change desktop

[Nigel Ridley]

On 05/02/2011 01:43 AM, Errol Sapir wrote:
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>
> On 05/01/2011 10:14 AM, Tom Bell wrote:
>> On 4/30/2011 11:12 PM, Errol Sapir wrote:
>>> I downloaded and installed Natty on my notepad as a fresh installation. I received a different
>>> desktop to the "standard" Kubuntu desktop. On trying to find out why and how to get the
>>> desktop I want I found out that what I had installed (without asking) was the Kubuntu notepad
>>> desktop. See the second photo at:
>>> http://www.kde.org/workspaces/
>>> I have 2 questions. 1. What is the "grey area" below the panel which is at the top of the
>>> screen? 2.How can I get the "standard" Kubuntu desktop onto my notepad?
>>> I have looked in settings an cannot see a solution.
>>> Errol
>>>
>> I was looking for something else and chanced upon this.
>> System Settings -> Workspace -> Workspace Type: Desktop or Netbook.
>> I did not try it as I am happy with my desktop, however, you might
>> find something useful in it.
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Tom
>>
> Tom thanks for the answer.
> I did manage to change the appereance of my desktop applying your suggestion BUT the "grey " area
> as shown in the second photo at: http://www.kde.org/workspaces/ still shows. What is it and how
> do I get rid of it?
> Errol
>
>

If you go to this page:
http://www.kde.org/workspaces/plasmanetbook/

And read some of the information it seems like the gray bar that you are referring to is the 
'shortcut bar'.

Nigel