Re: KDE4 Desktop icons ?

On Friday 18 July 2008 16:36:00 Rex Dieter wrote:
linuxguy wrote:
I upgraded to F9 when it first came out. Everything works, but my
desktop is a mess. But surely I am missing something, after all, why
are the KDE developers so proud of their work ?

I'll skip the passive snarkiness here. Oh wait... :)

So... how is one supposed to use the KDE4 desktop ? Right now I have
about 100 icons for folders and files randomly dispersed on the desktop.
How do I clean them up and get my desktop organized again ?

the "Desktop" was kinda lame in 4.0. 4.1 includes a folderview plasma
widget that will be closer to classic expectations/usage.

I hate that I can't drag and drop files into folders on the desktop. Is
there a way to do this without using Dolphin ?

nope. The desktop emulation in 4.0 was to emulate each file/folder in your
"Desktop" folder as an independent plasma widget (see lame comment above).

besides, hate is such a strong word. chill.

I hate the "collars" that appear around the file and folder icons. Can
they be turned off ?

nope

-- Rex

p.s. I hate posts that use the word hate, especially hate responding to
posts mentioning hate. .... oops.

Some end-user documentation to make the changeover easier is in preparation.
As soon as the pages are up I'll post links on all the MLs I frequent. It's
a long job, since content has to be gathered then sanity-checked before
posting onto public pages. Expect the first one in a few days.

Anne

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