Are you being heard?
Anne Wilson
annew at kde.org
Thu Aug 6 06:56:50 UTC 2009
On Wednesday 05 August 2009 22:45:02 Gar Nelson wrote:
> I guess that's why there is both Coke, Pepsi, and Dr. Pepper.
> Personally, I think the plasmoids in KDE4 are great, and I'll be
> overjoyed when RHEL5 catches up with KDE4. (My workstation feels so
> ~antiquated~.)
>
> I tried a simple google search and came up empty, but I'm sure there is
> a method to change the desktop file plasmoid so it covers the entire
> desktop and behaves similar to KDE3.x. The functionality is there, but
> IMO, I can't understand why anyone would want to.
>
For those that want the desktop to be almost exactly like a KDE 3 desktop, the
answer is to right-click on the desktop and select Desktop Settings. The first
item is Type - change that to Folder View, and your Desktop folder is now the
whole desktop.
> Perhaps the "common sense" in this particular instance would be learning
> how the software works, so you can take advantage of the legacy features
> that the developers put in, rather than lament that they aren't there.
>
> For me, nothing beats a clean desktop, and alt-F2. :)
>
Each to his own (though personally I agree). They really have tried to meet
the needs of all of us in this matter.
Anne
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