[kde-linux] Locking widgets doesn't work correctly

[James Kerr]

On Tuesday 01 September 2009 sc wrote:

> On Tuesday 01 September 2009 14:45:02 James Kerr wrote:
> > On Tuesday 01 September 2009 Anne Wilson wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 01 September 2009 19:34:48 Duncan wrote:
> > > > The root problem is that the space available inside panels
> > > > is too plastic -- there's no way to absolutely place the
> > > > various applets.  Some of them are simply space hogs.
> > > > taking up WAY more space than they should given the size
> > > > of the panel, making them look WAY bigger than other
> > > > plasmoids, or simply insisting on a whole bunch of unused
> > > > blank space between them and the next plasmoid.
> > >
> > > OK, so now I understand a bit better.  I wonder if there's
> > > more than one issue here, though.  This 'jumping about' -
> > > Connie, could it be that you are seeing the result of a sort
> > > order?  By default the application icons on the taskbar are
> > > sorted alphabetically.  I didn't like this, and found a way
> > > to change it. Unfortunately, at this moment I can't remember
> > > how it was done.  I'll look into that tomorrow and report
> > > back.
> >
> > Task Manager Settings - General - Grouping & Sorting
>
> ah yes -- found it, thank you james
>
> the art is in finding a spot on the taskbar to right click on
> that doesn't give a context menu for a running application --
> easy enough to do if you close all but one or two apps, but it
> only seems obvious after you've found it once
>

There are microscopic gaps between the icons in the Task Manager. If 
you have really good mouse control (which I do not), you may be able 
to right-click on one. Any time I've tried it has taken 5 or 6 
attempts to hit the right spot.  :)

Jim