Systen Opensuse 11.4 with kde 4.6.2.

When I start KDE the hight of the plasmoid is expand to the bottom of the desktop. When I click the resize icon at the right tool bar I can change the width but not the hight. To change the hight I have to click the settings icon and click ok. After that I'm able to reduce the size.

Another problem I have noticed. When I suspend to disk and rewake next day the remaining days still are the some as the day before. But this could be a akonadi problem to.

Kasi

Currently the icon & the category are wrong in the applet desktop file
here is a patch to fix this :

Index: src/applet/plasma-applet-kbirthday.desktop
===================================================================
--- src/applet/plasma-applet-kbirthday.desktop
+++ src/applet/plasma-applet-kbirthday.desktop 2010-04-23 18:44:03.409536281 -0300
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
Comment=Remembers you on anniversaries
Comment[de]=Erinnert an Geburtstage und Jahrestage von Kontakten im KDE-Adressbuch
Comment[fr]=Souvenez-vous des dates anniversaires
-Icon=cookie
+Icon=birthdaycake.svgz
Type=Service
X-KDE-ServiceTypes=Plasma/Applet

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=kbirthdayapplet
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=0.9.72
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/K+Birthday+Reminder?content=91641
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Time and Date
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Date and Time
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true

Regards,

When I try to compile I get fatal errors about an "invalid multibyte sequence" in es_ES.gbo. I can only compile the plasmoid when I delete es_ES.po. It doesn't seem to be UTF-8 compatible?

Sorry for that. This file must have changed to a strange encoding by mailing around and about.

I have the same problem on openSUSE...

Hello

I am working with OpenSUSE 11.1 and KDE 4.3.1

I picked plasmoid-birthdayreminder-0.8.0-4.9.i586.rpm from
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE%3a/KDE4%3a/Community/openSUSE_11.1/i586/.
I did the installation without problems but when I start this plasmoid plasma crashes.
How can I solve this problem?

I guess, you probably mean KDE 4.1.3 since KDE 4.2 hast just been released.
Anyway, I added an RPM package for openSuse 11.1. Since I included the the Factory repository, I've got KDE 4.2 already.
If it doesn't work, you can try to download the src.rpm and (as root) create a version suiting your environment with the command
rpmbuild --rebuild plasmoid-birthdayreminder-0.9.70-1.0.src.rpm

Hope that helps!

Hi Moppel

oh yes indeed I meant KDE 4.1.3 - sorry.
I have tried to rebuild the package in your suggested way but it did not work.

After 37% of "make" an error occured.
In the following a part of make.

