I just installed Fedora-21 and xfce. Install was from the regular live x64 download, not the xfce spin.
I have an odd problem with checkboxes in gui dialogs: they don't show any checkmarks. If I click on a checkbox, a checkmark will appear for a fraction of a second then disappear. From the program's behavior I can tell that the setting got set but it is obviously difficult if one can not see which boxes are checked in a dialog and which aren't.
This problem seems to be limited to Gnome apps (the ones with the new -- at least to someone coming from F15 -- and really unpleasant UI design). For example, brasero exhibits the effect but k3b doesn't.
Does this problem ring a bell with anyone?
On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 04:41:34PM -0600, Stuart McGraw wrote:
I just installed Fedora-21 and xfce. Install was from the regular live x64 download, not the xfce spin.
I have an odd problem with checkboxes in gui dialogs: they don't show any checkmarks. If I click on a checkbox, a checkmark will appear for a fraction of a second then disappear. From the program's behavior I can tell that the setting got set but it is obviously difficult if one can not see which boxes are checked in a dialog and which aren't.
This problem seems to be limited to Gnome apps (the ones with the new -- at least to someone coming from F15 -- and really unpleasant UI design). For example, brasero exhibits the effect but k3b doesn't.
Does this problem ring a bell with anyone?
Yes, I had this problem today - with kvm, or perhaps virt-manager. I was running a virtual instance of WindowsXP, and wanted to activate the USB port to talk with a TomTom GPS device. When I clicked on the appropriate box, a check appeared, then disappeared. The USB port was, in fact, activated, but that behaviour is quite unsatisfactory.
I, too, am running F21 and Xfce4. I studiously avoid Gnome.
On 03/22/2015 02:47 PM, David A. De Graaf wrote:
On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 04:41:34PM -0600, Stuart McGraw wrote:
I just installed Fedora-21 and xfce. Install was from the regular live x64 download, not the xfce spin.
I have an odd problem with checkboxes in gui dialogs: they don't show any checkmarks. If I click on a checkbox, a checkmark will appear for a fraction of a second then disappear. From the program's behavior I can tell that the setting got set but it is obviously difficult if one can not see which boxes are checked in a dialog and which aren't.
This problem seems to be limited to Gnome apps (the ones with the new -- at least to someone coming from F15 -- and really unpleasant UI design). For example, brasero exhibits the effect but k3b doesn't.
Does this problem ring a bell with anyone?
Yes, I had this problem today - with kvm, or perhaps virt-manager. I was running a virtual instance of WindowsXP, and wanted to activate the USB port to talk with a TomTom GPS device. When I clicked on the appropriate box, a check appeared, then disappeared. The USB port was, in fact, activated, but that behaviour is quite unsatisfactory.
I, too, am running F21 and Xfce4. I studiously avoid Gnome.
After considerable playing around I discovered that the missing checkmark effect occurs on whenever an xfce* style is selected in app-menu -> settings -> appearance.
Coming from Fedora-15, I tried Gnome in this new F21 install somewhat expecting an improvement in the last three years but it seems they've borked it up even worse -- scrolling with a mouse is now really FUd, the UI take more clicks and uses more space, and the Open menu is a mess. The Gnome project seems completely off the rails.
On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 10:47:25PM -0600, Stuart McGraw wrote:
On 03/22/2015 02:47 PM, David A. De Graaf wrote:
On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 04:41:34PM -0600, Stuart McGraw wrote:
I just installed Fedora-21 and xfce. Install was from the regular live x64 download, not the xfce spin.
I have an odd problem with checkboxes in gui dialogs: they don't show any checkmarks. If I click on a checkbox, a checkmark will appear for a fraction of a second then disappear. From the program's behavior I can tell that the setting got set but it is obviously difficult if one can not see which boxes are checked in a dialog and which aren't.
This problem seems to be limited to Gnome apps (the ones with the new -- at least to someone coming from F15 -- and really unpleasant UI design). For example, brasero exhibits the effect but k3b doesn't.
Does this problem ring a bell with anyone?
Yes, I had this problem today - with kvm, or perhaps virt-manager. I was running a virtual instance of WindowsXP, and wanted to activate the USB port to talk with a TomTom GPS device. When I clicked on the appropriate box, a check appeared, then disappeared. The USB port was, in fact, activated, but that behaviour is quite unsatisfactory.
I, too, am running F21 and Xfce4. I studiously avoid Gnome.
After considerable playing around I discovered that the missing checkmark effect occurs on whenever an xfce* style is selected in app-menu -> settings -> appearance.
Wow! I admire your persistence and perspicacity in tracking this down. I confirm it. I was using the xfce-curve style; now I'm not. The checkmarks are now correctly shown.
I do hope you'll report this properly. No one else will ever rediscover the problem.
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