Evolution Compose Problem

[Michael Satterwhite]

On 02/06/2011 04:52 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 02/05/2011 01:03 PM, Michael Satterwhite wrote:
>> I've had to reinstall everything due to a hard disk crash. I'm having a
>> problem with Evolution.
>>
>> When I try to compose a new message, I don't have a field to enter the
>> "To" or the subject. It has the menu and toolbar - then the area for the
>> message. I don't see a way to get these fields back. I've googled
>> several combinations, but don't see a solution.
> You might try reinstalling evolution:
>
> 1. Shut down evolution if it is running:
>
> $ ps -e |grep evolution
>   ... ?        00:00:00 evolution-alarm
> .... ?        00:00:06 evolution
>
> In this case it's running, otherwise I would have seen:
> $ ps -e |grep evolution
>   .... ?        00:00:00 evolution-alarm
>
> So let's shut it down (do this from the command line rather than just
> closing Evo from the gui:
>
> $ evolution --force-shutdown
> Evolution process exited normally
>
> 2. Now backup your configuration folder:
>
> $ cp -R ~/.evolution ~/.evolution_backup
>
> 3. Now reinstall:
>
> $ sudo apt-get install --reinstall evolution
>
> 4. Restart&  try Evo.
>
> If that doesn't resolve the issue, you could try moving the ~./evolution
> folder out of the way to see if it's something in the folder/profile
> that is creating the problem&  I can give you instructions on how to do
> that safely. But first first try the above.
I followed the directions above - including moving the .evolution folder 
out of the way - but I still see the same problem. Compose does not have 
fields for either "To" or a Subject.


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