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Marc Wiriadisastra (mwiriadi)
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<chapter id="ch-Tour-KDE">
<title>Tour of the KDE Desktop</title>
<para>
This chapter introduces the default desktop environment in Fedora.
By providing a common terminology for the elements on the desktop,
it is easier to explain how to use the desktop throughout this
guide.
</para>
<section id="sn-KDE-view-desktop">
<title>View of the Default Desktop</title>
<para>
Upon the initial login into Fedora, you will see default desktop
shown here:
</para>
<figure id="figs-fedora-desktop">
<title>Default Fedora Desktop</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/fc6desktop6.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Default Fedora Desktop</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
The default desktop has three distinct areas. From top to bottom,
the areas are:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
The <emphasis>menu panel</emphasis>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The <emphasis>desktop area</emphasis>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The <emphasis>window list panel</emphasis>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
The layout location of these items can be customized, but the term
used for each of them remains the same.
</para>
<para>
The menu panel stretches across the top of the screen. It contains
three menus and a number of default icons that start software
applications. It also provides a clock, volume control applet, and
a notification area.
</para>
<para>
The desktop area is the screen space between the menu panel and
the window list panel. The <emphasis>Computer</emphasis>,
<emphasis>Home Directory</emphasis>, and
<emphasis>Trash</emphasis> icons are located in the top left
corner of this area. Those users more familiar with Microsoft
Windows may equate these icons to the <emphasis>My
Computer</emphasis>, <emphasis>My Documents</emphasis>, and
<emphasis>Recycle Bin</emphasis>, respectively.
</para>
<para>
The window list panel is located at the bottom of the screen. It
features the <emphasis>Show Desktop</emphasis> icon, running
applications as icons, and it gives access to the workplace
switcher and the trash.
</para>
<para>
The following sections discuss the menu panel, desktop area, and
window list panel in further detail.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-menu-panel">
<title>The Menu Panel</title>
<figure id="figs-menu-panel">
<title>Gnome Menu Panel</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/fc6menupanel3.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Gnome Menu Panel</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>Applications</emphasis> - The
<emphasis>Applications</emphasis> menu contains a variety of
icons that start software applications. The icons are ordered
by category. It is similar to the Microsoft Windows
<emphasis>Start</emphasis> menu.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>Places</emphasis> - The <emphasis>Places</emphasis>
menu contains a customizable list of directories,
<emphasis>mounted volumes</emphasis>, recent documents, and a
<emphasis>Search</emphasis> function. Volumes that are mounted
may be external USB drives (flash, hard disk, CD, etc.),
directories shared across a network, or other media devices
such as a portable music player. Read more about this in
<xref linkend="ch-Media"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>System</emphasis> - The <emphasis>System</emphasis>
menu contains a variety of items. <emphasis>Log
Out</emphasis>, <emphasis>About</emphasis>, and
<emphasis>Help</emphasis> are self-explanatory. <emphasis>Lock
Screen</emphasis> starts the screen saver or blanks the screen
and prevents the desktop from being used until a password is
entered. <emphasis>Preferences</emphasis> contains tools for
configuring peripherals and the desktop. <emphasis>System
Settings</emphasis> also contains configuration tools that are
for administrative purposes and usually require root access;
that is, when those applications are started, the root
password must be entered to continue.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
In addition to the menus, the menu panel contains a number of
icons for common software.
</para>
<table id="tb-tour-icons">
<title>Some Desktop Icons</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<colspec colnum="1" colname="Icon"/>
<colspec colnum="2" colname='Program'/>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>
<mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/redhat-web-browser.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject></mediaobject>
</entry>
<entry><para><emphasis role='strong'>Mozilla Firefox</emphasis> web browser.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/redhat-email-en_US.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject></mediaobject>
</entry>
<entry><para><emphasis role='strong'>Evolution</emphasis> mail client and personal information manager.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/openofficeorg-writer.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject></mediaobject>
</entry>
<entry><para><emphasis role='strong'>OpenOffice.org Writer</emphasis> is a word processing program.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/openofficeorg-impress.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject></mediaobject>
</entry>
<entry><para><emphasis role='strong'>OpenOffice.org Impress</emphasis> is for creating and giving presentations.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/openofficeorg-calc.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject></mediaobject>
</entry>
<entry><para><emphasis role='strong'>OpenOffice.org Calc</emphasis> is a spreadsheet tool.</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
<note>
<title>Office and Productivity Tools</title>
<para>
<emphasis role='strong'>Writer</emphasis>,
<emphasis role='strong'>Impress</emphasis>, and
<emphasis role='strong'>Calc</emphasis> are displayed only if
<emphasis>Office and Productivity Tools</emphasis> was selected
during installation. The Add/Remove program application,
<emphasis role='strong'>Pirut</emphasis>, can be used to install
these office tools at any time.
