[nflug] KDE Panel AWOL

[David Mangani]

Thanks for the input Dave, that would indeed have been MUCH faster. I
was able to fix it in a llong round about way. I appreciate your input
very much. I'm learning alot, just very slowly!

Dave


On 1/29/07, David J. Andruczyk <djandruczyk at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Easy solution
> boot to a text console.  login,  run "rm -rf .kde*"
> logout, log back in and restart X , you'll get a fresh KDE session...
>
> Note this blows away any customized personal KDE settings you have,  but it's
> the easiest..
>
>
> --- David Mangani <buckettruckdave at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi John,
> >
> > Thanks so much for the tips! I was able to do the right click thing
> > but I had the right click option disabled in the settings some where.
> > To make a long story short.... I was able to add back the right click
> > menu option, Once there I was able to "undo" the transparency
> > settings. In fact I turned it and all other menu glitz off. Still no
> > dice. My Kmenu ( bottom panel ) is gone. I guess I hosed it somehow.
> > At least now I can access it with a right click though. hmmmm... I
> > always seem to keep "fixing it" till it breaks. lol....
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > On 1/29/07, John G. Boice <evrgreen at netsync.net> wrote:
> > > John G. Boice wrote:
> > > > David Mangani wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi all,
> > > >>
> > > >>  I generally use gnome but decided to take a look at the 'newer" KDE
> > > >> I think I d'loaded 3.5.5. Its the latest available thru Ubuntu's
> > > >> repositories. Here is my question. I was playing around with
> > > >> transparencies and such for the panel and now my panel is totally
> > > >> gone. I have all of my desktop icons but I can not access any of the
> > > >> applications, menu's or such. I'm not sure how to access the system
> > > >> controls to reset the transparency option which obviously isn't
> > > >> working right. Any ideas short of a reinstall of KDE? If I knew the
> > > >> command for the "control center?" application I could start it from a
> > > >> terminal.
> > > >>
> > > >> TIA
> > > >> Dave
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > > Hi, Dave.
> > > >
> > > > Try this:
> > > > Right-click anywhere on the wallpaper part of the desktop, and choose
> > > > "configure desktop"  from the drop down menu.
> > > >
> > > > Then under "behavior" you can set the left-click mouse to open your
> > > > applications menu.
> > > >
> > > > Then you will at least not be totally locked out.
> > > >
> > > > I'll poke around and see what further might need doing, but that should
> > > > get you started.
> > > >
> > > > John
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> > > >
> > > OK, #2:
> > >
> > > If you can get to the apps menu, go to  system> system configuration
> > > [settings] > desktop > panels
> > >
> > >
> > > and see what you can do from there.
> > >
> > > Good luck!
> > > John
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> -- David J. Andruczyk
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