Anyone still running KDE 3.1.3 on SuSE 8.2?
Anyone still running this version and if so is Pysol (cardgame suite) still working correctly and do you still have Freecell (cardgame) showing (and playable) in Games/Card menu? Reason for question(s) is that I have updated to KDE 3.1.4 firstly with the new files released on 25 September and then last night using the file released on 29 September -- and somewhere in this process I lost Freecell (my favourite!) and Pysol stopped working (it disappears off the screen if you move the cursor into the toolbar area). Also, anyone know what happened to (or where it went) the Menu editor? you know the one where you could select different icons for applications etc. It used to be in the Start Applications/System/Configuration (I think) area. KDE: 2 steps forward, 1 step back.... :-(. Cheers. -- If logic ruled the World, men would ride side-saddle.
Good day Basil, Onsdag 01 oktober 2003 08:46 kvad Basil Chupin:
Anyone still running this version[SNIP]
Yes.
...is Pysol (cardgame suite) still working correctly[?][SNIP]
I never installed Pysol, so I can't help on this one.
...do you still have Freecell (cardgame) showing (and playable) in Games/Card menu?
Freecell is not there. I _think_ it's supposed to be in the KDEGames package, but it seems it's not in the package for KDE 3.1.3. [SNIP]
...Pysol stopped working (it disappears off the screen if you move the cursor into the toolbar area).
That may be because the mouse events in the tool bar makes it crash. Have you tried starting it from a teminal and see if there is any error output when it disapears? Are you sure you have the new python libraries installed? Did you download the needed parts of the yast-source directory and used YaST to update? If not, how did you do you upgrade?
Also, anyone know what happened to (or where it went) the Menu editor? you know the one where you could select different icons for applications etc. It used to be in the Start Applications/System/Configuration (I think) area.
I can't find it anywhere in the Start Applications button, but it's still in the context menu that pops up when I right click the Start Applications button.
KDE: 2 steps forward, 1 step back.... :-(.
Hmm... I don't think I will attempt an upgrade just yet. :o( Best regards :o) Johnny :o)
Johnny Ernst Nielsen wrote:
Good day Basil,
Onsdag 01 oktober 2003 08:46 kvad Basil Chupin:
Anyone still running this version[SNIP]
Yes.
...is Pysol (cardgame suite) still working correctly[?][SNIP]
I never installed Pysol, so I can't help on this one.
...do you still have Freecell (cardgame) showing (and playable) in Games/Card menu?
Freecell is not there. I _think_ it's supposed to be in the KDEGames package, but it seems it's not in the package for KDE 3.1.3.
Eh, I must be getting old.... :-(. The Freecell that I love to play is found in Gnome-Games2 and not in KDE. Why can't it be placed in KDE?) There is a version of Freecell as part of the PySol suite, but I am not too enthusiastic about it. I prefer the Gnome version. Anyway, I found all this out by going to my wife's computer and "firing up" Freecell there. I have now installed Gnome-Games2 on my pooter and Freecell lives again in my room :-).
[SNIP]
...Pysol stopped working (it disappears off the screen if you move the cursor into the toolbar area).
That may be because the mouse events in the tool bar makes it crash. Have you tried starting it from a teminal and see if there is any error output when it disapears?
Are you sure you have the new python libraries installed?
Did you download the needed parts of the yast-source directory and used YaST to update? If not, how did you do you upgrade?
I logon to the Net several times a day and everytine I use YOU to check for new updates. Earlier this afternoon when I installed PySol the first logon produced some updates to dependencies associated with PySol - but this did not stop it from failing as I described in my original message. However, I did what you suggested and ran it in terminal mode and lo and behold it worked! When I then ran it from the Desktop it worked (works) perfectly. Such is the vast well of life's little musteries. But what I suspect may have happened is that I did not reboot after the updates to the dependencies were done earlier and this is why PySol behaved as it did. I rebooted a few times (I dual-boot) between sending my message and your response and this probably fixed the problem. At least this is my story and I am sticking to it.
Also, anyone know what happened to (or where it went) the Menu editor? you know the one where you could select different icons for applications etc. It used to be in the Start Applications/System/Configuration (I think) area.
I can't find it anywhere in the Start Applications button, but it's still in the context menu that pops up when I right click the Start Applications button.
