you’re free to tailor the look and feel of your gear to suit your tastes.
Optional Menus
Plasma’s menus are incredibly versatile, but it’s not by default.
Plasma displays both the Applications and Places menus, while the Tools menu is disabled by default.
To experience the benefits of the entire menu, you must enable it on your Plasma desktop.
you’re able to enable theToolsmenu by opening theConfigure Desktop Environmentpanel from theSystem Settingsapplication.
Click onMenuand choose the checkbox next toTools.
you’ve got the option to now toggle between the Applications and Places menus.
If you don’t use them, there’s no reason to have them cluttering up your panel.
Keep theAltkey pressed while dragging the window’s border to resize a window on your desktop.
To change the zoom levels, head over to the System configs and click theAccessibility and Zoomoption.
Then, change the zoom percentage to achieve the desired effect.
Plasma has features that help you manage all your open windows, intending to make them more accessible.
you could push windows to the left edge of the screen to tile them vertically instead of horizontally.
Accessibility Tools: Orca
The Orca screen reader is an excellent accessibility tool for visually challenged users.
you’re free to enable Orca by navigating toSystem controls>Accessibility>Screen Reader.
Check the box next toEnable Screen Readerand go for the keyboard shortcut (you might useControl + Esc).
Feel free to customize Orca’s controls to fit your needs.
Orca is a powerful tool that can change the lives of many computer users.
Workspaces and Virtual Desktops
Plasma’s virtual desktops feature lets you group windows into different workspaces.
To switch between virtual desktops, smack the desktop switcher in the screen’s top-right corner.
Such updates result in the launch of new features and an excellent visual aesthetic.
To go back to the old system configs display, click theSystem Settingsicon from the applications menu and selectDisplays.
Tabbed Windows on the Oxygen Desktop Theme
Oxygen is Plasma’s default desktop theme.
Not every program supports tabbed windows, so some tabs may not work as expected.
Multiple Clipboards: Klipper
Klipper is a clipboard manager thats built into Plasma.
The clipboard manager integrates with various applications, so you could quickly copy and paste content between apps.
There are plenty of KDE-based distributions available for people who want to try the different KDE flavors.
