basics

General usage
As mentioned before, there are a lot of things that can be added to . This section will tell you everything about application starting, folder browsing and adding some kinds of applets and extensions. Lots of things can be done from the context menu or from Configure Panel in the K Menu.

Adding applications
There are three different ways to add an application to :
Drag and Drop 	 Simply drag any file from into and it's there. This works also from the K Menu with any entry. You can change the attributes like optional command line parameters or the icon by clicking it with the right mouse button and choosing Preferences from the context menu.
Using the context menu to add a application 	 Click the right mousebutton on any free space in and choose Add and then Button . There you can choose an application which will be added in the place you clicked.
Using the context menu to add a non--application 	 Non--applications ⪚ xosview or xemacs.
Click the right mousebutton on any free space in and choose Add, Special Button and then Non-KDE Application . Choose the application you want to add. In the newly appearing window, you can append an optional command line, have the aplication start from a terminal, and choose the icon which will appear in by clicking the gear . If you don't choose an icon, the application will use the gear as a default.
Applications can be moved or removed by click and choosing Move or Remove. You can also move an icon by clicking if you have one. Another way to remove an application is by clicking the on any free space and then chosing Remove, Button and then the application you want to be removed.

Adding Folders
Folders can be added by simply dragging a folder to any free space of . Quick Browsers can also be added from the context menu or the K Menu.
There are two different ways to have a folder in , you can choose between them in the menu appearing after dropping. Omitting this menu, it will be added as a file manager URL.
Add as file manager 	 Choosing this will add a link to the selected folder. Clicking this folder icon will open displaying the contents of this folder.
Add as Quick Browser 	 If you add a folder this way, it will be displayed as a submenu of . This submenu contains Open in File Manager, which does the same as a file manager , and Open in Terminal, which opens a terminal with this folder as working path. Also, this submenu contains the contents of that folder. Sub-folders are displayed as new submenus like the Quick Browser itself. The maximum number of displayed elements can be set in the Settings Dialog. Quick Browsers can also be added from the context menu of and then chosing Add and Special Button.
Both kinds of folders can be moved or removed by click and choosing Move or Remove. You can also move an icon by clicking if you have one. Another way to remove a folder is by clicking the on any free space and then chosing Remove, Button and then the folder you want to be removed.
File manager s can also be configured from the context-menu, just like any other folder anywhere in

Special Icons
Some icons in have a special meaning. They are added by choosing Add and then Special Button of the context-menu.
The K Menu Icon 	 The K Menu icon is one of the most necessary icons in . As you might guess, it opens the K Menu, which you can learn more about in The K Menu.
The Window List 	 Clicking this icon will show the Window List. Its first entry, Unclutter Windows, tries to move the windows on your active desktop in a way to see as many as possible.
Cascade Windows puts all windows on the active desktop over each others, the most recently on top and the others sorted by the time they where last used.
Below those entries is a list of all currently running applications, grouped by the desktops on which they are running. Clicking on the name of a desktop will switch to that one, clicking an application will also activate it.
The Bookmarks Icon 	 The Bookmarks icon provides fast access to your bookmarks. They appear in the same way as if you click the Bookmarks menu in . Clicking a bookmark in the menu will launch with the URL which is behind that bookmark.
The Recent Documents Icon 	 This menu shows the most recently used documents (works only with applications for the moment). Clicking the element Clear History will remove those entries, what may be useful for privacy reasons.
The Desktop Access Icon 	 The Desktop Access icon lets you have quick access to all the things you have on your desktop by minimizing all currently open applications. Clicking it once will toggle it to show the desktop. The icon will remain pressed until you either click it again, what will restore your minimized apps, or reactivate an application from the taskbar.
The Quick Browser Item 	 Adding a Quick Browser icon will open a dialog which will let you choose a path and an icon, which will appear as a Quick Browser menu. Refer to the Adding Folders section for mor information about quick browsers.
The Non-KDE Application Item 	 The Add Non-KDE Application lets you add an application which doesn't appear in the K menu to . Refer to Adding Applications for more information about Non- Applications.
The Terminal Sessions Icon 	 This icon provides access to some frequently used terminal styles: simply clicking it will launch a normal console, while holding down the provides the same possibilities like the gives when clicking New.
The Printing System Icon 	 This icon gives you direct access to 's printing system. Clicking the on the icon opens a menu which gives you the following options:
Add Printer...:This will start 's Add Printer Wizard which allows you to simply add a new printer to your system.
KDE Print Settings This item will open the KDE Print Configuration dialog.
Configure Server
Print ManagerThis item starts the Printing Magager, 's main printing controlcenter.
Print Browser ()This item will start with the print:/ io-slave to browse all kinds of printers.
Print a file...This item opens a dialog which lets you easily print one or more files.

Removing all kinds of icons
Clicking the on any icon, no means if it's for an application, a folder or a special icon, or clicking the small arrow on the handle, and then choosing Remove from the appearing context menu will remove the icon from .
Another way of removing icons is clicking the on any free space in and chosing Remove and then Button or Special Button. You can then chose the button you want to remove in the submenu.
Please note that removing an icon from won't remove the application on the disk!

Adding Applets
comes with a set of applets like the taskbar or the mini-pager. Those can be added either from the submenu Configure Panel of the K Menu or from the context menu by choosing Add and then Applet.
Applets can be moved by dragging them on their handle with holding the mouse button, or the mouse button, or by choosing Move from the context menu.
You can learn more about the applets in the section Applets.

Removing Applets
Applets can be removed by choosing Remove from the context menu, which appears when the is clicked on the applet's handle (left or top side of the applet) or in some applets allover the applet. The same menu appears when clicking the small arrow on the applet's handle.

Adding Extensions
There is also the possibility to add external extensions to , like the external taskbar, the Dock Application Bar for WindowMaker dock-applications, Kasbar, an iconic kind of taskbar and even child panels which behave like new instances of .
All extensions can be moved to any border of the screen by dragging them with the on the small fade-out handles on the left or top side of the extensions. These fade-out handles can also be used for fading out the extension. The child panel can also be dragged by clicking with the on any empty space on it.
More about extensions can be read in the extensions section.

Removing Extensions
You can remove extensions by clicking Remove in their context menu, usually located in the fade-out handles.

Configuring Application Buttons
Every application starter has some preferences you can set from their context menu. Usually applications and folders have the same preferences as in . Only the applications which are located in the K Menu (for experienced users: those which have a *.desktop in the applnk dir) have a special kind of config dialog.

The General Tab
Here you can see some stats about the application link. You can also choose an icon by clicking on the icon button and change the filename of the link file. This may be useful if you want the icon on the panel behave different to the analogue one in the K Menu.

The Permissions Tab
Here you can set the permissions of the link file. Please refer to the manuals or handbooks of your operating system for more about permissions.

The Execute Tab
You can set the behaviour of the application when it's executed on this page.
Command 	 Usually, there is only the name of the binary that has to be started when clicking on the icon. You can search for another application to be started by clicking the Browse button and/or add special command line parameters to the application.
Panel Embedding 	 Sorry, this feature is not implemented yet ;-(
Run in terminal 	 If this box is checked, the application will be executed in a terminal window. You can also add special Terminal options.
Run as different user 	 Checking this option will let the application start with the permission of the user you typed in the field Username. You will be prompted for the user's password on application start. This option may be very useful if you want to start some applications as superuser.

The Application Tab
If you set a name and a comment, they will be shown as tooltips of the start icons in the style Name - Comment.
In the File Types section you can choose what kinds of filetypes are handled by this application. Please refer to handbook for more about this.