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#1 2003-10-21 01:53:21

marin_linuxer
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KDE Desktop: right-click 'floppy' icon--'Format' broken

Hey,

Can anyone check me on this?

KDE Desktop:  right-click 'floppy' icon--'Format' broken

I'm using NOVA, completely up-to-date, KDE 3.1.4, etc.  I've created a desktop icon to my floppy drive(SONY PCG-F490 notebook), and the icon works to access the floppy.  When I 'right-click' the icon and select 'Format', it just blinks and Kfloppy doesn't appear.  I can launch kfloppy manually and format thereafter.

I'm setting up the notebook for a non-techie and I don't understand why this doesn't work(!?).

My /etc/fstab:

[richard@SONY-F490 richard]$ cat /etc/fstab 
none                    /proc         proc      defaults               0  0
none                    /dev/shm      tmpfs     defaults               0  0
tmpfs                   /tmp          tmpfs     size=2G,nr_inodes=10k  0  0

/dev/discs/disc0/part2  swap          swap      defaults               0  0
/dev/discs/disc0/part3  /             reiserfs  defaults               0  0
/dev/discs/disc0/part1  /mnt/windows  auto      umask=0                0  0

/dev/cdroms/cdrom0      /mnt/dvd      supermount  dev=/dev/cdroms/cdrom0,--,user,noauto,exec,unhide,ro  0  0

/dev/floppy/0           /mnt/fl       supermount  dev=/dev/floppy/0,--,user,noauto,exec,umask=0  0  0

Thanx !!


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#2 2003-10-21 03:07:47

sarah31
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Re: KDE Desktop: right-click 'floppy' icon--'Format' broken

possibly formatting maybe something root must do?

or the format option is broken is some way (ie i am not sure if it is an arch build problem, missing package dependency, kde bug, or?)


unfortunately i don't use kde so i cannot enlighten you more.


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#3 2003-10-21 03:42:04

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Re: KDE Desktop: right-click 'floppy' icon--'Format' broken

Is there some way to see exactly what KDE is running when you click on Format?  Maybe it's running kfloopy with some arguments that it doesn't like... or something...


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#4 2003-10-21 04:15:09

marin_linuxer
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Re: KDE Desktop: right-click 'floppy' icon--'Format' broken

Xentac wrote:

Is there some way to see exactly what KDE is running when you click on Format?  Maybe it's running kfloopy with some arguments that it doesn't like... or something...

Ok, I tried to 'strace -o format-dead startkde' but it stops recording before I can get to the manouever.  Any other ideas on how to capture mouse/gui events?  I also tried as root with same result.

Thanx for your help.


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#5 2003-10-21 04:56:21

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Re: KDE Desktop: right-click 'floppy' icon--'Format' broken

Maybe there's a file somewhere that lists the menu items given when right clicking the floppy icon?  Or maybe there's a context-menu editor or something... something within KDE to edit menus (regedit...? hehehe)


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#6 2003-10-21 19:51:13

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Re: KDE Desktop: right-click 'floppy' icon--'Format' broken

* FIXED *

(I think this is a universal/non-distro specific problem, so I will submit bug to kde.org)

SOLUTION:

The 'Exec' command in the '~/Desktop/Floppy' file _must_ be suceeded by a ';' after any commands.  <example in RED, below>

[richard@SONY-F490 richard]$ cat Desktop/Floppy Disk Drive
[Desktop Action Format]
Exec=kfloppy;
Name=Format

[Desktop Entry]
Actions=Format
Dev=/dev/floppy/0
Encoding=UTF-8
FSType=Default
Icon=3floppy_mount
MountPoint=/mnt/fl
ReadOnly=false
Type=FSDevice
UnmountIcon=3floppy_unmount
[richard@SONY-F490 richard]$


By default, the 'Templates'(found by 'right-clicking' the desktop and selecting 'Create New') do _NOT_ have the ';' included.  This may be as a result of older code not having been updated for some new standard(!?).

At any rate, there you have it.

Cheers and thanx to all who responded.


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#7 2003-10-22 20:03:59

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Re: KDE Desktop: right-click 'floppy' icon--'Format' broken


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