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fahd

Oct 14 2007, 08:27 PM

Hi folks !
How can i remove the text Menu from K menu panel (the lower left corner). Thanks a lot.

Fahd

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neddie

Oct 14 2007, 09:03 PM

Have you tried searching the forum for "menu" ?

zibi1981

Oct 14 2007, 10:11 PM

Same question here. In 2007.1 there were no "intrinsic" texts in the K-menu button, so simple swap did the trick. Now there is this terrible text

ilia_kr

Oct 14 2007, 11:13 PM

Can you sharpen your question, i can't understand what text you would like to remove.
If it is the kicker button text (the "Menu" in lower left corner) take a look here, it worked for 2007.1 don't know what about 2008.

SilverSurfer60

Oct 15 2007, 06:47 AM

If it is the word 'Menu' you want to get rid of then right click on the button and select one of the optional styles of button you want. One option is 'Switch to Mandriva Button' This will give you a white star on a light blue background.

zibi1981

Oct 15 2007, 10:16 AM

But I like to keep my menu button as it is now, only without this awfully looking white text "Menu". In 2007.0/2007.1 when I replaced original images in /var/lib/mandriva/kde-profiles/free/share/icons/crystalsvg with ones I made myself, then there wasn't any white text on my menu button, and in 2008.0 there's one as you can see on the picture above. How to get rid of the text?

Reiver_Fluffi

Oct 15 2007, 01:35 PM

Try looking here: http://mandrivausers.org/index.php?s=&...st&p=210183

Greg2

Oct 15 2007, 02:14 PM

QUOTE (SilverSurfer60 @ Oct 15 2007, 02:47 AM)

This is a nice new feature for 2008. However if you want the 'original' KDE button, like the one in the beautiful screenshot in this post here.

You will have to add this section

CODE

[KMenu]
KMenuButtonScale=false
KmenuIcon=about_kde.png

to your ~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc
Then in a terminal do

CODE

dcop kicker kicker restart

to use the icon without restarting your Xserver.

zibi1981

Oct 15 2007, 10:34 PM

And is there a possibility to only remove this text from my current button?

tyme

Oct 15 2007, 10:35 PM

The text is part of the image that is being used. You would have to edit the image to remove the text.

Greg2

Oct 15 2007, 11:06 PM

QUOTE (tyme @ Oct 15 2007, 06:35 PM)

The text is part of the image that is being used.

I don't believe it is, I just looked.

@zibi1981- Try adding this section

Edit: dexter11 has found this to work with 2008

CODE

[KMenu]
ShowText=false

to your ~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc
Then do

CODE

dcop kicker kicker restart

to see if it works. Please let us know.

kurt_ram

Oct 16 2007, 12:44 AM

QUOTE (Greg2 @ Oct 15 2007, 10:14 AM)

This is a nice new feature for 2008. However if you want the 'original' KDE button, like the one in the beautiful screenshot in this post here.

You will have to add this section

CODE

[KMenu]
KMenuButtonScale=false
KMenuText=false
KmenuIcon=about_kde.png

to your ~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc
Then in a terminal do

CODE

dcop kicker kicker restart

to use the icon without restarting your Xserver.

I have tried this. It does not remove the "Menu" text from the KMenu in Kicker if we are using the Kicker Menu Style. It works only when we use the KDE Menu Style. (right click on KMenu to switch between two different styles).

On a related note, I have noticed, that if I use the Kicker Menu Style, KMenu takes 6-8 seconds to bring up the menu after clicking the first time after startup. This issue does not exist if I am using the KDE Menu Style. Is this a known issue that can be fixed? Or should I open a new thread?

Please help.

Thanks.

Greg2

Oct 16 2007, 04:06 AM

QUOTE (kurt_ram @ Oct 15 2007, 08:44 PM)

It works only when we use the KDE Menu Style.

Ahh, whom is in the 'we' group? In the 'me' group, I have proved it with my screenshot.

