2009/8/27 Stefan Endrullis <stefan@...>:
> Dotan Cohen schrieb:
>> I am probably just not understanding simple things today, Stefan. Can
>> you send to me a screenshot of the offending transparent hovering
>> stuff? Thanks.
>
> Of course! Here is a screenshot:
> http://stefan.endrullis.de/kde/desktop-icon-hovering.png
>
> I meant the transparent hovering which appears when you go with your mouse
> over a desktop icon/plasmoid.

Right-click the deskto and select "Lock Widgets".

> I'm sorry. I did not know that you can really deactivate this behavior.
> Just right click on the desktop -> lock widgets. That's exactly �what I
> wanted to have, because the hovering has also a functionality that I don't
> want to deactivate completely but only in the normal mode. OK. Good that
> we talked about that. :)
>

Err... you found it!


> Even the ugly configuration symbol in the panel disappeared. :) Very good.
> Only the configuration icon in the top right of the desktop remained.
> That could be improved. I mean who needs it at all when you can do the
> same with context menu of the desktop?
>

That is probably _the_original_ problematic KDE 4 bug. Please, please
comment here and vote to support that very iconic feature request:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154535

Yes, I know that it is closed WONTFIX but if enough people make enough
noise, there is hope.


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