On Thursday 14 October 2004 19:26, Michael Peddemors wrote: > On October 14, 2004 02:44 am, Achim Bohnet wrote: > > On Thursday 14 October 2004 10:22, Massimiliano Mirabello wrote: > > Let's find the really problem, before we declare it solved ;) > > > > > A message sent in debian-kde list (subject was:"Missing Text Items... > > > Tracked Down.) helped me. > > > Problem is caused by a missing config file in all users home (this is not > > > created with user and some programs don't look for deafault shared > > > ui_standards.rc) > > > > > > Greetings, > > > Massimiliano > > > > On Sunday 10 October 2004 00:55, Michael Peddemors wrote: > > > Just an FYI for anyone upgrading from 3.1.4 to 3.2.xx series, the gotcha > > > in the woody debs, is that the new packages in some cases (kedit,kpdf > > > etc) only > > > What version of do you use? > > > dpkg -l *kdelibs\* kpdf kedit | grep ^[^up] > > ii kdelibs 3.2.2-0.credat KDE core libraries metapackage > ii kdelibs-bin 3.2.2-0.credat KDE core binaries > ii kdelibs-data 3.2.2-0.credat KDE core shared data > ii kdelibs4 3.2.2-0.credat KDE core libraries > ii kpdf 3.2.2-0.credat PDF viewer for KDE > ii kedit 3.2.2-0.credat KDE text editor
Nice. I switched to testing before I could they they woody debs. > > What your output of: > > > > $ strace kpdf 2>&1 | grep ui_standards > > It was via strace that I found that it didn't hit > the /etc/kde3/ui/ui_standards.rc file.. Yeah, but I wanted to check what dirs your 'non-working' kpdf is trying to check compared to an working app ;) > > > > Possibly new users will get this file created, I did not check yet. > > > > No. > > Ouch.. Then the packages need fixing.. The point is that ui_standard is a very important zentral file. KDE simply expects to find at least one in the search path. No plan B to fix the 'broken' environment. > > > > Without that file in the users home directories, the app specific text > > > items will only show. This also causes duplicate items somehow, but was > > > resolved also by adding this file. > > > > that's a workaround that hides the real problem ;) > > I know.. That's why I mentioned it shoudl go to the dvelopers lists. > > > > Really, the programs should be looking for the presence of a default > > > standards file, if the users one is missing. > > > > Right. This normally is the standard kde behaviour. Okay, what's the output of echo $KDEHOME echo $KDEDIR echo $KDEDIRS kde-config --path config ls -l /etc/kderc /usr/share/config strace kpdf 2>&1 | grep ui_standards Achim > > > > -- > "Catch the Magic of Linux..." > -------------------------------------------------------- > Michael Peddemors - Senior Systems Developer > LinuxAdministration - Internet Services > NetworkServices - Programming - Security > Wizard IT Services http://www.wizard.ca > Linux Support Specialist - http://www.linuxmagic.com > LinuxMagic is a Registered TradeMark of Wizard Tower TechnoServices Ltd. > -------------------------------------------------------- > (604)589-0037 Beautiful British Columbia, Canada > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. Please note that any views or opinions presented in > this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent those of the company. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- To me vi is Zen. To use vi is to practice zen. Every command is a koan. Profound to the user, unintelligible to the uninitiated. You discover truth everytime you use it. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
