KDE 4.1 Desktop, folder view, panel and widget tips and tricks thread.

[Anne Wilson]

On Wednesday 10 September 2008 20:36:44 linuxguy wrote:
> I'm starting this thread to allow people to post or read tips and tricks
> to using the new desktop paradigm in KDE4.1.  I'm far from an expert
> with the new KDE4.1 paradigm.  In fact, I am a total newbie to using it
> properly.
>
>
> To resize a folder view:
> Click on the folder and get the side task bar to emerge.  Drag the
> resize icon itself to resize the folder.   Dragging the folder edges or
> corners does not seem to resize the folder.
>
> To add a new folder view:
> Right click on the Desktop.  Select Add Widgets.  The Add Widgets window
> should appear.  Select Folder View.  A new folder view should appear.
>
> Problem: I resized my Desktop folder view to take about 1/2 of my
> desktop.  Now I can't move it using the top title bar.
>
> Question: Is there a way so that when I click on a folder in a folder
> view that it opens a new folder rather than with dolphin ?
>
A good place to find info about KDE 4 is the new Userbase wiki - 
userbase.kde.org.  It's a long way off being finished yet, but it's a huge 
task.  However, there's already a lot there and more being added every day.

Anne
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