Similar to the of GNOME (and many other
graphical environments), the main menu in KDE, at the
icon, incorporates all of the available KDE applets
and applications, as well as many other applications on your Red Hat Linux
system.
You can find the icon on the left of the . You
open the main menu by clicking once on the icon. As in Figure 3-6, you'll see the top-most level of menu
headings first. These headings are the major groups into which the
applications are placed. For example, to open
KOrganizer, the KDE calendar and appointment
book, you would open , drag your mouse to
highlight the menu listing, then
highlight and click once on the
entry in the submenu which opens.
Also available from the main menu, you'll find:
The KDE Control Center, an invaluable
resource for customizing your environment and locating system information.
A Home Directory listing which, which
selected, will open a browser showing you all the files in your account.
A menu called , which provides
quick access to recent applications as well as important
directories in the filesystem.
The Lock Screen and
Logout icons, which will password protect
your desktop and allow you to log out of your account.
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