April 2011 - openSUSE KDE 3 - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-kde3] 4/24 Update Broke All kicker Apps - but which update did it?
by David C. Rankin 26 Apr '11

26 Apr '11

Guys, Updates have been rock-solid for 11.4 kde3. Yesterday, I updated and kmenu is gone, kpager is gone, all systray apps are gone and the tasklist is gone. Screenshots: [144k showing full screen & empty kicker -- quicklaunch is only working app]: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/suse/bugs/114/kde3/kicker-apps-gone-%3eno-Kme… [73k the error dialog] http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/suse/bugs/114/kde3/kicker-apps-gone-%3eno-Kme… Here is the .xsession-errors file: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/suse/bugs/114/kde3/xsession-errors-no-kmenu.t… Here is the list of packages that were updated on 4/24: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/suse/bugs/114/kde3/upgraded-apps-causing-kmen… I have no idea which update did it. I suspect a kdebase3 file. The only other strange conflict that was resolved was SoQt (which has something to do with coin and OpenGL). I don't know if that is related, but there was a conflict that yast resolved. Let me know what other files I can post that would help. Right now, other than having no kmenu and kicker being blank (except for quicklaunch) things seem to be working normally. What say the experts? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-kde3] sr 68109 incoming
by Robert Xu 21 Apr '11

21 Apr '11

Ilya, SR 68109 contains the qt3 patch (and solves the >1120 patching problem). Also includes some fixes from Philip Thomas <pth(a)suse.de>. -- later, Robert Xu -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-kde3] Howto change open/save dialogs for OpenOffice (oo.org install) in 11.4/kde3 - gnome would be fine??
by David C. Rankin 18 Apr '11

18 Apr '11

Guys, I have had to stay with OpenOffice for the time being due to a document spacing bug in LibreOffice: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35803 Is there any way to change the default open/save dialog to something other than the horrible default with no navigation tree? Here is what I get: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/suse/bugs/114/oo/ugly-open-save-dlg.jpg I have tried using: OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome openoffice.org3 -writer %U but that doesn't get me the gnome/gtk dialogs (I even installed gnome to make sure) Starting OO with OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=kde openoffice.org3 -writer %U does give the KDE3 color scheme instead of the GTK2 colors, but the file open/save dialogs continue to be the default: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/suse/bugs/114/oo/ugly-open-save-dlg-using_OOO… Any ideas from the gurus on how to change the file open/save dialogs with the OO install from OO? Is it even possible with the install from openoffice.org? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-kde3] openSUSE 11.4 KDE3 LiveDVD ISO is available
by Ilya Chernykh 16 Apr '11

16 Apr '11

I have made a KDE3 appliance in SUSE Studio. You are welcome to test it. The direct link to the ISO (not permanent): http://susestudio.com/download/d048f002ae51bc2ca4bdace998887b9f/OpenSUSE_11… Link to the appliance page (permanent): http://susegallery.com/a/vv1af0/opensuse-114-kde3 You are also welcome to (positively) rate it as well as make suggestions for improvements. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-kde3] kcmshell <???> to manage kcm_gtk in 11.4?
by Felix Miata 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Since kcontrol has nothing to select in the left pane, one must run kcmshell for individual modules to control them. However, I see nothing relating to managing gtk apps in kcmshell help. How does one configure gtk apps via kcmshell? Or, better yet, get kcontrol to show what belongs in its left pane? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-kde3] 11.4 -- "fish" or cut bait... no sftp://
by David C. Rankin 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Guys, Just checking in to see if there have been any fixes identified for the "Error encountered while talking to ssh" bug when using sftp:// in konqueror (or kwrite/kate, etc..) I can fish:// just fine (catch anything I want to), but I cannot sftp in 11.4. Working on trinity in kate, I try to sftp:// into my test box and I get the error: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/suse/bugs/114/kde3/sftp-kwrite-broken.jpg But, changing to fish:// works fine: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/suse/bugs/114/kde3/sftp-kwrite-fish-OK.jpg Note: for both boxes here -- ssh is ON the STANDARD port 22. Any luck looking at the kioslave? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-kde3] Display only partially display for root - Areas of desktop get blanked out
by David C. Rankin 10 Apr '11

10 Apr '11

Guys, Here is a strange on. When I logged in as root to check on kpowersave. Different areas of the display background would blank out. This started as soon as I closed the tips dialog. I could move a window around and force a redraw and the background would come back, but then opening another window would case the areas to blank again. As a normal user -- everything is fine, but if I open a kcontrol module and choose "administrator mode", I get the same behavior. This leads me to believe it is kde3 related and not related to the earlier Xorg bug. Here are a couple of screenshots. The black areas of the background are blank: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/suse/bugs/114/X/display-blanks-as-root1.jpg http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/suse/bugs/114/X/display-blanks-as-root.jpg What say the experts? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-kde3] kpowersave is Greyed out as normal user??
by David C. Rankin 06 Apr '11

06 Apr '11

Ilya, Robert, All, I am having a problem with kpowersave (battery monitor) on my laptop. It won't launch from the menu, but I can force it to start from the command line with: kpowersave & When it runs, it is greyed out and does not appear to be working correctly. Here is a screenshot of my kicker showing the greyed-out kpowersave: [12k] http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/suse/bugs/114/kde3/kpowersave-greyed-out.jpg I'm not even sure what to check to try and troubleshoot. I'll try logging in as root and seeing what happens and report back. Do you have any other ideas of what I should look for to try and figure this one out? Thanks. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-kde3] Better open/save dialogs in Libre until 3.3.3 is released -- Use GTK2 mode
by David C. Rankin 06 Apr '11

06 Apr '11

Guys, Until the kde3 dialog fix appears in Libre, which I think was planned for 3.3.3, you can use the GTK2 file open/save dialogs in kde3. The gtk2 dialog at least gives you a filesystem tree on the left side to help navigate instead of that God awful default open/save dialog. To use it, simply use kmenuedit to update the "command" for launching write, calc, etc.. to eg.: OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome lowriter %U I have tried giving the OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome as an export in .bashrc, but for some reason it doesn't have the same effect there. Maybe somebody else knows how to make the global export work? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-kde3] LibreOffice
by Ilya Chernykh 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Support for KDE3 has been re-enabled in LibreOffice 3.3.2 in the LibreOffice:Stable repository. In addition to support for KDE3 styles, libreoffice-kde package now works well, providing KDE3 file picker dialogs and address book in LibreOffice. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde3+help(a)opensuse.org

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