Plasma/FAQ/4.4/zh-tw

Plasma工作空間（The Plasma Workspace） 是 KDE SC 4 中一個關鍵技術(被譽為「KDE 的支柱」)，是使用者最直觀的東西。 由於 Plasma 使用者介面操作不同於傳統桌面的方式，可能會有關於 Plasma 是什麼、它做些什麼、以及如何進行一般任務的疑惑。

本檔案將透過解答一些最常見問題試圖來理清這些問題。

Information

本訊息頁面介紹 KDE 4.4 中的 Plasma。舊版本信息請參閱 KDE 4.3 頁面 、 KDE 4.2 頁面 、 KDE 4.1 頁面、 KDE 4.0 頁面。

一般問題

Plasma 是作什麼的？

Plasma 是KDE 的默認工作空間（workspace）（桌面界面）。它包括一個程式啟動器（開始選單）、桌面和桌面面板（經常特指工作列)。 然而 Plasma 不僅僅是類似工具的集合而已，她是一個創建整合介面的通用框架。她足夠靈活到為移動設備（手機和小筆電）、多媒體中心和桌面電腦提供操作介面；想讓傳統的桌面比擬（the traditional desktop metaphor）支持那樣設計的那樣是無法想像的。

Plasma 是如何運作的？

Plasma 的主要組件是元件。元件具有各式各樣的功能，從展現你的桌面和指定的牆紙、顯示你的筆記本電池電量、顯示你插入的設備到繪製任務欄：基本上，它們是生活在桌面上的小程式。 Plasmoids 可以按組聚合在叫「容器」中，像是面板，甚至是桌面本身。

「資料夾檢視元件」是什麼？

「資料夾檢視元件」，正如其名，是用來顯示目錄中的項目（資料夾、檔案）的。這種目錄可以是屬於你計算機的本地目錄，也可以是遠程FTP、SSH 或SMB 共享檔案。將來，它還會包含Nepomuk 搜索和標記結果的虛擬目錄。

你可以選擇顯示所有的檔案，或者用具體的正則表達式（比如，帶有某個擴展名的所有檔案)或是檔案類型（比如，僅顯示圖像）過濾。

此元件還支持基本的檔案管理操作屬性（例如移動、複製、剪切和粘貼），並且你可以在你桌面上放置任意數量的資料夾檢視。

最後,你可以用一個檔案夾視圖作為整個桌面，事實上複製了「舊樣式」的桌面模式。

KRunner 是什麼？

KRunner 是個萬用的迷你命令行程式。你可以按下「Alt-F2」或者從桌面上下文選單中選擇「運行命令」激活它。它可以按照你的輸入搜索應用程式、書籤、甚至會話，顯示系統活動甚至進行簡單的算術計算。

KRunner's functionality can be extended through the use of plugins ("runners").

What are the "cashews"?

What is commonly referred as "cashew" is the Plasma toolbox, the logo you can find on the default desktop, on the upper right corner, and on the panel, on the right hand side (left hand side if you use a Right-To-Left language). By clicking on them, you can access other configuration options. Some of these only appear if the widgets aren't locked (see below).

Please provide an option to disable the upper right cashew.

Although putting an option to disable the cashew for desktops sounds reasonable, from a coding point of view it would introduce unnecessary complexity and would break the design. What has been suggested is, since the destkop itself (a containment) is handled by plugins, to write a plugin that would draw the desktop without the cashew itself. As a matter of fact, some distributions ship already a "Desktop without cashew" plugin.

What is the Zooming User Interface (ZUI)?

The Zooming User Interface, or ZUI, is another component of Plasma. It enables the user to group different groups of plasmoids together, and to quickly switch between one and another using a zoom-and-pan approach. Notice that the Zooming User Interface is going to be radically changed for the 4.5 release of the KDE SC.

How does the ZUI work?

Suppose you have three groups of plasmoids (such as widgets, application launchers, etc.) which you want arranged in specific combinations depending on what you want to do. You first group them according to your tastes, then you can switch between them by zooming out (getting a preview of all the groups) and then back in on the specific group you want to use. Notice that it is different from traditional X11 virtual desktop switching, as there is a higher degree of flexibility by using this approach, as the groups can be totally different from each other.

A very good example of this behavior is shown by this image courtesy of Half-Left from #kde on freenode.

That said, you can tie virtual desktops to ZUI activities.

Configuration

Whether you like a clean, mean desktop, or a more traditional one, you'll find lots of help on this Configuration page

Glossary

See the Glossary page.

HowTo

A page of Screencasts will help you understand Plasma

Thanks

• Daniel Laidig & Simon St.James - thanks for the umeet IRC logs!
• Marco Martin - thanks for the information on panels!
• Sebas - thanks for letting me use information from your blog entries!
• Half-Left - great example of ZUI usage!
• Aikurn - Excellent videos!
• Marcelo Magno T. Sales - for giving panel Tips on a mailing list

Contributors

• Luca Beltrame - current maintainer
• Joseph M. Gaffney
• Chani
• Dipesh
• Maninalift
• All the anyonymous contributors

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