Need help customizing icons

[Equareo]

Hey, I'm a long time Windows user and a short time ubuntu (unity) user who wanted to give kubuntu and kde a try. I have this "strange" habit of using a left panel with quick launch icons in windows and wanted to do something similar in kde (if possible). I have made a screenshot picturing my configuration issue: I want to be able to line the icons up side by side but I can't figure out how.










The small application launcher is acceptable but if it is possible to resize it that would be great

[jovin]

Hello,

I don't know if it still works, because it's quite old, but you might give it a try:
http://kde-look.org/content/show.php...?content=78061

Another option would be to use Icon Tasks:
http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/?content=144808

[james147]

Are you dragging icons directly to the panel or using the quicklaunch widget... the widget does for me what you want it to.

[jovin]

Unlock your widgets -> add Widget to your desktop -> fill the widget with icons -> then drag the widget into your panel.

This works for me.

[james147]

Unlock your widgets -> add Widget to your desktop -> fill the widget with icons -> then drag the widget into your panel.

Why not just Unlock your widgets -> add Widget to your panel -> fill the widget with icons

[jovin]

Why not just Unlock your widgets -> add Widget to your panel -> fill the widget with icons

If you can fill it with icons when it's attached to the panel it's fine. I think I had trouble doing it when I tried a while ago.

So, you have your icons side-by-side now?

[Equareo]

Thank you for the help Adding a quick launch widget did the trick, and it was so easy I had only used the add to panel option and didn't know there was a widget for this. The icons are now stacked side by side. Again, thank you for all the fast replies!

[woodsmoke]

Hi Equareo

You do not have a "strange habit" you are getting to experience the freedom provided by Linux in general and Kubuntu in particular!

Errr btw......welcome to the forum! lol

And, please don't be a stranger!

woodsmoke

[Equareo]

I've just installed the newest version of 12.04 and i must say I am very impressed Too bad i have to dual boot to get my daily dose of Battlefield 3 Thank you again for the warm welcome and quick replies!