Hello forum I have a question: I am new on KDE and My distro is PCLinuxOS with KDE 4.6.2. The questions is: Is is possible to set an image as a wallpaper (in Gnome is possible to change patterns (images) as wallpapers in Nautilus) on Dolphin? I am trying to find a customizable option and I cant find it. any clue?
thanks in advance

here it is what I want to do:
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9453/instantnea2p.png

No, this isn't possible.

Actually, it is possible with a bit of hacking...

You need a custom .qss file and the image you want.

Create a folder where you save the image and the qss file (I keep mine hidden but a manner of preference).
The dolphin.qss (stolen from my computer can look like this:

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KCategorizedView{
      border-image: url('null.png');
      border-top: 1px transparent;
      background-image: url('folderbg.png');
      /* background-image: url('kde.png'); */
      background-attachment: fixed; /*set this to scroll if you want it to scroll with the rest of the items */
      font-weight: Bold;
      color: #FFFFFF;
}

QDockWidget QListView, QDockWidget QTreeView{
      /* background: #DFE4EB; */
      border-image: none;
      background-image: none;
      /* background-image: url('dock.png'); */
      border-color: rgba(160,160,160, 0);
      border-style: ridge groove groove ridge;
      border-width: 2px;
      margin: 0px;
      padding: 4px;                                                                                                                                                                                       
      padding-left: 12px;                                                                                                                                                                                 
}                                   

As seen, the graphic-file is called folderbg.png

Finally, use the menu editor and change the command for launching dolphin look like this:

dolphin %i -caption "%c" %u -stylesheet /home/user/.dolphinqss/dolphin.qss

and you should be set.

Thanks for your reply I will give it a try. I hope not to mess up my session
It is pretty strange, KDE is really customizable compared to Gnome, I hope it can be implemented asap.

Kryten2X4B wrote:Actually, it is possible with a bit of hacking...

You need a custom .qss file and the image you want.
...

Hi, this hint don't work in KDE 4.8.

Are there any solution?

This is because Dolphin has changed internally in KDE 4.8.
Try changing "KCategorizedView" out for "DolphinView".

Thanks for your reply.

The problem persists. Seems that the code needs more changes. I tried in Kubuntu and Chakra.

"DolphinItemListContainer"
eventually (depending on whether you want the scrollbar included)
"DolphinViewContainer, DolphinItemListContainer"

luebking wrote:"DolphinItemListContainer"
eventually (depending on whether you want the scrollbar included)
"DolphinViewContainer, DolphinItemListContainer"

It works , a lot of thanks to all.