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solarwind

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From: Toronto

Registered: 2008-03-18

Posts: 546

KDE4 Questions

I installed KDE4.1 from the svn packages and I love it. I have a few simple questions though.

1. I have a custom firefox installation and I dragged the "firefox" script onto the quicklaunch at the bottom of the screen but its icon is a shell script. How do I give it an icon?

2. When I have konsole and firefox open and I switch to konsole, firefox minimizes... Is this supposed to happen? Only happening with konsole right now.

3. I start kde 4 using kdm. I don't want a display manger. Is there a way to start it from .xinitrc?

4. How do I make my gtk apps look like KDE 4 apps or at least look like normal gtk apps instead of windows 95 in kde4.1?

Last edited by solarwind (2008-07-22 04:44:00)

gnud

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Registered: 2005-11-27

Posts: 181

Re: KDE4 Questions

1. right click the script icon  and select "icon settings". In the settings window, click on the icon, and you can select a new one.

2. Doesn't sound like it. This does not happen for me.

3. Yes, the startkde program, in your  /kdedirectory/bin. For me it's /opt/kdemod/bin/startkde

4. Try to find a  gtk-qt-engine for your kde version. If this fails, you can install switch2 or gtk-chtheme to make your gtk apps look better.

Last edited by gnud (2008-07-22 09:27:36)

solarwind

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From: Toronto

Registered: 2008-03-18

Posts: 546

Re: KDE4 Questions

1. right click the script icon  and select "icon settings". In the settings window, click on the icon, and you can select a new one.

2. Doesn't sound like it. This does not happen for me.

3. Yes, the startkde program, in your  /kdedirectory/bin. For me it's /opt/kdemod/bin/startkde

4. Try to find a  gtk-qt-engine for your kde version. If this fails, you can install switch2 or gtk-chtheme to make your gtk apps look better.

1. The problem is, I CAN'T click on the icon.

2. Ok it went away.
3. Thanks, works!
4. Thanks again!

solarwind

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From: Toronto

Registered: 2008-03-18

Posts: 546

Re: KDE4 Questions

Oh well, simple enough, I just made a desktop file.

schivmeister

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From: Singapore

Registered: 2007-05-17

Posts: 960

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Re: KDE4 Questions

4. http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Uni … d_GTK_apps

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I need real, proper pen and paper for this.

solarwind

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From: Toronto

Registered: 2008-03-18

Posts: 546

Re: KDE4 Questions

4. http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Uni … d_GTK_apps

Thanks!