Hi, all -- new to AVS. I'm building an HTPC for my mother, and I'm posting a build log over at htpcnews.com (sorry I can't link because this is my first post, but my username is yeahright2 and the thread is Motorola DCH6200 in User Project / HTPC Build log)

Anyway, I installed a fresh Gentoo, then I emerged kde4; but, the funny thing is I didn't get a "Desktop" directory, so I don't have any desktop icons.

So what I ask of you is to cat the trashcan and home files you have on your kde4 desktop and post them here so that I may create the files manually.

For example, here they are from kde 3.5.something:

guest@localhost ~/Desktop $ cat Home.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Home
Name[af]=Tuiste
Name[ar]=اÙدÙÙ٠اÙخاص
Name[az]=BaÅlanÄıc
Name[be]=ХаÑнÑÑ
Name[bg]=ÐомаÑна диÑекÑоÑиÑ
Name[bn]=বà§à¦¯à¦à§à¦¤à¦¿à¦à¦¤ ফà§à¦²à§à¦¡à¦¾à¦°
Name[br]=Er-gêr
Name[bs]=PoÄetak
Name[ca]=Inici
Name[cs]=Můj adresáÅ
Name[cy]=Cartref
Name[da]=Hjem
Name[de]=Persönlicher Ordner
Name[el]=ΣÏίÏι
Name[eo]=Hejmo
Name[es]=Personal
Name[et]=Kodu
Name[eu]=Etxea
Name[fa]=آغازÙ
Name[fi]=Koti
Name[fr]=Dossier personnel
Name[fy]=Thús
Name[ga]=Baile
Name[gl]=Persoal
Name[he]=××ת
Name[hi]=à¤à¤°
Name[hr]=PoÄetak
Name[hu]=Saját könyvtár
Name[id]=Rumah
Name[is]=Heimasvæðið þitt
Name[ja]=ã¼ã
Name[km]=áááá
Name[ko]=í
Name[lo]=àºàº·à»àºàºàºµà»àºªà»àº§àºàºàº»àº§
Name[lt]=Pradžia
Name[lv]=MÄjas
Name[mk]=Ðома
Name[mn]=ÐÑÑ
Name[ms]=Laman Utama
Name[mt]=Direttorju Personali
Name[nb]=Hjem
Name[nds]=Tohuus
Name[nn]=Heim
Name[nso]=Gae
Name[oc]=Inici
Name[pa]=à¨à¨°
Name[pl]=Katalog domowy
Name[pt]=Pasta Pessoal
Name[pt_BR]=Pasta do Usuário
Name[ro]=AcasÄ
Name[ru]=Ðомой
Name[rw]=Urugo
Name[se]=Ruoktu
Name[sk]=Domov
Name[sl]=Domov
Name[sr]=Ðомаѵ
Name[sr@Latn]=DomaÄe
Name[ss]=Ekhaya
Name[sv]=Hem
Name[ta]=தà¯à®à®à¯à®à®®à¯
Name[tg]=Хона
Name[th]=à¸à¸·à¹à¸à¸à¸µà¹à¸ªà¹à¸§à¸à¸à¸±à¸§
Name[tr]=BaÅlangıç
Name[tt]=Anabit
Name[uk]=ÐомÑвка
Name[uz]=Уй
Name[ven]=Haya
Name[vi]=NhÃ
Name[wa]=MÃ¥jhon
Name[xh]=Ikhaya
Name[zh_CN]=主æ件夹
Name[zh_TW]=家çé
Name[zu]=Ikhaya
GenericName=Personal Files
GenericName[af]=Persoonlike Lêers
GenericName[ar]=اÙÙÙÙات اÙشخصÙØ©
GenericName[az]=ÅÉxsi Fayllar
GenericName[be]=ÐÑÑÑаналÑнÑÑ ÑайлÑ
GenericName[bg]=иÑни Ñайлове
GenericName[bn]=বà§à¦¯à¦à§à¦¤à¦¿à¦à¦¤ ফাà¦à¦²à¦¸à¦®à§à¦¹
GenericName[br]=Restroù deoc'h
