


Or from the KDE menu choose Configure Desktop (it's under Favorites). On a konsole start the program systemsettings. How can I make a window active when moving with the mouse over it? At the bottom under Computer Administration click on Keybaord & Mouse.
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How to change the appearance of the mouse pointer? Choose from Look & Feel Desktop and go to Screen Saver

In a konsole/terminal start the program systemsettings. Select Folder View Activity Settings and choose a wallpaper. Now on each virtual desktop configure its activity by clicking on the upper right corner on the Tool Box or by right clicking on the desktop. Check the box Different activity for each desktop. Right click on the Pager and choose Configure Virtual Desktops. In order to have different backgrounds, you need to define for each of your virtual desktop a separate Activity. The background (wallpaper) of a desktop is defined by its Activity Settings. How can I have different backgrounds on my virtual desktops? From the menu choose Folder View Activity Settings Select Wallpaper and change your desktop background. Now the icons are placed on the desktop like in KDE3. You can now close the Desktop Folder on your desktop by right clicking on it and choose Remove this Folder View. From the menu choose Folder View Activity Settings Select Activity As activity type choose Folder View Press Apply.
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Usually I disable the effects related to the windows minimization (slow redesign) and move (transparence), but if your system is very old, disable Desktop Effects completely.Ĭhange how the icons are displayed on your desktop Choose from Look & Feel Desktop Desktop Effects. Or from the KDE menu choose Configure Desktop. To activate more effects go to the tab All Effects. Choose from Look & Feel Desktop Desktop Effects and check the box Enable desktop effects. I don't see the cool desktop effects of KDE4? Widgets can take on a variety of functions, ranging from displaying your desktop folder, showing a clock, displaying your plugged in devices, etc.Īn Activity in KDE4 is sets of widgets that have their own wallpaper. Widgets are small applications (applets) that live on the desktop. It includes the Desktop (configured as Activity) and the Panel (taskbar). The Plasma Desktop is the name of the default workspace (desktop interface) for KDE4 (like Aqua for Macintosh).
