I have a shell script I use to "reset" my default desktop environment. It keeps my important stuff like my ~/.ssh directory, mail directories and so on. To use it, I log out of GNOME, run it, and log back in. [tcameron@case ~]$ cat ~/bin/cleardots #!/bin/bash ls -ad .* | egrep -v "bash|elluminate|evolution|gnupg|mozilla|pan2|procmail|purple|rpmmacros|sig|ssh|skype|thunderbird|vpngui"|xargs rm -rf Hope this makes sense to you. It resets my desktop back to defaults while keeping my important dot files. On 08/14/2010 12:56 PM, Marvin Kosmal wrote: > Hi > > Using default install.. > > Gnome desktop > > Thanks > > > On 8/14/10, binarynut@xxxxxxxxxxx<binarynut@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 08/14/2010 11:22 AM, Marvin Kosmal wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> I am using Fedora 12 and something happen to the desk top >>> >>> I no longer have the icons in the upper left corner of my desk top. >>> >>> I had a firefox crash a couple days ago. I wonder if the two are >>> connected.. >>> >>> Anyway, is there an easy way to get the menu back? >>> >>> Firefox had its own icon so I can still do email. >>> >>> I guess I could revert back to an earlier kernel and see if everything >>> is OK there? >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> Marvin >> It sounds like your using KDE-4. >> >> Start over with your desktop by deleting .kde and logout than log back >> in and reform your desktop. >> >> When reforming your KDE Panel put the Task manager on first, System >> Tray, Digital Clock, Notifier and so on, >> and in that sequence. >> -- >> users mailing list >> users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >> -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines