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category: en
type: paper
layout: paper
hastr: true
tags: настройка, linux, archlinux
title: Apps which I use
short: my-desktop
description: Here is a short paper devoted to the set of applications and extensions that I use everyday on my home computer.
---
<h2><a href="#apps" class="anchor" id="apps"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Applications</h2>
<ul>
  <li><p><b>Shell</b> is zshrc and nothing else. You may find a small description of my settings <a href="/en/2014/01/14/about-zshrc/" title="About zshrc paper">here</a>. It is stored <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcan1s/dotfiles/master/zshrc" title="File" type="text/plain">here</a> (or <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arcan1s/dotfiles/master/zshrc_server" title="File" type="text/plain">here</a>).</p></li>

  <li><p><b>DE</b> - I use KDE as Desktop Environment. And that's why most of apps are qt-based. Some KDE settings are below.</p></li>

  <li><p><b>Graphic editors</b> - <a href="http://kde.org/applications/graphics/gwenview/" title="Gwenview Homepage">gwenview</a> is used for viewing images, <a href="http://kde.org/applications/graphics/kolourpaint/" title="Kolourpaint Homepage">kolourpaint</a> is used for simple editing pixel images, <a href="http://www.gimp.org/" title="Gimp Homepage">gimp</a> (without plugins, since they are not needed for me) - for editing and <a href="http://www.inkscape.org/" title="Inkskape Homepage">inkskape</a> is used as editor of vector graphics.</p></li>

  <li><p><b>Browser</b> - I use Firefox. Some Firefox settings are below. Chromium is used as additional browser, elinks is used as console browser.</p></li>

  <li><p><b>IM client</b> is <a href="http://qutim.org" title="Qutim Homepage">qutIM</a>. It is a cross-platform, multiprotocol and full featured client. <a href="http://kde.org/applications/internet/kopete/" title="Kopete Homepage">Kopete</a>, which I used before it, crashes, does not work correctly and does not work normally with codepage. Also I don't use a console client since I use a tablet IM. And I use Skype for skype obviously.</p></li>

  <li><p><b>Mail client</b> is <a href="http://kde.org/applications/internet/kmail/" title="Kmail Homepage">kmail</a>. It is a full featured client (and I use most of them), looks pretty and it is easy to use. If it will be DE-undepended it will be better.</p></li>

  <li><p><b>IRC client</b> is <a href="http://konversation.kde.org/" title="Konversation Homepage">konversation</a>. It is a simple IRC client. Though as far as I remember qutIM also supports IRC protocol, I prefre to use a special IRC client.</p></li>

  <li><p><b>Torrent client</b> is <a href="http://www.transmissionbt.com/" title="Transmission Homepage">transmission</a> with Qt5 interface (it has gtk interface too). It is also used for server but without GUI.</p></li>

  <li><p><b>Video player</b> is <a href="http://mpv.io/" title="Mpv Homepage">mpv</a>, since mplayer died and mplayer2 was born deadborn. Graphical frontend are not needed.</p></li>

  <li><p><b>Audio player</b> is <a href="http://qmmp.ylsoftware.com/" title="Qmmp Homepage">qmmp</a>. It is a good winamp-like player. Flick of the wrist you may make a handy interface for it (simpleui).</p></li>

  <li><p><b>Audio/video editors</b>: <a href="http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=29024" title="Kdenlive Homepage">kdenlive</a> is used as video editor, <a href="http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=29024">soundkonverter</a> is used as audio editor, <a href="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/EasyTAG" title="Easytag Homepage">easytag</a> is used for editing audio tags (unfortunately, it is a gtk-based, but I didn't find a better tool for it). And command line and scripts written on bash are used too.</p></li>

  <li><p><b>Office</b>: <a href="http://wps-community.org/" title="KO Homepage">Kingsoft Office</a> is used as alternative of Microsoft Office; it has no any feature, but it looks normally, it is qt-based and it is said that it has a good support for standart formats. (Linux version has an alfa stage.) <a href="http://kile.sourceforge.net/" title="Kile Homepage">Kile</a> is used as LaTeX frontend. <a href="http://kde.org/applications/graphics/okular/" title="Okular Homepage">Okular</a> is used as document viewer. And I use <a href="http://goldendict.org/" title="GoldenDict Homepage">GoldenDict</a> as dictionary.</p></li>

  <li><p><b>Editors</b>: <a href="http://www.kde.org/applications/utilities/kwrite/" title="Kwrite Homepage">kwrite</a> is used as a simple text editor, <a href="http://www.kde.org/applications/utilities/kate/" title="Kate Homepage">kate</a> (and <a href="http://zaufi.github.io/kate-cpp-helper-plugin.html" title="Plugin Homepage">cpp-helper</a> plugin) is used as advanced text editor. And of course I use vim in console.</p></li>

