[kde-solaris] Problems with KDE 3.1.2 packages
Dan and Michelle Smith
dssmms at yahoo.com
Thu Jul 10 06:26:41 CEST 2003
Success!!!!...almost :)
Creating the link to '/opt/kde' allowed me to view JPEG images. I can use the background (wallpaper) images as well as use the konsole schemas.
However...I am still having problems w/ my hot keys. I did a little poking around and realized NONE of my hot keys work. I can type in the complete alphabit (a-z,A-Z), but none of the 'CTL-key', 'ALT-key' or 'SHIFT-key' sequences are recognized. For example, if I am in a konsole window (active), and I hit 'CTL-TAB', I 'should' move to the next desktop. Instead, my bash shell asks me if I want to display all 253 selections. This leads me to believe my 'CTL' key is not being intercepted by the server. Any suggestions? I would try the xmodmap except I am not sure what to map the keys to.
Thanks again
Dan
Bob Meader <bob at cci.net> wrote:
Due to the fact many of the required support stuff is built in 32 bit only (especially if downloaded
from freeware) I built all the support stuff to the specific location /opt/kde. Notice most builds
of KDE are 32 bit only.
You might try adding xmodmap to remap the keys...some builds of KDE dtlogin do that.
Hey if kconsole echos the entire alphabet under kwm you're doing better than me!
It's Xserver dependent.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan and Michelle Smith [mailto:dssmms at yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 3:57 PM
To: Bob Meader; dsmith at everest.nu; 'For people using KDE on Solaris, with questionsabout KDE or Solaris'
Subject: RE: [kde-solaris] Problems with KDE 3.1.2 packages
Gotcha:
% cd /opt
% ln -s /export/home/smith/opt/kde kde
then logout & try it again.
The only reason I was placing it in another area was I wanted to use it on my own before giving it to 'the public' (i.e. all the other developers on my project). All our drives are NFS mounted so I only need to install it in one location.
However, the KDE window manager will run outside of dt-login if I do the setup as follows:
o edit my .xinitrc file so it sets up KDEDIR, QTDIR, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, etc.
o have $KDEDIR/startkde as the last line in the .xinitrc file
o choose 'OpenWindows' from the Session combo box under the dt-login screen.
When I login, it uses kwm instead of olwm. I will try the dt-login stuff (I assume it installs under '/etc/dt/config/'?). Like I said, I can run all applications, just some features (like the afore mentioned JPEG and my Hot Keys) do not work.
One other possible problem is 'old' configuration stuff (.kde, .qt, .kderc, etc.). Should I remove all those old directories/files before logging in? I noticed some paths in a '.qtrc' file under the '.qt' directory that pointed to '/usr/local/qt' for plugins.
I will let you know tomorrow how it goes.
Thanks again,
Dan
Bob Meader <bob at cci.net> wrote:
YES it won't load...
I noticed in prior email you loaded the package to location
other than default /opt/kde. I would not change any binaries
but instead make a soft link pointing that location.
If you wish dt-login to work either use that package
I made for that. I noticed/verified that particular package
fails to load on OS 8 if Sun "recommended patch's" not installed.
The fix is to install the patches (always a good idea) or
use tar file I supplied instead. The tar file needs to be
untarred at root ie "/" to expand correctly.
I am interested to hear if KDE window manager works OK or not.
Appox 1/2 people report everything OK the other 1/2 report
unable to enter the entire alphabet into an application
such as kconsole. Note KDE window manager is not in use
until you get dtlogin to work.
-----Original Message-----
F! rom: kde-solaris-bounces-+bob=cci.net at mail.kde.org
[mailto:kde-solaris-bounces-+bob=cci.net at mail.kde.org]On Behalf Of Dan
and Michelle Smith
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 2:13 PM
To: For people using KDE on Solaris, with questions about KDE or Solaris
Subject: RE: [kde-solaris] Problems with KDE 3.1.2 packages
I have the same version of libjpeg.so (6.22 ?) in
'/usr/local/lib' that I downloaded from
www.sunfreeware.com, but I believe it is only a 32-bit
version. Would that cause the problem? Will
replacing mine with your 64-bit version screw up other
apps? I will give it a try tomorrow morning & let you
know.
Any ideas about the Hot Keys? I might be able to live
without the JPeg support, but I NEED my 'Shift-R' for
scrolling through my shells :)
Dan
--- Bob Meader wrote:
> The 64 bit version of libjpeg.so I built normally is
> in /opt/kde/lib
>
> -----Original Message----! -
> From: kde-solaris-bounces-+bob=cci.net at mail.kde.org
>
[mailto:kde-solaris-bounces-+bob=cci.net at mail.kde.org]On
> Behalf Of Lars
> Tunkrans
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:44 AM
> To: dsmith at everest.nu; Solaris
> Subject: Re: [kde-solaris] Problems with KDE 3.1.2
> packages
>
>
> Dan Smith wrote:
>
> > o I cannot seem to display any JPEG images
> as backgrounds for (a)
> > my desktop and (b) konsole. I usually use the
> 'paper' scheme in konsole
> > (I have KDE 3.0), but in 3.1.2 I only get a white
> background. For the
> > desktop, when I go to change the wallpaper, the
> preview windows shows a
> > 'broken' icon, not the wallpaper. When I select
> 'Apply', I get the
> > 'gradient', no image.
>
> This could be due to KDE not finding your
> libjpeg.so files.
>
> If you have instal! led a precompiled KDE, it will
> have ideas
> about where to look for libjpeg.so. If the
> libjpeg.so is somewhere
> else on you system - what you describe whould
> happen.
>
> Make a truss(1) of a KDE app that uses JPG's and
> search it for
> libjpeg.
>
> then make a link in one of the paths it has searched
> to where
> the libjpeg.so resides on your system.
>
>
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> Lars Tunkrans
>
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