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Subject: Re: [kde-linux] Desktop widget like Windows Vista sidebar/clock
From: Thelwyn <thelwyn () gmail ! com>
Date: 2009-10-06 15:10:49
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I think this could go to Userbase. I can report it there.
Where could it be reported? (that is what would be the best section?)
--
Regards,
Kolia
2009/10/6 david <gnome@hawaii.rr.com>
> Thomas Olsen wrote:
> > On 5/10-2009 10:51 david wrote:
> >> Windows Vista has a desktop widget thing (I think they call it the Side
> >> Bar?) that shows some news headlines in a vertical list and a big analog
> >> clock. My wife saw that on my parents' Windows Vista PC - and now she
> >> wants that on her desktop. Sigh.
> >>
> >> Anything like it for KDE?
> >
> > Like this?
> >
> > http://picasaweb.google.com/tanghus/Screenies#5389043974390891410
> >
> > Just add a panel, resize it, set it to auto hide, add widgets "Analog
> Clock"
> > and "RSSNOW". Easy peasy ;-)
>
> Kolia wrote:
>
> > I can't check myself right now but you could try this:
> >
> > Add a panel on a side of your screen
> > Add the "News" (not sure of the english name, the icon is RSS orange
> icon) and "analogic clock" plasmoids to this panel
> > Set this panel to auto-hide
>
> Duncan wrote:
>
> > In addition to the suggestions of the others, there's a plasmoid
> > available for download on kdelook with the purpose of cloning the MS
> > sidebar for KDE. I was looking for something else and not much
> > interested in it when I came across it, so IDR that much more about it,
> > including the name, but it's there, if you're interested in searching for
> > it.
>
> Thanks, all. Now I just have to convince my wife to accept changing her
> UI from KDE3 to KDE4 ... or I can just browse around at kdelook.org and
> see if something there works with KDE3.
>
> --
> David
> gnome@hawaii.rr.com
> authenticity, honesty, community
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I think this could go to Userbase. I can report it there.<br><br>Where could it be \
reported? (that is what would be the best \
section?)<br><br>--<br>Regards,<br>Kolia<br><br><br><div \
class="gmail_quote">2009/10/6 david <span dir="ltr"><<a \
href="mailto:gnome@hawaii.rr.com">gnome@hawaii.rr.com</a>></span><br> <blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt \
0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Thomas Olsen wrote:<br> <div class="im">> On \
5/10-2009 10:51 david wrote:<br> >> Windows Vista has a desktop widget thing (I \
think they call it the Side<br> >> Bar?) that shows some news headlines in a \
vertical list and a big analog<br> >> clock. My wife saw that on my \
parents' Windows Vista PC - and now she<br> >> wants that on her desktop. \
Sigh.<br> >><br>
>> Anything like it for KDE?<br>
><br>
> Like this?<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/tanghus/Screenies#5389043974390891410" \
target="_blank">http://picasaweb.google.com/tanghus/Screenies#5389043974390891410</a><br>
><br>
> Just add a panel, resize it, set it to auto hide, add widgets "Analog \
Clock"<br> > and "RSSNOW". Easy peasy ;-)<br>
<br>
</div><div class="im">Kolia wrote:<br>
<br>
> I can't check myself right now but you could try this:<br>
><br>
> Add a panel on a side of your screen<br>
> Add the "News" (not sure of the english name, the icon is RSS orange \
icon) and "analogic clock" plasmoids to this panel<br> > Set this panel \
to auto-hide<br> <br>
</div><div class="im">Duncan wrote:<br>
<br>
> In addition to the suggestions of the others, there's a plasmoid<br>
> available for download on kdelook with the purpose of cloning the MS<br>
> sidebar for KDE. I was looking for something else and not much<br>
> interested in it when I came across it, so IDR that much more about it,<br>
> including the name, but it's there, if you're interested in searching \
for<br> > it.<br>
<br>
</div>Thanks, all. Now I just have to convince my wife to accept changing her<br>
UI from KDE3 to KDE4 ... or I can just browse around at <a href="http://kdelook.org" \
target="_blank">kdelook.org</a> and<br> see if something there works with KDE3.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
--<br>
David<br>
<a href="mailto:gnome@hawaii.rr.com">gnome@hawaii.rr.com</a><br>
authenticity, honesty, community<br>
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