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| 8 | <article lang="&language;" id="launch-feedback"> | 8 | <article lang="&language;" id="launch-feedback"> | ||
| 9 | <articleinfo> | 9 | <articleinfo> | ||
| 10 | <title>Launch Feedback</title> | 10 | <title>Launch Feedback</title> | ||
| 11 | <authorgroup> | 11 | <authorgroup> | ||
| 12 | <author>&Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail;</author> | 12 | <author>&Lauri.Watts; &Lauri.Watts.mail;</author> | ||
| 13 | <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> | 13 | <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> | ||
| 14 | </authorgroup> | 14 | </authorgroup> | ||
| 15 | 15 | | |||
| 16 | <date>2015-04-09</date> | 16 | <date>2018-03-25</date> | ||
| 17 | <releaseinfo>Plasma 5.3</releaseinfo> | 17 | <releaseinfo>Plasma 5.12</releaseinfo> | ||
| 18 | 18 | | |||
| 19 | </articleinfo> | 19 | </articleinfo> | ||
| 20 | 20 | | |||
| 21 | <para>Sometimes it is reassuring to know that your computer didn't just | 21 | <para>Sometimes it is reassuring to know that your computer didn't just | ||
| 22 | ignore your command, and something is happening behind the scenes. In | 22 | ignore your command, and something is happening behind the scenes. In | ||
| 23 | this module you can configure visible feedback to help you know if you | 23 | this module you can configure visible feedback to help you know if you | ||
| 24 | really hit that icon or not.</para> | 24 | really hit that icon or not.</para> | ||
| 25 | 25 | | |||
| 26 | <para>The traditional way to indicate that your computer is busy is to | 26 | <para>The traditional way to indicate that your computer is busy is to | ||
| 27 | modify the cursor, and you can turn this on by choosing a | 27 | modify the cursor, and you can turn this on by choosing a | ||
| 28 | <guilabel>Busy Cursor</guilabel>.</para> | 28 | <guilabel>Cursor</guilabel>.</para> | ||
| 29 | 29 | | |||
| 30 | <para>With this option enabled, your cursor will have an icon attached | 30 | <para>With this option enabled, your cursor will have an icon attached | ||
| 31 | to it for a short time, when a new application is being launched. You | 31 | to it for a short time, when a new application is being launched. You | ||
| 32 | can configure how long this icon is displayed beside your cursor with the | 32 | can configure how long this icon is displayed beside your cursor with the | ||
| 33 | <guilabel>Startup indication timeout:</guilabel> spinbox. The | 33 | <guilabel>Stop animation after:</guilabel> spinbox. The | ||
| 34 | default is 5 seconds.</para> | 34 | default is 5 seconds.</para> | ||
| 35 | 35 | | |||
| 36 | <para>There are several variations of busy cursor available, including | 36 | <para>There are several variations of busy cursor available, including | ||
| 37 | a <guilabel>Blinking Cursor</guilabel>, a <guilabel>Bouncing Cursor</guilabel> | 37 | a <guilabel>Blinking</guilabel>, a <guilabel>Bouncing</guilabel> | ||
| 38 | or a <guilabel>Passive Busy Cursor</guilabel> icon with no animation.</para> | 38 | or a <guilabel>Static</guilabel> cursor icon with no animation.</para> | ||
| 39 | 39 | | |||
| 40 | <para>Traditional &kde; launch notification has taken another form, | 40 | <para>Traditional &plasma; launch notification has taken another form, | ||
| 41 | which you can also enable and disable here. Normally when you start an | 41 | which you can also enable and disable here. Normally when you start an | ||
| 42 | application, it gets an immediate entry in the taskbar, with the icon | 42 | application, it gets an immediate entry in the taskbar, with the icon | ||
| 43 | replaced by a spinning hourglass to let you know something is | 43 | replaced by a spinning hourglass to let you know something is | ||
| 44 | happening. You can toggle this behavior on and off with the | 44 | happening. You can toggle this behavior on and off with the | ||
| 45 | <guilabel>Enable taskbar notification</guilabel> checkbox, and when it's | 45 | <guilabel>Enable animation</guilabel> checkbox.</para> | ||
| 46 | enabled, you can set a time in the | | |||
| 47 | <guilabel>Startup indication timeout</guilabel> spinbox.</para> | | |||
| 48 | 46 | | |||
| 49 | <para>Not all applications that you start will eventually show a | 47 | <para>Not all applications that you start will eventually show a | ||
| 50 | window, or an entry in the taskbar. Some of them, for example, are | 48 | window, or an entry in the taskbar. Some of them, for example, are | ||
| 51 | docked into the &kde; system tray. Alternatively, it might be that you | 49 | docked into the &plasma; system tray. Alternatively, it might be that you | ||
| 52 | sent it off to a different virtual desktop, and in the <guilabel>Filters</guilabel> | 50 | sent it off to a different virtual desktop, and in the <guilabel>Filters</guilabel> | ||
| 53 | section of the <ulink url="help:/plasma-desktop/panel.html"> | 51 | section of the <ulink url="help:/plasma-desktop/panel.html"> | ||
| 54 | <guilabel>Task Manager Settings</guilabel></ulink> the option <guilabel>Only show | 52 | <guilabel>Task Manager Settings</guilabel></ulink> the option <guilabel>Only show | ||
| 55 | tasks from the current desktop</guilabel> is checked. Setting a timeout ensures that, | 53 | tasks from the current desktop</guilabel> is checked. Setting a timeout ensures that, | ||
| 56 | even in these cases, you can still get launch feedback, but also that | 54 | even in these cases, you can still get launch feedback, but also that | ||
| 57 | it will go away when the job is done.</para> | 55 | it will go away when the job is done.</para> | ||
| 58 | 56 | | |||
| 59 | </article> | 57 | </article> | ||