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Change the audio output when connecting new devices

If you want audio to automatically switch to HDMI when plugging in a new device, do the following:

Open the volume system settings module
go to the advanced tab
check "Automatically switch all running streams when a new output becomes available"

A Windows Vista-like sidebar with clock and news

Once again, the proof that KDE software can do at least as much as Windows...

Creating panel

Right-click on the desktop
Click on Add panel
Click on the Toolbox of this panel
Drag and drop the panel to a side of the screen clicking and holding on Screen edge
Configure the height and width as you wish, but keep quite wide to be able to display the widgets in it

Add widgets

Still in the panel click Add widgets
Add the Analog Clock widget and the News or RSSNow widget

Hide the panel

Click on More settings
Click on the Auto-hide option

You're done!

Result

Using Multiple Plasma Themes

The Plasma workspace allows users to create customized themes whose widgets can be themed using multiple themes. For example, it is possible to have the Taskbar be themed using Oxygen, to have the clock be themed using Aya, and much more customization, allowing you to pick the best plasma themes for each object.

Set up "(Customized)" Theme

Navigate to the Desktop Theme Details configuration dialog via either Krunner or the System Settings Dialog:

Here you can choose what theme is used for different objects in the Plasma workspace. Configure them to your pleasure (it often helps to test each individual plasma element by applying the entire theme to your desktop first) and press Apply.

Apply "(Customized)" Theme

At this point, the workspace settings dialog should list a Plasma theme entitled (Customized). This is the theme mashup that you have created. Select it and hit Apply.

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-== A Windows Vista-like sidebar with clock and news ==
+{{Warning|Content on this page is outdated and may not work with recent versions of the software.}}
-Once again, the proof that KDE can do at least the same as Windows...
+<span id="A Windows Vista-like sidebar with clock and news"></span><translate>
-=== Creating panel ===
+== Change the audio output when connecting new devices == <!--T:29-->
+<!--T:30-->
+If you want audio to automatically switch to HDMI when plugging in a new device, do the following:
+* Open the volume system settings module
+* go to the advanced tab
+* check "Automatically switch all running streams when a new output becomes available"
+== A Windows Vista-like sidebar with clock and news == <!--T:2-->
+<!--T:3-->
+Once again, the proof that KDE software can do at least as much as Windows...
+=== Creating panel === <!--T:4-->
+<!--T:5-->
 * Right-click on the desktop
-* Click on "Add panel"
+* Click on <menuchoice>Add panel</menuchoice>
-* Click on the cashew of this panel
+* Click on the <menuchoice>Toolbox</menuchoice> of this panel
-* Drag and drop the panel to a side of the screen clicking and holding on "Screen edge"
+* ''Drag and drop'' the panel to a side of the screen clicking and holding on <menuchoice>Screen edge</menuchoice>
 * Configure the height and width as you wish, but keep quite wide to be able to display the widgets in it
+=== Add widgets === <!--T:6-->
-=== Add widgets ===
+<!--T:27-->
+* Still in the panel click <menuchoice>Add widgets</menuchoice>
+* Add the <menuchoice>Analog Clock</menuchoice> widget and the <menuchoice>News</menuchoice> or <menuchoice>RSSNow</menuchoice> widget
-* Still in the panel click "Add widgets"
+=== Hide the panel === <!--T:28-->
-* Add the Analogic clock widget and the News or RSSNow widget
-=== Hide the panel ===
-* Click on "More settings"
+<!--T:8-->
-* Click on the "Auto-hide" option
+* Click on <menuchoice>More settings</menuchoice>
+* Click on the <menuchoice>Auto-hide</menuchoice> option
+<!--T:9-->
 You're done!
-=== Result ===
+=== Result === <!--T:10-->
+<!--T:11-->
+[[File:Windowssidebar.jpeg|500px|center|thumb]]
+</translate><span id="Using Multiple Plasma Themes"><translate>
+== Using Multiple Plasma Themes == <!--T:13-->
+<!--T:14-->
+The Plasma workspace allows users to create customized themes whose widgets can be themed using multiple themes. For example, it is possible to have the Taskbar be themed using Oxygen, to have the clock be themed using Aya, and much more customization, allowing you to pick the best plasma themes for each object.
+<!--T:15-->
+[[File:Plasma-multiple-themes.png|500px|center]]
+=== Set up "(Customized)" Theme === <!--T:16-->
+<!--T:17-->
+Navigate to the <menuchoice>Desktop Theme Details</menuchoice> configuration dialog via either [[Special:myLanguage/Plasma/Krunner|Krunner]] or the [[Special:myLanguage/System_Settings|System Settings]] Dialog:
+<!--T:18-->
+[[File:Krunner-desktop-theme-details.png|center|500px|thumb]]
+<!--T:19-->
+Here you can choose what theme is used for different objects in the '''Plasma workspace'''. Configure them to your pleasure (it often helps to test each individual '''plasma''' element by applying the entire theme to your desktop first) and press <menuchoice>Apply</menuchoice>.
+<!--T:20-->
+[[File:Desktop-theme-details-dialog.png|500px|center|thumb]]
+=== Apply "(Customized)" Theme === <!--T:21-->
+<!--T:22-->
+[[File:Desktop-settings-rightclick.png|500px|center|thumb]]
+<!--T:23-->
+At this point, the workspace settings dialog should list a '''Plasma''' theme entitled (Customized). This is the theme mashup that you have created. Select it and hit <menuchoice>Apply</menuchoice>.
+<!--T:24-->
+[[File:Desktop-config-customized.png|500px|center|thumb]]
+<!--T:25-->
+[[Category:Tutorials]]
+[[Category:Desktop]]
+[[Category:System]]
+</translate>