Re: [kde-linux] KNotes Migration Tool: ARGH!!!!

2014-07-29 Thread Alex Schuster
James Tyrer writes: > I really don't care if (some of) the developers hate me because I am > too much like Steve Jobs. I was born that way. I just think that > this stuff should work correctly before it escapes into the wild > instead of being like Ebola -- a nightmare for users. I feel with yo

Re: [kde-linux] How to delete default launchers in taskbar?

2012-08-05 Thread Alex Schuster
Rex Dieter writes: > Thomas Taylor wrote: > > > Hi KDE users, > > I am using KDE 4.8.4 under openSuSE 12.x and would like to remove the > > Dolphin > > and Firefox launchers from the taskbar. I can remove them on each > > startup but after a while they return. > > > > My default file manager i

Re: [kde-linux] PCM is gone

2012-08-03 Thread Alex Schuster
Alex Schuster writes: > Duncan writes: > > Does a clean config (I know you know the drill so I won't explain > > that one further) work? > > Bingo! I tried with my test user, in parallel to the running session, > and he HAS the device. Oh dear, I really should ha

Re: [kde-linux] PCM is gone

2012-08-03 Thread Alex Schuster
Duncan writes: > What's your backend set for, wonko? VLC. I used GStreamer before, but there is a bug with it making Amarok mess up the playing order, adn the suggestion is to use VLC instead. > And in device prefs, does fiddling > with priority order change anything? Try testing a device and

Re: [kde-linux] PCM is gone

2012-08-03 Thread Alex Schuster
Rajko writes: > On Fri, 3 Aug 2012 03:03:10 +0200 > Alex Schuster wrote: > > After a reboot, my PCM sound device is gone, kmix no longer shows it, > > and it is no longer along the available channels in the kmix settings. > > > > I can control PCM with alsamixer

[kde-linux] PCM is gone

2012-08-02 Thread Alex Schuster
Hi there! After a reboot, my PCM sound device is gone, kmix no longer shows it, and it is no longer along the available channels in the kmix settings. I can control PCM with alsamixer, but I'd like to use kmix for that. Any idea what could be wrong? Wonko

Re: [kde-linux] How to delete default launchers in taskbar?

2012-08-01 Thread Alex Schuster
Thomas Taylor writes: > Hi KDE users, > I am using KDE 4.8.4 under openSuSE 12.x and would like to remove the > Dolphin and Firefox launchers from the taskbar. I can remove them on > each startup but after a while they return. > > My default file manager is Krusader which I added to the startup

Re: [kde-linux] Strigi-0.7.6

2012-07-05 Thread Alex Schuster
Mark Knecht writes: > On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 4:56 AM, James Tyrer > wrote: > > On 07/04/2012 04:01 PM, Mark Knecht wrote: > >> > >> On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 3:57 PM, James Tyrer > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Did someone like totally forget to release a tarball for: > >>> "strigi-0.7.6"& "strigi-0.7.7"? >

Re: [kde-linux] Konqueror and Dolphin using 100% CPU

2012-02-28 Thread Alex Schuster
Anne Wilson writes: > On 27/02/12 14:53, Dale wrote: > > Well, it appears that no matter the settings, it takes one core to > > 100% and does something. I renamed the config file and it still > > does it. Maybe the next upgrade will have a fix. > > > > I know the differences but the point was

Re: [kde-linux] 'Fetch Error' on exit

2012-02-08 Thread Alex Schuster
Duncan writes: > FWIW, I got fed up with akonadi, however, and unmerged all of kdepim in > ordered to be able to unmerge it. With it unmerged, I was able to set > USE=-semantic-desktop, etc, so I have all that turnakonadied off as > well. You'd be AMAZED at how much faster kde runs now! I kn

Re: [kde-linux] Konqueror and svg web pages.

2011-12-09 Thread Alex Schuster
john Culleton writes: > On Fri, 9 Dec 2011 21:42:27 + (UTC) > Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote: > > > Dale posted on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:33:18 -0600 as excerpted: > > > > > john Culleton wrote: > > >> Well, it tried but the rendering was faulty. I have some text > > >> along a curve that

Re: [kde-linux] kwin needs 300M?

