Starting Programs - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - KDE Getting Started Manual

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop requires that at least one
panel is left on the desktop.
To add new widget, proceed with Section "Adding and Re-
moving Widgets".
Adding and Removing Widgets
Widgets are small applications that can be integrated into
your panel:
1. To add a widget to the panel, right-click an empty patch
on the panel, and select Panel Options → 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 in your panel.

Starting Programs

Start programs from the Main Menu or from the command
line, using the Run Command dialog or a shell. Additionally,
you can start programs from the desktop or the panel by
left-clicking the respective program icon once.
Using the Main Menu
To open the Main Menu, click the Main Menu icon in the
panel or press Alt + F1. The Main Menu consists of the fol-
lowing elements: a search function at the top and several
tabs at the bottom, providing quick access to the key
functions of the menu. Additionally, the menu displays your
login name and the hostname of your computer.
Favorites shows a default selection of key programs for
quick access, whereas Applications shows all applications
installed on your system. To navigate through the menu
structure, click an entry and use the arrow icons at the right
or the left to switch back and forth. Computer and Recently
Used provide quick access to some frequently used places,
applications, or documents. Leave shows several options
for leaving the session such as logging out, locking the
screen (access can only be regained with a password),
shutting down or restarting the computer.
Using the Run Command Dialog
KRunner is a helper application that lets you quickly start
programs. Apart from that, it offers a search function for
finding applications or locations.
Press Alt + F2 to open the Run Command dialog. Type a
command, for example, dolphin, and press
Launch to start the application. The command to start the
application is often (but not always) the application name
written in lowercase.
The Run Command dialog also allows you to use the so-
called Web shortcuts defined in Konqueror. With these, you
can send search requests directly to a search engine like
Google*, without opening the browser and visiting the Web
sites before. For more information, refer to Section "Finding
Information".
Searching for Programs
Both the Main Menu and the Run Command dialog offer a
search function that lets you quickly start programs even
if you do not know the exact application name or command
yet. To search for an application, start typing a command
or part of the application name in the Main Menu Search
field or the input field in the Run Command dialog. Each
character you enter narrows down the search.
From the list below the input field, choose the application
matching your query.
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