Hi all I don't know what I did, but this morning when I turned on my system all of my desktop icons were gone. Normally I have two columns on the left of icons. After messing with it for over an hour I have a few very small icons randomly all over my screen. Can someone tell me how to get it back to the way I had it AND turn off all this new crap? Thanks for your help, JIM PS I'm using 12.1. -- Check out my stamp & postcard collection! Yankee GO HOME! Anti-US Propaganda on stamps, postcards, envelopes, and labels http://yankeegohome.18-t.com/ Check out my online Delcampe store http://www.delcampe.net/stores/warthogbulletin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Can you right click and then choose 'Desktop Settings' or 'Folder View Settings' Then from there select 'Folder' from layout. Does that solve the problem? Arnie On 04/16/2012 10:42 AM, James Hatridge wrote:
Hi all
I don't know what I did, but this morning when I turned on my system all of my desktop icons were gone. Normally I have two columns on the left of icons. After messing with it for over an hour I have a few very small icons randomly all over my screen.
Can someone tell me how to get it back to the way I had it AND turn off all this new crap?
Thanks for your help,
JIM
PS I'm using 12.1.
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Hi Arnie, On Monday, April 16, 2012 01:12:48 PM Swapnil Bhartiya wrote:
Can you right click and then choose 'Desktop Settings' or 'Folder View Settings' Then from there select 'Folder' from layout. Does that solve the problem?
Arnie
I right click on the desktop and get a menu that does not have any of this on it. What should I be clicking on? Thanks, JIM
On 04/16/2012 10:42 AM, James Hatridge wrote:
Hi all
I don't know what I did, but this morning when I turned on my system all of my desktop icons were gone. Normally I have two columns on the left of icons. After messing with it for over an hour I have a few very small icons randomly all over my screen.
Can someone tell me how to get it back to the way I had it AND turn off all this new crap?
Thanks for your help,
JIM
PS I'm using 12.1.
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On Monday 16 April 2012 13:45:52 James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Arnie,
On Monday, April 16, 2012 01:12:48 PM Swapnil Bhartiya wrote:
Can you right click and then choose 'Desktop Settings' or 'Folder View Settings' Then from there select 'Folder' from layout. Does that solve the problem?
Arnie
I right click on the desktop and get a menu that does not have any of this on it. What should I be clicking on?
What exactly do you get then? Maybe you should try "killall nautilus" Corrected the subject for you Anders -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Monday, April 16, 2012 01:58:32 PM Anders Johansson wrote:
On Monday 16 April 2012 13:45:52 James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Arnie,
On Monday, April 16, 2012 01:12:48 PM Swapnil Bhartiya wrote:
Can you right click and then choose 'Desktop Settings' or 'Folder View Settings' Then from there select 'Folder' from layout. Does that solve the problem?
Arnie
I right click on the desktop and get a menu that does not have any of this on it. What should I be clicking on?
What exactly do you get then?
Maybe you should try "killall nautilus"
Corrected the subject for you
Anders
Hi Anders et al, When I click on the desktop I get the menu with run command, add widgit, etc. What I want (ie what I had) is just the desktop with columns of icons on the left. I rebooted so the "killall nautilus" command should not be needed, right? Thanks, JIM -- Check out my stamp & postcard collection! Yankee GO HOME! Anti-US Propaganda on stamps, postcards, envelopes, and labels http://yankeegohome.18-t.com/ Check out my online Delcampe store http://www.delcampe.net/stores/warthogbulletin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:18:38 +0200 James Hatridge <James.Hatridge@gmx.de> wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 01:58:32 PM Anders Johansson wrote:
On Monday 16 April 2012 13:45:52 James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Arnie,
On Monday, April 16, 2012 01:12:48 PM Swapnil Bhartiya wrote:
Can you right click and then choose 'Desktop Settings' or 'Folder View Settings' Then from there select 'Folder' from layout. Does that solve the problem?
Arnie
I right click on the desktop and get a menu that does not have any of this on it. What should I be clicking on?
What exactly do you get then?