2011-12-01 Thread Alex Schuster
I wrote: > Dale writes: > > > Jerome Yuzyk wrote: > >> > >> On Thursday, November 10, 2011 11:25:46 AM Alex Schuster > >> wrote: > > [kwin needs up to 1.4G] > > >>> This still happens with 4.7.3 on Gentoo Linux. > >> I cam

Re: [kde-linux] kwin needs 300M?

2011-11-22 Thread Alex Schuster
Dale writes: > Jerome Yuzyk wrote: >> >> On Thursday, November 10, 2011 11:25:46 AM Alex Schuster >> wrote: [kwin needs up to 1.4G] >>> This still happens with 4.7.3 on Gentoo Linux. >> I came across this: >> >> kwin --replace& >>

Re: [kde-linux] kwin needs 300M?

2011-11-13 Thread Alex Schuster
Duncan writes: Alex Schuster posted on Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:25:46 +0100 as excerpted: Jerome Yuzyk writes: After upgrading to 4.6.5 on Fedora 15 I see that the kwin process is my largest memory-hog - 323M so far. I saw this right after upgrading and figured it was the Desktop Effects. I

Re: [kde-linux] kwin needs 300M?

2011-11-10 Thread Alex Schuster
Jerome Yuzyk writes: After upgrading to 4.6.5 on Fedora 15 I see that the kwin process is my largest memory-hog - 323M so far. I saw this right after upgrading and figured it was the Desktop Effects. I disabled them, and still see kwin at the top of my Ctrl-Esc System Activity list, above VMWar

Re: [kde-linux] KDE4 - Plasma don't load

2011-10-20 Thread Alex Schuster
vitor lima writes: > I have the KDE4 installed in a Slackware Linux. > When I try to log in the plasma don't load. > > I pass these screen that show the icons of HD, tools, world, ... > and when the Desktop goes load, all stay black and I can't see anything. Did this work once, and stopped worki

Re: [kde-linux] Folder View Settings SOLVED

2011-10-04 Thread Alex Schuster
Wolfgang Mueller writes: > Meanwhile I found a tar containing .kde4, which I took for replacing > my corrupted .kde4. Now, everything is o.k. again. When I have such problems, it usually is the .kde4/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc file only that is corrupted. Wonko __

Re: [kde-linux] Problems with konsole.

2011-09-15 Thread Alex Schuster
Duncan writes: > Alex Schuster posted on Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:49:47 +0200 as excerpted: > > > George R Goffe writes: > > > >> I'm trying to specify the geometry and some other settings for > >> konsole and am getting a REALLY small widget and some er

Re: [kde-linux] Problems with konsole.

2011-09-14 Thread Alex Schuster
George R Goffe writes: > I'm trying to specify the geometry and some other settings for konsole > and am getting a REALLY small widget and some error messages that I > don't understand. Could someone show me the error of my ways or point > me to where I can find out what I'm doing wrong please? T

[kde-linux] Re: Setting wallpaper from shell?

2011-05-27 Thread Alex Schuster
Roy Bratusek asks: > just a small question: is it possible to change the KDE4 wallpaper via > shell? > Maybe some qdbus magic or similar? This thread suggests to use the scripted image wallpaper plugin, whatever this might be: http://superuser.com/questions/66132/how-to-change-wallpaper-from-com

[kde-linux] Re: Individual Desktop Settings

2011-05-01 Thread Alex Schuster
Duncan wrote: > Alex Schuster posted on Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:22:48 +0200 as excerpted: > > Duncan writes: > > Not sure yet what to make about this ativity stuff. I like the idea, > > but I don't use it at all. Yet. Maybe later, it does not seem ready > > yet to m

[kde-linux] Re: Kpatience not closing correctly when logging out.

2011-04-24 Thread Alex Schuster
Dale writes: > I think some developers are on this list as well so I wanted to post > here first. When I logout of KDE 4.6.2 and Kpatience is open, I get a > error that it closed unexpectingly and it doesn't logout until I click > close on the error box. I usually am around long enough to click

[kde-linux] Re: Panel widgets alwais to the left

2011-04-23 Thread Alex Schuster
Duncan writes: > Alex Schuster posted on Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:49:01 +0200 as excerpted: > >> KMS, right... another thing to try. So I did, I built an identical >> kernel, except that KMS was off. BTW, is there an option to toggle >> this by a boto parameter, like 'nom