</para>
</note>
<para>
You can add program icons that start an application to the menu
panel. These icons are called <emphasis>launchers</emphasis>.
Right-click on the panel, and select <emphasis>Add to
Panel</emphasis>.
</para>
<tip>
<title>Alternative</title>
<para>
There is another way to add an application launcher to the menu
panel if the application is already listed in the Applications
menu. Navigate to the application in the Applications menu,
right-click on the application, and select <emphasis>Add this
launcher to panel</emphasis>.
</para>
</tip>
<para>
The appearance of the panel can also be customized. Right-click on
the panel and select <emphasis>Properties</emphasis>.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-desktop-area">
<title>The Desktop Area</title>
<para>
Before any additional icons are added to the desktop, the desktop
area contains three icons by default:
</para>
<orderedlist numeration='arabic'>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>Computer</emphasis> - This contains all volumes (or
disks) mounted on the computer. These are also listed in the
<emphasis>Places</emphasis> menu.
<emphasis>Computer</emphasis> is equivalent to <emphasis>My
Computer</emphasis> on Microsoft Windows.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>Home</emphasis> - This is where the logged-in user
stores all files by default, such as music, movies, and
documents. There is a different home directory for each user,
and by default users cannot access each others' home
directories. <emphasis>Home</emphasis> is equivalent to
<emphasis>My Documents</emphasis> on Microsoft Windows.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>Trash</emphasis> - Deleted files are moved to
<emphasis>Trash</emphasis>. Empty <emphasis>Trash</emphasis>
by right-clicking the icon and clicking <emphasis>Empty
Trash</emphasis>.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
<tip>
<title>Permanently deleting files</title>
<para>
To permanently delete a file and bypass the file's move to
<emphasis>Trash</emphasis>, hold down the
<emphasis role='strong'>[Shift]</emphasis> key when deleting the
file.
</para>
</tip>
<para>
Right-clicking on the desktop presents a menu of actions related
to the desktop area. For example, clicking on <emphasis>Change
Desktop Background</emphasis> lets you choose a different image or
photograph to display on the desktop. This is similar to changing
the desktop <emphasis>wallpaper</emphasis> on a Microsoft Windows
desktop. It is possible to choose not to have any desktop
background.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-window-list">
<title>The Window List Panel</title>
<figure id="figs-window-list">
<title>Fedora Window List</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/fc6winlist3.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Fedora Window List</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
The window list panel has three components:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
The Show Desktop button
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The Workspace Switcher
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The Trash icon
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
Clicking on the show desktop button hides all open windows and
shows the desktop area. This is useful when the number of open
applications windows becomes cluttered. The windows are minimized
and can be displayed by clicking on the minimized window in the
window list panel.
</para>
<para>
Open applications appear as button icons in the middle part of the
window list panel; these are the <emphasis>open windows</emphasis>
being listed.
</para>
<para>
The application window that has <emphasis>focus</emphasis> appears
as a depressed button. Usually, this is the application whose
window is on top of all the others on the screen. Switch from one
running application to another by clicking on the desired
application's button in the window list.
</para>
<tip>
<title>Use the key combination [Alt]+[Tab] to switch between open windows.</title>
<para>
Holding down the <emphasis role='strong'>[Alt]</emphasis> key
while you tap the <emphasis role='strong'>[Tab]</emphasis> key
allows you to cycle through all open applications.
</para>
</tip>
<para>
The workspace switcher is situated on the far right. Workspaces
have long been a feature of UNIX and Linux desktop environments.
Each workspace provides a separate desktop where applications can
be organized. The workspace switcher allows you to switch from one
workspace to another. Each workspace has separate desktop areas
with a matching window list panel. However, the menu panel and
background image is the same on all desktops.
</para>
<para>
The <emphasis>Trash</emphasis> icon on the right end of the window
list panel works the same as the <emphasis>Trash</emphasis> icon
in the desktop area.
</para>
</section>
</chapter>
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<chapter id="ch-Tour-Xfce">
<title>Tour of the Xfce Desktop</title>
<para>
This chapter introduces the default desktop environment in Fedora.
