[GRASS-user] Unable to start wxpython GUI in KDE

[Markus Neteler]

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 11:18 AM, LeeDaniel <Lee.Daniel.1986 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I'm not sure if I should be asking here or in the development forum, but has
> anybody else had trouble starting the wxpython GUI in KDE? I'm running
> OpenSUSE 11.4 and when I select a location and mapset the splash screen
> shows up, but then before one of the windows opens I get the following
> message in the terminal:
>
> GRASS 6.4.1 (Hayward_LiDAR):~ >
> (python:3394): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid cast from `GtkCheckButton'
> to `GtkTreeView'
>
>
> I haven't been able to find anything in the Internet that helped further
> with this error, but it seems to be specific to KDE and perhaps also to
> OpenSUSE 11.4. I also use GNOME and in GNOME GRASS is able to run the
> wxpython GUI without any problems. Really would like be able to work in KDE
> though.

It is a know bug (not GRASS related)
http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/1336

but apparently an OpenSUSE problem.

Markus