On 29/06/16 07:20, tv.debian@googlemail.com wrote: > On 29/06/2016 07:26, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: >> On 6/14/16, Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> wrote: >>> On 14/06/16 18:17, Hans wrote: >>>> Did you unlock the widgets? >>>> >>>> Hans >>>> >>> They've never been locked, but locking and un-locking did not improve >>> the situation. >>> >>>> On Tuesday 14 June 2016 18:10:48 Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: >>>>> I've recently noticed that the right-click menu no longer offers an >>>>> option to remove the clicked-upon icon from the panel. Anyone any >>>>> suggestions for removing icons (not the application). >>>>> >>>>> I'm running up-to-date Debian 8.5 (64 bit). >> >> >> It's been a long time since I've used KDE so I can't remember how it's >> set up. I a-sume similarly different from others of its [genre] but >> still, each will be quirky unto themselves. >> >> The requisite disclaimer out of the way, is there some way to go into >> where you *add* icons to panels and see if there's then maybe an >> option present in that same place for removing them? Maybe if there's >> not a notation specifically about "adding", maybe there's a reference >> to "customizing" or a similar term? >> >> Just thinking out loud. Good luck! :) >> >> Cindy :) >> > > Hi Peter, > > you need to unlock the widgets (right clic on desktop or clic on the > "cachew" in one of the screen corners), then you need to clic on the > small alf-circle on one end of the panel you want to remove icons from. > This will bring the panel configuration option and allow you to > right-clic the icons to remove them, or just mouse-over it to get a > "remove" option. > The icons in the taskbar (far right of the panel) work differently, you > need to right-clic the small arrow at the end of the taskbar, and pick > "configure". From there you can choose which icons are shown and under > what conditions. > > Hope it helps. > > Indeed it does! My panel now meets my requirements, not those of an unknown developer in a garret somewhere:-) Thanks very much for your advice. It may be too late for KDE though: Gnome is now looking like the desktop of choice for me. Peter HB
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