Ah, so that's where the blighter is hiding. Thanks for that. (Goes to show you that I haven't altered anything in the Menus since v8.1 :-).)
KDE: 2 steps forward, 1 step back.... :-(.
Hmm... I don't think I will attempt an upgrade just yet. :o(
No, No, all is fine and go ahead and update. Just because I made these simple boo-boos doesn't mean that KDE is broken. In fact, there are some improvements so go ahead and update. How did I update KDE (you ask above)? I downloaded all the RPMs in the Base, Development, and Applications sub-directories from the SuSE ftp site (or use a mirror), placed them all into a common directory and ran rpm -Fvh *rpm as root while in that directory. There will be one rpm which will give you "trouble" (something called libwm....) but you use Konqueror to install it separately; this will come up with an error which you ignore - ie, accept the option which indicates that you may jeopardise your system if you ignore the warning - because it will not do any damage (this error will come up twice - so ignore it twice). Then go back and run the rpm -Fvh *.rpm again, and you will end up with an updated KDE. Just don't forget to run SuSEconfig at the end of the update! If you then go to the SuSE site and click on Home User/Downloads/KDE you will find any latest updates to KDE. Download them (if there are any) and apply them as above.
Best regards :o)
Johnny :o)
Cheers. -- If logic ruled the World, men would ride side-saddle.
Good day Basil, Onsdag den 1. oktober 2003 16:58 kvad Basil Chupin:
...do you still have Freecell (cardgame) showing (and playable) in Games/Card menu?
Freecell is not there. I _think_ it's supposed to be in the KDEGames package, but it seems it's not in the package for KDE 3.1.3.
Eh, I must be getting old.... :-(.
The Freecell that I love to play is found in Gnome-Games2 and not in KDE.[SNIP]
Oooohh, I seeee -- well that explains why I couldn't find it in the KDE package ;o) (I don't play games, so I just assumed you referred to the package with KDE games, when you talked about games after updating KDE-) Well, I'm happy you got through all your problems, and thank you for the explanation about how to update KDE. :o) Best regards :o) Johnny :o)
On Wednesday 01 October 2003 02:46 am, Basil Chupin wrote:
Anyone still running this version and if so is Pysol (cardgame suite) still working correctly and do you still have Freecell (cardgame) showing (and playable) in Games/Card menu?
Reason for question(s) is that I have updated to KDE 3.1.4 firstly with the new files released on 25 September and then last night using the file released on 29 September -- and somewhere in this process I lost Freecell (my favourite!) and Pysol stopped working (it disappears off the screen if you move the cursor into the toolbar area). =================
I also updated to 3.1.4, still have the two games you mention, both still playable and in fact kpoker and another one are working now that were not before! Don't know what suddenly caused yours to quit, because everything should have gotten better for you. ------------------------
Also, anyone know what happened to (or where it went) the Menu editor? you know the one where you could select different icons for applications etc. It used to be in the Start Applications/System/Configuration (I think) area. =============
I have always accessed this with a "right" click on the menu button, it just seems quicker than searching for it in the menu. Lee -- --- KMail v1.5.4 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.2 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...
BandiPat wrote:
On Wednesday 01 October 2003 02:46 am, Basil Chupin wrote:
Anyone still running this version and if so is Pysol (cardgame suite) still working correctly and do you still have Freecell (cardgame) showing (and playable) in Games/Card menu?
Reason for question(s) is that I have updated to KDE 3.1.4 firstly with the new files released on 25 September and then last night using the file released on 29 September -- and somewhere in this process I lost Freecell (my favourite!) and Pysol stopped working (it disappears off the screen if you move the cursor into the toolbar area). =================
I also updated to 3.1.4, still have the two games you mention, both still playable and in fact kpoker and another one are working now that were not before! Don't know what suddenly caused yours to quit, because everything should have gotten better for you.
See my response to Johnny. Freecell is part of Gnome-Games2 which I forgot to install the other night. PySol remains a mystery even though I think I know what may have happened. Yep, kpoker now works! :-) I was beginning to get withdrawal systems :-).
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Also, anyone know what happened to (or where it went) the Menu editor? you know the one where you could select different icons for applications etc. It used to be in the Start Applications/System/Configuration (I think) area.
