I had similar problems, for the KDE I had to choose only 1024*768 and
24bpp color for my xfree86 settings. It seems GIMP may not work with
less that 16bpp color, when I tried it at any less, I had the symptoms
you describe. Hope this helps.
>From: jowilker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [newbie] KDE
>Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 12:16:23 -0500
>
>Holding down the Ctrl+Alt and pressing either + or - does nothing, but
make
>clicking noise.
>
>John
>
>
>
>Adam Wright wrote:
>
>> Try holding down Ctrl + Alt and then toggle your screen size with the
+ & -
>> keys. This works rather nicely for me. I also have a problem with The
GIMP,
>> After I clicked on it the first time it appeared that it was going
through
>> it's setup. Now whenever I click on it it acts as if it is starting
up and
>> after several seconds it just stops and goes back to my regular KDE
desktop.
>> Can anyone out there give me any pointers on getting this program to
run? I
>> am really big into graphics and Web Page design, SO I need a good
graphics
>> program.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Adam
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jowilker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 6:40 AM
>> Subject: [newbie] KDE
>>
>> >I have just installed 5.3 and find in KDE that some of the window
>> >screens, goes through the bottom of the main screen, for instance,
Gimp.
>> >When the icon is clicked on once, GIMP installation comes up, the
screen
>> >goes through the bottom and I can't shove it high enough to get to
the
>> >bottom of it. It must have buttons at the bottom, that need to be
>> >pressed, because I can't get rid of it, noway, nohow. I have had the
>> >same problem with Netscape, while trying to set it up. What do I
need to
>> >do?
>> >
>> >
>> >The Mandrake is by far the best program that I have seen. I know
that
>> >the install is Red Hats, because I have loaded RH5.2. The KDE is
cool. I
>> >wanted to run programs on a more stable platform, but have no
interest
>> >in becoming a programmer.
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >
>> >John
>> >--
>> >John R. Wilkerson
>> >1442 B-1 New Castle
>> >Durham NC 27704
>> >919-471-6731
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>--
>John R. Wilkerson
>1442 B-1 New Castle
>Durham NC 27704
>919-471-6731
>
>
>
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