Hi Shawn, Thanks for your reply. You were right about the glitches associated with my "bright" idea. When I tried it I couldn't get to kde at all! Fortunately I was able to start gnome and from there I managed to get back to where I was earlier this morning.
Unfortunately, the Alt-D Alt-A trick didn't work: nothing happened. Similarly, when I right-click on the desktop nothing happens. I think you are right when you suggest that I'm getting a "search and launch" display. It looks similar to the kubuntu screen on my netbook which I'll bring to tonight's meeting. I guess I can live with things the way they are now. It's less convenient than the earlier set up (eg. kde 3) because I can't add applications which aren't "widgets" to the task bar. Robin On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Shawn <sgro...@open2space.com> wrote: > 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? >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > clug-talk mailing list >> > clug-talk@clug.ca <mailto:clug-talk@clug.ca> >> <mailto:clug-talk@clug.ca <mailto:clug-talk@clug.ca>> >> >> >> > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> > **Please remove these lines when replying >> > >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> clug-talk@clug.ca <mailto:clug-talk@clug.ca> >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> **Please remove these lines when replying >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> clug-talk@clug.ca <mailto:clug-talk@clug.ca> >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> **Please remove these lines when replying >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> clug-talk@clug.ca >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> **Please remove these lines when replying >> > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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