August 2002 - openSUSE KDE - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Font problems
by Matthew W. Sheffield 21 Aug '02

21 Aug '02

I've been using 7.3 for about a year now, and it seems that when it comes to fonts, that when I get them anti-aliased in KDE, then GNOME apps can't see my TrueType fonts. I just updated (though not through YOU) to KDE 3.0.2 and have found my anti-aliasing missing from KDE but now GNOME apps seem to be able to see my TT fonts. My anti-aliasing was working perfectly (at least in KDE) under 3.0.1 and before and after the upgrade, I did not change any anti-aliasing settings. Now TT fonts show up, but in regular jagged fashion. Does anyone have any idea what's going on here? I am also a user of the xft hack found on kde-look.org. Is there a possibility it may have to do with this? TIA for any assistance. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com

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mouse
by Hans Krueger 21 Aug '02

21 Aug '02

does anybody know how to get the 4th and 5th buttons on a optical mouse -- Hans Krueger hans007(a)prexar.com "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin

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SuSE 8.0 and kvim
by Sebastian Huber 20 Aug '02

20 Aug '02

Hello, was someone able to install the kvim.rpm from http://www.suse.de/us/private/download/linuks/i386/update_for_8_0/extra.htm… I installed the rpm (with no error message) but afterwards kvim didn't work. This means that the command 'kvim' resulted in 'bash: kvim: command not found'. Ciao

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kde3rc -- how to change it?
by Vitaly Shishakov 20 Aug '02

20 Aug '02

In a SuSE with KDE3 installed there is a file /etc/kde3rc with the only entry: [Directories] prefixes=/etc/opt/kde3/ How can i specify additional prefixes to it (say: /usr/local/kde) ? What else can i do here?

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KMail - "feature"=?iso-8859-1?q?=BF?=
by Kevin McLauchlan 20 Aug '02

20 Aug '02

G'day all. I'm running KMail 1.4 on KDE 3.0.2 on SuSE 8. I'm using our company IMAP server. In the "Folders" panel of the KMail interface, I see a folder for each of my local folders, plus an entry for the server (panda). Panda has sub-folders for all the usual Exchange Server folders (such as inbox, Calendar, Contacts, Deleted Items, Sent Items...) When I open KMail, I have to click the 'panda' folder and then the 'inbox' folder, in order to trigger the retrieval of my mail from the server. All the new mail pours into the local "picture" of the server's "kevin's inbox". So, at this point, I believe I have a local copy of what exists in my folder on the server (i.e., hundreds or thousands of e-mails that have come in since the last time I checked). Or, maybe it's just titles and I don't actually have complete copies... not sure how that works. My filters, apparently are not triggered by this arrival. I have to do "Edit > Select all" and then "Message > Apply Filters". The system churns for a few minutes, and my server-reflection "inbox" is emptied into my various folders. Then, a progress bar appears at the bottom right corner of the KMail window, while (presumably) KMail cleans up all the messages that have just been filtered. This takes a bit of time (a few seconds, to a couple of minutes, depending on the number of messages). If I click on any folder while that cleanup is proceeding, the process dies with an error message, leaving behind any messages that had not been cleared from my local server-inbox copy folder. If I don't clean them up manually, they will be RE-copied, along with any new arrivals, the next time I invoke my filters, and my archive folders will receive a bunch of duplicates. Is this the way it's supposed to work? To my way of thinking (usually incorrect, if it's about Linux) I should be able to click on another folder without killing an active process. Either *nothing* should happen (the click should be ignored), or else my click should be cached until the current process is done. I don't see the utility of having a valid process be ungracefully killed by the mere act of selecting another folder within the KMail folder's panel. If it's going to kill the "cleanup after filtering" process, then I think KMail should present an "are you sure?" dialog, and give me the option to say: "whoops! continue cleaning up... I didn't mean to interrupt." This has been consistent since I've had SuSE 8 and KMail on this laptop. Does anybody else's setup work like this? (I previously had SuSE 7.3 and Evolution, so I don't have a history against which I can compare.) It's not a big deal, just a little annoyance that I'd like to understand better. Maybe my folders or my server connection need to be specified differently. Any insights? /kevin -- ** DIR-ty DEEDS, and they're DONE dirt cheap. (Sing it, now...)

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KDE 3.0.3?
by Mathias Homann 20 Aug '02

20 Aug '02

Hi, anyone seen kde3.0.3 rpms for suse yet? bye, [L]

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OpenOffice 1.0.1 install can't get X server
by Kevin McLauchlan 19 Aug '02

