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KDE sub menus
by Darrell Anderson 20 Feb '23

20 Feb '23

How can KDE sub menus be avoided and have KDE software listed directly in the TDE panel menu? Thanks!

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PSB repository will soon be updated from R14.0.x~pre to R14.1.0~pre
by Slávek Banko 13 Feb '23

13 Feb '23

Dear developers and users, after the release of TDE R14.0.13, we shared our tentative plan for launching TDE R14.1.0 at the next release cycle. Since the development of the last few tasks for R14.1.0 has been proceeding favorably, we now consider the R14.0.x series to be closed and the next stable version to be R14.1.0. The deb packages repository known as PSB (Preliminary Stable Builds) contains preliminary packages of the "upcoming stable version". Therefore, this repository will be updated and will provide packages for R14.1.0~pre in future. We intend to do this major update at the end of February. This means that from that moment to the final release of R14.1.0, PSB and PTB repositories will provide the same packages. If you are using PSB repository, but do not want to participate in the final phase of testing the upcoming R14.1.0, you should change your apt sources and direct them to the final versions of R14.0.x series. R14.1.0~pre is very stable, so the development team would appreciate if you could help testing R14.1.0 before the final release. Thank you for your participation in the development. Slávek Banko

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Configuring TDE coexistence with other DEs
by Darrell Anderson 03 Feb '23

03 Feb '23

Hi All, Is there a guideline to configure TDE to coexist fluidly with multiple DEs installed? Beyond installing to /opt/. Tips and tricks. I searched the wiki. I would not mind discovering that after being away from TDE for some years that I am not configuring or compiling correctly, but seems TDE is somewhat designed with a presumption of only using TDE. Or possibly the build scripts I found are configured incorrectly. One way or another I need to know how environments should be configured inside and outside of TDE. * Correctly configure TDE and other DE or system environment variables. * How to use TDE software when using a different DE. * How to use KDE software when using TDE. * How to not lose themes when using KDE software within TDE. * Ensuring dbus/dcop are accessed correctly. For example, when launching TDE the starttde script ensures $TDEDIR/bin is in the environment $PATH just before /usr/bin. The opposite of that is using TDE software in a different DE then $TDEDIR/bin needs to be in $PATH just after /usr/bin (unless wanting to always type full paths). Yet I am not aware of anything that automatically configures $PATH that way. There are many TDE files with the same file names as in KDE, but that does not mean all KDE software should be ignored. Yet launching KDE software from within TDE (for me) results in a loss of toolbar icon themes with the icons defaulting to flat icons. I can remedy that by using a script wrapper to launch KDE software with the script modifying XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=TDE:KDE. The change in the environment variable only affects that process but helps avoid the loss of the toolbar icon theme. Oddly, running KDE software inside other DEs has no such theme issues, which implies something is incorrectly configured in (my) TDE (possibly environment variables). Setting XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=TDE:KDE in the environment before TDE fully launches causes some weird problems and xsession log spew. While XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP and XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP support were added to TDM, seems the support was not added for launching TDE from the console with startx. Other oddities include how the TDE GTK2 and GTK3 theme engines affect other DEs. Weird things happens when those two TDE packages are installed. Thanks for your time! D.A

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Kate/KWrite Toolbars
by Darrell Anderson 03 Feb '23

03 Feb '23

Hi All, Is there a tutorial that explains how to customize Kate/KWrite toolbars? There seems to be some kind of pattern or expected behavior between the Main toolbar and Katepart toolbar, but I have been unable to learn the pattern. Another issue I have seen is a customized toolbar starts rearranging itself right before my eyes simply by toggling between two open documents. Any insight is much appreciated. Thanks for your time! D.A

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TCC Device Manager
by Darrell Anderson 03 Feb '23

03 Feb '23

Hi All, Does the Control Center Device Manager function? Often any attempt to use that module causes the desktop to almost screech to a halt. Requests to view devices is really slow. There is a noticeable lag/latency when using the mouse wheel to scroll the list. Probably related but there is significant .xsession-errors log spew of [FIXME] UNCLASSIFIED DEVICE messages. Is the tdelibs/tdebase TDEHWLIB compile option the way to disable that module? Thanks for your time! D.A

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Kate Sort Plugin
by Darrell Anderson 03 Feb '23

03 Feb '23

Hi All, For Kate there is a tdeaddons sort plugin. Does sorting selected text/rows/lines work for anybody else? If yes, is there a specific mantra to be sung to get the plugin to sort selected text? The original README explicitly states "Sorts selected rows or whole file." The handbook says likewise with "Sort allows sorting a text file or selection of text." For me the plugin ignores any selections. When the dialog appears the selection is emptied and sorts the entire document. Sorting the characters of a word or phrase also fails. The dialog automatically populates the column fields but then fails to sort the selected text. Please let me know if the plugin is broken or I am missing the big picture. Thanks for your time! D.A.

