Re: New version - goes into full screen mode ?

On Wednesday 18 February 2009 00:32:24 you wrote:
> On Tuesday 17 February 2009 11:24:39 Peter wrote:
> > On Tuesday 17 February 2009 20:39:42 Peter wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 17 February 2009 20:24:45 you wrote:
> > > > On Tuesday 17 February 2009 Peter wrote:
> > > > > On Tuesday 17 February 2009 03:24:12 Jim MacLeod wrote:
> > > > > > Peter wrote:
> > > > > > > Noticed an update for KMail yesterday, and when I booted up
> > > > > > > today and used KMail, it goes into full screen mode, and I have
> > > > > > > lost the bottom task bar, and there is no top title bar.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I cannot use other applications, because the bottom task bar
> > > > > > > has disappeared when using KMail.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Yet other applications (firefox) are fine, they don't go into
> > > > > > > full screen mode.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Any clues please ?  Obviously , the update has messed up
> > > > > > > something.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Peter
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If it's a window !! - hold down Alt key + left mouse button and
> > > > > > you can drag it down so you can see the title and menu bars.
> > > > > > IF it's a window, left click the down arrow (top left, title bar)
> > > > > > and select Advanced / Special App Settings - check the geometry
> > > > > > tab to see if there are some odd values set there - if yes,
> > > > > > change them to suit.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the tips, Jim, but neither of those worked, as they rely
> > > > > on the tite bar. I can't see the title bar at all in KMail, but can
> > > > > see it in all other apps.
> > > >
> > > > Alt-F3 should display the titlebar menu at the top left of the
> > > > screen. In that menu, Advanced/Fullscreen is a toggle setting.
> > >
> > > Thanks, but Alt-F3 does nothing, not in KMail or other apps ??
> >
> > Seems this bug  -  http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=180672
> >
> > is also related, no title bar shown, and only way to close is 'file  |
> > quit'
> >
> > I don't have the incoming mail problem though.
> >
> > Definitely KMail and video related. As I'm composing this message, and
> > use the mouse to move the (composer) window around, by grabbing the title
> > bar , the whole composer window goes all 'wavy' and horizontal lines go
> > up and down.
> >
> > So, I can see the title bar when composing, but not in the 'parent'
> > window - KMail.  What was in the KDE and KMail updates, that could have
> > caused this ??
>
> I see that that user was also in ubuntu.

With the KDE/KMail updates only 2 days ago, it is very hard, if not 
impossible, to tell if other distros are having the same problem.

Quite a few posts on Ubuntu forums about KMail and full screen mode after 
those KDE updates, saw one post  where Korganizer was also going into full 
screen mode. Also a post about 'krdc' doing the same thing.

So, it may be 'KDE + Ubuntu', not just 'KMail + Ubuntu'  ??

> The first thing, then, is to find
> out whether any one sees it in any other distro.  When there is any doubt
> at all it should always be reported on the distro bug-tracking system. 
> They will then tell you if they feel you should report it on the kde
> bug-tracker.

Yes okay, thanks. Seems to be some sort of solution at 
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6751385#post6751385 ; might try that.  
Will still need to be reported to the distro (Ubuntu and Kubuntu at least) bug 
tracking system. If a person installed KMail for the first time, they would be 
put off using it, in its present form under *buntu distros.

Peter