How do I get Kmail to show on the Kmenu/Internet dropdown again?

[nepal google]

On Sunday 16 Nov 2008, Steven Vollom wrote:
> nepal google wrote:
> > On Sunday 16 Nov 2008, Steven Vollom wrote:
> >> Trying to get Kmail back on the Kmenu, I tried
> >> Kmenu/Menu Editor  then Ctrl-N.  It put Kmail as the
> >> first time on the Kmenu, however, nothing I do to
> >> attempt to re-install Kmail works, and the Kmenu
> >> reference doesn't do anything when I click on it. 
> >> This as become quite a problem.
> >
> > when you filled in the properties for this new menu
> > item, did you fill in the part that asks for the
> > application to run?
> >
> > What if you go to a console and run kmail from there,
> > does it run? i.e. type in
> >
> >   kmail
> >
> > If not, you could confirm kmail is actually missing.
> > Type in a console
> >
> >   find /usr/bin -name kmail
> >
> > that will tell you if kmail is on your system.
> >
> > if it is there, in a console type
> >
> >   /usr/bin/kmail
> >
> > and it should run from there. In which case it would
> > seem to be a path problem.
> >
> > nepal.
>
> Dear Nepal,
>
> When I type kmail into the terminal it opens Kmail. 
> There is even a small icon on the Kmenu bar.  By that I
> mean, when I place my cursor in the upper left corner of
> the screen, the Kmenu icon and various other icons appear
> atop the screen.  

I assume this is just a standard kpanel?

> Now that I can open Kmail, 

so you know it is on your system and does activate.

> there is a  
> group of very small icons that include Konqueror, Kopete,
> Ksysguard, Add/Remove Programs, and Kmail on that bar. 

Those smaller icons are in the quicklauncher panel IIUC.

> Other icons on the drop-down are much larger.  I would
> like to include Kmail as one of the larger icons, but
> haven't been able to do so.  

You cannot have larger icons on the quicklauncher AFAIU, not 
a mix of large and small anyway.

> Normally those icons get 
> placed on the drop-down by right clicking the item from
> Kmenu.  Kmail isn't working on the Kmenu tree.  I see the
> run option for Kmenu/Kmail, but I don't know what to type
> into the box.  Will you help me?  For instance is it
> something like, /usr/bin/.kmail?  TIA

The easiest way I have found to add just a normal size icon 
to a kpanel is to create the icon on the desktop first. 
Right click on your desktop, create new link to 
application, choose the application tab, fill in 
description with your description. fill in the command line 
with kmail or /usr/bin/kmail, normally just kmail would 
work for my system. Select the General tab and choose your 
icon.

when that is done just drag and drop it onto the kpanel. 
Make sure it *is* a kpanel you are dropping it onto and the 
panel is not locked. If it is locked right click on a blank 
bit of the panel and unlock it first.

I just did all that and it works on my system.

>
> By the way, I used a Thunderbird feature which increases
> the font size of the outgoing email.  Does that make the
> print too large when you receive the email?  If so, I
> will reduce it in future writings.
>
> Steven

No, your settings only affect your display, not mine.

nepal.