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    QuickLaunch and Cog Icon

    I am using Quicklaunch to launch Yahoo Mail onto one of my desktops.

    Can I change the cog icon to another that is more meaningful. it looks like I can't.

    Thanks
    kubuntu version: 16.04.5 LTS

    Laptop: Toshiba-Satellite-L350

    #2
    What - How - Problem

    Help us to help you - please tell:

    - What you are trying to do ?
    - How are you doing it ?
    - What is the problem ?


    At here:

    1) Making a desktop entry with the KDE Menu editor



    2) Editing the desktop entry with the Quicklaunch 'Edit Launcher' action



    (of course the menu entry can be edited with the KDE menu editor)


    At here everything seems to work...
    Last edited by Rog132; Oct 04, 2014, 02:44 AM.
    A good place to start: Topic: Top 20 Kubuntu FAQs & Answers
    Searching FAQ's: Google Search 'FAQ from Kubuntuforums'

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      #3
      I think that I can now change the icon using Quicklaunch edit.

      Out of interest, how can I view the listed icons and determine their dimensions etc?

      Where did you get the KDE Menu Editor from - I don't think it is the Muon repository (Packages)? I don't think it is the same as Menu Editor in Muon (System & Settings).
      kubuntu version: 16.04.5 LTS

      Laptop: Toshiba-Satellite-L350

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        #4
        Rights to edit ?

        IF the Quicklaunch 'Edit Launcher' has no right to edit then it will show the cog as the icon.



        In this case the desktop file is owned by the root and other has no rights...
        Last edited by Rog132; Oct 04, 2014, 07:02 AM.
        A good place to start: Topic: Top 20 Kubuntu FAQs & Answers
        Searching FAQ's: Google Search 'FAQ from Kubuntuforums'

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          #5
          KDE Menu Editor

          On line: https://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kde-workspace/kmenuedit/

          or


          KDE Help




          Start KDE Menu Editor by KDE Menu Editor Handbook:
          KMenuEdit allows editing the menu of KDE application launchers: Kickoff, classic K menu or Lancelot Launcher.

          KMenuEdit can be started either by right mouse button clicking the application launcher button on the panel and choosing Edit Applications..., or by typing kmenuedit in the KRunner line.

          Ubuntu repositories:
          :~$ apt-cache show kmenuedit
          Package: kmenuedit
          Priority: optional
          Section: universe/kde
          Installed-Size: 822
          Maintainer: Kubuntu Developers <kubuntu-devel@*****>
          ...
          Description: XDG menu editor
          This package provides a menu editor which may be used to edit the KDE Plasma
          workspaces menu or any other XDG menu.
          .
          This package is part of the KDE base workspace module.

          Homepage: http://www.kde.org/
          Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
          Origin: Ubuntu
          Task: kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, kubuntu-active, kubuntu-active-desktop, kubuntu-active-full, kubuntu-active
          Last edited by OneLine; Oct 04, 2014, 07:00 AM.
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            #6
            Originally posted by Rog132 View Post
            IF the Quicklaunch 'Edit Launcher' has no right to edit then it will show the cog as the icon.



            In this case the desktop file is owned by the root and other has no rights...
            In my case the file is owned by me.

            Out of interest, if it were owned by root, could I change the icon by logging in as root. I am not sure how I would do this
            kubuntu version: 16.04.5 LTS

            Laptop: Toshiba-Satellite-L350

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              #7
              Out of interest...

              Out of interest, how can I view the listed icons and determine their dimensions etc?
              The Linux is using the freedesktop icon specification:

              http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/
              --> http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/
              -----> http://standards.freedesktop.org/ico...ec-latest.html
              -----> http://standards.freedesktop.org/ico...ec-latest.html



              ... an icon theme is just a mapping. Given a set of directories to look for icons in and a theme name it maps from icon name and nominal icon size to an icon filename...

              An icon file is an image that can be loaded and used as an icon. The supported image file formats are PNG, XPM and SVG. PNG is the recommended bitmap format, and SVG is for vectorized icons. XPM is supported due to backwards compability reasons, and it is not recommended that new themes use XPM files. Support for SVGs is optional...

              Icons and themes are looked for in a set of directories. By default, apps should look in $HOME/.icons (for backwards compatibility), in $XDG_DATA_DIRS/icons and in /usr/share/pixmaps (in that order)...




              Out of interest, if it were owned by root, could I change the icon by logging in as root. I am not sure how I would do this
              Root&Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

              By default, the Root account password is locked in Ubuntu. This means that you cannot login as Root directly or use the su command to become the Root user. However, since the Root account physically exists it is still possible to run programs with root-level privileges...
              If you really want to - you could enable the Root account but the idea of the Ubuntu is use the sudo/kdesudo...

              To use the admin powers from the file manager there is the handy tool: http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php...?content=48411

              Have you tried ?

              - How to Ask a Question on the Internet and Get It Answered
              - How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

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