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nahpets
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 Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:30 am Post subject: Missing icons in KDE 3.5 [almost solved] |
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I'm having all sorts of problems with icons in KDE. When I switch to the default, Crystal SVG icon theme, Konqueror, Konsole, and a few more apps are missing their icons in the Kmenu, taskbar and system tray. What's more, when I change icon themes, certain applications seem completely unaffected. For example, the icons for Kmix, Kopete and KMail never change, no matter which icon theme I select.
Also, Amarok doesn't display any of its custom icons. Everything that is supposed to be an icon shows up as a 'blank page' icon. I've just finished compiling Amarok from scratch and the icons are still missing.
Has anyone had the same problem? Maybe I need to delete something in ~/.kde? This has been going on for a few months now, so any help would be appreciated.
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blubbi
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:21 am Post subject: |
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I actually don't know if it is the same problem, but sometimes my icons in the start menu are missing.
I than run | Code: | | kbuildsycoca --noincremental |
and all icons are back.
Maybe this can help you too.
regards
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nahpets
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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I tried that already earlier today. It worked for some of the icons, but not all. Amarok is still completely messed up. Here's what I get when I run "strace amarok":
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$ strace amarok > strace.log 2>&1
$ grep icon strace.log
open("/home/stephan/.icons/ComixCursors-Black-Large/cursors/left_ptr", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/home/stephan/.icons/ComixCursors-Black-Large/index.theme", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/local/share/icons/ComixCursors-Black-Large/cursors/left_ptr", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/local/share/icons/ComixCursors-Black-Large/index.theme", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/icons/ComixCursors-Black-Large/cursors/left_ptr", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/icons/ComixCursors-Black-Large/index.theme", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/home/stephan/.icons/default/cursors/left_ptr", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/home/stephan/.icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/local/share/icons/default/cursors/left_ptr", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/local/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors/left_ptr", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
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I don't know why it seems to be lokoing for ComixCursors because I don't even have them installed anymore.
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nahpets
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, after doing a little digging, I found that when you use any icon theme, the fallback theme is "hicolor". So when your current icon theme is missing an icon, it uses whatever it finds in "hicolor".
So, what I noticed as that I had 2 hicolor directories on my machine, namely, "/usr/share/icons/hicolor" and "/usr/kde/3.5/share/icons". I used the following commands to count the number of png files in each directory:
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$ find . -name "*.png" | wc -l
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I found that the contents of each directory were different. So I guessed that the problem *should* go away if I copied one "hicolor" directory into the other like so:
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# cd /usr/share/icons
# cp -r --parents hicolor /usr/kde/3.5/share
# rm -rf hicolor
# ln -s /usr/kde/3.5/share/hicolor
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I then ran "kbuildsyscoca --noincremental". logged out. logged in, and all my icons are back. I remember taht a while back, the default icons directory changed to "/usr/share/icons" as per freedesktop guidelines, but it seems that the changeover wasn't handled properly by the latest KDE version in portage. I hope this little hack helps someone out, this has been annoying me for quite some time.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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I just installed the Crystal Project icons, and they mostly work except that some of the hicolor icons (which are the fallback if an icon is missing) are used instead of the crystal ones. For example, Kopete, Kmix and Kompose are all using the default system icons. What's even stranger is that when I press "Alt-F2" and type "Kopete", the crystal icon is shown above the "command" label, but in the system tray, the hicolor icon is used... Can anyone help me resolve these icon issues?
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Offler
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| This is really weird the ktorrent icon is there I can see it in Firefox when I open it I can see other png icons but it just wont accept the ktorrent icon as the icon for the ktorrent panel link. I'm baffled! |
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Martux
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You probably ran into this bug:
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=234916
Solution (worked for me):
Downgrading to media-libs/libpng-1.2.27
Hth, Marcus
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Offler
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I decided to just remerge kde as I was sick and tired of no icons but when I tried:
| Code: | # emerge -pv kde
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeedu-3.5.9 USE="-arts -debug -kdeenablefinal -kig-scripting -solver -xinerama" 29,468 kB
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdetoys-3.5.9 USE="-arts -debug -kdeenablefinal -kdehiddenvisibility -xinerama" 3,196 kB
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdewebdev-3.5.9 USE="-arts -debug -doc -kdeenablefinal -tidy -xinerama" 6,101 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/fribidi-0.10.9 607 kB
[ebuild N ] sys-fs/sysfsutils-2.1.0 0 kB
[ebuild N ] x11-misc/read-edid-1.4.1-r1 76 kB
[ebuild N ] app-crypt/gpgme-1.1.6 USE="-pth" 939 kB
[ebuild N ] app-pda/libopensync-0.36 USE="python -debug -doc" 860 kB
[ebuild N ] net-dialup/ppp-2.4.4-r20 USE="gtk ipv6 pam -activefilter -atm -dhcp -eap-tls -mppe-mppc -radius -wins-ack" 723 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/Net-SSLeay-1.35 130 kB
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/xinetd-2.3.14 USE="perl tcpd" 295 kB
[ebuild N ] media-libs/akode-2.0.2 USE="alsa flac mp3 vorbis -jack -oss -speex" 462 kB
[ebuild N ] media-libs/libao-0.8.8 USE="alsa -arts -doc -esd -mmap -nas -pulseaudio" 397 kB
