MX-21 KDE/plasma beta 2 feedback thread

[davemx]

This is what I get when I click on the "Wastebin" (UK English) plasmoid from the panel. I don't know whether it works correctly in US English where it's called Trash.

The right click option to empty the bin works, and it can be accessed via Dolphin. I wonder whether this is because it's faulty or due to a problem with the translation. I suspect it may be a KDE error rather than an MX error though.

ksnip_20210915-152844.png

[Adrian]

This is what I get when I click on the "Wastebin" (UK English) plasmoid from the panel. I don't know whether it works correctly in US English where it's called Trash.

The right click option to empty the bin works, and it can be accessed via Dolphin. I wonder whether this is because it's faulty or due to a problem with the translation. I suspect it may be a KDE error rather than an MX error though.

ksnip_20210915-152844.png

Rubbish!
I don't think it's translation. However, I cannot replicate it, I don't see that in Live environment did a fresh install and still don't see it. trash:/ is what it shows for me and it works.
Do you see a ~/.local/share/Trash folder? If not can you create and try again?

[TimothySimon]

KDE settings consistently crashes
This happens when trying do to a certain action in the "Touchpad" section:
Trying to drag the "Drag me" icon in the Testing area and drop it in a specific corner (the one just above the "Apply" button).
(a short screen recording is attached)

It also produces a consistent crash report:

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Application: System Settings (systemsettings5), signal: Aborted

[KCrash Handler]
#4  0x00007fc5b595fce1 in raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
#5  0x00007fc5b5949537 in abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
#6  0x00007fc5b5b837ec in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
#7  0x00007fc5b5b8e966 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
#8  0x00007fc5b5b8e9d1 in std::terminate() () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
#9  0x00007fc5b5b8ec65 in __cxa_throw () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
#10 0x00007fc5b5d46fe1 in qBadAlloc() () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#11 0x00007fc5b5d58bc3 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#12 0x00007fc5b5f0908a in QAbstractListModel::dropMimeData(QMimeData const*, Qt::DropAction, int, int, QModelIndex const&) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#13 0x00007fc5b6dc79df in QListWidget::dropMimeData(int, QMimeData const*, Qt::DropAction) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#14 0x00007fc5b6d78b73 in QAbstractItemView::dropEvent(QDropEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#15 0x00007fc5b6b62fae in QWidget::event(QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#16 0x00007fc5b6c0b42e in QFrame::event(QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#17 0x00007fc5b5f63d33 in QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendThroughObjectEventFilters(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#18 0x00007fc5b6b2314e in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#19 0x00007fc5b6b2bf31 in QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#20 0x00007fc5b5f63fca in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#21 0x00007fc5b6b7d752 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#22 0x00007fc5b6b7e583 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#23 0x00007fc5b6b2315f in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#24 0x00007fc5b5f63fca in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#25 0x00007fc5b643d54f in QGuiApplicationPrivate::processDrop(QWindow*, QMimeData const*, QPoint const&, QFlags<Qt::DropAction>, QFlags<Qt::MouseButton>, QFlags<Qt::KeyboardModifier>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#26 0x00007fc5b6410ec8 in QWindowSystemInterface::handleDrop(QWindow*, QMimeData const*, QPoint const&, QFlags<Qt::DropAction>, QFlags<Qt::MouseButton>, QFlags<Qt::KeyboardModifier>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#27 0x00007fc5aca081a8 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5XcbQpa.so.5
#28 0x00007fc5aca0c15e in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5XcbQpa.so.5
#29 0x00007fc5b647b65d in QBasicDrag::eventFilter(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#30 0x00007fc5b5f63c06 in QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendThroughApplicationEventFilters(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#31 0x00007fc5b6b23198 in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#32 0x00007fc5b5f63fca in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#33 0x00007fc5b643b583 in QGuiApplicationPrivate::processMouseEvent(QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::MouseEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#34 0x00007fc5b641164c in QWindowSystemInterface::sendWindowSystemEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#35 0x00007fc5ac9f87da in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5XcbQpa.so.5
#36 0x00007fc5b3a95e6b in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#37 0x00007fc5b3a96118 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#38 0x00007fc5b3a961cf in g_main_context_iteration () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#39 0x00007fc5b5fbb51f in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#40 0x00007fc5b5f6298b in QEventLoop::exec(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#41 0x00007fc5b647a7a3 in QBasicDrag::drag(QDrag*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#42 0x00007fc5b6477aa5 in QDragManager::drag(QDrag*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#43 0x00007fc5b6477dcb in QDrag::exec(QFlags<Qt::DropAction>, Qt::DropAction) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#44 0x00007fc5b6dc0453 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#45 0x00007fc5b6dbfdd1 in QListView::startDrag(QFlags<Qt::DropAction>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#46 0x00007fc5b6d84edd in QAbstractItemView::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#47 0x00007fc5b6dbf0f7 in QListView::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#48 0x00007fc5b6b62fae in QWidget::event(QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#49 0x00007fc5b6c0b42e in QFrame::event(QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#50 0x00007fc5b5f63d33 in QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendThroughObjectEventFilters(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#51 0x00007fc5b6b2314e in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#52 0x00007fc5b6b2a04b in QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#53 0x00007fc5b5f63fca in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#54 0x00007fc5b6b29076 in QApplicationPrivate::sendMouseEvent(QWidget*, QMouseEvent*, QWidget*, QWidget*, QWidget**, QPointer<QWidget>&, bool, bool) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#55 0x00007fc5b6b7b011 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#56 0x00007fc5b6b7e33e in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#57 0x00007fc5b6b2315f in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Widgets.so.5
#58 0x00007fc5b5f63fca in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal2(QObject*, QEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#59 0x00007fc5b643b583 in QGuiApplicationPrivate::processMouseEvent(QWindowSystemInterfacePrivate::MouseEvent*) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#60 0x00007fc5b641164c in QWindowSystemInterface::sendWindowSystemEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Gui.so.5
#61 0x00007fc5ac9f87da in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5XcbQpa.so.5
#62 0x00007fc5b3a95e6b in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#63 0x00007fc5b3a96118 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#64 0x00007fc5b3a961cf in g_main_context_iteration () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#65 0x00007fc5b5fbb51f in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#66 0x00007fc5b5f6298b in QEventLoop::exec(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#67 0x00007fc5b5f6ac00 in QCoreApplication::exec() () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#68 0x000055a505b19d2c in ?? ()
#69 0x00007fc5b594ad0a in __libc_start_main () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
#70 0x000055a505b1a6ea in _start ()
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[chrispop99]

