It might work, but I'm guessing there would be at least a few glitches
with that approach (different software versions, config settings, etc.)
Still, in a worse case, you'd have to wipe your .kde directory anyways
(which would also clear up these potential glitches), so this might be
worth trying first.
As for the Alt-D, Alt-A trick. Make sure your windows are minimized and
you are looking at your desktop. Hold down the Alt key. Now tap the D
key, then the A key in sequence (not at the same time) with the Alt key
still down. That *should* work. (if you hit Alt-D then release Alt and
hit A, you'll get the new widget panel) Failing that, right-click on
your desktop and select Activities from the context menu. I'm not sure
if this is the same thing you are seeing or not, but your description of
your screen sounded like one of the possible activity screens I saw when
I was playing (The search and launch activity).
Anyways, with the activity panel open you can add other activities or
remove current ones (click the X twice, not double click). Adding a new
Desktop activity may do the trick for you.
Hope that helps.
Shawn
On 11-05-31 02:42 PM, Richard Carter wrote:
Shawn,
Thanks for the tips. I tried hitting Alt-D and the Alt-A on the desk
top and in a terminal, both as robin and as su, but nothing happened.
But your second tip gave me an idea. I have an earlier version of
/home/robin/.kde on a backup that was created before this problem
occurred. So it seems to me that I could: 1) Rename, or move, the
current (bad) /home/robin/.kde on my HD. 2) Copy the earlier (good)
/home/robin/.kde from the backup on an external HD to the HD on my PC.
3) Reboot. Do you think that would work?
Robin
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 1:56 AM, Shawn <sgro...@open2space.com
<mailto:sgro...@open2space.com>> wrote:
A few things for you...
First, it sounds like your current desktop *may* be showing the
Activities desktop. (Hitting Alt-D then Alt-A reveals the activity
switcher). While activities can be fun to play with, it's probably
not quite what you want.
Next, you *could* delete your /home/youruser/.kde folder. This
would reset KDE to a default environment. BUT, and a BIG BUT!! -
you would loose all your personalization and application configurations.
Last option I can think of - within your .kde folder, there is a
config file you can remove to just reset the panels to the default.
But I don't recall which file. A Google search for "kde recover
panel" should lead you in the right direction - I hope.
Hope that helps, and good luck.
Shawn
On 11-05-30 08:55 PM, Richard Carter wrote:
Hendrik,
Thsnks for your detailed help. I think I got most of it right.
I now
have a panel containing the icons for most of my applications.
But I can't have done everything correctly because the desk top
looks
like it did a few days ago. There is a wide strip at the top
containing
icons labeled "KMail" and "System Settings". Just below that is
a box
containing "Enter your query here". Then there is a set of 10 icons
which mimic entries in "Applications Launcher". I tried right
clicking
on the desk top hoping to make further adjustments but nothing
happened.
Robin
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Hendrik Schaink
<hscha...@infovisi.com <mailto:hscha...@infovisi.com>
<mailto:hscha...@infovisi.com <mailto:hscha...@infovisi.com>>>
wrote:
> Check and see if your Desktop activity setting were changed by:
> 1) right-click somewhere on empty Desktop space
> 2) click on "Folder View Activity Settings" -- a new window opens
> 3) click on icon Activity in the left pane
> 4) if you want the behaviour of KDE 3.5, I recommend you set
Type to
> "Folder View" (Desktop View is quite different); press Apply
button
> 5) click on icon Location in the left pane
> 6) KDE 3.5 location to display the desktop is by using folder
Desktop.
> Verify that "Show the Desktop folder" is clicked, press Apply.
>
> Hope that gets you started in the right direction.
>
> Hendrik
>
>
> Richard Carter wrote:
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> I'm using kde 4.4.5 on a PC running Debian 6.0.1. Until a
few days
>> ago my desktop showed a task bar or panel containing icons
upon which
>> I could click to start the associated applications.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I clicked on something I shouldn't have and
my desk top
>> now looks quiet different. Initially the desk top showed
several
>> Icons labelled "Internet" etc. After lots of effort I
managed to get
>> rid of all that so that the only icon on the desks top is
>> "Applications Launcher", But the panel is gone and attempts to
>> recover it by right clicking on the desk top and then
clicking on "
>> +Add panel" in the resulting window produce no response.
>>
>> Can anyone suggest how I could get back to my old desk top?
>
>
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