On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 07:52:24 -0600
Norman Carver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Thanks, but 9.1 does not work the same as 9.0.  In particular, you
> cannot rename or change these icons (or even delete them).
> 

You can 'delete' them with KDE control center, under LookNFeel-Behavior
unset "Display devices on desktop". Or make a choice there.

Marc.


> On Wednesday 02 April 2003 10:49 pm, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > On Wednesday 02 Apr 2003 11:51 pm, Norman Carver wrote:
> > > Using KDE with 9.1, I have some questions about the new approach
> > > for automatically creating desktop icons for removable devices.  I
> > > don't care for how this shows up on my desktop--with each drive
> > > having 3 lines of text like: CD-ROM
> > >   mounted on /mnt
> > >   /cdrom2
> > >
> > > This takes up a lot of space since I have a floppy, zip, cdrom, cd
> > > burner, and dvd burner.  Furthermore, the cdrom, cd burner, and
> > > dvd burner all show up with identical icons, and can be
> > > distinguished only via the mount point. This is not how I want to
> > > remember which is which. So, what can I do about this? How can I
> > > change the names/text and icon for each of the drives?
> > >
> > > Also, how are these icons being generated?  (I haven't tried
> > > tracking it down as of yet.)
> >
> > Haven't got 9.1 yet, so answer is based on 9.0.  First, I would not
> > worry about how they are generated.  You can decide later whether to
> > experiment with putting them in a folder on the desktop if that's
> > what you want.
> >
> > Have you tried right-click on one of the icons, > properties?  You
> > should be able to change both the name and the icon there.  To
> > change the icon you click on the icon shown and a list of available
> > ones should show up.
> >
> > Anne
> 
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