KDE Tips

Get Kopete working with Google Talk

Follow the instructions on the Google Talk support page in the KDE Wiki.

Use Qwenview to scroll through pictures

I've found that Qwenview is better and more configurable than Kuickshow for scroll through pictures.

Enable XDMCP in KDM

XDMCP needs to be enabled in order for KDM to accept incoming remote X sessions.

Open /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc and find:

[Xdmcp]
# Whether KDM should listen to incoming XDMCP requests.
# Default is true
Enable=false

change it to:

[Xdmcp]
# Whether KDM should listen to incoming XDMCP requests.
# Default is true
Enable=true

Open /etc/kde3/kdm/Xaccess and change:

#*           #any host can get a login window

to:

*           #any host can get a login window

Make KDE (and KMail) use Mozilla Firefox for http and https URLs

1. Open up the KDE "Control Center" (kcontrol).
2. Click on "KDE Components"
3. Click on "Component Chooser"
4. Under "Component Chooser" on the right click "Web Browser"
5. Under "Default Component" click "Open http and https URLs in the following broswer".
6. In the blank type "firefox"
7. Click the "Apply" button

Control Window Maximization

If you want to only maximize the current window horizontally, click the Maximize button with the right mouse button. If you want to maximize the window vertically click the Maximize button with the middle mouse button.

Easily take a screenshot by pressing the Print Screen key

Would you like to be able to easily take a screenshot just by pressing the "Print Screen" key? It's not just possible, it's very easy!

Here's how:

1. Open up the KDE "Control Center" (kcontrol).
2. Under "Regional & Accessibility" go to "Keyboard Shortcuts".
3. Go to the "Command Shortcuts" tab.
4. Select "Graphics->More Applications->KSnapshot".
5. Under "Shortcut for Selected Command" select "Custom".
6. Press your "Print Screen" key.
7. Click the "Apply" button.

Fix yuvscaler error in digikam

Follow the instructions in Comment #3 of Bug 109739: yuvscaler error in digikam.

Add Silence between tracks in K3B

Modified: 2007-05-09 10:56:19

Simply right click on the WAV file in the K3B project and click "Add Silence". :)

Force Program Windows to be Any Size You Want

Modified: 2007-05-11 16:40:42

I was able to make Gnotime smaller than it allowed by doing the following:

1. Right Click on the Window Title Bar (the thing that has the Min, Max, and Close buttons)
2. Click on "Advanced -> Special Application Settings..."
3. Check the box next to "Size", change the dropdown to "Force" and put something like "600,200" in the blank.