I have been able to solve the problem by using FreeNX server (karmic) from the PPA https://launchpad.net/~freenx-team/+archive/ppa.
It appears that the reported bug has everything to with VNC not being able to display KDE4 widgets correctly, regardless of the vnc server (tightvnc, vnc4server). Fortunately the FreeNX installation is a breeze compared to my vnc setup (which used xinet), and a lot snappier across my ADSL vpn. The above bug should be closed or moved to VNC. Thanks, Ferry -- Unreadable graphics in second X session https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491096 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
