setting konq default view

[Anton Rolls]

Hi,

D. R. Evans wrote:
> On 23/11/2007, Anton Rolls <anton at wilddsl.net.au> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> D. R. Evans wrote:
>>> I know I have done this in the past, but I can't find my notes anywhere :-(
>>>
>>> In konq, how do I configure it so that whenever I use it as a file
>>> manager, I always get a tree view instead of icons?
>>>
>>> Sorry to ask such a basic question. I've looked in all the menus, and
>>> I can't find anything that suggests that it will change the default
>>> view. I tried setting the view to tree view and then saving the
>>> profile, thinking that surely that would work -- it didn't :-(
> 
>> Go to console and select the profile:
>>
>>         konqueror --profile "Detailed File Management"
>>
>> ("Detailed File Management" is the profile I created myself,
>> using Konqueror's gui interface.)
>>
>> You can also list the available profiles:
>>
>>         man konqueror
>>
>> When I look in the KDE Menu Editor, I see the command line
>> for Konqueror is:
>>
>>         kfmclient openProfile webbrowsing
>>
>> Changing the profile works:
>>
>>         kfmclient openProfile "Detailed File Management"
>>
> 
> I'm sorry, but I don't understand at all what you are telling me to
> do. All I want to do is to set konq so that by default I see a tree
> view instead of those ridiculous icons. I don't see anything that even
> remotely tells me that in your reply :-(
> 
> I can't be the only one here who hates uninformative icons when trying
> to manage files, and I'm sure that it must be easy to change (I know
> I've done it a bunch of times in the past -- I've been using KDE since
> 2000, so this is really embarrassing; but for some reason this time I
> don't seem to be able to find the right combination of functions to
> make the change permanent).

Ok, open Konqueror, navigate to a folder, set view to "Tree View".
Now go to Settings/Configure View Profiles, enter "Tree View" as the 
profile name and press "Save".

Now, if you open Konsole and type:

	konqueror --profiles

you should see your new profile "Tree View" listed.
If you now type:

	konqueror --profile "Tree View"

Konqueror should pop open in tree view mode.
("Great!" you're thinking, "now it works in the console, I can make an 
icon.")

Right-click on the K Menu start button and select "Menu Editor".
Open "Internet" and click "Web Browser (Konqueror)".
Change the Command line from:

	kfmclient openProfile webbrowsing
to:
	kfmclient openProfile "Tree View"

Save and test it in the K Menu.
You can also drag your new menu item from the K Menu to the quick launch 
area to copy your changes there.

Regards,

Anton.