On Friday 18 July 2008 18:07:44 Mike Burger wrote: > > 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. > That has been working on my system for a while now. I'd like to recommend a little viewing for you all to get an idea of where the desktop is going. Here are some links: http://www.ereslibre.es/?p=104 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhODrJkoidA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrFz7IxXppU Anne
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