Annoying pop-ups/previews on desktop and in some browsers SuSE 9.0

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Gil Weber

5 Apr 2004 5 Apr '04

19:03

Hi, everyone. I've recently installed SuSE 9.0 and have an annoying problem with pop-ups (previews?) on my desktop and in some browsers. Whenever I hover over a desktop icon a large, yellow box appears with a description of what's represented by that icon. In some cases I get a preview (e.g., if the icon is a link to a .pdf document I get a small graphic of that .pdf page). For this to happen the icon cannot be highlighted and nothing can be open **and** maximized on the desktop. (Pop-ups will appear if an application is open but minimized). I also get small pop-up descriptions when I hover over some links (but not all) in some websites (but not all). I cannot figure out why this occurs in some but not all websites and only with certain links. Typically I see this on list-serv sites. When I hover over one of the postings I'll get the first few words of that list-serv posting. I have tried unchecking every "tool tips" box I have found in the Yast set up. To the best of my knowledge I've been through everything in Yast but no luck. Where ever that check box I want to find may be hiding.... we'll it's hidden!! :o) Can anyone help me turn off these annoying pop-up (preview) boxes? Sorry that the list won't allow me to attach a screen shot (.png) so you can see exactly what I'm trying to describe. Many thanks. Gil

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David Herman

5 Apr 5 Apr

22:57

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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 05 April 2004 12:03 pm, Gil Weber wrote:

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Hi, everyone.

I've recently installed SuSE 9.0 and have an annoying problem with pop-ups (previews?) on my desktop and in some browsers.

Whenever I hover over a desktop icon a large, yellow box appears with a description of what's represented by that icon. In some cases I get a preview (e.g., if the icon is a link to a .pdf document I get a small graphic of that .pdf page). For this to happen the icon cannot be highlighted and nothing can be open **and** maximized on the desktop. (Pop-ups will appear if an application is open but minimized).

I also get small pop-up descriptions when I hover over some links (but not all) in some websites (but not all). I cannot figure out why this occurs in some but not all websites and only with certain links. Typically I see this on list-serv sites. When I hover over one of the postings I'll get the first few words of that list-serv posting.

I have tried unchecking every "tool tips" box I have found in the Yast set up. To the best of my knowledge I've been through everything in Yast but no luck. Where ever that check box I want to find may be hiding.... we'll it's hidden!!

:o)

Can anyone help me turn off these annoying pop-up (preview) boxes? Sorry that the list won't allow me to attach a screen shot (.png) so you can see exactly what I'm trying to describe.

Unfortunately maximum configurability comes at a price. If I understand you correctly then the following should solve your main problem. Open a Konqueror window Go to the "Settings" menu select "Configure Konqueror" A window will open w/ the "Behavior" pane active. Uncheck the "Show file tips" checkbox and then press apply. That should do it. There are other settings available which let you fine tune your configuration (ie the web page /link previews you mentioned), The solution I described should get rid of all of the File Tip popups, to just get rid of some of them you might want to look at the "Previews & MetaData" section of the "Configure Konqueror" window as well Have a great day - -- dh Don't shop at ZipZoomFly.com! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAceRmBwgxlylUsJARApqKAJ94Rxwn6EYRJLhRRK3eAJFArtEyYQCeMWlo 8OxmPjOSN1df7HwGQAVLjDU= =cwCk -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

jfweber＠bellsouth.net

6 Apr 6 Apr

03:24

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Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 14:57:37 -0800 From: David Herman To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Annoying pop-ups/previews on desktop and in some browsers SuSE 9.0

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On Monday 05 April 2004 12:03 pm, Gil Weber wrote:

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Hi, everyone.

I've recently installed SuSE 9.0 and have an annoying problem with pop-ups (previews?) on my desktop and in some browsers.

Whenever I hover over a desktop icon a large, yellow box appears with a description of what's represented by that icon. In some cases I get a preview (e.g., if the icon is a link to a .pdf document I get a small graphic of that .pdf page). For this to happen the icon cannot be highlighted and nothing can be open **and** maximized on the desktop. (Pop-ups will appear if an application is open but minimized).

