<sect1 id="troubleshooting-not-opening"> <sect1info> <authorgroup> <author>&Lauri.Watts;</author> </authorgroup> </sect1info> <title>When An Application Will Not Open</title> <para>Sometimes when you start an application, it does not open the expected window. Here are some questions to answer and steps to help you figure out what is wrong.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term>Did the application ever start, when launched in the same manner?</term> <listitem><para>If it did, for instance you have clicked an icon on your desktop that previously worked, then it is unlikely to be a problem with the launcher itself.</para> <para>If, however, you normally start your application from an icon on &kicker; and this time started it with a desktop icon, then it could simply be that the launcher itself is wrong.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>But I can see the launch notification spinning cursor and taskbar entry. </term> <listitem><para>Foo</para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1>