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0008 <article id="kcmactivities" lang="&language;">
0009 <title>Activities</title>
0010 <articleinfo>
0011 <authorgroup>   
0012 <author><firstname>Yuri</firstname><surname>Chornoivan</surname>
0013 <email>yurchor@ukr.net</email></author>
0014 <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
0015 </authorgroup>
0016 
0017 <date>2021-04-12</date>
0018 <releaseinfo>Plasma 5.20</releaseinfo>
0019 
0020 <keywordset>
0021 <keyword>KDE</keyword>
0022 <keyword>Systemsettings</keyword>
0023 <keyword>activity</keyword>
0024 </keywordset>
0025 </articleinfo>
0026 
0027 <sect1 id="activities">
0028 <title>Activities</title>
0029 <sect2 id="activities-intro">
0030 
0031 <title>Introduction</title>
0032 
0033 <para>
0034     This module allows configuring activities. Activities are a way to have multiple &plasma; setups, with each a different set of widgets and themes. Some activities can be private. Such activities do not track your actions. For example, they do not track what recent document you opened.
0035 </para>
0036 
0037 <para>
0038     The module is divided into two tabs:
0039     <link linkend="activities-main"><guilabel>Activities</guilabel></link> and
0040     <link linkend="activities-switching"><guilabel>Switching</guilabel></link>.
0041 </para>
0042 
0043 <sect3 id="activities-main">
0044 <title><guilabel>Activities</guilabel></title>
0045 
0046 <para>
0047     This tab lists your current activities. Hover items in the list with the mouse pointer to reveal the buttons to configure or remove activities.
0048 </para>
0049 
0050 <para>
0051     Use the <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="configure.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> overlay button to configure activity. You can change the following activity parameters:
0052 </para>
0053 
0054 <variablelist>
0055     <varlistentry>
0056         <term><guilabel>Icon</guilabel></term>
0057         <listitem>
0058             <para>
0059                 The icon of activity can be seen on the activity manager selector of the &plasma; panel. Click on the current icon to choose some system-wide icon or browse the file system to select a custom icon.
0060             </para>
0061         </listitem>
0062     </varlistentry>
0063     <varlistentry>
0064         <term><guilabel>Name</guilabel></term>
0065         <listitem>
0066             <para>
0067                 Give your activity a recognizable name.
0068             </para>
0069         </listitem>
0070     </varlistentry>
0071     <varlistentry>
0072         <term><guilabel>Description</guilabel></term>
0073         <listitem>
0074             <para>
0075                 A free-form description of the activity that is shown below the name on the activity manager selector of the &plasma; panel.
0076             </para>
0077         </listitem>
0078     </varlistentry>
0079     <varlistentry>
0080         <term><guilabel>Privacy</guilabel></term>
0081         <listitem>
0082             <para>
0083                 Check the <guilabel>Do not track usage for this activity</guilabel> item to switch off any tracking for your activity.
0084             </para>
0085         </listitem>
0086     </varlistentry>
0087     <varlistentry>
0088         <term><guilabel>Shortcut for switching</guilabel></term>
0089         <listitem>
0090             <para>
0091                 Press the first button to input the new shortcut to switch to the activity. Press the second button to remove the current shortcut.
0092             </para>
0093         </listitem>
0094     </varlistentry>
0095 </variablelist>
0096 <para>
0097     Clicking on the <inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="edit-delete.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject> button removes the activity.
0098 </para>
0099 <para>
0100     Clicking on the <guibutton>Create New...</guibutton> button below the list opens <guilabel>Create a New Activity</guilabel> dialog which is similar to the activity configuration dialog described above.
0101 </para>
0102 </sect3>
0103 
0104 <sect3 id="activities-switching">
0105 <title><guilabel>Switching</guilabel></title>
0106 
0107 <para>
0108     Here, you can configure if &plasma; should remember the <guilabel>Current virtual desktop</guilabel> for each activity (needs restart). It is also possible to configure shortcuts for walking through the list of activities.
0109 </para>
0110 <para>
0111     For more information on how to use the &kde; shortcut system, see the <ulink url="help:/fundamentals/shortcuts.html"><emphasis>Using and Customizing Shortcuts</emphasis> section of the <emphasis>&kde; Fundamentals</emphasis> documentation</ulink>.
0112 </para>
0113 </sect3>
0114 
0115 </sect2>
0116 
0117 </sect1>
0118 
0119 </article>