August 2003 - openSUSE KDE - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Cursor shape/orientation
by Bob Pearson 27 Aug '03

27 Aug '03

I upgraded to kde 3.1.3 (last versions) via synaptic and my pointer changed orientation. Before it pointed "north-west" and now "north-east". How does one change this? Any help is appreciated. Regards, Bob Pearson ----------------------------------------------- SuSE Professional 8.2 AMD Athlon kdepim3-sync-3.1.3-18 kdeartwork3-sound-3.1.3-21 kdeaddons3-games-3.1.3-16 kdegraphics3-kamera-3.1.3-21 kdegraphics3-fax-3.1.3-21 kdenetwork3-vnc-3.1.3-22 kdemultimedia3-video-xine-3.1.3-7 kdesdk3-kdecvs-3.1.3-23 kdenetwork3-news-3.1.3-22 kdepim3-kpilot-3.1.3-18 kdeutils3-devel-3.1.3-19 kdeutils3-3.1.3-19 kdebase3-ksysguardd-3.1.3-28 kdegraphics3-postscript-3.1.3-21 kdemultimedia3-video-3.1.3-7 kdegraphics3-extra-3.1.3-21 kdelibs3-cups-3.1.3-21 kdenetwork3-query-3.1.3-22 kdeutils3-laptop-3.1.3-19 kdeutils3-extra-3.1.3-19 kdesdk3-3.1.3-23 kdegames3-arcade-3.1.3-24 kdebindings3-c-3.1.3-0 kdegraphics3-tex-3.1.3-21 kdegraphics3-3.1.3-21 kdeadmin3-3.1.3-20 kdebase3-nsplugin-3.1.3-28 kdeaddons3-sound-3.1.3-16 kdemultimedia3-extra-3.1.3-7 kdemultimedia3-midi-3.1.3-7 plptools-kde-0.12-53 kdepim3-organizer-3.1.3-18 taskjuggler-kde-1.9.0-44 xmms-kde-3.0.99b1-3 kdeaddons3-kate-3.1.3-16 kdeaddons3-konqueror-3.1.3-16 kdebase3-kdm-3.1.3-28 kdeaddons3-kicker-3.1.3-16 kdenetwork3-chat-3.1.3-22 kdenetwork3-mail-3.1.3-22 kdeartwork3-xscreensaver-3.1.3-21 kdenetwork3-3.1.3-22 kdepim3-time-management-3.1.3-18 kdepim3-3.1.3-18 kdebindings3-java-3.1.3-0 kdebase3-extra-3.1.3-28 kdeartwork3-3.1.3-21 kdegames3-card-3.1.3-24 kdegames3-board-3.1.3-24 kdenetwork3-dialup-3.1.3-22 kdesdk3-translate-3.1.3-23 kdegames3-tactic-3.1.3-24 kdemultimedia3-sound-3.1.3-7 kdegraphics3-scan-3.1-82 kdebase3-3.1.3-28 kdegames3-3.1.3-24 kdeedu3-3.1.3-25 kdegraphics3-3D-3.1.3-21 kdetoys3-3.1.3-27 kdebase3-SuSE-8.2-102 kdelibs3-3.1.3-21 -- I am unique and special, just like everyone else.

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yakumo quicksilver USB 2.0
by ovidiu pascui 27 Aug '03

27 Aug '03

Hi I got a Yakumo Quicksilver USB 2.0 flash-memory. My SuSE 8.2 box has only a usb 1.1 port but the device was recognized (as /dev/sda1 on one machine and /dev/sdc1 on another). The problem appeared when I tried to mount the memory, I got an error message about wrong filesystem or bad blocks. How should this device be mounted? Thank you.

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console buttons
by eddie 26 Aug '03

26 Aug '03

Hi All, Is there a way to set up buttons or icons on the desktop or kde that will allow you to switch to the virtual console of your choice, by clicking on the button or icon? Why? For that odd occasion when one loses keyboard control but still have some response via the mouse.

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cd ripping and encoding under 8.1 pro
by David T-G 25 Aug '03

25 Aug '03

Hi, all -- I would like to get back to my cd conversion project, in which I am converting all of my CDs to MP3s (OGG under consideration; both performance and portability stories welcome), but I'm having trouble finding anything to use for the ripping and encoding! I have a stock SuSE 8.1 install with KDE 3.1.3 added on. Surely someone else out there must be ripping and encoding... What are you using? How did you install it all, and from where? TIA & HAND :-D -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) davidtg(a)justpickone.org * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) davidtgwork(a)justpickone.org -- Mary Baker Eddy, "Science and Health" http://justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!

