Borders
Keywords: KDE, KControl, borders

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# 5.4. Borders

This module is used to control "active borders" and "magic borders".

## 5.4.1. Use

This module is divided into 2 sections: Active desktop borders and Magic borders.

### 5.4.1.1. Active Desktop Borders

| The features within the active borders section of KDE are not currently useable.

### 5.4.1.2. Magic Borders

Magic borders, is a feature of KDE to help keep your desktop neat. The idea behind magic borders, is to create an area around an object (either the desktop or a window). When another window is moved within this "magic borders area", the window is automatically placed right next to the object (this can be right next to another window, or at the edge of a desktop.

There are two slider bars in this section of the module.

The first slider bar is labeled "Border snap zone". This is an area around the edge of the desktop. You can use this slider bar to adjust the width/height of the area. Once a window is placed within this area of the screen, it automatically snaps to the outside edge of the screen.

The second slider is labeled "Window snap zone". This is an area around every window. You can use this slider to adjust the width of this "magic area". Once another window enters this "magic area", it automatically snaps to the edge of the original window. This helps you set two windows right next to each other.

| You may have noticed that you cannot disable magic borders. If you do not want to have one or both magic border effects on your desktop, simply set the width of the "magic area" to zero. This will effectivly disable the "magic zone".

## 5.4.2. Section Author

This section written by Mike McBride `<mpmcbride7@yahoo.com>`

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