Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:38:08 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: User questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Lost Desktop Settings Message-ID: <20140729213808.93ac8139.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20140729092941.6f479ecf@scorpio> References: <20140729092941.6f479ecf@scorpio>
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:29:41 -0400, Jerry wrote: > Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:27:18 -0400 > > Running Platform Version 4.12.5 on FreeBSD-10, [...] This is KDE, right? > [...] I accidentally hit the "WIN" > key and the "S" key simultaneously. I immediately lost my desktop. If I remember correctly, some Win+... key combinations refer to the Plasma components of the KDE desktops and addressed at the Plasma shell, for example for switching or stopping activities or switching entire desktops. Can you still switch desktops (probably Ctrl+F1 / Ctrl+F2 should work)? > How do I go > about getting it back. Open the process manager and check if you have any activities running. Cancelling them _might_ revert the initial desktop content. > I really do not want to have to recreate all of those > icons I had placed there, etcetera manually. See the KDE configuration directory if the .desktop files are still in there. They correspond to the desktop content. I'm not sure where that configuration directory is located this week, maybe ~/.kde, or ~/Desktop, or ~/.config/...? In worst case, retrieve the last working copy of the KDE configuration from your backup and overwrite, keeping a copy of the non-functional configuration for "forensics". But I cannot imagine a keypress like Win+S would have an extreme impact on configuration files. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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