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/lm_sensors-2.10.7 USE="-sensord" 913 kB
[ebuild N ] net-misc/netkit-talk-0.17-r4 USE="ipv6" 37 kB
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/IO-Socket-SSL-1.13 52 kB
[ebuild N ] media-sound/vorbis-tools-1.2.0-r1 USE="flac nls ogg123 -speex" 1,052 kB
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4 USE="cups hal lm_sensors opengl pam xcomposite -arts -branding -debug -ieee1394 -java -joystick -kdeenablefinal -kdehiddenvisibility -ldap -logitech-mouse -openexr -samba -xinerama -xscreensaver" 39 kB
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdegames-3.5.9 USE="-arts -debug -kdeenablefinal -kdehiddenvisibility -xinerama" 10,530 kB
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdepim-3.5.9-r2 USE="-arts -debug -gnokii -kdeenablefinal -pda -xinerama" 14,290 kB
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeartwork-3.5.9 USE="opengl -arts -debug -kdeenablefinal -xinerama -xscreensaver" 16,227 kB
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeutils-3.5.9-r1 USE="crypt -arts -debug -kdeenablefinal -kdehiddenvisibility (-pbbuttonsd) -snmp -xinerama -xscreensaver" 2,993 kB
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeadmin-3.5.9 USE="-arts -debug -kdeenablefinal -kdehiddenvisibility -xinerama" 2,075 kB
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdegraphics-3.5.9 USE="opengl -arts -debug -gphoto2 -imlib -kdeenablefinal -openexr -pdf -povray -scanner -tetex -xinerama" 0 kB
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdenetwork-3.5.9 USE="ssl wifi -arts -debug -jingle -kdeenablefinal -kdehiddenvisibility -rdesktop -sametime -slp -xinerama" 0 kB
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdemultimedia-3.5.9 USE="alsa encode flac mp3 theora vorbis -akode -arts -audiofile -debug -gstreamer -kdeenablefinal -xine -xinerama" 0 kB
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeaddons-3.5.9 USE="berkdb -arts -debug -kdeenablefinal -sdl -xinerama" 0 kB
[ebuild N ] kde-base/kde-3.5.9 USE="-accessibility" 0 kB
[blocks B ] kde-base/kpdf:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdegraphics-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kview:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdegraphics-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] =kde-base/kdebase-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kdialog-3.5.9-r1, kde-base/konsole-3.5.9, kde-base/kfind-3.5.9, kde-base/kcheckpass-3.5.9, kde-base/kmenuedit-3.5.9, kde-base/kreadconfig-3.5.9, kde-base/kate-3.5.9, kde-base/ksmserver-3.5.9, kde-base/khotkeys-3.5.9, kde-base/ksplashml-3.5.9, kde-base/kdeprint-3.5.9, kde-base/kdebase-data-3.5.9, kde-base/kdepasswd-3.5.9, kde-base/kdebase-startkde-3.5.9, kde-base/kdesu-3.5.9, kde-base/kdesktop-3.5.9-r1, kde-base/khelpcenter-3.5.9, kde-base/libkonq-3.5.9, kde-base/kcontrol-3.5.9, kde-base/kpersonalizer-3.5.9, kde-base/konqueror-3.5.9, kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves-3.5.9, kde-base/kicker-3.5.9, kde-base/kwin-3.5.9-r1, kde-base/kdm-3.5.9, kde-base/kcminit-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/ksplashml:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] =kde-base/kdeaddons-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kicker-applets-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kpersonalizer:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/libkonq:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kdebase-startkde:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kcminit:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kdeprint:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kcheckpass:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kmenuedit:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kcontrol:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kdebase-data:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/konqueror:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] =kde-base/kdemultimedia-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kmix-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kdesu:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kdebase-kioslaves:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kicker:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/ksmserver:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kate:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/khotkeys:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kwin:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kicker-applets:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdeaddons-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kdialog:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kghostview:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdegraphics-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kfind:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kdepasswd:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] =kde-base/kdenetwork-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kopete-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/konsole:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/khelpcenter:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kmix:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdemultimedia-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kdm:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] =kde-base/kdegraphics-3.5* (is blocking kde-base/kview-3.5.9, kde-base/kpdf-3.5.9, kde-base/kghostview-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kopete:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdenetwork-3.5.9)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kdesktop:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
[blocks B ] kde-base/kreadconfig:3.5 (is blocking kde-base/kdebase-3.5.9-r4)
Total: 28 packages (28 new), Size of downloads: 91,451 kB
Conflict: 37 blocks (37 unsatisfied)
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Well it seems I don't have KDE installed at all! Well that's a relief, my icon problem has been solved.
This is the 4th block problem I've had in a day now! Is someone actually sabotaging portage? I really am amazed at portage's recent behaviour  |
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Offler
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| Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Martux that seems to have fixed the icons displaying/not-displaying. Now of course all I have to figure out is why portage thinks KDE is not installed  Oh well I think I'll leave that for another day - or until KDE 4.1 is ready to be emerged  |
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Martux
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| Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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 Glad i could help. As for the blocker, i just can guess: Maybe a lot entries in /etc/portage/package.unmask? I also have to fight with blockers more often lately. Guess that' s just transistion pain to portage-2.2...
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