GenericName[bs]=Osobne datoteke
GenericName[ca]=Fitxers personals
GenericName[cs]=OsobnÃ* soubory
GenericName[cy]=Ffeiliau Personol
GenericName[da]=Personlige filer
GenericName[de]=Eigene Dateien
GenericName[el]=Î ÏοÏÏÏικά αÏÏεία
GenericName[eo]=Personaj dosieroj
GenericName[es]=Archivos personales
GenericName[et]=Isiklikud failid
GenericName[eu]=Fitxategi pertsonalak
GenericName[fa]=پرÙÙدÙâÙØ§Û Ø´Ø®ØµÛ
GenericName[fi]=Omat tiedostot
GenericName[fr]=Fichiers personnels
GenericName[fy]=Persoanlike map
GenericName[ga]=Comhaid Phearsanta
GenericName[gl]=Arquivos Persoais
GenericName[he]=ק×צ×× ××ש×××
GenericName[hi]=निà¤à¥ फ़ाà¤à¤²à¥à¤
GenericName[hr]=Osobne datoteke
GenericName[hu]=Személyes fájlok
GenericName[id]=File Pribadi
GenericName[is]=Skrárnar þÃ*nar
GenericName[it]=File personali
GenericName[ja]=å人ã®ãã¡ã¤ã«
GenericName[km]=á¯ááá¶áâáááá¶áâááá½á
GenericName[ko]=í¼ìë§ ì°ë íì¼
GenericName[lo]=àºàºµà»à»àºàº±àºà»àºà»àº¡à»àº¥àº°à»àº*àºàº°àºªàº²àºàºªàº§à» àºàºàº»àº§àº«àº¥àº·àº*ືà»àºàº¯
GenericName[lt]=AsmeninÄs bylos
GenericName[lv]=PersonÄlie Faili
GenericName[mk]=иÑни даÑоÑеки
GenericName[mn]=Ó¨Ó©Ñийн ÑайлÑÑд
GenericName[ms]=Fail Peribadi
GenericName[mt]=Fajls Personali
GenericName[nb]=Personlige filer
GenericName[nds]=De egen Dateien
GenericName[nl]=Persoonlijke map
GenericName[nn]=Personlege filer
GenericName[nso]=Difaele tsa Botho
GenericName[oc]=FiquièRs personals
GenericName[pa]=ਨਿੱà¨à© ਫਾà¨à¨³à¨¾à¨
GenericName[pl]=Pliki osobiste
GenericName[pt]=Ficheiros Pessoais
GenericName[pt_BR]=Arquivos Pessoais
GenericName[ro]=FiÅiere personale
GenericName[ru]=иÑнÑе ÑайлÑ
GenericName[rw]=Amadosiye Yihariye
GenericName[se]=Iežat fiillat
GenericName[sk]=Osobné súbory
GenericName[sl]=Osebne datoteke
GenericName[sr]=иÑни ÑаÑлови
GenericName[sr@Latn]=LiÄni fajlovi
GenericName[sv]=Personliga filer
GenericName[ta]=à®à¯à®¨à¯à®¤ à®à¯à®ªà¯à®ªà¯à®à®³à¯
GenericName[tg]=Файлҳои ÑаÑÑÓ£
GenericName[th]=à¹à¸à¹à¸¡à¸ªà¹à¸§à¸à¸à¸±à¸§
GenericName[tr]=KiÅisel Dosyalar
GenericName[tt]=Åäxsi Biremnär
GenericName[uk]=ÐÑобиÑÑÑ Ñайли
GenericName[uz]=ШаÑÑий ÑайллаÑ
GenericName[ven]=Dzifaela dza vhune
GenericName[vi]=Táº*p tin Cá nhân
GenericName[wa]=Fitchîs da vosse
GenericName[xh]=Iifayile Zobuqu
GenericName[zh_CN]=个人æ件
GenericName[zh_TW]=å人æªæ¡
GenericName[zu]=Amafayela Omuntu siqu
URL=$HOME
Icon=kfm_home
Type=Link


