Hi, Looking through the kdeui API I see something strange in KCModule: /** * Realizes the settings in the config files. * * This method may be called during system startup to apply the * information in the config files to the running system. * * Note that this method is static, so it is not necessary to * create an instance of the module at system startup. * Generally, it should be avoided to construct GUI elements * in this method. */ static void init() {}; Any objections against removing this method? Simon