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| '''The real HowTo is located at''' [[Plasma/FAQ/HowTo]]
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| [[Welcome_to_KDE_UserBase|Home]] >> [[Applications]] >> [[Applications/Desktop|Desktop]] >> [[Plasma]]
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| '''Plasma''' is one of the key technologies of KDE 4 (also known as the "Pillars of KDE"), and one of the most visible to users. As Plasma treats the user interface differently than a traditional desktop, there may be confusion as to what Plasma is, what it does, and how to perform common tasks.
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| The purpose of this document is to show how to preform common tasks in Plasma. Each HOWTO consists of one topic and a short animation, which is reached by clicking on the link.
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| |[[File:Dialog-information.png|32px|link=|caption]]||
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| :The animation is encoded in the GIF format and can thus be viewed in most modern web browsers without any additional plugins installed. Note that the animation is looped.
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| {{Note|Almost all HOWTOs assume that the widgets are unlocked. See [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-unlock.gif|Unlock widgets]] for instructions on how to unlock them.}}
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| {{Note|Due to distribution-specific customizations, your desktop might differ from those in the HOWTOs.
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| In particular, if you miss the top-right toolbox (shown as a yellow icon), you can reach most options by right-clicking on the desktop.}}
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| == HOWTO ==
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| === Widgets ===
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-lock.gif | Unlock widgets]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-lock.gif | Lock widgets]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-movecashew.gif | Move cashew]]
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| ==== Desktop Widgets ====
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-desktop-add.gif | Add widget to desktop]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-desktop-configure.gif | Configure widget]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-desktop-move.gif | Move widget]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-desktop-resize.gif | Resize widget]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-desktop-rotate.gif | Rotate widget]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-desktop-remove.gif | Remove widget]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-desktop-topanel.gif | Drag widget from desktop to panel]]
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| ==== Panel Widgets ====
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-add.gif | Add widget to panel]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-configure.gif | Configure widget]] <ref name="greenarrow">Note the small green arrow. You can also right click instead of pressing the arrow.</ref>
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-move.gif | Move widget]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-remove.gif | Remove widget]] <ref name="greenarrow"/>
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-spacer.gif | Add spacer]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-todesktop.gif | Drag widget from panel to desktop]]
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| === Desktop ===
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-desktop-wallpaper.gif | Change wallpaper]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-desktop-theme.gif | Change theme]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-desktop-traditional.gif | Change to traditional desktop]]
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| === Panel ===
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-height.gif | Change panel height]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-width.gif | Change panel width]] <ref>See [[Plasma/FAQ#How can I change the height and the size of the panel?|How can I change the height and the size of the panel?]] for more information.</ref>
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-move.gif | Move panel]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-alignment.gif | Change panel alignment]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-autohide.gif | Make panel autohide]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-add.gif | Add new panel]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-remove.gif | Remove panel]] <ref>The right mouse button is used in this animation.</ref>
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| === Extenders ===
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-extender-todesktop.gif | Drag extender to desktop]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-extender-restore.gif | Restore extender]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-extender-stack.gif | Stack extenders]] <ref>It's not necessary to drag the extender to the desktop first.</ref>
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| === Activities ===
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-activity-add.gif | Add new activity]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-activity-switch.gif | Switch activities]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-activity-rename.gif | Rename activity]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-activity-remove.gif | Remove activity]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-activity-link.gif | Link activities to virtual desktops]]
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| * [[Media:Plasma_howto-activity-dashboard.gif | Use separate activity for dashboard]]
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| == Further information ==
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| * [[Plasma/FAQ | The Plasma FAQ]]
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| * [[Glossary | Glossary]]
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| == For reuse ==
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| To link to an animation from another [[UserBase]] article, a thumbnail can be posted. Here's an example (edit this page to see the syntax):
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| default [http://userbase.kde.org/images.userbase/6/65/Plasma_howto-widget-unlock.gif]
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| </imagemap>
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| |align="center"|How to unlock your widgets
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| The animations can also be used outside of [[UserBase]]. The BBCode (used in most forums) to post a linked thumbnail is:
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| [url=GIF][img]http://userbase.kde.org/images.userbase/e/e8/Plasma_howto-thumbnail.png[/img][/url]
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| Replace GIF with the URL to the GIF file. The corresponding HTML code is:
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| <a href="GIF"><img src="http://userbase.kde.org/images.userbase/e/e8/Plasma_howto-thumbnail.png" /></a>
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| </code>
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| == Thanks ==
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| * '''Anne Wilson''' - thanks for all the help with UserBase!
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| == Contributors ==
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| * Hans Chen - current maintainer
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