On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@...> wrote: >> Re: For example, after configuring Kate with the --use >> parameter >> >> Exactly where and how (any quotes, etc) did you set the >> --use >> parameter for Kate. >> >> Tell me that and I will experiment and see if I have the >> same problem. > > Let's see whether I can describe the scenario correctly. :) > > I have a kate shortcut button in my quick launch menu. The parameters: > > kate --use %u > > I don't like editing *.desktop files in $PREFIX (/usr, /opt/trinity, etc.) because a subsequent package update will overwrite those files and my modifications. Therefore long ago I got into the habit of using $KDEDIRS, which for me is located in my /usr/local partition. In my $KDEDIRS kate.desktop: > > Exec=kate --use %U > > Okay, now that I pasted that, I see my quick launch button uses a lower case %u and my $KDEDIRS kate.desktop uses an upper case %U. Hmm. Does that make any difference? I don't know --- I'll look into that. > > Back to the discussion. > > I have my Focus stealing prevention level set to Low (KControl, Desktop, Window Behavior, Advanced tab.) > > Open kate any which way. Open a text file. > > Then in Konqueror, find another text file and open the file in kate. > > Does kate pop forward? Does kate have the focus? > > When I temporarily change my Focus stealing prevention level to None, which raises havoc with other desktop usage, then kate will pop forward but will not have the focus. > > Just to be sure we are using terms the same, focus means the title bar is highlighted with the user's selected color and not grayed. > > Let me know how things behave on your system. I'll be happy to hear you have none of those problems. That would mean something awry with my configuration. > > Darrell > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-devel-unsubscribe@... > For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-devel-help@... > Read list messsages on the Web archive: http://trinity-devel.pearsoncomputing.net/ > Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting > Could you define: Quick Launch Menu in more detail. I searched google for "Quick Launch Menu" and kde3 and got nothing. I have heard the term but have no idea what it really is. It sounds like some kind of drop down menu with a selection list. How would I get one? Is it part of the KSmoothDock app? I my case I just put icons up on the toolbar panel and click on them there. Keith