Most apps won't start UPDATE

[Chris]

On Mon, 2007-06-25 at 20:25 -0400, Andrew M wrote:
> Open KControl (alt-f2, kcontrol), KDE components, file associations. 
> Change the image files (e.g. image>jpg) to make Digikam at the top. 
> Does that work?
> 
> Chris wrote:
> > On Mon, 2007-06-25 at 20:19 -0400, Andrew M wrote:
> >   
> >> Try running digikam in a terminal.
> >>
> >> Chris wrote:
> >>     
> >>> On Mon, 2007-06-25 at 20:11 -0400, Chris wrote:
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>> Hi guys,
> >>>>
> >>>> I've had this problem on more then one Ubuntu and Kubuntu systems.  I'll
> >>>> go to start and application and it will attempt to start.  The task bar
> >>>> and bouncing cursor icon will indicate that the application is going to
> >>>> start, but nothing happens. Then the taskbar and bouncing cursor icon
> >>>> disappears and nothing happens.
> >>>>
> >>>> As an example I just plugged in a 512mb SD memory card to upload some
> >>>> pictures to this Kubuntu machine.  When the card was inserted in the
> >>>> card reader it promts me as to what to do.  I choose to open it in
> >>>> DigiKam. It open I uploaded the pics off the card to the PC.  An hour
> >>>> later I tried to open open the picture with DigiKam and it starts the
> >>>> load...and does nothing but bounce the cursor icon and show DigiKam in
> >>>> the taskbar...then it doesn't load and the task bar and cursor icon
> >>>> disappear.  This happens with some other application too.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any idea on how to fix this?
> >>>> Thanks guys,
> >>>> Chris
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>> Ok I just noticed that if I load DigiKam first then open the picture in
> >>> it, it will run/load...but if I make DigiKam the default application for
> >>> picture viewing it doen't load.
> >>>
> >>> Also Beryl Manager application does exactly the same thing.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for any help you can provide.
> >>> Chris
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
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> >>     
> > Thanks Andrew,
> > That works, but I'm trying to make DigiKam my default photo application,
> > so when it's clicked on it simply loads DigiKam to view the photos.
> > I had this issue on another machine...but never tried to get to the
> > bottom of it.
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >   
> 
> 
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> 
Well....yes and no..
First off...it does run if I run it from the terminal.  It also runs if
I run the application from the K Menu....the only time that it doesn't
run is when I want to open a picture using it.  If I click on the
picture it won't start and if I right click/Open with.. it also will not
run.

This is weird...if I go to one of the jpg images and right click then
choose PROPERTIES and choose the little icon of the wrench and then add
DigiKam as the top choices for opening up this file type, then close
that window and click on the picture it attempts to open DigiKam (so I
now I know that it saw the change that I made for the files default
application) but it never actually loads...it does the same thing that's
it's been doing...
If I go to Kcontrol and look at the File Associations the change that I
just made (adding DigiKam as the top, default application for .jpg
files) in the steps above don't reflect in the FILE ASSOCIATIONS
window...why? After making the changes by right clicking the .jpg file
and changing the default application that it runs....shouldn't it have
reflected in the FILE ASSOCIATIONS window also??

Chris