Hey Everybody!

I am having some "customization frustration"

For whatever reason, every time I log in, desktop 3 is displayed. I can't find any settings to specify the default desktop at startup. This is driving me NUTS!

I've been searching all over. I've found a lot of references saying to delete or rename the kwinrc file.

I've tried renaming kwinrc (followed by reboot). It wipes out all of my settings, animations, and desktops 2-4.

The only way for me to get all of my customizations back is to replace the original file and restart... But then it boots back up to Desktop 3

Does anyone have more information about this procedure?

Netrunner 13.12
Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
KDE 4.11.2

By removing that file you'll esp. reduce the amount of VD to 1, so i'd first check whether your kwin settings are actually of any relevance:
- move the file away (rename it)
- restart "kwin --replace &"
- run "kcmshell4 desktop" and ensure you've your regular amount of VDs
- log out; log in
-> outcome?

The virtual desktop is usually restored from ~/.kde[4]/share/config/session/kwin_<some_hash>, so you should check that file for the "desktop" (w/o trailing number) key and ensure it's updated:
Run "kcmshell4 smserver" and ensure to "restore previous session" on login, not some saved one.

That did it! Thank you so much!

SOLVED!