
Various KDE 1.-4. Improvements
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net
This applet can best be described as TweakIU-like utility for KDE's Konqueror.
It allows manipulation of Konqeror's tab bar settings not accessible through the standard config menu. These settings are:
- show/hide Add Tab button
- show/hide Close Tab button
- show/disable showing Close Tab icon when hovering above a tab.
- close Tab by Middle-clicking
These are some of the tweaks you would learn how to do by visiting
http://wiki.kde.org/tiki-index.php?page=Secret+Config+Settings
See the screenshot for an example.
INSTALLATION / USAGE:
Double-click the downloaded file and follow the prompts.
NOTES:
This is a Karambino Installer package. It relies on SuperKaramba for functionality. See here for more detail:
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=44324
Centered tab are a feature of an excellent Polyester KDE style. http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=27968
14 years ago
Aug 19, 2006
- Bug that brakes this utility after pressing 1st OK button was resolved. On some 'broken' distros, kdialog answers in console are accompanied by visual / error trash. (On Kubuntu it's Wacom driver errors.)
New console-output-filtering rutine was implemented but needs your testing. If you had this problem before, please, try the new version and email me if it works now.
Aug 18, 2006
- Added suport for enabling "Close Tab by Middle-clicking"
14 years ago
Aug 19, 2006
- Bug that brakes this utility after pressing 1st OK button was resolved. On some 'broken' distros, kdialog answers in console are accompanied by visual / error trash. (On Kubuntu it's Wacom driver errors.)
New console-output-filtering rutine was implemented but needs your testing. If you had this problem before, please, try the new version and email me if it works now.
Aug 18, 2006
- Added suport for enabling "Close Tab by Middle-clicking"
Superstoned
14 years ago
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suslik
14 years ago
Thx for reporting a problem. I'll be happy to figure out the cause and fix it.
Could you plz, run the applet in console like so:
superkaramba /path/to/konquerortabs.skz
and send me the output. Thx in advance.
and i don't think a .skz file is a good way to install stuff - why not use Kommander?They are click'n'run.
What happens when you doubleclick a kommander script on your machine? On Suse it opens up in an editor. Not exactly "fool-proof" experience.
a superkaramba theme shouldn't even be allowed to change ANY user file except its own,
Is it in some state's constitution?
Insert some generic statement about why doing anything now is useless because KDE 4.is in the works.
http://suslikcentral.blogspot.com/2006/06/guilty-pleasures-of-kde.html
Seriously, I am holding you to your bug report. Since you seem to write a lot, might as well write something usefull. I am waiting for it.
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Superstoned
14 years ago
why is this relevant now? well, you ARE writing a cool and usefull tool (i hate the fact certain settings are not really available in a GUI), and i'd love to see it available for KDE 4 settings which are only in a obscure textfile. you'd have to rewrite instead of port it, if you use something which won't be available for KDE 4...
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Superstoned
14 years ago
Open failed in lock.
Karambino Installer version 0.1, August 15, 2006 is loaded
sys.path.insert(0, '/home/superstoned/konquerortabs.skz')
Karambino here: Reading installer.ini. 1st line is
[installer]
Karambino here: Testing configparser. section Installer is
{'nextaction': 'welcome', 'version': '0.4.4'}
Karambino here: actiontype is message
Karambino here: actiontype is config load
Call to initWidget failed
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/superstoned/konquerortabs.skz/installer.py", line 146, in initWidget
File "/home/superstoned/konquerortabs.skz/installer.py", line 126, in processConfig
File "/home/superstoned/konquerortabs.skz/installertasks.py", line 267, in task
File "", line 1, in ?
File "/home/superstoned/konquerortabs.skz/installertasks.py", line 165, in manipulateconfig
File "/home/superstoned/konquerortabs.skz/localconf.py", line 77, in load
File "/home/superstoned/konquerortabs.skz/configobj.py", line 1095, in __init__
configobj.ParseError: Parse error in value at line 36.
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suslik
14 years ago
Could you tell me what is stored on line 36 in that file, or just send it to me if it contains no information you consider personal.
It would be usefull to continue through email
Thx in advance
software AT accentsolution.com
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binner
14 years ago
You miss putting tabbar on the bottom (TabPosition=Bottom) and the tab length/shrinking setting (better look at the wiki page for explanation).
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bsander
14 years ago
Thanks!
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suslik
14 years ago
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matt2002
14 years ago
So keep on producing such EASY tools, very much appreciated!
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flashmann
14 years ago
Using Kubuntu 6.06.1
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suslik
14 years ago
Try running this file in console, like so:.
superkaramba /path/to/the/konquerortabs.skz
and note the errors.
Copy them to an email and send to
software AT accentsolution.com
Thx in advance.
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rickvernam
14 years ago
One only needs to change a few characters in a simple text file to achieve what this thing does.
It seems to me that the introduction of obscure things like this to change basic behavior is a bad thing.
Maybe your time would be better spent making Konqueror's Official configuration utility provide this functionality.
Or, post the simple instructions:
1 - open ~/.kde/share/config/konquerorrc
2 - in the section [FMSettings] modify the line HoverCloseButton so that it =true (if that line does not exist, create it)
3 (optional) - maybe it's a good idea to make PermanentCloseButton=false too, but I don't know.
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boardercoach
14 years ago
KDE is Open Source, so there is no need to add functionality this way. Please spend your time improving the official Konqueror configuration interface, so everybody benefits from your work in the next release, without having to run installers...
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suslik
14 years ago
1 - open ~/.kde/share/config/konquerorrc
2 - in the section [FMSettings] modify the line HoverCloseButton so that it =true (if that line does not exist, create it)
3 (optional) - maybe it's a good idea to make PermanentCloseButton=false too, but I don't know.
'Simple instructions'? :) What can be simpler than 'double-click this'?
All you had to say:
For those who likes the 'unix' way of doing things, like using vi editor and brushing your teeth by pushing the arm through the back hole, visit
http://wiki.kde.org/tiki-index.php?page=Secret+Config+Settings
;) Cheers
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jackiebrown
14 years ago
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