On 08/14/2010 06:42 PM, Thomas Cameron wrote: > 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 >>> You must know that .* matches the directory . and the directory .. To wit: $ echo .* . .. .AbiSuite .adobe .alias .amaya .amazonmp3 .asoundrc .aspell.en.prepl Notice . and .. ??? If you want to pick up onlythe dot files, then use .[a-zA-Z]* $ echo .[a-zA-Z]* .AbiSuite .adobe .alias .amaya .amazonmp3 .asoundrc .aspell.en.prepl I have a bazillion dot files in my home dir. I only copied and pasted a few. -- 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