checkboxes in f21 gnome apps

[David A. De Graaf]

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.

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