Re: [Deskbar] Problems Installing Converter Extension

[Pål Levold <paal levold gmail com>]

I ran Deskbar from the terminal which gave me the following error:

10-27 11:37:07 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader ERROR    problem in 
/home/paal/.local/share/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/converter.py 
- <type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'>: Non-ASCII character '\xc2' in file 
/home/paal/.local/share/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/converter.py 
on line 64, but no encoding declared; see 
http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.html for details (converter.py, line 63)

To fix it, I just replaced the converter.py with the newest version. The 
file was for some reason was an old version I also tried to use. Now 
everything works like a charm. Thanks a lot for the help!
Why it looks for the file in 
~/.local/share/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/ I don't know, 
every resource I've been looking at on the Internet says that it should 
be ~/.gnome2/<and so on...>. Perhaps it's the Ubuntu version that does 
it this way? It works for me nonetheless... :)

If anyone is interested, here's the output I got when running 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/deskbar-applet -w -d from the terminal:

10-27 11:37:07 root         INFO     Starting Deskbar instance: 
<gnome.applet.Applet object at 0x8c721e4 (PanelApplet at 0x90b8800)> None
10-27 11:37:07 deskbar.core.Keybinder INFO     Binding Global shortcut 
F3 to focus the deskbar
10-27 11:37:07 deskbar.core.CoreImpl INFO     Successfully binded 
Deskbar to F3
10-27 11:37:07 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader ERROR    Error loading the 
file: 
/home/paal/.local/share/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/converter.py.
10-27 11:37:07 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader ERROR    problem in 
/home/paal/.local/share/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/converter.py 
- <type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'>: Non-ASCII character '\xc2' in file 
/home/paal/.local/share/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/converter.py 
on line 64, but no encoding declared; see 
http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.html for details (converter.py, line 63)
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/deskbar/core/ModuleLoader.py", 
line 99, in import_module
   mod = pydoc.importfile (filename)
 File "/usr/lib/python2.6/pydoc.py", line 266, in importfile
   raise ErrorDuringImport(path, sys.exc_info())
ErrorDuringImport: problem in 
/home/paal/.local/share/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/converter.py 
- <type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'>: Non-ASCII character '\xc2' in file 
/home/paal/.local/share/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/converter.py 
on line 64, but no encoding declared; see 
http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.html for details (converter.py, line 63)
10-27 11:37:07 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Open 
location' from file 
/home/paal/.local/share/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/deskbar-open-location.py.
10-27 11:37:07 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 
'Calculator' from file 
/home/paal/.local/share/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/calculator-1-7.py.
10-27 11:37:07 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Google 
Suggest' from file 
/home/paal/.local/share/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/google-suggest.py.
10-27 11:37:07 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 
'Templates' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/templates.py.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 
'Calculator' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/calculator.py.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleList WARNING  You tried to add a 
module twice. Not adding <CalculatorModule object at 0x9293aa4 
(deskbar+interfaces+Module+Module at 0x8dcf2a0)> from 
/home/paal/.local/share/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/calculator-1-7.py
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 
'History' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/history.py.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Mail 
(Address Book)' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/evolution.py.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader WARNING  Class BeagleHandler in 
file /usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/beagle-static.py 
has missing requirements. Skipping.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Yahoo! 
Search' from file /usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/yahoo.py.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Yahoo! 
Suggestions' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/yahoo.py.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Google 
Code Search' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/googlecodesearch.py.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.Utils WARNING  Icon devhelp Load Error: Icon 
'devhelp' not present in theme (or Icon 'devhelp' not present in theme)
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.Utils WARNING  Icon `stock_unknown' is not 
present in theme
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader WARNING  Class DevhelpHandler 
in file /usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/programs.py has 
missing requirements. Skipping.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 
'Programs' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/programs.py.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 
'Dictionary' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/programs.py.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Files 
and Folders Search' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/programs.py.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Recent 
Documents' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/recent.py.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader WARNING  Class 
MozillaBookmarksHandler in file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/mozilla.py has missing 
requirements. Skipping.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader WARNING  Class 
MozillaSearchHandler in file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/mozilla.py has missing 
requirements. Skipping.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader WARNING  Class 
MozillaHistoryHandler in file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/mozilla.py has missing 
requirements. Skipping.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Google 
Search' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/googlesearch.py.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 
'del.icio.us Bookmarks' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/desklicious.py.
10-27 11:37:08 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Window 
Switcher' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/iswitch-window.py.
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Tomboy 
Notes' from file /usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/tomboy.py.
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 
'Wikipedia Suggest' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/wikipedia-suggest.py.
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Files, 
Folders and Places' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/files.py.
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 
'Computer Actions' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/gdmactions.py.
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 
'OpenSearch' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/opensearch.py.
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Web' 
from file /usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/web_address.py.
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 'Beagle 
Live' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/beagle-live.py.
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader WARNING  Class 
EpiphanyBookmarksHandler in file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/epiphany.py has missing 
requirements. Skipping.
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader WARNING  Class 
EpiphanyHistoryHandler in file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/epiphany.py has missing 
requirements. Skipping.
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader WARNING  Class 
EpiphanySearchHandler in file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/epiphany.py has missing 
requirements. Skipping.
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 
'Twitter' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/twitter.py.
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Loading module 
'identi.ca' from file 
/usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible/twitter.py.
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Initializing Calculator
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Initializing Open location
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Initializing History
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Initializing Recent 
Documents
10-27 11:37:09 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Initializing Programs
10-27 11:37:11 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Initializing Computer 
Actions
/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/dbus/connection.py:242: 
DeprecationWarning: object.__init__() takes no parameters
 super(Connection, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
10-27 11:37:11 deskbar.core.ModuleLoader INFO     Initializing Files and 
Folders Search
10-27 11:37:11 deskbar.core.DeskbarHistory ERROR    Could not restore 
history
10-27 11:37:11 deskbar.core.DeskbarHistory ERROR   
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File 
"/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/deskbar/core/DeskbarHistory.py", line 
119, in load
   saved_history = cPickle.load(file(HISTORY_FILE))
EOFError

(Deskbar icon is now shown in a window)


-Paul

Sebastian Pölsterl wrote:
> Pål Levold schrieb:
> > Hi,
> Hi,
>
> > I have some problems installing the Converter Extension to Deskbar. 
> > When I copy the files to the folder (which seems to be 
> > /usr/lib/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible in my case), I’m able 
> > to add the extension and it works fine. The next time I boot my 
> > computer however, the extension is gone from the extension list and 
> > it's not in the “extensions with errors” list either. The file is 
> > still in the folder, but I have to delete it and copy it over again 
> > for it to appear in the extension list. I’m using Deskbar-applet 
> > 2.26.1 (Ubuntu repository).
> > Any suggestions on how to fix this?
>
> I never experienced such problem. You may get more information from 
> the debug output if you first remove Deskbar from the panel and start 
> it from the command line with /usr/lib/deskbar-applet/deskbar-applet 
> -w -d