="add-applets">	451		<para>
418	<title>Adding Applets</title>	452		The <guilabel>Activity Bar</guilabel> is like a task manager, except for <link linkend="activities2">activities</link>.
		453		</para>
		454		</sect3>
		455
		456		<sect3 id="calculator">
		457		<title>Calculator</title>
419		458
420	<para>	459		<para>
421	Unlock the desktop and you'll be able to add and remove &plasma; widgets from panel	460		The <guilabel>Calculator</guilabel> is a basic elementary calculator app.
422	or desktop. You add &plasma; widgets by simply dragging them where you want them.	461		</para>
423	<mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click on an widget to remove it.	462		</sect3>
424		463
425	<screenshot>	464		<sect3 id="color-picker">
426	<screeninfo>Add Widgets</screeninfo>	465		<title>Color Picker</title>
427	<mediaobject>
428	<imageobject>
429	<imagedata fileref="add-widgets.png" format="PNG"/>
430	</imageobject>
431	<textobject>
432	<phrase>Add Widgets</phrase>
433	</textobject>
434	</mediaobject>
435	</screenshot>
436		466
437	The <guibutton>Get New Widgets</guibutton> button allows you to add widgets	467		<para>
438	you've previously downloaded and download new &plasma; widgets.	468		Click on the dropper button and then on a color to pick a color from the desktop. Hover over the color to get its hex number.
439	Currently it supports native &plasmagik; packages
440	and some &Mac; OS X dashboard widgets. Widgets you install this way can then be
441	accessed just like regular, preinstalled widgets.
442	</para>	469		</para>
443	</sect1>	470		</sect3>
444		471
445	<sect1 id="desktop">	472		<sect3 id="comic-viewer">
446	<title>The Desktop</title>	473		<title>Comic Viewer</title>
447		474
448	<para>	475		<para>
449	The desktop is in fact another containment. One that does not put size	476		Allows you to view comics straight from the Internet. Requires one to install comics; this can be done through <application>Discover</application> or by going into the widget settings and clicking <guilabel>Get New Comics</guilabel>.
450	constraints on the applets. Applets can be moved and sized freely. On the
451	unlocked desktop, &plasma; widgets will show a frame when you move the mouse over
452	them. This applet handle allows you to move, resize, relocate and realign the
453	panel. It also allows you to drag &plasma; widgets on the desktop. The buttons in the
454	corner are used to resize, rotate configure and remove the applet. When
455	rotated, a &plasma; widget will act magnetic towards 12 o'clock, so it is easy to get
456	them back into sensible position. By default, most applets keep their aspect
457	ratio when they are being resized. If you want to freely resize an applet,
458	hold the &Ctrl; key pressed while resizing.
459	</para>	477		</para>
		478		</sect3>
		479
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		480		<sect3 id="monitoring-widgets">
		481		<title>Monitoring Widgets</title>
460		482
461	<para>	483		<para>
462	Right clicking on the desktop also offers you to configure aspects such as the	484		Monitoring widgets include activity graphs for various things.
463	wallpaper and the layout used, and the mouse actions. It offers to download new
464	wallpapers through &knewstuff;.
465	</para>	485		</para>
466	<para>On the <guilabel>Tweaks</guilabel> page you can configure to hide the desktop Toolbox	486
467	and adjust the widget handling.	487		<sect4 id="cpu-loader-monitor">
		488		<title>CPU Load Monitor</title>
		489
		490		<para>
		491		Monitors the overall CPU load as well as the load for each CPU core.
468	</para>	492		</para>
		493		</sect4>
		494		</sect3>
469		495
470	<screenshot>	496		<sect3 id="fifteen-puzzle">
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471	<screeninfo>Desktop Settings</screeninfo>	497		<title>Fifteen Puzzle</title>
472	<mediaobject>	498		<para>
473	<imageobject>	499		Fifteen Puzzle is a puzzle game in which fifteen number-blocks are scrambled and you have to reorganize them by sliding them around. It is similar to common sliding-image puzzles.
