Re: [gentoo-user] Copying settings from Konqueror-3.5 to 4.3

[Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>]

This is getting rather long, but for those who are trying to find the
same solutions please read on.

2009/10/23 Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>:
> 2009/10/23 Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>:
>> On Friday 23 October 2009 11:03:27 you wrote:
>>> 2009/10/23 Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>:
>>> > akonadi is in a transition stage right now. Eventually it will deal with
>>> > all your pim backends natively but for the moment it simply acts as a
>>> > proxy between kmail and the backend using pimlibs just the way kmail used
>>> > to do.
>>> >
>>> > Check the akonadi config and tell it to use the existing addressbook file
>>> > instead of whatever database-related settings it currently has.
>>>
>>> Thanks Alan,
>>>
>>> I don't seem to have an akonadi config file that I can find anywhere
>>> under .kde4/  What is it called?
>>
>> I have no idea :-)
>>
>> I used the akonaditray gui and navigated to the traditional KDE flat files
>> (the ones listed as kresources)
>
> This is a problem for me - I am using Fluxbox and there is no
> akonaditray gui shown ... may have to run startkde.

Started kde4 from a terminal and went to System Settings and added
/usr/bin/sqlite3 as the Akonadi command, but nothing much changed.
So, for now I am giving up on Akonadi.

>>> Also, I can't find my existing addressbook file ...
>>
>> That one gets confusing, you'll likely find files with names like
>> "kaddressbook" and "kabc". I run "grep -ir" to look for an unusual name in the
>> addressbook to find the files (just don't include your maildirs in the search
>> directory ;-)  )
>
> Yes, I have found these two but they only have a couple of settings in
> them, not the addressbook contents.

I tried to import old KDE2 address book settings from within the KDE4
address book and it failed - couldn't find it in KDE3.5.  However, I
then opened my eyes properly, searched better and found
.kde3.5/share/apps/kabc/ which contains, as Alan kindly suggested, my
address book data.  Copied it over, deleted the old
.kde3.5/share/apps/kabc/lock directory and now the KDE4 kmail lists
all my address book entries!  Yes!  :-)

Also, I found a solution to the kmail filters - I opened the filters
tab in kmail4 and used the import button, pointed it to the 3.5
kmailrc and it imported them all fine.  Very pleased.  :-)

> Another question please:  The 3.5 Konqueror Introduction page used to
> have a hyperlink for opening media.  In there I would find USB sticks
> that I could mount via hald.  With KDE4 there is no Media:/ shown -
> how can I add it?

Haven't cracked this one yet.  Running media:/ gives me an error:
"Protocol not supported".  Dolphin shows USB devices on the left hand
menu/panel, but Konqueror wont.  Any ideas welcome.  :-)
-- 
Regards,
Mick