setting konq default view

[Karl]

Did you miss the reply from Derek Broughton?  This actually works:

D. R. Evans wrote:

 > > I know I have done this in the past, but I can't find my notes anywhere
 > > :-(
 > >
 > > In konq, how do I configure it so that whenever I use it as a file
 > > manager, I always get a tree view instead of icons?
 > >
 > > Sorry to ask such a basic question.

It's not SO basic.  I used konqueror for years, continually frustrated by
this, before finally asking here :-)

 > > I've looked in all the menus, and
 > > I can't find anything that suggests that it will change the default
 > > view. I tried setting the view to tree view and then saving the
 > > profile, thinking that surely that would work -- it didn't :-(

I noticed :-(

In the konqueror configuration: File Associations, in the "known types" box,
select inode/directory, and in the Embedding tab, select Tree View
(kong_treeview).

Happy to pass it on...
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