Plasma/Kickoff - Revision history

Yurchor: fix link

2011-06-30T18:41:30Z

fix link

84.42.138.242: /* Kickoff Application Launcher */

2011-06-06T01:15:05Z

‎Kickoff Application Launcher

Annew: Images fixed

2010-10-06T18:41:05Z

Images fixed

Annew: temporary fix to image sizes

2010-10-06T18:33:44Z

temporary fix to image sizes

Annew at 18:20, 6 October 2010

2010-10-06T18:20:06Z

Annew at 18:05, 6 October 2010

2010-10-06T18:05:13Z

Claus chr: Reved emphasis from links, link within menuchoice is impossible

2010-10-05T19:54:02Z

Reved emphasis from links, link within menuchoice is impossible

Annew: Marked this version for translation

2010-10-05T17:57:36Z

Marked this version for translation

Annew: Markup edit

2010-10-05T17:57:21Z

Markup edit

Qiii2006: /* Search Field */

2010-10-03T16:07:15Z

‎Search Field

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-'''Kickoff''' is the default application launcher of the Plasma desktop. In the default configuration it resides at the very left of the bottom [[Special:myLanguage/Applications/Desktop/Panels|panel]]. Besides its main purpose (providing access to your applications) it gives you access to some places on your computer, your recently used documents and options to end your KDE session.
+'''Kickoff''' is the default application launcher of the Plasma desktop. In the default configuration it resides at the very left of the bottom [[Special:myLanguage/Plasma/Panels|panel]]. Besides its main purpose (providing access to your applications) it gives you access to some places on your computer, your recently used documents and options to end your KDE session.
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 ||[[Image:Kickoff_Menu_Classic.png|300px|thumb|Classic Menu Style]]
 |}
 == Opening Kickoff == <!--T:5-->

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-[[Image:Menu_applications.png|center|300px‎|The Applications Tab]]
+[[Image:Menu_applications.png|center|300px]]
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-[[Image:Menu_leave.png|center|300px|The Leave Tab‎]]
+[[Image:Menu leave.png|center|300px]]
-−
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−	[[Image:Menu_leave.png\|center\|~~300px‎~~]]	+	[[Image:Menu_leave.png\|center\|300px\|The Leave Tab‎]]

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-[[Image:Menu_applications.png|center‎]]
+[[Image:Menu_applications.png|center|300px‎]]
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-[[Image:Menu_computer.png|center]]
+[[Image:Menu_computer.png|center|300px]]
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-[[Image:Menu_leave.png|center‎]]
+[[Image:Menu_leave.png|center|300px‎]]

