Re: desktop switcher
I never had that problem, but I have had some issues with the panel before. What I'd say you can try is to move your panel config to a back up, and restart the panel. mv ~/.config/lxpanel ~/.backup Then you can either logout and log back in, modify the panel to your liking and the config should stay the same and have a permenant desktop switcher. Let us know if that helps! Thanks for the suggestion! I did: mv ~/.config/lxpanel ~/.backup lxpanelctl restart but unfortunately it did not help. Best regards, Wilbert -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: desktop switcher
On 01/23/2014 07:55 AM, W.J.Heeringa wrote: /I never had that problem, but I have had some issues with the panel before. What I'd say you can try is to move your panel config to a back up, and restart the panel. mv ~/.config/lxpanel ~/.backup Then you can either logout and log back in, modify the panel to your liking and the config should stay the same and have a permenant desktop switcher. Let us know if that helps!// / Thanks for the suggestion! I did: mv ~/.config/lxpanel ~/.backup lxpanelctl restart but unfortunately it did not help. Best regards, Wilbert The other thing you might try is moving the openbox file which is in ~/.config/openbox lubuntu-rc.xml You might also try restarting the display server instead of just the panel (this assumes you have lightdm... if you use slim or something else sub it for lightdm) sudo service lightdm restart Are there any other problems graphically? or is this just related to the panel only? You can also move the ~/.config/lxsession folder as well. and you can also try removing ~/.cache/lxsession && ~/.config/openbox If I have a huge problem happen, I usually move my whole ~/.config folder and move things back one at a time to see where my issue was... -- Regards -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: desktop switcher
Thanks again. I did the following: uni@Seagate:~/.config$ mv openbox ~/.backup/ uni@Seagate:~/.config$ mv lxpanel ~/.backup/ uni@Seagate:~/.config$ mv lxsession ~/.backup/ uni@Seagate:~/.config$ lxpanelctl restart This did not help. Subsequently I did: sudo service lightdm restart This resulted in a black screen with the message: * Starting TIMIdity++ ALSA emulator only by rebooting I was able to quit this screen. I upgraded Lubuntu 13.04 twice on different devices, and in both cases this problem with the desktop switcher (or: workspace switcher?) is found. Best regards, Wilbert On 23-01-14, Israel wrote: > > > > > > On 01/23/2014 07:55 AM, W.J.Heeringa wrote: > > > > I never had that problem, but I have had some issues with the panel before. > > What I'd say you can try is to move your panel config to a back up, and > > restart the panel. mv ~/.config/lxpanel ~/.backup > > Then you can either logout and log back in, modify the panel to your > > liking and the config should stay the same and have a permenant desktop > > switcher. > > Let us know if that helps! > > > > Thanks for the suggestion! I did: > > > > mv ~/.config/lxpanel ~/.backup > > lxpanelctl restart > > > > but unfortunately it did not help. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Wilbert > > > > > > > > > > > The other thing you might try is moving the openbox file which is in > ~/.config/openbox > lubuntu-rc.xml > You might also try restarting the display server instead of just the panel > (this assumes you have lightdm... if you use slim or something else sub it > for lightdm) > sudo service lightdm restart > Are there any other problems graphically? or is this just related to the > panel only? > You can also move the ~/.config/lxsession folder as well. > and you can also try removing ~/.cache/lxsession && ~/.config/openbox > If I have a huge problem happen, I usually move my whole ~/.config folder > and move things back one at a time to see where my issue was... > > > -- Regards > > > > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: desktop switcher
On 01/23/2014 06:23 AM, W.J.Heeringa wrote: Dear all, I upgraded from Lubuntu 13.04 to 13.10 by performing the following command: sudo do-release-upgrade -d This affected also the desktop switcher (I hope this is the right term), see the pictures attached. I used to have eight desktops as can be seen in the picture. However, when starting an application, the desktop switcher completely disappears. In Lubuntu 13.04 and earlier the desktop switcher was permanently visible. Does anyone know how I can achieve having the desktop switcher permantly visible in Lubuntu 13.10 as well? Best regards, Wilbert Wilbert: I have seen something similar with my Lubuntu 13.10 system. Any customization I have done with my system is totally by GUI means. The one I know of, is that I made the panel a bit higher than normal (32 pixels). I don't use command-line means of customization, because in my experience, I forget how to do it, so it doesn't get done on the next release. Normally, the two desktops I have appear in the task-bar (panel) switcher, and work without any problems. But sometimes, one (or both of them) get covered by the taskbar background. I recognized it because I have configured my panel to be a bit larger (in the vertical dimension) than the default, and the panel background that obscures it doesn't go all the way to the bottom (it seems to assume a normal-height panel). I don't know what triggers the problem. It just occasionally 'happens'. I can make it go away by clicking on any desktop panel entries that are obscured. -- Sincerely, Aere -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: desktop switcher
