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« Thread Started on Aug 1, 2012, 10:26pm »

Running Sos-1.6 up-to-date w/3.2 backport kernel.

Calling up the Display app from the Xfce4 Settings Manager
just gives me a gray window --no settings.

Is it a separate app? Where? What?

Anyone else see this?
Or maybe I just broke it.
Everything else is fine.

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Re: Lost Display app from Settings?
« Reply #1 on Aug 2, 2012, 7:52am »

Try booting the standard kernel and see if it comes back.

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Re: Lost Display app from Settings?
« Reply #2 on Aug 2, 2012, 8:36am »

No joy there.
Still get the same empty gray panel.
Actually, it's been this way for a while,
but haven't really needed it until I tried to connect to a video beam the other day.

I have grandr which works ok.
Just wondered when/why the Display app broke.

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Re: Display in Settings does not execute
« Reply #3 on Aug 2, 2012, 10:59am »

Not much to compare it to, still using ver. 1.5 w/fix for Thunar & original kernel. With that kernel you have are you running a different version of Xfce like 4.10?

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Re: Display in Settings does not execute
« Reply #4 on Aug 2, 2012, 5:13pm »

@bd,
No, just the kernel from backports.
I suppose if no one else has seen this,
it is just something I did? or installed?

Thanks for the replies.
I suppose it can wait until v2.0
or until a slow weekend,
to back it up and try it again.

Should I modify the subject to something else?
It isn't really a problem, just a curiosity.
I am running Anthony's AutoUpdateTesting,
but imagine I'm not the only one?

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Re: Display in Settings still does not execute
« Reply #5 on Aug 2, 2012, 9:29pm »

This isn't caused by the update scripts, and I don't believe its being caused by your newer kernel either (Though this is still a possibility). Grandr might have caused something funky, or it is possibly an incompatibility with the currently used video chipset driver. You can attempt to launch just the display settings dialog from Applications > Settings > Display

Of much more use for debugging, is to run it in a terminal window, just open a terminal and execute this: xfce4-display-settings

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Re: Display in Settings still does not execute
« Reply #6 on Aug 3, 2012, 10:47am »

It's not available in the Settings menu, (since
only from within the Xfce4-Settings-Manager.

Aug 2, 2012, 9:29pm, Anthony Nordquist wrote:

Of much more use for debugging, is to run it in a terminal window, just open a terminal and execute this: xfce4-display-settings

That's what I was looking for.

Yes, it executes from a terminal.

But it does not start from the Xfce4-Settings-Manager.

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Re: Display in Settings still does not execute
« Reply #7 on Aug 4, 2012, 4:41am »

No issue here.

Code:
$ uname -r
2.6.32-5-686

Wondering if changing to a different theme or style makes any difference.

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Re: Display in Settings still does not execute
« Reply #8 on Aug 4, 2012, 8:05am »

Aug 3, 2012, 10:47am, Richard wrote:

It's not available in the Settings menu, (since
only from within the Xfce4-Settings-Manager.

Aug 2, 2012, 9:29pm, Anthony Nordquist wrote:

Of much more use for debugging, is to run it in a terminal window, just open a terminal and execute this: xfce4-display-settings

That's what I was looking for.

Yes, it executes from a terminal.

But it does not start from the Xfce4-Settings-Manager.

Well now, I am dumbfounded. I was expecting an error message when you attempted to run it from a terminal, and it should have an entry in the Settings menu. Perhaps try running this in the terminal and try to access the display entry: xfce4-settings-manager

Are you by chance using the .desktop files I have in git? This could possibly be my fault if that is the case.

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Re: Display in Settings still does not execute
« Reply #9 on Aug 4, 2012, 8:18am »

Possibly. I think I copied in some of them to try out.
Maybe got something that I shouldn't have?

