My first post here - I’m a long time Fedora / Gnome user who has recently switched to openSUSE and (back) to KDE.
I have a couple of questions to help me with the transition…
First question:
I am trying to set up a layout which has a side panel at the left, and a bottom panel.
Is there any way to keep both panels at 100% length and set my bottom panel so that it “always on top” of the side panel? Or can I only resize the side panel so it does not cover the bottom panel when it has focus?
Second question:
I’ve added in a few apps to the menu which I have installed myself (ie. not using zypper). Unfortunately these do not seem to give the “Show A Launcher For <application name> When It Is Not Running” in the Task Manager. Is there any way to do this? I know I can create a launcher, but this means when the program is running you get 2 icons for it, and I really only want one.
I had hoped to set the left hand side bar up to work like an OSX or Unity style dock, so I didn’t want to have both the launcher and the instance of it visible. Not that I’m a Unity fan, but I do find mimicking the dock somewhat useful.
> My first post here - I’m a long time Fedora / Gnome user who has
> recently switched to openSUSE and (back) to KDE.
you should always say which version of openSUSE and KDE you are
using…the correct, precise answer changes with time/version
> I have a couple of questions to help me with the transition…
normally in these forums we like one question pre thread, but:
> First question:
> Is there any way to keep both panels at 100% length and set my bottom
> panel so that it “always on top” of the side panel?
not that i know of…
> Or can I only
> resize the side panel so it does not cover the bottom panel when it has
> focus?
that is the way i have mine…the amount of overlap is only the height
of the bottom panel so (here) i only loose one icon space on the side
panel…if you need more you could set a panel on on both sides
> Second question:
>
> I had hoped to set the left hand side bar up to work like an OSX or
> Unity style dock
On 08/26/2012 02:56 PM, am2605 wrote:
>
> For the record I’m using openSUSE 12.1 with KDE 4.7.2
>
> I have since discovered the package plasmoid-icon-tasks seems to do
> what I want in terms of a “dock”.
GREAT!
i’ve been out of touch a few days, and now coming back i’m happy you
found an answer to your own question…(and, put the answer here so
others who google in can find it!! thanks)