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-'''Kickoff''' can be switched to function like more traditional menu-based application launchers by right-clicking on the menu icon and selecting <menuchoice>Switch to Classic Menu Style</menuchoice>. Of course, if you do that you miss the benefit of '''kickoff's''' search box.
+'''Kickoff''' can be switched to function like more traditional menu-based application launchers by right-clicking on the menu icon and selecting <menuchoice>Switch to Classic Menu Style</menuchoice>. Of course, if you do that you miss the benefit of '''Kickoff's''' search box.
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-To open '''Kickoff''', simply click its icon which is usually located furthest to the left in panel at the bottom of your Plasma Workspace. At the top of '''Kickoff''' you see the search field, at the bottom you see five tabs: <menuchoice>Favorites</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Applications</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Computer</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Recently Used</menuchoice> and <menuchoice>Leave</menuchoice>. In between, the content of the selected tab is shown. You can scroll the content if some of it is hidden. You can also resize '''Kickoff''': grab the top right corner of Kickoff with the mouse pointer (it turns to a pair of arrows directed diagonally) and drag '''Kickoff''' to the desired size.
+To open '''Kickoff''', simply click its icon which is usually located furthest to the left in panel at the bottom of your Plasma Workspace. At the top of '''Kickoff''' you see the search field, at the bottom you see five tabs: <menuchoice>Favorites</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Applications</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Computer</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Recently Used</menuchoice> and <menuchoice>Leave</menuchoice>. In between, the content of the selected tab is shown. You can scroll the content if some of it is hidden. You can also resize '''Kickoff''': grab the top right corner of '''Kickoff''' with the mouse pointer (it turns to a pair of arrows directed diagonally) and drag '''Kickoff''' to the desired size.
 === The Favorites Tab === <!--T:7-->
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-This tab gives you access to all installed applications, divided into several categories like <menuchoice>Office</menuchoice> or <menuchoice>Internet</menuchoice>. Click on a category to see what applications are available in that category. To return to the overview, click on the back button that occurs on the left of the application list. Right clicking on an application entry brings you some options for the entry: <menuchoice>Copy to the Favorites tab</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>[[Special:myLanguage/Applications/Desktop/Panels|Panel]]</menuchoice> or <menuchoice>Desktop</menuchoice.
+This tab gives you access to all installed applications, divided into several categories like <menuchoice>Office</menuchoice> or <menuchoice>Internet</menuchoice>. Click on a category to see what applications are available in that category. To return to the overview, click on the back button that occurs on the left of the application list. Right clicking on an application entry brings you some options for the entry: <menuchoice>Copy to the Favorites tab</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Panel</menuchoice> or <menuchoice>Desktop</menuchoice>.
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-[[Image:Menu_computer.png‎|center]]
+[[Image:Menu_computer.png|center]]
 <!--T:15-->
-On the <menuchoice>Computer</menuchoice> tab you will find some links to system applications (like '''[[Special:myLanguage/System_Settings|System Settings]]'''), your favorite places (configured via '''[[Special:myLanguage/Dolphin|Dolphin]]'''), and available storage media. Again, right-clicking those entries will bring you some options to <menuchoice>Copy them to the desktop</menuchoice> or '''[[Special:myLanguage/Applications/Desktop/Panels|panel]]'''.
+On the <menuchoice>Computer</menuchoice> tab you will find some links to system applications (like [[Special:myLanguage/System_Settings|System Settings]]), your favorite places (configured via [[Special:myLanguage/Dolphin|Dolphin]]), and available storage media. Again, right-clicking those entries will bring you some options to <menuchoice>Copy them to the desktop</menuchoice> or [[Special:myLanguage/Applications/Desktop/Panels|panel]].
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 <!--T:17-->
-Your recently-used applications and documents are presented on this tab. Note that only applications launched via kickoff are taken into account for this list.
+Your recently-used applications and documents are presented on this tab. Note that only applications launched via '''Kickoff''' are taken into account for this list.
 A right-click on an entry brings you the usual context menu with copy options and additional options to clear the recently used history.

