Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2020-01-06 Thread Dale
Dale wrote: > > OK.  This is what it spits out, one after another: > > > kf5.kpackage: No metadata file in the package, expected it at: > > > After that, it repeats the same thing with the path and name of each > image on the end of the above.  The only thing that changes is the file > name. > >

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-29 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:30:10 GMT Dale wrote: > Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Saturday, 28 December 2019 05:57:16 GMT Dale wrote: > >> Peter Humphrey wrote: > >>> On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 20:42:07 GMT Dale wrote: > I think I'm just going to have to whittle down the number for a

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-28 Thread Wols Lists
On 28/12/19 18:14, Dale wrote: > I'm pretty much certain you are right. That rings a bell in those cells > between my ears. It is turned off in make.conf too. I can't recall > what all that thing did but I remember people not wanting it. I just > followed a bunch of others on that. Can't be

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-28 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: > On Saturday, 28 December 2019 18:14:05 GMT Dale wrote: >> >> I'm pretty much certain you are right. That rings a bell in those cells >> between my ears. It is turned off in make.conf too. I can't recall >> what all that thing did but I remember people not wanting it. I just >>

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-28 Thread Mick
On Saturday, 28 December 2019 18:14:05 GMT Dale wrote: > Mick wrote: > > On Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:30:10 GMT Dale wrote: > >> Peter Humphrey wrote: > >>> On Saturday, 28 December 2019 05:57:16 GMT Dale wrote: > Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 20:42:07 GMT

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-28 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: > On Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:30:10 GMT Dale wrote: >> Peter Humphrey wrote: >>> On Saturday, 28 December 2019 05:57:16 GMT Dale wrote: Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 20:42:07 GMT Dale wrote: >> I think I'm just going to have to whittle down the

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-28 Thread Mick
On Saturday, 28 December 2019 15:30:10 GMT Dale wrote: > Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Saturday, 28 December 2019 05:57:16 GMT Dale wrote: > >> Peter Humphrey wrote: > >>> On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 20:42:07 GMT Dale wrote: > I think I'm just going to have to whittle down the number for a

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-28 Thread Dale
Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Saturday, 28 December 2019 05:57:16 GMT Dale wrote: >> Peter Humphrey wrote: >>> On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 20:42:07 GMT Dale wrote: I think I'm just going to have to whittle down the number for a while. Maybe later on a fix will come along. Maybe. >>> What

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-28 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Saturday, 28 December 2019 05:57:16 GMT Dale wrote: > Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 20:42:07 GMT Dale wrote: > >> I think I'm just going to have to whittle down the number for a while. > >> Maybe later on a fix will come along. Maybe. > > > > What happens if you

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-27 Thread Dale
Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 20:42:07 GMT Dale wrote: > >> I think I'm just going to have to whittle down the number for a while. >> Maybe later on a fix will come along. Maybe. > What happens if you switch off file indexing in the control panel, or just > its >

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-25 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 20:42:07 GMT Dale wrote: > I think I'm just going to have to whittle down the number for a while. > Maybe later on a fix will come along. Maybe. What happens if you switch off file indexing in the control panel, or just its subsidiary option Also Index file

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread Dale
Wols Lists wrote: > On 24/12/19 22:23, Dale wrote: >> Wols Lists wrote: >>> On 24/12/19 20:33, Dale wrote: I think it is indexing/caching/something that requires it to look at every single file in there plus all the levels below it. If so, that would be a huge task. Here is some

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread Wols Lists
On 24/12/19 22:23, Dale wrote: > Wols Lists wrote: >> On 24/12/19 20:33, Dale wrote: >>> I think it is indexing/caching/something that requires it to look at >>> every single file in there plus all the levels below it. If so, that >>> would be a huge task. Here is some info on that but I did post

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread Dale
Wols Lists wrote: > On 24/12/19 20:33, Dale wrote: >> I think it is indexing/caching/something that requires it to look at >> every single file in there plus all the levels below it. If so, that >> would be a huge task. Here is some info on that but I did post it a bit >> ago. It was sort of

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread Wols Lists
On 24/12/19 20:33, Dale wrote: > I think it is indexing/caching/something that requires it to look at > every single file in there plus all the levels below it. If so, that > would be a huge task. Here is some info on that but I did post it a bit > ago. It was sort of nested in one of the posts.

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread Dale
Wols Lists wrote: > On 24/12/19 18:35, Dale wrote: >> I'll try to see if I can get the actual error here in a bit, either a >> picture or the actual text. I only need one line because it is the same >> for them all except the name and path of the file. > I've just had an idea ... > > I think it

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 24 Dec 2019 12:35:41 -0600, Dale wrote: > My temporary solution, I pointed it to a small directory that only has a couple dozen images in it. That seems to work. >>> Is there a difference in the metadata of these few images compared >>> with the rest in

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread Dale
Wols Lists wrote: > On 24/12/19 18:35, Dale wrote: >> I'll try to see if I can get the actual error here in a bit, either a >> picture or the actual text. I only need one line because it is the same >> for them all except the name and path of the file. > I've just had an idea ... > > I think it

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: > On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 06:40:13 GMT Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> I have them all in a directory named, wait for >> it, wallpapers. Under that they are sorted in directories by what they >> are, where they come from or whatever. I try not to go to deep but it >> does pick up at

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 24 Dec 2019 12:35:41 -0600, Dale wrote: > >> My temporary solution, I pointed it to a small directory that only > >> has a couple dozen images in it. That seems to work. > > Is there a difference in the metadata of these few images compared > > with the rest in the whole directory? >

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread Wols Lists
On 24/12/19 18:35, Dale wrote: > I'll try to see if I can get the actual error here in a bit, either a > picture or the actual text. I only need one line because it is the same > for them all except the name and path of the file. I've just had an idea ... I think it was on LWN they were

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: > On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 06:40:13 GMT Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> It seems plasmashell and wallpapers for the desktop has a problem. I'm >> not sure if it is just me or if it could affect others. Either way, I >> have no idea how to fix it. I have a LOT of wallpapers that I've

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread Wols Lists
On 24/12/19 09:53, Mick wrote: > On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 06:40:13 GMT Dale wrote: >> Howdy, >> >> It seems plasmashell and wallpapers for the desktop has a problem. I'm >> not sure if it is just me or if it could affect others. Either way, I >> have no idea how to fix it. I have a LOT of

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Tuesday, December 24, 2019 10:53:13 AM CET Mick wrote: > On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 06:40:13 GMT Dale wrote: > > Howdy, > > > > It seems plasmashell and wallpapers for the desktop has a problem. I'm > > not sure if it is just me or if it could affect others. Either way, I > > have no idea

Re: [gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-24 Thread Mick
On Tuesday, 24 December 2019 06:40:13 GMT Dale wrote: > Howdy, > > It seems plasmashell and wallpapers for the desktop has a problem. I'm > not sure if it is just me or if it could affect others. Either way, I > have no idea how to fix it. I have a LOT of wallpapers that I've >

[gentoo-user] KDE plasmashell and wallpapers.

2019-12-23 Thread Dale
Howdy, It seems plasmashell and wallpapers for the desktop has a problem.  I'm not sure if it is just me or if it could affect others.  Either way, I have no idea how to fix it.  I have a LOT of wallpapers that I've downloaded/collected over the years.  Some are NASA pics of Mars, stars, galaxies