neddie Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 When I save a file to my desktop, the icon changes according to file type. So a png displays as a little graphic, a html displays as a little web page, a txt file as a little text file and so on. But, when the file is not of a recognised type (for example, kml), I get no icon at all, just the name. I'd like it to display a default icon in this case, as I'm sure it used to do. If I create a new user, it works as I want it, so I'm sure it's just some user setting I've got. I guess I've somehow set the default file icon to something which no longer exists, but I can't figure out how to change it - I've looked in KDE control centre but can't find it. I've tried changing theme - I was using "Crystal clear" before but downloaded the "Crystal project" one from kde-look and installed that - but it still doesn't show icons for kml files (or xyz files). I tried changing the icon for kmz, by going to the properties and setting the icon there - but I'd rather not do that for every possible file type, I just want a reasonable default. Any clues?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 I'm pretty sure from when I was using KDE it was in the Control Centre. I know it has all the filetypes in here, and it has the icons associated to the filetypes here. I also remember there was so much here it was sometimes difficult to find what I was looking for. But it did break down into sections, like text, graphics, etc. So, it should be here providing you can find it. Alternatively, if it isn't a big hassle, just remove the .kde folder, or rename it and KDE will recreate it, albeit meaning you have to reset any customisations you made. I know, maybe not the best solution, but an option if you can't find it in Control Centre (kcontrol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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