I also get small pop-up descriptions when I hover over some links (but not all) in some websites (but not all). I cannot figure out why this occurs in some but not all websites and only with certain links. Typically I see this on list-serv sites. When I hover over one of the postings I'll get the first few words of that list-serv posting.

I have tried unchecking every "tool tips" box I have found in the Yast set up. To the best of my knowledge I've been through everything in Yast but no luck. Where ever that check box I want to find may be hiding.... we'll it's hidden!!

:o)

Can anyone help me turn off these annoying pop-up (preview) boxes? Sorry that the list won't allow me to attach a screen shot (.png) so you can see exactly what I'm trying to describe.

Unfortunately maximum configurability comes at a price. If I understand you correctly then the following should solve your main problem.

Open a Konqueror window Go to the "Settings" menu select "Configure Konqueror" A window will open w/ the "Behavior" pane active. Uncheck the "Show file tips" checkbox and then press apply.

That should do it.

There are other settings available which let you fine tune your configuration (ie the web page /link previews you mentioned), The solution I described should get rid of all of the File Tip popups, to just get rid of some of them you might want to look at the "Previews & MetaData" section of the "Configure Konqueror" window as well

Have a great day - -- dh

David, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, it did not solve the problem. I already had the "show file tips" box unchecked. After receiveing your message I rechecked it, then unchecked again. Still no good. Tried several times. The pop-ups are still there. Re: the "previews and meta" sections.... I see that there is a list of checked boxes in the "previews" section. Which of those might I uncheck to try to solve this problem? Frankly, I don't know what most/all of them refer to. And where is the "meta" section that you referred me to? Where do I check that meta information? Thanks for your help. This is most bizarre. I've compared KDE and Konqueror settings between my computer and my wife's, but can't figure out why hers does not have these annoying pop-ups and mine does. I also don't think this is Konqueror-related since I get the annoying pop-ups on certain links in other browsers such as Mozilla Firefox. My wife does not. Gil -- j -- nemo me impune lacessit it's just an afterthought; okay ? : On a slimming shop: 'Thinner Sanctum.'

Donald Grayson

18:09

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jfweber@bellsouth.net wrote:

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*** Reply to message from David Herman on Mon, 5 Apr 2004 14:57:37 -0800***

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Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 14:57:37 -0800 From: David Herman To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Annoying pop-ups/previews on desktop and in some browsers SuSE 9.0

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On Monday 05 April 2004 12:03 pm, Gil Weber wrote:

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Hi, everyone.

I've recently installed SuSE 9.0 and have an annoying problem with pop-ups (previews?) on my desktop and in some browsers.

Whenever I hover over a desktop icon a large, yellow box appears with a description of what's represented by that icon. In some cases I get a preview (e.g., if the icon is a link to a .pdf document I get a small graphic of that .pdf page). For this to happen the icon cannot be highlighted and nothing can be open **and** maximized on the desktop. (Pop-ups will appear if an application is open but minimized).

I also get small pop-up descriptions when I hover over some links (but not all) in some websites (but not all). I cannot figure out why this occurs in some but not all websites and only with certain links. Typically I see this on list-serv sites. When I hover over one of the postings I'll get the first few words of that list-serv posting.

I have tried unchecking every "tool tips" box I have found in the Yast set up. To the best of my knowledge I've been through everything in Yast but no luck. Where ever that check box I want to find may be hiding.... we'll it's hidden!!

:o)

Can anyone help me turn off these annoying pop-up (preview) boxes? Sorry that the list won't allow me to attach a screen shot (.png) so you can see exactly what I'm trying to describe.

Unfortunately maximum configurability comes at a price. If I understand you correctly then the following should solve your main problem.

Open a Konqueror window Go to the "Settings" menu select "Configure Konqueror" A window will open w/ the "Behavior" pane active. Uncheck the "Show file tips" checkbox and then press apply.

That should do it.