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Install of TDE Live Ubuntu ISO fails.
by J Leslie Turriff 03 Feb '23

03 Feb '23

I'm trying to install from the tde-14.0.9-ubuntu-20.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso onto a Dell Latitude E5410 laptop, but the installer fails to start. /var/log/installer/debug contains: | Ubiquity 20.04.15.2 | /usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py:54: PyGIWarning: Gtk was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded. | from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk, GObject, GLib, Atk, Gio | locale.setlocale failed: unsupported locale setting (LANG=en_US.UTF-8) | /usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_components/nmwidgets.py:5: PyGIWarning: NM was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('NM', '1.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded. | from gi.repository import NM, NMA | /usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_components/nmwidgets.py:5: PyGIWarning: NMA was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('NMA', '1.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded. | from gi.repository import NM, NMA | Exception in GTK frontend (invoking crash handler): | Traceback (most recent call last): | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 177, in activate_name_owner | return self.get_name_owner(bus_name) | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 361, in get_name_owner | return self.call_blocking(BUS_DAEMON_NAME, BUS_DAEMON_PATH, | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 652, in call_blocking | reply_message = self.send_message_with_reply_and_block( | dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Could not get owner of name 'org.freedesktop.UPower': no such name | | During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: | | Traceback (most recent call last): | File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 660, in <module> | main(oem_config) | File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 644, in main | install(args[0], query=options.query) | File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 270, in install | wizard = ui.Wizard(distro) | File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 334, in __init__ | mod.ui = mod.ui_class(mod.controller) | File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-prepare.py", line 109, in __init__ | upower.setup_power_watch(self.prepare_power_source) | File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/upower.py", line 14, in setup_power_watch | upower = bus.get_object(UPOWER, UPOWER_PATH) | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 241, in get_object | return self.ProxyObjectClass(self, bus_name, object_path, | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 250, in __init__ | self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name) | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 182, in activate_name_owner | self.start_service_by_name(bus_name) | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 277, in start_service_by_name | return (True, self.call_blocking(BUS_DAEMON_NAME, BUS_DAEMON_PATH, | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 652, in call_blocking | reply_message = self.send_message_with_reply_and_block( | dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.UPower was not provided by any .service files | | Error in sys.excepthook: | Traceback (most recent call last): | File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 557, in excepthook | self.crash_detail_label.set_text(tbtext) | AttributeError: 'Wizard' object has no attribute 'crash_detail_label' | | Original exception was: | Traceback (most recent call last): | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 177, in activate_name_owner | return self.get_name_owner(bus_name) | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 361, in get_name_owner | return self.call_blocking(BUS_DAEMON_NAME, BUS_DAEMON_PATH, | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 652, in call_blocking | reply_message = self.send_message_with_reply_and_block( | dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Could not get owner of name 'org.freedesktop.UPower': no such name | | During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: | | Traceback (most recent call last): | File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 660, in <module> | main(oem_config) | File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 644, in main | install(args[0], query=options.query) | File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 270, in install | wizard = ui.Wizard(distro) | File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 334, in __init__ | mod.ui = mod.ui_class(mod.controller) | File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-prepare.py", line 109, in __init__ | upower.setup_power_watch(self.prepare_power_source) | File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/upower.py", line 14, in setup_power_watch | upower = bus.get_object(UPOWER, UPOWER_PATH) | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 241, in get_object | return self.ProxyObjectClass(self, bus_name, object_path, | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 250, in __init__ | self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name) | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 182, in activate_name_owner | self.start_service_by_name(bus_name) | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 277, in start_service_by_name | return (True, self.call_blocking(BUS_DAEMON_NAME, BUS_DAEMON_PATH, | File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 652, in call_blocking | reply_message = self.send_message_with_reply_and_block( | dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.UPower was not provided by any .service files So, something weird about Gtk; and what are NM and NMA? Leslie -- Platform: Linux Distribution: openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64) Desktop Environment: Trinity Qt: 3.5.0 TDE: R14.0.13 tde-config: 1.0

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Abrupt virtual desktop switching
by Darrell Anderson 02 Feb '23

02 Feb '23

Hi All, I use two virtual desktops. The majority of usage is with the first desktop. Occasionally any simple mouse pointer movement on the first desktop throws the focus into virtual desktop 2. The mouse is nowhere near the panel workspace switcher/pager. No data but the abrupt switch seems to occur after the desktop has been idle for a while. Screen saver is set to 10 minutes blank screen. The panel workspace switcher/pager applet scroll wheel cycling is disabled and I am certain I am not touching the scroll wheel or mouse buttons. I tried different mice. I tried different mouse pointers and currently use the System theme option until finding the root cause. Desktop-->Behavior-->Mouse Button Actions are configured to No Action/No Action/Desktop Menu. Desktop-->Taskbar-->Actions: Show Task List/Activate Task/Show Operations Menu. Desktop-->Panels-->Appearance-->Advanced Options: Applet Handles configured to Visible, Fade out, or Hide makes no difference Any insight or help appreciated. Thanks for your time! D.A

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Missing GTK option in Trinity Control Center (Arch)
by Wirlaburla 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

Hi. I've been missing the GTK appearance options in the Trinity Control Center since R14.0.13, and I haven't a clue why. To be honest, I haven't really dug super deep into debugging, but nothing obvious seems to pop up. It's just missing, and kcontrol doesn't even complain about it. Pacman shows I have the gtk engines installed: $ pacman -Q | grep tde-gtk tde-gtk-qt-engine 14.0.13-2 tde-gtk3-tqt-engine 14.0.13-1 Building the packages myself didn't work and I have tried this on a fresh install to no avail. I know it should exist, as I have a raspberry pi running Arch ARM that has the option there clear as day (Thanks for the ARM builds by the way). Perhaps a bad package? I'd appreciate any help. -- Nick G. / Wirlaburla

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Mouse pointer acceleration is too fast
by Darrell Anderson 30 Jan '23

30 Jan '23

Hi All, Is there a way to fine control mouse pointer movement within TDE (not with xorg.conf.d)? I have acceleration set to 1.0. The pointer begins accelerating immediately with little motion from my hand. I have tried manually editing the kcminputrc file to less than 1.0 acceleration, but that does not slow the acceleration. I'll settle for work-arounds if they exist. Thanks for your time! D.A

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