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Christopher Negus

"Linux Bible, 2008 Edition: Boot up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, openSUSE, and 11 Other Distributions"

From the KDE menu, select Control Center, and then choose the Window
Behavior selection under the Desktop heading.)
TABLE 3-1
Single-Click Mouse Actions
Pointer Position Mouse Button Result
Left Raises current window
Middle Lowers current window
Right Opens operations menu
Left Activates current window and raises it to
the top
Middle Activates current window and lowers it
Right Opens operations menu without
changing position
Left Activates current window, raises it to the
top, and passes the click to the window
Middle or Right Activates current window and passes the
click to the window
Any part of a window Middle (plus hold Alt key) Toggles between raising and lowering
the window
Any part of a window Right (plus hold Alt key) Resizes the window
On the desktop area Left (hold and drag) Selects a group of icons
On the desktop area Right Opens system pop-up menu
Click a desktop icon to open it. Double-clicking a window title bar results in a window-shade
action, where the window scrolls up and down into the title bar.
If you don??™t happen to have a mouse or you just like to keep your hands on the keyboard, there are
several keystroke sequences you can use to navigate the desktop. Table 3-2 lists some examples.
Inner window (current window not
active)
Inner window (current window not
active)
Window title bar or frame (current
window not active)
Window title bar or frame (current
window not active)
Window title bar or frame (current
window not active)
Window title bar or frame (current
window active)
Window title bar or frame (current
window active)
Window title bar or frame (current
window active)
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Linux First Steps Part I
TABLE 3-2
Keystrokes
Key Combination Result Directions
Ctrl+Tab Step through the virtual desktops To go from one virtual desktop to the next,
hold down the Ctrl key and press the Tab
key until you see the desktop that you want
to make current.


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