Re: [Evolution] open

[Gottfried <jeffrey g123 de>]

> I'm unsure of one thing: does Evolution freeze in this state and it
> doesn't repaint,
The tree of saved messages is still mobile, and I can look into the 
folders, look up certain emails. I did a back-up and I can read an older 
back-up into evolution, which lead to full function until I closed it 
again. Then it was not opening anymore. The window for putting in the 
password for the evolution user does not come up.

> You mentioned that you use GNOME. As it looks like you've most of its
> settings in defaults, you probably run the Wayland session, not X.org.
> This can be changed during the login, when you click the gear wheel
> icon after you select the user to log in (and before you enter the
> password for the user).
So I should try and change to the X.org? it doesn't change anything.
> I do not know whether your Evolution window is
> maximized or not,
Mostly not. Especially not when I start it, later on maybe, when I need 
to overview the emails.
> You can run Evolution from a terminal in offline mode:
>
>     $ evolution --offline
>
> which will avoid the password prompt for the mail account, because it
> will not try to connect to the server. Then, when you've the Evolution
> window moved appropriately, switch it to online with File->Work Online
> menu option and then click File->Send/Receive-><the account> to make it
> connect and refresh it. It can also happen that the credentials prompt
> is on a different desktop (there was a bug about it int he past,
> related to KDE).
It doesn't do anything when I go through the menu. There is a button 
left in the lower corner looks like an electrical plug. If I click on 
it, it says that it reconnects my account, but that is so to speak the 
last breath. After that nothing else happens.
> You can verify your password in Seahorse (it's Passwords & Keys
> application), where you can see which are stored and what they are.
Password seems not the problem, as I can open evolution through the 
'send to' command in the file directory. I just click on any file 
anywhere with the right mouseclick, choose 'send-to' and open evolution 
perfect. But that doesn't make sense to me either.
> You can also tweak some GNOME behaviour with a gnome-tweak-tool (where
> the most irritating for me is when a modal window movement moves also
> its parent, which I turn off).
what in the world is tweaking? What does that do? gives it a protokoll? 
or is that a way to repair? Sorry, I am not much of a linux-user, I am 
just upset with Windoof.
Gottfried