dear abdel, opening the prefs dialog spits out the messages below on the console. rings a bell?
regards, edwin addCategory n= Look and feel parent= addCategory n= User interface parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= Screen fonts parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefScreenFontsUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= Colors parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefColorsUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= Graphics parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefDisplayUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= Keyboard parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefKeyboardUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= Language settings parent= addCategory n= Language parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefLanguageUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= Spellchecker parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefSpellcheckerUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= Outputs parent= addCategory n= Plain text parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefAsciiUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= Date format parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefDateUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= LaTeX parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefLatexUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= Printer parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefPrinterUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= Identity parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefIdentityUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= Paths parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefPathsUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= File formats parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefFileformatsUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= Converters parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefConvertersUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent addCategory n= Copiers parent= QLayout::addChildWidget: QWidget "QPrefCopiersUi" in wrong parent; moved to correct parent