kde September 2009

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ksmserver problem in f12 snap1
by Petrus de Calguarium 04 Sep '09

04 Sep '09

I am trying to install f12-snap 1 and I get a message stating "could not start ksmserver" and then the CD just hangs, so I am unable to get logged in to run the install program. Also, when I click "ok", I am returned to kdm and the username is liveuser, but the password field is blank and there is no indication of what the password is (leaving blank, using liveuser don't work). How can I install this?

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KDE 4.3 X and plasma-desktop CUP usage
by Emmett Culley 03 Sep '09

03 Sep '09

Since upgrading to KDE 4.3 on Fedora 11 I have noticed that X CPU usage gets up to 99% of CPU usage and plasma-desktop stays around 20% CUP usage. If I shut everything down on the desktop the usage for both remains at 80 - 99% and 15- 20%. If I end the session (ctl-alt backspace) both X and plasma-desktop drop off to nil CPU usage. Upon restart of KDE CPU usage for X and plasma-desktop is sometimes normal (low) after the system settles, and some times not. But in all cases, after some time the CPU usage for X and plasma-desktop climb back up to 80 to 90% for X and 15 to 25% for plasma-desktop. Anybody else seeing this? Emmett

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Re: Argh!! Html is on again!
by g 03 Sep '09

03 Sep '09

Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > Anne's post was to the Fedora-KDE list. You replied to the Fedora list. > I can't imagine how that happened unless you explicitly composed a > message rather than hitting Reply, but it did happen. correct you are. my bad. :( how/when, i am not totally sure, where i got things crossed up, but it is was in my address book. i was making some changes and made them with an ldif file because i had a lot of changes to make for both tech list and personal addresses. because of a lot of first names being same, i added nicknames and there in got things messed up further. i just went back thru them and i now believe that i will not have problem. at least they followed in thread. :) thank you for calling my attention to my error. -- peace out. tc,hago. g . **** in a free world without fences, who needs gates. ** help microsoft stamp out piracy - give linux to a friend today. ** to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it. to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look* at it. ** learn linux: 'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html 'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/ 'LDP HOWTO-index' http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html 'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/ ****

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Getting to grips with Plasma
by Anne Wilson 03 Sep '09

03 Sep '09

If KDE 4 still feels strange to you, UserBase now has a treat in store. Hans (aka Mogger, on IRC) has created a whole set of short looping screencasts that show you exactly how to do all the common tasks associated with Plasma - covering desktop and panel widgets, extenders and activities. Each one lasts only a few seconds, but because it loops you have plenty of time to see exactly what is happening. Find them at http://userbase.kde.org/Plasma/FAQ/HowTo In case you didn't already know, there are already http://userbase.kde.org/Plasma #a general introduction http://userbase.kde.org/Plasma/FAQ #now updated to 4.3 http://userbase.kde.org/Plasma/Plasmoids #a few of our favourite plasmoids. Why not add your favourites? Anne -- New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org Just found a cool new feature? Add it to UserBase

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KDM Plymouth integration.
by Diego 03 Sep '09

03 Sep '09

Hello everybody! In my machines with KMS I experience the flicker while switching from Plymouth to KDM, unlike the smooth switch to GDM. Is this still the case in F12/Rawhide? I searched a bit but I only found questions, rather than answers: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Talk:Features/BetterStartup http://borntobeopen.blogspot.com/2009/06/fedora-11-kde-desktop-edition.html… If the problem is still present: is it something KDE devs should fix or that Plymouth devs should fix or both? In other words: should I file a BR against KDE or Fedora? Regards, Diego

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Introducing myself
by Eike Hein 03 Sep '09

03 Sep '09

Hi everyone, Rex asked that I introduce myself upon subscribing, so here goes :-). I'm a KDE developer residing in Berlin, Germany. I've been with KDE for about 4 1/2 years now, and a member of KDE e.V. for a little over three years. Within KDE I maintain and release Konversation and Ya- kuake, am a channel operator on a bunch of the official Freenode channels (#kde, #kde-cafe and #kde-chat) and have the usual little contributions all over the place (Akregator, kwin, Krita ...). I've been using Gentoo Linux on my systems for the last close to seven years, but recently started ha- ving some troubling thoughts abouts the environmen- tal footprint of the source-based approach, along with a general desire for trying out something new. I've been keeping an eye on Fedora ever since Rex gave that talk about Fedora KDE at Akademy 2006 in Glasgow, and have been impressed with the work be- ing done here, so the choice came easy. Plus Fedo- ra's emphasis on current software, good tools and system-level improvements also generally fits my needs and interests. I know next to nothing about RPM packaging other than once managing to fix up and build a broken openSUSE spec file for a PowerPC kernel, and still have a lot to learn about Fedora, but I hope I can contribute to the KDE SIG in the future :). -- Best regards, Eike Hein

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KDE Taskbar Grouping
by Richard Heck 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

It seems that with the 4.3.0 update, my Gimp windows no longer get grouped on the taskbar. Anyone else see this, or know how to work around it? Richard

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Argh!! Html is on again!
by Anne Wilson 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

I just opened a new compose window in order to check the Options menu. To my horror, html mail is enabled. Again! PLEASE, packagers, do ensure that html mail is never the default in a Fedora package. Let those that want it switch it on. Heaven knows how many html messages I have unwittingly sent to lists. Anne -- New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org Just found a cool new feature? Add it to UserBase

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Folder view container question
by Emmett Culley 02 Sep '09

02 Sep '09

Are there any plans to allow us to configure the grid size of folder view containers? Will "lock icons in place" ever work as expected? That is, it seems to me that if I check "lock icons in place" in the config dialog, I expect that when I change the size of the container, the icons will remain as placed. even if the borders of the container touch or cover icons in the container. Should I put in a feature request for grid size definition and a bug report for "lock icons in place" issue? Or are there plans to remedy these issues. Or are they even issues for others? Emmett

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NetworkManager Applet goes rogue
by Anne Wilson 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

On my netbook (F11 updated to last night), over the last week or so I've seen a few times the NetworkManager applet leaves the system try and parks on the desktop. Presumably I should file a bug, but is this a NM bug or a Plasma bug? Anne -- New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org Just found a cool new feature? Add it to UserBase

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