[Solved] Gwenview 5 lost icons and single click

JamieKitson · 2015-02-04 23:42:10

Hi,

I don't use KDE but I do use Gwenview. Since upgrading to 5 Gwenview has lost some icons (outlined in red below), and I now have to double click on directories and images to open them instead of single click. Is it possible to fix these issues without installing a full KDE desktop?

Thanks, Jamie

Last edited by JamieKitson (2015-02-10 22:30:10)

johni · 2015-02-05 21:14:08

Try running:

kcmshell5 icons

to select the KDE icon theme to see if that fixes the missing icons.

On the single click thing, I lost the same functionality in kuickshow. I think is is probably some kde4 setting inaccessible in the framework 5. If I discover a way to fix it I'll update this post, but so far I have not.

JamieKitson · 2015-02-06 12:41:19

Thanks. I also asked this question on the KDE forums and apparently you can set SingleClick=true in the [KDE] section of ~/.config/kdeglobals.

https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=2 … 83#p328983

johni · 2015-02-06 16:46:27

Did adding "SingleClick=True" in ~/.config/kdeglobals fix the single click problem for you in gwenview? I tried adding that, but kuickshow is still requiring double clicks.

JamieKitson · 2015-02-07 15:04:14

No, the single click setting hasn't worked for me, but maybe the final comment on the KDE thread means that it isn't working yet.

kcmshell5 icons gives me:

Could not find module 'icons'. See kcmshell5 --list for the full list of modules.

kcmshell5 --list gives me:

The following modules are available:
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/jamie/.cache/ksycoca5"
cache - Configure web cache settings
cookies - Configure the way cookies work
filetypes - Configure file associations
kcm_activities - Configure the activities system
kcm_ssl - SSL Versions and Certificates
kcmtrash - Configure wastebin settings
netpref - Configure generic network preferences, like timeout values
proxy - Configure the proxy servers used
smb - Use to configure which windows (SMB) filesystems you can browse
useragent - Configure the way Konqueror reports itself
webshortcuts - Configure web shortcuts

johni · 2015-02-09 20:48:49

I get a much larger list in "kcmshell5 icons". I think because I installed "plasma-meta", and removed "kdebase-workspace".

kcmshell5 --list
The following modules are available:
kf5.kservice.sycoca: Trying to open ksycoca from "/home/johnm/.cache/ksycoca5"
autostart                - Automatically Started Applications
bell                     - System Bell
bluedeviladapters        - Configure Bluetooth adapters
bluedevildevices         - Manage Bluetooth devices
bluedeviltransfer        - Configure Bluetooth file sharing and transfers
cache                    - Configure web cache settings
clock                    - Date and Time
colors                   - Application Color Scheme
componentchooser         - Default Applications
cookies                  - Configure the way cookies work
cursortheme              - Mouse Cursor Theme
desktop                  - Navigation, Number and Layout of Virtual Desktops
desktoppath              - Paths to Personal Files
desktoptheme             - Desktop Theme
devinfo                  - Device Viewer
dma                      - DMA information
emoticons                - Emoticon Theme
filetypes                - Configure file associations
fontinst                 - Font Installation, Preview and Removal
fonts                    - Fonts
formats                  - Numeric, Currency and Time Formats
icons                    - Icon Theme
interrupts               - Interrupt information
ioports                  - IO-port information
joystick                 - Joystick
kcm_activities           - Configure the activities system
kcm_baloofile            - Configure File Search
kcm_infosummary          - Hardware Information Summary
kcm_keyboard             - Keyboard Hardware and Layout
kcm_kscreen              - Manage and configure monitors and displays
kcm_lookandfeel          - Look And Feel
kcm_memory               - Memory information
kcm_pci                  - PCI information
kcm_phonon               - Phonon Audio and Video
kcm_plasmasearch         - Configure Search
kcm_splashscreen         - Splash Screen Theme
kcm_ssl                  - SSL Versions and Certificates
kcm_useraccount          - User information such as password, name and email               
kcmaccess                - Accessibility Options                                           
kcmkded                  - Background Services                                             
kcmkwineffects           - Desktop Effects                                                 
kcmlaunch                - Application Launch Feedback                                     
kcmnotify                - Event Notifications and Actions                                 
kcmsmserver              - Desktop Session Login and Logout                                
kcmtrash                 - Configure trash settings                                        
kcmusb                   - USB devices attached to this computer                           
kcmview1394              - Attached IEEE 1394 devices                                      
keys                     - Global Keyboard Shortcuts                                       
khotkeys                 - Configure Input Actions settings                                
kwincompositing          - Compositor Settings for Desktop Effects                         
kwindecoration           - Look and Feel of Window Titles                                  
kwinoptions              - Window Actions and Behavior                                     
kwinrules                - Individual Window Behavior                                      
kwinscreenedges          - Active Screen Corners and Edges                                 
kwinscripts              - Manage KWin scripts                                             
kwintabbox               - Navigation Through Windows
mouse                    - Mouse Controls
netpref                  - Configure generic network preferences, like timeout values
nic                      - Network interface information
opengl                   - OpenGL information
powerdevilglobalconfig   - Advanced Power Management Settings
powerdevilprofilesconfig - Energy Saving
proxy                    - Configure the proxy servers used
screenlocker             - Screen Locking Timeouts
scsi                     - SCSI information
smb                      - Use to configure which windows (SMB) filesystems you can browse
smbstatus                - Samba status monitor
solid-actions            - Manage actions available to the user when connecting new devices
spellchecking            - Spell Checker Dictionaries and Options
standard_actions         - Standard Keyboard Shortcuts for Applications
style                    - Widget Style and Behavior
translations             - No description available
useragent                - Configure the way Konqueror reports itself
wayland                  - Information about the Wayland Compositor
webshortcuts             - Configure web shortcuts
workspaceoptions         - Workspace Behavior
xserver                  - X-Server information

Since you still probably have kdebase-workspace, maybe you can fix it with "kcmshell4 icons" instead.

