[kdenlive] Help with finding out which data files Kdenlive reads (qtblend problem)

[Harald Albrecht]

At least partially answering my own question with respect to the new 
qtblend transition: it can be found under the name "Composite and 
transform" ... and not "qtblend" or something like this.

BTW ... anybody alive here...?? ;)


Am 22.07.2016 um 21:08 schrieb Harald Albrecht:
> Hi,
>
> I'm lost with a problem I can't track down properly. I've compiled MLT 
> and Kdenlive from their git masters. I'm installing them not into the 
> system locations, but instead into $HOME/kdenlive-local/local. Running 
> my local "melt -querty transitions" properly shows the "qtblend" 
> transition being present.
>
> I'm setting up the LD_LIBRARY_PATH to include 
> $HOME/kdenlive-local/local/lib.
>
> I'm setting up XDG_DATA_DIRS to include $HOME/kdenlive-local/local/share.
>
> I'm setting XDG_CONFIG_DIRS to include 
> $HOME/kdenlive-local/local/etc/xdg.
>
> Now when I run Kdenlive I see two problems:
>
> 1. the "qtblend" transition does not show up in the transition list 
> pane. However, the avfilter effects stuff correctly shows up...
>
> 2. the icons are a mess between updated breeze icon theme system icons 
> as recently installed through Kubuntu updates and Kdenlive's own 
> icons. My understanding is that since I installed the Kdenlive icons 
> to my local folders they should show up correctly, superseding the 
> system icons in any case.
>
> Any idea as to what I'm doing wrong?
>
> Thanks & best regards,
> Harald
>
>