On Sat, 2010-08-14 at 20:51 +0200, Reinhold Rumberger wrote:
> On Saturday 14 August 2010, Ric Moore wrote:
> > On Sat, 2010-08-14 at 19:03 +0200, Reinhold Rumberger wrote:
> > > > It is checked, but I have been unable to find where I can
> > > > select the background image to use.
> > >
> > > Right click on the desktop and select the settings entry (it's
> > > the last entry here).
> >
> > Gene, you're gonna love this. I just did as Reinhold suggested and
> > find that there is only one desktop background in the stock
> > install. You have to ADD more images before you can install a
> > different desktop background. Makes sense, when you have only
> > one, that nothing will change or be added. Just click on the
> > desktop and chose desktop settings, then add wallpapers. Add a
> > few, select one and click OK. Move to the next desktop and you'll
> > find it displays the old one, which you can then change to a
> > different wallpaper. And then the next...
> >
> > Piece O cake. I haven't added anything else, nor downloaded any
> > utility... ergo it ain't broke. Enjoy! Ric
>
> There are some very pretty wallpapers supplied with KDE, but it seems
> they weren't installed on your system for some reason. You might want
> to check you package manager for packages with "wallpaper" in their
> name (especially the package "kdebase-workspace-wallpapers").

Ah! That explains it. I installed Ubuntu lucid first. That took care of
pulse problems. THEN I installed KDE. Pulse still works, unless I click
on kmix, which upsets the volume settings in Pulse. So, if sound fails
me, it's a witch-hunt. Ric



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On Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:41:14 am Reinhold Rumberger wrote:
> On Saturday 14 August 2010, Josh Stephenson wrote:
> > In earlier versions of kde 4 (I can't remember when it started it
> > was probably 4.3) you could check a box in the activity settings
> > to associate a separate activity for each desktop/workspace. This
> > would allow you to have a separate wallpaper for each desktop.
> >
> > In 4.5, with the introduction of the activity manager, this option
> > seems to have been moved or vanished entirely. I can't find a
> > way get more than one wallpaper for all of my workspaces and I
> > can't find a way to merge activities and workspaces. I
> > personally don't have a need for both workspaces and
> > activities... and while I understand some people do, taking away
> > the other option seems like a regression.
> >
> > Or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong place. Does anybody how to
> > achieve what I want to do in 4.5?
>
> This has been chaged for quite a while now. There was even a thread
> about it on this list.
>
> Execute "kcmshell4 desktop" and select the checkbox.
>
> --Reinhold
thanks that's just what I was looking for. I even saw that section is settings
but never made the connection.

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On Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:41:14 am Reinhold Rumberger wrote:
> On Saturday 14 August 2010, Josh Stephenson wrote:
> > In earlier versions of kde 4 (I can't remember when it started it
> > was probably 4.3) you could check a box in the activity settings
> > to associate a separate activity for each desktop/workspace. This
> > would allow you to have a separate wallpaper for each desktop.
> >
> > In 4.5, with the introduction of the activity manager, this option
> > seems to have been moved or vanished entirely. I can't find a
> > way get more than one wallpaper for all of my workspaces and I
> > can't find a way to merge activities and workspaces. I
> > personally don't have a need for both workspaces and
> > activities... and while I understand some people do, taking away
> > the other option seems like a regression.
> >
> > Or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong place. Does anybody how to
> > achieve what I want to do in 4.5?
>
> This has been chaged for quite a while now. There was even a thread
> about it on this list.
>
> Execute "kcmshell4 desktop" and select the checkbox.
>
> --Reinhold
thanks that's just what I was looking for. I even saw that section in the
settings but never made the connection.

