12/15/2023 0 Comments Flick app 4.6.1 settings![]() ![]() The default settings are good for most people but run “man syndaemon” in a terminal to see the options. KDE doesn’t have an option to disable the touchpad while typing but you can run “syndaemon” if you have a Synaptics touchpad. ‘one finger’ and then on the right pane select the action, in the case of ‘one finger’ it would normally be ‘Left Button’. You may need to set the appropriate button action too. I found I had to adjust the settings before it appeared to work on at least one computer. By default Fedora has Tap to Click turned off but it can be set to the more popular “on” on the Tapping tab. The ‘Input Devices’ (formerly called ‘Mouse and Keyboard’) section of ‘System Settings’ has a Touchpad screen. If it happens go to ‘System Settings’ – ‘Application Appearance’ – ‘Fonts’ and set “Force Fonts” to 96 dpi, you may need to experiment to find the best value for your screen. Sometimes the desktop fonts will appear too large. Deleting the directory means deleting your data. The ~/.kde directory not only contains settings but also data for many KDE apps including Kmail, Amarok, Kjots and many others. This is poor advice although it may work. Warning! You will often see advice to delete the ~/.kde directory to solve some configuration issue. Renaming the directory first and then restoring one piece at a time is the safest way. Remember though that you will lose any settings in there. If you have any strange issues with KDE such as being unable to log in or the loss of settings try removing / renaming the. kde directory and restore it to a new version of Fedora without problems (usually). kmail, amarok and kjots just to name a few. It also contains a sub-directory share/apps which has sub-directories for many KDE apps. In the user’s home directory there is a hidden directory called. This page was last updated on 13th September 2014. The list is by no means complete and as I don’t use KDE, now known as Plasma 5, as my desktop it is unlikely that I will add to it. Package names and paths may change in other distros or even other Fedora versions, look for something similar. Some of these tips may not apply to other versions or distros. These tips were last tested on my Korora 20, KDE 4.13.3 system so they also apply to Fedora. They were originally created for my Fedora 13 KDE 4.4 system and then have been updated from time to time since then. There are versions for other desktops too. that are not part of the Fedora KDE spin. It also includes many KDE addons, widgets etc. It has all the popular apps many people add to their system and will play nearly all media without any additional setup. Korora KDE is a Fedora remix that just works. My first tip would be to check out Korora. Most Widgets have a settings option on the right click menu too. However most things can be found by searching, the first place to try is System Settings. KDE is a lot more configurable than most other desktops but with that comes a bit of complexity. ![]() ![]() It started just as a personal record but I decided to make it public as it may be useful to others. This page is not meant to be a complete guide to KDE but merely a list of things I have learnt and wanted to make a note of. ![]()
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