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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>
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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>