First off, a simple one: what's the best way for me to set KMail to always show my mail in a fixed font? I can turn the option on under the View menu, but it doesn't seem to 'stick'-- and while I could override the default fonts under Settings, that doesn't seem particularly elegant. What am I missing?
Settings->Configure KMail->Appearance Select the Fonts tab, set "Apply to:" to "Message body" and select a mono spaced font. I use Andale Mono.
them to reconnect, they figure it out.) Is there some configuration change I can make so that, when I lose my modem connection, my programs get the 'connection lost' poke?
I don't think so. At the application level it will just appear that the other end has gone quiet, so they'll sit and wait until they time out. As you've found out, you need to get the application to reissue the request. In order for what you want to happen, the network subsystem would have to send signals to interested applications when the interface goes down, and then another when the interface comes back up. The application would have to remember what it was trying to do when it got the "down" signal, and repeat it on the "up" signal. Sounds possible, but the devil would be in the detail. Behaviour of apps would need to be tightly defined in order to use such a mechanism. I've never heard of such a thing; maybe someone else has?
When I click 'OK', I then get the error 'The application Kmud (kmud) crashed and caused the signal 11 (SIGSEGV).' Should I go ahead and try 'kbuildsycoca', whatever that is, or is there something else wrong with the program?
A visit to bugs.kde.org sounds in order. I've never used that application myself. -- Australian Linux Technical Conference 2003: http://www.linux.conf.au/ Explain to your boss the benefits of you going...