Re: KDE backgrounds and quick launcher

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Thank you for the advice, I am now able to set my background to what I
want.  Now I need to figure out how to stretch it across both displays
and install that quick launcher.

Thank you again

On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Florian Sievert
<floriansievert@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>>
>> Yes, I am running the latest.  I just did a yum update and rebooted
>> (just in case). I have the same issue.
>
> IMAO it was fixed here, when I setup the wallpapper for one time manually.
> Open ~/.kde/share/config/plasma-appletsrc with your favorized text edit.
> Seek a section with a line "wallpaper=" in it. Set behind the equal sign the
> path to the wallpaper you want to have. After plasma is restarted the
> wallpaper should be shown. If I remember correctly it was possible to use
> the GUI to change the wallpaper the next time. (might be an update also!).
>>
>> Also KDE used to be able to
>> set the background for each work space (desktop) separately, I don't
>> see that option any more.  That option and many more is why I prefer
>> KDE over Gnome.
>>
>
> Sadly not possible yet (at least via the GUI, might be a way using text
> files??). However, I guess that it will come back pretty soon.
>>
>> No quick launcher ... guess I will have to modify the mouse to have a
>> pull down from the left most button so I can sort of have one ;)
>>
>
> ALT+F2 or the kick-off menu might be an fast alternative. If you unlock
> widgets, your can put icons on the desktop also. And finally there is a
> quicklaunch applet:
> http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/QuickLauncher+Applet?content=78061
> However, the last time I looked at, it was still quite buggy. I also didn't
> find a way to create a rpm out of it. But maybe you get it compiled. If KDE
> 4.1 is released and the manage the new syndication, it might be pretty easy
> to install via knewstuff2.
>
> Best regards,
> Florian
>
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