Kwrite is taking over my desktop

[bof]

Bruce Marshall wrote:

>Sounds like you have icons in your 'autostart' for your desktop.  
>
>They don't get in there automatically...   :-)
>
>Look in ~/Desktop/Autostart   (although it's been a long time since I've 
>played with this stuff.)
>

There's nothing there except a file called .directory.

Where does kde store the settings for itself when it closes to allow 
reopening as it was when closed?

BOF