  <li><p><b>Scientific soft</b>. Chemical visualizers are <a href="http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/" title="VMD Homepage">vmd</a>, <a href="http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/" title="Chimera Homepage">chimera</a> and <a href="http://pymol.org/" title="Pymol Homepage">pymol</a>. Physics simulator is <a href="http://kde.org/applications/education/step/" title="Step Homepage">step</a>. Calculator is <a href="http://kde.org/applications/education/kalgebra/" title="Kalgebra Homepage">kalgebra</a> and console <a href="http://ipython.org/" title="ipython Homepage">ipython</a>. <a href="http://qtiplot.com/" title="Qtiplot Homepage">Qtiplot</a> is used for drawing graphs and data analysis (scidavis, which is its fork, unfortunately, is half-dead), <a href="http://plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il/Grace/" title="Grace Homepage">grace</a> is used for only drawing graphs. <a href="http://ruby.chemie.uni-freiburg.de/~martin/chemtool/chemtool.html" title="Chemtool Homepage">Chemtool</a> is used as alternative of ChemDraw.</p></li>

  <li><p><b>System applications</b>. File manager is <a href="http://kde.org/applications/system/dolphin/" title="Dolphin Homepage">dolphin</a>, <a href="http://doublecmd.sourceforge.net/" title="Doublecmd Homepage">doublecmd</a> is used as twin-panel manager. Terminal emulators are <a href="http://yakuake.kde.org/" title="Yakuake Homepage">yakuake</a> and <a href="http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html" title="Urxvt Homepage">urxvt</a> (as windowed emulator). Archiver graphical interface is <a href="http://kde.org/applications/utilities/ark/" title="Ark Homepage">ark</a>.</p></li>
</ul>


<h2><a href="#kde" class="anchor" id="kde"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>KDE settings</h2>
<div class="thumbnails">
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  {% assign scrname = "kde" %}
  {% include prj_scr.html %}
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<p>QtCurve is used as Qt style, its settings may be found <a href="https://github.com/arcan1s/dotfiles/tree/master/qtcurve" title="GitHub">here</a>, window decorations are presented by QtCurve too. Cursor theme is <a href="http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Ecliz?content=110340" title="Cursor Homepage">ecliz-small</a>. Plasma theme is <a href="http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Volatile?content=128110" title="Theme Homepage">volatile</a>. Icon pack is  <a href="http://nitrux.in/" title="Nitrux Homepage">compass</a>. I use fonts which are based on Liberation.</p>

<p><b>Used widgets</b> (from left to right, top to bottom) are: <a href="https://launchpad.net/plasma-widget-menubar" title="Widget Homepage">menubar</a>, <a href="http://userbase.kde.org/Homerun" title="Widget Homepage">homerun</a> with transparent icon, <a href="http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=144808" title="Widget Homepage">icontask</a>, <a href="/projects/netctl-gui/" title="Widget Homepage">netctl</a>, default KDE tray, <a href="http://agateau.com/projects/colibri/" title="Widget Homepage">colibri</a> for notifications, <a href="/projects/awesome-widgets" title="Widget Homepage">Awesome Widgets</a>.</p>

<p>As a bonus material <a href="https://github.com/arcan1s/dotfiles/blob/master/themes/yakuake/My%20color.colorscheme" title="GitHub">here</a> is a settings for konsole bright colors.</p>
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  {% assign scrname = "zshrc_demo" %}
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<h2><a href="#firefox" class="anchor" id="firefox"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Firefox settings</h2>
<p>I do not use a special settings, thus I get you a list of used add-ons:</p>
<ul>
  <li><p><b>Adblock plus</b>.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>Add to search bar</b> is used for custom searchs.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>Auto Refresh</b> is used for auto update pages.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>Clone tab</b> adds "Clone tab" function.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>Close tab by double click</b>.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>New scrollbars</b> is used for customizing scrollbars, because original ones look horrible in Qt environment.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>NoScript</b> is used for I2P and Tor, for example.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>PrivateTab</b> adds private tab (not the window).</p></li>
  <li><p><b>Proxy Selector</b> adds an ability to use multiple proxies.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>QuickJava</b> is used with the same goal as NoScript.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>RSS icon in url bar</b>.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>Dictionaries for spellchecking</b> (eng/rus).</p></li>
  <li><p><b>Space Next</b>. If I tap a space at the bottom of a page, it will be perceived as pushing the "Next" button.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>Speed Dial</b> is a simple express panel.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>Status-4-Evar</b> is a normal status bar.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>tab delabelifier</b> minimizes inactive tabs.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>Tab Scope + Tab Scope Tweaker</b> is tab tooltip.</p></li>
  <li><p><b>accessKey</b> does not work now. But it is needed for easy navigation from keyboard (opera-like).</p></li>
  <li><p><b>FXOpera</b> is a normal minimalistic appearance.</p></li>
</ul>