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On Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:11:53 pm Reinhold Rumberger did opine:

> On Saturday 14 August 2010, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Saturday, August 14, 2010 12:36:25 pm Reinhold Rumberger did
>
> opine:
> > > On Saturday 14 August 2010, Josh Stephenson wrote:
> > > > In earlier versions of kde 4 (I can't remember when it started
> > > > it was probably 4.3) you could check a box in the activity
> > > > settings to associate a separate activity for each
> > > > desktop/workspace. This would allow you to have a separate
> > > > wallpaper for each desktop.
> > > >
> > > > In 4.5, with the introduction of the activity manager, this
> > > > option seems to have been moved or vanished entirely. I
> > > > can't find a way get more than one wallpaper for all of my
> > > > workspaces and I can't find a way to merge activities and
> > > > workspaces. I personally don't have a need for both
> > > > workspaces and
> > > > activities... and while I understand some people do, taking
> > > > away the other option seems like a regression.
> > > >
> > > > Or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong place. Does anybody
> > > > how to achieve what I want to do in 4.5?
> > >
> > > This has been chaged for quite a while now. There was even a
> > > thread about it on this list.
> > >
> > > Execute "kcmshell4 desktop" and select the checkbox.
> >
> > It is checked, but I have been unable to find where I can select
> > the background image to use.
>
> Right click on the desktop and select the settings entry (it's the
> last entry here).
>
> --Reinhold

Thank you Reinhold, it works, unforch it sets all 8 screens alike. I was
hoping I could finally separate them & use a different image per screen.

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On Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:20:13 pm Ric Moore did opine:

> On Sat, 2010-08-14 at 19:03 +0200, Reinhold Rumberger wrote:
> > > It is checked, but I have been unable to find where I can select
> > > the background image to use.
> >
> > Right click on the desktop and select the settings entry (it's the
> > last entry here).
>
> Gene, you're gonna love this. I just did as Reinhold suggested and find
> that there is only one desktop background in the stock install. You have
> to ADD more images before you can install a different desktop
> background. Makes sense, when you have only one, that nothing will
> change or be added. Just click on the desktop and chose desktop
> settings, then add wallpapers. Add a few, select one and click OK. Move
> to the next desktop and you'll find it displays the old one, which you
> can then change to a different wallpaper. And then the next...
>
> Piece O cake. I haven't added anything else, nor downloaded any
> utility... ergo it ain't broke. Enjoy! Ric

Doesn't work here, Ric, it changes all desktops at the same time. So IMO
its broke.

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On Sunday 15 August 2010, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:11:53 pm Reinhold Rumberger did
opine:
> > On Saturday 14 August 2010, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > On Saturday, August 14, 2010 12:36:25 pm Reinhold Rumberger
> > > did
> >
> > opine:
> > > > On Saturday 14 August 2010, Josh Stephenson wrote:
> > > > > In earlier versions of kde 4 (I can't remember when it
> > > > > started it was probably 4.3) you could check a box in
> > > > > the activity settings to associate a separate activity
> > > > > for each desktop/workspace. This would allow you to have
> > > > > a separate wallpaper for each desktop.
> > > > >
> > > > > In 4.5, with the introduction of the activity manager,
> > > > > this option seems to have been moved or vanished
> > > > > entirely. I can't find a way get more than one wallpaper
> > > > > for all of my workspaces and I can't find a way to merge
> > > > > activities and workspaces. I personally don't have a
> > > > > need for both workspaces and
> > > > > activities... and while I understand some people do,
> > > > > taking away the other option seems like a regression.
> > > > >
> > > > > Or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong place. Does
> > > > > anybody how to achieve what I want to do in 4.5?
> > > >
> > > > This has been chaged for quite a while now. There was even a
> > > > thread about it on this list.
> > > >
> > > > Execute "kcmshell4 desktop" and select the checkbox.
> > >
> > > It is checked, but I have been unable to find where I can
> > > select the background image to use.
> >
> > Right click on the desktop and select the settings entry (it's
> > the last entry here).
>
> Thank you Reinhold, it works, unforch it sets all 8 screens alike.
> I was hoping I could finally separate them & use a different
> image per screen.

You can if you combine it with the one activity per desktop
"feature". Unfortunately this also means that you'll have to setup
every widget for each desktop, so this isn't an option for me.
There's a bugreport somewhere on bugs.kde.org and it's unlikely to be
resolved soon, because the developers don't see the point (and seem
to have a "we know what's best for the user" complex).

