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Autostart nm-applet blocked in TDE
by Darrell Anderson 20 Apr '25

20 Apr '25

I don't travel much with my laptop so my home network connection remains more or less static. Nonetheless I have noticed for some time that the nm-applet does not appear in my system tray. Manually launching nm-applet succeeds and the icon appears in the tray. Eventually I traced the problem to the desktop file: NotShowIn=KDE;GNOME; Removing the 'KDE' directive allows nm-applet to launch in TDE. The problem with that is KDE has its own NetworkManager front-end and nm-applet is not needed. So the KDE directive is needed. The mystery is why is TDE interpreting 'KDE' to mean 'TDE'? This seems like a bug but perhaps there is an explanation I am not seeing. I found a list discussion from about 10 years ago that seemed similar. In that discussion nm-applet was launching but the icon was not displaying correctly. In my case nm-applet is not launching unless I remove the 'KDE' directive from the desktop file. I know about tdenetworkmanager. Not important to this discussion. I first want to understand why TDE is incorrectly interpreting 'KDE' as 'TDE' or acting as though TDE is KDE. Thanks.

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Odd delay logging out
by Darrell Anderson 20 Apr '25

20 Apr '25

I can't put my finger on anything. About a third of the time when I log out of my TDE session there is a notable (and irritating) delay. Almost like a freeze. Nothing in the .xsession-errors log. I start TDE from the console with startx. My first guess is some process not responding. Whether that process is TDE or other I do not know. I have seen this oddball event throughout my years of using TDE. Could well be I have configured something to cause the issue. I am open to suggestions to debug. Thanks.

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Spell checking
by Darrell Anderson 19 Apr '25

19 Apr '25

Kate/KWrite spell checking leaves a bit to be desired. I'm noticing misspelled words not being flagged. Spell checking in TDE is configured in KControl, but I am guessing the real issue is the underlying spelling engine. I found a previous thread discussing the issue. Anybody like to share their spell checking strategy? Thanks.

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System tray placement order
by Darrell Anderson 18 Apr '25

18 Apr '25

Are there tricks to getting system tray icons placed in a desired order? I am guessing the order is controlled by a "first come first show" placement and the order in which the tools are launched. I presume launching any TDE or user autostart files are done alphabetically. I have two very similar user accounts for two computers. On one system the system tray placement order of Klipper and Goldendict are reversed from the other system. I frequently use both tools. The icons nominally look similar at least with respect to colors and often I select the incorrect icon. I could configure some wrapper scripts to create a launch delay of some kind, but that seems like a sledge hammer approach. Similarly I could choose a different icon for Goldendict. Thanks.

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Debian distro
by Darrell Anderson 18 Apr '25

18 Apr '25

I am creating a build script environment for Slackware. Something in the tradition of stock and SBo build scripts for those who know what that means. Debian seems overwhelmingly supported in TDE. To help me learn I want to create a Debian VM where I can download and study package sources and build scripts. One caveat is the Debian distro needs to NOT support systemd because Slackware does not. I need something reasonably close to how Slackware functions. I tried q4os but I did not like and their custom control center thingie frustrated me and gets in my way. And I want something generic with no systemd. Something straightforward. Install the ISO, configure apt sources, install TDE. Please recommend. I am guessing a plain Devuan ISO might suffice? Thank you.

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KPDF Printing
by Darrell Anderson 18 Apr '25

18 Apr '25

TDE 14.1.3. Does printing from KPDF work? I don't get any response. No dialog. The Print Preview dialog works, but there is no Print button anywhere. Thanks.

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Oxygen icons
by Darrell Anderson 17 Apr '25

17 Apr '25

Wasn't there at one time an Oxygen icon set for TDE?

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Kate syntax highlighting
by Darrell Anderson 16 Apr '25

16 Apr '25

I don't know if this is a PEBKAC issue. I seem to have a devilish time getting Kate to remember syntax highlighting of previously opened files. I have Kate configured to remember meta information for 180 days. I also notice that often Kate does not guess the correct syntax highlighting for what are obvious shell scripts. The shell scripts have correct declarations at the beginning of the script. I get the feeling the detection scheme is keying off of something other than '#!/bin/sh'. What might I be doing incorrectly? Or where might I start troubleshooting? Thanks.

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Suspend questions.
by Γιώργος Κωστόπουλος 15 Apr '25

15 Apr '25

Hi! :-) I couldn't find anything related, so I have to ask. Different distributions, seems to have different terminology. At Trinity, what is the difference between normal and hybrid suspend? Sidequestion 1: What is the keyboard shortcut, for bringing up the shutdown - restart etc. dialog box? Where is it stored? Sidequestion 2: How can be disabled the password asking screen, after restoring from sleep - suspend etc.? TIA!!! :-) G.

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TDE 14.1.3 32-bit on Single Core Computers
by Darrell Anderson 14 Apr '25

14 Apr '25

I like to tinker some with vintage computers. Kind of fascinating. I am able to use much of TDE on single core computers (compiled in a 32-bit VM on a 4-core system :-)). The systems are running Slackware 14.1 32-bit with Seagate Barracuda IV spinners. One system has 256 MB RAM, the other 448 MB. As might be expected booting takes time but once that completes can TDE be used? With nominal patience, yes. Even with 10/100 Mbs NICs, Konqueror is responsive traversing network directories. The spinners are a bottleneck but TDE is usable. RAM usage after logging in (console/startx) and letting everything settle: 256 MB RAM: console: 14 MB; TDE: 239 MB 0 MB swap 448 MB RAM: console: 15 MB; TDE: 292 MB 0 MB swap This is with Konqueror preloaded in the configs, minimal system daemons, etc. Further usage eventually sees swap get used because of the limited RAM. Before anybody chuckles too hard, back in the KDE 3.5.x days these systems were my daily drivers. Mostly with Windows NT4 but dual booting into Slackware and 3.5.x. Likely some responsiveness could be squeezed by using older Slackware releases matching the hardware of 20 years ago. Use as a daily driver? Probably not. :-) That I can attempt this let alone actually succeed is nonetheless remarkable. As a proof-of-concept test I think this is a fine testament to how TDE is designed and maintained. Just nice to see this work. Big smile!

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