Revision as of 03:41, 15 September 2008

The KDE Desktop

These is your basic KDE desktop. These applications are the most common programs found in any base KDE installtion and provide the core functionality of any working system. These KDE base programs allow you to use, manage, and control your desktop and programs with ease and flexibility.

	KWin is KDE's reliable and flexible window manager, now with 3D effects.

	Plasma is the KDE desktop shell and workspace, providing both the desktop and the panel.

	Dolphin is an easy to use file manager.

	Konqueror is a file manager, web browser, universial file viewer, and more!

	System Settings is the new control center for KDE

	KWrite is a simple text editor.

	Konsole is a powerful terminal emulator for KDE.

The Pillars of KDE

There are other parts of KDE that work under the hood to give you the best desktop experience. You might be interested in knowing about them.

	Oxygen gives your desktop a refreshing and breath-taking visual appearance.

	Phonon brings the magic of sound and video into your desktop.

	Solid helps make your hardware just work.

	Nepomuk brings meaning and order to your files.

	Strigi makes sure you never lose a file again.

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-* KWin
+= The KDE Desktop =
-* [[Plasma]]
-* Dolphin
-* System Settings
-* KWrite
+[[Image:Category-user-desktop.png|left|64px]] These is your basic KDE desktop. These applications are the most common programs found in any base KDE installtion and provide the core functionality of any working system. These KDE base programs allow you to use, manage, and control your desktop and programs with ease and flexibility.
-* [[Konsole]]
-* Konqueror
+__NOTOC__
+::{| style="width=90%"
+|[[Image:Kwin.png|left|48px]] || '''[[KWin]]''' is KDE's reliable and flexible window manager, now with 3D effects.
+|-
+|&nbsp;
+|-
+|[[Image:Plasma.png|left|48px]] || '''[[Plasma]]''' is the KDE desktop shell and workspace, providing both the desktop and the panel.
+|-
+|&nbsp;
+|-
+|[[Image:System-file-manager.png|left|48px]] || '''[[Dolphin]]''' is an easy to use file manager.
+|-
+|&nbsp;
+|-
+|[[Image:Konqueror.png|left|48px]] || '''[[Konqueror]]''' is a file manager, web browser, universial file viewer, and more!
+|-
+|&nbsp;
+|-
+|[[Image:Preferences-system.png|left|48px]] || '''[[System Settings]]''' is the new control center for KDE
+|-
+|&nbsp;
+|-
+|[[Image:Kwrite.png|left|48px]] || '''[[KWrite]]''' is a simple text editor.
+|-
+|&nbsp;
+|-
+|[[Image:Utilities-terminal.png|left|48px]] || '''[[Konsole]]''' is a powerful terminal emulator for KDE.
+|}
+== The Pillars of KDE ==
+There are other parts of KDE that work under the hood to give you the best desktop experience. You might be interested in knowing about them.
+::{| style="width=90%"
+|[[Image:Oxygen.png|left|48px]] || '''[[Oxygen]]''' gives your desktop a refreshing and breath-taking visual appearance.
+|-
+|&nbsp;
+|-
+|[[Image:Preferences-desktop-sound.png|left|48px]] || '''[[Phonon]]''' brings the magic of sound and video into your desktop.
+|-
+|&nbsp;
+|-
+|[[Image:Preferences-system.png|left|48px]] || '''[[Solid]]''' helps make your hardware just work.
+|-
+|&nbsp;
+|-
+|[[Image:Nepomuk.png|left|48px]] || '''[[Nepomuk]]''' brings meaning and order to your files.
+|-
+|&nbsp;
+|-
+|[[Image:Strigi.png|left|48px]] || '''[[Strigi]]''' makes sure you never lose a file again.
+|}