If you grep the output of ps for a process called kfm, does it show
"kfm" or "kfm -w" ?
The latter doesn't show the desktop icons...
On Mon, May 22, 2000 at 04:05:11PM +0200, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote:
> "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
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