RSSNow plasma widget

[Mark Greenwood]

On Sunday 14 Jun 2009 18:33:25 Nigel Ridley wrote:
> Mark Greenwood wrote:
> > I've been using the RSSNow plasma widget and i really like it. However after an update recently it no longer works. I haven't done an update in a long time - I think this one gave me KDE 4.2.3. I still get the window on the desktop but there is nothing visible in it. I can click it, and firefox opens and goes to the source of the news stories that should be visible, so it looks as if it's just not drawing anything in the window.
> > 
> > Anybody else seen this? Is there a way I can perhaps wipe the rssnow configuration and start over?
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> I've had all sorts of small problems with Plasma and its widgets. I think one of the biggest 
> culprits was 'Luna' (it displays the moon cycle). It was OK until it got to the 'Full Moon' and 
> froze everything - I had to hold the on/off button to be able to reboot.
> With regards to the rssnow widget, just close it and then re-add and reconfigure it (actually, 
> it's a pain that it doesn't remember its settings as in the event of a plasma crash, or 
> inadvertently closing it, one has to start the configuration from scratch).
> 
> Blessings,
> 
> Nigel
> 
> 
Thanks Nigel. It turned out that actually what I had to do was to update to KDE 4.2.9 from the reporsitories...

You're right though, it is downright stoopid that it doesn't remember its configuration.

Mark