[SOLVED] "maximise" KDE 4 Desktop folder

[Tex-Twil]

Hi,
I just switched from Mint 6 to Mint 10 and I'm getting used to KDE 4. What irritates me a lot is that I cannot find how to have the "Desktop" folder on the entire Desktop. I just want to have the desktop as on any other operating system.

Thanks for your help,
Tex

[Beerislife]

Right click on the Desktop and select "Activities" then "Unlock Widgets" if they're locked. Next click on "Create Activity" and "Templates > Folder View" Select the new Folder View Activity and you will have a "regular" looking desktop.

[rec9140]

Hi,
I just switched from Mint 6 to Mint 10 and I'm getting used to KDE 4. What irritates me a lot is that I cannot find how to have the "Desktop" folder on the entire Desktop. I just want to have the desktop as on any other operating system.

To return to NORMAL mode, you need to:

Right click on your desktop, desktop settings, and then change it to FOLDER VIEW this is the NORMAL desktop.

Thats step #1 in any KDE install, kill off that stupid plasmaview mode.

[tomp01]

Hi,
I just switched from Mint 6 to Mint 10 and I'm getting used to KDE 4. What irritates me a lot is that I cannot find how to have the "Desktop" folder on the entire Desktop. I just want to have the desktop as on any other operating system.

Thats step #1 in any KDE install, kill off that stupid plasmaview mode.

Amen to that, I can't understand why they persist in having this as the default.

[rec9140]

Amen to that, I can't understand why they persist in having this as the default.

You got me!

[Tex-Twil]

Hi,
I just switched from Mint 6 to Mint 10 and I'm getting used to KDE 4. What irritates me a lot is that I cannot find how to have the "Desktop" folder on the entire Desktop. I just want to have the desktop as on any other operating system.

To return to NORMAL mode, you need to:

Right click on your desktop, desktop settings, and then change it to FOLDER VIEW this is the NORMAL desktop.

Thats step #1 in any KDE install, kill off that stupid plasmaview mode.

Thanks !

yet another question. Now I see all my files on the desktop but I cannot move them by click & dragging them ..

[Beerislife]

Right-click on the desktop and go to "Folder View Settings" then "Display" and make sure "Lock in place" is unchecked

[randomizer]

Amen to that, I can't understand why they persist in having this as the default.

Because KDE is not a conventional DE. If you want conventional, GNOME is for you.

[rec9140]

Amen to that, I can't understand why they persist in having this as the default.

Because KDE is not a conventional DE. If you want conventional, GNOME is for you.

Not even close! KDE4.x just needs to have its useless ooh ahh features disabled. Like I said I spend more time disabling things, than enabling things.

KDE is *THE* DE....

g[infested dieseased censored] is infested from its ms shill author to any number of other issues...

They are about to commit suicide much like KDE did with 4.x, but theirs will be complete and final, finally. With NO recovery of the patient. He's dead Jim!

[AlbertP]

Just kill the plasma-desktop process, that's also a way to get rid of it. It may restart but then kill it again and Plasma Desktop is away.

[Tex-Twil]

Right-click on the desktop and go to "Folder View Settings" then "Display" and make sure "Lock in place" is unchecked

Right click on the Desktop > Icons > Lock In Place is unchecked.

When I start dragging a file, it actually starts a "selection zone".

[fraxinus_63]

Just kill the plasma-desktop process, that's also a way to get rid of it. It may restart but then kill it again and Plasma Desktop is away.

What an interesting suggestion! I shall try it when I next have a go with KDE 4. I am a long-standing KDE patriot who really wants to like KDE 4 but still finds it fiddly and unituitive whenever I give it a try. Any suggestions on how to simplify it are always welcome.

[Tex-Twil]

I'm still unable to move the files

[rec9140]

I'm still unable to move the files

Please post a screen shot of the desktop and the "files" your trying to move...I am not following you as I don't use the desktop as a folder where downloads etc. go which I am guessing you have real files that have been put there by some program during a download ? ?

I only have icons on the desktop which link to places like NAS's, remote logins, quick launches for programs etc...

[Tex-Twil]

I'm still unable to move the files

Please post a screen shot of the desktop and the "files" your trying to move...I am not following you as I don't use the desktop as a folder where downloads etc. go which I am guessing you have real files that have been put there by some program during a download ? ?

I only have icons on the desktop which link to places like NAS's, remote logins, quick launches for programs etc...

As you can see on this picture, I tried dragging the "Hello.txt" but instead of being moved, a "selection rectangle" is triggered.

[rec9140]

As you can see on this picture, I tried dragging the "Hello.txt" but instead of being moved, a "selection rectangle" is triggered.

When you select it to specify a location that it displays VERSUS the default at the top... I think you will need to select your file(s) then drag/drop them some place.

I don't use that mode where you specify a location I just use the first "Display Desktop folder" and I don't put files on my desktop like that as thats just not the way your supposed to do it.

Theres obviously some difference in the way that it works between the two.....Seems like what your specifying is what the first option does already? They point to the same place, just one is click and the other you give it the same path as the click generates.....

Hmmm.. after a quickie check... yep... displays the same thing when you give the path... and mine allows me to drag and drop a file... I think the issue us your mouse setup in System settings.

See:

Mouse Settings

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[Tex-Twil]

Theres obviously some difference in the way that it works between the two.....Seems like what your specifying is what the first option does already?

It also doesn't work when I choose the 1st option. I have different mouse settings but I don't want files to open on a signle click but on a double click.

[rec9140]

It also doesn't work when I choose the 1st option. I have different mouse settings but I don't want files to open on a signle click but on a double click.

Unfortunately I can not get what you have occurring to occur on my test system. I've switched the mouse to non *nix mode, switched the setting for the location between all three, and it allows me to click and drag them where I want....

I can not duplicate this ...

Maybe some one else knows of something that causes this.....

[Tex-Twil]

So I booted from the Live DVD, created a test.txt on the Desktop and I can't move it with the mouse neither For both Desktop settings > Layout "Desktop" or "Folder View" ...




EDIT: If I change the mouse setting to "single click opens" then I can drag the files ! But I do want to double click to open files


cheers

[rec9140]

So I booted from the Live DVD, created a test.txt on the Desktop and I can't move it with the mouse neither For both Desktop settings > Layout "Desktop" or "Folder View" ...

If I change the mouse setting to "single click opens" then I can drag the files ! But I do want to double click to open files

I tried that on my test machine, rebooted, logout, nothing would recreate this situation.. I just can not get this to duplicate with any thing I try to tell you what to change.

When set to non *nix mode, you have to double click to do anything, in normal *nix mode, single click opens, starts etc... in either setting I can drag and move files or icons on the desktop to where they belong in either setting for the location option.

Post an ls -al of the live dvd for that...if you can....

The last and only thing I can see is that your perms in the first screen snap shows user users and mine shows rec9140 rec9140 and this is a perms

On the installed versions do a chown username:username on the hello.txt file and then try to move it...

Other than that which I doubt seriously will fix it.. I have not got a clue as like I said I just not duplicate it..