The K Desktop Environment

The Kicker Handbook

Version 0.09.00
Last updated: 14/01/2001

Dirk Doerflinger

ddoerflinger@web.de

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Kicker is the KDE application starter panel and is also capable of some useful applets and extensions. It usually resides on the bottom of the desktop.


Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Using Kicker
2.1. A quick tour for new KDE users
3. Kicker basics
3.1. General usage
3.1.1. Adding applications
3.1.2. Adding Folders
3.1.3. Special Icons
3.1.4. Adding Applets
3.1.5. Adding Extensions
3.2. Configuring Application Buttons
3.2.1. The General Tab
3.2.2. The Permissions Tab
3.2.3. The Execute Tab
3.2.4. The Application Tab
4. Configuring Kicker
4.1. General
4.2. Look & Feel
4.3. Menus
4.4. Buttons
4.5. Applets
5. The K Menu
5.1. The KDE Group
5.2. Run Command
5.3. Browsers
5.4. The Application Group
5.5. The most recently used applications
6. Applets
6.1. The Taskbar Applet
6.1.1. Configuring the Taskbar Applet
6.2. The Mini-Pager Applet
6.3. The Clock Applet
6.3.1. Type
6.3.2. Preferences
6.3.3. Adjust Date and Time
6.3.4. Date and Time Format
6.3.5. Copy
6.4. The Quick Launcher Applet
6.5. The System Tray Applet
6.6. The Application Launcher Applet
6.7. The Runaway Process Catcher Applet
7. Extensions
7.1. The External Taskbar Extension
7.2. The Child Panel Extension
7.3. The KasBar Extension
7.4. The Dock Application Bar Extension
8. Finding Files
8.1. The Name/Location Tab
8.2. The Date Range Tab
8.3. The Advanced Tab
9. Command Reference
9.1. The Panel
10. Questions and Answers
11. Credits and License
A. Installation
A.1. How to obtain Kicker
A.2. Requirements
A.3. Compilation and installation
A.4. Configuration