Bug 351135

Summary:	Certain kwriteconfig changes are mirrored in GUI settings but not applied
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	Allan <allan>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs <unassigned-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	allan
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Allan 2015-08-09 18:48:23 UTC

When I use kwriteconfig5 to change a text key in the exact same manner as  the GUI, the setting is not applied. However, the GUI setting will now display the loaded key.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run 'kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kglobalshortcutsrc --group kwin --key 'Switch One Desktop Up' 'Ctrl+Alt+Up,none,Switch One Desktop Up' 


Actual Results:  
The text key is changed appropriately.
The new shortcut shows up in the GUI keyboard shortcuts.
However, the setting is not applied.

Expected Results:  
The setting should be applied.

Maybe the settings are reloaded upon load/unload of some modules, which the GUI does upon 'Apply changes'. However, I do not know which modules these are.

kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kdeglobals --group General --key toolBarFont 'Oxygen-Sans,12,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0'

kwriteconfig5 --file ~/.config/kglobalshortcutsrc --group kwin --key 'Switch One Desktop Up' 'Ctrl+Alt+Up,none,Switch One Desktop Up' 

These are two files that I have been unable to load configurations in. touchpadrc changes are loaded upon logout/login.

Comment 1 Allan 2015-08-12 17:37:22 UTC

When the correct file in ~/.config is specified with --file, this works and settings are applied on reboot.