> START-UP ISSUES > 1. Xstart up for kde > (a) startx works but does not launch kde3 > (b) a user in group wheel can startx from consol. Xwindows starts and can > login to xterm, su root and issue kcontrol command. User can start kde with > kdeinitrc from xterm or Konsol. > ps Am I correct in assuming that kdeinitrc has now taken the place of > startkde? > (c) If ~/.xinitrc file is created then, after killing X, any subsequent > attempt to startx from consol fails.
See the KDE FAQ, question 4.8: http://docs.kde.org/en/HEAD/kdebase/faq/install.html#id2961176 If you're using startx, then you want to create the file .xinitrc > 2. The following verbose out from starting kcontrol > ****************** > EZGiver# kcontrol: ERROR: : couldn't create slav > kcontrol: ERROR: : couldn't create slave : Canno Those errors have been truncated, so aren't much use. Anyway, I think they're coming about because you did the previous step wrong. Starting kcontrol from within a KDE session should work perfectly. > CUSTOMIZATION > > 1. Is there a manual reference that will tell me how to create multiple > switched screens for X e.g. F8, F9 with a control that enables me to > switch window/sessions between screens. You can start a second KDE session with "startx -- :1" and access that with Ctrl+Alt+F9. It's a separate session, so you can't move windows between the two. You can use multiple desktops to get more screen real estate. See the User Guide: http://docs.kde.org/en/HEAD/kdebase/userguide/windows-how-to-work.html#using-multiple-desktops > 2. How about the same with multiple monitors It's certainly possible, but I'm not familiar with the setup. I expect it's the same on FreeBSD as on any other UNIX, so any instructions you can find should be relevant. > 3. I can change the background color and text properties witin an > individual window (e.g.in kedit). But I cannot see any way to change the > background color or text properties for the bar at very top of the window > or the name of each window. Is there a way to do that? Control Center -> Appearance & Themes -> Colors. > 4. Is there a way to replace standard icons for minimized windows with > individual icons so it is easy to identify different minimized windows by > their own indiviual icon? Alternatively some kind of pulldown desktop > manager with a pulldown menu system could work. For the first, see "kapp --help-kde" where kapp is some KDE app. For the alternative, click the middle mouse button on a space on the desktop. Regards, Phil -- KDE Documentation Team: http://i18n.kde.org/doc KDE Documentation Online: http://docs.kde.org
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