19 Aug '02

Hello all. I had OpenOffice 1.0.0 successfully installed on my system for a couple of months. On Saturday, I removed it, to do a clean install of OpenOffice 1.0.1. I followed the instructions on the OO.org site, which have not changed since the previous successful installation. You download the package into /tmp, su to root, untar the package, which creates a /tmp/install directory and dumps hundreds of files in there. Then, you cd to /tmp/install and run the install script. When I do that, this is the result: mybox:/tmp/install # ./install --prefix=/opt Installation starting, please be patient ... glibc version: 2.2.5 Initializing installation program.......... Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: No protocol specified cannot connect to X server Installation Completed mybox:/tmp/install # I tried earlier suggestions in the OpenOffice[users] list, but they assumed that I was using a terminal without X. In fact, I tried several different ways of running a terminal from withn KDE, and the result was the same every time. I'm making the assumption that if I have invoked a Konsole from the KDE menu of the desktop panel, then I am probably using X... yes? So, I searched the last few months of this list (SuSE-KDE) and found the suggestion by Ben Rosenberg: > You would need to do this... > > ssh -X -l root localhost > > The -X lets you exectute X programs as root :) Again, I got exactly the same result as above.... though now, at least, "localhost" is in the database of trusted callers <grin>. So, the questions are: X is working, why is it refusing to acknowledge OO1.0.1 install? Or, why would OO1.0.1 install script be failing to get itself properly ingratiated with the X server? Is there some sort of link I could create, to fool somebody as to who they are talking to? Is there something like that "source" bash command that was used to fool OpenOffice1.0 into believing that I was running its favorite version of Java? Currently using SuSE 8.0, KDE 3.0.2, and XFree86 version 4.2.0. One difference between now and when OO1.0.0 was successfully installed, is that I probably had KDE 3.0.1 installed then. However, it still worked after I "upgraded" to KDE 3.0.2, so that's probably not the problem... (or is that a bad assumption?)_ There may be other differences, because I run YOU every couple of weeks. Thoughts? Suggestions? If it's RTFM, which FM do you mean? I've been searching FAQs and finding nothing related to this situation. The "Installation Guide" PDF ignores this issue. Thanks, /kevin (who needs an office suite to work, but doesn't have one)

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OT: Traceroute Tip
by Carl 19 Aug '02

19 Aug '02

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 . Check out this amusing utility: http://www.thoughtcrime.org/fakeroute.html - -- "Every group has a couple of experts. And every group has at least one idiot. Thus are balance and harmony (and discord) maintained. It's sometimes hard to remember this in the bulk of the flamewars that all of the hassle and pain is generally caused by one or two highly-motivated, caustic twits." -- Chuq Von Rospach, about Usenet -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAj1hSIsACgkQnQ18+PFcZJvjEgCdEGA149OkOk7OvcrX8wK7aAAn 2GgAn03RSYYVhlHWrmB2OvRiyRZhw3Zv =nSe8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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SOLVED: Problem with X and OpenOffice1.0.1 install script
by Kevin McLauchlan 19 Aug '02

19 Aug '02

Woohooo!!! Success! This is crossposted to the two lists where I received different, but related answers. For others who might encounter the same problem, I reproduce the two solutions below, because they are worded differently and they approach the problem from different directions. It is always very helpful for understanding, to see two viewpoints. Sincere thanks to both Wolfgang Fritz and Anders Johansson, respectively. Also, I had forgotten about "sux", which I had used before, but which is not mentioned in general-audience mailing lists, because not all distros have the command available. To summarize, I was attempting to install OpenOffice 1.0.1, but the install script kept reporting "cannot connect to X server". Here are the solutions -- On Monday 19 August 2002 20:11, Wolfgang Fritz wrote: > > Initializing installation program.......... > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > > It's what the message means: The X connection (the install program tried > to open) was refused by the X server. In SuSE 8.0 only the user logged > in via KDM is able to open connections to the X server by default. > > Solution: > Open a terminal from the task bar and enter the command > xhost + > Then open a root window and enter the command > export DISPLAY=:0 > Then start the install script in this window. AND, FROM Anders Johansson On Monday 19 August 2002 20:39, Anders Johansson wrote: > Here's the deal: X doesn't know about root, it know only about the user that > started it. That user has all the permissions to run programs that use the > running X. As that user you need to grant permissions to other users to run > programs. There are several ways to do this: > > As the user that started X, run "ssh -X root@localhost" > > As root after "su", run "export XAUTHORITY=/home/user/.Xauthority" > where "user" is the user that started X. > > As the user that started X, run "sux" instead of "su" to go to root. This will > essentially do the XAUTHORITY thing I mentioned, but you won't have to know > about it :) > > As the user who started X, run "xhost +inet:localhost". This will allow *all* > users logged in to the local machine to run X programs. > > I'm sure there are other ways, but these should be enough to be getting on > with -- "DIRty DEEDS, and they're DONE dirt cheap." [Sing it with me, now...]

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KDevelop
by Steinar Saetre 18 Aug '02

18 Aug '02

Hi. Anybody out there that knows a tool for, or have a guide on how to convert a M$-visual studio makefile, into a KDevelop makefile? I'm trying to import sources into KDevelop, but keeps on getting these messages that the makefiles are missing. When I try to create the makefiles, I get the message that config is missing. What am I missing? (Ok. It's the first time I'm writing anything for linux pltfrm. Hope anyone can help to kickstart me...) The code is not M$ code (it's written for multi platform, and I'm trying to compile a prj to a suse box (PC-104 controller with suse 8)) Any? Regards, S.Saetre Project manager. Industrial Control Design as

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