There are other settings available which let you fine tune your configuration (ie the web page /link previews you mentioned), The solution I described should get rid of all of the File Tip popups, to just get rid of some of them you might want to look at the "Previews & MetaData" section of the "Configure Konqueror" window as well

Have a great day - -- dh

David, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, it did not solve the problem. I already had the "show file tips" box unchecked. After receiveing your message I rechecked it, then unchecked again. Still no good. Tried several times. The pop-ups are still there. Re: the "previews and meta" sections.... I see that there is a list of checked boxes in the "previews" section. Which of those might I uncheck to try to solve this problem? Frankly, I don't know what most/all of them refer to. And where is the "meta" section that you referred me to? Where do I check that meta information? Thanks for your help. This is most bizarre. I've compared KDE and Konqueror settings between my computer and my wife's, but can't figure out why hers does not have these annoying pop-ups and mine does. I also don't think this is Konqueror-related since I get the annoying pop-ups on certain links in other browsers such as Mozilla Firefox. My wife does not. Gil

Right click on the desktop and select the Configure Desktop option. Under the General tab, toggle the Show Tool Tips option. Hit apply and then close the context menu. You can also do this from the KDE Control Panel. -- Donald Grayson Systems Administrator SportPaint, Inc.

Clay Jackson

18:40

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Bill Wisse

21:57

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On Tuesday 06 April 2004 07:09, Donald Grayson wrote:

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On Monday 05 April 2004 12:03 pm, Gil Weber wrote:

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Hi, everyone.

I've recently installed SuSE 9.0 and have an annoying problem with pop-ups (previews?) on my desktop and in some browsers.

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Right click on the desktop and select the Configure Desktop option. Under the General tab, toggle the Show Tool Tips option. Hit apply and then close the context menu.

You can also do this from the KDE Control Panel.

I find this tooltip very annoying as well. There is no general tab in SuSE 9.0. I googled for this but I cannot find a solution . It looks like you can't turn it off! :-( -- Greetings from /bill at 169 west , 19 south. Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, tact, or fact are transmission errors."

jfweber＠bellsouth.net

15:15

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*** Reply to message from Bill Wisse on Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:57:46 -1100***

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:57:46 -1100 From: Bill Wisse To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Annoying pop-ups/previews on desktop and in some browsers SuSE 9.0

On Tuesday 06 April 2004 07:09, Donald Grayson wrote:

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On Monday 05 April 2004 12:03 pm, Gil Weber wrote:

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Hi, everyone.

I've recently installed SuSE 9.0 and have an annoying problem with pop-ups (previews?) on my desktop and in some browsers.

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Right click on the desktop and select the Configure Desktop option. Under the General tab, toggle the Show Tool Tips option. Hit apply and then close the context menu.

You can also do this from the KDE Control Panel.

I find this tooltip very annoying as well. There is no general tab in SuSE 9.0. I googled for this but I cannot find a solution . It looks like you can't turn it off! :-(

Except that on my wife's computer (also SuSE 9.0) she does NOT get the pop-ups! I've looked at every setting I can find trying to see where her configuration is different from mine. I can't find any difference. So where ever the box is to uncheck it must really be hidden.This is really frustrating. Thx. Gil -- j -- nemo me impune lacessit it's just an afterthought; okay ? : I'm already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.

Louis Richards

02:30

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Gil Weber wrote:

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Hi, everyone.

I've recently installed SuSE 9.0 and have an annoying problem with pop-ups (previews?) on my desktop and in some browsers.

Whenever I hover over a desktop icon a large, yellow box appears with a description of what's represented by that icon. In some cases I get a preview (e.g., if the icon is a link to a .pdf document I get a small graphic of that .pdf page). For this to happen the icon cannot be highlighted and nothing can be open **and** maximized on the desktop. (Pop-ups will appear if an application is open but minimized).

I also get small pop-up descriptions when I hover over some links (but not all) in some websites (but not all). I cannot figure out why this occurs in some but not all websites and only with certain links. Typically I see this on list-serv sites. When I hover over one of the postings I'll get the first few words of that list-serv posting.

I have tried unchecking every "tool tips" box I have found in the Yast set up. To the best of my knowledge I've been through everything in Yast but no luck. Where ever that check box I want to find may be hiding.... we'll it's hidden!! :o)

Can anyone help me turn off these annoying pop-up (preview) boxes? Sorry that the list won't allow me to attach a screen shot (.png) so you can see exactly what I'm trying to describe.

