# Plasma

Plasma is the component of the KDE project that actually displays the desktop (i.e. wallpapers, panels, etc) using 'containments'. The containments are capable of containing other widgets called plasmoids.

## Get new plasmoids

You can get new plasmoids from kde-look.org.

There are a large amount of plasmoids in the AUR, including kde-extragear-plasmoids-meta which collects popular plasmoids from kde-look.org and places them in a single package.

## Tips and tricks

### Decoupling the Dashboard from the Desktop - the plasma way

click on top right cashew - zoom out - (new screen, look at new menu top left) configure plasma - use a separate dashboard

### Adding an OSX style or so-called "fancy" panel

Right click on the desktop - add panel - fancy panel

Warning: At the time of writing it is possible to edit a fancy panel extensively but it will not remember any settings.

### Having different wallpapers for each side of your cube

click on top right cashew - zoom out - (new screen, look at new menu top left) configure plasma - different activity for each desktop

### Mixing desktop and folder view activities in one cube

click on top right cashew - zoom out - (new screen, look at new menu top left) configure plasma - different activity for each desktop

Categories:

- KDE
- Eye candy