[opensuse-kde] TW "Configure Desktop" empty
Having just done 'zypper ref; zypper up' on a TW installation (with no optional DE/WM repos enabled) I wanted to run through "Configure Desktop" (systemsettings5). It opens a shadow of a window complete with decorations, but a popup complains it "was unable to find any views, and hence has nothing to display", and on dismissing the popup the window closes. What is it that is supposed to provide "views"? When both "Configure Desktop" and "Configure KDE4 Applications" are in the (classic) start menu, is only the latter supposed to work or be used? The latter doesn't seem to have any way to turn off (compositing) effects except by disabling each effect separately. -- "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-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org
Am Freitag, 14. August 2015, 02:48:47 schrieb Felix Miata:
Having just done 'zypper ref; zypper up' on a TW installation (with no optional DE/WM repos enabled) I wanted to run through "Configure Desktop" (systemsettings5). It opens a shadow of a window complete with decorations, but a popup complains it "was unable to find any views, and hence has nothing to display", and on dismissing the popup the window closes. What is it that is supposed to provide "views"?
I have read about this problem (mostly on Kubuntu I think), but never seen it myself. Maybe you miss some package, or have some incompatible versions installed? Try a "zypper dup", I'd say.
When both "Configure Desktop" and "Configure KDE4 Applications" are in the (classic) start menu, is only the latter supposed to work or be used? The latter doesn't seem to have any way to turn off (compositing) effects except by disabling each effect separately.
No, your supposed to use systemsettings5 ("Configure Desktop"). As the name implies, "Configure KDE4 Applications" is KDE4's systemsettings, and changes KDE4's settings only. And Plasma5 does not respect nor migrate the old settings. Kind Regards, Wolfgang -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org
Wolfgang Bauer composed on 2015-08-14 15:49 (UTC+0200):
Felix Miata composed:
Having just done 'zypper ref; zypper up' on a TW installation (with no optional DE/WM repos enabled) I wanted to run through "Configure Desktop" (systemsettings5). It opens a shadow of a window complete with decorations, but a popup complains it "was unable to find any views, and hence has nothing to display", and on dismissing the popup the window closes. What is it that is supposed to provide "views"?
I have read about this problem (mostly on Kubuntu I think), but never seen it myself.
I saw, both recent and ancient, but saw no solutions I could relate to openSUSE.
Maybe you miss some package, or have some incompatible versions installed?
"Some package" is why I asked here. I'm unable to connect the dots between "some package" and "views".
Try a "zypper dup", I'd say.
Dup only proposes: remove dhcpd, pm-utils and suspend upgrade konsole and konsole-part upgrade 9 packman libs and Flash Did it anyway, and again, Konsole is back to not autostarting after having left it open at logout, and again it's back to white text on black background. :-(
When both "Configure Desktop" and "Configure KDE4 Applications" are in the (classic) start menu, is only the latter supposed to work or be used? The latter doesn't seem to have any way to turn off (compositing) effects except by disabling each effect separately.
No, your supposed to use systemsettings5 ("Configure Desktop"). As the name implies, "Configure KDE4 Applications" is KDE4's systemsettings, and changes KDE4's settings only. And Plasma5 does not respect nor migrate the old settings.
These are the menus I have by TW host: gx780: http://fm.no-ip.com/SS/KDE/startMenu-TW-k5-gx780-201508.jpg gx745: http://fm.no-ip.com/SS/KDE/startMenu-TW-k5-gx745-201508.jpg -- "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-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org
Am Freitag, 14. August 2015, 14:19:25 schrieb Felix Miata:
Wolfgang Bauer composed on 2015-08-14 15:49 (UTC+0200):
I have read about this problem (mostly on Kubuntu I think), but never seen it myself. I saw, both recent and ancient, but saw no solutions I could relate to openSUSE. Maybe you miss some package, or have some incompatible versions installed?
"Some package" is why I asked here. I'm unable to connect the dots between "some package" and "views".
Actually, all the "views" should be in the systemsettings5 package itself. But something like this can also happen when the KDE cache cannot be accessed or is corrupt. So try to remove ~/.cache/ksycoca5 and run "kbuildsycoca5 --noincremental" manually (as user). AIUI, on Kubuntu the main problem is/was that people are used to running graphical applications with sudo. This can cause the user cache to be owned by root, causing all sort of problems like this one.
Did it anyway, and again, Konsole is back to not autostarting after having left it open at logout, and again it's back to white text on black background. :-(
Well, session management in KF5 is still a bit flakey, might be a problem in Konsole itself too. But the profile settings should be saved. This is probably not at all related to the zypper dup though.
These are the menus I have by TW host:
gx780: http://fm.no-ip.com/SS/KDE/startMenu-TW-k5-gx780-201508.jpg
gx745: http://fm.no-ip.com/SS/KDE/startMenu-TW-k5-gx745-201508.jpg
As I said, for configuring Plasma5, you need to use "Configure Desktop". You can find it in "Applications" and "Settings". "Configure KDE4 Applications" is the KDE4 version as should be obvious. Kind Regards, Wolfgang -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org
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