> 2008/7/18 linuxguy <linuxguy123@xxxxxxxxx>: >> I upgraded to F9 when it first came out. Everything works, but my >> desktop is a mess. But surely I am missing something, after all, why >> are the KDE developers so proud of their work ? >> >> So... how is one supposed to use the KDE4 desktop ? Right now I have >> about 100 icons for folders and files randomly dispersed on the desktop. >> How do I clean them up and get my desktop organized again ? >> >> I hate that I can't drag and drop files into folders on the desktop. Is >> there a way to do this without using Dolphin ? >> >> I hate the "collars" that appear around the file and folder icons. Can >> they be turned off ? >> >> Thanks > > I use KDE 4 daily on both of my computers, as the primary desktop > environment. I don't like the new desktop icons either, but I just > turned them off. The ability to manage files on the desktop background > is far from necessary, imo. In addition, there is greatly improved > support for desktop icons coming in KDE 4.1, so this is just a > temporary solution until the better one is ready. Currently, I'm only running F9/KDE4 on one system (desktop...not upgrading my laptop until I have a chance to try out KDE4.1 on my desktop). I don't put much on my desktop...I use the "Favorites" section of the menu. I've never been a big fan of cluttering my desktop, anyhow...too difficult to remember what's there, and where it is. My one concern, now that I've been using it a while, is the limited functionality of the Plasma widget tool in the upper left corner. I've read a number of write-ups on KDE4, and note that there a couple of things not set up to run from that widget...right now, it only allows you to add/remove widgets from various places. My understanding is that you should be able to work with a number of settings, from the "Cashew", than we seem to be able to do, now. Another thing I miss, going from KDE3 to KDE4, is that KDE3 would save the state of my desktop, so that any apps/konsoles I had up when I logged out would be brought back up when I logged back in. I'm having some trouble locating a setting for that, right now. -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org To be notified of updates to the web site, visit: https://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update or send a blank email message to: site-update-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
