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From: KirschPE () utrc ! utc ! com
Date: 1999-05-28 18:52:29
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Thanks you had the answer...
I downgraded from the qt-1.44 packages to 1.42 and it worked!
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Hiremath [mailto:khiremat@cisco.com]
Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 2:45 PM
To: KDE User List
Subject: Re: several KDE applets fail
Paul,
Solution to your problem is to enable GIF support in qt. So, find a
package that has this support enabled or download the source and
re-compile.
Probably second option is the quickest....!
-Ken
> KirschPE@utrc.utc.com wrote:
>
> I got qt in deb package from so I didn't compile it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Hiremath [mailto:khiremat@cisco.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 2:26 PM
> To: KDE User List
> Subject: Re: several KDE applets fail
>
> Looks like you have to compile qt with built in GIF support.
>
> Change
>
> #define QT_BUILTIN_GIF_READER 0
>
> to
>
> #define QT_BUILTIN_GIF_READER 1
>
> in your $PATH/qt-1.44/include/qt_gif.h
>
> and recompile qt.
>
> Don't know if this fixes all your problems, at the least will fix all
>
> GIF related problems.
>
> Paul Kirschner wrote:
> >
> > I am running two machines similarly configured - Debian 2.1, kernel
> > 2.2.9, installed {qt1g-dev,qt1g}-1.44-1.deb, and installed kde-1.1.1
>
> > from source code.
> >
> > Several applets fail on both machines...
> >
> > 1) kworldwatch terminates with abort.
> >
> > 2) mousepedometa never shows a window with the running counter, only
> a
> > title block on the task bar.
> >
> > 3) kview cannot open a gif file (xv CAN open it) and jpg's work
> fine.
> >
> > 4) snapshot cannot save a gif file (only jpg).
> >
> > 5) kfm cannot display the top banner from www.kde.org.
> >
> > 6) kfinger never shows the users.
> >
> > 7) kmoon fails with several "QPixmap:: convertFromImage: Cannot
> convert
> > a null image"-kind of errors.
> >
> > (This is not exhaustive.)
> >
> > At one point these apps all did work properly. However I don't use
> them
> > much and upgraded the kernel to 2.2.9, upgraded from kde 1.1 to
> > 1.1.1pre1 to 1.1.1, upgraded from qt1.42 to qt1.44 since the last
> time I
> > remember these worked.
> >
> > I recompilied and reinstalled everything starting with kdesupport,
> > kdelibs and kdebase in that order.
> >
> > Anyone have a clue???
> >
> > TIA.
> > --
> >
>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks you had the answer...</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I downgraded from the qt-1.44 packages to 1.42 and it worked!</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Ken Hiremath [<A \
HREF="mailto:khiremat@cisco.com">mailto:khiremat@cisco.com</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT \
SIZE=2>Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 2:45 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: KDE User \
List</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: several KDE applets fail</FONT>
</P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Paul,</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Solution to your problem is to enable GIF support in qt. So, find \
a</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>package that has this support enabled or download the \
source and</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>re-compile.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Probably second option is the quickest....!</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>-Ken</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>> KirschPE@utrc.utc.com wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I got qt in deb package from so I didn't compile it.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Ken Hiremath [<A \
HREF="mailto:khiremat@cisco.com">mailto:khiremat@cisco.com</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT \
SIZE=2>> Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 2:26 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: KDE \
User List</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: Re: several KDE applets fail</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Looks like you have to compile qt with built in GIF \
support.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Change</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> #define QT_BUILTIN_GIF_READER 0</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> #define QT_BUILTIN_GIF_READER 1</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> in your $PATH/qt-1.44/include/qt_gif.h</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> and recompile qt.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Don't know if this fixes all your problems, at the least \
will fix all</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> GIF related problems.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Paul Kirschner wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > I am running two machines similarly configured - Debian \
2.1, kernel</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > 2.2.9, installed \
{qt1g-dev,qt1g}-1.44-1.deb, and installed kde-1.1.1</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> \
</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > from source code.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Several applets fail on both machines...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > 1) kworldwatch terminates with abort.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > 2) mousepedometa never shows a window with the running \
counter, only</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > title block on the task bar.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > 3) kview cannot open a gif file (xv CAN open it) and jpg's \
work</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> fine.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > 4) snapshot cannot save a gif file (only jpg).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > 5) kfm cannot display the top banner from \
www.kde.org.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > 6) kfinger never shows the users.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > 7) kmoon fails with several "QPixmap:: \
convertFromImage: Cannot</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> convert</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > a null image"-kind of errors.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > (This is not exhaustive.)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > At one point these apps all did work properly. However I \
don't use</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> them</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > much and upgraded the kernel to 2.2.9, upgraded from kde \
1.1 to</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > 1.1.1pre1 to 1.1.1, upgraded from qt1.42 to \
qt1.44 since the last</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> time I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > remember these worked.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > I recompilied and reinstalled everything starting with \
kdesupport,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > kdelibs and kdebase in that \
order.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Anyone have a clue???</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > TIA.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > --</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Paul \
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