Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3893 mails)

[Curtis Rey <crey@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 02 January 2007 04:39, Basil Chupin wrote:
> Curtis Rey wrote:
> > On Tuesday 02 January 2007 04:23, Basil Chupin wrote:
> >> Curtis Rey wrote:
> >>> Happy 2007 all! :D
> >>>
> >>> I haven't figured out why when I start Firefox the Icons on my desktop
> >>> (KDE 3.55) disappear.   For instance, if the browser opens in the right
> >>> corner position 0.0 and is say 1024x768 on a 1280x1024 then all the
> >>> Icons behind this space are gone - and therefore when I move the
> >>> browser window to see that indeed the icons behind have been blanked
> >>> the icons where I moved the window is now gone.  It's kinda like an
> >>> eraser.
> >>>
> >>> When I close Firefox then as soon as the browse is truly closed the
> >>> icons come back (theres a short period where the browser is gone and so
> >>> are the icone).
> >>>
> >>> Any help would be appreciated - likely a straight forward fix (at least
> >>> I'm hoping).
> >>>
> >>> TIA, Curtis.
> >>
> >> While I have never experienced this so cannot help but have to ask 2
> >> questions: (1) does this happen if you open another application and move
> >> it the way you move FF?; and (2) what happens if you open FF is full
> >> screen and then either use the 'restore' and the 'minimise' buttons?
> >
> > It only happens in FF.  If I set to full screen - F11 and back all that
> > happens is the desktop is void of icons - closing FF and they restore.
>
> Of course I tried all this on my 10.2 before asking you the Qs so all I
> can say that it isn't FF zapping the icons on you. Not much of a help I
> know but it does indicate that the answer lies not in FF.
>
> Didn't someone suggest a while back when confronted with a hassle in kde
> to delete the ./kde dir (after backing it up of course) in your /home
> and let it rebuild itself? But before doing this better wait for this to
> be confirmed and don't take my word for it :-) .

Zapped .kde yesterday (of course after "mv .kde kde-bkup" and moving 
kmail/kontact data back).  I have an old mozilla file that FF naturally used 
as well.  I'm thinking of zapping the moz/FF file (actually moving it) and 
seeing if that doesn't do the trick.

Cheers, Curtis.

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