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Luc11

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Registered: 2026-08-20

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[Solved] Konqueror insists on Icon View

Hello. I'm Luc.

Looks like I may be getting back to Trinity. Last time I used it was in 2011, still in the Pearson Computing mailing list era. Good times.

Anyway, I am struggling with configuring views in Konqueror. Every time I launch it or open a new tab to browse files, it gives me the Icon View.

I don't like the Icon View. I want the Detailed List View.

I know how to select Detailed List View. But then I re-launch Konqueror or open a new tab, and there is the Icon View again.

I have tried Settings -> Save View Profiles -> File Management, but it seems to have no effect. Konqueror is very adamant about the Icon View.

Is there a fix or secret trick for that?

Last edited by Luc11 (2026-08-22 22:59)

q4osteam

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Re: [Solved] Konqueror insists on Icon View

Welcome to the forum

Please try selecting Detailed List View, then Settings → Save View Profile → File Management and make sure you save/overwrite the profile. If it still always comes back as Icon View, could you please post the output of:
$ tde-config --version
Also, which Q4OS version and Trinity version are you using? That will help determine whether this is a Konqueror/Trinity regression.

Luc11

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Registered: 2026-08-20

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Re: [Solved] Konqueror insists on Icon View

Hi. Thanks.

I already tried Settings → Save View Profile → File Management. It doesn't work.

$ tde-config --version
-bash: tde-config: command not found
(shrug) It doesn't work over SSH. Strange...

Qt: 3.5.0
TDE: R14.1.5
tde-config: 1.0

Q4OS version and Trinity version:
not sure, but it's the current live image available for download, q4os-6.8-x64-tde.r1.iso

q4osteam

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Re: [Solved] Konqueror insists on Icon View

Are you running from live .iso or installed system?

Luc11

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Re: [Solved] Konqueror insists on Icon View

Installed. Installed from the live .iso.

q4osteam

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Re: [Solved] Konqueror insists on Icon View

Well, that just works here, we are not able to reproduce the issue you reported. Please try the exact same steps:
- Reboot and login
- Click Main menu > Documents > Konqueror starts
- Change to "Detailed list view"
- click Settings -> Save View Profile "File Management" > Ok
- Log out/in
- Click Main menu > Documents > Konqueror starts
Is the profile again on icon view?

Luc11

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Registered: 2026-08-20

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Re: [Solved] Konqueror insists on Icon View

Hi.
I did all that. It didn't work. So I gave up and shut down.
Turned it on again today and it was finally working as expected.
I guess I was expecting it to set my option on the fly, but it requires a logout or reboot.
Application shortcuts weren't working either. They work now after the reboot.
OK then. Thank you.