KDE4 Tips and Tricks
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Many users who have installed KDE4, have found that their KDE isn't working as it did in KDE3. It isn't intended to. Below are some Tips and Tricks, to help make the most of your KDE4, and to help find functionality as close to the way it was in KDE3, as much as possible. Some find that some of the functionalities they're looking for are already installed and visible, others find that they have to look. This is dependent upon which version of KDE4 you have installed. Enjoy!
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Want icons on your desktop in KDE 4? Here's how.
- Remove the Desktop window.
- Right click on the Desktop and unlock Widgets, if you had them locked.
- Go to any folder where there is a file and simply drag the file onto the Desktop.
- Place it where ever you want and re-lock widgets.
How to add icons to the panel
- Right click and Unlock Widgets.
- Right click on the "Menu" button in the Panel.
- Choose: "Switch to Kickoff Menu Style"
- Go into the menu....go to the applet you want...right click on it and add it to the panel.
- Once added to the panel, you can move it to the location you want.
- Change back to Classic menu and lock widgets again.....done.
How to move panel icons
- Right-click a blank area of the panel and select Panel Settings.
- Hover the desired icon, the pointer should change to a four-arrow heads shape, click and hold then move.
How to add the Konqueror file browser to the applications menu
- Open a terminal window application such as Konsole.
- To become root, enter: su - (note the space and dash after su).
- In terminal, type or copy/paste: kwrite /usr/share/applications/kde4/Home.desktop
- Make the last three lines in the file read like this:
Categories=Qt;KDE;System;Utility;Core;
#OnlyShowIn=KDE;
NoDisplay=false
- Log out and back in, then navigate the menu: Tools > System Tools > Home Personal Files