The Infinity · 2015-02-10 17:23:01

JamieKitson wrote:

I don't use KDE but I do use Gwenview. Since upgrading to 5 Gwenview has lost some icons (outlined in red below).

I have Plasma 5, Cinnamon and OpenBox installed and I have encountered the same problem when using Cinnamon or OpenBox.

Qt 5 applications (in general) read the name of the current icon theme from the settings of the used desktop environment (see QIcon::themeName(): http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qicon.html#themeName). According to my tests this works only for the desktop environments Plasma/KDE and GNOME (otherwise the named method always returns "hicolor").

To let Qt 5 "think" it is running under KDE or GNOME you can simply set the corresponding environment variable in ~/.xinitrc. This is a paragraph from my .xinitrc:

case $session in
    cinnamon )
        if [[ -f /home/.../.gtkrc-2.0 ]]; then
            mv /home/.../.gtkrc-2.0 /home/.../.gtkrc-2.0.disabled
        fi
        if [[ -d /home/.../.config/gtk-3.0 ]]; then
            mv /home/.../.config/gtk-3.0 /home/.../.config/gtk-3.0.disabled
        fi
        XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME
        export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
        QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=gtk
        export QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE;;
    openbox )
        if [[ -f /home/.../.gtkrc-2.0.disabled ]]; then
            mv /home/.../.gtkrc-2.0.disabled /home/.../.gtkrc-2.0
        fi
        if [[ -d /home/.../.config/gtk-3.0.disabled ]]; then
            mv /home/.../.config/gtk-3.0.disabled /home/.../.config/gtk-3.0
        fi
        XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=kde
        export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
        QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=oxygen
        export QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE;;
    kde )
        if [[ -f /home/.../.gtkrc-2.0.disabled ]]; then
            mv /home/.../.gtkrc-2.0.disabled /home/.../.gtkrc-2.0
        fi
        if [[ -d /home/.../.config/gtk-3.0.disabled ]]; then
            mv /home/.../.config/gtk-3.0.disabled /home/.../.config/gtk-3.0
        fi
        SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=kde4
        export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN;;
esac

If you set XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP to kde, you can set the desired icon theme in ~/.config/kdeglobals. For example:

[Icons]
Theme=oxygen

As you can see, I'm also using QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE to force a specific Qt style.

Setting the environment variable will also solve your second problem. The single click setting will be applied as well if you set XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP to kde. Actually this appears to be the default behavior if the environment variable is set (but you can disable it by adding "SingleClick=False" in ~/.config/kdeglobals).

If anybody knows a better fix for this problem, I'm very interested because this solution causes another problem: The system tray icon of Qt 5 applications will no longer work in tint2 (or other panels, but I only tested tint2). I guess this is because Qt is trying to use the new API for Plasma 5 which is not supported by tint2 (QSystemTrayIcon::isSystemTrayAvailable() returns false). If you set XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP to gnome instead of kde tray icons will work.

By the way: If you set XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP to gnome, Qt will use the "GNOME settings". This way you can enable proper icons when using the Cinnamon desktop.

Last edited by The Infinity (2015-02-10 18:47:25)

JamieKitson · 2015-02-10 22:16:19

The Infinity wrote:

To let Qt 5 "think" it is running under KDE or GNOME you can simply set the corresponding environment variable in ~/.xinitrc:
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=kde
export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
you can set the desired icon theme in ~/.config/kdeglobals. For example:
[Icons]
Theme=oxygen

Brilliant. That's fixed both issues. Thanks very much.

JamieKitson · 2015-02-12 22:31:56

God this is so buggy. Drag and drop doesn't work and on my tiling WM Gwenview switches to the main window when I click on it in the stack.

Edit: I've created a separate thread about these issues.

Last edited by JamieKitson (2015-02-19 15:05:00)

JamieKitson · 2015-02-12 22:43:22

Ok, I've downgraded, can someone let me know if all this is fixed please?

marvec · 2015-02-19 12:54:02

Just FYI, I was missing oxygen package. This one returned back the icons and single clicks. I also have kde-meta-kdebase installed. After applying the suggested configuration changes it started working.

justasug · 2015-02-24 22:33:18

The Infinity wrote:

According to my tests this works only for the desktop environments Plasma/KDE and GNOME (otherwise the named method always returns "hicolor").
To let Qt 5 "think" it is running under KDE or GNOME you can simply set the corresponding environment variable in ~/.xinitrc.

Is there a downside to setting that environment variable to "gnome" instead of the default "openbox"?
The Wiki also mentions setting it to gnome and changing the desired icon theme in dconf-editor. It works, but I'm worried that the other settings from dconf-editor will also be applied if I export the GNOME desktop environment variable.

JamieKitson · 2015-02-25 09:20:59

justasug wrote:

Is there a downside to setting that environment variable to "gnome" instead of the default "openbox"?

I was wondering the same, and is why I think it's a bug to force XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP to be set:

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=344149

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