-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 17:13:55 -0700 David Christensen <dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> wrote:
>debian-user: > >I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop with an Intel Core Duo T7400 CPU, 2 >GB RAM, 16 GB SSD, and a fresh install of >debian-9.1.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso, with all updates and upgrades as of now: > >2017-08-09 16:59:07 root@tinkywinky ~ ># cat /etc/debian_version >9.1 > >2017-08-09 16:59:18 root@tinkywinky ~ ># uname -a >Linux tinkywinky 4.9.0-3-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.30-2+deb9u3 >(2017-08-06) x86_64 GNU/Linux > >2017-08-09 16:59:22 root@tinkywinky ~ ># dpkg-query --show xfce4 >xfce4 4.12.3 > > >I would like to use the Xfce panel "clock" item. Unfortunately, it is >broken: > >- If I right-click on the Xfce panel and choose "Panel Preferences...", >the "Panel" dialog appears. > >- Selecting Panel -> Items tab, "Clock" appears in the list of panel items. > >- If I select Panel -> Items -> Clock and click the "Edit the currently >selected item" button, the "Clock" dialog appears. > >- I then configure Clock as follows: > > Time Settings > Timezone PST8PDT > Appearance > Layout Digital > Tooltip format Wednesday 09 August 2017 > Clock Options > Format 05:04:55 PM > >Once I have made the above settings, but before choosing "Close", the >current time is displayed at the proper location in the Xfce panel. >This is what I want. > >- But when I click "Close", the current time disappears from the panel >-- e.g. Clock breaks. > > >Looking in /var/log and dmesg, I don't see any clues. > > >Any suggestions for figuring out why Clock is broken and how to fix it? > > >David > It almost sounds like the panel is too long for the monitor. The clock is disappearing off the end of the panel. Is the clock the last thing in panel? Try moving it to the other of the panel, and see if it still disappears. - -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://linuxcounter.net/user/425914.html] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCAAdFiEEG5QK93YKrQMH22ZTiq6LjqbJ0IAFAlmL5WUACgkQiq6LjqbJ 0IDebAf/UDM+FUUFMDHiu9qkqaIq7fMSNr/KghoKRHcM62V3AmAa0Pad0UeNz9/d h7in3Y5hJ87tybWufZn6YkU6+so4d7Nyz7VxIA16ELAHFPzvlmVLAGMkMEVKG0y2 3cl/ynWx3wjaA5TXn3nQRdVbcIo03ftcO7E9lFOB8auToAJex7CxBoGaH3Ikjnrn TsoRHWSJLR1x00vX958gFcyIpd39dQGmQ9HvijqtlBO4m/17DWmIiotGhjHhuMpm TL5vCsoZVx7k5IOZZGjxBzIz6AR+GgtUuPYgc6780LPme2cNwB/k7xYk2q8oBpkG v05M+WlNytS5pSY7hv+ZeXAVJVnqjg== =BpKy -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
