Customize Konqueror Starting Points

[Duderino]

Is there a way to customize the "Starting Points" links in Konqueror?
What I would like to do is customize my links when I first start up Konqueror so that it shows the "Storage Media" link like in previous Konqueror versions.

[Rog131]

Re: Customize Konqueror Starting Points

Hmm - do you mean that you want to change the Konqueror default frontpage ?

If yes - earlier > Topic: alter Konqueror front page to display mnt as well as media?

=>

With the Kubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope (beta) / KDE 4.2.1. Adding "Storage Media" button.

Editing /usr/share/kde4/apps/konqueror/about/launch.html and adding there:

<!--search bar splitter-->
  <tr>
    <td valign="bottom">
   <a href="/media"><img src="/usr/share/icons/default.kde4/32x32/devices/drive-harddisk.png" height="32" width="32" /></a>
   <a href="/media">Storage Media</a><br><span id="subtext"><nobr>Disks and removable media</span>
   </td>
   </tr>

Before (standard Konqueror frontpage):


After (tuned Konqueror frontpage):

[Duderino]

Re: Customize Konqueror Starting Points

Ok so I opened up the file in Kate, copy/pasted your commands at the very end of the file and when I tried to save the file I received the following error:

The document could not be saved, as it was not possible to write to /usr/share/kde4/apps/konqueror/about/launch.html. Check that you have write access to this file or that enough disk space is available.

How can I get write access to this file?

Also how do I know which Kubuntu / KDE versions I have?

Thanks.

[Rog131]

Re: Customize Konqueror Starting Points

A safe way to edit "launch.html"

1) Dolphin/Konqueror > View > Show Hidden Files

2) Go to the /home/<YOUR_USER_NAME>/.kde/share/apps/konqueror

3) Make a "about" directory

4) Copy from the /usr/share/kde4/apps/konqueror/about/ to the /home/<YOUR_USER_NAME>/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/about/ files:

- konq.css
- launch.html
- top-left-konqueror.png

5) Edit launch.html at the /home/<YOUR_USER_NAME>/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/about/

Note !
KDE programs first chek the /home/<YOUR_USER_NAME>/.kde/share/apps...


Use your own frontpage

Konqueror > Settings > Configure Konqueror > General: When Konqueror starts: Show My Home page & Home page: ...


Using root rights

> FAQ: Root Password

Press Alt+F2 and type (or copy&paste)

kdesudo kate /usr/share/kde4/apps/konqueror/about/launch.html

or launch your file manager at the root mode:

kdesudo dolphin

or
If you are using Konqueror

kdesudo konqueror

There is also "Root Actions" service menu > howto install root options in dolphin/konqueror

Also how do I know which Kubuntu / KDE versions I have?

> FAQ: Version info


An example launch.html:

[Duderino]

Re: Customize Konqueror Starting Points

Success!!!

Thank you very much Rog131.