Whenever i go to to theme -> configuration i get this message: "Cannot start Colors Settings panel from KDE Control Center. Please check your system..." add it as a dependency so that it gets installed by the package manager or even better if possible try to make independent of it, if possible. cheers Reproducible: Always
i installed kconfig but still nothing, so it must be another package causing that if you could guide me to which one. cheers
i also added systemsettings but nothing still...
Maybe kde-cli-tools, owner of kcmshell5
(of course, depends on which version of kdenlive you're using), if using the older kde4-based one, you'll want kde-runtime, owner of kcmshell4
(In reply to Rex Dieter from comment #3) > Maybe kde-cli-tools, owner of kcmshell5 i installed kde-cli-tools which comes with kdesu and kpty. this stops the error message but nothing happens. installing plasma-desktop fixes it but i think it is overkill having to install the whole desktop environment just to have this function. don't you think?
I'm guessing it's launching the equivalent of: kcmshell5 style If so, that is part of plasma-desktop indeed, but distros are free to modularize these in their own packaging. At this point, it's fairly clear to be a distro-specific issue (and not a kde.org one), I'd suggest you contact them.
(In reply to Rex Dieter from comment #6) > I'm guessing it's launching the equivalent of: > kcmshell5 style > > If so, that is part of plasma-desktop indeed, but distros are free to > modularize these in their own packaging. > > At this point, it's fairly clear to be a distro-specific issue (and not a > kde.org one), I'd suggest you contact them. so you are saying that there is a module for kcmshell? would you give more info, i will open a request in archlinux bug tracker for this if it is the case.
yes, see my previous comments: * kcmshell5 is in kde-cli-tools (and could be installed separately, depending on how your distro packages/delivers it) * the style kcm is in plasma-desktop, and theoretically could be installed separately (from the rest of plasma-desktop) too
(In reply to Rex Dieter from comment #8) > yes, see my previous comments: > > * kcmshell5 is in kde-cli-tools (and could be installed separately, > depending on how your distro packages/delivers it) i do have kde-cli-tools installed... and what it does is simply stops the error message from appearing but nothing happens (see video) > > * the style kcm is in plasma-desktop, and theoretically could be installed > separately (from the rest of plasma-desktop) too so by "theoretically" you mean that it hasn't been done before? if so do you know where could i find some documentation or orientation to make this happen? cheers
Created attachment 95269 [details] nothing happens when calling menu
You claimed in comment #5 that installing both kde-cli-tools and plasma-desktop fixes it, but now it's not working again? which is it?
(In reply to Rex Dieter from comment #11) > You claimed in comment #5 that installing both kde-cli-tools and > plasma-desktop fixes it, but now it's not working again? which is it? i understood from your comment that kde-cli-tools fixes it. so i uninstalled plasma and apparently it doesn't solve it. so we go back to square one. i understand that kdenlive depends on various kde libraries, which is fine. but i think it is crazy having to install the whole plasma desktop to just have that feature. don't you think? or is this a consequence of porting to kf5? if so then this should be documented so that distro packagers add plasma as a dependency or at least an optional one.
Ideally, kdenlive wouldn't expose a desktop-specific feature like that, imo. But, tell your distro if they want this to work, they'll need to split out kcm style from plasma-desktop. It's ok you don't understand the technical details, but *they* ought to know.
(In reply to Rex Dieter from comment #13) > Ideally, kdenlive wouldn't expose a desktop-specific feature like that, imo. > > But, tell your distro if they want this to work, they'll need to split out > kcm style from plasma-desktop. It's ok you don't understand the technical > details, but *they* ought to know. i tried reopening my request: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/46920 but got this as a response: > Reason for denial: > We don't split packages in Arch, so you have to install plasma-desktop
Current git handles using that feature with an error window. http://i.imgur.com/wYUv3vA.png This is fine. Arch Linux can add whatever this needs as an optional dep but doesn't need to require it.
That message could use an update. KDE Control Center doesn't exist since KDE3 times.