The K Desktop Environment

The KDE Control Center

Version 2.00.00
Last updated: 29/05/2000

Michael McBride

This documentation describes KDE's control center.


Table of Contents
1. The KDE Control Center
2. Using The Control Center
2.1. Starting the KDE Control Center
2.2. The KDE Control Center Screen
2.3. The KDE Control Center Menus
2.3.1. File Menu
2.3.2. View Menu
2.3.3. Modules Menu
2.3.4. Help Menu
2.4. Exiting The KDE Control Center
2.5. Running Individual Modules
3. The KDE Control Center Modules
3.1. Navigating Modules
4. Application Modules
4.1. Introduction
4.2. System
5. Browsing Modules
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Files
5.3. Help
5.4. Neighborhood
5.5. Web
6. Information Modules
6.1. Introduction
7. Laptop Modules
7.1. Introduction
8. Look and Feel Modules
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Desktop
8.3. Panel/Taskbar
8.4. Themes
8.5. Window Behavior
9. Network Modules
9.1. Introduction
10. Peripheral Modules
10.1. Introduction
11. Personalization Modules
11.1. Introduction
12. Power Control Modules
12.1. Introduction
13. Sound Modules
13.1. Introduction
14. System Modules
14.1. Introduction
15. Modules
15.1. Actions
15.1.1. Introduction
15.1.2. Use
15.1.3. Section Author
15.2. Advanced
15.2.1. Introduction
15.2.2. Use
15.2.3. Section Author
15.3. Background
15.3.1. Adding, Removing and Modifying Patterns
15.3.2. Using external programs to determine background
15.3.3. Sequential and Random Backgrounds
15.3.4. Section Author
15.4. The Battery Monitor Panel
15.4.1. Introduction
15.4.2. Use
15.4.3. Section Author
15.5. KDE Control Center - Sound
15.5.1. Configuring the bell
15.6. Block Devices
15.6.1. Introduction
15.6.2. Use
15.6.3. Section Author
15.7. Borders
15.7.1. Introduction
15.7.2. Use
15.7.3. Section Author
15.8. Colors
15.8.1. Introduction
15.8.2. Use
15.8.3. Section Author
15.9. Cookies
15.9.1. Introduction
15.9.2. Use
15.9.3. Section Author
15.10. Date and Time
15.10.1. Section Author
15.11. Desktop
15.11.1. Introduction
15.11.2. Use
15.11.3. Section Author
15.12. Device Information
15.12.1. Section Authors
15.13. DMA Channel Information
15.13.1. Section Authors
15.14. Dr. Konqui
15.14.1. Introduction
15.14.2. Use
15.14.3. Section Author
15.15. E-Mail
15.15.1. Introduction
15.15.2. Use
15.15.3. Section Author
15.16. Energy
15.16.1. Introduction
15.16.2. Use
15.16.3. Section Author
15.17. Enhanced Browsing
15.17.1. Introduction
15.17.2. Use
15.17.3. Section Author
15.18. File Associations
15.18.1. Introduction
15.18.2. How to use this module
15.18.3. Section Author
15.19. File Manager
15.19.1. Use
15.19.2. Section Author
15.20. Font Manager
15.20.1. Introduction
15.20.2. Use
15.20.3. Section Author
15.21. Fonts
15.21.1. Introduction
15.21.2. Use
15.21.3. Section Author
15.22. Help Index
15.22.1. Introduction
15.22.2. Use
15.22.3. Section Author
15.23. Icons
15.23.1. Introduction
15.23.2. Use
15.23.3. Section Author
15.24. Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines in Use
15.24.1. Section Authors
15.25. Input/Output Port Information
15.25.1. Section Authors
15.26. Keyboard
15.26.1. Use
15.26.2. Section Author
15.27. Key Bindings
15.27.1. Introduction
15.27.2. Use
15.27.3. Section Author
15.28. Browsing With Konqueror
15.28.1. HTML
15.28.2. Appearance
15.28.3. Java/JavaScript
15.28.4. Section Author
15.29. Country and Language
15.29.1. Introduction
15.29.2. Use
15.29.3. Section Author
15.30. Login Manager
15.30.1. Appearance
15.30.2. Font
15.30.3. Background
15.30.4. Users
15.30.5. Sessions
15.30.6. LILO
15.30.7. Section Author
15.31. Low Battery Critical
15.31.1. Use
15.31.2. Section Author
15.32. The Low Battery Warning and Low Battery Critical Panels
15.32.1. Introduction
15.32.2. Use
15.32.3. Section Author
15.33. Memory Information
15.33.1. Memory Types
15.33.2. Memory Information Module
15.33.3. Section Author
15.34. Mouse
15.34.1. Use
15.34.2. Section Author
15.35. Mouse Behavior
15.35.1. Introduction
15.35.2. Use
15.35.3. Section Author
15.36. Panel
15.36.1. Introduction
15.36.2. Use
15.36.3. Section Author
15.37. Partition Information
15.37.1. Section Authors
15.38. Passwords
15.38.1. Introduction
15.38.2. Use
15.38.3. Section Author
15.39. PCI-bus and Installed PCI Cards
15.39.1. Section Authors
15.40. PCMCIA
15.40.1. Section Author
15.41. Laptop Power Control
15.41.1. Introduction
15.41.2. Use
15.41.3. Section Author
15.42. Processor Information
15.42.1. Section Authors
15.43. Proxies
15.43.1. Introduction
15.43.2. Use
15.43.3. Section Author
15.44. Samba Status Information
15.44.1. Exports
15.44.2. Imports
15.44.3. Log
15.44.4. Statistics
15.44.5. Section Author
15.45. Screensaver
15.45.1. Choosing the screensaver, and configuring its options
15.45.2. Setting the time, priority and passwords for screensavers.
15.45.3. Using a non-KDE screensaver
15.45.4. Section Author
15.46. SCSI Interface Information
15.46.1. Section Authors
15.47. Soundserver
15.47.1. Introduction
15.47.2. Use
15.47.3. Section Author
15.48. Soundcard Information
15.48.1. Section Authors
15.49. Style
15.49.1. Introduction
15.49.2. Use
15.49.3. Section Author
15.50. System Notification
15.50.1. Introduction
15.50.2. Use
15.50.3. Section Author
15.51. System Sounds
15.51.1. Introduction
15.51.2. Use
15.51.3. Section Author
15.52. Talk Configuration
15.52.1. Introduction
15.52.2. Use
15.52.3. Section Author
15.53. Taskbar
15.53.1. Introduction
15.53.2. Use
15.53.3. Section Author
15.54. KDE Control Center - KDE Theme Manager
15.54.1. KDE Theme Manager: Installer
15.54.2. Theme package contents
15.54.3. About the package
15.54.4. Authors
15.55. User Agent
15.55.1. Introduction
15.55.2. Use
15.55.3. Section Author
15.56. Windows Shares
15.56.1. Introduction
15.56.2. Use
15.56.3. Section Author
15.57. X Server Information
15.57.1. Section Authors
16. Credits and License