474	<imagedata fileref="desktop-settings.png" format="PNG"/>	500		</para>
475	</imageobject>	501		</sect3>
476	<textobject>	502
477	<phrase>Desktop Settings</phrase>	503		</sect2>
478	</textobject>	504		</sect1>
479	</mediaobject>	505
480	</screenshot>	506		<sect1 id="panel-settings">
		507		<title>Panel Settings</title>
481		508
482	<para>To change the &plasma; theme or download a new one through &knewstuff;	509		<para>
483	open the <menuchoice><guimenu>Appearance</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Desktop	510		If widgets are unlocked, then on the right of each panel there is a button which opens the <guimenu>Panel Settings</guimenu> menu. This menu allows you to change the size of the panel; drag the arrows pointing left to change the minimum width of the panel and drag the arrows pointing right to change the maximum width. The <guibutton>Screen Edge</guibutton> button acts like a handle to move the panel to any side of the screen. The <guibutton>Height</guibutton> button can be dragged up and down to change the height of the panel. <guibutton>Add Widgets</guibutton> and <guibutton>Add Spacer</guibutton> are self-explanatory. Under <guibutton>More Settings</guibutton>, one can change the panel's alignment and visibility. That menu also allows the user to increase the panel's minimum size to its maximum (<guilabel>Maximize Panel</guilabel>), remove the panel, and prevent widgets from being edited (<guilabel>Lock Widgets</guilabel>).
484	Theme</guimenuitem></menuchoice> page in the &systemsettings;.</para>	511		</para>
		512		</sect1>
		513
		514		<sect1 id="adding-widgets">
		515		<title>Adding Widgets</title>
485		516
486	<para>	517		<para>
487	With open applications, it quickly gets hard to see the &plasma; widgets on your	518		To add widgets, right click on the desktop and go to <guimenuitem>Add Widgets...</guimenuitem> or click the same option under <guilabel>Panel Settings</guilabel>. This will open up a vertical menu on the left side of the screen to add widgets.
488	desktop. The <emphasis role="bold">Dashboard</emphasis> gets those &plasma; widgets	519		</para>
489	in front of you, much like the <guilabel>Show desktop</guilabel> functionality	520
490	you are used to from traditional desktops.	521		<para>
		522		The <guibutton>Get New Widgets</guibutton> button allows you to add widgets you've previously downloaded and download new &plasma; widgets. Currently it supports native <application>Plasmagik</application> packages and some <trademark>Mac OS X</trademark> dashboard widgets. Widgets you install this way can then be accessed just like regular, preinstalled widgets.
491	</para>	523		</para>
492		524
493	</sect1>	525		</sect1>
494		526
495	<sect1 id="folder-view">	527		<sect1 id="the-desktop">
496	<title>Folder View</title>	528		<title>The Desktop</title>
497	<para>The <guilabel>Folder View</guilabel> widget is used to display entries like folders or	529
498	files from a folder, by default from <filename class="directory">$<envar>HOME</envar>/Desktop</filename>.	530		<para>
		531		The desktop is in fact another containment. One that does not put size constraints on the applets. Applets can be moved and sized freely. On the unlocked desktop, &plasma; widgets will show a frame when you move the mouse over them. This applet handle allows you to move, resize, relocate and realign the panel. It also allows you to drag &plasma; widgets on the desktop. The buttons in the corner are used to resize, rotate configure and remove the applet. When rotated, a &plasma; widget will act magnetic towards 12 o'clock, so it is easy to get them back into sensible position. By default, most applets keep their aspect ratio when they are being resized. If you want to freely resize an applet, hold the &Ctrl; key pressed while resizing.
499	</para>	532		</para>
500	<para>You can choose to view either all files, or filter either by specific regular expressions	533
501	(&eg;, all files with a certain extension) or by file type (&eg; just images).	534		<para>
		535		Right clicking on the desktop and clicking <guimenuitem>Configure Desktop</guimenuitem> also offers you to configure aspects such as the wallpaper and the layout used, and the mouse actions. It offers to download new wallpapers through &knewstuff;.
502	</para>	536		</para>
503	<para>This widget also supports basic file management properties (moving, copying, cutting	537
504	and pasting for example), and you can have as many as you want on your desktop.	538		<para>
		539		On the <guilabel>Tweaks</guilabel> page you can configure to hide the desktop Toolbox and adjust the widget handling.
505	</para>	540		</para>
506		541
507	<screenshot>	542		<para>
508	<screeninfo>Folder View</screeninfo>	543		To change the &plasma; theme or download a new one through &knewstuff; open the <menuchoice><guimenu>Appearance</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Desktop Theme</guimenuitem></menuchoice> page in the &systemsettings;.
509	<mediaobject>	544		</para>
510	<imageobject>
511	<imagedata fileref="folder-view.png" format="PNG"/>
512	</imageobject>
513	<textobject>
514	<phrase>Folder View</phrase>
515	</textobject>
516	</mediaobject>
517	</screenshot>
518		545
519	<para>If you select the layout <guilabel>Folder View</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Desktop Settings</guilabel>	546		<para>
520	you can use one Folder View as the whole desktop, effectively replicating the "old style" desktop paradigm.	547		With open applications, it quickly gets hard to see the &plasma; widgets on your desktop. When opening menus that allow you to configure widgets and activities, the window view is replaced with a Dashboard. All of the windows are moved to the corners and made translucent. This can also be achieved via the <guilabel>Show Desktop</guilabel> widget.