This is what I get when I click on the "Wastebin" (UK English) plasmoid from the panel. I don't know whether it works correctly in US English where it's called Trash.

The right click option to empty the bin works, and it can be accessed via Dolphin. I wonder whether this is because it's faulty or due to a problem with the translation. I suspect it may be a KDE error rather than an MX error though.

ksnip_20210915-152844.png

It's working as expected here (also UK). Clicking displays the contents of the waste-bin in Dolphin; if the waste-bin is empty it opens Dolphin correctly also.

Chris

[SwampRabbit]

Just a heads up to the KDE Beta users.... you're probably gonna see a lot of updates now that the AHS repos are populating.

[Adrian]

Just a heads up to the KDE Beta users.... you're probably gonna see a lot of updates now that the AHS repos are populating.

Thanks for the heads up. Everything updated fine.

[richb]

Just a heads up to the KDE Beta users.... you're probably gonna see a lot of updates now that the AHS repos are populating.

Thanks for the heads up. Everything updated fine.

Same here. As I recall there were 46, mostly libraries.

[richb]

Jerry asked me for a screenshot of Task Scheduler for KDE for the manual. It is not installed in the current ISO. I installed it and provided the screenshot. I think it should be installed by default.

[Adrian]

Jerry asked me for a screenshot of Task Scheduler for KDE for the manual. It is not installed in the current ISO. I installed it and provided the screenshot. I think it should be installed by default.

Thanks, added to the list.

[uncle mark]

So I'm not one to care much about appearances and theming and the like, but this is something that kinda bugs me and should be an easy "fix" for someone who knows what he's doing.

With MX21b2KDE, on startup, the background for the grub screen is the dark blue and black pyramid image; then you get the circular throbber with a turquoise background with some stylistic swirls; then the "twirling DNA"; then the login screen which appears to be laid over the wallpaper image but is fuzzed out dramatically; and then finally the gorgeous red & pink flowers wallpaper. None of that follows. It's disjointed. It just looks cobbled together.

I think it was MX 17 (don't hold me to that) that had the startup visual that transitioned from a black and white image to the full color wallpaper. First time I saw that I literally, actually, said "Wow" out loud. It reminded me of the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy's house landed. That's how you make a first impression.

Just an offhand idle comment. I know you guys have bigger fish to fry, but if impressions matter, I'd like to see you somehow tie all the different startup screens together in one coherent whole.