KONQUEROR KORNER

ADD AN OPTION TO OPEN ALL FILES WITH A TEXT EDITOR.

When you are browsing, you often want to read the contents of a text file that is not associated to any particular application. In that case, you can add a service menu to open everything with your favourite text editor. (This will not associate the file with the text editor; it will just give you the option to read or edit it when you choose to).

Create a text file in ~/.kde/share/konqueror/servicemenus and name it after your favorite text editor (in this example, kate), followed by the extension "desktop" (for example: "kate.desktop" or "open_with_kate.desktop"). Open the file and paste:

[Desktop Entry]
Actions=Kate
ServiceTypes=all/allfiles
X-KDE-Priority=TopLevel
[Desktop Action OpenWithKate]
Name=Kate
Icon=kate
Exec=kate %u

CUSTOMIZING KONQUEROR

Here is a list of only some of the innumerable options to customize Konqueror:

  1. CLOSE TAB ON MIDDLE CLICK IN KONQUEROR

    Use the following command:

    kwriteconfig --file konquerorrc --group "FMSettings" --key MouseMiddleClickClosesTab --type bool true

  2. DISABLING CATEGORY TITLES IN K MENU

    To disable the "All Applications", "Actions" and "Last Used"/"Most Used" titles in KMenu, use the following command:

    kwriteconfig --file kickerrc --group menus --key ShowMenuTitles --type bool false

    You need to restart kicker for the changes to apply. To do this you can use:

    dcop kicker Panel restart

  3. HIDE "NEW TAB" AND "CLOSE TAB" FROM THE TAB BAR IN KONQUEROR

    Use the following commands:

    kwriteconfig --file konquerorrc --group
    FMSettings --key AddTabButton --type bool false


    kwriteconfig --file konquerorrc --group
    FMSettings --key CloseTabButton --type bool false

HANDLING AMULE (EMULE) LINKS IN KONQUEROR

If you are surfing the web with konqueror and when you click an ed2k link (for aMule) nothing happens, you can do the following.

  1. Create a new text file.
  2. Open it and append the following:

    [Protocol]
    exec=/usr/bin/ed2k "%u"
    protocol=ed2k
    input=none
    output=none
    helper=true
    listing=false
    reading=false
    writing=false
    makedir=false
    deleting=false

  3. Save it as ed2k.protocol and make it executable.
  4. Copy it to /usr/share/services/ (you will need root privileges).
  5. Fully restart konqueror (to be safe: open a terminal and run killall konqueror)

NOTE: Since aMule 2.2.4, /usr/bin/ed2k has been replaced with /usr/bin/ed2k-amule. If you are using that version, change in above line exec=/usr/bin/ed2k "%u" to exec=/usr/bin/ed2k-amule "%u".

DISABLE ARCHIVE EXPANDING IN KONQUEROR'S SIDEBAR

By default, when you install konqueror, archives are treated as folders in the tree that appears in the navigation panel. That means that when you open a folder which has compressed files inside, they will show in the tree as folders. If you find this feature useless or annoying, open ~/.kde/share/config/konqsidebartng.rc and add AT THE BEGINNING of the file: ShowArchivesAsFolders=false.

ENABLE "SAVE PER-FOLDER VIEW SETTINGS"

The "Save per-folder view settings" option in Konqueror (in Preferences) allows you to remember the last view chosen for each folder.

For example, you can used the Detailed List view in your regular folders, and the Icon view in folders where you have images or multimedia content.

However, sometimes that option is disabled in Konqueror (it is there in the menu, but it is greyed out, so you can't actually select it). To fix this, open ~/.kde/share/config/konqueror.rc and, in the section labeled [MainView Settings] add: SaveViewPropertiesLocally=true

SHOWING TABS IN KONQUEROR AT BOTTOM

Use the following command:

kwriteconfig --file konquerorrc --group "FMSettings" --key TabPosition Bottom

DISABLE THE CTRL-ACTIVATED RECTANGLES IN KONQUEROR (ACCESS KEYS)

Use the following command:

kwriteconfig --file khtmlrc --group "Access Keys" --key Enabled --type bool false

A FEW NIFTY FEATURES

Konqueror is extremely customizable. Here are some features to remember.

  • You can open a terminal in the folder you are in just by pressing F4.
  • You can customize the number of toolbars you want, rearrange the icons and modify each icon's image.
  • You can use filters to view only specific kinds of files in a folder (images, pdfs, etc.)
  • You can split the window (vertically or horizontally) as many times as you want.
  • You can customize Konqueror and save each set of preferences to a specific profile.

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