The start button that was int the lower left corner of the desktop disapeared. I do not know when this happened as it is family computer and I am not the only one who uses it. Any ideas on what to do to get it back or could someone redirect me to a post about this if it has not been discussed before?
Travis
On 2012-05-25 16:36, travisg96 wrote:
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> The start button that was int the lower left corner of the desktop
> disapeared. I do not know when this happened as it is family computer
> and I am not the only one who uses it. Any ideas on what to do to get it
> back or could someone redirect me to a post about this if it has not
> been discussed before?
Start by saying what openSUSE version are you using, and what desktop. And
what you did before.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
Version 11.4
On Sat, 26 May 2012 00:16:02 +0000, travisg96 wrote:
> travisg96;2465082 Wrote:
>> The start button that was int the lower left corner of the desktop
>> disapeared. I do not know when this happened as it is family computer
>> and I am not the only one who uses it. Any ideas on what to do to get
>> it back or could someone redirect me to a post about this if it has not
>> been discussed before?
>> Travis
>
> Version 11.4
That’s a start on the necessary information, but what desktop environment
are you using? KDE, GNOME, LXDE, XFCE, …?
Jim
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On 2012-05-26 02:16, travisg96 wrote:
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> travisg96;2465082 Wrote:
>> The start button that was int the lower left corner of the desktop
>> disapeared. I do not know when this happened as it is family computer
>> and I am not the only one who uses it. Any ideas on what to do to get it
>> back or could someone redirect me to a post about this if it has not
>> been discussed before?
>> Travis
>
> Version 11.4
If you want our help, you’d better start talking. We are not magicians.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
IF you are using KDE
The button is a widget and these are removable. Especially if you leave the widgets unlocked.
To add one back you would need to right click the panel > unlock widgets
Now in the far right of the panel click the cashew shape
Now in the expanded panel click > add widgets
And you should see and list > double click > Application Launcher
You’ll find though it’s in the wrong place
So click the cashew to expand the panel > hover on the application launcher so you see a ‘move’ symbol and click it once, now you can move it to it’s proper location and click to drop
When done, lock the widgets
Sorry, I had to go help a friend move a washer and dryer. I believe it is gnome. That is the one with the footprint right?
Travis
Then I think, if you right click the panel you can add applets
Not sure what it’s called now @carlos will know.
Could ‘Launcher’ or similar
You may need to move it too.
On 05/25/2012 04:36 PM, travisg96 wrote:
> it is family computer
> and I am not the only one who uses it.
i can’t tell you how to fix it (i’m not a Gnome user) but i can tell you
how to avoid it every happening again:
you say it is a family computer, so everyone in the family should have
their own log in ID and password…and everyone should be required to
log in with their own unique ID, and out when finished with a session…
that way, no one else can accidentally delete anything of your desktop…
and MOST IMPORTANT: only the system administrator (is that you?) should
have the root password (which will keep all the others from killing the
entire system…yes, they will be able to ruin their desktop, and
their stash of downloads, but they can’t trash your stuff OR the system…
it can still be “a family computer” but with every user having very
little ability to ruin it for the others…
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dd
That sounds like the favorite piece of advice of an old friend from Colorado. But what the hell happened to you? Still looking for Dean Moriarty? 
On 2012-05-26 07:46, caf4926 wrote:
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> Then I think, if you right click the panel you can add applets
> Not sure what it’s called now @carlos will know.
> Could ‘Launcher’ or similar
> You may need to move it too.
Mmm. Ok, assume gnome 2.
Right click on an empty space of the panel, click then on “add to panel”.
Type “menu”. The “traditional main menu” is the one with the foot icon, but
is not the default one in gnome. The original one is called, I think, “main
menu”.
Then move it to the desired place.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
Same in gnome3, except that you’ll press ALT with right click.
By the way, Carlos, I just finished to set up Gnome 3.4 on Ubuntu and ArchLinux (on openSUSE, I’ll wait for 12.2). I guess everything you missed is back in fallbak mode: fixed number of workplaces (in both gnome-shell and fallback), 4x3 … order 3x4 workspace switcher, using up, down left and righ arrow keys, weather applet, multiload applet, etc. The only difference is that the desktop and all applications which come with it use GTK3. To me, it looks exactly the same, since I write my own GTK2 and GTK3 themes (it’s a lot of work, but on my planet with two moons, people actually don’t sleep).
You can safely skip Gnome 3.2. You won’t like it.
On 2012-05-26 19:56, please try again wrote:
> Same in gnome3, except that you’ll press ALT with right click.
Ah, yes, that one took me some time to learn. I had to ask.
> By the way, Carlos, I just finished to set up Gnome 3.4 on Ubuntu and
> ArchLinux (on openSUSE, I’ll wait for 12.2). I guess everything you
> missed is back in fallbak mode: fixed number of workplaces (in both
> gnome-shell and fallback), 4x3 … order 3x4 workspace switcher, using
> up, down left and righ arrow keys, weather applet, multiload applet,
> etc. The only difference is that the desktop and all applications which
> come with it use GTK3. To me, it looks exactly the same, since I write
> my own GTK2 and GTK3 themes (it’s a lot of work, but on my planet with
> two moons, people actually don’t sleep).
Mmm, no sleep needed… interesting 
I’ll try that gnome some time in the future, I guess. Meanwhile I’ll stick
with xfce. I have a personal rule: never upgrade gnome, it breaks; at least
if I do it. So I’ll wait for 12.2 or whatever to see it.
> You can safely skip Gnome 3.2. You won’t like it.
Good to know
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
Ok, I found t, thank you caf4926.