some file dialogs never display anything

[D. R. Evans]

D. R. Evans said the following at 10/12/2012 08:21 AM :
> Using 64-bit Kubuntu precise with just the stock repositories.
> 
> A few programs have "open file" or "open directory" dialogs that never
> populate the dialog, and the only thing I can do is to kill the program in
> question and figure out some way to avoid opening that dialog.
> 
> Most programs (at least, the ones I use) work fine.
> 
> Example problemmatic programs: scribus, digikam (the "import" dialogs).
> 
> Any clues as to what the problem could be?

I didn't see any responses. Doesn't anyone have any ideas?

One additional piece of information: this did not happen before I upgraded to
precise.

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