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sml

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Registered: 2005-05-21

Posts: 89

KDE4 Panel Disaster - Help

Hey guys ... back to Arch linux again after a small break with Ubuntu for a few months. I always come back to Arch and love it. Also moving from Gnome back to KDE and I am using KDE4 from testing.

I need some help with my KDE4 panel. I deleted the panel. Then added the panel back but have 2 problems.

1. I lost the widget which adds a block for each open application/window. I cannot find the widget to add it back. I need to see which applications/windows are open! Ahh.

2. I want some quicklaunch icons on the bar. I added Quicklaunch but now have 3 icons spaced widely apart on the panel. How do I move the icons, shrink the quicklaunch widget in the panel and customise to new quicklaunch apps?

sml

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Registered: 2005-05-21

Posts: 89

Re: KDE4 Panel Disaster - Help

Good news ..

1. Task Manager is what I was looking for  ... 2 hours later!

How do yo move all these widgets? They seem locked but I have tried to unlock?

draugdel

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Registered: 2008-08-12

Posts: 44

Re: KDE4 Panel Disaster - Help

You can move the widgets when you press the cashew on the right side of the panel (when the widgets are unlocked). Adding icons (and removing them) works with a right click on the widget (=one of the existing icons).

I don't think limiting the widget in its size is possible, but you always can shrink the panel.

mrunion

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From: Jonesborough, TN

Registered: 2007-01-26

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Re: KDE4 Panel Disaster - Help

I lost the Task Manager thing too -- took me a long time to find it as well! I've used Gnome for YEARS -- but KDE4 is kinda sweet. Benn running it for a week. I still feel like I'm leaving an old friend by not running Gnome, though.

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Matt

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sml

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Registered: 2005-05-21

Posts: 89

Re: KDE4 Panel Disaster - Help

Thanks guys. Hours later, the panel seems to be coming back together!