Difficult upgrade from 8.04 to 10.04

[Bruce Bales]

On Wednesday, January 25, 2012 07:44:32 pm Mark Greenwood wrote:
> On 26 Jan 2012, at 01:39, Bruce Bales wrote:
> > On Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:53:09 pm Bruce Bales wrote:
> >> On Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:26:56 pm Waleed Hamra 
wrote:
> >>> On 25/01/12 18:24, Bruce Bales wrote:
> >>>> I think I need a lot of help.  I recently upgraded from 8.04 to
> > 
> > 10.04.
> > 
> >>>> With 8.04, I could put a panel up on the left side of my screen
> > 
> > and
> > 
> >>>> populate it with icons representing different programs I use
> >> 
> >> frequently.
> >> 
> >>>> One-click selection.  I haven't found a way to put the panel
> > 
> > there.
> > 
> >>>> Is this possible in 10.04?
> >>>> bruce
> >>> 
> >>> i believe so. try this:
> >>> right-click on an empty area of your plasma workspace (the
> > 
> > desktop),
> > 
> >> and
> >> 
> >>> choose "unlock widgets". if you dont see this option and see
> > 
> > instead
> > 
> >>> "lock widgets", then they're already unlocked.
> >>> in that right-click menu, after unlocking widgets, choose "add
> > 
> > panel",
> > 
> >>> which should offer 2 options, choose "empty panel" from them.
> >>> you will see an empty bar appear on your screen. its location will
> >>> depend on your plasma settings. it might appear on top, or on
> > 
> > some
> > 
> >> side.
> >> 
> >>> if that's not where you want the panel to be, look for the cashew
> >> 
> >> button
> >> 
> >>> on one side of the panel. click it. you should get a sort of hover
> > 
> > panel
> > 
> >>> over the normal panel. this hovering thing contains an icon 
called
> >>> "screen edge". click and hold the click over this button and 
move
> > 
> > the
> > 
> >>> panel to the side of the screen that you would like the panel to 
be
> > 
> > at.
> > 
> >>> release the mouse click when satisfied.
> >>> you can use the width button to adjust the panel's width as 
well.
> >>> once that is done, we move to the next part, adding icons to 
this
> >> 
> >> panel.
> >> 
> >>> right-click on the panel and click "add widgets". you should get 
the
> >>> list of widgets, look for one called "quicklaunch", it has a rocket
> >>> icon. again, click and hold the mouse click on it and drag it to 
your
> >>> new panel. release the mouse button. you should now have a
> >> 
> >> launcher in
> >> 
> >>> that panel. right-click on the launcher and modify its settings. 
the
> >>> most important setting is probably the row setting. uncheck the
> >>> automatic determining of row settings, and choose "1" from the
> > 
> > spin
> > 
> >> box,
> >> 
> >>> and click ok. this makes the icons larger. now right-click on the
> >>> quicklauncher and choose "add launcher". add as many 
shortcuts
> > 
> > as
> > 
> >> you like!
> >> 
> >> I got the panel up and got it placed and sized.  Unfortunately, I 
must
> >> leave for a while.  will populate it this afternoon.
> >> 
> >> Thank you ever so much.
> >> bruce
> > 
> > It's not working.  When I look down the list of widget icons, I get to
> > "microblogging" and it locks up so I can't go further (to 
quicklauncher).
> > Actually, it locks up halfway through the word "microblogging."
> > 
> > After I  put the application launcher on the panel it disappears 
except
> > for a little square in the upper L/H corner and it looks like there are
> > several little semi-transparent panels overlapping.  When I click on 
it,
> > I get the panel (about 2.5 inches wide), but the panel doesn't 
contain
> > the icon for the application launcher program I put on it.  That icon
> > stays in the corner.  When I add another program, there is still only
> > one icon, the application launcher icon, on it.
> 
> If you just want a panel from which you can launch applications you 
don't
> need the application launcher app on the panel, you can just drag 
apps
> from any existing application launcher onto your new panel.
> 
> Mark

I got it!! There were three panels in that corner.  I removed all of them 
and started over.  My big mistake was in thinking that an application 
might be called a widget.  The applications were what I wanted and I 
now have them.  

Thanks to everyone,
bruce