Runaway “Bouncy Ball” widget that can't be caught or killed
I added the Kde Plasma widget "Bouncy Ball" to the desktop. It's all cool and good. But I became bored with it. So I turned OFF gravity (yeah you see where this is going) then turned ON "auto bounce" and cranked that up. So now this blue ball (yeah I changed the color too) is FLYING all over the place.
So I go into the term do a ps and grep for "ball" and kill it but it just comes back. I can't catch the ball, anytime I get close it goes flying across the screen.
I think it's reacting to the mouse. I tried locking widgets down, but that doesn't do anything. Any ideas on how to kill this demon ball ????
My setup:
Kubuntu 14.04.5 i386 (amd64 won't load right on the video card but that is a different story).
I have no idea on the version of Plasma or the "Bouncy Ball". If you need that info give me the cmd and I'll get it.
kubuntu kde plasma
edited Feb 12 at 1:05
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I added the Kde Plasma widget "Bouncy Ball" to the desktop. It's all cool and good. But I became bored with it. So I turned OFF gravity (yeah you see where this is going) then turned ON "auto bounce" and cranked that up. So now this blue ball (yeah I changed the color too) is FLYING all over the place.
So I go into the term do a ps and grep for "ball" and kill it but it just comes back. I can't catch the ball, anytime I get close it goes flying across the screen.
I think it's reacting to the mouse. I tried locking widgets down, but that doesn't do anything. Any ideas on how to kill this demon ball ????
My setup:
Kubuntu 14.04.5 i386 (amd64 won't load right on the video card but that is a different story).
I have no idea on the version of Plasma or the "Bouncy Ball". If you need that info give me the cmd and I'll get it.
kubuntu kde plasma
edited Feb 12 at 1:05
DK Bose
14.4k124286
asked Feb 12 at 0:38
dewddewd
277
2
Haha! Sorry this sounds awful. Dumb question have you tried just uninstalling and reinstalling it?
– Ryan J. Yoder
Feb 12 at 0:42
Actually when I ps grep for "ball" i'm probably finding my own process. So I am killing my own grep. When I do a ps less then do a find for ball in that I find nothing. So I am not sure which process the ball is.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 0:44
I do a widget search and it shows that it is not installed. Since it was a original widget, I don't think that it sees it as something that is installed or can be removed.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 0:48
add a comment |
I added the Kde Plasma widget "Bouncy Ball" to the desktop. It's all cool and good. But I became bored with it. So I turned OFF gravity (yeah you see where this is going) then turned ON "auto bounce" and cranked that up. So now this blue ball (yeah I changed the color too) is FLYING all over the place.
So I go into the term do a ps and grep for "ball" and kill it but it just comes back. I can't catch the ball, anytime I get close it goes flying across the screen.
I think it's reacting to the mouse. I tried locking widgets down, but that doesn't do anything. Any ideas on how to kill this demon ball ????
My setup:
Kubuntu 14.04.5 i386 (amd64 won't load right on the video card but that is a different story).
I have no idea on the version of Plasma or the "Bouncy Ball". If you need that info give me the cmd and I'll get it.
kubuntu kde plasma
edited Feb 12 at 1:05
DK Bose
14.4k124286
asked Feb 12 at 0:38
dewddewd
277
I added the Kde Plasma widget "Bouncy Ball" to the desktop. It's all cool and good. But I became bored with it. So I turned OFF gravity (yeah you see where this is going) then turned ON "auto bounce" and cranked that up. So now this blue ball (yeah I changed the color too) is FLYING all over the place.
So I go into the term do a ps and grep for "ball" and kill it but it just comes back. I can't catch the ball, anytime I get close it goes flying across the screen.
I think it's reacting to the mouse. I tried locking widgets down, but that doesn't do anything. Any ideas on how to kill this demon ball ????
My setup:
Kubuntu 14.04.5 i386 (amd64 won't load right on the video card but that is a different story).
I have no idea on the version of Plasma or the "Bouncy Ball". If you need that info give me the cmd and I'll get it.
kubuntu kde plasma
kubuntu kde plasma
edited Feb 12 at 1:05
DK Bose
14.4k124286
asked Feb 12 at 0:38
dewddewd
277
edited Feb 12 at 1:05
DK Bose
14.4k124286
asked Feb 12 at 0:38
dewddewd
277
edited Feb 12 at 1:05
DK Bose
14.4k124286
edited Feb 12 at 1:05
DK Bose
14.4k124286
edited Feb 12 at 1:05
DK Bose
14.4k124286
14.4k124286
asked Feb 12 at 0:38
dewddewd
277
asked Feb 12 at 0:38
dewddewd
277
asked Feb 12 at 0:38
dewddewd
277
277
2
Haha! Sorry this sounds awful. Dumb question have you tried just uninstalling and reinstalling it?
– Ryan J. Yoder
Feb 12 at 0:42
Actually when I ps grep for "ball" i'm probably finding my own process. So I am killing my own grep. When I do a ps less then do a find for ball in that I find nothing. So I am not sure which process the ball is.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 0:44
I do a widget search and it shows that it is not installed. Since it was a original widget, I don't think that it sees it as something that is installed or can be removed.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 0:48
add a comment |
2
Haha! Sorry this sounds awful. Dumb question have you tried just uninstalling and reinstalling it?