Many thanks. Gil

Open 'Control Center' from the main menu. Choose 'KDE Components' from the menu on the left of Control Center. Choose 'File Manager' from the new menu that replaces the original on the left. Choose the 'Behavior' tab in the right hand pane. Uncheck 'Show File Tips' and click 'Apply'. -- Louis D. Richards LDR Interactive Technologies

jfweber＠bellsouth.net

03:25

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*** Reply to message from Louis Richards on Mon, 05 Apr 2004 22:30:51 -0400***

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Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 22:30:51 -0400 From: Louis Richards To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Annoying pop-ups/previews on desktop and in some browsers SuSE 9.0

Gil Weber wrote:

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Hi, everyone.

I've recently installed SuSE 9.0 and have an annoying problem with pop-ups (previews?) on my desktop and in some browsers.

Whenever I hover over a desktop icon a large, yellow box appears with a description of what's represented by that icon. In some cases I get a preview (e.g., if the icon is a link to a .pdf document I get a small graphic of that .pdf page). For this to happen the icon cannot be highlighted and nothing can be open **and** maximized on the desktop. (Pop-ups will appear if an application is open but minimized).

I also get small pop-up descriptions when I hover over some links (but not all) in some websites (but not all). I cannot figure out why this occurs in some but not all websites and only with certain links. Typically I see this on list-serv sites. When I hover over one of the postings I'll get the first few words of that list-serv posting.

I have tried unchecking every "tool tips" box I have found in the Yast set up. To the best of my knowledge I've been through everything in Yast but no luck. Where ever that check box I want to find may be hiding.... we'll it's hidden!! :o)

Can anyone help me turn off these annoying pop-up (preview) boxes? Sorry that the list won't allow me to attach a screen shot (.png) so you can see exactly what I'm trying to describe.

Many thanks. Gil

Open 'Control Center' from the main menu.

Choose 'KDE Components' from the menu on the left of Control Center.

Choose 'File Manager' from the new menu that replaces the original on the left.

Choose the 'Behavior' tab in the right hand pane.

Uncheck 'Show File Tips' and click 'Apply'.

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Louis D. Richards

Louis, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately it did not solve the problem. That box was already unchecked in my configuration. I reset it several times, checked and unchecked. No difference. Any other ideas? Thx Gil -- j -- nemo me impune lacessit it's just an afterthought; okay ? : Why experiment on animals when there are so many lawyers out there.

Mike

15:39

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On Tuesday 06 April 2004 05:25, jfweber@bellsouth.net wrote:

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Open 'Control Center' from the main menu.

Choose 'KDE Components' from the menu on the left of Control Center.

Choose 'File Manager' from the new menu that replaces the original on the left.

Choose the 'Behavior' tab in the right hand pane.

Uncheck 'Show File Tips' and click 'Apply'.

Did you restart kde after you unchecked the box? I just did it, because they are annoying to me too. After unchecking it, it still did it. Then I restarted kde and the annoying little yellow boxes are gone.. Mike

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Louis D. Richards

Louis, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately it did not solve the problem. That box was already unchecked in my configuration. I reset it several times, checked and unchecked. No difference. Any other ideas? Thx Gil

-- j -- nemo me impune lacessit

it's just an afterthought; okay ? : Why experiment on animals when there are so many lawyers out there.

-- Powered by SuSE 9.0 Kernel 2.4.21 KDE 3.1.5 Kmail 1.5.4 For SuSE Mondo/Mindi backup support go to http://www.mikenjane.net/~mike 5:38pm up 8:31, 4 users, load average: 1.29, 1.35, 1.32

jfweber＠bellsouth.net

05:41

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*** Reply to message from Mike on Tue, 6 Apr 2004 17:39:39 +0200***

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 17:39:39 +0200 From: Mike To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Annoying pop-ups/previews on desktop and in some browsers SuSE 9.0

On Tuesday 06 April 2004 05:25, jfweber@bellsouth.net wrote:

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Open 'Control Center' from the main menu.

Choose 'KDE Components' from the menu on the left of Control Center.

Choose 'File Manager' from the new menu that replaces the original on the left.

Choose the 'Behavior' tab in the right hand pane.

