KDE & X broken in unstable
I have just installed a fresh unstable system following a disk reformat caused by development of bad sectors. (Hint: A tool that would check and lock out these bad sectors would be good, kinda like Norton for Debian.) X is broken after upgrading to unstable from stable. Is this that most recent error which was fixed by putting quotes around a certain string, or something new? Thank you, Robert Tilley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. Please e-mail responses to the above address, as my news (and X) aren't working yet.
Re: Hosed KDE
On Monday 15 October 2001 03:12 pm, Bob Underwood wrote: > there is a but in this package. take a look at had the same problem last > evening. take a look at > http://lists.debian.org/debian-x/2001/debian-x-200110/msg4.html > from 6 Oct, 01. > This worked. I'm up and running now (almost!). One last bit of weirdness. The color map is fried somehow. When I run Eterm I get: Eterm: Warning: Unable to resolve "white" as a color name. This should never fail. Please repair/restore your RGB database. I found on the web a program "rgb" that is supposed to create the rgb.dir file and it's not present on my system and I can't find it in any distro. There is an rgb.txt file in /etc/X11. -- Public Key available from http://www.garbett.org/public-key
Re: Hosed KDE
On Tuesday 16 October 2001 10:00, Shawn P. Garbett wrote: > On Monday 15 October 2001 03:12 pm, Bob Underwood wrote: > > there is a but in this package. take a look at had the same problem last > > evening. take a look at > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-x/2001/debian-x-200110/msg4.html > > from 6 Oct, 01. > > This worked. I'm up and running now (almost!). One last bit of weirdness. > The color map is fried somehow. When I run Eterm I get: > > Eterm: Warning: Unable to resolve "white" as a color name. This should > never fail. Please repair/restore your RGB database. > > I found on the web a program "rgb" that is supposed to create the rgb.dir > file and it's not present on my system and I can't find it in any distro. > > There is an rgb.txt file in /etc/X11. I just did a quick check of my system and have at least four permutations of this file: identical copies in /etc/X11 and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11; another installed by StarOffice and yet another installed by latex2html. the ones in /etc/X11 and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 are installed by xfree86-common per the debian package search page. perhaps reinstall xfree86-common? hope this helps bob
Re: Hosed KDE
On Tuesday 16 October 2001 02:23 pm, Bob Underwood wrote: > On Tuesday 16 October 2001 10:00, Shawn P. Garbett wrote: > > On Monday 15 October 2001 03:12 pm, Bob Underwood wrote: > > > there is a but in this package. take a look at had the same problem > > > last evening. take a look at > > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-x/2001/debian-x-200110/msg4.html > > > from 6 Oct, 01. > > > > This worked. I'm up and running now (almost!). One last bit of weirdness. > > The color map is fried somehow. When I run Eterm I get: > > > > Eterm: Warning: Unable to resolve "white" as a color name. This should > > never fail. Please repair/restore your RGB database. > > > > I found on the web a program "rgb" that is supposed to create the rgb.dir > > file and it's not present on my system and I can't find it in any distro. > > > > There is an rgb.txt file in /etc/X11. > > I just did a quick check of my system and have at least four permutations > of this file: identical copies in /etc/X11 and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11; another > installed by StarOffice and yet another installed by latex2html. the ones > in /etc/X11 and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 are installed by xfree86-common per the > debian package search page. > > perhaps reinstall xfree86-common? Tried that. Does fix it. Poked at it till I found the answer. Duh! The RGB path had not been written as part of the install. Fixed that in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and it works find. -- Public Key available from http://www.garbett.org/public-key
kde 2.2 errors and konqueror crashes
I couldn't leave well enough alone. I had to upgrade my perfectly useable kde 2.1 system to 2.2. Here's what happens: I start kde, no problem. I bring up an xterm - no problem. In the xterm I start a konsole and I'm greeted with: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ konsole& [1] 1339 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ QPixmap::convertFromImage: Cannot convert a null image QPixmap::convertFromImage: Cannot convert a null image QPixmap::convertFromImage: Cannot convert a null image QPixmap::convertFromImage: Cannot convert a null image QPixmap::convertFromImage: Cannot convert a null image QPixmap::convertFromImage: Cannot convert a null image QPixmap::convertFromImage: Cannot convert a null image I get the same error messages, only much more of them when I bring up kmail, which I'm using right now. When I start konqureror, more of the same messages. I can crash konqueror really easily by going to Window and selecting Show side bar. Once the sidebar window is displayed, I just click on any of the entries in the list and I get a signal 11. I also get the following message in the konsole where I started konqueror: Crash: crashing crashRecursionCounter = 2 KCrash: Application Name = konqueror path = pid = 1353 Is this happening to anyone else? Any ideas what to do next??
