Guest SpaceCadet Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 I was just wondering how some of the things I see in screenshots are configured. Here is a list of things that I want to do with my desktop (kernel?): Transparant Menus Single click instead of double Add a couple more menu panels (like the bar that goes along the bottom, except I want another one that is vertical along the side) Custom screensaver/colour/sound schemes When I open Konqueror I come to the "Welcome to Mandrake" welcome page. How do I configure it so that it goes to the home page I have set www.google.ca ? Thanks again for any help anyone can give on the subject :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SpaceCadet Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 content concerning another thread/topic was moved to that topic. http://www.mandrakeusers.org/viewtopic.php...p?p=57089#57089 bvc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 hi SpaceCadet, to accomplish all of those things in KDE, & many more things, you can use KDE Control Center. to access it, either go to kicker->configuration->control center.....or, from terminal type kcc & hit enter. either one of those methods will open it up. (you don't need root priveledges to run it) once it's open, click on the + beside "look and feel". you can tweak virtually anything from there. there's also seperate areas to play with mouse, keyboard, & other settings. if you want KDE themes, other than the stock ones that they give you, here's a good place to start: http://themes.freshmeat.net/browse/957/?topic_id=957 and here's another place: http://www.kde-look.org/ or you can just do a Google search for KDE themes: http://www.google.com/linux?hl=en&lr=&ie=I...G=Google+Search hope that helped ya out! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 First, I use gnome2, so I can't be too specific on most of your questions concerning kde. I have tinkered with it on and off and did use it for 3 mths once though. 1. Transparant Menus? The theme has to support it. Which ones now-a-days? I d/k. 2. Single click instead of double? In kcc>peripheral (I think)>mouse 3. d/k 4. Custom screensaver? RealSlickScreensavers....work on windows to. People had probs with the mdk.rpm so I use the RedHat rpm. http://www.reallyslick.com/ http://rss-glx.sourceforge.net/ use this one --> http://www.gurulabs.com/downloads.html 5. When I open Konqueror I come to the "Welcome to Mandrake" welcome page. How do I configure it so that it goes to the home page I have set? It has something to do with saving. Either File>Save of some sort, or Window>Save of some sort...don't exactly remember. Then close konq and reopen to see if it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Transparent stuff in kde is found in Keremik and Mosfet liquid. I have used both. The other things you want are in the kde control center. (this is not the samr thing as the Mandrake Control Center :wink: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SpaceCadet Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Ok, I am using KDE 3.1 and Mandrake 9.1, and in the Mandrake Control Center there is no "look and feel". I think I am looking in the wrong place. I opened up a terminal and also typed in "kcc" and the response is "kcc:" and then it kicks me into the next line of the terminal again. Also, when I go into "configuration" in the kicker it just brings up the options for Mandrake Control Center (MCC?), again with no look and feel. I have seen what you are talking about in some screenshots, however, so I know it's in there somewhere. I think I must not have it installed, but I allready went through 90% of the options individually in "Manage Software" snapin in the MCC. I would definitely love to figure out how to get the look and feel option, as there is some majour customizing I would like to do in Mandrake. Also, I booted into GNOME and the same thing appears when I load MCC. Is MCC and KCC two different things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Please read the posts. I answered your question before you asked it! goto K>Configuration>Control Center>Look and Feel Start with style and select Keremik. Take your time and read the options available. Be sure to look at the tabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SpaceCadet Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 oh LOL srry bout that! K ima give it a try now :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SpaceCadet Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 FOUND IT!! Sweet. Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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