February 2003 - openSUSE KDE - openSUSE Mailing Lists

externer screensaver anstelle kde - eigenen; geht nicht
by Michael Gens 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

Hallo! Nachdem ich SuSE 8.1 inst. habe, verwende ich auch KDE als GUI. Nun möchte ich den externen screensaver "xscreensaver" anstelle des KDE-eingenen einsetzen, weil dieser von sich aus und automatisch die "Pausenbildchen" wechselt, während er sich eingeschaltet hat. (Im Gegensatz -so weit ich es gesehen habe- zu KDE, der immer nur das Bild wechselt, wenn sich der BS-Schoner erneut einschaltet). -> Bitte korrigiert mich, falls es auch anders geht (wie?). Jedenfalls habe ich via Control Center den KDE BS-Schoner deaktiviert und den "xscreensaver" in .xinitrc eingetragen. Leider ohne Erfolg: Das Programm startet zwar, tritt aber nicht in den Vordergrund, nachdem die Wartezeit abgelauten ist. Muß da noch irgend etwas / irgendwo anderes eingetragen werden, damit meine Bemühungen von Erfolg gekrönt sind? Danke für Eure Hilfe im voraus!!! -- Gruesze _ # Michael # _

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RE: [suse-kde] KMail mailboxes to Outlook?
by KMcLauchlan＠chrysalis-its.com 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

> -----Original Message----- > From: Lutz Zetzsche [mailto:Lutzis-Koerbchen@netcologne.de] > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 1:53 PM > To: suse-kde(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [suse-kde] KMail mailboxes to Outlook? > > > Hi Kevin, > > Am Donnerstag, 6. Februar 2003 18:12 schrieb > KMcLauchlan(a)chrysalis-its.com: > > in Outlook. A change at the company has required > > that I get rid of my Linux partition and go back > > to Windows and Outlook. > if the problem is to communicate with the Exchange Server, > the solution > for your problem could be Ximian Evolution with the Ximian Connector: > > http://ximian.com/products/evolution/ > > "Ximian™ Connector is a unique extension to the Ximian Evolution, > corporate and personal information management software that allowes > Linux and UNIX to collaborate with co-workers using Microsoft > Exchange > 2000. With Ximian Connector installed, Ximian Evolution > functions as an > Exchange 2000 client, enabling users to become full participants in > company-wide group scheduling and other collaborative tasks, > including > accessing public folders and Global Address Lists, personal email, > calendar, and task lists, and group scheduling information." > -> http://ximian.com/products/connector/ I believe that our IT department claims that the server setup that Ximian Connector requires needs Windows 2000. Our Exchange server is on Win NT. Besides, I'm the guy who unilaterally went over to Linux and took my mail-reader function with me. The company is not about to pay for Ximian stuff, just so I can get back. I'm not about to pay, either. :-) /kevin

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no background picture behind login manager (3.1)
by Richard Bos 06 Feb '03

06 Feb '03

Since I upgraded to kde-3.1 I don't seem to be able to alter the background image of the login manager. This is at all systems I've upgraded (more than 1 ;) Does others have a similar experience, is there a solution? The config file (/etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc) has the following entry: [X-*-Greeter] AntiAliasing=true BackgroundCfg=/etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc Which is actually the file that I was browsing ... ??? -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless

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what is needed for a new kde language?
by Richard Bos 06 Feb '03

06 Feb '03

[maybe OT] I'm working with some people on translating kde into Frisian the 2nd language of The Netherlands. There are some files available, which are: # rpm -ql kde3-i18n-nl_FY /opt/kde3/share/locale/nl_FY/LC_MESSAGES/cupsdconf.mo /opt/kde3/share/locale/nl_FY/LC_MESSAGES/desktop_kde-i18n.mo /opt/kde3/share/locale/nl_FY/LC_MESSAGES/desktop_kdelibs.mo /opt/kde3/share/locale/nl_FY/LC_MESSAGES/kdelibs.mo /opt/kde3/share/locale/nl_FY/LC_MESSAGES/ktexteditor_isearch.mo /opt/kde3/share/locale/nl_FY/LC_MESSAGES/timezones.mo /opt/kde3/share/locale/nl_FY/entry.dektop If these files are installed by means of the rpm, no changes are visible when the language is set to nl_FY. However, if all (nl) /opt/kde3/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/*.mo files are copied to the nl_FY counter part and after that the above rpm is installed the Frisian words appear. So there are some files prerequired to get a language change, but which ones? Does anyone know? -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless

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RE: [suse-kde] KDE 3.1 on 8.1, yet again
by KMcLauchlan＠chrysalis-its.com 06 Feb '03

