Pressed for time? Let's kick you started with a fast, hands-on overview of Kicker!
When you start KDE for the very first time, Kicker panel is at the bottom of your screen. On the left side of the panel there are nine icons:
The K button icon to start
applications.
The Window List icon
to glance at a list of running applications.
The Home icon to look into
your home directory.
The Shell icon to start
the command line.
The KDE Control Center
icon to change the behaviour and look of Kicker to suit
you.
The Help icon to display
help.
The Advanced Editor
shortcut to run the editor.
The Kandalf's Tips
icon to display useful tips for new users of KDE.
The Desktop toggle
icon to quickly hide or show windows cluttering your
desktop.
Try some nifty tricks:
Click on an empty (inactive) space on the panel and drag the whole panel to the left, right or top of the screen.
Rightclick any of the nine icons to display a local menu for that icon.
Click on the leftmost (or rightmost) bar to hide the panel. Click on it once more to make the panel appear again.
Click on the Advanced Editor icon three times to start three editor windows. Note that for each editor, a bar appears in the Taskbar.
Click on any bar in the Taskbar to switch between the editors.
Right click any bar in the Taskbar to display a local menu. Minimize, maximize, and close any editor window. Move any editor window to a different virtual desktop.
Congratulations, now you know the most important features of Kicker!.