Re: New "feature" after recent "yum update"

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On Wednesday 26 August 2009 16:22:17 Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Wednesday 26 August 2009 15:35:37 Steven P. Ulrick wrote:
> > > > Just to clarify, I have never seen this behavior on our Fedora 11
> > > > system.  It started IMMEDIATELY after the recent updates that pulled
> > > > KDE 4.3 in (I run KDE, by the way...)
> > > >
> > > > I have discovered quite a few new things so far after logging back in
> > > > after the recent updates.  All of them that I have seen so far I
> > > > really like.  This one I don't care for :)  I can see why it could be
> > > > a good idea, but I don't like the fact that I am now forced to
> > > > opt-out of this new (to me) feature instead of "opting-in"
> > > >
> > > > So my questions are as follows:
> > > > 1. Where do I change the appropriate setting so that I can get things
> > > > back to the way they were before the recent updates?
> > > > 2. If a new RPM was pulled in with these updates that caused this new
> > > > functionality, what is it's name?
> > > >
> > > > I will look for answers to these questions myself as well.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for any help you can give me.
> > >
> > > Not much, I'm afraid.  I've been using 4.3 for a few weeks now and
> > > never seen this behaviour.  You did re-start KDE, I see, but have you
> > > tried a reboot, in case there was something from the old system still
> > > running and causing a conflict?
> > >
> > > There are few things in Linux that require a reboot, but I always do
> > > one after a kernel change, and after major changes to KDE.
> >
> > Hello Anne
> > First of all, thank you for stepping in on an issue that you yourself
> > have not even seen yet.  That is well appreciated :)
> > After reading your reply, I rebooted and logged back in to KDE.  The
> > result is exactly the same as I described in my first email on this
> > subject.  The circle/exclamation mark DID NOT return to the applications
> > that had originally had it and that I had opened before the reboot.  That
> > is good :) Just for a test, I opened one the the applications that still
> > had the circle/exclamation point over the icon, and the behavior was just
> > like before the reboot: the application started immediately after I
> > clicked "Continue"
>
> If you can make a reasonably accurate guess as to what time you did this,
> can you please check your logs - see if anything there gives a clue?  It's
> very strange.
>
> > One cool difference that I see after the same set of updates the resulted
> > in the issue referred to in this thread is the change in the desktop
> > effect "Wobbly Windows"  The wobble doesn't stop after the window is no
> > longer being moved/resized.  It continues to wobble for a few moments... 
> > Pretty cool :)
>
> Since my laptop has a 4-year-old ATi display card I don't have much joy
> with desktop effects :-) so I haven't seen that either.
>
> > Anyway, I digress...
> >
> > Thanks again for  your help so far,
>
> Haven't actually helped much, have I?  Still, if you can find anything at
> all in the logs it would help us understand what happened.
>
Amazing how things crop up!  I've just come across this:

http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=77468&p=122035#p122035

Is it your thread, or just someone reached the same position as you?

Anne
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