Bug 180295

Summary:	can't see how to run kgamma (not in System Settings like KDE3; or in M Kenu)
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	doc.evans
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	reavertm
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
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Description doc.evans 2009-01-10 23:16:01 UTC

Version:           kgamma 4.1.3 (using KDE 4.1.3)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

1. I realise that this is filed against the wrong application. The search function came up with zero hits when I searched for "kgamma". So I'm afraid that someone will have to move this to the correct application (it wouldn't let me simply enter "kgamma" manually).

2. I installed kgamma 4.1.3 under Kubuntu 8.10 (KDE 4.1.3) 64-bits.

3. Now I can't see how to run it at all. Specifically:
  3a. I can't find it in System Settings (which is where I expected to find it). In particular, it's not under System Settings | Computer Administration | Display, which seems like the closest equivalent to KDE3's Computer Administration | Monitor & Display.
  3b. It's not in the K Menu (at least, not anywhere obvious; i.e., System, Utilities or Graphics [it seems like "System" is the pbvious place to look)
  3c. It doesn't run from the CLI.

My suspicion is that it's supposed to appear as a panel in System Settings, since that's what happened in KDE3. But it's definitely not there.

Comment 1 Maciej Mrozowski 2009-01-11 22:08:58 UTC

Imho - kgamma kcm module should be docked in systemsettings/Display.

So far it's only available in krandrtray component that display it's own 'Display' kcm module set, which is a bit inconsistent.

Comment 2 doc.evans 2009-01-11 22:59:48 UTC

> Imho - kgamma kcm module should be docked in systemsettings/Display.
> 
> So far it's only available in krandrtray component that display it's own
> 'Display' kcm module set, which is a bit inconsistent.
> 

I'll say :-)

Especially since krandrtray is labelled "Resize and Rotate". I would never have thought of looking there for anything other than... er... resize and rotate. 

Nor, in fact, when one runs krandrtray on a vanilla install, is it at all obvious to the user that krandrtray is any different from the "display" component of System Settings. In fact, I was wondering why they both exist since they seem to have identical functions in a vanilla installation... until one installs kgamma, anyway.

As a user, I agree with Maciej about where kgamma should be (mostly based on the fact that that's consistent with KDE3, and it seems like an obvious place for the user to look).

Comment 3 Burkhard Lück 2009-01-14 09:31:43 UTC

SVN commit 910767 by lueck:

add kgamma page to Systemsettings->Computer Administration->Display 
Fix for https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdegraphics/+bug/315925
Thanks to Jonathan Thomas for the patch
CCBUG:180295

 M  +1 -0      kgamma.desktop  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=910767

Comment 4 Burkhard Lück 2009-01-14 09:32:40 UTC

SVN commit 910768 by lueck:

add kgamma page to Systemsettings->Computer Administration->Display
Fix for https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdegraphics/+bug/315925
Thanks to Jonathan Thomas for the patch
BUG:180295

 M  +1 -0      kgamma.desktop  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=910768