[Mageia-discuss] Applications open and close

Sun Aug 19 18:07:54 CEST 2012

+"Anne Wilson" <annew at kde.org> wrote in message 
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+On 18/08/12 22:00, Morgan Leijström wrote:
+> fredagen den 17 augusti 2012 07.12.24 skrev  Paul Simon:
+>> In addition, by switching user to xguest, everything works ok.
+>
+> OK, then one possibility is to make KDE use defgault settings.
+>
+> KDE store user settings etc somewhere in the hidden folder .kde4
+> in your home directory.
+>
+> Quick fix:
+>
+> *while NOT logged in as you user*, rename it, and then log in as
+> you, and KDE will recreate it with default settings.
+>
+> Rename, do not delete!
+>
+A good habit to cultivate, which can save untold heartache and labour!
+
+> If it works, think about if you want to copy back some
+> applications files/data from the renamed folder. There are a lot of
+> apps in ~/.kde4/share/apps notably the kmail folder if you store
+> yourmail there.
+>
+> You wil then have made a fresh start of everything you did not
+> copy back.
+>
+> Possibly instead of all above you could just rename whatever that
+> folder is where KDE store its settings you have problem with...
+> maybe ~/.kde4/share/config/ (again, while not logged in as you)
+>
+> I think you should try that first
+>
+> Someone more into KDE may fill in here...
+>
+> You might also want to try the KDE forum or search the web
+>
+Basically this is the right approach, IMO.  However, most often such
+problems are caused by configuration not by data or applications, so
+I'd try renaming ~/.kde4/share/config before doing anything else.  If
+that works, identify configurations that are important to you and not
+quick to regenerate, and start to copy them over.  *BUT*, copy only
+one item at a time, testing thoroughly before adding something else.
+The configuration that has caused your problem should then become
+obvious and the rest can be restored if necessary.
+
+Anne
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+Thank you all.  I have not had a chance to work on this but expect to in the 
+next day or so.  I'll report back as soon as I do.
+
+Paul 
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