Getting Started
When you start your system, you are usually prompted to enter your
username and password. If you did not install your system yourself,
check with your system administrator for your username and password.
After logging in to KDE for the first time, you see the KDE desktop,
which shows the following basic elements:
Modifying Desktop Panels
The bottom panel can be customized to suit your individual needs, and
additional panels can be configured to further personalize your
desktop.
To add a new panel, right-click an empty area on the desktop and select
. To delete a panel, right-click a blank
space in the panel and select .
openSUSE requires that at least one panel is left on the desktop.
To add new widget, proceed with
Adding and Removing Widgets.
Adding and Removing Widgets
Widgets are small applications that can be integrated into your panel:
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To add a widget to the panel, right-click an empty patch on the
panel, and select .
If these menu items are not available, your desktop elements are
probably locked. Unlock them first as described in
Locking and Unlocking Desktop Objects.
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In the dialog box that appears, you can limit the selection of
widgets that is shown with the drop-down list at the top.
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Select a widget and click . The widget
appears in your panel.