What version of Mandriva are you using, e.g., Free, One, or what? 'We' can fix this.

dexter11

Oct 16 2007, 10:16 AM

Looks like I'm in that group too because your solution didn't work here either. This is on Mandriva 2008 Free. Since the word menu is written in Hungarian (Men�) on my button so I think the text is not part of the picture.

edit:
I found it. You have to add

CODE

ShowText=false

to your kickerrc file under the [KMenu] section and text won't be there. The bad news is that the button remains the same size. So if you want the nice round button but only with the star in it you have to edit the icon. The question is which icon cause I can't find it. More precisely I found it under /var/lib but I can't find the original one.

zibi1981

Oct 16 2007, 10:36 AM

QUOTE (dexter11 @ Oct 16 2007, 12:16 PM)

I found it. You have to add

CODE

ShowText=false

to your kickerrc file under the [KMenu] section and text won't be there.

Where to add this?

CODE

[$Version]
update_info=kickerrc.upd:kde_3_1_sizeChanges,kickerrc.upd:kde_3_4_reverseLayout,kickerrc.upd:kde_
3_5_kconfigXTize

[Applet_1]
ConfigFile=clock_panelapplet_cu9rbpxryw01kc8ixylu_rc
WidthForHeightHint=115

[Applet_2]
ConfigFile=lockout_panelapplet_8z2ifwczjbrtuzj5ogum_rc
WidthForHeightHint=52

[Applet_3]
ConfigFile=systemtray_panelappletrc
WidthForHeightHint=58

[Applet_6]
ConfigFile=taskbar_panelapplet_vqe90krvxaoaaiuuknru_rc
FreeSpace2=0
WidthForHeightHint=208

[Applet_7]
ConfigFile=minipager_panelapplet_3swlu4tw9pvffiihqizb_rc
WidthForHeightHint=171

[Colors]
CurrentPalette=

[General]
Alignment=0
Applets2=KMenuButton_1,DesktopButton_1,ServiceButton_3,ServiceButton_1,Applet_7,
pplet_6,Applet_3,Applet_1,Applet_2
AutoHideDelay=3
AutoHidePanel=false
AutoHideSwitch=false
BackgroundHide=false
CustomSize=56
ExpandSize=true
FadeOutAppletHandles=true
HideAnimation=true
HideAnimationSpeed=40
HideAppletHandles=false
HideButtonSize=14
IExist=true
MenubarPanelTransparent=false
Position=3
ShowLeftHideButton=false
ShowRightHideButton=false
SizePercentage=100
TintColor=76,109,20
TintValue=61
Transparent=true
UnhideLocation=0
UntrustedApplets=
UntrustedExtensions=
XineramaScreen=0

[Main Panel]
ConfigFile=kickerrc
DesktopFile=childpanelextension.desktop
UserHidden=0

[ServiceButton_1]
StorageId=:konsole.desktop

[ServiceButton_2]
DesktopFile[$d]
FreeSpace2[$d]
StorageId[$d]

[button_tiles]
EnableBrowserTiles=false
EnableDesktopButtonTiles=false
EnableKMenuTiles=false
EnableURLTiles=false
EnableWindowListTiles=false
KMenuTile=solid_tigereye

[buttons]
EnableTileBackground=false

[menus]
DetailedEntriesNamesFirst[$d]
DetailedMenuEntries[$d]
Extensions=recentdocs.desktop,find.desktop
MenuEntryFormat=NameOnly
RecentAppsStat=20 1192525770 /usr/share/applications/opera.desktop,16 1192526252 /usr/share/applications/kde/KControl.desktop,12 1192485328 /usr/share/applications/kde/amarok.desktop,11 1192399918 /usr/share/applications/kde/konqbrowser.desktop,10 1192524677 /usr/share/applications/kde/kmix.desktop,8 1192481722 /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop,7 1192490562 /usr/share/applications/kde/Kontact.desktop,7 1192525956 /usr/share/applications/mandriva-drakconf.desktop,7 1192441569 /home/zibi1981/.local/share/applications/Firefox.desktop,4 1192529988 /usr/share/applications/kde/ksysguard.desktop,3 1192310435 /usr/share/applications/mandriva-aumix.desktop,3 1192323285 /usr/share/applications/xine-ui.desktop,3 1192482526 /usr/share/applications/kadu.desktop,2 1192527697 /usr/share/applications/kde/ktorrent.desktop,2 1192405136 /usr/share/applications/kde/k3b.desktop,2 1192323572 /usr/share/applications/smplayer.desktop,2 1192320573 /home/zibi1981/.local/share/applications/openoffice.org2.3-writer.desktop,1 1192360119 /usr/share/applications/mandriva-ppracer.desktop,1 1192443056 .hidden/fsview.desktop,1 1192323306 /usr/share/applications/kde/kaffeine.desktop,1 1192265154 /usr/share/applications/kde/klipper.desktop,1 1192316395 /usr/share/applications/kde/KMail.desktop,1 1192480598 /usr/share/applications/kde/kget.desktop,1 1192353104 /usr/share/applications/gimp.desktop