Uncheck 'Show File Tips' and click 'Apply'.

Did you restart kde after you unchecked the box? I just did it, because they are annoying to me too. After unchecking it, it still did it. Then I restarted kde and the annoying little yellow boxes are gone.. Mike

Yes, restarted. Logged in and out. Turned off the computer. Nothing works. The pop-ups are still there. :o( Gil -- j -- nemo me impune lacessit it's just an afterthought; okay ? : Why experiment on animals when there are so many lawyers out there.

S.R.Glasoe

15:42

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On Monday 05 April 2004 22:25, jfweber@bellsouth.net wrote:

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*** Reply to message from Louis Richards on -- j --

Have you been logging out/in after these changes? Just a thought. Stan

jfweber＠bellsouth.net

05:42

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*** Reply to message from "S.R.Glasoe" on Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:42:24 -0500***

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:42:24 -0500 From: "S.R.Glasoe" To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Annoying pop-ups/previews on desktop and in some browsers SuSE 9.0

On Monday 05 April 2004 22:25, jfweber@bellsouth.net wrote:

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*** Reply to message from Louis Richards on -- j --

Have you been logging out/in after these changes? Just a thought.

Stan

Yes, logged in and out. Restarted computer. Turned computer off and then back on. Nothing helps. Pop-ups are still there even though that box is unchecked. Gil -- j -- nemo me impune lacessit it's just an afterthought; okay ? : When you go into a hotel you always see reception. Why do you never just see ception?

Fergus Wilde

11:03

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On Monday 05 April 2004 20:03, Gil Weber wrote:

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Hi, everyone.

I've recently installed SuSE 9.0 and have an annoying problem with pop-ups (previews?) on my desktop and in some browsers. minimized).

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I also get small pop-up descriptions when I hover over some links (but not all) in some websites (but not all). I cannot figure out why this occurs in some but not all websites and only with certain links.

I think this probably depends whether the page authors have included 'title' or a similar element in their html, eg: <a href="links.htm" title="Handy Links">Links</a> The pop-up balloon will read 'Handy Links'. I quite like it to be honest. With any luck Louis has solved your problem. Best Fergus <snipp> -- Fergus Wilde Chetham's Library Long Millgate Manchester M3 1SB Tel: +44 161 834 7961 Fax: +44 161 839 5797 http://www.chethams.org.uk

jim barnes

7 Apr 7 Apr

01:44

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Gil Weber wrote:

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Hi, everyone.

I've recently installed SuSE 9.0 and have an annoying problem with pop-ups (previews?) on my desktop and in some browsers.

Whenever I hover over a desktop icon a large, yellow box appears with a description of what's represented by that icon. In some cases I get a preview (e.g., if the icon is a link to a .pdf document I get a small graphic of that .pdf page). For this to happen the icon cannot be highlighted and nothing can be open **and** maximized on the desktop. (Pop-ups will appear if an application is open but minimized).

Here's one that has not been mentioned....I can toggle mine on or off! Control panel > Appearance & Themes > Style > Miscellaneous untick > Enable Tooltips Now back up a tab to > Effects and toggle the > Enable GUI Effects box It doesn't seem to matter which state it's in, only that it's changed Don't forget the apply button! Jim

jfweber＠bellsouth.net

00:28

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*** Reply to message from jim barnes on Tue, 06 Apr 2004 19:44:03 -0600***

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Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 19:44:03 -0600 From: jim barnes To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Annoying pop-ups/previews on desktop and in some browsers SuSE 9.0

Gil Weber wrote:

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Hi, everyone.

I've recently installed SuSE 9.0 and have an annoying problem with pop-ups (previews?) on my desktop and in some browsers.

Whenever I hover over a desktop icon a large, yellow box appears with a description of what's represented by that icon. In some cases I get a preview (e.g., if the icon is a link to a .pdf document I get a small graphic of that .pdf page). For this to happen the icon cannot be highlighted and nothing can be open **and** maximized on the desktop. (Pop-ups will appear if an application is open but minimized).

Here's one that has not been mentioned....I can toggle mine on or off!

