[kde-linux] 20090825KL -- Putting A File On The Desktop

[Bruce MacArthur]

On Wednesday 26 August 2009 02:26:48 am Duncan wrote:
> Bruce MacArthur posted on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:55:06 -0500 as 
excerpted:
> 
> > THANK YOU for an EXTREMELY prompt reply.  In fact, I am running KDE
> > 4.2.2, so this may well do the trick.  Unfortunately, I do not yet
> > understand the plasmoids at all -- so I have no idea of how to apply
> > your suggestion. Could you give a something of a step-by-step 
tutorial?
> > Thanks again!!!
> 
> Right-click on the desktop and choose unlock widgets if you need to 
(they 
> may be already unlocked).
> 
> Right click again and choose add widgets.  Find folder view in the 
> resulting list, and drag it to the desktop.  Close the Add Widgets 
dialog.
> 
> Now, hover over the new folder view widget, and you'll see a toolbar 
> popup on the side.  The top, rectangular icon lets you resize.  The 
> second circle-arrow icon lets you spin the widget -- you can turn it 
> sideways or upside-down or to an odd angle, if you wish.  The bottom X 
> icon closes/deletes the widget (you can of course add it again if 
> desired).  The wrench icon lets you configure the widget, and clicking 
in 
> the space between the wrench and the X lets you move the widget 
around.
> 
> After you've adjusted the size and location to your liking, click on 
the 
> wrench/configure icon.  You can configure various options in the 
> resulting dialog, including which directory/folder the Folder View 
widget 
> displays.
> 
> The advantage of the kde4 way is that now you can have multiple 
> folderviews on the same desktop -- you're not just limited to one, as 
> with kde3.  Similarly, you can have other widgets on the desktop, just 
as 
> on the panels, see below.
> 
> When you are done, don't forget to lock widgets again, so you don't 
> accidentally delete your new widget or otherwise change it in 
undesired 
> ways.  In kde4, the desktop and the panels work together.  Thus, 
locking 
> and unlocking works for all panels and your desktop together.  
> Additionally, with it unlocked of course, you can drag widgets between 
> the desktop and your panels, etc.  Any widget on the desktop can be 
moved 
> to a panel, any on a panel can be moved to the desktop, altho they 
often 
> behave a bit differently on the desktop than on a panel.
> 
> When you eventually update to KDE 4.3, probably when you upgrade 
Kubuntu, 
> you'll have some new options to play with as well, including the 
ability 
> to set your whole desktop to a single folder view, much like it was in 
> kde3, if you you prefer.
> 
> -- 
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Hello, Duncan --

I appreciate this introduction to using Plasmoids and their Widgets more 
than I can say -- this information is GOLDEN to me!!!  THANK YOU so VERY 
much!!!!!

Bruce   Mac Arthur