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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> Andrew Min
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In the KDE graphical enviroment where is "kcontrol"?  I know that I've
been there before...but can't seem to locate it.

Chris