From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 29 09:48:33 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6304D16A4CE for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 09:48:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from lakemtao05.cox.net (lakemtao05.cox.net [68.1.17.116]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44BE143D46 for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 09:48:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from mezz.mezzweb.com ([68.103.32.11]) by lakemtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031229174829.MOKX29834.lakemtao05.cox.net@mezz.mezzweb.com>; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 12:48:29 -0500 Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:47:28 -0600 To: Joe Marcus Clarke References: <1072687592.10159.32.camel@opal.cyber.mmu.edu.my> <1072715900.762.3.camel@gyros> From: Jeremy Messenger Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <1072715900.762.3.camel@gyros> User-Agent: Opera7.23/Linux M2 build 518 cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gnome 2.5 experience X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 17:48:33 -0000 On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:38:20 -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > On Mon, 2003-12-29 at 03:46, Nawfal bin Mohmad Rouyan wrote: >> Hi guys, >> >> I've installed gnome-2.5 on my laptop running freebsd-5.2 current (Sat >> Dec 27 16:31 2003). There are issues with the installation and I don't >> know if its gnome's fault or freebsd. I'll just list it down here: Just to add some stuff, so contiune bottom: >> 1. I can't logout. When i clicked "log out" at Actions menu, nothing >> happens. The mouse is working but if i click on anything, there is no >> response. There is a gnome_segv running while running top from >> another pc sshed to my laptop. I either have to press >> "Ctrl+Alt+Backspace" or kill gnome_segv2 to get to the gdm login >> screen. > > Known Issue. The workaround is to run the gnome-session-properties and uncheck the 'Prompt on logout'.. This issue is known to the Linux world too. >> 3. Desktop icons of 'Computer' and 'Trash' has a 'no permission to >> write' emblems. See picture attached. > > Known Issue. See Khairil Yusof's replied. >> 6. I think this is an evolution bug but I'll just mention it here, if I >> clicked on Tools->Settings, another evolution window will appear with >> the settings window. > > Not sure on this one. You might want to search the Ximian Bugzilla > database. Wow, weird. I get that too when I click on and it will call evolution to run that cause us to have two evolution running. Cheers, Mezz > Joe > >> >> I still haven't compile gnome2-fifth-toe yet. >> >> I provide a screenshot of my desktop (1400x1050 res and 669k). You can >> view it at http://webpages.mmu.edu.my/nawfal/Screenshot.png. >> >> Thanks -- bsdforums.org 's moderator, mezz.