Good day!
I took a stab at your questions. I hope I can be of some help:
----- Original Message -----
From: (BXTC) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [newbie] Multiple questions...Personal menu....libforms...
> First let me tell you that I have used Red Hat linux for about a year,
> so I am used to linux(although not KDE). My first question is how you
> get the "personal" menu to show up....I have setup 2 machines right next
> to eachother, and I think I did everything the same, except one of the
> machines has a "personal" menu which lets me run a lot more apps. I
> know I have all of the same programs loaded on both machines, but can't
> run some of them on the machine w/o the "personal" menu.
As you've probably read already, KAppFinder will hunt down some applications
not in the K-menu for you. The menu it creates is called "Non-KDE Apps" (as
of Mandrake 5.3, I haven't tried this in 6.0)
> This problem also means I can't run some programs such as Licq...In
> RH5.1 I could type "licq" in an nxterm and it would open it up, but this
> is not the case here....is this me, or mandrake, or KDE?
I don't think licq is installed by default in Mandrake 5.3. You'll have to
go out and download it (http://licq.wibble.net). In 6.0, I am not sure.
Try 'rpm -q licq'. If it prints out something like
licq-0.70.1
then licq should be installed. If licq is installed, and typing 'licq' at a
command prompt does not run the program, you can search for it. On your K
Menu there should be a "Find Files" entry. This will bring up a dialog
similar to Windows' Find Files dialog. If you can find licq, then it's
directory must not be in your path. You may want to move the executable to
a directory that is in your path (like /usr/bin) or add that directory to
your path- I think it's defined in /etc/profile.
> Also, several of the programs I try to install off the CDs (I have the
> powerpack) call for libs, such as libform.** I have not found these on
> the CDs. Am I just not looking in the right places, or what?
You can use the "Find Files" to check the CD, too. They're probably in RPM
format.
> And my last question....In AfterStep I could make the "feel" of the
> desktop "windowish", which would let me "glide" from 1 desktop to
> another(or halfway inbetween)...is there any such feature in KDE? And
> if so how can I activate it?
As far as I know, this feature does not exist in KDE.
> Thanks for any help,
I hope I helped. You're welcome.
> (BXTC)
