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# TkDesk User's Guide

## Christian Bolik, `Christian.Bolik@Mainz.netsurf.de`

Version 1.0b3, 25 September 1996

TkDesk is a graphical, highly configurable and powerful desktop manager for UNIX and the X Window System. This document is meant to be a comprehensive guide to the functions, services and possibilities offered by TkDesk. (It may not be fully up to date with the current version, but should be useful anyway. Take a look at the CHANGES file for latest news.) A list of answers to frequently asked questions is also included. Please note that there is a TkDesk-page on the World Wide Web at http://sun1.rrzn-user.uni-hannover.de/~zzhibol/tkdesk/, as well as a mailing list at `majordomo@mrj.com` (send a mail with the body "subscribe tkdesk" to join).

## 1. Introduction

- 1.1 Acknowledgments
- 1.2 Using TkDesk's Help System
- 1.3 Command Line Options

## 2. The File Browser Window

- 2.1 The Menu Bar
- 2.2 The Button Bar
- 2.3 The Path Entry
- 2.4 The File Listboxes
- 2.5 The Status Bar

## 3. The File List Window

## 4. File Operations

- 4.1 File Information
- 4.2 Copying, Moving and Deleting Files
- 4.3 Finding Files

## 5. The Application Bar

## 6. The Built-in Editor

## 7. Configuration of TkDesk

- 7.1 AppBar
- 7.2 ButtonBar
- 7.3 Commands
- 7.4 Directories
- 7.5 FileTags
- 7.6 Popups
- 7.7 Sounds
- 7.8 System

## Appendix

## 8. Frequently Asked Questions

- 8.1 How can I change the position of the application bar?
- 8.2 Can I have transparent icons?
- 8.3 How can I change the background colour of the icons and desk items?
- 8.4 How can I have a different set of desk items on each virtual screen?
- 8.5 Binding to execute (export foo=bar; program;) doesn't work.
- 8.6 I'd like TkDesk to do this and that. How can I achieve this?
- 8.7 Is there a TkDesk mailing list?
- 8.8 Where can I find out more about Tcl/Tk?

## 9. Tips and Tricks

- 9.1 TkDesk and XEmacs

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