By providing a common terminology for the elements on the desktop,
it is easier to explain how to use the desktop throughout this
guide.
</para>
<section id="sn-view-desktop">
<title>View of the Default Desktop</title>
<para>
Upon the initial login into Fedora, you will see default desktop
shown here:
</para>
<figure id="figs-fedora-desktop">
<title>Default Fedora Desktop</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/fc6desktop6.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Default Fedora Desktop</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
The default desktop has three distinct areas. From top to bottom,
the areas are:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
The <emphasis>menu panel</emphasis>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The <emphasis>desktop area</emphasis>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The <emphasis>window list panel</emphasis>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
The layout location of these items can be customized, but the term
used for each of them remains the same.
</para>
<para>
The menu panel stretches across the top of the screen. It contains
three menus and a number of default icons that start software
applications. It also provides a clock, volume control applet, and
a notification area.
</para>
<para>
The desktop area is the screen space between the menu panel and
the window list panel. The <emphasis>Computer</emphasis>,
<emphasis>Home Directory</emphasis>, and
<emphasis>Trash</emphasis> icons are located in the top left
corner of this area. Those users more familiar with Microsoft
Windows may equate these icons to the <emphasis>My
Computer</emphasis>, <emphasis>My Documents</emphasis>, and
<emphasis>Recycle Bin</emphasis>, respectively.
</para>
<para>
The window list panel is located at the bottom of the screen. It
features the <emphasis>Show Desktop</emphasis> icon, running
applications as icons, and it gives access to the workplace
switcher and the trash.
</para>
<para>
The following sections discuss the menu panel, desktop area, and
window list panel in further detail.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-menu-panel">
<title>The Menu Panel</title>
<figure id="figs-menu-panel">
<title>Gnome Menu Panel</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/fc6menupanel3.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Gnome Menu Panel</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>Applications</emphasis> - The
<emphasis>Applications</emphasis> menu contains a variety of
icons that start software applications. The icons are ordered
by category. It is similar to the Microsoft Windows
<emphasis>Start</emphasis> menu.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>Places</emphasis> - The <emphasis>Places</emphasis>
menu contains a customizable list of directories,
<emphasis>mounted volumes</emphasis>, recent documents, and a
<emphasis>Search</emphasis> function. Volumes that are mounted
may be external USB drives (flash, hard disk, CD, etc.),
directories shared across a network, or other media devices
such as a portable music player. Read more about this in
<xref linkend="ch-Media"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>System</emphasis> - The <emphasis>System</emphasis>
menu contains a variety of items. <emphasis>Log
Out</emphasis>, <emphasis>About</emphasis>, and
<emphasis>Help</emphasis> are self-explanatory. <emphasis>Lock
Screen</emphasis> starts the screen saver or blanks the screen
and prevents the desktop from being used until a password is
entered. <emphasis>Preferences</emphasis> contains tools for
configuring peripherals and the desktop. <emphasis>System
Settings</emphasis> also contains configuration tools that are
for administrative purposes and usually require root access;
that is, when those applications are started, the root
password must be entered to continue.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
In addition to the menus, the menu panel contains a number of
icons for common software.
</para>
<table id="tb-tour-icons">
<title>Some Desktop Icons</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
<colspec colnum="1" colname="Icon"/>
<colspec colnum="2" colname='Program'/>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>
<mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/redhat-web-browser.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject></mediaobject>
</entry>
<entry><para><emphasis role='strong'>Mozilla Firefox</emphasis> web browser.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/redhat-email-en_US.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject></mediaobject>
</entry>
<entry><para><emphasis role='strong'>Evolution</emphasis> mail client and personal information manager.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/openofficeorg-writer.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject></mediaobject>
</entry>
<entry><para><emphasis role='strong'>OpenOffice.org Writer</emphasis> is a word processing program.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/openofficeorg-impress.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject></mediaobject>
</entry>
<entry><para><emphasis role='strong'>OpenOffice.org Impress</emphasis> is for creating and giving presentations.</para></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>
<mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/openofficeorg-calc.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject></mediaobject>
</entry>
<entry><para><emphasis role='strong'>OpenOffice.org Calc</emphasis> is a spreadsheet tool.</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
<note>
<title>Office and Productivity Tools</title>
<para>
<emphasis role='strong'>Writer</emphasis>,
<emphasis role='strong'>Impress</emphasis>, and
<emphasis role='strong'>Calc</emphasis> are displayed only if
<emphasis>Office and Productivity Tools</emphasis> was selected
during installation. The Add/Remove program application,
<emphasis role='strong'>Pirut</emphasis>, can be used to install
these office tools at any time.
