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==== Panel Widgets ====
==== Panel Widgets ====
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-add.gif        | Add widget to panel]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-add.gif        | Add widget to panel]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-configure.gif  | Configure widget]]
* [[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>
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-move.gif        | Move widget]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-move.gif        | Move widget]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-remove.gif      | Remove widget]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-remove.gif      | Remove widget]] <ref name="greenarrow"/>
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-spacer.gif      | Add spacer]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-spacer.gif      | Add spacer]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-todesktop.gif  | Drag widget from panel to desktop]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-widget-panel-todesktop.gif  | Drag widget from panel to desktop]]
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=== Panel ===
=== Panel ===
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-height.gif            | Change panel height]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-height.gif            | Change panel height]]
* [[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>
* [[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>
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-move.gif              | Move panel]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-move.gif              | Move panel]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-alignment.gif          | Change panel alignment]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-alignment.gif          | Change panel alignment]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-autohide.gif          | Make panel autohide]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-autohide.gif          | Make panel autohide]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-add.gif                | Add new panel]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-add.gif                | Add new panel]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-remove.gif            | Remove panel]] <ref>The right mouse button is used in this animation</ref>
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-panel-remove.gif            | Remove panel]] <ref>The right mouse button is used in this animation.</ref>


=== Extenders ===
=== Extenders ===
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-extender-todesktop.gif      | Drag extender to desktop]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-extender-todesktop.gif      | Drag extender to desktop]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-extender-restore.gif        | Restore extender]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-extender-restore.gif        | Restore extender]]
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-extender-stack.gif          | Stack extenders]] <ref>It's not necessary to drag the extender to the desktop first</ref>
* [[Media:Plasma_howto-extender-stack.gif          | Stack extenders]] <ref>It's not necessary to drag the extender to the desktop first.</ref>


=== Activities ===
=== Activities ===

Revision as of 13:10, 31 August 2009

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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.

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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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.

Note

Almost all HOWTOs assume that the widgets are unlocked. See Unlock widgets for instructions on how to unlock them.

Note

Due to distribution-specific customizations, your desktop might differ from those in the HOWTOs. 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.


HOWTO

Widgets

Desktop Widgets

Panel Widgets

Desktop

Panel

Extenders

Activities

Further information

For reuse

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):

How to unlock your widgets

The animations can also be used outside of UserBase. The BBCode (used in most forums) to post a linked thumbnail is: [url=GIF][img]http://userbase.kde.org/images.userbase/e/e8/Plasma_howto-thumbnail.png[/img][/url]

Replace GIF with the URL to the GIF file. The corresponding HTML code is: <a href="GIF"><img src="http://userbase.kde.org/images.userbase/e/e8/Plasma_howto-thumbnail.png" /></a>

Thanks

  • Anne Wilson - thanks for all the help with UserBase!

Contributors

  • Hans Chen - current maintainer



  1. 1.0 1.1 Note the small green arrow. You can also right click instead of pressing the arrow.
  2. See How can I change the height and the size of the panel? for more information.
  3. The right mouse button is used in this animation.
  4. It's not necessary to drag the extender to the desktop first.