More dumb newbie questions

[Knapp]

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 12:58 PM, John Desmond <jdesmond at fast.net> wrote:
> Salutations, gentlefolk !
>
> I recently switched from Windows to Kubuntu Linux 8.04.1, kernel
> 2.6.24-14, KDE 3.5.10, and am wondering how to deal with the following
> annoyances.

The real problem , I think, is that you are trying to make KDE the
same as windows and that will not happen, however.

> 1 - Desktop icons - I'd like to change the icons so that 'file folder A'
>  is represented by one icon on my Desktop, while 'File Folder B', File
> Folder C', and so on, have different icons.  But when I click on
> 'Properties' for that folder, then 'Select Icon - K Desktop', and pick a
> new icon for that folder, the system uses _that_ icon for _all_ file
> folders on the desktop.  How do I change that ?

That is the icon for what a folder should look like. They have this
icon so you know they are folders and not something else. You can
change the names for each one.

> 2 - The 'K menu' - How do I reset the number of items listed in 'Current
> Documents' from the current (default?) 8 to 20 or so ?

This is easy. Right click the k-start and pick panel menu. Then pick
menus and at the bottom change the number to what you will.

> 3 - The default for Linux seems to be that files downloaded from the
> web, etc, keep the date that they were originally created.  How can I
> change this so that downloaded files take the date they were 'created'
> on my computer ?

Don't know. Also, I am not sure that is true.

> Thanks very much for your help with these.
>
> Yours, John Desmond

I hope this is helpful and that I have not gotten myself into trouble
by being to presumptuous.

:-)

-- 
Douglas E Knapp

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