I am unable to create to-to items in Kontact or KOrganizer. I have KDE version 4.2.2 and am running Ubuntu 9.04 linux OS on a Dell Dimension 4700 desktop. When I attempt to create an event or to-do item, I get the following error message:

"There is no resource available."

Per a recommendation I saw elsewhere, I changed the permissions on the .kde directory to everyone, but that did not help. What does KDE mean by available resource in this context?

Also per instructions I saw elsewhere, I have set up Kontact/KOrganizer to import events from my Google calendars, which it does beautifully, but I cannot export events to Google. For now, I just want to be able to create a to-do list.

I would greatly appreciate some help with this. --Thanks!

A resource in this context refers to a calendar data plugin.

See Systemsettings -> Advanced Tab -> KDE Resources
Change type to "Calendar" and make sure there is at least one resource in the list and marked as "Standard".
Or add a "local file" resource if there is none.

Cheers,
_

Thanks, anda_skoa. I couldn't find System Settings, but in Kontact I went to > Calendar > Settings > Configure Calendar > Save > and for "New Events, To-dos and Journal Entries should" selected "Be added to the standard resource" button. Now it works. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Much appreciated!

anda_skoa wrote:A resource in this context refers to a calendar data plugin.

See Systemsettings -> Advanced Tab -> KDE Resources
Change type to "Calendar" and make sure there is at least one resource in the list and marked as "Standard".
Or add a "local file" resource if there is none.

Cheers,
_

I had to click Active Calendar and choose Edit
to point to the proper .ics file.
I also had to search through the .kde4 directory and replace
references to the .kde directory with .kde4

You always have to watch the .kde and .kde4 paths. The problems usually arise when you have updated from KDE3 to KDE4. A clean install of KDE4, in a distro that doesn't supply both 3 and 4, will just have .kde and life is simple. If your distro supplies both 3 and 4 you will have both directories, which needs care, and if you upgrade you just have to check the path if you run into trouble.

annew wrote:If your distro supplies both 3 and 4 you will have both directories, which needs care, and if you upgrade you just have to check the path if you run into trouble.

In which case the distributor usually has an upgrade tool taking care of that, e.g. copying contents from .kde(3) to .kde4

Or, in the case of distributions for advanced geeks, provide instructions on how to do it manually.

Cheers,
_

True, and most of the time it works perfectly. I *did* say 'if you run into trouble'. I've not had to alter any paths due to this on my systems, but I have seen reports of others needing to. However, as I said, it's not a common problem.