guest@localhost ~/Desktop $ cat trash.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Link
URL=trash:/
Encoding=UTF-8
Icon=trashcan_full
EmptyIcon=trashcan_empty
Name=Trash
Name[af]=Gemors
Name[ar]=سÙØ© اÙÙÙاÙات
Name[az]=Zibil
Name[be]=СÑмеÑнÑк
Name[bg]=ÐоÑÑе
Name[bn]=à¦à¦¬à¦°à§à¦à¦¨à¦¾
Name[br]=Pod-lastez
Name[bs]=SmeÄe
Name[ca]=Paperera
Name[cs]=Koš
Name[cy]=Sbwriel
Name[da]=Affald
Name[de]=Mülleimer
Name[el]=ÎÎ¬Î´Î¿Ï Î±ÏοÏÏιμμάÏÏν
Name[en_GB]=Wastebin
Name[eo]=Rubujo
Name[es]=Papelera
Name[et]=Prügikast
Name[eu]=Zaborra
Name[fa]=زباÙÙ
Name[fi]=Roskakori
Name[fr]=Corbeille
Name[fy]=Jiskefet
Name[ga]=Bruscar
Name[gl]=Lixo
Name[he]=×שפ×
Name[hi]=रदà¥à¤¦à¥
Name[hr]=Otpad
Name[hsb]=Papjernik
Name[hu]=Szemétkosár
Name[is]=Rusl
Name[it]=Cestino
Name[ja]=ãã¿ç®±
Name[km]=áá»ááááá¶á
Name[ko]=ì°ë 기íµ
Name[lo]=àºàº±àºàºàºµà»à»àº«àºàº·à»àº*
Name[lt]=Å iukÅ¡liadÄžÄ
Name[lv]=Miskaste
Name[mk]=ÐоÑпа
Name[mn]=Хогийн Ñав
Name[ms]=Sampah
Name[mt]=Skart
Name[nb]=Papirkurv
Name[nds]=Affalltünn
Name[nl]=Prullenbak
Name[nn]=Papirkorg
Name[nso]=Seswaraditlakala
Name[pa]=ਰੱਦà©
Name[pl]=Kosz
Name[pt]=Lixo
Name[pt_BR]=Lixo
Name[ro]=Gunoi
Name[ru]=ÐоÑзина
Name[se]=Ruskalihtti
Name[sk]=Kôš
Name[sl]=Smeti
Name[sr]=Смеѵ
Name[sr@Latn]=SmeÄe
Name[sv]=Skräp
Name[ta]=à®à¯à®ªà¯à®ªà¯
Name[tg]=ÐÑлоÑдон
Name[th]=à¸à¸±à¸à¸à¸¢à¸°
Name[tr]=Ãöp
Name[tt]=Ãüplek
Name[uk]=СмÑÑник
Name[uz]=Ð§Ð¸Ò¸Ð½Ð´Ð¸Ð»Ð°Ñ ÒÑиÑи
Name[ven]=Tshikha
Name[vi]=Thùng rác
Name[wa]=Batch
Name[xh]=Inkukumo
Name[zh_CN]=åæ¶ç«
Name[zh_TW]=è³æºåæ¶æ¡¶
Name[zu]=Izibi
Comment=Contains removed files
Comment[af]=Bevat verwyder lêers
Comment[ar]=تØ*تÙ٠عÙ٠اÙÙÙÙات اÙÙÙغاة
Comment[az]=SilinmiŠfaylları daxil edir
Comment[be]=ÐÑмÑÑÑае вÑдаленÑÑ ÑайлÑ
Comment[bg]=ÐзÑÑиÑи Ñайлове
Comment[bn]=মà§à¦§ ফà§à¦²à¦¾ ফাà¦à¦² থাà¦à§
Comment[bs]=Sadrži izbrisane datoteke
Comment[ca]=Conté els fitxers esborrats
Comment[cs]=Obsahuje odstranÄé soubory
Comment[cy]=Yn cynnwys ffeiliau sydd wedi eu gwaredu
Comment[da]=Indeholder fjernede filer
Comment[de]=Enthält gelöschte Dateien
Comment[el]=ΠεÏιÎ*Ïει ÏβηÏμÎ*να αÏÏεία
Comment[eo]=Enhavas forigitajn dosierojn
Comment[es]=Contiene archivos borrados
Comment[et]=Sisaldab eemaldatud faile
Comment[eu]=Kendutako fitxategiak dauzka
Comment[fa]=شاÙ٠پرÙÙدÙâÙØ§Û Ø*ذ٠شدÙ
Comment[fi]=Sisältää poistettuja tiedostoja
Comment[fr]=Contient les fichiers supprimés
Comment[fy]=Befettet fuortsmieten triemmen
Comment[gl]=Contén arquivos borrados
Comment[he]=×××× ×§×צ×× ×©××סר×
Comment[hi]=मिà¤à¤¾à¤ à¤à¤ फ़ाà¤à¤²à¥à¤ à¤à¥ रà¤à¤¤à¤¾ हà¥
