Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 - KDE 21-06-2006 Manual page 21

My Computer
Displays information about hardware, network status, operating system, hard disks,
common folders, and removable devices. For more information, refer to
tion 1.3.3, "Accessing Removable Media"
Network Browsing
Displays network services you can access. Some of the services might require au-
thentication. To learn more, refer to
(page 167).
Printer
Opens KJobViewer that displays print jobs you have sent to printers. See
tion 12.4, "Starting Print Jobs in KDE"
Firefox
Opens the Firefox Web browser. For more information, refer to
Browsing with Firefox
Office
Opens a new OpenOffice.org document. For an introduction to this office suite,
refer to Chapter 3, The OpenOffice.org Office Suite
The panel (in KDE also called "Kicker") is a bar, typically located at the top or the
bottom of the screen. It is designed to provide information about running applications
or the system and easy access to some important functions or applications. If you hold
your pointer over an icon, a short description is displayed.
Figure 1.3 KDE Panel (Kicker)
The panel typically consists of the following areas:
Main Menu Icon
By default, the left end of the panel has an icon that opens the main menu, similar
to the start button on the MS Windows desktop. The main menu has a well-ordered
structure for accessing the main applications. It also contains menu items for major
functions like logging out or searching for applications. For more information, see
Section 1.3.1, "Accessing the Main Menu"
(page 26).
Chapter 9, Accessing Network Resources
(page 202) for more information.
(page 217).
(page 22).
Chapter 14,
(page 77).
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