KDE 3.4 Icon Zooming

AngryLlama · 06-11-2005, 04:15 PM

I remember I used to have a feature for "Icon Zooming". Basically, the application icons on the panel are zoomed when the mouse hovers over them. I cannot find where to set this option anymore. I checked every page in the KDE Control Panel.

Has it been moved? Or worse, removed?

Thanks

madluther · 06-11-2005, 04:26 PM

Go to Control Panel / Desktop / Panels. Select the Appearance Tab, then check the 'Enable icon mouseover effects' check box.

Mad.

kencaz · 06-11-2005, 04:32 PM

Hmmm maybe they did move it but mine on 3.3 is under:

Control Center >> LookNFeel >> Panels >> Appearance >> "Enable Icon Zooming" radio button.

Or maybe check the kickerrc file in your $HOME folder. change from "false" to "true"

~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc

[buttons]
EnableIconZoom=false
EnableTileBackground=true

Remember it's hidden and you will have to restart KDE

Hope this helps

KC

AngryLlama · 06-11-2005, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by madluther
Go to Control Panel / Desktop / Panels. Select the Appearance Tab, then check the 'Enable icon mouseover effects' check box.

Mad.

Instead of Icon Zooming it makes a large "tooltip" like window show up. I can show a screenshot if you would like.

AngryLlama · 06-11-2005, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kencaz
Hmmm maybe they did move it but mine on 3.3 is under:

Control Center >> LookNFeel >> Panels >> Appearance >> "Enable Icon Zooming" radio button.

Or maybe check the kickerrc file in your $HOME folder. change from "false" to "true"

~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc

[buttons]
EnableIconZoom=false
EnableTileBackground=true

Remember it's hidden and you will have to restart KDE

Hope this helps

KC

I set that and restarted X. Apparently this is the new way of "Zooming.."

A Screenshot

Its unfortunate, because it looks ugly as hell, and it has this annoying effect when its displayed (it is faded in by having circles that get larger and larger)

Any other ideas?

kencaz · 06-11-2005, 05:42 PM

Your right, does not give a desired effect. Maybe try to increase the pixel size of the panel or decrease the icon size. Maybe It's just to big to zoom within the panel. I like mine kinda small and just have highlight on mouse-over.

Looks cool otherwise!

KC

AngryLlama · 06-12-2005, 11:41 PM

Oh well. I'll just disable that effect. My goal was to use smaller icons and have the mouseover zoom it. I guess the KDE folks figured it was an underused feature. (or they were trying to avoid any resemblence to Aqua's zooming)

caminoix · 06-17-2005, 03:02 AM

a terrible thing... i loved this zooming and you're right guys this whatever-you-call-it that shows up now is a pretty ugly thing to have.

hope they'll come back to zooming in kde 3.5