xfce October 2011

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notes-plugin?
by Todd And Margo Chester 05 Dec '11

05 Dec '11

HI All, I was over at http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/6/x86_64/ and found no sign of xfce4-notes-plugin. Have you guys found a better sticky note program? If not, would you please consider adding xfce4-notes-plugin back into the repo? Many thanks, -T

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Xfce window handling problem
by Jos Vos 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

Hi, Since I switched from GNOME to Xfce I have a problem with a Java application I use. After logging in in the application, it starts a splash screen with progress bar and then a window pops up where you have to enter a security code, with an input field and OK and Cancel buttons. Under GNOME, this all works fine, you fill in the code, click on OK, the window disappears and the splash screen progress bar continues. Under Xfce (F14 and F15), you fill in the code, click on OK and nothing happens. After OK, you have to click either on Cancel or on the window manager "X" button, and only then the window disappears and the procedure continues in a normal way. This all is a fully reproducable and deterministic behaviour. Is this some xfwm4 problem? -- -- Jos Vos <jos(a)xos.nl> -- X/OS Experts in Open Systems BV | Phone: +31 20 6938364 -- Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Fax: +31 20 6948204

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Update notifications?
by Heiko Adams 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Hi, has anyone figured out a way bring back update notifications to Xfce? It getting boring to open yumex or Terminal to do a yum check-update and recognize that there are no updates available. -- Regards, Heiko Adams

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Fedora 16 Final RC1 desktop validation: help required!
by Adam Williamson 30 Oct '11

30 Oct '11

Hey, everyone. It was a hard slog, but we finally managed to do an F16 RC1 build yesterday. We only have a few days before the go/no-go meeting on Tuesday so we could really do with your help to get through validation as fast as possible. If RC1 proves to pass validation we have until Tuesday to do it, but really it'd be great if we could complete validation over the weekend, so if any further issues are found, we have a fighting chance to re-spin and re-validate on Monday. The RC is available here: http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/16.RC1/ The desktop validation page, with all the tests, results matrix, and testing instructions, is here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_16_Final_RC1_Desktop Please, if you have any spare time at all this weekend, grab the DVD or live image for your desktop and help us fill out the validation matrix! If you hit a bug which is clearly a 'fail' - the test just doesn't pass at all - if you're testing GNOME Shell, GNOME fallback, or KDE, file a bug and mark it as blocking 'F16Blocker'. (If you don't have the privileges to do this, mail me the bug ID and I'll do it). If you're testing any other desktop, file a bug and mark it as blocking 'F16-accepted'. Then report your result for the test as {{result|fail| username|bugid}}. If you hit a bug while doing a test but it doesn't really mean the test is completely failed - just some issue that happened to come up while you were doing the test - file the bug, and report your result for the test as {{result|warn|username|bugid}}. use your judgment as to whether the bug should be proposed as a blocker or nice-to-have or not proposed at all, depending on how serious it seems. We fixed quite a lot of desktop issues for RC1. For Desktop, we fixed the issue with clutter-dependent apps crashing when hardware 3D acceleration is not available and the subsequently-discovered issue where clutter-based video playback and capture fails when hardware 3D isn't available. For KDE, we fixed the two issues which prevented KDE running properly in a VM with either qxl or cirrus drivers: KDE should now work fine inside KVMs. For Xfce, we took a bunch of the NTH-nominated fixes. So, I'm hoping this means we've already had quite a lot of testing with the TCs, and the RCs should be pretty good. Thanks everyone! -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora http://www.happyassassin.net

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XFCE themes for Gnome applications
by Suvayu Ali 27 Oct '11

27 Oct '11

Hi, Does anyone know how I can get the look and feel of Gnome applications like evince or transmission-gtk to respect the XFCE themes? To give you an idea, I have attached a screenshot of evince and emacs comparison. Thanks, -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.

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mozilla-https-everywhere -- good to include?
by Russell Golden 26 Oct '11

26 Oct '11

Hey, everyone. I was wondering, since Fedora is a very security-conscious distro, if it'd be a good idea to include mozilla-https-everywhere in the XFCE spin. EFF link: https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere It's already in the repos, too. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/acls/name/mozilla-https-everywhere Russell Golden niveusluna(a)niveusluna.org (972) 836-7128 -- "We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile."

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system-config-language in the Xfce spin?
by Christoph Wickert 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

Hi, should/could we add system-config-language to the Xfce spin? As GDM does not offer a language selection, there is no easy way to change the locales. Regards, Christoph

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Re: [Urgent] Even more F16 updates in need of testers
by Christoph Wickert 23 Oct '11

23 Oct '11

I have been testing most of LXDE and Xfce today, you can find the results at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Results:Fedora_16_Final_TC2_Desktop I found some new bugs and pushed some more updates: * https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/orage-4.8.2-2.fc16 brings back the menu icon for Orage globaltime * https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/xfce4-panel-4.8.6-2.fc16 makes the "Open in Terminal" option in the directory menu work again You can find all bugs and updates through the F16 Xfce Blocker bug at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showdependencytree.cgi?id=748255 Please check if there are new updates that you have not yet tested and provide feedback if necessary. Regards, Christoph

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[Urgent] F16 updates in need of testers
by Christoph Wickert 22 Oct '11

22 Oct '11

Hi, there are a few open bugs that I'd like to see fixed in the Fedora 16 Xfce spin, so the updates we have out there need to be tested ASAP: Packages in question: * https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/xfwm4-4.8.1-4.fc16 bugfix, fixes behavior of gtk3/vte3 apps like gnome-terminal or roxterm on horizontal and vertical maximize. * https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-14586 ristretto: New version with a lot of improvements and a changed UI. We need this in stable now as the update policy forbids such a change during the lifetime of a stable release. * https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/garcon-0.1.9-1.fc16 fixes menu items that lack menu icons and localizations. * https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/tumbler-0.1.22-4.fc16 Fixes two crashes and makes the new GStreamer video thumbnail plugin work. The latest push to stable will happen on Monday October 24th, so please give the packages enough karma by that date. Regards, Christoph

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Leafpad is always on top
by Todd And Margo Chester 21 Oct '11

21 Oct '11

Hi All, Scientific Linux 6.1 x 64 Xfce 4.8 Hi All, Yesterday something went really weird with my Xfce desktop: all my program windows were missing their decorations. I solved it by renaming ~/.cache/sessions. Now I have one problem left: Leafpad is always on top. I can not pull a window in front of it. (I have to minimize Leafpad.) I use Leafpad *a lot*. This is a real pain in the neck! Anyone know how to fix this? Many thanks, -T

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