Kmail - how to resize columns

[Mark Halegua]

On Tuesday 18 August 2009 03:11:18 am Alvin wrote:
> On Monday 17 August 2009 23:00:41 Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
> > On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:02:34 am Mark Halegua wrote:
> > > Since the upgrade to Kubuntu 9.04, the kontact app has changed
> > > appearance and also somewhat the way it works.
> > >
> > > Specifically, in kmail, the folder tab allows me to set column headings
> > > so I can show the total # of emails, and how many unread.  However, the
> > > settings don't seem to stick, and I can't resize the columns as I could
> > > in kmail under KDE 3.5 (currently at 4.2.2, with kontact 1.11.2).
> >
> > There were column issues with kontact but they were resolved by 4.2, I
> > just tested mine and can't replicate them, but thats with kde 4.3
>
> I also use KDE 4.3, and there is no difference. I can confirm the column
> issues. They are small. If you right-click the column header and choose
> 'Adjust Column Sizes', the view is fixed.
>
> To temporarily fix the width in the folder list, right-click the column
> header, enable something and disable it again.
>
> > 2 Suggestions:
> >
> > 1 - Upgrade to KDE 4.3 by activating the backports repository. Its worth
> > doing in general, 4.3 is so much better!
>
> It certainly is. KMail is more stable, but this annoyance isn't fixed by
> it.
>
> > 2 - if problems persist you probably have cruft in your .kde folder, try
> > renaming it to something else and rebooting.
>
> I don't like that suggestion. It sounds like reinstalling that other OS
> whenever problems arise and you will lose your settings. I'd rather see a
> link to a bug report.

Well, I tried the backport to 4.3, and it certainly made some changes.  Still 
couldn't resize the columns, and on rebooting the system, the plasma said it 
couldn't do something, but couldn't give me details to send in.  Now, the 
task bar doesn't appear and trying sudo apt-get update to try and fix it 
keeps telling me a pubkey isn't correct, and to use apt-get update to fix it, 
which it doesn't and keeps repeating the message.

I may have to reinstall, from scratch this time.

Mark