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Jim MacLeod

22 May 2003 22 May '03

08:50

I get the following error message on boot-up : Unrecognized section name Desktop0 @ /etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:1 It doesn't stop KDE running but I'd like to correct it. Could someone tell me what the proper section name is so I can edit it. Thanks Jim MacLeod

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Leendert Meyer

22 May 22 May

14:53

On Thursday 22 May 2003 10:50, Jim MacLeod wrote:

I get the following error message on boot-up : Unrecognized section name Desktop0 @ /etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:1

It doesn't stop KDE running but I'd like to correct it. Could someone tell me what the proper section name is so I can edit it. Thanks Jim MacLeod

Does the error still appear after an update? Cheers, Leen

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Jim MacLeod

21:05

On Thursday 22 May 2003 15:53, Leendert Meyer wrote:

Does the error still appear after an update?

It's been there for several weeks thru numerous updates etc - but I have had no problems with KDE or any programs. Perhaps wrongly!! I intended to just edit the section name to the correct one, or maybe it is better to leave well alone. Jim

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Paul C. Leopardi

23 May 23 May

00:32

Jim, This has been reported before: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-kde/2003-Mar/0118.html http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux/2003-Mar/1578.html http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-kde/2003-Feb/0067.html The key is that kdmrc has been split into two, kdmrc and backgroundrc It is backgroundrc which should contain Desktop0 History of this goes back at least to this change: http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-cvs&m=102900474724608&w=2 this kde-core-devel thread: http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-core-devel&m=103522812832325&w=2 and this kde-linux thread: http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-linux&m=103584925723508&w=2 Best regards Im running SuSE Linx 8.2 Professional Update with KDE 3.1.2 from SuSE KDE RPMs. Following is the contents of my /opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/backgroundrc [Desktop0] BackgroundMode=Flat BlendBalance=100 BlendMode=NoBlending ChangeInterval=60 Color1=0,0,200 Color2=192,192,192 CurrentWallpaper=0 LastChange=0 MinOptimizationDepth=1 MultiWallpaperMode=NoMulti Pattern=fish Program= ReverseBlending=false UseSHM=false Wallpaper=default_blue.jpg WallpaperList= WallpaperMode=Scaled Following is an excerpt of my /etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc: [General] ... [Shutdown] ... [X-*-Core] ... [X-*-Greeter] ... BackgroundCfg=/etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc ... UseBackground=true [X-:*-Core] ... [X-:0-Core] ... [X-:0-Greeter] ... [Xdmcp] ... On Fri, 23 May 2003 07:05, Jim MacLeod wrote:

On Thursday 22 May 2003 15:53, Leendert Meyer wrote:

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Does the error still appear after an update?

It's been there for several weeks thru numerous updates etc - but I have had no problems with KDE or any programs. Perhaps wrongly!! I intended to just edit the section name to the correct one, or maybe it is better to leave well alone.

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Sebastian Scherer

01:16

New subject: Desktop icon position

Hi, I am using a freshly installed SuSE 8.2 Linux. It runs ok except that the Position of the Desktop icons doesn't get saved. Is that the case for other people also and how can I save the position of the icons? thank you Sebastian

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BandiPat

03:23

New subject: [suse-kde] Desktop icon position

On Thursday 22 May 2003 21:16, Sebastian Scherer wrote:

Hi, I am using a freshly installed SuSE 8.2 Linux. It runs ok except that the Position of the Desktop icons doesn't get saved. Is that the case for other people also and how can I save the position of the icons? thank you

Sebastian ================

Sebastian, There has been some mention of this on the regular mail list. It has something to do with the SuSEwatcher program running to check on updates. Check out the archives of the mail list and I think you will find some info there on the remedy. Patrick -- --- KMail v1.5.2 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...

