From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 10 18:26:09 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20E6916A4CE for ; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 18:26:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from c009.snv.cp.net (h015.c009.snv.cp.net [209.228.34.128]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8247243D1F for ; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 18:26:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from modelt20@canada.com) Received: (cpmta 21548 invoked from network); 10 Apr 2005 11:26:24 -0700 Received: from 209.228.34.120 (HELO mail.canada.com.criticalpath.net) by smtp.canada.com (209.228.34.128) with SMTP; 10 Apr 2005 11:26:24 -0700 X-Sent: 10 Apr 2005 18:26:24 GMT Received: from [24.208.85.39] by mail.canada.com with HTTP; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 11:26:16 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: modelt20@canada.com X-Sent-From: modelt20@canada.com Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 11:26:16 -0700 (PDT) X-Mailer: Web Mail 5.6.5-1 Message-Id: <20050410112617.29596.h007.c009.wm@mail.canada.com.criticalpath.net> Subject: Operational Question X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 18:26:09 -0000 Hello: This is not a bug report, rather, its a question about the functionality of the freeBSD system. When freeBSD first comes up, its at the UNIX prompt. (Thats what I want). Sometimes, however, I like to use the KDE graphic interface because its 'pretty' and offers some simplified tasks. I wouldn't want to use it all the time, however. To launch KDE, I first type 'startx'. It loads normally. In the xterm screen, I type 'startkde', and KDE starts fine. I do what I need to in KDE, and want to return to UNIX. Now, I log out of KDE (in the usual way), and I'm back to the X screens. In the 'login' screen, I type 'exit', and I'm back to the UNIX prompt. All works as expected. Now, I'd like to go back into KDE, but I don't want to reboot first. I again type 'startx' and the X screens appear normally. In the xterm screen, I type 'startkde', but this time, KDE loads strangely. There is no command bar along the bottom, and the background appears to fill the screen. Only two icons appear, one for 'home' and one for 'trash'. With a little investigation, it appears the command bar loaded before the background, and is covered by the background window. How do I make this stop happening? Thanks for your help. Harry