KDE "Tip of the day" Oversized Windows

r8dhex · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 25 Jul 2002 Posts: 120

Those tip of the day boxes that popup whenever i run a new app are oversized... they're about 2x wider than my screen and about normal height. Other popup dialog boxes (can't remember off the top of my head) are also oversized... is there a setting which will fix this?

mksoft · l33t Joined: 28 May 2002 Posts: 844

Which font are you using as general font :?:

Try replacing it and see if it helps. If not it may be an issue of 3.1alpha1 (if that's what you're running).
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r8dhex · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 25 Jul 2002 Posts: 120

i don't think it's the fonts, i changed those already. i'm also using kde 3.0.2.

only the first 'tip of the day' (first kde start) was normal sized the next 'totd' was oversized (konqueror i think)... and all other totd's after that

masseya · Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2002 2:03 pm Post subject:

I'm having exactly the same problem with KDE 3.0.2. I don't know what caused it, but at least you know there's someone else out there with the same problem.

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pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

Anyone check to see if there is a bug filed for KDE?
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masseya · Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2002 1:31 am Post subject:

Here's a bug that seems similar, but not quite the same. My windows aren't larger than the screen, they are just really really wide. Does this bug seem to match what other people have found? It says it was found on KDE 3.0.2 with GCC 2.95.2.
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rfru · n00b Joined: 30 Jun 2002 Posts: 11

I've had the oversized tip of the day with kdevelop using kde 3.02, not sure about other kde apps.

rommel · Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2002 5:30 am Post subject:

my tip of the day is a little oversized but the tip that pops up with konsole was like stupid big....i just shut it off....was fine till the 3.0.2 update...hopefully 3.1 final will have fixed this.

andee · n00b Joined: 04 Jun 2002 Posts: 41

That can be problem but doesn't have to with latest qt,
I emerged kde with the latest stable qt and had oversized tip windows as well.
That stoped after i emerged cvs qt and kde.

NewbieTim · n00b Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 57

I have the same problem too. But i found out a perhaps interesting part. If you right click on the dialog box, you will see that the window is maximized...don't know how the mark got there...and it will also appaer there if you make it away...perhaps the size is saved in some configuration file..?!?