From owner-freebsd-gnome Thu Mar 7 23:32:45 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (rdu57-28-046.nc.rr.com [66.57.28.46]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6CD137B405 for ; Thu, 7 Mar 2002 23:32:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from shumai.marcuscom.com (shumai.marcuscom.com [192.168.1.4]) by creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g287VjK48442; Fri, 8 Mar 2002 02:31:45 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) Subject: Re: [SOLVED] Panel/Session problems (was Re: Various questions) From: Joe Clarke To: Dave Hayes Cc: freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <200203080700.g2870GR38359@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org> References: <200203080700.g2870GR38359@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-lmDBYK8qFITKFQGKAGAt" X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0.2 Date: 08 Mar 2002 02:32:28 -0500 Message-Id: <1015572749.301.3.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG --=-lmDBYK8qFITKFQGKAGAt Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2002-03-08 at 02:00, Dave Hayes wrote: > Joe Clarke writes: > > On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Dave Hayes wrote: > >> I restared GNOME for the first time in 30 days, and it came back up > >> very strange. It tried to start 10 more panels than I had originally, > >> panel applets come up with a strange looking "piece of chicken" icon, > >> and the panel looks different on each multiple desktop. Some applets > >> appear to be working on one desktop and broken on the next. Starting > >> new applets in the menu panel fail to go into the menu panel but go > >> into another sliding panel instead? > >> What gives? How can I reset gnome's session to "just the default"? > >> Also, I hear gnome has a problem with multiple desktops, is this > >> true? > > I don't see any gnome panel wierdness on my system. Of course, I am > > running later versions of gnomelibs and gnomecore. You can always > > shutdown gnome, cd ~/.gnome, and run rm -rf panel* to retore panel > > settings to default. >=20 > This worked, and so as not to rock my boat, I've found a checkbox in > the "sessions" area of the control center which I think stops gnome > from saving my sessions ("Automatically save changes to session").=20 > I created a default "startup" then UNchecked this box, which will give > me a good starting point should I ever have to shut down again. >=20 > Anyway this is for the benefit of others who may find this information > through a search engine someday. >=20 > > I have multiple virtual workspaces setup through sawfish, and gnome > > works fine.=20 >=20 > Hmm, I'm using enlightenment. Maybe that's it? >=20 > > I recommend you upgrade to the latest ports tree, and update all > > your gnome components. >=20 > Heh. There are literally so many components to gnome, that I am afraid > to upgrade due to the possible introduction of new behavior or bugs > that would prevent me from doing work. Additionally, I've found that > it's kind of hard for me to be productive when I'm building my desktop > over and over. So I'd like to ask you, how do -you- manage this? How > do others? What frequency do you recommend for doing a rebuild and > what frequency do you -actually- rebuild? =3D) I use portupgrade. I generally update things when new component updates are released. I need to stay current since I help maintain the GNOME bits. You should checkout http://www.freebsd.org/gnome. There are some good hints in the FAQ. Joe > ------ > Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org=20 > >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< >=20 > Learn from the mistakes of others. You don't have time to > make them all yourself. >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --=-lmDBYK8qFITKFQGKAGAt Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEABECAAYFAjyIaQwACgkQb2iPiv4Uz4erlACeKVf6X4bfRS9/fThtT3iN4zyn UlUAn2kQb/tNOem5oEYF33skrsF+aTRX =PvF6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-lmDBYK8qFITKFQGKAGAt-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-gnome" in the body of the message