Missing menus

Derek Keats derek at dkeats.com
Sat Feb 18 17:44:47 GMT 2017


I already tried that. Didn't work either. D

On 18 Feb 2017 7:30 p.m., "Gilles Caulier" <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:

> Create a new fresh account and run digiKam as well. Look if menu appear
> properly.
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> 2017-02-18 17:58 GMT+01:00 Derek Keats <derek at dkeats.com>:
>
>> Yes,  I figured, but it doesn't solve the problem. Unfortunately, Kubuntu
>> will not install in a VM so I can't test with that.  Any other ideas?
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 6:53 PM, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> The folders must go back. It's normal.
>>>
>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>
>>> 2017-02-18 17:31 GMT+01:00 Derek Keats <derek at dkeats.com>:
>>>
>>>> I renamed ~/.local/share/kxmlgui5 and ~/.local/share/digikam and moved
>>>> them outside .local. It does not solve the problem. When I started digikam
>>>> 5.5 the folders came back, and
>>>>   ~/.local/share/kxmlgui5/digikam
>>>> has the following files:
>>>>
>>>> kipiplugin_dropboxui.rc
>>>> kipiplugin_facebookui.rc
>>>> kipiplugin_flickrui.rc
>>>> kipiplugin_jalbumui.rc
>>>> kipiplugin_printimagesui.rc
>>>> kipiplugin_sendimagesui.rc
>>>> kipiplugin_wikimediaui.rc
>>>>
>>>> There is no digikam.rc there.
>>>>
>>>> Setting up a Kubuntu VM now to test there.
>>>>
>>>> regards
>>>> Derek
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 5:55 PM, Gilles Caulier <
>>>> caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> ok
>>>>>
>>>>> Just rename these files from your home directory :
>>>>>
>>>>> ~/.local/share/kxmlgui5/digikam as *.old.
>>>>>
>>>>> Restart digiKam and try again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>>>
>>>>> 2017-02-18 14:29 GMT+01:00 Derek Keats <derek at dkeats.com>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Unfortunately the appimage shows the same behaviour. Install the 5.5
>>>>>> appimage. Press F4 to open editor - the first time the menu is there, close
>>>>>> the editor, and open it again, and there is no menu.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> An install of 5.4.0 from the PPA onto a fresh virtual machine install
>>>>>> of Ubuntu 16.10 gives exactly the same result.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Seems to be a bug of some sort!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> regards
>>>>>> Derek
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 2:29 PM, Gilles Caulier <
>>>>>> caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Same version here, no problem with menu.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please try the 5.5.0 pre-version AppImage bundle for Linux :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzeiVr-byqt5Y0tIRWVWelRJenM
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2017-02-18 13:17 GMT+01:00 Derek Keats <derek at dkeats.com>:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you Gilles, I should have said that. It is the latest 5.4.0
>>>>>>>> from the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> PPA http://launchpad.net/~philip5/+archive/extra
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> IT has the following on the version screen
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Using:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>    - KDE Frameworks 5.26.0
>>>>>>>>    - Qt 5.6.1 (built against 5.6.1)
>>>>>>>>    - The xcb windowing system
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>> Derek
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 2:05 PM, Gilles Caulier <
>>>>>>>> caulier.gilles at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Which digiKam version do you use ?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2017-02-18 11:59 GMT+01:00 Derek Keats <derek at dkeats.com>:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Just wondering if there is anyone here who uses Digikam on Ubuntu
>>>>>>>>>> 16.10. When I open the photo editor for the first time, there is a menu,
>>>>>>>>>> but if I close it an open it again, there is no menu. That is a bit of a
>>>>>>>>>> show stopper. Has anyone else seen this and found a fix?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I have tried all the fixes that I can find mentioned in various
>>>>>>>>>> forums. Nothing seems to work.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I use Digikam every day, so this is a killer for me, hence I will
>>>>>>>>>> try ANYTHING at this stage, even a vague hint!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>> Derek
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Dr Derek W. Keats, PhD
>>>>>>>>>> IT Strategy, Higher Education Strategy, Technology Innovation
>>>>>>>>>> Kenga Solutions Pty Ltd
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Dr Derek W. Keats, PhD
>>>>>>>> IT Strategy, Higher Education Strategy, Technology Innovation
>>>>>>>> Kenga Solutions Pty Ltd
>>>>>>>> 2 Hollywood Drive, Northcliff, Johannesburg
>>>>>>>> Email: derek at dkeats.com
>>>>>>>> Phone: +27 82 787 0169 <+27%2082%20787%200169> / +27 11 477 4954
>>>>>>>> <+27%2011%20477%204954>
>>>>>>>> Web: http://www.dkeats.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Dr Derek W. Keats, PhD
>>>>>> IT Strategy, Higher Education Strategy, Technology Innovation
>>>>>> Kenga Solutions Pty Ltd
>>>>>> 2 Hollywood Drive, Northcliff, Johannesburg
>>>>>> Email: derek at dkeats.com
>>>>>> Phone: +27 82 787 0169 <+27%2082%20787%200169> / +27 11 477 4954
>>>>>> <+27%2011%20477%204954>
>>>>>> Web: http://www.dkeats.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dr Derek W. Keats, PhD
>>>> IT Strategy, Higher Education Strategy, Technology Innovation
>>>> Kenga Solutions Pty Ltd
>>>> 2 Hollywood Drive, Northcliff, Johannesburg
>>>> Email: derek at dkeats.com
>>>> Phone: +27 82 787 0169 <+27%2082%20787%200169> / +27 11 477 4954
>>>> <+27%2011%20477%204954>
>>>> Web: http://www.dkeats.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dr Derek W. Keats, PhD
>> IT Strategy, Higher Education Strategy, Technology Innovation
>> Kenga Solutions Pty Ltd
>> 2 Hollywood Drive, Northcliff, Johannesburg
>> Email: derek at dkeats.com
>> Phone: +27 82 787 0169 <+27%2082%20787%200169> / +27 11 477 4954
>> <+27%2011%20477%204954>
>> Web: http://www.dkeats.com
>>
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