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Ben Rosenberg

05:34

New subject: [suse-kde] Desktop icon position

* BandiPat (penguin0601@earthlink.net) [030522 20:23]: ->On Thursday 22 May 2003 21:16, Sebastian Scherer wrote: ->> Hi, ->> I am using a freshly installed SuSE 8.2 Linux. It runs ok except that ->> the Position of the Desktop icons doesn't get saved. Is that the case ->> for other people also and how can I save the position of the icons? ->> thank you ->> ->> Sebastian ->================ -> ->Sebastian, ->There has been some mention of this on the regular mail list. It has ->something to do with the SuSEwatcher program running to check on ->updates. Check out the archives of the mail list and I think you will ->find some info there on the remedy. What you do is copy the icons to another directory off your desktop. Then kill susewatcher which will disappear some icons. You then copy these icons back into your ~/Desktop directory. Then you will have control over them with out susewatcher doing anything. Also if you don't really want to use susewatcher then remove this file. susewatcher.desktop The file is located here. "/opt/kde3/share/apps/kdesktop/" At least I think it was there. You can look around for it. Just move that file so it never starts again. -- Ben Rosenberg ---===---===---===--- mailto:ben@whack.org The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other going in the opposite direction.

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BandiPat

15:37

New subject: [suse-kde] Desktop icon position

On Friday 23 May 2003 01:34, Ben Rosenberg wrote:

* BandiPat (penguin0601@earthlink.net) [030522 20:23]: ->On Thursday 22 May 2003 21:16, Sebastian Scherer wrote: ->> Hi, ->> I am using a freshly installed SuSE 8.2 Linux. It runs ok except that ->> the Position of the Desktop icons doesn't get saved. Is that the case ->> for other people also and how can I save the position of the icons? ->> thank you ->> ->> Sebastian ->================ -> ->Sebastian, ->There has been some mention of this on the regular mail list. It has ->something to do with the SuSEwatcher program running to check on ->updates. Check out the archives of the mail list and I think you will ->find some info there on the remedy.

What you do is copy the icons to another directory off your desktop. Then kill susewatcher which will disappear some icons. You then copy these icons back into your ~/Desktop directory. Then you will have control over them with out susewatcher doing anything. Also if you don't really want to use susewatcher then remove this file.

susewatcher.desktop

The file is located here. "/opt/kde3/share/apps/kdesktop/" At least I think it was there. You can look around for it. Just move that file so it never starts again.

-- Ben Rosenberg ---===---===---===--- mailto:ben@whack.org ================

Ben, Don't know if you removed the SuSEwatcher or not altogether, but for me once quiting it, redoing the icons and restarting KDE took care of my problems with icons. SuSEwatcher is still running and I have not had any further problems with icons. Just seemed to be that you had to stop it that one time and all went normal after that. Patrick -- --- KMail v1.5.2 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...

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Todd Bissell

01:42

New subject: KVM switch + Function key macros = ? (Ideas pls)

Hi all: I have my SuSE 8.2 box and my girlfriend's Windoze XP system sharing a single keyboard/viedo/mouse manual switch. Everytime I switch to Windows and back again, the Linux mouse freaks out, as has been discussed previously on this and other forums. The only work-around I've found for this has been to hit ctrl-alt-F1 and ctl-alt-F7 to reset things. Is there a way I can do that same key-stroke sequence as a single macro, and assign it to a single Function key? Not a big deal in the long run, but wanted throw out the topic for folks with the 40-lb heads to ponder.. :) Cheers, Todd

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Torsten Foertsch

06:53

New subject: [suse-kde] KVM switch + Function key macros = ? (Ideas pls)

chvt 2; sleep 1; chvt 7 Torsten On Friday 23 May 2003 03:42, Todd Bissell wrote:

Hi all:

I have my SuSE 8.2 box and my girlfriend's Windoze XP system sharing a single keyboard/viedo/mouse manual switch. Everytime I switch to Windows and back again, the Linux mouse freaks out, as has been discussed previously on this and other forums. The only work-around I've found for this has been to hit ctrl-alt-F1 and ctl-alt-F7 to reset things.

Is there a way I can do that same key-stroke sequence as a single macro, and assign it to a single Function key?

