<tip>
<html>
You can minimize all your windows on the current desktop at once and
thus reach the desktop itself by clicking on the desktop icon on the
panel.<br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/filesystems/desktop.png">
</center>
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
If you temporarily need more screen real-estate, you can <strong>"fold
in" the panel</strong> by clicking on one of the arrows to the far left
or far right. Alternatively, make it auto-hide
(Preferences/Look&Feel/Panel/Panel).
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
The program klipper, which is started by default and resides in the
system tray at the right end of the panel, keeps a number of text
selections around that you can retrieve or even (e.g., in the case of
URLs) execute.<br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/klipper.png">
</center>
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
The window list, which is accessible via an icon on the panel, provides a
quick overview over all windows on all virtual desktops.<br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/window_list.png">
</center>
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can configure the number of virtual desktops by selecting
Preferences/Look&Feel/Desktop/Virtual Desktops from the K menu.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
The KDE project was founded in October 1996 and had its first release,
1.0, on July 12, 1998.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can support the KDE project with work (programming, designing,
documenting, proof-reading, translating, etc.) and financial or
hardware donations. Please contact mailto:kde-ev@kde.org if you are
interested.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
Clicking with the middle mouse button on the maximize button of a
window maximizes the window vertically, but not horizontally.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
Clicking with the right mouse button on the maximize button of a
window maximizes the window horizontally, but not vertically.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
KDE is based on a well-designed C++ foundation. C++ is a programming
language well suited to desktop development. The KDE object model
extends the power of C++ even further. See http://developer.kde.org
for details.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can stay up to date with new developments in KDE by regularly
checking the web site http://www.kde.org.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
If you want to try an alternative desktop to KDE, check
http://udeproject.sourceforge.net.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
Unlike other programmers, KDE programmers drink more tea than coffee.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can use Konqueror to <strong>browse through tar archives</strong>,
even compressed ones. You can extract files simply by dragging them
to another place, e.g. another Konqueror window or the desktop.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
Double-clicking on the titlebar of any window "shades" it, which means
that only the titlebar stays visible. Double-clicking the titlebar a
second time will make the window visible again.<br>
Of course, you can change this behavior by using the Control Center.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can cycle through the windows on a virtual desktop by holding the
Alt key and pressing Tab or Shift-Tab.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can cycle through the virtual desktops by holding the Ctrl key and
pressing Tab or Shift-Tab.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can cycle through the konsole sessions by holding the Shift key and
pressing Left or Right.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
To get a Linux console like terminal, deactivate the menu-, tool- and
scrollbar of the konsole, select the linux font and the linux color
schema and apply the fullscreen mode.
<p>
You might want to set the panel to auto hide then, too.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
KDE's help system can not only display KDE's own HTML-based help, but
also legacy info and man pages.<br>
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/khelpcenter.png">
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
Clicking with the right mouse button on panel icons or applets opens a
popup menu that allows you to move or remove the item, or add a new one.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
If a toolbar is not large enough to display all buttons on it, you can
click on the small arrow at the far right end of the toolbar to see
the remaining buttons.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can without problems run legacy X applications on a KDE
desktop. It is even possible to integrate these into the menu system.
The KDE program "kappfinder" will look for known programs to integrate
them into the menu.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can quickly move the panel to another screen edge by "grabbing" it with
the left mouse button and moving it to where you want it.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
If you need to kill some time, KDE comes with an extensive collection
of games.
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/package_games.png">
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can <strong>quickly change the background</strong> image of the
desktop by dragging a graphics image from a Konqueror window to the
desktop background.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can change the background color of the desktop by dragging a color
from a color selector in any application to the desktop background.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
A fast way to get your favorite application onto your panel is to
right-click the panel (Panel Menu) and select Add/Application/whatever.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can add more applets to your panel by selecting Panel
Menu/Add/Applet from the K menu.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can add a little command line to your panel by selecting Panel
Menu/Add/Applet/Application Launcher from the K menu.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
If you know its name, you can <strong>execute any program</strong> by hitting
<strong>Alt-F2</strong>
and entering the program name in the command-line window provided.
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/go.png">
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can <strong>browse any URL</strong> by hitting
<strong>Alt-F2</strong> and entering the URL in the
command-line window provided.
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/filesystems/ftp.png">
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can access a certain <strong>man page</strong> by entering a
hash mark (#) and the name of the man page whereever you can enter
a URL, like in the URL line of the web browser or the
<strong>Alt-F2</strong> command-line.
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/khelpcenter.png">
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can access a certain <strong>info page</strong> by entering a hash mark (#) and the
name of the info page whereever you can enter a URL, like in the URL
line of the web browser or the <strong>Alt-F2</strong> command-line.
<center>
<img src="hicolor/48x48/apps/khelpcenter.png">
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
If you can't access the titlebar, you can still <strong>move a window</strong>
on the screen by holding the Alt key, clicking anywhere into the window
and "dragging" it with the mouse.<br>
Of course, you can change this behavior by using the Control Center.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can <strong>resize a window</strong> on the screen by holding the Alt key,
right-clicking anywhere into the window and moving the mouse.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
KDE's mail client provides seamless <strong>PGP integration</strong>
for encrypting and signing your email messages.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can choose <strong>country-specific settings</strong> for things like
currency symbols, number formats, etc. by selecting
Preferences/Personalization/Country & Language in the K Menu.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can find KDE developers all over the world, e.g., in Germany,
Sweden, France, Canada, USA, Australia, Namibia, Argentina, even in
Norway!
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
KDE's CD player accesses the Internet CD database CDDB to provide you
with title/track information.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can change the style of the window decorations by clicking with
the right mouse button on the titlebar of a window and selecting a
style from the <em>Decoration</em> submenu.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
Some people open many terminal windows just to enter <em>one single</em>
command.
<ul>
<li>Use <strong>Alt-F2</strong> for just firing programs (Alt-F2 "kword") or
<li>use konsole sessions ("New" in toolbar) if you need text output.
</ul>
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
You can change the color of the window titlebars by selecting
<em>Preferences/Look&Feel/Color</em> from the K menu.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
KDE does not contain any GPL'd code that is copyrighted by the Free Software
Foundation.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
The difference between window manager styles and old-fashioned themes is
that the former even reflect window titlebar color settings from the
control center and might implement different features.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
The K in KDE stands for nothing. It is the first character in the
Latin alphabet before the L which stands for Linux. It was chosen
because KDE runs on many Unices (and just perfect on FreeBSD).
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
KDE is a Czech word meaning "where".
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
If you choose the <em>"B II"</em> window decoration, it will move the
title bars if you maximise several windows to make sure they are all
visible.
</html>
</tip>

<tip>
<html>
If you want to contribute your own "tip of the day", please send it to
kalle@kde.org, and we'll be happy to integrate it for the next
release.<br>
(This is the last tip in the tips database, next will be the first again.)
</html>
</tip>