dexter11

Oct 16 2007, 11:15 AM

You don't have a section called [KMenu] yet so you have to add it.

tyme

Oct 18 2007, 03:41 PM

QUOTE (Greg2 @ Oct 15 2007, 07:06 PM)

I don't believe it is, I just looked.

Yeah, I'm retarded...it's not part of the image.

zibi1981

Oct 19 2007, 10:20 AM

QUOTE (dexter11 @ Oct 16 2007, 01:15 PM)

You don't have a section called [KMenu] yet so you have to add it.

Thanks much, it worked for me

HolyMurderer

Oct 23 2007, 10:32 PM

I'm using the Kickoff Menu Style and I got the text removed, but the button still's big... I added the "KMenuButtonScale=false" and it doesn't work... Can anybody help please?

I'm using Mandriva One 2008.0.

Thanks

zibi1981

Oct 24 2007, 07:52 AM

What do you mean by "the button is still big"? If you want to resize it, just click with your right mouse button on the kicker (panel) and choose configuration. You can see that there is a size section in which you can resize the whole kicker.

HolyMurderer

Oct 24 2007, 10:09 AM

QUOTE (zibi1981 @ Oct 24 2007, 08:52 AM)

I know that, but I don't want to resize kicker, just the button!
After doing all that I said, the button has the same size than after the installation, but with no text, the only thing that worked after reading every single menu issue posts on this forum...

I evene tried to change the image, but it only changes KDE Button, not Mandriva Button... And KDE Button doesn't shows with Kickoff Menu Style, just KDE Menu Style. If I change to KDE Menu Button, the same Kickoff button shows up.

Sorry if my english isn't good.

Thanks

dexter11

Oct 24 2007, 11:13 AM

Looks like the Kickoff menu takes the kmenu button image from a different place. You only have to find that place and change the image there. Anyway I use the KDE menu style and I managed to change the kmenu button like this.

sjaglin

Oct 24 2007, 10:04 PM

QUOTE (dexter11 @ Oct 24 2007, 12:13 PM)

Hi,

In kickoff configuration, one needs a file named named kmenu_basic.mng and place as described underneath in order to change the kmenu icon.

So all you need is an Icon of your choice (usually .png) rename it kmenu_basic.mng (Gimp) and then do :

cd /var/lib/mandriva/kde-profiles/powerpack/share/apps/kicker/pics/

mv /home/YOURHOME/Pictures/Tux/kmenu_basic.mng kmenu_basic.mng

then the usual dcop kicker kicker restart and you're done!

Stef

HolyMurderer

Oct 24 2007, 10:53 PM

sjaglin, that worked great

Thanks a lot.

sjaglin

Oct 25 2007, 06:43 AM

QUOTE (HolyMurderer @ Oct 24 2007, 11:53 PM)

sjaglin, that worked great

Thanks a lot.

Pure luck, I found the answer on kde-look, and at least I know you won t send those dragons on me!

lawsonrc

Oct 31 2007, 10:39 PM

Have you tried this:

Write click on the menu button on the panel, then choose "Switch to default KDE button". This will give you the small "star" only and take a lot less room on your panel.

But then again, you may be talking about something totally different....I'm a non-techie.

Richard

HolyMurderer

Nov 1 2007, 12:33 PM

QUOTE (lawsonrc @ Oct 31 2007, 11:39 PM)

If you try that in Kickoff Menu Mode the button doesn't change, only in KDE Menu Mode. The solution referred before worked.

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