kicker panel

[azray]

How does one make kicker appear automatically after a reboot? Currently I have to alt-f2 and enter kicker.

[Snowhog]

Re: kicker panel

Once you have activated it [alt+F2 kicker], have you check the configuration settings?

[azray]

Re: kicker panel

checked the configuration menu and did not find anything related to having the panel appear after boot.

[kubicle]

Re: kicker panel

The 'thing' that should start kicker is /usr/share/autostart/panel.desktop which should look something like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Exec=kicker
Name=KDE Panel
Name[af]=KDE Paneel

...[Translations snipped]...

Name[zu]=Iwindi lemininingwane le-KDE
X-DCOP-ServiceType=wait
X-KDE-autostart-after=kdesktop
DocPath=kicker/index.html
Type=Service
OnlyShowIn=KDE;
X-KDE-autostart-phase=0

If that file is ok in your system try saving your kde session with kicker running (in case you have accidentally saved a session where kicker isn't running)...erasing your session files is another option.

[azray]

Re: kicker panel

Results of search

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Icon=kcmkicker
Type=Application
DocPath=kcontrol/panel/index.html
Exec=kcmshell panel


X-KDE-Library=kicker
X-KDE-ParentApp=kcontrol

[Snowhog]

Re: kicker panel

I confirm kubicle's observation. My panel.desktop file is identical:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Exec=kicker
Name=KDE Panel
.
.
.
X-DCOP-ServiceType=wait
X-KDE-autostart-after=kdesktop
DocPath=kicker/index.html
Type=Service
OnlyShowIn=KDE;
X-KDE-autostart-phase=0
X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=desktop_kdebase

If you edit your /user/share/autostart/panel.desktop file as root and correct these lines to match, you should be back in business.

[azray]

Re: kicker panel

Made the changes as below, still have to alt+f2 to restore panel.

Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Exec=kicker
Name=KDE Panel
.
.
.
X-DCOP-ServiceType=wait
X-KDE-autostart-after=kdesktop
DocPath=kicker/index.html
Type=Service
OnlyShowIn=KDE;
X-KDE-autostart-phase=0
X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=desktop_kdebase