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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: kicker startup problems
From:       m_elter () t-online ! de (Matthias Elter)
Date:       2000-03-16 6:46:56
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Navindra Umanee wrote:
> 
> Matthias Elter <m_elter@t-online.de> wrote:
> > > > pbrown@redhat.com wrote:
> > > > > I've been having problems with kicker starting for quite some time
> > > > > now.  It hangs somewhere in the KUniqueApplication stuff in a DCOP call,
> > > > > and never comes up, spinning at full CPU utilization.  Anyone else having
> > > > > this problem?
> > > >
> > > > rm -f $HOME/.kde/share/config/kickerrc
> > >
> > > That did it.  Wonder which key is screwing things up.
> >
> > The "data" key in the "buttons" group is screwing things up.
> > I remember sending a "delete your kickerrc" mail to kde-core-devel
> > when comminting the button layout code.
> 
> What would it take to make Kicker/KConfig more robust?  Shouldn't it
> just exit with an error instead of spinning at full CPU?  (don't know
> what's involved here, just asking)

You are right, the way kicker currently saves the button data is
anything
but robust. I plan to work on this and new layout code (applet area)
next week.

-- 
Matthias Elter
elter@kde.org
me@caldera.de

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