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Quanta problems
by radu.pirvu＠pp.inet.fi 24 Aug '03

24 Aug '03

Hi! When opening Quanta it was opening in a very wide window (about2 1/2 screens wide). The size function would not work to reduce the width, only the height! Finally, I have removed all the .kde, .qt ... directories and restarted Quanta: works fine. Spent 1 1/2 days to restore my KDE settings than restarted Quanta. The problem is back ! Any ideas? Your help is appreciated! Thank you, /radu

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gtk2 applications unde KDE 3
by ovidiu pascui 24 Aug '03

24 Aug '03

Hi I already exposed my problem some months ago but I got no answer, so I figure out that may be now somebody else has it. So to make the story short: I'm running a SuSE 8.2 Pro (clean install) and KDE 3.1.3. There are several gtk2 applications which I usually use (gnomemeeting, gaim, thunderbird, gftp, etc.) but when I start those under KDE or any othe window manager except Gnome2 I get ugly, tiny fonts. If I start the gnome-controlcenter and open and close the fonts tab, gtk2 applications get their correct fonts but then all other kde fonts get twice as big as normally. I installed all packages from the gnome, gnome-devel groups which come with the distribution and also they are the latest versions but I still have this problem. Please help me!

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Newbie - KDE crash on switch to tty window, DSL disconnects in process
by Raj Chaudhury 22 Aug '03

22 Aug '03

All aspects of the 8.2 installation appear functional, however I have had KDE "crash" several times (but not consistently) on entering CTRL-ALT-F2 to jump to my tty1 session. Basically, the tty1 window appeared for a moment, and would not accept any input, and then would jump back to a new login prompt on window #7 (the GUI window). In other words, the original KDE session died in the process and I was presented with a GUI login window as if I'd just booted up. An artifact of this problem is that *whenever* this happens -- or whenever I re-login to KDE -- my DSL connection drops. (The DSL connection works in all other respects, stays "up" indefinitely, but the moment I experience this KDE crash, or just logout & rel-login as a new user, the connection over DSL is lost). Before I attempt a clean install, any ideas? MfG, Raj _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

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VNC Questions
by Bob Rea 22 Aug '03

22 Aug '03

I am working on reaching my home box, SuSE 8.1, KDE 3.1.3, from my work box, Windows 2000 Pro, using VNC. I have managed to make the connection, but it uses twm. Should I replace twm in the script with kwm or startkde, or something else? Second, this appears to start a new X session. Can I connect to the session already running? If so, how? Third, I can seem to find a reference for running VNC. I can start it, but how do I stop it? All help and directions to the proper references would be appreciated. -- Bob Rea mailto:gapetard@stsams.org http://www.petard.us What do you say to Jesus when he comes again? Where have you been. You said you were coming right back.

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can't get Kmail rewrite header action to work in filter (KMail 1.5.5)
by Kevin Pfeiffer 21 Aug '03

21 Aug '03

Hi all, I use a couple dozen KMail filters already. Recently a mailing list changed it's listserve so that messages are from the sender (rather than the list) and I created a filter to rewrite the from header. But I cannot get any of the header-related actions to work for me. Here's an example: rewrite header Reply-To replace . with TEST I select an article, press Ctrl-J and the hilight moves to another article in the directory, but no change to the header. Any idea what is wrong? (Using 1.5.5 - KDE 3.1.1) -- Kevin Pfeiffer <pfeiffer(a)iu-bremen.de> - www.iu-bremen.de A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

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kde 3.1.3: kmail and imap folder creation
by jotbee＠t-online.de 20 Aug '03

20 Aug '03

Hi, i have some trouble creating mailfolders from kmail on an imap server. On www.kde.org there is a hint that it is a problem with the SuSE delivered binaries (i am running kde 3.1.3 on SuSE 8.0 i386 with kdenetwork3-3.1.3-23). Will there be a new version supporting imap folder creation from SuSE ? cu, Juergen -- EMail: jotbee at t-online dot de The sun shines on my way, every night and every day. :-))

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