Created attachment 125669 [details] Compare button grayed out SUMMARY STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Open Kompare 2. Select source file, and select destination file OBSERVED RESULT Note the compare buttons stays grayed out. EXPECTED RESULT Compare button should become active SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: macOS: Linux/KDE Plasma: (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: KDE Frameworks Version: Qt Version: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Which version are you using? This should actually be fixed already since half a year ago. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 390024 ***
Latest AFAIK. I had already uninstalled it in frustration. So... I ran sudo dnf install kompare just now, then ran dnf info kompare and it says kompare 19.04.3 Problem persists.
(In reply to Mike from comment #2) > So... I ran sudo dnf install kompare just now, then ran dnf info kompare and > it says kompare 19.04.3 It's fixed in 19.08. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 390024 ***
Btw, if you type anything into the text fields, the Compare button should get enabled, so that could be used as a workaround.
>>It's fixed in 19.08. How does one get the 19.08? dnf update kompare finds nothing >> Btw, if you type anything into the text fields, the Compare button should get enabled, so that could be used as a workaround. What "text" field? Source and Destination? The ones where you choose the files? That doesn't do anything.
Please stop reopening this bug. There is clearly nothing to fix in upstream Kompare anymore, and this bug is definitely a duplicate. You have not specified the distribution you are using, but since you mentioned "dnf", I guess you are using Fedora. We have Kompare 19.12.2 in Rawhide now. No updates for Fedora 30 and 31 have been issued so far though. I can check with Rex Dieter what the plan for the KDE Release Service applications is there, and I can possibly issue an update of Kompare specifically, or an update backporting the fix. (If, on the other hand, you are still using Fedora 29 or older, then your release is no longer supported and will not be updated.) *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 390024 ***
(In reply to Mike from comment #5) > What "text" field? Source and Destination? The ones where you choose the > files? That doesn't do anything. Quoting from the other bug report: > As a temporary workaround after choosing files typing anything in either box > (even a space) activates the button. And yes, "either box" means the Source or Destination in the dialog shown on your screen shot (not the file chooser), click on the text (showing the file/folder path) and you should be able to edit it.