wmf plugin in konqueror not working

[terpic]

I have installed the wmf plugin in konqueror but I still can't view Thumbnail views, I also installed libwmf (devel) and ran the konqueror plugin scanner. the configure, make and make install all seemed to go ok, I am running SuSE9.1 and kde 3.2
Can anyone tell me what may have gone wrong and how to fix it?

Thanks for any help.

[JohnT]

Most common problem is not having freetype2 installed. Can't say for sure without any posted error messages for clues.

[terpic]

Thanks JohnT I have got freetype2 installed, how would I find any error messages? all that I get is a wmf icon in konqueror when I try to view a directory of images.

[JohnT]

Start Konqueror from the commandline and and go through the motions while observing the output in the terminal.

[terpic]

This is what I got from the command line, when I tried to open a wmf file:

terry@linux:~> konqueror
konqueror: WARNING: KGenericFactory: instance requested but no instance name passed to the constructor!
/home/terry/public_html/clipart Jpeg/50/000803_1065_7.zip/
konqueror: WARNING: KonqFactory::createView : no factory
konqueror: WARNING: KonqFactory::createView : no factory
/home/terry/public_html/clipart Jpeg/50/000803_1065_7.zip/000803_1065_7571_vuvv.wmf

[JohnT]

Have you any messages in your .Xsessions-error file? What vidieo card do you use? Have you just recently upgraded KDE? Did you upgrade kdelibs?

[terpic]

My graphics card is a NVidia Geforce4 Mx 440 with 3D enabled, I havn't upgraded kde3.2 and I have kdelibs3 v. 3.2.1-44.10 i586 installed.
Where do I find .xsessions-error file?

[JohnT]

In your user (home) directory. It's a hidden file, one of many. "cd" to the directory and issue the command "ls -a" to reveal the hidden.

[terpic]

Sorry JohnT I can't see anything that looks relevant but here are some error messages that may be something but I don't know.

kdecore (KAction): WARNING: KActionCollection::KActionCollection( QObject *parent, const char *name, KInstance *instance )
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 10
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2e00012
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 7
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2e00012
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 25
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2e00012

konqueror: WARNING: KGenericFactory: instance requested but no instance name passed to the constructor!
kio (KIOConnection): ERROR: Header read failed, errno=104
kio (KIOConnection): ERROR: Header has invalid size (-1)
kio (KIOConnection): ERROR: Header read failed, errno=104
kio (KIOConnection): ERROR: Header has invalid size (-1)
kio (KLauncher): ERROR: SlavePool: No communication with slave.
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 10
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2e00038
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 7
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2e00038
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 25
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2e00038
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 10
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2e00042
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 7
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2e00042
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Major opcode: 25
Minor opcode: 0
Resource id: 0x2e00042
konqueror: WARNING: KGenericFactory: instance requested but no instance name passed to the constructor!
konqueror: WARNING: KGenericFactory: instance requested but no instance name passed to the constructor!
kio (KMimeType): WARNING: KServiceType::offers : servicetype text/english not found
kio (KMimeType): WARNING: KServiceType::offers : servicetype text/english not found

[JohnT]

Do you have any other graphical applications where images are not showing? Like a thumbnail application?

[terpic]

I have pixie plus, but that will generate a wmf thumbnail and a preview in a seperate window.

the konqueror plugin files seem to be installed where they are supposed to be.

[JohnT]

Try replacing the plug-in. I'm running outta ideas. I dont use KDE anymore so I'm kinda rusty on Konqueror.

[terpic]

Think I'll have to give up on this one, I can't see any way to uninstall the plugin as it doesn't show up in Konqueror, I've tried ./configure, make & make install several times but with the same result. Am trying image magick and graphicsmagick but I can't see how to start them I will try a post later on that.

Thanks for your help JohnT.

[JohnT]

image magick .......display That I can do:D

[terpic]

Thanks again JohnT, I have now installed GQview which was on the Suse cd's which seems to do everything I want it to, Iit supports all the common formats including WMF and seems quite fast displaying the thumbnails.

[JohnT]

Good deal.....even when I used KDE...I only used Konqueror as a filemanager......its one thing it's good at.