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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="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>