i have both kde 4.2 and 3.5 on linux (same happened with 4.1 too)

kde 4 is in /usr/

kde 3 is in /opt/kde/

for some reason kde 3 looks into the kde 4 system files instead of his own. this results in stuff like

half the options (like location bar and most buttons in konqueror) disappear from toolbars in most applications

menus change or break (like in kolorpaint 3 few menus disappeared and one previously invisible (titled DO NOT TRANSLATE) appeared with the paint tools inside

all those breaks are fixed when i delete certain files from the kde 4 system folders (but that breaks kde 4 apps)

k menu in kde 3 is empty (happened after upgrade to 4.2 only)

how can i make kde 3 ignore kde 4 and look in its own folders in /opt/ first ?

It might be that KDEDIRS is not set or not set correctly (e.g. containing the other prefix first)

See http://techbase.kde.org/KDE_System_Admi ... es#KDEDIRS

Cheers,
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thx !

it did not work

i tried to run

KDEDIR=/opt/kde/ startx
KDEDIRS=/opt/kde/ startx

and to add to the top of /opt/kde/bin/startkde

export KDEDIR="/opt/kde/"
export KDEDIRS="/opt/kde/"

none of the options changed anything

solution anyone ?

Unusual. Try making sure $PATH is set properly and use seperate $KDEHOME for each ( .kde for KDE 3, .kde4 for KDE 4 ) Make sure that $KDEDIRS is not being reset by the KDE 3 startkde script.

bcooksley wrote:Unusual. Try making sure $PATH is set properly and use seperate $KDEHOME for each ( .kde for KDE 3, .kde4 for KDE 4 ) Make sure that $KDEDIRS is not being reset by the KDE 3 startkde script.

how / where i set them ?

i use arch linux (a simple linux distro based on cli)

To add a new path to an environment variable:

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export VARIABLE=/new/directory:$VARIABLE

LinuxIsInnovation wrote:To add a new path to an environment variable:

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export VARIABLE=/new/directory:$VARIABLE

if i run it before startx it wont get override by kde default settings later ?

It shouldn't ideally. You can add the path line to your ~/.bashrc as well.