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 <translate>
-== Kickoff Application Launcher ==
+== Kickoff Application Launcher == <!--T:1-->
 '''Kickoff''' is the default application launcher of the Plasma desktop. In the default configuration it resides at the very left of the bottom [[Special:myLanguage/Applications/Desktop/Panels|panel]]. Besides its main purpose (providing access to your applications) it gives you access to some places on your computer, your recently used documents and options to end your KDE session.
 '''Kickoff''' can be switched to function like more traditional menu-based application launchers by right-clicking on the menu icon and selecting <menuchoice>Switch to Classic Menu Style</menuchoice>. Of course, if you do that you miss the benefit of '''kickoff's''' search box.
 {|class="tablecenter"
 |rowspan="2"|[[Image:Kickoff_Menu_Style.png|300px|thumb|Kickoff Menu Style(default)]]
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-== Opening Kickoff ==
+== Opening Kickoff == <!--T:5-->
 To open '''Kickoff''', simply click its icon which is usually located furthest to the left in panel at the bottom of your Plasma Workspace. At the top of '''Kickoff''' you see the search field, at the bottom you see five tabs: <menuchoice>Favorites</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Applications</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Computer</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>Recently Used</menuchoice> and <menuchoice>Leave</menuchoice>. In between, the content of the selected tab is shown. You can scroll the content if some of it is hidden. You can also resize '''Kickoff''': grab the top right corner of Kickoff with the mouse pointer (it turns to a pair of arrows directed diagonally) and drag '''Kickoff''' to the desired size.
-=== The Favorites Tab ===
+=== The Favorites Tab === <!--T:7-->
 {|class="tablecenter"
 |[[Image:Kickoff_Menu_Add_Favorites.png|300px|thumb|Add to Favorites Tab]]
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 This tab offers you access to some of the most used applications. Of course you can adjust this selection to your needs. Drag an entry around and drop it at another place in the list to sort it your way. Right clicking an entry gives you even more options: you can <menuchoice>Remove</menuchoice> that entry, copy it to the [[Special:myLanguage/Applications/Desktop/Panels|<menuchoice>panel</menuchoice>]] or the <menuchoice>desktop</menuchoice> or <menuchoice>Sort all entries alphabetically</menuchoice>.
-=== The Applications Tab ===
+=== The Applications Tab === <!--T:10-->
 [[Image:Menu_applications.png|center‎]]
 This tab gives you access to all installed applications, divided into several categories like <menuchoice>Office</menuchoice> or <menuchoice>Internet</menuchoice>. Click on a category to see what applications are available in that category. To return to the overview, click on the back button that occurs on the left of the application list. Right clicking on an application entry brings you some options for the entry: <menuchoice>Copy to the Favorites tab</menuchoice>, <menuchoice>[[Special:myLanguage/Applications/Desktop/Panels|Panel]]</menuchoice> or <menuchoice>Desktop</menuchoice.
-=== The Computer Tab ===
+=== The Computer Tab === <!--T:13-->
 [[Image:Menu_computer.png‎|center]]
 On the <menuchoice>Computer</menuchoice> tab you will find some links to system applications (like '''[[Special:myLanguage/System_Settings|System Settings]]'''), your favorite places (configured via '''[[Special:myLanguage/Dolphin|Dolphin]]'''), and available storage media. Again, right-clicking those entries will bring you some options to <menuchoice>Copy them to the desktop</menuchoice> or '''[[Special:myLanguage/Applications/Desktop/Panels|panel]]'''.
-=== The Recently Used Tab ===
+=== The Recently Used Tab === <!--T:16-->
 Your recently-used applications and documents are presented on this tab. Note that only applications launched via kickoff are taken into account for this list.
 A right-click on an entry brings you the usual context menu with copy options and additional options to clear the recently used history.
-=== The Leave Tab ===
+=== The Leave Tab === <!--T:18-->
 [[Image:Menu_leave.png|center‎]]
 This tab gives you several options to leave your KDE session or shutdown your computer.
-== Search Field ==
+== Search Field == <!--T:21-->
 {|class="tablecenter"
 |[[Image:Kickoff_Menu_Search_Name.png|300px|thumb|Search name]]
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 |}
 Instead of browsing through all the tabs and categories you can simply enter a search term. The search field has focus when opening the menu, so you can simply start typing. The search will not only match against applications names, but also against their description. So if you need a browser, but don't know the name of the installed browsers, simply type "browser" in the search field. This should result in a list of all available browsers.
-== Add to Desktop and Panel==
+== Add to Desktop and Panel== <!--T:24-->
 {|class="tablecenter"
 |[[Image:Kickoff_Menu_Program_Desktop.png|300px|thumb|Program on desktop and panel]]
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 All program items and categories can be added to desktop and panel, right click and select <menuchoice>Add to ...</menuchoice>
-== Alternative Application Launchers ==
+== Alternative Application Launchers == <!--T:27-->
 Besides '''Kickoff''', other application launchers are available which may fit your needs better. See the page [[Special:myLanguage/Plasma_application_launchers|Plasma application launchers]] for more details.
 [[Category:Desktop]]
 [[Category:Widgets]]
 </translate>

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	Instead of browsing through all the tabs and categories you can simply enter a search term. The search field has focus when opening the menu, so you can simply start typing. The search will not only match against applications names, but also against their description. So if you need a browser, but don't know the name of the installed browsers, simply type "browser" in the search field. This should result in a list of all available browsers.		Instead of browsing through all the tabs and categories you can simply enter a search term. The search field has focus when opening the menu, so you can simply start typing. The search will not only match against applications names, but also against their description. So if you need a browser, but don't know the name of the installed browsers, simply type "browser" in the search field. This should result in a list of all available browsers.
		+
		+	== Add to Desktop and Panel==
		+	{\|
		+	\|[[Image:Kickoff_Menu_Program_Desktop.png\|300px\|thumb\|Program on desktop and panel]]
		+	\|[[Image:Kickoff_Menu_Category_Desktop.png\|300px\|thumb\|Category on desktop and panel]]
		+	\|}
		+
		+	All program items and categories can be added to desktop and panel, right click and select <menuchoice>Add to ...</menuchoice>

	== Alternative Application Launchers ==		== Alternative Application Launchers ==