[kde-linux] Re: Start-up tune

2011-04-21 Thread Alex Schuster
Wolfgang Mueller writes: > On 04/20/11 10:22, Alex Schuster wrote: > > Wolfgang Mueller writes: > >> When kde starts, a short, noisy and ugly music piece is played. If I > >> remember well, the same is done at shutting down. How can I get rid > >> of it? &g

[kde-linux] Re: Panel widgets alwais to the left

2011-04-20 Thread Alex Schuster
Duncan wrote: (Writing this again, because I had another crash while editing this mail, and kmail did not save it.) > Alex Schuster posted on Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:03:04 +0200 as excerpted: > > I updated my kernel (2.6.38-ck) and installed xorg-1.10.0.902. First, I > > reboot

[kde-linux] Re: Start-up tune

2011-04-20 Thread Alex Schuster
Wolfgang Mueller writes: > When kde starts, a short, noisy and ugly music piece is played. If I > remember well, the same is done at shutting down. How can I get rid > of it? You mean the nice tune that I like a lot? In KDE 4.6, it's Systemsettings -> Application and system notifications -> mana

[kde-linux] Re: Adding a user

2011-04-18 Thread Alex Schuster
Wolfgang Mueller writes: > For adding a user, who has an account and a home directory, to the login > screen, I tried > > Personal Settings > System Administration > Login Screen > Users > > But there is only a list of excluded users. So, this is the wrong place, > I presume. Can someone show me

[kde-linux] Re: Individual Desktop Settings

2011-04-18 Thread Alex Schuster
Duncan writes: > Wolfgang Mueller posted on Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:51:41 +0200 as excerpted: > > If I select a new desktop setting, i.e. a different background color or > > wallpaper, the all virtual desktops are affected. > > > > Is it possible to make a different choice for each virtual desktop, a

[kde-linux] Re: Individual Desktop Settings

2011-04-15 Thread Alex Schuster
Mark Knecht writes: > On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 6:45 AM, Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote: > > In kcontrol (wrongly aka system settings) > > Duncan - I don't understand. > > When I start SystemSettings from the KDE menus I see systemsettings as > a running program. > > When I attempt to start

[kde-linux] Re: 24 hour format

2011-04-14 Thread Alex Schuster
Wolfgang Mueller writes: > On 04/14/11 15:25, David Jarvie wrote: > > You should actually be running the KDE system settings application, > > which you can find in the main KDE menu, not kcontrol. You don't need > > to look in the file system to set the clock format. > > Could you please tell me

[kde-linux] Re: 24 hour format

2011-04-14 Thread Alex Schuster
Wolfgang Mueller writes: > How can I switch the clock in the panel from am/pm to 24 hours? > I do not see any appropriate option in "Digital Clock Settings" . It's done globally in systemsettings -> land, region and language -> date&time -> time format. I have SS:MM:SEKSEK, your setting is prob

[kde-linux] Re: Panel widgets alwais to the left

2011-04-13 Thread Alex Schuster
I wrote: > Duncan writes: > > Alex Schuster posted on Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:56:57 +0200 as excerpted: [graphic distortion problems when scrolling] > > So on-board radeon hd3200. Which drivers? > > I'm using the open source radeon drivers. Had troubles getting them to &

[kde-linux] Re: Panel widgets alwais to the left

2011-04-13 Thread Alex Schuster
Duncan writes: > Alex Schuster posted on Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:56:57 +0200 as excerpted: > > I was happy with 4.6.0. From 4.6.1 on, things became much worse. > > I didn't personally see anything regress for 4.6.1, but the gentoo/kde > folks said it did for a LOT of folks

[kde-linux] Re: Panel widgets alwais to the left

2011-04-12 Thread Alex Schuster
Duncan writes: > FWIW I finally upgraded to 4.6.2 (from 4.6.1, which was from 4.6.0) a day > or so ago, and am /not/ impressed. I still believe 4.5.5 to be the best, > most stable kde4 yet. 4.6... honestly seems to be going backward. I was happy with 4.6.0. From 4.6.1 on, things became much w

[kde-linux] Re: KDE on high resolution monitor

2010-12-12 Thread Alex Schuster
yahoo-pier_andreit writes: > I tryed zoom effect, it is quite buggy, zoom in, zoom out and real size > doesn't work fine, sometime doesn't work at all, now I'm working with > zoom in and cannot disable it:-) I had similar trouble, I suspected my German keyboard layout. I changed the hotkeys, and