On Monday 07 December 2009 20:04:14 Istvan Gabor wrote: (...) > 1. I would like to set my panel size to 46 points. Unlock widgets -> open panel-options (click on the "cashew" in the panel) -> grab the "Height"-button an drag the panel to your preferred size. > In this panel I would > like to set my clock as follows: time is shown as HH:MM:SS in boldface > Sans Serif (ie Arial on my system) 17 points. Below this I would like the > date to be shown as YYYY-MM-DD in normal Sans Serif 12 points size. How > can I do this? > Install the "adjustable clock" widget from kde-look.org -> http://www.kde- look.org/content/show.php/Adjustable+Clock?content=92825 > 2. I would like removable media icons (such as USB flash disk, CD-ROM, DVD, > digital camera) to be placed onto the desktop when plugged in. I would > like to be able to mount and unmount them manually, and remove them safely > (ie eject, safely remove options in KDE3.5). > Open the widget-explorer (rightclick on desktop -> "Add Widgets") and drag the widget "Device Notifier" on the desktop. As an alternative use the "Device Manager" from (again :) ) kde-look.org -> http://www.kde- look.org/content/show.php/Device+Manager?content=106051 It works like a charm on my box, but it's not supported anymore. > 3. I would like in certain cases to hide the panel manually. Autohide is > not what I want. > Ok, one point for you, that's not possible at the moment iirc. You're missing the hide-arrows, right? > 4. I would like to set panel transparency, background image. I could not > find out how. I would like to use classical appearance, where I can see > the borders of the tasks and widgets on the panel. How? > Install/select a theme with a transparent or semi-transparent panel. There are almost countless of them to be found on kde-look.org. I think, there must be something that fits your needs. If really not, combine all your favorite aspects of any theme to a new, personal one -> systemsettings -> Advanced -> Desktop Theme Details. When done rightclick on desktop -> Desktop Settings -> choose "Customized" as theme. > 5. I don't want to see those large bubbles when I move the mouse over a > widget. How can I disable them? I would like to see normal, thin tooltips. > I think, this will come. As it is just a minor "issue", it might be low priorized. To me, it's just lightly bothering > 6. I would like to see borders between system tray, taskbar, and other > widgets. (In KDE3 they were called apllet handles.) > I always hated them in KDE3 and was happy, when the option to lock the panel came into KDE. But right, there are none in KDE4 (yet?). > 7. I could not find out how to set theme/lookout so that it would look like > my openSUSE KDE3.5 theme. > Well, that's your personal thing. You can't expect that anybody knows, how you like your desktop-settings. (...) > As for your remark about FUD: my message is not FUD. Everything I wrote in > it is based on my personal experience. (...) That might have been your intention, but your post, without being specific at any of your complaints, _was_ FUD, well, at least it was moaning. (...) Steven
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