Re: [Evolution] Evolution search-bar problem

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

$prefix isn't meant to be entered literally, it should be the prefix of
the installation.  Probably /usr if you installed it from packages.

On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 20:01 -0500, Seth Williamson wrote:

> Hey Jeff:
>
> I did what you suggested as root and got what I paste below--any idea
> what's going on?
>
> Seth
>
> root lib281:/home/seth# cp
> $prefix/share/evolution/1.4/default_user/searches.xml ~/evolution
> cp: cannot stat `/share/evolution/1.4/default_user/searches.xml': No
> such file or directory
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> Sounds like your installation got horked.
>
> cp $prefix/share/evolution/1.4/default_user/searches.xml ~/evolution/
>
> That should fix it.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 08:30, Seth Williamson wrote:
>
> I am using Evolution 1.4.5 in a Libranet distro, version 2.8.1.
> Libranet is a Debian-based distro.
>
> In both this version and the 1.4.3 on this same distro, the search bar
> above the message list is displaying incorrectly.  It may be because
> I've changed some display option, but if that's the case, I can't tell
> what it is.
>
> I used to be able to type in a search string in the text-entry area,
> then choose from the drop-down menu to search for that string in the
> body of the message, the TO field or the FROM field or whatever.  You
> would then see all messages that contained that search string.
>
> Now, I am getting the word "advanced" in the drop-down menu.  There are
> no other choices, and the drop-down menu doesn't drop down.  I'm unable
> to change it to a given search field, such as TO or FROM or MESSAGE BODY
> or whatever, and I can't type any text in the bar above the message
> list.
>
> I am trying to discover whether this is a general problem with Evolution
> or whether it's just my installation.  Apparently at least some others
> in Libranet are seeing it display the way it used to.  I greatly miss
> the ability to search messages in the old way, and would like to find
> out what's going on here.
>
>
> Seth Williamson
>
>
> Sounds like your installation got horked.
>
> cp $prefix/share/evolution/1.4/default_user/searches.xml ~/evolution/
>
> That should fix it.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 08:30, Seth Williamson wrote:
>
> I am using Evolution 1.4.5 in a Libranet distro, version 2.8.1.
> Libranet is a Debian-based distro.
>
> In both this version and the 1.4.3 on this same distro, the search bar
> above the message list is displaying incorrectly.  It may be because
> I've changed some display option, but if that's the case, I can't tell
> what it is.
>
> I used to be able to type in a search string in the text-entry area,
> then choose from the drop-down menu to search for that string in the
> body of the message, the TO field or the FROM field or whatever.  You
> would then see all messages that contained that search string.
>
> Now, I am getting the word "advanced" in the drop-down menu.  There are
> no other choices, and the drop-down menu doesn't drop down.  I'm unable
> to change it to a given search field, such as TO or FROM or MESSAGE BODY
> or whatever, and I can't type any text in the bar above the message
> list.
>
> I am trying to discover whether this is a general problem with Evolution
> or whether it's just my installation.  Apparently at least some others
> in Libranet are seeing it display the way it used to.  I greatly miss
> the ability to search messages in the old way, and would like to find
> out what's going on here.
>
>
> Seth Williamson
>
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