The red X is used for image file not found. Maybe it has other uses, but it sure sounds like the images for the shapes are misplaced.
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 1:23 AM, Don <don...@noark.net> wrote: > It appears that dia is a fine program and getting better and would suit my > requirements just fine ... but after installing, I have problems. I've > asked on the Linux Debian-user list with no response. I've looked at the > dia discussion list for the past several months and do not see anything > about my difficulty. I would really like to start using dia! > > Here's my posting to the Debian-user list: > > ========= > > I just installed the "dia" package, dia starts up fine but immediately > gives me a warning: > > failed to load icon for file > /usr/share/dia/shapes/**Flowchart/display.png > cause=Couldn't recognize the image file format for file > '/usr/share/dia/shapes/**Flowchart/display.png' > > and also tells me there are 49 more messages. > > I looked in /usr/share/dia/shapes/**Flowchart/ and found a listing of the > various shapes, including "display.png" and "display.shape". In other > words, both the .png and .shape files are there for all the shapes. > > On the screen, the place where you'd normally see a small icon of the > shape is a placeholder with a red X in the center. All kinds of them. > > Clicking and dragging one of the placeholder X icons to the working > screen, the shape/symbol is OK. Just cannot see what the shape is until > doing that. So I assume the shape/symbol is OK, just the icon file (.png) > cannot be found. > > Using Wheezy, up to date, i386 version. > > I'm not a newbie to Linux, but not a guru either. Dia looks like a fine > program for my needs. Any help or hints on solving the missing icons would > be appreciated. Am I missing some packages or files? I've gone thru the > list on the Debian package page for dia and all seems OK. > > [Not to confuse the issue, but I have another problem with synaptic that > popped up a couple weeks ago. In the file window, the "supported" symbols > (the Debian swirl) and the little box indicating installed or not are > missing in those two columns. I only mention this here in case this > problem is related to the missing icons above. Synaptic does not give any > error message and works fine otherwise.] > > ========= > > ...and I did get one query asking a couple questions, so here are my > answers: > > Yes, the rest of the 49 (error) messages do point to the various other > shape files and all have .png extension. > > Tried creating user "guest", then started "dia" from that user. Exactly > same results. > > I completely uninstalled and then reinstalled "libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0", > "libpng12-0", along with "dia", "dia-common", "dia-libs", and "dia-shapes". > Before reinstalling, removed /usr/share/dia and the ".dia" configuration > directory under the username I'm using. Still no change in either dia or > synaptic. > > I cannot help but think my synaptic problem is related, so I tried > starting synaptic from a konsole window (as root) and it displayed a lot of > similar messages, only they were in reference to xpm files. Here's a > typical synaptic message: > > synaptic:3454): Gtk-WARNING **: Could not load image > 'synaptic_mini.xpm': Couldn't recognize the image file format for file > '/usr/share/synaptic/**gtkbuilder/synaptic_mini.xpm' > > I note that the two lib packages you mentioned are used by a multitude of > applications and include some that I know are working satisfactory. > > OK, something is messed up, either through my error or from upgrading > Wheezy. All suggestions welcome. > > ========= > > And I posted the following link to a screen shot: > > http://noark.net/dia-error/ > > to give everyone an idea of what I'm talking about visually. > > Since posting the above information, I have reinstalled every dependent > file listed for the dia package in Debian Wheezy (testing). > > I might add that I am using KDE instead of gnome. > > Please! Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Don > > ______________________________**_________________ > dia-list mailing list > dia-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/**listinfo/dia-list<http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list> > FAQ at http://live.gnome.org/Dia/Faq > Main page at http://live.gnome.org/Dia > > -- Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? *Dalai Lama * To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk michael.e.r...@gmail.com <michael.e.r...@gmail.com>
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