KDE 4.3 - Desktop 'box' gone

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#1

I had the desktop view (with the ‘Box’ with icons inside) enabled on KDE 4.3 (Rel 138) in openSUSE 11.1 (see picture)

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Accidentally, I clicked somewhere on a toolbar that sometimes appears outside this ‘box’, and now I can’t get the “box” on the desktop back again. How can I get the desktop “box” back on the desktop again ? I did tried switching to Desktop view with DEsktop folder & path to it in the ‘Desktop’ settings config box (after clicking on main plasma ‘cashew’ on top right of desktop), but did not help.

Thanks,

#2

Just right click the desktop and make sure widgets are unlocked
Add widget
Add folder view
Configure folder as required

#3

Oh. And when done, make sure you Lock the widgets! So you don’t do the same again.:X

#4

Thanks, that helped. (+ 1)

Another thing (was not there in KDE 4.2.2, but am finding this problem in KDE 4.3), is that when I add widgets or apps (eg Pager/ Clock, etc), they all line up to the extreme left of the panel. I tried moving them manually (by first unlocking Widgets on the panel), but that does not help.
My (top) panel prefs are: ‘Centered’, ‘Windows can cover’.

(Pl let me know if I need to start another thread for this or if a screengrab is needed).

#5

Can you move them but they move back at next login?

#6

No, they can be moved to the right by click & drag, but jump back to the left end of the panel, when the mouse button is released.

#7

Try creating a new user account and try the same thing, see if it happens there. You can delete the account when done.

#8

I added a spacer (Spacer Applet, adjustable), and now the clock, etc can be moved to right & stay there.

#9

So you are good for now then?:wink:

#10

Yes, thanks - the spacer applet fixed that. Was not too sure about using that one since on KDE 4.2.2, it crashed the top panel.

#11

It’s a bit of a work around, because you should not need to do that.