06 Feb '03

> -----Original Message----- > From: Kristian Koehntopp [mailto:kris@koehntopp.de] > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 9:41 AM [...] > I downloaded the Suse Linux KDE 3.1 packages from > ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/3.1/SuSE/ix86/8.1/ into a > directory (/mnt/kde). I then wrote the following little script > > #! /bin/sh -- > > for i in /mnt/kde/*rpm > do > name="`rpm -q --queryformat="%{NAME}\n" -p $i" > inst="`rpm -q $name 2>/dev/null" > if [ -n "$inst" ] > then > echo "$i" > else > echo "#$i" > fi > done > > to generate a file "inst" which contained the names of all files > I was to install as well of all files I was not to install as > comments. I hand-checked that file, enabled a few more packages > manually, and > > # grep -v "^#" inst > inst2 > # rpm -U `cat inst2` > > was all that was necessary to install the update. Make sure to > logout, get a text mode console and "init 3", then "init 5" the > system to get a fresh X server, a new KDM instance and after > login a new KDE 3.1 session. > > KDM is part of kdebase3-kdm-3.1-51 and installs to > /opt/kde3/bin/kdm in Suse Linux 8.1. > > Kristian OK, thanks. That's likely what I'll be doing tonight, then. :-) By the way, anybody, is the ftp.kde.org site faster than the ftp.gwdg.de site? My original major update (that I said took 18 hours) was done via my ADSL connection, but apt-get reported speeds between 200B/s and 28.6kB/s, mostly with the gwdg site. While we are on the topic, can somebody please let me know what I *should* have done to have the KDE3.1 install and work directly off the repository(ies)?? What is so special about KDE3.1 that it is more resistant to installing than any of 1000 other packages that successfully went in? In order to get a working KDE3.1 onto my system, I would have been HAPPY to sacrifice existing programs from my system, if they somehow conflicted. I would equally have been HAPPY to forget about any pending non-KDE3.1 updates/upgrades if THEY were somehow in conflict. I made choices with apt-get, and then with synaptic, to resolve any reported conflicts or dependency problems, before I gave the big go-ahead. Why would it still crap out? My rpm database was in whatever state YaST/YOU had left it. I have never installed ANY apps from source. I have never issued a --force or --nodeps (to my knowledge). Is there a command option for apt-get that says "I don't care what you have to do to get KDE3.1 in and working, just do it"?? I don't mean --nodeps, or anything that will leave me with a bunch of time-bombs. I mean, if a package/program/ library already on my system is in conflict, then that package/program/library gets ripped out, automatically, and KDE3.1 goes in. Is there a way to do that without going package-by-package, by hand? I figure that once I had KDE3.1 working and stable, I could worry about re-installing other apps that were sacrificed... or finding replacements could peacefully co-exist. /kevin

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KMail mailboxes to Outlook?
by KMcLauchlan＠chrysalis-its.com 06 Feb '03

06 Feb '03

All, I've seen discussion of moving your e-mail from MS Outlook over to Linux and KMail. What about going the other way? I have several thousands of messages in KMail that I'd like to have available *as e-mail messages* in Outlook. A change at the company has required that I get rid of my Linux partition and go back to Windows and Outlook. I can use Linux on another computer, but my e-mail is to be handled via Exchange Server and Outlook.... darn-it! I know that I can just move everything over as plain text, but it would be much more useful to integrate all the messages that I've kept in KMail for the past 14 months back into Outlook -- which I was previously using. Hints? Suggestions? /kevin

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Re:[suse-kde] KMail mailboxes to Outlook?
by b9b9b9＠libero.it 06 Feb '03

06 Feb '03

Kevin, ----- Snip ----- I've seen discussion of moving your e-mail from MS Outlook over to Linux and KMail. What about going the other way? ----- Snip ----- I already answered, but anyway I'll repost it! ... It is not so fast, but tricky! Get the mbox file from KMAIL home dir. Install 'NETSCAPE 4.79' in Winzoz. Then copy mbox files into the user directory, usually 'x:\Program files\Netscape\Users\identity\Mail. They will be automatically translated/indexed for Netscape (the format is the same, indexes are different! so copy only mbox file!!!) Then from Outlook Express You can import Netscape 4.79 mail files (don't try with Netscape6,7/Mozilla, it won't work!) Ciao, Luca

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multimedia prob
by Christoph Dohmen 05 Feb '03

05 Feb '03

Hi out there, I have problems with the kdemultimedia-package (3.1) within suse 7.3. There seems to be no way to enable the midi-players to play with my Soundblaster AWE32 and alsa-0.5.12-0 :-(( The binary-rpms don't work. I can't even select any midi-device. And run from the commandline I get the error-message "Sorry, this KMid version was compiled without ALSA support but you're using ALSA .". So I compiled it on my own, (--with-alsa and --enable-sound=alsa) but I got the same result! Can anybody give me a hint, where I can find a binary kmid running with a sb awe, or even what do I need to compile by my self. Or even how to do the configure?! Chris -- Christoph Dohmen ChDohmen(a)gmx.de

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Suse KDE 3.1 Log on Screen
by Jim Frost 04 Feb '03

04 Feb '03

-- KMail 1.5 KDE 3.1

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Kcommander 3.0
by Vince Turzo 04 Feb '03

04 Feb '03

I'm running SuSE 8.1. I downloaded and installed the kcommander3-3-0-281 RPM. YAST installed the package without warnings or problems. However, I'm not sure that I have the program. There wasn't a name installed for Kcommander with the other applications or file managers. No icons. No sign of Kcommander anywhere. How do I know if Kcommander really is installed? Do I need to run any special commands to launch or activate it? Please advise. Thanks. Vince

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