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I have always accessed this with a "right" click on the menu button, it just seems quicker than searching for it in the menu.
Yes, I know now where the blighter is hiding :-). Cheers. -- If logic ruled the World, men would ride side-saddle.
On 10/01/2003 02:46 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
Reason for question(s) is that I have updated to KDE 3.1.4 firstly with the new files released on 25 September and then last night using the file released on 29 September -- and somewhere in this process I lost Freecell (my favourite!) and Pysol stopped working (it disappears off the screen if you move the cursor into the toolbar area).
You should try Patience. It has about 15 different card games, including Freecell. It's not Pysol, but it is very nice. It is a part of kdegames3 IIRC.
Also, anyone know what happened to (or where it went) the Menu editor? you know the one where you could select different icons for applications etc. It used to be in the Start Applications/System/Configuration (I think) area.
Don't know about that one. It's been a hard week for you. ;-) -- Joe Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Web Address: http://www.mydestiny.net/~joe_morris Registered Linux user 231871 God said, I AM that I AM. I say, by the grace of God, I am what I am.
Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
On 10/01/2003 02:46 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
Reason for question(s) is that I have updated to KDE 3.1.4 firstly with the new files released on 25 September and then last night using the file released on 29 September -- and somewhere in this process I lost Freecell (my favourite!) and Pysol stopped working (it disappears off the screen if you move the cursor into the toolbar area).
You should try Patience. It has about 15 different card games, including Freecell. It's not Pysol, but it is very nice. It is a part of kdegames3 IIRC.
Thanks for the suggestion but I am afraid I find the version of Freecell here (Patience) a bit primitive in the sense that I need to drag the cards (at least in PySol right-clicking auto-sends the cards to their correct desitination) and there is no score kept. The Gnome version is my preferred version,but if you are also using Windows then get a copy (free) of FCPRO - now that is nice.
Also, anyone know what happened to (or where it went) the Menu editor? you know the one where you could select different icons for applications etc. It used to be in the Start Applications/System/Configuration (I think) area.
Don't know about that one. It's been a hard week for you. ;-)
I've had worse :-). But the clouds are rolling away. (I wonder how BernD is going with his modem/connection problem? Now he *is* having a bad-hair week.) Cheers. -- If logic ruled the World, men would ride side-saddle.
On Wednesday 01 October 2003 07:30 am, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
Also, anyone know what happened to (or where it went) the Menu editor? you know the one where you could select different icons for applications etc. It used to be in the Start Applications/System/Configuration (I think) area.
Right click on the K start button and there it is. richard
Hi all, I was trying to install SuSE 8.0 on one of those OEM notebooks (Celeron processor) and it won't work. All installation went OK, but when booting the first time, it'll hang in "ide0 and ide1" (hd and cd) irq info. Any ideas? Thanks, Pedro
Richard wrote:
On Wednesday 01 October 2003 07:30 am, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
Also, anyone know what happened to (or where it went) the Menu editor? you know the one where you could select different icons for applications etc. It used to be in the Start Applications/System/Configuration (I think) area.
Right click on the K start button and there it is. richard
Yes, so I've been told :-). Thanks for your response. Cheers. --- If logic ruled the World, men would ride side-saddle.
On Wednesday 01 October 2003 2:46 am, Basil Chupin wrote:
Anyone still running this version and if so is Pysol (cardgame suite) still working correctly and do you still have Freecell (cardgame) showing (and playable) in Games/Card menu?
Reason for question(s) is that I have updated to KDE 3.1.4 firstly with the new files released on 25 September and then last night using the file released on 29 September -- and somewhere in this process I lost Freecell (my favourite!) and Pysol stopped working (it disappears off the screen if you move the cursor into the toolbar area).
This Pysol problem was a bug with 8.2 on the distribution CD's. It went away when an online update was done for some component (forget which one) but it was a fix on YOU almost immediately after the distro came out. Sounds like you just need to get the right versions of everything.
Also, anyone know what happened to (or where it went) the Menu editor? you know the one where you could select different icons for applications etc. It used to be in the Start Applications/System/Configuration (I think) area.
KDE: 2 steps forward, 1 step back.... :-(.
Cheers.
-- If logic ruled the World, men would ride side-saddle.
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