Mouse gestures and keyboard shortcuts with KHotKeys
A Game of Signs
Author(s): KALLE GERWIEN
Mouse gestures and keyboard shortcuts add speed and simplicity to PC operations. Mouse gestures used to be the domain of Opera and Mozilla users,but KHotKeys now brings them to Konqueror for users of KDE 3.2 or newer.You can even launch non-KDE programs with KHotKeys.
KDE is an extremely flexible system. The context menus that drop down when users press the right mouse button are just as extensible as the K menu or the quick start icons. And hiding in the depths of the KDE control center is another interesting program that allows more flexible use of KDE: KHotKeys. With KHotKeys, the user can assign keyboard combinations to applications. You can even use mouse gestures to control Konqueror (see Box 1). To launch KHotKeys, press [Alt-F2] and enter khotkeys, or open the Control Center and open the Regional & Accessibility section. When you launch KHotKeys, a warning message appears to inform you that changes can be dangerous. This article gives you an introduction to some simple but effective settings within the KHotKeys application. It always helps to be careful, but you will have few worries about these changes, even if you are a newcomer to KHotkeys. Once you become accustomed to KHotkeys, you will have your own ideas for hot keys and gestures that will increase the efficiency of your desktop.
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