![]() | The Kontact Main Window |
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The main window consists of a side pane on the left showing the icons of the available components, the main view on the right which contains the main window of the active component and the usual menu, tool and status bars. If you would like, you can change this layout to tabs in the Kontact configuration dialog
The side pane serves multiple purposes. It allows for switching between components, shows which component is active and serves as the target for drag & drop operations to the different applications.
Kontact's Side Pane
For switching between components simply click on the corresponding icon. The main window of the component is shown and the menu, tool and status bars are adapted to reflect the functionality of the active component. If you activate a component for the first time there might be a small delay until the main view is changed, because components are loaded on demand. This means you don't waste memory for components you don't use.
The icons in the side pane can also be used as targets for drag & drop operations. For example, you can drag a mail from the mail part and drop it on the icon of the todo list or the calendar to create a todo or event associated with this mail.
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