Strange behaviour in KDE 2.2.1
I have also come into the problem described in http://lists.debian.org/debian-x/2001/debian-x-200110/msg4.html which has been discussed in this list several times. I fixed it according to the message and it worked. However I get a strange behaviour in KDE. if I launch an application which takes some time to load (for example kpackage), the window moves suddenly out of the desktop, or the kicker panel hides towards the left or I get context menus from the desktop just when I move the mouse over the screen (not clicking on any button). This unstable behaviour has appeared after upgrading my woody+sid system two days ago, and I still do not know if it is something related to X or to KDE. I think that kdm also shows this behaviour since the pointer jumps wildly from time to time in the screen. Has anybody experienced something similar? Pablo de Vicente KDE spanish translation team
Re: missing text
I found that it works if I have font antialiasing turned off. If I have it turned on then I cannot see Courier and Helvetica fonts. Anyone know about this problem? ALso, Mike, are you using antialiasing? If you are can I please see your Xftconfig file? Thanks. Sheldon. On October 15, 2001 09:50 pm, Michael Deertz wrote: > On Monday 15 October 2001 08:22 pm, Sheldon Lee Wen wrote: > > Hi, > > > >I've noticed that for pages that use the tags in html, the text > > does not display in konqueror. However if I select the area where the > > text is suppose to be and paste it somewhere else, the text pastes. One > > of the sites I cannot see the text on is: > > > > http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Programming/lin > >ux / > > > > Anyone come across this? Also, does this actually work for other people? > > Hello, > > This page works fine for me. Everything shows up properly. I also tested > with a small local html file containing tags, and it worked > correctly. I'm thinking it might be a font problem. I'm using KDE2.2.1 and > my font settings in Konqueror are: > Standard: Times New Roman > Fixed:Courier > Serif: Helvetica > Sans Serif: Helvetica > Cursive: Arial > Fantasy: Arial > > Hope this helps, > Mike.
woody - bug came w/upgrade anyway - no X
Greetz, I did apt-update/upgrade and was unpleasantly surprised to see x was now failing to start. Two oops found locally: had to change exec "$REALSTARTUP" to: exec $REALSTARTUP in the file: /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99xfree86-common_start Next I found an error on my mouse going from PS/2 to ImPS/2. I don't have a wheel here. The first I couldn't control but the second I believe was my mistake on going through several of the configurations during the upgrade phase. Just an FYI to others who upgrade woody's. BTW, why is it the first bug made it's way into Woody? Seems like a major bug to live through the transition from unstable to testing. -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom!
Windows get out of bounds
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, is there any known way to tell X to make the screen place, where the panels are, _not_ available to apps? May exact problem: I can grab e.g. a konsole and move it with the mouse to the top. and drop it there. The problem is that there is also the window panel (as it was in KDE1). There is NO WAY to get it moved from that position anymore but to hide the window panel and grab it at the few pixels that are still there. Also when an app resizes itself but not with the maximaized flag set, the top get hidden behind the window panel. This is really annoying :-( This is defnitely a window manager problem. Also, there is a nasty thing in the configuration dialog of konqueror for a few version by now. The preferences dialog open too small at the middle of the screen and then get resizes but not repositioned. So most of it is not accessible if I o not move it. This is annoying, too, but it seems I am the only one having such problems, am I? Hendrik - -- Mein GPG-Key ist auf meiner Homepage verfügbar: http://www.hendrik-sattler.de oder über pgp.net PingoS - Linux-User helfen Schulen: http://www.pingos.schulnetz.org -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7zKTAzvr6q9zCwcERAlWpAJ9yzA6KtbQY6vuPwFipyy9xlztm4QCgnxLZ dMqvcqRXmkTvPDxG3V780Yg= =T7hN -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Strange behaviour in KDE 2.2.1
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Tuesday 16 October 2001 14:49, Jens Benecke wrote: > On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 10:34:28PM +0200, P. de Vicente wrote: > > However I get a strange behaviour in KDE. if I launch an application > > which takes some time to load (for example kpackage), the window moves > > suddenly out of the desktop, or the kicker panel hides towards the left > > or I get context menus from the desktop just when I move the mouse over > > the screen (not clicking on any button). This unstable behaviour has > > Try > > /etc/init.d/gpm stop > > If that helps, do > > apt-get remove gpm > > unless you need the mouse on the console (in which case you must install > your X mouse driveras 'gpmdata', passed through via gpm). > > Both at the same time isn't possible. Or better yet, comment out therepeat_type=ms3 and restart gpm. - -- __ OutCast Computer Consultants of Central Oregon http://outcast-consultants.redmond.or.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] (541) 504-1388 Toll Free (866) 562-7160 Via IRC at; 205.227.115.251:6667:#OutCasts Via ICQ: UIN 138930 "Failure is not an option...it's bundled with Microsoft" -anonymous- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature, please! "Software is like sex. They're both better when they're free!!" - Linus Torvalds "As a computing professional, I believe it would be unethical for me to advise, recommend, or support the use (save possibly for personal amusement) of any product that is or depends on any Microsoft product."
