Version: 3.2.1 (using KDE 3.2.1, Gentoo) Compiler: gcc version 3.3.2 20031218 (Gentoo Linux 3.3.2-r5, propolice-3.3-7) OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.2-gentoo Konqueror works fine most (maybe 80-90%) of the time. At other times, it goes into a fit of freezing. If I try to do any single task (open a tab, open a directory, expand a branch in a directory tree, copy a file, etc.), Konq will freeze for a short period of time, often several minutes. After this everything will look normal, but it will freeze again if I try to do any other task. The intended action is eventually performed, but Konq seems to be waiting for something before doing it. My problem might be related to Bug 74202, but I'm not sure. All Konqueror windows (whether they be file managers or Web browsers) are affected by the freezing. Closing all Konqueror windows and restarting does not help. The windows seem to be more crash-prone when frozen, and when they crash they do not leave any feedback (like the KDE crash message) -- they just disappear. Other KDE apps appear to be unaffected. When frozen, the whole UI of that window is unresponsive. Menus don't work, and (for example) if the command given was to open a tab, it will only partially open before freezing (the tab appears, but no page is loaded). The process completes itself after unfreezing. The bout of freezing disappears as mysteriously as it started, but not after staying for a while. I have had this problem throughout the KDE 3.x series, running Konqueror in KDE and other environments (including GNOME). Given the very random nature of this problem, and that it is not a crash problem, I don't know what other information I can give, but I'll gladly help if required. Just tell me what to do. This is an incredibly annoying problem, and I'd love to see it fixed. Thanks.
Another thing: I have tried cleaning out my KDE user files (~/.kde), but that hasn't helped.
The bug still exists in KDE 3.2.2.
I have also noticed this problem in Kate and KBear, but the freezes are less frequent and they don't last as long in these apps as they do in Konqueror. AFAIK there is no way to predict when the freezes will happen.
*** Bug 77618 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I still experience this problem in KDE 3.3.1.
I have set the "Minimise Memory Usage" option in the Control Centre to Never (before it was "For File Browsing Only"). Since then, some of the freezes have affected all Konqueror windows, while others have been restricted to the window I was working on at the time. Other file browsers, like Krusader, are unaffected. When a window is frozen, window display updates cease. If I obscure the window with another window, its contents are not restored after I remove the obstruction. I am left with a blank window.
I should make an amendment to what I said earlier. Sometimes all Konqueror windows are affected by the freezing, but other times the problem is localised to the Konqeror window in focus. KParts loaded in the Konqueror window, like KGhostView, are also affected.
Hello, is this still an issue?
I haven't seen this problem in quite a while. I think it disappeared during the KDE 3.4/3.5 series. Thanks, I'll close this bug.