vanishing application

[lee]

Norman wrote:
> The application UFRaw was installed, using Synaptic Package Manager, and
> an icon for the application duly appeared in the graphics menu. However,
> when the icon is left clicked, instead of the application opening a
> window opens instead. This window is headed UFRaw and consists of 2
> panels, the left one being a list of Places with the cursor on Norman
> and the right one listing names of, what I assume, is the contents of my
> Home directory. Opening a terminal and entering ufraw gives the same
> result.
>
> However, when the icon of a RAW image is doubled clicked, UFRaw opens
> containing the image or, if the image is right clicked the menu which
> appears is headed "Open with UFRaw" and if this is selected again the
> application opens containing the image.
>
> I am now using Ubuntu 8.10 and have used Ubuntu from the year it first
> appeared and I cannot recall anything like this ever happening before.
> Could some kind and knowledgeable person suggest what might be
> happening, please.
>
> Norman  
>
> Have you checked your file associations in the main menu with that program
>   
Lee
leewen at primus.ca

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