# In file included from /usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:1:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.h:42:30: error: Plasma/PopupApplet: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:43:29: error: Plasma/IconWidget: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
In file included from /usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:1:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.h:58: error: expected class-name before ‘{’ token
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.h:81: error: ‘KConfigDialog’ has not been declared
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.h:136: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of ‘IconWidget’ with no type
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.h:136: error: invalid use of ‘::’
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.h:136: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘*’ token
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.h:58: warning: ‘class KBirthdayApplet’ has virtual functions and accessible non-virtual destructor
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:52: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before ‘(’ token
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:56: error: ‘KabEntry’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:56: error: template argument 1 is invalid
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp: In constructor ‘KBirthdayApplet::KBirthdayApplet(QObject*, const QVariantList&)’:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:64: error: expected class-name before ‘(’ token
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:76: error: ‘DefaultBackground’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:76: error: ‘setBackgroundHints’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:77: error: ‘setAspectRatioMode’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:78: error: ‘setHasConfigurationInterface’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:79: error: ‘resize’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp: In destructor ‘KBirthdayApplet::~KBirthdayApplet()’:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:90: error: ‘hasFailedToLaunch’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp: In member function ‘void KBirthdayApplet::init()’:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:110: error: ‘dataEngine’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:112: error: no matching function for call to ‘Plasma::DataEngine::connectSource(const char*&, KBirthdayApplet* const)’
/usr/include/KDE/Plasma/../../plasma/dataengine.h:136: note: candidates are: void Plasma::DataEngine::connectSource(const QString&, QObject*, uint, Plasma::IntervalAlignment) const
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:113: error: no matching function for call to ‘Plasma::DataEngine::connectSource(const char*&, KBirthdayApplet* const)’
/usr/include/KDE/Plasma/../../plasma/dataengine.h:136: note: candidates are: void Plasma::DataEngine::connectSource(const QString&, QObject*, uint, Plasma::IntervalAlignment) const
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:116: error: ‘setFailedToLaunch’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:120: error: no matching function for call to ‘Plasma::DataEngine::connectSource(const char [4], KBirthdayApplet* const, int, Plasma::IntervalAlignment)’
/usr/include/KDE/Plasma/../../plasma/dataengine.h:136: note: candidates are: void Plasma::DataEngine::connectSource(const QString&, QObject*, uint, Plasma::IntervalAlignment) const
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:125: error: ‘config’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:134: error: no matching function for call to ‘Plasma::Svg::Svg(KBirthdayApplet* const)’
/usr/include/KDE/Plasma/../../plasma/svg.h:73: note: candidates are: Plasma::Svg::Svg(QObject*)
/usr/include/KDE/Plasma/../../plasma/svg.h:51: note: Plasma::Svg::Svg(const Plasma::Svg&)
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp: In member function ‘void KBirthdayApplet::constraintsEvent(Plasma::Constraints)’:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:152: error: ‘formFactor’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:154: error: ‘setMinimumSize’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:155: error: ‘setAspectRatioMode’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp: In member function ‘void KBirthdayApplet::paintInterface(QPainter*, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem*, const QRect&)’:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:207: error: ‘setMinimumSize’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp: At global scope:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:272: error: prototype for ‘void KBirthdayApplet::createConfigurationInterface(KConfigDialog*)’ does not match any in class ‘KBirthdayApplet’
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.h:81: error: candidate is: void KBirthdayApplet::createConfigurationInterface(int*)
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp: In member function ‘void KBirthdayApplet::configAccepted()’:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:313: error: ‘config’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:323: error: ‘update’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:325: error: ‘configNeedsSaving’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp: In member function ‘void KBirthdayApplet::dataUpdated(const QString&, const QHash<QString, QVariant>&)’:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:347: error: ‘update’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp: In member function ‘void KBirthdayApplet::updateEventList(const QList<QVariant>&, QList<BListEntry*>**)’:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:355: error: ‘KabEntry’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:355: error: expected `;' before ‘ke’
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:356: error: ‘ke’ was not declared in this scope
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:354: warning: unused variable ‘person’
In file included from /usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:447:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/builddir/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.moc: At global scope:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/builddir/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.moc:47: error: ‘Plasma::PopupApplet’ has not been declared
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/builddir/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.moc: In member function ‘virtual void* KBirthdayApplet::qt_metacast(const char*)’:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/builddir/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.moc:61: error: ‘PopupApplet’ in namespace ‘Plasma’ does not name a type
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/builddir/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.moc:62: error: ‘QMocSuperClass’ has not been declared
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/builddir/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.moc: In member function ‘virtual int KBirthdayApplet::qt_metacall(QMetaObject::Call, int, void**)’:
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/builddir/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.moc:67: error: ‘PopupApplet’ in namespace ‘Plasma’ does not name a type
/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/builddir/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.moc:68: error: ‘QMocSuperClass’ has not been declared
make[2]: *** [src/applet/CMakeFiles/plasma_applet_kbirthdayapplet.dir/kbirthdayapplet.o] Fehler 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/builddir'
make[1]: *** [src/applet/CMakeFiles/plasma_applet_kbirthdayapplet.dir/all] Fehler 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/packages/BUILD/KBirthdayPlasma_0_9_70/builddir'
make: *** [all] Fehler 2
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.530 (%build)