521	</para>	548		</para>
		549
522	</sect1>	550		</sect1>
523		551
524	<sect1 id="krunner">	552		<sect1 id="krunner">
525	<title>&krunner;</title>	553		<title>&krunner;</title>
		554
		555		<para>
		556		&krunner; is a versatile mini command-line. You can use it to start applications, open web pages, access bookmarks, search through your desktop data, calculate short equations, and many more. Pressing <keycombo>&Alt;<keycap>Space</keycap></keycombo> or <keycombo>&Alt; <keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> opens the &krunner; dialog. You just start typing and &krunner; will start searching matches as soon as you've entered more than two characters. You can open the settings dialog to learn about &krunner;’s functionality, provided by plugins. You can navigate through the matches using the tab and arrow keys.
		557		</para>
		558
526	<para>	559		<para>
527	&krunner; is a versatile mini command-line. You can use it to start applications,
528	open web pages, access bookmarks, search through your desktop data, calculate
529	short equations, and many more. Pressing <keycombo
530	action="simul">&Alt;<keysym>Space</keysym></keycombo> or <keycombo
531	action="simul">&Alt;<keysym>F2</keysym></keycombo> opens the &krunner; dialog.
532	You just start typing and &krunner; will start searching matches as soon as
533	you've entered more than two characters. You can open the settings dialog to
534	learn about &krunner;’s functionality, provided by plugins. You can
535	navigate through the matches using the tab and arrow keys.
536	</para>
537	<!-- whitout tab no arrow keys-->
538	<screenshot>	560		<screenshot>
539	<screeninfo>&krunner; dialog</screeninfo>	561		<screeninfo></screeninfo>
540	<mediaobject>	562		<mediaobject>
541	<imageobject>	563		<imageobject>
542	<imagedata fileref="krunner.png" format="PNG"/>	564		<imagedata fileref="krunner.png" format="PNG"/>
543	</imageobject>	565		</imageobject>
544	<textobject>	566		<textobject>
545	<phrase>&krunner; dialog</phrase>	567		<phrase>&krunner; window</phrase>
546	</textobject>	568		</textobject>
547	</mediaobject>	569		</mediaobject>
548	</screenshot>	570		</screenshot>
		571		</para>
		572		<para>
		573		Use the <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="krunner-configure.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> <guilabel>Configure</guilabel> button to open the <guilabel>Plasma Search</guilabel> &systemsettings; module and configure where and what to search for in &krunner;.
		574		</para>
549		575
550	<para>Use the <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="krunner-configure.png" format="PNG"/>	576		<para>
551	</imageobject></inlinemediaobject> button to open the <guilabel>Plasma Search</guilabel> &systemsettings;	577		&krunner; supports <guilabel>Desktop Actions</guilabel> which are additional actions an application can offer to perform common actions or jump directly to a certain task from Task Manager. Common examples are <guimenuitem>Open New Incognito Window</guimenuitem> to open your browser directly in private mode, <guimenuitem>Compose Email</guimenuitem> without launching the full-fledged email client first or take photos with the actions provided by <application>Spectacle</application>.
552	module and configure where and what to search for in &krunner;
553	</para>	578		</para>
554		579
555	<para>&krunner; supports <quote>Desktop Actions</quote> which are additional actions an application can	580		<para>
556	offer to perform common actions or jump directly to a certain task from Task Manager.	581		If you press the <keycap>Down</keycap> key in an empty &krunner; a history of the recent entities is shown. After invoking a search result, its query will move to the top, so repeatedly used commands never fall out of the list.
557	Common examples are <guilabel>Open New Incognito Window</guilabel> to open your browser directly in private mode,
558	<guilabel>Compose Email</guilabel> without launching the full-fledged email client first or the actions
559	provided by &spectacle;:
560	</para>	582		</para>
561		583
562	<screenshot>	584		<para>
563	<screeninfo>&krunner; Desktop Actions</screeninfo>	585		Remove single entries from the list using the <inlinemediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="remove.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> </inlinemediaobject> red cross button or clear the complete history in the &krunner; settings.
564	<mediaobject>	586		</para>
565	<imageobject>
566	<imagedata fileref="krunner-desktop-actions.png" format="PNG"/>
567	</imageobject>
568	<textobject>
569	<phrase>&krunner; Desktop Actions</phrase>
570	</textobject>
571	</mediaobject>
572	</screenshot>
573		587
574	<para>If you press the <keysym>Down</keysym> key in an empty &krunner; a history of the recent entities	588		<para>
575	is shown. After invoking a search result, its query will move to the top, so repeatedly used	589		If you want to know what is going on on your system, pressing <keycombo>&Ctrl; &Esc;</keycombo> gives you quick access to a list of windows and processes, with options to monitor their output and kill processes.
