[SOLVED] VL 7 SOHO vs. VL 7.0 Xfce3 problem

[Canuck]

Did a fresh install of VL 7.0 SOHO on my Lenovo laptop.   Seemed to work fine, BUT I continue to get the 'pop-up' menu at the bottom of the screen which is, I think, a leftover from the VL 7.0 Std. Gold  Xfce desktop.    Why?     Should the pop-up menu even be in the KDE desktop?    Should I do another install of VL 7.0 SOHO?

Seems to appear when I am using Firefox.   It does not appear on the Desktop.

[hata_ph]

Pop menu mean cairo-dock?
A screenshot will be helpful

[Canuck]

Yes, the cairo-dock menu appears when using Firefox, when the mouse passes over the lower screen.    I have VL 7.0 Gold installed on my desktop, with Xfce.   I am used to the cairo-dock menu there.     As VL 7.0 SOHO is on my laptop, with I believe KDE desktop (or a modified KDE), I did not expect to see the cairo-dock menu.   When I installed VL 7.0 SOHO on the laptop, I replaced VL 7.0 Gold.   However, I created two partitions  "/" and "/home" and formatted both.   (Sorry, I can't provide a screen shot because the issue is on my laptop and I don't know how to do it).     If the cairo-dock menu is part of the SOHO version then fine, but I rather doubt that it is part of the KDE.   

[hata_ph]

Show us the content of your $HOME/.config/autostart
I assume you are using KDE now as you have install VL7 SOHO, right?

[retired1af]

Yes, the cairo-dock menu appears when using Firefox, when the mouse passes over the lower screen.    I have VL 7.0 Gold installed on my desktop, with Xfce.   I am used to the cairo-dock menu there.     As VL 7.0 SOHO is on my laptop, with I believe KDE desktop (or a modified KDE), I did not expect to see the cairo-dock menu.   When I installed VL 7.0 SOHO on the laptop, I replaced VL 7.0 Gold.   However, I created two partitions  "/" and "/home" and formatted both.   (Sorry, I can't provide a screen shot because the issue is on my laptop and I don't know how to do it).     If the cairo-dock menu is part of the SOHO version then fine, but I rather doubt that it is part of the KDE.   

Go to your KDE Menu, Applications, Graphics and use KSnapshot to take a screenshot.

I seem to recall Cairo being active when I first installed SOHO 7. One of the first things I did was go into System Settings and disable it.

[Canuck]

Thank you retired1af

Such a simple solution; which eluded me, partially because I am relatively unfamiliar with KDE.    Gnome has become too splashy for me; I just want to have a functioning distribution which facilitates my computing needs.    Thanks again.