This is actually a bug in KDE. When Picasa goes full screen and back, it gets a little bit confused.
With Gnome or KDE 4, you won't have this problem. On Oct 10, 2:13 am, papabearak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, it looks like the Minimize button vanishes after I return to the > main window from viewing a slide show. By the way, I can't tell you > how happy I am that the slide show now works properly in full screen, > full resolution, advances automatically, etc., just as it did in > Windows. This is the one feature for which I have been most fervently > wishing since the first beta of Picasa for Linux, more that two years > ago. I don't know how you guys finally got it to play nice, but I'm > sure glad you did. Ben > > On Oct 10, 2:03 am, papabearak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > leiz, thank you for your quick response. I am running KDE 3.5.9. I'm > > not sure of the exact circumstances that cause the minimize gadget to > > go away, since I don't notice it is gone until the next time I try to > > use it, but it has happened about four times so far. It seems like it > > may be happening after I minimize then restore the window, but I'm not > > sure. If that is the case, it does not happen every time, but just at > > random intervals. I'll try to watch it a little closer and see if I > > can figure out some more specific info. Ben > > > On Oct 9, 11:58 pm, leiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks for noticing that. We'll get the Open option working soon. > > > > With regards to the minimize button problem... what version of KDE are > > > you using? What actions do you take to make it disappear? > > > > On Oct 9, 4:06 pm, papabearak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I just installed Picasa3 beta on my Mint 5 KDE machine, (based on > > > > Kubuntu Hardy Heron), and it works well, the new features are great, > > > > and it appears very stable, but when I right-click on a thumbnail, the > > > > Open File and Open With options are grayed out and inoperative. The > > > > open File option worked on my Picasa 2.7 install on this same machine, > > > > opening the picture in Gwenview, but the Open With option was > > > > unavailable on 2.7 as well.I would very much like to get the Open File > > > > option working at least, as it provided an easy 2-click solution to > > > > opening my pictures in an external editor, such as PhotoShop. On an > > > > unrelated note, the minimize button keeps vanishing from the upper > > > > left corner of the title bar on the Pica window. To get it back I > > > > have to right-click the title bar, select Configure Window Behavior, > > > > click on the Buttons tab, then in the window mock-up, drag the > > > > Minimize button off the title bar, then drag it back on and click > > > > Apply. This problem does not occur on any of my other app windows, > > > > only on Picasa's. I hope you can help with these minor quibbles. All > > > > in all, great job! Ben --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google-Labs-Picasa-for-Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Labs-Picasa-for-Linux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
