[Users] Gtk warnings when launching Claws Mail from a terminal window in KDE

Paul paul at claws-mail.org
Thu May 5 06:21:40 UTC 2022


On Wed, 4 May 2022 23:10:10 -0400
littlergirl at gmail.com wrote: 

> I'm seeing these warnings, however, when I run it in a terminal
> window:
> 
> (claws-mail:34973): Gtk-WARNING **: 20:35:20.587: Negative content
> width -3 (allocation 17, extents 10x10) while allocating gadget (node
> button, owner GtkButton) selecting folder 'inbox'
> 
> (claws-mail:34973): Gtk-WARNING **: 20:35:21.091: Negative content
> width -3 (allocation 17, extents 10x10) while allocating gadget (node
> button, owner GtkButton)
> 
> I'll be running Claws Mail from a GUI shortcut, so I won't even see
> those warnings, but since I saw them when I tested that command in a
> terminal, I figured I'd come in here and check if they're anything to
> worry about or if I can safely ignore them since I'm using KDE. Any
> advice would be appreciated.

This is nothing to do with KDE, they are caused by the GTK 3 theme which you
are using, (which I'm guessing is adwaita). You can remedy this by using a
different GTK 3 theme.

with regards

Paul


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