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Paul Thompson

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Nov 21, 2009, 12:26:39 PM11/21/09
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I've just installed SuSE 11.2 and am having some trouble adjusting to
KDE 4.3. In particular,

How can I get a desktop icon for an application, e.g. java -jar test.jar.

How can I place an application icon in the taskbar, e.g. Thunderbird.

How can I save Konsole 'History'?

Thanks
Paul

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Nov 21, 2009, 5:37:17 PM11/21/09
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Paul Thompson wrote:

> I've just installed SuSE 11.2 and am having some trouble adjusting to
> KDE 4.3. In particular,
>
> How can I get a desktop icon for an application, e.g. java -jar test.jar.
>

One easy way that I use is with the classic kickoff menu, Menu
Editor...pick a category, select new item, then navigate to the
application..assign an icon also.

> How can I place an application icon in the taskbar, e.g. Thunderbird.
>

Drag it there from the menu when panel is unlocked.

> How can I save Konsole 'History'?
>

No idea.

> Thanks
> Paul

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Van Chocstraw

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Nov 22, 2009, 8:24:23 AM11/22/09
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Download Gnome packages. KDE4 is a lost cause. I closed that icon box on
the desktop and could find no fracking way to get it back. I dragged and
dropped an icon on the desktop and it didn't work, it was transparent
but non fuctional. I gave up on KDE; again.

Death

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:14:11 AM11/22/09
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Van Chocstraw wrote:

If you mean the Desktop Folder...
Right click on desktop, make sure to unlock widgets, then Add Widgets, select Folder View, hit Add Widget at bottom/then Close.
There will be a Home Folder, hover over it, then select the "wrench" options button. In that window, tick on Show the Desktop
folder, and hit OK.

Paul Thompson

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:25:32 AM11/22/09
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Thanks. I discovered I could solve the Java problem by creating a shell
script and dragging it to the desktop.

Tosspot

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Nov 22, 2009, 2:30:45 PM11/22/09
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" " All that for a desktop icon!! <pats KDE 3.5>

Van Chocstraw

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Nov 22, 2009, 10:22:39 PM11/22/09
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Hopefully they won't sabotage gnome like kde.

Gary Gapinski

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Nov 23, 2009, 12:50:04 PM11/23/09
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On 11/21/2009 12:26 PM, Paul Thompson wrote:
> How can I save Konsole 'History'?

Menu: Scrollback -> Save Output

Van Chocstraw

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Nov 24, 2009, 5:32:18 PM11/24/09
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This don't work. There is NO tick to show the desktop folder.

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