Joe, I can help with the first part of what you need to do. At the bottom of the screen on the "panel" (ala Window$ "taskbar"), you should see an icon shaped like a house. This will open up a Konqueror window in your home directory (/home/<username). In the Konqueror window, look for the "View" menu, and in that menu you will find the option "Show Hidden Files". You should see the number of icons in your home directory grow very rapidly. You will see lots of folders and files beginning with a period (.), indicating hidden files and folders. From there, just continue on with Derek's recommendations, and you should be on your way.
Hope that helps. Terry On Wednesday 17 July 2002 09:09 am, Joe Harkins wrote: > Derek, I appreciate the advice. Based upon the certainty with which you > state it, it appears you know what I need to do. But I am not able to > follow the instructions without more details. > > Please understand that I am humbled by all these new Linux terms and > concepts. I started using a computer some 20 years ago when everything was > either DOS or Apple or TRS-80. I am now encountering the same frustration > with the learning curve for Linux. And I have a greater appreciation for > the problems facing those I try to teach how to use a Windows machines. > What seems simple and obvious to me is not simple and obvious to them. > > Having said that, please address the following questions? > > At 10:05 PM 7/16/2002 +0100, you wrote: > >1/ In konqueror enable viewing of Hidden Files > >View>Show hidden > > I'm stuck right there. I have looked and looked but do not find any menu > that says View>Show Hidden. Can you be more specific as to how to get to > it? For example, let's say I have the desktop displayed. The K icon is in > the lower left corner (that's Konqueror, right?). I click on it and that > displays a long menu. What do I click on next to get to this function? > > >Navigate in your home directory to .kde/share/config > > After the previous step, will .kde/share/config be in the same menu or are > there intermediate steps to get to it? > > >Right click on kmailrc and select an editor > > If there is more than one editor, which is most likely to be easiest for me > to understand and use? > > >2/ Edit out the offending account, adjust the account numbers and save. > > When you say "edit out" shall I assume you mean "delete"? Or am I modifying > something? > > I already have seen enough of Linux to anticipate that I probably will not > know what file name or extension I am looking for. Can you be more > specific? > > As for "adjust the account numbers", does that mean that there will be a > prompt of some sort? iIf not how will I recognize what needs adjustment and > how will i do that? > > >It will now be gone... > > > >If you simply cannot get it to work just delete the file. > > "the?" file. Can you tell me what that file name is? I don't doubt there > will be many to choose from.
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