Maybe you should try "killall nautilus"
Corrected the subject for you
Anders
Hi Anders et al,
When I click on the desktop I get the menu with run command, add widgit, etc. What I want (ie what I had) is just the desktop with columns of icons on the left. I rebooted so the "killall nautilus" command should not be needed, right?
Thanks,
JIM
Hi Jim; What Anders meant was to click on the actual desktop, not the desktop widget in the upper right corner. Image:[url=http://www.hostmyjpg.com][img]http://www.hostmyjpg.com/images/9f48940790_desktop.png[/img][/url] Tom -- Tom Taylor - retired penguin openSUSE 12.1x86_64 openSUSE 12.2x86_64 KDE 4.6.00, FF 7.0 KDE 4.7.2, FF 11.0 claws-mail 3.8.0 registered linux user 263467 linxt-At-comcast-DoT-net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:42:07 AM James Hatridge wrote:
Hi all
I don't know what I did, but this morning when I turned on my system all of my desktop icons were gone. Normally I have two columns on the left of icons. After messing with it for over an hour I have a few very small icons randomly all over my screen.
Can someone tell me how to get it back to the way I had it AND turn off all this new crap?
Thanks for your help,
JIM
PS I'm using 12.1.
Jim, Assuming you are working in KDE as subject declares it you should explore this option to change icon sizes first. Let's try that before other changes (making icons more visibles). Menu or Start (lower left corner: Geeko Icon)->Favorites->Configure Desktop-
Application Appearance->Icons->Advanced Tab->Size (right column) with a drop down selection button (you could change to 48). This would make your icons easier to see.
If you get a successful output and satified with it we would go to the next issue (two column icons presentation). It needs a little more steps denpending on what are the settings you customized. (Desktop Icon Activity or Desktop Setting Layout view...like Folder View or any other) Regards, -- Ricardo Chung | Panama Linux Ambassador openSUSE Projects -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Hi Ricardo, After I rebooted there are no icons on my desktop at all. Also nothing I do seems to change this. Any ideas? BTW, I think that my system did an auto update last night. I have it set to do this. Yesterday there was the small "update waiting" icon in the lower right corner, today its gone. Thanks! JIM On Monday, April 16, 2012 08:52:31 AM Ricardo Chung wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:42:07 AM James Hatridge wrote:
Hi all
I don't know what I did, but this morning when I turned on my system all of my desktop icons were gone. Normally I have two columns on the left of icons. After messing with it for over an hour I have a few very small icons randomly all over my screen.
Can someone tell me how to get it back to the way I had it AND turn off all this new crap?
Thanks for your help,
JIM
PS I'm using 12.1.
Jim,
Assuming you are working in KDE as subject declares it you should explore this option to change icon sizes first. Let's try that before other changes (making icons more visibles).
Menu or Start (lower left corner: Geeko Icon)->Favorites->Configure Desktop-
Application Appearance->Icons->Advanced Tab->Size (right column) with a drop down selection button (you could change to 48). This would make your icons easier to see.
If you get a successful output and satified with it we would go to the next issue (two column icons presentation). It needs a little more steps denpending on what are the settings you customized. (Desktop Icon Activity or Desktop Setting Layout view...like Folder View or any other)
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On Monday, April 16, 2012 04:16:22 PM James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
After I rebooted there are no icons on my desktop at all. Also nothing I do seems to change this. Any ideas?
Just to be pretty sure We are fully understanding this issue. Are you able to reach the general menu (Kickoff Application Launcher)? Could you show us a desktop snapshot (print screen) and paste it on http://paste.opensuse.org/ and linking it here?
BTW, I think that my system did an auto update last night. I have it set to do this. Yesterday there was the small "update waiting" icon in the lower right corner, today its gone.
Just a small comment. At least you are pretty confident autoupdates is a good option for your sytems keep them away. It's much better when you go manually or deciding what is going to change.
Thanks!
Welcome
JIM
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Hi Ricardo, On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:00:06 AM Ricardo Chung wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 04:16:22 PM James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
After I rebooted there are no icons on my desktop at all. Also nothing I do seems to change this. Any ideas?