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Re: Display in Settings still does not execute
« Reply #10 on Aug 4, 2012, 9:50am »

This would explain everything you are experiencing. The desktop files in git are slightly modified versions of those in use on Debian Wheezy, and the Xfce settings manager is using different entries than those in use on 4.6.2. Try pasting the below in mousepad and saving it as /home/your-username/.local/share/applications/xfce-display-settings.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Display
Name[ast]=Pantalla
Name[ca]=Pantalla
Name[cs]=Displej
Name[da]=Skærm
Name[de]=Anzeige
Name[el]=Οθόνη
Name[es]=Pantalla
Name[eu]=Bistaratu
Name[fi]=Näyttö
Name[fr]=Affichage
Name[hu]=Képernyő
Name[id]=Tampilan
Name[it]=Schermo
Name[ja]=ディスプレイ
Name[kk]=Дисплей
Name[lv]=Displejs:
Name[nb]=Skjerm
Name[nl]=Beeldscherm
Name[pl]=Monitor
Name[pt]=Ecrã
Name[pt_BR]=Tela
Name[ru]=Дисплей
Name[sk]=Monitor
Name[sv]=Skärm
Name[tr]=Görüntü
Name[ug]=كۆرسەت
Name[uk]=Дисплей
Name[ur]=ڈسپلے
Name[ur_PK]=ڈسپلے
Name[zh_CN]=显示
Comment=Configure screen settings and layout
Comment[ast]=Configura les opciones y la xeometría de la pantalla
Comment[ca]=Configureu els paràmetres i format de la pantalla
Comment[cs]=Konfiguruje nastavení obrazovky a rozložení
Comment[da]=Konfigurér skærm-indstillinger og -udseende
Comment[de]=Stellen Sie Ihre Bildschirme und deren Anordnung ein
Comment[el]=Ρύθμιση επιλογών οθόνης και διάταξης
Comment[es]=Configure las opciones y la geometría de la pantalla
Comment[eu]=Konfiguratu pantaila ezarpen eta ingurunea
Comment[fi]=Muokkaa näyttöasetuksia ja asettelua
Comment[fr]=Configurer les paramètres de l'écran et la disposition
Comment[hu]=Képernyő-beállítások és -elrendezés megadása
Comment[id]=Atur pengaturan layar dan tata letak
Comment[it]=Configurazione delle impostazioni e della disposizione dello schermo
Comment[ja]=画面の解像度とレイアウトを設 450;します
Comment[kk]=Экран баптауларын мен жаймасын баптау
Comment[lv]=Konfigurēt ekrāna uzstādījumus un izkārtojumu
Comment[nb]=Sett opp skjerminnstillinger
Comment[nl]=Configureer scherminstellingen en uiterlijk
Comment[pl]=Konfiguruje ustawienia obrazu
Comment[pt]=Definir definições e a disposição do monitor
Comment[pt_BR]=Defina as configurações e a disposição do monitor
Comment[ru]=Настроить дисплей
Comment[sk]=Nastavenia konfigurácie obrazovky a rozloženia
Comment[sv]=Konfigurera skärminställningar och -layout
Comment[tr]=Ekran ayarlarını ve yerleşimini yapılandırın
Comment[ug]=ئېكراننىڭ ئورۇنلاشتۇرۇلۇشى ۋە ئېنىقلىقىنى تەڭشەش
Comment[uk]=Налаштувати параметри екрану та клавіатури
Comment[ur]=سکرین کی ترتیبات اور خاکہ مرتب کریں
Comment[ur_PK]=سکرین کی ترتیبات اور خاکہ مرتب کریں
Comment[zh_CN]=设置屏幕参数及布局
Exec=xfce4-display-settings
Icon=video-display
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=X-XFCE;Settings;DesktopSettings;X-XfceSettingsDialog;
StartupNotify=true
OnlyShowIn=XFCE;
X-XfceHelpFile=xfce4-settings.html

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Re: Display in Settings still does not execute
« Reply #11 on Aug 4, 2012, 10:05am »

That worked like a charm.
Now have the Display working as expected from the Settings menu.

Note1: I had to create the .desktop file since it did not exist.
Note2: In the above: change Desktop Entry] --> [Desktop Entry]

I promise :-[

not to add strange stuff, any more, never again, ...er, maybe,....

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Re: Display in Settings still does not execute
« Reply #12 on Aug 4, 2012, 10:08am »

Aug 4, 2012, 10:05am, Richard wrote:

That worked like a charm.
Now have the Display working as expected from the Settings menu.

Note: In the above: change Desktop Entry] --> [Desktop Entry]
in case some one else tries to use it.

Modified my post and fixed it. Is it still not working when launched from the Xfce4 settings manager?

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Re: Display in Settings still does not execute
« Reply #13 on Aug 4, 2012, 10:16am »

It is working as expected from the Settings Manager.
Thanks, again.

So few things to fix in SalineOS/Debian stable that I suppose we have to break something.
Reminds me of the cartoon about the vultures, "Patience? I'm gonna go kill something."

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