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Second Kicker panel configuration impossible (until touch ~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc or kicker restart)

Bug #68926 reported by Martin Fitzpatrick
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Bug Description

As reported on the forums http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1678974#post1678974 after adding a second kicker panel it is not possible to configure it. Right-clicking on the second panel and choosing "Configure panel..." brings up the configuration options for the first panel.

However, if you open ~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc (e.g. in Kate) and then re-save this file a new drop-down list appears in the configuration window. It is now possible to select which panel to configure.

I have successfully reproduced this on a second desktop on the same computer. No access to second kubuntu. Steps are:

1. Right-click panel, select Add new panel -> Panel
2. Right-click on new panel, adjust settings (e.g. height) - original panel affected, new panel not changed
3. Alt-F2, touch ~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc
4. Right-click on panel and configure - new drop down now showing choice of panels

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Martin Fitzpatrick (mfitzp)
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Juan Carlos Torres (jucato) wrote :

I confirm this behavior. However, one does not need to open or edit kickerrc to make the drop-down list appear. You only have to restart kicker (dcop kicker kicker restart) to update the configuration options.

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Martin Fitzpatrick (mfitzp) wrote :

touch ~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc also (amended bug description to reflec this) and is quicker than restarting kicker.

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Alain Wyss (alain-wyss) wrote :

Had the same problem. I restored the default KDE configuration as describled in the Kubuntu FAQ (http://www.kubuntu.org/faq.php#konqueror),
sudo cp /usr/share/apps/konqueror/konqueror-orig.rc /usr/share/apps/konqueror/konqueror.rc

So kubuntu-specific configuration seemes to be the problem.

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^rooker (rooker) wrote : confirming

I'm also having this problem on Kubuntu Edgy - and the "touch kickerrc" hack really works.

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^rooker (rooker) wrote : +Panel position not changeable

Just found some possibly related problem(s):

<<< Panel position gets stuck >>>
1) Added a second panel and dragged it to the right-edge of my 2nd monitor and touched kickerrc.
2) I dragged the panel to the bottom of my 2nd monitor.
3) Configure panel worked for this new one, but every time I applied some changes, the panel returned to the right-edge of my monitor.

<<<Adding more panels requires further touching of kickerrc>>>
I've just deleted the second panel and created a new one afterwards. The dropdown-list was still there, but containing the settings of my old (2nd) panel - Changes made there had no effect on the 3rd panel.

Had to "touch kickerrc" again to have this panel configurable, too.

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Amit Shah (am1tshah) wrote :

I faced this on Feisty.

dcop kicker kicker restart

Fixes it, but it doesn't recognise newly added panels. This process has to be repeated after every such activity.

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raydar (raydar) wrote :

The "touch" fix worked for me after I ran into this problem in Gutsy.

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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

Fixed in Intrepid since Kicker is no more. (Replaced by Plasma)
Thanks for your help!

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^rooker (rooker) wrote :

Still exists in Hardy (KDE3).

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