Hello, Étienne Mollier wrote:
> On 07/09/2019 18.00, R. Lewis wrote: >> Hi, >> >> D. R. Evans wrote: >> >>> R.Lewis wrote on 9/7/19 8:14 AM: >>> >>>> I'm glad to see that you have solved your problem with konqueror, and >>>> I'm wondering if you can help me with mine. >>>> >>>> Do you have a sidebar (F9)? If you do, how did you get it? >>>> >>> >>> Nope. I saw your original question, and have no solution for you, I'm >>> afraid. >>> >>> Doc >>> >> >> Thanks very much for replying. >> >> Robert >> > > Hi, > > I managed to get something looking like a side bar (side tool > bar might be a more appropriate naming perhaps), even with F9 to > switch it on and off. But I had to configure it myself to get > it to work, and it is quite possible that is does not achieve > the convenience of the way it worked in previous Konqueror > versions. > > I worked with the "Bookmark Toolbar", but steps would be similar > when using any other custom toolbar. Here are the steps I > followed: > > 1. I made sure the "Bookmark Toolbar" was enabled in the menu > showing up when right clicking over the menu bar. > > 2. Right click over the Bookmark Toolbar shows a menu in which I > made sure the "Lock Toolbar Positions" entry was unchecked. > > 3. Using the handle which just spawned, I dragged the Bookmark > Toolbar to the side, until a shadow filling the whole height > of the window show up. > > 4. To setup the F9 switch, I went to the menu: > Settings > -> Configure Shortcuts… > then searched for "bookmark", and created the "F9" shortcut > for the "Bookmark Toolbar". > > 5. And hit "OK" to validate. > > I fear it is kind of a very hack-ish way of bringing this option > back to Konqueror, but hope it will open interesting > perspectives nevertheless. Don't hesitate to play with the > "Text Position" and "Icon size": the bar tends to use as much > space as it requires, without a handle to reduce its width. > > Kind Regards, :) Thank you for the reply, and the handy tips. I never realized that the toolbars could be repositioned. There's always something new to learn. :-) More searching on the web lead me to a method for creating a tree-style sidebar. I've posted it in my original thread "Buster: Konqueror as File Manager", rather than to this OT thread, so that others may find more easily. Thanks again. Regards, Robert
