[Bug 60255] System settings -> appearance = Crash.

[Andre LeBlanc]

Public bug reported:

just upgraded to kde 3.5.4 and can no longer access the appearance
section of system settings. here's the output from running
'systemsettings' at the console and clicking 'appearance'

kio (KSycoca): Trying to open ksycoca from /var/tmp/kdecache-andre/ksycoca
adding Colors /usr/share/applications/kde/colors.desktop
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [void KCModuleProxy::init(const KCModuleInfo&)]
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [KCModule* KCModuleProxy::realModule() const]
kutils (KCModuleProxy): Module not already loaded, loading module
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [KCModule* KCModuleProxy::realModule() const]
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [KCModule* KCModuleProxy::realModule() const]
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [KCModule* KCModuleProxy::realModule() const]
adding Fonts /usr/share/applications/kde/fonts.desktop
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [void KCModuleProxy::init(const KCModuleInfo&)]
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [KCModule* KCModuleProxy::realModule() const]
kutils (KCModuleProxy): Module not already loaded, loading module
ScimInputContextPlugin()
kcontrol: Using fontconfig file:/home/andre/.fonts.conf
kcontrol: Using fontconfig file:/home/andre/.fonts.conf
kcontrol: AA:true
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [KCModule* KCModuleProxy::realModule() const]
adding GTK styles and fonts /usr/share/applications/kcmgtk-xdg.desktop
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [void KCModuleProxy::init(const KCModuleInfo&)]
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [KCModule* KCModuleProxy::realModule() const]
kutils (KCModuleProxy): Module not already loaded, loading module
systemsettings: WARNING: KLocale: trying to look up "" in catalog. Fix the program
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [KCModule* KCModuleProxy::realModule() const]
adding Icons /usr/share/applications/kde/icons.desktop
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [void KCModuleProxy::init(const KCModuleInfo&)]
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [KCModule* KCModuleProxy::realModule() const]
kutils (KCModuleProxy): Module not already loaded, loading module
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [KCModule* KCModuleProxy::realModule() const]
adding kbfx Applet /usr/share/applications/kde/kcmkbfx.desktop
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [void KCModuleProxy::init(const KCModuleInfo&)]
kutils (KCModuleProxy): [KCModule* KCModuleProxy::realModule() const]
kutils (KCModuleProxy): Module not already loaded, loading module
kdecore (KConfigSkeleton): Creating KConfigSkeleton (0x8346190)
kdecore (KConfigSkeleton): KConfigSkeleton::readConfig()
kdecore (KConfigDialogManager): Widget 'tabWidget' (QTabWidget) remains unmanaged.
kdecore (KConfigDialogManager): Widget 'btnSaveAs' (QPushButton) remains unmanaged.
kdecore (KConfigDialogManager): Widget 'btnSaveTheme' (QPushButton) remains unmanaged.
kdecore (KConfigDialogManager): Widget 'btnApplyTheme' (QPushButton) remains unmanaged.
kdecore (KConfigDialogManager): WARNING: A widget named 'kcfg_ThemeList' was found but there is no setting named 'ThemeList'
systemsettings: /tmp/buildd/kdelibs-3.5.4/./kdecore/kconfigdialogmanager.cpp:219: bool KConfigDialogManager::parseChildren(const QWidget*, bool): Assertion `false' failed.
KCrash: crashing... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = systemsettings path = <unknown> pid = 32402

** Affects: kdebase (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Untriaged
         Status: Unconfirmed

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System settings -> appearance = Crash.
https://launchpad.net/bugs/60255