Compiling Qt 3.0 and kdelibs 3.0alpha in sid
hi people, I'm trying to compile kdelibs for kde 3.0alpha1 but I have a problem locating qt3. I compileda qt3 from source and I've made all thata kde people prints on http://www.kde.org/kde2-and-kde3.html but I made someone mistake. When I run ./configure in kdelibs source it don't find the qt3 that I installed in /usr/local/qt/... I don't understand one thing (very important thing) the ld config part: export QTDIR=/home/bryce/kde3source/qt-copy export KDEDIR=/home/bryce/kde3binary export PATH=$QTDIR/bin:$KDEDIR/bin:$PATH export MANPATH=$QTDIR/doc/man:$MANPATH export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$KDEDIR/lib:$QTDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH gmake -f Makefile.cvs ./configure --enable-debug If your system uses ldconfig, replace the $LD_LIBRARY_PATH line with: ldconfig -m $KDEDIR/lib ldconfig -m $QTDIR/lib The debian distro uses ldconfig right? In consequence I have to put the second alternative? What can I do for ./configure script od kdelibs source detect the qt library 3.0 not the debian sid qts'? Sorry I don't speak inglish very well .. I know Thanks for your time -- Pere Castanyer Sarda -[EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Management Technical Engineering Student on UOC - (www.uoc.es) Member of AEIGi - (www.aeigi.org) -- Linux Registered User #232073 Debian GNU Linux User - (www.debian.org) GNUPG public Inf: pub 1024D/F19A252B 919B 48CC 835C B535 EF18 1A26 09F9 D16D F19A 252B --- pgpKUX8jiRSiM.pgp Description: PGP signature
Odd copying/pasting question
hey I want to some how disable the ability to copy text just by highlighting it. IMNSHO this is an old and out dated, and I am hoping (more like wishing) that KDE has some sort of mechanism to simply prevent or prohibit the copying of text by highlighting it. An example below is what I would LIKE to be able to do ... Highlight PARAGRAPH_A Cut PARAGRAPH_A Highlight PARAGRAPH_B Right Click on PARAGRAPH_B Format (or do something ) with PARAGRAPH_B Paste PARAGRAPH_A right under PARAGRAPH_B the problem is ... the following is what happens ... Highlight PARAGRAPH_A Cut PARAGRAPH_A Highlight PARAGRAPH_B Right Click on PARAGRAPH_B Format (or do something ) with PARAGRAPH_B Attempt to paste PARAGRAPH_A right under PARAGRAPH_B (problem is that because I had highlighted PARAGRAPH_B to format it before, PARAGRAPH_A is no longer in the clip board buffer, and instead PARAGRAPH_B is, and so PARAGRAPH_B gets pasted as opposed to PARAGRAPH_A) sorry if this made no sense to you ... I am going to pull my teeth out very very soon or something. I like doing lots of text editing, and thanks to Kword, I like to do it under linux even more (and thanks to samba, I can now share my families printer). The problem ism, it gets very fustrating having to deal with a clip board that changes just by highlighting something (Some one on debian-user said that this happens because of a 15 year old spec or something) Any ideas, insights, or clues?? thanks much for your time Sunny Dubey Teeth Pulling Debian User
Bad disk blocks
Take a look at the badblocks program (man 8 badblocks) and the e2fsck program (man 8 e2fsck) [particularly the "-l" option. On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 09:52:09AM -0500, Robert Tilley wrote: > I have just installed a fresh unstable system following a disk reformat > caused by development of bad sectors. (Hint: A tool that would check and > lock out these bad sectors would be good, kinda like Norton for Debian.) > > X is broken after upgrading to unstable from stable. Is this that most > recent error which was fixed by putting quotes around a certain string, or > something new? > > Thank you, > > Robert Tilley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > P.S. Please e-mail responses to the above address, as my news (and X) aren't > working yet. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- best, -bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] from a 1996 Micro$loth ad campaign: "The less you know about computers the more you want Micro$oft!" See! They do get some things right! pgposL5EmuSWG.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Odd copying/pasting question