Just to be pretty sure We are fully understanding this issue. Are you able to reach the general menu (Kickoff Application Launcher)? Could you show us a desktop snapshot (print screen) and paste it on http://paste.opensuse.org/ and linking it here?
http://paste.opensuse.org/54025946 Yes, the general menu works fine and the bar at the bottom is ok too. As you can see there are no icons at all on the desktop.
BTW, I think that my system did an auto update last night. I have it set to do this. Yesterday there was the small "update waiting" icon in the lower right corner, today its gone.
Just a small comment. At least you are pretty confident autoupdates is a good option for your sytems keep them away. It's much better when you go manually or deciding what is going to change.
Wellllll up to now I trusted SuSE not to mess up my system. I may have to rethink that. :( JIM
Thanks!
Welcome
JIM
Regards,
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On 16/04/12 17:24, James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:00:06 AM Ricardo Chung wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 04:16:22 PM James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
After I rebooted there are no icons on my desktop at all. Also nothing I do seems to change this. Any ideas?
Just to be pretty sure We are fully understanding this issue. Are you able to reach the general menu (Kickoff Application Launcher)? Could you show us a desktop snapshot (print screen) and paste it on http://paste.opensuse.org/ and linking it here?
http://paste.opensuse.org/54025946
Yes, the general menu works fine and the bar at the bottom is ok too. As you can see there are no icons at all on the desktop.
You or the update process may have switched the Activity that you are using. Can you click on the three coloured dots (red, blue, green) on the left side of the bottom panel and check if you have a "Destop Icons" activity. If you do, select it and see if your icons come back. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Monday, April 16, 2012 05:34:54 PM JC Francois wrote:
On 16/04/12 17:24, James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:00:06 AM Ricardo Chung wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 04:16:22 PM James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
After I rebooted there are no icons on my desktop at all. Also nothing I do seems to change this. Any ideas?
Just to be pretty sure We are fully understanding this issue. Are you able to reach the general menu (Kickoff Application Launcher)? Could you show us a desktop snapshot (print screen) and paste it on http://paste.opensuse.org/ and linking it here?
http://paste.opensuse.org/54025946
Yes, the general menu works fine and the bar at the bottom is ok too. As you can see there are no icons at all on the desktop.
You or the update process may have switched the Activity that you are using.
Can you click on the three coloured dots (red, blue, green) on the left side of the bottom panel and check if you have a "Destop Icons" activity. If you do, select it and see if your icons come back.
HI, I did this and got very small icons, but only the icons for the programms running in the bar at the bottom, plus the bar went blank. Not a good thing! Thanks! JIM -- Check out my stamp & postcard collection! Yankee GO HOME! Anti-US Propaganda on stamps, postcards, envelopes, and labels http://yankeegohome.18-t.com/ Check out my online Delcampe store http://www.delcampe.net/stores/warthogbulletin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Monday, April 16, 2012 05:46:04 PM James Hatridge wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 05:34:54 PM JC Francois wrote:
On 16/04/12 17:24, James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:00:06 AM Ricardo Chung wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 04:16:22 PM James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
After I rebooted there are no icons on my desktop at all. Also nothing I do seems to change this. Any ideas?
Just to be pretty sure We are fully understanding this issue. Are you able to reach the general menu (Kickoff Application Launcher)? Could you show us a desktop snapshot (print screen) and paste it on http://paste.opensuse.org/ and linking it here?
http://paste.opensuse.org/54025946
Yes, the general menu works fine and the bar at the bottom is ok too. As you can see there are no icons at all on the desktop.
You or the update process may have switched the Activity that you are using.
Can you click on the three coloured dots (red, blue, green) on the left side of the bottom panel and check if you have a "Destop Icons" activity. If you do, select it and see if your icons come back.
HI,
I did this and got very small icons, but only the icons for the programms running in the bar at the bottom, plus the bar went blank. Not a good thing!
Thanks!
