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From: Darklight on 23 Feb 2010 03:51
Tosspot wrote:

> On 02/22/2010 10:10 AM, Darklight wrote:
>> Tosspot wrote:
>>
>>> On 02/21/2010 10:59 AM, Darklight wrote:
>>>> Tosspot wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> How is this done? It's the effect that it shows the content of a
>>>>> folder
>>>>> when the mouse hovers over it. Like the trashcan for instance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If i got this write right click on the desktop click on unlock widits
>>>> the click on add wigits then clcik on file system then you will find
>>>> what you looking for.
>>>
>>> I'm using Folder View/Desktop to get something that approaches a
>>> traditional KDE3.5 setup. 'Preview' is disabled and in fact appears not
>>> to do anything :(
>>>
>>> It's rather annoying, if I want to know whats in a folder I'll click on
>>> it.
>>
>> Have you tried right clicking on desktop then go to display and clicking
>> on more preview options.
>
> Yep, that was my first port of call. a) It doesn't and b) I can't work
> out what it actually does :(
Any chance you could post a snap shot of what you desktop looks like.
From: JT on 23 Feb 2010 04:36
On 23/02/10 09:55, houghi wrote:
> JT wrote:
>
>> Not to start a flame-war here, but precactly (sic) this kind of misery
>> made me turn to Gnome after using KDE since I started using Linux some
>> 10+ years ago.
>>
> <Must resist replying>
> ;-)
>
> houghi
>
I knew you would (n't) :P

--
Kind regards, JT

From: Tosspot on 23 Feb 2010 13:46
On 02/23/2010 09:51 AM, Darklight wrote:
> Tosspot wrote:
>
>> On 02/22/2010 10:10 AM, Darklight wrote:
>>> Tosspot wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 02/21/2010 10:59 AM, Darklight wrote:
>>>>> Tosspot wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> How is this done? It's the effect that it shows the content of a
>>>>>> folder
>>>>>> when the mouse hovers over it. Like the trashcan for instance.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If i got this write right click on the desktop click on unlock widits
>>>>> the click on add wigits then clcik on file system then you will find
>>>>> what you looking for.
>>>>
>>>> I'm using Folder View/Desktop to get something that approaches a
>>>> traditional KDE3.5 setup. 'Preview' is disabled and in fact appears not
>>>> to do anything :(
>>>>
>>>> It's rather annoying, if I want to know whats in a folder I'll click on
>>>> it.
>>>
>>> Have you tried right clicking on desktop then go to display and clicking
>>> on more preview options.
>>
>> Yep, that was my first port of call. a) It doesn't and b) I can't work
>> out what it actually does :(
> Any chance you could post a snap shot of what you desktop looks like.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2coplp0&s=6

Or at least that what it looked like just before it borked again. I am
rapidly going off of 4.4 :(

From: jamm on 23 Feb 2010 16:55
JT wrote:

> Not to start a flame-war here, but precactly (sic) this kind of misery
> made me turn to Gnome after using KDE since I started using Linux some
> 10+ years ago.
>

Funny.. my pet peeve with Gnome it its always putting windows in the top
left corner. 10 years, devs won't do anything about it. If not for that I
would use Gnome.

--
*From the 1966 TV series:*
Robin: You can't get away from Batman that easy!
Batman: Easily.
Robin: Easily.
Batman: Good grammar is essential, Robin.
From: J G Miller on 23 Feb 2010 17:19
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:55:29 -0900, jamm wrote:

> Funny.. my pet peeve with Gnome it its always putting windows in the top
> left corner.

That is the window manager, metacity not GNOME per se.

You can always run a different window manager under a GNOME session,
eg compiz, openbox, sawfish etc.
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