Not a big deal in the long run, but wanted throw out the topic for folks with the 40-lb heads to ponder.. :)

Cheers, Todd

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Kelly L. Fulks

23:21

New subject: [suse-kde] KVM switch + Function key macros = ? (Ideas pls)

On Friday 23 May 2003 01:53, Torsten Foertsch wrote:

chvt 2; sleep 1; chvt 7

Torsten

[stuff deleted] Which works fine as root, but not as a normal user. I bought a KVM (Belkin F1DK102P) at Comp-USA for $49.95, 2-port with cables and it deals fine with the wheel mouse, keyboard, everything. It requires no power and switches from the keyboard. I use it between SuSE and Windows XP Pro with a Microsoft Natural Keyboard and Microsoft Intellimouse (the only two good things Microsoft ever made in my opinion). -- Kelly L. Fulks Home Account

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Todd Bissell

24 May 24 May

05:28

New subject: [suse-kde] KVM switch + Function key macros = ? (Ideas pls)

Umm, I don't get it. Please elaborate, tks! Cheers, Todd On Thursday 22 May 2003 23:53, Torsten Foertsch wrote:

chvt 2; sleep 1; chvt 7

Torsten

On Friday 23 May 2003 03:42, Todd Bissell wrote:

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Hi all:

I have my SuSE 8.2 box and my girlfriend's Windoze XP system sharing a single keyboard/viedo/mouse manual switch. Everytime I switch to Windows and back again, the Linux mouse freaks out, as has been discussed previously on this and other forums. The only work-around I've found for this has been to hit ctrl-alt-F1 and ctl-alt-F7 to reset things.

Is there a way I can do that same key-stroke sequence as a single macro, and assign it to a single Function key?

Not a big deal in the long run, but wanted throw out the topic for folks with the 40-lb heads to ponder.. :)

Cheers, Todd

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Max Webb

23 May 23 May

18:57

New subject: KDE clock applet acting crazy and driving me nuts

Greetings, I recently installed SuSE 8.2 and I am having a preplexing problem with the popular KDE clock applet. There is a major problem with it keeping the proper time that appears to have something to do with timezones. Everytime I reset the clock the to the correct time it seems to have a mind of its own and jumps ahead like 19 hours. To some other time zone? I have a dual boot system and have the system clock set to local time rather than UTC to avoid problems so UTC can't be the problem. It should be noted that when I run other clock apps, or open Yast set the time and date the is correctly displayed while it is incorrectly displayed on the kde clock applet (by the way does anyone know the name of this program?) I have checked the time zone settings over and over in the clock applet setup and they are correct. I also tried removed all the additional checked timezones in this programs zone chooser ... which I guess is new with KDE 3.1.1 and I dont really understand the need for all the other timezones in its context menu (right click.) It seems to me, because the clocks time is off in units of hours and not minutes too, that this is some sort of timezone conflict problem. Also when I right click clock applet, then select show timezones, then click configure timezones, and just press the apply button without even changing the time zone the clock chages by jumping ahead so many hours or some amount of hours back. What is going on. Please sages here. I need your advice. Cheers

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Torsten Foertsch

24 May 24 May

15:56

New subject: [suse-kde] KVM switch + Function key macros = ? (Ideas pls)

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The command line command "chvt N" where N is the number of a virtual console switches to that console, i.e. the command entered in a XTerm or Konsole window "chvt 2" does the same as pressing Ctrl+Alt+F2. ";" is the Bash (and csh and sh) command delimiter. "sleep 1" makes the current shell sleeping for one second. So, "chvt 2; sleep 1; chvt 7" switches to console number 2 then sleeps 1 second and returns to console number 7 where your X11 is running. As mentioned by "Kelly L. Fulks" that works fine only as root. If you need to do it as a normal user place the following lines in a file: - --- cut here -------------------------- #!/bin/bash chvt 2; sleep 1; chvt 7 - --- cut here -------------------------- make the script executable "chmod 755 filename", and make it executable via "sudo" (see "man sudo", "man sudoers"). Then even a normal user can call the script via "sudo filename". Now, when your mouse is not working you can call the KDE Command prompt with Alt+F2 and call the script "sudo filename". As I am not using KDE as my favourite window manager (I am using "windowmaker" instead) I do not know how to bind a command to an F-key. Maybe someone else can explain that. Torsten On Saturday 24 May 2003 07:28, Todd Bissell wrote:

Umm, I don't get it. Please elaborate, tks!