Any customization I have done with my system is totally by GUI means. The one I know of, is that I made the panel a bit higher than normal (32 pixels). Thanks, this is in any case an improvement! The desktops are shown in the panel now. It is still not perfect, sometimes a white (but smaller) bar is drawn over them. Best regards, Wilbert On 23-01-14, Aere Greenway wrote: > > > > > > On 01/23/2014 06:23 AM, W.J.Heeringa wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > > > I upgraded from Lubuntu 13.04 to 13.10 by performing the following command: > > > > sudo do-release-upgrade -d > > > > This affected also the desktop switcher (I hope this is the right term), > > see the pictures attached. I used to have eight desktops as can be seen in > > the picture. > > > > However, when starting an application, the desktop switcher completely > > disappears. In Lubuntu 13.04 and earlier the desktop switcher was > > permanently visible. > > > > Does anyone know how I can achieve having the desktop switcher permantly > > visible in Lubuntu 13.10 as well? > > > > Best regards, > > > > Wilbert > > > > > > > Wilbert: > > I have seen something similar with my Lubuntu 13.10 system. > > Any customization I have done with my system is totally by GUI means. The > one I know of, is that I made the panel a bit higher than normal (32 pixels). > I don't use command-line means of customization, because in my experience, I > forget how to do it, so it doesn't get done on the next release. > > Normally, the two desktops I have appear in the task-bar (panel) switcher, > and work without any problems. > > But sometimes, one (or both of them) get covered by the taskbar background. > > I recognized it because I have configured my panel to be a bit larger (in > the vertical dimension) than the default, and the panel background that > obscures it doesn't go all the way to the bottom (it seems to assume a > normal-height panel). > > I don't know what triggers the problem. It just occasionally 'happens'. > > I can make it go away by clicking on any desktop panel entries that are > obscured. > > > -- Sincerely, > Aere > > > > Hmmm... I am not sure where to go from here I am running 14.04, and I always do a fresh install... so I have never experienced this issue... Of course I keep my /home in a separate partition and have had problems that can be fixed by moving the configurations Have you checked to see if anyone has reported this bug (on launchpad, or elsewhere)? Maybe someone else will have something to add here... But, I should ask are you using other DE(like xfce, or unity, kde, etc..) as well as LXDE(Lubuntu-desktop)? When you restarted lightdm, I should have mentioned (sorry, I forgot) that you should drop to a tty to do it (Ctrl + Alt + F1) so the error you saw was probably related to doing that from a terminal... sometimes I forget people don't use the terminal and tty as often as I do, and may not naturally go to a tty for those kinds of commands... I hope I will remember that next time :) The only other off-the-wall thought I have is that it could be something in gconf/dconf... but that is just a shot in the dark, as it seems to me that it is either a bug in the code, a conflicting old config file, or some weird artifact from 13.04... > > > > > > > > > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: desktop switcher
Hurray! On 01/24/2014 03:42 AM, W.J.Heeringa wrote: /Any customization I have done with my system is totally by GUI means. The one I know of, is that I made the panel a bit higher than normal (32 pixels). / Thanks, this is in any case an improvement! The desktops are shown in the panel now. It is still not perfect, sometimes a white (but smaller) bar is drawn over them. Best regards, Wilbert On 23-01-14, *Aere Greenway * wrote: On 01/23/2014 06:23 AM, W.J.Heeringa wrote: Dear all, I upgraded from Lubuntu 13.04 to 13.10 by performing the following command: sudo do-release-upgrade -d This affected also the desktop switcher (I hope this is the right term), see the pictures attached. I used to have eight desktops as can be seen in the picture. However, when starting an application, the desktop switcher completely disappears. In Lubuntu 13.04 and earlier the desktop switcher was permanently visible. Does anyone know how I can achieve having the desktop switcher permantly visible in Lubuntu 13.10 as well? Best regards, Wilbert Wilbert: I have seen something similar with my Lubuntu 13.10 system. Any customization I have done with my system is totally by GUI means. The one I know of, is that I made the panel a bit higher than normal (32 pixels). I don't use command-line means of customization, because in my experience, I forget how to do it, so it doesn't get done on the next release. Normally, the two desktops I have appear in the task-bar (panel) switcher, and work without any problems. But sometimes, one (or both of them) get covered by the taskbar background. I recognized it because I have configured my panel to be a bit larger (in the vertical dimension) than the default, and the panel background that obscures it doesn't go all the way to the bottom (it seems to assume a normal-height panel). I don't know what triggers the problem. It just occasionally 'happens'. I can make it go away by clicking on any desktop panel entries that are obscured. -- Sincerely, Aere Hmmm... I am not sure where to go from here I am running 14.04, and I always do a fresh install... so I have never experienced this issue... Of course I keep my /home in a separate partition and have had problems that can be fixed by moving the configurations Have you checked to see if anyone has reported this bug (on launchpad, or elsewhere)? Maybe someone else will have something to add here... But, I should ask are you using other DE(like xfce, or unity, kde, etc..) as well as LXDE(Lubuntu-desktop)? When you restarted lightdm, I should have mentioned (sorry, I forgot) that you should drop to a tty to do it (Ctrl + Alt + F1) so the error you saw was probably related to doing that from a terminal... sometimes I forget people don't use the terminal and tty as often as I do, and may not naturally go to a tty for those kinds of commands... I hope I will remember that next time :) The only other off-the-wall thought I have is that it could be something in gconf/dconf... but that is just a shot in the dark, as it seems to me that it is either a bug in the code, a conflicting old config file, or some weird artifact from 13.04... -- Regards -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: desktop switcher
