On Sunday 29 Feb 2004 19:55, Weiers Coetser wrote: > Hi... > > This is my third request for assitance and I've appreciated the input that > I've received every time. > > I don't know if the following scenario is a posible one: > > Lets say I've divided my work into four categories. I would like to use one > of the four KDE desktops for each of these four categories. > > At the moment I find that when I place a folder on my desktop it shows up > on all four the desktops. This gives my desktop a very cluttered feel and I > don't really see the purpose of having four desktops in this case. > > The same is true when I open several programmes. If I opened Open Office > Writer on Desktop one, I can still see the bar for that document at the > bottom, even if I am on Desktop two. If I have six or seven documents open > at the same time, I find it difficult to navigate my way between the > documents. > > Is it possible to change a setting that each of the four desktops function > almost independently. Eg. I can put all my MP3 files on Desktop 1 and run > the MP3 Player from there. Then I place all my written documents on desktop > two, and all my spreadsheets on desktop three. > > I hope my question makes sense. If it does not, can somebody please explain > again why there are four desktops in KDE. > > Greetings > Weiers If you rightclick in the bar at the top of a window and select "To Desktop" you can select if that window is shown on all desktops, or send it to a specific desktop. When you have a window just as you want it right click in the bar and select "Advanced>StoreWindow Settings", then it will always appear just like that and on that specific desktop.
HTH derek (BTW: I am using KDE 3.2 on Mdk10.0 your KDE 3.1 might be slightly different. ) -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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