Notices

OK, so in that text, the first line (for the folder called ".") refers to the /home/user/.config folder, the "root root" means that it is owned by the root user and in the root group, and the drwxr-xr-x stuff shows that "user" cannot write to it, so this is why evince isn't starting.

Someone else will have to tell you the command to change the permissions back.

Thanks so much for the help so far...

Anyone willing to pick up this ball and run with it?