Hi List What have I done to my favourite Kmail. The messages show up in the messages box but nothing shows up anymore in the so called preview pane. In the settings ---layout I have ticked the preview pane to show below the message list. Anybody an idea what happened here or better how i can fix this? /bill
On Monday 05 July 2004 05:35 pm, Bill Wisse wrote:
What have I done to my favourite Kmail. The messages show up in the messages box but nothing shows up anymore in the so called preview pane. In the settings ---layout I have ticked the preview pane to show below the message list. Anybody an idea what happened here or better how i can fix this?
/bill
Bill, I had that happen sometime ago. The answer was either a font problem or I had to delete kmail and reinstall it. Sorry I can't recall the exact solution, Oldheimers, you know! I believe the latter was the solution. As best I can recall mine started out with just the blank screen, then it progressed to dying as soon as it got started. I copied all my email to another file then did the delete/reinstall. Been fine since, although I haven't figured out how to look at the old email I saved. Richard
Richard Atcheson wrote:
On Monday 05 July 2004 05:35 pm, Bill Wisse wrote:
What have I done to my favourite Kmail. The messages show up in the messages box but nothing shows up anymore in the so called preview pane. In the settings ---layout I have ticked the preview pane to show below the message list. Anybody an idea what happened here or better how i can fix this?
/bill
Bill, I had that happen sometime ago. The answer was either a font problem or I had to delete kmail and reinstall it. Sorry I can't recall the exact solution, Oldheimers, you know!
Oldheimers, I know about that! When you're in your sixties things are not quite the same :-(
I believe the latter was the solution. As best I can recall mine started out with just the blank screen, then it progressed to dying as soon as it got started. I copied all my email to another file then did the delete/reinstall. Been fine since, although I haven't figured out how to look at the old email I saved. Richard
Ok, but where and how do you find Kmail to delete? According to yast it is not a program by it self. What program is it part of? Thanks for your reply. /bill
On Tuesday 06 July 2004 08:38, Richard Atcheson wrote:
I believe the latter was the solution. As best I can recall mine started out with just the blank screen, then it progressed to dying as soon as it got started. I copied all my email to another file then did the delete/reinstall. Been fine since, although I haven't figured out how to look at the old email I saved.
Isn't the actual mail kept in ~/mail anyway, and therefore retained after removing kmail? When I had a similar problem I removed and then reinstalled kmail and all my messages were kept intact through the process without my moving them anywhere. hth
Hi Bill, On Tuesday 06 July 2004 00:35, Bill Wisse wrote:
Hi List
What have I done to my favourite Kmail. The messages show up in the messages box but nothing shows up anymore in the so called preview pane. In the settings ---layout I have ticked the preview pane to show below the message list. Anybody an idea what happened here or better how i can fix this?
/bill
Maybe there is a problem with some index files in your Mail directory, therefore try this: First close Kmail and open a shell (e.g. Konsole or xterm). Backup your Mail-directory with this command in your shell: cp -a ~/Mail ~/Mail.bak Then delete the index files: rm ~/Mail/.*.index* Reinstalling Kmail (as suggested in another reply) may not work, if the probelm is not Kmail itself but in your Mail directory. Nils -- Don't Panic
Nils Kassube wrote:
Hi Bill,
On Tuesday 06 July 2004 00:35, Bill Wisse wrote:
Hi List
What have I done to my favourite Kmail. The messages show up in the messages box but nothing shows up anymore in the so called preview pane. In the settings ---layout I have ticked the preview pane to show below the message list. Anybody an idea what happened here or better how i can fix this?
/bill
Maybe there is a problem with some index files in your Mail directory, therefore try this:
First close Kmail and open a shell (e.g. Konsole or xterm). Backup your Mail-directory with this command in your shell:
cp -a ~/Mail ~/Mail.bak
Then delete the index files:
rm ~/Mail/.*.index*
Hi Nils When I try this (root) , I get, cannot remove ~/Mail. Is a directory. rm: cannot remove `.*.index*': No such file or directory /bill
On Tuesday 06 July 2004 02:05 pm, Bill Wisse wrote:
Nils Kassube wrote:
Hi Bill,
On Tuesday 06 July 2004 00:35, Bill Wisse wrote:
Hi List
What have I done to my favourite Kmail. The messages show up in the messages box but nothing shows up anymore in the so called preview pane. In the settings ---layout I have ticked the preview pane to show below the message list. Anybody an idea what happened here or better how i can fix this?
/bill
Maybe there is a problem with some index files in your Mail directory, therefore try this:
First close Kmail and open a shell (e.g. Konsole or xterm). Backup your Mail-directory with this command in your shell:
cp -a ~/Mail ~/Mail.bak
Then delete the index files:
rm ~/Mail/.*.index*
Hi Nils When I try this (root) , I get, cannot remove ~/Mail. Is a directory. rm: cannot remove `.*.index*': No such file or directory
I use Konqueror in SuperUser mode to do all this stuff. The index files are hidden so you need to click View>hidden if you're using konqueror. You dont really need to move the other folders. just delete the indexes AFTER you shutdown kmail, then restart kmail, the indexes are rebuilt. Sometimes a single email can really screw up the works. If you look at the details view you might find one file that has different permissions or is unusually large. I've had that happen twice and each time as Kmail came up it would appear to scan down each message and when it hit the weird message it would bonb, sometimes giving the no subject/ no sender appearance, and it would kill kmail each and everytime. Once in desperation I simply moved the Mail folder somewhere else and then deleted and reinstalled Kmail to get back to normal..... Richard
Hi Bill, On Tuesday 06 July 2004 21:05, Bill Wisse wrote:
Then delete the index files:
rm ~/Mail/.*.index*
Hi Nils When I try this (root) , I get, cannot remove ~/Mail. Is a directory. rm: cannot remove `.*.index*': No such file or directory
Hmm, looks like you mistyped the rm command? It should be rm ~/Mail/.*.index* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ no blank character here! Furthermore, the command should be run as the user operating Kmail, not as root. Otherwise you will remove the index files in the mail directory of root, not the files in the user's mail directory. Nils -- Don't Panic
On Wednesday 07 July 2004 06:03, Nils Kassube wrote:
Hi Bill,
On Tuesday 06 July 2004 21:05, Bill Wisse wrote:
Then delete the index files:
rm ~/Mail/.*.index*
Hi Nils When I try this (root) , I get, cannot remove ~/Mail. Is a directory. rm: cannot remove `.*.index*': No such file or directory
Hmm, looks like you mistyped the rm command? It should be
rm ~/Mail/.*.index* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ no blank character here!
Furthermore, the command should be run as the user operating Kmail, not as root. Otherwise you will remove the index files in the mail directory of root, not the files in the user's mail directory.
Thanks for your help Nils. I actually reinstalled Kmail and it is working allright now. /bill
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