November 2002 - openSUSE KDE - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Broken KDE 3.0.4 panel as 'root'
by Thies Eggers 11 Nov '02

11 Nov '02

Hi! After updating my SuSE 8.0 Pro (from KDE 3.0.0 to 3.0.4 and also all the other recommended patches) via the YOU I'm facing a quite strange problem, when I'm logged in as 'root'. The panel bar (and only when logged in as 'root') doesn't show anymore anything beside the first 5 symbols (counting from the left, i.e. Start Programs, Browse YaST, Shell, Desktop). So the desktop-overview, the programme windows, the lock-screen and log-out buttons, shortcuts to KOrganizer, Klipper and Available Hardware and also the time/date are missing as well as all the separators. Even choosing the default settings in the Control Center --> Panel doesn't help ... What to do to fix this problem? Cheerio, Thies -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ NEU: Mit GMX ins Internet. Rund um die Uhr für 1 ct/ Min. surfen!

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KMail and its Addressbook (suse 8.1)
by Thomas Zwerger 11 Nov '02

11 Nov '02

I've 2 users (A and B). For user A I can create new entries in the KMail addressbook and save them. That's ok. But I can't create any entry in the addressbook of user B. More precisely, I create a new entry, but I'm not able to save it. I get just a pop-up window saying something like 'cannot save addressbook' and the addressbook stays empty. The difference between user A and B: I launched the empty addressbook for user B and tried to import an address list. The address list had a format error and the addressbook crashed with - I think it was - a signal 11 error. I compared the two ~/.kde/../kmailrc files, but didn't find any significant difference, besides different mail directories and such things. I read on the KMail pages that there are problems with importing lists. Does anyone know how to set the addressbook of user B in an usable state? Thanks for any help. Thomas -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ NEU: Mit GMX ins Internet. Rund um die Uhr für 1 ct/ Min. surfen!

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annoying scrollable kde desktop
by Sven Ehret 11 Nov '02

11 Nov '02

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Folks, what's that with the KDE wallpaper. Why can I scroll down my wallpaper, seeing the top of it on the bottom of my screen (hope some of you get what I'm trying to say)? This is annoying when saving files to the desktop, because them icons are placed in the lower "invisible part" of the screen. - -- Sven Ehret - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ QOTD: Some people have one of those days. I've had one of those lives. Diese eMail wurde elektronisch signiert. PGP-Schlüssel auf Wunsch. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE9zrix5dQOSMtmKR0RAs9/AKDFnPFNJWJB3TJ4mzQogNP0DDZYDwCeNNjV tyNv1Cj0XJL6d7zyJzd0i9Q= =XCjK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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KOrganizer and KPilot
by Peter Nunn 11 Nov '02

11 Nov '02

Hi folks, anyone managed to get KPilot to talk to KOrganizer with Suse 8.1? I have managed to get the conduits set up (pointing to the .ics file I'm using with KOrganizer, I think), but when I do a sync, the data is transfered (or atleast the the address data is) but I don't see anything in organizer. Any ideas please. Ta Peter Nunn.

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Installed 8.1 professional and kde doesn't work
by DJ 08 Nov '02

08 Nov '02

Hi suse-kde, I just installed SuSe 8.1 Professional from scratch. I was running 7.1 and everything was fine. Upon boot, kde does not start. The monitor has an orange light. I can toggle to a text login. I checked the archives and support database. It appears that the SuSe install often uses higher refresh rates and/or frequencies then can be supported. At this stage, do I just run sax2? Thank you. -- __________________________ DJ mailto: linux_programmer(a)hotmail.com

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Anti aliased fonts
by Johan Ekh 08 Nov '02

08 Nov '02

Hi! I cannot get anti aliased fonts in kde3. I have enabled it in the "control center" but it does not work. I've tried to set QT_XFT=1 and QT_XFT=true but nothing happens. I use SuSE 8.0 and KDE 3.03. Could anyone point me in the right direction? Best regards, Johan -- Johan Ekh Phone : +46 21 125828 Svanågatan 25 Mobile : +46 73 6549999 722 23 Västerås, Sweden E-mail : johan.ekh(a)bostream.nu

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Suse 8.1 noob question
by Kevin Thomas 07 Nov '02

07 Nov '02

Right, so I've spent the last few nights fighting with my speedtouch modem (so darn close yet soooo far!!) and arguing with my nVidia drivers so far with no luck! I've deliberated over where my Kinternet icon has gone from the taskbar even although when I launch Kinternet from the menu it says "it's already running, check the icon on the taskbar stooopid!"...but the icon is *not* there, definitely missing, absent, an ex-icon!! Can anyone shed some light on this poor lost soul and tell me where the flip my icon has gone! Oh, and don't worry about the rest of the stuff...I'll find the appropriate list and post there! Thanks in advance...Kev. "my computer beat me at chess, but I won when it came to kick-boxing!" _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

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Nvidia & 8.1
by Rodney Wishart 07 Nov '02

07 Nov '02

Hello list, I'm running SuSE 8.1 with Nvidia GEForce 2 ultra (Nvidia drivers) and looking for some tips from experienced users who have a stable system. My system runs fine in the desktop, however when running games (racer, Wolfenstein) I continue to get lockups. I have AGP 4X enabled in the bios however, I have turned this setting off (2X) and it doesn't appear to help with stability. There are numerous settings for the driver in the README file I'm just looking for stability. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Rodney

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import pegasus addressbook?
by Gracia M. Littauer 07 Nov '02

07 Nov '02

can I import pegasus address? & is what is the file name? I see I can import message dirs. While I have your attention...is there a way to organize Kmail addressbook into separate sections; ie FRIENDS, FAMILY et cetera??? It's a PITA to find an address with 100 entries! AND last, but not least..is there a way to make changes, such as moving the colunms so one can read them and have them be permanent? -- Gracia...living in Cooleemee, NC Registered Linux user #263390 - SuSE 8 Pro yahoo....n 1: not very intelligent or interested in culture

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KBear annoyance: solved
by Patrick 07 Nov '02

07 Nov '02

Hey Ben and all others interested in the kbear dilemma I was having earlier. It seems that Ben's suggestions work ok afterall. Change the preferences in kbear to not show the systray icon and remove it from the Konq toolbar. Haven't seen it this morning after booting up, so will assume it is gone for now. Thanks Ben for the suggestions. Patrick -- --- KMail v1.4.3 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.1 --- Registered Linux User #225206

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