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| Gadgets are items that display system information, such as battery level and time. Gadgets also allow you to adjust components of your system, such as adjusting the volume. | Gadgets are items that display system information, such as battery level and time. Gadgets also allow you to adjust components of your system, such as adjusting the volume. | ||
| - | More than one instance of a Gadget can be running at the same time. Gadgets placed in different locations such as Shelves (see below) or directly on the desktop. They can be found under Main Menu > Settings > Gadgets. | + | More than one instance of a Gadget can be running at the same time. Gadgets placed in different locations such as Shelves (see below) or directly on the desktop. They can be found under Main Menu -> **Settings** -> **Gadgets**. |
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| ==== Shelves - the Taskbar/Systray/Dock/Launcher on Steroids ==== | ==== Shelves - the Taskbar/Systray/Dock/Launcher on Steroids ==== | ||
| - | E17 provides Shelves to handle your Gadgets and launchers if you prefer not having them on the Desktop. Any Gadget that has its Module loaded can be added to a Shelf, or you may have multiple Shelves anywhere around the border of your Desktop. Managing the number of shelves you have and their location/size (among other attributes) is done under Main Menu -> **Settings** -> **Shelves**. To manage the content of a Shelf, right click on it and select **Contents**. | + | E17 provides Shelves as an alternative to anchoring your Gadgets and launchers on the Desktop. Any Gadget that has its Module loaded can be added to a Shelf and you may have multiple Shelves located anywhere around the border of your Desktop. |
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| + | To manage shelf attributes such as their size, location and the number that you have is done in Main Menu -> **Settings** -> **Shelves**. To manage the content of a Shelf, right click it and select **Contents**. | ||
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| ==== Window Shading - an Alternative to Minimizing ==== | ==== Window Shading - an Alternative to Minimizing ==== | ||
| - | Want to get a window out of your way but don't want to minimize it to the taskbar? Then Shade it! Just double click the title bar of any window to "roll it up", and double click the title bar to "roll it down" again. | + | Shading is a useful way to get a window out of your way but without minimizing it or dragging it to another location. Shading is a similar concept to rolling up the shades of a window in a building to reveal what's behind the shade, or rolling the shade down so that it's visible. |
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| + | To shade a window, double click it. | ||
| - | The screenshot here shows two instances of LXTerminal, one that is Shaded and one that is not. | + | In this screenshot you can see two windows in the two states of shading. |
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| ==== Some Handy Keyboard Shortcuts: ==== | ==== Some Handy Keyboard Shortcuts: ==== | ||
| - | Keyboard shortcuts are fully configurable under //Main Menu -> Settings -> Settings Panel -> Input tab -> Key Bindings//. | + | Keyboard shortcuts are fully configurable under **Main Menu** -> **Settings** -> **Settings Panel** -> **Input tab** -> **Key Bindings**. |
| - | These are some of the default ones: | + | Some of the default keyboard shortcuts include: |
| - | **Alt + left click**\\ | + | **Alt** + **left click** to move a window that is partially off the display. |
| - | allows you to grab and move a window that is partially off screen | + | |
| - | **Ctrl/Alt + X**\\ | + | **Ctrl** + **Alt** + **X** to close a window. |
| - | closes a window | + | |
| - | **Ctrl/Alt + Arrow**\\ | + | **Ctrl** + **Alt** + left or right arrow to switch to the Virtual Desktop in the direction indicated by the arrow key. |
| - | switches to the Virtual Desktop in the direction selected | + | |
| - | **Ctrl/Alt + M**\\ | + | **Ctrl** + **Alt** + **M** to open the Main Menu. |
| - | brings up the Main Menu | + | |
| - | **Shift + F10**\\ | + | **Shift** + **F10** to maximize a window vertically. |
| - | maximizes a window vertically | + | |
| - | **Alt/Shift + F10**\\ | + | **Alt** + **Shift** + **F10** to maximize a window horizontally. |
| - | maximizes a window horizontally | + | |
| - | **Alt + Tab**\\ | + | **Alt** + **Tab** to change windows. |
| - | switches between windows on the same desktop | + | |
| ==== The Bodhi Guide to Enlightenment ==== | ==== The Bodhi Guide to Enlightenment ==== | ||
| - | For a much more comprehensive guide to using and customing E17 we have created "The Bodhi Guide to Enlightenment" Starting with Bodhi Linux 1.2.0 the guide is locally installed as an HTML document: /usr/share/bodhi/e17guide | + | For a comprehensive guide to using and customing E17, see our "The Bodhi Guide to Enlightenment". As of Bodhi Linux 1.2.0, the guide is locally installed as an HTML document: /usr/share/bodhi/e17guide |
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