On Tuesday 16 October 2001 17:53, Sunny Dubey wrote: > hey > > I want to some how disable the ability to copy text just by highlighting > it. IMNSHO this is an old and out dated, and I am hoping (more like > wishing) that KDE has some sort of mechanism to simply prevent or prohibit > the copying of text by highlighting it. > > An example below is what I would LIKE to be able to do ... > > Highlight PARAGRAPH_A > Cut PARAGRAPH_A > Highlight PARAGRAPH_B > Right Click on PARAGRAPH_B > Format (or do something ) with PARAGRAPH_B > Paste PARAGRAPH_A right under PARAGRAPH_B > > the problem is ... the following is what happens ... > > Highlight PARAGRAPH_A > Cut PARAGRAPH_A > Highlight PARAGRAPH_B > Right Click on PARAGRAPH_B > Format (or do something ) with PARAGRAPH_B > Attempt to paste PARAGRAPH_A right under PARAGRAPH_B (problem is that > because I had highlighted PARAGRAPH_B to format it before, PARAGRAPH_A is > no longer in the clip board buffer, and instead PARAGRAPH_B is, and so > PARAGRAPH_B gets pasted as opposed to PARAGRAPH_A) > > sorry if this made no sense to you ... > > I am going to pull my teeth out very very soon or something. I like doing > lots of text editing, and thanks to Kword, I like to do it under linux even > more (and thanks to samba, I can now share my families printer). The > problem ism, it gets very fustrating having to deal with a clip board that > changes just by highlighting something (Some one on debian-user said that > this happens because of a 15 year old spec or something) > > Any ideas, insights, or clues?? thanks much for your time > > > Sunny Dubey > Teeth Pulling Debian User Greetz Sunny, I'm a reforming windoz user too. To your topic. I have noticed that staroffice does what you want. it however, isn't gpl'd if that is a concern (and IMO should be) to you. Kword/kedit etc all behave more unixy. I've grown used to and expect it. I find that now, on windoz, it's a real pain to highlight, then do a copy/cut function to get stuff into the clipboard. Guess I used to be yin and now I'm yan. :) tatah -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom!
Re: Compiling Qt 3.0 and kdelibs 3.0alpha in sid
hey...I got an easy fix for you. apt-get install libqt3-dev then kdelibs4 builds just fine..in face I have debs for kdelibs4 up on people.debian.org/~rkrusty ...still working on kdebase Ivan On Wed, Oct 17, 2001 at 02:51:38AM +0200, Pere Castañer wrote: > hi people, > > I'm trying to compile kdelibs for kde 3.0alpha1 but I have a problem > locating qt3. I compileda qt3 from source and I've made all thata kde > people prints on http://www.kde.org/kde2-and-kde3.html but I made > someone mistake. When I run ./configure in kdelibs source it don't find > the qt3 that I installed in /usr/local/qt/... I don't understand one > thing (very important thing) the ld config part: > > > export QTDIR=/home/bryce/kde3source/qt-copy > export KDEDIR=/home/bryce/kde3binary > export PATH=$QTDIR/bin:$KDEDIR/bin:$PATH > export MANPATH=$QTDIR/doc/man:$MANPATH > export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$KDEDIR/lib:$QTDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH > > gmake -f Makefile.cvs > ./configure --enable-debug > If your system uses ldconfig, replace the $LD_LIBRARY_PATH line with: > ldconfig -m $KDEDIR/lib > ldconfig -m $QTDIR/lib > > The debian distro uses ldconfig right? In consequence I have to put the > second alternative? > What can I do for ./configure script od kdelibs source detect the qt > library 3.0 not the debian sid qts'? > > Sorry I don't speak inglish very well .. I know > > Thanks for your time > > -- > > Pere Castanyer Sarda -[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Computer Management Technical Engineering Student on UOC - (www.uoc.es) > Member of AEIGi - (www.aeigi.org) > > -- > Linux Registered User #232073 > Debian GNU Linux User - (www.debian.org) > GNUPG public Inf:pub 1024D/F19A252B > 919B 48CC 835C B535 EF18 1A26 09F9 D16D F19A 252B > --- ---end quoted text--- -- Ivan E. Moore II [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://snowcrash.tdyc.com GPG KeyID=90BCE0DD GPG Fingerprint=F2FC 69FD 0DA0 4FB8 225E 27B6 7645 8141 90BC E0DD
