Plasma 6 observations

[Beerislife]

Merkuro calendar fails to start... Problems with Akonodai..

wayne@Lenovo-IdeaCentre:~$ merkuro-calendar
qt.qml.typeresolution.cycle: Cyclic dependency detected between "qrc:/qt/qml/org/kde/desktop/private/TextFieldContextMenu.qml" and "qrc:/qt/qml/org/kde/desktop/MenuItem.qml"
qrc:/main.qml:738:9: QML ScheduleView: Created graphical object was not placed in the graphics scene.
org.kde.merkuro.calendar: Not resetting IOC from source as no core calendar set.
qrc:/BasicMonthListView.qml:174:17: QML ListSectionHeader: Binding loop detected for property "implicitWidth"
qrc:/BasicMonthListView.qml:174:17: QML ListSectionHeader: Binding loop detected for property "implicitWidth"
Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QStr ing,QString,QString)
org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: Service org.freedesktop.Akonadi.Control.lock already registered, terminating now.
org.kde.pim.akonadiserver: Starting up the Akonadi Server...
org.kde.pim.akonadiserver: mysqld not found. Please verify your installation
org.kde.pim.akonadiserver: Shutting down AkonadiServer...
org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: Application '/usr/bin/akonadiserver' exited normally...
org.kde.pim.akonadicalendar: Search failed: ""
org.kde.pim.akonadicalendar: Search failed: ""
org.kde.pim.akonadicore: Job error: "" for collection: QList()
org.kde.pim.akonadicore: Could not start/stop Akonadi!
qrc:/BasicMonthListView.qml:174:17: QML ListSectionHeader: Binding loop detected for property "implicitWidth"
qrc:/main.qml:726:9: QML MonthView: Created graphical object was not placed in the graphics scene.
Segmentation fault

[joneall]

Sorry, I'm lost here. Is this problem "resolved" for use in a virtual machine? I don't get at all what the files are in /usr/share/dbus-1 and I don't have the files mentioned.

I have the same problems with the logout buttons. Plus, all my apps came up in the root activity, not where they should have been.I will try selecting Plasma11 at logon.

[Schwarzer Kater]

[Snowhog]

Missing "s" in Exec line - do I get a cake now? I love cake…

Here’ your cake!

[Schwarzer Kater]

Edit: for those who are interested the current (updated) list of "my" little bugs can be found here: A medley of (non-critical) bugs in Plasma 6 that I have encountered

The following list is partially outdated!

Some non-critical bugs in Plasma 6 (KDE neon) - for your pleasure :

• Plasma Panel
  1.The gap between floating Plasma Panels and windows of contained widgets is too big most of the time (twice as big compared to the gap between a floating panel and the edge of the screen?).
  Examples with too big of a gap: Application Launcher, System Tray, Digital Clock, Weather Report, Calculator widget, Dictionary widget.
  Examples with correct gap: mouse over information, Folder View widget
  
  2. Configure Panel -> Height: individually setting the height (“Custom”) in a vertical (floating) panel does not work properly (Wayland) or the rulers to do so are not displayed at all (X11).

• Plasma Panel / Individual Core Usage widget
  The Individual Core Usage widget is more or less blank when used in a vertical floating Plasma Panel that is (in my case) narrower than about 300 pixels.

• Grid View and Overview
  1. System Settings -> Input & Output -> Mouse & Touchpad -> Screen Edges: Grid View is missing as an option (one can only use/activate it with a key shortcut…).
  
  2. Overview does not work with virtual desktops in a grid (e.g. 2x2 or 3x3): no virtual desktops at all are displayed at the top then. It worked in Plasma 5.27.
  
  3. Design flaw both in Grid View and Overview: exaggeratedly rounded corners that cannot be found anywhere else in KDE Plasma 6.
  A standard rounding from other Plasma elements for the corners like e.g. the ones in the floating Plasma Panel or in applications like Dolphin should be used for a professional overall look/more consistency.

• Dolphin
  Panels disappear every time it is minimized.

• Yakuake
  The upper half of the first line is missing when used with a floating top panel.

• Breeze Icons
  Some are missing, like the coloured one for the Trash widget.

• System Settings
• The labelling has a logical error (sorry Nate ;-) ): to use "Internet" as a heading for network stuff is unfortunate - network is not always internet, but internet is a sub-category of network (or a pool of connected networks).

PS: Most of the other bugs due to packaging/configuration errors in KDE neon seem to have been solved in the meantime.

[Schwarzer Kater]

Missing "s" in Exec line - do I get a cake now? I love cake…

Honestly, I understand your frustration - luckily KDE neon has always only been a test installation for me, so I am not dependent on it for neither work nor play.
But I am feeling with you and have just begun writing down the most annoying Plasma 6 bugs for me, so I can report them properly sometime…

[Snowhog]

SOLVED.

Here is what I originally wrote in /usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.kde.LogoutPrompt.service

[D-BUS Service]
Name=org.kde.LogoutPrompt
Exec=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/ksmerver-logout-greeter​

And this is the corrected content:

[D-BUS Service]
Name=org.kde.LogoutPrompt
Exec=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/ksmserver-logout-greeter​

Anyone see the difference? I didn't originally. Never proofread your own work!

[Snowhog]

Created a new Administrator user and rebooted from Konsole. Chose the new user and logged in. Tested the Logout, Restart, and Shutdown icons. Same behavior; they don't work.

What is the KDE/Plasma package that includes these options? I'd like to try reinstalling it.

[Snowhog]

Some report using the "switch user" option, then trying the shut down/reboot may be another temp workaround. Can't verify this myself.

I’ll try that to eliminate any possibility it’s something in my user account.

[claydoh]

Yes. And I checked carefully that they were written correctly. I've rebooted twice (from Konsole), and the buttons still don't function.

Odder and curioser and perplexinger.

I am on my 4th update now (one vm), and creating the missing files fixed it.

Some report using the "switch user" option, then trying the shut down/reboot may be another temp workaround. Can't verify this myself.

[Schwarzer Kater]

In the bottom left corner of the log in screen (sddm) you can choose the session (Plasma X11 or Plasma Wayland).

See Snowhog 's screenshots at the top of this thread: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/forum/...ons#post677014

[marco07]

Switching to Plasma (X11) and logging in works. I'm presented with the new Desktop with it's floating Panel.

How and where to switch to Plasma (X11)? I wonder this may be my issue posted some where else in this Forum. Although my blank screen is lit and has a curser in the center of screen.
Thanks!

[kc1di]

I experienced much the same as Snowhog reports. could not using the buttons in the menu log out or reboot machine. Also on wayland session my desktop froze. I'll wait a few weeks and try again.

[Snowhog]

Odd. the files created are in /usr/share/dbus-1/services ?
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.kde.Shutdown.service
and
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.kde.LogoutPrompt.service ?

Yes. And I checked carefully that they were written correctly. I've rebooted twice (from Konsole), and the buttons still don't function.

[claydoh]

Odd. the files created are in /usr/share/dbus-1/services ?
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.kde.Shutdown.service
and
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.kde.LogoutPrompt.service ?