[workaround] Firefox, Seamonkey, Thunderbird crashes in KDE4 when using File Dialog (File open/File save)

[Dennis Veatch]

On Sunday 24 January 2010 5:05:34 pm Zbigniew Luszpinski wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> because of rapid and hidden removal of qt3 and kde3 many apps may remain
> broken or fail to start after lunar update. Here are few fixes you can do
> to fix this total disaster.

I stopped using kde3 a long time ago; kde4 only. So which apps are you finding 
to be broken or fail to start? Or is it just the ones listed below?

> 
> After removal of kde3 and qt3 gtk apps will refuse to work or will work
> partially in kde4 and qt4. The typical bug is when you use kde4 and in
> firefox/seamonkey/thunderbird you try to open/save any file these apps
> will crash. How to workaround them:

This was talked about in irc not so long ago by other having that problem. 
However, I have not had that problem with firefox or thunderbird. Not that I 
use the later, only installed it to assist with some debugging for others in 
irc.

> 
> Firefox - in address field (here where you usually type in http:// address)
> type in about:config In filter bar type in: ui.allow_platform_file_picker
> If the ui.allow_platform_file_picker is listed change it value from true to
> false. If nothing was found right click in the window and from context
> menu choose: New->Boolean
> preference name: ui.allow_platform_file_picker
> value: false
> 
> Seamonkey - the same steps like in firefox
> 
> Thunderbird - menu "Edit"->"Preferences"->"Advanced" tab->"General"
> tab->"Config Editor..." button In filter bar type in:
> ui.allow_platform_file_picker
> If the ui.allow_platform_file_picker is listed change it value from true to
> false. If nothing was found right click in the window and from context
> menu choose: New->Boolean
> preference name: ui.allow_platform_file_picker
> value: false
> 

Those are good to know for those having that issue.

> gimp - I have no idea yet how to fix this app.
> other gtk apps  - I have no idea yet how to fix them.
> 
> If you know any application for my mobile Siemens ME45 (they removed
> kmobiletools) let me know :( If you know how to fix other gtk apps
> crashing under damn KDE4 let me know :(
> 
> have a nice day,
> Zbigniew Luszpinski
> _______________________________________________


Maybe a better place to file these are in the bug tracker.


Dennis