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Old 03-11-2006, 10:54 PM   #1
Bill Gatz
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No Desktop Icons


This has to be easy, but I can't find out what is wrong, and I haven't seen similar posts. I am using Mepis with KDE desktop. At one point, I noticed my Desktop icons were gone. I go into the file browser, and when I open my Desktop folder I see them, but that is the only way to access them. I went to the Control Center and into properties and I have enabled everything I can find that instinctively tells me it is involved in making icons visible. They still won't display on my Desktop. What could I possibly have done....?
 
Old 03-12-2006, 10:51 AM   #2
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Lost Icons

I have had the problem before. Try this. In a terminal program type update-menus -v I can't remember if that has to be SU or user. I would try user first then SU.
 
Old 03-12-2006, 10:54 AM   #3
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Sorry I just checked it has to be done as Root or SU. update-menus -v
 
Old 03-12-2006, 11:18 AM   #4
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Control Center -> Desktop -> Behavior -> General Tab -> Show Icons on Desktop

This should be checked.

HTH
 
Old 03-12-2006, 02:57 PM   #5
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DOH! (I guess)

Thanks for the menu-update command, I will find it useful in the future, (I think it will make non-Debian items appear on the menu when I install stuff but don't get a menu item) but it didn't get my Desktop back! I remembered that I went into "Settings > Desktop Settings Wizard" before I had the problem, so I went back there. I had tried going through the Control Center and the desktop "Properties" a few times before. I guess that the problem resided with KDE settings. Anyway, I went through the wizard there, and (strangely enough) didn't make any changes to the settings. I went into "Advanced" and looked at all of the choicess, and they looked right, so I left them as they were. But as I exited, all of my icons reappeared. It was probably fortunate that the system has a "Finish" button rather than an "OK" and a "Cancel". If I make no changes to something I am checking out, I usually just cancel the window. For some odd reason, just jogging through the menu again brought the darn things back. Happens plenty in Windows, so I am not complaining. In fact, maybe that is something Linux copied from them!!!! (LOL)

It wasn't a major deal, but I am happy (happier) now!! As always, thank you guys for your suggestions.
 
Old 03-23-2006, 10:45 AM   #6
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Franklin
Control Center -> Desktop -> Behavior -> General Tab -> Show Icons on Desktop

This should be checked.

HTH
Or:
[right click on desktop] -> Configure Desktop -> Behavior -> General Tab -> Show Icons on Desktop
 
Old 10-17-2007, 07:56 AM   #7
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Hi,
I am having the same problem (I have KDE3.2.3 on mandrakelinux10.1). In the 'behavior' menu I have checked the 'show icons on desktop' and I also tried running update-menus -v. I cannot copy anything to the desktop and if I rightclick on it no desktop menu appears (even though it should according to the 'behavior' menu in 'configure your desktop'). Any other suggestions? Would updating to a newer version of KDE work?
Thanks,
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