Comment[hr]=Sadrži izbrisane datoteke
Comment[hu]=Itt találhatók a törölt fájlok
Comment[is]=Inniheldur fjarlægðar skrár
Comment[it]=Contiene i file cestinati
Comment[ja]=åé¤ããããã¡ã¤ã«ãä¿æãã¦ãã¾ã
Comment[km]=áááá»áâá¯ááá¶áâááááá¶áâááááá
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Comment[lv]=Satur aizvÄktos failus
Comment[mk]=СодÑжи оÑÑÑÑанеÑи даÑоÑеки
Comment[mn]=УÑгагдÑан ÑайлÑÑд агÑÑлагдана
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Comment[nl]=Bevat de verwijderde bestanden
Comment[nn]=Inneheld sletta filer
Comment[nso]=Ena le difaele tseo di tlositswego
Comment[pa]=ਹà¨à¨¾à¨à¨à¨ ਫਾà¨à¨³à¨¾à¨ ਰੱà¨à¨¦à¨¾ ਹà©
Comment[pl]=Zawiera usuniÄte pliki
Comment[pt]=Contém os ficheiros apagados
Comment[pt_BR]=Contém arquivos removidos
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Comment[sr]=СадÑжи ÑклоÑене ÑаÑлове
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Comment[sv]=Innehåller borttagna filer
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Comment[uk]=ÐÑÑÑиÑÑ Ð²Ð¸Ð»ÑÑÐµÐ½Ñ Ñайли
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Comment[ven]=Ina faela dzo bviswaho
Comment[vi]=Chứa táº*p tin Äã vứt
Comment[xh]=Iqulathe iifayile ezisusiweyo
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Comment[zu]=Iqukethe amafayela agudluziwe
OnlyShowIn=KDE
guest@localhost ~/Desktop $

I'd really appreciate it -- thank you!

I can't help with the problem but for your mother? Wow!
Tell her I said, "You go girl!"

You can get the graphics (including icons) from KDE.
http://www.kde.org/download/

Click on the kdeartwork-4.0.2 link.

Isn't KDE 4 a little new and cutting edge to be inflicting on your mother? The fact that you didn't get icons is a bad sign. Version 3.5.9 should be good enough for a HTPC.

Isn't KDE 4 a little new and cutting edge to be inflicting on your mother? The fact that you didn't get icons is a bad sign.

The icon graphics are probably there, just not the *.desktop files. The only other problem I've had with 4 is with the user management module which doesn't seem to want to add new users. Everything else has been just fine (and pretty!). Plus I can remote in and fix stuff when necessary.

pcdoctor: Yeah, it's a *really* nice system, and she's a bit overwhelmed, but what can I say? I love to build and I love my mom :)

Anyway, I haven't tried copying the 3.5.x *.desktop files over to 4 -- maybe that will work, but if someone here who's running 4 would post them, it would be nice to see if anything is different.

No worries. Gonna try LinuxMCE again. :cool: