Konqueror - Different view settings for individual folders

[gerk]

Hi,

I'll start off by quoting the KDE documentation:

But you can also specify different View menu settings for an individual folder. To do this check the View Properties Saved in Folder box in the Settings menu, change the View settings to whatever you want then uncheck the View Properties saved in Folder box. Doing this creates a .directory file in that folder to hold the folder View settings. Use the Settings->Remove Folder Properties option to remove the folder specific settings (or just delete the .directory file).

It basically enables me to use icon view directories containing pictures or list view in my music folder.

So why has this feature been removed? Please do not tell me that this was done in respect of usability, because "it might confuse users." If I want a crippled user interface I might as well switch to GNOME.

[Fenyx]

Re: Konqueror - Different view settings for individual folders

As for "why", we can only make guesses, unless by some unforseen miracle, a Kubuntu dev would swoop down upon the forum and provide us with the explanation. Otherwise, all we could do is to tweak what we have to do what we want.

In order to "regain" those menu entries, open up the ~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/konq-kubuntu.rc file and look for this part of the file:

<Menu noMerge="1" name="settings" >
<text>&amp;Settings</text>
<Action name="options_show_menubar" />
<Merge name="StandardToolBarMenuHandler" />
<Separator/>
<Action name="loadviewprofile" />
<Action name="saveviewprofile" />
<Action name="saveremoveviewprofile" />
<Separator/>
<Action name="options_configure_extensions" />
<Action name="options_configure_keybinding" />
<Action name="options_configure_toolbars" />
<Action name="options_configure" />
</Menu>

Now, insert these three lines:

<Action name="saveViewPropertiesLocally"/>
<Action name="removeLocalProperties"/>
<Separator/>

So that the final section will be like this:

<Menu noMerge="1" name="settings" >
<text>&amp;Settings</text>
<Action name="options_show_menubar" />
<Merge name="StandardToolBarMenuHandler" />
<Separator/>
<Action name="saveViewPropertiesLocally"/>
<Action name="removeLocalProperties"/>
<Separator/>
<Action name="loadviewprofile" />
<Action name="saveviewprofile" />
<Action name="saveremoveviewprofile" />
<Separator/>
<Action name="options_configure_extensions" />
<Action name="options_configure_keybinding" />
<Action name="options_configure_toolbars" />
<Action name="options_configure" />
</Menu>

Then you can follow the instructions given by the handbook to change inidividual folder settings.

Hope that helps.

[gerk]

Re: Konqueror - Different view settings for individual folders

Yep, it works just fine. Thank you.