[Bug 227677] New: activities/desktop settings reset at login

[Cliff Jones]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=227677

           Summary: activities/desktop settings reset at login
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Mandriva RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: catseverywhere at stny.rr.com


Version:            (using KDE 4.4.0)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Mandriva RPMs

Installed KDE 4.4 from ftp.kde.org for Mandriva 2010.0. I maintain 8
desktops/workspaces. When I set them to be separate activities I am able to set
different appearances for each and place icons in different locations specific
to each desktop/activity.

But on restart of KDE/plasma (or log in) several bugs are noted:

- system flips violently around the 8 workspaces before desktop appears, the
box that displays the 'marching arrows' that point to your destination (upon
manual change for instance) is displayed and shows rapid, uncontrollable
movement around the workspaces.

It eventually always settles on workspace #3, and it resets this workspace to
"desktop" view, despite all workspaces being set to "folder view" displaying
"desktop" folder. All other workspaces remain as set (folder view) and
background decoration is persistent but icons are moved from where I had left
them. (see next)

- all icons are rearranged, lined up vertically at left. ("lock icons" makes no
difference) Any settings whatsoever on workspace #3 are wiped and reset to
"desktop" w/no icons.

- any alterations to appearance or view (folder vs desktop for eg) cause
several bugs to appear. First, moving icons can be near impossible, as
movements are interpreted as "open" or "highlight space." Extreme carefulness
is required to select and move an icon. (which is pointless per above anyway)

If system settings dialogs are brought up, example right click
pager--->configure virtual desktops, that dialog box will not entirely
disappear until log out/log in. OK does close the window, but when changing
from one virtual desktop/workspace to another the window is seen for the brief
period the desktop effect is displaying. (eg spinning cube)

This system is an intel core2 duo with 3 GB RAM running Mandriva 2010.0
official. It is a 64 bit system w/64 bit KDE 4.4 packages directly from
ftp.kde.org. These anomalies do not occur on system where workspaces are set to
be separate activities. The errors obviously arise in trying to maintain
numerous separate views, wallpapers, icon locations and view properties
(folder, desktop etc) across the 8 virtual desktops.

I will be testing 'separate activities' on a 32 bit system this weekend. I will
also be testing a 64 bit system on which only 4 virtual
desktops/workspaces/activities will be established.

Otherwise KDE 4.4 is an incredible environment. I have been telling my Linux
clients that "KDE 4 has arrived." Till now end users who depend on their
machines have been using 3.5.9. The 64 bit '4 virtual desktop' machine
mentioned above is a client's laptop I will be upgrading to 2010.0/KDE 4.4
tomorrow. (one of 2 I am upgrading tomorrow actually)

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