26 Sep
2012
26 Sep
'12
1:54 a.m.
My parents, who are a bit visually impaired (and in their 90s), have managed
(somehow) to wipe out some bits of kmail, probably by dragging bits of window
edges around. It's a bit difficult to discover, because I can't easily get to
their computer, because they live a long way away, so any reset instructions
will have to be given by telephone.
Is there any easy way (see above) of setting kmail back to its default
appearance without losing settings such as server type/passwords/filters?
Since they are using imap, I guess that folder lists will be ok.
cheers
ant
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26 Sep
2:09 a.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] Simple kmail reset?
On 25 September 2012 21:54, ant <aw30(a)sayne.org> wrote:
My parents, who are a bit visually impaired (and in
their 90s), have managed
(somehow) to wipe out some bits of kmail, probably by dragging bits of window
edges around. It's a bit difficult to discover, because I can't easily get to
their computer, because they live a long way away, so any reset instructions
will have to be given by telephone.
Is there any easy way (see above) of setting kmail back to its default
appearance without losing settings such as server type/passwords/filters?
Since they are using imap, I guess that folder lists will be ok.
cheers
ant
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The kmailrc (located in .trinity/share/config/) Has a Geometry
section. Maybe you could delete those lines. As you suggested though
it may be difficult to instruct your parents how to do this. Do you
have a way to vnc inh? that is what I recommend do. If you have ssh
and VNC setup (if not now; but in the future) resolving problems is a
bit less of a hassle ;)
There may also be websites that offer similar functionality.
Calvin
9:05 a.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] Simple kmail reset?
On Wednesday 26 September 2012, Calvin Morrison wrote:
On 25 September 2012 21:54, ant <aw30(a)sayne.org>
wrote:
And if it is too complicated to install vnc and tweak it to find a local
network behind a router you might look into teamviewer on www.teamviewer.com.
It's most easy to set up.
Gerhard
My parents, who are a bit visually impaired (and
in their 90s), have
managed (somehow) to wipe out some bits of kmail, probably by dragging
bits of window edges around. It's a bit difficult to discover, because I
can't easily get to their computer, because they live a long way away, so
any reset instructions will have to be given by telephone.
Is there any easy way (see above) of setting kmail back to its default
appearance without losing settings such as server type/passwords/filters?
Since they are using imap, I guess that folder lists will be ok.
cheers
ant
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The kmailrc (located in .trinity/share/config/) Has a Geometry
section. Maybe you could delete those lines. As you suggested though
it may be difficult to instruct your parents how to do this. Do you
have a way to vnc inh? that is what I recommend do. If you have ssh
and VNC setup (if not now; but in the future) resolving problems is a
bit less of a hassle ;)
There may also be websites that offer similar functionality.
9:40 a.m.
New subject: [trinity-users] Simple kmail reset?
Thank you Calvin and Gerhard for the suggestions. I had thought that I had set
up a port forward in the router (which is of course NATed) so I could ssh
into the computer, but something appears to have reset that, or maybe a new
install changed the firewall. These things are rather hard to test from
inside, unless one has a remote shell account to try them from.
But vnc is not an option when something has broken. Teamviewer could be
interesting, but the linux version needs wine, and that is something we have
no experience of either...
cheers
ant
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