The best is not to upgrade Lubuntu, but first remove completely the older version, and subsequently install the new version. Then all is ok (apart from a lot of work, i.e. reinstalling everything). Best regards, Wilbert On 23-01-14, Aere Greenway wrote: > > > > > > On 01/23/2014 06:23 AM, W.J.Heeringa wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > > > I upgraded from Lubuntu 13.04 to 13.10 by performing the following command: > > > > sudo do-release-upgrade -d > > > > This affected also the desktop switcher (I hope this is the right term), > > see the pictures attached. I used to have eight desktops as can be seen in > > the picture. > > > > However, when starting an application, the desktop switcher completely > > disappears. In Lubuntu 13.04 and earlier the desktop switcher was > > permanently visible. > > > > Does anyone know how I can achieve having the desktop switcher permantly > > visible in Lubuntu 13.10 as well? > > > > Best regards, > > > > Wilbert > > > > > > > Wilbert: > > > > > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: desktop switcher
I usually do that for each version, and keep my /home on a separate partition. On 01/28/2014 12:01 PM, W.J.Heeringa wrote: The best is not to upgrade Lubuntu, but first remove completely the older version, and subsequently install the new version. Then all is ok (apart from a lot of work, i.e. reinstalling everything). Best regards, Wilbert On 23-01-14, *Aere Greenway * wrote: On 01/23/2014 06:23 AM, W.J.Heeringa wrote: Dear all, I upgraded from Lubuntu 13.04 to 13.10 by performing the following command: sudo do-release-upgrade -d This affected also the desktop switcher (I hope this is the right term), see the pictures attached. I used to have eight desktops as can be seen in the picture. However, when starting an application, the desktop switcher completely disappears. In Lubuntu 13.04 and earlier the desktop switcher was permanently visible. Does anyone know how I can achieve having the desktop switcher permantly visible in Lubuntu 13.10 as well? Best regards, Wilbert Wilbert: -- Regards -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: desktop switcher
On 01/28/2014 06:26 PM, Israel wrote: I usually do that for each version, and keep my /home on a separate partition. On 01/28/2014 12:01 PM, W.J.Heeringa wrote: The best is not to upgrade Lubuntu, but first remove completely the older version, and subsequently install the new version. Then all is ok (apart from a lot of work, i.e. reinstalling everything). Best regards, Wilbert Israel, & All: Just to illustrate differing in approaches, what I do (that works fine for me) is the opposite. I usually upgrade, and I never have /home in a separate partition (though I used to have /home in a separate partition years ago). -- Sincerely, Aere -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: desktop switcher
On 01/28/2014 08:23 PM, Aere Greenway wrote: On 01/28/2014 06:26 PM, Israel wrote: I usually do that for each version, and keep my /home on a separate partition. On 01/28/2014 12:01 PM, W.J.Heeringa wrote: The best is not to upgrade Lubuntu, but first remove completely the older version, and subsequently install the new version. Then all is ok (apart from a lot of work, i.e. reinstalling everything). Best regards, Wilbert Israel, & All: Just to illustrate differing in approaches, what I do (that works fine for me) is the opposite. I usually upgrade, and I never have /home in a separate partition (though I used to have /home in a separate partition years ago). I like to test the installer for every new release, as (for me) I think that is what new users will use, and I like to make sure it will work as expected, and go smoothly. I have been pleasantly surprised in the past couple of releases to find everything going exactly as I had hoped with no bugs. It also goes remarkably quick. I'm glad you do it the other way, though as we need people to test upgrading through that method! I keep /home in a separate partition for recovery purposes, as I sometimes do some wild things to my testing computer :) and I like to not lose everything if I bork my system badly enough. -- Regards -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: desktop switcher
On 01/28/2014 08:21 PM, Israel wrote: I like to test the installer for every new release, as (for me) I think that is what new users will use, and I like to make sure it will work as expected, and go smoothly. Israel & all: This is just how I do it. It works for me, but I don't claim it is best for anyone else. When a new release comes out, I download the Live-CD (Live-DVD) ISO, and try running with it to make sure everything I need seems to work properly. In some cases, I create a Live-USB from the ISO (with a persistence file, so changes I make (installed software) are saved on the bootable USB). On such a USB, I have been able to install my full suite of required software & applications. When I am satisfied with the new system, I save things (like my FireFox bookmarks) in my migration folder. Then I back-up everything in my home-folder (used-id) to an external hard-drive in case the upgrade doesn't work. I then apply the latest updates, after-which it offers the upgrade to the new level, which I select (assuming I have a few hours available to hang around for it to complete). If the upgrade works, I am done. It has worked on every release since the 11.10 release. If it doesn't work (it hasn't failed since 11.10), I install the system from the Live-CD (or Live USB), re-install the software and applications I use (a lot of work), then restore my home directory from the external hard-drive. In this case, I would import my FireFox bookmarks from my migration folder (where I exported it earlier). -- Sincerely, Aere -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