576	commands never fall out of the list.
577	</para>	590		</para>
578	<para>Remove single entries from the list using the <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="remove.png" format="PNG"/>	591
579	</imageobject></inlinemediaobject> button or clear the complete history in the	592		</sect1>
580	&krunner; settings.	593
		594		<sect1 id="activities-and-virtual-desktops">
		595		<title>Activities and Virtual Desktops</title>
		596
		597		<sect2 id="virtual-desktops">
		598		<title>Virtual Desktops</title>
		599
		600		<para>
		601		Each virtual desktop contains its own windows.
581	</para>	602		</para>
582		603
583	<para>	604		<para>
584	If you want to know what is going on on your system, pressing <keycombo	605		Virtual Desktops are disabled by default. To change this, go to <menuchoice><guimenu>&systemsettings;</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Desktop Behavior</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>Virtual Desktops</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and increase the number of desktops.
585	action="simul">&Ctrl;&Esc;</keycombo> gives you quick access to a list of windows
586	and processes, with options to monitor their output and kill processes.
587	</para>	606		</para>
588	</sect1>	607		</sect2>
589		608
590	<sect1 id="activities-interface">	609		<sect2 id="activities2">
591	<title>Activities</title>	610		<title>Activities</title>
592		611
593	<para>	612		<para>
594	The desktop toolbox, accessed via the upper left corner has a button for	613		Each Activity has its own widgets and windows.
595	displaying your activities, of which &plasma; allows you to have more than one.	614		</para>
596	Basically, that is multiple desktop containments hosting multiple sets of &plasma; widgets.	615
597	Display the <quote>Activities</quote> bar, select one of the predefined activities	616		<para>
598	or choose <guilabel>Create Activity</guilabel>	617		The desktop toolbox, accessed via the upper left corner has a button for displaying your activities, of which &plasma; allows you to have more than one. Basically, that is multiple desktop containments hosting multiple sets of &plasma; widgets. Display the <guilabel>Activities</guilabel> bar, select one of the predefined activities or choose <guimenuitem>Create Activity</guimenuitem> to create a new containment, select your new containment and customize suiting your taste. &plasma;’s activities and &kwin;’s desktop grid are similar in that respect, but there is a fundamental difference. While virtual desktop are used to group and organize windows, &plasma;’s activities are used to group and organize &plasma; widgets. This way, you can switch between activities and have relevant &plasma; widgets supporting the task you are currently trying to accomplish. You can create a <guilabel>Free time</guilabel> activity, with comic strips, a puzzle and other &plasma; widgets, and a <guilabel>Work</guilabel> activity, with relevant RSS feeds, calculator and calendar, for example.
599	to create a new containment, select your new containment and customize suiting your taste.
600	&plasma;’s activities and &kwin;’s desktop grid are similar in that respect, but there
601	is a fundamental difference. While virtual desktop are used to group and organize windows,
602	&plasma;’s activities are used to group and organize &plasma; widgets. This way, you can
603	switch between activities and have relevant &plasma; widgets supporting the task you are
604	currently trying to accomplish. You can create a <quote>Free time</quote> activity, with
605	comic strips, a puzzle and other &plasma; widgets, and a <quote>Work</quote> activity,
606	with relevant <acronym>RSS</acronym> feeds, calculator and calendar, for example.
607	</para>	618		</para>
608		619
609	<para>	620		<para>
610	To delete an activity, press the <guibutton>Stop Activity</guibutton> button on	621		To delete an activity, press the <guibutton>Stop Activity</guibutton> button on <guilabel>Activities</guilabel> bar (press <keycombo>&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> then <keycombo>&Alt;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo> to open this bar) then click the red <quote>X</quote> (or press <keycombo>&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> then <keycombo>&Alt;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo>) and confirm the deletion.
611	<quote>Activities</quote> bar (press <keycombo
612	action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo> then <keycombo
613	action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo> to open this bar) then click
614	the red 'X' (or press <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>
615	then <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo>) and confirm the
616	deletion.
617	</para>	622		</para>
618		623
		624		</sect2>
619	</sect1>	625		</sect1>
620		626
621	<sect1 id="shortcuts">	627		<sect1 id="shortcuts">
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731	Documentation Copyright © 2008–2010 Sebastian Kügler <email>sebas@kde.org</email>	737		Documentation Copyright © 2008–2010 Sebastian Kügler <email>sebas@kde.org</email>
732	</para>	738		</para>
733		739
		740		<para>
		741		Partially rewritten in 2017 by Ivan Stanton <email>2112871@jeffcoschools.us</email>
		742		</para>
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