Re: Kontact refuses to re-start

On Wednesday 02 December 2009 18:05:25 Vinet Raphaël wrote:
> Le mardi 1 décembre 2009 07:25:10 Bob Smits, vous avez écrit :
> > On Monday 30 November 2009 you wrote:
> > > On Monday 30 November 2009 17:49:08 Bob Smits wrote:
> > > > Hello.
> > > >
> > > > I'm running OpenSuse 11.2 64 bit on a Lenovo T61 and using the KDE4
> > > >  desktop.
> > > >
> > > > For the most part, it's working fine. Sound, connecting, even DVDs
> > > > all work OK.
> > > >
> > > > What doesn't work OK is Kontact KDE-PIM. It starts up OK and behaves
> > > >  normally until I shut it down. Then it refuses to re-start - the
> > > > icon bounces for a while, then goes away, and nothing happens. The
> > > > only way I can get it to start again is to log off my session and
> > > > restart it.
> > > >
> > > > I looked for problems reported and note some of it appeared to relate
> > > > to having the kontact item in the tool bar so I removed it from there
> > > > but left it in it's normal menu position. That doesn't appear to make
> > > > any difference.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone else have this problem?
> > >
> > > Do you use KOrganizer?  We are finding that there is a problem that
> > > sounds the same in Fedora.  For some reason Kontact simply will not
> > > start if your korganizerrc is set to use the monthly view as current. 
> > > If that line is removed Kontact starts normally.  Until this is
> > > resolved we have to make sure that we don't stay in month-view when we
> > > shut kontact down. HTH
> >
> > Yes, I use KOrganizer, but have never been able to get it to start in
> > month view which is the only one of any use to me. I just checked that it
> > was in week view, shut it down, and it would not start. Logged out, back
> > in, and it started right away.
> >
> > Bob Smits, Ladysmith, BC
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> > [email protected]
> > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdepim-users
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> 
> I confirm that sometimes kontact have problem to start
> 
> 1. I am on Mandriva 2010 completely up to d	ate (Version 4.3.2)
> 
> 2. Organizer has the week view (never user the monthly view) ==> nothing to
>  do with the known bug described here
> 
> ... and sometimes (not always !) if i want open kontact It starts but
>  nothing on screen. Try to reopen once more but nothing
> 
> 
> ==> in fact the process kontact is really there ! (view this with ksysguard
>  or top)
> 
> The 100% solution (for me) is kill the kontact open process and reopen
>  kontact
> 
So that's a different issue - an incomplete shutdown, by the sound of it.

Anne
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