Re: Evolution attachment problem

> > > > > > > > I'm currently running Evolution 1.4.6. on Debian
> > > > > > > > Unstable. I cannot attach files to messages. How can I
> > > > > > > > fix this?
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > What do you mean exactly? Aren't there no icons visible in the
> > > > > > > Attachment pane of the Composer? Or do you get an error message?
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I suppose the former. Have you tried simply sending a mail with a small
> > > > > > > test attachment to yourself, even if you don't see an attachment?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I have exactely this problem : the attachements are correctly attached
> > > > > > to the email, but i can't see them when editing the email.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Using KDE?  Why doesn't anyone consider this important? *sigh*
> > > >
> > > > Yes.
> > > 
> > > Thanks. Some more info like your distribution and version and whether
> > > you have Gnome (version?) installed or not might be helpful, too.
> >
> > I have no Gnome.
> 
> You will need some basic Gnome packages. Actually, you already have
> installed the most basic ones and a bunch more to use Evolution at all.
> 
> Still, which version? Mentioning the distro probably would be
> sufficient...
I have a "debian testing".
> 
> > > > > > > If this works, you are missing some packages. You will need to have gdk-
> > > > > > > pixbuf and hicolor-icon-theme installed. IIRC there is another
> > > > > > > dependency to hicolor-icon-theme which I don't remember OTOH.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have both packages... so it must be something different.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Well, there is another possible cause for this, which came up on IRC
> > > > > some days ago: A bad Icon Theme.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The point is, there are some icon themes not correctly inheriting the
> > > > > default Gnome Icon Theme and therefore dropping some icons.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I don't remember all paths exactly, but this should work:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Try to change your (Gnome Desktops) Icon Theme to something healthy,
> > > > > like GNOME. Use the Gnome Control Center or call 'gnome-theme-manager'
> > > > > directly.
> > > > > 
> > > > >  Gnome Control Center / Theme / Theme Details / Icons
> > > > > 
> > > > > You can check the currently used theme with a simple command:
> > > > > $ gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/interface/icon_theme
> > > >
> > > > This gives : gnome
> > > 
> > > Which is fine and should have all your MIME type icons...
> > > 
> > > Do you have an MIME icon for plain text? It should be located in
> > >  $prefix/share/icons/gnome/48x48/mimetypes/gnome-mime-text.png
> >
> > I have no directory gnome in usr/share/icons, and nothing in  /opt directory.
> 
> So you seem to be missing the Gnome Icon Themes. Without them, there
> sure is no image to be displayed...
> 
> Please install the Gnome Icon Theme package, if not already. It likely
> is called "gnome-icon-theme" or similar.
I have installed this packaged, but nothing changed...
Nico.
> ...guenther

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