RPM build errors:
user test01 does not exist - using root
user moppel does not exist - using root
Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.530 (%build)


Do you have any other suggestions?

best regards
faldo

This is probably because the programming interface between 4.1 and 4.2 changed quite a bit. Version 0.9.7 was developed using a beta versioin of 4.2.
I now have an openSuSE 11.1 installation with KDE 4.1.3 (sysinfo:/ says openSUSE 11.1 (i586) KDE: 4.1.3 (KDE 4.1.3) "release 4.9")
and tried the following:
I downloaded the src.rpm from
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.1/src/plasmoid-birthdayreminder-0.8.0-4.9.src.rpm
and as root run
rpmbuild --rebuild plasmoid-birthdayreminder-0.8.0-4.9.src.rpm
The built rpm will be located in
/usr/src/packages/RPMS/i586/
from where it can be installed.
Doing this, the plasmoid works for me without crashing plasma.
You could try this.

HTH

Meanwhile I have updated to KDE 4.2
The installation of plasmoid-birthdayreminder-0.9.70-1.0.i586.rpm works but when I start this plasmoid KDE crashes.
Installing birthday-plasmoid-0.9.70.tar.bz2 causes errors:

> CMake Error at /usr/share/kde4/apps/cmake/modules/FindPlasma.cmake:13 (message):
> FindPlasma.cmake is deprecated. Now with KDE 4.2 Plasma is part of kdelibs
> and automatically found using find_package(KDE4) instead.

> Replace the variables previously coming from FindPlasma.cmake as follows:

> PLASMA_OPENGL_FOUND -> KDE4_PLASMA_OPENGL_FOUND

> PLASMA_LIBS -> KDE4_PLASMA_LIBS

> PLASMA_INCLUDE_DIR -> KDE4_INCLUDE_DIR or KDE4_INCLUDES, should be already
> set anyway

> PLASMA_FOUND -> nothing, it's always there if KDE4, version 4.2 or newer
> has been found.

> If you see this error message in a module within KDE/, update it from svn,
> it has been fixed already.

> Call Stack (most recent call first):
> CMakeLists.txt:5 (find_package)


> -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
> error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.73332 (%build)


> RPM build errors:
> Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.73332 (%build)

The rebuilt via
rpmbuild --rebuild plasmoid-birthdayreminder-0.9.70-1.0.src.rpm takes the same effect.

Are there some packages missing?
What else can I do?

Try the RPM from this site:

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Community/openSUSE_11.1_KDE4_Factory_Desktop/i586/

plasmoid-birthdayreminder-0.9.70-1.9.i586.rpm

It works for me using 4.2.00 (KDE 4.2.0) "release 90.1

You'll find the package inside the KDE:KDE4:Community:Factory:Desktop repository using your prefered package manager


The building error you saw resulted in the difference between KDE4.1.85 (where upon it was built) and KDE4.2 final.
Should plasma still crash on you after installing that above rpm I would be highly interested in the debugging output. You probably need kdeworspace4-debuginfo installed for it to generate useful output

Sorry for all this confusion

Thanks for the tip, buschman!
Other translations are welcome!

Translations are saved under /usr/share/locale/$LOCALE/LC_MESSAGES/$APPLET_NAME.mo

Look at plasmoids like Customizable Weather Plasmoid, it already uses I18N :)

http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/Customizable+Weather+Plasmoid+(CWP)?content=98925

Best greetings
Buschmann

Sorry, I couldn't see this behaviour myself. I can add the plasmoid via the "add widget" functionality
Being a native German speaker myself, I would have added the translation if I had found out, how to I18N plasmoids. Not sure where the translation files have to be placed

That works, thank you !!!
There is still one (liitle) problem left.
When I try to activate this plamoid with clicking on the >Add Widget< button the desktop freezes. But via drag-and-drop it works fine.

btw: How can I help to translate your plasmoid in German?

faldo

That works, thank you !!!
There is still one (liitle) problem left.
When I try to activate this plamoid with clicking on the >Add Widget< button the desktop freezes. But via drag-and-drop it works fine.

btw: How can I help to translate your plasmoid in German?

faldo

Is there anybody who can help me?
I like this plasmoid and I miss it.
It used to work.

greetings
faldo

Hello,

I tried to run this plasmoid on Kubuntu (with latest KDE 4.2 via PPA). The compilation didn't show any errors, but when I run the plasmoid, it always says "No Events", even though there are enough birthdays coming up within the next days (Kontact has them on its summary view). Kubuntu switched to Akonadi in 4.2, could this be the cause of the problem?