--Reinhold

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On Sat, 2010-08-14 at 22:13 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:11:53 pm Reinhold Rumberger did opine:
>
> > On Saturday 14 August 2010, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > On Saturday, August 14, 2010 12:36:25 pm Reinhold Rumberger did
> >
> > opine:
> > > > On Saturday 14 August 2010, Josh Stephenson wrote:
> > > > > In earlier versions of kde 4 (I can't remember when it started
> > > > > it was probably 4.3) you could check a box in the activity
> > > > > settings to associate a separate activity for each
> > > > > desktop/workspace. This would allow you to have a separate
> > > > > wallpaper for each desktop.
> > > > >
> > > > > In 4.5, with the introduction of the activity manager, this
> > > > > option seems to have been moved or vanished entirely. I
> > > > > can't find a way get more than one wallpaper for all of my
> > > > > workspaces and I can't find a way to merge activities and
> > > > > workspaces. I personally don't have a need for both
> > > > > workspaces and
> > > > > activities... and while I understand some people do, taking
> > > > > away the other option seems like a regression.
> > > > >
> > > > > Or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong place. Does anybody
> > > > > how to achieve what I want to do in 4.5?
> > > >
> > > > This has been chaged for quite a while now. There was even a
> > > > thread about it on this list.
> > > >
> > > > Execute "kcmshell4 desktop" and select the checkbox.
> > >
> > > It is checked, but I have been unable to find where I can select
> > > the background image to use.
> >
> > Right click on the desktop and select the settings entry (it's the
> > last entry here).
> >
> > --Reinhold
>
> Thank you Reinhold, it works, unforch it sets all 8 screens alike. I was
> hoping I could finally separate them & use a different image per screen.

I just did that Gene. Each screen has a separate wall paper. You just
have to do it one screen at a time, in each one. Ric


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On Sat, 2010-08-14 at 22:21 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:20:13 pm Ric Moore did opine:
>
> > On Sat, 2010-08-14 at 19:03 +0200, Reinhold Rumberger wrote:
> > > > It is checked, but I have been unable to find where I can select
> > > > the background image to use.
> > >
> > > Right click on the desktop and select the settings entry (it's the
> > > last entry here).
> >
> > Gene, you're gonna love this. I just did as Reinhold suggested and find
> > that there is only one desktop background in the stock install. You have
> > to ADD more images before you can install a different desktop
> > background. Makes sense, when you have only one, that nothing will
> > change or be added. Just click on the desktop and chose desktop
> > settings, then add wallpapers. Add a few, select one and click OK. Move
> > to the next desktop and you'll find it displays the old one, which you
> > can then change to a different wallpaper. And then the next...
> >
> > Piece O cake. I haven't added anything else, nor downloaded any
> > utility... ergo it ain't broke. Enjoy! Ric
>
> Doesn't work here, Ric, it changes all desktops at the same time. So IMO
> its broke.

huh, on mine it only changed the one desktop. So, I switched to the
next, and changed it, and then the next, for 6 screens/desktops.

Try this, go to an empty screen. Right click and select "Desktop
Activity Settings". Pick "Wallpaper" and download some new ones. Click
on a selection and click on "apply". Viola! The desktop should have a
new wallpaper. Close it. Go to the next desktop. It should still be
original. Right click, select wallpaper and go past go, collect $500.
Etc. I didn't install anything at all. It wasn't until you brought it up
that I even tried. Now, all of my desktops would make my mother blush.
Thanx! If I get into trouble, I'll blame you. Ric



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On Saturday, August 14, 2010 11:15:28 pm Reinhold Rumberger did opine:

