kde 4.8 workspace problem

[Basil Chupin]

On 29/01/12 14:43, Paul Kaplan wrote:
> > On 29/01/12 00:01, Paul Kaplan wrote:
> >> Upgrade an oneric machine to 4.8.  Now the kde desktop is unusable.
> >>  Login is OK, but I have the following problems (there may be more):
> >>
> >> - Windows don't get redrawn or come to the front unless they are first
> >> minimized and then restored
> >> - Keyboard input is delayed several minutes before appearing on
> >> screen, bot mouse moves normally
> >> - Can't access the application launcher
> >>
> >> I tried replacing ~/.kde, but with no improvement
> >>
> >> Everything works fine if I launch in safemode.
> >>
> >> Any thoughts on the root cause?
> >>
> >> Is there an enumeration of what is inactivated in safemode so I can
> >> troubleshoot?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Paul
> >
> >All known problems as reported (elsewhere) by different users.
> >
> >Go back to 4.7.4 or put up with the hassles and wait for bug fixes.
> >
> >BC
>
> ...Except that I upgraded another similarly setup machine and have no 
> problems in normal mode.
>
> Do we know how safemode differs from normal login?

I don't. But perhaps it has something to do with not using some part of 
QT which I understand, from the I way I interpreted what I read 
elsewhere, is where the hassles stem from, ie "upstream". (You know, the 
usual, "It's not us - it's THEM! :-) .)

BC

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