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0001 <?xml version="1.0" ?> 0002 <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.5-Based Variant V1.1//EN" 0003 "dtd/kdedbx45.dtd" [ 0004 <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> 0005 <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> 0006 ]> 0007 0008 <article id="desktop" lang="&language;"> 0009 <title>Virtual Desktops</title> 0010 <articleinfo> 0011 0012 <authorgroup> 0013 <author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> 0014 <author>&Jost.Schenck; &Jost.Schenck.mail;</author> 0015 <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> 0016 </authorgroup> 0017 0018 <date>2021-04-09</date> 0019 <releaseinfo>Plasma 5.20</releaseinfo> 0020 0021 <keywordset> 0022 <keyword>KDE</keyword> 0023 <keyword>Systemsettings</keyword> 0024 <keyword>virtual</keyword> 0025 <keyword>desktop</keyword> 0026 </keywordset> 0027 </articleinfo> 0028 0029 <para> 0030 &kde; offers you the possibility to have several virtual desktops. 0031 </para> 0032 <para> 0033 You can change the names to the desktops by clicking on the <guibutton>Rename</guibutton> button (appears when you hover the desktop item in the list) and entering text into the text field. 0034 </para> 0035 <para> 0036 If you want to remove a desktop, use the trash overlay icon at the right of the desktop item. 0037 </para> 0038 <para> 0039 Press the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button to add a virtual desktop (default name is <guilabel>New Desktop</guilabel>) to the list. 0040 </para> 0041 <para> 0042 You can configure the number of rows in the pager item on the panel. Just use the rows input box below the list to adjust the number of desktops. The desktops will be rearranged by the rows automatically. 0043 </para> 0044 0045 <variablelist> 0046 <varlistentry> 0047 <term><guilabel>Navigation wraps around</guilabel></term> 0048 <listitem><para>Enable this option if you want a keyboard or active desktop border navigation 0049 beyond the edge of a desktop to take you to the opposite edge of the new desktop. 0050 </para></listitem> 0051 </varlistentry> 0052 0053 <varlistentry> 0054 <term><guilabel>Show animation when switching</guilabel></term> 0055 <listitem><para>Select <guilabel>Slide</guilabel>, 0056 <guilabel>Desktop Cube Animation</guilabel>, or <guilabel>Fade Desktop</guilabel> 0057 from the drop-down box or switch animations off by unchecking the item. If the selected animation has settings options, click on the 0058 tools icon on the right of the drop-down box to launch a configuration dialog. 0059 </para></listitem> 0060 </varlistentry> 0061 0062 <varlistentry> 0063 <term><guilabel>Show on-screen display when switching</guilabel></term> 0064 <listitem><para>Enable this option if you want to have an on-screen display for desktop switching. 0065 </para></listitem> 0066 </varlistentry> 0067 0068 <varlistentry> 0069 <term><guilabel>Show desktop layout indicators</guilabel></term> 0070 <listitem><para>Enabling this option will show a small preview of the desktop layout 0071 indicating the selected desktop. 0072 </para></listitem> 0073 </varlistentry> 0074 0075 </variablelist> 0076 0077 <para>Scrolling the mouse wheel over an empty space on the 0078 desktop or on the <guilabel>Pager</guilabel> icon in the panel will change to the next 0079 virtual desktop numerically, in the direction you scrolled (either up or down).</para> 0080 <para>You can change this default behavior on the page <guilabel>Mouse Actions</guilabel> in 0081 the <guilabel>Desktop Settings</guilabel> (<keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>D</keycap></keycombo>, 0082 <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo>).</para> 0083 0084 </article>