said Gerhard Zintel:
| On Tuesday 10 December 2013, dep wrote:
| > hi, people . . .
| >
| > hope all is well with one and all.
| >
| > i've meant to ask about this for a long time, and now as i wait
| > for a print job to complete i have a chance. it is an annoying
| > issue involving konqueror that i hope a little configuration
| > tweak might fix. it has been around for multiple versions now.
| >
| > it's this: let us say that i am using konqueror to look at a
| > directory. i see a pdf file that might be what i'm looking for. i
| > click on it and it opens in the embedded pdf viewer. nope, wrong
| > file. click the up arrow to get back to the directory. only now,
| > it has gone from icon view to detailed list view. i have nothing
| > against detailed list view. i use it often. but it is not welcome
| > to insert itself whenever it feels like it.
| >
| > so, then, the question: how can i get it to remain in icon view
| > after having looked at a pdf in the embedded viewer; else, how to
| > i get it to forego the embedded viewer entirely in favor of some
| > other pdf program, so i keep konqueror going in icon view?
| >
| > hope the question is understandable.
| >
| > thanks.
| >
| > best,
|
| Hi dep,
|
| your second question first: if you use middle mouse button to click
| on the file kpdf is launched as an external player. You don't
| change your settings in Konqui.
|
| For the first question only a guess: If you use the back button
| instead of the up button, doesn't reakt Konqueror correct?
|
| Hope that helps
| Gerhard

you're right on both counts -- thanks!

to which i can only add, in reference to myself, DUH!
-- 
dep

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