error messages flash by - how to slow them down?

I have a number of applications (Evolution, Openoffice Writer & Calc, Firefox) that are popping up an error message when I close them, but the window snaps closed before I can read the message. The applications run fine as far as I can tell. I’m looking for suggestions on how to slow or pause the error message so I can figure out what’s going on.

(11.2, Gnome)
Thanks in Advance

I’m thinking keyboard pause button.

sbeyerkc adjusted his/her AFDB on Tue 9 November 2010 00:06 to write:

>
> I have a number of applications (Evolution, Openoffice Writer & Calc,
> Firefox) that are popping up an error message when I close them, but the
> window snaps closed before I can read the message. The applications run
> fine as far as I can tell. I’m looking for suggestions on how to slow
> or pause the error message so I can figure out what’s going on.
>
> (11.2, Gnome)
> Thanks in Advance
>
>

Anything in the log files?


Mark
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On 2010-11-09 01:06, sbeyerkc wrote:

> fine as far as I can tell. I’m looking for suggestions on how to slow
> or pause the error message so I can figure out what’s going on.

Start them from an xterm, they should write something.


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)

Shoulda said that was the first thing I tried - doesn’t work. Timing is kind of tricky too as the windows comes and go very fast.

I don’t know how to check log files - I’ll look into it.

Not familiar with xterm (and obviously not a lot of suse experience on my part). Is that the same as terminal?

sbeyerkc wrote:

> Is that the same as terminal?

yes, open a terminal (one way to do that is hold down Alt and press
F2, then type xterm and press enter) and start the application from
there, like just type “firefox”…and see if it complains when opened,
and then again when shutdown…if it does, copy paste that back to here…


DenverD
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Actually starting the progams from a terminal session is probably the best way to capture the messages.
Usually a program can be started in the terminal something like


## for evolution
:-> /usr/bin/evolution

:-> /usr/bin/oowriter

:-> /usr/bin/oocalc

:-> /usr/bin/firefox

On 2010-11-09 21:06, sbeyerkc wrote:

> Not familiar with xterm (and obviously not a lot of suse experience on
> my part). Is that the same as terminal?

konsole, gnome-terminal, xterm, mlterm…etc. choose one.


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)

Did as suggested and got the following…

Directory: /home/scott/Desktop
Tue Nov 9 17:21:50 CST 2010
scott@linux-sb:~/Desktop> /usr/bin/evolution
*** nss-shared-helper: Shared database disabled (set NSS_USE_SHARED_DB to enable).
*** nss-shared-helper: Shared database disabled (set NSS_USE_SHARED_DB to enable).
** (evolution:9035): DEBUG: mailto URL command: evolution %s
** (evolution:9035): DEBUG: mailto URL program: evolution
scott@linux-sb:~/Desktop> /usr/bin/firefox
*** nss-shared-helper: Shared database disabled (set NSS_USE_SHARED_DB to enable).

I think Mailto in evolution hasn’t been defined.
And it looks like you’re using Network Security Services with Evolution and Firefox but it’s database isn’t shared.

Try NSS Shared DB Howto - MozillaWiki

Otherwise, looks good.