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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    Bug#16856: KDE 2.0 shows grey screen instead of restoring last session
From:       Jan Petranek <jan () petranek ! de>
Date:       2000-11-30 16:16:57
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Package: kdesktop
Version: v2.0 (KDE 2.0)
Severity: grave
Compiler: gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)
OS: Linux 2.2.16 i686 (compiled sources)

Hi guys,

Short description:
When I have the XOSview running and leave KDE 2.0 and want to restore the session, 
the next time I start a KDE 2.0-session, all I see is a grey screen and all I can do \
is to kill  the x-server.

The whole story:
I got the KDE 2.0-environment from SuSE (the so-called final release). After \
installation, I startet  a KDE 2 session and changed some preferences. Just in case, \
                I will try to recall them all:
- Mouse speed changed
- Changed Language settings to german with czech as alternative language
- enabled DPMS (works fine)
- set the Kontroll-bar to the left hand side.
- Changed the background to a single picture
- Set up 8 virtual screens
- Changed the mouse-behaviour on a inaktive inner window to activate & click through
- Set the focus on active under mouse and disabled auto-raise and also disabled raise \
                on click
- Icons made to change the color upon mousover

Then I ran some minor programms (some konsoles, Jbuilder 4, killustrator, \
appletviewer, konqueror,  XOSview) and logged off, saying that I want the session to \
be restored (so I wouldn't have to restart  and reposition the XOSview and the \
consoles again - I need them anyway in most sessions).  Oh, by the way, the XOSview \
was pinned to the screen and always on top.

And the next time I logged in, all I got to see was a grey screen and no reaction \
upon clicking somewhere. Well, I repeated the whole procedure (maybe in another \
order, maybe with some other programs, but certainly with the XOSview). And at least, \
I got the Kontrollbar - but still a grey screen.

KDE 2 looks fine and nice, but still I miss some stability in it. I'd highly \
appreciate it, if you could do something about that.

Thanks, JanP


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