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The Kicker Handbook

Orville Bennett

Dirk Doerflinger

The TDE Team

Revision R14.2.0~[DEVELOPMENT] (Reviewed: December 15, 2024)

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

Kicker is the TDE application starter panel and is also capable of some useful applets and extensions. It usually resides on the bottom of the desktop.


Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Using Kicker
A quick tour for new TDE users
3. Kicker basics
General usage
Adding applications
Adding Folders
Special Icons
Removing all kinds of icons
Adding Applets
Removing Applets
Adding Extensions
Removing Extensions
Configuring Application Buttons
The General Tab
The Permissions Tab
The Application Tab
4. Configuring Kicker
The Panel Section
Extensions
Arrangement
Hiding
Menus
Appearance
The Taskbar
Taskbar
Actions
5. The TDE Menu
The TDE Group
Run Command...
The Actions Group
The All Applications Group
The Most Used Applications Group
6. Applets
The Taskbar Applet
Configuring the Taskbar Applet
The Mini-Pager Applet
The Clock Applet
Type
Show Timezone
Adjust Date & Time
Date & Time Format
Copy to Clipboard
Configure Clock...
The Quick Launcher Applet
The System Tray Applet
Lock/Logout Applet
The Application Launcher Applet
The Runaway Process Catcher Applet
Klipper Applet
7. Panel Extensions
The External Taskbar Panel Extension
The Child Panel Extension
The KasBar Extension
The Dock Application Bar Extension
8. Command Reference
The Panel
9. Questions and Answers
10. Credits and License
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