OK, maybe I'm missing something, but tell me if this makes sense-
EC somehow got his KDE settings hosed, particularly those governing
preferred apps for opening specific file types. Is that a correct
assesssment of the status quo?
IF this is the case, can it not be remedied by simply deleting the .KDE
directory from the home directory and restarting? Would the .KDE
directory not repopulate, and would that not reset KDE to its defaults?
If that is too drastic a step, would it not also be worthwhile for EC to
create another user like EC2 and see if KDE functions acceptably under
his second user profile? If it does, he could then just migrate any
needed data files and preferences from his first home directory to his
second and kill his first home directory if/when no longer needed.
Would that work? Is it worth a shot?
ec wrote:
>Well, I guess I will have to reinstall the distro.
>
>Let me repeat again:
>
>1. There is NO 'open with' on right clicking
>
>2. Instead of Konqueror opening the hd icons and
>files, Gimp does it and naturally gives an error
>message similiar to 'I give up, not my bag of
>tea"....being funny about it.
>
>3. I haven't the foggiest what I changed that disabled
>Konqueror's ability to open files.
>
>4. I 'just found out' that IF I first open Konqueror,
>then tell it to open location, I can get to any
>directory in Mepis, and it will.
>
>BUT I cannot open any other partiton UNLESS I know the
>path completely to the file!
>
>So I will 'limp along' for now.
>
>Thanks for the help, some of which is above my 'end
>user' level. Oh, well.
>
>Maybe I will 'bag and tag' this unit down to the
>installfest if I am available that Saturday and maybe
>both problems can be solved then. No drivers license
>or vehicle to transport on, but bus rt's 76 and 92
>will get me close. Will have to beg a monitor tho. It
>has been there once in 2003.
>
>
>Let's end this topic as either I have no clue what
>someone is talking about or 'open with' isn't an
>option on it now. It WAS, but has disappeared at the
>same time the Gimp raised its ugly? head.
>
>
>
>--- ec <eculbert@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>>--- Bill Warner <wwarner42@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>In an attempt to be helpful, I'm going to make
>>>
>>>
>>some
>>
>>
>>>assumptions. I
>>>think you're trying to open image files with the
>>>gimp but they are
>>>opening with Konqueror in stead and the hard drive
>>>partitions mentioned
>>>is actually either filesystem or image files you
>>>
>>>
>>are
>>
>>
>>>trying to open.
>>>
>>>Konqueror, it sounds to me, is opening your images
>>>in a preview mode,
>>>and gimp is not in the options.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>No, gimp opens images just fine, and somehow tries
>>to
>>open files also.
>>
>>
>>
>>>I'm not a KDE user so I can only give you a hint
>>>
>>>
>>on
>>
>>
>>>what to look for,
>>>File Associations and MIME types. somewhere in
>>>
>>>
>>the
>>
>>
>>>KDE configuration,
>>>Image files are associated with a preview
>>>application in Konqueror.
>>>You'll need to locate this and change it to the
>>>gimp.
>>>
>>>
>>>As far as having to be root to launch konqueror I
>>>really don't
>>>understand what you are trying to do there at all.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>That is the only way I have found to open any file
>>so
>>far since this craziness started a few days ago.
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hope this at least gives you some help in finding
>>>out what your issues
>>>are.
>>>
>>>On Thu, 2005-02-03 at 09:31 -0700, Bill Warner
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>hmm, I don't think I understand what you are
>>>>
>>>>
>>>trying to do?
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 2005-02-03 at 08:18 -0800, ec wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I am still having problems with the gimp
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>opening
>>
>>
>>>up
>>>
>>>
>>>>>hard drive partitions instead of Konqueror.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Gimp - image editor
>>>>Konqueror - file system browser
>>>>hard drive partitions - raw device
>>>>Not sure what you're trying to do with these
>>>>
>>>>
>>three
>>
>>
>>>different things?
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>Bill Warner <wwarner42@cox.net>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
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