</para>
</note>
<para>
You can add program icons that start an application to the menu
panel. These icons are called <emphasis>launchers</emphasis>.
Right-click on the panel, and select <emphasis>Add to
Panel</emphasis>.
</para>
<tip>
<title>Alternative</title>
<para>
There is another way to add an application launcher to the menu
panel if the application is already listed in the Applications
menu. Navigate to the application in the Applications menu,
right-click on the application, and select <emphasis>Add this
launcher to panel</emphasis>.
</para>
</tip>
<para>
The appearance of the panel can also be customized. Right-click on
the panel and select <emphasis>Properties</emphasis>.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-desktop-area">
<title>The Desktop Area</title>
<para>
Before any additional icons are added to the desktop, the desktop
area contains three icons by default:
</para>
<orderedlist numeration='arabic'>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>Computer</emphasis> - This contains all volumes (or
disks) mounted on the computer. These are also listed in the
<emphasis>Places</emphasis> menu.
<emphasis>Computer</emphasis> is equivalent to <emphasis>My
Computer</emphasis> on Microsoft Windows.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>Home</emphasis> - This is where the logged-in user
stores all files by default, such as music, movies, and
documents. There is a different home directory for each user,
and by default users cannot access each others' home
directories. <emphasis>Home</emphasis> is equivalent to
<emphasis>My Documents</emphasis> on Microsoft Windows.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<emphasis>Trash</emphasis> - Deleted files are moved to
<emphasis>Trash</emphasis>. Empty <emphasis>Trash</emphasis>
by right-clicking the icon and clicking <emphasis>Empty
Trash</emphasis>.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
<tip>
<title>Permanently deleting files</title>
<para>
To permanently delete a file and bypass the file's move to
<emphasis>Trash</emphasis>, hold down the
<emphasis role='strong'>[Shift]</emphasis> key when deleting the
file.
</para>
</tip>
<para>
Right-clicking on the desktop presents a menu of actions related
to the desktop area. For example, clicking on <emphasis>Change
Desktop Background</emphasis> lets you choose a different image or
photograph to display on the desktop. This is similar to changing
the desktop <emphasis>wallpaper</emphasis> on a Microsoft Windows
desktop. It is possible to choose not to have any desktop
background.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-window-list">
<title>The Window List Panel</title>
<figure id="figs-window-list">
<title>Fedora Window List</title>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata align="center" fileref="./figs/fc6winlist3.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Fedora Window List</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>
The window list panel has three components:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
The Show Desktop button
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The Workspace Switcher
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The Trash icon
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
Clicking on the show desktop button hides all open windows and
shows the desktop area. This is useful when the number of open
applications windows becomes cluttered. The windows are minimized
and can be displayed by clicking on the minimized window in the
window list panel.
</para>
<para>
Open applications appear as button icons in the middle part of the
window list panel; these are the <emphasis>open windows</emphasis>
being listed.
</para>
<para>
The application window that has <emphasis>focus</emphasis> appears
as a depressed button. Usually, this is the application whose
window is on top of all the others on the screen. Switch from one
running application to another by clicking on the desired
application's button in the window list.
</para>
<tip>
<title>Use the key combination [Alt]+[Tab] to switch between open windows.</title>
<para>
Holding down the <emphasis role='strong'>[Alt]</emphasis> key
while you tap the <emphasis role='strong'>[Tab]</emphasis> key
allows you to cycle through all open applications.
</para>
</tip>
<para>
The workspace switcher is situated on the far right. Workspaces
have long been a feature of UNIX and Linux desktop environments.
Each workspace provides a separate desktop where applications can
be organized. The workspace switcher allows you to switch from one
workspace to another. Each workspace has separate desktop areas
with a matching window list panel. However, the menu panel and
background image is the same on all desktops.
</para>
<para>
The <emphasis>Trash</emphasis> icon on the right end of the window
list panel works the same as the <emphasis>Trash</emphasis> icon
in the desktop area.
</para>
</section>
</chapter>
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xpointer="element(ch-Tour)"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+<!-- Tour KDE -->
+ <xi:include href="./Tour-KDE.xml"
+ xpoint="element(ch-Tour-KDE)"
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
+
+<!-- Tour Xfce -->
+ <xi:include href="./Tour-Xfce.xml"
+ xpoint="element(ch-Tour-Xfce)"
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
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