Greetings,
Chris

You could try to run
>plasmaengineexplorer kabc
If it doesn't list anything in the categories "Birthdays" or "Anniversaries" (The content of the the entries will not be displayable but this does not matter). If nothing is listed, akonadi might be the problem.
The aformentioned engine just tries to open the standard addressbook. However, I had to import some resources in Kontact recently, after nothing was displayed after an KDE4/Kontakt update anymore. I'll add a screenshot of the relevant area of Kontact tomorrow.

Working fine, thanks!

I had the problem that it always showed "in 3(I18N_ARGUMENT_MISSING) days" in the plasmoid. I fixed it for me through changing the following lines in kbirthdayapplet.cpp:

msg = i18n("%1 days ago").arg(remainingDays*-1);

msg = i18n("in %1 days").arg(remainingDays);

to:
msg = i18n("%1 days ago", remainingDays*-1);

msg = i18n("in %1 days", remainingDays);

Now it works without error messages. (I use KDE 4.1.2 on Ubuntu 8.04)

Great plasmoid btw! I was looking for something like this.

Thanks a lot for the patch. I added this to the current release.
I'm glad you like this plasmoid.

when using the make command I get the following error code:

[ 16%] Generating ui_kbirthdayapplet_config.h
Generating kbirthdayapplet.moc
Scanning dependencies of target plasma_applet_kbirthdayapplet
[ 33%] Building CXX object src/applet/CMakeFiles/plasma_applet_kbirthdayapplet.dir/plasma_applet_kbirthdayapplet_automoc.o
[ 50%] Building CXX object src/applet/CMakeFiles/plasma_applet_kbirthdayapplet.dir/kbirthdayapplet.o
/home/Tobi/Meins/Downloads/Customize/Plasmoids/BirthdayReminder/KBirthdayPlasma/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp: In member function ‘virtual void KBirthdayApplet::constraintsEvent(Plasma::Constraints)’:
/home/Tobi/Meins/Downloads/Customize/Plasmoids/BirthdayReminder/KBirthdayPlasma/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:128: error: ‘Content’ is not a member of ‘Plasma::ToolTipManager’
/home/Tobi/Meins/Downloads/Customize/Plasmoids/BirthdayReminder/KBirthdayPlasma/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:128: error: expected `;' before ‘toolTipData’
/home/Tobi/Meins/Downloads/Customize/Plasmoids/BirthdayReminder/KBirthdayPlasma/src/applet/kbirthdayapplet.cpp:129: error: ‘toolTipData’ was not declared in this scope
make[2]: *** [src/applet/CMakeFiles/plasma_applet_kbirthdayapplet.dir/kbirthdayapplet.o] Fehler 1
make[1]: *** [src/applet/CMakeFiles/plasma_applet_kbirthdayapplet.dir/all] Fehler 2
make: *** [all] Fehler 2

The interface for tooltips changed on a quite regular basis on the the way from KDE 4.1 to 4.2.
Whith the Beta 2 out, I hope this is final now.
If not, one may remove all code snippets enclosed by
#if KDE_IS_VERSION(4,1,80)
#endif
in
kbirthdayapplet.cpp

You may try this again. The current version was successfully compiled on openSuSE 11.0 with KDE version 4.2 Beta 2 (build 4.1.85)

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I'm using Opensuse 11.0 and KDE 4.2

MFG

hoihappen