Trouble shooting
From ZekrWiki
This page is an ongoing effort to address some common problems with already discussed posts on the mailing list.
Contents |
Questions and Answers
Installation
Q: I used to listen to default Zekr recitation (Al-Minshawi (versebyversequran.com)), but it doesn't work any more.
- A: Zekr website is changed from siahe.com/zekr to zekr.org. So the default online recitation of Minshawi doesn't work any more. Please update your recitation pack.
Q: In Ubuntu, When I starts zekr I receive this warning "flashplugin-nonfree is not installed: Quran recitation cannot be used. Install flashplugin-nonfree to enable Quran recitation.". What should I do?
- A: Install flashplugin-nonfree from the multiverse repository through the following steps:
Add extra Ubuntu/Debian repositories using the Software Sources application, which can be found in the menu: System -> Administration -> Software Sources. Check main, universe, and multiverse repositories (They are necessary for getting sun-java and some additional fonts and flashplugin). Run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
Q: In Ubuntu, When I starts zekr I receive this warning "ttf-me-quran is not installed.: Uthman-Taha experimental theme cannot be used. Install ttf-me-quran to enable Uthman-Taha theme." What should I do?"
- A: Download ttf-me-quran font package from here. Then install it using the following command (Ubuntu example; [xyz] is version and architecture details and should be replaced based on what you have downloaded):
sudo dpkg -i ttf-me-quran_[xyz].deb
Q: On Ubuntu Gutsy/Feisty, although I have flash-plugin-nonfree package installed, Zekr recitation doesn't work
Q: On Debian Sid, recitation doesn't work (player widget is not shown)?
Q: How can I enable Zekr audio support for XULRunner (Debian and Mac)?
Q: Where can I find Zekr source code?
- A: You can find check it out from the CVS, or find it here in almost all downloadable packages from Zekr website: [zekr package]/res/dist/zekr-src.jar. This source package is not included with our Debian package ([1]).
Q: How can I use Zekr together with XULRunner on Mac?
Q: How can I customize Zekr icons?
Q: I'm behind a proxy server. How can I listen to online recitations?
- A: No problem with IE or Safari. On Linux, follow instructions here.
Usability
Q: How can I test claimed textual miracles in the Quran (for example number of word Rajul, and Imra'at)?
Q: How can I have Quran text scrollbar on the right side of the screen on Windows, IE?
Add-ons
There is a blocking issue in Zekr 0.7.1 on Mac OS X which prevents user adding a new translation pack. There is a bug fix available (until the next version is out) for download. Please copy (overwrite) the following files inside Zekr.app/Contents/Resources/Java.
There was also a non-blocking issue discovered shortly after 0.7.1 release, which caused Bookmark sets not to save correctly. Please download the following files and put (replace) them in your [zekr installation folder]/dist as a patch:
Exceptions
In some cases, user may face the following exception:
org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Failed to execute runnable (org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Failed to execute runnable (java.lang.IllegalThreadStateException))
org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(Unknown Source)
org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(Unknown Source)
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Unknown Source)
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Unknown Source)
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown Source)
net.sf.zekr.ui.BaseForm.loopEver(BaseForm.java:36)
net.sf.zekr.ZekrMain.startZekr(ZekrMain.java:63)
net.sf.zekr.ZekrMain.main(ZekrMain.java:88)
This happens mainly because of Zekr failing to check zekr.org if a newer version is available. User may however disable it, to workaround this unpleasant behavior. Here is the instruction:
1. edit C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\.zekr\config\config.properties (assuming that you are a Win XP/2k. On Vista, C:\Users\<username>\.zekr, on Mac OS X, /Users/<username>/.zekr, and on Linux the default home folder of Zekr is /home/<username/.zekr).
2. change update.enable to false:
update.enable = false
3. start Zekr.
