Re: F30 first impression problems (notes and screen timeout config)

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On 7/10/19 9:32 AM, Fulko Hew wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 9:16 PM Ed Greshko <ed.greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:ed.greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     On 7/10/19 7:45 AM, Fulko Hew wrote:
>     > I'm helping someone switch to Linux, and he's trying F30.
>     > So I decided to put F30 (with KDE/Plasma) into a VM on my older (F26) system.
>     >
>     > My first 2 stumbling blocks are:
>     >
>     > 1/ Somehow (and I don't know how I did it), I seem to have created
>     >    a 'notes' window.  Now I can't figure out how to get rid of it.
>
>     Left Click and Hold on the note.  After a few seconds a "handle" will appear with "Trash
>     Can" at the bottom to delete the note.
>
>
> Thanks.   I also found that if you right click on the edge of its
> window, a menu appears with a close option.
> I've also found that a button-2 action on the desktop creates
> a note.  Where's that configured?

I do not know the answer to that.  You may want to ask on the kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
list where more KDE users hang out. 

>
>     > 2/ I thought I'd configure the screen timeout to just blank the screen
>     >    and not lock it.  I figure its under Settings -> System Settings ->
>     >    Power Management.  But when I select it, I get the message:
>     >
>     >       Power Management configuration module could not be loaded.
>     >       The Power Management Service appears not to be running.
>     >       This can be solved by starting or scheduling it inside "Startup and Shutdown'.
>     >
>     >    a) Switching to 'startup and shutdown' leaves that error info on the screen
>     >       and I have to stop/start the settings GUI to clear it.
>     >    b) There isn't anything in 'startup and shutdown' related to 'power management
>     services'.
>     >
>     > I tried Googling, but I haven't discovered any solutions for either problem yet.
>
>     Screen Locking is not done in "Power Management".  It is under "Workspace", "Desktop
>     Behavior", "Screen Locking".
>
>
> Thanks for the info on where the locking is.
> Any idea about the power management error message?
>

What is the output in a terminal of

systemctl status upower

And what are you using for a VM?  VirtualBox, VMware?

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