Questions and Answers
How can I add applications, applets or anything else to the panel?
Click the on any free space in and choose Add. From appearing submenu you can choose, what you want to add. See in Kicker Basics for more about that.
Can I have an external Taskbar just like in 1?
Yes, you can just click the on any empty space in and then choose Add, Extension and the External Taskbar.
How can I move to another screen border?
Simply drag it by holding the on any empty space in to any screen border.
How can I move extensions to another screen border?
Just drag it by holding the on the small handles on the left or the top of the extension.
I want the taskbar to show all applications I'm running, independent on which desktop it is. Is that possible?
Yes, click the on the small handle of the taskbar, then choose Preferences and check Show all windows in the appearing dialog.
How can I access the K Menu without using the mouse?
Simply press F1 and it will appear.
Is there a way to add a menu containing all desktop icons to ?
Just fire up , go to your home directory and drag the KDesktop icon to any free space of , then choose Add as Quick Browser from the appearing menu.
How can I change the color and style of ?
You can change the colors of the panel with the global color module of the Control Center or you can style the panel itself, see in Look & Feel 3for more about that.
Why is the clock showing the wrong time?
On some systems, the clock always shows the time in GMT. This is a bug in the system setup, and not directly related to . However, to solve it, just create this symbolic link: ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo /usr/lib/zoneinfo.
Is it possible to change the K button of the panel to another picture?
Look for $HOME/.kde/share/apps/kicker/pics/go.png and $HOME/.kde/share/apps/kicker/pics/mini/go.png and replace them. Do not forget to flatten the replacements to one layer, or else you will not see anything. Create the directories if they do not already exist. Then restart .
Why is my Settings menu not working?
Your menu entries may be mixed up for some reason. Simply run kbuildsycoca on a commandline.