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 > > -- > Sent from my linux system running Debian 6, desktop trinity-KDE. > This email is plain text, not HTML. Any attachments are either .jpeg or .pdf > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@... > For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@... > Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ > Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting > 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