The K Desktop Environment

K Desktop Environment

Version 2.0.00
Last updated: 06/11/2000

The KDE Team

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This is the KDE User's Guide, a complete documentation of the K Desktop Environment from the user perspective. The K Desktop Environment is a collection of tools that will make your UNIX life easier and more enjoyable.


Table of Contents
1. About This Preview
2. Introduction
2.1. What KDE Can Do For You
2.2. Background of KDE
2.3. Legal Notices
2.4. How to Get New Components
3. Installation
3.1. Requirements
3.2. Linux: Installing RPMs for RedHat, Caldera and SuSE.
3.3. Linux: Installing DEBs for debian
3.4. Using TGZ to Install on Top of Other Systems
3.4.1. Platform Specific Building Notes
3.5. Required Changes To Your Configuration Files
4. First Impressions
4.1. Starting KDE
4.2. Desktop Components
4.2.1. Panel
4.2.2. Using Windows
4.2.3. Getting Help
5. Getting Started
5.1. Editing Files
5.1.1. Opening a Window Containing Your Home Directory
5.1.2. The File Manager Screen
5.1.3. Navigating Through Directories
5.1.4. Editing a File
5.1.5. The Editor Screen
5.1.6. Using the Editor
5.1.7. Saving Your Work
5.2. Moving Files With Drag and Drop
5.2.1. Opening Two File Manager Windows
5.2.2. Dragging a File From One Window To Another
5.3. Using Command Line And Terminals
5.3.1. Quick Command Line
5.3.2. The UNIX Terminal Emulator
5.4. Finding Your Lost Files
5.4.1. Starting KFind
5.4.2. Finding a File by Knowing Parts of Its Name
5.4.3. Finding a File by More Complex Criteria
5.5. Using Multiple Desktops
5.6. Quitting KDE
6. All About Your Desktop
6.1. The Autostart Folder
6.2. Adding Programs and Shortcut Icons to Your K menu and Panel
6.2.1. Adding menu entries
6.2.2. Shortcut Icons
6.3. Creating New Files On Your Desktop
6.4. Placing Links on Your Desktop
6.4.1. Using Templates
6.4.2. Using MIME Types
6.5. Using the Trashcan
7. Tips & Tricks for Your Daily Work
7.1. Shortcut Table
7.2. Mouse Techniques
8. kdebase applications
9. kdeadmin applications
10. kdepim applications
11. Entertainment Applications
12. Graphical Applications
13. Multimedia Applications
14. Network Applications
15. Utility Applications
16. Frequently Asked Questions About KDE
17. Further Help
17.1. Other Sources for Help
18. Epilogue
18.1. The K Documentation Staff
18.2. We still need people!
18.3. Legal notices
18.4. Sources of information used during the creation of this book
18.5. License