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trol center requires system administrator (root) permis-
sions.
Change the settings as desired. No changes take effect until
you click Apply. To discard changes in the recent view that
you have not yet applied, click Reset. To reset all items in
the recent view to the default values, click Defaults.
To get back to the start-up view showing all categories
again, click Overview. You can also enter a search string at
the top of the window (for example, Screen Saver) to find
the category which holds options related to the search
string. Each character you enter in the Search field narrows
down the search.
Applying Desktop Effects
If your computer supports a 3D graphic card with Xgl, you
can use graphical effects like turning your desktop into a
rotating 3D cube, enabling translucent or transparent win-
dows, zooming in and out of the desktop screen, and using
other window effects, such as shadows, fading, and transfor-
mations. If you do not have a 3D graphic card, some effects
may be disabled or reduce the performance of your system.
To configure the effects on your desktop, proceed as fol-
lows:
1. Start the personal settings window as described in Sec-
tion "Modifying Personal Settings".
2. Select Desktop → Desktop Effects and choose Enable
Desktop Effects.
3. If you like, choose some configuration from Common
Effects
4. Select the effects in the All Effects tab. The info icon
gives you a small explanation. Some effects may have
a configuration dialog for further adjustments.
5. Use Apply to enable the effects permanently.
To enable and use Xgl , you can make use of the following
effects:
• Wrap your virtual desktops around a cube and rotate the
cube to get to another virtual desktop. Rotate the cube
with
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
→
or
• Fly through the range of virtual desktops without having
to use the pager and select the one to use. To change to
this panel-like view, use
desktop left or right of the current one, keep holding
Ctrl
+
Alt
and use
→
and ←.
• Zoom into certain parts of the desktop. Select the area
to enlarge and right-click while holding the
• Show all windows opened on one virtual desktop as if
they were resized so all fit in the display at once. Arrange
the windows using
Ctrl
Ctrl
+ Alt, use the arrow keys to determine the focus.
Ctrl
+
Alt
+ ←.
Ctrl
+
Alt
+ ↓. To scroll to a
Windows
+
Alt
+ ↑. While holding down
Using Virtual Desktops
The desktop environment allows you to organize your pro-
grams and tasks on several virtual desktops. 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 calendaring
and another for word processing or graphics applications.
Moving an Application to Another Virtual Desktop
You can display a running application on one or all virtual
desktops or move it to other desktops.
1. Open the application.
2. Right-click the title bar of the application.
3. Click To Desktop.
4. Select the desktop on which to place the application.
5. To switch between desktops, click the desired desktop
in the pager in the panel.
Adding Additional Virtual Desktops
Some users might need more desktops than provided by
default. To add additional desktops:
1. Right-click the pager in the panel and select Configure
Desktops. A configuration dialog appears where you
can increase or reduce the number of virtual desktops.
You can also change the default names of the desktop.
2. Click OK to apply the changes and to close the configu-
ration dialog.
3. If you want the names of the desktops to appear in the
pager rather than the number, right-click the pager and
select Pager Settings.
4. From the drop-down list, select Desktop Name and click
OK to apply your changes and close the dialog.
Using the File Manager
With KDE 4, Dolphin has replaced Konqueror as the default
key.
file manager, while Konqueror remains the default Web
browser (refer to Section "Browsing the Internet"). To start
Dolphin, click the card box icon in the panel or press
and enter dolphin.
F2
5
Alt
+
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