Configuring my KDE4 desktop--ongoing thread

Originally Posted by klearview Obviously build will not contain CMakeLists.txt since it's in timoid - one directory above! Hence '../' Just follow instructions - don't improvise! Use copy/paste 'cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/lib/kde4 ../'

Here is the output I got when I used that exact command:

tarahmarie@tarahmarie-desktop:~/Documents/Software/Timoid/build$ ls
CMakeCache.txt CMakeFiles
tarahmarie@tarahmarie-desktop:~/Documents/Software/Timoid/build$ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/lib/kde4 ../
-- Found Qt-Version 4.4.1 (using /usr/bin/qmake)
-- Found X11: /usr/lib/libX11.so
-- Found Automoc4: /usr/bin/automoc4
-- Found Perl: /usr/bin/perl
-- Found KDE 4.1 include dir: /usr/lib/kde4/include
-- Found KDE 4.1 library dir: /usr/lib/kde4/lib
-- Found KDE4 kconfig_compiler preprocessor: /usr/lib/kde4/bin/kconfig_compiler
-- Found automoc4: /usr/bin/automoc4
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid
tarahmarie@tarahmarie-desktop:~/Documents/Software/Timoid/build$ ls
CMakeCache.txt CMakeFiles
tarahmarie@tarahmarie-desktop:~/Documents/Software/Timoid/build$ sudo updatedb
[sudo] password for tarahmarie:
tarahmarie@tarahmarie-desktop:~/Documents/Software/Timoid/build$ locate timoid
/home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/misc/timoid.desktop
/home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/timoid.cpp
/home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/timoid.h
/home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/timoid_automoc.cpp.files
/home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir
/home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/DependInfo.cmake
/home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/build.make
/home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/cmake_clean.cmake
/home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/depend.make
/home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/flags.make
/home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/link.txt
/home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/progress.make

It seems to have worked, but there is no file here with the .so extension, which I think is the plasmoid extension. Also, when I tried to use the desktop context menu, there is no option to install the Timoid widget. What am I doing wrong?

Originally Posted by tarahmarie Here is the output I got when I used that exact command: tarahmarie@tarahmarie-desktop:~/Documents/Software/Timoid/build$ ls CMakeCache.txt CMakeFiles tarahmarie@tarahmarie-desktop:~/Documents/Software/Timoid/build$ cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/lib/kde4 ../ -- Found Qt-Version 4.4.1 (using /usr/bin/qmake) -- Found X11: /usr/lib/libX11.so -- Found Automoc4: /usr/bin/automoc4 -- Found Perl: /usr/bin/perl -- Found KDE 4.1 include dir: /usr/lib/kde4/include -- Found KDE 4.1 library dir: /usr/lib/kde4/lib -- Found KDE4 kconfig_compiler preprocessor: /usr/lib/kde4/bin/kconfig_compiler -- Found automoc4: /usr/bin/automoc4 -- Configuring done -- Generating done -- Build files have been written to: /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid tarahmarie@tarahmarie-desktop:~/Documents/Software/Timoid/build$ ls CMakeCache.txt CMakeFiles tarahmarie@tarahmarie-desktop:~/Documents/Software/Timoid/build$ sudo updatedb [sudo] password for tarahmarie: tarahmarie@tarahmarie-desktop:~/Documents/Software/Timoid/build$ locate timoid /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/misc/timoid.desktop /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/timoid.cpp /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/timoid.h /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/timoid_automoc.cpp.files /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/DependInfo.cmake /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/build.make /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/cmake_clean.cmake /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/depend.make /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/flags.make /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/link.txt /home/tarahmarie/Documents/Software/Timoid/src/CMakeFiles/timoid.dir/progress.make It seems to have worked, but there is no file here with the .so extension, which I think is the plasmoid extension. Also, when I tried to use the desktop context menu, there is no option to install the Timoid widget. What am I doing wrong?

I take it back--I hadn't run make/make install yet. It worked!!! Wahoo! Thanks!

Next problem: My folder view widget will open folders in Dolphin, but not Krusader. Does anyone know why? I don't like Dolphin; there's not enough features. When I try to click on a folder like "Music", to which I've created a link in my folder view widget, the Krusader icon thingy bounces for a few seconds, then disappears. Has anyone come across this problem before?

Does anyone know how to configure hotkeys in KDE4? How do I set ALT-f2 to open a terminal, for instance?

I have hotkeys working great in KDE4 with the use of xbindkeys and xbindkeys-config as a GUI. I can now pick my hotkeys, like CTR+ALT+b to open firefox as my default browser, etc. Works GREAT!

So, now, my updated list includes these:

3. I'd like to configure different virtual desktops for individual tasks, like: (1)--home desktop with weather, RSS, time, Twitter, Facebook, and other info gizmos along with Kontact widgets for mail and alarms and file management stuff like Krusader; (2)--development desktop with quick starters for my Eclipse and KompoZer and widgets for code snippets and updates on my fave forums like Nabble and the Java Development Forums; (3)--entertainment desktop with quick starters for VLC Player, Amarok widget, iPod info widget, YouTube subscription widget that auto-opens new videos in VLC or Flash, and other similar, and (4)--working desktop with Open Office most frequently accessed files and folders widget, quick starter for Open Office apps, link to my dissertation files and database, etc, and dictionary/thesaurus widget, Blogger widget for quick blog updates and other relevant writing widgets.

5. I'd like to understand the difference between the cube and the cylinder--which one seems better for my interface, based on what you all have seen that I'd like to accomplish?

6. I'd like to be able to specify a different folder for random wallpaper slideshows for each different desktop (like for my home desktop, use pix of friends or pets, for the development desktop, use Java Fact Of The Day or something similar, for the entertainment desktop, use a folder full of Johnny Depp and Russell Crowe, for the work desktop, use a folder of non-distracting landscape and flower images, etc).

8. I'd like to specify different home tabs for Firefox based on which desktop I open it in (like in the entertainment desktop, if I open Firefox, it opens tabs at IMDB, TV.com, Netflix, and so forth, if I open Firefox in the development desktop, it opens tabs in the Sun Developers Forum, Nabble, Koders, etc, and so forth).

9. I REALLY want the centered maxpect issue fixed with the desktop wallpaper; I have many wallpaper images that aren't 1024x768, like movie posters for Watchmen, captured images from my favorite comic books and graphic novels, and stuff like that. They're all distorted in the current slideshow.

11. I want Crystal for KDE4.1.1. It is GORGEOUS with the transparency.

Any ideas on any of these?