> On Sunday 15 August 2010, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:11:53 pm Reinhold Rumberger did
>
> opine:
> > > On Saturday 14 August 2010, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > > On Saturday, August 14, 2010 12:36:25 pm Reinhold Rumberger
> > > > did
> > >
> > > opine:
> > > > > On Saturday 14 August 2010, Josh Stephenson wrote:
> > > > > > In earlier versions of kde 4 (I can't remember when it
> > > > > > started it was probably 4.3) you could check a box in
> > > > > > the activity settings to associate a separate activity
> > > > > > for each desktop/workspace. This would allow you to have
> > > > > > a separate wallpaper for each desktop.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In 4.5, with the introduction of the activity manager,
> > > > > > this option seems to have been moved or vanished
> > > > > > entirely. I can't find a way get more than one wallpaper
> > > > > > for all of my workspaces and I can't find a way to merge
> > > > > > activities and workspaces. I personally don't have a
> > > > > > need for both workspaces and
> > > > > > activities... and while I understand some people do,
> > > > > > taking away the other option seems like a regression.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong place. Does
> > > > > > anybody how to achieve what I want to do in 4.5?
> > > > >
> > > > > This has been chaged for quite a while now. There was even a
> > > > > thread about it on this list.
> > > > >
> > > > > Execute "kcmshell4 desktop" and select the checkbox.
> > > >
> > > > It is checked, but I have been unable to find where I can
> > > > select the background image to use.
> > >
> > > Right click on the desktop and select the settings entry (it's
> > > the last entry here).
> >
> > Thank you Reinhold, it works, unforch it sets all 8 screens alike.
> >
> > I was hoping I could finally separate them & use a different
> >
> > image per screen.
>
> You can if you combine it with the one activity per desktop
> "feature". Unfortunately this also means that you'll have to setup
> every widget for each desktop, so this isn't an option for me.
> There's a bugreport somewhere on bugs.kde.org and it's unlikely to be
> resolved soon, because the developers don't see the point (and seem
> to have a "we know what's best for the user" complex).
>
> --Reinhold

Humph, dumb. IMNSHO of course. Darnit, that was probably the most used
feature of kde pre 4. Any idea what the bz number is? I'll go ring the
bell and let my thoughts be known.

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On 15/08/2010 13:11, Ric Moore wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-08-14 at 22:13 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:11:53 pm Reinhold Rumberger did opine:
>>
>>
>>> On Saturday 14 August 2010, Gene Heskett wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Saturday, August 14, 2010 12:36:25 pm Reinhold Rumberger did
>>>>
>>> opine:
>>>
>>>>> On Saturday 14 August 2010, Josh Stephenson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In earlier versions of kde 4 (I can't remember when it started
>>>>>> it was probably 4.3) you could check a box in the activity
>>>>>> settings to associate a separate activity for each
>>>>>> desktop/workspace. This would allow you to have a separate
>>>>>> wallpaper for each desktop.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In 4.5, with the introduction of the activity manager, this
>>>>>> option seems to have been moved or vanished entirely. I
>>>>>> can't find a way get more than one wallpaper for all of my
>>>>>> workspaces and I can't find a way to merge activities and
>>>>>> workspaces. I personally don't have a need for both
>>>>>> workspaces and
>>>>>> activities... and while I understand some people do, taking
>>>>>> away the other option seems like a regression.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong place. Does anybody
>>>>>> how to achieve what I want to do in 4.5?
>>>>>>
>>>>> This has been chaged for quite a while now. There was even a
>>>>> thread about it on this list.
>>>>>
>>>>> Execute "kcmshell4 desktop" and select the checkbox.
>>>>>
>>>> It is checked, but I have been unable to find where I can select
>>>> the background image to use.
>>>>
>>> Right click on the desktop and select the settings entry (it's the
>>> last entry here).
>>>
>>> --Reinhold
>>>
>> Thank you Reinhold, it works, unforch it sets all 8 screens alike. I was
>> hoping I could finally separate them& use a different image per screen.
>>
> I just did that Gene. Each screen has a separate wall paper. You just
> have to do it one screen at a time, in each one. Ric
>

Look, I don't use KDE (nor oS) but in those days where I did use both,
one had to select "Activities" or some such, somewhere in the options,
before you could have a different wallpaper on each different desktop.
You probably did this but have forgotten that you did which is why you
are able to have a different wallpaper for each "Activity" - "activity"
equalling each desktop you created.

BC

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