hello
mandriva 9.1 KDE 4:

Have a small problem, and I don't know what category, or terminology.
Its not themes, or skins, - & styles didnt come up with much.
It's this: The menu 'style', format, has changed. It was very hover-sensitive, and easy to read, but now it has reverted to a former state, including different presentation, less pretty, and also icons down next to star are no longer of my current preferences,
I uninstalled kde and reinstalled - but nothing.
I THINK I acquired my happy arrangement from a website, but I'm not having any luck imagining a successful term to google.
If anyone has an idea , please?
cheers,Widda
P>S> I had done some reckless uninstalling of KDE package or 2 in repo's trying to fix some other thing, but as I say, have un- and re-installed to no effect, which reinforces my impression that it was an "add-on" that I picked up. Which gives me a clue - to chase up add-ons for kde while I wait for reply.

Mine went unpleasant once and it was the icon themes that changed things.

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Is it the choice between "classic" and "default" menu styles? I'm not sure what it's called, but I changed my mine by right clicking on the star / start menu button, and changing it to "default"... I think.
Also search for KDE kicker / Kickoff Menu

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thanks targettl (and hello Lonnie)
and thanks sirlance

The icon control doesn't go that deep into menu behaviour.
I thought 'kicker' would help, but no response.
Also the rightclick on star gave choice of Mandriva/Classic or something - but either choice produced same old dreary - and I think that is a malfunction.
However,[SOLVED] by installing Gnome, and find its layout and menu behaviour more attractive and clear. Still using Dolphin for its one-key screensplitting though.