Control panel > Appearance & Themes > Style > Miscellaneous

untick > Enable Tooltips

Now back up a tab to > Effects and toggle the > Enable GUI Effects box

It doesn't seem to matter which state it's in, only that it's changed

Don't forget the apply button!

Jim

Jim, thanks for reply. Unfortunately, neither suggestion works. The pop-ups are still there. Gil -- j -- nemo me impune lacessit it's just an afterthought; okay ? : Tagline stealing is the sincerest form of flattery.

jim barnes

13:54

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weber@bellsouth.net wrote:

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*** Reply to message from jim barnes on Tue, 06 Apr 2004 19:44:03 -0600***

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Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 19:44:03 -0600 From: jim barnes To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Annoying pop-ups/previews on desktop and in some browsers SuSE 9.0

Gil Weber wrote:

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Hi, everyone.

I've recently installed SuSE 9.0 and have an annoying problem with pop-ups (previews?) on my desktop and in some browsers.

Whenever I hover over a desktop icon a large, yellow box appears with a description of what's represented by that icon. In some cases I get a preview (e.g., if the icon is a link to a .pdf document I get a small graphic of that .pdf page). For this to happen the icon cannot be highlighted and nothing can be open **and** maximized on the desktop. (Pop-ups will appear if an application is open but minimized).

Here's one that has not been mentioned....I can toggle mine on or off!

Control panel > Appearance & Themes > Style > Miscellaneous

untick > Enable Tooltips

Now back up a tab to > Effects and toggle the > Enable GUI Effects box

It doesn't seem to matter which state it's in, only that it's changed

Don't forget the apply button!

Jim

Jim, thanks for reply. Unfortunately, neither suggestion works. The pop-ups are still there. Gil

That's odd, I can duplicate this action on both a desktop and laptop, KDE 3.1.4 The relevant config setting can be found at ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals [KDE] EffectAnimateCombo=false EffectAnimateMenu=false EffectAnimateTooltip=false EffectFadeMenu=false EffectFadeTooltip=false *EffectNoTooltip=true* *EffectsEnabled=true* InsertTearOffHandle=0 ShowIconsOnPushButtons=false macStyle=false (emphasis mine) Jim

jfweber＠bellsouth.net

14:19

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*** Reply to message from jim barnes on Wed, 07 Apr 2004 07:54:18 -0600***

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Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 07:54:18 -0600 From: jim barnes To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Annoying pop-ups/previews on desktop and in some browsers SuSE 9.0

(lots of snipping)

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The relevant config setting can be found at ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals [KDE] EffectAnimateCombo=false EffectAnimateMenu=false EffectAnimateTooltip=false EffectFadeMenu=false EffectFadeTooltip=false *EffectNoTooltip=true* *EffectsEnabled=true* InsertTearOffHandle=0 ShowIconsOnPushButtons=false macStyle=false

Yes! Jim, that worked. Thank you so very much for supplying this great information. On checking our 3 machines I found that two (including the one on my desk) had "effectnotooltip=false." Changing that to "true" got rid of the damned pop-ups. And when I checked my wife's pooter I found that her setting was at "true," thus she did not have the pop-up problem. Now why her setting was different than that on the other two pooters?? Who knows how that happened. But I would never have found this solution without your help. Thanks to everyone who replied! :o) Gil -- j -- nemo me impune lacessit it's just an afterthought; okay ? : A company is known by the people that it keeps.

Bill Wisse

18:53

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On Tuesday 06 April 2004 14:44, jim barnes wrote:

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Here's one that has not been mentioned....I can toggle mine on or off!

Control panel > Appearance & Themes > Style > Miscellaneous

untick > Enable Tooltips

Now back up a tab to > Effects and toggle the > Enable GUI Effects box

It doesn't seem to matter which state it's in, only that it's changed

Don't forget the apply button!

Thanks Jim, this worked. You have to restart KDE though before it takes effect. I'm not sure yet what caused the change either both combined or just the one by itself, but I'll find out. -- Greetings from /bill at 169 west , 19 south. Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, tact, or fact are transmission errors."

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Bill Wisse
Clay Jackson
David Herman
Donald Grayson
Fergus Wilde
Gil Weber
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jim barnes
Louis Richards
Mike
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