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Handling Media
If you insert a CD or DVD in your respective drive, plug-in
an USB stick or removable hard disk, or any other pluggable
device, the device notifier widget opens a small window
notifying you about this. Click on the entry to open it with
Dolphin.
Customizing Your Desktop
You can change the way your KDE desktop looks and be-
haves to suit your personal preferences.
Locking and Unlocking Desktop Objects
Desktop elements can be locked in their current position
to prevent them from being moved around on the desktop.
As long as the desktop elements are locked, you cannot
add, move, or remove any objects to and from your desktop.
To lock or unlock the desktop elements, click the desktop
toolbox at the upper right corner of the desktop and select
Lock Widgets or Unlock Widgets.
Alternatively, right-click an empty patch on the desktop
and select the respective menu items from the context
menu.
Changing Individual Desktop Elements
In the following, you can find some examples of how to
change individual desktops elements.
Adding Program Icons to the Desktop
To create a link to an application and place it on the desk-
top or the panel, proceed as follows:
1. Click the Main Menu button and browse to the desired
application.
2. Right-click and select Add to Desktop from the context
menu that appears. If these menu items are not avail-
able, your desktop elements are probably locked. Un-
lock them first as described in Section "Locking and
Unlocking Desktop Objects".
3. To change the icon position on the desktop, left-click
the icon and drag it to the desired place.
To delete an icon from your desktop, right-click the pro-
gram icon and select Remove this Icon.
Adding Widgets to the Desktop
Widgets (or "plasmoids") are small applications that can be
integrated into your desktop or your panel.
1. To add widgets to you desktop, right-click an empty
patch on your desktop and select Add Widgets.
If these menu items are not available, your desktop el-
ements are probably locked. Unlock them first as de-
scribed in Section "Locking and Unlocking Desktop
Objects".
2. In the dialog box that appears, you can limit the selec-
tion of widgets that is shown with the drop-down list
at the top.
3. Select a widget and click Add Widget. The widget ap-
pears on your desktop.
4. To position the widget on your desktop, left-click the
widget and drag it to the desired place. To align all
widgets to a grid, right-click an empty patch on the
desktop and select Align Horizontally or Align Vertically.
To remove a widget from your desktop, right-click the
widget and select the Remove... entry.
Configuring Widgets
In order to configure widgets, the desktop elements need
to be unlocked as described in Section "Locking and Unlock-
ing Desktop Objects".
1. To configure a widget, hover your mouse pointer over
the widget until a translucent frame appears around
the widget, showing a number of symbols.
If the frame does not appear, your widgets are probably
locked. Unlock them first as described in Section
"Locking and Unlocking Desktop Objects"
2. To change the widget size, left-click the star symbol in
the frame and keep the mouse button pressed while
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