– Ryan J. Yoder
Feb 12 at 0:42
Actually when I ps grep for "ball" i'm probably finding my own process. So I am killing my own grep. When I do a ps less then do a find for ball in that I find nothing. So I am not sure which process the ball is.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 0:44
I do a widget search and it shows that it is not installed. Since it was a original widget, I don't think that it sees it as something that is installed or can be removed.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 0:48
2
2
Haha! Sorry this sounds awful. Dumb question have you tried just uninstalling and reinstalling it?
– Ryan J. Yoder
Feb 12 at 0:42
Haha! Sorry this sounds awful. Dumb question have you tried just uninstalling and reinstalling it?
– Ryan J. Yoder
Feb 12 at 0:42
Actually when I ps grep for "ball" i'm probably finding my own process. So I am killing my own grep. When I do a ps less then do a find for ball in that I find nothing. So I am not sure which process the ball is.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 0:44
Actually when I ps grep for "ball" i'm probably finding my own process. So I am killing my own grep. When I do a ps less then do a find for ball in that I find nothing. So I am not sure which process the ball is.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 0:44
I do a widget search and it shows that it is not installed. Since it was a original widget, I don't think that it sees it as something that is installed or can be removed.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 0:48
I do a widget search and it shows that it is not installed. Since it was a original widget, I don't think that it sees it as something that is installed or can be removed.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 0:48
add a comment |
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GOT IT !!!
vi /home/username/.kde/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc
then edit the line
AutoBounceEnabled=true
Gravity=4
to something like this
AutoBounceEnabled=false
Gravity=88
then logged out and back in. Then I was able to grab a hold of it and remove it.
OMG that was so hilar. What a screwup that was.
answered Feb 12 at 1:20
dewddewd
277
Widgets are held as Applets inside Containments inside the "plasma-desktop-appletsrc" file. If you have troubles with a widget remove the lines under [Containments][n][Applets][nn] and that will remove the widget from the screen.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:34
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GOT IT !!!
vi /home/username/.kde/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc
then edit the line
AutoBounceEnabled=true
Gravity=4
to something like this
AutoBounceEnabled=false
Gravity=88
then logged out and back in. Then I was able to grab a hold of it and remove it.
OMG that was so hilar. What a screwup that was.
answered Feb 12 at 1:20
dewddewd
277
Widgets are held as Applets inside Containments inside the "plasma-desktop-appletsrc" file. If you have troubles with a widget remove the lines under [Containments][n][Applets][nn] and that will remove the widget from the screen.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:34
add a comment |
GOT IT !!!
vi /home/username/.kde/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc
then edit the line
AutoBounceEnabled=true
Gravity=4
to something like this
AutoBounceEnabled=false
Gravity=88
then logged out and back in. Then I was able to grab a hold of it and remove it.
OMG that was so hilar. What a screwup that was.
answered Feb 12 at 1:20
dewddewd
277
Widgets are held as Applets inside Containments inside the "plasma-desktop-appletsrc" file. If you have troubles with a widget remove the lines under [Containments][n][Applets][nn] and that will remove the widget from the screen.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:34
add a comment |
GOT IT !!!
vi /home/username/.kde/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc
then edit the line
AutoBounceEnabled=true
Gravity=4
to something like this
AutoBounceEnabled=false
Gravity=88
then logged out and back in. Then I was able to grab a hold of it and remove it.
OMG that was so hilar. What a screwup that was.
answered Feb 12 at 1:20
dewddewd
277
GOT IT !!!
vi /home/username/.kde/share/config/plasma-desktop-appletsrc
then edit the line
AutoBounceEnabled=true
Gravity=4
to something like this
AutoBounceEnabled=false
Gravity=88
then logged out and back in. Then I was able to grab a hold of it and remove it.
OMG that was so hilar. What a screwup that was.
answered Feb 12 at 1:20
dewddewd
277
answered Feb 12 at 1:20
dewddewd
277
answered Feb 12 at 1:20
dewddewd
277
answered Feb 12 at 1:20
dewddewd
277
277
Widgets are held as Applets inside Containments inside the "plasma-desktop-appletsrc" file. If you have troubles with a widget remove the lines under [Containments][n][Applets][nn] and that will remove the widget from the screen.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:34
add a comment |
Widgets are held as Applets inside Containments inside the "plasma-desktop-appletsrc" file. If you have troubles with a widget remove the lines under [Containments][n][Applets][nn] and that will remove the widget from the screen.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:34
Widgets are held as Applets inside Containments inside the "plasma-desktop-appletsrc" file. If you have troubles with a widget remove the lines under [Containments][n][Applets][nn] and that will remove the widget from the screen.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:34
Widgets are held as Applets inside Containments inside the "plasma-desktop-appletsrc" file. If you have troubles with a widget remove the lines under [Containments][n][Applets][nn] and that will remove the widget from the screen.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 1:34
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Haha! Sorry this sounds awful. Dumb question have you tried just uninstalling and reinstalling it?
– Ryan J. Yoder
Feb 12 at 0:42
Actually when I ps grep for "ball" i'm probably finding my own process. So I am killing my own grep. When I do a ps less then do a find for ball in that I find nothing. So I am not sure which process the ball is.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 0:44
I do a widget search and it shows that it is not installed. Since it was a original widget, I don't think that it sees it as something that is installed or can be removed.
– dewd
Feb 12 at 0:48