"Marc B. Sitkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> At 02:46 PM 5/22/00 +0200, you wrote:
> >Marc Sitkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> >> One thing I specifically did not do was choose to install KDE. While
> >> working in Gnome today, I launched what must have been a KDE app, which
> >> overlayed the KDE desktop over my gnome desktop. 2 Icons for everything!
> >>
> >> What gives?
> >
> >Could you give more details?
> >
> >--
>
> >Guillaume Cottenceau
> >
>
>
> I believe I launched the Mail client from the panel dropdown menu- probably
> under web or internet.
>
> Looked like Kmail opened, and at the same time kfm launched. This is when
> all of the kde desktop icons appeared. I had two Home folders with
> different icons, two HdO icons, one trash icon, one zip, one floppy and one
> cd icon.
very weird. all the apps can be launched from any wm, without launching
the root handling for icons of kfm or gmc [except gmc itself, as of beta2,
but has been fixed]..
anyone else experienced the same problem?
> Unfortunately, I can't replicate this state, because of some other problems
> that I believe have trashed my installation, and possibly my hard drive.
>
> After installing a 128 bit version of netscape, while on the helixcode
> site, I clicked on the helix download link. The page stalled, and my hard
> drive immediately started thrashing. Shutting down and restarting allows me
> to log into x, but as soon as I do anything, the thrashing starts again.
> I'll probably reformat tonight, and install beta 3 if I can download it
> today at work.
--
Guillaume Cottenceau