JIM
Jim, Just to increase the icon sizes on Botton Panel (Botton Bar) Menu or Start (lower left corner: Geeko Icon)->Favorites->Configure Desktop-> Application Appearance->Icons->Advanced Tab->Use of Icons (left column) highlighting Panel and then go to Size (right column) with a drop down selection button (you could change it to 32). This would make your icons bigger on panel. That should make the trick for you. Regards, -- Ricardo Chung | Panama Linux Ambassador openSUSE Projects -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
HI Ricardo, The thing is there is no icons at all. So it does not help to make them bigger. Thanks, JIM On Monday, April 16, 2012 12:10:15 PM Ricardo Chung wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 05:46:04 PM James Hatridge wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 05:34:54 PM JC Francois wrote:
On 16/04/12 17:24, James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:00:06 AM Ricardo Chung wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 04:16:22 PM James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
After I rebooted there are no icons on my desktop at all. Also nothing I do seems to change this. Any ideas?
Just to be pretty sure We are fully understanding this issue. Are you able to reach the general menu (Kickoff Application Launcher)? Could you show us a desktop snapshot (print screen) and paste it on http://paste.opensuse.org/ and linking it here?
http://paste.opensuse.org/54025946
Yes, the general menu works fine and the bar at the bottom is ok too. As you can see there are no icons at all on the desktop.
You or the update process may have switched the Activity that you are using.
Can you click on the three coloured dots (red, blue, green) on the left side of the bottom panel and check if you have a "Destop Icons" activity. If you do, select it and see if your icons come back.
HI,
I did this and got very small icons, but only the icons for the programms running in the bar at the bottom, plus the bar went blank. Not a good thing!
Thanks!
JIM
Jim,
Just to increase the icon sizes on Botton Panel (Botton Bar)
Menu or Start (lower left corner: Geeko Icon)->Favorites->Configure Desktop-> Application Appearance->Icons->Advanced Tab->Use of Icons (left column) highlighting Panel and then go to Size (right column) with a drop down selection button (you could change it to 32). This would make your icons bigger on panel. That should make the trick for you.
Regards, -- Check out my stamp & postcard collection! Yankee GO HOME! Anti-US Propaganda on stamps, postcards, envelopes, and labels http://yankeegohome.18-t.com/
Check out my online Delcampe store http://www.delcampe.net/stores/warthogbulletin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Monday, April 16, 2012 11:10:15 AM Ricardo Chung wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 05:46:04 PM James Hatridge wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 05:34:54 PM JC Francois wrote:
On 16/04/12 17:24, James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:00:06 AM Ricardo Chung wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 04:16:22 PM James Hatridge wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
After I rebooted there are no icons on my desktop at all. Also nothing I do seems to change this. Any ideas?
Just to be pretty sure We are fully understanding this issue. Are you able to reach the general menu (Kickoff Application Launcher)? Could you show us a desktop snapshot (print screen) and paste it on http://paste.opensuse.org/ and linking it here?
http://paste.opensuse.org/54025946
Yes, the general menu works fine and the bar at the bottom is ok too. As you can see there are no icons at all on the desktop.
You or the update process may have switched the Activity that you are using.
Can you click on the three coloured dots (red, blue, green) on the left side of the bottom panel and check if you have a "Destop Icons" activity. If you do, select it and see if your icons come back.
HI,
I did this and got very small icons, but only the icons for the programms running in the bar at the bottom, plus the bar went blank. Not a good thing!
Thanks!
JIM
Jim,
Just to increase the icon sizes on Botton Panel (Botton Bar)
Menu or Start (lower left corner: Geeko Icon)->Favorites->Configure Desktop-> Application Appearance->Icons->Advanced Tab->Use of Icons (left column) highlighting Panel and then go to Size (right column) with a drop down selection button (you could change it to 32). This would make your icons bigger on panel. That should make the trick for you.
He's talking about icons on the desktop, not on the panel. As shown in the picture, the icons on the desktop are gone. Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 04/16/12 10:16, James Hatridge pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
After I rebooted there are no icons on my desktop at all. Also nothing I do seems to change this. Any ideas?
BTW, I think that my system did an auto update last night. I have it set to do this. Yesterday there was the small "update waiting" icon in the lower right corner, today its gone.
Thanks!
JIM
As was already mentioned: right click on desktop-->configure desktop-->unlock widgets-->change to folder view And let us know what changed (another pastebin). -- Ken Schneider SuSe since Version 5.2, June 1998 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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