In experimenting with lightweight desktops, LXDE and XFCE4, I have managed to mess up my basic windows settings for everything including KDE4. In particular I've lost the title bars and with the ability to drag windows, resize them and so on. I have also messed up a lot of the basic desktop. I thought this was another one of those compiz problems, the one where you wipe compizrc and restart, but it seems not. Any suggestions as to what I should try next? -- Never try to reason the prejudice out of a man. It was not reasoned into him, and cannot be reasoned out. Sydney Smith -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 2011/07/17 12:35 (GMT-0400) Anton Aylward composed:
In experimenting with lightweight desktops, LXDE and XFCE4, I have managed to mess up my basic windows settings for everything including KDE4. In particular I've lost the title bars and with the ability to drag windows, resize them and so on.
I have also messed up a lot of the basic desktop. I thought this was another one of those compiz problems, the one where you wipe compizrc and restart, but it seems not.
Any suggestions as to what I should try next?
Try reinstalling kwin and see if KDE is fixed. More radically, log out, delete most of the hidden dirs in $HOME (keep .cups, .fonts, .mc, .mozilla and select and app-specific others), then log back in. -- "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+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sunday 17 July 2011 18:01:11 Felix Miata wrote:
More radically, log out, delete most of the hidden dirs in $HOME (keep .cups, .fonts, .mc, .mozilla and select and app-specific others), then log back in.
DO NOT delete .kde or .kde4 as many KDE apps store data there, such as your mail folder and address book. Instead rename the folder to something else to test. Same probably goes for a number of other hidden folders. John. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
John Layt said the following on 07/17/2011 01:56 PM:
On Sunday 17 July 2011 18:01:11 Felix Miata wrote:
More radically, log out, delete most of the hidden dirs in $HOME (keep .cups, .fonts, .mc, .mozilla and select and app-specific others), then log back in.
DO NOT delete .kde or .kde4 as many KDE apps store data there, such as your mail folder and address book. Instead rename the folder to something else to test. Same probably goes for a number of other hidden folders.
Well it must be something in .kde4 since I wiped all the gnome stuff and .config bu left .kde4 alone as John recomended -- If a better system is thine, impart it; if not, make use of mine. - Horace -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sunday 17 July 2011 12:35:10 Anton Aylward wrote:
In experimenting with lightweight desktops, LXDE and XFCE4, I have managed to mess up my basic windows settings for everything including KDE4. In particular I've lost the title bars and with the ability to drag windows, resize them and so on.
I have also messed up a lot of the basic desktop. I thought this was another one of those compiz problems, the one where you wipe compizrc and restart, but it seems not.
Any suggestions as to what I should try next?
If you are using compiz it's unlikely that kwin has anything to do with it. So I would try to make kwin the default window manager again. If it is not part of the session you can start it within KDE by pressing ALT+F2 and then type kwin. The same tool that allowed you to switch to compiz should allow you to switch back as well. If some package changed it automatically and left you with a broken KDE4 I would file a bug against LXDE/XFCE4 or whatever caused it. Sven -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 7/17/2011 9:35 AM, Anton Aylward wrote:
In experimenting with lightweight desktops, LXDE and XFCE4, I have managed to mess up my basic windows settings for everything including KDE4. In particular I've lost the title bars and with the ability to drag windows, resize them and so on.
I have also messed up a lot of the basic desktop. I thought this was another one of those compiz problems, the one where you wipe compizrc and restart, but it seems not.
Any suggestions as to what I should try next?
Have you tried logging out and logging back in again? I've seen these things disappear when some portion crashes. In Personal Settings, the Workspace Appearance section, try choosing a different theme and sometimes everything goes back to working again. -- _____________________________________ ---This space for rent--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
John Andersen said the following on 07/17/2011 05:27 PM:
On 7/17/2011 9:35 AM, Anton Aylward wrote:
In experimenting with lightweight desktops, LXDE and XFCE4, I have managed to mess up my basic windows settings for everything including KDE4. In particular I've lost the title bars and with the ability to drag windows, resize them and so on.
I have also messed up a lot of the basic desktop. I thought this was another one of those compiz problems, the one where you wipe compizrc and restart, but it seems not.
Any suggestions as to what I should try next?
Have you tried logging out and logging back in again? I've seen these things disappear when some portion crashes.
I have to, yes I did, I also tried rebooting it and reinstalling kwin. ZADA.
In Personal Settings, the Workspace Appearance section, try choosing a different theme and sometimes everything goes back to working again.
ZADA I ended up zapping ~/.kde4 I'm sure I forgot to back _something_ up Weird. KDE seems peppier now. Even though I'm _now_ running a heavily customized QtCurve. -- Bullet proof vest vendors do not need to demonstrate that naked people are vulnerable to gunfire. Similarly, a security consultant does not need to demonstrate an actual vulnerability in order to claim there is a valid risk. The lack of a live exploit does not mean there is no risk. - Crispin Cowan, 23 Aug 2002 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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