One of the things I like about KDE is the options. It is powerful and rich. In this post, I will show you how to customize your windows buttons. Normally you get the defaults windows decoration something like this:
There are five buttons there without any real benefit to me at least. I need only two of them the minimize one and close button. For maximize the window I use double click. The method (which I will tell you) is applicable to all KDE distributions (i.e. kubuntu, debian, opensuse, mandriva, and so on).
1- From kick-off menu, open System Settings.
2- Open Appearance control module.
3- Go to Windows section and then to Buttons tab.
4- Click on “Use custom titlebar button positions” option. Then remove unwanted buttons by drag items from titlebar preview and the list below.
5- For me, I removed most of the buttons :) and I hit apply button below.
6- Now, one thing more. Go to “Windows Decoration” tab and then “Fine Tuning” tab. Select “Outline active window tile” option.
Now the windows will be like this:
Enjoy the beauty of KDE.
I can't believe
Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 11:10I've been missing that functionality for over two years now. To me it's often amazing, how bad the discoverability of such kde features is. And it is amazing how much searching you can do and still miss it. This, to me, is an advantage of the gconf system. There is a searchable string that you will find. This is a real problem in kde, and I'm certain there are still poeple who think one cannot adjust the panel size in kde4.
Thank-you for the eye-opener! Now I even know it's a "show on all workspaces" button that I've never groked and mistaken for disfunct version of the good ol' sticky window button.
So at the rate I'm going, in 6 years there will be no more annoyances in kde, and I can happily leave for something quirky again :)
Exactly the reason that I
Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 06:46Exactly the reason that I will always be a KDE user. No waiting for a particular company (like Canonical) to take a hard look at window buttons and then change them radically. Also, no groping in the gconf-dungeons just to change the button position/order. Reeks too much of Windows registry to me!
KDE provides options so you can easily go in and alter it as you want from a convenient dialog. If you don't care (or are a past Ubuntu user ;-), simply ignore the extra options and use the default settings. Nothing is forced down your throat in KDE.
Btw, the defaults in KDE are pretty sane and I rarely customise my desktop after upgrading or installing a new distro.
The only change i make is actually dependent on non-KDE apps i.e. change to QtCurve so my Qt/Gtk apps looks alike.