On 25 September 2012 21:54, ant <aw30@...> wrote:
> My parents, who are a bit visually impaired (and in their 90s), have managed
> (somehow) to wipe out some bits of kmail, probably by dragging bits of window
> edges around. It's a bit difficult to discover, because I can't easily get to
> their computer, because they live a long way away, so any reset instructions
> will have to be given by telephone.
>
> Is there any easy way (see above) of setting kmail back to its default
> appearance without losing settings such as server type/passwords/filters?
> Since they are using imap, I guess that folder lists will be  ok.
>
> cheers
>
> ant
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The kmailrc (located in .trinity/share/config/) Has a Geometry
section. Maybe you could delete those lines. As you suggested though
it may be difficult to instruct your parents how to do this. Do you
have a way to vnc inh? that is what I recommend do. If you have ssh
and VNC setup (if not now; but in the future) resolving problems is a
bit less of a hassle ;)

There may also be websites that offer similar functionality.

Calvin