Cheers, Todd

On Thursday 22 May 2003 23:53, Torsten Foertsch wrote:

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chvt 2; sleep 1; chvt 7

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Todd Bissell

16:28

New subject: [suse-kde] KVM switch + Function key macros = ? (Ideas pls)

Cool, thanks...! //TB On Saturday 24 May 2003 08:56, Torsten Foertsch wrote:

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The command line command "chvt N" where N is the number of a virtual console switches to that console, i.e. the command entered in a XTerm or Konsole window "chvt 2" does the same as pressing Ctrl+Alt+F2.

";" is the Bash (and csh and sh) command delimiter.

"sleep 1" makes the current shell sleeping for one second.

So, "chvt 2; sleep 1; chvt 7" switches to console number 2 then sleeps 1 second and returns to console number 7 where your X11 is running.

As mentioned by "Kelly L. Fulks" that works fine only as root. If you need to do it as a normal user place the following lines in a file:

- --- cut here -------------------------- #!/bin/bash chvt 2; sleep 1; chvt 7 - --- cut here --------------------------

make the script executable "chmod 755 filename", and make it executable via "sudo" (see "man sudo", "man sudoers"). Then even a normal user can call the script via "sudo filename".

Now, when your mouse is not working you can call the KDE Command prompt with Alt+F2 and call the script "sudo filename".

As I am not using KDE as my favourite window manager (I am using "windowmaker" instead) I do not know how to bind a command to an F-key. Maybe someone else can explain that.

Torsten

On Saturday 24 May 2003 07:28, Todd Bissell wrote:

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Umm, I don't get it. Please elaborate, tks!

Cheers, Todd

On Thursday 22 May 2003 23:53, Torsten Foertsch wrote:

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chvt 2; sleep 1; chvt 7

Torsten

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Leendert Meyer

23 May 23 May

14:43

New subject: [suse-kde] KVM switch + Function key macros = ? (Ideas pls)

On Friday 23 May 2003 03:42, Todd Bissell wrote:

Hi all:

I have my SuSE 8.2 box and my girlfriend's Windoze XP system sharing a single keyboard/viedo/mouse manual switch. Everytime I switch to Windows and back again, the Linux mouse freaks out, as has been discussed previously on this and other forums. The only work-around I've found for this has been to hit ctrl-alt-F1 and ctl-alt-F7 to reset things.

Hmmm, looks like the same problem I had. A week ago I bought a monitor switchbox, that switches keyboard and mouse too. If I turn the switch, the keyboard locks up. If I switch slowly, i.e. I wait a few seconds at the point that both pc's have no monitor&keyboard, there's no problem. Hope this helps, Cheers, Leen

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Jim MacLeod

26 May 26 May

20:33

On Friday 23 May 2003 01:32, Paul C. Leopardi wrote:

(snip) The key is that kdmrc has been split into two, kdmrc and backgroundrc It is backgroundrc which should contain Desktop0

Following is the contents of my /opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/backgroundrc

[Desktop0] BackgroundMode=Flat BlendBalance=100 BlendMode=NoBlending ChangeInterval=60 Color1=0,0,200 Color2=192,192,192 CurrentWallpaper=0 LastChange=0 MinOptimizationDepth=1 MultiWallpaperMode=NoMulti Pattern=fish Program= ReverseBlending=false UseSHM=false Wallpaper=default_blue.jpg WallpaperList= WallpaperMode=Scaled

Following is an excerpt of my /etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:

(snip)

[X-*-Greeter] ... BackgroundCfg=/etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc ... UseBackground=true

My backgroundrc and kdmrc files are all but identical to the above but I still get the error message. Must be my natural talent for messing things up!! Jim

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Daniel Eckl

20:39

Am Montag, 26. Mai 2003 22:33 schrieb Jim MacLeod:

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Following is an excerpt of my /etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:

(snip)

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[X-*-Greeter] ... BackgroundCfg=/etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc ... UseBackground=true

My backgroundrc and kdmrc files are all but identical to the above but I still get the error message. Must be my natural talent for messing things up!! Jim

I think the quoted line from above should read: BackgroundCfg=/etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/backgroundrc The [Desktop0] section should be deleted from /etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc, so the error message is gone (but it can be ignored, too). Greets, Daniel

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BandiPat
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Jim MacLeod
Kelly L. Fulks
Leendert Meyer
Max Webb
Paul C. Leopardi
Sebastian Scherer
Todd Bissell
Torsten Foertsch